COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Volume 12, Issue 3 (2015)

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COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Volume 12, Issue 3 (2015)

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Interactive Monitoring Service and COPD: Is it Possible to Reduce Nonadherence?
Francesco Blasi, Federica Raddi & Marc Miravitlles
Pages: 227-233
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforInteractive Monitoring Service and COPD: Is it Possible to Reduce Nonadherence? | Full Text | References | PDF (881.5 KB)
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Original Research

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Determinants of Long-Term Persistence with Tiotropium Bromide for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Kyuto Tanaka, Nobufumi Kamiishi, Jun Miyata, Hiroki Kabata, Katsunori Masaki, Hiromi Ogura-Tomomatsu, Katsuyoshi Tomomatsu, Yusuke Suzuki, Koichi Fukunaga, Koichi Sayama, Tomoko Betsuyaku & Koichiro Asano
Pages: 234-242
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforDeterminants of Long-Term Persistence with Tiotropium Bromide for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Full Text | References | PDF (358.1 KB)
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Impaired Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity is the strongest lung function predictor of decline in 12 minute-walking distance in COPD; a 5-year follow-up study
Amir Farkhooy, Christer Janson, Ragnheidur Harpa Arnardóttir, Margareta Emtner, Hans Hedenström & Andrei Malinovschi
Pages: 243-251
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforImpaired Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity is the strongest lung function predictor of decline in 12 minute-walking distance in COPD; a 5-year follow-up study | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Ventilation Distribution Heterogeneity at Rest as a Marker of Exercise Impairment in Mild-to-Advanced COPD
J. Alberto Neder, Conor D.J. O’Donnell, Julia Cory, Daniel Langer, Casey E. Ciavaglia, Y. Ling, Katherine A. Webb & Denis E. O’Donnell
Pages: 252-259
Published online: 17 Sep 2014
AbstractforVentilation Distribution Heterogeneity at Rest as a Marker of Exercise Impairment in Mild-to-Advanced COPD | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Quantitative Emphysema Distribution in Anatomic and Non-anatomic Lung Regions
Michael Owsijewitsch, Julia Ley-Zaporozhan, Jan-Martin Kuhnigk, Annette Kopp-Schneider, Ralf Eberhardt, Monika Eichinger, Claus Peter Heussel, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor & Sebastian Ley
Pages: 260-270
Published online: 17 Sep 2014
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Resource Use and Costs up to Two Years Post Diagnosis Among Newly Diagnosed COPD Patients in the UK Primary Care Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Yogesh Suresh Punekar, Keele Wurst & Amit Shukla
Pages: 271-280
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforResource Use and Costs up to Two Years Post Diagnosis Among Newly Diagnosed COPD Patients in the UK Primary Care Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study | Full Text | References | PDF (882.4 KB)
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Associations of Self-Reported Cigarette Smoking with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-Morbid Chronic Conditions in the United States
Timothy J. Cunningham, Earl S. Ford, Italia V. Rolle, Anne G. Wheaton & Janet B. Croft
Pages: 281-291
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforAssociations of Self-Reported Cigarette Smoking with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-Morbid Chronic Conditions in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Serial Measurements of Arterial Oxygen Tension are Associated with Mortality in COPD
Marianne Aanerud, Eirunn W. Saure, Marta Benet, Xavier Basagana, Per S. Bakke, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Tomas M. L. Eagan, Josep M. Anto & Jon A. Hardie
Pages: 292-299
Published online: 17 Sep 2014
AbstractforSerial Measurements of Arterial Oxygen Tension are Associated with Mortality in COPD | Full Text | References | PDF (659.9 KB)
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

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Long-term Prognosis in COPD Exacerbation: Role of Biomarkers, Clinical Variables and Exacerbation Type
Eva Grolimund, Alexander Kutz, Robert J. Marlowe, Alaadin Vögeli, Murat Alan, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Robert Thomann, Claudine Falconnier, Claus Hoess, Christoph Henzen, Werner Zimmerli, Beat Mueller, Philipp Schuetz & for the ProHOSP Study Group
Pages: 300-310
Published online: 17 Sep 2014
AbstractforLong-term Prognosis in COPD Exacerbation: Role of Biomarkers, Clinical Variables and Exacerbation Type | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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C-Reactive Protein at Discharge, Diabetes Mellitus and ≥1 Hospitalization During Previous Year Predict Early Readmission in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Ernesto Crisafulli, Antoni Torres, Arturo Huerta, Raúl Méndez, Mónica Guerrero, Raquel Martinez, Adamantia Liapikou, Néstor Soler, Sanjay Sethi & Rosario Menéndez
Pages: 311-320
Published online: 03 Oct 2014
AbstractforC-Reactive Protein at Discharge, Diabetes Mellitus and ≥1 Hospitalization During Previous Year Predict Early Readmission in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Nocardia and Lungs in COPD: Beyond Immuno-deficiencies
Claudia Maggiorelli, Irene Di Pierro, Carmen Manta, Uberto Maccari, Irene Galanti & Raffaele Scala
Pages: 321-326
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforNocardia and Lungs in COPD: Beyond Immuno-deficiencies | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Simvastatin Increases the Ability of Roflumilast N-oxide to Inhibit Cigarette Smoke-Induced Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Well-differentiated Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells in vitro
Javier Milara, Teresa Peiró, Adela Serrano, Enrique Artigues, Jesus Aparicio, Herman Tenor, Celia Sanz & Julio Cortijo
Pages: 327-338
Published online: 10 Sep 2014
AbstractforSimvastatin Increases the Ability of Roflumilast N-oxide to Inhibit Cigarette Smoke-Induced Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Well-differentiated Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells in vitro | Full Text | References | PDF (14.7 MB)
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Review Article

Interventions to Increase Physical Activity in Patients with COPD: A Comprehensive Review
Jason J. Wilson, Brenda O’Neill, Eileen G. Collins & Judy Bradley
Pages: 339-354
Published online: 15 Sep 2014
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Benefit of Metformin in COPD: An Effect on Autonomic Nervous System?
Zehra Yasar, Fatma Erdem & Fahrettin Talay
Pages: 355-356
Published online: 15 Sep 2014
CitationforBenefit of Metformin in COPD: An Effect on Autonomic Nervous System? | Full Text | References | PDF (98.9 KB)
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