Oct 4, 2024 · Causes and Risk Factors of COPD Learn about NHLBI research to help understand why some people get COPD or get more severe COPD than others.

Jun 13, 2023 · Due to clinical complexity and heterogeneity of COPD pathophysiology and sub-phenotypes, it is challenging to develop a model system that can mimic the complicated …

Nov 8, 2024 · COPD Basics Learn who is at risk for COPD, what symptoms to watch for, and how the disease affects the lungs. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a condition caused by …

Oct 4, 2024 · Symptoms of COPD include shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, chest tightness, and fatigue. These can get worse over time. Sudden flare-ups of symptoms are called exacerbations. …

Feb 13, 2024 · COPD is a serious lung disease that includes two main conditions — chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Premise The major longitudinal observational cohort studies of COPD patients, including COPDGene, Spiromics/SOURCE, MESA, Lung Health study and CARDIA, CanCOLD, and TAHS, have collected …

COPD National Action Plan Goals Empower people with COPD, their families, and caregivers to recognize and reduce the burden of COPD. Improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and …

Oct 25, 2023 · Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency increases an individual’s risk for COPD. The deficiency is an inherited genetic condition with no cure. The resulting COPD would be treated in the …

A Quick Guide On COPD Overview This guide provides an overview of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), its symptoms, how it affects breathing, and how it's diagnosed and treated. It can …

Mar 24, 2022 · Congenital heart defects or conditions that damage the right side of your heart such as abnormal heart valves can also lead to right-side heart failure. The same is true for conditions that …