COPD Abstracts reviewed for 2017 GOLD Publication

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1: Bhatt SP, Terry NL, Nath H, Zach JA, Tschirren J, Bolding MS, Stinson DS, Wilson CG, Curran-Everett D, Lynch DA, Putcha N, Soler X, Wise RA, Washko GR, Hoffman EA, Foreman MG, Dransfield MT; Genetic Epidemiology of COPD (COPDGene) Investigators. Association Between Expiratory Central Airway Collapse and Respiratory Outcomes Among Smokers. JAMA. 2016 Feb 2;315(5):498-505. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.19431. PubMed PMID: 26836732.

2: Faisy C, Meziani F, Planquette B, Clavel M, Gacouin A, Bornstain C, Schneider F, Duguet A, Gibot S, Lerolle N, Ricard JD, Sanchez O, Djibre M, Ricome JL, Rabbat A, Heming N, Urien S, Esvan M, Katsahian S; DIABOLO Investigators. Effect of Acetazolamide vs Placebo on Duration of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2016 Feb 2;315(5):480-8. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0019. PubMed PMID: 26836730.

3: Kogawa N, Ito R, Gon Y, Maruoka S, Hashimoto S. [Effects of Instruction on Inhalation Techniques Using iPads - Web Application "Inhalation Lessons"]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2015 Dec;42 Suppl 1:17-9. Japanese. PubMed PMID: 26809400.

4: Bellali H, Zaghouani R, Ben Alaya N, Chahed MK. [Emergency department visits for respiratory symptoms in greater Tunisia, 2007 and 2010]. Tunis Med. 2015 Jul;93(7):465-9. French. PubMed PMID: 26757505.

5: Rouatbi S, Mezghani S, Khalfallah M, Benzarti M. [Early detection of COPD in smoking cessation outpatients]. Tunis Med. 2015 Jul;93(7):458-64. French. PubMed PMID: 26757504.

6: Fernandes L, Gulati N, Mesquita AM, Sardesai M, Fernandes Y. Quantification of Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Volumetric Computed Tomography of Lung. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2015 Jul-Sep;57(3):155-60. PubMed PMID: 26749913.

7: Ansarin K, Rashidi F, Namdar H, Ghaffari M, Sharifi A. Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Relationship Between inflammatory factors (IL6, TNFα, hs-CRP) and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension in patients with COPD. A Cross sectional

study. Pneumologia. 2015 Jul-Sep;64(3):31-5. PubMed PMID: 26738368. 8: Rahimi-Rad MH, Sadighi T, Rabieepour M, Dinparast R, RahimiRad S. Prevalence of anemia and its impact on mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a developing country setting. Pneumologia. 2015 Jul-Sep;64(3):27-30. PubMed PMID: 26738367. 9: Kononikhin AS, Fedorchenko KY, Ryabokon AM, Starodubtseva NL, Popov IA, Zavialova MG, Anaev EC, Chuchalin AG, Varfolomeev SD, Nikolaev EN. [Proteomic analysis of exhaled breath condensate for diagnosis of pathologies of the respiratory system]. Biomed Khim. 2015 Nov-Dec;61(6):777-80. doi: 10.18097/PBMC20156106777. Russian. PubMed PMID: 26716752. 10: Boland MR, Kruis AL, Huygens SA, Tsiachristas A, Assendelft WJ, Gussekloo J, Blom CM, Chavannes NH, Rutten-van Mölken MP. Exploring the variation in implementation of a COPD disease management programme and its impact on health outcomes: a post hoc analysis of the RECODE cluster randomised trial. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2015 Dec 17;25:15071. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.71. PubMed PMID: 26677770; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4682572. 11: Chen CH, Lin CL, Kao CH. Association of Gallbladder Polyp and Stroke: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Dec;94(48):e2192. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002192. PubMed PMID: 26632906; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4674209. 12: Migone C, O'Connor M, Kelly E, McDonnell T J. Patients Hospitalised with an Acute Exacerbation of COPD: Is There a Need for a Discharge Bundle of Care? Ir Med J. 2015 Oct;108(9):273-5. PubMed PMID: 26625651. 13: Gane JM, Stockley RA, Sapey E. The rs361525 polymorphism does not increase production of tumor necrosis factor alpha by monocytes from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficient subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a pilot study. J Negat Results Biomed. 2015 Dec 1;14:20. doi: 10.1186/s12952-015-0039-3. PubMed PMID: 26620975; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4665865. 14: DeVos E, Jacobson L. Approach to Adult Patients with Acute Dyspnea. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2016 Feb;34(1):129-49. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2015.08.008. Review. PubMed PMID: 26614245. 15: Virchow JC. Diagnostic challenges of adult asthma. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2016

