Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and affects both ventilatory and nonventilatory muscle groups. It represents a very …

Physical inactivity is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
compared with age-matched healthy individuals or patients with other chronic diseases …

Background Many patients with COVID-19 did not require hospitalisation, nor underwent
COVID-19 testing. There is anecdotal evidence that patients with “mild” COVID-19 may …

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a highly effective treatment for people with chronic lung disease
but remains underused across the world. Recent years have seen the emergence of new …

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published the
complete 2023 GOLD report, which can be freely downloaded from its web page (www …

BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence suggests that post-TB lung disease (PTLD) causes
significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of these clinical standards is to provide guidance …

Due to the exponential growth of the number of subjects affected by coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19), the entire Italian health care system had to respond promptly and in a …

This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 …

Importance Meta-analyses have suggested that initiating pulmonary rehabilitation after an
exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with …

Rationale: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has demonstrated physiological, symptom-
reducing, psychosocial, and health economic benefits for patients with chronic respiratory …