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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
BMJ, 2003 Three distinct disorders combine to produce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): emphysema, peripheral airway disease or bronchospasm, and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is defined as a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
Martin Duerden, David Price
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
DeckerMed Medicine, 2018 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. This edition reviews the epidemiology and etiologies of COPD, including the gender effects, racial differences, and more recently identified genetic factors associated with this condition.
Andrew J Schissler +2 more
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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 +5 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Smoking-related interstitial lung abnormalities are different from specific forms of fibrosing lung disease which might be associated with poor prognoses.
Manabu Ono +6 more
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Angiogenesis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]
, 2012 Angiogenesis is a crucial component of lung pathophysiology, not only in cancer but also in other disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Alessandro Matarese, Gaetano Santulli
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Bronchiectasis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2018 Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is most common disease entity and third leading cause of mortality worldwide. The presence of bronchiectasis in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients had led to frequent exacerbation ...
Milesh Jung Sijapati +4 more
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Cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and metabolic syndrome [PDF]
Българска кардиология, 2023 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The presence of infl ammatory markers in circulation, sputum, and broncho-alveolar fl uid suggest systemic infl ammation is one of the potential mechanisms responsible
S. Nikolaeva, A. Angelov
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Galician Medical Journal, 2017 The objective of the research was to determine the characteristics of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular risk in patients with co-existence of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Materials and methods.
Kseniia Nazarenko
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Медицинский совет, 2021 Introduction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases (arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic heart failure) are among the comorbid conditions that mutually aggravate each other.
N. V. Bagisheva +3 more
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Why do physicians lack engagement with smoking cessation treatment in their COPD patients? A multinational qualitative study [PDF]
, 2017 Smoking cessation is the only effective intervention to slow down the accelerated decline in lung function in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Andreeva, Elena +9 more
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