Jan;22(1):38-45. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000232. Review. PubMed PMID: 26606077. 16: Shen TC, Chang PY, Lin CL, Chen CH, Tu CY, Hsia TC, Shih CM, Hsu WH, Sung FC, Kao CH. Risk of Periodontal Diseases in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Nov;94(46):e2047. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002047. PubMed PMID: 26579813; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4652822. 17: Murthy R, Kernstine K. A man with COPD, fever, and leucocytosis. BMJ. 2015 Nov 13;351:h6067. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h6067. PubMed PMID: 26566953. 18: Chen CY, Liao KM. The Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Asian Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Nov;94(44):e1741. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001741. PubMed PMID: 26554770. 19: Wise R, Calverley PM, Dahl R, Dusser D, Metzdorf N, Müller A, Fowler A, Anzueto A. Safety and efficacy of tiotropium Respimat versus HandiHaler in patients naive to treatment with inhaled anticholinergics: a post hoc analysis of the TIOSPIR trial. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2015 Nov 5;25:15067. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.67. PubMed PMID: 26540491; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4634206. 20: Huang WC, Wu MF, Chen HC, Hsu JY; TOLD Group. Features of COPD patients by comparing CAT with mMRC: a retrospective, cross-sectional study. NPJ Prim Care Respir Med. 2015 Nov 5;25:15063. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.63. PubMed PMID: 26538368; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4633725. 21: Schummer C, Tittelbach J, Oehler M, Höhn T, Elsner P. [Yellow-nail-Syndrome associated with chronic sinusitis and recurrent pneumonias]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 Nov;140(22):1696-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-105774. Epub 2015 Nov 4. German. PubMed PMID: 26536649. 22: Pfeilschifter J. [Diagnosing osteoporosis: what is new in the 2014 DVO guideline?]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2015 Nov;140(22):1667-71. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-103417. Epub 2015 Nov 4. German. PubMed PMID: 26536643. 23: Yun CM, Sang XY. Role of proteinase-activated receptor-1 gene polymorphisms in susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Genet Mol Res. 2015 Oct 27;14(4):13215-20. doi: 10.4238/2015.October.26.18. PubMed PMID: 26535635.

24: Konno S. [SMOKING AND ADULT ASTHMA, COPD]. Arerugi. 2015 Aug;64(8):1127-34. doi: 10.15036/arerugi.64.1127. Review. Japanese. PubMed PMID: 26522414. 25: Schwingel FL, Pizzichini E, Kleveston T, Morato EF, Pinheiro JT, Steidle LJ, Dal-Pizzol F, Rocha CC, Pizzichini MM. Pentraxin 3 sputum levels differ in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease vs asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Dec;115(6):485-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 26508705. 26: Lee MC, Lee CH, Chien SC, Chang JH, She HL, Wang JY, Yu MC. Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase the Risk of Pneumonia in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Oct;94(42):e1723. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001723. PubMed PMID: 26496284; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4620770. 27: Farne HA, Cates CJ. Long-acting beta2-agonist in addition to tiotropium versus either tiotropium or long-acting beta2-agonist alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Oct 22;10:CD008989. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008989.pub3. Review. PubMed PMID: 26490945. 28: Rajgopall R, Migone C, O'Connor M, McDonnell T, Peelo D, McCormack S. A Survey of Lung Health and COPD Awareness amongst Participants at a Mobile Spirometry Clinic. Ir Med J. 2015 Sep;108(8):246-8. PubMed PMID: 26485834. 29: Wang SW, Huang YB, Huang JW, Chiu CC, Lai WT, Chen CY. Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Prescribing Patterns of Aortic Aneurysm in Asian Population From 2005 to 2011. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Oct;94(41):e1716. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001716. PubMed PMID: 26469911; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4616784. 30: De Sutter J, Pardaens S, Audenaert T, Weytjens C, Kerckhove BV, Willems RA, De Laet N, Van Camp G. Clinical characteristics and short-term outcome of patients admitted with heart failure in Belgium: results from the BIO-HF registry. Acta Cardiol. 2015 Aug;70(4):375-85. PubMed PMID: 26455238. 31: Chiulli LC, Stephen AH, Heffernan DS, Miner TJ. Association of Medical Comorbidities, Surgical Outcomes, and Failure to Rescue: An Analysis of the Rhode Island Hospital NSQIP Database. J Am Coll Surg. 2015 Dec;221(6):1050-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.09.003. Epub 2015 Sep 21. PubMed PMID: 26453261.

