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For patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Worse LV Global Longitudinal Strain for STEMI With COPD

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Patients with versus without COPD have more impaired left ventricular global longitudinal strain
For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Once-Daily Triple-Tx Improves Lung Function, HRQoL in COPD

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Significantly improved FEV1 and St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire scores
Hospital adoption of procalcitonin testing has had little impact on antibiotic prescribing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

Procalcitonin Testing Not Impacting Antibiotic Rx for COPD

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Findings among patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation
In 2015

Global Disease Burden of COPD, Asthma Quantified

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More deaths due to COPD than asthma worldwide in 2015; increase in COPD deaths since 1990

Fluticasone Furoate Slows Loss of Lung Function in COPD

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Alone or in combination, reduces rate of FEV1 decline in those with moderate COPD and high risk of CVD

Downregulation of miR-126 Augments DNA Damage Response

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Reduced miR-126 levels in lungs from mice exposed to cigarette smoke, smokers' lung epithelial cells
Chest computed tomography is increasingly being used

Chest CT Is Increasingly Being Used in COPD Assessment

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CT can provide information on comorbidities, including coronary artery disease, osteoporosis
Adverse cardiac events may need to be considered with new opioid use in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

New Opioid Use in Older Adults With COPD May Up Cardiac Events

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Odds of ischemic heart disease-related morbidity, mortality increased after new opioid use
While the number of Americans hospitalized each year for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease appears to be holding steady

ATS: Mortality Down for Patients Hospitalized With COPD in U.S.

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Annual number of patients who died from COPD while in the hospital decreased 62 percent from 2005-2014
A Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative does not reduce readmission rates or costs among patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Bundled Payment Initiative Doesn’t Cut Readmission in COPD

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Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement doesn't cut costs in COPD exacerbation