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Optimal Utilization of Donors Aged ≥65 Y in Lung Transplantation to Increase Donor Availability While Maintaining Comparable Posttransplant Outcomes

open access: yesTransplantation Direct
Background. Utilizing older donors (≥65 y) in lung transplantation can greatly expand donor availability while potentially maintaining typical survival outcomes in certain subpopulations, such as older recipients, especially compared to survival with ...
Marniker A. Wijesinha, PhD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age Among People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu   +110 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review on inhaled corticosteroid monotherapy and its efficacy and safety in longterm treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [PDF]

open access: yes
--chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,COPD,corticosteroids,systematic review,chronisch obstruktive Lungenerkrankung,COPD,Kortikosteroid,systematischer ...
Buchberger, Barbara   +4 more
core  

COPD: Optimizing Treatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A guideline update and an expanded armamentarium have many physicians wondering how best to treat patients with COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) carries a high disease burden. In 2012, it was the 4th leading cause of death worldwide.1,2
Ahmed-Sarwar, Nabila   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eosinophilic endotype as a predictor of NIV success in COPD exacerbation with acute respiratory failure

open access: yesThe Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Background Many studies have been conducted on the impact of eosinophilia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients; however, there is a lack of clear data showing the relationship with the success of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in ...
Abdurrahman Yılmaz   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Rare Presentation of Invasive Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae With Systemic Involvement: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases
Haemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) is a common organism that causes noninvasive infections in the respiratory tract. Lately, there has been an increasing incidence of invasive diseases with nontypeable strains not covered by Hib vaccines.
Hajra Nosheen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Formal and Informal Social Care in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Cross‐Sectional Multicenter Survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living. This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disparate regions of England: Salford (urban) and Norfolk (rural).
Mehreen Somro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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