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Steven Simoens; Gert Laekeman; Marc Decramer
Preventing COPD exacerbations with macrolides: a review and budget impact analysis.
D Langer; A McConnell; H Scheers; N Charususin; Marc Decramer; C Jacome; Rik Gosselink
Measurement validity of an electronic inspiratory loading device during a loaded breathing task in patients with COPD.
Stefaan Decramer; Marc Decramer
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2013: Steven Simoens; Gert Laekeman; Marc Decramer
Preventing COPD exacerbations with macrolides: a review and budget impact analysis.
Respiratory medicine 2013;107(5):637-48.
2013: D Langer; A McConnell; H Scheers; N Charususin; Marc Decramer; C Jacome; Rik Gosselink
Measurement validity of an electronic inspiratory loading device during a loaded breathing task in patients with COPD.
Respiratory medicine 2013;107(4):633-5.
2013: Stefaan Decramer; Marc Decramer
Who can pay for innovative medicines?
The European respiratory journal 2013;41(3):495-6.
2013: Mike Thomas; Marc Decramer; Denis E O'Donnell
No room to breathe: the importance of lung hyperinflation in COPD.
Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group 2013;22(1):101-11.
2013: Marc Decramer; Stephanie Korn; Oliver Kornmann; David Lawrence; Ronald Dahl; Danny McBryan
Effects of long-acting bronchodilators in COPD patients according to COPD severity and ICS use.
Respiratory medicine 2013;107(2):223-32.
2013: Cathy Lodewijckx; Rita Veloso Mendes; Massimiliano Panella; Walter Sermeus; Thierry Troosters; Paulo Alexandre Boto; Marc Decramer; Svin Deneckere; Fabrizio Leigheb; Kris Vanhaecht
Quality indicators for in-hospital management of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results of an international Delphi study.
Journal of advanced nursing 2013;69(2):348-62.
2013: Nele Heulens; Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens
Severe vitamin D deficiency: a biomarker of exacerbation risk?
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2013;187(2):214-5.
2013: Marc Decramer; Gregory Feldman; Stephanie Harris; François Maltais; Rashmi Mehta; Jean Brooks; Glenn Crater
Bronchodilation of umeclidinium, a new long-acting muscarinic antagonist, in COPD patients.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology 2013;185(2):393-9.
2013: Chris Burtin; Kristine Colpaert; Marc Decramer; Lieven Dupont; Rik Gosselink; Daniel Langer; Hans Van Remoortel; Bart Vrijsen; Thierry Troosters
Impact of exacerbations of cystic fibrosis on muscle strength.
Respiratory research 2013;14():46.
2013: Lotte Janssens; Wim Janssens; Alison K McConnell; Madelon Pijnenburg; Simon Brumagne; Chris Burtin; Kurt Claeys; Marc Decramer; Thierry Troosters
Proprioceptive changes impair balance control in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
PloS one 2013;8(3):e57949.
2013: Firdaus A A Mohamed Hoesein; Dirkje S Postma; Joanna Smolonska; Els Wauters; Cisca Wijmenga; H Marike Boezen; Pim A de Jong; Marc Decramer; Harry J M Groen; Wim Janssens; Diether Lambrechts; Jan-Willem J Lammers; Pieter Zanen
Variants in the 15q24/25 locus associate with lung function decline in active smokers.
PloS one 2013;8(1):e53219.
2012: Robert Hettle; Steve Kelly; Michaela Lion; Hanne Wouters; Jon Ayres; Ray Gani; Marc Decramer
Cost-utility analysis of tiotropium versus usual care in patients with COPD in the UK and Belgium.
Respiratory medicine 2012;106(12):1722-33.
2012: Marc Decramer; David Lawrence; Andrea Rossi; Danny McBryan
Indacaterol therapy in patients with COPD not receiving other maintenance treatment.
Respiratory medicine 2012;106(12):1706-14.
2012: Jadwiga A Wedzicha; Marc Decramer; T A R Seemungal
The role of bronchodilator treatment in the prevention of exacerbations of COPD.
The European respiratory journal 2012;40(6):1545-54.
2012: Kris Bogaerts; Marc Decramer; Ilse Van Diest; Linda Stans; Li Wan; Omer Van den Bergh
Peak-end memory bias in laboratory-induced dyspnea: a comparison of patients with medically unexplained symptoms and healthy controls.
Psychosomatic medicine 2012;74(9):974-81.
2012: Anouk Agten; Nele Cielen; Marc Decramer; Richard P N Dekhuijzen; Karen Maes; Debby Thomas; Hieronymus W H Van Hees; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Bortezomib partially protects the rat diaphragm from ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction.
Critical care medicine 2012;40(8):2449-55.
2012: Manuela Rinaldi; Jean-Marie Saint-Remy; Renaud Lavend'homme; An Lehouck; Vincent Carlier; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Nele Heulens; Wim Janssens
Antielastin B-cell and T-cell immunity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Thorax 2012;67(8):694-700.
2012: Jan Stolk; Emiel F Wouters; Erich W Russi; Niels Jørgen Seersholm; Robert A Stockley; Berend C Stoel; Raja T Abboud; Juan C Barros-Tizon; Jonathan G W Burdon; Kenneth R Chapman; Brendan G Cooper; Marc Decramer; Jeffrey E Garrett; David A Lomas; William A MacNee; Gregorius P M Mannes; Eeva Piitulainen; Alexis Rames
Randomised controlled trial for emphysema with a selective agonist of the γ-type retinoic acid receptor.
The European respiratory journal 2012;40(2):306-12.
2012: Chris Burtin; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink; Wim Janssens; Daniel Langer; François Maltais; Didier Saey; Melda Saglam; Thierry Troosters
Effectiveness of exercise training in patients with COPD: the role of muscle fatigue.
The European respiratory journal 2012;40(2):338-44.
2012: Donald P Tashkin; Bartolome R Celli; Marc Decramer; Dacheng Liu; Theodore Lystig; Steven Kesten
Efficacy of tiotropium in COPD patients with FEV1 ≥ 60% participating in the UPLIFT® trial.
COPD 2012;9(3):289-96.
2012: D Langer; L Schepers; Thierry Troosters; Geert M Verleden; Chris Burtin; Marc Decramer; A Ivanova; Rik Gosselink
Exercise training after lung transplantation improves participation in daily activity: a randomized controlled trial.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 2012;12(6):1584-92.
2012: D Langer; Thierry Troosters; B M Vanaudenaerde; G M Verleden; S E Verleden; C Burtin; M A Cebrià i Iranzo; Marc Decramer; R Gosselink
Determinants of physical activity in daily life in candidates for lung transplantation.
Respiratory medicine 2012;106(5):747-54.
2012: Manuela Rinaldi; Debby Thomas; Erik K Verbeken; Stéphanie De Vleeschauwer; Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens; Karen Maes; Ghislaine N Gayan-Ramirez
Long-term nose-only cigarette smoke exposure induces emphysema and mild skeletal muscle dysfunction in mice.
