Objective: This large study with a long-term follow-up aimed to evaluate the clinical
presentation, laboratory findings, histological profile, treatments, and outcomes of children and …

Background. The mechanical alterations related to the overload of respiratory muscles observed
in adults with persistent asthma might lead to the development of chronic alterations in …

COPD patients have an increased recruitment of inspiratory muscles predisposing to a chest
wall incoordination, modifying thoracoabdominal mechanics and leading to poor exercise …

Objective To investigate the relationship between the presence of symptoms of anxiety or
depression with breathing pattern and thoracoabdominal mechanics at rest and during …

Objectives: The aims of the study were to determine the frequency of hepatobiliary disease
in patients with cystic fibrosis and to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory …

Aim: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,477 middle school students enrolled in
the public school network in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil to assess the prevalence of overweight …

Exercise training has been shown to reduce symptoms and exacerbations in COPD patients;
however, the exercise effect on patients’ immune response is poorly known. We thus …

Determining the presence of thoracoabdominal asynchrony in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) patients is clinically relevant, but there is no consensus on the optimal …

Subjects with severe and very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
present thoracoabdominal asynchrony (TAA) that reduces ventilatory efficiency and exercise …

… 3 Itamar Couto Guedes de Jesus1,2, Sérgio Scalzo1, Fabiana Alves1, Kariny 4 Marques1,
Cibele Rocha-Resende1, Michael Bader3, Robson A. Souza Santos1,2* 5 and Silvia …