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Disproportionate increase in COPD exacerbation risk for 3 months after discontinuing LAMA or ICS: insights from the FLAME trial

Background In real-world chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care, poor adherence often leads to treatment ...
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Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery

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Incidence and recognition of acute respiratory distress syndrome in a UK intensive care unit

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; ...
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Gut microbiota composition and metabolite profiling in smokers: a comparative study between emphysema and asymptomatic individuals with therapeutic implications

Background Diet has a crucial role in the gut microbiota, and dysbiosis in the gut and lungs has been suggested to be associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We compared the diet, ...
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Why asthma progresses to COPD: environmental and genetic drivers

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Effect of salbutamol on lung function and chest wall volumes at rest and during exercise in COPD

Background: Inhaled bronchodilators can increase exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing dynamic hyperinflation, but treatment is not always effective. This may ...