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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2022

Inhalt (493 Artikel)

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Visual classification of three computed tomography lung patterns to predict prognosis of COVID-19: a retrospective study

Daisuke Yamada, Sachiko Ohde, Ryosuke Imai, Kengo Ikejima, Masaki Matsusako, Yasuyuki Kurihara

Open Access Research

CYFRA21-1 is a more sensitive biomarker to assess the severity of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Jiu-Wu Bai, Shui-Yi Gu, Xiao-Li Sun, Hai-Wen Lu, Shuo Liang, Jin-Fu Xu

Open Access Research

Association of genetic variants of oxidative stress responsive kinase 1 (OXSR1) with asthma exacerbations in non-smoking asthmatics

Min-Hye Kim, Hun Soo Chang, Jong-Uk Lee, Ji-Su Shim, Jong-Sook Park, Young-Joo Cho, Choon-Sik Park

Open Access Research

Differentiating nontuberculous mycobacterium pulmonary disease from pulmonary tuberculosis through the analysis of the cavity features in CT images using radiomics

Qinghu Yan, Wuzhang Wang, Wenlong Zhao, Liping Zuo, Dongdong Wang, Xiangfei Chai, Jia Cui

Open Access Case report

Potential application of cryobiopsy for histo-molecular characterization of mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with thoracic malignancies: a case presentation series and implications for future developments

Carlo Genova, Elena Tagliabue, Marco Mora, Teresita Aloè, Mariella Dono, Sandra Salvi, Lodovica Zullo, Emanuela Barisione

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Methylprednisolone, venous thromboembolism, and association with heparin to 30 days in hospital survival in severe Covid-19 pneumonia

Ronaldo C. Go, Themba Nyirenda, Maryam Bojarian, Davood K. Hosseini, Mehek Rahim, Kevin Kim, Keith M. Rose

Open Access Research

Outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with cancer

Khalid Shalaby, Adriana Kahn, Elizabeth S. Silver, Min Jung Kim, Kathir Balakumaran, Agnes S. Kim

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary blastoma in a pregnant woman: a case report and brief review of the literature

Michał P. Budzik, Grzegorz Panek, Małgorzata Bińkowska, Beata Osuch, Ewa Borkowska, Anna M. Badowska-Kozakiewicz

Open Access Case report

Simultaneous occurrence of accelerated nodulosis in lungs, liver, and kidneys, and acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: an autopsy case report

Akitake Suzuki, Shigeki Morita, Miho Ohshima, Nobuyoshi Minemura, Takeshi Suzuki, Masanobu Yoshida, Rikuo Machinami, Shuji Sakai, Chikao Torikata

Open Access Research

c-Fos is a mechanosensor that regulates inflammatory responses and lung barrier dysfunction during ventilator-induced acute lung injury

Leilei Zhou, Chunju Xue, Zongyu Chen, Wenqing Jiang, Shuang He, Xianming Zhang

Open Access Research

Clinical impact of pneumothorax in patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and respiratory failure in an HIV-negative cohort

Ji Soo Choi, Se Hyun Kwak, Min Chul Kim, Chang Hwan Seol, Sung Ryeol Kim, Byung Hoon Park, Eun Hye Lee, Seung Hyun Yong, Ah Young Leem, Song Yee Kim, Sang Hoon Lee, Kyungsoo Chung, Eun Young Kim, Ji Ye Jung, Young Ae Kang, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Su Hwan Lee

Open Access Research

Interstitial lung disease is not rare in immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy with anti-signal recognition particle antibodies

Yongpeng Ge, Hanbo Yang, Xinyue Xiao, Lin Liang, Xin Lu, Guochun Wang

Open Access Research

An 8-ferroptosis-related genes signature from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for prognosis in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Yaowu He, Yu Shang, Yupeng Li, Menghan Wang, Dongping Yu, Yi Yang, Shangwei Ning, Hong Chen

Open Access Research

Integrative transcriptomic and proteomic analysis reveals mechanisms of silica-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats

Cunxiang Bo, Juan Zhang, Linlin Sai, Zhongjun Du, Gongchang Yu, Chao Li, Ming Li, Cheng Peng, Qiang Jia, Hua Shao

Open Access Research

Lung function and atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional study of multimorbidity in rural Uganda

Rebecca F. Gilbert, Cody Cichowitz, Prossy Bibangambah, June-Ho Kim, Linda C. Hemphill, Isabelle T. Yang, Ruth N. Sentongo, Bernard Kakuhikire, David C. Christiani, Alexander C. Tsai, Samson Okello, Mark J. Siedner, Crystal M. North

Open Access Research

Predictors and outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China

Pan Zhang, Bi Chen, Heqing Lou, Yanan Zhu, Peipei Chen, Zongmei Dong, Xuan Zhu, Ting Li, Peian Lou

Open Access Research

Risk factor analysis and nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in ICU patients with sepsis and lung infection

