Unraveling the Pathophysiology of the Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome: Unsuspected Mild Centrilobular Emphysema Is Responsible for Loss of Lung Elastic Recoil in Never Smokers With Asthma With Persistent Expiratory Airflow Limitation

摘要

There are some former or current smoking patients with chronic expiratory airflow obstruction despite therapeutic intervention who have features of both asthma and COPD.