The impact of clopidogrel combined with aspirin or aspirin alone on prognosis and adverse events in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting in the first month after sur... by Haiming Li, Hui Hu, Jingxing Li, Chengxiong Gu, Bo Li

“…BackgroundCoronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) was a critical intervention for patients with obstructive coronary artery disease, yet managing thrombotic complications post-surgery remains challenging. …”
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Validation of an AI-Powered Smart Dry Powder Inhaler (RS01X) for Asthma and COPD in a Clinical Setting by Chamaon D, Sportel E, Elferink ECM, van der Palen J

“…The inhalations differed in duration, volume and PIF, and orientation of the inhaler (horizontal (correct) and at a 45-degree angle (incorrect)). A paired sample t-test was performed to test for differences in the mean values between the smart DPI and the IPR. …”
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Determination of the frequency of sarcopenia in patients admitted with COPD diagnosis with the SARC-F survey by Çagri Besnek, Burcu Akkok, Hatice Sahin, Murat Sahin, Nurhan Atilla, Hasan Kahraman

“…Demographic data, symptoms, anthropometric measurements, pulmonary function tests, a 6-minute walk test, and blood parameters were evaluated. …”
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Supervised pulmonary tele-rehabilitation and individualized home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD, unable to participate in center-based programs. The protocol... by Christina Nielsen, Nina Godtfredsen, Stig Molsted, Charlotte Ulrik, Thomas Kallemose, Henrik Hansen

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) costs EURO 1.4 billion annually in healthcare costs. …”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma treated with radical resection after endoscopic diagnosis of the extent of bile duct invasion: A case report by Yudai Sato, Tomoko Tadokoro, Hiroki Yamana, Hiraki Akai, Kei Takuma, Naoki Fujita, Mai Nakahara, Kyoko Oura, Koji Fujita, Joji Tani, Hideki Kamada, Asahiro Morishita, Hideki Kobara, Seiko Kagawa, Reiji Haba, Keiichi Okano, Tsutomu Masaki

“…He was diagnosed with obstructive jaundice and cholangitis. Imaging studies showed an internal mass with poor contrast effects. …”
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An Unusual Case of Anuric Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to the Use of Low-Dose Acetazolamide as Preventive Management for Acute Mountain Sickness by Marco Dominguez Davalos, Raúl Valenzuela Córdova, Celia Rodríguez Tudero, Elena Jiménez Mayor, Carlos Bedia Castillo, José C. De La Flor, Roger Leon Montesinos, Cristian León Rabanal, Michael Cieza Terrones, Javier A. Neyra

“…Diagnostic evaluation included laboratory tests, imaging, microbiological cultures, autoimmune panels, and diuretic response. …”
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Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis incidentally diagnosed by video-associated lung surgery for lung cancer: A case report by Katsuhiro Itogawa, Shintaro Sato, Hideaki Yamakawa, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Akiko Adachi, Hidekazu Matsushima

“…A genetic mutation screening test revealed pathological TTR gene mutation of heterozygous Tyr114His (p.Tyr134His). …”
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Static evaluation of a virtual fence collar: precision and accuracy relative to a conventional GNSS collar across habitats by Edward W. Bork, Sydney G. Lopes, Alexandra J. Harland, Matthew J. Francis, Carolyn J. Fitzsimmons, Cameron N. Carlyle, Francisco J. Novais

“…The precision and accuracy of both collars also varied over time, including between days of observation and even within days, and were reduced in forested habitats relative to shrublands and grasslands where obstructive canopy cover was greater. Conclusions We conclude that Nofence collars can provide equivalent or superior precision and accuracy to that of a conventional GNSS collar designed for animal geolocation. …”
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The relaxant effect of the extract of Crocus sativus petal on Wistar rats airway smooth muscle and its possible mechanisms by Sepide Behrouz, Arghavan Memarzia, Mohammad Hossein Eshaghi Ghalibaf, Amir Hossein Yazdi, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

“…Objective: Obstructive pulmonary diseases are characterized by airflow limitation secondary to airway wall thickening, airway narrowing and increased mucus secretion. …”
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First report of Angiostrongylus vasorum in an African golden wolf (Canis lupaster) in Algeria by Noureddine Mechouck, Georgiana Deak, Angela Monica Ionică, Corina Toma, Andrada Gabriela Negoescu, Marian Taulescu, Zihad Bouslama, Andrei Daniel Mihalca

