Does intervention by phone calls raise domiciliary activity and exercise capacity in patients with severe COPD?
In patients with stable severe COPD, it was possible to increase activity by regular phone calls without performing previous rehabilitation. Increased activity resulted in increased exercise capacity and quality of life within 2 weeks, underlining the effectiveness of continued motivational support in patients with severe COPD.
These findings implicate the reduction of bFGF expression by terazosin as a potential additional molecular mechanism of its action that may include alterations in peptide growth factor mediated prostate homeostasis.