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Richard H Casaburi, M.D., M.Eng, Ph.D.

Contact Information:

Fax Number:

(310) 222-8249

Work Phone Number:

(310) 222-3801
(310) 222-8200

Mailing Address:

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Respiratory & Critical Care Physiology Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Research and Education Institute
Box 405
1124 W. Carson Street
Torrance, CA 90502
UNITED STATES

Email Address:

casaburi@ucla.edu

Director, Rehabilitation Clinical Trials Center

Co-Leader, Evaluation Program

Professor, Medicine

Associate Chief of Research, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology & Medicine

Professor, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology & Medicine

Academic Advancement Program

Member, CTSI

A Short Biography:

Professor and Chief, Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine, Harbor at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center. Dr. Casaburi is an internationally renowned expert in COPD. He is President of the Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation, a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and a member of the Respiratory Structure and Function Assembly of the American Thoracic Society. He has given over 175 invited lectures and authored 123 publications and 112 abstracts in peer reviewed journals and is a member of the editorial boards of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and the Journal of CardioPulmonary Rehabilitation.

Awards and Honors:

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA

Detailed Biography:

Areas of Research Focus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Rehabilitation, and Exercise Physiology

Publications:

Porszasz Janos, Rambod Mehdi, van der Vaart Hester, Rossiter Harry B, Ma Shuyi, Kiledjian Rafi, Casaburi Richard   Sinusoidal High-Intensity Exercise Does Not Elicit Ventilatory Limitation in COPD. Experimental physiology, 2013; .
Weiss Daniel J, Casaburi Richard, Flannery Robin, Leroux-Williams Michelle, Tashkin Donald P   A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chest, 2012; 6(4): .
Stringer William, Casaburi Richard, Older Paul   Cardiopulmonary exercise testing: does it improve perioperative care and outcome? Current opinion in anaesthesiology, 2012; 25(2): 178-84.
Effros Richard M, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos, Morales Edith M, Saraswat Aditi, Rehan Virender   Comment on 'The effect of temperature on exhaled breath condensate collection' Journal of breath research, 2012; 6(4): 048001.
Effros Richard M, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos, Morales Edith M, Saraswat Aditi, Rehan Virender   Comment on 'the effect of temperature on exhaled breath condensate collection'. Journal of breath research, 2012; 6(4): 048001; author reply 048002.
Effros Richard M, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos, Morales Edith M, Rehan Virender   Exhaled breath condensates: analyzing the expiratory plume. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2012; 185(8): 803-4.
Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos, Hecht Ariel, Tiep Brian, Albert Richard K, Anthonisen Nicholas R, Bailey William C, Connett John E, Cooper J Allen, Criner Gerard J, Curtis Jeffrey, Dransfield Mark, Lazarus Stephen C, Make Barry, Martinez Fernando J, McEvoy Charlene, Niewoehner Dennis E, Reilly John J, Scanlon Paul, Scharf Steven M, Sciurba Frank C, Woodruff Prescott, Woodruff Prescott   Influence of lightweight ambulatory oxygen on oxygen use and activity patterns of COPD patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy. COPD, 2012; 9(1): 3-11.
