Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes changes in your lungs that affect your breathing. As a result, you may not get enough oxygen or use it fully. That can lead to hypoxia, which is ...
WASHINGTON, DC – When muscles and organs are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen--a condition called hypoxia--the body's usual responses include increased circulation and a slight drop in blood ...
Background: Limited data are available comparing air travel with the hypoxia inhalation test (HIT) in passengers with COPD. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive capability of the HIT to ...
Over 1 million Medicare recipients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prescribed oxygen at an annual cost of $2 billion. [1] I routinely see staff pulmonologists and pulmonary ...
A new study details novel mechanism of increased lung cancer risk due to COPD: long-term oxygen depletion stimulates signals that promote tumor growth. In addition to the well-known risk factor of ...
Hypoxic pulmonary hypertension (HPH) is still a fatal disease characterized by progressive pulmonary artery constriction and remodeling. The remodeling in pulmonary arteries, which is mainly caused by ...
Blood eosinophil count is a promising biomarker and example of the pathway toward precision medicine in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), said Don Sin, MD, FRCP, MPH, a professor of ...
Endocannabinoids are important regulators of organ homeostasis. Although their role in systemic vasculature has been extensively studied, their impact on pulmonary vessels remains less clear. Herein, ...
Scientists have observed that neprilysin protects against PHTN. Dr. Edward Dempsey and colleagues of the University of Colorado observed that neprilysin protects against PHTN. Patients with pulmonary ...
Using oxygen therapy in patients with emphysema can be dangerous if not monitored carefully. Take caution when using oxygen therapy to treat patients with emphysema. When treating a patient with ...
How does COPD affect patients’ lives and why is there an unmet need for additional management options? The key symptom of COPD is breathlessness, especially during daily activity, and the ...
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension. ROS might mediate vascular responses, at least in part, by stimulating prostanoid production. Our ...
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