Background Preexisting indexes for predicting the prognosis of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) do not use radiologic information and are impractical because …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) should be seen as a tool that provides an
overall view of the general clinical condition of a COPD patient. The aims of this study were …

Currently, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents the fourth cause of
death worldwide with significant economic burden. Comorbidities increase in number and …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are chronic
health conditions with significant impacts on quality and extent of life. People with COPD …

Aim To investigate the effect of metabolic syndrome (MetS), genetic predisposition, and their
interactions, on the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

In 2019, The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) modified the
grading system for patients with COPD, creating 16 subgroups (1A–4D). As part of the …

Risk stratification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is important to
enable targeted management. Existing disease severity classification systems, such as …

目的探讨慢性阻塞性肺疾病(简称慢阻肺) 共患疾病与死亡风险的关系. 方法纳入慢阻肺稳定期
患者166 例, 收集其临床资料, 统计共患疾病数量, 种类及英国医学研究委员会呼吸困难量表 …

Purpose The Phenotypes of COPD in Central and Eastern Europe (POPE) study assessed
the prevalence and clinical characteristics of four clinical COPD phenotypes, but not …

Despite recent notable innovations in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), no major advances in patient-centered medicine have been achieved …