Digital inhalers may help predict occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD for patients in an ambulatory setting.

The main pharmacological interventions for palliation of breathlessness would be opioids, ie, oromorph and benzodiazepines ...

Research shows that digital inhalers equipped with remote monitoring capabilities may aid in predicting and identifying ...

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Interaction between inflammatory cells and activated platelets is important ...

The FDA recently approved mepolizumab for treating adults with inadequately controlled COPD and an eosinophilic phenotype, ...

It is becoming increasingly recognized that people with COPD have an elevated risk of serious CV events,1 discussed Hanania ...

All these studies and examples have made it clear that COPD exacerbation is an inflammatory event. A group in the UK studied patients at baseline, measured the inflammatory markers in sputum, and ...

Background Hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of COPD is associated with high risk of readmission. However, no tool has been validated to stratify patients at discharge for risk of readmission.

Introduction In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the risk of certain cardiovascular (CV) events is increased by threefold to fivefold in the year following acute ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Among patients with COPD and type 2 inflammation, investigator-reported emphysema did not change benefits seen with dupilumab, according to research presented at the American ...

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent chronic respiratory condition that remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute exacerbations of COPD ...