Abstract
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), being a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is a major problem for public health. It is predicted that its burden will continuously expand over the next years. This article is an up-to-date review of both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic management of COPD, which is now based on new staging systems, able to predict prognosis and the response to different treatment approaches. Non-pharmacologic therapies, such as smoking cessation, vaccinations and pulmonary rehabilitation are covered briefly. Current pharmacologic management covers short acting beta-agonists (SABA), short acting muscarinic antagonists (SAMA), long acting beta agonists (LABA), long acting antimuscarinics (LAMA), inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), LABA/ICS combinations, xanthines, specific phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors and oxygen therapy.
Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), disease management, pharmacotherapy, phenotypes, rehabilitation.
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title:Management of Stable COPD: An Update
Volume: 9 Issue: 6
Author(s): Alexandru Corlateanu, Gloria Montanari, Alexandros G. Mathioudakis, Victor Botnaru and Nikolaos Siafakas
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Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), disease management, pharmacotherapy, phenotypes, rehabilitation.
Abstract: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), being a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is a major problem for public health. It is predicted that its burden will continuously expand over the next years. This article is an up-to-date review of both non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic management of COPD, which is now based on new staging systems, able to predict prognosis and the response to different treatment approaches. Non-pharmacologic therapies, such as smoking cessation, vaccinations and pulmonary rehabilitation are covered briefly. Current pharmacologic management covers short acting beta-agonists (SABA), short acting muscarinic antagonists (SAMA), long acting beta agonists (LABA), long acting antimuscarinics (LAMA), inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), LABA/ICS combinations, xanthines, specific phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors and oxygen therapy.
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Corlateanu Alexandru, Montanari Gloria, G. Mathioudakis Alexandros, Botnaru Victor and Siafakas Nikolaos, Management of Stable COPD: An Update, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2013; 9 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398X10666140222001646
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