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Update in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2017

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains an area of considerable interest among healthcare providers, clinical investigators, and lung biologists, not in small part because of its profound impact on health care, both at present and forthcoming (1).According to the Global Burden of Disease Study, more than 250 million people suffer from COPD worldwide, and about 3 million people died from it in 2016 (2, 3), which places COPD in the top four in causes of death (4).In this Update, we summarize the progress made in 2017 in understanding the pathogenesis and clinical aspects of COPD and discuss how this knowledge can lead to novel therapies.

Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201801-0113up

Authors: William Z. Zhang, Kazunori Gomi, Seyed Babak Mahjour, Fernando J. Martinez, Renat Shaykhiev

Institutions: NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green