Skeletal Muscle Function in Relation to COPD Severity and Its Predictive Significance for Disease Progression
COPD patients show skeletal muscle dysfunction that worsens with disease severity. Respiratory muscle strength, quadriceps strength, 6MWD, and COPD severity predict COPD prognosis.
Authors
- Boxiong Cao
- Keting Liu
- Qiang Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3750-3042)
- Zemin He
Institutions
- First People's Hospital of Yuhang District (CN)
- Fourth People's Hospital of Sichuan Province (CN)
- Seventh People's Hospital of Shanghai (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of COPD
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s510425
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52