Dransfield Mark T, Harnden Sarah, Burton Robert L, Albert Richard K, Bailey William C, Casaburi Richard, Connett John, Cooper J Allen D, Criner Gerard J, Curtis Jeffrey L, Han Meilan K, Make Barry, Marchetti Nathaniel, Martinez Fernando J, McEvoy Charlene, Nahm Moon H, Niewoehner Dennis E, Porszasz Janos, Reilly John, Scanlon Paul D, Scharf Steven M, Sciurba Frank C, Washko George R, Woodruff Prescott G, Lazarus Stephen C, Lazarus Stephen C   Long-term comparative immunogenicity of protein conjugate and free polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccines in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2012; 55(5): e35-44.
Lewis Michael I, Fournier Mario, Wang Huiyuan, Storer Thomas W, Casaburi Richard, Cohen Arthur H, Kopple Joel D   Metabolic and morphometric profile of muscle fibers in chronic hemodialysis patients. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2012; 112(1): 72-8.
Roman Michael A, Casaburi James D, Porszasz Janos, Casaburi Richard   Noninvasive assessment of normality of V (D)/V (T) in clinical cardiopulmonary exercise testing utilizing incremental cycle ergometry. European journal of applied physiology, 2012; 57(7): .
Garvey Chris, Tiep Brian, Carter Rick, Barnett Mary, Hart Mary, Casaburi Richard   Severe exercise-induced hypoxemia. Respiratory care, 2012; 57(7): 1154-60.
Rambod Mehdi, Porszasz Janos, Make Barry J, Crapo James D, Casaburi Richard, Casaburi Richard   Six-minute walk distance predictors, including CT scan measures, in the COPDGene cohort. Chest, 2012; 141(4): 867-75.
Chavoshan Bahman, Fournier Mario, Lewis Michael I, Porszasz Janos, Storer Thomas W, Da Xiaoyu, Rambod Mehdi, Casaburi Richard   Testosterone and resistance training effects on muscle nitric oxide synthase isoforms in COPD men. Respiratory medicine, 2012; 106(2): 269-75.
Casaburi Richard   The mechanism of the exercise hyperpnea: the ultrasecret revisited. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2012; 186(7): 578-9.
Maltais François, Celli Bartolome, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos, Jarreta Diana, Seoane Beatriz, Caracta Cynthia   Aclidinium bromide improves exercise endurance and lung hyperinflation in patients with moderate to severe COPD. Respiratory medicine, 2011; 105(4): 580-7.
Casaburi Richard   Activity promotion: a paradigm shift for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapeutics. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2011; 8(4): 334-7.
Effros Richard M, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos, Rehan Virender K   Assessment of exhaled breath condensate pH. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2011; 183(7): 952; author reply 952-3.
Albert Richard K, Connett John, Bailey William C, Casaburi Richard, Cooper J Allen D, Criner Gerard J, Curtis Jeffrey L, Dransfield Mark T, Han Meilan K, Lazarus Stephen C, Make Barry, Marchetti Nathaniel, Martinez Fernando J, Madinger Nancy E, McEvoy Charlene, Niewoehner Dennis E, Porsasz Janos, Price Connie S, Reilly John, Scanlon Paul D, Sciurba Frank C, Scharf Steven M, Washko George R, Woodruff Prescott G, Anthonisen Nicholas R, Anthonisen Nicholas R   Azithromycin for prevention of exacerbations of COPD. The New England journal of medicine, 2011; 365(8): 689-98.
Kim Deog Kyeom, Jacobson Francine L, Washko George R, Casaburi Richard, Make Barry J, Crapo James D, Silverman Edwin K, Hersh Craig P   Clinical and radiographic correlates of hypoxemia and oxygen therapy in the COPDGene study. Respiratory medicine, 2011; 105(8): 1211-21.
Budoff Matthew J, Nasir Khurram, Kinney Gregory L, Hokanson John E, Barr R Graham, Steiner Robert, Nath Hrudaya, Lopez-Garcia Carmen, Black-Shinn Jennifer, Casaburi Richard   Coronary artery and thoracic calcium on noncontrast thoracic CT scans: comparison of ungated and gated examinations in patients from the COPD Gene cohort. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 2011; 5(2): 113-8.
O'Donnell Denis E, Casaburi Richard, Vincken Walter, Puente-Maestu Luis, Swales James, Lawrence David, Kramer Benjamin, Kramer Benjamin   Effect of indacaterol on exercise endurance and lung hyperinflation in COPD. Respiratory medicine, 2011; 105(7): 1030-6.
