Current guidelines do not provide definitive recommendations for the use of oral prostacyclin pathway agents among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In turn, an expert panel developed consensus...
Because the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and COPD outcomes is unclear, researchers analyzed data from SPIROMICS to determine any associations between baseline 25-OH-vitamin D, cross-sectional...
The guideline includes 6 recommendations that address significant COPD management issues, including how to treat patients with COPD who report having exercise intolerance or dyspnea.
It is unclear whether improving respiratory muscle function can increase exercise capacity among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. In turn, researchers evaluated the effects of inspiratory...
After assessing the diagnostic utility and safety of transbronchial cryobiopsy, the expert panel developed 6 statements to provide guidance on the potential alternative to surgical lung biopsy.
Asthma is more prevalent among women than men, but how does disease severity compare between women and men? A new analysis shed light on this question, as well as on how men and women respond to treatment...
The WHO recommendation for a shorter multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment regimen was made based on successful clinical trials conducted in Asia and Africa. But researchers investigated whether US...
Investigators for the TANDEM Study assessed the clinical characteristics of individuals with both diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis. They found several areas for concern.
Previous studies have demonstrated that triple upfront combination therapy is an effective treatment for patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. But what is the therapy’s impact on right...
