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Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Emphysema [PDF]

Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2008
Pulmonary rehabilitation is an established treatment for patients with chronic lung disease. Benefits include improvement in exercise tolerance, symptoms, and quality of life, with a reduction in the use of health care resources. As an adjunct to surgical programs, such as lung volume reduction surgery, pulmonary rehabilitation plays an important role ...
John J. Reilly, Barry J. Make, Andrew L. Ries   +2 more
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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in fatal asthma: case report and histopathological review

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
Background Mortality related to asthma has decreased worldwide since the introduction of inhaled corticosteroid therapy in the past decades. However, there are still some asthma fatalities identified mainly in populations with less access to regular ...
Thais Mauad, Felipe B. P. do Nascimento, Marisa Dolhnikoff, Milena C. M. Picka, Paulo H. N. Saldiva, on behalf of BIAS   +5 more
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The effect of PPE-induced emphysema and chronic LPS-induced pulmonary inflammation on atherosclerosis development in APOE*3-LEIDEN mice. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by pulmonary inflammation, airways obstruction and emphysema, and is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
P Padmini S J Khedoe, Man C Wong, Gerry T M Wagenaar, Jaap J Plomp, Miranda van Eck, Louis M Havekes, Patrick C N Rensen, Pieter S Hiemstra, Jimmy F P Berbée   +8 more
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Percutaneous evacuation of diffuse pulmonary interstitial emphysema by lung puncture in a baby with extremely low birth weight: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Pulmonary interstitial emphysema is a serious complication of mechanical ventilation and can become life-threatening if progression occurs. Therapeutic lung puncture is a treatment option for severe pulmonary interstitial emphysema but has a
Watanabe Masahiro, Momoi Nobuo, Sato Maki, Go Hayato, Imamura Takashi, Kaneko Masatoshi, Hosoya Mitsuaki   +6 more
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Pulmonary Comorbidities of Lung Emphysema

대한영상의학회지, 2018
Pulmonary emphysema is defined as the “abnormal permanent enlargement of the airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles accompanied by destruction of the alveolar wall and without obvious fibrosis.” Pulmonary emphysema could result in various ...
Hye Rim Park, Young Tong Kim, Sung Shick Jou, Chan Ho Park   +3 more
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In Vivo Electroporation-Mediated, Intrahepatic Alpha1 Antitrypsin Gene Transfer Reduces Pulmonary Emphysema in Pallid Mice

Pharmaceutics, 2020
Rationale: Mutation in the alpha1 antitrypsin (AAT) gene leads to low circulating levels of AAT, which is associated with several disease processes including pulmonary emphysema. The standard of care relies on substitution with plasma-purified AAT.
Marco A. Sutter, Tiziana P. Cremona, Izabela Nita, Eleonora Cavarra, Giuseppe Lungarella, Eli C. Lewis, Johannes C. Schittny, Thomas Geiser, Amiq Gazdhar   +8 more
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Carboxymethyl Chitosan Modified Oxymatrine Liposomes for the Alleviation of Emphysema in Mice via Pulmonary Administration

Molecules, 2022
Pulmonary emphysema is a fatal lung disease caused by the progressive thinning, enlargement and destruction of alveoli that is closely related to inflammation and oxidative stress.
Jianqing Peng, Zimin Cai, Qin Wang, Jia Zhou, Jinzhuan Xu, Di Pan, Tingting Chen, Guangqiong Zhang, Ling Tao, Yi Chen, Xiangchun Shen   +10 more
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Imaging Diagnosis of Interstitial Pneumonia with Emphysema (Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema)

Pulmonary Medicine, 2012
Based on clinical and radiological findings, Cottin defined combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) as pulmonary emphysema in the upper lungs and interstitial pneumonia in the lower lungs with various radiological patterns.
Fumikazu Sakai, Junya Tominaga, Akiko Kaga, Yutaka Usui, Minoru Kanazawa, Takashi Ogura, Noriyo Yanagawa, Tamiko Takemura   +7 more
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Effect of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema on patients with connective tissue diseases and systemic sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2021
Background This study aimed to analyze the literature systematically to determine the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with connective tissue disease (CTD) with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) compared to those of ...
Bon San Koo, Kyu Yong Park, Hyun Jung Lee, Hyun Jung Kim, Hyeong Sik Ahn, Shin-Young Yim, Jae-Bum Jun   +6 more
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Differential regulation of muscle protein turnover in response to emphysema and acute pulmonary inflammation

Respiratory Research, 2017
Background Exacerbations in COPD are often accompanied by pulmonary and systemic inflammation, and associated with increased susceptibility to and prevalence of weight loss and muscle wasting.
Judith J. M. Ceelen, Annemie M. W. J. Schols, Stefan J. van Hoof, Chiel C. de Theije, Frank Verhaegen, Ramon C. J. Langen   +5 more
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