Introduction and Objectives Cardiac arrhythmias are regularly found in patients with COPD, with higher frequencies reported during exacerbations. We wished to examine the impact of tachycardia and new ...

Background Pulmonary microvasculature alterations are implicated in emphysema pathogenesis, but the association between ...

3 Department of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Correspondence to Nick Maskell, Academic Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Southmead Hospital ...

BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes improve the health of patients disabled by lung disease but their cost effectiveness is unproved. We undertook a cost/utility analysis in conjunction ...

1 Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Queen ...

Background The Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) is a simple 10-item, health-related quality of life questionnaire (HRQoL) with good psychometric properties. However, little data exists regarding the ...

Correspondence to: Dr C S Thompson, Department of Medicine, Frenchay Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS16 1LE, UK; catherine.thompson{at}shc-tr.swest.nhs.uk AUTHOR:e-mail address please ...

Representative samples of smokers of regular middle tar and regular low tar cigarettes responded to a questionnaire concerning their smoking habits and participated in a blind product test, returning ...

Correspondence to Dr Charlotte Summers, Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Box 93, Level 4, Addenbrooke's Hospital, CUHNHSFT, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 OQQ, UK; ...

The lungs are exposed to a range of environmental toxins (including cigarette smoke, air pollution, asbestos) and pathogens (bacterial, viral and fungal), and most respiratory diseases are associated ...

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