A case report of roflumilast in an elderly COPD patient: improving exercise capacity to improve quality of life
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Here, we report a case of a 73-year-old man who was a former heavy smoker (30 pack-years), with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) grade D according to GOLD guidelines [1]. The patient displayed a marked deterioration of his general physical conditions, and suffered from chronic respiratory failure, requiring long acting oxygen therapy (1,5 L/min, 24h/day). He also showed chronic joint pain due to arthrosis, which was treated with chronic analgesic therapy. The baseline post-bron
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