Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Vestbo, Jørgen"
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Calcium Channel Blockers and the Risk of Exacerbation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Nationwide Study of 48,488 Outpatients
Rastoder, Ema; Sivapalan, Pradeesh; Eklöf, Josefin; Achir Alispahic, Imane; Jordan, Alexander Svorre; Laursen, Christian B.; Vestbo, Jørgen; Jenkins, Christine; Nielsen, Rune; Bakke, Per S.; Fernandez-Romero, Gustavo; Modin, Daniel; Johansen, Niklas; Davidovski, Filip Soeskov; Biering-Sørensen, Tor; Carlsen, Jørn; Jensen, Jens Ulrik Stæhr (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prone to developing arterial hypertension, and many patients are treated with the calcium channel blocker amlodipine. However, it remains unclear whether using ... -
Impact of the metabolic syndrome on cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality in individuals with lung function impairment: a prospective cohort study of the Danish general population
Marott, Jacob Louis; Ingebrigtsen, Truls Sylvan; Çolak, Yunus; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Bakke, Per S.; Vestbo, Jørgen; Nordestgaard, Børge Grønne; Lange, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Whether the metabolic syndrome plays a role for the prognosis of individuals with lung function impairment (preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) or airflow limitation) is unclear. We hypothesised that ... -
Markers of disease activity in COPD: an 8-year mortality study in the ECLIPSE cohort
Celli, Bartolome; Locantore, Nicholas; Yates, Julie C.; Bakke, Per S.; Calverley, Peter M.A.; Crim, Courtney; Coxson, Harvey O.; Lomas, David A.; MacNee, William; Miller, Bruce E.; Mullerova, Hana; Rennard, Stephen I.; Silverman, Edwin K.; Wouters, Emiel F.; Tal-Singer, Ruth; Agusti, Alvar; Vestbo, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Rationale There are no validated measures of disease activity in COPD. Since “active” disease is expected to have worse outcomes (e.g. mortality), we explored potential markers of disease activity in patients enrolled in ...