Symptoms and exacerbations in asthma: an apparent paradox?

• Published in: Therapeutic advances in chronic disease Vol. 10; p. 2040622319884387
• Main Authors: Morjaria, Jaymin B., Rigby, Alan S., Morice, Alyn H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Adults; Asthma; Clinical trials; Disease management; Dyspnea; Evidence-based medicine; Exacerbations of Chronic Respiratory Diseases; Inhalers; Trends; maintenance and reliever therapy; wheeze; beclometasone/formoterol; chest tightness; asthma; asthma symptoms; breathlessness; cough

Background: There is a dearth of data on prospectively recorded symptoms in patients with uncontrolled asthma. Asthma symptoms and exacerbation rate are commonly thought to be associated. The aim of this study was to analyse asthma symptoms of cough, wheeze, chest tightness and breathlessness in an...