Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2005 Background. The association between weight loss and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been recognised from many years. Based on the evidence that nutritional status reflects metabolic disturbances in COPD, the relationship between body ...
S. Baldi +7 more
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Clinical and Prognostic Impact of low DLco values in patients with GOLD I COPD.
Chest, 2021 J. de-Torres +13 more
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Long-term alveolar-capillary diffusion impairments after severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
Annals of MedicineBackground Persistent respiratory symptoms and impaired gas exchange are common in patients recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia. The Lung Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) and Carbon Monoxide Transfer Coefficient (KCO) do not adequately ...
Laura Pini +14 more
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Lung involvement in "stable" undifferentiated connective tissue diseases: a rheumatology perspective [PDF]
, 2017 Previous studies of the occurrence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in undifferentiated connective tissue diseases (UCTD) were conducted in patients admitted to Respiratory Medicine Units.
Bocchino, Marialuisa +8 more
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Recommendations for the use of endoscopic lung volume reduction in South Africa: Role in the treatment of emphysema [PDF]
, 2015 Emphysema is a very common cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). Therapeutic options in severe emphysema are limited. Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) is increasingly being used internationally for the treatment of advanced ...
Allwood, BW +9 more
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Comparison of Three Methods of Predictive Postoperative FEV1 and DLCO Calculations in Relation to Their Observed Postoperative Values in Lung Resection [PDF]
, 2020 Vjekoslav Karadža, Ivanka Karadža
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Under pressure: pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease. [PDF]
, 2015 © ERS 2015.Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with left heart disease (PH-LHD) is the most common type of PH, but its natural history is not well understood.
Farber, HW, Gibbs, S
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Factors associated with disease progression in early-diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis: longitudinal data from the DETECT cohort [PDF]
, 2018 OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). In this longitudinal study, we aimed to identify factors associated with an unfavourable outcome in patients with SSc with early PAH (SSc-PAH) from the
Antic, M +16 more
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Comparison of DLCO and Spirometry for Monitoring of Disease in Patients of ILD [PDF]
Background: The relative utility of DLCO and spirometry in monitoring interstitial lung disease (ILD) progression remains debated. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between these parameters and their relationship with disease progression. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 54 patients with confirmed ILD was conducted at M.M.
Arshid Ahmad Sofi +2 more
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Rituximab in autoimmune connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease [PDF]
, 2016 Objective. CTD-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) often fails to respond to conventional immunomodulatory agents. There is now considerable interest in the use of rituximab in systemic autoimmune CTD in patients refractory to standard treatments.
Adamali, Huzaifa +7 more
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