Disorders of the respiratory muscles

F Laghi, MJ Tobin - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
The act of breathing depends on coordinated activity of the respiratory muscles to generate
subatmospheric pressure. This action is compromised by disease states affecting …

Regular physical activity reduces hospital admission and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population based cohort study

J Garcia-Aymerich, P Lange, M Benet, P Schnohr… - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
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 …

Expansion of the prognostic assessment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the updated BODE index and the ADO index

MA Puhan, J Garcia-Aymerich, M Frey, G ter Riet… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background The BODE index (including body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnoea,
and exercise capacity) was an important contribution to the prognostic assessment of …

Incorporating the patient's perspective into drug development and communication: an ad hoc task force report of the Patient‐Reported Outcomes (PRO) Harmonization …

C Acquadro, R Berzon, D Dubois, NK Leidy… - Value in …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The extent to which patient‐based outcomes can be used to evaluate and
communicate the effect of new drugs and devices is a subject of much debate. Criteria for …

Disturbed sleep among COPD patients is longitudinally associated with mortality and adverse COPD outcomes

TA Omachi, PD Blanc, DM Claman, H Chen, EH Yelin… - Sleep medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the cross-sectional association between COPD severity and
disturbed sleep and the longitudinal association between disturbed sleep and poor health …

The modified Medical Research Council scale for the assessment of dyspnea in daily living in obesity: a pilot study

C Launois, C Barbe, E Bertin, J Nardi, JM Perotin… - BMC pulmonary …, 2012 - Springer
Background Dyspnea is very frequent in obese subjects. However, its assessment is
complex in clinical practice. The modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC scale) is …

[引用][C] ERS statement on respiratory muscle testing at rest and during exercise

P Laveneziana, A Albuquerque… - European …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc

[引用][C] Interpretative strategies for lung function tests

R Pellegrino, G Viegi, V Brusasco… - European respiratory …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc

[引用][C] Detection of expiratory flow limitation in COPD using the forced oscillation technique

RL Dellacà, P Santus, A Aliverti… - European …, 2004 - Eur Respiratory Soc

[引用][C] Role of inspiratory capacity on exercise tolerance in COPD patients with and without tidal expiratory flow limitation at rest

O Diaz, C Villafranca, H Ghezzo… - European …, 2000 - Eur Respiratory Soc