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Attitudes to specialist palliative care and advance care planning in people with COPD: a multi-national survey of palliative and respiratory medicine specialists

BMC Palliative Care, 2018
BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guidelines recommend early access to palliative care together with optimal, disease-directed therapy for people with advanced disease, however, this occurs infrequently.
N. Smallwood, D. Currow, S. Booth, A. Spathis, L. Irving, J. Philip   +5 more
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Therapeutic Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Bioactive Compounds Against Respiratory Diseases: Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory and High-Frequency Use

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Respiratory diseases, especially the pandemic of respiratory infectious diseases and refractory chronic lung diseases, remain a key clinical issue and research hot spot due to their high prevalence rates and poor prognosis.
Jing Wang, Qibiao Wu, Lucky Ding, Siyu Song, Yaxin Li, Li Shi, Tan Wang, Daqing Zhao, Zeyu Wang, Xiangyan Li   +9 more
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Endothelial dysfunction is not a predictor of outcome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiratory Research, 2020
Background Local airway inflammation may cause systemic changes which result in endothelial dysfunction. Only a few studies have used reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ...
Andreas Scherr, Desiree M. Schumann, Meropi Karakioulaki, Léo Franchetti, Werner Strobel, Michael Zellweger, Michael Tamm, Daiana Stolz   +7 more
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Eosinophil extracellular traps in asthma: implications for pathogenesis and therapy

Respiratory Research, 2023
Asthma is a common, chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that affects millions of people worldwide and is associated with significant healthcare costs.
Kunlu Shen, Mengyuan Zhang, Ruiheng Zhao, Yun Li, Chunxiao Li, Xin Hou, Bingqing Sun, Bowen Liu, Min Xiang, Jiangtao Lin   +9 more
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The Effect of Growth and Body Surface Area on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: A Cohort Study in Preadolescent Female Swimmers

Children, 2023
Background: The performance of young swimmers is the result of a multifactorial process that is influenced by anthropometric characteristics and biological maturation.
Vasileios T. Stavrou, Eleni Karetsi, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis   +2 more
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Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine

, 2016
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Evaluation of isokinetic muscle strength of upper limb and the relationship with pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in stable COPD patients

International Journal of COPD, 2019
Background Upper limb muscle strength plays an important role in respiratory and pulmonary function, and limited research focuses on the role of strength and endurance of the elbow extensor and flexor.
Xiaodan Liu, Peijun Li, Zhenwei Wang, Yufan Lu, Ning Li, Lu Xiao, H. Duan, Zhengrong Wang, Jian Li, Chunlei Shan, Weibing Wu   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Design of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD (SPIROMICS) AIR Study. [PDF]

, 2017
IntroductionPopulation-based epidemiological evidence suggests that exposure to ambient air pollutants increases hospitalisations and mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but less is known about the impact of exposure to air ...
Alexis, Neil, Barr, R Graham, Bleecker, Eugene, Bowler, Russell, Breysse, Patrick J, Comellas, Alejandro P, Cooper, Christopher B, Dransfield, Mark, Fan, Vincent S, Gassett, Amanda J, Han, MeiLan K, Hansel, Nadia N, Kaufman, Joel D, Kim, Victor, Krishnan, Jerry A, Martinez, Fernando, Paulin, Laura M, Peng, Roger D, Pirozzi, Cheryl, Woodruff, Prescott G   +19 more
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Urban particulate matter (PM) suppresses airway antibacterial defence

Respiratory Research, 2018
Background Epidemiological studies have shown that urban particulate matter (PM) increases the risk of respiratory infection. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. PM has been postulated to suppress the activation of airway epithelial
Xiaoyan Chen, Jinguo Liu, Jian Zhou, Jian Wang, Cuicui Chen, Yuanlin Song, Jue Pan   +6 more
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Utility and safety of airway stenting in airway stenosis after lung transplant: A systematic review

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundAirway complications seriously affect the clinical outcomes and long-term prognosis of lung-transplantation patients. Airway stenting provides effective palliation for patients with airway stenosis.
Zilin Wang, Bo Zhao, Mingming Deng, Run Tong, Yiding Bian, Qin Zhang, Gang Hou   +6 more
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