Disease models & mechanisms 2012;5(3):333-41.
2012: Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens; Marc Miravitlles
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Lancet 2012;379(9823):1341-51.
2012: Dries Testelmans; Marc Decramer
Diaphragm activity during mechanical ventilation: a narrow therapeutic margin.
Critical care medicine 2012;40(4):1375-6.
2012: Li Wan; Kris Bogaerts; Marc Decramer; Linda Stans; Omer Van den Bergh
Sensitization in medically unexplained dyspnea: differential effects on intensity and unpleasantness.
Chest 2012;141(4):989-95.
2012: Katrien Erven; Steffen Fieuws; Kristiaan Nackaerts; Caroline Weltens; Marc Decramer; Yolande Lievens
Changes in pulmonary function up to 10 years after locoregional breast irradiation.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 2012;82(2):701-7.
2012: An Lehouck; Chantal Mathieu; Johan Van Eldere; Jan Verhaegen; Femke Baeke; Roger Bouillon; Claudia Carremans; Brigitte Decallonne; Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens
High doses of vitamin D to reduce exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.
Annals of internal medicine 2012;156(2):105-14.
2012: Pierre-Régis Burgel; Johan Coolen; Marc Decramer; Daniel Dusser; Jean-Louis Paillasseur; Bernard Peene; Nicolas Roche; Thierry Troosters; Wim Janssens
Two distinct chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes are associated with high risk of mortality.
PloS one 2012;7(12):e51048.
2012: Cathy Lodewijckx; Massimiliano Panella; Walter Sermeus; Marc Decramer; Svin Deneckere; Kris Vanhaecht
Eight-step method to build the clinical content of an evidence-based care pathway: the case for COPD exacerbation.
Trials 2012;13():229.
2012: David M G Halpin; Steven Kesten; Dacheng Liu; Bartolome Celli; Marc Decramer; Donald P Tashkin
Exacerbation frequency and course of COPD.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012;7():653-61.
2012: Miek Hornikx; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; An Lehouck; Karen Maes; Chantal Mathieu; Thierry Troosters; Hans Van Remoortel; Wim Janssens
Vitamin D supplementation during rehabilitation in COPD: a secondary analysis of a randomized trial.
Respiratory research 2012;13():84.
2012: Bartolome R Celli; Marc Decramer; Steven Kesten; Theodore Lystig; Donald P Tashkin
Longitudinal inspiratory capacity changes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Respiratory research 2012;13():66.
2012: Jan Degryse; Johan Buffels; Marc Decramer; Y Van Dijck; Benoit Nemery
Accuracy of office spirometry performed by trained primary-care physicians using the MIR Spirobank hand-held spirometer.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2012;83(6):543-52.
2012: Johan Buffels; Jan Degryse; Giuseppe Liistro; Marc Decramer
Differential diagnosis in a primary care population with presumed airway obstruction: a real-life study.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2012;84(1):44-54.
2011: Marc Decramer
The European respiratory roadmap.
Lancet 2011;378(9805):1765-7.
2011: Karen Maes; Dries Testelmans; Debby Thomas; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
High dose methylprednisolone counteracts the negative effects of rocuronium on diaphragm function.
Intensive care medicine 2011;37(11):1865-72.
2011: C Lodewijckx; M Panella; Walter Sermeus; Marc Decramer; S Deneckere; Fabrizio Leigheb; Kris Vanhaecht
Impact of care pathways for in-hospital management of COPD exacerbation: a systematic review.
International journal of nursing studies 2011;48(11):1445-56.
2011: Marc Decramer; Daniel Dusser; Carl Llor; Marc Miravitlles; David Price; Miguel Román-Rodríguez; Katerina Samara; Roland Buhl; Tobias Welte; Nikolaus Siafakas
New horizons in early stage COPD--improving knowledge, detection and treatment.
Respiratory medicine 2011;105(11):1576-87.
2011: E Wauters; D Smeets; J Vansteenkiste; Johny Verschakelen; J Coolen; P De Leyn; Marc Decramer; W Janssens; Diether Lambrechts
The TERT-CLPTM1L locus for lung cancer predisposes to bronchial obstruction and emphysema.
The European respiratory journal 2011;38(4):924-31.
2011: Marc Decramer; Steven Kesten; Dacheng Liu; Theodore Lystig; Geert Molenberghs; Donald P Tashkin; Bartolome Celli
Premature discontinuation during the UPLIFT study.
Respiratory medicine 2011;105(10):1523-30.
2011: C Burtin; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink; W Janssens; Thierry Troosters
Rehabilitation and acute exacerbations.
The European respiratory journal 2011;38(3):702-12.
2011: Thomas Janssens; Linda Stans; Thierry Troosters; Steven De Peuter; Marc Decramer; Geert M Verleden; Omer Van den Bergh
Dyspnea perception in COPD: association between anxiety, dyspnea-related fear, and dyspnea in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Chest 2011;140(3):618-25.
2011: David M G Halpin; Steven Kesten; Inge Leimer; Bartolome Celli; Marc Decramer; Donald P Tashkin
Risk of nonlower respiratory serious adverse events following COPD exacerbations in the 4-year UPLIFT® trial.
Lung 2011;189(4):261-8.
2011: Marc Decramer; G Joos; R Louis; B Mast; A Mehuys; P De Vuyst
(Ex-)smoking asthma patients in general and specialized Belgian practice.
Respiratory medicine 2011;105(8):1203-10.
2011: Yoshinosuke Fukuchi; Steven Kesten; Han-Pin Kuo; Dacheng Liu; Aziah Mahayiddin; Bartolome Celli; Marc Decramer; Lenora Fernandez; Donald Tashkin
Efficacy of tiotropium in COPD patients from Asia: a subgroup analysis from the UPLIFT trial.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) 2011;16(5):825-35.
2011: Steven Simoens; Jan Verhaegen; Pascal van Bleyenbergh; Willy E Peetermans; Marc Decramer
Consumption patterns and in vitro resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae to fluoroquinolones.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2011;55(6):3051-3.
2011: Marc Decramer; C Roussos; J Hogg
In memoriam Prof. Peter T. Macklem, 1931–2011: a tribute from the European Respiratory Society.
The European respiratory journal 2011;37(4):735-7.
2011: Marc Decramer; Y Sibille; A Bush; K-H Carlsen; K F Rabe; Luke Clancy; A Turnbull; B Nemery; A Simonds; Thierry Troosters
The European Union conference on chronic respiratory disease: purpose and conclusions.
The European respiratory journal 2011;37(4):738-42.
2011: Stéphanie I De Vleeschauwer; Manuela Rinaldi; Vanessa De Vooght; Jeroen A J Vanoirbeek; Bart M Vanaudenaerde; Eric K Verbeken; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Geert M Verleden; Wim Janssens
Repeated invasive lung function measurements in intubated mice: an approach for longitudinal lung research.
