Issue 1/2018
Content (197 Articles)
Annexin A1 in plasma from patients with bronchial asthma: its association with lung function
Sun-Hye Lee, Pureun-Haneul Lee, Byeong-Gon Kim, Hyun-Jeong Seo, Ae-Rin Baek, Jong-Sook Park, June-Hyuk Lee, Sung-Woo Park, Do-Jin Kim, Choon-Sik Park, An-Soo Jang
Thin-section computed tomography-determined usual interstitial pneumonia pattern affects the decision-making process for resection in newly diagnosed lung cancer patients: a retrospective study
Naozumi Hashimoto, Akira Ando, Shingo Iwano, Koji Sakamoto, Shotaro Okachi, Asuka Matsuzaki, Yu Okada, Kenji Wakai, Kohei Yokoi, Yoshinori Hasegawa
The use of an alternate side lying positioning strategy during inhalation therapy does not prolong nebulisation time in adults with Cystic Fibrosis: a randomised crossover trial
Ruth L. Dentice, Mark R. Elkins, Genevieve M. Dwyer, Peter T. P. Bye
Risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with asthma and COPD
Takanori Numata, Katsutoshi Nakayama, Satoko Fujii, Yoko Yumino, Nayuta Saito, Masahiro Yoshida, Yusuke Kurita, Kenji Kobayashi, Saburo Ito, Hirofumi Utsumi, Haruhiko Yanagisawa, Mitsuo Hashimoto, Hiroshi Wakui, Shunsuke Minagawa, Takeo Ishikawa, Hiromichi Hara, Jun Araya, Yumi Kaneko, Kazuyoshi Kuwano
Management and attitudes about IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis) among physicians from Latin America
Iván Cherrez-Ojeda, Vincent Cottin, Juan Carlos Calderón, César Delgado, Erick Calero, Daniel Simanca-Racines, Silvia Quadrelli, Annia Cherrez
Miliary tuberculosis with co-existing pulmonary cryptococcosis in non-HIV patient without underlying diseases: a case report
Toyomitsu Sawai, Takumi Nakao, Satoru Koga, Shotaro Ide, Sumako Yoshioka, Nobuko Matsuo, Hiroshi Mukae
Risk factors for acute respiratory infections in children under five years attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital in Cameroon
Alexis A. Tazinya, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Lawrence T. Mbuagbaw, Martin Abanda, Julius Atashili, Marie Therese Obama
Is sweat testing for cystic fibrosis feasible in patients with down syndrome?
Katharina Ruf, Antonia Demerath, Helge Hebestreit, Steffen Kunzmann
Barriers to timely diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in the real world: the INTENSITY survey
Gregory P. Cosgrove, Pauline Bianchi, Sherry Danese, David J. Lederer
The associations between weight-related anthropometrics during childhood and lung function in late childhood: a retrospective cohort study
Kristine Kjer Byberg, Ingvild Bruun Mikalsen, Geir Egil Eide, Michele R. Forman, Pétur Benedikt Júlíusson, Knut Øymar
Chronic airflow obstruction in Tanzania – a cross-sectional study
Thomas Zoller, Elirehema H. Mfinanga, Tresphory B. Zumba, Peter J. Asilia, Edwin M. Mutabazi, David Wimmersberger, Florian Kurth, Francis Mhimbira, Frederick Haraka, Klaus Reither
The mortality risk factor of community acquired pneumonia patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective cohort study
Ruo-Xuan Dai, Qing-Hua Kong, Bei Mao, Wen Xu, Ru-Jia Tao, Xiao-Ru Wang, Qing-Yao Kong, Jin-Fu Xu
Long-term progression-free survival in an advanced lung adenocarcinoma patient harboring EZR-ROS1 rearrangement: a case report
Liang Dong, Jingwen Xia, Jing Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Ning Zhu, Peng Zhang, Youzhi Zhang, Xiujuan Zhang, Shengqing Li
Effectiveness of nasal highflow in hypercapnic COPD patients is flow and leakage dependent
Jens Bräunlich, Friederike Mauersberger, Hubert Wirtz
Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a single-center retrospective study (a case series and literature review)
Dongmei Zhang, Xinlun Tian, Ruie Feng, Xiaobei Guo, Peng Wang, Yusen Situ, Yi Xiao, Kai-Feng Xu
Burden of asthma and COPD overlap (ACO) in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based study
Sumitra Shantakumar, Raoh-Fang Pwu, Liesel D’Silva, Keele Wurst, Yao-Wen Kuo, Yen-Yun Yang, Yi-Chen Juan, K. Arnold Chan
Exacerbations and healthcare resource utilization among COPD patients in a Swedish registry-based nation-wide study
Gunnar Johansson, Vasili Mushnikov, Tobias Bäckström, Andreas Engström, Javaria Mona Khalid, Jennifer Wall, Fabian Hoti
Predictors of one-year mortality after hospitalization for an exacerbation of COPD
Cristóbal Esteban, Ady Castro-Acosta, Carlos Jose Alvarez-Martínez, Alberto Capelastegui, José Luis López-Campos, Francisco Pozo-Rodriguez
Disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with mild physiological impairment: analysis from the Australian IPF registry
Helen E. Jo, Ian Glaspole, Yuben Moodley, Sally Chapman, Samantha Ellis, Nicole Goh, Peter Hopkins, Greg Keir, Annabelle Mahar, Wendy Cooper, Paul Reynolds, E. Haydn Walters, Christopher Zappala, Christopher Grainge, Heather Allan, Sacha Macansh, Tamera J. Corte
Successful eradication of newly acquired MRSA in six of seven patients with cystic fibrosis applying a short-term local and systemic antibiotic scheme
Alexander Kiefer, Christian Bogdan, Volker O. Melichar
Chyloptysis with chylopericardium, a rare case and mini-review
Xuming Luo, Zhuhua Zhang, ShiQiang Wang, XianDong Gu, Xiongbiao Wang
Prevalence and characteristics of COPD among pneumoconiosis patients at an occupational disease prevention institute: a cross-sectional study
Yating Peng, Xin Li, Shan Cai, Yan Chen, Weirong Dai, Wenfeng Liu, Zijing Zhou, Jiaxi Duan, Ping Chen
High incidence and early onset of nivolumab-induced pneumonitis: four case reports and literature review
N. Koyama, O. Iwase, E. Nakashima, K. Kishida, T. Kondo, Y. Watanabe, H. Takahashi, Y. Umebayashi, Y. Ogawa, H. Miura
A model for predicting bacteremia in patients with community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia: a retrospective observational study
Yasuyoshi Washio, Akihiro Ito, Shogo Kumagai, Tadashi Ishida, Akio Yamazaki
Emphysematous change with scleroderma-associated interstitial lung disease: the potential contribution of vasculopathy?
