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Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of irreversible airways obstruction in which patients often suffer exacerbations. Sometimes these exacerbations need hospital care: telehealthcare has the potential to reduce admission
Car, Josip, Liu, Joseph L. Y., McLean, Susannah, Nurmatov, Ulugbek, Pagliari, Claudia, Sheikh, Aziz   +5 more
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Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2005
The current paradigm for the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is that chronic airflow limitation results from an abnormal inflammatory response to inhaled particles and gases in the lung. Airspace inflammation appears to be different
Macnee, W
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Comorbidities Associated with Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm has become increasingly important owing to demographic changes. Some other diseases, for example, cholecystolithiasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hernias, seem to co-occur with abdominal aortic ...
Althoff, Christian E., Greiner, Andreas, Hinterseher, Irene, Kuivaniemi, Helena, Miszczuk, Milena, Müller, Verena, Stroux, Andrea   +6 more
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Oxidative Stress in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Antioxidants, 2022
There is a marked increase in oxidative stress in the lungs of patients with COPD, as measured by increased exhaled 8-isoprostane, ethane, and hydrogen peroxide in the breath.
P. Barnes
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Global Initiative for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. The 2020 GOLD Science Committee Report on COVID-19 and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has raised many questions about the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and whether modifications of their therapy are required.
D. Halpin, G. Criner, A. Papi, Dave Singh, A. Anzueto, F. Martinez, A. Agustí, C. Vogelmeier   +7 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

The Lancet, 1998
Acute exacerbations of underlying COPD are a common cause of respiratory deterioration. Developments have been made in preventive measures, but admission to hospital for acute exacerbations can be expected to remain common. Several expert consensus guidelines have been published to define the appropriate management of COPD patients.
Madison, J Mark, Irwin, Richard S
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Eosinophilic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]

Lung, 2021
AbstractRecent therapeutic advances in the management of asthma have underscored the importance of eosinophilia and the role of pro-eosinophilic mediators such as IL-5 in asthma. Given that a subset of patients with COPD may display peripheral eosinophilia similar to what is observed in asthma, a number of recent studies have implied that eosinophilic ...
Jonathan C. Weissler, Traci N. Adams
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BMJ, 2003
Three distinct disorders combine to produce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): emphysema, peripheral airway disease or bronchospasm, and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is defined as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
David, Price, Martin, Duerden
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Resilience as a concept for understanding family caregiving of adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): an integrative review [PDF]

, 2016
Aims: This paper was a report of the synthesis of evidence on examining the origins and definitions of the concept of resilience, investigating its application in chronic illness management and exploring its utility as a means of understanding family ...
Antonovsky, Benner, Bettany-Saltikov, Bianchi, Blank, Bonanno, Cahill, Cain, Caress, Caress, Covinsky, Cowan, Day, Del Negro, Dias, Earle, Earvolino-Ramirez, El Masry, Gabriel, Garcia-Dia, Grant, Harmell, Hawker, Healthcare Commission, Hicks, Hynes, Kumar, Lee, Lin, Marques, Meier, Moher, Morgan, Morgan, Nakken, National Clinical Guideline Centre, Papastavrou, Pearlin, Pinto, Proot, Redinbaugh, Rotegård, Sautter, Simpson, Spence, Tusaie, Weisser, Whittemore, Wodskou, World Health Organization, Zander, Zarit   +51 more
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Surrogate Markers of Cardiovascular Risk and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Large Case-Controlled Study. [PDF]

, 2018
Cardiovascular disease is a common comorbidity and cause of mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A better understanding of mechanisms of cardiovascular risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients is needed to improve clinical ...
,, ,, Cheriyan, Joseph, Cockcroft, John R., Fisk, Marie, Forman, Julia R., Fuld, Jonathan, Gale, Nichola, McEniery, Carmel M., Mohan, Divya, Munnery, Margaret, Mäki-Petäjä, Kaisa, Polkey, Michael I., Tal-singer, Ruth, Wilkinson, Ian B., Woodcock-smith, Jean   +15 more
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