Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

"Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.

Descriptor ID	D029424
MeSH Number(s)	C08.381.495.389
Concept/Terms	Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COAD Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Airflow Obstruction, Chronic Airflow Obstruction, Chronic Airflow Obstructions, Chronic Chronic Airflow Obstructions Chronic Airflow Obstruction

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive".

Diseases [C]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Lung Diseases [C08.381]
Lung Diseases, Obstructive [C08.381.495]
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive [C08.381.495.389]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive".

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Bronchitis, Chronic
Pulmonary Emphysema

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Bar chart showing 131 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2016 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2008	2	1	3
2009	3	1	4
2010	2	0	2
2011	6	1	7
2012	3	0	3
2013	3	0	3
2014	11	0	11
2015	10	1	11
2016	11	1	12
2017	5	1	6
2018	10	1	11
2019	11	1	12
2020	9	2	11
2021	3	0	3
2022	9	0	9
2023	9	0	9
2024	8	0	8
2025	2	0	2

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Tesfaigzi Y, Yildirim A?, Polverino F, Conlon TM, Sidhaye V, Sauler M, Raju SV, Jurkowska RZ, Chandra D, Cho MH, Silverman EK, Sun RC, Castaldi P, Tata PR, Benam KH, Antony L, Lehmann M, Kosmider B, Bahmed K, Negasi ZH, Bankoti K, Swaby C, Lagowala DA, Vural Y, Bayram H, Faner R, Washko G, Bui DS, Celli B, Wasnick RM, Neptune E. New approaches to uncover COPD pathobiology and develop therapies. JCI Insight. 2026 Feb 23; 11(4).

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Granata Green M, Meschke LL, Sunil T, Samuel J, Kintziger KW, Tran PM. The association between rural/urban residence status and patient-reported outcomes in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0340451.

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Bhatt SP, Abadi E, Anzueto A, Bodduluri S, Casaburi R, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Comellas AP, Conrad DJ, Curtis JL, Dass C, DeMeo DL, Dransfield MT, San Jos? Est?par R, Flenaugh EL, Foreman MG, Fortis S, Gupta A, Han MK, Hanania NA, Hersh CP, Hokanson JE, Humphries SM, Kirby M, Kunisaki KM, Li PZ, Lynch DA, MacIntyre NR, Make BJ, Mannino DM, Martinez FJ, McEvoy CE, Miller BE, Moll M, Nakhmani A, Newell JD, Pratte KA, Regan EA, Reinhardt JM, Rennard SI, Rossiter HB, Strand MJ, Suri R, Wan ES, Wendt CH, Westney GE, Wilson CG, Wise RA, Young KA, Tan WC, Silverman EK, Crapo JD. A Multidimensional Diagnostic Approach for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. JAMA. 2025 06 24; 333(24):2164-2175.

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Kim SH, Moon JY, Kim T, Jung JH, Han K, Min KH, Lee H. Increased risk of suicide among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A nationwide cohort study in Korea. J Affect Disord. 2025 Jul 15; 381:507-513.

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Sun CY, Tesfaigzi Y, Lee GY, Chen YH, Weiss ST, Ma KS. Clinical effectiveness and safety of dupilumab in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A?7-year population-based cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Jan; 155(1):219-222.e1.

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Yildirim A?, Conlon TM, Adcock IM, Gosens R, Lehmann M, Kapellos TS, Tesfaigzi Y, Polverino F, Sauler M, Wasnick R, Neptune ER. COPD-iNET: a call to the lung community for action to combat the global epidemic of COPD. Eur Respir J. 2024 Sep; 64(3).

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Davidson SR, Idris MY, Awad CS, Henriques King M, Westney GE, Ponce M, Rodriguez AD, Lipsey KL, Flenaugh EL, Foreman MG. Race Adjustment of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Management of COPD: A Scoping Review. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2024; 19:969-980.

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Kim T, Choi H, Kim SH, Yang B, Han K, Jung JH, Kim BG, Park DW, Moon JY, Kim SH, Kim TH, Yoon HJ, Shin DW, Lee H. Increased Risk of Incident Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Related Hospitalizations in Tuberculosis Survivors: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study. J Korean Med Sci. 2024 Mar 25; 39(11):e105.

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Chung C, Kim H, Han K, Jung J, Eun Y, Lee H, Park J, Shin DW, Lee SW. Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Increase the Risk of COPD?: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study. Chest. 2024 06; 165(6):1362-1371.

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Negasi ZH, Nommi N, Liu C, Tesfaigzi Y. Persistence of emphysema following cessation of cigarette smoke exposure requires a susceptibility factor. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 04 01; 326(4):L431-L439.

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