Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by a progressive worsening of lung function and symptoms, leading to difficulty in performing activities of daily living (ADLs). It was recently ...

Introdução: Os principais mecanismos fisiopatológicos da DPOC são a inflamação crônica e o estresse oxidativo das vias aéreas, parênquima e sistema vascular pulmonar. Estes processos são causados diretamente pela agressão ...

Introdução: Pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) apresentam importante limitação funcional causada pela dispneia e fadiga. Considerando-se que os principais sintomas são desencadeados pelo esforço, os ...

Introduction: PLATINO is a populational-based longitudinal study that may help to understand the natural history of nutritional status in real life. Objective: Evaluate the nutritional status according to body mass índex ...

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease, which is characterized by persistent obstruction of airflow and is usually progressive and associated with chronic inflammatory ...

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic disease that causes airflow limitation and muscle impairment. The most common functional activities in daily living involve the shoulder girdle and ...

Introduction: The causes of exercise limitation in patients with COPD are multifactorial. It is known that one of the major pathophysiological consequences of COPD is the occurrence of dynamic hyperinflation (DH) during ...

Introdução: Em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) há evidências crescentes de que protocolos de endurance com carga constante de alta intensidade são superiores ao teste incremental para avaliar os ...

Introduction: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by reduced airflow, that can be progressive and chronic inflammation of the lungs. COPD is often associated with comorbidities that contribute to ...