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CHEST 2016: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting

October 22 - 26, 2016; Los Angeles, California

October 22 - 26, 2016 Los Angeles, California

CHEST Combined Data Show Superiority of LAMA/LABA in COPD The addition of a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) to a long-acting beta agonist (LABA) is better for COPD patients than the addition of an inhaled corticosteroid, data from two studies show.
Medscape Medical News, November 8, 2016
CHEST New Inhaled Antibiotic Promising in Bronchiectasis An inhaled powder form of ciprofloxacin is effective for patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, an orphan disease with no approved treatments, results from a phase 3 suggest.
Medscape Medical News, October 28, 2016
CHEST Benefit of Antifibrotics in Pulmonary Fibrosis Debated Patients with pulmonary fibrosis appear to be helped by antifibrotic treatment, irrespective of disease severity, report investigators of four post hoc exploratory analyses, but more study is needed.
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2016

Conference News

CHEST Combined Data Show Superiority of LAMA/LABA in COPD
Medscape Medical News, November 8, 2016
CHEST First Glimpse of NAVIGATE Bronchoscopy Results Is Promising
Medscape Medical News, November 7, 2016
CHEST Comorbidities Common With Pulmonary Embolism After Surgery
Medscape Medical News, November 4, 2016
CHEST Bedside Imaging Can Gauge Dysfunction in Pulmonary Embolism
Medscape Medical News, October 31, 2016

CHEST New Inhaled Antibiotic Promising in Bronchiectasis
Medscape Medical News, October 28, 2016
CHEST Benefit of Antifibrotics in Pulmonary Fibrosis Debated
Medscape Medical News, October 27, 2016
CHEST Research on e-Cigarettes Lacking but Needed by Clinicians
Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2016
CHEST Late-Breaking COPD Trial Results Released at CHEST 2016
Medscape Medical News, October 14, 2016

Popular News from CHEST 2015

Experts Debate Apnea Treatment Vacuum After SERVE-HF Results from the recent SERVE-HF trial have left clinicians unsure of how to treat heart failure patients with central sleep apnea. The topic sparked a lively discussion at CHEST 2015.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 27, 2015
Exercise Improves Asthma Control, Study Suggests Aerobic exercise could be an adjunct to pharmacotherapy in inactive adults with asthma, according to preliminary results from the Ex-Asthma study.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 29, 2015
Tiotropium Olodaterol Combo Improves COPD Symptoms Quality-of-life scores were moderately but significantly better with the combination of tiotropium plus olodaterol dual bronchodilator therapy than with either drug alone.
Medscape Medical News, Nov 9, 2015

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Medscape Board at the Podium

James Donohue, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presentation: Uncertainties in Pharmacotherapy for COPD
Date: October 24, 2016
Kim Kerr, MD
University of California at San Diego
Presentation: Pulmonary Hypertension InPHOCUS Interactive Summit
Date: October 22, 2016
Sumita Khatri, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Presentation: Difficult-to-Treat Asthma: What Are We Missing?
Date: October 26, 2016

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