We recently performed a retrospective study of the utility of respiratory function tests prior to cardiac surgery at our hospital. The study aimed to identify whether an association exists between pre-operative respiratory function tests and post-operative outcomes. The study also aimed to determine how the definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by Global Initiative in Chron...

background: the vascular response to recurrent tissue hypoxia and reperfusion following red blood cell sickling causes acute chest syndrome and chronic lung disease. the purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of chronic lung lesions and possible risk factors in sickle cell patients in lagos, nigeria.methods: from july 2012 to april 2013, pulmonary function test (pft) and chest-x-ray...

the introduction of ex vivo lung perfusion (evlp) in the practice of lung transplantation has allowed the reconditioning of the marginal grafts and their conversion into transplantable grafts. in addition, evlp can provide a platform for the application of various preventive measures to decrease the incidence of post-transplant complications. while the toronto team targets the attenuation of th...

We present 2 cases of dyspneic patients, where prehospital lung ultrasound helped to distinguish between pulmonary edema and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Three patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease developed coexisting Mycobacterium malmoense and aspergillus infection. All suffered progressive lung destruction leading to early death despite prolonged antimycobacterial chemotherapy.

background :chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a third leading cause of death.   methods : in this case control study, we prepared 5 cc bloods from the antecubital vein of 100 copd patients and 40 healthy individuals as control group. vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) expression protein level was measured by elisa in both groups.   results : we found that concentration of v...