Dynamic hyperinflation is a risk factor for mortality and severe exacerbations in COPD patients

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OBJECTIVE: To assess if dynamic hyperinflation is an independent risk factor for mortality and severe exacerbations in COPD patients.

METHODS: A cohort of 141 patients with stable COPD and moderate to very severe airflow limitation, treated according to conventional guidelines, was followed for a median of 9 years. Clinical characteristics were recorded and arterial blood gases, pulmonary function tests, 6-min walk and incremental exercise test with measurement of respiratory pattern and operative lung volumes were performed. Endpoints were all-cause mortality and hospitalization for COPD exacerbation.

RESULTS: 58 patients died during the follow-up period (1228 patients x year). The mortality rate was higher in patients with dynamic hyperinflation (n = 106) than in those without it (n = 35) (14.6; 95% CI, 14.5-14.8 vs. 7.2; 95% CI, 7.1-7.4 per 1000 patients-year). After adjusting for sex, age, body mass index, pack-years and treatment with inhaled corticosteroids, dynamic hyperinflation was associated with a higher mortality risk (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 2.725; 95% CI, 1.010-8.161), and in a multivariate model, comorbidity, peak oxygen uptake and dynamic hyperinflation were retained as independent predictors of mortality. The time until first severe exacerbation was shorter for patients with dynamic hyperinflation (aHR, 3.961; 95% CI, 1.385-11.328), and dynamic hyperinflation, FEV1 and diffusing capacity were retained as independent risk factors for severe exacerbation. Moreover, patients with dynamic hyperinflation had a higher hospitalization risk than those without it (adjusted incidence rate ratio, 1.574; 95% CI, 1.087-2.581).

CONCLUSION: In stable COPD patients, dynamic hyperinflation is an independent prognostic factor for mortality and severe exacerbations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:225

Enthalten in:

Respiratory medicine - 225(2024) vom: 18. Apr., Seite 107597

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lorenzana, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Galera, Raúl [VerfasserIn]
Casitas, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Cerón, Elisabet [VerfasserIn]
Castillo, María Alejandra [VerfasserIn]
Alfaro, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Cubillos-Zapata, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
García-Río, Francisco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COPD
Dynamic hyperinflation
Exacerbations
Journal Article
Mortality

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.rmed.2024.107597

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369889207