Prevalence of bronchiectasis in four European countries
M Miravitlles, M Monteagudo, T Rodríguez, M Barrecheguren, P Simonet, ME Sáez, A González-Pérez, LA García Rodríguez, J Mehtälä, I Iso-Mustajärvi, S Braun, J Haas, FC Ringshausen, F Juelich, G Korfmann, K Suzart-Woischnik · Pneumologie · 2016 · Heft 10
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Background: Bronchiectasis is a pulmonary disorder defined morphologically as permanent bronchial dilatation involving a vicious cycle of recurrent infection, inflammation and bronchial-wall damage. Despite its clinical importance, there is a lack of robust prevalence estimates of bronchiectasis especially for Europe. Objectives: The primary objective of this research project was to estimate the prevalence of bronchiectasis not associated with cystic fibrosis in four European countries (Germany, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom [UK]). Furthermore, patient demographics and the clinical burden of illness were…