Woodruff Prescott G, Albert Richard K, Bailey William C, Casaburi Richard, Connett John E, Cooper John A D, Criner Gerard J, Curtis Jeffrey L, Dransfield Mark T, Han Meilan K, Harnden Sarah M, Kim Victor, Marchetti Nathaniel, Martinez Fernando J, McEvoy Charlene E, Niewoehner Dennis E, Reilly John J, Rice Kathryn, Scanlon Paul D, Scharf Steven M, Sciurba Frank C, Washko George R, Lazarus Stephen C, Lazarus Stephen C   Randomized trial of zileuton for treatment of COPD exacerbations requiring hospitalization. COPD, 2011; 8(1): 21-9.
Effros Richard M, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos, Rehan Virender   Why conventional exhaled breath condensate pH studies cannot provide reliable estimates of airway acidification. Chest, 2011; 140(4): 1099.
Ma Shuyi, Hecht Ariel, Varga Janos, Rambod Mehdi, Morford Sarah, Goto Shinichi, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos   Breath-by-breath quantification of progressive airflow limitation during exercise in COPD: a new method. Respiratory medicine, 2010; 104(3): 389-96.
Ma Shuyi, Rossiter Harry B, Barstow Thomas J, Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos   Clarifying the equation for modeling of VO2 kinetics above the lactate threshold. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2010; 109(4): 1283-4.
Miller M R, Hankinson J, Brusasco V, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Coates A, Enright P, van der Grinten C, Gustafsson P, Jensen R, Macintyre N, McKay R T, Pedersen O F, Pellegrino R, Viegi G, Wanger J   Standardisation of lung function testing: the authors' replies to readers' comments. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2010; 36(6): 1496-8.
Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos   Constant work rate exercise testing: a tricky measure of exercise tolerance. COPD, 2009; 6(5): 317-9.
Casaburi Richard   Long-term oxygen therapy: state of the art. Pneumonologia i alergologia polska : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Ftyzjopneumonologicznego, Polskiego Towarzystwa Alergologicznego, i Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc, 2009; 77(2): 196-9.
Hecht Ariel, Ma Shuyi, Porszasz Janos, Casaburi Richard, Casaburi Richard   Methodology for using long-term accelerometry monitoring to describe daily activity patterns in COPD. COPD, 2009; 6(2): 121-9.
Hsia D, Casaburi R, Pradhan A, Torres E, Porszasz J   Physiological responses to linear treadmill and cycle ergometer exercise in COPD. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2009; 34(3): 605-15.
Casaburi Richard, ZuWallack Richard   Pulmonary rehabilitation for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The New England journal of medicine, 2009; 360(13): 1329-35.
Nici Linda, Raskin Jonathan, Rochester Carolyn L, Bourbeau Jean C, Carlin Brian W, Casaburi Richard, Celli Bartolome R, Cote Claudia, Crouch Rebecca H, Diez-Morales Luis F, Donner Claudio F, Fahy Bonnie F, Garvey Chris, Goldstein Roger, Lane-Reticker Alison, Lareau Suzanne C, Make Barry, Maltais François, McCormick James, Morgan Michael D L, Ries Andrew, Troosters Thierry, ZuWallack Richard   Pulmonary rehabilitation: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention, 2009; 29(3): 141-51.
Casaburi Richard   Strategies to reduce dynamic hyperinflation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Pneumonologia i alergologia polska : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Ftyzjopneumonologicznego, Polskiego Towarzystwa Alergologicznego, i Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc, 2009; 77(2): 192-5.
Casaburi Richard   A brief history of pulmonary rehabilitation. Respiratory care, 2008; 53(9): 1185-9.
Casaburi Richard   Boosting the effectiveness of rehabilitative exercise training. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2008; 177(8): 805-6.
Pellegrino R, Brusasco V, Viegi G, Crapo R O, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Coates A, van der Grinten C P M, Gustafsson P, Hankinson J, Jensen R, Johnson D C, Macintyre N, McKay R, Miller M R, Navajas D, Pedersen O F, Wanger J   Definition of COPD: based on evidence or opinion? The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2008; 31(3): 681-2.
