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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Issue 1/2024

Content (230 Articles)

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Analyzing lung cancer risks in patients with impaired pulmonary function through characterization of gut microbiome and metabolites

Jiahui Luan, Fuxin Zhang, Lijun Suo, Wei Zhang, Yige Li, Xiaofeng Yu, Bo Liu, Hongyun Cao

Open Access Pseudomonas Research

Restoring the epigenetic landscape of lung microbiome: potential therapeutic approach for chronic respiratory diseases

Azadeh KavianFar, Hamidreza Taherkhani, Ali Ahmadi, Mahdieh Salimi, Hossein Lanjanian, Ali Masoudi-Nejad

Impact of comorbidities in COPD clinical control criteria. The CLAVE study

Pere Almagro, Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Arturo Huerta, Diego González-Segura, Borja G. Cosío

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

Understanding the effects of Haemophilus influenzae colonization on bronchiectasis: a retrospective cohort study

Seo-Hee Yang, Myung Jin Song, Yeon Wook Kim, Byoung Soo Kwon, Sung Yoon Lim, Yeon-Joo Lee, Jong Sun Park, Young-Jae Cho, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Hyung-Jun Kim

Open Access Pulmonary Edema Research

Vitamin D3 improved hypoxia-induced lung injury by inhibiting the complement and coagulation cascade and autophagy pathway

Chongyang Dai, Xue Lin, Yinglian Qi, Yaxuan Wang, Zhongkui Lv, Fubang Zhao, Zhangchang Deng, Xiaokai Feng, Tongzuo Zhang, Xiaoyan Pu

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

The impact of respiratory reactance in oscillometry on survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Tatsuru Ishikawa, Hirotaka Nishikiori, Yuki Mori, Keiko Fujino, Atsushi Saito, Mamoru Takahashi, Koji Kuronuma, Shiro Hinotsu, Hirofumi Chiba

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Computed tomography-based radiomics improves non-invasive diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in non-HIV patients: a retrospective study

Hang Yu, Zhen Yang, Yuanhui Wei, Wenjia Shi, Minghui Zhu, Lu Liu, Miaoyu Wang, Yueming Wang, Qiang Zhu, Zhixin Liang, Wei Zhao, Liang-an Chen

Open Access SCLC Research

Development and validation of prognostic models for small cell lung cancer patients with liver metastasis: a SEER population-based study

Qiaofeng Li, Yandong Zhao, Zheng Xu, Yongqing Ma, Chengyu Wu, Huayue Shi

Open Access Research

Olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem cells alleviate pulmonary fibrosis via the immunomodulation and reduction of inflammation

Ran Duan, Chun-Gu Hong, Xin Wang, Ming Lu, Hui Xie, Zheng-Zhao Liu

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Genetic association analysis of dietary intake and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

Chenwei Zhang, Yujia Xi, Yukai Zhang, Peiyun He, Xuesen Su, Fangfang Fan, Min Wu, Xiaomei Kong, Yiwei Shi

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

ILD-GAP combined with the monocyte ratio could be a better prognostic prediction model than ILD-GAP in patients with interstitial lung diseases

Momo Hirata, Yu Hara, Hiroaki Fujii, Kota Murohashi, Yusuke Saigusa, Shiqi Zhao, Miyu Kobayashi, Ryo Nagasawa, Yoichi Tagami, Ami Izawa, Yukiko Otsu, Keisuke Watanabe, Nobuyuki Horita, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Takeshi Kaneko

Impact of prone position on dead-space fraction in COVID-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Guillaume Théry, Astrée Scemama, Elvire Roblin, Morgan Caplan, Bruno Mourvillier, Antoine Goury

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Association of phase angle with sarcopenia and muscle function in patients with COPD: a case-control study

Neda Valisoltani, Hamed Mohammadi, Rasoul Aliannejad, Fatemeh Naeini, Asma Rajabi Harsini, Erfan Sadeghi, Pouya Mirzaee, Hossein Imani

Open Access ECMO Research

Potential for recovery after extremely prolonged VV-ECMO support in well-selected severe COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study

Jean-Marc de Walque, Christophe de Terwangne, Raphaël Jungers, Sophie Pierard, Christophe Beauloye, Fatima Laarbaui, Melanie Dechamps, Luc Marie Jacquet

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

The clinical characteristics of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patients with positive serum tumor markers: a retrospective study

Xiaoyue Wang, Juan Wang, Siqi He, Jing Li, Xiaoting Chen, Tianyuan Ma, Lu Liu, Lei Zhang, Xiaoning Bu

Open Access Dyspnea Research

Asymmetrical high-flow nasal cannula performs similarly to standard interface in patients with acute hypoxemic post-extubation respiratory failure: a pilot study

Annalisa Boscolo, Tommaso Pettenuzzo, Francesco Zarantonello, Nicolò Sella, Elisa Pistollato, Alessandro De Cassai, Sabrina Congedi, Irene Paiusco, Giacomo Bertoldo, Silvia Crociani, Francesca Toma, Giulia Mormando, Giulia Lorenzoni, Dario Gregori, Paolo Navalesi

Open Access Research

Small airways morphological alterations associated with functional impairment in lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Lígia Pelosi Mendonça, Natalia de Souza Xavier Costa, Ellen Caroline Toledo do Nascimento, Martina Rodrigues de Oliveira, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, Bruno Guedes Baldi, Marisa Dolhnikoff

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Four different models for simulation-based training of bronchoscopic procedures

Sissel Højsted Kronborg, Dan Stieper Karbing, Arman Arshad, Anna Charlotte Lundgaard

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Predicting mortality risk in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: an early model utilizing clinical symptoms

Cong Nguyen Hai, Thanh Bui Duc, The Nguyen Minh, Lich Ngo Quang, Son Luong Cao Tung, Loi Trinh Duc, Sy Duong-Quy

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Long-term trends of lung cancer incidence and survival in southeastern China, 2011–2020: a population-based study

Yan Zhou, Zhisheng Xiang, Weikai Lin, Jinghui Lin, Yeying Wen, Linrong Wu, Jingyu Ma, Chuanben Chen

Open Access Research

Clinical characteristics and mortality predictors among very old patients with pulmonary thromboembolism: a multicenter study report

