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Coexisting COPD Increases Mortality in Patients With More Severe Asthma – AJMC.com Managed Markets Network
The health burden of comorbid chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma is known to be greater than when either condition exists on its own. An upcoming study shows that COPD is linked with greater all-cause mortality and greater risk of mortali…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was linked with greater all-cause mortality and greater risk of mortality in patients with coexisting asthma who also had long-term use of corticosteroids (CS), according to a study publishing in September in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research.The population-based retrospective cohort study, conducted using health records in the Republic of Korea, was undertaken to identify the impact of coexisting COPD on long-term mortality in patients whose …
