Case Reports
August 19, 2015
Vol. 79 No. 3-4 (2013): Pulmonary series - Supplement 1
https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2013.31

A case report of roflumilast in an elderly COPD patient: improving exercise capacity to improve quality of life

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Roflumilast, COPD, Exercise capacity, Case report
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Daniela Parola
daniela.parola@uniroma1.it
Rehabilitation of Respiratory Failure Unit, “Umberto I” Polyclinic, Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrology, Anesthesiology and Geriatric Sciences, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy.
Ambra Castagnacci
Rehabilitation of Respiratory Failure Unit, “Umberto I” Polyclinic, Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrology, Anesthesiology and Geriatric Sciences, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy.
Sara Salvati
Rehabilitation of Respiratory Failure Unit, “Umberto I” Polyclinic, Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrology, Anesthesiology and Geriatric Sciences, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy.
This report describes a case of a 73-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) grade D. His walking abilities were seriously compromised due to chronic respiratory failure and arthrosis causing chronic joint pain. The patient frequently experienced exacerbation events, requiring hospitalization. After roflumilast therapy was started, the patient gradually regained the ability to move autonomously, and FEV1 values gradually increased too. This led to a general improvement of the patient’s quality of life (QoL), underlining how important movement abilities are in determining a patient’s QoL and how roflumilast therapy is effective in improving exercise capacity in a patient with COPD.

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“A Case Report of Roflumilast in an Elderly COPD Patient: Improving Exercise Capacity to Improve Quality of Life”. 2015. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 79 (3-4). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2013.31.