Analysis of a 2-year study showed that fluctuations in yearly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation rates may be associated with variations in Haemophilus influenzae colonization.

Table 1 reports the total number of patients with COPD and the number experiencing an MI or stroke. There were 25,857 patients with COPD in 277 practices at the start of the observation period. Over ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . 31% of patients taking benralizumab and 33% of those taking mepolizumab also used daily oral corticosteroids.

The SPIROMICS study found considerable year-to-year heterogeneity in acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation patterns over 3 years of follow-up. Similarly, a Danish nationwide ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease affecting at least 15 million American adults. It’s also the fourth leading cause of disease-attributed death. This makes ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Mepolizumab reduced the risk for a first severe ...

Retrospective studies have shown that statins decrease the rate and severity of exacerbations, the rate of hospitalization, and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We ...

Exacerbations associated with accelerated lung function loss in COPD Exacerbations were associated with accelerated lung function loss in patients with established COPD. Acute exacerbations in ...

Getting an asthma diagnosis means you have to learn some new lingo. Your doctor may throw around phrases like “peak flow readings” (a way to measure how well your lungs are functioning), “short-acting ...

To derive a clinical prediction rule (CPR) for short-term death following an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). All persons ⩾40 years (to exclude patients with potential asthma) attending a HC of ...

Only 15% of patients were adherent to ICS therapy 3 months after their asthma exacerbation, and less that one-fourth of those remained adherent 9 months later. Improved adherence to inhaled ...

AECRS lacks consistent definitions, complicating research and treatment, and often leads to overtreatment with antibiotics and corticosteroids. A new regulatory definition for AECRS offers progress ...