SAN DIEGO — Patients with COPD treated with targeted lung denervation along with optimal COPD therapy experienced fewer exacerbations over 2 years, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.Targeted lung denervation (Nuvaira Inc.) has “only [been] done in research setting to date,” Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, chair and
SAN DIEGO — Fewer patients with sepsis receiving acetaminophen vs. placebo developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.Further, those receiving acetaminophen had significantly lower/improved Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores on select days, according to researchers.
Preparing for her 2024 to 2025 term as American Thoracic Society president, Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF, plans to make sure the society is at the forefront of important issues related to respiratory health.“As a society, we agreed to tackle new challenges in the global landscape with various aspects of climate change, migrant health, issues related to policy and clean air, etc,”
SAN DIEGO — Measures of pulmonary vascular disease and right ventricular function improved with longer lifetime menses in pulmonary hypertension, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.Hormone replacement therapy use among women with PH was also linked to better pulmonary vascular disease and right ventricular function, according to
SAN DIEGO — Receiving treatment from a lung specialist for undiagnosed COPD or asthma lowered annual respiratory illness-related health care usage, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.Data from this study were also simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine.