By 2020, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be the third cause of mortality.
Extrapulmonary comorbidities influence the prognosis of patients with COPD. Tobacco …

Background Long-term adherence is a major issue in patients receiving home continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (…

Rationale: Randomized controlled trials showed no effect of positive airway pressure (PAP)
therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, patient …

To the Editor: There is a growing awareness of heterogeneity between patients with OSA in
terms of symptoms and comorbidities. 1 The aim of this study was to identify clinically …

Background Long-term changes in lung cancer (LC) patients are difficult to evaluate. We report
results from the French KBP-2020 real-life cohort. Methods KBP-2020 was a prospective …

Background There is growing evidence from animal models that intermittent hypoxemia (IH)
may induce dyslipidemia. Altered lipid metabolism may contribute to the increased …

Background Even after resection of early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), patients
have a high risk of developing recurrence and second primary lung cancer. We aimed to …

OBJECTIVE We tested the hypothesis of an independent cross-sectional association
between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity and glycated hemoglobin (HbA 1c ) in adults …

Background and objective Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
two prevalent and complex diseases that require personalized management. Although a …

Purpose Surgical resection plus adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy is considered standard
care for stage II to III non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but its efficacy is limited, and …