Ausgabe 1/2013
Inhalt (75 Artikel)
Communication in a medical setting: can standards be improved?
Silvia Rossi Ferrario, George Cremona
Isolated renal metastasis from squamous cell lung cancer
Jun Cai, Gai Liang, Zhiqiang Cai, Ting Yang, Shuang Li, Jiyuan Yang
Inflammation signals airway smooth muscle cell proliferation in asthma pathogenesis
Mohammad Afzal Khan
HRCT findings of pulmonary sarcoidosis; relation to pulmonary function tests
Fatih Ors, Seyfettin Gumus, Mehmet Aydogan, Sebahattin Sari, Samet Verim, Omer Deniz
The usefulness of pedometry in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nicoleta Bertici, Ovidiu Fira-Mlădinescu, Cristian Oancea, Voicu Tudorache
Successful management of warfarin-exacerbated diffuse alveolar hemorrhage using an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Jong Hoo Lee, Su Wan Kim
Type I Arnold-Chiari malformation with bronchiectasis, respiratory failure, and sleep disordered breathing: a case report
Raffaele Campisi, Nicola Ciancio, Laura Bivona, Annalisa Di Maria, Giuseppe Di Maria
Husband and wife with sarcoidosis: possible environmental factors involved
Ilaria Leli, Ivano Salimbene, Francesco Varone, Leonello Fuso, Salvatore Valente
Association between self reported snoring, STOP questionnaire and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients submitted to ortophaedic surgery
Ahmet Ursavaş, Tahir Güven, Funda Coskun, Ercüment Ege, Aysun Yılmazlar
Sensitization to timothy grass pollen allergenic molecules in children
Alessandra Scaparrotta, Marcello Verini, Nicola Pietro Consilvio, Anna Cingolani, Daniele Rapino, Marina Attanasi, Marzia Cerasa, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli
Climate change, air pollution and extreme events leading to increasing prevalence of allergic respiratory diseases
Gennaro D’Amato, Carlos E Baena-Cagnani, Lorenzo Cecchi, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Carlos Nunes, Ignacio Ansotegui, Maria D’Amato, Gennaro Liccardi, Matteo Sofia, Walter G Canonica
Peri-operative physiotherapy
Dewi Nurul Makhabah, Federica Martino, Nicolino Ambrosino
Reviewer acknowledgement 2012
Fernando De Benedetto, Claudio F Donner, Claudio M Sanguinetti
Ultrasound-guided pleural puncture in supine or recumbent lateral position - feasibility study
Gino Soldati, Andrea Smargiassi, Riccardo Inchingolo, Sara Sher, Salvatore Valente, Giuseppe Maria Corbo
Hemoptysis in patients of celiac disease with disproportionately severe anemia: tip of the iceberg?
Kamal Kumar Singhal, Ashok K Janmeja, Rakhee Sodhi, Rajpal S Punia
Markers of lower respiratory tract infections in emergency departments
Dursun Tatar, Gunes Senol, Ceyda Anar, Gultekin Tibet
Utilization of PET-CT in target volume delineation for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and atelectasis
Li-Jie Yin, Xiao-Bin Yu, Yan-Gang Ren, Guang-Hai Gu, Tian-Gui Ding, Zhi Lu
“Il flauto magico” still works: Mozart’s secret of ventilation
Klaus Laczika, Oliver P Graber, Gerhard Tucek, Alfred Lohninger, Nikolaus Fliri, Gertraud Berka-Schmid, Eva K Masel, Christoph C Zielinski
Investigation of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome prevalence among long-distance drivers from Zonguldak, Turkey
Muhammed E Akkoyunlu, Remzi Altın, Levent Kart, Figen Atalay, Tacettin Örnek, Mehmet Bayram, Meltem Tor
COPD management in primary care: is an educational plan for GPs useful?
