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Avaliação do ventrículo esquerdo em pacientes com DPOC e hipoxemia noturna

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (6), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo Verificar a associação entre massa e espessura do ventrículo esquerdo (VE) e presença de hipoxemia noturna significativa em pacientes portadores de DPOC com hipoxemia diurna leve. Métodos Estudo transversal realizado em pacientes ambulatoriais, clinicamente estáveis, portadores de...

Effects of high- and moderate-intensity exercise on central hemodynamic and oxygen uptake recovery kinetics in CHF-COPD overlap

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (3), 2020
The oxygen uptake (V˙O2) kinetics during onset of and recovery from exercise have been shown to provide valuable parameters regarding functional capacity of both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. To investigate the influence of comorbidity of COPD...

Evaluating the disease and treatment information provided to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the time of discharge according to GOLD discharge guidelines

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the disease and treatment information provided to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at hospital discharge. Methods This was a cross-sectional study including hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at three tertiary hospitals. Th...

Association of bone mineral density with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in postmenopausal women

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (3), 2019
Abstract Background Osteoporosis (OP) is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The relationship between OP and COPD has been primarily studied in male patients, and few reports are available in postmenopausal women. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate ...

Mecanismos fisiopatológicos de la sarcopenia en la EPOC

La sarcopenia es una enfermedad caracterizada por la pérdida de masa muscular, fuerza muscular y rendimiento físico, siendo la principal causa de fragilidad en los adultos mayores. La sarcopenia es altamente prevalente en individuos con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) que conduce a un m...

Controversies and limitations in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the cut-off point to define airflow obstruction has been controversial, it is widely accepted that the spirometry test is vital, as well as performing it after using a bronchodilator...

Small airway disease in COPD associated to biomass exposure

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (1), 2019
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex and heterogeneous entity that may result from different causative agents and risk factors and may follow diverse clinical courses, including COPD secondary to biomass smoke exposure. At present, this phenotype is becoming more important f...

Supervivencia en una cohorte de pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica acorde a la clasificación GOLD 2017
Survival in a cohort of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to GOLD 2017 classification

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (1), 2019
Hasta el momento, no existe información sobre la evolución de los pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) de acuerdo con la nueva clasificación GOLD 2017. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar, en una cohorte de pacientes con EPOC seguidos por veinte años, la influencia del...

Estrategias de problematización e intervención de Kinesiología / Fisioterapia para un paciente con una afección ventilatoria crónica reagudizada

La Clasificación Internacional del Funcionamiento, de la Discapacidad y de la Salud (CIF), permite organizar la información mediante un lenguaje trans-disciplinario. Al respecto, es fundamental complementarlo con una epistemología propia para generar prácticas clínicas eficientes. La enfermedad pulm...