...Marek Lommatzsch; Sebastian Niels Mohme; Paul Stoll; J. Christian Virchow Introduction: Patients can have features of both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. However, there is still no consensus how to precisely define this patient population. In addition, there are little...

.... 2023 RheOx Pulsed electric fields Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic bronchitis Airway mucosa Non-pharmacologic treatment Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a syndrome characterized by airflow obstruction with an FEV 1 /FVC ratio of <0.7. Traditionally...

...Yann Renaud; Philipp Suter; Gael Grandmaison Inhaler misuse is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated with poor disease control. Many patient characteristics are reported to impact inhaler use, but there are no studies in the literature on the best way...

...) and paraseptal emphysema (PSE) in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been increasingly recognized, but the associations with extrapulmonary abnormalities, such as muscle wasting, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular diseases, remain unestablished. Objectives: The aim...

... obstructive pulmonary disease Lung volume reduction Chest computed tomography Emphysema Kernel Emphysema quantification using computed tomography (CT) densitometry is a vital diagnostic tool for evaluation for lung volume reduction (LVR) in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary...

...Masashi Shiraishi; Yuji Higashimoto; Ryuji Sugiya; Hiroki Mizusawa; Yu Takeda; Shuhei Fujita; Osamu Nishiyama; Shintarou Kudo; Tamotsu Kimura; Kanji Fukuda; Yuji Tohda Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have difficulties inhaling as the diaphragm becomes...

... (1.3–2.0) seconds, allowing for a median expiration time of 4.5 (4.1–4.9) seconds. Anaesthesia Bronchoscopy Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Mechanical ventilation Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) provides an additional treatment...

... between supine and standing positions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain unknown. Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate correlations between lung/airway volumes on both supine and upright CT and PFT measurements in patients with COPD, and compare CT-based inspiratory...

... tests Risk factors Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cohort studies Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent airway inflammation that induces mucus hypersecretion and alveolar wall destruction and contributes to small airway narrowing and deformity [1-3...

... hamper their use. Current therapy is not disease modifying, and has only a modest role in reducing exacerbations, and despite pharmacological therapy, many patients remain symptomatic [ 11 ]. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by fixed...

... Web-based training videos Digital medicine Digital health Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Asthma Chronic airway disease Inhalation technique Inhalation device Inhalative treatment YouTube Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma account for the largest...

... disease Long-term mechanical ventilation Home mechanical ventilation Chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure Phenotypes Overlap syndrome Latent class analysis Survival Prognosis Long-term noninvasive ventilation (LTNIV) has been used for decades in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

...Yajie You; Yingmeng Ni; Guochao Shi Background: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) have been widely used in chronic airway diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchiectasis. However, whether ICS use causes mycobacterial infection is uncertain. Some conclusions...

... stiffness in pulmonary fibrosis. To date, no data exist on its application in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Objectives: The aim of this article was to describe the TSE pattern in patients with COPD and healthy subjects, either smokers or nonsmokers, and evaluate the feasibility...

... microbiota Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Microbiota dysbiosis Respiration The human oral cavity contains more than 700 bacterial species [1]. Changes in the external environment and host factors can alter the oral microbiota composition, causing ecological imbalances that lead to various...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Hypercapnia Endoscopic lung volume reduction Valves Chronic obstructive...

... Mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Early diagnosis Global initiative on obstructive lung disease classification In 2020, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the third leading cause of death worldwide [ 1 ], and despite being...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Exacerbations Respiratory muscles Noninvasive ventilation Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer from worsening of clinical parameters during an acute...

... Weaning Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Noninvasive ventilation Tracheotomy Rehabilitation Intubation followed by invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) is often performed in the intensive care unit (ICU) to treat acute respiratory failure or to provide general anesthesia to facilitate...

...; on behalf of the REHAR Registry Investigators Background: The impact of the new “borderline” hemodynamic class for pulmonary hypertension (PH) (mean pulmonary artery pressure [mPAP], 21–24 mm Hg and pulmonary vascular resistance, [PVR], ≥3 wood units, [WU]) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD...