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Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Through 2050

open access: yesJAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question What will the global and regional burden of COPD be in terms of cases and prevalence by 2050? Findings In this modeling study, global COPD prevalence was projected to approach 600 million cases worldwide by 2050, which represents a ...
E. Boers   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Barriers to adherence to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Iran: a descriptive qualitative study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic disease with numerous complications. Therefore, its effective management depends on home-based pulmonary rehabilitation.
Ramin Sami   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Risk Factors against Severity of COPD in Non-Smokers

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2013
Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in non-smokers has been an important concern in past decade. We studied the risk factors responsible for more severe Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Ashok Kumar Panjwani   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Association of clonal hematopoiesis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesBlood, 2021
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is an age-related phenomenon that induces inflammation. Since CHIP is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, Miller and colleagues investigated the association between CHIP and chronic obstructive
P. Miller   +43 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

open access: yesHandbook of Healthcare in the Arab World, 2021
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity throughout the world. It is the only cause of death among the top ten causes that is increasing and is expected to become the third leading cause of death in the ...
Maher R. Khdour   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Auditory function assessment in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2023
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a multisystem disease with multiple comorbidities. Hearing is dependent on the cochlear functions that may be affected by oxygenation. Affection of hearing is problematic and represents a major concern
Hoda A Eid   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of adding inhaled corticosteroids to tiotropium and long-acting beta(2)-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Review) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
BackgroundLong-acting bronchodilators comprising long-acting beta(2)-agonists and the anticholinergic agent tiotropiumare commonly used, either on their own or in combination, for managing persistent symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Aaron   +32 more
core   +1 more source

A comparison of HTLV-1 Infection Frequency in Patients with or without Tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2014
Introduction: To recognize the predisposing factors in tuberculosis as an endemic infection in Northeast province of Iran, this study was aimed to evaluate whether HumanT-lymphocyte type 1 (HTLV-I) as an immunosuppressive factor increases the risk of ...
Leila Ghofraniha   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

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

open access: yesAmerican 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   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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