Laboratory animals 2011;45(2):81-9.
2011: Anouk Agten; Karen Maes; Ashley Smuder; Scott K Powers; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
N-Acetylcysteine protects the rat diaphragm from the decreased contractility associated with controlled mechanical ventilation.
Critical care medicine 2011;39(4):777-82.
2011: An Lehouck; Steven Boonen; Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens
COPD, bone metabolism, and osteoporosis.
Chest 2011;139(3):648-57.
2011: Rik Gosselink; J De Vos; S P van den Heuvel; J Segers; Marc Decramer; Gert Kwakkel
Impact of inspiratory muscle training in patients with COPD: what is the evidence?
The European respiratory journal 2011;37(2):416-25.
2011: Marc Decramer; Yves Sibille
European conference on chronic respiratory disease.
Lancet 2011;377(9760):104-6.
2011: Marc Decramer
The European respiratory roadmap.
Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine 2011;6(5):272-3.
2011: Steven Kesten; Dacheng Liu; Bartolome Celli; Marc Decramer; Donald Tashkin
Adverse health consequences in COPD patients with rapid decline in FEV1--evidence from the UPLIFT trial.
Respiratory research 2011;12():129.
2011: Christopher B Cooper; Marc Decramer; Antonio Anzueto; Bartolome Celli; Inge Leimer; Donald P Tashkin; Steven Kesten
Tiotropium reduces risk of exacerbations irrespective of previous use of inhaled anticholinergics in placebo-controlled clinical trials.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2011;6():269-75.
2011: Wim Janssens; Chantal Mathieu; Steven Boonen; Marc Decramer
Vitamin D deficiency and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a vicious circle.
Vitamins and hormones 2011;86():379-99.
2011: Nicola A Hanania; Amir Sharafkhaneh; Bartolome Celli; Marc Decramer; Ted Lystig; Steven Kesten; Donald Tashkin
Acute bronchodilator responsiveness and health outcomes in COPD patients in the UPLIFT trial.
Respiratory research 2011;12():6.
2011: Steven De Peuter; Thomas Janssens; Ilse Van Diest; Linda Stans; Thierry Troosters; Marc Decramer; Omer Van den Bergh; Johan W S Vlaeyen
Dyspnea-related anxiety: The Dutch version of the Breathlessness Beliefs Questionnaire.
Chronic respiratory disease 2011;8(1):11-9.
2011: Lynn Decoster; Els Michiels; Eric Verbeken; Marc Decramer; Christophe Dooms
An asymptomatic patient with severe airway obstruction.
Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2011;81(2):157-60.
2010: Sylvia Pérez-Bogerd; Antoine Fremault; Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens
Criteria for antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbations of COPD.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2010;182(9):1207; author reply 1207-8.
2010: Antoine Fremault; Wim Janssens; François Beaucage; Geert Celis; Silvia Pérez-Bogerd; Marc Decramer
Modification of COPD presentation during the last 25 years.
COPD 2010;7(5):345-51.
2010: Donald Tashkin; Bartolome Celli; Steven Kesten; Ted Lystig; Marc Decramer
Effect of tiotropium in men and women with COPD: results of the 4-year UPLIFT trial.
Respiratory medicine 2010;104(10):1495-504.
2010: Klaus F Rabe; Marc Decramer; Nikolaos Siafakas
The year of the lung.
Lancet 2010;376(9743):753-4.
2010: G M Verleden; C Dooms; M Noppen; Marc Decramer
Endoscopy: a clinical state of the art.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society 2010;19(117):212.
2010: Marc Decramer; Christopher B Cooper
Treatment of COPD: the sooner the better?
Thorax 2010;65(9):837-41.
2010: Wim Janssens; Hilde Nuytten; Lieven J Dupont; Johan Van Eldere; Severine Vermeire; Diether Lambrechts; Kristiaan Nackaerts; Marc Decramer; Jean-Jacques Cassiman; Harry Cuppens
Genomic copy number determines functional expression of {beta}-defensin 2 in airway epithelial cells and associates with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2010;182(2):163-9.
2010: Thierry Troosters; Frank Sciurba; Salvatore Battaglia; Daniel Langer; Srinivas Rao Valluri; Lavinia Martino; Roberto Benzo; David Andre; Idelle Weisman; Marc Decramer
Physical inactivity in patients with COPD, a controlled multi-center pilot-study.
Respiratory medicine 2010;104(7):1005-11.
2010: An Lehouck; Claudia Carremans; Kristien De Bent; Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens
Alveolar and bronchial exhaled nitric oxide in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Respiratory medicine 2010;104(7):1020-6.
2010: Marc Decramer; W Janssens
Mucoactive therapy in COPD.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society 2010;19(116):134-40.
2010: Thierry Troosters; Vanessa S Probst; Tim Crul; Fabio Pitta; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Resistance training prevents deterioration in quadriceps muscle function during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2010;181(10):1072-7.
2010: T Troosters; R Gosselink; W Janssens; Marc Decramer
Exercise training and pulmonary rehabilitation: new insights and remaining challenges.
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society 2010;19(115):24-9.
2010: Diether Lambrechts; Ian Buysschaert; Pieter Zanen; Johan Coolen; Natacha Lays; Harry Cuppens; Harry J M Groen; Walter Dewever; Rob J van Klaveren; Johny Verschakelen; Cisca Wijmenga; Dirkje S Postma; Marc Decramer; Wim Janssens
The 15q24/25 susceptibility variant for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with emphysema.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2010;181(5):486-93.
2010: Wim Janssens; Roger Bouillon; Bart Claes; Claudia Carremans; An Lehouck; Ian Buysschaert; Johan Coolen; Chantal Mathieu; Marc Decramer; Diether Lambrechts
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in COPD and correlates with variants in the vitamin D-binding gene.
Thorax 2010;65(3):215-20.
2010: Kris Bogaerts; Lien Van Eylen; Wan Li; Johan Bresseleers; Ilse Van Diest; Steven De Peuter; Linda Stans; Marc Decramer; Omer Van den Bergh
Distorted symptom perception in patients with medically unexplained symptoms.
Journal of abnormal psychology 2010;119(1):226-34.
2010: Donald P Tashkin; B Celli; Steven Kesten; T Lystig; S Mehra; Marc Decramer
Long-term efficacy of tiotropium in relation to smoking status in the UPLIFT trial.
The European respiratory journal 2010;35(2):287-94.
2010: Karen Maes; Anouk Agten; Ashley Smuder; Scott K Powers; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Corticosteroid effects on ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction in anesthetized rats depend on the dose administered.
Respiratory research 2010;11():178.
2010: Kris Vanhaecht; Walter Sermeus; Jan Peers; Cathy Lodewijckx; Svin Deneckere; Fabrizio Leigheb; Marc Decramer; Massimiliano Panella
The impact of care pathways for exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: rationale and design of a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Trials 2010;11():111.
