Asthma

New 20-year study links COPD and asthma

Published in Health and Medicine Week, August 2nd, 2004

New research shows that adults with asthma may have an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

According to a 20-year study published in Chest, patients with asthma were 12 times more likely than nonasthmatics to develop COPD later in life.

"For many years, asthma and COPD have been regarded as distinct conditions, with separate clinical courses. However, over time, the two diseases may develop features that are quite similar. Our study shows a strong link between asthma diagnosis and the development of COPD, which suggests they may share a common background," said the article's lead author Graciela E. Silva,...

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