Xia Zhou, Yuanhua Yang, Zhenguo Zhai, Dingyi Wang, Jieping Lei, Xiaomao Xu, Yingqun Ji, Qun Yi, Hong Chen, Xiaoyun Hu, Zhihong Liu, Yimin Mao, Jie Zhang, Juhong Shi, Zhu Zhang, Sinan Wu, Qian Gao, Xincao Tao, Wanmu Xie, Jun Wan, Yunxia Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Kaiyuan Zhen, Zhonghe Zhang, Baomin Fang, Chen Wang, Jifeng Li, He Yang, Lan Wang, Haixia Zhou, Maoyun Wang, Xiaohui Wang, Qin Luo, Junping Fan, Jun An, Mian Zeng, Xia Li, Ling Zhu, Yi Liu, Kejing Ying, Guofeng Ma, Chao Yan, Lixia Dong, Wei Zhou, Chong Bai, Wei Zhang, Liangxing Wang, Yupeng Xie, Xiaoying Huang, Chen Qiu, Yazhen Li, Yingyun Fu, Shengguo Liu, Shengqing Li, Jian Zhang, Xinpeng Han, Qixia Xu, Xiaoqing Li, Yingying Pang, Beilei Gong, Ping Huang, Yanwei Chen, Jiming Chen, Guochao Shi, Yongjie Ding, Zhaozhong Cheng, Li Tong, Zhuang Ma, Lei Liu, Luning Jiang, Zhijun Liang, Chaosheng Deng, Minxia Yang, Dawen Wu, Shudong Zhang, Lijun Kang, Fangfei Yu, Xuewei Chen, Dan Han, Shasha Shen, Guohua Sun, Yutao Hou, Baoliang Liu, Xiaohong Fan, Ping Zhang, Ruhong Xu, Zaiyi Wang, Cunzi Yan, Chunxiao Yu, Zhenfang Lu, Jing Hua, Zhenyang Xu, Hongxia Zhang, Jinxiang Wang, Xiaohong Yang, Ying Chen, Yongjun Tang, Wei Yang, Nuofu Zhang, Linli Duan, Simin Qing, Chunli Liu, Lian Jiang, Hongda Zhao, Chengying Liu, Yadong Yuan, Xiaowei Gong, Xinhong Zhang, Chunyang Zhang, Shuyue Xia, Hui Jia, Yunxia Liu, Dongmei Zhang, Yuntian Ma, Lu Guo, Jing Zhang, Lina Han, Xiaomin Bai, Guoru Yang, Guohua Yu, Ruian Yang, Jingyuan Fan, Aizhen Zhang, Rui Jiang, Xueshuang Li, Yuzhi Wu, Jun Han, Jingping Yang, Xiyuan Xu, Baoying Bu, Chaobo Cui, Ning Wang, Yonghai Zhang, Jie Duo, Yajun Tuo, Yipeng Ding, Heping Xu, Dingwei Sun, Xiangyan Zhang, Weijia Liu, Hongyang Wang, Yuan Wang, Aishuang Fu, Songping Huang, Qinghua Xu, Wenshu Chai, Jing Li, Yanping Ye, Wei Hu, Jin Chen, Bo Liu, Lijun Suo, Changcheng Guo, Ping Wang, Jinming Liu, Qinhua Zhao, Le Kang, Jianying Xu, Lifen Zhao, Mengyu Cheng, Wei Duan, Qi Wu, Li Li, Xiuqing He, Yueyue Li, Gang Chen, Yunxia Zhao, Zixiao Liu, Guoguang Xia, Tianshui Li, Nan Chen, Xiaoyang Liu, Tao Bian, Yan Wu, Huiqin Yang, Xiaoli Tang, Yiwen Zhang, Faguang Jin, Yanli Chen, Yanyan Li, Miaochan Lao, Liang Dong, Guangfa Zhu, Wenmei Zhang, Liangan Chen, Zhixin Liang, Liping Cui, Cenfeng Xia, Jin Zhang, Peng Zhang, Lianxiang Guo, Sha Niu, Sichong Yu, Guangjie Liu, Xinmao Wang, Yanhua Lv, Zhenyu Liang, Shaoxi Cai, Shuang Yang, Xinyi Zhang, Jiulong Kuang, Yanyan Ding, Yongxiang Zhang, Xuejun Guo, Yanmin Wang, Jialie Wang, Ruimin Hu, Lin Ma, Yuan Gao, Rui Zheng, Zhihong Shi, Hong Li, Yingqi Zhang, Guanli Su, Zhiqiang Qin, Guirong Chen, Xisheng Chen, Zhiwei Niu, Jinjun Jiang, Shujing Chen, Tiantuo Zhang, Hongtao Li, Jiaxin Zhu, Yuqi Zhou, Yinlou Yang, Jiangtao Cheng, Jie Sun, Yanwen Jiang, Jianhua Liu, Yujun Wang, Ju Yin, Lanqin Chen, Min Yang, Ping Jiang, Hongbo Liu, Guohua Zhen, Kan Zhang, Yixin Wan, Hongyan Tao

Open Access Air Embolism Research

Changes in lung mechanics and ventilation-perfusion match: comparison of pulmonary air- and thromboembolism in rats

József Tolnai, Bence Ballók, Roberta Südy, Álmos Schranc, Gabriella Varga, Barna Babik, Gergely H. Fodor, Ferenc Peták

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Early bone loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a cross-sectional study

Yixian Qiao, Junwei Guo, Jinmei Luo, Rong Huang, Xiaona Wang, Linfan Su, Weibo Xia, Yi Xiao

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Comorbidity increases the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis: a nested case-control study using multi-source big data

Bao-Yu Wang, Ke Song, Hai-Tao Wang, Shan-Shan Wang, Wen-Jing Wang, Zhen-Wei Li, Wan-Yu Du, Fu-Zhong Xue, Lin Zhao, Wu-Chun Cao

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Study Protocol

Impact of the implementation of a telemedicine program on patients diagnosed with asthma

Héctor Cabrerizo-Carreño, Mariana Muñoz-Esquerre, Salud Santos Pérez, Ana Maria Romero-Ortiz, Núria Fabrellas, Eva Maria Guix-Comellas

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Clinical characteristics and outcomes among critically ill patients with cancer and COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure

Ying-Ting Liao, Hsiao-Chin Shen, Jhong-Ru Huang, Chuan-Yen Sun, Hung-Jui Ko, Chih-Jung Chang, Yuh-Min Chen, Jia-Yih Feng, Wei-Chih Chen, Kuang-Yao Yang

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

Circulating acetylcholine serves as a potential biomarker role in pulmonary hypertension

