Long-term survivalaccording to Czech clinical phenotypes of COPD - Czech multicentre research database of severe COPD

• Authors: PLUTINSKÝ Marek; NOVOTNA Barbora; POPELKOVA Patrice; ZATLOUKAL Jaromir; KOBLIZEK Vladimir; HEJDUK Karel; SVOBODA Michal
• Year of publication: 2016
• Type: Conference abstract
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Description: COPD is a heterogeneous condition with several clinical variants. The Czech Pneumological and Phthisiological Society defines 6 clinically relevant phenotypes: frequent exacerbator (FE), COPD-asthma overlap syndrome (ACOS), COPD-bronchiectasis overlap syndrome (BCOS), emphysematic phenotype (E), bronchitic phenotype (B), and pulmonary cachexia phenotype (CA).