Severe COPD: Multidisciplinary Consultation to Get the Right Care at the Right Place
Discussing severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients who account for a considerable proportion of COPD-related healthcare costs
High Blood Eosinophil Count at Stable State Is Not Associated With Airway Microbiota Distinct Profile in COPD
Analyzing the associations between Blood eosinophil count and airway microbiota in COPD at a stable state. Read more
The high blood eosinophil count group was characterized by a clinical phenotype, a trend for a more frequent antibiotic course, and more pronounced cough and sputum symptoms.
Automated Quantification of QT-Intervals by an Algorithm: a Validation Study in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
To assess the diagnostic accuracy of a purpose-designed QTc-scoring algorithm versus the established hand-scoring in patients with COPD undergoing sleep studies
The automated QTc-algorithm accurately identified clinically relevant QTc-prolongations with a very high sensitivity and specificity.
Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in People With Multiple Sclerosis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38507873/
MS can increased the risk of developing COPD, while asthma does not exhibit a significant relationship with MS. Our study highlights the importance of identifying pwMS who face greater risks...
Multiple sclerosis can increase the risk of developing COPD, whereas asthma does not exhibit a significant relationship with multiple sclerosis.
The Role of Pharmaceutical Innovation in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Diseases
Source : https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijclp/2024/5877687/
Over the last 25 years, clinical practice guidelines have emerged as a means to standardize and improve care. As pharmaceutical innovations develop, guidelines are updated to incorporate new interventions. However, the...
Across guidelines, when a line of therapy was specified, behavioral modifications and pharmacotherapies were most frequently recommended as first-line interventions, whereas surgical interventions were more often recommended for subsequent lines of treatment.