2010: Greet Hermans; Anouk Agten; Dries Testelmans; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Increased duration of mechanical ventilation is associated with decreased diaphragmatic force: a prospective observational study.
Critical care (London, England) 2010;14(4):R127.
2010: Tim Crul; Dries Testelmans; Martijn A Spruit; Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Ineke Geeraerts; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Gene expression profiling in vastus lateralis muscle during an acute exacerbation of COPD.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology 2010;25(4-5):491-500.
2010: Bartolome Celli; Marc Decramer; Inge Leimer; Ulrich Vogel; Steven Kesten; Donald P Tashkin
Cardiovascular safety of tiotropium in patients with COPD.
Chest 2010;137(1):20-30.
2010: Jeroen A J Vanoirbeek; Manuela Rinaldi; Vanessa De Vooght; Steven Haenen; Sonja Bobic; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Peter H M Hoet; Erik Verbeken; Marc Decramer; Benoit Nemery; Wim Janssens
Noninvasive and invasive pulmonary function in mouse models of obstructive and restrictive respiratory diseases.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology 2010;42(1):96-104.
2009: Cathy Lodewijckx; Walter Sermeus; Kris Vanhaecht; Massimiliano Panella; Svin Deneckere; Fabrizio Leigheb; Marc Decramer
Inhospital management of COPD exacerbations: a systematic review of the literature with regard to adherence to international guidelines.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 2009;15(6):1101-10.
2009: Bartolome R Celli; Marc Decramer; Steven Kesten; Dacheng Liu; Sunil Mehra; Donald P Tashkin
Mortality in the 4-year trial of tiotropium (UPLIFT) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2009;180(10):948-55.
2009: Marc Decramer; Bartolome Celli; Steven Kesten; Theodore Lystig; Sunil Mehra; Donald P Tashkin
Effect of tiotropium on outcomes in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UPLIFT): a prespecified subgroup analysis of a randomised controlled trial.
Lancet 2009;374(9696):1171-8.
2009: Chris Burtin; Beatrix Clerckx; Christophe Robbeets; Patrick Ferdinande; Daniel Langer; Thierry Troosters; Greet Hermans; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery.
Critical care medicine 2009;37(9):2499-505.
2009: Marc Decramer
Response of the respiratory muscles to rehabilitation in COPD.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2009;107(3):971-6.
2009: Daniel Langer; Rik Gosselink; Fabio Pitta; Chris Burtin; Geert M Verleden; Lieven J Dupont; Marc Decramer; Thierry Troosters
Physical activity in daily life 1 year after lung transplantation.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 2009;28(6):572-8.
2009: Wim Janssens; An Lehouck; Claudia Carremans; Roger Bouillon; Chantal Mathieu; Marc Decramer
Vitamin D beyond bones in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: time to act.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2009;179(8):630-6.
2009: Joseph M McClung; Darin Van Gammeren; Melissa A Whidden; Darin Falk; Andreas N Kavazis; Matthew Hudson; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer; Keith C DeRuisseau; Scott K Powers
Apocynin attenuates diaphragm oxidative stress and protease activation during prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Critical care medicine 2009;37(4):1373-9.
2009: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer
[Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease].
Presse médicale (Paris, France : 1983) 2009;38(3):452-61.
2009: Marc Decramer; Geert Molenberghs
Does pharmacotherapy reduce the rate of decline of lung function in COPD?
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2009;179(2):171; author reply 171-2.
2009: Jill Ophoff; Filip Callewaert; Katrien Venken; Karel De Gendt; Claes Ohlsson; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer; Steven Boonen; Roger Bouillon; Guido Verhoeven; Dirk Vanderschueren
Physical activity in the androgen receptor knockout mouse: evidence for reversal of androgen deficiency on cancellous bone.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2009;378(1):139-44.
2009: Steven Kesten; Bart Celli; Marc Decramer; Inge Leimer; Donald Tashkin
Tiotropium HandiHaler in the treatment of COPD: a safety review.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2009;4():397-409.
2009: Thierry Troosters; D Langer; B Vrijsen; J Segers; K Wouters; W Janssens; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer; L Dupont
Skeletal muscle weakness, exercise tolerance and physical activity in adults with cystic fibrosis.
The European respiratory journal 2009;33(1):99-106.
2008: Karen Maes; Dries Testelmans; Pascal Cadot; Keith Deruisseau; Scott K Powers; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Effects of acute administration of corticosteroids during mechanical ventilation on rat diaphragm.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2008;178(12):1219-26.
2008: Antoine Fremault; Mitchell Silva; François Beaucage; Daniel Berckmans; Marc Decramer
Inspired fraction of carbon dioxide in oxygen supply to chronic pulmonary disease.
Respiratory medicine 2008;102(12):1827-9.
2008: Donald P Tashkin; Bartolome Celli; Stephen Senn; Deborah Burkhart; Steven Kesten; Shailendra Menjoge; Marc Decramer
A 4-year trial of tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
The New England journal of medicine 2008;359(15):1543-54.
2008: Marc Decramer; Stephen Rennard; Thierry Troosters; Douglas W Mapel; Nicholas D Giardino; David Mannino; Emiel Wouters; Sanjay Sethi; Christopher B Cooper
COPD as a lung disease with systemic consequences--clinical impact, mechanisms, and potential for early intervention.
COPD 2008;5(4):235-56.
2008: Fabio Pitta; Thierry Troosters; Vanessa S Probst; Daniel Langer; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Are patients with COPD more active after pulmonary rehabilitation?
Chest 2008;134(2):273-80.
2008: Steven Simoens; Marc Decramer
A pharmacoeconomic review of the management of respiratory tract infections with moxifloxacin.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy 2008;9(10):1735-44.
2008: Marc Decramer; Linda Nici; Stefano Nardini; Jane Reardon; Carolyn L Rochester; Claudio M Sanguinetti; Thierry Troosters
Targeting the COPD exacerbation.
Respiratory medicine 2008;102 Suppl 1():S3-15.
2008: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Nadège Gosselin; Thierry Troosters; Frans Bruyninckx; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Functional recovery of diaphragm paralysis: a long-term follow-up study.
Respiratory medicine 2008;102(5):690-8.
2008: Daniel Langer; Thierry Troosters; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Grading recommendations: a matter of interpretation.
Chest 2008;133(3):830.
2008: Monique Martin; Lee Moore; Sibilia Quilici; Marc Decramer; Steven Simoens
A cost-effectiveness analysis of antimicrobial treatment of community-acquired pneumonia taking into account resistance in Belgium.
Current medical research and opinion 2008;24(3):737-51.
2008: Scott K Powers; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Sanford Levine
Pressure support ventilation attenuates ventilator-induced protein modifications in the diaphragm.
Critical care (London, England) 2008;12(6):191.
