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Pleural involvement in systemic disordersMarina Aiello
Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Curr Drug Targets Inflamm Allergy 3:441-7. 2004....
Cough efficacy is related to the disability status in patients with multiple sclerosisMarina Aiello
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Respiration 76:311-6. 2008..Cough is an important defense mechanism, whose main function is to remove mucus and/or foreign bodies from the airways. In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), respiratory muscle function may be affected and cough may be impaired...
Measurement of fractional exhaled nitric oxide by a new portable device: comparison with the standard techniqueRoberta Pisi
Cardiopulmonary Department, Respiratory Disease Unit, University Hospital, Viale Rasori 10, Parma, Italy
J Asthma 47:805-9. 2010..Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurement is a reliable, noninvasive marker of airway inflammation. The use of portable FeNO analyzers may enable the assessment of airway inflammation in primary care...
Reference values for the 6-min walk test in healthy subjects 20-50 years oldAlfredo Chetta
Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Parma, Italy
Respir Med 100:1573-8. 2006..This study confirms the relevant effect of anthropometrics on walking capacity and suggests that when rating dyspnea, the change in heart rate during walking should be considered...
Walking capacity and fitness to fly in patients with chronic respiratory diseaseAlfredo Chetta
Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Parma, Italy
Aviat Space Environ Med 78:789-92. 2007....
Flying with respiratory diseasePanagiota Tzani
Clinica Pneumologica, Dipartimento Cardio Polmonare, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
Respiration 80:161-70. 2010..This review deals with the cardiorespiratory effects of flight, the risks associated with respiratory diseases during air travel and the procedures to follow in order to assess fitness to fly in patients with respiratory disorders...
The walking capacity assessment in the respiratory patientAlfredo Chetta
Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Respiration 77:361-7. 2009..This review deals with the validity, reliability and interpretation of these walking tests in the assessment of patients with chronic respiratory disease...
Effects of beclomethasone/formoterol fixed combination on lung hyperinflation and dyspnea in COPD patientsPanagiota Tzani
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 6:503-9. 2011..Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease characterized by airflow obstruction and lung hyperinflation leading to dyspnea and exercise capacity limitation...
Changes in lung function and respiratory muscle strength after sternotomy vs. laparotomy in patients without ventilatory limitationAlfredo Chetta
Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Eur Surg Res 38:489-93. 2006..The study also supports the view that the evaluation of patient's lung function before sternotomy can be clinically relevant...
Both bronchial and alveolar exhaled nitric oxide are reduced with extrafine beclomethasone dipropionate in asthmaGabriele Nicolini
Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Parma, Italy
Allergy Asthma Proc 31:85-90. 2010..ICS distribution throughout the whole bronchial tree could be important in patients who do not gain optimal control of inflammation with conventional nonextrafine ICS...
Cardiorespiratory response to walk in multiple sclerosis patientsAlfredo Chetta
Section of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Parma, Parma 10 43100, Italy
Respir Med 98:522-9. 2004..05). We conclude that in MS patients with mild disability, fatigue and exertion dyspnea are different sensations without any link and a peripheral limitation during walk can occur...