Hideaki Yamakawa, Tamiko Takemura, Tae Iwasawa, Yumie Yamanaka, Satoshi Ikeda, Akimasa Sekine, Hideya Kitamura, Tomohisa Baba, Shinichiro Iso, Koji Okudela, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Takashi Ogura
The prevalence, burden and risk factors associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Commonwealth of Independent States (Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan): results of the CORE study
Damilya Nugmanova, Yuriy Feshchenko, Liudmyla Iashyna, Olga Gyrina, Kateryna Malynovska, Eljan Mammadbayov, Irada Akhundova, Nadezhda Nurkina, Luqman Tariq, Janina Makarova, Averyan Vasylyev
Heterogeneous pattern of differences in respiratory parameters between elderly with either good or poor FEV1
Stefan Karrasch, Jürgen Behr, Rudolf M. Huber, Dennis Nowak, Annette Peters, Stefan Peters, Rolf Holle, Rudolf A. Jörres, Holger Schulz, A. Peters, H. Schulz, R. Holle, R. Leidl, C. Meisinger, K. Strauch
The relationship between high-dose corticosteroid treatment and mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective and observational study using a nationwide administrative database in Japan
Takashi Kido, Keiji Muramatsu, Takeshi Asakawa, Hiroki Otsubo, Takaaki Ogoshi, Keishi Oda, Tatsuhiko Kubo, Yoshihisa Fujino, Shinya Matsuda, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroshi Mukae, Kazuhiro Yatera
Nerve ablation after bronchial thermoplasty and sustained improvement in severe asthma
N. Facciolongo, A. Di Stefano, V. Pietrini, C. Galeone, F. Bellanova, F. Menzella, N. Scichilone, R. Piro, G. L. Bajocchi, B. Balbi, L. Agostini, P. P. Salsi, D. Formisano, M. Lusuardi
N-acetylcysteine exposure is associated with improved survival in anti-nuclear antibody seropositive patients with usual interstitial pneumonia
Justin M. Oldham, Leah J. Witt, Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Jonathan H. Chung, Cathryn Lee, Scully Hsu, Lena W. Chen, Aliya Husain, Steven Montner, Rekha Vij, Mary E. Strek, Imre Noth
Effects of a partially supervised conditioning programme in cystic fibrosis: an international multi-centre randomised controlled trial (ACTIVATE-CF): study protocol
Helge Hebestreit, Larry C. Lands, Nancy Alarie, Jonathan Schaeff, Chantal Karila, David M. Orenstein, Don S. Urquhart, Erik H. J. Hulzebos, Lothar Stein, Christian Schindler, Susi Kriemler, Thomas Radtke
Test-retest repeatability of child’s respiratory symptoms and perceived indoor air quality – comparing self- and parent-administered questionnaires
Jussi Lampi, Sari Ung-Lanki, Päivi Santalahti, Juha Pekkanen
Predictors of inappropriate and excessive use of reliever medications in asthma: a 16-year population-based study
Hamid Tavakoli, J. Mark FitzGerald, Larry D. Lynd, Mohsen Sadatsafavi
Automated chart review utilizing natural language processing algorithm for asthma predictive index
Harsheen Kaur, Sunghwan Sohn, Chung-Il Wi, Euijung Ryu, Miguel A. Park, Kay Bachman, Hirohito Kita, Ivana Croghan, Jose A. Castro-Rodriguez, Gretchen A. Voge, Hongfang Liu, Young J. Juhn
Implementation of a successful eradication protocol for Burkholderia Cepacia complex in cystic fibrosis patients
Bryan A. Garcia, Jacque L. Carden, Dana L. Goodwin, Tim A. Smith, Amit Gaggar, Kevin Leon, Veena B. Antony, Steven M. Rowe, George M. Solomon
Patterns of pleural pressure amplitude and respiratory rate changes during therapeutic thoracentesis
Monika Zielinska-Krawczyk, Elzbieta M. Grabczak, Marcin Michnikowski, Krzysztof Zielinski, Piotr Korczynski, Anna Stecka, Tomasz Golczewski, Rafal Krenke
Tuberculosis treatment outcome and predictors in northern Ethiopian prisons: a five-year retrospective analysis
Kelemework Adane, Mark Spigt, Geert-Jan Dinant
The cutoff point of clinical chronic obstructive pulmonary disease questionnaire for more symptomatic patients
Yong Suk Jo, Sangshin Park, Deog Kyeom Kim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Chang-Hoon Lee
Pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking a lung metastasis from esophageal cancer; a case report
Munemasa Nagao, Akihisa Fukuda, Takeshi Matsumura, Toshiyuki Kimura, Hiroshi Seno
Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of exercise training in pulmonary hypertension (ExTra_PH)
Norman R. Morris, Menaka Louis, Wendy Strugnell, Julie Harris, Aaron Lin, John Feenstra, Helen Seale
Eplerenone attenuates pathological pulmonary vascular rather than right ventricular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Mario Boehm, Nadine Arnold, Adam Braithwaite, Josephine Pickworth, Changwu Lu, Tatyana Novoyatleva, David G. Kiely, Friedrich Grimminger, Hossein A. Ghofrani, Norbert Weissmann, Werner Seeger, Allan Lawrie, Ralph T. Schermuly, Baktybek Kojonazarov
RNAseq analysis of bronchial epithelial cells to identify COPD-associated genes and SNPs
Jiyoun Yeo, Diego A. Morales, Tian Chen, Erin L. Crawford, Xiaolu Zhang, Thomas M. Blomquist, Albert M. Levin, Pierre P. Massion, Douglas A. Arenberg, David E. Midthun, Peter J. Mazzone, Steven D. Nathan, Ronald J. Wainz, Patrick Nana-Sinkam, Paige F. S. Willey, Taylor J. Arend, Karanbir Padda, Shuhao Qiu, Alexei Federov, Dawn-Alita R. Hernandez, Jeffrey R. Hammersley, Youngsook Yoon, Fadi Safi, Sadik A. Khuder, James C. Willey
Morbidity and mortality related to pneumonia and TRACHEOBRONCHITIS in ICU after lung transplantation
Sebastien Tanaka, Claire Geneve, Gianpiero Tebano, Nathalie Grall, Pascal Piednoir, Régis Bronchard, Mathieu Godement, Enora Atchade, Pascal Augustin, Herve Mal, Yves Castier, Philippe Montravers, Mathieu Desmard
Elevated α-defensin levels in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with myositis-associated interstitial lung disease
Noriho Sakamoto, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Minoru Satoh, Tomoko Hasegawa, Shin Tanaka, Atsuko Hara, Shota Nakashima, Hirokazu Yura, Takuto Miyamura, Hanako Koyama, Towako Morita, Seiko Nakamichi, Yasushi Obase, Yuji Ishimatsu, Hiroshi Mukae
Prevalence of pre-transplant anti-HLA antibodies and their impact on outcomes in lung transplant recipients
Ji Eun Park, Chi Young Kim, Moo Suk Park, Joo Han Song, Young Sam Kim, Jin Gu Lee, Hyo Chae Paik, Song Yee Kim
Interventional bronchoscopy in malignant central airway obstruction by extra-pulmonary malignancy
Beomsu Shin, Boksoon Chang, Hojoong Kim, Byeong-Ho Jeong
