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Association of inflammatory biomarkers with comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - results from the COSYCONET cohort
Conclusion: WBC correlates with disease severity and is associated with relevant comorbidities. Other classical inflammatory biomarkers did not show a clear correlation with COPD severity of existing comorbidity.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Seiler, F., Trudzinski, F. C., Alquadrah, M., Fähndrich, S., Watz, H., Jörres, R. A., Koch, A., Welte, T., Vogelmeier, C. F., Biertz, F., Bals, R. Tags: Monitoring Airway Disease Source Type: research

The presence and impact of chronic kidney disease in COPD patients, data from the German COSYCONET cohort
Conclusion: COPD patients with CKD should receive special attention to detect other comorbidities.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Alqudrah, M., Trudzinski, F., Seiler, F., Biertz, F., Koch, A., Vogelmeier, C., Welte, T., Watz, H., Fähndrich, S., Bals, R., Rudolf, J. Tags: Clinical Problems COPD Source Type: research

Breathing: Ambient Air Pollution and Health - Part II.
Authors: Schulz H, Karrasch S, Bölke G, Cyrys J, Hornberg C, Pickford R, Schneider A, Witt C, Hoffmann B Abstract The second part of the DGP-statement on adverse health effects of ambient air pollution provides an overview of the current ambient air quality in Germany and its development in the past 20 years. Further, effects of air pollution on the cardiovascular system und underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are introduced. Air pollutants form a highly complex and dynamic system of thousands of organic and inorganic components from natural and anthropogenic sources. The pollutants are produced locally or in...
Source: Pneumologie - June 13, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Pneumologie Source Type: research