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Thomas Brack
Researcher at University of Zurich
Publications - 50
Citations - 1803
Thomas Brack is an academic researcher from University of Zurich. The author has contributed to research in topics: COPD & Cheyne–Stokes respiration. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 47 publications receiving 1596 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas Brack include Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital & Veterans Health Administration.
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Definition, discrimination, diagnosis and treatment of central breathing disturbances during sleep
Winfried Randerath,Johan Verbraecken,Stefan Andreas,Michael Arzt,Konrad E. Bloch,Thomas Brack,Bertien Buyse,Wilfried De Backer,Danny J. Eckert,Ludger Grote,L Hagmeyer,Jan Hedner,Poul Jennum,Maria Teresa La Rovere,Carla Miltz,Walter T. McNicholas,Josep M. Montserrat,Matthew T. Naughton,Jean-Louis Pépin,Dirk Pevernagie,Bernd Sanner,Dries Testelmans,Thomy Tonia,Bart Vrijsen,Peter J. Wijkstra,Patrick Levy +25 more
TL;DR: These statements report the results of an European Respiratory Society Task Force addressing actual diagnostic and therapeutic standards based on a systematic review of the literature and a systematic two-step decision process.
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Quality of life, physical disability, and respiratory impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Malcolm Kohler,Christian F. Clarenbach,Lukas Böni,Thomas Brack,Erich W. Russi,Konrad E. Bloch +5 more
TL;DR: Quality of life in DMD is not correlated with physical impairment nor the need for noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation, and the surprisingly high quality of life experienced by these severely disabled patients should be taken into consideration when therapeutic decisions are made.
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Disability and survival in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Malcolm Kohler,Christian F. Clarenbach,Christoph Bahler,Thomas Brack,Erich W. Russi,Konrad E. Bloch +5 more
TL;DR: Detailed observations of the progression of physical disability, dependence on care and respiratory impairment in patients with DMD from childhood to adult life is valuable for predicting the clinical course with current medical care.
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Dyspnea and decreased variability of breathing in patients with restrictive lung disease
TL;DR: Patients with restrictive lung disease adopt a tightly constrained breathing pattern, probably as a strategy for avoiding dyspnea, and the relationship was parabolic.
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Daytime Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Ambulatory Patients With Severe Congestive Heart Failure Is Associated With Increased Mortality
Thomas Brack,Irene Thüer,Christian F. Clarenbach,Oliver Senn,Georg Noll,Erich W. Russi,Konrad E. Bloch +6 more
TL;DR: Since daytime CSR is associated with reduced survival, solely performing sleep studies may not allow to adequately assess prognosis and tailor treatment in patients with severe heart failure.