Chronic airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are
prevalent and complex conditions that often coexist in the same patient. To address this …

Background: In 2008, a dedicated American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society
task force published a paper on the possible use and limitations of clinical outcomes and …

Abstract Background Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficient (AATD) individuals are prone to develop
early age of onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) more severe than non …

The complexity of COPD implies the need to identify groups of patients with similar clinical
characteristics and prognosis or treatment requirements. This is why much attention has …

Purpose The Phenotypes of COPD in Central and Eastern Europe (POPE) study assessed
the prevalence and clinical characteristics of four clinical COPD phenotypes, but not …

Body plethysmography (BP) is the standard pulmonary function test (PFT) in pulmonary
emphysema diagnosis, but not all patients can cooperate to this procedure. An alternative …

Introduction Studies suggest that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) who are worse at baseline respond better to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) …

Introduction Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are leading causes
of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite all available diagnostics and treatments, these …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a widely prevalent disease with
significant mortality and disability rates and has become the third leading cause of death …

Background and objective Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is fundamental in the management
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD patients show a large clinical …