Electronic cigarettes: an aid in smoking cessation, or a new health hazard?

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the health-related quality of life (HRQL) in a cohort of COPD patients recruited in primary care and identify the variables of the patients and the treatment associated with impaired HRQL. METHOD:Multicenter, observational study of patients with COPD recruited in Primary Care centers. Data regar...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Miravitlles M,Molina J,Naberan K,Cots JM,Ros F,Llor C,EVOCA study.

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a chronic condition of elevated pulmonary arterial pressures with associated increases in pulmonary vascular resistance leading to right ventricular failure, which was almost uniformly fatal prior to the introduction of pulmonary hypertension specific therapy. Systemic prostacy...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Stream AR,Bull TM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance pharmacological treatment for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on inhaled drugs, including long-acting muscarinic receptor antagonists (LAMA), long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonists (LABA) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Inhaled pharmacological treatment can improve patients' d...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Malerba M,Nardin M,Santini G,Mores N,Radaeli A,Montuschi P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Proper adjustment of arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) during daily activities in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) requiring long-term oxygen therapy is challenging. Given the multifactorial nature of the limited exercise tolerance in patients with ILDs, the isolated use of oxygen therapy may no...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Cuerpo S,Palomo M,Hernández-González F,Francesqui J,Albacar N,Hernández C,Blanco I,Embid C,Sellares J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We wanted to determine the impact of combined Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) and a spot serum procalcitonin (PCT)-guided protocol to shorten the duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), mainly caused by nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli (NF-GNB)...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Wongsurakiat P,Tulatamakit S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Symptom relief is a key treatment goal in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there are limited data available on the response to bronchodilator therapy in patients at low risk of exacerbations with different levels of symptom severity. This study compared treatment responses ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Vogelmeier CF,Kerwin EM,Bjermer LH,Tombs L,Jones PW,Boucot IH,Naya IP,Lipson DA,Compton C,Barnes N,Maltais F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that smoking is the primary preventable cause of disease and death in the United States and that it is responsible for a wide range of negative health consequences, including but not limited to respiratory disease. According to the US Public Health Service, all patients attempting to quit smokin...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Hudmon KS,Corelli RL,Prokhorov AV

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within telehealth there are a number of domains relevant to pulmonary care: telemonitoring, teleassistance, telerehabilitation, teleconsultation and second opinion calls. In the last decade, several studies focusing on the effects of various telemanagement programs for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disea...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Vitacca M,Montini A,Comini L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Avoidance of allergens in the treatment of asthma has hitherto not achieved significant benefit despite the strong evidence that allergy both increases severity and contributes to exacerbations of asthma. House dust mite, cat and dog allergens are the most common perennial allergic triggers and most avoidance strategi...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Warner JO

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of biomarkers on pleural fluid (PF) specimens may assist the decision-making process and enhance clinical diagnostic pathways. Three paradigmatic examples are heart failure, tuberculosis and, particularly, malignancy. An elevated PF concentration of the amino-terminal fragment of probrain natriuretic peptide (...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Porcel JM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the great challenges of lung transplantation is to bridge the dichotomy between supply and demand of donor organs so that the maximum number of potential recipients achieve a meaningful benefit in improvements in survival and quality of life. To achieve this laudable goal is predicated on choosing candidates wh...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Mitchell AB,Glanville AR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-acting bronchodilators are the cornerstone of pharmacologic treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Spiolto® or Stiolto® is a fixed-dose combination (FDC) containing two long-acting bronchodilators, the long-acting muscarinic receptor antagonist tiotropium (TIO) and the long-acting β2-adrenocep...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Derom E,Brusselle GG,Joos GF

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis is a driving force of a tumor's development. Targeting this process is an attractive option, as this is a feature shared by most of the solid tumors. A lot of antiangiogenic drugs have been developed following this path, including bevacizumab, sorafenib, sunitinib, vandetanib, ramucirumab, motesanib and m...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Caglevic C,Grassi M,Raez L,Listi A,Giallombardo M,Bustamante E,Gil-Bazo I,Rolfo C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency [AATD] is associated with variable development of emphysema and other features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]. Matrix metalloproteinases [MMPs] are believed to be important in the pathophysiology of COPD, and may therefore confer susceptibility to this phenotyp...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： McAloon CJ,Wood AM,Gough SC,Stockley RA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) establish that bronchodilator medications are central to the symptomatic treatment of the disease. Regular treatment with long-acting bronchodilators is recommended as more effective and convenient than short-acting bronchodilators, ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Brienza NS,Amor-Carro O,Ramos-Barbón D