Enrica Bertella, Alessandro Zadra, Michele Vitacca
Diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis; clinical and the prognostic significance of skin lesions
Halil Yanardag, Cuneyt Tetikkurt, Muammer Bilir, Sabriye Demirci, Aydin Iscimen
Respiratory failure in a patient with dermatomyositis
Ivano Salimbene, Ilaria Leli, Salvatore Valente
Computed tomography features of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia in patients with neutropenic fever: report of two cases
Tsang Wai Kan Kassel, Lee Ka Lok Ryan, Allen Li
Advanced age and apnea-hypopnea index predict subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Bilal Arik, Mehmet Fatih Inci, Cesur Gumus, Kenan Varol, Meltem Refiker Ege, Omer Tamer Dogan, Ali Zorlu
Use of positive expiratory pressure during six minute walk test: results in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Antonello Nicolini, Federico Merliak, Cornelius Barlascini
Isolated IgG4-related interstitial lung disease: unusual histological and radiological features of a pathologically proven case
Thomas Wibmer, Cornelia Kropf-Sanchen, Stefan Rüdiger, Ioanna Blanta, Kathrin M Stoiber, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Christian Schumann
INDACO project: a pilot study on incidence of comorbidities in COPD patients referred to pneumology units
Giorgio Fumagalli, Fabrizio Fabiani, Silvia Forte, Massimiliano Napolitano, Paolo Marinelli, Paolo Palange, Antonella Pentassuglia, Stefano Carlone, Claudio Maria Sanguinetti
Pulmonary manifestations in Behçet disease: impaired natural killer cells activity
Kamel Hamzaoui, Anissa Berraies, Wajih Kaabachi, Jamel Ammar, Agnès Hamzaoui
Sensitization to rodents (mouse/rat) in urban atopic populations without occupational exposure living in Campania district (Southern Italy): a multicenter study
Gennaro Liccardi, Gennaro Baldi, Anna Ciccarelli, Marina Cutajar, Maria D’Amato, Domenico Gargano, Domenico Giannattasio, Gennaro Leone, Mario Lo Schiavo, Francesco Madonna, Giovanni Menna, Carmen Montera, Antonio Pio, Maria Russo, Antonello Salzillo, Anna Stanziola, Gennaro D’Amato
Isoniazid- and rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia
Fatih Yakar, Namşan Yildiz, Aysun Yakar, Zeki Kılıçaslan
Predictive value of troponins and simplified pulmonary embolism severity index in patients with normotensive pulmonary embolism
Savas Ozsu, Yasin Abul, Asim Orem, Funda Oztuna, Yilmaz Bulbul, Huseyin Yaman, Tevfik Ozlu
Prevalence of tracheobronchomalacia and excessive dynamic airway collapse in bronchial asthma of different severity
Roberto W Dal Negro, Silvia Tognella, Massimo Guerriero, Claudio Micheletto
Value of serum and induced sputum surfactant protein-D in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Berna Akinci Ozyurek, Sevinc Sarinc Ulasli, Serife Savas Bozbas, Nilufer Bayraktar, Sule Akcay
Intensive care and non-invasive mechanical ventilation in kyphoscoliosis: are new perspectives still needed?
Antonio M Esquinas, Yoshinori Matsuoka, Nalan Adıgüzel, Zuhal Karakurt
Prevention of respiratory tract infections with bacterial lysate OM-85 bronchomunal in children and adults: a state of the art
Fernando De Benedetto, Gianfranco Sevieri
Myocardial infarction in an adult with cystic fibrosis and heart and lung transplant
James Eaden, Daniel Peckham
R ole of interleukin 4 and its receptor in clinical presentation of chronic extrinsic allergic alveolitis: a pilot study
Martina Sterclova, Radoslav Matej, Petra Mandakova, Jelena Skibova, Martina Vasakova
Does drug compliance change in asthmatic patients during pregnancy?
Insu Yilmaz, Ferda Oner Erkekol, Sevki Celen, Mujdegul Zayifoglu Karaca, Omur Aydin, Gulfem Celik, Zeynep Misirligil, Dilsad Mungan
Can we use influencing factors to predict aspiration pneumonia in the United Kingdom?