Ambrosino N, Casaburi R, Ford G, Goldstein R, Morgan M D L, Rudolf M, Singh S, Wijkstra P J   Developing concepts in the pulmonary rehabilitation of COPD. Respiratory medicine, 2008; 102 Suppl 1(5): S17-26.
Kesten Steven, Casaburi Richard, Kukafka David, Cooper Christopher B   Improvement in self-reported exercise participation with the combination of tiotropium and rehabilitative exercise training in COPD patients. International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2008; 3(1): 127-36.
Effros Richard M, Pornsuriyasak Prapaporn, Porszasz Janos, Casaburi Richard   Indicator dilution measurements of extravascular lung water: basic assumptions and observations. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology, 2008; 294(6): L1023-31.
Springmeyer Steven C, Casaburi Richard, Make Barry, Jones Paul, Wise Robert   Pulmonary rehabilitation and clinical trial design in patients with severe COPD. COPD, 2008; 5(5): 305-9.
Casaburi Richard   Activity monitoring in assessing activities of daily living. COPD, 2007; 4(3): 251-5.
Kopple Joel D, Wang Huiyuan, Casaburi Richard, Fournier Mario, Lewis Michael I, Taylor Wayne, Storer Thomas W   Exercise in maintenance hemodialysis patients induces transcriptional changes in genes favoring anabolic muscle. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN, 2007; 18(11): 2975-86.
Casaburi Richard   Getting serious about strength training. Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, 2007; 26(5): 338-40.
Make Barry, Casaburi Richard   Is exercise important in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? COPD, 2007; 4(3): 185-9.
O'Donnell Denis E, Banzett Robert B, Carrieri-Kohlman Virginia, Casaburi Richard, Davenport Paul W, Gandevia Simon C, Gelb Arthur F, Mahler Donald A, Webb Katherine A   Pathophysiology of dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a roundtable. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2007; 4(2): 145-68.
Ries Andrew L, Bauldoff Gerene S, Carlin Brian W, Casaburi Richard, Emery Charles F, Mahler Donald A, Make Barry, Rochester Carolyn L, Zuwallack Richard, Herrerias Carla   Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Joint ACCP/AACVPR Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest, 2007; 131(5 Suppl): 4S-42S.
Webb Katherine A, Palange P, Ward S A, Carlsen K-H, Casaburi R, Gallagher C G, Gosselink R, O'Donnell D E, Puente-Maestu L, Schols A M, Singh S, Whipp B J   Recommendations on the use of exercise testing in clinical practice. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2007; 29(1): 185-209.
Lewis Michael I, Fournier Mario, Storer Thomas W, Bhasin Shalender, Porszasz Janos, Ren Song-Guang, Da Xiaoyu, Casaburi Richard   Skeletal muscle adaptations to testosterone and resistance training in men with COPD. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2007; 103(4): 1299-310.
Varga Janos, Porszasz Janos, Boda Krisztina, Casaburi Richard, Somfay Attila   Supervised high intensity continuous and interval training vs. self-paced training in COPD. Respiratory medicine, 2007; 101(11): 2297-304.
Casaburi Richard   COPD therapeutics: picking the low-hanging fruit. COPD, 2006; 3(1): 1-2.
Casaburi R   Combination therapy for exercise intolerance in COPD. Thorax, 2006; 61(7): 551-2.
Kopple Joel D, Cohen Arthur H, Wang Huiyuan, Qing David, Tang Zhanyung, Fournier Mario, Lewis Michael, Casaburi Richard, Storer Thomas   Effect of exercise on mRNA levels for growth factors in skeletal muscle of hemodialysis patients. Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation, 2006; 16(4): 312-24.
Casaburi Richard, Porszasz Janos   Reduction of hyperinflation by pharmacologic and other interventions. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2006; 3(2): 185-9.
