Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a persistent respiratory disease that may cause long-term, progressive lung damage. Acute exacerbations are when a person’s respiratory symptoms ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease affecting at least 15 million American adults. It’s also the fourth leading cause of disease-attributed death. This makes ...

Exacerbations are now an important clinical variable for research into, and management of, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emphasis is usually on reductions in the incidence of ...

A new feasibility study has found that an app supporting self-managed care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may help reduce exacerbations. Share on Pinterest Image credit: ...

Almost 16 million adults have COPD in the United States and about 3 in 4 people with this condition have at least one flare (exacerbation) a year, cites a review. But you don’t have to sit and wait ...

Although we know that exacerbations are key events in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), our understanding of their frequency, determinants, and effects is incomplete. In a large ...

Professor Clare Taylor, a GP and professor of General Practice, highlights the importance of cardiopulmonary risk and the management strategies that could be essential to improving patient outcomes.

—Theses investigators found an increased risk for both individual and composite cardiovascular events following exacerbations of COPD, with sustained risk after 1 year regardless of severity. Reviewed ...