To achieve a multidimensional evaluation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
patients, the spirometry measures are supplemented by assessment of symptoms, risk of …

Impaired nutrition status is recognized as a risk factor for worse clinical outcomes in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aims of this study were to …

Background Recently, the Rome proposal updated the definition of exacerbation of COPD
(ECOPD). However, such severity grade has not yet demonstrated intermediate-term clinical …

Survival in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is enhanced in obese patients,
which is called the obesity paradox. Despite some theories, the precise mechanism remains …

Early Career Members of Assembly 2 (Respiratory Intensive Care) attended the 2022
European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of
morbidity and mortality. Here we present a large observational study on the association of …

Purpose Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often undergo chest CT for
various indications. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) can be quantified visually on ungated …

Few studies have examined the risk factors associated with the type of acute respiratory
failure (ARF) in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Background and objective: Exacerbation (s) of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(eCOPD) entail important events describing an acute deterioration of respiratory symptoms …

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) coil treatment is a alternative and promising
treatment modality for selected severe emphysema patients. The main indication of this …