Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Higher Risk for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Researchers examined the association and related outcomes of metabolic syndrome among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
General Pulmonology
Does Asthma Status Affect Respiratory Symptoms From Increasing BMI?
Does a patient’s sex or asthma status affect the level of respiratory symptoms they will experience from occupational environmental exposures or increasing BMI?
Exercise Limitation 3 Months Post Severe COVID-19 Lung Infection
How often do survivors of severe COVID-19 pulmonary infection experience long-term exercise capacity limitation, and what factors are associated with this condition?
Smoking Cessation More Difficult in Patients With vs Without COPD
Researchers analyzed the rates of successful smoking cessation in US adults with vs without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Effect of BMI on Treatment Response
What effect does BMI have on treatment response in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Higher BMI Linked to Improved Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis
For patients with CF, overweight and obesity are associated with higher forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration compared with normal weight.
Obesity Linked to COPD, Asthma in Pre-, Postmenopausal Women
For premenopausal and postmenopausal women, obesity and abdominal obesity are associated with an increased risk for COPD and asthma.
Hemodynamic Variables in Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease
A prospective registry study evaluated the prognostic value of multiple pulmonary hemodynamic variables for risk prediction in PH-LHD.
Metabolic Markers and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Certain metabolic signatures are found in the blood of people with lung disease. Researchers sought to better identify plasma metabolites associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Obesity, Dysanapsis, and Peripheral Airway Impairment in Children With Asthma
In children with asthma, is excess weight linked to dysanapsis and PAI — and how do all 3 factors affect the risk of uncontrolled asthma?
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