Sfoglia per Soggetto "lung function"
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The 6-minute walk test and anthropometric characteristics as assessment tools in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. A preliminary report during the pandemic
(2021)Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) exhibit low cardio-fitness impact, attributed to fragmented sleep architecture and associated pathophysiological sequelae. The purpose of our study was to investigate ... -
Bronchial Asthma and Sarcopenia: An Upcoming Potential Interaction
(2022)Background: Sarcopenia seems to be an emerging health issue worldwide, concerning the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, accompanied by adverse outcomes. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory condition that ... -
A case report of mesalazine-induced lung injury: A reversible drug side effect
(2019)Introduction: Mesalazine is widely used in the treatment of the acute and maintenance phase of ulcerative colitis (UC). The possibility of interstitial lung disease being induced by mesalazine in the form of eosinophilic ... -
Classification of COPD patients and compliance to recommended treatment in Greece according to GOLD 2017 report: the RELICO study
(2021)Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multifactorial clinical condition, characterized by chronic progressive (or worsening) respiratory symptoms, structural pulmonary abnormalities, and impaired ... -
Disease management knowledge is poor in Greek patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before entering pulmonary rehabilitation: A qualitative study
(2022)INTRODUCTION Patient knowledge on important self-management topics of COPD is low. Education component of pulmonary rehabilitation may increase knowledge, facilitate health behavior change and improve self-efficacy. The ... -
Effect of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis on FEV 1 in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: A European Cystic Fibrosis Society Patient Registry analysis
(2017)Objective To evaluate the effect of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) on FEV 1 percent predicted in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Design Longitudinal data analysis (2008-2010). Setting Patients ... -
Effect of high-intensity exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular disease risk and disease activity in patients with inflammatory joint disease: Protocol for the ExeHeart randomised controlled trial
(2022)Introduction Inflammatory joint disease (IJD) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) fostered by systemic inflammation and a high prevalence of CVD risk factors. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) ... -
Eight weeks unsupervised pulmonary rehabilitation in previously hospitalized of sars-cov-2 infection
(2021)The aim of our study was to determine the impact of unsupervised Pulmonary Rehabilitation (uns-PR) on patients recovering from COVID-19, and determine its anthropometric, biological, demographic and fitness correlates. All ... -
Evaluation of respiratory parameters in finswimmers regarding gender, swimming style and distance
(2018)Aim: The purpose of our study was to investigate the differences in the finswimmers’ physiological characteristics, as far as gender, the swimming style and the different swimming distance are concerned. Methods: 52 ... -
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide: Signaling lung function changes in obstructive lung diseases
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Fractional exhaled nitric oxide: where there is smoke, there is fire
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients’ COVID-19 quarantine; not just a routine
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Immunotherapy of systemic sclerosis
(2018)Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by microvasculopathy, immune activation, and extensive collagen deposition. Microvasculopathy and immune activation occur very early in the disease ... -
Impact of supervised aerobic exercise on clinical physiological and mental parameters of people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
(2022)Background: The benefits derived from supervised aerobic exercise in people living with human immunofeficiency virus– HIV (PLWH) have not yet been clearly identified. Objective: To evaluate the impact of supervised aerobic ... -
Incorporating Biomarkers in COPD Management: The Research Keeps Going
(2022)Globally, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, having a significant socioeconomic effect. Several molecular mechanisms have been related to COPD including chronic ... -
Lung function in Gypsies in Greece
(2000)The relationship between lung function and smoking acid dietary habits was examined in 121 Gypsies (62 males, 59 females) who were 14-70 y of age and who lived in Greece. All were examined clinically, after which they all ... -
A multicenter, open-label, comparative study of B-cell depletion therapy with Rituximab for systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease
(2017)Objectives Rituximab (RTX) may favorably affect lung function and skin fibrosis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aimed to assess long-term efficacy and safety of RTX in SSc compared to standard treatment. ...