Long-term future risk of severe exacerbations: distinct 5-year trajectories of problematic asthma

• Main Authors: Yii, Anthony C. A., Tan, Jessica H. Y., Lapperre, Therese S., Chan, Adrian K.W., Low, Su Y., Ong, Thun H., Tan, Keng L., Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Sterk, Peter J., Koh, Mariko S.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80782; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42235
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Assessing future risk of exacerbations is an important component of asthma management. Existing studies have investigated short-, but not long-term risk. Problematic asthma patients with unfavorable long-term disease trajectory and persistently frequent severe exacerbations need to be id...