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Fundacion Neumologica Colombiana: Bogotá, Bogotá, CO

2016 to present | Director General (Bogota)
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Education and qualifications (4)

Universitat de Barcelona: Barcelona, Catalunya, ES

2000 to 2009 | DOCTORADO BIOPATOLOGIA EN MEDICINA Ph.D
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Bogota, CO

1990 to 1992 | ESPECIALISTA EN NEUMOLOGIA
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Bogota, CO

1987 to 1990 | ESPECIALISTA MEDICINA INTERNA
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Universidad El Bosque Facultad de Medicina: Bogota, Cundinamarca, CO

1980-01-10 to 1986-12-13 | MEDICO
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Works (21)

Understanding the Gaps in the Reporting of COPD Exacerbations by Patients: A Review

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
2024-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2024.2316594
Contributors: Paul Jones; Ashraf Alzaabi; Alejandro Casas Herrera; Mehmet Polatli; Marcelo Fouad Rabahi; Arturo Cortes Telles; Bhumika Aggarwal; Sudeep Acharya; Abdelkader El Hasnaoui; Chris Compton
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Guía de práctica clínica sobre el diagnóstico, manejo y seguimiento de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica en Colombia 2023

Revista Colombiana de Neumología
2024-06-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.30789/rcneumologia.v35.n2Supl-1.2023.984
Contributors: Olga Milena García Morales; Abraham Ali Munive; Carlos Andrés Celis-Preciado; Darío Londoño Trujillo; Alejandro Casas; Alirio Bastidas Goyes; Carlos Aguirre Franco; Carlos Arturo Torres; Iván De Jesús Baños Álvarez; John Carlos Pedrozo Pupo et al.
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Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in COPD patients living at high altitude

Pulmonology
2024-05-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2021.12.006
Contributors: C. Aguirre-Franco; C.A. Torres-Duque; G. Salazar; A. Casas; C. Jaramillo; M. Gonzalez-Garcia
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Arterial blood gases and ventilation at rest by age and sex in an adult Andean population resident at high altitude

European Journal of Applied Physiology
2020-12-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04498-z
Contributors: Mauricio Gonzalez-Garcia; Dario Maldonado; Margarita Barrero; Alejandro Casas; Rogelio Perez-Padilla; Carlos A. Torres-Duque
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Prevalence and impact of respiratory symptoms in a population of patients with COPD in Latin America: The LASSYC observational study.

Respiratory medicine
2018-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.11.018
PMID: 29413510
Contributors: Miravitlles M; Menezes A; López Varela MV; Casas A; Ugalde L; Ramirez-Venegas A; Mendoza L; López A; Wehrmeister FC; Surmont F et al.
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Adherence to inhaled therapies of COPD patients from seven Latin American countries: The LASSYC study.

PloS one
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186777
PMID: 29140978
PMC: PMC5687703
Contributors: Montes de Oca M; Menezes A; Wehrmeister FC; Lopez Varela MV; Casas A; Ugalde L; Ramirez-Venegas A; Mendoza L; López A; Surmont F et al.
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Using PICO Methodology to Answer Questions About Smoking in COPD Patients.

Archivos de bronconeumologia
2017-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.arbr.2017.04.018
PMID: 28558926
Contributors: Jiménez Ruiz CA; Buljubasich D; Riesco Miranda JA; Acuña Izcaray A; de Granda Orive JI; Chatkin JM; Zabert G; Guerreros Benavides A; Paez Espinel N; Alfageme Michavila I
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Heart Rate Recovery After 6-min Walking Test Predicts Acute Exacerbation in COPD.

Lung
2017-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00408-017-0027-0
PMID: 28624883
Contributors: Rodríguez DA; Kortianou EA; Alison JA; Casas A; Giavedoni S; Barberan-Garcia A; Arbillaga A; Vilaró J; Gimeno-Santos E; Vogiatzis I et al.
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Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in primary care of four Latin America countries: the PUMA study.

