Coronary calcium associated with changes in instrumental and humoral markers of sympathetic activity in patients with non-obstructive coronary atherosclerosis by E. V. Grakova, K. V. Kopeva, A. N. Maltseva, A. S. Dasheeva, K. V. Zavadovsky, A. M. Gusakova, A. V. Svarovskaya, I. N. Vorozhtsova, E. L. Antsifirova, Yu. L. Shadrina

“…All patients had blood samples taken to measure copeptin, catestatin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). …”
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Efficacy of Jinshui Liujun decoction on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Wanqiu Huang, Hui Wang, Di Wu, Lu Zhang, Jiabing Tong, Jiabing Tong, Minghui Yu, Zegeng Li, Zegeng Li, Qinjun Yang, Qinjun Yang

“…The subgroup analysis revealed a higher overall efficacy and improvement in FEV1/FVC Ratio of JLD treatment for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (sCOPD) compared to the acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) group (SMD:0.605 v.s. 0.574, PZ < 0.05). …”
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A comparison of line‐transect distance sampling methods for estimating gopher tortoise population densities by Traci D. Castellón, Betsie B. Rothermel, Saif Z. Nomani

“…ABSTRACT Line‐transect distance sampling (LTDS) is increasingly used to estimate gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) densities. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with high risk for obstructive sleep apnea in schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients on long-term clozapine by Rika Rijal, Sandeep Grover, Subho Chakrabarti, Swapnajeet Sahoo

“…Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its correlates among schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients receiving clozapine. …”
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Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in 6- to 12-year-old children in Rajanagaram Mandal – A cross-sectional study by Amulya Jalumuru, Maganti Sri Ramya, R. Punithavathy, Satyam Martha, K. Haritha, M. Baba Sainadh

“…Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is episodes of recurrent, sleep-related partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway, which is accompanied by a decrease in oxygen saturation. …”
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Decentralized nonlinear model predictive control-based flock navigation with real-time obstacle avoidance in unknown obstructed environments by Nuthasith Gerdpratoom, Kaoru Yamamoto

“…The process consists of directional filtering and down-sampling that significantly reduce the number of data points. …”
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Prognostic Value of Dyspnea, Eosinopenia, Consolidation, Acidemia, Fibillation Score in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients by Sushmitha Pulipaka, Piyush Srivastava, Antriksh Srivastava, Abhishek Agarwal

“…All patients presenting with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, meeting our inclusion and exclusion criteria and visiting the hospital’s respiratory medicine department, were included in the study, with a convenient sampling of 50. …”
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Social and environmental determinants of disease uncertainty in obstructive sleep apnea: a dyadic qualitative study on patients and co-residents by Yuqi Niu, Yefan Shao, Linlin Chen, Yali Wang, Shanwen Sun, Xiaochun Zhang

“…BackgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep disorder characterized by upper airway obstruction during sleep, leading to significant health issues and reduced quality of life. …”
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Latent profile analysis of fear of progression in obstructive sleep apnea hypoventilation syndrome patients: a cross-sectional study by Yuanhui Ge, Dongfang Ge, Zhengxiang Guo, Yuecong Wang, Xin Wang, Cuilan Wang

“…Methods This study employed a convenience sampling method to recruit 307 patients with OSAHS. …”
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Predicting the Gender-based Aerobic Capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with superadded Infection: A Study Protocol by Prachi Rana, Subhasish Chatterjee, Sameer Singhal

“…Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a prevalent respiratory condition, can be prevented and treated. …”
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Influencing mechanisms of kinesiophobia in middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Yaru Wang, Xiaofang Zou, Chen Xiong, Xiaoqiao Xie, Guilian He

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study is to explore the mechanism of the role of kinesiophobia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to construct a structural equation model of the factors influencing kinesiophobia in patients with COPD, and to provide a theoretical basis for the development of targeted intervention strategies. …”
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Sub-Optimal Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Management in India: Findings from a Community-Based Study by Jarhyan P, Hutchinson A, Khatkar R, Prabhakaran D, Mohan S

“…There is a need to strengthen the public health system along with systematic training of health care providers to provide appropriate treatment to people with COPD.Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, public health, COPD management, lung health…”
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Neural stem cell changes and spatial distribution of AQP4 expression in a fetal goat model of obstructive hydrocephalus by Xinting Ji, Qin Zhang, Yuantao Yang, Yan Li, Lihong Li, Shibin Lin, Qi Dong, Zhenling Wan, Julan Wu, Jiadong Bao, Xiaoman Su, Pengzhi Chen, Chenyuan Liu, Weian Song, Zechen Wang, Kang Feng, Xiaoying Li, Shaojiang Zheng, Shuo Gu

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Pharyngeal Airway Dimensions and Head Posture in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with and without Morphological Deviations in the Upper Cervical Spine by Liselotte Sonnesen, Arne Petersson, Søren Berg, Palle Svanholt

“…Material and Methods: The sample comprised 53 obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients of which 32.1% had upper spine morphological deviations. …”
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Causal relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and chronic obstructive respiratory disease: A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Shan Lin, Dingfeng Lai, Wanmei He, Qingyuan Zhan

“…To this end, we utilized a two-sample Mendelian randomization approach (MR) to investigate the potential causal dynamics between GERD and these chronic obstructive respiratory diseases. …”
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Genome-wide epigenetic profiling and transcriptome analysis in pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A focus on Black female children by Bala S.C. Koritala, Sreeja Parameswaran, Omer A. Donmez, Carmy Forney, Hope Rowden, Charles A. Moore, Angela L. Duggins, Alexandra Sestito, Brittany A. Leader, Matthew T. Weirauch, Leah C. Kottyan, David F. Smith

“…Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by airway obstruction during sleep. …”
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Effect of systemic glucocorticosteroids in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation on respiratory microbiota composition in the period of st... by S. V. Fedosenko, M. A. Karnaushkina, L. M. Ogorodova, V. A. Petrov, I. A. Deev, E. S. Kulikov, A. E. Sazonov

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Observational study on the prescription practices of family and pulmonary physicians for airway clearance devices in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management by Saeed Mardy Alghamdi, Abdulaziz A. Alzahrani, Mohammad S. Dairi, Hassan Alwafi, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Mohammed M. Alqahtani, Abdullah M. Alanazi, Abdullah A. Alqarni, Rayan A. Siraj, Noha Saeed Alghamdi, Hassan A. Alzahrani, Abdulghani A. Alhindi

“…The majority were female, accounting for 64.3% of the sample. Flutter and Acapella were the most commonly preferred airway clearance devices (45.8% and 20.7%, respectively). …”
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Autoimmune intestinal leiomyositis as a rare cause of chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in children: Case report with literature review by Milovanović Ivan D., Popovac Nevena, Sretenović Aleksandar, Ristić Nina, Janković Radmila

“…Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction represents a group of rare disorders characterized by impaired gastrointestinal motility in the absence of mechanical bowel obstruction. …”
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Relationship between chronic endometritis and fallopian tube obstruction and its influence on pregnancy outcome after fallopian tubal recanalization by Yu Sun, Dongyan Li, Shuaihong Zhao, Mukun Yang, Guangxia Cui, Wenpei Bai

“…Background: Chronic endometritis (CE), frequently asymptomatic, is associated with female infertility. Fallopian tube obstruction (FTO) is also one of the factors contributing to female infertility. …”
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