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François Maltais

François Maltais

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Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
42291
World Ranking
8499
National Ranking
332

Overview

François Maltais is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has a research focus primarily within Medicine, with significant contributions to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their scholarly work extends into subfields including Physiology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's research encompasses multiple topics, notably:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms

François Maltais has contributed to several recent peer-reviewed papers, spanning key issues in respiratory and pulmonary medicine. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Update on Asthma-COPD Overlap (ACO): A Narrative Review," 2021, International Journal of COPD
  • "Randomized Trial of Nocturnal Oxygen in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Identification and definition of asthma-COPD overlap: The CanCOLD study," 2020, Respirology
  • "The Biobanque québécoise de la COVID-19 (BQC19)-A cohort to prospectively study the clinical and biological determinants of COVID-19 clinical trajectories," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "CXCR2 antagonist for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with chronic mucus hypersecretion: a phase 2b trial," 2020, Respiratory Research

Frequent co-authors in François Maltais's work include Jean Bourbeau, Wan C. Tan, Shawn D. Aaron, Don D. Sin, and Denis E. O'Donnell. These collaborations represent sustained partnerships in pulmonary and respiratory research fields, with notable publication counts for each co-author.

The scientist's work is regularly published in specialized journals dedicated to respiratory and pulmonary medicine. Frequent venues for publication include:

  • CHEST Journal
  • International Journal of COPD
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
  • ERJ Open Research
  • Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

Best Publications

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

    Linda Nici;Claudio Donner;Emiel Wouters;Richard Zuwallack

  • Reduction of Hospital Utilization in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Disease-Specific Self-management Intervention

    Jean Bourbeau;Marcel Julien;François Maltais;Michel Rouleau

  • Peripheral muscle weakness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Sarah Bernard;Pierre LeBLANC;François Whittom;Guy Carrier

  • Midthigh Muscle Cross-Sectional Area Is a Better Predictor of Mortality than Body Mass Index in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Karine Marquis;Richard Debigaré;Yves Lacasse;Pierre LeBlanc

  • An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    François Maltais;Marc Decramer;Richard Casaburi;Esther Barreiro

  • 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

  • Oxidative capacity of the skeletal muscle and lactic acid kinetics during exercise in normal subjects and in patients with COPD.

    F Maltais;A A Simard;C Simard;J Jobin

  • Skeletal muscle adaptation to endurance training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    F Maltais;P LeBlanc;C Simard;J Jobin

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

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

  • Histochemical and morphological characteristics of the vastus lateralis muscle in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    François Whittom;Jean Jobin;Pierre-Michel Simard;Pierre Leblanc

  • Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    R Casabur;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer;Rpn Dekhuijzen

  • Intensity of training and physiologic adaptation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    F Maltais;P LeBlanc;J Jobin;C Bérubé

  • Aerobic and strength training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Sarah Bernard;François Whittom;Pierre LeBLANC;Jean Jobin

  • The effect of obesity on chronic respiratory diseases: pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies

    Magali Poulain;Mariève Doucet;Geneviève C. Major;Vicky Drapeau

  • Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure: underlying mechanisms and therapy perspectives

    Harry Gosker;Emiel Wouters;G.J. van der Vusse;Annemie Schols

  • Effects of Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Trial

    François Maltais;Jean Bourbeau;Stan Shapiro;Yves Lacasse

  • 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

  • Tiotropium and olodaterol fixed-dose combination versus mono-components in COPD (GOLD 2-4)

    Roland Buhl;François Maltais;Roger Abrahams;Leif Bjermer

  • Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A statement of the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society

    R. Casaburi;R. Gosselink;M. Decramer;R. P.N. Dekhuijzen

  • Use of exercise testing in the evaluation of interventional efficacy: an official ERS statement

    Luis Puente-Maestu;Paolo Palange;Richard Casaburi;Pierantonio Laveneziana

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Bourbeau
Jean Bourbeau McGill University
Denis E. O'Donnell
Denis E. O'Donnell Queen's University
Shawn D. Aaron
Shawn D. Aaron Ottawa Hospital
Richard Casaburi
Richard Casaburi University of California, Los Angeles
Leif Bjermer
Leif Bjermer Lund University
Claus Vogelmeier
Claus Vogelmeier Philipp University of Marburg
Kenneth R. Chapman
Kenneth R. Chapman University of Toronto
Roger S. Goldstein
Roger S. Goldstein University of Toronto
Roland Buhl
Roland Buhl Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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