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Association between dietary niacin intake and lung function among American adults: A cross-sectional analysis from national health and nutrition examination survey, 2007–2012

Heliyon
Background: The pathogenesis of pulmonary senescence involves immune system dysregulation, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction. The effects on lung function of niacin, an essential coenzyme involved in mitochondrial energy metabolism with ...
Xiaoli Xu, Qiong Han, Xiaoying Lin, Jianping Lin, Shizhong Wang   +4 more
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Evaluation of pulmonary functions in pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia major

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, 2019
Background Thalassemia is a challenging health problem all over the world, especially in Mediterranean areas. Its effect on pulmonary function has not been well studied.
Lotfy Abdelfattah Elsehaimy, Mokhles Abdel Fadil Zineldin, Wafaa Alsaed Khalil   +2 more
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Association of cathepsin B and cystatin C with an age-related pulmonary subclinical state in a healthy Chinese population

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2020
Background: Cathepsin B (CTSB) and cystatin C (CYSC) are new biomarkers for several physiological and pathological processes as their activities increase with age.
Nan Wang, Yajun Yuan, Xiaojuan Bai, Wen Han, Lulu Han, Bijuan Qing   +5 more
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O volume expiratório forçado no primeiro segundo não é suficiente para avaliar resposta broncodilatadora em doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica Measuring forced expiratory volume in one second alone is not an accurate method of assessing response to bronchodilators in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2005
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a freqüência de variação no volume expiratório forçado no primeiro segundo após o uso de broncodilatador, em uma amostra de pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica.
Felícia de Moraes Branco Tavares, Luiz Carlos Corrêa da Silva, Adalberto Sperb Rubin   +2 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in women exposed to wood stove smoke [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To identify respiratory symptoms and COPD (forced vital capacity and forced expi-Pulmonary disease chronic ratory volume in one second ratio 0.40 in 45%, which correlated negatively with forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and FEV1 ...
Barbosa, Maria Alves, Inácio, Lorine Uchôa, Jardim, José Roberto, Moreira, Maria Auxiliadora Carmo, Queiroz, Maria Conceição Cam   +4 more
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Effect of gastroesophageal reflux disease on spirometry, lung diffusion, and impulse oscillometry

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2016
Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is known to be associated with many forms of respiratory diseases, including asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
Eman R. Ali, Hossam M. Abdelhamid, Hassan Shalaby   +2 more
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Peak Ventilation Reference Standards from Exercise Testing: From the FRIEND Registry

, 2018
Peak Ventilation Reference Standards from Exercise Testing: From the FRIEND Registry. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 2603–2608, 2018. Purpose: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) provides valuable clinical information, including peak ...
Arena, Ross, Harber, Matthew P., Imboden, Mary T., Kaminsky, Leonard A., Myers, Jonathan   +4 more
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Non-infectious pulmonary complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [PDF]

, 2014
Noninfectious pulmonary complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplant are currently more prevalent than infectious complications. Unfortunately, the pathophysiology basis is not completely understood.
Baloglu, Orkun, McArthur, Jennifer, Rowan, Courtney   +2 more
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Unilateral Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Assessed by Biphasic Computed Tomographic Volumetry in Bilateral Living-donor Lobar Lung Transplantation

Transplantation Direct, 2018
Background. Early diagnosis of unilateral chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is difficult because the unaffected contralateral lung functions as a reservoir in bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT).
Masao Saito, MD, Toyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa, MD, PhD, Yuji Nakamoto, MD, PhD, Hidenao Kayawake, MD, Junko Tokuno, MD, Satoshi Ueda, MD, Hiroya Yamagishi, MD, Fumiaki Gochi, MD, Ryo Okabe, MD, Akihiro Takahagi, MD, Masatsugu Hamaji, MD, PhD, Hideki Motoyama, MD, PhD, Akihiro Aoyama, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Date, MD, PhD   +13 more
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The 24-h lung-function profile of once-daily tiotropium and olodaterol fixed-dose combination in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2015
Background: This study investigated the effects on 24-h lung function and lung volume of a once-daily fixed-dose combination (FDC) of the long-acting muscarinic antagonist tiotropium and the long-acting beta(2)-agonist olodaterol in patients with chronic
Beeh, Kai-Michael, Derom, Eric, Grönke, Lars, Hamilton, Alan, Hébert, Jacques, Kirsten, Anne-Marie, Tetzlaff, Kay, Westerman, Jan   +7 more
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