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Evaluating Patient Preferences of Maintenance Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Discrete Choice Experiment in the UK, USA and Germany. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: With increasing availability of different treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we sought to understand patient preferences for COPD treatment in the UK, USA, and Germany using a discrete choice experiment (DCE ...
Doll, HA   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Late-onset Radiologic Findings of Respiratory System Following Sulfur Mustard Exposure [PDF]

open access: yesAsia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2013
Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) as a chemical warfare agent, increases permeability of bronchial vessels and damages airway epithelium. SM exposure causes debilitating respiratory complications.
Mahnaz Amini, Zohreh Oghabian
doaj  

Prediction of disease progression, treatment response and dropout in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [PDF]

open access: yes, 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 ...
Danhof, M   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Osteoporosis in COPD patients: Risk factors and pulmonary rehabilitation

open access: yesThe Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2022
Objectives To present a review on the pathogenesis, risk factor and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated with osteoporosis and provide new ideas for the diagnosis and treatment.
Yujuan Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Angiogenesis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Angiogenesis is a crucial component of lung pathophysiology, not only in cancer but also in other disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Alessandro Matarese, Gaetano Santulli
core   +2 more sources

Call to action: improving primary care for women with COPD

open access: yesnpj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 2017
In this perspective-based article, which is based on findings from a comprehensive literature search, we discuss the significant and growing burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women worldwide.
Ioanna Tsiligianni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trajectories of illness perceptions in persons with chronic Illness: An explorative longitudinal study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Accurate illness perceptions are essential to the self-management of chronic illness. This study explored trajectories of illness perceptions in persons with morbid obesity (n = 53) and persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n = 52 ...
Bonsaksen, Tore   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Inhaled steroids and risk of pneumonia for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are anti-inflammatory drugs that have proven benefits for people with worsening symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and repeated exacerbations.
Agarwal   +163 more
core   +1 more source

Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of current smoking with airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asymptomatic smokers

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2005
Background Inflammation in the airways and lung parenchyma underlies fixed airway obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The exact role of smoking as promoting factor of inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not clear ...
Willemse Brigitte WM   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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