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Denis E. O'Donnell

Denis E. O'Donnell

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Medicine

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101
Citations
41999
World Ranking
7907
National Ranking
301

Overview

Denis E. O'Donnell is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research covers several subfields, including:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments

Denis E. O'Donnell has published papers in a variety of peer-reviewed journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
  • CHEST Journal
  • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
  • ERJ Open Research
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Selected recent publications include:

  • Using Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing to Understand Dyspnea and Exercise Intolerance in Respiratory Disease, 2022, CHEST Journal
  • Identification and definition of asthma-COPD overlap: The CanCOLD study, 2020, Respirology
  • Normative Peak Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Responses in Canadian Adults Aged ≥40 Years, 2020, CHEST Journal
  • Impaired Ventilatory Efficiency, Dyspnea, and Exercise Intolerance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results from the CanCOLD Study, 2022, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Clinical and Prognostic Impact of Low Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide Values in Patients With Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease I COPD, 2021, CHEST Journal

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • J. Alberto Neder
  • Danilo Cortozi Berton
  • Devin B. Phillips
  • Wan C. Tan
  • Matthew D. James

Best Publications

  • American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Linda Nici;Claudio Donner;Emiel Wouters;Richard Zuwallack

  • An Official American Thoracic Society Statement: Update on the Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management of Dyspnea

    Mark B Parshall;Richard M Schwartzstein;Lewis Adams;Robert B Banzett

  • Dynamic Hyperinflation and Exercise Intolerance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Denis E. O'donnell;Susan M. Revill;Katherine A. Webb

  • Effects of tiotropium on lung hyperinflation, dyspnoea and exercise tolerance in COPD.

    D E O'Donnell;T Flüge;F Gerken;A Hamilton

  • Tiotropium in combination with placebo, salmeterol, or fluticasone-salmeterol for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.

    Shawn D Aaron;Katherine L Vandemheen;Dean Fergusson;François Maltais

  • Recommendations on the use of exercise testing in clinical practice

    P Palange;S A Ward;K-H Carlsen;R Casaburi

  • Dyspnea: Mechanisms, assessment, and management: A consensus statement

    Paula M. Meek;Richard M. Schwartzstein;Lewis Adams;Murray D. Altose

  • Exertional Breathlessness in Patients with Chronic Airflow Limitation The Role of Lung Hyperinflation

    Denis E. O'Donnell;Katherine A. Webb

  • Measurement of Symptoms, Lung Hyperinflation, and Endurance during Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Denis E. O'donnell;Miu Lam;Katherine A. Webb

  • Spirometric Correlates of Improvement in Exercise Performance after Anticholinergic Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Denis E. O'donnell;Miu Lam;Katherine A. Webb

  • Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2007 update.

    Denis E O’Donnell;Shawn Aaron;Jean Bourbeau;Paul Hernandez

  • Roflumilast--an oral anti-inflammatory treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial.

    Klaus F Rabe;Eric D Bateman;Denis O'Donnell;Stephan Witte

  • ERS statement on respiratory muscle testing at rest and during exercise

    Pierantonio Laveneziana;Andre Albuquerque;Andrea Aliverti;Tony Babb

  • Hyperinflation, Dyspnea, and Exercise Intolerance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Denis E. O'Donnell

  • Qualitative aspects of exertional breathlessness in chronic airflow limitation: pathophysiologic mechanisms.

    D. E. O'donnell;J. C. Bertley;L. K. L. Chau;K. A. Webb

  • Effect of salmeterol on the ventilatory response to exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    D E O'Donnell;N Voduc;M Fitzpatrick;K A Webb

  • Pathophysiology of dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a roundtable.

    Denis E O'Donnell;Robert B Banzett;Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman;Richard Casaburi

  • Improvements in Symptom-Limited Exercise Performance Over 8 h With Once-Daily Tiotropium in Patients With COPD

    François Maltais;Alan Hamilton;Darcy Marciniuk;Paul Hernandez

  • Mechanisms of dyspnea during cycle exercise in symptomatic patients with GOLD stage I chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Dror Ofir;Pierantonio Laveneziana;Katherine A. Webb;Yuk-Miu Lam

  • Effects of Hyperoxia on Ventilatory Limitation During Exercise in Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Denis E. O'donnell;Christine D'arsigny;Katherine A. Webb

Frequent Co-Authors

François Maltais
François Maltais Université Laval
Jean Bourbeau
Jean Bourbeau McGill University
Shawn D. Aaron
Shawn D. Aaron Ottawa Hospital
Kenneth R. Chapman
Kenneth R. Chapman University of Toronto
Richard Casaburi
Richard Casaburi University of California, Los Angeles
Roger S. Goldstein
Roger S. Goldstein University of Toronto
J. Mark FitzGerald
J. Mark FitzGerald University of British Columbia
Peter C. Austin
Peter C. Austin University of Toronto
Paula A. Rochon
Paula A. Rochon University of Toronto
James C. Hogg
James C. Hogg University of British Columbia

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