@article{497545bb47b4420b99bd122f176eb79e,
title = "Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary",
abstract = "This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD (GOLD) 2017 Report focuses primarily on the revised and novel parts of the document. The most significant changes include: i) the assessment of COPD has been refined to separate the spirometric assessment from symptom evaluation. ABCD groups are now proposed to be derived exclusively from patient symptoms and their history of exacerbations; ii) for each of the groups A to D, escalation strategies for pharmacological treatments are proposed; iii) the concept of de-escalation of therapy is introduced in the treatment assessment scheme; iv) nonpharmacologic therapies are comprehensively presented and; v) the importance of comorbid conditions in managing COPD is reviewed.",
author = "Vogelmeier, {Claus F} and Criner, {Gerard J} and Martinez, {Fernando J} and Antonio Anzueto and Barnes, {Peter J} and Jean Bourbeau and Celli, {Bartolome R} and Rongchang Chen and Marc Decramer and Fabbri, {Leonardo M} and Peter Frith and Halpin, {David M G} and {L{\'o}pez Varela}, {M Victorina} and Masaharu Nishimura and Nicolas Roche and Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin and Sin, {Don D} and Dave Singh and Robert Stockley and Jorgen Vestbo and Wedzicha, {Jadwiga A} and Alvar Agusti",
note = "This document is an executive summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD (GOLD) 2017 Report. The documents were peer reviewed by GOLD before submission to the European Respiratory Journal, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Archivos de Bronconeumolog{\'i}a and Respirology for joint publication.",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1183/13993003.00214-2017",
language = "English",
journal = "European Respiratory Journal",
issn = "0903-1936",
publisher = "European Respiratory Society",
}