CC16 levels correlate with cigarette smoke exposure in bronchial epithelial cells and with lung function decline in smokers
David Chi-Leung Lam, Hoi-Hin Kwok, Wai-Cho Yu, Fanny Wai-San Ko, Cheuk-Yin Tam, Arthur Chun-Wing Lau, Daniel Yee-Tak Fong, Mary Sau-Man Ip
Clinical and economic impact of a one-year treatment with omalizumab in patients with severe allergic asthma within a drug programme in Poland
Karina Jahnz-Różyk, Joanna Lis, Marta Warchoł, Aleksandra Kucharczyk
The relation between air pollution and respiratory deaths in Tehran, Iran- using generalized additive models
Azizallah Dehghan, Narges Khanjani, Abbas Bahrampour, Gholamreza Goudarzi, Masoud Yunesian
Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in fatal asthma: case report and histopathological review
Thais Mauad, Felipe B. P. do Nascimento, Marisa Dolhnikoff, Milena C. M. Picka, Paulo H. N. Saldiva
IFNΛ3/4 locus polymorphisms and IFNΛ3 circulating levels are associated with COPD severity and outcomes
Adrian Egli, Jyotshna Mandal, Desiree M. Schumann, Michael Roth, Brad Thomas, D. Lorne Tyrrell, Francesco Blasi, Kostantinos Kostikas, Wim Boersma, Branislava Milenkovic, Alicia Lacoma, Katharina Rentsch, Gernot G. U. Rohde, Renaud Louis, Joachim G. Aerts, Tobias Welte, Antoni Torres, Michael Tamm, Daiana Stolz
Serum (1→3)-β-D-glucan and galactomannan levels in patients with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study
Johannes Träger, Volker Otto Melichar, Renate Meyer, Manfred Rauh, Christian Bogdan, Jürgen Held
A case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis successfully treated with mepolizumab
Takeshi Terashima, Taro Shinozaki, Eri Iwami, Takahiro Nakajima, Tatsu Matsuzaki
The association between circulating adiponectin levels, lung function and adiposity in subjects from the general population; data from the Akershus Sleep Apnea Project
Nina F. Caspersen, Helge Røsjø, Allan Flyvbjerg, Mette Bjerre, Anna Randby, Harald Hrubos-Strøm, Torbjørn Omland, Gunnar Einvik
Aspergillus fumigatus during COPD exacerbation: a pair-matched retrospective study
Xunliang Tong, Anqi Cheng, Hongtao Xu, Jin Jin, Yimeng Yang, Sainan Zhu, Yanming Li
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy and long-term prognostic analysis
Li-Li Xu, Yuan Yang, Zhen Wang, Xiao-Juan Wang, Zhao-Hui Tong, Huan-Zhong Shi
Comparative bench study evaluation of different infant interfaces for non-invasive ventilation
Giorgio Conti, Giorgia Spinazzola, Cesare Gregoretti, Giuliano Ferrone, Andrea Cortegiani, Olimpia Festa, Marco Piastra, Luca Tortorolo, Roberta Costa
Effects of endogenous sex hormones on lung function and symptom control in adolescents with asthma
Mark D. DeBoer, Brenda R. Phillips, David T. Mauger, Joe Zein, Serpil C. Erzurum, Anne M. Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M. Gaston, Ross Myers, Kristie R. Ross, James Chmiel, Min Jie Lee, John V. Fahy, Michael Peters, Ngoc P. Ly, Sally E. Wenzel, Merritt L. Fajt, Fernando Holguin, Wendy C. Moore, Stephen P. Peters, Deborah Meyers, Eugene R. Bleecker, Mario Castro, Andrea M. Coverstone, Leonard B. Bacharier, Nizar N. Jarjour, Ronald L. Sorkness, Sima Ramratnam, Anne-Marie Irani, Elliot Israel, Bruce Levy, Wanda Phipatanakul, Jonathan M. Gaffin, W. Gerald Teague
MDA-5 associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease with recurrent Pneumothoraces: a case report
Safi Alqatari, Peter Riddell, Sinead Harney, Michael Henry, Grainne Murphy
Is daily physical activity affected by dynamic hyperinflation in adults with cystic fibrosis?
Daniela Savi, Marcello Di Paolo, Nicholas J. Simmonds, Chiara Pascucci, Serena Quattrucci, Paolo Palange
Factors associated with asthma control: MOSAR study (Multicenter Observational Study of Asthma in Rabat-Morocco)
Imane Ghanname, Ahmed Chaker, Abha Cherkani Hassani, Laila Herrak, Serge Arnaul Ebongue, Mustapha Laine, Khalid Rahhali, Abdelhak Zoglat, Aida Maria Benitez Rexach, Samir Ahid, Yahia Cherrah
Improved heart hemodynamics after draining large-volume pleural effusion: a prospective cohort study
Zheng Wang, Qi-Zhe Cai, Cheng-Jun Ban, Duo Chen, Li-Li Xu, Xiao-Juan Wang, Zhen Wang, Yuan Yang, Xiu-Zhang Lv, Huan-Zhong Shi
Anti-fibrotic effects of pirfenidone and rapamycin in primary IPF fibroblasts and human alveolar epithelial cells
M. Molina-Molina, C. Machahua-Huamani, V. Vicens-Zygmunt, R. Llatjós, I. Escobar, E. Sala-Llinas, P. Luburich-Hernaiz, J. Dorca, A. Montes-Worboys
Delays to treatment initiation is associated with tuberculosis treatment outcomes among patients on directly observed treatment short course in Southwest Ethiopia: a follow-up study
Abyot Asres, Degu Jerene, Wakgari Deressa
Clinical utility of blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in Japanese COPD patients
Kaori Sakurai, Shotaro Chubachi, Hidehiro Irie, Akihiro Tsutsumi, Naofumi Kameyama, Takashi Kamatani, Hidefumi Koh, Takeshi Terashima, Hidetoshi Nakamura, Koichiro Asano, Tomoko Betsuyaku
Potential effect of household environment on prevalence of tuberculosis in India: evidence from the recent round of a cross-sectional survey
S. K. Singh, Gyan Chandra Kashyap, Parul Puri
Higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalised HIV infected patients in a low income tropical setting: a cross sectional study
Cuthbert Musarurwa, Lynn Sodai Zijenah, Doreen Zvipo Mhandire, Tsitsi Bandason, Kudakwashe Mhandire, Maria Mary Chipiti, Marshall Wesley Munjoma, Witmore Bayayi Mujaji
Prevalence of asthma among the adult general population of five Middle Eastern countries: results of the SNAPSHOT program
Hesham Tarraf, Omur Aydin, Dilsad Mungan, Mohammad Albader, Bassam Mahboub, Adam Doble, Aaicha Lahlou, Luqman Tariq, Fayaz Aziz, Abdelkader El Hasnaoui
Underlying and immediate causes of death in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Miia Kärkkäinen, Hanna Nurmi, Hannu-Pekka Kettunen, Tuomas Selander, Minna Purokivi, Riitta Kaarteenaho
Management of acute respiratory failure in interstitial lung diseases: overview and clinical insights
Paola Faverio, Federica De Giacomi, Luca Sardella, Giuseppe Fiorentino, Mauro Carone, Francesco Salerno, Jousel Ora, Paola Rogliani, Giulia Pellegrino, Giuseppe Francesco Sferrazza Papa, Francesco Bini, Bruno Dino Bodini, Grazia Messinesi, Alberto Pesci, Antonio Esquinas
