Mechanisms of ECG signs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abbreviations:6MWD, 6 minutes walking distance; aaI, apnea arousal index; ahI, apnea/hypopnea index; awake, number of awakenings after sleep onset; Be, base excess in arterial

Objectives: The objectives of the study were to examine whether distinct groups of COPD patients could be identified based on changes in the occurrence and severity of

Aims: To describe symptoms and lung function in patients registered with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary care and to examine how spirometry findings

2,3 We have confirmed that patients suf- fering from COPD show elevated levels of p62, LC3, and LC3‐II, suggesting that increased presence of autophago- somes is not indicative

B, C presents comparisons of effects of 10RM and 30RM resistance training on fiber CSA in COPD (B) and Healthy (C) (i.e. per study cluster), measured as relative changes from

Patients and methods: In this cross-sectional study with 225 participants diagnosed with COPD grades II–IV, multiple linear regression analysis was conducted, using sociodemographic

The main finding of this study on subjects with COPD followed for ten years was that AECOPD was only significantly associated with increased risk of lung cancer in COPD patients

Among the COPD patients, obesity and underweight, higher GOLD stage, reporting dyspnea, depression, or use of inhaled steroids, were all factors associated with significantly