Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and affects both ventilatory and nonventilatory muscle groups. It represents a very …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) includes chronic bronchitis and
emphysema. Environmental exposure, primarily cigarette smoking, can cause high oxidative …

OBJECTIVE: Exacerbations of COPD requiring hospital admission have important clinical
and societal implications. We sought to investigate the incidence, recurrence, risk factors …

Rationale: Although the rate of annual decline in FEV1 is one of the most important outcome
measures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), little is known about …

Rationale: Loss of skeletal muscle mass and physical inactivity are important manifestations
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and both are closely related to poor …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently the third most common cause of
global mortality. Acute exacerbations of COPD frequently necessitate hospital admission to …

Background COPD exacerbations are associated with accelerated lung function decline, but
whether they are causal is unknown. We evaluated the effect of a single exacerbation on …

Skeletal muscle wasting contributes to impaired exercise capacity, reduced health-related
quality of life and is an independent determinant of mortality in chronic obstructive …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem in India.
Although several International guidelines for diagnosis and management of COPD are …

Objectives To determine the optimal threshold by quantitatively assessing the extent of
emphysema at the level of the entire lung and at the level of individual lobes using a large …