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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

Cardio-metabolic disorder in grandparents associated with asthma in offspring: Results from a European 3-generation analysis
Conclusion: These preliminary results are similar to those observed previously in Northern-Europe. Grand-father CMD was associated with subsequent asthma in offspring independently of a family history of asthma. This may have important implications with regard to public health intervention.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Carsin, A.-E., Real, F., Basagana, X., Accordini, S., Dharmage, S., Schlünssen, V., Benediktsdottir, B., Leynaert, B., Janson, C., Sunyer, J., Dratva, J., Jarvis, D., Svanes, C. Tags: 6.4 Genes and Environment Source Type: research

Bronchial thermoplasty in a patient with difficult-to-control asthma
Worldwide, venous thromboembolism (VTE) is among the leading causes of death from cardiovascular disease, surpassed only by acute myocardial infarction and stroke. The spectrum of VTE presentations ranges, by degree of severity, from deep vein thrombosis to acute pulmonary thromboembolism. Treatment is based on full anticoagulation of the patients. For many decades, it has been known that anticoagulation directly affects the mortality associated with VTE. Until the beginning of this century, anticoagulant therapy was based on the use of unfractionated or low-molecular-weight heparin and vitamin K antagonists, warfarin in p...
Source: Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia - May 6, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research

Annual budgetary impact of varenicline as part of a smoking cessation strategy in Greece
Conclusions: Varenicline reimbursement may represent a balanced strategy from a budget impact perspective in Greece even taking into account hospital resource utilization only.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Katsaounou, P., Bilitou, A., Tsekouras, V. Tags: 6.3 Tobacco, Smoking Control and Health Education Source Type: research

Characteristics and prognosis of never smokers with asthma in the general population
Conclusions: Never smokers with asthma were different with increased risk of exacerbations of asthma and COPD, but not pneumonias, lung cancer, cardiovascular comorbidities, or all-cause mortality. Smoking was the main explanation of poor prognosis in asthma.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 30, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Colak, Y., Afzal, S., Nordestgaard, B., Lange, P. Tags: 6.1 Epidemiology Source Type: research

Characteristics and Prognosis of Never Smokers and Smokers with Asthma in the Copenhagen General Population Study: a Prospective Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: Never-smokers with asthma had increased risk of asthma and COPD exacerbations, and possibly of pneumonias. Importantly, risk of lung cancer, cardiovascular comorbidities, and death were restricted to smokers with asthma. Thus, tobacco smoking was the main explanation of poor prognosis in asthma. PMID: 25914942 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - April 27, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Çolak Y, Afzal S, Nordestgaard BG, Lange P Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Medical knowledge level of Roma inmantes
Conclusions. We have noticed that a great part of the subjects did not have basic medical knowledge. We can say that the level of tuition has a direct impact on FEV1. The primary care physician can potentially improve patient outcomes by increasing medical education level, including the recognition of exacerbation, risk factors, signs and symptoms. The format for the delivery of education will vary depending on staff availability and expertise.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Oancea, C., Fira-Mladinescu, O., Marc, M., Decun, C., Iovan, I., Stoia, E., Crisan, A., Tudorache, V. Tags: 12.1 Medical Education, Web and Internet Source Type: research

Metabolic diseases in parents and grandparents predict asthma and hay fever in offspring
Conclusion: This is the first study to show that familial cardio-metabolic disease predicts specific asthma phenotypes and hay fever, independent of familial asthma, suggesting that two distinct pathways carry asthma risk across generations, via familial asthma as well as cardio-metabolic disease.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Carsin, A.-E., Svanes, C., Sunyer, J., Dratva, J., Norback, D., Holm, M., Lindberg, E., Benediktsdottir, B., Forsberg, B., Jogi, R., Schlunssen, V., Franklin, K., Gislason, T., Sigsgaard, T., Heinrich, J., Janson, C., Dharmage, S., Johannessen, A., Gomez Tags: 10.1 Respiratory Infections Source Type: research

Use of a USA population survey to describe tobacco exposure, respiratory symptoms, and chronic diseases among smokers
Conclusion: Our population-based data shows a significant relationship between prolonged tobacco use and frequency of respiratory symptoms as well as some chronic diseases.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Liu, Y., Pleasants, R., Croft, J., Wheaton, A., Heidari, K., Ohar, J., Kraft, M., Mannino, D., Strange, C. Tags: 6.1 Epidemiology Source Type: research

Small Heart, Stroke Risks From Asthma Drug: FDA
Title: Small Heart, Stroke Risks From Asthma Drug: FDACategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/30/2014 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - September 30, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

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

Systemic Corticosteroids in Acute Chest Syndrome: Friend or Foe?
Summary: Acute chest syndrome(ACS) is the most common pulmonary complication of sickle cell disease (SCD), the second most common cause of hospitalization and the primary cause of death in patients with sickle cell disease. Its highest prevalence is in early childhood. The pathogenesis of ACS is unknown but many predisposing conditions and mechanisms have been implicated including infections, pulmonary fat embolism, asthma and ischemic reperfusion injury. These conditions are associated with inflammation and therefore, the use of corticosteroids has been advocated because of their anti-inflammatory properties. Although, si...
Source: Paediatric Respiratory Reviews - November 25, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Folasade Ogunlesi, Matthew M. Heeney, Anastassios C. Koumbourlis Tags: Mini-Symposium: Controversies in the evaluation and treatment of sickle cell disease Source Type: research

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