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Effect of expiratory muscle strength training on cough and swallowing in patients with dysphagia following stroke
Conclusion: EMT had improved on not only the coughing function but also swallowing function for a stroke patient with dysphagia. These results suggest that EMT leads to improvement of airway clearance and reduction of aspiration risk, and may be expected as a means to prevent aspiration pneumonia.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tawara, Y., Fujishima, I., Katagiri, N., Arizono, S., Ohgi, S., Kozu, R. Tags: Physiotherapists Source Type: research

Mortality causes in patients with advanced lung disease in long term oxygen therapy
Conclusion: Patients presented exacerbations of respiratory diseases as the main causes of mortality and with a very low survival time rate.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Oliveira, V., Bastos, T. M. L. C., Taliberti, I. B., Rodrigues, T. S. C., Silva, R. S., Goulart Filho, L. R., Cunha, T. M., Damian, M. G. C., Gomes, M. A. G. Tags: Clinical Problems Source Type: research

Cardiovascular comorbidity in Danish patients with scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease
Conclusion: CC was frequent among patients with SSc-ILD but was not associated with increased mortality. As expected, PH was associated with severe excess mortality.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Madsen, G. A., Hyldgaard, C., Bendstrup, E. Tags: Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease Source Type: research

Change in pulmonary function and cardiorespiratory fitness following chemotherapy in testicular cancer patients - a pilot study
Conclusions: There was a substantial reduction in VO2max after BEP corresponding to three decades of physiological aging. This reduction may reflect a decrease in the patients’ cardiac function and oxygen carrying capacity, and not to reduced DLco.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Edvardsen, E., Larsen, K.-O., Fossa, S. D., Ikdahl, T., Loge, J. H., Thorsen, L. Tags: Clinical Respiratory Physiology, Exercise and Functional Imaging Source Type: research

Restrictive Spirometry Pattern is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness in Men and Women.
CONCLUSIONS: Both restrictive spirometry pattern and reduced FVC were associated with a higher risk of arterial stiffness, not only in males but also in females. Clinically, assessment of arterial stiffness might be considered in individuals with restrictive spirometry pattern. PMID: 28411113 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Chest - April 11, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Wu IH, Sun ZJ, Lu FH, Yang YC, Chou CY, Chang CJ, Wu JS Tags: Chest Source Type: research

New evaluation of gait symmetry/asymmetry in COPD patients using an accelerometer
Conclusion: LI measured by a tri-axial accelerometer evaluated gait symmetry/asymmetry accurately and might be clinically useful for the evaluation of balance in elderly COPD patients.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Terui, Y., Iwakura, M., Sudo, E., Kawagoshi, A., Ookura, K., Satou, M., Hasegawa, K., Satake, M., Shioya, T. Tags: 9.2 Physiotherapists Source Type: research

Ventilatory pattern in chronic stroke survivors
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare dynamic lung volumes in chronic stroke survivors (SS) with a control group (CG) of healthy people matched by age and sex.Forced spirometries were performed, in line with the international statements. The reference values were calculated with the predictive equations proposed by Roca et al,1986.T test was used to determine differences in dynamic lung volumes between SS and CG.A cluster analysis was practiced to classify 2 different groups within the SS regarding to their dynamic lung volumes.The average age in SS (n=33) was 56.9±15.7 years. There were no significan...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lista Paz, A., Gonzalez Doniz, M. L., Sebio Garcia, R., Ortigueira Garcia, S. Tags: 9.2 Physiotherapists Source Type: research

C-reactive protein: Its correlations with pulmonary function, physical capacity and anthropometric measurements in patients with metabolic syndrome
Conclusions: It was found negative relationships between CRP level with PF and PC. On the contrary, there were positive correlations of CRP with parameters of BC. We think that it can be provided decline in the CRP level and increment in PF improving the functional capacity and body composition with aerobic exercise in patients with MS.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 23, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Demirtas, R. N., Bozdemir Ozel, C., Arikan, H., Calik-Kutukcu, E., Saglam, M., Vardar-Yagli, N., Celer, O., Akalin, A., Alatas, F. Tags: 9.2 Physiotherapists Source Type: research

‘A clear case of chronic aspiration of starch (potato)’
In June 2011 a 74 years old‐non smoker woman came to our attention complaining for months dyspnea and dry cough resistant to nonspecific antibiotic therapy (amoxicillin/clavulanic acid and levofloxacin, prescribed by her physician, for 10 days). She had no history of respiratory diseases; she had instead history of cerebri stroke (in March 2006), without neurological outcome, and throat cancer treated with radiotherapy 10 years before. When she came to our attention, physical examination showed dry crackles bilaterally in the lower lung fields. Pulmonary function test showed a mild restrictive respiratory pattern while t...
Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - April 11, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: A. Andreani, G. Cappiello, M. Valli, E. Businarolo, R. Melara, M. Giovannini, G. Rossi Tags: Forum Source Type: research