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Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Respiratory Failure: Effects on Quality of Life
(2011)
Background: Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been found to be an essential technique to treat chronic respiratory failure (CRF) resulting from restrictive thoracic disorders (RTD). The last decades were characterized by ...
Exhaled breath condensate in patients with asthma: implications for application in clinical practice
(2008)
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) analysis, a rather appealing and promising method, can be used to evaluate conveniently and non-invasively a wide range of molecules from the respiratory tract, and to understand better the ...
Plasma leptin and adiponectin in COPD exacerbations: Associations with inflammatory biomarkers
(2010)
Background: Various systemic inflammatory markers have been evaluated for their value in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Leptin and adiponectin have been linked to acute exacerbations ...
Serum levels of oxidative stress as a marker of disease severity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(2008)
Background: Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal illness characterized by progressive fibrosis resulting in severe dyspnea and impairment Of lung function. Although the mechanisms by which lung fibrosis develops ...