Ausgabe 1/2017
Inhalt (219 Artikel)
BreathDx – molecular analysis of exhaled breath as a diagnostic test for ventilator–associated pneumonia: protocol for a European multicentre observational study
Pouline M. P. van Oort, Tamara Nijsen, Hans Weda, Hugo Knobel, Paul Dark, Timothy Felton, Nicholas J. W. Rattray, Oluwasola Lawal, Waqar Ahmed, Craig Portsmouth, Peter J. Sterk, Marcus J. Schultz, Tetyana Zakharkina, Antonio Artigas, Pedro Povoa, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Stephen J. Fowler, Lieuwe D. J. Bos, Waqar Ahmed, Antonio Artigas, Lieuwe D. J. Bos, Marta Camprubi, Luis Coelho, Paul Dark, Alan Davie, Emili Diaz, Gemma Goma, Timothy Felton, Stephen J. Fowler, Royston Goodacre, Hugo Knobel, Oluwasola Lawal, Jan-Hendrik Leopold, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Tamara Nijsen, Pouline M. P. van Oort, Pedro Povoa, Craig Portsmouth, Nicholas J. W. Rattray, Guus Rijnders, Marcus J. Schultz, Ruud Steenwelle, Peter J. Sterk, Jordi Valles, Fred Verhoeckx, Anton Vink, Hans Weda, Tineke Winters, Tetyana Zakharkina
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tuberculosis care among health workers in Southern Mozambique
Andrés Noé, Rafaela M. Ribeiro, Rui Anselmo, Maria Maixenchs, Layce Sitole, Khatia Munguambe, Silvia Blanco, Peter le Souef, Alberto L. García-Basteiro
Household biomass fuel use, asthma symptoms severity, and asthma underdiagnosis in rural schoolchildren in Nigeria: a cross-sectional observational study
Oluwafemi Oluwole, Ganiyu O. Arinola, Dezheng Huo, Christopher O. Olopade
Childhood asthma, asthma severity indicators, and related conditions along an urban-rural gradient: a cross-sectional study
Joshua A. Lawson, Donna C. Rennie, Don W. Cockcroft, Roland Dyck, Anna Afanasieva, Oluwafemi Oluwole, Jinnat Afsana
Characteristics associated with progression in patients with of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease : a prospective cohort study
Soo Jung Kim, Soon Ho Yoon, Sun Mi Choi, Jinwoo Lee, Chang-Hoon Lee, Sung Koo Han, Jae-Joon Yim
Prevalence of airflow obstruction in patients with stable systolic heart failure
Morten Dalsgaard, Louis Lind Plesner, Morten Schou, Erik Kjøller, Jørgen Vestbo, Kasper Iversen
End-tidal capnographic monitoring to detect apnea episodes during flexible bronchoscopy under sedation
Tsukasa Ishiwata, Kenji Tsushima, Mai Fujie, Kenichi Suzuki, Kosuke Hirota, Mitsuhiro Abe, Naoko Kawata, Jiro Terada, Koichiro Tatsumi
Multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of nocturnal oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a study protocol for the INOX trial
Yves Lacasse, Sarah Bernard, Frédéric Sériès, Van Hung Nguyen, Jean Bourbeau, Shawn Aaron, François Maltais, Marcel Mallet, Jean Bourbeau, Bruno Paradis, François Maltais, Richard Lecours, Pierre Larivée, Marc Baltzan, François Corbeil, Christine Drapeau, Guy Cournoyer, Shawn Aaron, Denis O’Donnell, Martha Shepertecky, Eric Wong, Jeremy Road, Paula Simão, Miguel Guimarães, Cristina Bárbara, Paula Pinto, Joaquim Moita, Cidália Rodrigues, João Munhá, Salete Valente, Carlos Javier Egea Santaolalla, Araceli Abad Fernández, Irene Cano, Javier Sayas Catalán, Cristóbal Esteban, Amaia Garcia-Loizaga, Jean-Claude Meurice, Alain Palot, Pascal Chanez, Jésus Gonzalez, Antoine Guerder
Effects of ventilator settings, nebulizer and exhalation port position on albuterol delivery during non-invasive ventilation: an in-vitro study
Yuda Sutherasan, Lorenzo Ball, Pasquale Raimondo, Valentina Caratto, Elisa Sanguineti, Federico Costantino, Maurizio Ferretti, Robert M. Kacmarek, Paolo Pelosi
Implementing flexible bronchoscopy in least developed countries according to international guidelines is feasible and sustainable: example from Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
Martin Veaudor, Sébastien Couraud, Sophors Chan, Chanraksmey Choun, Pisethmorokoth Keo, Virginie Avrillon, Pierre-Jean Souquet, Chanty Ny
B-type natriuretic peptides in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review
Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Amit Khosla, Sean A. Virani, John J. V. McMurray, J Mark FitzGerald
Recurrent pneumonia among Japanese adults: disease burden and risk factors
Tomoko Ishifuji, Eiichiro Sando, Norihiro Kaneko, Motoi Suzuki, Paul E. Kilgore, Koya Ariyoshi, Konosuke Morimoto, Naoto Hosokawa, Makito Yaegashi, Masahiro Aoshima, Masahiko Abe, Takao Wakabayashi, Masahiro Aoshima, Naoto Hosokawa, Norihiro Kaneko, Naoko Katsurada, Kei Nakashima, Yoshihito Otsuka, Eiichiro Sando, Kaori Shibui, Daisuke Suzuki, Kenzo Tanaka, Kentaro Tochitani, Makito Yaegashi, Masayuki Chikamori, Naohisa Hamashige, Masayuki Ishida, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Norichika Aso, Hiroyuki Ito, Kei Matsuki, Yoshiko Tsuchihashi, Koya Ariyoshi, Bhim G. Dhoubhadel, Akitsugu Furumoto, Sugihiro Hamaguchi, Tomoko Ishifuji, Shungo Katoh, Satoshi Kakiuchi, Emi Kitashoji, Takaharu Shimazaki, Motoi Suzuki, Masahiro Takaki, Konosuke Morimoto, Kiwao Watanabe, Lay-Myint Yoshida
What patients really think about asthma guidelines: barriers to guideline implementation from the patients’ perspective
H. Lingner, B. Burger, P. Kardos, C. P. Criée, H. Worth, E. Hummers-Pradier
Effects of treadmill exercise versus Flutter® on respiratory flow and sputum properties in adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised, controlled, cross-over trial
Tiffany J. Dwyer, Rahizan Zainuldin, Evangelia Daviskas, Peter T. P. Bye, Jennifer A. Alison
Identification and validation of differentially expressed transcripts by RNA-sequencing of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) lung tissue from patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Milica Vukmirovic, Jose D. Herazo-Maya, John Blackmon, Vesna Skodric-Trifunovic, Dragana Jovanovic, Sonja Pavlovic, Jelena Stojsic, Vesna Zeljkovic, Xiting Yan, Robert Homer, Branko Stefanovic, Naftali Kaminski
Are risk predicting models useful for estimating survival of patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease?
