IMPULSE OSCILLOMETRY FOR DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY CHANGES IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL STATE IN PATIENTS WITH MILD ASTHMA by N. M. Leontieva, I. V. Demko, E. A. Sobko, O. P. Ishchenko, I. A. Solov’yova

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Lung Function Decline in COPD – Relations to Changes in Symptom Burden, Inflammation, and Comorbidities by Juan Wang, Björn Ställberg, Maria Hårdstedt, Kristina Bröms, Margareta Gonzalez Lindh, Amir Farkhooy, Andreas Palm, Karin Lisspers, Marieann Högman, Andrei Malinovschi

“…Purpose The study aims to improve the knowledge on the associations between comorbidities, symptom burden, inflammatory biomarkers and lung function deterioration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Materials and methods Of the 572 COPD subjects initially included in the 2014–2016 Tools for Identifying Exacerbations in COPD study in Sweden, 228 had lung function data at the 7-year follow-up. …”
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Chorioretinal microvascular changes in slow flow coronary phenomenon: a multi-center study by MohammadHossein MozafaryBazargany, Elias Khalili Pour, Ali Shamsedini, Seyed Ali Banifatemeh, Amir Azimi, Amir Manavishad, Saeed Sadr, Parham Sadeghipour, Ata Firouzi, Armin Elahifar, Mohammadreza Baay, Mohammad Javad Alemzadeh-Ansari, Zahra Mahdizad, Hooshang Faghihi, Hassan Asadigandomani, Niloofar Gholami, Sara Adimi, Ehsan Khalilipur, Reza Mirshahi, Hamid Riazi-Esfehani

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Specific characteristics of immunohistochemical changes of the cellular infiltrate (the content of mucins MUC 2, 3, 4) in the mucous tunic of the bronchi in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by S. V. Kovalenko, A. E. Dorofeev, I. V. Vasilenko, I. S. Davidenko

“…Introduction. Changes of the mucin expression by the competent cells of the bronchial mucous membrane (MM) and dyscrinia are the common evidence of the inflammatory process in case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that logically substantiates the importance for the investigation of the mucin influence on the progression processes of the inflammation in the airways tract (AW). …”
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An update on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Natalie Schellack, Gustav Schellack, Richard Omoding

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. …”
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Childhood Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Indra Narang, Joseph L. Mathew

“…Importantly, obesity is additionally complicated by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), occurring in up to 60% of obese children. …”
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Changes of regional brain activity in frontal areas associated with cognitive impairment in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome patients: a resting-state fMRI study by Mei Jing, Mei Jing, Min Guo, Min Guo, Xinrui Wang, Xinrui Wang, Peng Zhang, Peng Zhang, Chenchen Gu, Chenchen Gu, Nan Zhang, Nan Zhang, Zhiqiang Ding, Zhiqiang Ding, Kelei Su, Kelei Su

“…These findings provided new insights about the potential pathogenesis of cognitive impairment caused by OSAHS from the perspective of changes in brain activity.…”
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Changes and significance of high-density lipoprotein A-I, A-II, and serum amyloid levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by coronary heart disease by Yao Tian, Hongru Liu, Yaoyong Wang

“…The SAA level was significantly increased in the AECOPD without CAD group and AECOPD with CAD group, which indicated that the changes in HDL-C components in this group may be an important reason for promoting the progress of CAD.…”
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Effects of mandibular setback surgery using the surgery-first approach versus conventional orthognathic approach on upper airway change and sleep quality by Wichuda Kongsong, Sunisa Rochanavibhata, Chidsanu Changsiripun, Phonkit Sinpitaksakul, Naricha Chirakalwasan

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Short-Term Hormonal Changes Following Microdissection Testicular Sperm Extraction among Men with Non-Obstructive Azoospermia: Findings from a Large Longitudinal Prospective Multicentric Study by Fausto Negri, Edoardo Pozzi, Christian Corsini, Massimiliano Raffo, Federico Belladelli, Alessandro Bertini, Francesco Cattafi, Eugenio Ventimiglia, Rayan Matloob, Antonino Saccà, Luca Boeri, Alessia d’Arma, Francesco Montorsi, Andrea Salonia

“…Purpose: We aimed to investigate possible hormonal changes following microdissection testicular sperm extraction (mTESE) in men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) across three referral centers. …”

Macrophages and the microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Karanjot K. Sandhu, Aaron Scott, Amanda L. Tatler, Kylie B.R. Belchamber, Michael J. Cox

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Lung Compliance and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by D. Papandrinopoulou, V. Tzouda, G. Tsoukalas

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, namely, pulmonary emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a chronic inflammatory response of the airways to noxious particles or gases, with resulting pathological and pathophysiological changes in the lung. …”
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Renal Reperfusion Lesion in Patients with Postrenal Obstruction by Yu. S. Sidorenko, N. D. Ushakova, A. A. Maslov, A. V. Yashkina

“…The study covered 26 patients in whom cancer disease was complicated by the development of urinary tract obstruction with evolving renal failure. All the patients received surgical treatment aimed at eliminating urinary tract occlusion. …”
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Bilateral Ureteral Obstruction in Children after Appendectomy by M. Grande, G. Lisi, D. Bianchi, P. Bove, R. Miano, A. Esser, F. De Sanctis, A. Neri, S. Grande, M. Villa

“…Acute renal failure due to bilateral ureteral obstruction is a rare complication after appendectomy in children. …”
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Therapeutic alternatives with CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea by Corina Eugenia Budin, Lorena Ciumarnean, Anca Maierean, Ruxandra Rajnovean, Bianca Domokos Gergely, Milena Man, Maria Aluas, Angela Cozma, Roxana Ioana Bordea

“…Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), characterized by airflow cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) due to repeated pharyngeal obstructions during sleep, causes frequent disruption of sleep and hypoxic events. …”
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Immunological Criteria of Verification of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma in Patients with Bronchial Obstructive Syndrome after Treatment of Tuberculosis or Pneumo... by Volnytska H., Ilnytskyj I., Kostyk O., Bilozir L.

“…To study the immunological criteria for verification of the COPD and asthma with bronchial obstructive syndrome (BOS) in patients, who took tuberculosis or pneumonia treatment, were examined 129 (100 %) patients with uncomplicated TB without destructive changes in the lungs (first or third clinical category of registered patients) and community acquired pneumonia with BOS who were treated at the therapeutic and pulmonology departments of the Lviv Regional Pulmonology Center. …”
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Intestinal Obstruction in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Shakina Rauff, Stephen Kin Yong Chang, Eng Kien Tan

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Morphofunctional state of erythrocytes in benign obstructive jaundice by R. A. Pakhomova, Yu. S. Vinnik, L. V. Kochetova, Yu. S. Nagornov

“…Structural and functional properties of erythrocytes were researched in patients with benign obstructive jaundice of different degree of severity. …”
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Association of tinnitus with obstructive sleep apnea and rapid eye movement-related obstructive sleep apnea in similar hearing threshold groups by Sun Choi, Seok Hyun Park, Su Yeon Kim, Su Kyoung Park, Sang Chul Park, Jiwon Chang

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Changes in the spectrum of ocular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2022 in the Hubei Province by Qing Bao, Yanru Shen, Zhiwei Zheng, Yan Zheng, Yuting Li, Yaoyao Ren, Nan Zhang, Xiaomin Chen, Min Ke

“…Abstract We aimed to investigate changes in the ocular disease spectrum during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in late 2022 in the Hubei Province. …”
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