Yinlong Ren, Luming Zhang, Fengshuo Xu, Didi Han, Shuai Zheng, Feng Zhang, Longzhu Li, Zichen Wang, Jun Lyu, Haiyan Yin

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness of the anti-fibrotics for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the United States

Timothy M. Dempsey, Viengneesee Thao, James P. Moriarty, Bijan J. Borah, Andrew H. Limper

Open Access Research

Safety profile and risk factors for bleeding in transbronchial cryobiopsy using a two-scope technique for peripheral pulmonary lesions

Toshiyuki Nakai, Tetsuya Watanabe, Yuto Kaimi, Koichi Ogawa, Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kenji Sawa, Atsuko Okamoto, Kanako Sato, Kazuhisa Asai, Yuji Matsumoto, Masahiko Ohsawa, Tomoya Kawaguchi

Open Access Research

Comprehensive risk assessment for hospital-acquired pneumonia: sociodemographic, clinical, and hospital environmental factors associated with the incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia

Bo-Guen Kim, Minwoong Kang, Jihyun Lim, Jin Lee, Danbee Kang, Minjung Kim, Jinhee Kim, Hyejeong Park, Kyung Hoon Min, Juhee Cho, Kyeongman Jeon

Open Access Research

The association between transfer coefficient of the lung and the risk of exacerbation in asthma-COPD overlap: an observational cohort study

Hiroaki Ogata, Katsuyuki Katahira, Aimi Enokizu-Ogawa, Yujiro Jingushi, Akiko Ishimatsu, Kazuhito Taguchi, Hiroko Nogami, Hiroshi Aso, Atsushi Moriwaki, Makoto Yoshida

Open Access Research

Technical performance analysis of different types of spirometers

Zhongping Wu, Ruibo Huang, Liping Zhong, Yi Gao, Jinping Zheng

Open Access Research

Tracheal stenosis in prolonged mechanically ventilated patients: prevalence, risk factors, and bronchoscopic management

Alessandro Ghiani, Konstantinos Tsitouras, Joanna Paderewska, Dieter Munker, Swenja Walcher, Claus Neurohr, Nikolaus Kneidinger

Open Access Research

Percepta Genomic Sequencing Classifier and decision-making in patients with high-risk lung nodules: a decision impact study

Sonali Sethi, Scott Oh, Alexander Chen, Christina Bellinger, Lori Lofaro, Marla Johnson, Jing Huang, Sangeeta Maruti Bhorade, William Bulman, Giulia C. Kennedy

Open Access Research

Respiratory-related death in individuals with incident asthma and COPD: a competing risk analysis

Alicia V. Gayle, Cosetta Minelli, Jennifer K. Quint

Open Access Research

Identification of the molecular subgroups in asthma by gene expression profiles: airway inflammation implications

Min Li, Wenye Zhu, Ummair Saeed, Shibo Sun, Yan Fang, Chu Wang, Zhuang Luo

Open Access Research

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin + S-1 versus cisplatin + other third-generation agents for locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of individual participant data

Yuri Taniguchi, Hiroaki Okamoto, Tsuneo Shimokawa, Tomonari Sasaki, Takashi Seto, Seiji Niho, Yuichiro Ohe, Yusuke Saigusa

Open Access Research

Global prognostic impact of driver genetic alterations in patients with lung adenocarcinoma: a real-life study

Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Maria Colombino, Maria Cristina Sini, Antonella Manca, Milena Casula, Grazia Palomba, Marina Pisano, Valentina Doneddu, Angelo Zinellu, Davide Santeufemia, Pietro Pirina, Alessandro Giuseppe Fois, Carlo Putzu, Giorgio Astara, Mario Scartozzi, Anna Maria Carta, Giuseppe Porcu, Gianfranco Bardino, Claudio Sini, Francesca Capelli, Maria Giuseppina Sarobba, Giovanni Sotgiu, Antonio Cossu, Giuseppe Palmieri

Open Access Research

Association of healthy lifestyle with risk of obstructive sleep apnea: a cross-sectional study

Xueru Duan, Jun Huang, Murui Zheng, Wenjing Zhao, Lixian Lao, Haiyi Li, Zhiwei Wang, Jiahai Lu, Weiqing Chen, Hai Deng, Xudong Liu

Open Access Research

A prediction rule for severe adverse events in all inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multicenter observational study

Toshihiro Sakakibara, Yuichiro Shindo, Daisuke Kobayashi, Masahiro Sano, Junya Okumura, Yasushi Murakami, Kunihiko Takahashi, Shigeyuki Matsui, Tetsuya Yagi, Hideo Saka, Yoshinori Hasegawa

Open Access Research

Pulmonary involvement of ANCA-associated vasculitis in adult Chinese patients

Peining Zhou, Zhiying Li, Li Gao, Chengli Que, Haichao Li, Jing Ma, Guangfa Wang, Min Chen

