In case of sudden cardiac arrests, there is no breathlessness, no dizziness, no chest pain, no discomfort till the moment it ...

The current pathophysiology of COPD encompasses three main characteristics: emphysema, chronic bronchitis and small airway disease. Macrophages and neutrophils are implicated in this process; thus ...

Carlos Noujeim; Pierre Bou-Khalil Disclosures Expert Rev Resp Med. 2013;7 (4):429-437.

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Background —Pulmonary capillary endothelium-bound (PCEB) angiotensin-converting ectoenzyme (ACE) activity alteration is an early, sensitive, and quantifiable lung injury index in animal models. We ...