Aquaporin 5 polymorphisms and rate of lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. by Nadia N Hansel, Venkataramana Sidhaye, Nicholas M Rafaels, Li Gao, Peisong Gao, Renaldo Williams, John E Connett, Terri H Beaty, Rasika A Mathias, Robert A Wise, Landon S King, Kathleen C Barnes

“…Haplotype tests revealed multiple association signals (0.012>P>0.0008) consistent with the single-SNP results. …”
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Poor ‘Real-Life’ Negative Predictive Value of Cross-Sectional Imaging in Obstructive Jaundice by Brian A Brunson, Robert Hawes, Brenda Hoffman, Stacie Vela, Joseph Romagnuolo

“…BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional imaging remains the first-line test for obstructive jaundice despite high miss rates for pancreatobiliary tumours. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Level Affect Executive Function Rather than Attention by Herpan Syafii Harahap, Yanna Indrayana

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a kind of sleep disorders which is associated with cognitive impairment, either independently or by its strong association with metabolic syndrome. …”
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Functional capacity, health impact, and risk of sarcopenia in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. by Janine Bosi Tonel, Maitê Mendes Pellenz, Maria Elaine Trevisan, Ariovaldo Leal Fagundes, Luciane Flores Jacobi

“… This study aimed to verify the functional capacity of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its associated factors. …”
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Are Improvements Maintained After In-home Pulmonary Telerehabilitation for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? by Nicole Marquis, Pierre Larivée, Marie-France Dubois, Michel Tousignant

“…Outcome measures were 1) exercise tolerance (6-minute walk test [6MWT]), Cycle Endurance Test [CET]), and 2) quality of life (Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire [CRQ]). …”
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Logistic Regression Analysis of Clinical Characteristics for Differentiation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severity by Shuaixing Guo

“…This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of general clinical data, blood test indexes, and ventilation function test indexes on the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Gut microbiota in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease varies by CT-verified emphysema status by Anders Ørskov Rotevatn, Tomas Mikal Eagan, Solveig Tangedal, Gunnar Reksten Husebø, Kristoffer Ostridge, Rune Nielsen

“…Background and aim The association of the gut microbiota to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes is underexplored. …”
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Bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: diagnostic capabilities in a doctor’s practice by A. I. Mikhaylovicheva, V. V. Smirnov

“…The purpose of this review was the possibility of diagnostic tests to assess the ventilation and gas exchange function of the lungs in patients with bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.…”
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Effect of Liuzijue Combined with Inspiratory Muscle Training on Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by WANG Qing, LIU Siyuan, CAO Haihao, QU Xinjie, ZHANG Linlin, BI Hongyan

“…Before treatment and after eight weeks of treatment , the percentage of forced breathing in the first second (FEV₁%pred) and the maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) were used to evaluate the patient's lung function; 6 minutes walking test (6MWT) was used to evaluate the patient's exercise tolerance; COPD assessment test (CAT) was used to evaluate the quality of life of patients.ResultsCompared with those before treatment, the FEV₁%pred, MIP and 6MWT of all three groups increased significantly after treatment, CAT score decreased significantly after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with laryngeal cancer after supracricoid or vertical partial laryngectomy by Lei Ouyang, Liang Yi, Lin Wang, Qinglai Tang, Xinming Yang, Shisheng Li

“…Abstract Objective To investigate whether partial laryngectomy is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the effect of different partial laryngectomy methods on OSA. …”
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Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Cross-sectional Study by J Shanmugh, RB Namasivaya Navin, K Gowthame, S Prabakaran, D Balaji, R Muthukumar, S Rajasekaran

“…Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS) affects millions globally. …”
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ASSOCIATION OF HLA HAPLOTYPES WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN CONDITIONS OF ORGANIC- SILICON MANUFACTURE by L. M. Karzakova, O. M. Muchukova, L. V. Borisova, S. I. Kudryashov

“…The statistical reliability of the difference between RR and 1 was determined by the exact two-sided Fisher test. As a result of the study, the positive association of COPD with haplotypes was established: HLA-A9-DQA1*0501,  A10-DQA1*0103, A28-DQA1*0102,  B7-DQA1* 0103. …”
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In-home Telerehabilitation for Older Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Pilot Study by Michel Tousignant, Nicole Marquis, Catherine Pagé, Ninette Imukuze, Annie Métivier, Valérie St-Onge, Annie Tremblay

“…A pre/post-test design without a control group was used for this pilot study. …”
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Left ventricle myocardial remodeling following septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy by Guanyu Lu, Liqi Cao, Jiehao Ou, Xinyi Luo, Wei Zhu, Zhicheng Du, Jian Liu, Yuelong Yang, Xinyue Zhang, Peijian Wei, Hongxiang Wu, Huiming Guo, Hui Liu

“…Background: Left ventricular (LV) reverse myocardial remodeling occurs following septal myectomy in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), but it remains unclear whether diffuse fibrosis is reversible during this period. …”
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The impact of chronic heart failure on misinterpretation and misclassification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity by I.I. Vyshnyvetskyy, A. Yu. Borovtsova

“…To evaluate the impact of comorbid chronic heart failure (CHF) on the severity of symptoms and correctness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) classification. …”
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KLF11 deficiency enhances chemokine generation and fibrosis in murine unilateral ureteral obstruction. by Silvana B De Lorenzo, Alyssa M Vrieze, Ruth A Johnson, Karen R Lien, Karl A Nath, Vesna D Garovic, Khashayarsha Khazaie, Joseph P Grande

“…Although KLF11 deficiency has been shown to increase collagen production in vitro and tissue fibrosis in other organs, no previous study has linked KLF11 to the development of CKD. We sought to test the hypothesis that KLF11 deficiency promotes CKD through upregulation of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrogenic signaling pathways in murine unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), a well-established model of renal fibrosis. …”
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ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN STABLE ANGINA AND MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION COMBINED WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by M. A. Popova, N. N. Terentyeva, D. A. Dolgopolova, T. V. Marenina

“…The research objective is to determine the state of endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilatation in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Material and methods. …”
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Success Rate of Primary Probing in Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Different Age Groups by Pratistha Chhipa, Anshu Sahai, Gopal Krishna Trivedi, Lokendra Tyagi, Mohammad Abid Shamshad, Shalini Gupta

“…Statistical Analysis: Bivariate analysis with selected socio demographic variables like age, sex etc was performed among groups using Chi square test. Results: The most common type of obstruction found on probing was membranous in 98 eyes (87.5%) and osseous in 14 eyes (12.5%). …”
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A Case of a Fibrous Omphalomesenteric Duct Remnant Causing an Intestinal Obstruction in an Adult by Camille Tonneau, Jerome Herve, Benjamin Nebbot, Olivier Cappeliez, Sanjiva Pather, Thomas Saliba

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Analysis of the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric pyloric obstruction by Bo Hu, Yishan Zeng

“…ObjectiveTo explore the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer and pyloric obstruction.MethodsWe included patients with locally advanced gastric cancer who underwent laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy (LGJ) or endoscopic stenting (ES) between May 2017 and October 2022. …”
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