2008: Marc Decramer
Pulmonary rehabilitation 2007: from bench to practice and back.
Clinical and investigative medicine. Médecine clinique et experimentale 2008;31(5):E312-8.
2008: Eric Derom; C van Weel; Giuseppe Liistro; Johan Buffels; T Schermer; E Lammers; E Wouters; Marc Decramer
Primary care spirometry.
The European respiratory journal 2008;31(1):197-203.
2008: W Janssens; P VandenBrande; E Hardeman; E De Langhe; T Philps; Thierry Troosters; Marc Decramer
Inspiratory flow rates at different levels of resistance in elderly COPD patients.
The European respiratory journal 2008;31(1):78-83.
2007: Martijn A Spruit; Maarten Thomeer; Rik Gosselink; Wim A Wuyts; Erik Van Herck; Roger Bouillon; Maurits G Demedts; Marc Decramer
Hypogonadism in male outpatients with sarcoidosis.
Respiratory medicine 2007;101(12):2502-10.
2007: T Crul; Martijn A Spruit; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Rozenn Quarck; Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Fabio Pitta; Marc Decramer
Markers of inflammation and disuse in vastus lateralis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.
European journal of clinical investigation 2007;37(11):897-904.
2007: Karen Maes; Dries Testelmans; Scott Powers; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Leupeptin inhibits ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction in rats.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2007;175(11):1134-8.
2007: Dries Testelmans; Karen Maes; Patrick Wouters; Scott K Powers; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Infusions of rocuronium and cisatracurium exert different effects on rat diaphragm function.
Intensive care medicine 2007;33(5):872-9.
2007: Steven Simoens; Marc Decramer
Pharmacoeconomics of the management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy 2007;8(5):633-48.
2007: Steven Simoens; Marc Decramer; Sandra De Coster; G Celis; Gert Laekeman
Clinical and economic analysis of antimicrobial therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations.
International journal of clinical practice 2007;61(2):200-6.
2007: Martijn A Spruit; Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Ahmad Kasran; Marc Decramer
Acute inflammatory and anabolic systemic responses to peak and constant-work-rate exercise bout in hospitalized patients with COPD.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2007;2(4):575-83.
2007: Steven Simoens; Marc Decramer; Gert Laekeman
Economic aspects of antimicrobial therapy of acute exacerbations of COPD.
Respiratory medicine 2007;101(1):15-26.
2006: Dries Testelmans; Karen Maes; Patrick Wouters; Nadège Gosselin; Keith Deruisseau; Scott Powers; Raf Sciot; Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Rocuronium exacerbates mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragm dysfunction in rats.
Critical care medicine 2006;34(12):3018-23.
2006: Johan Buffels; Jan Degryse; Marc Decramer; Jan Heyrman
Spirometry and smoking cessation advice in general practice: a randomised clinical trial.
Respiratory medicine 2006;100(11):2012-7.
2006: Marc Decramer; Gary Ferguson
Clinical safety of long-acting beta2-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid combination therapy in COPD.
COPD 2006;3(3):163-71.
2006: Fabio Pitta; Thierry Troosters; Vanessa S Probst; Sarah Lucas; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Potential consequences for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who do not get the recommended minimum daily amount of physical activity.
Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicaça̋o oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia 2006;32(4):301-8.
2006: Vanessa S Probst; Thierry Troosters; Fabio Pitta; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Cardiopulmonary stress during exercise training in patients with COPD.
The European respiratory journal 2006;27(6):1110-8.
2006: Fabio Pitta; Thierry Troosters; Vanessa S Probst; Martijn A Spruit; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Quantifying physical activity in daily life with questionnaires and motion sensors in COPD.
The European respiratory journal 2006;27(5):1040-55.
2006: Fabio Pitta; Thierry Troosters; Vanessa S Probst; Martijn A Spruit; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Physical activity and hospitalization for exacerbation of COPD.
Chest 2006;129(3):536-44.
2006: Rik Gosselink; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Els Houtmeyers; Kristel de Paepe; Marc Decramer
High-dose lidocaine reduces airway mucus transport velocity in intubated anesthetized dogs.
Respiratory medicine 2006;100(2):258-63.
2005: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Dries Testelmans; Karen Maes; Gábor Z Rácz; Pascal Cadot; Erno Zádor; Frank Wuytack; Marc Decramer
Intermittent spontaneous breathing protects the rat diaphragm from mechanical ventilation effects.
Critical care medicine 2005;33(12):2804-9.
2005: R Pellegrino; Marc Decramer; C P O van Schayck; P N R Dekhuijzen; Thierry Troosters; Cees van Herwaarden; Dario Olivieri; Mario Del Donno; W De Backer; Ida Lankhorst; Alfredo Ardia
Quality control of spirometry: a lesson from the BRONCUS trial.
The European respiratory journal 2005;26(6):1104-9.
2005: Marc Decramer; Fernando De Benedetto; Adriana Del Ponte; Stefano Marinari
Systemic effects of COPD.
Respiratory medicine 2005;99 Suppl B():S3-10.
2005: Martijn A Spruit; Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Ahmad Kasran; Monique Van Vliet; Marc Decramer
Low-grade systemic inflammation and the response to exercise training in patients with advanced COPD.
Chest 2005;128(5):3183-90.
2005: Monique Van Vliet; Martijn A Spruit; Geert M Verleden; Ahmad Kasran; Erik Van Herck; Fabio Pitta; Roger Bouillon; Marc Decramer
Hypogonadism, quadriceps weakness, and exercise intolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2005;172(9):1105-11.
2005: Fabio Pitta; Thierry Troosters; Martijn A Spruit; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Activity monitoring for assessment of physical activities in daily life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2005;86(10):1979-85.
2005: Jaap Trappenburg; Thierry Troosters; Martijn A Spruit; Nele Vandebrouck; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Psychosocial conditions do not affect short-term outcome of multidisciplinary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2005;86(9):1788-92.
2005: Thierry Troosters; Richard Casaburi; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2005;172(1):19-38.
2005: Darin Van Gammeren; Darin Falk; Keith C DeRuisseau; Jeff E Sellman; Marc Decramer; Scott K Powers
Reloading the diaphragm following mechanical ventilation does not promote injury.
Chest 2005;127(6):2204-10.
2005: Fabio Pitta; Thierry Troosters; Martijn A Spruit; Vanessa S Probst; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Characteristics of physical activities in daily life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2005;171(9):972-7.
2005: Marc Decramer; Maureen P M H Rutten-Van Mölken; P N R Dekhuijzen; Thierry Troosters; Cees van Herwaarden; Riccardo Pellegrino; Constant P van Schayck; Dario Olivieri; Mario Del Donno; Wilfried De Backer; Ida Lankhorst; Alfredo Ardia
Effects of N-acetylcysteine on outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Bronchitis Randomized on NAC Cost-Utility Study, BRONCUS): a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Lancet 2005;365(9470):1552-60.
