Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on March 18, 2005
An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.73
Physical Activity Counselling during Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COPD: A Randomised Controlled Trial. PLoS One (2015) 1.56
Respiratory rehabilitation after acute exacerbation of COPD may reduce risk for readmission and mortality -- a systematic review. Respir Res (2005) 1.51
Improving physical activity in COPD: towards a new paradigm. Respir Res (2013) 1.20
Yoga therapy decreases dyspnea-related distress and improves functional performance in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study. J Altern Complement Med (2009) 1.11
Vitamin D supplementation during rehabilitation in COPD: a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Respir Res (2012) 1.05
Perspectives that influence action plans for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Can Respir J (2006) 1.04
Effects of Tai Chi in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: preliminary evidence. PLoS One (2013) 0.95
Efficacy and safety of endobronchial valves for advanced emphysema: a meta analysis. J Thorac Dis (2015) 0.95
The Saudi Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of COPD. Ann Thorac Med (2014) 0.92
Heart rate variability and disease characteristics in patients with COPD. Lung (2008) 0.90
Does pulmonary rehabilitation work in clinical practice? A review on selection and dropout in randomized controlled trials on pulmonary rehabilitation. Clin Epidemiol (2010) 0.89
Approach to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care. Can Fam Physician (2008) 0.89
Benefits of whole-body vibration to people with COPD: a community-based efficacy trial. BMC Pulm Med (2014) 0.86
Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity in patients with COPD: a number needed to treat study. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2009) 0.86
Physical therapy practice patterns in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Can Respir J (2009) 0.86
The cost-effectiveness of a structured education pulmonary rehabilitation programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: the PRINCE cluster randomised trial. BMJ Open (2013) 0.86
[The effect of one year outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation on patients with COPD]. Wien Klin Wochenschr (2009) 0.86
Short term effects of exercise training on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Pulm Med (2011) 0.85
Efficacy of a whole-body vibration intervention to effect exercise tolerance and functional performance of the lower limbs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Pulm Med (2012) 0.85
Whole-body vibration as a mode of dyspnoea free physical activity: a community-based proof-of-concept trial. BMC Res Notes (2013) 0.84
Outpatient vs. home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a randomized controlled trial. Multidiscip Respir Med (2010) 0.84
Inspiratory Capacity during Exercise: Measurement, Analysis, and Interpretation. Pulm Med (2013) 0.83
Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2008) 0.83
Exercise training in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a case report. Cardiopulm Phys Ther J (2009) 0.83
Pulmonary rehabilitation and COPD: providing patients a good environment for optimizing therapy. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2013) 0.83
Concerns about exercise are related to walk test results in pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD. Int J Behav Med (2012) 0.83
How long should outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation be? A randomised controlled trial of 4 weeks versus 7 weeks. Thorax (2006) 0.82
Exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving physical therapy: a cohort-nested randomised controlled trial. BMC Pulm Med (2014) 0.82
A combination of resistance and endurance training increases leg muscle strength in COPD: An evidence-based recommendation based on systematic review with meta-analyses. Chron Respir Dis (2015) 0.79
Time to adapt exercise training regimens in pulmonary rehabilitation--a review of the literature. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2014) 0.79
Costs and benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial. Braz J Phys Ther (2014) 0.78
Pulmonary rehabilitation for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant (2012) 0.78
Combination therapy for exercise intolerance in COPD. Thorax (2006) 0.77
Impact of activities in self-esteem of patients in a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Einstein (Sao Paulo) (2015) 0.75
A pilot survey on the quality of life in respiratory rehabilitation carried out in COPD patients with severe respiratory failure: preliminary data of a novel Inpatient Respiratory Rehabilitation Questionnaire (IRRQ). Multidiscip Respir Med (2012) 0.75
Efficacy of Tiotropium Bromide and Rehabilitation Treatment on Pulmonary Function of Patients With Sulfur Mustard Lung Injury. Iran Red Crescent Med J (2015) 0.75
Exercise dyspnea in patients with COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2007) 0.75
Using Persuasive Technology to Increase Physical Activity in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Encouraging Regular Walking: A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Opinions and Preferences. J Med Internet Res (2017) 0.75
Endurance and Resistance Training in Radically Treated Respiratory Cancer patients: A Pilot Study. Rehabil Res Pract (2010) 0.75
Effect of a noninvasive ventilatory support during exercise of a program in pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2007) 0.75
Efficacy of a physical exercise training programme COPD in primary care: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.75
Phenotypic Variation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Primary Care. Biomed Res Int (2016) 0.75
A Pulmonary Rehabilitation Decisional Score to Define Priority Access for COPD Patients. Rehabil Res Pract (2017) 0.75
Prevalence of Chest Pain, Depression, Somatization, Anxiety, Global Distress, and Substance Use among Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Patients. Pain Res Treat (2012) 0.75
