Complication rates of total thyroidectomy vs hemithyroidectomy for treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

V Hsiao, TJ Light, AA Adil, M Tao… - … –Head & Neck …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) have been associated with
increased thyroid cancer incidence in recent decades. Total thyroidectomy (TT) has …

Lung function and cardiovascular disease: a link

SHR Ramalho, AM Shah - Trends in cardiovascular medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
The relationship between lung and heart diseases has long been recognized, with necropsy
studies demonstrating silent myocardial infarctions or coronary artery calcification in patients …

Effect of lung deflation with indacaterol plus glycopyrronium on ventricular filling in patients with hyperinflation and COPD (CLAIM): a double-blind, randomised …

JM Hohlfeld, J Vogel-Claussen, H Biller… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Pulmonary hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
associated with reduced biventricular end-diastolic volumes and increased morbidity and …

Impaired ventilatory efficiency, dyspnea, and exercise intolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from the CanCOLD study

DB Phillips, AF Elbehairy, MD James… - American Journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Impaired exercise ventilatory efficiency (high ventilatory requirements for CO2 [V˙
e/V˙ co2]) provides an indication of pulmonary gas exchange abnormalities in chronic …

Effect of indacaterol/glycopyrronium on pulmonary perfusion and ventilation in hyperinflated patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CLAIM). A double …

J Vogel-Claussen, CO Schönfeld, TF Kaireit… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: In the CLAIM study, dual bronchodilation with indacaterol/glycopyrronium
(IND/GLY) significantly reduced hyperinflation, which translated into improved cardiac …

Structural predictors of lung function decline in young smokers with normal spirometry

AI Ritchie, GC Donaldson, EA Hoffman… - American journal of …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to tobacco smoking
commonly presents when extensive lung damage has occurred. Objectives: We …

Quantitative imaging metrics for the assessment of pulmonary pathophysiology: an official American Thoracic Society and Fleischner Society joint workshop report

CCW Hsia, JHT Bates, B Driehuys, SB Fain… - Annals of the …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Multiple thoracic imaging modalities have been developed to link structure to function in the
diagnosis and monitoring of lung disease. Volumetric computed tomography (CT) renders …

The physiology and pathophysiology of exercise hyperpnea

JA Dempsey, JA Neder, DB Phillips… - Handbook of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
In health, the near-eucapnic, highly efficient hyperpnea during mild-to-moderate intensity
exercise is driven by three obligatory contributions, namely, feedforward central command …

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor mediates pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular remodeling induced by inhaled nicotine

ND Fried, TM Morris, A Whitehead… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Use of electronic cigarettes is rapidly increasing among youth and young adults, but little is
known regarding the long-term cardiopulmonary health impacts of these nicotine-containing …

Current challenges in managing comorbid heart failure and COPD

JA Neder, A Rocha, MCN Alencar, F Arbex… - Expert Review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently coexist, particularly in the elderly. Given their rising …