… Joan B Soriano and colleagues 1 proposed a clinical case definition for post-COVID-19
condition. We thank this WHO-led working group for their efforts to provide an operational …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents an increasing burden throughout
the world. COPD-related mortality is probably underestimated because of the difficulties …

Worldwide, COPD is in the spotlight, since the high prevalence, morbidity and mortality
present challenges for healthcare systems. The inconsistent use of terminology for COPD, and …

Background Previous attempts to characterise the burden of chronic respiratory diseases
have focused only on specific disease conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Asthma management guidelines provide recommendations for the optimum control of asthma.
This survey assessed the current levels of asthma control as reported by patients, which …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma are common
diseases with a heterogeneous distribution worldwide. Here, we present methods and disease …

BACKGROUND: In 1995, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines recommended
goals for the management of asthma, which were updated in 2002. However, there are no …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is thought to result from an
accelerated decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 ) over time. Yet it is possible …

… Soriano: medical epidemiologist, senior researcher and associate professor of medicine
at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of SEPAR, …

Study objectives There is increasing interest in the frequency and nature of comorbidities in
patients with obstructive lung disease: COPD and asthma. We aimed to quantify baseline …