Background: Breathlessness is a multifactorial problem caused by multiple pathways and thus lends itself to a range of interventions, each targeting a specific mechanism. For a start, the aging process affects respiratory function and decreases lung elasticity and respiratory muscle strength, which results in forced vital capacity reduction. Moreover, many conditions, such as chronic obstructiv...

Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease is characterized by remodeling of pulmonary arteries, capillaries and venules. We report a case of diffuse lung emphysema and pulmonary veno-occlusive disease with the characteristic of having no airflow limitation. A very low diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide and results of high-resolution computed tomography of the chest suggested pulmonary veno-occlusive...

Objective: This article systematically reviews the efficacy and safety of TCM Intestinal Cleansing Method in treatment acute exacerbation chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, provides clinical reference for disease. Methods: A computer search major databases such as China Knowledge Network (CNKI), VIP, WanFang, CBM, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane (January 1995-July 2022) was conducted to collect re...

irway disease associated with pathologic evidence of obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) has emerged as the most important long-term complication of heart-lung transplantation, occurring in 50 percent ofthe patients who left the hospital with normal cardiopulmonary 5 Early observations showed the development of obstructive physiology demonstrated by lung function studies, and the disorder most accu...

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and factors known to predict outcome in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The following were studied in 130 stable COPD patients: spirometry, lung volume, arterial oxygen tension (P(a,O2)), dyspnoea, 6-min walk distance (6MWD), body mass index, fat-free mass index, BODE (b...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by tissue loss and a growing restriction of airflow. Due to chronic inflammation brought on extended exposure noxious particles or gases, most often cigarette smoke, it linked structural abnormalities in the lungs. Airway constriction reduction lung recoil are results inflammation. In affluent countries, majority COPD cases caused to...

International guidelines for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), have been available since 2001 [1]. So far, the adherence in the general practice to such guidelines is unsatisfactory with the use of the different drugs, namely b2-agonists, inhaled and oral corticosteroids, anticholinergic...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality and prevalence: the associations with smoking and poverty—a BOLD analysis Peter Burney, Anamika Jithoo, Bernet Kato, Christer Janson, David Mannino, Ewa Niżankowska-Mogilnicka, Michael Studnicka, Wan Tan, Eric Bateman, Ali Koçabas, William M Vollmer, Thorarrin Gislason, Guy Marks, Parvaiz A Koul, Imed Harrabi, Louisa Gnatiuc, Sonia Buist, for the ...