Antiplatelet therapy may delay progression of COPD, decrease the risk for acute exacerbations, improve quality of life, and even reduce all-cause mortality.
The use of regular, low-dose, oral sustained-release morphine for 4 weeks in patients with COPD and moderate to very severe breathlessness has been shown to improve disease-specific health status.
In patients with COPD, interstitial lung abnormalities are significantly associated with moderate to severe acute disease exacerbations and with an accelerated decline in lung function.
Nebulized ensifentrine, when added to tiotropium, produced clinically meaningful and significant improvements in lung function and quality of life in patients with COPD.
In patients with COPD, subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction is likely to be detected when measured by tissue Doppler imaging, even in patients without pulmonary hypertension.
In patients with COPD, treatment with single-inhaler fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol resulted in more health status improvements and greater lung function benefit compared with multiple-inhaler triple therapy.
An 8-week, feasible, novel lifestyle program was pilot-tested to evaluate its effectiveness in improving dyspnea in patients with chronic respiratory disease and obesity.
In patients with COPD and hypercapnia, the use of home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation compared with no device was significantly associated with improved clinical outcomes but no significant differences in quality of life.
Patients with COPD with comorbid chronic cough experienced more wheezing, dyspnea, chest pain, acute pneumonias, and provider visits than those without chronic cough.
An inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting β2-agonist combination of budesonide and formoterol reduced the risk for clinically important deterioration in patients with COPD.
Although the 2020 updates to the GOLD recommendations on COPD management have provided more clarity regarding treatment, additional recommendations on diagnostic tools are needed.
Among elderly men with COPD, proper intake of fiber, protein, carbohydrate, vitamin C, niacin, and riboflavin was associated with less severe airway impairment.