Yicheng Yang, Jing Xu, Songren Shu, Peizhi Wang, Yanru Liang, Bingyang Liu, Beilan Yang, Hanwen Zhang, Qing Zhao, Zhihui Zhao, Qin Luo, Zhihong Liu, Qixian Zeng, Changming Xiong

Open Access Chlamydophila Pneumoniae Research

Longitudinal analysis of quality of life in primary lung cancer patients with chlamydia pneumoniae infection: a time-to-deterioration model

Zishan Chen, Jinman Zhuang, Maolin Liu, Xinying Xu, Yuhang Liu, Shuyan Yang, Jinbao Xie, Nanlong Lin, Fancai Lai, Fei He

Open Access Type 2 Diabetes Research

Lung molecular and histological changes in type 2 diabetic rats and its improvement by high-intensity interval training

Mohammad Amin Rajizadeh, Kayvan Khoramipour, Siyavash Joukar, Fatemeh Darvishzadeh-Mahani, Maryam Iranpour, Mohammad Abbas Bejeshk, Maryam Doustaki Zaboli

Open Access Pneumonectomy Research

Value of preoperative evaluation of FEV1 in patients with destroyed lung undergoing pneumonectomy - a 20-year real-world study

Wenbo Li, Jing Zhao, Changfan Gong, Ran Zhou, Dongjie Yan, Hongyun Ruan, Fangchao Liu

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Study Protocol

Can an educational intervention in the context of inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation improve asthma self-management at work? A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Julia Salandi, Markus C. Hayden, Katherina Heinrichs, Matthias Limbach, Konrad Schultz, Gabriele Schwarzl, Wolfgang Neumeister, Adrian Loerbroks

Open Access ECMO Research

Outcomes of ECMO support with polypropylene membrane during pandemic times: a retrospective cohort study

Natalia Valenzuela-Faccini, Claudia Poveda-Henao, Catalina Flórez-Navas, Michel Pérez-Garzón, Natalia Boada-Becerra, Mario Mercado-Diaz, Patricia Salcedo, Henry Robayo-Amortegui

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Genomic features of lung cancer patients in Indonesia’s national cancer center

Arif Riswahyudi Hanafi, Muhammad Alfin Hanif, Mariska T.G. Pangaribuan, Wily Pandu Ariawan, Noorwati Sutandyo, Sri Agustini Kurniawati, Lyana Setiawan, Dian Cahyanti, Farilaila Rayhani, Priscillia Imelda

Open Access Methotrexate Research

High-intensity intermittent training ameliorates methotrexate-induced acute lung injury

Mohammad Amin Rajizadeh, Mahdiyeh Haj Hosseini, Mina Bahrami, Faegheh Bahri, Fahimeh Rostamabadi, Fatemeh Bagheri, Kayvan Khoramipour, Hamid Najafipour, Mohammad-Abbas Bejeshk

Open Access NSCLC Research

Effects of IFN-γ on the immunological microenvironment and TAM polarity in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer and its mechanisms

Weijie Zhao, Huipeng Wang, Xiangwu Zhang, Li Zhang, Wei Pu, Yuhui Ma, Wanling Chen

Open Access ECMO Research

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in patients with tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of 43 cases

Raja Idris, Ann-Sophie Zielbauer, Julia Koepsell, Jan Kloka, Nils Wetzstein

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

Clinical outcomes of long-term inhaled combination therapies in patients with bronchiectasis and airflow obstruction

Hyo Jin Lee, Jung-Kyu Lee, Tae Yeon Park, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hyun Woo Lee

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

The association between adipokines and pulmonary diseases: a mendelian randomization study

Dongcai Wu, Ziyuan Wang, Keju Wang, Yuhan Wang, Tan Wang

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Tuberculosis in Sudan: systematic review and meta analysis

M M Badawi, M A SalahEldin, A B Idris, E B Idris, S G Mohamed

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Tumor-derived KLK8 predicts inferior survival and promotes an immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment in lung squamous cell carcinoma

He Tian, Ran Wei, Chu Xiao, Tao Fan, Yun Che, Tiejun Liu, Bo Zheng, Chunxiang Li, Jie He

Open Access Community-Acquired Pneumonia Research

Risk factors and predicting nomogram for the clinical deterioration of non-severe community-acquired pneumonia

Cheng-bin Xu, Shan-shan Su, Jia Yu, Xiong Lei, Peng-cheng Lin, Qing Wu, Ying Zhou, Yu-ping Li

Open Access Hypothyroidism Research

The association of lymphocyte with hypothyroidism in obstructive sleep apnea

Xiaoyan Fang, Le Wang, Chong Xu, Tuai Xue, Mingchu Zhang, Lingling Liu, Jie Cao, Jing Zhang

Open Access Research

Analysis of the correlation between serum Klotho and FeNO: a cross-sectional study from NHANES (2007–2012)

Haiyan Mao, Zhenye Xie, Shanshan Huang, Xingkai Shen, Shaofeng Jin, Tong Lin, Zhouxin Yang

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Variations in respiratory and functional symptoms at four months after hospitalisation due to COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Monika Fagevik Olsén, Louise Lannefors, Ewa-Lena Johansson, Hanna C. Persson

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Diagnoses and prescription patterns among users of medications for obstructive airway diseases in Finland

Pekka Juntunen, Petri Salmela, Johanna Pakkasela, Jussi Karjalainen, Lauri Lehtimäki

Open Access Research

Perceptions of barriers to and facilitators of exercise rehabilitation in adults with lung transplantation: a qualitative study in China

Hui Yang, Saisai Liu, Jingru Chen, Yaxin Qiao, Chengcheng Wang, Wenping Zhang, Li Wei, Ruiyun Chen

Open Access Computed Tomography Case Report

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor directly invading the right first rib treated with oral steroids: a case report

Ryo Watanabe, Satoshi Ano, Norihiro Kikuchi, Michiko Saegusa, Rie Shigemasa, Yuzuru Kondo, Nobuyuki Hizawa

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Performance of oxygenation indices and risk scores to predict invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality in COVID-19

Alirio R. Bastidas-Goyes, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, Maria F. Aguilar, Angélica V. Mora, Hermencia C. Aponte, Jesus M. Villamizar, Susana Galeano, Paola Mejia, Maria Muñoz, Sara Paredes, Doris Pumarejo, Maria Del Mar Barragan