Open Access Research

GLP2-GLP2R signal affects the viability and EGFR-TKIs sensitivity of PC9 and HCC827 cells

Bin Song, Hong Ge, Chenwei Pu, Ning Li

Open Access Research

A randomised controlled trial on roles of prostaglandin E1 nebulization among patients undergoing one lung ventilation

Pengyi Li, Lianbing Gu, Jing Tan, Zhenghuan Song, Qingming Bian, Dian Jiao, Zeping Xu, Lijun Wang

Open Access Research article

A new tool to screen patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea in the primary care setting: a prospective multicenter study

Patricia Peñacoba, Maria Antònia Llauger, Ana María Fortuna, Xavier Flor, Gabriel Sampol, Anna Maria Pedro-Pijoan, Núria Grau, Carme Santiveri, Joan Juvanteny, José Ignacio Aoiz, Joan Bayó, Patricia Lloberes, Mercè Mayos, Leandra Domínguez Olivera, Pepi Valverde Trillo, MªÁngeles Santos Santos, Mª del Mar Farga Martínez, Montserrat Reverté Simó, Núria Argemí Saburit, Casimira Medrano Medrano, Marineus Puig García

Open Access Research

Vitamin D and the risk of latent tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yan Cao, Xinjing Wang, Ping Liu, Yue Su, Haotian Yu, Jingli Du

Open Access Research

Outcomes of surgery for different types of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis: results from a single-center, retrospective cohort study

ChangMing Shen, GaoFeng Qiao, Cheng Wang, Feng Jin, YunZeng Zhang

Open Access Research

Do guidelines influence breathlessness management in advanced lung diseases? A multinational survey of respiratory medicine and palliative care physicians

Małgorzata Krajnik, Nilay Hepgul, Andrew Wilcock, Ewa Jassem, Tomasz Bandurski, Silvia Tanzi, Steffen T. Simon, Irene J. Higginson, Caroline J. Jolley, Agnieszka Arendt-Nowakowska, Sabrina Bajwah, Claudia Bausewein, Jeremias Bazata, Charlotte Bolton, Candida Bonelli, Richard Brindle, Sarah Brown, Massimo Costantini, David Currow, Claire Dimbleby, Olivia Dix, Peter Doran, Yvonne Eisenmann, Alasdair Fellows, Malgorzata Fopka-Kowalczyk, Giovanni Gambassi, Nilay Hepgul, Irene Higginson, Amy Holton, Rabia Hussain, Piotr Janowiak, Ewa Jassem, Gisli Jenkins, Jingjing Jiang, Miriam Johnson, Caroline Jolley, Eszter Katona, Emer Kelly, Mateusz Kirjak, Malgorzata Krajnik, Matthew Maddocks, Anna Malara, Domenico Merlo, Hinna Mir, Brenda Molloy, Geraldine Murden, Charles Normand, Margaret Ogden, Adejoke Oluyase, Sabina Panfilak, Pippa Powell, Anne Pralong, Jackie Pullen, Faye Regan, Karen Ryan, Steffen Simon, Samantha Smith, Silvia Tanzi, Valerie Vaccaro, Raymond Voltz, Fiona Walker, Andrew Wilcock

Open Access Research article

Lived experiences of individuals with cystic fibrosis on CFTR-modulators

Annelise Page, Aaron Goldenberg, Anne L. Matthews

Open Access Research

Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for sarcoidosis: a nested case–control study

Marina Dehara, Michael C. Sachs, Susanna Kullberg, Johan Grunewald, Anders Blomberg, Elizabeth V. Arkema

Open Access Research

Thoracic lymphadenopathies in diffuse systemic sclerosis: an observational study on 48 patients using computed tomography

Arthur Renaud, Raphael Pautre, Olivier Morla, Aurélie Achille, Cécile Durant, Olivier Espitia, Eric Frampas, Christian Agard

Open Access Research

A comparative study of the sarcopenia screening in older patients with interstitial lung disease

Masatoshi Hanada, Noriho Sakamoto, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Takashi Kido, Takuto Miyamura, Masato Oikawa, Hiroki Nagura, Rina Takeuchi, Yurika Kawazoe, Shuntaro Sato, S. Ahmed Hassan, Yuji Ishimatsu, Hideaki Takahata, Hiroshi Mukae, Ryo Kozu

Open Access Research

Usefulness and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for reassessment of treatment in the clinical course of diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Yozo Sato, Tomohisa Baba, Hideya Kitamura, Takashi Niwa, Shigeru Komatsu, Eri Hagiwara, Tae Iwasawa, Koji Okudela, Tamiko Takemura, Takashi Ogura

Open Access Research article

The additional value of lung cancer screening program in identifying unrecognized diseases

Panaiotis Finamore, Luigi Tanese, Filippo Longo, Domenico De Stefano, Claudio Pedone, Laura Angelici, Nera Agabiti, Silvia Cascini, Marina Davoli, Bruno Beomonte Zobel, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Pierfilippo Crucitti

