OBJECTIVES: Dyspnea is a prominent symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients with Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Stage C-D often complain of dyspnea, but the relationship ...

Objective: Cardiovascular diseases are the most common and important comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Literature indicates that there may be a relationship between diagonal earlobe ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a very contagious infectious disease which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus is first identified in Wuhan city of China in ...

Heated tobacco products release nicotine without burning tobacco with an electronically controlled heating system. 56-year-old male patient admitted with sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. He had been using ...

INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with comorbidities andcardiovascular disease is the most frequent one. The role of natriuretic peptides in determiningprognosis of COPD exacerbations is not yet ...

Purpose: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are a major cause of mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study is to evaluate frequencies and determine risk factors of PPCs which developed subsequent to general ...

Objective: There is no definite laboratory parameter in predicting short-term prognosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to evaluate the prognostic effect of serum blood urea ...

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of electrolyte and uric acid disturbances and their effects on mortality in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Objective To evaluate the short-term changes in subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), ganglion cell complex (GCC) analysis, and retinal nerve fiber length (RNFL) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...