Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "Respiratory Function Tests"
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COPD characteristics and socioeconomic burden in Hellenic correctional institutions
(2016)Background: The high prevalence of smoking (80%) in Greek correctional institutions is anticipated to result in high prevalence of COPD in such settings. Aim: The aim of the Greek obstructive luNg disease epidemiOlogy and ... -
The effect of physical strain on breeders patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
(2019)Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in breeders patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Method: Thirty-two male participants (Age: 42.2 ± 7.3yrs, ... -
Health-Promoting Effects of a Concurrent Workplace Training Program in Inactive Office Workers (HealPWorkers): A Randomized Controlled Study
(2020)Purpose: To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has examined the health-promoting effects of a daily supervised concurrent workplace training program in inactive office workers. The main objective of this study ... -
Prevalence of lung function impairment among greek cement production workers: A cross-sectional study
(2018)Greece is a significant cement producing country. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of lung function impairment among Greek cement workers. One hundred thirty- seven cement production ... -
Prognostic assessment in COPD without lung function: The B-AE-D indices
(2016)Several composite markers have been proposed for risk assessment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, choice of parameters and score complexity restrict clinical applicability. Our aim was to provide ... -
Pulmonary function and circulating adhesion molecules in patients with diabetes mellitus
(2003)Background: Lung function in diabetes has been reported in several studies with contradictory results. Diabetes mellitus increases expression of adhesion molecules through hyperglycemia. These molecules play an important ... -
Pulmonary function testing in COPD: looking beyond the curtain of FEV1
(2021)Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management remains challenging due to the high heterogeneity of clinical symptoms and the complex pathophysiological basis of the disease. Airflow limitation, diagnosed by ... -
Serum VEGF levels are related to the presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis
(2009)Background: The association between systemic sclerosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is well recognized. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has been reported to play an important role in pulmonary ... -
Systemic Biomarkers of Collagen and Elastin Turnover Are Associated With Clinically Relevant Outcomes in COPD
(2017)Background Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling of the lung tissue releases protein fragments into the blood, where they may be detected as serologic surrogate markers of disease activity in COPD. Our goal was to assess ... -
The use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in identifying the presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in patients with compatible symptomatology
(2019)The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and the presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in order to provide an innovative tool to identify ... -
Very preterm neonates receiving “aggressive” nutrition and early nCPAP had similar long-term respiratory outcomes as term neonates
(2019)Backround: The impact of the consistent implementation of “aggressive” nutrition by means of intensive early neonatal nutritional support up to 40–44 weeks postmenstrual age and the use of nasal continuous positive airway ...