Effros Richard M, Casaburi Richard, Su Jennifer, Dunning Marshall, Torday John, Biller Julie, Shaker Reza   The effects of volatile salivary acids and bases on exhaled breath condensate pH. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2006; 173(4): 386-92.
Casaburi Richard   Assessing the dose of supplemental oxygen: let us compare methodologies. Respiratory care, 2005; 50(5): 594-5.
Effros R M, Casaburi R   Cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors and COPD: a bright spot? Thorax, 2005; 60(10): 796.
Gray Peter B, Singh Atam B, Woodhouse Linda J, Storer Thomas W, Casaburi Richard, Dzekov Jeanne, Dzekov Connie, Sinha-Hikim Indrani, Bhasin Shalender   Dose-dependent effects of testosterone on sexual function, mood, and visuospatial cognition in older men. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2005; 90(7): 3838-46.
Storer Thomas W, Casaburi Richard, Sawelson Steven, Kopple Joel D   Endurance exercise training during haemodialysis improves strength, power, fatigability and physical performance in maintenance haemodialysis patients. Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2005; 20(7): 1429-37.
Effros Richard M, Peterson Barry, Casaburi Richard, Su Jennifer, Dunning Marshall, Torday John, Biller Julie, Shaker Reza   Epithelial lining fluid solute concentrations in chronic obstructive lung disease patients and normal subjects. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2005; 99(4): 1286-92.
Porszasz Janos, Emtner Margareta, Goto Shinichi, Somfay Attila, Whipp Brian J, Casaburi Richard   Exercise training decreases ventilatory requirements and exercise-induced hyperinflation at submaximal intensities in patients with COPD. Chest, 2005; 128(4): 2025-34.
Miller M R, Crapo R, Hankinson J, Brusasco V, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Coates A, Enright P, van der Grinten C P M, Gustafsson P, Jensen R, Johnson D C, MacIntyre N, McKay R, Navajas D, Pedersen O F, Pellegrino R, Viegi G, Wanger J, Wanger J   General considerations for lung function testing. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2005; 26(1): 153-61.
Casaburi Richard, Kukafka David, Cooper Christopher B, Witek Theodore J, Kesten Steven   Improvement in exercise tolerance with the combination of tiotropium and pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD. Chest, 2005; 127(3): 809-17.
Pellegrino R, Viegi G, Brusasco V, Crapo R O, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Coates A, van der Grinten C P M, Gustafsson P, Hankinson J, Jensen R, Johnson D C, MacIntyre N, McKay R, Miller M R, Navajas D, Pedersen O F, Wanger J   Interpretative strategies for lung function tests. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2005; 26(5): 948-68.
Bhasin Shalender, Woodhouse Linda, Casaburi Richard, Singh Atam B, Mac Ricky Phong, Lee Martin, Yarasheski Kevin E, Sinha-Hikim Indrani, Dzekov Connie, Dzekov Jeanne, Magliano Lynne, Storer Thomas W   Older men are as responsive as young men to the anabolic effects of graded doses of testosterone on the skeletal muscle. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2005; 90(2): 678-88.
Reardon Jane, Casaburi Richard, Morgan Michael, Nici Linda, Rochester Carolyn   Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD. Respiratory medicine, 2005; 99 Suppl B(1): S19-27.
Troosters Thierry, Casaburi Richard, Gosselink Rik, Decramer Marc   Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2005; 172(1): 19-38.
Wang Huiyuan, Casaburi Richard, Taylor Wayne E, Aboellail Hesham, Storer Thomas W, Kopple Joel D   Skeletal muscle mRNA for IGF-IEa, IGF-II, and IGF-I receptor is decreased in sedentary chronic hemodialysis patients. Kidney international, 2005; 68(1): 352-61.
Miller M R, Hankinson J, Brusasco V, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Coates A, Crapo R, Enright P, van der Grinten C P M, Gustafsson P, Jensen R, Johnson D C, MacIntyre N, McKay R, Navajas D, Pedersen O F, Pellegrino R, Viegi G, Wanger J, Wanger J   Standardisation of spirometry. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2005; 26(2): 319-38.
