Articles: chronic.
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Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMPURPOSE: Biomass smoke exposure is a risk factor for developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Little is currently known concerning clinical differences between COPD due to tobacco and to biomass smoke. The purpose of this study was to search for clinical differences between both types of disease ⋯ Pilar Sanjuán: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: Almirall, Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim Rafael Golpe: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: Novartis, GSK, Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Almirall Luis Pérez-de-LLano: Grant monies (from industry related sources): Almirall, Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: Almirall, Novertis, Astra-Zeneca, Boehringer-Ingelheim, GSK, Menarini Esteban Cano: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: GSK Olalla Castro-Añon: Consultant fee, speaker bureau, advisory committee, etc.: NovartisNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Surgery Case Report Posters ISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Chronic expanding thoracic hematoma (CETH) is a rare clinical entity mimicking invasive soft-tissue neoplasms in the thorax. It is reported to occur in patients with a history of trauma or surgery or tuberculosis. It is considered a form of chronic empyema and has also been designated as chronic hemorrhagic empyema. We present a case of a CETH, treated successfully with surgical resection. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Danae Delivanis, Vanessa Yap, Daniel Fusco, Debapriya DattaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Slide PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 09:00 AM - 10:00 AMPURPOSE: Our goal has been to assess the presence of neoplasms in a cohort of COPD patients, to describe their clinical and epidemiological characteristics and observe if there are differences between COPD patients with neoplasms and those without them. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: María del Carmen García García, Jacinto Hernández Borge, Pedro Pires Goncalves, Lourdes Cañón Barroso, Estefanía Molina Ortiz, Ana Castañar Jover, Francisca Lourdes Márquez Pérez, María José Antona Rodríguez, José Antonio Gutierrez Lara, Ignacio Rodríguez BlancoNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Miscellaneous Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty is a safer treatment option of compression fractures, especially in elderly patients. Cement (polymethylmethacrylate or PMM) leakage is most common complication which may rarely cause pulmonary cement embolism. We report a case of elderly woman with cement pulmonary embolism 4 days following balloon kyphoplasty. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Navneet Kumar, Meenal Malviya, Mario De MeirelesNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a growing global epidemic especially in the developing world. It is increasingly being recognized that COPD is associated with various important comorbidities like cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. The mechanism linking COPD to systemic manifestations and comorbidities is not yet certain, but a potential mechanism to be systemic inflammation. Aim & objective: To determine the frequency of coexisting metabolic syndrome and to study the status of systemic inflammation in patients of COPD in ethnic Kashmiri population of India in view of high prevalence of COPD in them. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Sonaullah ShahNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.