Tag: COPD
Nitrate-Enriched Beetroot Juice Produces Reduction in Systolic BP in COPD
Active treatment lowered SBP, improved 6-minute walk test, improved measures of endothelial function
COPD Set to Reach About 600 Million Cases Worldwide by 2050
Number of cases projected to increase by 47.1 percent among women versus 9.4 percent among men by 2050
Prevalence of COPD Stable Overall From 2011 to 2021
Prevalence stable for most states and subgroups, but increased in those aged ≥75, micropolitan counties, current and former smokers
Physical Activity Inversely Tied to COPD Symptom Burden
Findings seen even in patients with mild or previously undiagnosed disease
Patients’ Geography Impacts Guideline-Concordant COPD Care
Those living in rural areas with farther drives to care have lower likelihood of receiving guideline-adherent care
Increase Seen in COPD Hospital Admissions Since 2010 in Canada
Age-standardized rates increased among younger women and men and older women, while they declined in older men
Study Looks at Impact of Low Vitamin K on Lung Function
Low vitamin K status linked to lower ventilatory capacity, increased odds of COPD, wheezing, asthma
Generic, Brand-Name Medication Similarly Effective for COPD
Wixela Inhub and Advair Diskus fluticasone-salmeterol are similarly effective and safe for COPD
Study Explores Persons With Tobacco Exposure, Preserved Spirometry
No accelerated rate of decline in FEV1 or increased incidence of COPD seen in symptomatic TEPS versus asymptomatic, but more respiratory exacerbations
Fixed-Ratio Spirometry Underdiagnoses COPD in African Americans
Even with symptoms, GOLD staging misses African American cases
