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

Journal 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, Elham Ghalenavi, Davood Attaran, Mohammad Towhidi, Hooshang Rafatpanah, Mohamad Khajehdaloee, Mohamad Reza Sarvghad Moghadam   +6 more
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Prediction of disease progression, treatment response and dropout in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [PDF]

, 2014
Drug development in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been characterised by unacceptably high failure rates. In addition to the poor sensitivity in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), numerous causes are known to contribute to ...
Musuamba, F.T., O. Della Pasqua, H. J. Maas, A. Facius, Della Pasqua, O., Della Pasqua, O, Yang, S., M. Danhof, D. Teutonico, Facius, A, Musuamba, FT, Teutonico, D, Yang, S, Facius, A., Danhof, M., S. Yang, Teutonico, D., Maas, H.J., Maas, HJ, Danhof, M, F. T. Musuamba   +20 more
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Clinical characteristics of Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with comorbid interstitial lung abnormalities: A cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Smoking-related interstitial lung abnormalities are different from specific forms of fibrosing lung disease which might be associated with poor prognoses.
Manabu Ono, Seiichi Kobayashi, Masakazu Hanagama, Masatsugu Ishida, Hikari Sato, Tomonori Makiguchi, Masaru Yanai   +6 more
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Prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their association with psychosocial outcomes: A cross-sectional study from Pakistan

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contributes to substantial health and economic burden worldwide. Co-morbid depression and anxiety are highly prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Muhammad Omair Husain, Imran B Chaudhry, Amy Blakemore, Suleman Shakoor, Muhammad Ali Husain, Steven Lane, Tayyeba Kiran, Farhat Jafri, Rakhshi Memon, Maria Panagioti, Nusrat Husain   +10 more
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Bronchiectasis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2018
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is most common disease entity and third leading cause of mortality worldwide. The presence of bronchiectasis in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients had led to frequent exacerbation ...
Milesh Jung Sijapati, Narayan Bikram Thapa, Rajendra Rijal, Shiva Raj KC, Poojyashree Karki   +4 more
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Evaluation of Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Bronchial Asthma and Co-Existent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Galician Medical Journal, 2017
The objective of the research was to determine the characteristics of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk in patients with co-existence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Materials and methods.
Kseniia Nazarenko
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Cardiovascular pathology in patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Медицинский совет, 2021
Introduction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases (arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic heart failure) are among the comorbid conditions that mutually aggravate each other.
N. V. Bagisheva, A. V. Mordyk, I. A. Viktorova, D. I. Trukhan   +3 more
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Pilot study of losartan for pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Morbidity in COPD results from a combination of factors including hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension, in part due to pulmonary vascular remodelling. Animal studies suggest a role of angiotensin II and acute studies in man concur.
Shakur, B Haleema, Paul J Robinson, Morrell, Nicholas W, Peter G Phillips, Shakur B Haleema, Matthew A Higham, B Haleema Shakur, Robinson Paul J, Nicholas W Morrell, Ray J Beddoes, Robinson, Paul J, Beddoes, Ray J, Beddoes Ray J, Higham, Matthew A, Phillips Peter G, Phillips, Peter G, Higham Matthew A, Morrell Nicholas W   +17 more
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The Evaluation of Pulmonary Function Tests in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2013
Introduction: Recently a relation between female sex hormones and severity of asthma symptoms has been proposed. As a common endocrine dysfunction, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) could significantly influence the level of sex hormones in PCOS patients.
Davood Attaran, Sajad Ataei Azimi, Shahrzad M.Lari, Haleh Rokni, Morteza Taghavi, Mahdis Maraashi   +5 more
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Efficacy and safety of allergen-specific immunotherapy for allergic asthma: a meta-analysis comparing sublingual and subcutaneous routes across allergen types and age groups

Annals of Medicine
Purpose This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) in treating allergic asthma.Methods A comprehensive search across PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase and Web of Science was conducted.
Weimou Yin, Weitong Zeng, Yutong Li, Shiting Huang, Shoucheng Cen, Bangling Su, Ting Zhou, Xuejun Qin   +7 more
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