Hanna M. Nurmi, Minna K. Purokivi, Miia S. Kärkkäinen, Hannu-Pekka Kettunen, Tuomas A. Selander, Riitta L. Kaarteenaho
Successful outcome following pneumonectomy in a teenage boy with cystic fibrosis: a case report
Zheyi Liew, Santosh Mallikarjuna, Asif Hasan, F. Kate Gould, Su Bunn, Matthew F. Thomas, Jim L. Lordan, Christopher O’Brien, Malcolm Brodlie
A follow-up study of airway symptoms and lung function among residents and workers 5.5 years after an oil tank explosion
Jens-Tore Granslo, Magne Bråtveit, Bjørg Eli Hollund, Stein Håkon Låstad Lygre, Cecilie Svanes, Bente Elisabeth Moen
A novel reflex cough testing device
Kazunori Fujiwara, Katsuyuki Kawamoto, Yoko Shimizu, Takahiro Fukuhara, Satoshi Koyama, Hideyuki Kataoka, Hiroya Kitano, Hiromi Takeuchi
Can healthcare utilization data reliably capture cases of chronic respiratory diseases? a cross-sectional investigation in Italy
A Biffi, R Comoretto, A Arfè, L Scotti, L Merlino, A Vaghi, A Pesci, R de Marco, G Corrao, Ovidio Brignoli, Isa Cerveri, Giovanni Corrao, Eugenio Guffanti, Adriano Vaghi, Marco Villa, Roberto de Marco
Cystic fibrosis physicians’ perspectives on the timing of referral for lung transplant evaluation: a survey of physicians in the United States
Kathleen J. Ramos, Ranjani Somayaji, Erika D. Lease, Christopher H. Goss, Moira L. Aitken
A prospective pilot study of home monitoring in adults with cystic fibrosis (HOME-CF): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Jocelyn Choyce, Karen L. Shaw, Alice J. Sitch, Hema Mistry, Joanna L. Whitehouse, Edward F. Nash
Effects of periodontal treatment on exacerbation frequency and lung function in patients with chronic periodontitis: study protocol of a 1-year randomized controlled trial
Sergio Romero Santos, Erika Horácio Pinto, Priscila Larcher Longo, Simone Dal Corso, Fernanda Cordoba Lanza, Rafael Stelmach, Samia Zahi Rached, Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-Franco, Marcia Pinto Alves Mayer, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana
Epigenetic modifying enzyme expression in asthmatic airway epithelial cells and fibroblasts
Dorota Stefanowicz, Jari Ullah, Kevin Lee, Furquan Shaheen, Ekiomoado Olumese, Nick Fishbane, Hyun-Kyoung Koo, Teal S. Hallstrand, Darryl A. Knight, Tillie-Louise Hackett
Immediate salbutamol responsiveness does not predict long-term benefits of indacaterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pierre-Régis Burgel, Vincent Le Gros, Laurent Decuypère, Isabelle Bourdeix, Thierry Perez, Gaëtan Deslée
Pulmonary oxygen uptake and muscle deoxygenation kinetics during heavy intensity cycling exercise in patients with emphysema and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Melitta A. McNarry, Nicholas K. Harrison, Tom Withers, Narendra Chinnappa, Michael J. Lewis
Airway wall thickness on HRCT scans decreases with age and increases with smoking
Eef D. Telenga, Matthijs Oudkerk, Peter M. A. van Ooijen, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Nick H. T. ten Hacken, Dirkje S. Postma, Maarten van den Berge
Development of a respiratory severity score for hospitalized adults in a high HIV-prevalence setting—South Africa, 2010–2011
Alexander J. Millman, Adena Greenbaum, Sibongile Walaza, Adam L. Cohen, Michelle J. Groome, Carrie Reed, Meredith McMorrow, Stefano Tempia, Marietjie Venter, Florette K. Treurnicht, Shabir A. Madhi, Cheryl Cohen, Ebrahim Variava
Early exposure to hyperoxia and mortality in critically ill patients with severe traumatic injuries
Derek W. Russell, David R. Janz, William L. Emerson, Addison K. May, Gordon R. Bernard, Zhiguo Zhao, Tatsuki Koyama, Lorraine B. Ware
Hemosiderin-laden macrophages are an independent factor correlated with pulmonary vascular resistance in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a case control study
Jun Fukihara, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Masahiko Ando, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Tomoki Kimura, Kensuke Kataoka, Taiki Furukawa, Takeshi Johkoh, Junya Fukuoka, Koji Sakamoto, Yoshinori Hasegawa
Effect of inhaled corticosteroid particle size on asthma efficacy and safety outcomes: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Céline El Baou, Rachael L. Di Santostefano, Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, Elizabeth A Suarez, David Stempel, Mark L Everard, Neil Barnes
Combined cumulative sum (CUSUM) and chronological environmental analysis as a tool to improve the learning environment for linear-probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) trainees: a pilot study
Yasuhiro Norisue, Yasuharu Tokuda, Mayrol Juarez, Ryo Uchimido, Shigeki Fujitani, David A. Stoeckel
First time identification of Pandoraea sputorum from a patient with cystic fibrosis in Argentina: a case report
Pablo F. Martina, Mónica Martínez, Guillermo Frada, Florencia Alvarez, Lorena Leguizamón, Claudia Prieto, Carolina Barrias, Marisa Bettiol, Antonio Lagares, Alejandra Bosch, Julián Ferreras, Martha Von Specht
Hemodynamic effects of lung recruitment maneuvers in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Anup Das, Mainul Haque, Marc Chikhani, Oana Cole, Wenfei Wang, Jonathan G. Hardman, Declan G. Bates
IL-8 predicts early mortality in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure treated with noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
Brynja Jónsdóttir, Åsa Jaworowski, Carmen San Miguel, Olle Melander
Early detection of COPD patients in GOLD 0 population: an observational non-interventional cohort study - MARKO study
Žarko Vrbica, Marina Labor, Ivan Gudelj, Slavica Labor, Iva Jurić, Davor Plavec
Observation management of pulmonary embolism and agreement with claims-based and clinical risk stratification criteria in United States patients: a retrospective analysis
Elaine Nguyen, Craig I. Coleman, W. Frank Peacock, Philip S. Wells, Erin R. Weeda, Veronica Ashton, Concetta Crivera, Peter Wildgoose, Jeff R. Schein, Thomas J. Bunz, Gregory J. Fermann
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for avian influenza A (H7N9) patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome: a case report and short literature review
Qi Nie, Ding-yu Zhang, Wen-juan Wu, Chao-lin Huang, Zheng-yi Ni
