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Understanding the impact of second-hand smoke exposure on clinical outcomes in participants with COPD in the SPIROMICS cohort

1 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2 Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA 3 University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, ...
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Pleuropulmonary manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA Dr J P Lynch III, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical ...
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S32 Epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the uk: findings from the british lung foundation’s ‘respiratory health of the nation’ project

Background We performed an analysis of UK respiratory disease epidemiology covering 2004–2012. Findings pertaining to COPD are presented here. Methods Prevalence and incidence rates were estimated ...
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Obesity and the lung: 1 · Epidemiology

Obesity is the most common metabolic disease in the world and its prevalence has been increasing over several decades. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that, by 2015, around 700 million ...
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Commentary on the 2024 British Thoracic Society Specialty Trainee Survey report

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Disproportionate increase in COPD exacerbation risk for 3 months after discontinuing LAMA or ICS: insights from the FLAME trial

Background In real-world chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care, poor adherence often leads to treatment ...
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Managing passengers with respiratory disease planning air travel: British Thoracic Society recommendations

Air Travel Working Party: Dr R K Coker (chair), Dr D A R Boldy, Dr R Buchdahl, Mr D Cramer, Professor D Denison, Wing Commander D P Gradwell, Professor J M B Hughes, Dr J A Innes, Dr A O C Johnson, Dr ...
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Eosinophilic bronchial cast in a child

A 3-year-old boy with severe atopy, neurodermatitis, allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, markedly elevated IgE (>1500 kU/L) and polysensitisation to multiple allergens presented with acute ...
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Profiling serum biomarkers in patients with COPD: associations with clinical parameters

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease associated with significant systemic consequences. Recognition of the systemic manifestations has stimulated ...
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Cluster analysis in the COPDGene study identifies subtypes of smokers with distinct patterns of airway disease and emphysema

1 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Divison of General Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 3 Department ...
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Multidisciplinary, non-pharmacological breathlessness intervention service for patients with moderately severe to severe COPD: a randomised controlled trial

Breathlessness intervention services (BIS), which coach patients to self-manage breathlessness using non-pharmacological ...
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Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia in adults in Europe: a literature review

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes considerable morbidity and mortality in adults, particularly in the elderly. Methods Structured searches of PubMed were conducted to identify up-to ...