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Marc Decramer
Researcher at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Publications - 480
Citations - 35239
Marc Decramer is an academic researcher from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. The author has contributed to research in topics: COPD & Respiratory muscle. The author has an hindex of 91, co-authored 480 publications receiving 32770 citations. Previous affiliations of Marc Decramer include European Pathway Association.
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A 4-Year Trial of Tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Donald P. Tashkin,Bartolome R. Celli,Stephen Senn,D Burkhart,Steven Kesten,Shailendra Menjoge,Marc Decramer +6 more
TL;DR: Therapy with tiotropium was associated with improvements in lung function, quality of life, and exacerbations during a 4-year period but did not significantly reduce the rate of decline in FEV(1).
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Optimal assessment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Respiratory Society Task Force
Nikolaos M. Siafakas,Paul Vermeire,Neil B. Pride,P. Paoletti,J. Gibson,P. Howard,Jean Claude Yernault,Marc Decramer,T. Higenbottam,Dirkje S. Postma +9 more
TL;DR: The guidelines are intended for use by physicians involved in the care of patients with COPD, and their main goals are to inform health professionals and to reverse a widespread nihilistic approach to the management of these patients.
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Characteristics of Physical Activities in Daily Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Fabio Pitta,Thierry Troosters,Martijn A. Spruit,Vanessa S. Probst,Marc Decramer,Rik Gosselink +5 more
TL;DR: Physical activities and movement intensity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are assessed with the DynaPort activity monitor and functional exercise capacity is the strongest correlate of physical activities in daily life.
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Six minute walking distance in healthy elderly subjects
TL;DR: It is concluded that the six minute walking distance can be predicted adequately using a clinically useful model in healthy elderly subjects and its variability is explained largely by age, sex, height and weight.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
TL;DR: The main cause is smoking tobacco, but other factors have been identified as mentioned in this paper, such as genetic determinants, lung growth, and environmental stimuli, which is further aggravated by exacerbations, particularly in patients with severe disease.