Physiological basis of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in patients with lung or heart disease. Breathe (Sheff) (2015) 0.75
The Effects of Game-Based Breathing Exercise on Pulmonary Function in Stroke Patients: A Preliminary Study. Med Sci Monit (2015) 0.75
Experience of fatigue, and its relationship to physical capacity and disease severity in men and women with COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2013) 0.75
Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in lung transplant candidates: a systematic review. BMJ Open (2017) 0.75
Effect of counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation on self-determined motivation towards physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - protocol of a mixed methods study. BMC Pulm Med (2017) 0.75
A 4-year trial of tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med (2008) 17.19
Azithromycin for prevention of exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2011) 8.66
Withdrawal of inhaled glucocorticoids and exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med (2014) 6.29
American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement on pulmonary rehabilitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 5.65
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Joint ACCP/AACVPR Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest (2007) 5.01
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in COPD and correlates with variants in the vitamin D-binding gene. Thorax (2009) 4.86
An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 4.49
High doses of vitamin D to reduce exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med (2012) 3.99
A Randomized Trial of Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation. N Engl J Med (2016) 3.99
Characteristics of physical activities in daily life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 3.58
Simvastatin for the prevention of exacerbations in moderate-to-severe COPD. N Engl J Med (2014) 3.51
Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery. Crit Care Med (2009) 3.43
Office spirometry significantly improves early detection of COPD in general practice: the DIDASCO Study. Chest (2004) 3.09
A placebo-controlled, randomized trial of mesenchymal stem cells in COPD. Chest (2013) 2.71
Cardiovascular safety of tiotropium in patients with COPD. Chest (2009) 2.70
Acute outcomes and 1-year mortality of intensive care unit-acquired weakness. A cohort study and propensity-matched analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 2.68
Resistance training prevents deterioration in quadriceps muscle function during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 2.59
Mortality in the 4-year trial of tiotropium (UPLIFT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 2.55
Older men are as responsive as young men to the anabolic effects of graded doses of testosterone on the skeletal muscle. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2004) 2.47
Noninvasive and invasive pulmonary function in mouse models of obstructive and restrictive respiratory diseases. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2009) 2.26
Physical activity and hospitalization for exacerbation of COPD. Chest (2006) 2.24
Physical inactivity in patients with COPD, a controlled multi-center pilot-study. Respir Med (2010) 2.06
Preventing COPD exacerbations with macrolides: a review and budget impact analysis. Respir Med (2013) 2.05
Minimal clinically important differences in pharmacological trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 2.00
Intermittent spontaneous breathing protects the rat diaphragm from mechanical ventilation effects. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.00
Benefits of supplemental oxygen in exercise training in nonhypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.93
Coronary artery and thoracic calcium on noncontrast thoracic CT scans: comparison of ungated and gated examinations in patients from the COPD Gene cohort. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr (2010) 1.91
The effects of volatile salivary acids and bases on exhaled breath condensate pH. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 1.85
Increased duration of mechanical ventilation is associated with decreased diaphragmatic force: a prospective observational study. Crit Care (2010) 1.85
Methodology for using long-term accelerometry monitoring to describe daily activity patterns in COPD. COPD (2009) 1.79
Interobserver agreement of Medical Research Council sum-score and handgrip strength in the intensive care unit. Muscle Nerve (2012) 1.79
Risk factors and comorbidities in the preclinical stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.78
Leupeptin inhibits ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction in rats. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 1.74
Indicator dilution measurements of extravascular lung water: basic assumptions and observations. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2008) 1.74
An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.73
A treadmill ramp protocol using simultaneous changes in speed and grade. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2003) 1.69
Are patients with COPD more active after pulmonary rehabilitation? Chest (2008) 1.69
Predictors of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation reduction in response to daily azithromycin therapy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.68
Vitamin D beyond bones in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: time to act. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 1.63
An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Research questions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 1.63
Hypogonadism, quadriceps weakness, and exercise intolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 1.61
Testosterone dose-dependently increases maximal voluntary strength and leg power, but does not affect fatigability or specific tension. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2003) 1.57
Pathophysiology of dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a roundtable. Proc Am Thorac Soc (2007) 1.56
N-Acetylcysteine protects the rat diaphragm from the decreased contractility associated with controlled mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med (2011) 1.54
