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The relationship between Vitamin D status and exacerbation in COPD patients– a literature review
(2018-06-01)
Objective: To investigate the relationship between Vitamin D and exacerbation in COPD patients. Methods: The PubMed database was searched for articles published from 2012 onwards using search terms related to Vitamin D and ...
Epidemiology and risk factors of asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap in low- and middle-income countries
(Mosby-Elsevier, 2019-04)
Background: Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (ACO) represents the confluence of bronchial airway hyperreactivity and chronic airflow limitation and has been described as leading to worse lung ...
Nasal mucociliary clearance in subjects with COPD after smoking cessation
(Daedalus Enterprises Inc, 2015-03-01)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to cigarette smoke causes significant impairment in mucociliary clearance (MCC), which predisposes patients to secretion retention and recurrent airway infections that play a role in exacerbations of ...
Asynchrony and Hyperinflation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease During Two Types of Upper Limbs Exercise
(Ediciones Doyma S A, 2013-06-01)
Introduction: Occurrence of dynamic hyperinflation during upper-limbs exercises in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients it is not well established. We hypothesized that dynamic hyperinflation and ...
Tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 as a possible marker of COPD in smokers and ex-smokers
(2017-07-07)
Introduction: Oxidative stress and systemic inflammation are higher in smokers and patients with COPD; however, markers that may help differentiate between smokers and patients with COPD have not yet been identified. We ...
Association between indoor pollution, respiratory symptoms and COPD in Santiago, Chile: PLATINO StudySintomatología respiratoria y enfermedad pulmonary obstructiva crónica y su asociación a contaminación intradomiciliaria en el área metropolitana de santiago: Estudio platino
(Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias, 2010)
The aim of this study is to report the association between indoor pollution (IP), chronic respiratory symptoms (CRS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Data provided from PLATINO study considering a sample ...
Worldwide burden of COPD in high- and low-income countries. Part II. Burden of chronic obstructive lung disease in Latin America: the PLATINO study
(INT UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS LUNG DISEASE (I U A T L D), 2008)
SETTING: Five Latin American cities: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mexico City, Mexico; Montevideo, Uruguay; Santiago, Chile; Caracas, Venezuela.
Frequency of emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations in patients included in two models of care
(Biomédica, 2019-05-22)
Introduction:
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a huge impact on lung function, quality of life and mortality of patients. Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations due to exacerbations ...
Gender differences in predictors of health status in patients with COPD
(Soc Brasileira Pneumologia Tisiologia, 2010-01-01)
Objective: To evaluate the health status (HS) of COPD patients and to identify the main predictors of HS in these patients according to gender. Methods: The study included 90 COPD patients (60 males and 30 females; mean ...
Physiological and clinical effects of diurnal noninvasive ventilation in hypercapnic COPD
(EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD, 2005)
To assess the clinical impact of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) on stable hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, changes in exercise capacity, dyspnoea and simple physiological parameters were ...