The Saudi Thoracic Society Evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Riyad Al-Lehebi, Hani Lababidi, Faris F. Alhejaili, Yahya Habis, Waleed A. Alsowayan, Majdy M. Idrees, Mohammed O. Zeitouni, Abdullah Alshimemeri, Mohammed Al Ghobain, Ali Alaraj, Esam H. Alhamad

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer Mortality Attributed to Air Pollution in Türkiye in 2019 by Didem Han Yekdeş, Ali Cem Yekdeş, Ülfiye Çelikkalp, Pelin Sarı Serin, Miraç Çağlayan, Galip Ekuklu

“…In this study, we aimed to calculate the mortality rates of lung cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) attributed to PM2.5 in Türkiye in 2019. …”
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Model for Developing a Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Nikolić Emilija, Nikolić Aleksandar, Stević Ruža, Brandmajer Tijana, Mićanović Veselin, Mašnić Jelena

“…George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and general health questionnaire (SF-36) are widely used for chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aim. We examined the reliability and validity of a modified questionnaire (MQ) to create a model for assessing the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in COPD. …”
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Validation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recording in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD-GOLD) by John R Hurst, Jennifer K Quint, Hana Müllerova, Liam Smeeth, Harriet Forbes, Susan Eaton, Rachael L DiSantostefano, Kourtney Davis

“…Objectives The optimal method of identifying people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from electronic primary care records is not known. …”
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Neutrophilic Inflammation in the Immune Responses of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Lessons from Animal Models by Gang Huang, Xu-Chen Xu, Jie-Sen Zhou, Zhou-Yang Li, Hai-Pin Chen, Yong Wang, Wen Li, Hua-Hao Shen, Zhi-Hua Chen

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality worldwide, which is characterized by chronic bronchitis, destruction of small airways, and enlargement/disorganization of alveoli. …”
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Association between erectile dysfunction and the severity of obstruction to airflow in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by María J. Pareja-Zabala, Carlos Aguirre, Abraham Alí-Munive, María C. Pareja-Zabala, Luis F. Guerrero, Sandra Huertas, Leidy P. Prada, Luis F. Giraldo-Cadavid

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State of the Art Compendium: Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Denis E O’Donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy 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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Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Horvat Nejc, Locatelli Igor, Kos Mitja, Janežič Ana

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Inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease combined phenotype: when to use and what to expect? by Srishankar Bairy, Tarun Tiwari, Himanshu Mittal, Neeraj Gupta, Meghana M

“… The term "asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) combined phenotype” describes patients with persistent airflow limitation and features of both asthma and COPD. …”
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Retracted: Biochemical Behaviours of Salmeterol/Fluticasone Propionate in Treating Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) by Emergency Medicine International

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Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Regulation of T-Helper Immune Response in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Karolina A. Sidletskaya, Tatyana I. Vitkina, Yulia K. Denisenko, Elena E. Mineeva

“…According to modern views, the differences in the clinical course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with certain types of T-helper (Th) immune response. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Tiotropium in Canadian Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Charles KN Chan, François Maltais, Chris Sigouin, Jennifer M Haddon, Gordon T Ford, on behalf of the SAFE Study Group

“…BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoke have a greater annual rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) than those patients who have stopped smoking.…”
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Causal association between sarcopenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A two-sample Mendelian randomization by Jun Ma, Juanjuan Yao, Leyuan Zhang, Limin Tian

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Comparison of Canadian versus United States Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation by Brian H Rowe, Rita K Cydulka, Chu-Lin Tsai, Sunday Clark, Douglas Sinclair, Carlos A Camargo

“…INTRODUCTION: Despite the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, little is known about practice variation in EDs.…”
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Clinicopathological relationship between PM2.5 exposure and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Anfeng Cui, Yingying Shao, Yang Wang, Haodong Wang, Jiayi Song, Caiji Liu, Ningning Shen, Zhiqing Yang, Wangliang Zhang, Tiane Luo, Chen Wang

“…Objective: This study investigates the association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 1284 AECOPD hospitalizations at Shanxi Medical University's Second Hospital from 2018 to 2022. …”
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Retracted: Changes in Thrombelastography in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Relationship with Lung Function by Emergency Medicine International

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To Evaluate the Effect of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Retinal and Choroidal Thicknesses Measured by Optical Coherence Tomography by Sait Alim, Helin Deniz Demir, Ayşe Yilmaz, Selim Demir, Alper Güneş

“…To evaluate the retinal and choroidal thicknesses in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using optical coherence tomography. …”
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Impact of lung-strengthening breathing exercises on the rehabilitation of patients in the stable phase of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yaonan Du, Xiaolin Liang, Xiaolan Fang, Mingying Wu

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Effects of Oxygen on Exercise Duration in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients before and after Pulmonary Rehabilitation by Nha Voduc, Caroline Tessier, Elham Sabri, Dean Fergusson, Lyne Lavallee, Shawn D Aaron

“…BACKGROUND: Supplemental oxygen therapy has been shown to improve exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is unknown whether the magnitude of this benefit would be affected by participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.…”
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Adipokines NUCB2/Nesfatin-1 and Visfatin as Novel Inflammatory Factors in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Sirpa Leivo-Korpela, Lauri Lehtimäki, Mari Hämälainen, Katriina Vuolteenaho, Lea Kööbi, Ritva Järvenpää, Hannu Kankaanranta, Seppo Saarelainen, Eeva Moilanen

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