Upregulation of interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin levels in the lungs of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Jong-Uk Lee, Hun Soo Chang, Hyeon Ju Lee, Chang An Jung, Da Jeong Bae, Hyun Ji Song, Jong Sook Park, Soo-Taek Uh, Young Hoon Kim, Ki-Hyun Seo, Choon-Sik Park
Elderly-onset hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and its cytokine profile
Masayuki Ito, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Hiromitsu Ohta, Keiichi Akasaka, Yoshitaka Uchida, Atsushi Hashimoto, Ayako Shiono, Toshinori Takada, Makoto Nagata, Jun Tohyama, Koichi Hagiwara, Minoru Kanazawa, Koh Nakata, Ryushi Tazawa
Cooking smoke and respiratory symptoms of restaurant workers in Thailand
Chudchawal Juntarawijit, Yuwayong Juntarawijit
Characteristics and longitudinal progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in GOLD B patients
Philip J. Lawrence, Umme Kolsum, Vandana Gupta, Gavin Donaldson, Richa Singh, Bethan Barker, Leena George, Adam Webb, Anthony J. Brookes, Christopher Brightling, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Dave Singh
Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome: a literature review and case study of a Chinese woman presenting a novel FLCN mutation
Shengyu Hao, Fei Long, Fenglan Sun, Teng Liu, Daowei Li, Shujuan Jiang
Efficacy of 1, 5, and 20 mg oral sildenafil in the treatment of adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a randomized, double-blind study with open-label extension
Carmine Dario Vizza, B. K. S. Sastry, Zeenat Safdar, Lutz Harnisch, Xiang Gao, Min Zhang, Manisha Lamba, Zhi-Cheng Jing
Persistent asthma phenotype related with late-onset, high atopy, and low socioeconomic status in school-aged Korean children
Eun Lee, Si Hyeon Lee, Ji-Won Kwon, Young-Ho Kim, Jisun Yoon, Hyun-Ju Cho, Song-I Yang, Young-Ho Jung, Hyung Young Kim, Ju-Hee Seo, Hyo Bin Kim, So Yeon Lee, Ho-Jang Kwon, Soo-Jong Hong
Transbronchial and transesophageal fine-needle aspiration using a single ultrasound bronchoscope in the diagnosis of locoregional recurrence of surgically-treated lung cancer
José Sanz-Santos, Pere Serra, Felipe Andreo, Mohamed Torky, Carmen Centeno, Teresa Morán, Enric Carcereny, Esther Fernández, Samuel García-Reina, Juan Ruiz-Manzano
Predictors of correct technique in patients using pressurized metered dose inhalers
Kyra Bartolo, Martin Balzan, Emma Louise Schembri, Rachelle Asciak, Darlene Mercieca Balbi, Michael Pace Bardon, Stephen Montefort
Reference equations for spirometric indices from a sample of the general adult population in Nigeria
Ademola Emmanuel Fawibe, Louis O. Odeigah, Mohammed J. Saka
Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with asthma: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (EPRA)
Konrad Schultz, Hildegard Seidl, Danijel Jelusic, Rupert Wagner, Michael Wittmann, Hermann Faller, Dennis Nowak, Michael Schuler
Switch of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome: a pilot study
Sarah Orfanos, Dany Jaffuel, Christophe Perrin, Nicolas Molinari, Pascal Chanez, Alain Palot
Erratum to: Effects of periodontal treatment on exacerbation frequency and lung function in patients with chronic periodontitis: study protocol of a 1-year randomized controlled trial
Sergio dos Santos Romero, Erika Horácio Pinto, Priscila Larcher Longo, Simone Dal Corso, Fernanda Cordoba Lanza, Rafael Stelmach, Samia Zahi Rached, Adriana Lino-dos-Santos-Franco, Marcia Pinto Alves Mayer, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana
Chronic cough conundrum: a case report of a new diagnosis of HIV and pulmonary Kaposi’s sarcoma
Pamela P. Bailey, Marylou M. Dryer, John P. Piper, Sajjad Ahmad
Breathlessness and presentation to the emergency department: a survey and clinical record review
Ann Hutchinson, Alistair Pickering, Paul Williams, J. Martin Bland, Miriam J. Johnson
Systematic review of lung function and COPD with peripheral blood DNA methylation in population based studies
Matthew Machin, André F. S. Amaral, Matthias Wielscher, Faisal I. Rezwan, Medea Imboden, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Ian M. Adcock, Nicole Probst-Hensch, John W. Holloway, Deborah L. Jarvis
Obstructive sleep apnoea accelerates FEV1 decline in asthmatic patients
Tsai-Yu Wang, Yu-Lun Lo, Shu-Min Lin, Chien-Da Huang, Fu-Tasi Chung, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Chun-Hua Wang, Han-Pin Kuo
A prospective observational study to evaluate the effect of social and personality factors on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Atul Gulati, Masood Ali, Mike Davies, Tim Quinnell, Ian Smith
A burden of rare variants in BMPR2 and KCNK3 contributes to a risk of familial pulmonary arterial hypertension
Koichiro Higasa, Aiko Ogawa, Chikashi Terao, Masakazu Shimizu, Shinji Kosugi, Ryo Yamada, Hiroshi Date, Hiromi Matsubara, Fumihiko Matsuda
Healthcare burden of pulmonary hypertension owing to lung disease and/or hypoxia
Gustavo A. Heresi, David M. Platt, Wenyi Wang, Christine H. Divers, Vijay N. Joish, Simon A. Teal, Justin S. Yu
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy to access lung lesions in 1,000 subjects: first results of the prospective, multicenter NAVIGATE study
Sandeep J. Khandhar, Mark R. Bowling, Javier Flandes, Thomas R. Gildea, Kristin L. Hood, William S. Krimsky, Douglas J. Minnich, Septimiu D. Murgu, Michael Pritchett, Eric M. Toloza, Momen M. Wahidi, Jennifer J. Wolvers, Erik E. Folch
Hemosiderin in sputum macrophages may predict infective exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a retrospective observational study
Sindu Mohan, Terence Ho, Melanie Kjarsgaard, Katherine Radford, A. S. M. Borhan, Lehana Thabane, Parameswaran Nair
A new clinical algorithm scoring for management of suspected foreign body aspiration in children
Ibrahim A. Janahi, Shabina Khan, Prem Chandra, Noora Al-Marri, Ammar Saadoon, Lolwa Al-Naimi, Maryam Al-Thani, William Greer
Validity and reliability of fluoroscopy for digital radiography: a new way to evaluate diaphragmatic mobility
Bruna Estima Leal, Márcia Aparecida Gonçalves, Liseane Gonçalves Lisboa, Larissa Martins Schmitz Linné, Michelle Gonçalves de Souza Tavares, Wellington Pereira Yamaguti, Elaine Paulin
Pirfenidone attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice by regulating Nrf2/Bach1 equilibrium
