Prevalence and risk factors for the development of COPD among workers in stone quarries: a cross-sectional study by Sadequr Rahman, Atonu Das, AFM Nazmul Islam, Enayet Hossain, SAHM Mesbahul Islam, Khasruzzaman Rony, Abu Kamran Rahul, Guljar Hossain, Mohammad Romel Bhuia, Md. Asaduzzaman

“…The primary pattern observed in pulmonary function test was non-reversible obstructive. There was a consistent decrease in all spirometric parameters with an increase in years of service. …”
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Vocal Cord Paralysis and Respiratory Muscle Weakness: An Unusual Presentation of Chronic Polyneuropathy by LKL Chau, KA Webb, AC Jackson, DE O'Donnell

“…In addition, results of an exercise test carried out to assess the severity and mechanisms of exertional breathlessness in this unique condition with combined obstructive and restrictive disorders are described.…”
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Accuracy of Smartphone-Mediated Snore Detection in a Simulated Real-World Setting: Algorithm Development and Validation by Jeffrey Brown, Zachary Mitchell, Yu Albert Jiang, Ryan Archdeacon

“…MethodsThe snore detection algorithm was tested by using 36 simulated snoring audio files derived from 18 participants. …”
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Enhancing survival predictions in lung cancer with cystic airspaces: a multimodal approach combining clinical and radiomic features by Liang Yin, Jing Wang, Pingyou Fu, Lu Xing, Yuan Liu, Zongchang Li, Jie Gan

“…Clinical and imaging characteristics were analyzed using the independent samples t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and χ2 test. Features with significant differences were further analyzed using multivariate Cox regression to identify independent prognostic factors. …”
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Comparison of CT findings between basaloid squamous cell carcinoma and non-basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the lung by Yujin Seo, Yoon Ki Cha, Chu Hyun Kim, Myung Jin Chung, Tae Jung Kim, Joungho Han, Junghee Lee, Hyun Jung Yoon

“…Clinical features, demographic characteristics, and CT findings were compared using chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test except for differences in means for which Student’s t-test was used. …”
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Procalcitonin-guided initiation of antibiotics in AECOPD inpatients: study protocol for a multicenter randomised controlled trial by Bin Cao, Xiaoying Gu, Jinxiang Wang, Lixue Huang, Weili Sheng, Yeming Wang

“…Introduction Current antibiotic prescription for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is generally based on the Anthonisen criteria in The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (GOLD) guideline that have a potential risk of antibiotics overuse. …”
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KEAP1–NRF2 system regulates age‐related spermatogenesis dysfunction by Sohei Kuribayashi, Shinichiro Fukuhara, Hiroaki Kitakaze, Go Tsujimura, Takahiro Imanaka, Koichi Okada, Norichika Ueda, Kentaro Takezawa, Kotoe Katayama, Rui Yamaguchi, Koichi Matsuda, Norio Nonomura

“…Whole‐exome sequencing of a Japanese cohort of patients with non‐obstructive azoospermia was performed for evaluating. …”
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The prevalence of respiratory symptoms and diseases and declined lung function among foundry workers by Kirsi Koskela, Lauri Lehtimäki, Jukka Uitti, Panu Oksa, Antti Tikkakoski, Riitta Sauni

“…According to the questionnaire, the number of physician-diagnosed cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic bronchitis was unexpectedly low compared to the indications from the symptom questionnaire and lung function test results, suggesting a potential underdiagnosis. …”
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Genetic regulators of sputum mucin concentration and their associations with COPD phenotypes. by Eric Van Buren, Giorgia Radicioni, Sarah Lester, Wanda K O'Neal, Hong Dang, Silva Kasela, Suresh Garudadri, Jeffrey L Curtis, MeiLan K Han, Jerry A Krishnan, Emily S Wan, Edwin K Silverman, Annette Hastie, Victor E Ortega, Tuuli Lappalainen, Martijn C Nawijn, Maarten van den Berge, Stephanie A Christenson, Yun Li, Michael H Cho, Mehmet Kesimer, Samir N P Kelada

“…Hyper-secretion and/or hyper-concentration of mucus is a defining feature of multiple obstructive lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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The Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography in Risk Stratification for Coronary Artery Disease by Sophie E. van Rosendael, MD, PhD, Arthur Shiyovich, MD, Rhanderson N. Cardoso, MD, Camila Veronica Souza Freire, MD, Alexander R. van Rosendael, MD, PhD, Fay Y. Lin, MD, Gina Larocca, MD, Solomon W. Bienstock, MD, Ron Blankstein, MD, Leslee J. Shaw, PhD

“…Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) allows the assessment of the presence and severity of obstructive and nonobstructive atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. …”
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Mavacamten maintenance dose determination: insights into individualised therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Kawa Mohemed, Smita Scholtz, Volker Rudolph, Jan-Christian Reil, Max Potratz, Cédric Coppée, Vasco Sequeira, Werner Scholtz

