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Patrick Levy, Isabelle Durieu, Jean-Luc Cracowski, Nicolas Gonnet, Bernard Wuyam, Isabelle Vivodtzev, Claire Cracowski, Nicolas Decorte
Publikováno v:
Chest. 143:485-493
We investigated the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) training prior to endurance training in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and severe pulmonary obstruction.Fourteen patients with CF (FEV(1) = 35% ± 11% predicted) were prosp
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Bartolome R. Celli, Carlos Vassaux, John Rassulo, Romulo A. Celli-Cruz, Asante Mendes, Victor Pinto-Plata, Luis Torre-Bouscoulet
Publikováno v:
Chest. 132:1204-1211
The American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS)-Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has developed a new staging system based on the degree of airflow obstruction. Its validity to predict exercise capac
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Sara Berensztein, Enrique C. Jolly, Laura Aguirre, Carlos M. Luna, Valentina Di Boscio, Ricardo J. Gene
Publikováno v:
Chest. 120:437-443
To assess oxygen desaturation during activities and to evaluate the short-term effects of supplemental O(2) use in patients with severe COPD who do not qualify for long-term O(2) therapy.A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Outpatient
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1691-1695
COPD is thought to be more prevalent among men than women, a finding usually attributed to higher smoking rates and more frequent occupational exposures of significance for men. However, smoking prevalence has increased among women and there is evide
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Richard ZuWallack, Nina L. Church, Amanda Emmett, Kathleen Rickard, Katharine Knobil, Donna Reilly, Donald A. Mahler
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1661-1670
Background Patients with COPD often require multiple therapies to improve lung function and decrease symptoms and exacerbations. Salmeterol and theophylline are indicated for the treatment of COPD, but the use of these agents in combination has not b
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1379-1386
A brief discontinuation (1 week) of long-term ventilation may be necessary in patients who are not totally ventilator-dependent in cases of technical problems, intolerable nasal irritation, upper airway congestion, or travel. We examined the incidenc
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Babak Mokhlesi, Anthony J. Curcio, Terrence A. Barrett, Aaron L. Morris, David W. Kamp, Cheng Fang Huang
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:1043-1048
To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) symptoms in patients with COPD and the association of GER symptoms with the severity of airways obstruction as assessed by pulmonary function tests (PFTs).Prospective questionnaire-based, c
Publikováno v:
Chest. 119:364-369
Study objectives To analyze the influence of ahospital-based home-care program (HCP) on the management of patientswith COPD receiving long-term oxygen therapy. Design andsetting Randomized, controlled study in a 1,000-bed universityhospital. Interven
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Satoshi Furukawa, Anne Marie Kuzma, Gerard J. Criner, Francis Cordova, John M. Travaline, Vadim Leyenson
Publikováno v:
Chest. 118:728-735
To evaluate correlations between improvement in quality of life (QOL) in patients with severe COPD before and after they undergo lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) with changes in pulmonary function tests, gas exchange, exercise performance, and al
Autor:
Hildegard Sánchez Riera, José Castillo Gómez, Francisco Ortega Ruiz, Teddoro Montemayor Rubio, Rosa Sánchez Gil, María Teresa Elías Hernández
Publikováno v:
Chest. 118:106-114
Objectives: To have a group of COPD patients undergo a simple program of home-based exercise training, using the shuttle walking test (SWT) to standardize the intensity of training. Methods: Sixty patients participated, randomly distributed into two