Testosterone-induced increase in muscle size in healthy young men is associated with muscle fiber hypertrophy. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (2002) 1.54
Bortezomib partially protects the rat diaphragm from ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction. Crit Care Med (2012) 1.51
Skeletal muscle mRNA for IGF-IEa, IGF-II, and IGF-I receptor is decreased in sedentary chronic hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int (2005) 1.51
RhDNase before airway clearance therapy improves airway patency in children with CF. Pediatr Pulmonol (2007) 1.49
Cluster analysis in the COPDGene study identifies subtypes of smokers with distinct patterns of airway disease and emphysema. Thorax (2014) 1.48
Discrepancy between functional exercise capacity and daily physical activity: a cross-sectional study in patients with mild to moderate COPD. Prim Care Respir J (2013) 1.46
Exhaled breath condensates: analyzing the expiratory plume. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 1.45
Megestrol acetate stimulates weight gain and ventilation in underweight COPD patients. Chest (2002) 1.45
Sinusoidal high-intensity exercise does not elicit ventilatory limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Exp Physiol (2013) 1.41
Effect of indacaterol on exercise endurance and lung hyperinflation in COPD. Respir Med (2011) 1.41
Constant work rate exercise testing: a tricky measure of exercise tolerance. COPD (2009) 1.40
Interleukin-6 causes myocardial failure and skeletal muscle atrophy in rats. Circulation (2005) 1.40
Physiologic effects of an ambulatory ventilation system in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 1.39
Activity monitoring for assessment of physical activities in daily life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2005) 1.39
Exacerbation frequency and course of COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2012) 1.38
Gender differences in the management and experience of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Respir Med (2004) 1.37
The 15q24/25 susceptibility variant for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with emphysema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 1.36
Tiotropium HandiHaler in the treatment of COPD: a safety review. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2009) 1.32
Dose-dependent effects of testosterone on sexual function, mood, and visuospatial cognition in older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 1.28
Apocynin attenuates diaphragm oxidative stress and protease activation during prolonged mechanical ventilation. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.26
Epithelial lining fluid solute concentrations in chronic obstructive lung disease patients and normal subjects. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2005) 1.25
Detrimental effects of short-term mechanical ventilation on diaphragm function and IGF-I mRNA in rats. Intensive Care Med (2003) 1.24
Daily physical activity in subjects with newly diagnosed COPD. Thorax (2013) 1.24
The role of bronchodilator treatment in the prevention of exacerbations of COPD. Eur Respir J (2012) 1.23
Exercise in maintenance hemodialysis patients induces transcriptional changes in genes favoring anabolic muscle. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 1.21
Exercise training decreases ventilatory requirements and exercise-induced hyperinflation at submaximal intensities in patients with COPD. Chest (2005) 1.19
Endurance exercise training during haemodialysis improves strength, power, fatigability and physical performance in maintenance haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 1.19
An official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice guideline: the diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in adults. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.18
Inhospital management of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review of the literature with regard to adherence to international guidelines. J Eval Clin Pract (2009) 1.16
Rocuronium exacerbates mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragm dysfunction in rats. Crit Care Med (2006) 1.15
Aclidinium bromide improves exercise endurance and lung hyperinflation in patients with moderate to severe COPD. Respir Med (2010) 1.13
Clinical and radiographic correlates of hypoxemia and oxygen therapy in the COPDGene study. Respir Med (2011) 1.12
Effect of tiotropium in men and women with COPD: results of the 4-year UPLIFT trial. Respir Med (2010) 1.11
Efficacy of tiotropium in COPD patients from Asia: a subgroup analysis from the UPLIFT trial. Respirology (2011) 1.09
Effects of acute administration of corticosteroids during mechanical ventilation on rat diaphragm. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 1.09
The development of a clinical management algorithm for early physical activity and mobilization of critically ill patients: synthesis of evidence and expert opinion and its translation into practice. Clin Rehabil (2011) 1.08
Long-term nose-only cigarette smoke exposure induces emphysema and mild skeletal muscle dysfunction in mice. Dis Model Mech (2012) 1.08
Vitamin D deficiency and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a vicious circle. Vitam Horm (2011) 1.06
British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults: does objectivity have a sliding scale? Thorax (2014) 1.06
Vitamin D supplementation during rehabilitation in COPD: a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. Respir Res (2012) 1.05
Metabolic and morphometric profile of muscle fibers in chronic hemodialysis patients. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2011) 1.04
Two distinct chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes are associated with high risk of mortality. PLoS One (2012) 1.04
Respiratory muscle training in persons with spinal cord injury: a systematic review. Respir Med (2006) 1.04
The First Physical Therapy Summit on Global Health: implications and recommendations for the 21st century. Physiother Theory Pract (2011) 1.03
Physical activity in daily life 1 year after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2009) 1.02