Background Guidelines have provided positive recommendations for pulmonary
rehabilitation after exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but …

Background: Despite the known benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for patients with
chronic respiratory disease, this treatment is underused. Evidence-based guidelines should …

We welcome the report by the SPIROMICS investigators in The Lancet Respiratory
Medicine, 1 repeating our 2010 ECLIPSE analysis2 describing exacerbations in chronic …

Background and objective The aim of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines (Guidelines)
is to provide evidence‐based recommendations for the practice of pulmonary rehabilitation …

Background: Information about the influence of regular physical activity on the course of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is scarce. A study was undertaken to …

Rationale: The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China is
largely unknown. Objectives: To obtain the COPD prevalence in China through a large …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes
chronic bronchitis and emphysema but has been defined recently as the physiologic finding …

Rationale: Severe exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
major causes of health care costs mostly related to hospitalization. The role of infections in …

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society jointly created a Task Force
on “Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkers” to inform …

Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations improves
outcomes; however, responses to treatment are variable, and patients with COPD often …