Early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A new perspective

Huan-Huan Lu; Hui-Hui Zeng; Yan Chen

doi:10.1016/j.cdtm.2021.02.003

Early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A new perspective

Chronic Dis Transl Med. 2021 Apr 5;7(2):79-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cdtm.2021.02.003. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Authors

Huan-Huan Lu^{1

2

3}, Hui-Hui Zeng^{1

2

3}, Yan Chen^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
² Research Unit of Respiratory Disease, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.
³ Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Respiratory Disease, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China.

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease with a high incidence, mortality, and disability rate. Because there are few symptoms in the early stages of COPD, diagnosis and treatment are seriously insufficient. It is necessary to find effective clues for early COPD diagnosis and provide appropriate interventions. Several studies suggest that small airway disease is the earliest stage of COPD because it is correlated with subsequent development of airflow obstruction. However, there are currently no globally accepted criteria for defining early COPD. This study mainly introduced risk factors, definition, diagnosis, and treatment of early COPD from a new perspective.

Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Early diagnosis; Intervention; Risk factors; Treatment.

Publication types

Review