Wanger J, Clausen J L, Coates A, Pedersen O F, Brusasco V, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Crapo R, Enright P, van der Grinten C P M, Gustafsson P, Hankinson J, Jensen R, Johnson D, Macintyre N, McKay R, Miller M R, Navajas D, Pellegrino R, Viegi G   Standardisation of the measurement of lung volumes. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2005; 26(3): 511-22.
Macintyre N, Crapo R O, Viegi G, Johnson D C, van der Grinten C P M, Brusasco V, Burgos F, Casaburi R, Coates A, Enright P, Gustafsson P, Hankinson J, Jensen R, McKay R, Miller M R, Navajas D, Pedersen O F, Pellegrino R, Wanger J   Standardisation of the single-breath determination of carbon monoxide uptake in the lung. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2005; 26(4): 720-35.
Effros Richard M, Su Jennifer, Casaburi Richard, Shaker Reza, Biller Julie, Dunning Marshall   Utility of exhaled breath condensates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a critical review. Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2005; 11(2): 135-9.
Casaburi Richard, Bhasin Shalender, Cosentino Louis, Porszasz Janos, Somfay Attila, Lewis Michael I, Fournier Mario, Storer Thomas W   Effects of testosterone and resistance training in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2004; 170(8): 870-8.
Casaburi Richard, Conoscenti Craig S   Lung function improvements with once-daily tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The American journal of medicine, 2004; 117 Suppl 12A(2): 33S-40S.
Porszasz Janos, Casaburi Richard, Somfay Attila, Woodhouse Linda J, Whipp Brian J   A treadmill ramp protocol using simultaneous changes in speed and grade. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2003; 35(9): 1596-603.
Emtner, M., J. Porszasz, M. Burns, A. Somfay and R. Casaburi   Benefits of supplemental oxygen in exercise training in non-hypoxemic COPD patients, Am. J Respir. Crit. Care Med., 2003; 168:1034-1042.
Emtner Margareta, Porszasz Janos, Burns Mary, Somfay Attila, Casaburi Richard   Benefits of supplemental oxygen in exercise training in nonhypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2003; 168(9): 1034-42.
Creutzberg E C, Casaburi R   Endocrinological disturbances in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The European respiratory journal. Supplement, 2003; 46(9): 76s-80s.
Casaburi Richard   Limitation to exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: look to the muscles of ambulation. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2003; 168(4): 409-10.
Puente-Maestu L, Luisa Sánz M, Sánz P, de Oña Ruíz J M, Arnedillo A, Casaburi R   Long-term effects of a maintenance program after supervised or self-monitored training programs in patients with COPD. Lung, 2003; 181(2): 67-78.
Storer Thomas W, Magliano Lynne, Woodhouse Linda, Lee Martin L, Dzekov Connie, Dzekov Jeanne, Casaburi Richard, Bhasin Shalender   Testosterone dose-dependently increases maximal voluntary strength and leg power, but does not affect fatigability or specific tension. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2003; 88(4): 1478-85.
Casaburi R, Mahler D A, Jones P W, Wanner A, San Pedro G, ZuWallack R L, Menjoge S S, Serby C W, Witek T   A long-term evaluation of once-daily inhaled tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2002; 19(2): 217-24.
Casaburi, R Mahler, DA Jones, PW Wanner, A San, PG ZuWallack, RL Menjoge, SS Serby, CW Witek, T   A long-term evaluation of once-daily inhaled tiotropium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology. , 2002; 19(2): 217-24.
Somfay Attila, Pórszász János, Lee Sang-Moo, Casaburi Richard   Effect of hyperoxia on gas exchange and lactate kinetics following exercise onset in nonhypoxemic COPD patients. Chest, 2002; 121(2): 393-400.
Weisberg, J., J. Wanger, J. Olson, B. Streit, C. Fogarty, T. Martin and R. Casaburi   Megesterol acetate stimulates weight gain and ventilation in underweight COPD patients, Chest, 2002; 121:1070-1078.
