Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Phenotypes: Implications for Care

Shireen Mirza, Roberto Benzo

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Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotyping can help define clusters of patients with common characteristics that relate to clinically meaningful outcomes. In this review, we describe 7 clinically meaningful COPD phenotypes that can be identified by primary care physicians as well as specialists and that have specific management and prognostic implications: (1) asthma-COPD overlap phenotype, (2) frequent exacerbator phenotype, (3) upper lobe–predominant emphysema phenotype, (4) rapid decliner phenotype, (5) comorbid COPD phenotype, (6) physical frailty phenotype, and (7) emotional frailty phenotype.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1104-1112
Number of pages9
JournalMayo Clinic proceedings
Volume92
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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