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Isolated respiratory tract microorganisms and clinical characteristics in asthma exacerbation of obese patients: a multicenter study

Sojung Park, Yong Il Hwang, Sei Won Lee, Hyo-Jung Kim, Byung-Keun Kim, Jin Hwa Lee, Yon Ju Ryu, So Ri Kim, Jung Hyun Chang

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Causal associations between gut microbiota, metabolites and asthma: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Jingli Li, Chunyi Zhang, Jixian Tang, Meng He, Chunxiao He, Guimei Pu, Lingjing Liu, Jian Sun

Open Access Mepolizumab Research

Monoclonal antibodies in idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia: a scoping review

Andrea Dionelly Murillo, Ana Isabel Castrillon, Carlos Daniel Serrano, Liliana Fernandez-Trujillo

Open Access Research

Collagen type IV alpha 1 chain (COL4A1) expression in the developing human lung

Laszlo Markasz, Hamid Mobini-Far, Richard Sindelar

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Clinical characteristics of obese, fixed airway obstruction, exacerbation-prone phenotype and comorbidities among severe asthma patients: a single-center study

Guiping Zhu, Yuqing Mo, Ling Ye, Hui Cai, Yingying Zeng, Mengchan Zhu, Wenjun Peng, Xin Gao, Xixi Song, Chengyu Yang, Jian Wang, Zhihong Chen, Meiling Jin

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

Higher sclerostin is associated with pulmonary hypertension in pre-dialysis end-stage kidney disease patients: a cross-sectional prospective observational cohort study

Jonghyun Lee, Dong-Hyuk Cho, Hyeon-Jin Min, Young-Bin Son, Tae Bum Kim, Se Won Oh, Myung-Gyu Kim, Won Yong Cho, Sang-Kyung Jo, Jihyun Yang

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein level in stable-state bronchiectasis predicts exacerbation risk

Wang Chun Kwok, Kay Cheong Teo, Kui Kai Lau, James Chung-man HO

Open Access Bronchiectasis Correction

Correction: Understanding the effects of Haemophilus influenzae colonization on bronchiectasis: a retrospective cohort study

Seo-Hee Yang, Myung Jin Song, Yeon Wook Kim, Byoung Soo Kwon, Sung Yoon Lim, Yeon-Joo Lee, Jong Sun Park, Young-Jae Cho, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Hyung-Jun Kim

Open Access Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Research

Assessment of clinical relevance of antigen improves diagnostic accuracy of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Yuki Iijima, Masaru Ejima, Takashi Yamana, Shiro Sonoda, Sho Shibata, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Tsukasa Okamoto, Haruhiko Furusawa, Tomoya Tateishi, Takuya Adachi, Mio Mori, Susumu Kirimura, Tatsuhiko Anzai, Kunihiko Takahashi, Yasunari Miyazaki

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction by instillation of fibrinogen and thrombin in COPD patients with homogenous emphysema

Dina Abd El Wahab El Gohary, Mohamed Adel Eltomey, Ahmed Shawky Mohamed, Amgad Abd El Raouf Farahat, Ayman Hassan Abd El Zaher

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

The effect of incentive spirometry in perioperative patients with lung cancer—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yan Liang, Shaolin Chen, Jiamei Song, Ting Deng, Jinfen Yang, Yangyang Long, Lorna Kwai Ping Suen, Xu Luo

Open Access Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Case Report

Case report of a novel alpha1-antitrypsin null variant in Türkiye: Q0RİZE

Dilek Karadoğan, Ünal Şahin, Bettina Dreger, Laura Grandoso, Lourdes Osaba

Open Access SCLC Case Report

Synchronous double primary small cell lung cancer and invasive ductal breast carcinoma: a case report

Junqing Gan, Meiyue Liu, Fei Liu, Junxiu Wen, Wenjuan Fu, Jinghao Jia

Open Access Dysphagia Research

Study on predictive models for swallowing risk in patients with AECOPD

Shuyun Xiong, You Zhou, Wenfeng He, Jinling Zhu, Wenfang He, Meizhu Ding, Dongxu Si

Open Access Cytostatic Therapy Research

Chemotherapy versus personalized therapy for EGFR mutant lung adenocarcinoma resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a retrospective dual-center study

Kan Jiang, Lin Wu, Xinlong Zheng, Yiquan Xu, Qian Miao, Xiaobin Zheng, Longfeng Zhang, Cheng Huang, Gen Lin

Open Access Melanoma Case Report

Primary endobronchial melanoma: a case report and clinical management indications

Emanuela Barisione, Andrea Boutros, Marco Mora, Francesco Spagnolo, Enrica Teresa Tanda, Carlo Genova, Elena Tagliabue

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

A dynamic nomogram predicting symptomatic pneumonia in patients with lung cancer receiving thoracic radiation

Yawen Zha, Jingjing Zhang, Xinyu Yan, Chen Yang, Lei Wen, Minying Li

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Improving the diagnosis of active tuberculosis: a novel approach using magnetic particle-based chemiluminescence LAM assay

Yan Li, Zhiwei Ru, Hongxia Wei, Ming Wu, Guihua Xie, Jianrong Lou, Xiang Yang, Xilin Zhang

Open Access Artificial Intelligence Research

Artificial intelligence-based model for predicting pulmonary arterial hypertension on chest x-ray images

Shun Imai, Seiichiro Sakao, Jun Nagata, Akira Naito, Ayumi Sekine, Toshihiko Sugiura, Ayako Shigeta, Akira Nishiyama, Hajime Yokota, Norihiro Shimizu, Takeshi Sugawara, Toshiaki Nomi, Seiwa Honda, Keisuke Ogaki, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Takayuki Baba, Takuji Suzuki

Effects of triple therapy on disease burden in patients of GOLD groups C and D: results from the observational COPD cohort COSYCONET

Jennifer A. Zader, Rudolf A. Jörres, Imke Mayer, Peter Alter, Robert Bals, Henrik Watz, Pontus Mertsch, Klaus F. Rabe, Felix Herth, Franziska C. Trudzinski, Tobias Welte, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Jürgen Behr, Julia Walter, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Kathrin Kahnert

Open Access Obesity Research

The impact of obesity on ventilator-associated pneumonia, a US nationwide study

Mohamad El Labban, Michella Abi Zeid Daou, Hiba Smaily, Abbas Hammoud, Ghandi Hassan, Syed Khan, Imad Bou Akl

