Anticholinergics may play more roles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Anticholinergics may play more roles in chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease

SHEN Ning ; HE Bei

【期刊名称】《《中华医学杂志（英文版）》》 【年(卷),期】2011(124)001

【摘要】@@ Anticholinergic drugs are classified as bronchodilators and are commonly prescribed as such in clinical management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as the cholinergic tone appears to be the only reversible component of COPD. The famous UPLIFT (the Understanding Potential Long-term Impacts on Function with Tiotropium) trial showed that in patients with COPD, therapy with tiotropium was associated with improvements in lung function, quality of life, and fewer exacerbations during the 4-year trial period.1 【总页数】3页(8-10) 【关键词】

【作者】SHEN Ning ; HE Bei

【作者单位】Department of Respiratory Diseases Peking University Third Hospital Beijing 100191 China 【正文语种】中文 【中图分类】 【相关文献】

1.Anticholinergics may play more roles in chronic obstructive