Systemic Cytokines, Clinical and Physiological Changes in Patients Hospitalized for Exacerbation of COPD

Background:Systemic inflammation in patients with COPD may worsen during exacerbations, but there is limited information relating levels of systemic inflammatory markers with symptoms and physiologic changes during an exacerbation Methods:We measured dyspnea using the visual analog scale, pulmonary...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 2007-01, Vol.131 (1), p.37-43
Hauptverfasser:	Pinto-Plata, Victor M., Livnat, Guy, Girish, Mirle, Cabral, Howard, Masdin, Phil, Linacre, Paul, Dew, Rick, Kenney, Lawrence, Celli, Bartolome R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - blood Cardiology. Vascular system chronic obstructive lung disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma cytokines Cytokines - blood dyspnea exacerbation Female Hospitalization Humans Interleukin-6 - blood Interleukin-8 - blood Leukotriene B4 - blood Linear Models Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - blood Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Secretory Leukocyte Peptidase Inhibitor - blood Severity of Illness Index Statistics, Nonparametric Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - blood
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