Open Access COVID-19 Correction

Correction: Endobronchial valve positioning for alveolar-pleural fistula following ICU management complicating COVID-19 pneumonia

Pierluigi Donatelli, Fabiana Trentacosti, Maria Rosaria Pellegrino, Roberto Tonelli, Giulia Bruzzi, Alessandro Andreani, Gaia Francesca Cappiello, Dario Andrisani, Filippo Gozzi, Cristina Mussini, Stefano Busani, Gilda Valentina Cavaliere, Massimo Girardis, Elisabetta Bertellini, Enrico Clini, Alessandro Marchioni

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Trajectories of hypoxemia and pulmonary mechanics of COVID-19 ARDS in the NorthCARDS dataset

Daniel Jafari, Amir Gandomi, Alex Makhnevich, Michael Qiu, Daniel M. Rolston, Eric P. Gottesman, Adey Tsegaye, Paul H. Mayo, Molly E. Stewart, Meng Zhang, Negin Hajizadeh

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Application of POCUS in patients with COVID-19 for acute respiratory distress syndrome management: a narrative review

Xuehui Gao, Xiaojing Zou, Ruiting Li, Huaqing Shu, Yuan Yu, Xiaobo Yang, You Shang

Open Access Study protocol

STOP: an open label crossover trial to study ICS withdrawal in patients with a combination of obesity and low-inflammatory asthma and evaluate its effect on asthma control and quality of life

Jan A. Witte, Gert-Jan Braunstahl, Wouter J. B. Blox, Susan C. van ’t Westeinde, Johannes C. C. M. in ’t Veen, Jasper H. Kappen, Elisabeth F. C. van Rossum

Open Access Research

Cytopathological analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with and without HIV infection

Xiang-mei Chen, Lei Sun, Kun Yang, Jia-min Chen, Liang Zhang, Xiao-yi Han, Xingang Zhou, Zhi-yuan Ma, Man Li, Hong-xin Zhao, Li-ming Qi, Peng Wang

Open Access Research

Clinical features and long-term prognosis of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia histologically confirmed by surgical lung biopsy

Min Chul Kim, Yeon Wook Kim, Byoung-Soo Kwon, Junghoon Kim, Yeon Joo Lee, Young-Jae Cho, Ho Il Yoon, Jin-Haeng Chung, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee, Jong Sun Park

Open Access Research

Extracellular vesicles from serum samples of mycobacteria patients induced cell death of THP-1 monocyte and PBMC

Alireza Javadi, Masoud Shamaei, Payam Tabarsi, Masoumeh Nomani, Mohammad Varahram, Bahram Kazemi

Open Access Research article

Association between plasma sRAGE and emphysema according to the genotypes of AGER gene

Sooim Sin, Myung-nam Lim, Jeeyoung Kim, So Hyeon Bak, Woo Jin Kim

Open Access Research

Investigation of respiratory rate in patients with cystic fibrosis using a minimal-impact biomotion system

Svenja Straßburg, Carolin-Maria Linker, Sebastian Brato, Christoph Schöbel, Christian Taube, Jürgen Götze, Florian Stehling, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan, Matthias Welsner, Gerhard Weinreich

Open Access Research article

Bacterial and viral coinfection in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: the prevalence and possible role in disease progression

Mohsen Moghoofei, Shayan Mostafaei, Nasim Kondori, Michelle E. Armstrong, Farhad Babaei

Open Access Research

RAGE mediates airway inflammation via the HDAC1 pathway in a toluene diisocyanate-induced murine asthma model

Xianru Peng, Minyu Huang, Wenqu Zhao, Zihan Lan, Xiaohua Wang, Yafei Yuan, Bohou Li, Changhui Yu, Laiyu Liu, Hangming Dong, Shaoxi Cai, Haijin Zhao

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of chronic cough in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hanwen Liang, Weiyan Ye, Zhufeng Wang, Jingyi Liang, Fang Yi, Mei Jiang, Kefang Lai

Open Access Research article

Participation in scheduled asthma follow-up contacts and adherence to treatment during 12-year follow-up in patients with adult-onset asthma

Jaana Takala, Iida Vähätalo, Leena E. Tuomisto, Onni Niemelä, Pinja Ilmarinen, Hannu Kankaanranta

Open Access Research

Tuberculosis contact tracing yield and associated factors in Uganda

Joseph Baruch Baluku, Martin Nabwana, Muttamba Winters, Felix Bongomin

Open Access Research

The relationship between peak inspiratory flow and hand grip strength measurement in men with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Takahiro Tsuburai, Yuko Komase, Hajime Tsuruoka, Baku Oyama, Hiromi Muraoka, Naoya Hida, Takayuki Kobayashi, Shinya Matsushima

Open Access Research

Effect of doxofylline on pulmonary inflammatory response and oxidative stress during mechanical ventilation in rats with COPD

Zhi-yuan Chen, Yu-mei Lin, Jian-hua Wu, Xiao-qi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Wen-xi Xie, Shu-qiang Chu, Yan Li

Open Access Research

Prevalence of eosinophilic, atopic, and overlap phenotypes among patients with severe asthma in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Hamdan Al-Jahdali, Siraj Wali, Amr S. Albanna, Riyad Allehebi, Hussein Al-Matar, Mohamed Fattouh, Maarten Beekman

Open Access Research

Central airway obstruction: is it time to move forward?

