Publications by authors named "Giosue A Catapano"
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often part of a more complex cardiopulmonary disease, especially in older patients. The differential diagnosis of the acute exacerbation of COPD and/or heart failure (HF) in emergency settings is challenging due to their frequent coexistence and symptom overlap. Both conditions have a detrimental impact on each other's prognosis, leading to increased mortality rates.
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- Several guidelines exist for managing COPD, but there's often a significant gap between recommended care and what patients actually receive, which can negatively affect their health and quality of life.
- The MISTRAL study in Italy observed nearly 1,500 COPD patients to evaluate adherence to GOLD 2011 treatment guidelines, focusing on those with frequent and non-frequent exacerbations.
- Results showed that only 57.8% of participants received care aligned with the guidelines, with frequent exacerbators receiving better treatment adherence than non-frequent ones; the most common treatment included a combination of medications.
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of ventilatory parameters in maximal exercise performance in elite soccer players.
Methods: From September 2009 to December 2012, 90 elite soccer players underwent evaluation of lung function test and ergospirometry by means of an incremental symptom-limited treadmill test. Results were analyzed according to i) maximal exercise velocity performed (Hi-M: high-performers, >18.
The objective of the study is to assess the effects of emphysema on peak oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]) during a cardiopulmonary exercise test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We measured [Formula: see text] and oxygen pulse in 80 patients with stable COPD exercising maximally. Oxygen saturation was measured by pulse oximetry (SpO(2)), and the ventilatory response assessed by the ratio of tidal volume (V (T)) at peak to slow vital capacity (SVC) at baseline, and by the percent increase of peak V (T) over baseline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInnovative model to simulate exhalation phase in human respiratory system.
Comput Methods Programs Biomed
November 2011
In this paper, we present a mathematical model, which mimics the bronchial resistances of human's lung in an expiratory act. The model is implemented in Matlab. The inputs that are used in this model derive from spirometry test.
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