Telerehabilitation versus traditional centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic respiratory disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Narelle S. Cox, Christine F. McDonald, Jennifer A. Alison, Ajay Mahal, Richard Wootton, Catherine J. Hill, Janet Bondarenko, Heather Macdonald, Paul O’Halloran, Paolo Zanaboni, Ken Clarke, Deidre Rennick, Kaye Borgelt, Angela T. Burge, Aroub Lahham, Bruna Wageck, Hayley Crute, Pawel Czupryn, Amanda Nichols, Anne E. Holland
Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer
Michael Dreher, Stefan Krüger, Susanne Schulze-Olden, András Keszei, Jan Hendrik Storre, Holger Woehrle, Michael Arzt, Tobias Müller
Radiological pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis associated to limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis: a case report
D. Hassoun, S. Dirou, P. P. Arrigoni, C. Durant, M. Hamidou, A. Néel, C. Agard
Relationship between pulmonary function and peripheral vascular function in older Chinese: Guangzhou biobank cohort study-CVD
Jing Pan, Lin Xu, Tai Hing Lam, Chao Qiang Jiang, Wei Sen Zhang, Feng Zhu, Ya Li Jin, G. Neil Thomas, Kar Keung Cheng, Peymane Adab
Occupational risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Southern Europe: a case-control study
Giulia Paolocci, Ilenia Folletti, Kjell Torén, Magnus Ekström, Marco Dell’Omo, Giacomo Muzi, Nicola Murgia
Bronchiectasis: an emerging global epidemic
Sanjay H. Chotirmall, James D. Chalmers
The first case of multiple pulmonary granulomas with amyloid deposition in a dental technician; a rare manifestation as an occupational lung disease
Taizou Hirano, Tadahisa Numakura, Hiroshi Moriyama, Ryoko Saito, Yutaka Shishikura, Jun Shiihara, Hisatoshi Sugiura, Masakazu Ichinose
Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a systematic literature review
Sabrina Carvajalino, Carla Reigada, Miriam J. Johnson, Mendwas Dzingina, Sabrina Bajwah
Pathogenesis, imaging and clinical characteristics of CF and non-CF bronchiectasis
Jürgen Schäfer, Matthias Griese, Ravishankar Chandrasekaran, Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Dominik Hartl
Patient information, education and self-management in bronchiectasis: facilitating improvements to optimise health outcomes
Katy L. M. Hester, Julia Newton, Tim Rapley, Anthony De Soyza
“The missing ingredient”: the patient perspective of health related quality of life in bronchiectasis: a qualitative study
Emily K. Dudgeon, Megan Crichton, James D. Chalmers
Outcomes of lung transplantation in adults with bronchiectasis
Jodie Birch, Syba S. Sunny, Katy L. M. Hester, Gareth Parry, F. Kate Gould, John H. Dark, Stephen C. Clark, Gerard Meachery, James Lordan, Andrew J. Fisher, Paul A. Corris, Anthony De Soyza
Geographic variation in the aetiology, epidemiology and microbiology of bronchiectasis
Ravishankar Chandrasekaran, Micheál Mac Aogáin, James D. Chalmers, Stuart J. Elborn, Sanjay H. Chotirmall
Viruses in bronchiectasis: a pilot study to explore the presence of community acquired respiratory viruses in stable patients and during acute exacerbations
Alicia B. Mitchell, Bassel Mourad, Lachlan Buddle, Matthew J. Peters, Brian G. G. Oliver, Lucy C. Morgan
Profiling non-tuberculous mycobacteria in an Asian setting: characteristics and clinical outcomes of hospitalized patients in Singapore
Albert Y. H. Lim, Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Eric T. K. Fok, Akash Verma, Partha P. De, Soon Keng Goh, Ser Hon Puah, Daryl E. L. Goh, John A. Abisheganaden
NonTuberculous Mycobacteria infection and lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis: a worldwide survey of clinical practice
Adrien Tissot, Matthew F. Thomas, Paul A. Corris, Malcolm Brodlie
The lung microbiome in children with HIV-bronchiectasis: a cross-sectional pilot study
Refiloe Masekela, Solize Vosloo, Stephanus N. Venter, Wilhelm Z. de Beer, Robin J. Green
Six underlying health conditions strongly influence mortality based on pneumonia severity in an ageing population of Japan: a prospective cohort study
Sugihiro Hamaguchi, Motoi Suzuki, Kota Sasaki, Masahiko Abe, Takao Wakabayashi, Eiichiro Sando, Makito Yaegashi, Shimpei Morimoto, Norichika Asoh, Naohisa Hamashige, Masahiro Aoshima, Koya Ariyoshi, Konosuke Morimoto, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Akitsugu Furumoto, Masayuki Ishida, Tomoko Ishifuji, Satoshi Kakiuchi, Shungo Katoh, Emi Kitashoji, Takaharu Shimazaki, Masahiro Takaki, Kiwao Watanabe, Lay-Myint Yoshida, Hiroki Nanba, Naoto Hosokawa, Norihiro Kaneko, Hidenori Katsura, Naoko Katsurada, Kei Nakashima, Yoshihito Otsuka, Daisuke Suzuki, Kenzo Tanaka, Masayuki Chikamori, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Hiroyuki Ito, Kei Matsuki, Yoshiko Tsuchihashi
Effect of altering breathing frequency on maximum voluntary ventilation in healthy adults
Eric V. Neufeld, Brett A. Dolezal, William Speier, Christopher B. Cooper
The level of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein is elevated in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Yinfeng Kong, Zhijun Li, Tingyu Tang, Haiyan Wu, Juan Liu, Liang Gu, Tian Zhao, Qingdong Huang
Stability of gene expression by primary bronchial epithelial cells over increasing passage number
Stephen R. Reeves, Kaitlyn A. Barrow, Maria P. White, Lucille M. Rich, Maryam Naushab, Jason S. Debley
Mixed pneumonic plague and nosocomial MDR-bacterial infection of lung: a rare case report
Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana, Eric Bertherat, Rojo Rajaonarison, Tiana Rakotondramaro, Christophe Rogier, Minoarisoa Rajerison
Effectiveness of a standardized electronic admission order set for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sachin R. Pendharkar, Maria B. Ospina, Danielle A. Southern, Naushad Hirani, Jim Graham, Peter Faris, Mohit Bhutani, Richard Leigh, Christopher H. Mody, Michael K. Stickland
Delayed isolation of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in a Japanese acute care hospital
Sho Nishiguchi, Shusaku Tomiyama, Izumi Kitagawa, Yasuharu Tokuda
Global lung function initiative 2012 reference values for spirometry in Asian Americans
Jingzhou Zhang, Xiao Hu, Xinlun Tian, Kai-Feng Xu
Risk factors for interstitial lung disease: a 9-year Nationwide population-based study
Won-Il Choi, Sonila Dauti, Hyun Jung Kim, Sun Hyo Park, Jae Seok Park, Choong Won Lee
