Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs) are episodes of
symptom worsening 1 that have significant adverse consequences for patients. 2 The …

Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the
management of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American …

This European Respiratory Society (ERS) statement provides a comprehensive overview on
physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A …

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

We welcome the report by the SPIROMICS investigators in The Lancet Respiratory
Medicine, 1 repeating our 2010 ECLIPSE analysis2 describing exacerbations in chronic …

Background We evaluated the effect of dual, longacting inhaled bronchodilator treatment on
exacerbations in patients with severe and very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary …

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 Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), delivered as a supervised multidisciplinary
program including exercise training, is one of the cornerstones in the chronic obstructive …

Objective To investigate whether an early rehabilitation intervention initiated during acute
admission for exacerbations of chronic respiratory disease reduces the risk of readmission …