COPD
Conference Coverage
Asthma-COPD overlap linked to occupational pollutants
The prevalence and clinical features of asthma-COPD overlap are understudied.
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Patients with asthma and COPD lost ground in accessing care
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Inhaled hyaluronan may bring sigh of relief to COPD patients
Data stretching back into the 1970s has identified decreases in hyaluronan content in emphysematous lung tissue.
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New COPD mortality risk model includes imaging-derived variables
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Lung disease raises mortality risk in older RA patients
Presence of RA-associated interstitial lung disease was associated with increased total, respiratory, and cancer mortality.
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Asthma-COPD overlap: Patients have high disease burden
Population-level burden of eosinophilic disease was greater in combination asthma-COPD than in either condition alone
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E-cigarette use tied to increased COPD, asthma risk
The clinical outcome were consistent with studies assessing in vivo biomarkers of e-cigarette exposure in animal subjects, human participants, and...
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Liquid oxygen recommended for mobile patients with lung disease
The ATS identified the need for an updated guideline because an online survey of users showed they were having problems accessing and using oxygen...
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More data on impact of corticosteroids on COVID-19 mortality in patients with COPD
Patients with COPD or asthma who used ICS on a regular basis were more likely to die from COVID-19.
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Nocturnal oxygen no help for isolated desaturation in COPD
Patients with COPD who do not qualify for long-term oxygen therapy are commonly prescribed nocturnal oxygen.