New frontiers in the treatment of comorbid cardiovascular disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

K Brassington, S Selemidis, S Bozinovski… - Clinical …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterised by persistent
airflow limitation that is not fully reversible and is currently the fourth leading cause of death …

The elevated CXCL5 levels in circulation are associated with lung function decline in COPD patients and cigarette smoking-induced mouse model of COPD

J Chen, L Dai, T Wang, J He, Y Wang, F Wen - Annals of Medicine, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction CXC motif chemokine 5 is primarily chemotactic for neutrophils and previously
shown to increase in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with chronic obstructive …

Feasibility of mean platelet volume as a biomarker for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Ma, D Zong, Z Zhan, H Li, Z Dai… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of mean platelet volume (MPV) as a biomarker for
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods A systematic search for studies …

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio as haematological indices of inflammatory response in ceramic workers' silicosis

M Karataş, M Gündüzöz, TN Öziş… - The clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Occupational exposure to crystalline silica over time may result in silicosis: a
fatal, irreversible occupational disease leading to lung function impairment. A complex …

Implications of mean platelet volume in health and disease: A large population study on data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

S Ball, M Arevalo, S Wongsaengsak, JA Dennis… - Thrombosis research, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a measure of platelet size and activity. We
conducted a population study with National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey …

Clinical characteristics of pulmonary hypertension patients living in plain and high‐altitude regions

S Lei, Z Sun, X He, C Li, Y Zhang… - The Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The demographic characteristics, ratio of aetiologies and biochemical parameters
of adult patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) living in plain and high‐altitude regions …

Assessment of bronchial asthma exacerbation: the utility of platelet indices

MR Hafez, HA Eid, SB Elsawy, NE Eldin… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Activated platelets and platelet indices have a vital role in bronchial hyper-
responsiveness, bronchoconstriction, bronchial inflammation, airway remodeling …

[PDF][PDF] Platelet indices for predicting patient outcomes in post-neurosurgical meningitis

L Simani, M Oroei, H Sadeghi, M Amirdosara… - Archives of …, 2019 - brieflands.com
Background: Platelet volume indices (PVIs) are inexpensive and readily available
parameters in intensive care units (ICUs). However, their association with mortality has …

Clinical significance of mean platelet volume/lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume/platelet ratio in the exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

E ÖZSARI, MZ Koçak - The European Research Journal, 2019 - dergipark.org.tr
Objectives: Studies showing the role of systemic inflammation in c hronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasing. Particularly, importance of mean platelet volume …

[PDF][PDF] 延续性护理对脑卒中出院患者康复的效果观察

苏灼容, 罗飞跃, 何志坚, 吴洲锋 - 中国校医, 2019 - zgxyzz.org.cn
目的探讨延续性护理干预对脑卒中患者出院康复的临床效果. 方法选取本院选收治的176
例首发脑卒中偏瘫患者为研究对象, 据随机数表法, 分为对照组和观察组, 各组88 例 …