The symptom of breathlessness is a common feature of both respiratory and cardiac
problems and is subjective and difficult to quantify thereby causing problems for researchers …

Background: Many patients with previous COVID-19 infection suffer from prolonged
symptoms after their recovery: cough, dyspnea, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue …

Background Obesity is prevalent in the United States; however, the impact of obesity on
COPD morbidity is unclear. We hypothesized that obesity is associated with worse outcomes …

Background Dyspnea is common after COVID-19 pneumonia and can be characterized by a
defective CO2 diffusion (DLCO) despite normal pulmonary function tests (PFT) …

COPD patients are burdened with a daily risk of acute exacerbation and loss of control,
which could be mitigated by effective, on-demand decision support tools. In this study, we …

Background Combination long-acting bronchodilator therapy may be more effective than
long-acting bronchodilator monotherapy in COPD. Our objectives were to compare the …

Rationale The relationship of functional parameters such as lung mechanics, chest
kinematics, metabolism and peripheral and respiratory muscle function with the level of …

Objective To determine whether the addition of manual diaphragm release to an inspiratory
muscle training programme is more effective than inspiratory muscle training alone in …

Abstract Aims and Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of post‐
traumatic stress symptoms, and to identify possible predictive factors in Norwegian intensive …

Introduction Coronavirus infection is a particular risk for patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), because they are much more likely to become severely ill due …