Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Readmission Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Laura C. Myers, MD MPH1 Mohammad Kamal Faridi, MPH2 Kohei Hasegawa, MD, MPH2 Carlos A. Camargo Jr., MD, DrPH2
Citation: Myers LC, Faridi MK, Hasegawa K, Camargo CA. Pulmonary rehabilitation and readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online July 16, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2020.0193
The Heterogeneity of COPD Patients in a Community-Based Practice and the Inadequacy of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Criteria: A Real-World Experience
Fortune O. Alabi, MD1 Hadaya A. Alkhateeb1 Kayla M. DeBarros1 Pierina S. Barletti Benel1 Rachel L. Sanchez-Martez1 Mia L. Zeper1, Reema A. Ismail1 Fred Umeh, MD 1 Nelson Medina-Villanueva, MD 1
Citation: Alabi FO, Alkhateeb HA, DeBarros KM, et al. The heterogeneity of COPD patients in a community-based practice and the inadequacy of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease criteria: a real-world experience. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online July 7, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0229
Polycythemia is Associated with Lower Incidence of Severe COPD Exacerbations in SPIROMICS Study
Ashraf Fawzy, MD, MPH1 Han Woo, PhD1 Aparna Balasubramanian, MD, MHS1 Igor Barjaktarevic, MD, PhD2 R. Graham Barr, MD, DrPH3 Russell P. Bowler, MD, PhD4 Alejandro P. Comellas, MD5 Christopher B. Cooper, MD, PhD2 David Couper, PhD6 Gerard J. Criner, MD7; Mark T. Dransfield, MD8 MeiLan K. Han, MD, MS9 Eric A. Hoffman, PhD10 Richard E Kanner, MD11 Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD12 Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS13 Meredith McCormack, MD, MHS1 Robert Paine III, MD11 Stephen Peters, MD, PhD14 Robert Wise, MD1 Prescott G. Woodruff, MD, MPH15 Nadia N. Hansel, MD, MPH1 Nirupama Putcha, MD, MHS1
Citation: Fawzy A, Woo H, Balasubramanian A, et al. Polycythemia is associated with lower incidence of severe COPD exacerbations in SPIROMICS study. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online June 30, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0216
Excessive Mucous Production in COPD Patients is Similar Regardless of the Presence of Bronchiectasis in the COPDGene Cohort
Oksana Bohn, MD1 Min Xi, MS2 Natalie K. Woodruff, BS2 Gary L. Hansen, PhD2,3 Charlene E. McEvoy, MD, MPH2,3 and the COPDGene Investigators
Citation: Bohn O, Xi M, Woodruff NK, Hansen GL, McEvoy CE. Excessive mucous production in COPD patients is similar regardless of the presence of bronchiectasis in the COPDGene cohort. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online June 10, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0202
Global Attitudes of Health Care Providers About Aerosolized Airway Clearance Therapy in Bronchiectasis Patients During the Coronavirus 2019 Disease Pandemic
Pamela J. McShane, MD1 Julie V. Philley, MD1 Delia A. Prieto, MSEd2 Timothy R. Aksamit, MD3
Citation: McShane PJ, Philley JV, Prieto DA, Aksamit TR. Global attitudes of health care providers about aerosolized airway clearance therapy in bronchiectasis patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online June 4, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0214
Association of Systemic Endothelial-Derived and Platelet-Derived Microparticles With Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Jorge Lascano, MD 1 Jason Katz* 1 Martin Cearras, MD2 Michael Campos, MD 2
Citation: Lascano J, Katz J, Cearras M, Campos M. Association of systemic endothelial-derived and platelet-derived microparticles with clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online June 1, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0211
Challenges Faced by Rural Primary Care Providers When Caring for COPD Patients in the Western United States
Fernando Diaz del Valle, MD1* Patricia B. Koff, MEd1* Sung-Joon Min, PhD2 Jonathan K. Zakrajsek, MS1 Linda Zittleman, MS3 Douglas H. Fernald, MA3 Andrea Nederveld, MD3 Donald E. Nease, MD3 Alexis R. Hunter, BS4 Eric J. Moody, PhD5 Kay Miller Temple, MD6 Jenny L. Niblock ARNP, DNP7 Chrysanne Grund, BS7 Tamara K. Oser, MD3 K. Allen Greiner, MD7 R. William Vandivier, MD1
Citation: Diaz del Valle F, Koff PB, Min SJ, et al. Challenges faced by rural primary care providers when caring for COPD patients in the western United States. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online May 28, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0215
Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Plasma Cathelicidin Response to 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Supplementation: A Pilot Study
Emily C. Sanders, MD1 Robert M. Burkes, MD MSCR2 Jason R. Mock, MD, PhD3 Todd T. Brown MD, PhD4 Robert A. Wise, MD5 Nadia N. Hansel MD, MPH5 Mark C. Liu. MD5 and M. Bradley Drummond, MD, MHS2
Citation: Sanders EC, Burkes RM, Mock JR, et al. Bronchoalveolar lavage and plasma cathelicidin response to 25-hydroxyvitamin D supplementation: a pilot study. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online May 21, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0220
Impact of a Medical Diagnosis on Decision to Stop Smoking and Successful Smoking Cessation
Hunter G. Lindsay1, Frederick S. Wamboldt1, 2, Kristen E. Holm1, 3, Barry J. Make1, John Hokanson2, James D. Crapo1, Elizabeth A. Regan1, 2, and the COPDGene Investigators
Citation: Lindsay HG, Wamboldt FS, Holm KE, et al; and the COPDGene Investigators. Impact of a medical diagnosis on decision to stop smoking and successful smoking cessation. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online May 18, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2020.0167
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Outcomes at Veterans Affairs Versus Non-Veterans Affairs Hospitals
Stephanie L. LaBedz, MD1 Jerry A. Krishnan, MD, PhD1,2 Yu-Che Chung, MS1 Peter K. Lindenauer MD, MSc3,4 Laura J. Spece, MD, MS5,6 Laura C. Feemster, MD5,6 Ellen M. Stein, MS1 Russell G. Buhr, MD, PhD7,8 Sanjib Basu, PhD9 Valentin Prieto-Centurion, MD, MS1
Citation: LaBedz SL, Krishnan JA, Chung YC, et al. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outcomes at Veterans Affairs versus non-Veterans Affairs hospitals. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online May 11, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0201
Patient-Driven Research Agenda: What Needs to be Studied in Those Living with COPD During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
Gretchen McCreary,1 Danielle Boyce,1 Mary Ellen Houlihan,2 Jean Rommes,2 Carol Rubin,2 Karen Deitemeyer,2 William Clark,3 Cara Pasquale,1 Richard Mularski,4 Elisha Malanga,1 Barbara P. Yawn1
Citation: McCreary G, Boyce D, Houlihan ME, et al. Patient-driven research agenda: what needs to be studied in those living with COPD during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2021; Published online April 23, 2021. doi: https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2021.0203