Background Current guidelines recommend that patients with acute exacerbations of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be treated with systemic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a frequent comorbid condition associated
with increased morbidity and mortality. Pneumonia is the most common infectious disease …

Rationale: Exacerbations are key events in the natural history of bronchiectasis, but clinical
predictors and outcomes of patients with frequently exacerbating disease are not well …

Introduction Severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD)
is a significant event that results in substantial mortality. Objectives We evaluated the …

Importance Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health issue
and theophylline is used extensively. Preclinical investigations have demonstrated that low …

Remote patient monitoring should reduce mortality rates, improve care, and reduce costs.
We present an overview of the available technologies for the remote monitoring of chronic …

Background Self-management of exacerbations in COPD patients is important to reduce
exacerbation impact. There is a need for more comprehensive and individualized …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic illness that can be periodically
punctuated by exacerbations, characterised by acute worsening of symptoms, including …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has two courses with different options for
medical treatment: the acute exacerbation phase and the stable phase. However, the …

BACKGROUND. Matrix metalloprotease 9 (MMP-9) is associated with inflammation and lung
remodeling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesized that …