Yuan Liu, Fuai Lu, Lirong Kang, Zhihua Wang, Yongfu Wang
Effect of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations on the mechanical properties of the lungs
Cécile Rotenberg, Marcel Bonay, Mostafa El Hajjam, Sandra Blivet, Alain Beauchet, Pascal Lacombe, Thierry Chinet
Efficacy of budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy compared with higher-dose budesonide as step-up from low-dose inhaled corticosteroid treatment
Christine R. Jenkins, Göran Eriksson, Eric D. Bateman, Helen K. Reddel, Malcolm R. Sears, Magnus Lindberg, Paul M. O’Byrne
Penicillin treatment for patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Denmark: a retrospective cohort study
Gertrud Baunbæk Egelund, Andreas Vestergaard Jensen, Stine Bang Andersen, Pelle Trier Petersen, Bjarne Ørskov Lindhardt, Christian von Plessen, Gernot Rohde, Pernille Ravn
Impact of lymphocyte differential count > 15% in BALF on the mortality of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic fibrosing idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Reoto Takei, Machiko Arita, Shogo Kumagai, Yuhei Ito, Maki Noyama, Fumiaki Tokioka, Tadashi Ishida
Water-pipe smoke condensate increases the internalization of Mycobacterium Bovis of type II alveolar epithelial cells (A549)
Esmaeil Mortaz, Shamila D. Alipoor, Masoud Movassaghi, Mohammad Varahram, Jahangir Ghorbani, Gert Folkerts, Johan Garssen, Ian M. Adcock
Asthma–COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) in primary care of four Latin America countries: the PUMA study
Maria Montes de Oca, Maria Victorina Lopez Varela, Maria E. Laucho-Contreras, Alejandro Casas, Eduardo Schiavi, Juan Carlos Mora
Co-colonisation with Aspergillus fumigatus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with poorer health in cystic fibrosis patients: an Irish registry analysis
Emma Reece, Ricardo Segurado, Abaigeal Jackson, Siobhán McClean, Julie Renwick, Peter Greally
The utility of electron microscopy in detecting asbestos fibers and particles in BALF in diffuse lung diseases
Takashi Kido, Yasuo Morimoto, Kazuhiro Yatera, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Takaaki Ogoshi, Keishi Oda, Kei Yamasaki, Toshinori Kawanami, Shohei Shimajiri, Hiroshi Mukae
Exploratory analysis of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Lars Harbaum, Kaaja M. Baaske, Marcel Simon, Tim Oqueka, Christoph Sinning, Antonia Glatzel, Nicole Lüneburg, Karsten Sydow, Carsten Bokemeyer, Hans Klose
Latin America validation of FACED score in patients with bronchiectasis: an analysis of six cohorts
Rodrigo Athanazio, Mônica Corso Pereira, Georgina Gramblicka, Fernando Cavalcanti-Lundgren, Mara Fernandes de Figueiredo, Francisco Arancibia, Samia Rached, David de la Rosa, Luis Máiz-Carro, Rosa Girón, Casilda Olveira, Concepción Prados, Miguel Angel Martinez-Garcia
The frequency of asthma exacerbations and healthcare utilization in patients with asthma from the UK and USA
Robert Y. Suruki, Jonas B. Daugherty, Nada Boudiaf, Frank C. Albers
Asthma control using fluticasone propionate/salmeterol in Asian and non-Asian populations: a post hoc analysis of the GOAL study
Jean Bousquet, Neil Barnes, Michael Gibbs, Nadeem Gul, Susan A Tomkins, Xin Zhou, Young-Joo Cho, Hae-Sim Park, William Busse, Nanshan Zhong
Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis: rare presentation with pulmonary eosinophilia
Taizou Hirano, Mitsuhiro Yamada, Kei Sato, Koji Murakami, Tokiwa Tamai, Yoshiya Mitsuhashi, Tsutomu Tamada, Hisatoshi Sugiura, Naomi Sato, Ryoko Saito, Junya Tominaga, Akira Watanabe, Masakazu Ichinose
Predictive factors for moderate or severe exacerbations in asthma patients receiving outpatient care
Francisco Javier Álvarez Gutiérrez, Marta Ferrer Galván, Juan Francisco Medina Gallardo, Marta Barrera Mancera, Beatriz Romero Romero, Auxiliadora Romero Falcón
Prognostic factors in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective study of a prospective observational cohort
Akihiro Ito, Tadashi Ishida, Hironobu Tokumasu, Yasuyoshi Washio, Akio Yamazaki, Yuhei Ito, Hiromasa Tachibana
Seasonal influenza vaccination in patients with COPD: a systematic literature review
Rafik Bekkat-Berkani, Tom Wilkinson, Philippe Buchy, Gael Dos Santos, Dimitris Stefanidis, Jeanne-Marie Devaster, Nadia Meyer
Epithelial ciliated beating cells essential for ex vivo ALI culture growth
Delphine Gras, Aurélie Petit, Jérémy Charriot, Lucie Knabe, Khuder Alagha, Anne Sophie Gamez, Céline Garulli, Arnaud Bourdin, Pascal Chanez, Nicolas Molinari, Isabelle Vachier
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: identification of key prognostic determinants using automated CT analysis
Joseph Jacob, Brian J. Bartholmai, Ryoko Egashira, Anne Laure Brun, Srinivasan Rajagopalan, Ronald Karwoski, Maria Kokosi, David M. Hansell, Athol U. Wells
Risk of incident active tuberculosis disease in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a population-based study
Chun-Wei Wu, Jiunn-Yih Wu, Meng-Tse Gabriel Lee, Chih-Cheng Lai, I-Lin Wu, Yi-Wen Tsai, Shy-Shin Chang, Chien-Chang Lee
Single use and conventional bronchoscopes for Broncho alveolar lavage (BAL) in research: a comparative study (NCT 02515591)
Seher Raza Zaidi, Andrea M. Collins, Elena Mitsi, Jesús Reiné, Kayleigh Davies, Angela D Wright, Jessica Owugha, Richard Fitzgerald, Amitava Ganguli, Stephen B Gordon, Daniela Mulari Ferreira, Jamie Rylance
Mechanical ventilation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a nationwide analysis of ventilator use, outcomes, and resource burden
Joshua J. Mooney, Karina Raimundo, Eunice Chang, Michael S. Broder
Predicted body weight relationships for protective ventilation – unisex proposals from pre-term through to adult
Dion C. Martin, Glenn N. Richards
Detection of ALK fusion transcripts in FFPE lung cancer samples by NanoString technology
Adriane F. Evangelista, Maicon F. Zanon, Adriana Cruvinel Carloni, Flávia E. de Paula, Mariana Andozia Morini, Maressa Ferreira-Neto, Iberê Cauduro Soares, Jose Elias Miziara, Pedro de Marchi, Cristovam Scapulatempo-Neto, Rui M. Reis
Evaluation of gene xpert for routine diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculosis in Nigeria: A prospective cohort study
