Computerized Processing and Analysis of CT Images for Developing a New Criterion in COPD Diagnosis [PDF]
Journal of Isfahan Medical School (I.U.M.S),2012; 29(174), 2016 Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most prevalent and dangerous pulmonary diseases in the world. It is forecasted that COPD will be the third deadly disease in the future. Therefore, developing non-invasive methods for diagnosis of the disease would be helpful for physicians and patients. Methods: Based on clinical
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Can an Ad-hoc ontology Beat a Medical Search Engine? The Chronious Search Engine case [PDF]
arXiv, 2012 Chronious is an Open, Ubiquitous and Adaptive Chronic Disease Management Platform for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and Renal Insufficiency. It consists of several modules: an ontology based literature search engine, a rule based decision support system, remote sensors interacting with lifestyle interfaces ...
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Comorbidities Associated with Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm has become increasingly important owing to demographic changes. Some other diseases, for example, cholecystolithiasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hernias, seem to co-occur with abdominal aortic ...
Althoff, Christian E. +6 more
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Introduction:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. Workplace exposures are important modifiable contributors to the burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Among U.S.
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Modeling disease progression in longitudinal EHR data using continuous-time hidden Markov models [PDF]
arXiv, 2018 Modeling disease progression in healthcare administrative databases is complicated by the fact that patients are observed only at irregular intervals when they seek healthcare services. In a longitudinal cohort of 76,888 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), we used a continuous-time hidden Markov model with a generalized linear ...
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A Comparative study on efficacy of ventilator muscle strength training and ventilatory muscle endurance training on improving work capacity in COPD patients [PDF]
, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as a disease characterized by progressive airflow limitation that is not fully reversible and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of lungs to noxious particles of ...
Narayanan, G
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Determinants of initial inhaled corticosteroid use in patients with GOLD A/B COPD:a retrospective study of UK general practice [PDF]
, 2017 Initial use of inhaled corticosteroid therapy is common in patients with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) A or B chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, contrary to GOLD guidelines.
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and COPD: is it time to cross the diaphragm? [PDF]
, 2017 Editorial of "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Lonardo, Amedeo +2 more
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]
, 2021 The following poster presentation provides a brief overview of the disease process of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide, and its incidence does not appear to be declining ...
McNeilan, Aaron
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The effects of atorvastatin in mustard gas exposed patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trail [PDF]
Background: Statins have anti-inflammatory effects in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study designed to evaluate the effects of atorvastatin on serum highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and pulmonary function in ...
قانعی, مصطفی +4 more
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