Weisberg Jeffrey, Wanger Jack, Olson Jeffery, Streit Barry, Fogarty Charles, Martin Thomas, Casaburi Richard   Megestrol acetate stimulates weight gain and ventilation in underweight COPD patients. Chest, 2002; 121(4): 1070-8.
Hansen James E, Casaburi Richard   Mitochondrial disorders and exertional intolerance: controversy continues. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2002; 166(1): 118; author reply 119-20.
Sinha-Hikim Indrani, Artaza Jorge, Woodhouse Linda, Gonzalez-Cadavid Nestor, Singh Atam B, Lee Martin I, Storer Thomas W, Casaburi Richard, Shen Ruoquing, Bhasin Shalender   Testosterone-induced increase in muscle size in healthy young men is associated with muscle fiber hypertrophy. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2002; 283(1): E154-64.
Maltais F, Leblanc P, Jobin J, Casaburi R   [Peripheral muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]. Revue des maladies respiratoires, 2002; 19(4): 444-53.
Ward S A, Casaburi R   21st century perspective on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases, 2001; 68(6): 557-61.
Somfay A, Porszasz J, Lee S M, Casaburi R   Dose-response effect of oxygen on hyperinflation and exercise endurance in nonhypoxaemic COPD patients. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2001; 18(1): 77-84.
Casaburi R   Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2001; 33(7 Suppl): S662-70.
Bhasin S, Woodhouse L, Casaburi R, Singh A B, Bhasin D, Berman N, Chen X, Yarasheski K E, Magliano L, Dzekov C, Dzekov J, Bross R, Phillips J, Sinha-Hikim I, Shen R, Storer T W   Testosterone dose-response relationships in healthy young men. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 2001; 281(6): E1172-81.
Puente-Maestu L, Sánz M L, Sánz P, Cubillo J M, Mayol J, Casaburi R   Comparison of effects of supervised versus self-monitored training programmes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The European respiratory journal : official journal of the European Society for Clinical Respiratory Physiology, 2000; 15(3): 517-25.
Crapo R O, Casaburi R, Coates A L, Enright P L, Hankinson J L, Irvin C G, MacIntyre N R, McKay R T, Wanger J S, Anderson S D, Cockcroft D W, Fish J E, Sterk P J   Guidelines for methacholine and exercise challenge testing-1999. This official statement of the American Thoracic Society was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, July 1999. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2000; 161(1): 309-29.
Barstow T J, Jones A M, Nguyen P H, Casaburi R   Influence of muscle fibre type and fitness on the oxygen uptake/power output slope during incremental exercise in humans. Experimental physiology, 2000; 85(1): 109-16.
Debigaré R, Maltais F, Mallet M, Casaburi R, LeBlanc P   Influence of work rate incremental rate on the exercise responses in patients with COPD. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2000; 32(8): 1365-8.
Maltais F, LeBlanc P, Jobin J, Casaburi R   Peripheral muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Clinics in chest medicine, 2000; 21(4): 665-77.
Petty T L, Casaburi R   Recommendations of the Fifth Oxygen Consensus Conference. Writing and Organizing Committees. Respiratory care, 2000; 45(8): 957-61.
Casaburi R   Skeletal muscle function in COPD. Chest, 2000; 117(5 Suppl 1): 267S-71S.
Casaburi R, Briggs D D, Donohue J F, Serby C W, Menjoge S S, Witek T J   The spirometric efficacy of once-daily dosing with tiotropium in stable COPD: a 13-week multicenter trial. The US Tiotropium Study Group. Chest, 2000; 118(5): 1294-302.
Casaburi R   Anabolic therapies in 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): 454-9.
Bross R, Casaburi R, Storer T W, Bhasin S   Androgen effects on body composition and muscle function: implications for the use of androgens as anabolic agents in sarcopenic states. Baillière's clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 1998; 12(3): 365-78.
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