Judi Hibberd, Jenni Fraser, Claire Chapman, Hannah McQueen, Adrian Wilson
A pulmonary rehabilitation program reduces levels of anxiety and depression inCOPD patients
Athanasios Tselebis, Dionisios Bratis, Argiro Pachi, Georgios Moussas, Ioannis Ilias, Maria Harikiopoulou, Elpida Theodorakopoulou, Silvia Dumitru, Epaminondas Kosmas, Alexandros Vgontzas, Nikolaos Siafakas, Nikolaos Tzanakis
Clinical significance in COPD patients followed in a real practice
Júlio César Mendes de Oliveira, Isabella de Carvalho Aguiar, Ana Carolina Negrinho de Oliveira Beloto, Israel Reis Santos, Fernando Sergio Studart Leitão Filho, Luciana M Malosa Sampaio, Claudio F Donner, Luís Vicente Franco de Oliveira
Effects of nutraceutical diet integration, with coenzyme Q10 (Q-Ter multicomposite) and creatine, on dyspnea, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in COPD patients with chronic respiratory failure
Stefano Marinari, Maria Rosaria Manigrasso, Fernando De Benedetto
Expiratory CT scan in patients with normal inspiratory CT scan: a finding of obliterative bronchiolitis and other causes of bronchiolar obstruction
Michele Gaeta, Fabio Minutoli, Giuseppe Girbino, Alessandra Murabito, Caterina Benedetto, Rosario Contiguglia, Paolo Ruggeri, Salvatore Privitera
Lung cancer epidemiology in North Sardinia, Italy
Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Federico Attene, Antonio Cossu, Mario Budroni, Rosaria Cesaraccio, Francesco Tanda, Mario Trignano, Giuseppe Palmieri
Tracheal pseudo-tumor caused by herpes simplex virus
Stamatis Katsenos, Dimitrios Sampaziotis, Stavros Archondakis
Evaluation of association between airway hyperresponsiveness, asthma control test, and asthma therapy assessment questionnaire in asthmatic children
Daniele Rapino, Marina Attanasi, Nicola P Consilvio, Alessandra Scaparrotta, Anna Cingolani, Marzia Cerasa, Angelika Mohn, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli
Diagnostic usefulness of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in suspected pulmonary embolism
Serdar Berk, Omer Tamer Dogan, Eylem Itir Aydemir, Asli Bingol, Sefa Levent Ozsahin, Ibrahim Akkurt
Functional maturation of nasal mucosa: role of secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA)
Luisa Bellussi, Jacopo Cambi, Desiderio Passali
Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation and co-expression of adenocarcinoma markers: a case report and review of the literature
Yasuhiro Sakai, Takashi Yamasaki, Yoshito Kusakabe, Daisuke Kasai, Yoshikazu Kotani, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Tomoo Itoh
A retrospective study on acute health effects due to volcanic ash exposure during the eruption of Mount Etna (Sicily) in 2002
Daniele Lombardo, Nicola Ciancio, Raffaele Campisi, Annalisa Di Maria, Laura Bivona, Venerino Poletti, Antonio Mistretta, Annibale Biggeri, Giuseppe Di Maria
The value of FeNO measurement in childhood asthma: uncertainties and perspectives
Giuliana Ferrante, Velia Malizia, Roberta Antona, Giovanni Corsello, Stefania La Grutta
The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document II
Andrea Smargiassi, Riccardo Inchingolo, Gino Soldati, Roberto Copetti, Giampietro Marchetti, Alessandro Zanforlin, Rosangela Giannuzzi, Americo Testa, Stefano Nardini, Salvatore Valente
The role of chest ultrasonography in the management of respiratory diseases: document I
Alessandro Zanforlin, Rosangela Giannuzzi, Stefano Nardini, Americo Testa, Gino Soldati, Roberto Copetti, Giampietro Marchetti, Salvatore Valente, Riccardo Inchingolo, Andrea Smargiassi
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the need for early diagnosis
Gaetano Cicchitto, Claudio M Sanguinetti
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nuri Tutar, Gokhan Metan, Ayşe Nedret Koç, Insu Yilmaz, Ilkay Bozkurt, Zuhal Ozer Simsek, Hakan Buyukoglan, Asiye Kanbay, Fatma Sema Oymak, Inci Gulmez, Ramazan Demir
