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Carlos Cezar Fritscher
Researcher at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Publications - 36
Citations - 1111
Carlos Cezar Fritscher is an academic researcher from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & Budesonide. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 36 publications receiving 1023 citations.
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Once-daily indacaterol versus tiotropium for patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (INVIGORATE): a randomised, blinded, parallel-group study
Marc Decramer,Kenneth R. Chapman,Ronald Dahl,Peter Frith,Gilles Devouassoux,Carlos Cezar Fritscher,Ray Cameron,Muhammad Shoaib,David Lawrence,David Young,Danny McBryan +10 more
TL;DR: Indacaterol and tiotropium provided clinically relevant improvements in lung function with comparable safety profiles and the present data offer evidence consistent with current guidelines.
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Asthma control in Latin America: the Asthma Insights and Reality in Latin America (AIRLA) survey
Hugo Neffen,Carlos Cezar Fritscher,Francisco Cuevas Schacht,Gur Levy,Pascual Chiarella,Joan B. Soriano,Joan B. Soriano,Daniel Mechali +7 more
TL;DR: Asthma control in Latin America falls short of goals in international guidelines, and in many aspects asthma care and control inLatin America suffer from the same shortcomings as in other areas of the world.
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Bariatric surgery in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in morbidly obese patients.
Leandro Genehr Fritscher,Simone Canani,Cláudio Corá Mottin,Carlos Cezar Fritscher,Diovane Berleze,Kenneth R. Chapman,José Miguel Chatkin +6 more
TL;DR: Weight loss achieved by bariatric surgery is associated with significant long-term improvements in obstructive respiratory event, oxygenation and resolution of daytime somnolence.
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PET/CT imaging in lung cancer: indications and findings
Bruno Hochhegger,Giordano Rafael Tronco Alves,Klaus L. Irion,Carlos Cezar Fritscher,Leandro Genehr Fritscher,Natália Henz Concatto,Edson Marchiori +6 more
TL;DR: This review article aimed to summarize the basic principles, indications, cancer staging considerations, and future applications related to the use of PET/CT in lung cancer.
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Abstinence rates and predictors of outcome for smoking cessation: do Brazilian smokers need special strategies?
José Miguel Chatkin,Carolina Mariante de Abreu,Fábio Maraschin Haggsträm,Mario Bernardes Wagner,Carlos Cezar Fritscher +4 more
TL;DR: The higher percentage of smoking cessation was achieved using multiple therapies (counseling + NRT + bupropion) and the only significant predictor of failure detected was severe nicotine dependence.