Fernando Guedes, Mariana V. Branquinho, Ana C. Sousa, Rui D. Alvites, António Bugalho, Ana Colette Maurício

Open Access Research

Comparison of clinical characteristics between chronic bronchitis and non-chronic bronchitis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Joon Young Choi, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Sang Yeub Lee, Jin Woo Kim, Hye Sook Choi, Yu-Il Kim, Ki-Suck Jung, Kwang Ha Yoo, Woo Jin Kim, Chin Kook Rhee

Open Access Research

Assessment of level of asthma control and related factors in children attending pediatric respiratory clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Amare Aschalew, Rahel Argaw Kebed, Takele Gezahegn Demie, Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik

Open Access Research

Prognostic value of computed tomographic findings in acute respiratory distress syndrome and the response to prone positioning

You-Yi Chen, Jerry Shu-Hung Kuo, Sheng-Yuan Ruan, Ying-Chun Chien, Shih-Chi Ku, Chong-Jen Yu, Jung-Yien Chien

Open Access Research

Association of variants m.T16172C and m.T16519C in whole mtDNA sequences with high altitude pulmonary edema in Han Chinese lowlanders

Yan Wang, Xuewen Huang, Fujun Peng, Huiling Han, Yanan Gu, Xin Liu, Zhichun Feng

Open Access Research

Interstitial lung disease in Primary Sjögren's syndrome

Wei Lin, Zhifei Xin, Jianlong Zhang, Ning Liu, Xiuying Ren, Meilu Liu, Yashuang Su, Yixuan Liu, Liu Yang, Shaoying Guo, Yupeng Yang, Yang Li, Jingjing Cao, Xiaoran Ning, Jingjing Li, He Xue, Nannan Niu, Yingmin Chen, Fang Li, Lijun Sun, Xiaopeng Zhang, Fengxiao Zhang, Wen Zhang

Open Access Research

A mixed methods study to inform and evaluate a longitudinal nurse practitioner/community health worker intervention to address social determinants of health and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease self-management

Lauren Kearney, Renda Soylemez Wiener, Mohsin Dahodwala, Gemmae M. Fix, Jacqueline Hicks, Frederic Little, Jinesa Howard, Alexis Gallardo Foreman, Cornelia Wakeman, Charles O’Donnell, Katia Bulekova, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Hasmeena Kathuria

Open Access Research

The new useful high-resolution computed tomography finding for diagnosing fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: “hexagonal pattern”: a single-center retrospective study

Hiroko Okabayashi, Taiki Fukuda, Tae Iwasawa, Tsuneyuki Oda, Hideya Kitamura, Tomohisa Baba, Tamiko Takemura, Takuro Sakagami, Takashi Ogura

Open Access Case report

Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia lacking typical clinical features of the tuberous sclerosis complex: a case report and literature review

Shan Li, Chaojie Wu, Qiyun Ma, Xueqin Chen, Wei Zhang, Xiao Li, Mao Huang, Ningfei Ji

Open Access Research article

Lung damage created by high tidal volume ventilation in rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension

Masako Kawai, Erquan Zhang, Jane Chanda Kabwe, Amphone Okada, Junko Maruyama, Hirofumi Sawada, Kazuo Maruyama

Open Access Research article

Immune alveolitis in interstitial lung disease: an attractive cytological profile in immunocompromised patients

Antoine Moui, Stéphanie Dirou, Christine Sagan, Renan Liberge, Claire Defrance, Pierre-Paul Arrigoni, Olivier Morla, Christine Kandel-Aznar, Laurent Cellerin, Arnaud Cavailles, Emmanuel Eschapasse, Florent Morio, Pierre-Antoine Gourraud, Thomas Goronflot, Adrien Tissot, François-Xavier Blanc

Open Access Research

Validity of a portable spirometer in the communities of China

Shan Xiao, Fan Wu, Zihui Wang, Jianmin Chen, Huajing Yang, Youlan Zheng, Zhishan Deng, Jieqi Peng, Xiang Wen, Peiyu Huang, Cuiqiong Dai, Lifei Lu, Ningning Zhao, Pixin Ran, Yumin Zhou

Open Access Research

Diagnostic efficacy of visual subtypes and low attenuation area based on HRCT in the diagnosis of COPD