2005: Marc Decramer; O Selroos
Asthma and COPD: differences and similarities. With special reference to the usefulness of budesonide/formoterol in a single inhaler (Symbicort) in both diseases.
International journal of clinical practice 2005;59(4):385-98.
2005: Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink; P Bartsch; Claes-Göran AH Löfdahl; W Vincken; R Dekhuijzen; J Vestbo; R Pauwels; R Naeije; Thierry Troosters
Effect of treatments on the progression of COPD: report of a workshop held in Leuven, 11-12 March 2004.
Thorax 2005;60(4):343-9.
2005: Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink; Maureen P M H Rutten-Van Mölken; Johan Buffels; O Van Schayck; P-A Gevenois; R Pellegrino; Eric Derom; W De Backer
Assessment of progression of COPD: report of a workshop held in Leuven, 11-12 March 2004.
Thorax 2005;60(4):335-42.
2005: Sofie P M Janssen; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; An Van den Bergh; Paul Herijgers; Karen Maes; Erik Verbeken; Marc Decramer
Interleukin-6 causes myocardial failure and skeletal muscle atrophy in rats.
Circulation 2005;111(8):996-1005.
2005: Martijn A Spruit; Maarten Thomeer; Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Ahmad Kasran; A J T Debrock; Maurits G Demedts; Marc Decramer
Skeletal muscle weakness in patients with sarcoidosis and its relationship with exercise intolerance and reduced health status.
Thorax 2005;60(1):32-8.
2004: Louise Watson; Jørgen Vestbo; Dirkje S Postma; Marc Decramer; Stephen I Rennard; Victor A Kiri; Paul A Vermeire; Joan B Soriano
Gender differences in the management and experience of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Respiratory medicine 2004;98(12):1207-13.
2004: Marc Decramer; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez
Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction: toward a better treatment?
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2004;170(11):1141-2.
2004: Vanessa S Probst; Thierry Troosters; Iris Coosemans; Martijn A Spruit; Fabio Pitta; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Mechanisms of improvement in exercise capacity using a rollator in patients with COPD.
Chest 2004;126(4):1102-7.
2004: Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure: two muscle diseases?
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation 2004;24(3):137-45.
2004: Thierry Troosters; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Fabio Pitta; Nadège Gosselin; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
[Exercise effort training for COPD: physiological basis and results].
Revue des maladies respiratoires 2004;21(2 Pt 1):319-27.
2004: Martijn A Spruit; Rik Gosselink; Fabio Pitta; Thierry Troosters; Marc Decramer
Peripheral muscle strength training in patients with COPD.
Chest 2004;125(4):1589-90; author reply 1590.
2004: Johan Buffels; Jan Degryse; Jan Heyrman; Marc Decramer
Office spirometry significantly improves early detection of COPD in general practice: the DIDASCO Study.
Chest 2004;125(4):1394-9.
2004: Martijn A Spruit; Thierry Troosters; Jaap Trappenburg; Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink
Exercise training during rehabilitation of patients with COPD: a current perspective.
Patient education and counseling 2004;52(3):243-8.
2004: Marc Decramer; Bartolome Celli; Donald P Tashkin; Romain A Pauwels; Deborah Burkhart; Cara Cassino; Steven Kesten
Clinical trial design considerations in assessing long-term functional impacts of tiotropium in COPD: the UPLIFT trial.
COPD 2004;1(2):303-12.
2003: Marc Decramer
Treatment of chronic respiratory failure: lung volume reduction surgery versus rehabilitation.
The European respiratory journal. Supplement 2003;47():47s-56s.
2003: Martijn A Spruit; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
High heart rates at anaerobic threshold in healthy women.
Archives of internal medicine 2003;163(17):2101; author reply 2101.
2003: E Marchand; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Paul De Leyn; Marc Decramer
[Physiological effects of lung reduction surgery: the contribution of an animal model of emphysema].
Revue des maladies respiratoires 2003;20(4):539-48.
2003: Martijn A Spruit; Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Ahmad Kasran; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; P Bogaerts; Roger Bouillon; Marc Decramer
Muscle force during an acute exacerbation in hospitalised patients with COPD and its relationship with CXCL8 and IGF-I.
Thorax 2003;58(9):752-6.
2003: Gábor Z Rácz; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Dries Testelmans; Pascal Cadot; Kristel de Paepe; Erno Zádor; Frank Wuytack; Marc Decramer
Early changes in rat diaphragm biology with mechanical ventilation.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2003;168(3):297-304.
2003: Martijn A Spruit; Benoit Nemery; Marc Decramer
Survivors of the acute respiratory distress syndrome.
The New England journal of medicine 2003;348(21):2149-50; author reply 2149-50.
2003: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Kristel de Paepe; Pascal Cadot; Marc Decramer
Detrimental effects of short-term mechanical ventilation on diaphragm function and IGF-I mRNA in rats.
Intensive care medicine 2003;29(5):825-33.
2003: Marc Decramer; P Bartsch; R Pauwels; J C Yernault
Management of COPD according to guidelines. A national survey among Belgian physicians.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo 2003;59(1):62-80.
2002: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer
Effects of mechanical ventilation on diaphragm function and biology.
The European respiratory journal 2002;20(6):1579-86.
2002: Stephen I Rennard; Marc Decramer; P M A Calverley; Neil B Pride; Joan B Soriano; Paul A Vermeire; Jørgen Vestbo
Impact of COPD in North America and Europe in 2000: subjects' perspective of Confronting COPD International Survey.
The European respiratory journal 2002;20(4):799-805.
2002: Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Six-minute walk test: a valuable test, when properly standardized.
Physical therapy 2002;82(8):826-7; author reply 827-8.
2002: Martijn A Spruit; Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Kristel de Paepe; Marc Decramer
Resistance versus endurance training in patients with COPD and peripheral muscle weakness.
The European respiratory journal 2002;19(6):1072-8.
2002: V Reynders; E Marchand; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Paul De Leyn; Guido Verhoeven; Marc Decramer
Alterations in gene expression in hamster diaphragm after emphysema and lung volume reduction surgery.
The European respiratory journal 2002;19(6):1064-71.
2002: Willem Willaert; M Daenen; P Bomans; Geert M Verleden; Marc Decramer
What is the optimal treatment strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations?
The European respiratory journal 2002;19(5):928-35.
2002: E Marchand; Leyn P De; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; F Palecek; Erik Verbeken; Marc Decramer
Effects of lung volume reduction surgery in hamsters with elastase-induced emphysema.
The European respiratory journal 2002;19(3):422-8.
2001: Marc Decramer; P N R Dekhuijzen; Thierry Troosters; Cees van Herwaarden; Maureen P M H Rutten-Van Mölken; Constant P van Schayck; Dario Olivieri; Ida Lankhorst; Alfredo Ardia
The Bronchitis Randomized On NAC Cost-Utility Study (BRONCUS): hypothesis and design. BRONCUS-trial Committee.
