The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has defined stage 1
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as forced expiratory volume in one second/forced …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered an inflammatory pulmonary
disorder with systemic inflammatory manifestations. The aim of this study was to assess the …

Introduction COPD patients may be at increased risk for vitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency, but
risk factors for deficiency among COPD patients have not been extensively reported. …

Dyspnoea is a cardinal symptom for cardiorespiratory diseases. No study has assessed
worldwide variation in dyspnoea prevalence or predictors of dyspnoea. We used cross-sectional …

Background Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is an antimicrobial peptide
that could be involved in the pathogenesis of COPD. This study aimed to measure the plasma …

Background COPD exacerbations accelerate disease progression. Aims To examine if
COPD characteristics and systemic inflammatory markers predict the risk for acute COPD …

Objectives We present reference values for arterial blood gas measurements for persons >
70 years old. At the same time, we wish to examine how different criteria for exclusion from …

Background The reported diagnostic yield from bronchoscopies in patients with lung cancer
varies greatly. The optimal combination of sampling techniques has not been finally …

The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is an exercise test that measures functional status in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and provides information on oxygen …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effectors of host defence against infection, inflammation
and wound repair. We aimed to study AMP levels in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary …