According to a recent study, patients with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have greater risks of both subsequent exacerbations and mortality. The odds of subsequent ...

—Theses investigators found an increased risk for both individual and composite cardiovascular events following exacerbations of COPD, with sustained risk after 1 year regardless of severity. Reviewed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rate of exacerbation was 46.8% in the group using metformin and 63% in the group not using metformin. The ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Hospitalization duration for a COPD exacerbation was ...

—After severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), certain physical function tests that are routinely performed at discharge fail to reflect the true patient ...

Most chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations were observed in those not treated with controller medications, but less than half of patients in the study received controller ...

Credit: Scott Bodell/MedicalImages.com The authors outline preventative pharmacologic therapies for COPD exacerbations and a patient-tailored approach to management. Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

The risk of a CV adverse event of special interest did decrease over time after a moderate or severe COPD exacerbation. This article is part of MPR’s coverage of the CHEST Virtual 2020 meeting. In the ...

In bronchiectasis, highly symptomatic patients have a greater risk of exacerbations and may benefit from long-term macrolide treatment.

In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), increasing frequency and severity of exacerbations were linked to a higher risk of future exacerbations and all-cause and COPD-related ...

Poor quality of sleep was found to have a strong association with symptomatic exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a recent Canadian study presented at the 2016 ...

The main goals of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management include treatment of symptoms and prevention of exacerbations. Current guidelines recommend use of one or more long-acting ...