Cachexia is the involuntary loss of muscle and adipose tissue that strongly affects mortality
and treatment efficacy in patients with cancer or chronic inflammatory disease. Currently, no …

Sarcopenia is primarily characterized by skeletal muscle disturbances such as loss of
muscle mass, quality, strength, and physical performance. It is commonly seen in elderly …

Patients with COVID‐19 disease are prone to develop significant weight loss and clinical
cachexia. Three reports with altogether 589 patients that reported on weight loss and …

Skeletal muscle, which accounts for approximately 40% of total body weight, is one of the
most dynamic and plastic tissues in the human body and plays a vital role in movement …

COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and is a serious respiratory
illness characterized by years of progressively debilitating breathlessness, high prevalence …

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease that is spreading worldwide
and is responsible for a huge number of deaths annually. It is characterized by progressive …

Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a prevalent obstructive airway
disease, has become the third most common cause of death globally. Xuanbai Chengqi …

People with respiratory disease have increased risk of developing frailty, which is
associated with worse health outcomes. There is growing evidence of the role of …

The evidence-based British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pulmonary rehabilitation
(PR) in adults was published in 2013. 1 There is a strong evidence base for the benefits of …

Treatment of COPD should reflect the complexity and heterogeneity of the disease and be
tailored to individual patients. Major goals of COPD treatment are symptom reduction and …