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NOVEL INSIGHTS INTO CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD): AN OVERVIEW [PDF]
European Medical Journal Respiratory, 2014 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is mainly caused by smoking and presents with shortness of breath that is progressive and irreversible. It is a worldwide health problem and the fourth most common cause of chronic disability and mortality ...
Sukhwinder Singh Sohal +5 more
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Nature Communications, 2020 Extensive scars develop in deep wounds as opposed to superficial wounds but it is unclear why. Here, the authors use live imaging of physiologic wounds and scars formed ex vivo to show that fascia fibroblasts upregulate N-cadherin allowing coordinated ...
Dongsheng Jiang +18 more
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Hypoxia and chronic lung disease [PDF]
Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2007 The lung is both the conduit for oxygen uptake and is also affected by hypoxia and hypoxia signaling. Decreased ventilatory drive, airway obstructive processes, intra-alveolar exudates, septal thickening by edema, inflammation, fibrosis, or damage to alveolar capillaries will all interpose a significant and potentially life-threatening barrier to ...
Rubin M, Tuder +3 more
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Chronic or Recurrent Invasive Fungal Sinusitis after COVID-19 Infection
Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2022 Background: During the COVID-19 epidemic, we have witnessed numerous manifestations and complications after contracting this disease. One of these complications in patients with COVID-19 is the increased risk of invasive fungal infections due to the ...
Jahangir Ghorbani +3 more
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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To better understand the characteristic morphology of angiogenic squamous dysplasia (ASD) and its association with different types of common bronchogenic carcinomas using routine white light bronchoscopy.
Shirin Karimi +5 more
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On the Role of Mechanics in Chronic Lung Disease. [PDF]
, 2013 Progressive airflow obstruction is a classical hallmark of chronic lung disease, affecting more than one fourth of the adult population. As the disease progresses, the inner layer of the airway wall grows, folds inwards, and narrows the lumen.
Eskandari, Mona +2 more
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Jornal de Pediatria, 1998 OBJECTIVE: The author presents a review about neonatal chronic lung disease, with particular emphasis on pathophysiology and outpatient follow up. METHODS: The most relevant articles concerning the disorder were selected through Medline search, from the initial description of the disease, in 1967.RESULTS: Neonatal chronic lung disease is a condition ...
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New Spirometry Indices for Detecting Mild Airflow Obstruction. [PDF]
, 2018 The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) relies on demonstration of airflow obstruction. Traditional spirometric indices miss a number of subjects with respiratory symptoms or structural lung disease on imaging.
Barjaktarevic, Igor +13 more
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Association between vitamin d deficiencies in sarcoidosis with disease activity, course of disease and stages of lung involvements [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Despite negative association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D and incidence of many chronic respiratory diseases, this feature was not well studied in sarcoidosis. Current study investigated the association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency
Abedini, A +6 more
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Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma, a Rare Tumor in Young Children: A Case Report
Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, 2023 Background: Nasal chondromesenchymal hamartoma (NCMH) is a very rare benign tumor of sinonasal tract with mixed components of predominantly mesenchymal and cartilaginous tissues which is mostly seen in infants and young children. Case presentation: We
Nasim Raad +4 more
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