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Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of irreversible airways obstruction in which patients often suffer exacerbations. Sometimes these exacerbations need hospital care: telehealthcare has the potential to reduce admission
Car, Josip, Liu, Joseph L. Y., McLean, Susannah, Nurmatov, Ulugbek, Pagliari, Claudia, Sheikh, Aziz   +5 more
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Laryngopharyngeal reflux in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a multi-centre study

Respiratory Research, 2020
Reflux of gastric content has been associated with recurrent exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to assess the prevalence of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) in COPD and if LPR is a contributing factor to clinically ...
Julia Sanchez, Desiree M. Schumann, Meropi Karakioulaki, Eleni Papakonstantinou, Frank Rassouli, Matthias Frasnelli, Martin Brutsche, Michael Tamm, Daiana Stolz   +8 more
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The Role of Strain by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Predicting the Prognosis of Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, 2023
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is characterized by thrombotic obstruction of the pulmonary arteries, and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a major cause of death.
Xuefei Zhang MS, Xiaojuan Guo MD, Bowen Zhang MS, Qi Yang MD, Juanni Gong MD, Suqiao Yang MD, Jifeng Li MD, Tuguang Kuang MD, Ran Miao PhD, Yuanhua Yang MD   +9 more
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Outcomes associated with comorbid diabetes among patients with COPD exacerbation: findings from the ACURE registry

Respiratory Research, 2021
Background Diabetes is a common comorbidity among patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Diabetes has been reported to be associated with length of stay (LOS), death, and cost among AECOPD patients.
Xihua Mao, Chen Liang, Hongtao Niu, Fen Dong, Ke Huang, Yahong Chen, Kewu Huang, Qingyuan Zhan, Yaowen Zhang, Yin Huang, Ting Yang, Chen Wang   +11 more
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Omadacycline, Eravacycline, and Tigecycline Express Anti-Mycobacterium abscessus Activity In Vitro

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Mycobacterium abscessus infections are increasing worldwide necessitating the development of new antibiotics and treatment regimens. The utility of third-generation tetracycline antibiotics was reestablished; their anti-M.
Anqi Li, Siyuan He, Jingren Li, Zhemin Zhang, Bing Li, Haiqing Chu   +5 more
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Sirt1 expression is associated with CD31 expression in blood cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Cigarette smoke induced oxidative stress has been shown to reduce silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1) levels in lung tissue from smokers and patients with COPD patients.
Akai, Masaya, Iguchi, Masaharu, Ishizaki, Takeshi, Kadowaki, Maiko, Kato, Ryo, Mizuno, Shiro, Nakagawa, Ken, Oikawa, Taku, Osanai, Kazuhiro, Shiozaki, Kohei, Toga, Hirohisa, Voelkel, Norbert F   +11 more
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Acceptance of and six‐month adherence to continuous positive airway pressure in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2021
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most effective treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Acceptance of and adherence to CPAP are crucial for optimal treatment outcomes.
Kun Luo, Li Zhang, Xiaolei Zhang, Teng Han, Yiming Li, Chen Wang   +5 more
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Palliative care for people with non-malignant lung disease: summary of current evidence and future direction [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and cystic fibrosis ...
Boland, Jason, Martin, Jonathan, Ross, Joy R, Ross, Joy R., Wells, Athol U, Wells, Athol U.   +5 more
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Study of the clinical profile and treatment outcome of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients coming to respiratory medicine OPD

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: The major risk factors for development of tuberculosis are extremes of age, malnutrition, overcrowding and immune deficient states like AIDS, diabetes mellitus, measles, whooping cough and leukaemia. Chronic malaria and worm infestation are less important risk factors.
Thamil Mani S., Hafis Deshmukh, Sunil Jadhav, Ashish Deshmukh, Shivprasad Kasat, Thritia S., Arya Roy   +6 more
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Circulating leukotriene b4 identifies respiratory complications after trauma [PDF]

, 2012
Background. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a proinflammatory lipid mediator correlates well with the acute phase of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Therefore, LTB4-levels were investigated to determine whether they might be a useful clinical marker ...
Auner, Birgit, Geiger, Emanuel Valentin, Henrich, Dirk, Lehnert, Mark, Marzi, Ingo, Relja, Borna   +5 more
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