Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: a need for action

A Anzueto, M Miravitlles - The American Journal of Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality, with exacerbations contributing strongly to the overall severity and burden of …

Associations between comorbidities, their treatment and survival in patients with interstitial lung diseases–a claims data analysis

L Schwarzkopf, S Witt, J Waelscher, M Polke… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are associated with a high burden of
disease. However, data on the prognostic impact of comorbidities and comorbidity-related …

Real-world retrospective cohort study ARCTIC shows burden of comorbidities in Swedish COPD versus non-COPD patients

B Ställberg, C Janson, K Larsson… - NPJ primary care …, 2018 - nature.com
This study aimed to generate real-world evidence to assess the burden of comorbidities in
COPD patients, to effectively manage these patients and optimize the associated healthcare …

High imminent vertebral fracture risk in subjects with COPD with a prevalent or incident vertebral fracture

MJ van Dort, P Geusens, JHM Driessen… - Journal of Bone and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of
vertebral fractures (VFs); however, VF incidence is largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of …

Impact of comorbidities on the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

C Garvey, GJ Criner - The American journal of medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently exists alongside other chronic
diseases. Comorbidities can have a significant influence on the course of COPD, affecting …

Cluster analysis on breath print of newly diagnosed COPD patients: effects of therapy

S Scarlata, P Finamore, S Santangelo… - Journal of breath …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a highly heterogeneous
disease and airflow limitation and symptoms only partially capture such heterogeneity. Since …

Распространенность коморбидного сочетания хронической обструктивной болезни легких и сердечно-сосудистой патологии по данным ретроспективного …

ОС Полунина, ТА Уклистая… - Астраханский …, 2018 - cyberleninka.ru
Представлены результаты анализа распространенности сердечно-сосудистых
заболеваний в качестве коморбидной патологии у больных хронической обструктивной …

[HTML][HTML] Resource use during the last six months of life among COPD patients: a population-level study

K Faes, J Cohen, L Annemans - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Context Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often have several
comorbidities, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) or lung cancer (LC), which might …

The role of argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region-associated proteins in clinical exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

F Turan Sönmez, R Eröz - Journal of International Medical …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To investigate whether argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region-associated
protein (AgNOR) parameters can be used as a biomarker that could potentially help with the …

Influence of comorbid heart disease on dyspnea and health status in patients with COPD–a cohort study

M Giezeman, M Hasselgren, K Lisspers… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the changing influence over time of comorbid
heart disease on symptoms and health status in patients with COPD. Patients and methods …