2023
Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19
Liu Y, Rajeevan H, Simonov M, Lee S, Wilson F, Desir G, Vinetz J, Yan X, Wang Z, Clark B, Possick J, Price C, Lutchmansingh D, Ortega H, Zaeh S, Gomez J, Cohn L, Gautam S, Chupp G. Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023, 11: 3383-3390.e3. PMID: 37454926, PMCID: PMC10787810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseType 2 inflammationCOVID-19 severitySOFA scoreAirway diseaseNoneosinophilic asthmaSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scoreSevere coronavirus disease 2019Higher SOFA scoreMedian SOFA scoreRetrospective cohort studyObstructive pulmonary diseaseOdds of mortalityLower SOFA scoresCells/μLCOVID-19 outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019Logistic regression analysisCOVID-19Clinical confoundersAsthma patientsCohort studyImmunological factorsClinical features
2022
Asthma exacerbations during the pandemic: Time to rethink clinical markers
Ortega H, Katz L, Chupp G. Asthma exacerbations during the pandemic: Time to rethink clinical markers. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Global 2022, 2: 97-100. PMID: 36281240, PMCID: PMC9581642, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2022.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary end pointAsthma exacerbationsClinical studiesClinical markersEnd pointCOVID-19 pandemicClinical trial enrollmentCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicNitric oxide levelsRecent clinical reportsDisease 2019 pandemicPrior exacerbationsPlacebo armFuture exacerbationsTrial enrollmentClinical trialsOxide levelsExacerbationClinical reportsClinical practiceCOVID-19Prior yearPandemicEnrollmentBest predictor