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergen-specific immunotherapy remains the most likely effective treatment modality for allergic disorders by targeting the underlying immune mechanisms and possibly causing modifications in the disease course, as well as treating the symptoms. Treatment and compliance experiences been gained over nearly a century in...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Ozdemir C

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The ultra-short course preseasonal allergy vaccine, containing the adjuvant monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL), is effective in treating allergic symptoms; however, the efficacy in controlling asthmatics symptoms has not been fully demonstrated. We aimed at evaluating whether the ultra-short preseasonal course of i...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Scichilone N,Scalici V,Arrigo R,Bellia V

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolones are commonly used to treat lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. These patients are susceptible to lung infection with common bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae, but are also prone to infection by opportunistic bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Hurley M,Smyth A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether microRNAs could be a potential diagnostic biomarker for asthma or not. The objective of this study is to figure out the diagnostic value of microRNAs in asthma. METHODS:Literature retrieval, screening of publications, specific data extraction, and quality evaluation were conducted acco...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Xu L,Yi M,Tan Y,Yi Z,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that can present different extrarticular manifestations involving heart, lungs and kidneys. In recent years there has been a growing awareness of the central role played by the lungs in the onset and progression of RA. In particular interstitial lung dise...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Picchianti Diamanti A,Markovic M,Argento G,Giovagnoli S,Ricci A,Laganà B,D'Amelio R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comorbidities probably contribute to the increased mortality observed among subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but sex differences in the prognostic impact of comorbidities have rarely been evaluated in population-based studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of com...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Sawalha S,Hedman L,Backman H,Stenfors N,Rönmark E,Lundbäck B,Lindberg A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to determine the influence of pulmonary rehabilitation conducted in therapeutic salt mine chambers on the functional fitness of older adults. METHODS:The study included 22 individuals of age >65 years with chronic respiratory conditions. The patients underwent the Fullerton test before and after ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Mętel S,Kostrzon M,Adamiak J,Gattner H,Kościelecka D,Sosulska A,Szczygieł E,Golec J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether dry powder inhalers (DPIs) function in a constrained situation, a literature analysis was performed to evaluate the use of DPIs compared with established therapies in the treatment of acute asthma and COPD, irrespective of rapid-acting beta(2)-agonist used. The external databases Medline, Embase...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Selroos O,Borgström L,Ingelf J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is the predominant pulmonary pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Tobramycin nebulization is used for the eradication of Pa infection. Nowadays, tobramycin dry powder inhalation (DPI) is available as well. This study reports the results of eradicating Pa with tobramycin...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Akkerman-Nijland AM,Yousofi M,Rottier BL,Van der Vaart H,Burgerhof JGM,Frijlink HW,Touw DJ,Koppelman GH,Akkerman OW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Both autofluorescence imaging bronchoscopy and narrow-band imaging have shown promise in the detection of premalignant airway lesions, each by utilizing different bandwidths of lights for better characterization of the mucosal and submucosal vascular grid. Since previously published meta-analyses have shown ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Iftikhar IH,Musani AI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis occurs as a result of a vicious circle consisting of an impaired mucociliary transport system, inflammation, and infection and repair of the airways. Damage to the mucociliary system prevents secretion elimination and facilitates bacterial growth and bronchial inflammation. To facilitate mucociliary cle...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Máiz Carro L,Martínez-García MA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic lung volume reduction coil (LVRC) treatment is a therapeutic option for selected patients with advanced emphysema. The effects and the safety of endoscopic lung volume reduction in patients with very low forced expired volume in one second (FEV1) remain to be determined. This study was conducted t...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Simon M,Harbaum L,Oqueka T,Kluge S,Klose H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is one of the most common respiratory disorders in clinical practice, affecting up to 13% of people worldwide. Inflammation is the most important component of asthma and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are recommended as the first line controller treatment for patients of all ages. Treatment with corticosteroids ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： del Giudice MM,Pezzulo A,Capristo C,Alterio E,Caggiano S,de Benedictis D,Capristo AF

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pharmacologically mediated bronchodilation is important in the management of asthma, and is primarily achieved with β₂-agonists. Novel compounds should preferably have a longer duration of action and a better systemic side effect profile than established alternatives at comparable peak bronchodilation. This ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Bjermer L,Rosenborg J,Bengtsson T,Lötvall J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since its introduction to the market in 2016, selexipag has been an alternative oral therapy among both treatment-naïve patients and those with mono or dual therapy failure; however, limited information is available regarding the presentation and management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension ...

journal_title：Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease

authors： Highland KB,Hull M,Pruett J,Elliott C,Tsang Y,Drake W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00