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Prevalence of common diseases in COPD patients versus lung-healthy control subjects: Results from the German COSYCONET study
COSYCONET investigates the interrelationship of COPD and comorbidities with regard to course and prognosis of the disease. The present analysis examined the prevalence of selected common diseases in the COPD cohort compared to apparently lung-healthy subjects from the population-based reference cohorts KORA and SHIP.Spirometry was performed in all subjects and COPD patients were graded according to GOLD criteria. Subjects from KORA/SHIP without known COPD, asthma or chronic bronchitis and with FEV1/FVC≥0.7 were regarded as apparently lung-healthy. Prevalences of myocardial infarction, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, obe...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Karrasch, S., Obst, A., Söhler, S., Thorand, B., Huth, C., Ladwig, K.-H., Flexeder, C., Wacker, M., Peters, A., Heinrich, J., Ewert, R., Nowak, D., Jörres, R. A., Vogelmeier, C., Gläser, S., Schulz, H., COSYCONET Study Group Tags: 6.1 Epidemiology Source Type: research

Characteristics of patients treated with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) prescribed during hospitalization
Conclusions: The follow-up after discharge in specialized units of tobacco cessation is very low, yet the efficacy of the treatment per year was high.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Perez Morales, M., Espana Dominguez, C., Morales Gonzalez, M., Munoz Ramirez, I., Merino Sanchez, M., Arnedillo Munoz, A. Tags: Tobacco, smoking control and health educ. Source Type: research

Chronic disease co-morbidity of asthma and unscheduled asthma care among adults: results of the national telephone health interview survey German Health Update (GEDA) 2009 and 2010.
CONCLUSIONS: The magnitude of chronic disease co-morbidity is substantial in asthma, is related to unscheduled asthma care, and implies a significant number of adults with asthma facing complex healthcare needs. PMID: 24346826 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Respiratory Care - December 18, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Steppuhn H, Langen U, Keil T, Scheidt-Nave C Tags: Prim Care Respir J Source Type: research

Mortality in sarcoidosis, results from one centre, long term observational study
Conclusion:The leading cause of death in sarcoid patients in our Department were cancers, but just as often, sarcoidosis was the underlying cause of death.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Puscinska, E., Nowinski, A., Goljan-Geremek, A., Bednarek, M., Kaminski, D., Kowalska, A., Gorecka, D. Tags: 1.5 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease Source Type: research

Epidemiological aspects of obstructive sleep apnea.
This article addresses OSA from an epidemiological perspective, from prevalence studies to economic aspects to co-morbidity. PMID: 26101650 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - June 26, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research

The prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Sri Lanka:outcome of the BOLD study
Conclusion: The prevalence of COPD in Sri Lankan adults is similar to global and regional prevalences.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Amarasiri, L., Gunasinghe, W., Sadikeen, A., Fernando, A., Madegedara, D., Wickramasinghe, R., Gunasekera, K. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research

Association between insomnia and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Han Chinese individuals in Shandong Province, China
ConclusionsThis study suggests that insomnia is independently and significantly associated with diabetes mellitus in the northern Chinese population, especially in the 40 –59-year-old age group and in males.
Source: Sleep and Breathing - June 30, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

The role of positive airway pressure treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pulmonary Embolism
Conclusion: It was expected that PAPT improve outcomes in PE since reduction in intermittent hypoxia and in sleep fragmentation may reduce the hypercoagulable state. In this study, PAPT to control OSA was a risk and protective factor to high and low risk PE, respectively. These patients had more comorbidities that could impact the results. Further studies with larger and controlled samples are needed.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Almeida Borges, J. P., Fradinho, F. Tags: Sleep and control of breathing Source Type: research