“…Aims Mavacamten, the first approved myosin inhibitor for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), addresses hypercontractility and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. …”
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‘Super Rehab’: can we achieve coronary artery disease regression? A feasibility study protocol by David Murphy, Charalambos Antoniades, John Graby, Fiona Gillison, Amardeep Dastidar, Dylan Thompson, Theresa Smith, Oliver Peacock, Ali Khavandi, Hugh McLeod, Jonathan Carl Luis Rodrigues

“…Introduction Patients diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD) are currently treated with medications and lifestyle advice to reduce the likelihood of disease progression and risk of future major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Where obstructive disease is diagnosed, revascularisation may be considered to treat refractory symptoms. …”
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Features of Diagnostics and Course of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Real Clinical Practice by E. V. Reznik, T. L. Nguyen, M. S. Dikaeva, I. O. Sirenova, A. V. Salikov, O. V. Gavrylova, E. N. Platonova, G. N. Golukhov

“…LV wall thickness ≥1.5 cm was detected in 91.2 %, symmetrical form of hypertrophy — 22.1 %, apical — 5.2 %, papillary muscle hypertrophy — 1.3 %, interventricular septum — 71.4 % of patients. Permanent obstruction of the LV outflow tract (LVOTO) was detected in 62.8 % (9.0 % of patients had a history of septal reduction), transient LVOTO — in 1.3 %, non-obstructive HCM — in 35.9 %. …”
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Immune, metabolic, anatomical, and functional features of people after successful tuberculosis treatment: an exploratory analysis by Tariq Webber, Candice Macdonald, Michele Tameris, Nicolette Tredoux, Anandi Bierman, Andrea Gutschmidt, Susanne Tönsing, Andriëtte Hiemstra, Firdows Noor, Candice Snyders, Tracy Richardson, Bernadine Fransman, Brian Allwood, Mark Hatherill, Leanie Kleynhans, André G. Loxton, Gerhard Walzl, Novel Chegou, Nelita du Plessis, Jane A Shaw, Stephanus T. Malherbe

“…Our findings suggest that obstructive and restrictive lung pathology due to pulmonary TB do not occur in opposition but rather point towards a mixed pathology in most TB survivors.…”
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Metabolomic studies in pulmonology by R. R. Furina

“…The results of laboratory tests for biomarkers for lung cancer, acute respiratory distress syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, chronic infections, and pulmonary tuberculosis are presented. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of SPECT in Patients with Coronary Microcirculation Disturbance after PCI by JIA Shuo, CHENG Gong, GUAN Lei, FENG Panpan, XU Bailing, FANG Wei, ZHANG Ji

“…Pearson's test was used to explore the correlation between IMR and CFR. …”
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Dysphagia is a strong predictor of death and functional dependence at three months post-stroke by Aline Cristina PACHECO-CASTILHO, Rubia Poliana Crisóstomo MIRANDA, Ana Maria Queirós NORBERTO, Diandra Bosi FAVORETTO, Brunna Pileggi RIMOLI, Luciana Bezerra de Mello ALVES, Karina Tavares WEBER, Taiza Elaine Grespan SANTOS, Julio Cesar MORIGUTI, João Pereira LEITE, Roberto Oliveira DANTAS, Rosemary MARTINO, Octávio Marques PONTES-NETO

“…Swallowing was evaluated by speech language pathologists using Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test. General function at three months post-stroke was assessed using the following instruments: Modified Rankin scale, Barthel Index and Functional Independence Measure. …”
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Comorbidity-driven COPD outcomes: the urgent need for full optimisation by respiratory physicians by Sobia Chaudhary, Sundeep Kaul

“…Despite compelling evidence underscoring their critical role in disease progression, these comorbidities are consistently underdiagnosed and inadequately managed, necessitating an urgent shift toward a holistic, comorbidity-centred approach in COPD care.1–3 Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed involving 500 COPD patients (>60 years), confirmed by spirometry (FEV1/FVC <0.70 post-bronchodilator) and stratified according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)stages. Clinical data, including comorbidities, exacerbation frequency, hospitalisation rates, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) referrals and mortality, were systematically collected and analysed using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses. …”
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Cohort profile: role of lipoproteins in cardiovascular disease—the LipidCardio study by Ulf Landmesser, David M Leistner, Maximilian König, Samita Joshi, David Sinning, Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Ilja Demuth

“…Coronary angiography provided evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in 69.9% of participants. …”
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3-D changes in tooth position after treatment with mandibular advancement devices -a retrospective study in a non-university setting by Sabine S. Linsen, Alexander Meyer, Nikolaos Daratsianos, Anton Kares

“…Abstract Background While mandibular advancement devices (MADs) are effective in reducing obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)-related events, they can also cause occlusal changes. …”
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