Maxwell Oluwole Akanbi, Chad Achenbach, Babafemi Taiwo, John Idoko, Agatha Ani, Yetunde Isa, Oche Agbaji, Christiana Ukoli, Patrick Akande, Mamoudou Maiga, Robert Leo Murphy
Sarcoidosis as a rare cause for symmetrical giant bullous disease
Wolfgang Jungraithmayr, Elisa Leggeri, Walter Weder, Bart Vrugt
NRAMP1 and VDR gene polymorphisms in susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis among Andhra Pradesh population in India: a case–control study
Rooth Vasantha Medapati, Sridevi Suvvari, Sudhakar Godi, Paddaiah Gangisetti
Health coaching to improve self-management and quality of life for low income patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Beatrice Huang, Rachel Willard-Grace, Denise De Vore, Jessica Wolf, Chris Chirinos, Stephanie Tsao, Danielle Hessler, George Su, David H. Thom
Monitoring the electric activity of the diaphragm during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: a case report
Fabia Diniz-Silva, Anna Miethke-Morais, Adriano M. Alencar, Henrique T. Moriya, Pedro Caruso, Eduardo L. V. Costa, Juliana C. Ferreira
White matter lesions characterise brain involvement in moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but cerebral atrophy does not
Catherine A. Spilling, Paul W. Jones, James W. Dodd, Thomas R. Barrick
Three-dimensional substructure measurements for the differential diagnosis of ground glass nodules
Mingzheng Peng, Gang Yu, Chengzhong Zhang, Cuidi Li, Jinwu Wang
Azithromycin for idiopathic acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a retrospective single-center study
Kodai Kawamura, Kazuya Ichikado, Yuko Yasuda, Keisuke Anan, Moritaka Suga
Prevalence and associated risk factors of chronic bronchitis in First Nations people
Punam Pahwa, Chandima P. Karunanayake, Donna C. Rennie, Joshua A. Lawson, Vivian R. Ramsden, Kathleen McMullin, P. Jenny Gardipy, Judy MacDonald, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman
Bacteraemia and fungaemia in cystic fibrosis patients with febrile pulmonary exacerbation: a prospective observational study
Joerg Grosse-Onnebrink, Florian Stehling, Eva Tschiedel, Margarete Olivier, Uwe Mellies, Rene Schmidt, Jan Buer, Peter-Micheal Rath, Joerg Steinmann
Lung function development after preterm birth in relation to severity of Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Petra Um-Bergström, Jenny Hallberg, Per Thunqvist, Eva Berggren-Broström, Martin Anderson, Gunilla Adenfelt, Gunnar Lilja, Giovanni Ferrara, C. Magnus Sköld, Erik Melén
Regulating autonomic nervous system homeostasis improves pulmonary function in rabbits with acute lung injury
Yan Liu, Tao Tao, Wenzhi Li, Yulong Bo
Patient preferences for dry powder inhaler attributes in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in France: a discrete choice experiment
Natalia Hawken, Saku Torvinen, Mohamed-Elmoctar Neine, Ikbel Amri, Mondher Toumi, Samuel Aballéa, Adam Plich, Nicolas Roche
Monitoring clinical and microbiological evolution of a cystic fibrosis patient over 26 years: experience of a Brazilian CF Centre
Cassiana da Costa Ferreira Leite, Tania Wrobel Folescu, Mônica de Cássia Firmida, Renata Wrobel Folescu Cohen, Robson Souza Leão, Flávia Alvim Dutra de Freitas, Rodolpho Mattos Albano, Claudia Henrique da Costa, Elizabeth Andrade Marques
Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased prevalence of respiratory symptoms as compared to the general population
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Successful rescue combination of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and prone positioning for the management of severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia complicated by pneumothorax: a case report and literature review
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Thomas Bahmer, Anne-Marie Kirsten, Benjamin Waschki, Klaus F. Rabe, Helgo Magnussen, Detlef Kirsten, Marco Gramm, Simone Hummler, Eva Brunnemer, Michael Kreuter, Henrik Watz
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Nan-Chun Wu, Fan-Ting Liao, Hao-min Cheng, Shih-Hsien Sung, Yu-Chun Yang, Jiun-Jr Wang
Air pollution exposure is associated with MRSA acquisition in young U.S. children with cystic fibrosis
Kevin J. Psoter, Anneclaire J. De Roos, Jon Wakefield, Jonathan D. Mayer, Margaret Rosenfeld
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Fabiano Di Marco, Giuseppina Palumbo, Silvia Terraneo, Gianluca Imeri, Elena Lesma, Nicola Sverzellati, Angela Peron, Lorenzo Gualandri, Maria Paola Canevini, Stefano Centanni
Prognostic nomogram for inpatients with asthma exacerbation
Wakae Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Hideo Yasunaga, Hideyuki Takeshima, Yukiyo Sakamoto, Taisuke Jo, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Takahide Nagase
Diagnostic value of medical thoracoscopy in malignant pleural effusion
Yan-Bing Wu, Li-Li Xu, Xiao-Juan Wang, Zhen Wang, Jun Zhang, Zhao-Hui Tong, Huan-Zhong Shi
Cathepsin-S degraded decorin are elevated in fibrotic lung disorders – development and biological validation of a new serum biomarker
S.N. Kehlet, C.L. Bager, N. Willumsen, B. Dasgupta, C. Brodmerkel, M. Curran, S. Brix, D.J. Leeming, M. A. Karsdal
Serological and morphological prognostic factors in patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features
Yuhei Ito, Machiko Arita, Shogo Kumagai, Reoto Takei, Maki Noyama, Fumiaki Tokioka, Keisuke Nishimura, Takashi Koyama, Kenji Notohara, Tadashi Ishida
Association between Charlson comorbidity index score and outcome in patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer
Lei Zhao, Lai-Han Leung, Jing Wang, Huihui Li, Juanjuan Che, Lian Liu, Xiaojun Yao, Bangwei Cao
FEV1 and FVC and systemic inflammation in a spinal cord injury cohort
Jaime E. Hart, Rebekah Goldstein, Palak Walia, Merilee Teylan, Antonio Lazzari, Carlos G. Tun, Eric Garshick
A multi-center randomized, controlled, open-label trial evaluating the effects of eosinophil-guided corticosteroid-sparing therapy in hospitalised patients with COPD exacerbations – The CORTICO steroid reduction in COPD (CORTICO-COP) study protocol
