Body composition assessment in COPD and pulmonary hypertension patients

L. Verdeja Vendrell (Mexico, Mexico)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Imaging and lung disease PH
Session: Imaging and lung disease PH
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2437
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
L. Verdeja Vendrell (Mexico, Mexico). Body composition assessment in COPD and pulmonary hypertension patients. 2437

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Body composition and pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 626s
Year: 2006

Body mass index predicts survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung disease
Source: International Congress 2019 – Pulmonary hypertension with lung diseases and experimental pulmonary hypertension
Year: 2019


Ultrasonographic assessment of the diaphragm in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Relationships with pulmonary function and the influence of body composition
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Functional imaging in pulmonary oncology and COPD. Radiation dose in chest CT: survey and real life
Year: 2012


Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on body composition in patients with COPD
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - New treatment and outcome measures for pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2009


Body composition and osteoporosis in COPD patients
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 538s
Year: 2003

Body composition methods in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Clinical aspects of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Year: 2007


Body composition in heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Source: International Congress 2017 – Techniques to treat asthma
Year: 2017


Correlation between body mass index and spirometry parameters in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with ischemic heart disease and obesity.
Source: International Congress 2019 – Cardiovascular comorbidities in COPD
Year: 2019


Influence of body mass index in exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under pulmonary rehabilitation
Source: International Congress 2017 – Latest insights into functional capacity, muscle weakness and physical activity in chronic lung diseases
Year: 2017

Lung function and body weight influence the outcome of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 356s
Year: 2001

Impact of obesity on pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Challenges in rehabilitation: some old dilemmas revisited with some solutions?
Year: 2011

Body mass index, central obesity, and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - COPD mechanisms
Year: 2011

Body composition in COPD patients with self-reported cardiovascular comorbidity
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 452s
Year: 2007

NT-proBNP in assessment of pulmonary hypertension in COPD patients
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –COPD treatment
Year: 2013

Body composition by bioelectrical impedance predicts mortality in COPD patients
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Systemic effects of COPD
Year: 2005


Body mass index and health-related qualitty of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 60s
Year: 2004

Compartments distribution of body composition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Source: International Congress 2015 – New insights into exercise and muscle performance
Year: 2015

Osteoporosis, sarcopenia and pulmonary hypertension in relation to GOLD classification vs BODE index in COPD
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Monitoring respiratory diseases: role of comorbidities and lung involvement
Year: 2013


Low body mass index in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): is related to low lung function and increased mortality
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 66s
Year: 2006

Body composition in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure
Source: International Congress 2018 – Nutrition and metabolic syndrome in COPD
Year: 2018