Pulmonary sequestration in adults: a retrospective review of resected and unresected cases
Mohammad Alsumrain, Jay H. Ryu
Physical activity and sedentary time are related to clinically relevant health outcomes among adults with obstructive lung disease
Shilpa Dogra, Joshua Good, Matthew P. Buman, Paul A. Gardiner, Jennifer L. Copeland, Michael K. Stickland
Acute effects of combined exercise and oscillatory positive expiratory pressure therapy on sputum properties and lung diffusing capacity in cystic fibrosis: a randomized, controlled, crossover trial
Thomas Radtke, Lukas Böni, Peter Bohnacker, Marion Maggi-Beba, Peter Fischer, Susi Kriemler, Christian Benden, Holger Dressel
Comparison of peak inspiratory flow rate via the Breezhaler®, Ellipta® and HandiHaler® dry powder inhalers in patients with moderate to very severe COPD: a randomized cross-over trial
Pablo Altman, Luis Wehbe, Juergen Dederichs, Tadhg Guerin, Brian Ament, Miguel Cardenas Moronta, Andrea Valeria Pino, Pankaj Goyal
Activation and polarization of circulating monocytes in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
William D. Cornwell, Victor Kim, Xiaoxuan Fan, Marie Elena Vega, Frederick V. Ramsey, Gerard J. Criner, Thomas J. Rogers
Earlier smoking after waking and the risk of asthma: a cross-sectional study using NHANES data
Arielle S. Selya, Sunita Thapa, Gaurav Mehta
“Velcro-type” crackles predict specific radiologic features of fibrotic interstitial lung disease
Giacomo Sgalla, Simon L. F. Walsh, Nicola Sverzellati, Sophie Fletcher, Stefania Cerri, Borislav Dimitrov, Dragana Nikolic, Anna Barney, Fabrizio Pancaldi, Luca Larcher, Fabrizio Luppi, Mark G. Jones, Donna Davies, Luca Richeldi
Heparin-binding protein in sputum as a marker of pulmonary inflammation, lung function, and bacterial load in children with cystic fibrosis
Gisela Hovold, Victoria Palmcrantz, Fredrik Kahn, Arne Egesten, Lisa I. Påhlman
Obliterative bronchiolitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis: analysis of a single-center case series
Erica Lin, Andrew H. Limper, Teng Moua
Pulmonary arterial hypertension in Latin America: epidemiological data from local studies
Ana Beatriz Valverde, Juliana M. Soares, Karynna P. Viana, Bruna Gomes, Claudia Soares, Rogerio Souza
Evaluation of inhaler technique and achievement and maintenance of mastery of budesonide/formoterol Spiromax® compared with budesonide/formoterol Turbuhaler® in adult patients with asthma: the Easy Low Instruction Over Time (ELIOT) study
David B. Price, Vicky Thomas, P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Nicolas Roche, Federico Lavorini, Priyanka Raju, Daryl Freeman, Carole Nicholls, Iain R. Small, Erika Sims, Guilherme Safioti, Janice Canvin, Henry Chrystyn
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on the outcomes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hong-xia Wu, Xiao-feng Xiong, Min Zhu, Jia Wei, Kai-quan Zhuo, De-yun Cheng
Asthma exacerbations in a subtropical area and the role of respiratory viruses: a cross-sectional study
Lusmaia Damaceno Camargo Costa, Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos, Paul L. P. Brand, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Menira Borges de Lima Dias e Souza, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso, Ítalo de Araújo Castro, Ruth Minamisava, Paulo Sérgio Sucasas da Costa
The prevalence, burden and risk factors associated with bronchial asthma in commonwealth of independent states countries (Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan): results of the CORE study
Damilya Nugmanova, Lyudmila Sokolova, Yuriy Feshchenko, Liudmila Iashyna, Olga Gyrina, Katerina Malynovska, Ilgar Mustafayev, Gulzar Aliyeva, Janina Makarova, Averyan Vasylyev, Luqman Tariq
NOX4 expression and distal arteriolar remodeling correlate with pulmonary hypertension in COPD
Xiaotong Guo, Yuchun Fan, Jieda Cui, Binwei Hao, Li Zhu, Xiao Sun, Jinxi He, Jiali Yang, Jianda Dong, Yanyang Wang, Xiaoming Liu, Juan Chen
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy and pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in a woman with cervical cancer treated with cediranib and durvalumab
Dante A. Suffredini, Jung-Min Lee, Cody J. Peer, Drew Pratt, David E. Kleiner, Jason M. Elinoff, Michael A. Solomon
Do airway inflammation and airway responsiveness markers at the start of apprenticeship predict their evolution during initial training? A longitudinal study among apprentice bakers, pastry makers and hairdressers
Valérie Demange, Denis Zmirou-Navier, Abraham Bohadana, Pascal Wild
Association between six-minute walk test parameters and the health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease
Kazuma Yagi, Takanori Asakura, Ho Namkoong, Shoji Suzuki, Takahiro Asami, Satoshi Okamori, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Yohei Funatsu, Hirofumi Kamata, Tomoyasu Nishimura, Makoto Ishii, Tomoko Betsuyaku, Naoki Hasegawa
Cell distribution and cytokine levels in induced sputum from healthy subjects and patients with asthma after using different nebulizer techniques
Sinem Koc-Günel, Ralf Schubert, Stefan Zielen, Martin Rosewich
Relative lymphocyte count as an indicator of 3-year mortality in elderly people with severe COPD
Domenico Acanfora, Pietro Scicchitano, Mauro Carone, Chiara Acanfora, Giuseppe Piscosquito, Roberto Maestri, Annapaola Zito, Ilaria Dentamaro, Marialaura Longobardi, Gerardo Casucci, Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi, Marco Matteo Ciccone
Comorbidities and COPD severity in a clinic-based cohort
Chantal Raherison, El-Hassane Ouaalaya, Alain Bernady, Julien Casteigt, Cecilia Nocent-Eijnani, Laurent Falque, Frédéric Le Guillou, Laurent Nguyen, Annaig Ozier, Mathieu Molimard
Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of the association between lung function and exercise capacity in healthy Norwegian men
Amir Farkhooy, Johan Bodegård, Jan Erik Erikssen, Christer Janson, Hans Hedenström, Knut Stavem, Andrei Malinovschi
Anti-IL-5 therapy in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma – clinical efficacy and possible criteria for treatment response
Nora Drick, Benjamin Seeliger, Tobias Welte, Jan Fuge, Hendrik Suhling
