Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has highlighted recent advances in ...

In conjunction with World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day, organised by the World Health Organisation and ...

The SPIROMICS study found considerable year-to-year heterogeneity in acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation patterns over 3 years of follow-up. Similarly, a Danish nationwide ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experiencing an acute COPD exacerbation raised the risk for acute cardiovascular events, such as a stroke or ...

Credit: Shutterstock. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have higher levels of HbA1c are at increased risk for hospital admission for acute exacerbations. This article is ...

Patients hospitalized for acute COPD exacerbation had reduced odds for in-hospital mortality if they had a prior history of bariatric surgery, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“ ...

Exacerbations associated with accelerated lung function loss in COPD Exacerbations were associated with accelerated lung function loss in patients with established COPD. Acute exacerbations in ...

An additional 5 years of aromatase inhibitor therapy can improve breast cancer outcomes. Researchers found that doxycycline plus prednisone did not prolong the time between exacerbations in patients ...

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are associated with significant long-term lung function loss, according to new research. Acute exacerbations of chronic ...

To derive a clinical prediction rule (CPR) for short-term death following an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). All persons ⩾40 years (to exclude patients with potential asthma) attending a HC of ...

According to a meta-analysis, long-term macrolide therapy at low doses could reduce acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Long-term macrolide therapy at low doses ...