Asthma is a serious health and socioeconomic issue all over the world, affecting more than
300 million individuals. The disease is considered as an inflammatory disease in the airway …

Asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) are both inflammatory conditions of
the lung associated with structural “remodeling” inappropriate to the maintenance of normal …

The small airways are defined as those less than 2 mm in diameter. They are a major site of
pathology in many lung diseases, not least chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

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Objective: To present recommendations for the prevention and screening, recognition, and
treatment of the most common conditions resulting in sudden death in organized sports …

This review is the synthesis of a working group on mild asthma. Mild asthma includes
intermittent and persistent mild asthma according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) …

This review article is a summary of a seminar organised by the European Respiratory
Society on “The role of small airways in obstructive airway diseases” which was held in …

Persistent airflow limitation can develop in nonsmoking patients with asthma. However, the
prevalence and risk factors for airways obstruction with incomplete reversibility in asthma …

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma are conditions that frequently coexist,
particularly in severe asthma. The precise mechanism of the relationship between upper …

Traditionally, asthma has been considered a disease that predominantly involves the large
airways. Today, this concept is being challenged, and increasing evidence has become …