Remember to Use Our Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Action Plan by Paul Hernandez

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The Burden of Illness in Patients with Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Canada by M Reza Maleki-Yazdi, Suzanne M Kelly, Sy S Lam, Mihaela Marin, Martin Barbeau, Valery Walker

“…INTRODUCTION: No recent Canadian studies with physician- and spirometry-confirmed diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that assessed the burden of COPD have been published.…”
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The Christmas Season as a Risk Factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations by Neil W Johnston, Andrew McIvor, Kim Lambert Reg N, Justina M Greene, Pat Hussac, Maria Gerhardsson de Verdier, Tim Higenbottam, Jonathan Lewis, Paul Newbold, Athula Herath, Martin Jenkins

“…BACKGROUND: Epidemics of hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occur annually during the Christmas holidays, and COPD exacerbations commonly coincide with respiratory viral infections.…”
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The Sex Factor: Epidemiology and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in British Columbia by Pat G Camp, Munaza Chaudhry, Howard Platt, Michael Roch, Jeremy Road, Donald Sin, Robert D Levy

“…BACKGROUND: The prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in women have been predicted to overtake that of men within the next decade. …”
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Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations: How Well Are We Doing? by Nicholas T Vozoris

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The Burden of Illness Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in Québec, Canada by Tam Dang-Tan, Shiyuan Zhang, Ruben V. Tavares, Melissa Stutz, Afisi S. Ismaila, Julie Vaillancourt, Diane Corriveau, Richard H. Stanford, Xiwu Lin, Gilbert A. Nadeau, Alexander Simidchiev, Daria Parsons, John S. Sampalis

“…Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence in Canada has risen over time. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the risk of stroke: a systematic review protocol by Jennifer K Quint, Ann D Morgan, Chetna Sharma, Kieran J Rothnie

“…Introduction There is good evidence to suggest that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) increases the risk of ischaemic heart disease, in particular myocardial infarction (MI). …”
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Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of Five Clinical Questionnaires for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Alirio R. Bastidas, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, José S. Arias, Diana Cufiño, Diana Moya, Daniel Martin, Faure Rodríguez, Carolina Aponte-Murcia, Doris M. Pumarejo, Maria A. Bejarano, Geraldine Ospina, Lina M. Morales, Adriana M. Portella, Maria D. Barragán, Daniela A. Álvarez, José M. Hernández

“…Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains one of the most prevalent pathologies in the world and is among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, partially due to underdiagnosis. …”
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Role of circRMRP and circRPL27 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Li JianFang, Zhang PengFei, Zeng XianJing, Liu Rong

Subjects: “…chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…”
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Trends in Mortality from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Alberta: Back to the Future? by Tee L Guidotti

“…Trends in mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Alberta over 60 years, from 1927 to 1987, for ages 15 and above or both sexes, were examined. …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2003 by Denis E O’donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy D Marciniuk, Meyer Balter, Gordon Ford, Andre Gervais, Roger Goldstein, Rick Hodder, Francois Maltais, Jeremy Road

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of disability and death in Canada. …”
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Evaluation and Interpretation of Transcriptome Data Underlying Heterogeneous Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Seokjin Ham, Yeon-Mok Oh, Tae-Young Roh

Subjects: “…chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…”
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Cellular and cytokine immunoregulation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma by Wanda Stankiewicz, Marek P. Dabrowski, Andrzej Chcialowski, Tadeusz Plusa

“…In general, deficient defence response is a feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), whereas distorted immunoregulatory mechanisms lead to development of asthmatic symptoms. …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines Dissemination and Implementation Committee

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Serum Vitamin A and Inflammatory Markers in Individuals with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by L. M. O. Caram, R. A. F. Amaral, R. Ferrari, S. E. Tanni, C. R. Correa, S. A. R. Paiva, I. Godoy

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Clinical Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Patients with Suboptimal Peak Inspiratory Flow by Jill A. Ohar, Donald A. Mahler, Gabrielle N. Davis, David A. Lombardi, Edmund J. Moran, Glenn D. Crater

“…Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may derive inadequate benefit from dry powder inhalers (DPIs) because of suboptimal peak inspiratory flow (sPIF). …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2007 Update by Denis E O’Donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy D Marciniuk, Meyer Balter, Gordon Ford, Andre Gervais, Roger Goldstein, Rick Hodder, Alan Kaplan, Sean Keenan, Yves Lacasse, Francois Maltais, Jeremy Road, Graeme Rocker, Don Sin, Tasmin Sinuff, Nha Voduc

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major respiratory illness in Canada that is both preventable and treatable. …”
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Association of TLR4-T399I Polymorphism with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Smokers by Matthaios Speletas, Vassiliki Merentiti, Konstantinos Kostikas, Kyriaki Liadaki, Markos Minas, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Anastasios E. Germenis

“…Tobacco smoking has been considered the most important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development. However, not all smokers develop COPD and other environmental and genetic susceptibility factors underlie disease pathogenesis. …”
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A Relationship between Epithelial Maturation, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Abraham B. Roos, Tove Berg, Magnus Nord

“…Moreover, there is increasing concern that lung immaturity at birth may increase the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The mechanisms contributing to this phenomenon remains unknown, largely as a consequence of inadequate experimental models and clinical follow-up studies. …”
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Time to Exhale: Additional Value of Expiratory Chest CT in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Joshua Gawlitza, Frederik Trinkmann, Hans Scheffel, Andreas Fischer, John W. Nance, Claudia Henzler, Nils Vogler, Joachim Saur, Ibrahim Akin, Martin Borggrefe, Stefan O. Schoenberg, Thomas Henzler

“…Diagnostic guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are based on spirometry and clinical criteria. …”
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