Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular diseases (arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, chronic heart failure) are among the comorbid conditions that mutually aggravate each other.
Natalia V. Bagisheva +6 more
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Three-dimensional echocardiography and 2D-3D speckle tracking imaging in chronic pulmonary hypertension. diagnostic accuracy in detecting hemodynamic signs of RV failure [PDF]
Background and objective. Our aim was to compare three-dimensional (3D) and 2D and 3D speckle tracking (2D-STE, 3D-STE) echocardiographic parameters with conventional right ventricular (RV) indexes in patients with chronic pulmonary hypertension (PH ...
Alessia, Azzano +11 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas +7 more
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Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of irreversible airways obstruction in which patients often suffer exacerbations. Sometimes these exacerbations need hospital care: telehealthcare has the potential to reduce admission
Car, Josip +5 more
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani +8 more
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Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Jia-Jie Wang Medical College, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jia-Jie WangMedical College, Soochow University, No.
Wang JJ
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Comorbidities of patients in tiotropium clinical trials : comparison with observational studies of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
Acknowledgments The authors are fully responsible for all content and editorial decisions made, were involved at all stages of manuscript development, and have approved the final version for publication.
Celli, Bartolome +5 more
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Life‐Threatening Bradycardia in Anti‐NMDA‐Receptor Encephalitis and a Novel Use for Permanent Pacing
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric anti‐NMDA receptor encephalitis (pNMDARE) is an autoantibody‐mediated disorder that can cause severe autonomic dysfunction, including symptomatic bradycardia and asystole. Dysautonomia can last for years, making it very challenging to manage.
Sarah Tucker +9 more
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Objective Syndromic conditions are frequently associated with congenital heart disease (CHD). Their distribution, recognition and prognostic impact in adults with CHD (ACHD) remain poorly characterised due to limited assessment beyond childhood.Methods ...
Michael A Gatzoulis +6 more
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The purpose of the study is to determine the predictors of cardiac rhythm disturbance during spirography in patients with a combination of stable coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Materials and methods.
Yu. M. Mostovoi +3 more
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