Introduction Exertional dyspnoea is the primary diagnostic symptom for chronic
cardiopulmonary disease populations. Whilst a number of exercise tests are used, there …

Ferroptosis is characterized by the accumulation of iron and lipid peroxidation products,
which regulates physiological and pathological processes in numerous organs and tissues …

Aim Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients vary widely in terms of the
prevalence of sarcopenia, which is partially attributed to differences in diagnostic criteria and …

Background This study aims to develop and validate, a clinically useful modified index of
fragility (mIFG) to identify patients at risk of fragility and to predict postoperative adverse …

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) tend to have abnormally low
levels of fat-free mass (FFM), which includes skeletal muscle mass as a central component …

Introduction Sarcopenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are risk factors
for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). Preoperative inspiratory muscle …

Purpose This study aimed to develop a linguistically validated Japanese translation of the
multidimensional dyspnea profile (MDP) and assess whether worsening of dyspnea's …

Dyspnoea is a risk factor for mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD)[1]. Awareness of the magnitude of respiratory drive to the respiratory muscles …

Background: Endobronchial valve (EBV) insertion for severe emphysema allows to reduce
hyperinflation and alleviates respiratory symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive …

Sarcopenia, or age-related muscle loss, is a common comorbidity in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with multiple contributing factors. We hypothesized …