Abstract Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) commonly co-exist. Outcomes of people living with both conditions are poor in terms of symptom burden, receiving evidence-based treatment and mortality. Increased understanding of the underlying mechanisms may help to identify treatments to relieve this disease burden. This narrative review covers the overlap of COPD...

Abstract Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The lung damage in COPD is associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and lung tissue to harmful particles or gases. Early detection and treatment of COPD can help manage symptoms and slow the progression...

Abstract The well-recognized individual heterogeneity within COPD patients has led to a growing interest in greater personalization in the approach of these patients. Thus, the treatable traits strategy has been proposed as a further step towards precision medicine in the management of chronic airway disease, both in stable phase and acute exacerbations. The aim of...

Abstract Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and NSCLC often coexist and have poor prognoses, but studies investigating the impact of COPD on NSCLC have reported inconsistent findings. The objective of this study was to compare survival between NSCLC patients with and without COPD. Methods: Medical records were retrospectively collected from 301 elderly patients pathologically diagnosed with...

Abstract Chronic airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are prevalent and complex conditions that often coexist in the same patient. To address this complexity in clinical practice, and to move forward toward personalized and precision medicine of airway diseases, a strategy based on the identification and treatment of so-called “treatable traits”...

L’eBook “Acronimi in Pneumologia” offre una raccolta completa e organizzata dei principali acronimi utilizzati in ambito pneumologico. Strutturato in modo intuitivo, il testo consente una rapida consultazione, facilitando la comprensione e l’interpretazione delle terminologie mediche. Ogni acronimo è corredato da una spiegazione chiara e concisa, rendendo questo eBook uno strumento utile per migliorare la comunicazione e l’efficienza nella pratica clinica.

Introduzione Con il termine BPCO (Bronco Pneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva) si intende un insieme eterogeneo e complesso di diverse entità morfologiche, patologiche e funzionali causate da diversi agenti eziologici, che a loro volta sostengono diversi processi patobiologici a livello delle vie aeree e del parenchima polmonare. Le trasformazioni morfo-funzionali che avvengono nel corso della storia naturale...

Introduzione La Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva (BPCO) è una condizione patologica dell’apparato respiratorio caratterizzata da ostruzione del flusso aereo, cronica e solo parzialmente reversibile, cui contribuiscono in varia misura alterazioni bronchiali (bronchite cronica), bronchiolari (malattie delle piccole vie aeree) e del parenchima polmonare (enfisema). Rappresenta una delle maggiori cause di morbilità e mortalità a livello mondiale,...

Introduzione La BroncoPneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva (BPCO) è causata dall’esposizione prolungata a particelle nocive inalate, più frequentemente (ma non esclusivamente) fumo di tabacco e inquinanti, in combinazione con fattori genetici, evolutivi e sociali. Viene definita come “una condizione polmonare eterogenea caratterizzata da sintomi respiratori cronici (soprattutto dispnea, tosse ed espettorazione) dovuti ad anomalie delle vie aeree...

Abstract Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are principally lifestyle related chronic inflammatory airway disease. They are globally associated with various systemic comorbidities and mortality. Osteoporosis is the common associated metabolic bone disease with respiratory disturbances, which affect the prognosis and increase mortality and morbidity in the patients. Apart from OSTEOPOROSIS, exhaustive attention has...