Path analysis of predictors of frailty in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Heyue Jiang, Longfang Pan, Yuanyuan Yang, Yueling Hong

“…Abstract Frailty is highly prevalent in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), contributing to poor clinical outcomes and reduced quality of life. …”
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Laryngo fiberscopy-guided suspension procedure for an ectopic lingual thyroid obstructing airway by Tsubasa Aiyoshi, Toshihiro Muraji, Isho Izumi, Miki Toma, Kazuto Suda, Toshihiro Yanai, Kouji Masumoto

“…Case presentation A 10-day-old male infant presented with symptoms of airway obstruction and subclinical hypothyroidism. Imaging tests revealed an ectopic lingual thyroid and the absence of a normal pretracheal thyroid gland. …”
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Assessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk based on exhalation and cough sounds by Geyi Wen, Chenshuo Wang, Wei Zhao, Jinliang Meng, Yanyan Xu, Ruiqi Wang, Zijing Zeng

“…Abstract Background and objective Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressively worsening respiratory condition, severely impacts patient quality of life. …”
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Latent profile analysis for medication adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Xiao-Qin Wang, Yu-Lin Lu, Juan Liu, Ping Zhang, Shu-Yu Shi, Yuan-Yuan Yi, Ping Wu, Xue-mei Li, Kai Sun, Qing-Jie Chen

“…Abstract Objective This study examined the latent profile of medication adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and explored the influencing factors. …”
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ATTITUDE TO HEALTH AND MOTIVATION TO QUIT SMOKING IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by E. D. Chetverkina, A. G. Kozyrev, G. A. Ivanova, E. R. Isaeva, A. I. Kirillova

“…The work is devoted to study of features of the status of smoking in patients with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Degree of nicotine addiction, types of smoking behavior in various age groups of patients are determined. …”
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A ROLE OF ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE SUMMARY by N. D. Elshin, A. B. Chukhlovin, N. A. Kuzubova, I. A. Shahanova, O. N. Titova

“…Vascular hypertension is noted in 40 % of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Therefore, many COPD patients receive ACE inhibitor therapy. …”
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Exploring the Causal Effect of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number on Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Ping Ji, Yujiang Fan, Junling Li, Zhaoan Deng, Guofu Zhang, Jianbin Du

“…ABSTRACT Purpose Although some studies have established a clear association between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the causative relationship between the two remains unclear, which is what this study aims to explore. …”
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The challenging management of malignant ureteral obstruction: Analysis of a series of 188 cases by Alberto Artiles Medina, Inés Laso García, Fernando González Tello, Sara Álvarez Rodríguez, Manuel Hevia Palacios, Marina Mata Alcaraz, César Mínguez Ojeda, Fernando Arias Funez, Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla

“…Malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) is a common condition that complicates the course of advanced malignancies. …”
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Modelling of biological age in stable and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yujiao Wang, Ting Mu, Yufen Fu, Yuxin Wang, Guoping Li

“…Abstract Background Aging has been established as an independent risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Biological age (BA), a novel metric for gauging the extent of aging, has rarely been investigated in the context of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). …”
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Development of a measure of knowledge and attitudes about obstructive sleep apnea for pediatric anesthesia (OSAKA-PedAn) and survey of knowledge and attitudes about pediatric obstr... by Alessandro Simonini, Marco Cascella, Antonino Giarratano, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Giacomo Grasselli, Roberto Pedone, Diletta Costantini, Elisa Romagnoli, Alessandro Vittori

“…Abstract Background Sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome are two diseases of relevant clinical and research interest, especially in the pediatric field. …”
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McGill Oximetry Score to Predict Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pediatric Patients by Wing-Shan Chan, Eric Yat-Tung Chan, Daniel Kwok-Keung Ng, Ka-Li Kwok, Ada Yuen-Fong Yip, Shuk-Yu Leung

“…Conclusion: The use of the McGill score together with nadir SpO2 in overnight oximetry can help in stratifying the severity of obstructive sleep Apnea and thus prioritizing PSG testing.…”
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Lower urinary tract obstruction secondary to -associated struvite urolithiasis in a female cat by Dennis J Woerde, Carrie A Palm, Emily C Cutolo, Helen S Philp, Jodi L Westropp

“…Relevance and novel information Urethral obstruction is common in male cats because of the narrow diameter of their urethra. …”
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Targeted Sequencing of Lung Function Loci in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cases and Controls. by María Soler Artigas, Louise V Wain, Nick Shrine, Tricia M McKeever, UK BiLEVE, Ian Sayers, Ian P Hall, Martin D Tobin

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide; smoking is the main risk factor for COPD, but genetic factors are also relevant contributors. …”
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Psychometric properties of the exercise self-efficacy scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. by Cristina Sacristán-Galisteo, Tamara Del Corral, Ibai López-de-Uralde-Villanueva, M Carmen Gómez, Patricia Martín-Casas

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The psychometric testing of the ESE scale provided support for the reliability and validity of the instrument in individuals with COPD. …”
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Differential expression and correlation analysis of global transcriptome for obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome by Ziyi Chen, Guihua Wang, Lichen Song, Yuanyuan Zhang, Guangming Wang

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PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by S. Yu. Dobner, S. A. Tuzikov, T. S. Аgeeva, E. N. Samtsov, A. V. Dubakov, I. G. Sinilkin, A. Yu. Dobrodeev

“…To date, there are no standards clinical practice guidelines for diagnostic testing and the correction of ventilation disorders in lung cancer patients with COPD in the pre- and postoperative periods. …”
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Paternal genetic variants and risk of obstructive heart defects: A parent-of-origin approach. by Jenil Patel, Emine Bircan, Xinyu Tang, Mohammed Orloff, Charlotte A Hobbs, Marilyn L Browne, Lorenzo D Botto, Richard H Finnell, Mary M Jenkins, Andrew Olshan, Paul A Romitti, Gary M Shaw, Martha M Werler, Jingyun Li, Wendy N Nembhard, National Birth Defects Prevention Study

“…Previous research on risk factors for obstructive heart defects (OHDs) focused on maternal and infant genetic variants, prenatal environmental exposures, and their potential interaction effects. …”
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Gas exchange efficiency slopes to assess exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Hiromi Yanagi, Keisuke Miki, Kazumi Koyama, Satoshi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Mihashi, Yuka Nagata, Kazuki Hashimoto, Hisako Hashimoto, Mari Fukai, Tomonori Maekura, Rika Yonezawa, Shizuka Sakaguchi, Takuro Nii, Takanori Matsuki, Kazuyuki Tsujino, Hiroshi Kida

“…Then, we investigated the cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters affecting each of these slopes in 122 patients with all Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) COPD grades selected from our database. …”
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The Impact of Counseling in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Outcome by Avinash Khadela, Dhaval B. Joshi, Bhavin Vyas, Ekta Patel

“…Patients in test group received counselling at visit and information leaflets were given. …”
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Knowledge of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Among Dentists; A Cross-Sectional Study by Muhammad Sajid , Asfia Saeed , Afsheen Akhtar , Saqib Arshad Khan , Sheze Haroon , Ayesha Usmani

“…The normality of data was checked using a box plot and the Shapiro-Wilk test. A one-way ANOVA/Kruskal-Walli's test was then used to assess the difference between the groups for designation, experience, and discipline. …”
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