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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Asthma
Breathing Better With a COPD Diagnosis (also available in Spanish)
Bronchitis
COPD: Are You at Risk? (also available in Spanish)
Chest X Ray
Chest CT Scan
COPD Learn More Breathe Better®
COPD National Action Plan
Cough
Fact Sheet: Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT) Frequently Asked Questions
How the Lungs Work
Lung Transplant
Oxygen Therapy
Pneumonia
Pulmonary Function Tests
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Smoking and Your Heart
Story of Success: COPD
Your Guide to a Healthy Heart

Other resources

Chronic Bronchitis (National Library of Medicine [NLM] MedlinePlus)
COPD (NLM MedlinePlus)
Emphysema (NLM MedlinePlus)
Smokefree.gov (National Cancer Institute [NCI])
Quitlines and the Expansion of Smoking Cessation Support (NCI)

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What is COPD?

05/22/2014

Describes how COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe. Details the symptoms of COPD. Shows how the disease works in the lungs. Explains how progress of the disease can be slowed.
The NHLBI "Grand Opportunity" Exome Sequencing Project

05/16/2012

This video—presented by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health—discusses the NHLBI's Exome Sequencing Project. Made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this project provided six awards at five academic institutions to identify genetic connections to heart, lung, and blood diseases. Individual studies will address critical health issues, such as heart attack, stroke, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, overweight and obesity, and others.
COPDGene—Research on the Role of Genetics in COPD

02/27/2012

In this video—presented by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health—NHLBI grantee Dr. Edwin Silverman talks about a clinical trial called COPDGene. This study is exploring whether certain genetic factors make some people who smoke more likely to develop COPD than others.

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a lung disease that causes coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and other symptoms. COPD is a major cause of disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States.

More than 10,000 volunteers from across the country are taking part in COPDGene. The results of this research may lead to a better understanding of COPD and improve how the disease is diagnosed and treated.

What is COPD?

05/22/2014
The NHLBI "Grand Opportunity" Exome Sequencing Project

05/16/2012
COPDGene—Research on the Role of Genetics in COPD

02/27/2012

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Updated: April 28, 2017