Exacerbations occur commonly in patients with moderate or severe chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) but factors affecting their severity and frequency or effects on quality …

Although exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated
with symptomatic and physiological deterioration, little is known of the time course and …

Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations improves
outcomes; however, responses to treatment are variable, and patients with COPD often delay …

Objective Patients with COPD are at risk for cardiovascular events. This is attributed to
increased systemic inflammation. The course of COPD is punctuated by exacerbations, which …

Study objectives Patients with COPD experience lower airway and systemic inflammation,
and an accelerated decline in FEV 1 . There is no evidence on whether this inflammation …

Impact: This study explores the use of measuring plasma biomarkers at exacerbation of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), providing insight into the underlying …

Respiratory tract infections may acutely increase risk from coronary heart disease (CHD),
though the mechanisms have not been defined. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

… We calculated the average mortality at successive 3C temperature bands at increments
of 0.1C to determine the 3C band of lowest mortality in each region. For each region, daily …

Relationships between high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bacterial colonization, airway inflammation, or …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are associated with increased
airway and systemic inflammation, though relationships between exacerbation recovery, …