Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a slow albeit progressive rare neoplastic disease
featured with diffuse thin-walled cysts in lungs and angiomyolipomas in kidneys. LAM affects …

Introduction High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) was shown to washout the anatomical dead
space, permitting a higher fraction of minute ventilation to participate in gas pulmonary …

Pulmonary rehabilitation is essential in post-COVID subjects, reporting respiratory
impairment after the discharge from the hospital. Because the number of patients with …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide and an important cause of disability and handicap. For a thorough patient …

Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation has documented positive outcomes for individuals
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including reduction in dyspnea …

Background. Measures of exercise capacity, frailty, and physical function are commonly
used in lung transplant candidates and recipients to evaluate their physical limitations and …

Objective Pulmonary rehabilitation programs that use minimal equipment for exercise
training, rather than gymnasium equipment, would enable delivery of pulmonary …

Background Balance deficits and an increased fall risk are well documented in individuals
with COPD. Despite evidence that balance training programs can improve performance on …

Background The Barthel Index dyspnea (BId) is responsive to physiological changes and
pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Abstract Background and Purpose The exercise training included in pulmonary
rehabilitation (PR) programmes improves exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with …