Dan Zhu, Chen Qiao, Huiling Dai, Yunqian Hu, Qian Xi

Open Access Research

Glycemic variability assessed by continuous glucose monitoring in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Mikkel Thor Olsen, Arnold Matovu Dungu, Carina Kirstine Klarskov, Andreas Kryger Jensen, Birgitte Lindegaard, Peter Lommer Kristensen

Open Access Research

Respiratory symptoms and lung function among inmates in a Nigerian prison: a cross sectional study

Joy Nkiru Eze, Obianuju Beatrice Ozoh, Fred Chibuisi Otuu, Elvis Neba Shu, Bond Ugochukwu Anyaehie

Open Access Research

Typical antipsychotics is associated with increased risk of severe exacerbation in asthma patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Chin-Wei Kuo, Szu-Chun Yang, Yu-Fen Shih, Xin-Min Liao, Sheng-Hsiang Lin

Open Access Research

Exploration of induced sputum BIRC3 levels and clinical implications in asthma

Lijuan Du, Changyi Xu, Zhimin Zeng, Fengjia Chen, Kun Tang, Yuxia Liang, Yubiao Guo

Open Access Research

Dexmedetomidine versus propofol sedation in flexible bronchoscopy: a randomized controlled trial

Barak Pertzov, Boris Krasulya, Karam Azem, Yael Shostak, Shimon Izhakian, Dror Rosengarten, Svetlana kharchenko, Mordechai R. Kramer

Open Access Study protocol

IRIS: Infection with RespIratory Syncytial Virus in infants—a prospective observational cohort study

Martin Wetzke, Dominik Funken, Mathias Lange, Levente Bejo, Sibylle Haid, Joao G. Tereno Monteiro, Katharina Schütz, Christine Happle, Thomas F. Schulz, Jürgen Seidenberg, Thomas Pietschmann, Gesine Hansen

Open Access Case report

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as reversible intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunts with hypoxia, fever and progressive jaundice: a case report and literature review

Huan Hou, Cuiyan Guo, Chengli Que, Ligong Nie, Qi Zhang, Hong Zhao, Lin Nong, Wei Ma, Qian Wang, Zeyin Liang, Bingjie Wang, Jing Ma, Guangfa Wang

Open Access Research

Respiratory MUC5B disproportion is involved in severe community-acquired pneumonia

Lu Fan, Yi Lu, Yan Wang, Xiaomin Zhang, Yuxuan Wu, Hao Sun, Jinsong Zhang

Open Access Research

Longitudinal changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 s in patients with eosinophilic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Yong Suk Jo, Ji-Yong Moon, Yong Bum Park, Yee Hyung Kim, Soo-Jung Um, Woo Jin Kim, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Kwang Ha Yoo, Ki-Suck Jung, Chin Kook Rhee

Open Access Study protocol

Implementation of a strategy to facilitate effective medical follow-up for Australian First Nations children hospitalised with lower respiratory tract infections: study protocol

André Schultz, Anne B. Chang, Fenella Gill, Roz Walker, Melanie Barwick, Sarah Munns, Matthew N. Cooper, Richard Norman, Pamela Laird

Open Access Research

Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness

Joseph Clark, Sungwon Chang, Irina Kinchin, Diana Ferreira, Slavica Kochovska, Deidre Morgan, Leanne M. Poulos, Miriam J. Johnson, Magnus Ekström, David C. Currow

Open Access Research

Systemic inflammation and sympathetic activation in gestational diabetes mellitus with obstructive sleep apnea

Oleksandr Serednytskyy, Alberto Alonso-Fernández, Caterina Ribot, Andrea Herranz, Ainhoa Álvarez, Andrés Sánchez, Paula Rodríguez, Ana V. Gil, Carla Pía, José P. Cubero, María Barceló, María Cerdà, Mercedes Codina, Mónica D. Peña, Antònia Barceló, Amanda Iglesias, Daniel Morell-Garcia, José A. Peña, María P. Giménez, María C. Piñas, Francisco García-Río

Open Access Research

A modified lung ultrasound score to evaluate short-term clinical outcomes of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Ying-Hua Sun, Yang Du, Jie-Ru Shen, Dan-Yang Ai, Xiang-Yuan Huang, Si-Hao Diao, Sam Bill Lin, Rong Zhang, Lin Yuan, Yi-Pei Yang, Li-Li He, Xiao-Jiao Qin, Jian-Guo Zhou, Chao Chen

Open Access Research

Experiences in elderly people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in relation to the use of long-term home oxygen therapy: a qualitative study about feelings attributed to therapy

Giovanna Hass Bueno, Claudinei José Gomes Campos, Egberto Ribeiro Turato, Ilma Aparecida Paschoal, Lucas Serra Valladão, Leticia Baltieri, Luiz Cláudio Martins

Open Access Case report

68-year old man with progressive weakness and ventilator dependent respiratory failure: a case report of sporadic late onset nemaline myopathy

Pradhab Kirupaharan, Daniel Kramer, Alan Gandler, Lawrence Kenyon, Ross Summer

Open Access Research

Understanding barriers to and strategies for medication adherence in COPD: a qualitative study

