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COPDGene® 2019: Redefining the Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

open access: yesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, 2019
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Present-day diagnostic criteria are largely based solely on spirometric criteria.
Katherine E. Lowe   +111 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Stroke risk among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesClinics, 2018
Increased stroke risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients has not yet been established. In this study, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess stroke risk among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. PubMed,
Yu Ree Kim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microbiological features of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during remission

open access: yesКлиническая практика, 2018
Background: Bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are currently the fifth leading cause of death in the world. The combination of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease seems to be a unique disease resulting from ...
M. Yu. Smirnova-Saprytskaya   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer: common pathways for pathogenesis.

open access: yesJournal of Thoracic Disease, 2019
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer comprise the leading causes of lung disease-related mortality worldwide. Exposure to tobacco smoke is a mutual aetiology underlying the two diseases, accounting for almost 90% of cases.
B. Parris   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesClinics, 2013
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of electrocardiographic and echocardiographic abnormalities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to disease severity has not yet been established.
Laura Miranda de Oliveira Caram   +7 more
doaj  

Investigating fibrinogen levels as a biomarker for immune inflammation severity in COPD patients across GOLD stages

open access: yesJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objective: To assess the association between fibrinogen levels and immune inflammation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at different stages of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease classification ...
Hamidullah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap: asthmatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic obstructive asthma?

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2016
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are different disease entities. They are both clinical diagnoses, with diagnostic tools to discriminate between one another. However, especially in older patients (>55 years) it seems more difficult
Annelies Slats, Christian Taube
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as a Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factor in Erbil

open access: yesErbil Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2019
Background and objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been reported as the most common cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world.
Goran Abubaker Osman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD executive summary.

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2007
K. Rabe   +10 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Association between Psoriasis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Psoriasis is considered a systemic inflammatory disorder. Previous studies have reported conflicting positive or negative correlations between psoriasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We performed a meta-analysis to determine whether there is
Xin Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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