Search Results - "International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease"

Economic Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): A Systematic Literature Review by Iheanacho, Ike, Zhang, Shiyuan, King, Denise, Rizzo, Maria, Ismaila, Afisi S

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects over 250 million people globally, carrying a notable economic burden. This systematic literature review…”
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Comparison of World Health Organization and Asia-Pacific body mass index classifications in COPD patients by Lim, Jeong Uk, Lee, Jae Ha, Kim, Ju Sang, Hwang, Yong Il, Kim, Tae-Hyung, Lim, Seong Yong, Yoo, Kwang Ha, Jung, Ki-Suck, Kim, Young Kyoon, Rhee, Chin Kook

“…A low body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased mortality and low health-related quality of life in patients with COPD. The Asia-Pacific…”
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation in a Post-COVID-19 World: Telerehabilitation as a New Standard in Patients with COPD by Tsutsui, Mai, Gerayeli, Firoozeh, Sin, Don D

“…Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is effective in reducing symptoms and improving health status, and exercise tolerance of patients with chronic obstructive…”
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Role of inflammatory cells in airway remodeling in COPD by Wang, Yujie, Xu, Jiayan, Meng, Yaqi, Adcock, Ian M, Yao, Xin

“…COPD is characterized by chronic bronchitis, chronic airway obstruction, and emphysema, leading to a progressive and irreversible decline in lung function…”
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Disease burden of COPD in China: a systematic review by Zhu, Bifan, Wang, Yanfang, Ming, Jian, Chen, Wen, Zhang, Luying

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the main contributors to the global burden of disease. The aim of this systematic review was to quantify…”
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Impact and prevention of severe exacerbations of COPD: a review of the evidence by Halpin, David Mg, Miravitlles, Marc, Metzdorf, Norbert, Celli, Bartolomé

“…Severe exacerbations of COPD, ie, those leading to hospitalization, have profound clinical implications for patients and significant economic consequences for…”
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Predicting high risk of exacerbations in bronchiectasis: the E-FACED score by Martinez-Garcia, M A, Athanazio, R A, Girón, R, Máiz-Carro, L, de la Rosa, D, Olveira, C, de Gracia, J, Vendrell, M, Prados-Sánchez, C, Gramblicka, G, Corso Pereira, M, Lundgren, F L, Fernandes De Figueiredo, M, Arancibia, F, Rached, S Z

“…Although the FACED score has demonstrated a great prognostic capacity in bronchiectasis, it does not include the number or severity of exacerbations as a…”
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Major air pollutants and risk of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Li, Jinhui, Sun, Shengzhi, Tang, Robert, Qiu, Hong, Huang, Qingyuan, Mason, Tonya G, Tian, Linwei

“…Short-term exposure to major air pollutants (O , CO, NO , SO , PM , and PM ) has been associated with respiratory risk. However, evidence on the risk of…”
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Gender-specific estimates of COPD prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ntritsos, Georgios, Franek, Jacob, Belbasis, Lazaros, Christou, Maria A, Markozannes, Georgios, Altman, Pablo, Fogel, Robert, Sayre, Tobias, Ntzani, Evangelia E, Evangelou, Evangelos

“…COPD has been perceived as being a disease of older men. However, >7 million women are estimated to live with COPD in the USA alone. Despite a growing body of…”
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Epidemiology and clinical impact of major comorbidities in patients with COPD by Smith, Miranda Caroline, Wrobel, Jeremy P

“…Comorbidities are frequent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and significantly impact on patients' quality of life, exacerbation frequency, and…”
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Virtual Reality Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Rutkowski, Sebastian, Rutkowska, Anna, Kiper, Paweł, Jastrzebski, Dariusz, Racheniuk, Henryk, Turolla, Andrea, Szczegielniak, Jan, Casaburi, Richard

“…This study compared the effects of inpatient-based rehabilitation program of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using non-immersive…”
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Role of eosinophils in airway inflammation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Tashkin, Donald P, Wechsler, Michael E

“…COPD is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. In some patients with COPD, eosinophils contribute to inflammation that promotes airway obstruction;…”
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Oxidative stress and free radicals in COPD--implications and relevance for treatment by Domej, Wolfgang, Oettl, Karl, Renner, Wilfried

“…Oxidative stress occurs when free radicals and other reactive species overwhelm the availability of antioxidants. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive…”
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Activity-related dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: physical and psychological consequences, unmet needs, and future directions by Hanania, Nicola A, O'Donnell, Denis E

“…Dyspnea is a distressing, debilitating, and near-ubiquitous symptom affecting patients with COPD. In addition to the functional consequences of dyspnea, which…”
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Frequency and Severity of Exacerbations of COPD Associated with Future Risk of Exacerbations and Mortality: A UK Routine Health Care Data Study by Whittaker, Hannah, Rubino, Annalisa, Müllerová, Hana, Morris, Tamsin, Varghese, Precil, Xu, Yang, De Nigris, Enrico, Quint, Jennifer K

“…Studies have shown that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation events are related to future events; however, previous literature typically…”
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin PiZ gene frequency and PiZZ genotype numbers worldwide: an update by Blanco, Ignacio, Bueno, Patricia, Diego, Isidro, Pérez-Holanda, Sergio, Casas-Maldonado, Francisco, Esquinas, Cristina, Miravitlles, Marc

“…In alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), the Z allele is present in 98% of cases with severe disease, and knowledge of the frequency of this allele is…”
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Pathological Mechanism and Targeted Drugs of COPD by Guo, Peng, Li, Rui, Piao, Tie Hua, Wang, Chun Lan, Wu, Xiao Lu, Cai, Hong Yan

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and small airway obstruction. Incompletely reversible airflow limitation,…”
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Management of COPD in the UK primary-care setting: an analysis of real-life prescribing patterns by Price, David, West, Daniel, Brusselle, Guy, Gruffydd-Jones, Kevin, Jones, Rupert, Miravitlles, Marc, Rossi, Andrea, Hutton, Catherine, Ashton, Valerie L, Stewart, Rebecca, Bichel, Katsiaryna

“…Despite the availability of national and international guidelines, evidence suggests that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment is not always…”
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Prognostic role of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio for hospital mortality in patients with AECOPD by Yao, CaoYuan, Liu, XiaoLi, Tang, Ze

“…Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is one of the leading causes of hospitalization and is associated with considerable…”
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Novel aspects of pathogenesis and regeneration mechanisms in COPD by Bagdonas, Edvardas, Raudoniute, Jovile, Bruzauskaite, Ieva, Aldonyte, Ruta

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a major cause of death and morbidity worldwide, is characterized by expiratory airflow limitation that is not…”
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