The European respiratory journal 2001;17(3):329-36.
2001: Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Exercise training in COPD: how to distinguish responders from nonresponders.
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation 2001;21(1):10-7.
2000: E Marchand; Marc Decramer
Respiratory muscle function and drive in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Clinics in chest medicine 2000;21(4):679-92.
2000: Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Marc Decramer
Distribution of muscle weakness in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation 2000;20(6):353-60.
2000: E Marchand; Paul De Leyn; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; F Palecek; V de Bock; René Dom; Marc Decramer
Lung volume reduction surgery does not improve diaphragmatic contractile properties or atrophy in hamsters with elastase-induced emphysema.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2000;162(3 Pt 1):1052-7.
2000: Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Short- and long-term effects of outpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.
The American journal of medicine 2000;109(3):207-12.
2000: Rik Gosselink; L Kovacs; Pierre Ketelaer; Herwig Carton; Marc Decramer
Respiratory muscle weakness and respiratory muscle training in severely disabled multiple sclerosis patients.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2000;81(6):747-51.
2000: AC Verpeut; Geert M Verleden; Dirk E M Van Raemdonck; Marc Decramer; Toni Lerut; Maurits Demedts
Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) for emphysema: initial experience at the University Hospital Gasthuisberg. Leuven LVRS Group.
Acta clinica Belgica 2000;55(3):154-62.
2000: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; L Vanzeir; Frank Wuytack; Marc Decramer
Corticosteroids decrease mRNA levels of SERCA pumps, whereas they increase sarcolipin mRNA in the rat diaphragm.
The Journal of physiology 2000;524 Pt 2():387-97.
2000: Rik Gosselink; K Schrever; P Cops; H Witvrouwen; Paul De Leyn; Thierry Troosters; Antoon Lerut; Georges Deneffe; Marc Decramer
Incentive spirometry does not enhance recovery after thoracic surgery.
Critical care medicine 2000;28(3):679-83.
2000: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; H Rollier; Frank Vanderhoydonc; Guido Verhoeven; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Nandrolone decanoate does not enhance training effects but increases IGF-I mRNA in rat diaphragm.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 2000;88(1):26-34.
1999: Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo 1999;54(6):510-3.
1999: Thierry Troosters; A Verstraete; K Ramon; RM Schepers; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer; Karel P Van de Woestijne
Physical performance of patients with numerous psychosomatic complaints suggestive of hyperventilation.
The European respiratory journal 1999;14(6):1314-9.
1999: Els Houtmeyers; Rik Gosselink; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer
Effects of drugs on mucus clearance.
The European respiratory journal 1999;14(2):452-67.
1999: Thierry Troosters; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Six minute walking distance in healthy elderly subjects.
The European respiratory journal 1999;14(2):270-4.
1999: Els Houtmeyers; Rik Gosselink; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer
Regulation of mucociliary clearance in health and disease.
The European respiratory journal 1999;13(5):1177-88.
1999: E Marchand; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Paul De Leyn; Marc Decramer
Physiological basis of improvement after lung volume reduction surgery for severe emphysema: where are we?
The European respiratory journal 1999;13(3):686-96.
1999: Rik Gosselink; L Kovacs; Marc Decramer
Respiratory muscle involvement in multiple sclerosis.
The European respiratory journal 1999;13(2):449-54.
1999: G Stassijns; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Paul De Leyn; V de Bock; René Dom; R Lysens; Marc Decramer
Effects of dilated cardiomyopathy on the diaphragm in the Syrian hamster.
The European respiratory journal 1999;13(2):391-7.
1999: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Frank Vanderhoydonc; Guido Verhoeven; Marc Decramer
Acute treatment with corticosteroids decreases IGF-1 and IGF-2 expression in the rat diaphragm and gastrocnemius.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1999;159(1):283-9.
1998: G Stassijns; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Paul De Leyn; Guido Verhoeven; Paul Herijgers; V de Bock; René Dom; R Lysens; Marc Decramer
Systolic ventricular dysfunction causes selective diaphragm atrophy in rats.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1998;158(6):1963-7.
1998: Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Peripheral skeletal muscles and exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo 1998;53(4):419-23.
1998: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Van de Casteele; H Rollier; Johan Fevery; Frank Vanderhoydonc; Guido Verhoeven; Marc Decramer
Biliary cirrhosis induces type IIx/b fiber atrophy in rat diaphragm and skeletal muscle, and decreases IGF-I mRNA in the liver but not in muscle.
Journal of hepatology 1998;29(2):241-9.
1998: H Rollier; A Bisschop; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Low load inspiratory muscle training increases diaphragmatic fiber dimensions in rats.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1998;157(3 Pt 1):833-9.
1997: Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Marc Decramer
Exercise training in COPD patients: the basic questions.
The European respiratory journal 1997;10(12):2884-91.
1997: A Bisschop; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; H Rollier; Rik Gosselink; René Dom; V de Bock; Marc Decramer
Intermittent inspiratory muscle training induces fiber hypertrophy in rat diaphragm.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1997;155(5):1583-9.
1997: Marc Decramer
Hyperinflation and respiratory muscle interaction.
The European respiratory journal 1997;10(4):934-41.
1997: A Bisschop; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; H Rollier; P N R Dekhuijzen; René Dom; V de Bock; Marc Decramer
Effects of nandrolone decanoate on respiratory and peripheral muscles in male and female rats.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1997;82(4):1112-8.
1997: Marc Decramer; Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; M Verschueren; G Evers
Muscle weakness is related to utilization of health care resources in COPD patients.
The European respiratory journal 1997;10(2):417-23.
1997: E Derom; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; G Gurrieri; V de Bock; Marc Decramer
Broxaterol increases force output of fatigued canine diaphragm more than salbutamol.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1997;155(1):181-5.
1996: G Stassijns; Roeland Lysens; Marc Decramer
Peripheral and respiratory muscles in chronic heart failure.
The European respiratory journal 1996;9(10):2161-7.
1996: Rik Gosselink; Robert C Wagenaar; Marc Decramer
Reliability of a commercially available threshold loading device in healthy subjects and in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Thorax 1996;51(6):601-5.
1996: Marc Decramer; V de Bock; René Dom
Functional and histologic picture of steroid-induced myopathy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1996;153(6 Pt 1):1958-64.
1996: S Nava; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; H Rollier; A Bisschop; René Dom; V de Bock; Marc Decramer
Effects of acute steroid administration on ventilatory and peripheral muscles in rats.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1996;153(6 Pt 1):1888-96.
1996: Rik Gosselink; Thierry Troosters; Marc Decramer
Peripheral muscle weakness contributes to exercise limitation in COPD.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1996;153(3):976-80.
1996: P N Dekhuijzen; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; A Bisschop; V de Bock; René Dom; Marc Decramer
Recovery of corticosteroid-induced changes in contractile properties and morphology of rat diaphragm.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1996;153(2):769-75.
