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Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2009 BACKGROUND: The value of other health care professionals is increasingly being recognized to compensate for the shortage of physicians in Canada. Chronic cough is one of the most common reasons for consultation with a respirologist. In the present study,
Stephen K Field +4 more
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Airway inflammation in COPD: progress to precision medicine
European Respiratory Journal, 2019 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its prevalence is increasing. Airway inflammation is a consistent feature of COPD and is implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of COPD,
C. Brightling, Neil J Greening
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Telemedicine in COPD: An Overview by Topics
COPD, 2020 COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and carries a huge and growing economic and social burden. Telemedicine might allow the care of patients with limited access to health services and improve their self-management. During the COVID-
M. Barbosa +4 more
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Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine, 2013 This review article summarizes the main treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, their mechanisms, and the key evidence from trials supporting their use. Drug classes covered were short acting beta agonists (SABA), short acting muscarinic antagonists (SAMA), long acting beta agonists (LABA), long acting antimuscarinics (LAMA), inhaled ...
Stan Ejiofor +2 more
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The Laboratory-Based Intermountain Validated Exacerbation (LIVE) Score Identifies Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients at High Mortality Risk. [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Identifying COPD patients at high risk for mortality or healthcare utilization remains a challenge. A robust system for identifying high-risk COPD patients using Electronic Health Record (EHR) data would empower targeting interventions aimed ...
Arjomandi, Mehrdad +9 more
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Global and regional estimates of COPD prevalence: Systematic review and meta–analysis
Journal of Global Health, 2015 Background The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) across many world regions is high. We aim to estimate COPD prevalence and number of disease cases for the years 1990 and 2010 across world regions based on the best available evidence ...
D. Adeloye +12 more
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Patient considerations in the treatment of COPD: focus on the new combination inhaler umeclidinium/vilanterol. [PDF]
, 2015 Medication adherence among patients with chronic diseases, such as COPD, may be suboptimal, and many factors contribute to this poor adherence. One major factor is the frequency of medication dosing.
Albertson, Timothy E +3 more
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The unmet global burden of COPD
Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics, 2018 Chronic respiratory diseases receive little attention and funding in comparison with other major causes of global morbidity and mortality [1]. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem.
Shumonta Quaderi, J. Hurst
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Transcriptional down-regulation of suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-3 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Tobacco is a leading environmental factor in the initiation of respiratory diseases and causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Dinh, Q. Thai +6 more
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European Respiratory Journal, 2019 Background While the role of acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to improve outcome in acute life-threatening hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD, the evidence of clinical efficacy of long-term home NIV (LTH-NIV) for management of ...
B. Ergan +19 more
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