One-year Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Cost of Hospitalizations for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the United States by Christopher M. Blanchette, Emily Zacherle, Joshua M. Noone, Bryce A. Van Doren, Debosree Roy, Reuben Howden

“…Frequencies and percentages for patient demographics were compared using bivariate statistics (eg, chi-square test). Recognizing the non-parametric nature of length of stay and cost, we calculated median values and interquartile ranges for these variables for each group of patients. …”
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Validating the pathogenic mechanism of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease induced by negative emotions via Mendelian randomization and traditional Chinese medicine theory of emo... by Zhiying Wang, Yun Li, Zhixian Zhong, Ling Xu, Yi Zhong, Jian Chen

“…Objective: We employed Mendelian randomization (MR) to test the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory of emotional pathogenesis concept and explore the causal relationship between negative emotions and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Bacterial Profiles and Antibiotic Resistance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Exacerbation and Type 2 Respiratory Failure at Adam Malik General Hospital by Lia Mutia Annisa, Fajrinur Syarani, Andika Pradana, Erna Mutiara

“…Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent condition characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. …”
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Elevated Serum Level of Krebs von den Lungen-6 Predicts Death in Patients With Comorbid Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Li F, Geng J, Zhang H, Xie B, Zhang H, Xie J, Dai H

“…These findings underscore the need for sleep tests and KL-6 measurement for IPF patients at high risk.Keywords: death, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, obstructive sleep apnea, serum Krebs von den Lungen-6…”
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Tele-Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Mediterranean-like Lifestyle, Adjunctively to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Effects in Fitness and Oxid... by Vasileios T. Stavrou, Eirini Papayianni, Kyriaki Astara, George D. Vavougios, Meropi D. Kontogianni, Alexandra Bargiota, Chaido Pastaka, Zoe Daniil, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis

“…In addition, participants underwent blood sampling for reactive oxygen metabolites’ levels (d-ROM), plasma antioxidant capacity (PAT), and Lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)), as well as a 6 min walk test (6MWT). Statistically significant differences were detected in both groups (CPAPgroup versus non-CPAPgroup) after 12 weeks between Lp(a) (−32.2 ± 25.5%, <i>p</i> = 0.021 versus −17.7 ± 16.3%, <i>p</i> = 0.034) and 6MWT (16.6 ± 9.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.001 versus 7.5 ± 6.6%, <i>p</i> = 0.002). …”
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Disorders of cardiorespiratory coupling in hypercapnic respiratory test and moderate physical exercise in patients with pulmonological pathology by L. A. Noskin, V. N. Marchenko, A. V. Rubinskiy, L. A. Zarovkina, K. S. Ternovoy

“…During moderate physical activity, stroke volume (SV) statistically decreases in patients differently: SV were significantly lower in the group with obstructive disorders than in the group with non-obstructive disorders.…”
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DU Is Induced by Low Levels of Urinary ATP in a Rat Model of Partial Bladder Outlet Obstruction: The Incidence of Both Events Decreases after Deobstruction by Luís Vale, Ana Charrua, Helena Cavaleiro, Rita Ribeiro-Oliveira, António Avelino, Tiago Antunes-Lopes, António Albino-Teixeira, Francisco Cruz

“…In another group of animals in which pBOO was relieved at 15 days and bladders were let to recover for 15 days, the incidence of DU and ATP levels were also accessed. The Kruskal–Wallis test was followed by Dunn’s multiple comparisons test, and Spearman’s correlation test was used. …”
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Features of the clinic in patients with non-tumor mechanical jaundice with concomitant pathology by V. E. Fedorov, B. S. Kharitonov, V. V. Maslyakov, A. D. Aslanov, O. E. Logvina, M. A. Narizhnaya

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Effects of 12&amp;nbsp;weeks of Head-Down Strong Abdominal Breathing Training on Gait and Cognitive Function in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Song F, Ding K, Sun W, Huang Q, Jiang R, Xiang H, Sun M

“…While longer studies are needed, these non-drug approaches show potential for helping people stay active and mentally sharp. …”
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Prediction of risk for secondary lower respiratory tract fungal infection during the acute exacerbation phase of COPD by Shasha Han, Xiangyi Meng

“… Introduction: We aimed to investigate the risk factors for secondary lower respiratory tract fungal infection during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methodology: A total of 466 AECOPD patients diagnosed from March 2019 to November 2020 were divided into infection (n = 48) and non-infection (n = 418) groups. …”
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CHANGES IN THE DENTAL STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE by D.V. Emelyanov, T.O. Petrushanko

