Philadelphia, April 30, 2025 – Researchers have developed a novel rat model that closely replicates the pathological features and physiological changes associated with human chronic obstructive ...

Charles Burger, MD: Pulmonary hypertension really refers to a state where the right heart is generating high pressures to circulate the blood through the lung. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a ...

"We found that metabolites associated with mucus hydration and adenosine metabolism were strongly associated with markers of COPD disease severity. These findings confirm previous studies implicating ...

(Boston)—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 29 million people in the U.S. and is the fourth leading cause of death. Mucus plugging (mucus that accumulates in the lungs ...

Escalating to extrafine single-inhaler triple therapy significantly reduces exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe COPD.

Patients with COPD and heart failure treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors experienced higher rates of volume depletion and adverse renal events. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduces the ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension that poses diagnostic challenges and often comes with a delayed diagnosis. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is organized into 5 ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is an ongoing group of lung conditions that include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is the result of damaged lung tissue, which leads to ...

COPD Severity and Life Expectancy Doctors use a classification system called the Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease (or GOLD) system to determine how severe your COPD is. It's based on how ...

Reinventing pulmonary care medically improves early diagnosis and interdisciplinary management for complex patients with COPD and co-morbidities.