Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and COPD-like phenotypes

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease. Historically, two COPD phenotypes have been described: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Although these phenotypes may provide additional characterization of the pathophysiology of the disease, they are not extensive enough to...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Medicine
Main Authors:	Spyridon Fortis, Dimitris Georgopoulos, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Frank Sciurba, Joseph Zabner, Alejandro P. Comellas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Subjects:	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes text word count: 2 chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) hyperinflation
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1375457/full