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Thierry Troosters

Thierry Troosters

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Medicine

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99
Citations
52451
World Ranking
8433
National Ranking
96

Overview

Thierry Troosters is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work also spans related subfields including Physiology, General Health Professions, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Neurology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to respiratory health and physical well-being. Key topics include:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Towards the elimination of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Lancet Commission" (2022), published in The Lancet
  • "COVID-19: interim guidance on rehabilitation in the hospital and post-hospital phase from a European Respiratory Society- and American Thoracic Society-coordinated international task force" (2020), published in European Respiratory Journal
  • "Defining Modern Pulmonary Rehabilitation. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report" (2021), published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • "Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in Patients Without Previous Disabilities Recovering From COVID-19 Pneumonia" (2020), published in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • "Walking on common ground: a cross-disciplinary scoping review on the clinical utility of digital mobility outcomes" (2021), published in npj Digital Medicine

Thierry Troosters frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Heleen Demeyer
  • Judith García-Aymerich
  • Wim Janssens
  • Astrid Blondeel
  • Nicholas S Hopkinson

Their work is published in multiple venues, with notable repeated publications in:

  • ERJ Open Research
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • European Respiratory Review
  • PLoS ONE
  • Breathe

Best Publications

  • An official American thoracic society/European respiratory society statement: Key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation

    Martijn A. Spruit;Sally J. Singh;Chris Garvey;Richard ZuWallack

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

    Linda Nici;Claudio Donner;Emiel Wouters;Richard Zuwallack

  • An official European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Technical Standard: field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease

    Anne E. Holland;Martijn A. Spruit;Thierry Troosters;Milo A. Puhan

  • Characteristics of Physical Activities in Daily Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Fabio Pitta;Thierry Troosters;Martijn A. Spruit;Vanessa S. Probst

  • Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Milo A Puhan;Elena Gimeno-Santos;Christopher J Cates;Thierry Troosters

  • Six minute walking distance in healthy elderly subjects

    Thierry Troosters;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer

  • Peripheral muscle weakness contributes to exercise limitation in COPD.

    Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;Marc Decramer

  • Early exercise in critically ill patients enhances short-term functional recovery*

    Chris Burtin;Beatrix Clerckx;Christophe Robbeets;Patrick Ferdinande

  • 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

  • How to assess physical activity? How to assess physical fitness?

    Luc Vanhees;Johan Lefevre;Renaat Philippaerts;Martine Martens

  • An official systematic review of the European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society: measurement properties of field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease

    Sally J. Singh;Milo A. Puhan;Vasileios Andrianopoulos;Nidia A. Hernandes

  • Effects of N-acetylcysteine on outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Bronchitis Randomized on NAC Cost-Utility Study, BRONCUS): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Marc Decramer;Maureen P.M.H. Rutten-Van Mölken;P N Richard Dekhuijzen;Thierry Troosters

  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Thierry Troosters;Richard Casaburi;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer

  • Physical activity and hospitalization for exacerbation of COPD

    Fabio Pitta;Thierry Troosters;Vanessa S. Probst;Martijn A. Spruit

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Policy Statement: Enhancing Implementation, Use, and Delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Carolyn L Rochester;Ioannis Vogiatzis;Anne E Holland;Suzanne C Lareau

  • Short- and long-term effects of outpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : A randomized trial

    Thierry Troosters;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer

  • Exercise testing: - why, which and how to interpret

    Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;Marc Decramer

  • Quantifying physical activity in daily life with questionnaires and motion sensors in COPD

    F Pitta;Thierry Troosters;V S Probst;M A Spruit

  • Muscle weakness is related to utilization of health care resources in COPD patients

    Marc Decramer;Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;Marc Verschueren

  • Muscle force during an acute exacerbation in hospitalised patients with COPD and its relationship with CXCL8 and IGF-I

    M A Spruit;Rik Gosselink;Thierry Troosters;A Kasran

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Decramer
Marc Decramer KU Leuven
Rik Gosselink
Rik Gosselink KU Leuven
Martijn A. Spruit
Martijn A. Spruit Maastricht University
Milo A. Puhan
Milo A. Puhan University of Zurich
Michael I. Polkey
Michael I. Polkey National Institutes of Health
François Maltais
François Maltais Université Laval
Jean Bourbeau
Jean Bourbeau McGill University
Lieven Dupont
Lieven Dupont KU Leuven
Richard Casaburi
Richard Casaburi University of California, Los Angeles

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