BMC pulmonary medicine
2017-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12890-017-0414-6
PMID: 28431499
PMC: PMC5401386
Contributors: Montes de Oca M; Victorina Lopez Varela M; Laucho-Contreras ME; Casas A; Schiavi E; Mora JC
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Classification of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to the Latin American Thoracic Association (ALAT) staging systems and the global initiative for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (GOLD).

Archivos de bronconeumologia
2017-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2016.08.015
PMID: 27956034
Contributors: Montes de Oca M; López Varela MV; Laucho-Contreras ME; Casas A; Schiavi E; Rey A; Silva A; en nombre del equipo del estudio PUMA
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Exacerbations and health care resource utilization in patients with airflow limitation diseases attending a primary care setting: the PUMA study.

International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s120776
PMID: 27994446
PMC: PMC5153276
Contributors: Montes de Oca M; Aguirre C; Lopez Varela MV; Laucho-Contreras ME; Casas A; Surmont F
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Development of a simple screening tool for opportunistic COPD case finding in primary care in Latin America: The PUMA study.

Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)
2016-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12834
PMID: 27319305
Contributors: López Varela MV; Montes de Oca M; Rey A; Casas A; Stirbulov R; Di Boscio V; PUMA Team
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Reference Values for the Diffusing Capacity Determined by the Single-Breath Technique at Different Altitudes: The Latin American Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity Reference Project.

Respiratory care
2016-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04590
PMID: 27587868
Contributors: Vázquez-García JC; Pérez-Padilla R; Casas A; Schönffeldt-Guerrero P; Pereira J; Vargas-Domínguez C; Velázquez-Uncal M; Martínez-Briseño D; Gochicoa-Rangel L
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ALAT-2014 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Practice Guidelines: questions and answers.

Archivos de bronconeumologia
2015-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.11.017
PMID: 25596991
Contributors: Montes de Oca M; López Varela MV; Acuña A; Schiavi E; Rey MA; Jardim J; Casas A; Tokumoto A; Torres Duque CA; Ramírez-Venegas A et al.
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Exercise endurance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at an altitude of 2640 meters breathing air and oxygen (FIO2 28% and 35%): a randomized crossover trial.

COPD
2014-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2013.836480
PMID: 24111929
Contributors: Maldonado D; González-García M; Barrero M; Jaramillo C; Casas A
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Salbutamol but not ipratropium abolishes leukotriene D4-induced gas exchange abnormalities in asthma.

European journal of clinical pharmacology
2012-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-012-1256-z
PMID: 22457014
Contributors: Dahlén B; Gómez FP; Casas A; Howarth PH; Dahlén SE; Rodriguez-Roisin R
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Inadequate glucose control in type 2 diabetes is associated with impaired lung function and systemic inflammation: a cross-sectional study.

BMC pulmonary medicine
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-38
PMID: 20659337
PMC: PMC2918533
Contributors: Dennis RJ; Maldonado D; Rojas MX; Aschner P; Rondón M; Charry L; Casas A
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[Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: joint guidelines of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) and the Latin American Thoracic Society (ALAT)].

Archivos de bronconeumologia
2008-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1157/13119943
PMID: 18448019
Contributors: Peces-Barba G; Barberà JA; Agustí A; Casanova C; Casas A; Izquierdo JL; Jardim J; López Varela V; Monsó E; Montemayor T et al.
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The impact of home hospitalization on healthcare costs of exacerbations in COPD patients.

The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
2007-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-006-0029-y
PMID: 17221178
Contributors: Puig-Junoy J; Casas A; Font-Planells J; Escarrabill J; Hernández C; Alonso J; Farrero E; Vilagut G; Roca J
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Effects of an integrated care intervention on risk factors of COPD readmission.

Respiratory medicine
2007-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.01.012
PMID: 17339106
Contributors: Garcia-Aymerich J; Hernandez C; Alonso A; Casas A; Rodriguez-Roisin R; Anto JM; Roca J
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Encouraged 6-min walking test indicates maximum sustainable exercise in COPD patients.

Chest
2005-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.1.55
PMID: 16002916
Contributors: Casas A; Vilaro J; Rabinovich R; Mayer A; Barberà JA; Rodriguez-Roisin R; Roca J
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