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Chronic bronchial infection by any pathogenic microorganism, and particularly with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, was identified as a risk factor for lung function decline among patients with COPD, researchers reported.

Researchers in Denmark reported a high prevalence of unplanned weight loss in outpatients with COPD, with shortness of breath, reduced appetite and nausea among the most common nutrition impact symptoms.

In a new study, a non-respiratory symptom-dominant elevation in the COPD assessment test total score was associated with depression in adults with COPD, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine.

The emphysema severity index may be a useful tool in clinical settings and treatment studies to better individualize treatments and prognosis, according to new results published in Respiratory Medicine Journal.

A new study identified eight signals for asthma-COPD overlap that researchers said appear to represent loci that predispose patients to type 2 inflammation and thus serious long-term consequences of asthma, researchers reported in Chest.

Among adults with COPD, poorer sleep quality may contribute to risk for future exacerbations, according to new data published in Sleep.

Both visual and quantitative CT assessments of emphysema were associated with greater odds of lung cancer, researchers reported in Radiology.

The presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not associated with intra-hospital or 1-year outcomes for patients with mitral regurgitation undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair, data from a single-center study show.

Among patients with COPD, mortality was higher after hospital admission with pneumonia compared with admission with COPD exacerbation, according to results published in the European Respiratory Journal.

SAN FRANCISCO — A self-reported fall screening instrument may be beneficial for predicting hospitalizations among older adults with COPD, according to new findings presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.