Measurements The primary outcome measure was a composite endpoint of the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome, postoperative pulmonary complications, myocardial infarction and/or ...

The 'Frequent-exacerbation' Phenotype There is an increasing interest in the frequency of COPD exacerbations, since this was found to relate to prevention and treatment. Most of the new drugs ...

Learn more about current thinking regarding COPD and find out how three different mechanisms of airflow obstruction play a role in COPD pathogenesis.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) represents a complex disease with multifaceted pathophysiology involving over 20 identified genetic mutations that can contribute to disease development.

Avalyn’s inhaled approach tackles the underlying pathophysiology of pulmonary fibrosis at its source by safely delivering treatments directly into the lungs, thereby improving tolerability by ...

While smoking is the most likely reason you’re get COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), there are also several other known causes and risk factors. Learn more about how you can help ...

The diagram outlines the heart’s short-term and long-term adaptive responses to increased afterload, emphasizing the potential for right ventricular dilatation and the associated negative outcomes on ...

Learn more about how COPD affects your health and changes your body, and what you can do about that to prevent or reduce your risk for this progressive lung disease.

This study provides a prospective continuous characterisation of exacerbations of COPD using remotely collected, ambulatory/free-living data. The physiological patterns presented may contribute to the ...

In preclinical models, the inhalation of a mixture of living Lactobacilli bacteria attenuated pulmonary inflammation and improved lung function and structure for the chronic lung diseases ...