The main goal is to describe the characteristics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, including their clinical, spirometric, exacerbation and mortality characteristics within the population of the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
Age
40–85
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients older than 40 years with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosis according to global obstructive lung Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease criteria.
Follow up at the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.
You may not be if
Refusal to participate or to agree to the informed consent.
Known non chronic obstructive pulmonary disease respiratory disease (ej: Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Neumoconiosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Sarcoidosis, etc)
Severe alpha-1 antitripsin deficit (typr SZ or ZZ)
Previously thoracic surgery (ej: lung volume reduction, lung transplantation).
Clareo Health | Hospitalary Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Registry
