Early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: definition, assessment, and prevention

SI Rennard, MB Drummond - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death
worldwide. COPD, however, is a heterogeneous collection of diseases with differing causes …

Factors that influence disease-specific quality of life or health status in patients with COPD: a review and meta-analysis of Pearson correlations.

I Tsiligianni, J Kocks, N Tzanakis… - … journal: journal of the …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Background A major goal in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is to ensure that the burden of the disease for patients with COPD is limited and that …

Persistent 129Xe MRI Pulmonary and CT Vascular Abnormalities in Symptomatic Individuals with Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome

AM Matheson, MJ McIntosh, HK Kooner, J Lee… - Radiology, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Background In patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), abnormal gas-transfer
and pulmonary vascular density have been reported, but such findings have not been …

Effect of exacerbations on quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 2 year follow up study

M Miravitlles, M Ferrer, A Pont, R Zalacain… - Thorax, 2004 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: A study was undertaken to evaluate exacerbations and their impact on the
health related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroid/Long-Acting β2-Agonist Combination on the Airway Microbiome of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A …

FS Leitao Filho, H Takiguchi, K Akata… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are commonly prescribed with long-acting β2-
agonists (LABA) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, the effects of …

Comparisons of health status scores with MRC grades in COPD: implications for the GOLD 2011 classification

PW Jones, L Adamek, G Nadeau… - European Respiratory …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The 2011 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy document
recommends assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using …

Sex differences in severe pulmonary emphysema

FJ Martinez, JL Curtis, F Sciurba, J Mumford… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Limited data on sex differences in advanced COPD are available. Objectives: To
compare male and female emphysema patients with severe disease. Methods: One …

[HTML][HTML] Health-related quality of life in patients by COPD severity within primary care in Europe

PW Jones, G Brusselle, RW Dal Negro, M Ferrer… - Respiratory …, 2011 - Elsevier
Pan-European data on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) are lacking. This cross-sectional epidemiological study evaluated health …

Time course of recovery of health status following an infective exacerbation of chronic bronchitis

S Spencer, PW Jones - Thorax, 2003 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: The magnitude and time course of effect of an acute exacerbation of chronic
bronchitis (AECB) on health status are not known. Data from the GLOBE study, a …

The epidemiology and economics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

DM Mannino, S Braman - Proceedings of the American Thoracic …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease
responsible for a large human and economic burden around the world. Cigarette smoking is …