Blood eosinophil levels and exacerbations in a cohort of biomass and tobacco-related COPD patients at high altitude (2600 m)

M. García (Bogota, Colombia), C. Celis-Preciado (Bogota, Colombia), M. Rodríguez (Bogota, Colombia), V. Avendaño (Bogota, Colombia), A. Cañas-Arboleda (Bogota, Colombia), P. Rodríguez (Bogota, Colombia), L. Galindo (Bogota, Colombia), A. Gonzalez (Bogota, Colombia)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Health effects of inhaled nicotine devices: from smoking to vaping and heated tobacco
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstractE-poster

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
M. García (Bogota, Colombia), C. Celis-Preciado (Bogota, Colombia), M. Rodríguez (Bogota, Colombia), V. Avendaño (Bogota, Colombia), A. Cañas-Arboleda (Bogota, Colombia), P. Rodríguez (Bogota, Colombia), L. Galindo (Bogota, Colombia), A. Gonzalez (Bogota, Colombia). Blood eosinophil levels and exacerbations in a cohort of biomass and tobacco-related COPD patients at high altitude (2600 m). 1881

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Dexamethasone treatment for patients with COPD when they travel to high altitude
Source: International Congress 2019 – Advances in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma
Year: 2019


COPD and asthma patients: what can they expect of high altitude residences?
Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Man at altitude: benefits and risks of pre-existing respiratory impairment due to various diseases
Year: 2006


Blood eosinophil (EOS) count, exacerbation rate and response to roflumilast in patients with severe COPD
Source: International Congress 2017 – What is new in COPD management and prognosis: findings from large studies?
Year: 2017


Blood eosinophils and exacerbation rate in COPD patients over three years
Source: International Congress 2018 – Biomarkers and lung function in airway disease
Year: 2018



High altitude stay reduces eosinophil load in airways in children with asthma
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Predicting and observing paediatric allergic disease
Year: 2012


Blood eosinophil in smokers and mild and moderate COPD patients
Source: International Congress 2017 – Latest insights into the management of chronic lung diseases
Year: 2017

LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Tiotropium efficacy and exacerbation risk in patients with different blood eosinophil levels
Source: International Congress 2015 – Emerging strategies for airway disease treatments
Year: 2015


Effect of indacaterol/glycopyrronium (IND/GLY) vs salmeterol/fluticasone (SFC) on moderate or severe COPD exacerbations and lung function based on baseline blood eosinophil counts: Results from the FLAME study
Source: International Congress 2016 – Pharmacological management of COPD
Year: 2016

Altitude related adverse health effects in lowlanders with COPD travelling to 3200m
Source: International Congress 2016 – Multidimensional and multidisciplinary approaches to respiratory problems
Year: 2016

Blood eosinophil count and exacerbation risk in patients with COPD
Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (1) 1700761; 10.1183/13993003.00761-2017
Year: 2017



The impact of high eosinophil count on hospitalizations in COPD patients
Source: International Congress 2018 – Biomarkers of COPD
Year: 2018

Blood eosinophil count and risk of pneumonia hospitalisations in individuals with COPD
Source: Eur Respir J, 51 (5) 1800120; 10.1183/13993003.00120-2018
Year: 2018



Relationship of blood eosinophil count to exacerbations in COPD
Source: International Congress 2016 – Airway response to infection
Year: 2016


Comparison of COPD patients with high and low symptoms from a real-world US survey
Source: International Congress 2015 – Non-inflammatory monitoring of airway diseases
Year: 2015


The relationship between blood eosinophils and bacterial load in COPD patients
Source: International Congress 2016 – What's new in biomarker analysis?
Year: 2016


Correlations between exacerbation rate and blood eosinophil levels in COPD patients
Source: International Congress 2017 – Infection and exacerbation science
Year: 2017

COPD: Plasma surfactant protein-D (SPD) concentration as a predictor of acute exacerbations (AE) probability
Source: International Congress 2016 – Features and impact of comorbidities in COPD
Year: 2016

Association between blood eosinophil count and risk of exacerbations in patients with COPD
Source: International Congress 2017 – Biomarker-based asthma control
Year: 2017


Elevated blood neutrophil levels in GOLD 2017 COPD group D – results from the TIE-study
Source: International Congress 2017 – Markers of COPD progression
Year: 2017

Effects of a daytrip to high altitude (2500m) in pulmonary hypertension.
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Pulmonary hypertension in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Year: 2021