Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third most common
cause of death around the world. The affected patients suffer not only from impaired lung …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous respiratory condition
characterized by symptoms of dyspnea, cough, and sputum production. We review sex …

Background: Chest computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used for phenotyping and
monitoring of patients with COPD. The aim of this work was to evaluate the association of …

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), comorbidities and worse functional status
predict worse outcomes, but how these predictors compare with regard to different outcomes …

(1) Background: The disease burden related to diabetes is increasing greatly, particularly in
older subjects. A more comprehensive approach towards the assessment and management …

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) commonly have
coexisting comorbidities that contribute to higher exacerbation frequency, poorer health …

Background Sex and gender influence many aspects of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Limited data are available on this topic in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency …

Lung hyperinflation (LH) is a common clinical feature in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). It results from a combination of reduced elastic lung recoil as a …

Background The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) comprises eight questions. We evaluated
the information that each of the questions and the total score contributed to outcomes and …

Background In recent years, the importance of sex as a factor influencing medical care has
received increasing attention in the field of intensive care medicine. The objective of this …