Predictors of Mortality in Patients with Emphysema and Severe Airflow Obstruction

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Authors

Fernando J. Martínez · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Gregory Foster · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Jeffrey L. Curtis · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Gerard J. Criner · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Gail Weinmann · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Alfred P. Fishman · National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

Malcolm M. DeCamp

Abstract

Although patients with advanced emphysema experience significant mortality, subgroups based on age, oxygen utilization, physiologic measures, exercise capacity, and emphysema distribution identify those at increased risk of death.

Topics & Keywords

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 173, Issue 12, pp. 1326-1334

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200510-1677oc

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