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Coronary artery calcification is increased in patients with COPD and associated with increased morbidity and mortality

12 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University & University of Southern Denmark, Denmark/University of Manchester, Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK 13 Department of Respiratory ...
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Long-term natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: severe exacerbations and mortality

3 Pulmonary Division, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Correspondence to Professor Samy Suissa, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote ...
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Balloon dilatation for bronchoscope delivery: first-in-human trial of a novel technique for peripheral lung field access

Background Bronchoscopic limitations in reaching peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) can compromise biopsy sensitivity, ...
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Risk of fractures with inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies

2 Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA 3 Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of ...
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Skeletal muscle molecular responses to resistance training and dietary supplementation in COPD

2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Lung Health, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to Dr Michael C Steiner, Department of ...
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Increased platelet activation in patients with stable and acute exacerbation of COPD

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Interaction between inflammatory cells and activated platelets is important ...
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Associations of wheezing phenotypes in the first 6 years of life with atopy, lung function and airway responsiveness in mid-childhood

Background: Patterns of wheezing during early childhood may indicate differences in aetiology and prognosis of respiratory illnesses. Improved characterisation of wheezing phenotypes could lead to the ...
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Sex differences in outcome after endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) in patients with emphysema: a retrospective analysis of the German Lung Emphysema Registry (LER e.V.)

Background Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) is increasingly used for treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe hyperinflation. Data on sex differences in ...
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Comparative safety of inhaled medications in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomised ...

3 Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Correspondence to Dr Mei-Shu Lai, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public ...
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Association between maternal asthma and impaired infant lung function is diminished by inhaled corticosteroid use in pregnancy

Background Infants of asthmatic mothers have reduced lung function in early life for reasons that remain to be defined. The association between inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use during pregnancy and ...
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Thrombocytosis is associated with increased short and long term mortality after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a role for antiplatelet therapy?

Introduction Evidence suggests that platelets play a significant role in inflammation in addition to their role in thrombosis. Systemic inflammation is linked to poor short and long term outcomes in ...
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Haemoptysis in an adolescent post vertebral body tethering surgery for scoliosis

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