Introduction: According  to  the  latest  statistical  and  epidemiological  studies,  COPD  will  become  the  fourth  leading  cause  of  death  in  2030  worldwide.  Scientists  are  studying  on  methods  to  diagnose  COPD  in  the  patients  in  early  stages,  because  it  is  a  curable  and  preventable  disease  in  early  stages.  In  this  study,  evidences  of  hyperinflation  on  ...

BACKGROUND Incidence and prognosis for severe asthma-COPD overlap is poorly characterized. We investigated incidence and long-term outcome for patients with asthma-COPD overlap compared to asthma and COPD alone. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 57,053 adults (aged 50-64 years) enrolled in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort (1993-1997) were followed in the National Patients Registry fo...

background: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is usually considered one of the leading causes of death worldwide, so finding proper therapeutic strategies for this disease is of high importance. in this meta-analysis, we reviewed the existing literature on the efficacy and safety of conventional long acting beta agonists (labas) in copd patients. methods: we searched medline and goog...

background: one of the important etiologies for cryptogenic stroke is paradoxical embolization secondary to patent foramen ovale (pfo). foramen ovale can secondarily reopen due to pulmonary arterial hypertension (pah) which is common among the older age. pah is known as a frequent and life threatening complication of copd. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pfo between cop...

introduction: sulfur mustard (sm), a toxic alkylating gas, can cause serious long-term pulmonary complications such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd). metabolic syndrome (mets) is one of the important comorbidities of copd. this study was designed to evaluate the frequency of metabolic syndrome in iranian chemical warfare patients (cwps) with copd. materials and methods: thirty cw...

A fogágybetegség és a krónikus obstruktív tüdőbetegség (COPD) is leggyakrabban megjelenő betegségekcsoportjába tartozik. fogelvesztéssel járó előrehaladott világ 6. előforduló krónikusbetegsége, mely kb. 743 millió embert érint, míg COPD világszerte évente átlagosan 3 emberéletet követel (ez5,3%-a az összes haláloknak világszerte) 2016 óta 3. vezető halálokává vált. Egy norvég tanulmány szerint...

Breathlessness is a distressing symptom, uniformly faced at some point in the disease process all patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Despite maximal medical therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation, COPD continue to experience refractory dyspnea, pain, poor appetite, limitations of physical activity, emotional distress, depression overall health-related quality life. Our cu...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure (CHF) are common conditions. The prevalence of COPD ranges from 20% to 30% in patients with CHF. The diagnosis of CHF can remain unsuspected in patients with COPD, because shortness of breath is attributed to COPD. Measurement of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels helps to uncover unsuspected CHF in patients with COPD an...

Background Although cognitive impairment and dementia are common comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), estimates of incidence following a diagnosis COPD inconclusive. Objective To determine the people without diagnosis. Methods A population-based study using UK General Practice (GP) health records from The Health Improvement Network database was conducted....