Early life vitamin D status and asthma and wheeze: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Song-Ying Shen, Wan-Qing Xiao, Jin-Hua Lu, Ming-Yang Yuan, Jian-Rong He, Hui-Min Xia, Xiu Qiu, Kar Keung Cheng, Kin Bong Hubert Lam
Fatal interstitial lung disease associated with Crizotinib pathologically confirmed by percutaneous lung biopsy in a patient with ROS1-rearranged advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a case report
Shibo Wu, Kaitai Liu, Feng Ren, Dawei Zheng, Deng Pan
Agreement in reporting of asthma by parents or offspring – the RHINESSA generation study
Ingrid N. Kuiper, Cecilie Svanes, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Randi J. Bertelsen, Lennart Bråbäck, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Mathias Holm, Christer Janson, Rain Jögi, Andrei Malinovschi, Melanie Matheson, Jesús Martínez Moratalla, Francisco Gómez Real, José Luis Sánchez-Ramos, Vivi Schlünssen, Signe Timm, Ane Johannessen
Characterization, localization and comparison of c-Kit+ lung cells in never smokers and smokers with and without COPD
Alejandra López-Giraldo, Tamara Cruz, Laureano Molins, Ángela Guirao, Adela Saco, Sandra Cuerpo, Josep Ramirez, Álvar Agustí, Rosa Faner
The features of AECOPD with carbon dioxide retention
Xia Wei, Nan Yu, Qi Ding, Jingting Ren, Jiuyun Mi, Lu Bai, Jianying Li, Min Qi, Youmin Guo
Albuminuria in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study in an African patient cohort
Festo K. Shayo, Janet Lutale
Unilateral diaphragm paralysis: a dysfunction restricted not just to one hemidiaphragm
Mayra Caleffi-Pereira, Renata Pletsch-Assunção, Letícia Zumpano Cardenas, Pauliane Vieira Santana, Jeferson George Ferreira, Vinícius Carlos Iamonti, Pedro Caruso, Angelo Fernandez, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, André Luís Pereira Albuquerque
Real-world treatment patterns for patients 80 years and older with early lung cancer: a nationwide claims study
Kyungjong Lee, Hye Ok Kim, Hee Kyoung Choi, Gi Hyeon Seo
Lymphatic vessel density as a prognostic indicator in Asian NSCLC patients: a meta-analysis
Shuanglan Xu, Jiao Yang, Shuangyan Xu, Yun Zhu, Chunfang Zhang, Liqiong Liu, Hao Liu, Yunlong Dong, Zhaowei Teng, Xiqian Xing
Altered deposition of inhaled nanoparticles in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Jonas K F Jakobsson, H Laura Aaltonen, Hanna Nicklasson, Anders Gudmundsson, Jenny Rissler, Per Wollmer, Jakob Löndahl
Inhibition of Shp2 ameliorates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats
Yusheng Cheng, Min Yu, Jian Xu, Mengyu He, Hong Wang, Hui Kong, Weiping Xie
Intratracheal administration of adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells alleviates chronic asthma in a mouse model
Ranran Dai, Youchao Yu, Guofeng Yan, Xiaoxia Hou, Yingmeng Ni, Guochao Shi
EGFR mutation status in Tunisian non-small-cell lung cancer patients evaluated by mutation-specific immunohistochemistry
Zohra Mraihi, Jihen Ben Amar, Hend Bouacha, Soumaya Rammeh, Lamia Hila
Outcomes of community-based and home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for pneumoconiosis patients: a retrospective study
Eric W. Tsang, Henry Kwok, Aidan K. Y. Chan, Kah Lin Choo, Kin Sang Chan, Kam Shing Lau, Chetwyn C. H. Chan
Survival after repeated surgery for lung cancer with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective study
Seijiro Sato, Yuki Shimizu, Tatsuya Goto, Akihiko Kitahara, Terumoto Koike, Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Takehiro Watanabe, Masanori Tsuchida
Incidence and prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors of the lung: analysis of a US commercial insurance claims database
Michael S. Broder, Beilei Cai, Eunice Chang, Maureen P. Neary
Diagnostic value of cardiopulmonary ultrasound in elderly patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Daozheng Huang, Huan Ma, Zhiyuan Xiao, Michael Blaivas, Ying Chen, Jianyi Wen, Weixin Guo, Jun Liang, Xiaolong Liao, Zhonghua Wang, Hanbiao Li, Jie Li, Yangong Chao, Xiao ting Wang, Yan Wu, Tiehe Qin, Ke Su, Shouhong Wang, Ning Tan
Radial probe endobronchial ultrasound using a guide sheath for peripheral lung lesions in beginners
Jung Seop Eom, Jeong Ha Mok, Insu Kim, Min Ki Lee, Geewon Lee, Hyemi Park, Ji Won Lee, Yeon Joo Jeong, Won-Young Kim, Eun Jung Jo, Mi Hyun Kim, Kwangha Lee, Ki Uk Kim, Hye-Kyung Park
Effectiveness of clarithromycin in patients with yellow nail syndrome
Sachi Matsubayashi, Manabu Suzuki, Tomoyuki Suzuki, Ayako Shiozawa, Konomi Kobayashi, Satoru Ishii, Motoyasu Iikura, Shinyu Izumi, Koichiro Kudo, Haruhito Sugiyama
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty – efficient therapy of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in the patient with advanced sarcoidosis – a case report
Andrzej Labyk, Dominik Wretowski, Sabina Zybińska-Oksiutowicz, Aleksandra Furdyna, Katarzyna Ciesielska, Dorota Piotrowska-Kownacka, Olga Dzikowska –Diduch, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Andrzej Biederman, Piotr Pruszczyk, Marek Roik
The all age asthma cohort (ALLIANCE) - from early beginnings to chronic disease: a longitudinal cohort study
Oliver Fuchs, Thomas Bahmer, Markus Weckmann, Anna-Maria Dittrich, Bianca Schaub, Barbara Rösler, Christine Happle, Folke Brinkmann, Isabell Ricklefs, Inke R. König, Henrik Watz, Klaus F. Rabe, Matthias V. Kopp, Gesine Hansen, Erika von Mutius
Impact of multidrug-resistant bacteria on outcome in patients with prolonged weaning
Johannes Bickenbach, Daniel Schöneis, Gernot Marx, Nikolaus Marx, Sebastian Lemmen, Michael Dreher
Pulmonary nocardiosis mimicking small cell lung cancer in ectopic ACTH syndrome associated with transformation of olfactory neuroblastoma: a case report
Keigo Kobayashi, Takanori Asakura, Makoto Ishii, Soichiro Ueda, Hidehiro Irie, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Kohei Saitoh, Isao Kurihara, Hiroshi Itoh, Tomoko Betsuyaku
The influence of anemia on one-year exacerbation rate of patients with COPD-PH
Wei Xiong, Mei Xu, Bigyan Pudasaini, Xuejun Guo, Jinming Liu
Fractal analysis of low attenuation clusters on computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Naoya Tanabe, Shigeo Muro, Susumu Sato, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Atsuyasu Sato, Toyohiro Hirai
Latent class analysis to define radiological subgroups in pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease
