What does the research say about Acute exacerbation?

Acute exacerbation

There are 3 papers on acute exacerbation in aging research: 2 observational studies in people, 1 review. The newest story, Oct 31, 2026: “Frailty and lung measures help assess risk in lung-scarring disease”.

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“acute exacerbations occurred more frequently in the low ESMI group and low PMI group, particularly among non-IPF patients.”

Prognostic impact of muscle mass in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: analysis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other idiopathic interstitial pneumoniasBMC pulmonary medicine2025doi:10.1186/s12890-025-03942-0

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Low pectoralis muscle index

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Low pectoralis muscle index is associated with acute exacerbation in humans (particularly among non-IPF patients).
“acute exacerbations occurred more frequently in the low ESMI group and low PMI group, particularly among non-IPF patients.”
Humansparticularly among non-IPF patientsskeletal muscle
Prognostic impact of muscle mass in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: analysis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
BMC pulmonary medicineOct 14, 2025

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32 papers in 12 months

Archivos de BronconeumologiaAug 13

Frailty and lung measures help assess risk in lung-scarring disease

Frailty was associated with higher risk of death or sudden worsening compared with being below the frailty threshold (hazard ratio 3.94).Frailty was associated with higher risk of death or sudden worsening compared with being below the frailty threshold (hazard ratio 3.94).

Cohort · 140 peopleBiomarkers

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BMC Pulmonary MedicineOct 15

Prognostic impact of muscle mass in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: analysis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

Cohort study of 528 peopleIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of incident cardiovascular disease and death: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Meta-analysis of observational studiesChronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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ESC Congress 2026 AbstractOct 26

Burden of cardiopulmonary events following diagnosis of COPD; a nationwide linked primary care, secondary care and death registry study

Cohort study of 79,567 peopleChronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Journal of Global HealthOct 25

Social limits linked to death in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Patients with restricted social activity had a higher relative rate of death over four years than those without restrictions, with a hazard ratio of 1.752.Patients with restricted social activity had a higher relative rate of death over four years than those without restrictions, with a hazard ratio of 1.752.

Cohort · 3,679 peopleChronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Contemporary Clinical TrialsOct 24

Efficacy of blood flow restriction combined with low-intensity aerobic training in patients with COPD: Study protocol for the BREATH randomized controlled trial

Study protocolChronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Aging CellOct 22

Senescent human lung cells show altered virus defenses

Experiments with influenza A found higher virus levels in senescent lung cells, with a distinct antiviral response in cells from people with idiopathic pulmonary…Experiments with influenza A found higher virus levels in senescent lung cells, with a distinct antiviral response in cells from people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Human cell studyCellular senescence