Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. Current diagnostic criteria are based on lung function …

A functional definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on airflow
limitation has largely dominated the field. However, a view has emerged that COPD involves …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory airway disease whose
incidence and mortality increases every year. It is associated with an abnormal inflammatory …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a varied condition when examined from a number
of different perspectives including factors which influence disease development …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a major public health problem
that in the latest Global Burden of Disease report has risen to the third most frequent cause …

Although there has been tremendous growth in our understanding of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and its pathophysiology over the past few decades, the pace of …

Purpose To test the hypothesis—given the increasing emphasis on quantitative computed
tomographic (CT) phenotypes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—that a …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects over 10 million Americans. 1 This
complex disorder demonstrates many different presentations in a wide variety of patients …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent airflow
limitation, the severity of which is assessed using forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1 …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex disease with multifactorial
background, based on the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. Environmental …