Steven A. Cowman, Joseph Jacob, Sayed Obaidee, R. Andres Floto, Robert Wilson, Charles S. Haworth, Michael R. Loebinger
Clinical updates of approaches for biopsy of pulmonary lesions based on systematic review
Chuan-Jiang Deng, Fu-Qiang Dai, Kai Qian, Qun-You Tan, Ru-Wen Wang, Bo Deng, Jing-Hai Zhou
Mobile health applications in self-management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of their efficacy
Fen Yang, Yuncui Wang, Chongming Yang, Hui Hu, Zhenfang Xiong
Regional heterogeneity in response of airway epithelial cells to cigarette smoke
Hario Baskoro, Tadashi Sato, Keiko Karasutani, Yohei Suzuki, Aki Mitsui, Naoko Arano, Fariz Nurwidya, Motoyasu Kato, Fumiyuki Takahashi, Yuzo Kodama, Kuniaki Seyama, Kazuhisa Takahashi
The long-term rate of change in lung function in urban professional firefighters: a systematic review
Flynn Slattery, Kylie Johnston, Catherine Paquet, Hunter Bennett, Alan Crockett
Acute effects of ambient air pollution on outpatient children with respiratory diseases in Shijiazhuang, China
Jie Song, Mengxue Lu, Liheng Zheng, Yue Liu, Pengwei Xu, Yuchun Li, Dongqun Xu, Weidong Wu
Solid part size is an important predictor of nodal metastasis in lung cancer with a subsolid tumor
Jun Yeun Cho, Cho Sun Leem, Youlim Kim, Eun Sun Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Yeon Joo Lee, Jong Sun Park, Young-Jae Cho, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Ho Il Yoon
Change in the prevalence asthma, rhinitis and respiratory symptom over a 20 year period: associations to year of birth, life style and sleep related symptoms
Christer Janson, Ane Johannessen, Karl Franklin, Cecilie Svanes, Linus Schiöler, Andrei Malinovschi, Thorarinn Gislason, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Vivi Schlünssen, Rain Jõgi, Deborah Jarvis, Eva Lindberg
Evaluation of continuous constant current and continuous pulsed current in sweat induction for cystic fibrosis diagnosis
Carla Cristina Souza Gomez, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Maria Fátima Servidoni, Antônio Fernando Ribeiro, Maria Ângela Gonçalves Oliveira Ribeiro, Veruska Acioli Lopes Gama, Eduardo Tavares Costa, José Dirceu Ribeiro, Francisco Ubaldo Vieira Junior
Lower mortality after early supervised pulmonary rehabilitation following COPD-exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Camilla Koch Ryrsø, Nina Skavlan Godtfredsen, Linette Marie Kofod, Marie Lavesen, Line Mogensen, Randi Tobberup, Ingeborg Farver-Vestergaard, Henriette Edemann Callesen, Britta Tendal, Peter Lange, Ulrik Winning Iepsen
Bronchial thermoplasty reduces gas trapping in severe asthma
David Langton, Alvin Ing, Kim Bennetts, Wei Wang, Claude Farah, Matthew Peters, Virginia Plummer, Francis Thien
Efficacy of regional arterial embolization before pleuropulmonary resection in 32 patients with tuberculosis-destroyed lung
Gang Chen, Fang-Ming Zhong, Xu-Dong Xu, Guo-Can Yu, Peng-Fei Zhu
Oxygen versus air-driven nebulisers for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomised controlled trial
George Bardsley, Janine Pilcher, Steven McKinstry, Philippa Shirtcliffe, James Berry, James Fingleton, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley
Genome-wide association study identifies loci and candidate genes for non-idiopathic pulmonary hypertension in Eastern Chinese Han population
Caiyong Yin, Kai Li, Yanfang Yu, Huijie Huang, Youjia Yu, Zhongqun Wang, Jinchuan Yan, Yan Pu, Zheng Li, Ding Li, Peng Chen, Feng Chen
The effect of body position on pulmonary function: a systematic review
Shikma Katz, Nissim Arish, Ariel Rokach, Yacov Zaltzman, Esther-Lee Marcus
Pleural infection: a retrospective study of clinical outcome and the correlation to known etiology, co-morbidity and treatment factors
Christian Niels Meyer, Karin Armbruster, Michael Kemp, Trine Rolighed Thomsen, Ram Benny Dessau, Christian N Meyer, Thomas Ringbæk, Karin Armbruster, Torben Evald, Asbjørn Høegholm, Alan Victor, Lars C Laursen, Thyge L Nielsen, Mogens Kappel, Henriette Enevoldsen, Erik Munch, Signe Rosenlund, Jannie Broberg, Alice Friis-Møller, Michael Kemp, Ram B C Dessau, Michael Pedersen, Britta Bruun, Trine R Thomsen, Per H Nielsen
A modified risk score in one-year survival rate assessment of group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension
Wei Xiong, Yunfeng Zhao, Mei Xu, Bigyan Pudasaini, Xuejun Guo, Jinming Liu
Successful lung transplantation in an HIV seropositive patient with desquamative interstitial pneumonia: a case report
Shaun Ong, Robert D Levy, John Yee, Nilu Partovi, Andrew Churg, Philippe Roméo, Jean Chalaoui, Roland Nador, Alissa Wright, Hélène Manganas, Christopher J Ryerson
Adherence to inhaled therapy and its impact on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Magdalena Humenberger, Andreas Horner, Anna Labek, Bernhard Kaiser, Rupert Frechinger, Constanze Brock, Petra Lichtenberger, Bernd Lamprecht
Interleukin-3 plays a vital role in hyperoxic acute lung injury in mice via mediating inflammation
Zhijian Huang, Wei Zhang, Jian Yang, Feiyu Sun, Hongwei Zhou
Correction to: The all age asthma cohort (ALLIANCE) - from early beginnings to chronic disease: a longitudinal cohort study
Oliver Fuchs, Thomas Bahmer, Markus Weckmann, Anna-Maria Dittrich, Bianca Schaub, Barbara Rösler, Christine Happle, Folke Brinkmann, Isabell Ricklefs, Inke R. König, Henrik Watz, Klaus F. Rabe, Matthias V. Kopp, Gesine Hansen, Erika von Mutius
Self-reported walking and associated factors in the Spanish population with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pedro Barbolla Benito, Germán Peces-Barba Romero
Circulating serotonin levels in COPD patients: a pilot study
Pietro Pirina, Elisabetta Zinellu, Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Alessandro G. Fois, Viviana Marras, Salvatore Sotgia, Ciriaco Carru, Angelo Zinellu
Epidemiology of pulmonary disease due to nontuberculous mycobacteria in Southern China, 2013–2016
Yaoju Tan, Biyi Su, Wei Shu, Xingshan Cai, Shaojia Kuang, Haobin Kuang, Jianxiong Liu, Yu Pang
Paraneoplastic syndrome as the presentation of limited stage small cell carcinoma
Kia Nikoomanesh, Julian Choi, Sarkis Arabian
Microscopic polyangiitis secondary to Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with bronchiectasis: a case report
C. Addy, G. Doran, A. L. Jones, G. Wright, S. Caskey, D. G. Downey