32: Gerhardsson de Verdier M, Andersson M, Kern DM, Zhou S, Tunceli O. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome: Doubled Costs Compared with Patients with Asthma Alone. Value Health. 2015 Sep;18(6):759-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.04.010. Epub 2015 Jun 22. PubMed PMID: 26409602. 33: Shih HI, Wang HC, Su IJ, Hsu HC, Wang JR, Sun HF, Chou CH, Ko WC, Hsieh MI, Wu CJ. Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Adult Patients Attending Outpatient and Emergency Departments, Taiwan, 2012-2013: A PCR/Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Sep;94(38):e1545. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001545. PubMed PMID: 26402811; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4635751. 34: Jain R, Cai Q, Sun SX, Tan H. Roflumilast: Who Is Using It and How It Affects Health Care Resource Utilization and Costs. Manag Care. 2015 Aug;24(8):40-8. PubMed PMID: 26399141. 35: Gotzmann M, Knoop H, Ewers A, Mügge A, Walther JW. Impact of lung diseases on morbidity and mortality after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insights from spirometry and body plethysmography. Am Heart J. 2015 Oct;170(4):837-842.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.07.011. Epub 2015 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 26386809. 36: Cui J, Wan Q, Wu X, Zeng Y, Jiang L, Ao D, Wang F, Chen T, Li Y. Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 as a Predictor of Outcome During General Ward-Based Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Respiratory Failure. Med Sci Monit. 2015 Sep 18;21:2786-93. doi: 10.12659/MSM.894191. PubMed PMID: 26386778; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4581684. 37: Birch J, Anderson RK, Correia-Melo C, Jurk D, Hewitt G, Marques FM, Green NJ, Moisey E, Birrell MA, Belvisi MG, Black F, Taylor JJ, Fisher AJ, De Soyza A, Passos JF. DNA damage response at telomeres contributes to lung aging and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2015 Nov 15;309(10):L1124-37. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00293.2015. Epub 2015 Sep 18. PubMed PMID: 26386121; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4652155. 38: Li L, Wang Y, Gao W, Yuan C, Zhang S, Zhou H, Huang M, Yao X. Klotho Reduction in Alveolar Macrophages Contributes to Cigarette Smoke Extract-induced Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. J Biol Chem. 2015 Nov 13;290(46):27890-900. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M115.655431. Epub 2015 Sep 18. PubMed PMID: 26385922; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4646031.

39: Fattahi F, Vonk JM, Bulkmans N, Fleischeuer R, Gouw A, Grünberg K, Mauad T, Popper H, Felipe-Silva A, Vrugt B, Wright JL, Yang HM, Kocks JW, Hylkema MN, Postma DS, Timens W, Ten Hacken NH. Old dilemma: asthma with irreversible airway obstruction or COPD. Virchows Arch. 2015 Nov;467(5):583-93. doi: 10.1007/s00428-015-1824-6. Epub 2015 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 26369547; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4656713. 40: Candrilli SD, Dhamane AD, Meyers JL, Kaila S. Factors associated with inpatient readmission among managed care enrollees with COPD. Hosp Pract (1995). 2015;43(4):199-207. doi: 10.1080/21548331.2015.1085797. Epub 2015 Sep 10. PubMed PMID: 26357878. 41: Li D, Wu Y, Tian P, Zhang X, Wang H, Wang T, Ying B, Wang L, Shen Y, Wen F. Adipokine CTRP-5 as a Potential Novel Inflammatory Biomarker in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Medicine (Baltimore). 2015 Sep;94(36):e1503. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001503. PubMed PMID: 26356719; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4616636. 42: Shafuddin E, Mills GD, Holmes MD, Poole PJ, Mullins PR, Black PN. A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study of roxithromycin and doxycycline combination, roxithromycin alone, or matching placebo for 12 weeks in adults with frequent exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Negat Results Biomed. 2015 Sep 7;14:15. doi: 10.1186/s12952-015-0034-8. PubMed PMID: 26346300; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4562194. 43: Cortez-Lugo M, Ramírez-Aguilar M, Pérez-Padilla R, Sansores-Martínez R, Ramírez-Venegas A, Barraza-Villarreal A. Effect of Personal Exposure to PM2.5 on Respiratory Health in a Mexican Panel of Patients with COPD. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Aug 28;12(9):10635-47. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120910635. PubMed PMID: 26343703; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4586633. 44: Becker LA, Hom J, Villasis-Keever M, van der Wouden JC. Beta2-agonists for acute cough or a clinical diagnosis of acute bronchitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 3;9:CD001726. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001726.pub5. Review. PubMed PMID: 26333656. 45: Liao C, Yu ZB, Meng G, Wang L, Liu QY, Chen LT, Feng SS, Tu HB, Li YF, Bai L. Association between Th17-related cytokines and risk of non-small cell lung cancer among patients with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cancer. 2015 Sep 1;121 Suppl 17:3122-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29369. PubMed PMID: 26331819.