“…Metabolic diseases, especially non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), are considered to be one of the most pressing problems in the world today. …”
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Previous Moraxella catarrhalis Infection as a Risk Factor of COPD Exacerbations Leading to Hospitalization by Kyoko Yagyu, Takahiro Ueda, Atsushi Miyamoto, Riki Uenishi, Haruhiko Matsushita

“…We retrospectively analysed the clinical data of patients with AECOPD (modified British Medical Research Council scale score, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease [GOLD] classification, pre-admission antibiotic and inhalant usage, sputum culture and epidemic influenza virus antigen test) for association with admission frequency. …”
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Cough Test during Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure in Preventing Postoperative Urinary Retention by Jian Kang, Xin Gou, Qing-hua Zhao, Wei-yang He, Ming-zhao Xiao, Ming Wang, Yuan-zhong Deng

“…The cure rate was 38/41 (92.6%) in the cough test group and 41/44 (93.1%) in the noncough test group; detrusor pressure-uroflow study indicated that there were 11 cases in the obstruction zone in the cough test group while only 3 cases were in the obstruction zone in the noncough test group; 4 cases of urinary retention and 5 cases of voiding dysfunction were found in the cough test group, while difficulties of urination were not found in the non-cough test group. …”
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Cold Pressor Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Myocardial Flow Reserve Is Not Useful for Detection of Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction in Women with Signs and Symptoms of Ischemia... by Sofy Landes, Sherwin Dela Cruz, Janet Wei, Ahmed AlBadri, Chrisandra Shufelt, Puja Mehta, Louise E Thomson, Marcio A Diniz, Xiao Zhang, John W Petersen, R David Anderson, Carl J Pepine, Daniel S Berman, C Noel Bairey Merz

“…<h4>Background</h4>Coronary endothelial function testing using acetylcholine is not routinely available, while non-pharmacological cold pressor testing (CPT) is considered an endothelial stressor. …”
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Cardiac troponin and increased mortality risk among individuals with restrictive spirometric pattern on lung function testing by Sara Johansson, Petra Sandin, Lenita Lindgren, Nicholas L Mills, Linnea Hedman, Helena Backman, Ulf Nilsson

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Acoustic Rhinometry Study in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis by Atanas Vlaykov

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Management of Gastric Trichobezoar in Children: A Case Report and Literature Review by Neda Ezoddin, Pooria Sobhanian, Seyed Abdollah Mousavi, Nazanin Reisi

“…Physical examination identified a large non-mobile abdominal mass, and laboratory tests indicated elevated urea, lactate dehydrogenase, and alkaline phosphatase levels, suggesting underlying gastrointestinal pathology. …”
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Use of a Personalised Early Warning Decision Support System for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results of the “Predict & Prevent” Phase III Trial by Eleni Gkini, Rajnikant L. Mehta, Sarah Tearne, Lucy Doos, Sue Jowett, Nicola Gale, Alice M. Turner

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CPAP Titration Pressure in Split-Night, Full-Night, and Home Auto-Titration: A Prospective Comparative Analysis of Patients With Moderate to Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Park SI, Choi W, Lee C, Kim HY, Jung YG

“…Titration pressures from SN-T (SN-TP), HA-T (mean pressure [HA-TPm] and 90th percentile pressure [HA-TP90]), and FN-T (FN-TP) were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Patients were classified into pressure disparity and non-disparity groups based on differences between FN-TP and the other methods. …”
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Area and severity of ischemia according to dynamic single-photon emission computed tomography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in patients with multivessel coronary artery dis... by A. V. Mochula, A. A. Tsygikalo, A. N. Maltseva, O. V. Mochula, V. V. Shipulin, V. V. Zatolokin, Yu. U. Alisherev, S. A. Kunitsyn, B. N. Kozlov, K. V. Zavadovsky

“…Based on the data on coronary artery (CA) involvement, patients were selected: 1) with multivessel CAD (n=171), 2) with single-vessel CAD (n=71) and 3) non-obstructive CAD (n=85). Based on the MPS data, the presence and impaired perfusion area at rest and during the stress test, as well as the degree of their discrepancy were assessed: summed stress score (SSS), summed rest score (SRS) and summed difference score (SDS). …”
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