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Clinical trends among patients with asthma hospitalized for COVID-19 based on data from a nationwide database: an observational study

Akinari Tsukada, Junko Terada-Hirashima, Jin Takasaki, Hiroshi Nokihara, Shinyu Izumi, Masayuki Hojo, Haruhito Sugiyama

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Distribution and characteristics of malignant tumours by lung lobe

Yngvar Nilssen, Odd Terje Brustugun, Lars Fjellbirkeland, Åslaug Helland, Bjørn Møller, Sissel Gyrid Freim Wahl, Steinar Solberg

Open Access Macrolide Research

Comparison of the clinical characteristics in parents and their children in a series of family clustered Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections

Xu Liu, Qingfeng Zhang, Hao Chen, Yueying Hao, Jingyi Zhang, Shiqian Zha, Beini Zhou, Yaohua Yi, Rui Xiao, Ke Hu

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

The accuracy of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy compared to fluoroscopy in navigation of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in patients with interstitial lung disease

Shiyao Wang, Jinmi Yang, Sa Luo, Jing Geng, Yanhong Ren, Ling Zhao, Min Liu, Dan Wang, Ying Li, Zheng Tian, Wei Liu, Guowu Zhou, Huaping Dai

Open Access Furosemide Research

Effect of furosemide in the treatment of high-altitude pulmonary edema

Dava Tenzing, Pianduo Suolang, Deji Gesang, Duoji Suolang, Gaozhan Duan, Wangmu Ciren, Yihui Wang, Tongtian Ni

Open Access Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Study Protocol

Opportunistic screening for COPD among socially marginalized patients

Nina Brünés, Mette Bendtz Lindstroem, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Ove Andersen, Marianne Lisby, Nina Skavlan Godtfredsen, Tina Leth Hansen, Charlotta Pisinger, Vibeke Graven, Kristoffer Marsaa, Laura Hohwü Thomsen

Open Access Edema Case Report

A case with multiple nodules and mucosal oedema of the trachea and both bronchi induced by IgG4-related disease

Atsushi Torii, Kahori Oshima, Akari Iwakoshi, Masahide Oki

Contribution of small airway inflammation to the development of COPD

Li Li, Ying Gong, Dongni Hou, Yijun Song, Jing Bi, Miao Li, Junjie Han, Yuanlin Song, Jun She

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease burden, grades and erythrocytosis at a tertiary hospital in western Uganda

Amon Banturaki, Dalton Kambale Munyambalu, Dickson Kajoba, Verah Bella Onchoke, Alina Peris, Prosper Ryamugwiza, Jacinto Amandua, Kingsley Akaba

Open Access Research

Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on regional cerebral oxygen saturation in elderly patients undergoing thoracic surgery during one-lung ventilation: a randomized crossover-controlled trial

Liying Zhao, Shuang Lv, Qian Xiao, Yuan Zhang, Wenbo Yi, Yu Bai, Kangping Lu, Kevin C. Bermea, Jessica Semel, Xiaomei Yang, Jianbo Wu

Open Access Research

Respiratory fit test panel representing population of Malaysia

Yin Cheng Lim, Shahrul Aiman Soelar, Ameerah Su’ad Abdul Shakor¹, Nadia Mohamad, Muhammad Alfatih Pahrol, Rohaida Ismail, Mahmoud Danaee, Rafiza Shaharudin

Open Access Kidney Cancer Case Report

Sarcoid-like reaction and hypothyroidism induced by PD-1 inhibitor treatment in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review

Oadi N. Shrateh, Yazan Abugharbieh, Yousef Abu Asbeh, Hani hour, Iyad Awad, Sami bannoura

Exploring the association between ultra-processed foods and COPD: a case-control study

Zahra Salehi, Hanieh Malmir, Batoul Ghosn, Shokouh Onvani, Mohammad Emami Ardestani, Awat Feizi, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Leila Azadbakht

Characteristics, treatments, in-hospital and long-term outcomes among inpatients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: sex differences in a large cohort study

Jiarui Zhang, Qun Yi, Chen Zhou, Yuanming Luo, Hailong Wei, Huiqing Ge, Huiguo Liu, Jianchu Zhang, Xianhua Li, Xiufang Xie, Pinhua Pan, Mengqiu Yi, Lina Cheng, Hui Zhou, Liang Liu, Adila Aili, Yu Liu, Lige Peng, Jiaqi Pu, Haixia Zhou

Open Access Pulmonary-Function Tests Research

Long-term pulmonary outcomes of young adults born prematurely: a Polish prospective cohort study PREMATURITAS 20

Katarzyna Walicka-Serzysko, Magdalena Postek, Urszula Borawska-Kowalczyk, Katarzyna Szamotulska, Piotr Kwaśniewicz, Krystyna Polak, Ewa Mierzejewska, Dorota Sands, Magdalena Rutkowska

Open Access Body Plethysmography Research

The total-breath method yields higher values of DLCO and TLC than the conventional method

Rudolf A. Jörres, Christian Buess, Andreas Piecyk, Bruce Thompson, Sanja Stanojevic, Helgo Magnussen

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Exploring the link between walking and lung cancer risk: a two-stage Mendelian randomization analysis

Fangjun Chen, Chutong Lin, Xing Gu, Yingze Ning, Huayu He, Guangliang Qiang

Open Access Interferon Research

IRF4-mediated Treg phenotype switching can aggravate hyperoxia-induced alveolar epithelial cell injury

He Langyue, Zhu Ying, Jiang Jianfeng, Zhu Yue, Yao Huici, Lu Hongyan

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Agreement between self-reported and registered age at asthma diagnosis in Finland

Elias Nurmi, Iida Vähätalo, Pinja Ilmarinen, Heidi Andersén, Leena E. Tuomisto, Anssi Sovijärvi, Helena Backman, Lauri Lehtimäki, Linnea Hedman, Arnulf Langhammer, Bright I. Nwaru, Päivi Piirilä, Hannu Kankaanranta

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Patient education needs in severe asthma, a pilot study

Rodolphe Laurence, Julien Ancel, Maëva A. Devilliers, Sophie Carre, Sandra Dury, Valérian Dormoy, Gaëtan Deslée, Jeanne-Marie Perotin

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Clinical characteristics and outcome of lung cancer in patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease

Soo Jin Han, Hyeon Hwa Kim, Dong-gon Hyun, Wonjun Ji, Chang-Min Choi, Jae Cheol Lee, Ho Cheol Kim

