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Frits M.E. Franssen
Researcher at Maastricht University Medical Centre
Publications - 311
Citations - 13011
Frits M.E. Franssen is an academic researcher from Maastricht University Medical Centre. The author has contributed to research in topics: COPD & Pulmonary rehabilitation. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 262 publications receiving 9754 citations. Previous affiliations of Frits M.E. Franssen include Maastricht University & University of Hasselt.
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An official American thoracic society/European respiratory society statement: Key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation
Martijn A. Spruit,Sally J Singh,Chris Garvey,Richard ZuWallack,Linda Nici,Anne E Holland,Suzanne C. Lareau,Fabio Pitta,Louise Sewell,Jo Raskin,Jean Bourbeau,Rebecca Crouch,Frits M.E. Franssen,Richard Casaburi,Jan H. Vercoulen,Ioannis Vogiatzis,Rik Gosselink,Enrico Clini,Tanja Effing,Job van der Palen,Thierry Troosters,Daisy J.A. Janssen,Eileen G. Collins,Judith Garcia-Aymerich,Dina Brooks,Bonnie Fahy,Milo A. Puhan,Martine Hoogendoorn,Rachel Garrod,Annemie M. W. J. Schols,Brian W. Carlin,Roberto P. Benzo,Mike Morgan,Andrew L. Ries,Roger S. Goldstein,Claire A. Dowson,Jan Brozek,Claudio F. Donner,Emiel F.M. Wouters +38 more
TL;DR: The considerable growth in the science and application of pulmonary rehabilitation since 2006 adds further support for its efficacy in a wide range of individuals with chronic respiratory disease.
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An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
François Maltais,Marc Decramer,Richard Casaburi,Esther Barreiro,Yan Burelle,Richard Debigaré,P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen,Frits M.E. Franssen,Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez,Joaquim Gea,Harry R. Gosker,Rik Gosselink,Maurice Hayot,Sabah N. A. Hussain,Wim Janssens,Micheal I. Polkey,Josep Roca,Didier Saey,Annemie M. W. J. Schols,Martijn A. Spruit,Michael C Steiner,Tanja Taivassalo,Thierry Troosters,Ioannis Vogiatzis,Peter D. Wagner +24 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this document is to update the 1999 ATS/ERS statement on limb muscle dysfunction in COPD with important advances in the understanding of the extent and nature of the structural alterations in limb muscles in patients with COPD.
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Clusters of Comorbidities Based on Validated Objective Measurements and Systemic Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren,Martijn A. Spruit,Miriam T.J. Groenen,Swetlana Gaffron,Vanessa P. M. van Empel,Piet L.B. Bruijnzeel,Erica P.A. Rutten,Jos op 't Roodt,Emiel F.M. Wouters,Frits M.E. Franssen +9 more
TL;DR: Multimorbidity is common in patients with COPD, and different comorbidite clusters can be identified, and low-grade systemic inflammation is mostly comparable among comor bidities.
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Persistent symptoms 3 months after a SARS-CoV-2 infection: the post-COVID-19 syndrome?
Yvonne M J Goërtz,Maarten Van Herck,Jeannet M. Delbressine,Anouk W. Vaes,Roy Meys,Roy Meys,Felipe V C Machado,Felipe V C Machado,Sarah Houben-Wilke,Chris Burtin,Rein Posthuma,Rein Posthuma,Frits M.E. Franssen,Frits M.E. Franssen,Nicole P.H. Van Loon,Bita Hajian,Bita Hajian,Yvonne Spies,Herman Vijlbrief,Alex J van 't Hul,Daisy J.A. Janssen,Martijn A. Spruit +21 more
TL;DR: In previously hospitalised and nonhospitalised patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, multiple symptoms are present about 3 months after symptoms onset, which suggests the presence of a “post-CO VID-19 syndrome” and highlights the unmet healthcare needs in a subgroup of patients with “mild” or “severe” COvid-19.
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Obesity and the lung: 5 · Obesity and COPD
Frits M.E. Franssen,Denis E. O'Donnell,Gijs H. Goossens,Ellen E. Blaak,Annemie M. W. J. Schols +4 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that, in patients with COPD, reduced oxidative capacity and systemic hypoxia may amplify these disturbances, not only in obese patients but also in subjects with hidden loss of fat-free mass.