Researchers have developed a novel rat model that closely replicates the pathological features and physiological changes associated with human chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-associated ...

At the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital frequent, persistent and troublesome arrhythmias have been encountered in patients with chronic pulmonary disease. This observation prompted us to ...

CONSIDERABLE progress has been made in recent years in the understanding of thromboembolic disease and also in the ability to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism. Radiologists have learned to interpret ...

In the COPD patient, routine pulmonary function tests depict the characteristic pattern of volume-dependent airway obstruction. Spirometry typically reveals a reduction in the FEV 1 /FVC ratio and an ...

Roflumilast has the potential to be used in a large segment of the COPD population. COPD is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, occurring in approximately 10% of the population in ...

Worsening breathless in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common diagnostic and management challenge in primary care. A systematic approach to history-taking and ...

A new study in The American Journal of Pathology details a novel rat model that closely replicates the pathological features and physiological changes associated with human chronic obstructive ...