1995: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Stefan Janssens; Bernard Himpens; Marc Decramer
Mechanism of theophylline-induced inotropic effects on foreshortened canine diaphragm.
The European respiratory journal 1995;8(11):1915-21.
1995: P N Dekhuijzen; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; A Bisschop; V de Bock; René Dom; Roger Bouillon; Marc Decramer
Rat diaphragm contractility and histopathology are affected differently by low dose treatment with methylprednisolone and deflazacort.
The European respiratory journal 1995;8(5):824-30.
1995: Rik Gosselink; Robert C Wagenaar; H Rijswijk; A J Sargeant; Marc Decramer
Diaphragmatic breathing reduces efficiency of breathing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1995;151(4):1136-42.
1995: Stefan Janssens; E Derom; Johan Vanhaecke; Marc Decramer
Theophylline increases oxygen consumption during inspiratory resistive loading.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1995;151(4):1000-5.
1995: P N Dekhuijzen; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; A Bisschop; V de Bock; René Dom; Marc Decramer
Corticosteroid treatment and nutritional deprivation cause a different pattern of atrophy in rat diaphragm.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1995;78(2):629-37.
1994: Rik Gosselink; Marc Decramer
Inspiratory muscle training: where are we?
The European respiratory journal 1994;7(12):2103-5.
1994: E Frans; Carl Timmermans; Marie-Christine Herregods; H De Geest; Willem Daenen; M Delanote; Marc Decramer
Platypnoea syndrome caused by atrial septal aneurysm.
The European respiratory journal 1994;7(11):2082-4.
1994: E Derom; Stefan Janssens; Johan Vanhaecke; V de Bock; Y Chen; Marc Decramer
Theophylline alters distribution of blood flow to respiratory muscles.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1994;150(4):941-6.
1994: Marc Decramer; L M Lacquet; R Fagard; P Rogiers
Corticosteroids contribute to muscle weakness in chronic airflow obstruction.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1994;150(1):11-6.
1994: Jiang-na Han; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; D Megirian; Marc Decramer
Contribution of the parasternal intercostals to inspiratory rib elevation in dogs.
Respiration physiology 1994;97(1):13-24.
1994: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer
Inotropic effects of theophylline on foreshortened canine diaphragm.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1994;149(4 Pt 1):920-4.
1994: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; N Buts; Marc Decramer
Twitch potentiating effects of theophylline on rat diaphragm are enhanced by foreshortening.
The European respiratory journal 1994;7(2):292-7.
1994: Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; F Palecek; Y Chen; Stefan Janssens; Marc Decramer
Inotropic effects of aminophylline on canine diaphragm are enhanced by hyperinflation.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1994;76(1):39-44.
1993: Marie-Christine Herregods; Carl Timmermans; E Frans; Marc Decramer; Willem Daenen; H De Geest
Diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in platypnea.
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 1993;6(6):624-7.
1993: Marc Decramer
Respiratory muscle interaction during acute and chronic hyperinflation.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo 1993;48(5):483-8.
1993: P N Dekhuijzen; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; V de Bock; René Dom; Marc Decramer
Triamcinolone and prednisolone affect contractile properties and histopathology of rat diaphragm differently.
The Journal of clinical investigation 1993;92(3):1534-42.
1993: Jiang-na Han; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; R Dekhuijzen; Marc Decramer
Respiratory function of the rib cage muscles.
The European respiratory journal 1993;6(5):722-8.
1993: P N Dekhuijzen; Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez; Marc Decramer
Does corticosteroid treatment affect the respiratory muscles?
The European respiratory journal 1993;6(4):465-6.
1993: Carl Timmermans; E Frans; C Herregods; Marc Decramer; Willem Daenen; H De Geest
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome: a report of two cases.
Acta cardiologica 1993;48(6):583-90.
1992: Marc Decramer; K J Stas
Corticosteroid-induced myopathy involving respiratory muscles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma.
The American review of respiratory disease 1992;146(3):800-2.
1992: P N Dekhuijzen; Marc Decramer
Steroid-induced myopathy and its significance to respiratory disease: a known disease rediscovered.
The European respiratory journal 1992;5(8):997-1003.
1992: E Derom; Stefan Janssens; G Gurrieri; T B Tjandramaga; Marc Decramer
Effects of broxaterol and theophylline on fatigued canine diaphragm in vivo. A randomized, controlled study.
The American review of respiratory disease 1992;146(1):22-5.
1991: Stefan Janssens; E Derom; M B Reid; T B Tjandramaga; Marc Decramer
Effects of theophylline on canine diaphragmatic contractility and fatigue.
The American review of respiratory disease 1991;144(6):1250-5.
1991: Marc Decramer; K Deschepper; T X Jiang; E Derom
Effects of aminophylline on respiratory muscle interaction.
The American review of respiratory disease 1991;144(4):797-802.
1990: E Derom; Stefan Janssens; V de Bock; Marc Decramer
Theophylline minimally alters contractile properties of canine diaphragm in vitro.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1990;69(4):1390-6.
1990: P Leenaerts; Marc Decramer
Respiratory changes in parasternal intercostal intramuscular pressure.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1990;68(3):868-75.
1990: E Derom; Stefan Janssens; L Billiet; Marc Decramer
Effects of theophylline (T) on diaphragmatic contractility in dogs.
Chest 1990;97(3 Suppl):103S.
1990: JM Lauweryns; Anne Tierens; Marc Decramer
Influence of hypercapnia on rabbit intrapulmonary neuroepithelial bodies: microfluorimetric and morphometric study.
The European respiratory journal 1990;3(2):182-6.
1990: Marc Decramer
Action and interaction of respiratory muscles in dogs.
Verhandelingen - Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van België 1990;52(2):141-201.
1989: Stefan Janssens; Marc Decramer
Corticosteroid-induced myopathy and the respiratory muscles. Report of two cases.
Chest 1989;95(5):1160-2.
1989: Marc Decramer; Stefan Janssens
Theophylline and the respiratory muscles: where are we?
The European respiratory journal 1989;2(5):399-401.
1989: Marc Decramer
Effects of hyperinflation on the respiratory muscles.
The European respiratory journal 1989;2(4):299-302.
1989: T X Jiang; K Deschepper; M Demedts; Marc Decramer
Effects of acute hyperinflation on the mechanical effectiveness of the parasternal intercostals.
The American review of respiratory disease 1989;139(2):522-8.
1987: Stefan Janssens; H De Geest; Marc Decramer
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by hyperparathyroidism. Report of a case and review of the literature.
Acta cardiologica 1987;42(4):287-93.
1980: Marc Decramer; M Demedts; F Rochette; L Billiet
Maximal transrespiratory pressures in obstructive lung disease.
Bulletin européen de physiopathologie respiratoire 1980;16(4):479-90.