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Tadalafil in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors improve exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Lipworth, Brian J., Hopkinson, Pippa J, Struthers, Allan D., Goudie, Andrew R, Hopkinson, Pippa J., Lipworth, Brian J, Goudie, Andrew R., Wei, Li, Struthers, Allan D   +8 more
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A systematic review of the association between pulmonary tuberculosis and the development of chronic airflow obstruction in adults [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) as a cause of COPD is debated, with some, but not all evidence suggesting an association between the two conditions.
Allwood, Brian
core   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Perceived Multidisciplinary Team Meeting Effectiveness in Teams Addressing Work-Related Respiratory Diseases: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
Edwin J Boezeman,1,2 Nina Zipfel,1 Sophia W Franklin,1 Nicole M Verheijen,3 Renée van Snippenburg,3 Karin I Proper,4 Frederieke G Schaafsma11Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the ...
Boezeman EJ, Zipfel N, Franklin SW, Verheijen NM, van Snippenburg R, Proper KI, Schaafsma FG   +6 more
doaj  

Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnostic Challenges, Therapeutic Limitations, and Evolving Management

Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare and under-recognized cause of pulmonary hypertension. It is characterized by fibrotic obstruction of small pulmonary veins and venules.
Brian Foster, Sikandar Khan, Ana Suarez Gonzalez, Samantha Gillenwater   +3 more
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A Trial of Home Oxygen for Acute Asthma Attacks for the Prevention of Asthmatic Death

Allergology International, 2005
Physicians are very much concerned that death from asthma has not significantly declined despite modern treatment. Since most asthma deaths take place at home it is mandatory to keep in mind that adequate management should be commenced as early as ...
Seishiro Miyagi, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Tomoo Kisyaba, Hitoshi Tamaki   +3 more
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Inebilizumab in AQP4‐Seropositive NMOSD: One‐Year Follow‐Up From a Multicenter, Real‐World Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Real‐world evidence on inebilizumab among neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) patients is lacking. This study assessed inebilizumab among Chinese patients with aquaporin 4 autoantibody (AQP4‐IgG)‐seropositive NMOSD in a real‐world setting.
Mengcui Gui, Jiayang Zhan, Wei Li, Tao Jin, Dan He, Daishi Tian, Zhijun Li, Jing Lin, Yue Li, Hongyu Zhou, Bitao Bu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and Outcomes of Male Participants in a Multicenter Longitudinal Australian Study Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin, Dylan Hansen, Laura Ross, Gene‐Siew Ngian, Susanna Proudman, Gabor Major, Maryam Tabesh, Mandana Nikpour, Jennifer Walker, Lauren Host, Nava Ferdowsi, Alannah Quinlivan, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Diane Apostolopoulos   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated platform for linezolid combinations against rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: synergy, macrophage apoptosis, and immune modulation

Scientific Reports
To establish an integrated in vitro evaluation platform for identifying effective antibiotic combinations against rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (RR-TB), by simultaneously assessing synergistic drug interactions, intracellular ...
Dan Cui, Na Li, Xinxin Ren
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Diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for solitary pulmonary nodules mimicking malignancy: Insights from two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis

IDCases
Pulmonary nodules present a diagnostic dilemma, particularly in differentiating tuberculous nodules from malignant lesions. Misdiagnosis may lead to unnecessary surgery or delayed treatment.
Xianlei Wang, Ying Zhang, Huan Zhang, Zhihua Zhang, Weile Xu   +4 more
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