Research Summaries

Management
Management
08/18/2020
The clinical practice guideline includes 5 recommendations on the optimal management of patients with COPD and chronic hypercapnia.
08/18/2020
COPD
COPD
08/14/2020
The researchers sought to determine whether SAA concentrations are greater among patients with stable COPD who had had at least 2 exacerbations in the past year. Their results were released during ATS 2020...
08/14/2020
anxiety
anxiety
08/11/2020
Individuals with COPD often experience anxiety or depression. Researchers wanted to better understand how the comorbidities influence long-term mortality in COPD, as well as whether a change in symptoms of...
08/11/2020
Exercise
Exercise
07/20/2020
Pulmonary rehabilitation has many benefits, but past research has provided conflicting results about whether patients with COPD can improve their peak oxygen uptake with aerobic training. Researchers sought...
07/20/2020
Corticosteroid
Corticosteroid
06/29/2020
Researchers analyzed data on patients with COPD and asthma to determine whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids and tracheobronchomalacia are related. Here is what they found.
06/29/2020
Influenza Vaccine
Influenza Vaccine
05/29/2020
After defining 4 phenotypes, researchers assessed whether vaccination status and comorbidities could be associated with the occurrence of exacerbations among patients with COPD.
05/29/2020
COPD
COPD
05/22/2020
Over a 3-month period, the researchers compared the changes in control status with the changes in risk level, GOLD stage, and clinical phenotype among patients with COPD.
05/22/2020
COPD
COPD
05/22/2020
Over a 3-month period, the researchers compared the changes in control status with the changes in risk level, GOLD stage, and clinical phenotype among patients with COPD.
05/22/2020
Nutrition
Nutrition
04/15/2020
Because the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and COPD outcomes is unclear, researchers analyzed data from SPIROMICS to determine any associations between baseline 25-OH-vitamin D, cross-sectional...
04/15/2020
Nutrition
Nutrition
04/15/2020
Because the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and COPD outcomes is unclear, researchers analyzed data from SPIROMICS to determine any associations between baseline 25-OH-vitamin D, cross-sectional...
04/15/2020