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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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Sarcoidosis Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. [PDF]

, 2018
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown origin. It typically involves the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes in a chronic fashion. However, acute syndrome has been reported possibly in response to systemic release of proinflammatory ...
Chan, Vincent, Lashari, Bilal, Raza, Ahmad, Ward, William   +3 more
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Diagnosing and mapping pulmonary emphysema on X-ray projection images [PDF]

, 2013
To assess whether grating-based X-ray dark-field imaging can increase the sensitivity of X-ray projection images in the diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema and allow for a more accurate assessment of emphysema distribution.
Achterhold, Klaus, Auweter, Sigrid, Bamberg, Fabian, Bech, Martin, Bohla, Alexander, Eickelberg, Oliver, Gifford, Martin, Herzen, Julia, Loewen, Rod, Meinel, Felix G., Nikolaou, Konstantin, Pfeiffer, Franz, Reiser, Maximilian F., Ruth, Ronald, Schleede, Simone, Schwab, Felix, Yildirim, Ali Ö.   +16 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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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
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The effects of a physical activity counseling program after an exacerbation in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease : a randomized controlled pilot study [PDF]

, 2015
Background: In some patients with COPD, the disease is characterized by exacerbations. Severe exacerbations warrant a hospitalization, with prolonged detrimental effects on physical activity.
Camillo, Carlos Augusto, Demeyer, Heleen, Hornikx, Miek, Janssens, Wim, Troosters, Thierry   +4 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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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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The Impact of HAART on the Respiratory Complications of HIV Infection: Longitudinal Trends in the MACS and WIHS Cohorts [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: To review the incidence of respiratory conditions and their effect on mortality in HIV-infected and uninfected individuals prior to and during the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
A Johannessen, A Lindberg, AK Chaturvedi, Alison Morris, AN Phillips, B Balbi, BR Celli, Charles R. Rinaldo, Christine B. Alden, DB Coultas, E Gouws, EA Engels, EC Seaberg, Eric C. Kleerup, Eric C. Seaberg, F Gutin, FJ Palella Jr, FN Engsig, G. K. Balasubramani, GA D’Jaen, GD Kirk, GM Allardice, GM Clifford, J Almirall, Jason F. Okulicz, JE Kaplan, JF Murray, JM Wallace, John Phair, Joseph B. Margolick, JR Grubb, K Crothers, K Crothers, K Crothers, K Sigel, L Dal Maso, Laurence Huang, Lawrence Kingsley, M Bower, M Frisch, M Herida, Matthew R. Gingo, MR Gingo, MR Gingo, MS Shiels, NA Hessol, Nancy A. Hessol, O Sitbon, PY Hsue, R McKenzie, RA Kaslow, RD Moore, RE Hirschtick, RM Phelps, Roger Detels, Ruth M. Greenblatt, S Hariri, Sarah H. Sutton, SB Foster, SE Barkan, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Susan Holman, T Takahashi, V Dufour   +63 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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