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Analysis of global gene expression using RNA-sequencing reveals novel mechanism of Yanghe Pingchuan decoction in the treatment of asthma

Lingyu Pan, Bangfu He, Chunxia Gong, Yehong Sun, Xianchun Duan, Yanquan Han, Jijun Chu, Yongzhong Wang

Characteristics associated with SF-36 in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency-associated COPD: a cross-sectional analysis

Radmila Choate, Kristen E. Holm, Robert A. Sandhaus, David M. Mannino, Charlie Strange

Open Access Post-COVID Syndrome Research

Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation approaches in patients with post COVID syndrome: a pilot study

Antonio Sarmento, Rachel Adodo, Greg Hodges, Sandra C. Webber, Diana C. Sanchez-Ramirez

Open Access Nintedanib Research

Association between nintedanib adherence trajectory and healthcare use among idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

Mona Nili, Andrew J. Epstein, Dominic Nunag, Amy Olson, Bijan J Borah

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Study Protocol

Design of the STRIVE-IPF trial- study of therapeutic plasma exchange, rituximab, and intravenous immunoglobulin for acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Tejaswini Kulkarni, Gerard J. Criner, Daniel J. Kass, Ivan O. Rosas, Mary Beth Scholand, Daniel F. Dilling, Ross Summer, Steven R. Duncan

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Exploring the causal relationship between immune cells and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a bi-directional Mendelian randomization study

Zhao He, Ruixin Wang, Chenghu Song, Jiwei Liu, Ruo Chen, Mingfeng Zheng, Weici Liu, Guanyu Jiang, Wenjun Mao

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Virtual bronchoscopic navigation with intraoperative cone-beam CT for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules

Jisong Zhang, Enguo Chen, Shan Xu, Li Xu, Huihui Hu, Liangliang Dong, Kejing Ying

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Long-term multicenter comparison shows equivalent efficacy of monoclonal antibodies in severe asthma therapy

Moritz Z. Kayser, Hendrik Suhling, Jan Fuge, Christopher A. Hinze, Nora Drick, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Jürgen Behr, Christian Taube, Tobias Welte, Ina Haasler, Katrin Milger

Association between computed tomography-quantified respiratory muscles and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective study

Ke Wang, Fan Wu, Hua He, Chengyi Hu, Xiaobang Chen, Jinglong Chen, Weitao Cao, Jun Liu, Jun Zhao, Ziwen Zhao, Zhuxiang Zhao

Open Access Research

Occupational status and chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional study based on the data of the Rafsanjan Cohort Study

Zahra Bagheri-Hosseinabadi, Ali Bahreyni, Hosein Basirat, Parvin Khalili, Alireza Vakilian, Fatemeh Amin

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Efficacy of respiratory rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19: a retrospective study

Zhiyou Zhang, Congcong Wang, Zhendong Li, Yueyang Liu, Yutong Nie, Jianwei Zhang, Dawei Li

Screening and staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with deep learning based on chest X-ray images and clinical parameters

XiaoLing Zou, Yong Ren, HaiLing Yang, ManMan Zou, Ping Meng, LiYi Zhang, MingJuan Gong, WenWen Ding, LanQing Han, TianTuo Zhang

Open Access Cough Research

Clinical characteristics and effects of inhaled corticosteroid in patients with post-COVID-19 chronic cough during the Omicron variant outbreak

Pan-Pan Xie, Yue Zhang, Wen-Kai Niu, Bo Tu, Ning Yang, Yun Fang, Ying-Hui Shi, Fu-Sheng Wang, Xin Yuan

Open Access Respiratory Medicine Case Report

Anti-synthetase syndrome in a child with pneumomediastinum: a case report and literature review

Jieqiong Lin, Yaowen Li, Qimeng Fan, Longwei Sun, Weisheng Sun, Xin Zhao, Hongwu Zeng

Open Access ECMO Research

Impact of recipient and donor pretransplantation body mass index on early postosperative complications after lung transplantation

E. Atchade, C. De Tymowski, E. Lepitre, N. Zappella, A. Snauwaert, S. Jean-Baptiste, A. Tran-Dinh, B. Lortat-Jacob, J. Messika, H. Mal, P. Mordant, Y. Castier, S. Tanaka, P. Montravers

Open Access Pneumothorax Research

Endobronchial valves for emphysema and persistent air-leak: 10-year experience in an Asian country

Jin-Young Huh, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Ho il Yoon, Hojoong Kim, Young-Jae Cho, Changhwan Kim, Seung Jun Lee, Hwan hee Kim, Seung Won Ra, Ye Jin Lee, Beong Ki Kim, Sung Kyoung Kim, Ki Hyun Seo, Sei Won Lee

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Genetic association between smoking and DLCO in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

Ziheng Yuan, Wanyang Lei, Xiqian Xing, Xiaohua He, Xiaoxian Huang, Li Wei, Yuanyuan Lv, Shuyi Qiu, Ziyu Yuan, Jiyang Wang, Mei Yang

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Patient experience with bronchoscopy: topical versus monitored anesthesia

Chun-Ta Huang, Rou-Jun Chou, Geng-Ning Hu, Tien-Cheng Lee, Yi-Ju Tsai, Chao-Chi Ho

Open Access Case Report

An immune-related adverse event of Behcet’s-like syndrome following pembrolizumab treatment

Qiao Chen, Deyu Li, Guifeng Zhang, Jiangming Zhong, Li Lin, Zhenhua Liu

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Association of CCND1 rs9344 polymorphism with lung cancer susceptibility and clinical outcomes: a case-control study

Chao Mei, Tian Wang, Baoli Xu, Sanlan Wu, Xuelin Zhang, Yongning Lv, Yu Zhang, Zhaoqian Liu, Weijing Gong

Open Access Community-Acquired Pneumonia Research

Prior pneumococcal vaccination improves in-hospital mortality among elderly population hospitalized due to community-acquired pneumonia

Seohyun Kim, Moon Jin Kim, Jun-Pyo Myong, Yun-Hee Lee, Bo Yeon Kim, Ahyoung Hwang, Gui Ok Kim, Sung Hwan Jeong, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Tai Joon An, Jeong Uk Lim

Open Access Spirometry Research

Physical activity and lung function association in a healthy community-dwelling European population

Sybile Collaud, Brice Touilloux, Christophe von Garnier, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Vanessa Kraege

Open Access Respiratory Medicine Case Report

A case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis during the course of treatment of rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis

