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SUBMITTER: Agusti A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5556862 | biostudies-other | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Agustí Alvar A Calverley Peter M PM Decramer Marc M Stockley Robert A RA Wedzicha Jadwiga A JA
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) 20140925 2
The 2011 recommendations of the Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) constituted a major paradigm shift in COPD management since they set 2 major goals for the assessment and management of patients: <i>(1)</i> the reduction of their current level of symptoms (i.e., treat the patient <i>today</i>); and <i>(2)</i> the reduction of their risk of exacerbations (i.e., prevent them <i>tomorrow</i>). Exacerbations are not only an important clinical endpoint in patients with COP ...[more]