Bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two chronic conditions that involve damage to the lungs. The causes and treatments for each differ. In some instances ...

Researchers found significantly reduced odds for hypertension and diabetes among those with bronchiectasis vs. COPD. When the dependent variable was cardiovascular disease, COPD was an independent ...

Bronchiectasis impacts up to 500,000 Americans, but there is often misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis as the condition can present similarly to other pulmonary conditions such as COPD or asthma.

"These findings support including lung imaging as a tool for clinically defining bronchiectasis and for COPD workup to improve patient care," the group wrote. If a patient has CT images with ...

As a rule, severe pulmonary infections date the onset of the symptoms of bronchiectasis. With great clarity patients recall childhood and adult pneumonias, measles and whooping cough, influenza ...

NTM lung disease predominantly affects individuals with compromised immune systems or preexisting lung conditions, such as bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). UCSF’s ...

Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use was common among patients with bronchiectasis and was associated with reduced exacerbations ...

A total of 1,680 adults and 41 adolescents were randomly assigned to brensocatib or placebo. The researchers found that the annualized rate of pulmonary exacerbations was 1.02, 1.04, and 1.29 in ...

Neutrophils are the core airway inflammatory cell in bronchiectasis ... inhibitor cut the annualized rate of pulmonary exacerbations by around 20% compared with placebo: 1.02 with 10 mg, 1. ...