Pradeesh Sivapalan, Mia Moberg, Josefin Eklöf, Julie Janner, Jørgen Vestbo, Rasmus Rude Laub, Andrea Browatzki, Karin Armbruster, Jon Torgny Wilcke, Niels Seersholm, Ulla Møller Weinreich, Ingrid Louise Titlestad, Helle Frost Andreassen, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Uffe Bødtger, Thyge Lynghøj Nielsen, Ejvind Frausing Hansen, Jens Ulrik Stæhr Jensen
Effect of counselling during pulmonary rehabilitation on self-determined motivation towards physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – protocol of a mixed methods study
Anne-Kathrin Rausch-Osthoff, Nicola Greco, Ariane Schwank, Swantje Beyer, David Gisi, Mandy Scheermesser, André Meichtry, Noriane Sievi, Thomas Hess, Markus Wirz
Volatile organic compounds in ventilated critical care patients: a systematic evaluation of cofactors
Tobias Hüppe, Dominik Lorenz, Mario Wachowiak, Felix Maurer, Andreas Meiser, Heinrich Groesdonk, Tobias Fink, Daniel I. Sessler, Sascha Kreuer
Influence of resting lung diffusion on exercise capacity in patients with COPD
Mehrdad Behnia, Courtney Wheatley, Alberto Avolio, Bruce Johnson
Reference values of fractional excretion of exhaled nitric oxide among non-smokers and current smokers
Kjell Torén, Nicola Murgia, Linus Schiöler, Björn Bake, Anna-Carin Olin
Reference Equations for the Six-Minute Walk Distance in the Healthy Chinese Han Population, Aged 18–30 Years
He Zou, Jia Zhang, Xiaoshu Chen, Yi Wang, Wei Lin, Jianfeng Lin, Hao Chen, Jingye Pan
Propensity score analysis of lung cancer risk in a population with high prevalence of non-smoking related lung cancer
Kuei-Feng Lin, Hsiu-Fu Wu, Wei-Chun Huang, Pei-Ling Tang, Ming-Ting Wu, Fu-Zong Wu
Pulmonary challenge with carbon nanoparticles induces a dose-dependent increase in circulating leukocytes in healthy males
Marieke Berger, Johannes D. de Boer, René Lutter, Michiel Makkee, Peter J. Sterk, Elles M. Kemper, Jaring S. van der Zee
Exploring efficacy and safety of oral Pirfenidone for progressive, non-IPF lung fibrosis (RELIEF) - a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, multi-center, phase II trial
Jürgen Behr, Petra Neuser, Antje Prasse, Michael Kreuter, Klaus Rabe, Carmen Schade-Brittinger, Jasmin Wagner, Andreas Günther
Clinical and radiological characteristics of patients with late-onset severe restrictive lung defect after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Ho Namkoong, Makoto Ishii, Takehiko Mori, Hiroaki Sugiura, Sadatomo Tasaka, Masatoshi Sakurai, Yuya Koda, Jun Kato, Naoki Hasegawa, Shinichiro Okamoto, Tomoko Betsuyaku
Unmet needs in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis―insights from patient chart review in five European countries
Toby M. Maher, Maria Molina-Molina, Anne-Marie Russell, Francesco Bonella, Stéphane Jouneau, Elena Ripamonti, Judit Axmann, Carlo Vancheri
The effect of sedation and/or analgesia as rescue treatment during noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the patients with Interface intolerance after Extubation
Yue-Nan Ni, Ting Wang, He Yu, Bin-Miao Liang, Zong-An Liang
A qualitative study to identify parents’ perceptions of and barriers to asthma management in children from South Asian and White British families
Monica Lakhanpaul, Lorraine Culley, Noelle Robertson, Deborah Bird, Nicky Hudson, Narynder Johal, Melanie McFeeters, Emma Angell, Charlotte Hamlyn-Williams, Nadine Abbas, Logan Manikam, Mark Johnson
The efficacy of initial ventilation strategy for adult immunocompromised patients with severe acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial (VENIM)
Tao Wang, Gang Liu, Kun He, Xin Lu, Xianquan Liang, Meng Wang, Rong Zhu, Zongru Li, Feng Chen, Jun Ke, Qingming Lin, Chuanyun Qian, Bo Li, Jie Wei, Jingjun Lv, Li Li, Yanxia Gao, Guofeng Wu, Xiaohong Yu, Weiqin Wei, Ying Deng, Fengping Wang, Hong Zhang, Yun Zheng, Hong Zhan, Jinli Liao, Yingping Tian, Dongqi Yao, Jingsong Zhang, Xufeng Chen, Lishan Yang, Jiali Wu, Yanfen Chai, Songtao Shou, Muming Yu, Xudong Xiang, Dongshan Zhang, Fengying Chen, Xiufeng Xie, Yong Li, Bo Wang, Wenzhong Zhang, Yongli Miao, Michael Eddleston, Jianqiang He, Yong Ma, Shengyong Xu, Yi Li, Huadong Zhu, Xuezhong Yu
Association between dementia and discharge status in patients hospitalized with pneumonia
Taisuke Jo, Hideo Yasunaga, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Nobuaki Michihata, Kojiro Morita, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Wakae Hasegawa, Hideyuki Takeshima, Yukiyo Sakamoto, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Takahide Nagase
Respiratory mechanics in infants with severe bronchiolitis on controlled mechanical ventilation
Pablo Cruces, Sebastián González-Dambrauskas, Julio Quilodrán, Jorge Valenzuela, Javier Martínez, Natalia Rivero, Pablo Arias, Franco Díaz
Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with interstitial lung disease of different etiology: a multicenter prospective study
Roberto Tonelli, Elisabetta Cocconcelli, Barbara Lanini, Isabella Romagnoli, Fabio Florini, Ivana Castaniere, Dario Andrisani, Stefania Cerri, Fabrizio Luppi, Riccardo Fantini, Alessandro Marchioni, Bianca Beghè, Francesco Gigliotti, Enrico M. Clini
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis in the adult population within the Commonwealth of Independent States: rationale and design of the CORE study
Yuriy Feshchenko, Liudmyla Iashyna, Damilya Nugmanova, Olga Gyrina, Maryna Polianska, Alexander Markov, Maryna Moibenko, Janina Makarova, Luqman Tariq, Marcelo Horacio S. Pereira, Eljan Mammadbayov, Irada Akhundova, Averyan Vasylyev
The value of repeat radial-probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy after initial non-diagnostic results in patients with peripheral pulmonary lesions
Chun-Ta Huang, Yi-Ju Tsai, Chao-Chi Ho, Chong-Jen Yu
Unsupervised gene expression analyses identify IPF-severity correlated signatures, associated genes and biomarkers
Yunguan Wang, Jaswanth Yella, Jing Chen, Francis X. McCormack, Satish K. Madala, Anil G. Jegga
Clinical effects of direct hemoperfusion using a polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis-associated rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonias
Hiroko Okabayashi, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Sayuri Hirooka, Kimitaka Akaike, Keisuke Kojima, Takayuki Jodai, Yasumiko Sakamoto, Hideharu Ideguchi, Shohei Hamada, Chieko Yoshida, Susumu Hirosako, Shinichiro Okamoto, Hirotsugu Kohrogi