“…Results Histological examination revealed the presence of nematode eggs and larvae in the alveolar space and chronic obstructive vascular changes were detected in a single golden African wolf (Canis lupaster) collected from the department of Constantine. …”
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Early childhood lower-airway symptoms and airway hyperresponsiveness linked to school-age small-airway dysfunction by Anette M. Määttä, MD, L. Pekka Malmberg, MD, PhD, Anna S. Pelkonen, MD, PhD, Mika J. Mäkelä, MD, PhD

“…Analysis was performed on the basis of early childhood AHR, early childhood atopy (defined as a positive skin prick test result), and exposure to parental smoking reported in a questionnaire. …”
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User-centred design of ChestCare: mHealth app for pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD; a mixed-methods sequential approach by Suad J. Ghaben, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

“…Background The increasing prevalence and burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), the challenges in implementing pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs and the limited availability of alternatives and supportive programs to serve patients with COPD necessitate the development of pulmonary telerehabilitation (PTR) systems to provide patients with COPD with PR programs. …”
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Association between humidity and respiratory health: the 2016–2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jinwoo Seok, Bo Young Lee, Hee-Young Yoon

“…Conclusions Higher RH was negatively associated with lung function and increased the risk of obstructive lung disease, whereas mid-term RH exposure reduced the risk of chronic cough and sputum production.…”
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Development and Analysis of Patient-Based Complete Conducting Airways Models. by Rafel Bordas, Christophe Lefevre, Bart Veeckmans, Joe Pitt-Francis, Catalin Fetita, Christopher E Brightling, David Kay, Salman Siddiqui, Kelly S Burrowes

“…We show a significant difference (p < 0.01) in airways resistance at all tested flow rates in complete airway trees built using CT data from severe asthmatics (GINA 3-5) versus healthy subjects. …”
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Moraxella catarrhalis: A Cause of Concern with Emerging Resistance and Presence of BRO Beta-Lactamase Gene—Report from a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India by Savitha Raveendran, Gauri Kumar, R. N. Sivanandan, Mary Dias

“…The most important predisposing factors identified were advanced age with a history of smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The antibiotic susceptibility pattern showed resistance to most antibiotics commonly used for the treatment of respiratory tract infections. …”
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Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in Ischemic Heart Disease by Sonia María Sánchez Valcarcel, Katia Ravelo Llanes, Iván Rodríguez Cortina, Geovedy Martínez García, Cesia Rivera Garmendia

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the 53.3 % of the patients were men and 78.3 % suffered from arterial hypertension. The physical stress test was performed to detect ischemia at 76.1 %. …”
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Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP) tool: a validation study by Morag Farquhar, Silvia Mendonca, Gail Ewing, A Carole Gardener

“…The Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP) tool was developed to enable patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) identify and express their unmet support needs to healthcare professionals (HCPs), but its validity is unknown. …”
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A Novel Low-Cost Ventilator for Use in a Worldwide Pandemic: The Portsmouth Ventilator by Jacob H. Cole, MD, LT, MC, USN, Scott B. Hughey, MD, LCDR, MC, USN, Christopher H. Rector, BS, HM3, USN, Gregory J. Booth, MD, LT, MC, USN

“…The ventilator was extensively tested with two separate high-fidelity lung simulators and a porcine in vivo model. …”
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Assessment of Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function Status among Workers of Flour Mills in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study by Dessalegn Demeke, Diresibachew W. Haile

“…This study showed statistically significant reduction in the mean values of pulmonary function tests in flour mill workers as compared to their matched controls. …”
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Complications and discomfort after research bronchoscopy in the MicroCOPD study by Øistein Svanes, Elise Orvedal Leiten, Tomas Mikal Lind Eagan, Einar Marius Hjellestad Martinsen, Eli Nordeide, Gunnar Reksten Husebø, Kristel Svalland Knudsen, Sverre Lehmann, Per Sigvald Bakke, Rune Nielsen

“…Background Data on discomfort and complications from research bronchoscopy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma is limited. …”
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