Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a growing health concern, is the
fourth leading cause of death in the United States. While people habituated to smoking …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized mainly by irreversible
airflow limitation due to underlying pathological changes such as emphsysema and airway …

Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health problem
with a rising incidence and morbidity, few pharmacotherapeutic advances have been made …

While a major goal of host-directed therapies for tuberculosis is to improve the microbiologic
efficacy of treatment, an additional goal is to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated …

Few alternatives are available for emphysema treatment. The high mortality associated with
volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and lung transplantation has greatly restricted their …

The Effect of High-dose N-acetylcysteine on Small Airways Function and Exacerbations in
COPD Patients TSE, Hoi Nam A Thesis Subm Page 1 The Effect of High-dose N-acetylcysteine …

Automatic emphysema detection using weakly labeled HRCT lung images Page 1 Aalborg
Universitet Automatic emphysema detection using weakly labeled HRCT lung images Pino …

Die Nationale Versorgungsleitlinie COPD in der aktuellen Fassung vom Januar 2012
schätzt die Prävalenz in der Gesamtbevölkerung auf etwa 1% bezogen auf alle …