Successful transition from Treprostinil to Selexipag in patient with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
Asuka Furukawa, Yuichi Tamura, Hiroya Iwahori, Masato Goto, Narutaka Ohashi, Teruo Okabe, Akio Kawamura
Knowledge gaps in patients with COPD and their proxies
Nienke Nakken, Daisy J. A. Janssen, Esther H. A. van den Bogaart, Jean W. M. Muris, Jan H. Vercoulen, Frank L. Custers, Gerben P. Bootsma, Michiel H. M. Gronenschild, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Martijn A. Spruit
A rise in mean platelet volume during hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia predicts poor prognosis: a retrospective observational cohort study
Oleg Gorelik, Irma Tzur, Dana Barchel, Dorit Almoznino-Sarafian, Muhareb Swarka, Ilia Beberashvili, Leonid Feldman, Natan Cohen, Shimon Izhakian
Antibiotic perturbation of mixed-strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis
Anna S. Tai, Laura J. Sherrard, Timothy J. Kidd, Kay A. Ramsay, Cameron Buckley, Melanie Syrmis, Keith Grimwood, Scott C. Bell, David M. Whiley
Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) or Pressure Support Ventilation (PSV) during spontaneous breathing trials in critically ill patients: a crossover trial
Juliana C. Ferreira, Fabia Diniz-Silva, Henrique T. Moriya, Adriano M. Alencar, Marcelo B. P. Amato, Carlos R. R. Carvalho
COPD online-rehabilitation versus conventional COPD rehabilitation – rationale and design for a multicenter randomized controlled trial study protocol (CORe trial)
Henrik Hansen, Theresa Bieler, Nina Beyer, Nina Godtfredsen, Thomas Kallemose, Anne Frølich
Analytical performance of Envisia: a genomic classifier for usual interstitial pneumonia
Yoonha Choi, Jiayi Lu, Zhanzhi Hu, Daniel G. Pankratz, Huimin Jiang, Manqiu Cao, Cristina Marchisano, Jennifer Huiras, Grazyna Fedorowicz, Mei G. Wong, Jessica R. Anderson, Edward Y. Tom, Joshua Babiarz, Urooj Imtiaz, Neil M. Barth, P. Sean Walsh, Giulia C. Kennedy, Jing Huang
Can high-flow nasal cannula reduce the rate of reintubation in adult patients after extubation? A meta-analysis
Yue-Nan Ni, Jian Luo, He Yu, Dan Liu, Bin-Miao Liang, Rong Yao, Zong-An Liang
Efficacy and safety of nasal high-flow oxygen in COPD patients
Helene Vogelsinger, Michael Halank, Silke Braun, Heinrike Wilkens, Thomas Geiser, Sebastian Ott, Armin Stucki, Christian M. Kaehler
Serum concentrations of Krebs von den Lungen-6, surfactant protein D, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 as diagnostic biomarkers in patients with asbestosis and silicosis: a case–control study
Changjiang Xue, Na Wu, Xue Li, Meihua Qiu, Xuqin Du, Qiao Ye
Combined effects of leaks, respiratory system properties and upper airway patency on the performance of home ventilators: a bench study
Kaixian Zhu, Claudio Rabec, Jésus Gonzalez-Bermejo, Sébastien Hardy, Sami Aouf, Pierre Escourrou, Gabriel Roisman
Long-term prognosis of chronic cough: a prospective, observational cohort study
Heikki O. Koskela, Anne M. Lätti, Minna K. Purokivi
Clinical significance of cigarette smoking and dust exposure in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a Korean national survey
Ji An Hwang, Joo Han Song, Jung Hoon Kim, Man Pyo Chung, Dong Soon Kim, Jin Woo Song, Young Whan Kim, Sun Mi Choi, Seung Ick Cha, Soo Taek Uh, Choon-Sik Park, Sung Hwan Jeong, Yong Bum Park, Hong Lyeol Lee, Jong Wook Shin, Eun Joo Lee, Yangjin Jegal, Hyun Kyung Lee, Jong Sun Park, Moo Suk Park
Effect of sivelestat sodium in patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Shenglan Pu, Daoxin Wang, Daishun Liu, Yan Zhao, Di Qi, Jing He, Guoqi Zhou
Elevated Aspergillus-specific antibody levels among HIV infected Ugandans with pulmonary tuberculosis
Richard Kwizera, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Iain D. Page, Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, Joseph Musaazi, Jan Fehr, Barbara Castelnuovo, Andrew Kambugu, David W. Denning
Detection of pathogens by real-time PCR in adult patients with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma
Yutaka Yoshii, Kenichiro Shimizu, Miyuki Morozumi, Naoko Chiba, Kimiko Ubukata, Hironori Uruga, Shigeo Hanada, Hiroshi Wakui, Shunsuke Minagawa, Hiromichi Hara, Takanori Numata, Keisuke Saito, Jun Araya, Katsutoshi Nakayama, Kazuma Kishi, Kazuyoshi Kuwano
Medical thoracoscopy for exudative pleural effusion: an eight-year experience from a country with a young population
Merlin Thomas, Wanis H. Ibrahim, Tasleem Raza, Kamran Mushtaq, Adeel Arshad, Mushtaq Ahmed, Salma Taha, Saber Al Sarafandi, Hanfa Karim, Hisham A. Abdul-sattar
Tracking dyspnea up to supplemental oxygen prescription among patients with pulmonary fibrosis
Amy L. Olson, Bridget Graney, Susan Baird, Tara Churney, Kaitlin Fier, Marjorie Korn, Mark McCormick, David Sprunger, Thomas Vierzba, Frederick S. Wamboldt, Jeffrey J. Swigris
Physician perspectives on the burden and management of asthma in six countries: The Global Asthma Physician Survey (GAPS)
Kenneth R. Chapman, David Hinds, Peter Piazza, Chantal Raherison, Michael Gibbs, Timm Greulich, Kenneth Gaalswyk, Jiangtao Lin, Mitsuru Adachi, Kourtney J. Davis
Physical activity and activity space in patients with pulmonary fibrosis not prescribed supplemental oxygen
Elisabeth Dowling Root, Bridget Graney, Susan Baird, Tara Churney, Kailtin Fier, Majorie Korn, Mark McCormic, David Sprunger, Tomas Vierzba, Frederick S. Wamboldt, Jeffery J. Swigris
Pleural plaques in lung cancer screening by low-dose computed tomography: prevalence, association with lung cancer and mortality
Mario Silva, Nicola Sverzellati, Davide Colombi, Gianluca Milanese, Carlo La Vecchia, Carlotta Galeone, Alfonso Marchianò, Ugo Pastorino
Fever after bronchoscopy: serum procalcitonin enables early diagnosis of post-interventional bacterial infection
Klaus Hackner, Waltraud Riegler, Sabin Handzhiev, Rosemarie Bauer, Jan Veres, Manuela Speiser, Karin Meisinger, Peter Errhalt
Visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adiposity and pulmonary function in 30-year-old adults: a cross-sectional analysis nested in a birth cohort
Paula Duarte de Oliveira, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França, Denise P. Gigante, Fernando C. Barros, Ken K. Ong, Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes
