Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: More than meets the eye

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem which had not received the attention commensurate with the magnitude of its global burden. This is finally changing with the help of a vibrant community of health-care professionals, public officials, and academic researchers. Ad...

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Published inAnnals of thoracic medicine Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Author Hatipoglu, Umur
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2018
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Age
Asthma
Cardiovascular disease
Care and treatment
CAT scans
Chronic obstructive lung disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Diagnosis
Emphysema
Epidemiology
Health risk assessment
Heart
imaging
Lung diseases
Medical research
Mortality
Oxygen therapy
Pathogenesis
Thoracic surgery
Cardiovascular disease
imaging
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
oxygen therapy
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Summary:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem which had not received the attention commensurate with the magnitude of its global burden. This is finally changing with the help of a vibrant community of health-care professionals, public officials, and academic researchers. Advances in characterization of the disease, treatment options, imaging modalities, and better understanding of the comorbidities promise to revolutionize how the disease is managed. COPD should no longer augur despair among physicians and patients.
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ISSN:1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI:10.4103/atm.ATM_193_17