Publications by authors named "Nick Anthonisen"
Aims: Surfactant protein-D (SP-D) is a lung-specific protein that is detectable in human plasma. We determined the relationship of circulating SP-D to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total mortality in subjects with and without CVD.
Methods And Results: Plasma SP-D levels were measured in 806 patients who underwent coronary angiography to assess its predictive value for cardiovascular mortality.
Unlabelled: We estimated the prevalence of asthma related symptoms in grade 7 and 8 students in a rural region in India.
Method: An International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), questionnaire with added questions related to environmental and familial exposures, was administered to 3668 students from 48 rural schools near Malegaon, India.
Results: A history of asthma was present in 10.
Background: There is controversy about whether therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) modifies the natural history of COPD, characterized by an accelerated decline in FEV(1).
Methods: The Inhaled Steroids Effect Evaluation in COPD (ISEEC) study is a pooled study of patient-level data from seven long-term randomized controlled trials of ICS vs placebo lasting >/= 12 months in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD. We have previously reported a survival benefit for ICS therapy in COPD patients using ISEEC data.