Abstract Background A Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) phenotype is a
single or group of disease characteristics that describe differences between individuals …

Purpose Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare hereditary condition characterized
by low circulating levels of alpha-1antitrypsin (AAT). While the association between AATD …

Purpose The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) is
widely used to assess the impact of COPD symptoms on health status. Whilst the CAT …

Background COPD patients suffer from respiratory symptoms and limitations in daily life. We
aimed to characterize the impact of disease on overall health, daily life, and perceived well …

Background Management strategies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) need
to be tailored to the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), exacerbations, and …

Objective Spirometric lung function is usually used to evaluate respiratory health. However,
the impact of lung function on extra-pulmonary diseases and all-cause mortality has not …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a
chronic inflammatory respiratory disease. Citrus Reticulata peel, the dried ripe peel of Citrus …

Abstract The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is in widespread use for the evaluation of
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We assessed whether the CAT …

Background Patients with mild or mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), defined as Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) group …

Introduction In 2011, the GOLD recommendations for the treatment of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD) introduced new clinical elements to classify the severity of the …