46: Ngkelo A, Hoffmann RF, Durham AL, Marwick JA, Brandenburg SM, de Bruin HG, Jonker MR, Rossios C, Tsitsiou E, Caramori G, Contoli M, Casolari P, Monaco F, Andò F, Speciale G, Kilty I, Chung KF, Papi A, Lindsay MA, Ten Hacken NH, van den Berge M, Timens W, Barnes PJ, van Oosterhout AJ, Adcock IM, Kirkham PA, Heijink IH. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β modulation of glucocorticoid responsiveness in COPD. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2015 Nov 15;309(10):L1112-23. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00077.2015. Epub 2015 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 26320152; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4652154. 47: Lenaeus MJ, Hirschmann J. Primary Care of the Patient with Asthma. Med Clin North Am. 2015 Sep;99(5):953-67. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.05.007. Review. PubMed PMID: 26320041. 48: Andreeva E, Pokhaznikova M, Lebedev A, Moiseeva I, Kozlov A, Kuznetsova O, Degryse JM. The RESPECT study: RESearch on the PrEvalence and the diagnosis of COPD and its Tobacco-related etiology: a study protocol. BMC Public Health. 2015 Aug 28;15:831. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2161-z. PubMed PMID: 26315949; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4552306. 49: Ingebrigtsen TS, Marott JL, Rode L, Vestbo J, Lange P, Nordestgaard BG. Fibrinogen and α1-antitrypsin in COPD exacerbations. Thorax. 2015 Nov;70(11):1014-21. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207561. Epub 2015 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 26304913. 50: Lim J, Shin KM, Lee K, Lim JK, Kim HJ, Cho SH, Cha SI. Relationship Between Emphysema Severity and the Location of Lung Cancer in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Sep;205(3):540-5. doi: 10.2214/AJR.14.13992. PubMed PMID: 26295639. 51: Jenkins CR, Postma DS, Anzueto AR, Make BJ, Peterson S, Eriksson G, Calverley PM. Reliever salbutamol use as a measure of exacerbation risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Pulm Med. 2015 Aug 21;15:97. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0077-0. PubMed PMID: 26293575; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4546184. 52: Lo C, Liang WM, Hang LW, Wu TC, Chang YJ, Chang CH. A psychometric assessment of the St. George's respiratory questionnaire in patients with COPD using Rasch model analysis. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2015 Aug 20;13:131. doi: 10.1186/s12955-015-0320-7. PubMed PMID: 26290330; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4545987.

53: Setoguchi Y, Izumi S, Nakamura H, Hanada S, Marumo K, Kurosaki A, Akata S. Survey to determine the efficacy and safety of guideline-based pharmacological therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients not previously receiving maintenance treatment. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2015;16(15):2271-81. doi: 10.1517/14656566.2015.1074678. Epub 2015 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 26290277. 54: Trevor JL, Bhatt SP, Wells JM, Kirkpatrick d, Schumann C, Hitchcock J, Dransfield MT. Benefits of completing pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with asthma. J Asthma. 2015;52(9):969-73. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2015.1025410. Epub 2015 Aug 18. PubMed PMID: 26287942. 55: Kaufmann C, Markun S, Hasler S, Dalla Lana K, Rosemann T, Senn O, Steurer-Stey C. Performance Measures in the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care--A Retrospective Analysis. Praxis (Bern 1994). 2015 Aug 19;104(17):897-907. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a002101. PubMed PMID: 26286494. 56: Frisk B, Hardie JA, Espehaug B, Strand LI, Moe-Nilssen R, Eagan TM, Bakke PS, Thorsen E. Peak oxygen uptake and breathing pattern in COPD patients--a four-year longitudinal study. BMC Pulm Med. 2015 Aug 19;15:93. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0095-y. PubMed PMID: 26286397; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4545368. 57: Wang H, Gu X, Weng Y, Xu T, Fu Z, Peng W, Yu W. Quantitative analysis of pathogens in the lower respiratory tract of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Pulm Med. 2015 Aug 19;15:94. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0094-z. PubMed PMID: 26286268; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4543462. 58: Singh D, Worsley S, Zhu CQ, Hardaker L, Church A. Umeclidinium/vilanterol versus fluticasone propionate/salmeterol in COPD: a randomised trial. BMC Pulm Med. 2015 Aug 19;15:91. doi: 10.1186/s12890-015-0092-1. PubMed PMID: 26286141; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4545560. 59: Kon SS, Jones SE, Schofield SJ, Banya W, Dickson MJ, Canavan JL, Nolan CM, Haselden BM, Polkey MI, Cullinan P, Man WD. Gait speed and readmission following hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of COPD: a prospective study. Thorax. 2015 Dec;70(12):1131-7. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207046. Epub 2015 Aug 17. PubMed PMID: 26283709.

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