Results: 6

Elevated serum Activin A in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with skeletal muscle wasting

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: Muscle wasting contributes to the reduced quality of life and increased mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Muscle atrophy in mice with cachexia was caused by Activin A binding to ActRIIB. The role of circulating Activin A leading to muscle atrophy in COPD remains elusiv...

Variables clínicas y funcionales asociadas al riesgo de muerte en el seguimiento a largo plazo en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (4), 2018
Background: Identifying risk factors for long-term mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could improve their clinical management. Aim: To examine the clinical variables associated to long-term mortality in a cohort of COPD patients. Patients and Methods: A clinical and...

Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor as a measure of treatment response in acute exacerbation of COPD

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the value of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in the diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and in monitoring treatment response, analyzing the relationship between suPAR and fibrinogen in AECOPD. AECOPD leads to increased airway inf...

El oxígeno suplementario no fue útil en personas con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica con desaturación moderada

Increased ultrasensitive C-reactive protein is not associated with obesity in hospitalized heart failure patients

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 14 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients with heart failure admitted to a tertiary hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a consecutive sampling of hospitalized patients with heart failure. Sociodemogra...