articleRespiratory ResearchSep 10, 2010GOLD OA

Characterisation of COPD heterogeneity in the ECLIPSE cohort

TEthe Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints (ECLIPSE) investigatorsÀAÀlvar AgustíPMPeter M.A. CalverleyBRBartolomé R. CelliHOHarvey O. Coxson

Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias · Thorax Foundation · +18 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex condition with pulmonary and extra-pulmonary manifestations. This study describes the heterogeneity of COPD in a large and well characterised and controlled COPD cohort (ECLIPSE).

Methods

We studied 2164 clinically stable COPD patients, 337 smokers with normal lung function and 245 never smokers. In these individuals, we measured clinical parameters, nutritional status, spirometry, exercise tolerance, and amount of emphysema by computed tomography.

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Keywords
  • COPD
  • Medicine
  • Spirometry
  • Internal medicine
  • Cohort
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Obstructive lung disease
  • Pulmonary function testing
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