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Predictors of health status do not change over three-year periods and exacerbation makes difference in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011
Background The association between disease markers and health status (HS) overtime is unclear. The aim of this study was to verify the predictors of HS at baseline and after three years in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.
Ferrari Renata, Tanni Suzana E, Caram Laura MO, Naves Cristiane R, Godoy Irma   +4 more
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Utility of vertebral left atrial size and vertebral heart size to aid detection of congestive heart failure in dogs with respiratory signs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2023
Background Differentiating cardiogenic vs noncardiogenic causes of respiratory signs can be challenging when echocardiography is unavailable. Radiographic vertebral left atrial size (VLAS) and vertebral heart size (VHS) have been shown to predict ...
Evan S. Ross, Lance C. Visser, Nicholas Sbardellati, Brianna M. Potter, Alex Ohlendorf, Brian A. Scansen   +5 more
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Survival and quality of life benefit after endoscopic management of malignant central airway obstruction [PDF]

, 2016
Although interventional management of malignant central airway obstruction (mCAO) is well established, its impact on survival and quality of life (QoL) has not been extensively studied.We prospectively assessed survival, QoL and dyspnea (using validated ...
Dimitropoulos, C, Filippidis, FT, Gennimata, S, Gerovasili, V, Giozos, I, Koufos, N, Koulouris, N, Pataka, A, Stratakos, G, Syrigos, K, Zakynthinos, S, Zarogoulidis, P, Zissimopoulos, A   +12 more
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Exercise capacity, dyspnea, and quality of life 6 months after exercise-based rehabilitation in patients with persistent dyspnea following pulmonary embolism

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Background: Exercise is safe and effective in the short-term following pulmonary embolism. To date, little is known about the long-term effects. Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the effects of exercise-based rehabilitation are ...
Stacey Haukeland-Parker, Øyvind Jervan, Waleed Ghanima, Martijn A. Spruit, René Holst, Jostein Gleditsch, Mazdak Tavoly, Knut Stavem, Kjetil Steine, Dan Atar, Anders Erik Astrup Dahm, Frederikus A. Klok, Hege Hølmo Johannessen   +12 more
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Rolofylline, an adenosine A1−receptor antagonist, in acute heart failure [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Worsening renal function, which is associated with adverse outcomes, often develops in patients with acute heart failure. Experimental and clinical studies suggest that counterregulatory responses mediated by adenosine may be involved. We
Bloomfield, Daniel M, Cleland, John G F, Cotter, Gad, DeLucca, Paul, Dittrich, Howard C, Fu, Michael,, Givertz, Michael M, Mansoor, George A, Massie, Barry M, Metra, Marco, O'Connor, Christopher M, Ponikowski, Piotr, Salerno, Christina M, Teerlink, John R, Voors, Adriaan, Weatherley, Beth Davison   +15 more
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Dysphagia and Dyspnea Caused by Large Anterior Cervical Osteophyte

Egyptian Spine Journal, 2019
Background Data: Unfortunately, large anterior cervical osteophytes are a forgotten cause of dysphagia and dyspnea. They can cause marked change in diet habits or interfere with patients’ daily activities and sleep without significant neck pain or ...
Ashraf S Zidan, MD., Amr Farid, MD., Ahmed El Sobky MD.   +2 more
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The Barthel index-dyspnea: a new two-dimensional dyspnea scale

International Journal of COPD, 2016
Ming-Lung Chuang1–3 1Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 3School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic ...
Chuang ML
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of exertional dyspnea

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2015
Dyspnea on exertion is a commonly encountered problem in clinical practice. It is usually investigated by resting tests such as pulmonary function tests and echocardiogram, which may at times can be non-diagnostic. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
Debapriya Datta, Edward Normandin, Richard ZuWallack   +2 more
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Resetting the neurohormonal balance in heart failure (HF). the relevance of the natriuretic peptide (NP) system to the clinical management of patients with HF [PDF]

, 2017
The natriuretic peptide (NP) system, which includes atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriuretic peptide, and C-type natriuretic peptide, has an important role in cardiovascular homeostasis, promoting a number of physiological effects including ...
Rubattu, Speranza Donatella, Triposkiadis, Filippos   +1 more
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Cardiopulmonary laboratory biomarkers in the evaluation of acute dyspnea

Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2016
Natalie R Stokes,1 Brett W Dietz,1 Jackson J Liang2 1Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2Cardiovascular Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USAAbstract: Dyspnea is a common chief complaint in
Stokes NR, Dietz BW, Liang JJ
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