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Clinical Significance of Bronchodilator Responsiveness Evaluated by Forced Vital Capacity in COPD: SPIROMICS Cohort Analysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
ObjectiveBronchodilator responsiveness (BDR) is prevalent in COPD, but its clinical implications remain unclear. We explored the significance of BDR, defined by post-bronchodilator change in FEV1 (BDRFEV1) as a measure reflecting the change in flow and ...
Anderson, Wayne   +34 more
core   +2 more sources

COPD and cardiovascular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
COPD is one of the major public health problems in people aged 40 years or above. It is currently the 4th leading cause of death in the world and projected to be the 3rd leading cause of death by 2020.
André, S.   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Resolution of a persistent pneumothorax by blood patch pleurodesis in a cat (Felis catus) with primary pulmonary lymphoma

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract An 18‐year‐old, spayed, female, domestic shorthair cat was presented to our hospital with acute dyspnoea following an episode of vomiting. Thoracic radiography revealed a severe pneumothorax. Despite multiple thoracocenteses, the pneumothorax persisted. Under general anaesthesia, computed tomography revealed multiple pulmonary masses.
Yuki Hoshino   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emphysema predicts hospitalisation and incident airflow obstruction among older smokers: a prospective cohort study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundEmphysema on CT is common in older smokers. We hypothesised that emphysema on CT predicts acute episodes of care for chronic lower respiratory disease among older smokers.Materials and methodsParticipants in a lung cancer screening study age ...
David A McAllister   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classification of lung disease in HRCT scans using integral geometry measures and functional data analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A framework for classification of chronic lung disease from high-resolution CT scans is presented. We use a set of features which measure the local morphology and topology of the 3D voxels within the lung parenchyma and apply functional data classification
Bhalerao, Abhir   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Serotonin and corticosterone rhythms in mice exposed to cigarette smoke and in patients with COPD:implication for COPD-associated neuropathogenesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The circadian timing system controls daily rhythms of physiology and behavior, and disruption of clock function can trigger stressful life events. Daily exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) can lead to alteration in diverse biological and physiological ...
A Agusti   +79 more
core   +2 more sources

Chinese Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis (2024)

open access: yesWorld Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a complex inflammatory disease with heterogeneous pathogenesis, demands evolving evidence‐based strategies. Since the 2018 Chinese guidelines and EPOS2020, international advances in CRS immunopathology and biologics have revolutionized therapeutic approaches, particularly through phenotype–endotype classification ...
Subspecialty Group of Rhinology   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imaging of pulmonary emphysema: A pictorial review

open access: yesInternational Journal of COPD, 2008
Masashi Takahashi1, Junya Fukuoka2, Norihisa Nitta1, Ryutaro Takazakura1, Yukihiro Nagatani1, Yoko Murakami1, Hideji Otani1, Kiyoshi Murata11Department of Radiology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga, Japan; 2Laboratory of Pathology, Toyama ...
Masashi Takahashi   +5 more
doaj  

Emphysema [PDF]

open access: yesThe Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
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openaire   +1 more source

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