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Obesity Subtypes and Longitudinal Trajectories of Function Over Seven Years of Follow‐Up: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA ...
Kristine Godziuk, Sarah Tilley, Michael LaValley, Michael C. Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Tuhina Neogi, for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study Group   +7 more
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Pulsed moxifloxacin for the prevention of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2010
Background Acute exacerbations contribute to the morbidity and mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This proof-of-concept study evaluates whether intermittent pulsed moxifloxacin treatment could reduce the frequency of ...
Jones, PW, Badenhorst J., Sethi S., Cukier A., Miravitlles, M, Sethi, S, Clancy L., Marlize Schmitt Theron, Bitter-Suermann S., Miravitlles Marc, Bettendorf A., Nadar R., Sanjay Sethi, Queguiner A., Rubinstein, E, Potena A., Naude G., PULSE Study group, Abenhaim N., Schroder-Babo W., Di Bartolo C., null null, Theron, MS, Kroemer B., Ferreyra R., del Campo F., de Oliveira J. A., Wedzicha J. A., Jones P. W., Killian J., Watz H., Millar A., Toubis M., Jadwiga A Wedzicha, Molitor S., Anzueto A., Gebhardt R., Groth G., Sanchez R. P., Peraza R. B., Sharafkhaneh A., Bassaris H., Smith C., Wilson Robert, Merida F. C., Fritscher C., Joubert J., Sethi Sanjay, Llamas F. S., Parada M., Alvarez-Sala L., Rubinstein Ethan, Raz P., Cote C., Vlastos F., Legnani D., Richter K., Menendez R., Barnes N. C., Viljoen J., Hasan S., Lalanne G., Wilson, R, Rubinstein E., Rastogi P., Elliott M., Bolio F. T., Fernandez P., Gaines S., Colberg K., Schaberg T., Harari S., Triot P., Monso E., Nieuwoudt G., Westerhausen U., Paul W Jones, Mans W., O'Connell F., Prins M., Dichmann R., Miravitlles M., Taminau D., Raz M., Ignacio J. M., Plautz M., Jones Paul W, Theron M. S., Zeltser D., Habib M., Kawley F., Jardim J. B., Linnhoff A., Weiler Z., Cutillas J. R., Wedzicha Jadwiga A, Robert Wilson, Barros M., Stockley R., Ethan Rubinstein, Wedzicha, JA, Wilson R., Mahutte C. K., Bugnas B., Littner M., Marc Miravitlles, Luna C., Theron Marlize, Hosp H. A., Pozzi E., Groth J., Rubinstein, Ethan, Wilson, Robert, Theron, Marlize S, Jones, Paul W, Sethi, Sanjay, Miravitlles, Marc, the PULSE Study group, Wedzicha, Jadwiga A   +118 more
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Clinical and fiberoptic endoscopic assessment of swallowing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013
Summary Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by progressive and partially reversible obstruction of pulmonary airflow.
Marina Rodrigues Bueno Macri, Jair Mendes Marques, Rosane Sampaio Santos, Ana Maria Furkim, Irinei Melek, Daniel Rispoli, Maria Cristina de Alencar Nunes   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * 6: The aetiology of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

Thorax, 2003
Exacerbations of COPD are thought to be caused by interactions between host factors, bacteria, viruses, and changes in air quality to produce increased inflammation in the lower airway. The evidence for this and the potential mechanisms by which they result in the characteristic symptoms of exacerbations is reviewed.
A J, White, S, Gompertz, R A, Stockley
openaire   +2 more sources

Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok, Samantha Morais, William K. Silverstein, Clare L. Atzema, Gregory Choy, Priyanka Chandratre, Ping Li, Jessica Widdifield   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of current smoking with airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asymptomatic smokers

Respiratory Research, 2005
Background Inflammation in the airways and lung parenchyma underlies fixed airway obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The exact role of smoking as promoting factor of inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not clear ...
Willemse Brigitte WM, ten Hacken Nick HT, Rutgers Bea, Postma Dirkje S, Timens Wim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Gut–Heart Axis in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a Large Prospective Early Disease Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Cardiac involvement significantly impacts prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early risk stratification. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and often manifest early. Emerging data suggest a link between GI and cardiac manifestations, possibly through shared mechanisms like dysautonomia.
Francesca R. Di Ciommo, Ashish P. Balar, Aidan K. Strother, Subhash Kulkarni, Michael Hughes, Brian Skaug, Maureen D. Mayes, Shervin Assassi, Ali Y. Ayla, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Renfrew and Paisley (MIDSPAN) study [PDF]

, 2006
Background: This study examined whether psychological distress might be a predictor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Method: The relation between psychological distress at baseline, measured by the general health questionnaire (GHQ ...
Rasul, F., Hart, Carole L., Stansfeld, SA, Pembroke, T.P.I., Hart, CL, Pembroke, TPI, Hart, C., Rasul, F, Smith, George Davey, Stansfeld, S.A., Pembroke, Thomas P I, Davey Smith, G., Davey Smith, G, Stansfeld, Stephen A., Rasul, Farhat   +14 more
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CORRELATION OF CAT SCORE WITH BODE INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine correlation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease Assessment Test score with Body mass index, airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea and Exercise index in patients with stage II and III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Asma Ambreen, Kanwal Fatima Khalil
doaj   +2 more sources

Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic syndrome (VEXAS) syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures.
Kevin Byram, Heřman Mann, Danielle Hammond, Onima Chowdhury, Sinisa Savic, Yohei Kirino, Carmelo Gurnari, Maël Heiblig, Thibault Comont, Arsène Mekinian, Mrinal M. Patnaik, Lachelle D. Weeks, Gary Ho, Adam Al‐Hakim, Scott Goldberg, Marcela A. Ferrada, Sophie Georgin‐Lavialle, Peter C. Grayson, Emma M. Groarke, Bhavisha Patel, Megan Sullivan, Sarah A. Buckley, Bryan G. Harder, Raman Garcha, David B. Beck, Matthew J. Koster   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source