Masakiyo Yatomi, Keiichi Akasaka, Shintaro Sato, Mizuki Chida, Mio Kanbe, Hiru Sawada, Itaru Yokota, Ikuo Wakamatsu, Sohei Muto, Mari Sato, Kochi Yamaguchi, Yosuke Miura, Hiroaki Tsurumaki, Reiko Sakurai, Kenichiro Hara, Yasuhiko Koga, Noriaki Sunaga, Hideaki Yamakawa, Hidekazu Matsushima, Sahori Yamazaki, Yukie Endo, Sei-ichiro Motegi, Takeshi Hisada, Toshitaka Maeno

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

Bronchiectasis-associated infections and outcomes in a large, geographically diverse electronic health record cohort in the United States

Samantha G Dean, Rebekah A Blakney, Emily E Ricotta, James D Chalmers, Sameer S Kadri, Kenneth N Olivier, D Rebecca Prevots

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

A prognostic model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis constructed based on macrophage and mitochondria-related genes

Yu Bao, Shiyuan Yang, Hailan Zhao, Yezhen Wang, Ke Li, Xue Liu, Wei Zhang, Xue Zhu

Open Access Silicosis Research

Latent tuberculosis infection and infection-associated risk factors for miner workers with silicosis in eastern China

Xinsong Hu, Cheng Chen, Qianqian Gao, Lang Zhou, Yan Shao, Guoli Li, Honghuan Song, Qiao Liu, Lei Han, Limei Zhu

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Study Protocol

The Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO)- test as add-on test in the diagnostic work-up of asthma: a study protocol

T. (Tuba) Kaya, G.J. (Gert-Jan) Braunstahl, J.C.C.M. (Johannes) in ’t Veen, J.H. (Jasper) Kappen, J.P.M. (Hanna) van der Valk

Open Access SARS-CoV-2 Case Report

Anti-synthase syndrome associated with SARS-Cov-2 infection

Xing-Yue Chen, Jun Chen, Li-Jia Zhi, Kun-Lan Long, Pei-Yang Gao

Open Access Pleural Effusion Research

The association between frailty and survival in patients with pleural disease: a retrospective cohort study

Eleanor Barton, A. Verduri, B. Carter, J. Hughes, J. Hewitt, N. A. Maskell

Open Access Pneumonia Research

Etiology of bacterial pneumonia and multi-drug resistance pattern among pneumonia suspected patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mihret Tilahun, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Alemu Gedefie, Habtu Debash, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Daniel Gebretsadik, Hussein Ebrahim, Ousman Mohammed

Abnormal heart rate responses to exercise in non-severe COPD: relationship with pulmonary vascular volume and ventilatory efficiency

Minghui Shi, Shiwei Qumu, Siyuan Wang, Yaodie Peng, Lulu Yang, Ke Huang, Ruoxi He, Feng Dong, Hongtao Niu, Ting Yang, Chen Wang

Open Access Respiratory Microbiota Research

Causal impact of gut microbiota and associated metabolites on pulmonary arterial hypertension: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study

Xin Li, Jiang-Shan Tan, Jing Xu, Zhihui Zhao, Qing Zhao, Yi Zhang, Anqi Duan, Zhihua Huang, Sicheng Zhang, Luyang Gao, Yue Jin Yang, Tao Yang, Qi Jin, Qin Luo, Yanmin Yang, Zhihong Liu

Muscle loss phenotype in COPD is associated with adverse outcomes in the UK Biobank

Amy H. Attaway, Rocio Lopez, Nicole Welch, Annette Bellar, Umur Hatipoğlu, Joe Zein, Marielle PKJ Engelen, Srinivasan Dasarathy

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Asthma medication adherence, control, and psychological symptoms: a cross-sectional study

Abdullah A. Alqarni, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Rayan A. Siraj, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Dana A. Alghamdi, Sarah K. Alghamdi, Abeer A. Alamoudi, Majduleen A. Mohtaseb, Mansour Majrshi, Abdulkareem A. AlGarni, Omaima I. Badr, Hassan Alwafi

Open Access Colchicine Research

The role of colchicine in the management of COVID-19: a Meta-analysis

Kholoud Elshiwy, Ghada Essam El-Din Amin, Mohamed Nazmy Farres, Rasha Samir, Mohamed Farouk Allam

Open Access Aspiration Pneumonia Research

Incidence and characteristics of aspiration pneumonia in the Nagasaki Prefecture from 2005 to 2019

Iku Tomonaga, Hironobu Koseki, Chieko Imai, Takayuki Shida, Yuta Nishiyama, Daisuke Yoshida, Seiichi Yokoo, Makoto Osaki

Open Access Lung Cancer Case Report

Lung cancer in older patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a report of three cases

Malgorzata Potentas-Policewicz, Malgorzata Szolkowska, Katarzyna Blasinska, Dariusz Gawryluk, Malgorzata Sobiecka, Justyna Fijolek

Open Access SCLC Case Report

Abnormal expression of LCA and CD43 in SCLC: a rare case report and brief literature review

Zhe Cai, Linwei Zuo, Fangfang Hu, Huiyan You, Xiangtong Lu, Shousheng Liao, Fanrong Liu, Lixiang Li, Wenyong Huang

Longitudinal assessment of interstitial lung abnormalities on CT in patients with COPD using artificial intelligence-based segmentation: a prospective observational study

Yusuke Shiraishi, Naoya Tanabe, Ryo Sakamoto, Tomoki Maetani, Shizuo Kaji, Hiroshi Shima, Satoru Terada, Kunihiko Terada, Kohei Ikezoe, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Tomohiro Handa, Susumu Sato, Shigeo Muro, Toyohiro Hirai

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Treatment of malignant airway obstruction with Y-shape sigma stent loaded with I125 seeds installed via rigid bronchoscopy

Chunlong Lin, Hesong Huang, Lixia Song, Xixi Zhao, Jialing Zeng, Lun Li, Qilong Ge, Rui Li, Zhiyuan Wu

Open Access Pneumothorax Research

Native-lung complications following single-lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease: an in-depth analysis

Toshikazu Watanabe, Takashi Hirama, Ken Onodera, Hirotsugu Notsuda, Hisashi Oishi, Hiromichi Niikawa, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Yoshinori Okada

Open Access Hypercalcemia Case Report

A case of hypercalcemia from Pneumocystis jirovecii in an immunosuppressed non-HIV patient

