Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common causes
of breathlessness which frequently co-exist; one potentially exacerbating the other …

Rationale: Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an
accelerated loss of lung function. It is unclear whether drug treatment can modify this in …

Eosinophils are bi-lobed, multi-functional innate immune cells with diverse cell surface
receptors that regulate local immune and inflammatory responses. Several inflammatory and …

Background External validations and comparisons of prognostic models or scores are a
prerequisite for their use in routine clinical care but are lacking in most medical fields …

In 2020, the prevalence of clinician-diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) among US adults aged> 18 years was 5.6%(95% confidence interval [CI], 5.2 …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases often coexist.
The mechanistic links between these two diseases are complex, multifactorial and not …

Cigarette smoking is the leading risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) in developed countries and an important contributor to the burden in most societies …

Background Contemporary management of COPD relies on exacerbation history to risk-
stratify patients for future exacerbations. Multivariable prediction models can improve the …

Tweetable abstract Review of simple clinical and physiological data can help stratify COPD
severity and guide the pharmacotherapy most likely to improve patient outcomes …

Urinary incontinence (UI) is defined as a loss of bladder control and is characterized by the
complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine. Evidence suggests that the prevalence of UI is …