Dyspnea

Higher CT severity scores at hospitalization and 3 months after were linked to poorer lung function in survivors of COVID-19-associated hyperinflammation, according to study results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Patients with COPD who experience breathlessness and exertional desaturation may see improvements with use of an oral positive expiratory device, according to study results published in Respiratory Care.

Self-reported blast exposure predicted respiratory symptoms and COPD among post 9/11 veterans who were deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.

A 12-month, home-based exercise program improved exercise capacity and patient-perceived fitness in adults with COPD but did not affect dyspnea, according to new data published in Chest.

Impaired exercise ventilatory efficiency above the upper limit of normal was associated with a greater dyspnea burden and low peak VO2 among never smokers and smokers with or without COPD, researchers reported.

Among veterans who underwent post-elective PCI stress testing before the guideline-recommended 2 years due to chest pain, most had symptoms consistent with obstructive CAD, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

SAN FRANCISCO — A new study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference highlights inconsistent definitions and management of pediatric long COVID across various centers and countries.

Personalized interdisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation resulted in improvements in exercise capacity, functional status, dyspnea, fatigue and quality of life among adults with long COVID-19, researchers reported in Respiration.

A new review published in JAMA highlights the current diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis.