Publications by authors named "E Marquez-Martin"
Comparison of the Determinants of the "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test" (CAT) and the "Asthma Control Test" (ACT) in Patients with Asthma-COPD Overlap.
J Clin Med
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to compare the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) in relation to the severity of asthma-COPD overlap among smokers and former smokers in Spain.
- Out of 157 patients, both tests showed a strong correlation, but the ACT had a better predictive value for exacerbations than the CAT.
- Factors like anxiety, depression, and dyspnoea were linked to both tests, while age and other specific health scores were only associated with one of the tests.
Home Respiratory Therapies (HRT) encompass a variety of treatments for patients with chronic respiratory diseases, administered at home over extended periods. The Service Providers of HRT (SPHRT) collaborate with hospital resources to address chronic respiratory diseases, acting as strategic partners. The contracting of HRT in the public health system involves contests where the SPHRT present technical and economic offers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Not all hypercapnic COPD patients benefit from home noninvasive ventilation (NIV), and mechanisms through which NIV improves clinical outcomes remain uncertain. We aimed to identify "responders" to home NIV, denoted by a beneficial effect of NIV on arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (), health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and survival, and investigated whether NIV achieves its beneficial effect through an improved .
Methods: We used individual patient data from previous published trials collated for a systematic review.
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on improving the detection of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through a systematic case detection program.
- It analyzes data from three time periods: no systematic detection (before 2013), targeted detection of specific alleles (2013-2018), and broader detection of multiple mutations (since 2018).
- Results show a significant increase in the identification of carriers and highlight the effectiveness of systematic screening in detecting AATD-related mutations over time.
Article Synopsis
- Lung cancer is the top cause of cancer deaths, and having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can heighten the risk of developing lung cancer.
- An observational study analyzed serum samples from 191 individuals to identify the presence and levels of various elements linked to these diseases.
- Results showed that the severity of COPD alters serum elemental composition and that specific elements might be used as potential biomarkers for diagnosing or predicting lung cancer, highlighting the connection between COPD and lung cancer progression.