Introduction: Muscle impairments are prevalent in COPD and have adverse clinical
implications in terms of physical performance capacity, disease burden, quality of life and …

Important features of both stable and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) are skeletal muscle weakness and wasting. Limb muscle dysfunction …

During acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), limb and
respiratory muscle dysfunction develops rapidly and functional recovery is partial and slow …

In this focused issue titled “Nutritional status and muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease: stable versus acute exacerbations”, several review articles have been …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate on a
prospective fashion the effects of clinical relapses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with several
modifiable (sedentary life-style, smoking, malnutrition, hypoxemia) and non-modifiable (age …

Evidence has been accumulating that chronic inactivity leading to muscle disuse is unlikely
to be the only explanation for the peripheral muscle dysfunction of chronic obstructive …

Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer from exercise
intolerance. In about 40% of the patients exercise capacity is limited by alterations in skeletal …

The skeletal muscles play an essential role in life, providing the mechanical basis for
respiration and movement. Skeletal muscle dysfunction is prevalent in all stages of chronic …

In recent years, COPD has become increasingly thought of as a systemic disease affecting
many tissues and organs in addition to the lungs. The skeletal muscles in particular have …