Vishrut Gulhati, Janeve Desy, Christina S. Thornton

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Retinol and retinol binding protein 4 levels and COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study

Haixia Wang, Zhiyun Zhang, Li Xie, Kongli Lu, Shuyi Zhang, Shunpeng Xing

Open Access Research

Penehyclidine hydrochloride alleviates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury by inhibiting pyroptosis

Rongfang Liu, Xuguang Zhang, Jing Yan, Shan Liu, Yongle Li, Guangyi Wu, Jingui Gao

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

Clinical significance and potential pathogenesis of VCAN in adult non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: a retrospective study

Wan-Ying Huang, Kang-Kang Hong, Rong-Quan He, Jing Luo, Zhi-Guang Huang, Chu-Yue Zhang, Yang Xu, Chong-Xi Bao, Liang-Ming Zhang, Gang Chen, Jin-Liang Kong

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

The diagnostic impact of fractional exhaled nitric oxide for asthmatic cough in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

Mari Miki, Keisuke Miki, Eri Akiba, Hiroyuki Kagawa, Yohei Oshitani, Takanori Matsuki, Kazuyuki Tsujino, Seigo Kitada, Ryoji Maekura, Hiroshi Kida

Open Access Sildenafil Study Protocol

Sildenafil Versus Placebo for Early Pulmonary Vascular Disease in Scleroderma (SEPVADIS): protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Matthew R. Lammi, Monica Mukherjee, Lesley Ann Saketkoo, Kyle Carey, Laura Hummers, Steven Hsu, Amita Krishnan, Marie Sandi, Ami A. Shah, Stefan L. Zimmerman, Paul M. Hassoun, Steven C. Mathai

Open Access Tobramycin Research

Efficacy of adjunctive inhaled colistin and tobramycin for ventilator-associated pneumonia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Jefferson Antonio Buendía, Diana Guerrero Patiño, Andrés Felipe Zuluaga Salazar

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Changes in fractional exhaled nitric oxide, forced expiratory volume in one second, and forced oscillation technique parameters over three years in adults with bronchial asthma managed under Yokohama Seibu Hospital’s coordinated care system

Takahiro Tsuburai, Satoshi Tanaka, Yuko Komase, Baku Oyama, Hiromi Muraoka, Yusuke Shinozaki, Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Junko Ueno Shibuya, Yoshihiro Nishi, Yu Numata, Naoya Hida, Masamichi Mineshita, Takeo Inoue

Open Access Pediatrics Research

Respiratory Rate Oxygenation (ROX) index as predictor of high flow nasal cannula in pediatric patients in pediatric intensive care unit

Irene Yuniar, Antonius Hocky Pudjiadi, Rismala Dewi, Yogi Prawira, Niken Wahyu Puspaningtyas, Tartila Tartila, Sharfina Fulki

Open Access Cough Research

Assessing the reproducibility and predictive value of objective cough measurement for successful withdrawal of invasive ventilatory support in adult patients

Fabio Varón-Vega, Adriana Rincón, Luis F. Giraldo-Cadavid, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, Jonathan Palacios, Stephanie Crevoisier, Diana C. Duarte, Marcela Poveda, Laura Cucunubo, Pablo Monedero

Open Access Sarcopenia Research

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of Sarcopenia in older adult patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional and follow-up study

Sang Hun Kim, Cho Hui Hong, Myung-Jun Shin, Ki Uk Kim, Tae Sung Park, Jun Yong Park, Yong Beom Shin

Periodontal disease increases the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Mendelian randomization study

Bao-Ling Zhao, Fei-Yan Yu, Zhen-Ni Zhao, Rong Zhao, Qian-Qian Wang, Jia-Qi Yang, Yu-Kai Hao, Zi-Qian Zhang, Xue-Jun Ge

Open Access Heart Failure Research

Factors associated with non-fatal heart failure and atrial fibrillation or flutter within the first 30 days post COPD exacerbation: a nested case-control study

Emily L. Graul, Clementine Nordon, Kirsty Rhodes, Shruti Menon, Mahmoud Al Ammouri, Constantinos Kallis, Anne E. Ioannides, Hannah R. Whittaker, Nicholas S. Peters, Jennifer K. Quint

Open Access Fibromatosis Case Report

A novel entity of HIPK2::YAP1 pulmonary fibromatosis

Yuqiang Liu, Meng Liang, Kai Chen, Lucas Wang, Yaxian Yang, Qi Li, Bin Lian, Tongxu Zhuo, Jian Huang

Open Access Simvastatin Research

Simvastatin attenuates silica-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis in rats via the AMPK-NOX pathway

Cunxiang Bo, Fang Liu, Zewen Zhang, Zhongjun Du, Haidi Xiu, Zhenling Zhang, Ming Li, Caiqing Zhang, Qiang Jia

Open Access Six Minute Walk Test Research

The acute effect of inhaled nitric oxide on the exercise capacity of patients with advanced interstitial lung disease: a randomized controlled trial

Lev Freidkin, Mordechai R Kramer, Dror Rosengarten, Shimon Izhakian, Shani Taieb, Barak Pertzov

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

The value of dynamic FDG PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of lung cancer and predicting EGFR mutations

Xieraili Wumener, Yarong Zhang, Zihan Zang, Fen Du, Xiaoxing Ye, Maoqun Zhang, Ming Liu, Jiuhui Zhao, Tao Sun, Ying Liang

Open Access Research

PaCO2 is nonlinearly associated with NIV failure in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure

Xiaoping Xu, Mengyi Ma, Yiwei Min, Wenhui Hu, Linfu Bai, Jun Duan

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Sinomenine attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by downregulating TGF-β1/Smad3, PI3K/Akt and NF-κB signaling pathways

Fuqiang Yao, Minghao Xu, Lingjun Dong, Xiao Shen, Yujie Shen, Yisheng Jiang, Ting Zhu, Chu Zhang, Guangmao Yu

Comparison of a portable, pneumotach flow-sensor–based spirometer (Spirofy™) with the vitalograph alpha Touch™ spirometer in evaluating lung function in healthy individuals, asthmatics, and COPD patients—a randomized, crossover study

Deepak Talwar, S Balamurugan, Mahavir Modi, Sundeep Salvi, Meena Lopez, Rushika Shah, Abhijit Vaidya, Monica Barne, Sapna Madas, Nandan Kulkarni, Sandesh Sawant, Jaideep Gogtay

Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

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Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discuss last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.