Jacqueline O’Toole, Meera Krishnan, Kristin Riekert, Michelle N. Eakin

Open Access Research

A comparative analysis of lung function and spirometry parameters in genotype-controlled natives living at low and high altitude

Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Sebastián Encalada, Johanna Mosquera, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera, Lenin Gomez-Barreno, Diego Duta, Israel Ochoa, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Eduardo Vasconez, German Burgos, Manuel Calvopiña, Ginés Viscor

Open Access Research

One year monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in a German cohort of patients with cystic fibrosis

Anke Jaudszus, Mariya Pavlova, Marius Rasche, Michael Baier, Anne Moeser, Michael Lorenz

Open Access Research

Stronger correlation of peak oxygen uptake with distance of incremental shuttle walk test than 6-min walk test in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ganghee Chae, Eun Jae Ko, Sei Won Lee, Hyun Jung Kim, Sang Gyu Kwak, Donghwi Park, Seung Won Ra

Open Access Research article

Association between obesity-related dyspnea in daily living, lung function and body composition analyzed by DXA: a prospective study of 130 patients

Jean Hagenburg, Eric Bertin, Jean-Hugues Salmon, Aurore Thierry, Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Valérian Dormoy, Sandra Dury, Isabelle Gaubil, Lois Bolko, François Lebargy, Gaëtan Deslee, Claire Launois

Open Access Research

The MLR, NLR, PLR and D-dimer are associated with clinical outcome in lung cancer patients treated with surgery

Jun Wang, Huawei li, Ran Xu, Tong Lu, Jiaying Zhao, Pengfei Zhang, Lidong Qu, Shengqiang Zhang, Jida Guo, Linyou Zhang

Open Access Research

The economic burden of pulmonary arterial hypertension in Spain

Néboa Zozaya, Fernando Abdalla, Ignacio Casado Moreno, Carlos Crespo-Diz, Ana M. Ramírez Gallardo, Joaquín Rueda Soriano, Macarena Alcalá Galán, Álvaro Hidalgo-Vega

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Association between body composition, sarcopenia and pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Lingyi Yang, Jia Cheng, Fei Li, Ruiqi Qian, Xiuqin Zhang, Song Jin, Xuefeng He, Ting Xu, Xiaohui Hu, Xiao Ma, Jia Chen, Yehan Zhu, Feng Chen

Open Access Research

The identification and verification of hub genes associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension using weighted gene co-expression network analysis

Weibin Wu, Ai Chen, Siming Lin, Qiuran Wang, Guili Lian, Li Luo, Liangdi Xie

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Design and rationale for the prospective treatment efficacy in IPF using genotype for NAC selection (PRECISIONS) clinical trial

Anna J. Podolanczuk, John S. Kim, Christopher B. Cooper, Joseph A. Lasky, Susan Murray, Justin M. Oldham, Ganesh Raghu, Kevin R. Flaherty, Cathie Spino, Imre Noth, Fernando J. Martinez, Elizabeth Freiheit, Adam Martin-Schwarze, Ashley Szparza, Tanvi Naik, Rex Edwards, Gordon Bernard, Deborah Barnbaum, Joao de Andrade, Daren Knoell, Peter Lindenauer, Andre Rogatko, Marinella Temprosa, Shwu-Fan Ma, Emma Strickland, Jamie Sheth, Joyce Lee, Cheryl Nickerson-Nutter, David Lebo, Elizabeth Belloli, Candace Flaherty, Timothy Whelan, Max Lento, Amy Case, Ugonna Nwosu, Matthew Kottmann, Gerard Criner, Julie Juhas, Joshua Mooney, Jeanette Smith, Andrew Limper, Shannon Daley, Tessy Paul, Yousef Althulth, Chad Newton, Rhoda Annoh Gordon, Mary Strek, Spring Maleckar, Hyun Kim, Mandi DeGrote, Reba Blissell, Robert Kaner, Elizabeth Peters, Alicia Morris, Mark Hamblin, Carime Ward, Ryan Boente, Meghan Willig, Nitin Bhatt, Benjamin Hood, Cathleen Wilson, Sachin Chaudhary, Heidi Erickson, Haylie Lengel, Daniel Dilling, Sydney Montesi, Caroline Fromson, Toby Maher, Anoop Nambiar, Hilda Pomroy, Mary Beth Scholand, Chloe Kirkpatrick, Lisa Lancaster, Jim Del Greco, Stephen Sam Weigt, Eileen Callahan

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Blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio: a good predictor of in-hospital and 90-day all-cause mortality in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Zixiong Zeng, Xiaocui Ke, Shan Gong, Xin Huang, Qin Liu, Xiaoying Huang, Juan Cheng, Yuqun Li, Liping Wei

Open Access Research

The effect of posture on airflow distribution, airway geometry and air velocity in healthy subjects

