Ventilatory failure, ventilator support, and ventilator weaning

MJ Tobin, F Laghi, A Jubran - Comprehensive Physiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The development of acute ventilatory failure represents an inability of the respiratory control
system to maintain a level of respiratory motor output to cope with the metabolic demands of …

Unrecognised ventricular dysfunction in COPD

A Macchia, JJR Moncalvo, M Kleinert… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
While both chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) impose a substantial disease burden and share aetiological and …

The comorbidity conundrum: a focus on the role of noncardiovascular chronic conditions in the heart failure patient

RL Page, JA Lindenfeld - Current cardiology reports, 2012 - Springer
The rapid aging of the US population combined with improvements in modern medicine has
created a new public health concern of comorbidity, a chronic condition that co-exists with a …

The impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an analysis of the EVEREST …

RJ Mentz, PH Schmidt, MJ Kwasny, AP Ambrosy… - Journal of cardiac …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is prevalent in heart failure
(HF) patients, yet these patients are poorly characterized. We aimed to describe the …

[HTML][HTML] Update in diagnosis and therapy of coexistent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure

Q Zeng, S Jiang - Journal of thoracic disease, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF) frequently
coexist in clinical practice as they share the same risk factors. The manifestations of COPD …

COPD and associated comorbidities: a review of current diagnosis and treatment

BW Carlin - Postgraduate medicine, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Health care utilization and costs associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) continue to increase, notwithstanding evidence–based management strategies …

Bronchodilators in heart failure patients with COPD: is it time for a clinical trial?

RJ Mentz, M Fiuzat, M Kraft, J Lindenfeld… - Journal of cardiac …, 2012 - Elsevier
Chronic heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) commonly
coexist, and patients with both diseases fare worse than those with either disease alone …

[PDF][PDF] Systemic inflammation in peripheral arterial disease with or without coexistent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: analysis of selected markers

K Wozniak, J Sleszycka, A Safianowska… - Archives of Medical …, 2012 - termedia.pl
Results: In the whole group of patients with PAD, COPD was recognized in 14 cases (for the
first time in 10 cases). All patients were smokers (46.7% current, 53.3% ex-smokers). We …

N‐terminal proB‐type natriuretic peptide levels aid the diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive …

I Ouanes, F Jalloul, S Ayed, F Dachraoui… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of N‐
terminal proB‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) levels for the diagnosis of left ventricular …

Síndrome cardiorrenal como predictor de mala evolución intrahospitalaria en pacientes añosos internados con insuficiencia cardíaca

C Dizeo, DA Chirino Navarta, VM Franchi… - Insuficiencia …, 2012 - SciELO Argentina
DIZEO, Claudio et al. Síndrome cardiorrenal como predictor de mala evolución
intrahospitalaria en pacientes añosos internados con insuficiencia cardíaca. Insuf …