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SUMMARY:The ageing lung\, frailty and COPD - Dr.  Lies Lahousse\, Ghent Un
 iversity Hospital\, Ghent\, Belgium
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CONTACT:Ilana Spilka
DESCRIPTION:With the aging of our population and the decrease in deaths fr
 om acute illnesses at young or middle-age\, more people suffer from chroni
 c illnesses such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is 
 not only characterized by progressive airflow limitation but often accompa
 nied by various systemic manifestations including cardiovascular disease\,
  skeletal muscle wasting and cachexia. Therefore\, to identify the most vu
 lnerable patients with COPD\, a less organ-specific concept like frailty i
 s necessary to describe the generalized functional loss of physical abilit
 ies and prognosis of patients with COPD.
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