Clinical significance of incidental thyroid nodules identified on low-dose CT for lung cancer screening
Jong Hoo Lee, Sun Young Jeong, Yee Hyung Kim
Predictors of cardiovascular disease in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Michela Bellocchia, Monica Masoero, Antonio Ciuffreda, Silvia Croce, Arianna Vaudano, Roberto Torchio, Monica Boita, Caterina Bucca
Obesity can influence children’s and adolescents’ airway hyperresponsiveness differently
Bruno Sposato, Marco Scalese, Maria Giovanna Migliorini, Maria Piera Riccardi, Massimo Tosti Balducci, Luigi Petruzzelli, Raffaele Scala
Metabolic syndrome and carotid intima-media thickness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Aylin Ozgen Alpaydin, Isin Konyar Arslan, Selim Serter, Aysin Sakar Coskun, Pinar Celik, Fatma Taneli, Arzu Yorgancioglu
The relationship between C-reactive protein and prognostic factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Reshu Agarwal, Mohammad Shoaib Zaheer, Zubair Ahmad, Jamal Akhtar
CD24+/CD38- as new prognostic marker for non-small cell lung cancer
Feridoun Karimi-Busheri, Aghdass Rasouli-Nia, Victoria Zadorozhny, Habib Fakhrai
Leptin, ghrelin and calprotectin: inflammatory markers in childhood asthma?
Nazan Cobanoglu, Nilufer Galip, Ceyhun Dalkan, Nerin Nadir Bahceciler
Erectile dysfunction and sex hormone changes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Hasan Kahraman, Bilal Sen, Nurhan Koksal, Metin Kilinç, Sefa Resim
Effect of thyroid function on COPD exacerbation frequency: a preliminary study
Sevinc Sarinc Ulasli, Serife Savas Bozbas, Zeynep Erayman Ozen, Berna Akinci Ozyurek, Gaye Ulubay
Oxytocin: an unexpected risk for cardiologic and broncho-obstructive effects, and allergic reactions in susceptible delivering women
Gennaro Liccardi, Maria Beatrice Bilò, Ciro Mauro, Antonello Salzillo, Amedeo Piccolo, Maria D’Amato, Annabella Liccardi, Gennaro D’Amato
Predictors of seasonal influenza vaccination in chronic asthma
Rachelle Asciak, Martin Balzan, Jesmar Buttigieg
The maximum standardized FDG uptake on PET-CT in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Mehmet Akif Özgül, Gamze Kirkil, Ekrem Cengiz Seyhan, Erdoğan Çetinkaya, Güler Özgül, Mahmut Yüksel
Pulmonary function testing and chest tomography in patients with acromegaly
Gustavo Bittencourt Camilo, Fernando Silva Guimarães, Débora Pedroza Guedes Silva, Roberto Mogami, Leandro Kasuki, Mônica Roberto Gadelha, Pedro Lopes Melo, Agnaldo José Lopes
CT-guided needle lung biopsy is possible during apneic oxygenation: a case series
Benedict Kjaergaard, Peter R Zepernick, Annette Bergmann, Henrik K Jensen, Milka Mladenovic, Bodil S Rasmussen
Clinical variability of respiratory pulmonary hypertension: implications for diagnosis and management
Lucio Casali, Pierluigi Carratù, Matteo Sofia
Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism: a multidisciplinary approach
Federico Lavorini, Vitantonio Di Bello, Maria Luisa De Rimini, Giovanni Lucignani, Letizia Marconi, Gualtiero Palareti, Raffaele Pesavento, Domenico Prisco, Massimo Santini, Nicola Sverzellati, Antonio Palla, Massimo Pistolesi
Comparison of reducing effect on lung injury of dexamethasone and bosentan in acute lung injury: an experimental study
Omer Araz, Elif Demirci, Elif Yilmazel Ucar, Muhammet Calik, Didem Pulur, Adem Karaman, Muhammed Yayla, Eren Altun, Zekai Halici, Metin Akgun
Geriatric study in Europe on health effects of air quality in nursing homes (GERIE study) profile: objectives, study protocol and descriptive data
Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Dan Norback, Jan Zielinski, Alfred Bernard, Cristina Gratziou, Torben Sigsgaard, Piersante Sestini, Giovanni Viegi