Blood volume studies in chronic obstructive non-specific lung disease

Blood volume studies in chronic obstructive non-specific lung disease: a comparison of the bronchitic and emphysematous patients.

Blood volume studies.-in chronic hypoxic lung disease have produced conflicting results. Some have demonstrated that the red cell volume-hypoxic relationship is similar to that in normal subjects, whereas others have found that it is subnormal. Plasma volume has not been shown to be related to hypoxia. To elucidate this further, 45 patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis were studied. They...

Statins and Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a chronic multisystem disease with a considerable burden. One of its most common complications is pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). It has been demonstrated that the development of PAH is correlated with decreased quality of life and survival. Different medications have been proposed for the treatment of PAH, among which one can name statins. Howeve...

Vitamin D serum level and chronic obstructive lung disease

Vitamin D serum level and chronic obstructive lung disease

Lung volume reduction surgery in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Clinical features of polycythaemic patients with chronic obstructive non-specific lung disease.

Forty-five patients with chronic hypoxic lung disease were studied to ascertain whether those with polycythaemia had specific distinguishing features. Thirty-three patients had red cell volumes less than 120% of the predicted normal values, and 12 patients had red cell volumes greater than this level and were regarded as polycythaemic. The latter were found to have a higher incidence of the fea...