Kris M. Ides, Wilfried A. De Backer, Maarten Lanclus, Glenn Leemans, Wendel Dierckx, Eline Lauwers, Dirk Vissers, Jan Steckel, Jan W. De Backer

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Co-development of an evidence-based personalised smoking cessation intervention for use in a lung cancer screening context

Harriet D. Quinn-Scoggins, Rachael L. Murray, Samantha L. Quaife, Pamela Smith, Kate E. Brain, Matthew E. J. Callister, David R. Baldwin, John Britton, Philip A. J. Crosbie, Rebecca Thorley, Grace M. McCutchan

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Identification of serum MiRNAs as candidate biomarkers for non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis

Xintong Zhang, Jinjing Tan, Yan Chen, Shang Ma, Wanqiu Bai, Yanjing Peng, Guangli Shi

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Alveolus analysis: a web browser-based tool to analyze lung intravital microscopy

Alexander L. Politowicz, Andrew T. Burks, Yushen Dong, Yu Maw Htwe, Steven M. Dudek, G. Elisabeta Marai, Patrick Belvitch

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The predictive association between radiological findings and lung cancer development in patients exposed to sulfur mustard gas: 4 decades follow up of 719 victims

Shahin Kavousi, Hossein Akbarialiabad, Davood Mehrabani, Alireza Mohamadian, Aria Ghahramani, Ali Shirkhoda, Reza Jalli

Open Access Research

ECMO support as a bridge to lung transplantation is an independent risk factor for bronchial anastomotic dehiscence

Enora Atchade, Mélissa Ren, Sylvain Jean-Baptiste, Alexy Tran Dinh, Sébastien Tanaka, Parvine Tashk, Brice Lortat-Jacob, Maksud Assadi, Gaelle Weisenburger, Hervé Mal, Jean Nicolas Sénémaud, Yves Castier, Christian de Tymowski, Philippe Montravers

Open Access Research

ANK2 as a novel predictive biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibitors and its correlation with antitumor immunity in lung adenocarcinoma

Wengang Zhang, Xiaoling Shang, Ni Liu, Xinchun Ma, Rui Yang, Handai Xia, Yuqing Zhang, Qi Zheng, Xiuwen Wang, Yanguo Liu

Open Access Research

Tracheal airway pressure in tracheostomy tube capping trials: an experimental study

Andreas Nowak, Sten Martin, Maik Höhne, Winfried Heller, Taras I. Usichenko, Eckart Klemm

Open Access Research

Validity and repeatability of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in interstitial lung disease

Owen W. Tomlinson, Laura Markham, Rebecca L. Wollerton, Bridget A. Knight, Anna Duckworth, Michael A. Gibbons, Chris J. Scotton, Craig A. Williams

Open Access Research

Characterization of the fatty acid metabolism-related genes in lung adenocarcinoma to guide clinical therapy

Guichuan Huang, Jing Zhang, Ling Gong, Xiaowen Wang, Bangyan Zhang, Daishun Liu

Open Access Research

The role of platelet-related parameters for the prediction of NAFLD in OSAHS patients

Menglan Chen, Biying Wang, Jiefeng Huang, Jianming Zhao, Jia Chen, Gongping Chen

Open Access Research

The role of ferroptosis in chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced lung injury

Jia Chen, Huixin Zhu, Qin Chen, Yisong Yang, Mengxue Chen, Jiefeng Huang, Menglan Chen, Ningfang Lian

Open Access Research

Importance of physician history taking in complementing patient-reported interstitial lung disease questionnaire

Tal Moshe Perluk, Inbal Friedman Regev, Ophir Freund, Eyal Kleinhendler, Tzlil Hershko, Sharona Ben-Ami, Amir Bar-Shai, Avraham Unterman

Open Access Research

A systematic review and meta-analysis of neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer

Wei Liu, Tiantian Zhang, Qian Zhang, Li Li, Chunhua Xu

Open Access Research article

Osteosclerotic change as a therapeutic response to gefitinib in symptomatic non-small cell lung cancer bone metastasis

Michihito Miyagi, Hirohisa Katagiri, Hideki Murata, Junji Wasa, Toshiaki Takahashi, Haruyasu Murakami, Hideyuki Harada, Keita Mori, Mitsuru Takahashi

Open Access Study protocol

Change in health outcomes for First Nations children with chronic wet cough: rationale and study protocol for a multi-centre implementation science study

Pamela J. Laird, Roz Walker, Gabrielle McCallum, Maree Toombs, Melanie Barwick, Peter Morris, Robyn Aitken, Matthew Cooper, Richard Norman, Bhavini Patel, Gloria Lau, Anne B. Chang, André Schultz

Open Access Research

The prevalence of bronchodilator responsiveness of the small airway (using mid-maximal expiratory flow) in COPD - a retrospective study

Nowaf Y. Alobaidi, Mohammed A. Almeshari, James A. Stockley, Robert A. Stockley, Elizabeth Sapey

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