F. Di Marco (Trezzano Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy), A. Bikov (Budapest, Hungary), C. Casanova Macario (Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain), J. Virchow (Rostock, Germany)
COPD - comorbidities and their impact on the need of medical care
P. Almeida (Porto, Portugal), M. Cravo (Porto, Portugal), M. Costa (Porto, Portugal), S. Xavier Pires (Porto, Portugal), T. Oliveira (Porto, Portugal), S. Vieira Silva (Porto, Portugal), P. Leuschner (Porto, Portugal)
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Influence of muscle strength on long-term mortality in COPD
L. Chasco Eguilaz (Galdakao (Vizcaya), Spain), A. Aramburu Ojembarrena (Galdakao (Vizcaya), Spain), A. Antón Ladislao (Galdakao (Vizcaya), Spain), F. Moraza Cortés (Galdakao (Vizcaya), Spain), S. Aizpiri Rivero (Galdakao (Vizcaya), Spain), M. Gorordo Unzueta (Galdakao (Vizcaya), Spain), C. Esteban González (Galdakao (Vizcaya), Spain)
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Survival characteristics and predictors of mortality in COPD subjects
K. Sharma (Mewat, India), A. Jain (Gurgaon, India), D. Sudan (Gurgaon, India), S. Taneja (Gurgaon, India), J. Samaria (Varanasi, India)
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Influence of the body mass index on the survival of COPD patients
Z. Ji (Madrid, Spain), J. Hernández Vázquez (Madrid, Spain), C. Castro Riera (Madrid, Spain), R. Jiménez García (Madrid, Spain), I. Ali García (Madrid, Spain), A. López De Andrés (Madrid, Spain), C. Matesanz Ruiz (Madrid, Spain), V. Hernández Barrera (Madrid, Spain), M. Buendía García (Madrid, Spain), J. De Miguel Díez (Madrid, Spain)
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The relationship of mid-upper arm circumference with disease severity and prognosis among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A. Hedhli (tunisTTunis, Tunisia), A. Slim (Tunis, Tunisia), M. Mjid (Tunis, Tunisia), S. Cheickrouhou (Tunis, Tunisia), Y. Ouahchi (Tunis, Tunisia), S. Toujani Chekki (TunisTTunis, Tunisia), S. Merai (Tunis, Tunisia)
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Prognostic Assessment In Copd Subjects: BODE Index And The Health-Related Quality Of Life
R. Takhar (KOTA, India), K. Sharma (Mewat, India), A. Jain (Gurgaon, India), D. Sudan (Gurgaon, India), S. Taneja (Gurgaon, India)
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Clinical examination and all-cause mortality in non-mild COPD population – prospective study
V. Koblizek (Hradec Kralov, Czech Republic), L. Nevoranek (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), M. Kopecky (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), E. Kocova (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic), K. Neumannova (Olomouc, Czech Republic), B. Novotna (Praha, Czech Republic), M. Skrobakova (Brno, Czech Republic), M. Svoboda (Brno, Czech Republic), R. Simek (Zlin, Czech Republic), P. Safranek (Plzen, Czech Republic), T. Dvorak (Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic), P. Voglova (Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic), Z. Liptakova (Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic), L. Heribanova (Praha, Czech Republic), J. Lnenicka (Praha, Czech Republic), P. Musilova (Jihlava, Czech Republic), K. Brat (Brno, Czech Republic), M. Plutinsky (Brno, Czech Republic), P. Popelkova (Ostrava, Czech Republic), J. Zatloukal (Olomouc, Czech Republic), E. Volakova (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
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The association between adherence and outcomes in severe asthma: a systematic review
A. Culling (Southampton, United Kingdom), P. Dennison (Southampton, United Kingdom)
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Have we learnt from the National Review of Asthma Deaths?
E. Rickards (Liverpool, United Kingdom), S. Johnston (Liverpool, United Kingdom), J. Halewood (Liverpool, United Kingdom), D. Wat (Liverpool, United Kingdom), S. Sibley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), H. Burhan (Liverpool, United Kingdom), G. Jones (Liverpool, United Kingdom), P. Rutherford (Liverpool, United Kingdom), O. Hampson (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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Prevalence of nonadherence to controller therapy in adults with severe asthma – a systematic review and meta-analysis
M. Hassan (Birmingham, United Kingdom), S. Davies (Birmingham, United Kingdom), S. Trethewey (Birmingham, United Kingdom), A. Mansur (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Specific comorbidities and low adherence are independent risk factors for poorer asthma control and exacerbations in patients with difficult-to-control asthma
A. von Bülow (Copenhagen, Denmark), V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark), U. Bodtger (Odense, Denmark), N. Søes-Petersen (Roskilde, Denmark), S. Vest (Hilleroed, Denmark), I. Steffensen (Copenhagen, Denmark), C. Porsbjerg (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Correlating patient characteristics and adherence to their severe asthma inhaler regimen, and assessment of the Medication Adherence Report Scale
P. Crane (Southampton, United Kingdom), P. Dennison (Southampton, United Kingdom)
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The Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) overestimates adherence to asthma’s medication.
M. Entrenas Castillo (Córdoba, Spain), P. Ramos Álvarez (Córdoba, Spain), J. Bohórquez Ríos (Córdoba, Spain), L. Entrenas Costa (Córdoba, Spain)
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Physician and patient concordance of perceived asthma control: A US real world study
A. Fuhlbrigge (Denver, United States of America), J. Marvel (East Hanover, United States of America), B. Electricwala (East Hanover, United States of America), J. Siddall (Bollington, United Kingdom), M. Scott (Bollington, United Kingdom), C. Middleton (Bollington, United Kingdom), M. Small (Bollington, United Kingdom)
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Patients' characteristics and change of asthma symptoms compared to the previous year. Results from the Disease Management Program (DMP) Bronchial Asthma in the North Rhine region in Germany.
A. Weber (Köln, Germany), B. Hagen (Köln, Germany), S. Groos (Köln, Germany), J. Kretschmann (Köln, Germany), C. Macare (Köln, Germany)
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Bronchoscopy and bronchial biopsy are safe and useful procedures in the evaluation of severe uncontrolled asthma
S. Hermoso De Mendoza Aristegui (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), C. Gómez (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), N. Toledo Pons (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), A. Iglesias (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), J. Valera (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), J. Saulaeda (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), J. Verdu (Palma de Mallorca, Spain), B. Cosío (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
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Impact of fine particle concentration in asthma control
J. Bordas-Martinez (Barcelona, Spain), Y. Pascual González (Barcelona, Spain), S. Aso González (Barcelona, Spain), N. Jose Bazán (Barcelona, Spain), A. Romero Ortiz (Barcelona, Spain), J. Dorca Sargatal (Barcelona, Spain), S. Santos Pérez (Barcelona, Spain), M. Muñoz-Esquerre (Barcelona, Spain)
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What can be improved in poor controlled asthma
N. Pestana Caires (Lisbon, Portugal), S. Campos Silva (Lisbon, Portugal), R. Gerardo (Lisbon, Portugal), M. Emiliano (Lisbon, Portugal), I. Duarte (Lisbon, Portugal), L. Semedo (Lisbon, Portugal), J. Cardoso (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Biomarkers of airways inflammation in patients with severe asthma in a real clinical practice
G. Sergeeva (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation), A. Emelyanov (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation), E. Leshenkova (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation), A. Znakhurenko (Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Markers of asthma control - Cross-sectional data from a study in Telemark, Norway
R. Abrahamsen (Skien, Norway), M. Veel Svendsen (Skien, Norway), G. Klepaker (Skien; Oslo, Norway), R. Øvstebø (Oslo, Norway), H. Aass (Oslo, Norway), J. Kongerud (Oslo, Norway), A. Møller Fell (Skien, Norway), N. Zivadinovic (Skien, Norway)
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