All of them can make you feel breathless. Doctors use stages to describe how severe your COPD is. This system is called the GOLD staging or grading system. Your grade will affect what treatment you ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spirometry, treatments, telemedicine and multimorbidity are notable topics at this year’s GOLD International ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Risk estimation was based on area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, sensitivity and specificity ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a substantial contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States with an estimated 3.8% age-adjusted prevalence and 141,733 COPD deaths ...

GOLD Report 2017 includes revised definition of COPD The GOLD Report includes a revised definition of COPD and updates guidelines for managing exacerbations. The 2017 Global Initiative for Chronic ...

Comparison measures of lung function and improved categorization of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk were among the key updates to the 2025 report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive ...

AJMC®: The 2025 update of the GOLD Report (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD) (GOLD 2025) recommends the ...

Elastic parametric response mapping (ePRM), a CT-based severity scoring system for regional lung volumes, can monitor COPD progression.

Treatment is therefore directed toward relief of symptoms and a reduction in the incidence of acute exacerbations. Within the past decade, major advances in management have been made in the ...