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Why We Should Target Small Airways Disease in Our Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Omar S. Usmani; Rajiv Dhand; Federico Lavorini; David Price is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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For more than 50 years, small airways disease has been considered a key feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a major cause of airway obstruction. Both preventable and treatable, small airways disease has important clinical consequences if left unchecked. Small airways disease is associated with poor spirometry results, increased lung hyperinflation, and poor health status, making the small airways an important treatment target in COPD. The early detection of small airways disease remains the key barrier; if detected early, treatments designed to target small airways may help reduce symptoms and allow patients to maintain their activities. Studies are needed to evaluate the possible role of new drugs and novel drug formulations, inhalers, and inhalation devices for treating small airways disease. These developments will help to improve our management of small airways disease in patients with COPD.

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Author

Omar S. Usmani; Rajiv Dhand; Federico Lavorini; David Price

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)