Exacerbation frequency has greater impact on asthma burden than disease severity

Patients who have frequent asthma exacerbations are at greater risks for cumulative doses of corticosteroids, multiple comorbidities and mortality, according to a poster presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Also, the frequency of these exacerbations seems to have a larger impact on the burden of disease than asthma severity, Arja Viinanen, MD, PhD, division of medicine, department of pulmonary diseases, Turku University Hospital, and colleagues wrote.
“Asthma imposes a significant disease burden, which amplifies with severity and in the presence of

Patients who have frequent asthma exacerbations are at greater risks for cumulative doses of corticosteroids, multiple comorbidities and mortality, according to a poster presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.
Also, the frequency of these exacerbations seems to have a larger impact on the burden of disease than asthma severity, Arja Viinanen, MD, PhD, division of medicine, department of pulmonary diseases, Turku University Hospital, and colleagues wrote.
“Asthma imposes a significant disease burden, which amplifies with severity and in the presence of