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Introduction Previous systematic reviews have provided heterogeneous and differing estimates for the efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The…
Background Poorly controlled asthma is associated with increased morbidity and healthcare resource utilisation (HCRU). Therefore, to quantify the environmental impact of asthma care, this retrospective,…
Background Body composition might influence lung function and asthma in children, but its longitudinal relations are unclear. We aimed to identify critical periods for body…
Given the concurrent worldwide epidemics of childhood obesity and asthma, it is perhaps not surprising that the two have been inextricably linked in the minds…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a feared complication of interstitial lung disease (ILD) owing to increased risk for hospitalisation and mortality among affected patients. The development…
Introduction After puberty, females are more likely to develop asthma and in a more severe form than males. The associations between asthma and sex are…
For decades, the unwritten rule for asthma management was ‘Keep it Simple’, with clinicians largely trying to apply a one-size-fits-all stepwise approach to hundreds of…
Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined by elevated mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP), and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) reflects pulmonary vascular abnormalities. The clinical…
Patients with asthma have an increased risk of being hospitalised for pneumonia. For example, in a study based on the Respiratory Health In Northern Europe…
Background The potential association between the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and the risk of pneumonia among adults is disputed and paediatric-specific evidence is scarce.…