Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD)
Evaluation of severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using bronchial obstruction, dyspnea, exercise index and global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease classification and it’s correlation with physical quality of life measured by St. George’s respiratory disease questionnaire score
... for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria classified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by severity into four ...Respiratory disease ...
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Chronic obstructive lung disease and posttraumatic stress disorder: current perspectives
... This review revealed a relevant group of studies (n = 3) that examined the impact of the events of September 11, 2001. This historic event resulted in a mass population exposure to a traumatic event coupled with a dust ...
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Hand grip strength and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Korea: an analysis in KNHANES VI
... P=0.342). Lung function was classified by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stages and was not significantly associated with ...
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Differences in the risk of mood disorders in patients with asthma-COPD overlap and in patients with COPD alone: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study in Korea
... for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) committees released an updated document on the description of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO), which is characterized by persistent airflow limitation ...
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Favorable longitudinal change of lung function in patients with asthma-COPD overlap from a COPD cohort
... for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) provided a clinical description of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) that is characterized by persistent airflow limita- tion with several features usually ...
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Factors contributing to quality of life in COPD patients in South Korea
... conducted over a period of 6 years were pooled for analy- sis. Using the data for the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 ) and the forced vital capacity (FVC) of adults ($19 years), COPD patients were identified ...
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Is periodontitis a comorbidity of COPD or can associations be explained by shared risk factors/behaviors?
... important cause of morbidity and mortality and is now recognized as having a series of comorbidities hypothesized to be related to a common systemic or organ-specific inflammatory process. This concept is reflected in ...
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In smokers, Sonic hedgehog modulates pulmonary endothelial function through vascular endothelial growth factor
... in lung tissue samples from COPD patients has suggested that the disease is associated with changes in SHH signalling ...moderate chronic obstructive lung disease) ...
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Personalized pulmonary rehabilitation and occupational therapy based on cardiopulmonary exercise testing for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
... for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [GOLD] Grade D) who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) between April 1990 and December ...
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Evaluation of Quality of Life with the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Effect of Dyspnea on Disease Specific Quality of Life in These Patients
... The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) was recently introduced for use in assessing disease-specific quality of life and follow-up of patients with ...on ...
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Assessing the healthcare resource use associated with inappropriate prescribing of inhaled corticosteroids for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in GOLD groups A or B: an observational study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
... for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) position inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients experiencing ...
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<p>Risk Prediction for Arrhythmias by Heart Rate Deceleration Runs in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease</p>
... for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) in ...infarction, chronic heart failure, or thyroid disease; 2) patients with implanted pacemaker; 3) patients with long-term ...
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Association of current smoking with airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asymptomatic smokers
... had chronic cough and sputum production for at least 3 months for 2 successive years, and an forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 )/ vital capacity (VC) ≤ 88% of predicted for males and ≤ 89% of predicted ...
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Costs of illness analysis in Italian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): an update
... complete lung function (absolute value, in liters, of the forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV 1 ] and FEV 1 % predicted values; FEV 1 reversibility [changes of basal FEV 1 value 30 min- utes after salbutamol ...
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New evidence of increased risk of rhinitis in subjects with COPD: a longitudinal population study
... with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...years. Lung function was measured at baseline with spirometry and the included subjects answered a questionnaire on respiratory ...
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<p>GOLD Classifications, COPD Hospitalization, and All-Cause Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The HUNT Study</p>
... This study had several strengths. It is the fi rst study to investigate the discrimination ability of all three GOLD classi fi cations over a 20-year period to predict COPD hospitalization. The study is based on the HUNT2 ...
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Lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
... end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) comprise the largest single lung disease group undergoing ...in lung transplantation methods have improved survival and ...
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Geographical distribution of COPD prevalence in Europe, estimated by an inverse distance weighting interpolation technique
... The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Uppsala, Sweden – the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: cross- sectional population-based study. Lindberg A, Bj[r] ...
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Evaluation of inhalation devices: a systematic regulatory review
... respiratory disease mainly used for the treatment for lung disease such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
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<p>Reduced Serum Concentration of CC16 Is Associated with Severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Contributes to the Diagnosis and Assessment of the Disease</p>
... the lung tissue of COPD patients with smoking shows a decreasing trend 14 compared with non-smoking ...The lung function test can be used to determine the degree of air fl ow limit in patients with COPD, our ...
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