Asthma in the elderly patient

被引：20
作者：
Louis-Philippe Boulet
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[1] Université Laval,Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
来源：
Asthma Research and Practice | / 2卷 / 1期
关键词：
Asthma; Elderly; Asthma control; Asthma treatment; Aging;
D O I：
10.1186/s40733-015-0015-1
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摘要：
Asthma affects a significant proportion of elderly patients, but unfortunately, it is responsible for a high asthma-related morbidity and mortality in this population. This may be related not only to the development of a more severe asthma phenotype compared to younger patients, with more marked airway obstruction and a more neutrophilic type of airway inflammation, but also to the presence of many co-morbid conditions. Furthermore, in older patients, asthma is often under-diagnosed, undertreated and poorly managed. Unfortunately, elderly patients have usually been excluded of clinical trials on asthma and there is an urgent need to perform more research on the optimal management of asthma in this population.
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