Erlotinib versus gefitinib for brain metastases in Asian patients with exon 19 EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma: a retrospective, multicenter study
Ye Jiang, Jing Zhang, Juanjuan Huang, Bo Xu, Ning Li, Lei Cao, Mingdong Zhao
Marked deterioration in the quality of life of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis during the last two years of life
K. Rajala, J. T. Lehto, E. Sutinen, H. Kautiainen, M. Myllärniemi, T. Saarto
Screening obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome in hypertensive patients: a comparative study of the efficiency of the Epworth sleepiness scale
Florent Seguro, Vincent Bard, Kamila Sedkaoui, Maya Riche, Alain Didier, Béatrice Bouhanick
Initiation of LPS-induced pulmonary dysfunction and its recovery occur independent of T cells
Eva Verjans, Stephanie Kanzler, Kim Ohl, Annette D. Rieg, Nadine Ruske, Angela Schippers, Norbert Wagner, Klaus Tenbrock, Stefan Uhlig, Christian Martin
Diaphragmatic parameters by ultrasonography for predicting weaning outcomes
Pongdhep Theerawit, Dararat Eksombatchai, Yuda Sutherasan, Thitiporn Suwatanapongched, Charn Kiatboonsri, Sumalee Kiatboonsri
The usefulness of pleural fluid presepsin, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin in distinguishing different causes of pleural effusions
Naoki Watanabe, Tomoya Ishii, Nobuyuki Kita, Nobuhiro Kanaji, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Nobuki Nanki, Yutaka Ueda, Yasunori Tojo, Norimitsu Kadowaki, Shuji Bandoh
Pirfenidone improves survival in IPF: results from a real-life study
George A. Margaritopoulos, Athina Trachalaki, Athol U. Wells, Eirini Vasarmidi, Eleni Bibaki, George Papastratigakis, Stathis Detorakis, Nikos Tzanakis, Katerina M. Antoniou
Role of TLR4-p38 MAPK-Hsp27 signal pathway in LPS-induced pulmonary epithelial hyperpermeability
Weiju Wang, Jie Weng, Lei Yu, Qiaobing Huang, Yong Jiang, Xiaohua Guo
Role of medical Thoracoscopy in the Management of Multiloculated Empyema
Kamran Khan Sumalani, Nadeem Ahmed Rizvi, Asif Asghar
2′-5′-Oligoadenylate synthetase 1 polymorphisms are associated with tuberculosis: a case-control study
Shouquan Wu, Yu Wang, Guo Chen, Miaomiao Zhang, Minggui Wang, Jian-Qing He
A rare case report of polyangiitis overlap syndrome: granulomatosis with polyangiitis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Michele V. Quan, Stephen K. Frankel, Mehrnaz Maleki-Fischbach, Laren D. Tan
Metallic small y stent placement at primary right carina for bronchial disease
Yonghua Bi, Jindong Li, Zepeng Yu, Jianzhuang Ren, Gang Wu, Xinwei Han
Degree of control of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain: SINCON study
Adolfo Baloira, José Miguel Rodriguez Gonzalez-Moro, Estefanía Sanjuán, Juan Antonio Trigueros, Ricard Casamor
Epidemiology of asthma and associated factors in an urban Pakistani population: adult asthma study-Karachi
Shama Razzaq, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Unaib Rabbani, Muhammad Irfan, Shahla Naeem, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Zafar Fatmi, Peter Burney
Recurrence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis after adjunctive surgery for aspergilloma: a case report with long-term follow-up
Kohei Horiuchi, Takanori Asakura, Naoki Hasegawa, Fumitake Saito
Predictors of positive airway pressure therapy termination in the first year: analysis of big data from a German homecare provider
Holger Woehrle, Michael Arzt, Andrea Graml, Ingo Fietze, Peter Young, Helmut Teschler, Joachim H. Ficker
Lung hyperinflation and functional exercise capacity in patients with COPD – a three-year longitudinal study
Linn T. Aalstad, Jon A. Hardie, Birgitte Espehaug, Einar Thorsen, Per S. Bakke, Tomas M. L. Eagan, Bente Frisk
Elevated Hsp90-beta contributes to differential diagnosis of pleural effusion caused by lung cancer and correlates with malignant biological behavior of lung cancer
Rong Biaoxue, Li Min, Fu Tian, Gao Wenlong, Liu Hua
WISP1 mediates lung injury following hepatic ischemia reperfusion dependent on TLR4 in mice
Yao Tong, Zhuang Yu, Renlingzi Zhang, Xibing Ding, Zhixia Chen, Quan Li
National survey: current prevalence and characteristics of home mechanical ventilation in Hungary
Luca Valko, Szabolcs Baglyas, Janos Gal, Andras Lorx
Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children with acute bronchiolitis
Carlotta Biagi, Luca Pierantoni, Michelangelo Baldazzi, Laura Greco, Ada Dormi, Arianna Dondi, Giacomo Faldella, Marcello Lanari
Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the utility of suction and inner-stylet of EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy
Xiaoxiao Lin, Min Ye, Yuping Li, Jing Ren, Qiyan Lou, Yangyang Li, Xiaohui Jin, Ko-Pen Wang, Chengshui Chen
Pulmonary carcinosarcoma showing an obvious response to pazopanib: a case report
Azusa Tanimoto, Shinji Takeuchi, Hiroshi Kotani, Kaname Yamashita, Tadaaki Yamada, Koushiro Ohtsubo, Hiromichi Ebi, Hiroko Ikeda, Seiji Yano
Automated computed tomographic scoring of lung disease in adults with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Trieu-Nghi Hoang-Thi, Marie-Pierre Revel, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Laurence Bassinet, Isabelle Honoré, Thong Hua-Huy, Charlotte Martin, Bernard Maitre, Guillaume Chassagnon
Guideline adherence in hospital recruited and population based COPD patients
Bahareh Jouleh, Marta Erdal, Tomas Mikal Eagan, Per Bakke, Amund Gulsvik, Rune Nielsen
Clinical expression of cystic fibrosis in a large cohort of Italian siblings
Vito Terlizzi, Marco Lucarelli, Donatello Salvatore, Adriano Angioni, Arianna Bisogno, Cesare Braggion, Roberto Buzzetti, Vincenzo Carnovale, Rosaria Casciaro, Giuseppe Castaldo, Natalia Cirilli, Mirella Collura, Carla Colombo, Antonella Miriam Di Lullo, Ausilia Elce, Vincenzina Lucidi, Elisa Madarena, Rita Padoan, Serena Quattrucci, Valeria Raia, Manuela Seia, Lisa Termini, Federica Zarrilli
Endothelial cells from pulmonary endarterectomy specimens possess a high angiogenic potential and express high levels of hepatocyte growth factor
Akira Naito, Seiichiro Sakao, Irene M. Lang, Norbert F. Voelkel, Takayuki Jujo, Keiichi Ishida, Toshihiko Sugiura, Goro Matsumiya, Ichiro Yoshino, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Koichiro Tatsumi