Arginase 1 deletion in myeloid cells affects the inflammatory response in allergic asthma, but not lung mechanics, in female mice
Roy H. E. Cloots, Selvakumari Sankaranarayanan, Matthew E. Poynter, Els Terwindt, Paul van Dijk, Wouter H. Lamers, S. Eleonore Köhler
Tobacco-smoking induced GPR15-expressing T cells in blood do not indicate pulmonary damage
Mario Bauer, Beate Fink, Hans-Jürgen Seyfarth, Hubert Wirtz, Armin Frille
Antibiotic duration and changes in FEV1 are not associated with time until next exacerbation in adult cystic fibrosis: a single center study
Julia C. Espel, Hannah L. Palac, Joanne F. Cullina, Alexandria P. Clarke, Susanna A. McColley, Michelle H. Prickett, Manu Jain
Different effects of cardiac and diaphragm function assessed by ultrasound on extubation outcomes in difficult-to-wean patients: a cohort study
Ling Luo, Yidan Li, Xiukai Chen, Bing Sun, Wenxiong Li, Wei Gu, Shuo Wang, Song Zhao, Yanwei Lv, Mulei Chen, Jingen Xia, Feng Sui, Xue Mei, Huanzhong Shi, Zhaohui Tong
An implantable pump Lenus pro® in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension with intravenous treprostinil
Marcin Kurzyna, Katarzyna Małaczyńska-Rajpold, Andrzej Koteja, Agnieszka Pawlak, Łukasz Chrzanowski, Michał Furdal, Zbigniew Gąsior, Wojciech Jacheć, Bożena Sobkowicz, Justyna Norwa, Tatiana Mularek-Kubzdela, Adam Torbicki
Regulation of TERRA on telomeric and mitochondrial functions in IPF pathogenesis
Yulin Gao, Jinjin Zhang, Yuxia Liu, Songzi Zhang, Youlei Wang, Bo Liu, Huizhu Liu, Rongrong Li, Changjun Lv, Xiaodong Song
Biomarkers of collagen turnover are related to annual change in FEV1 in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease within the ECLIPSE study
Diana J. Leeming, Inger Byrjalsen, Jannie M. B. Sand, Asger R. Bihlet, Peter Lange, H. Coxson, L. Edwards, R. Tal-Singer, D. Lomas, W. MacNee, E. Silverman, C. Crim, J. Vestbo, J. Yates, A. Agusti, P. Calverley, B. Celli, C. Crim, B. Miller, W. MacNee, S. Rennard, R. Tal-Singer, E. Wouters, J. Yates, Y. Ivanov, K. Kostov, J. Bourbeau, M. Fitzgerald, P. Hernandez, K. Killian, R. Levy, F. Maltais, D. O’Donnell, J. Krepelka, J. Vestbo, E. Wouters, D. Quinn, P. Bakke, M. Kosnik, A. Agusti, J. Sauleda, P. de Mallorca, Y. Feschenko, V. Gavrisyuk, L. Yashina, N. Monogarova, P. Calverley, D. Lomas, W. MacNee, D. Singh, J. Wedzicha, A. Anzueto, S. Braman, R. Casaburi, B. Celli, G. Giessel, M. Gotfried, G. Greenwald, N. Hanania, D. Mahler, B. Make, S. Rennard, C. Rochester, P. Scanlon, D. Schuller, F. Sciurba, A. Sharafkhaneh, T. Siler, E. Silverman, A. Wanner, R. Wise, R. ZuWallack, Ruth Thal-Singer, Bruce E. Miller, Morten A. Karsdal, Jørgen Vestbo
Prevalence and risk factors of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in major depression: a observational and retrospective study on 703 subjects
Matthieu Hein, Jean-Pol Lanquart, Gwenolé Loas, Philippe Hubain, Paul Linkowski
Development and validation of a preoperative prognostic index independent of TNM stage in resected non-small cell lung cancer
Shogo Kumagai, Satoshi Marumo, Machiko Arita, Keiji Yamanashi, Ryota Sumitomo, Yosuke Otake, Tsuyoshi Shoji, Motonari Fukui, Toshiro Katayama, Norihito Okumura, Cheng-Long Huang
The association of N-terminal pro-brain-type natriuretic peptide with hemodynamics and functional capacity in therapy-naive precapillary pulmonary hypertension: results from a cohort study
T. M. Berghaus, J. Kutsch, C. Faul, W. von Scheidt, M. Schwaiblmair
The pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase/adenosine deaminase ratio differentiates between tuberculous and parapneumonic pleural effusions
Jinlin Wang, Jun Liu, Xiaohong Xie, Panxiao Shen, Jianxing He, Yunxiang Zeng
Effects of treatment changes on asthma phenotype prevalence and airway neutrophil function
Collin R. Brooks, Christine J. Van Dalen, Elizabeth Harding, Ian F. Hermans, Jeroen Douwes
The lung microbiome in patients with pneumocystosis
J. Kehrmann, B. Veckollari, D. Schmidt, O. Schildgen, V. Schildgen, N. Wagner, M. Zeschnigk, L. Klein-Hitpass, O. Witzke, J. Buer, J. Steinmann
Correction to: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis in the adult population within the commonwealth of independent states: rationale and design of the CORE study
Yuriy Feshchenko, Liudmyla Iashyna, Damilya Nugmanova, Olga Gyrina, Maryna Polianska, Alexander Markov, Maryna Moibenko, Janina Makarova, Luqman Tariq, Marcelo Horacio S. Pereira, Eljan Mammadbayov, Irada Akhundova, Averyan Vasylyev
Correction to: Effect of inhaled corticosteroid particle size on asthma efficacy and safety outcomes: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis
Céline El Baou, Rachael L. DiSantostefano, Rafael Alfonso-Cristancho, Elizabeth A. Suarez, David Stempel, Mark L. Everard, Neil Barnes
Case report: continued treatment with alectinib is possible for patients with lung adenocarcinoma with drug-induced interstitial lung disease
Tatsuya Nitawaki, Yoshihiko Sakata, Kodai Kawamura, Kazuya Ichikado
Identification of the lipid biomarkers from plasma in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Lipidomics
Feng Yan, Zhensong Wen, Rui Wang, Wenling Luo, Yufeng Du, Wenjun Wang, Xianyang Chen
Feasibility of tissue re-biopsy in non-small cell lung cancers resistant to previous epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapies
Sakurako Uozu, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Teppei Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Goto, Kenji Kawada, Tomoyuki Minezawa, Takuya Okamura, Ken Akao, Masamichi Hayashi, Sumito Isogai, Mitsushi Okazawa, Naozumi Hashimoto, Yoshinori Hasegawa
A simple prediction tool for inhaled corticosteroid response in asthmatic children
Yi-Fan Wu, Ming-Wei Su, Bor-Luen Chiang, Yao-Hsu Yang, Ching-Hui Tsai, Yungling L. Lee
The incidence and risk factors of asymptomatic primary spontaneous pneumothorax detected during health check-ups
Akihisa Mitani, Yukichika Hakamata, Megumi Hosoi, Masafumi Horie, Yoko Murano, Akira Saito, Shintaro Yanagimoto, Shoji Tsuji, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Takahide Nagase
Impact of rapid investigation clinic on timeliness of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment
Nicole Ezer, Asma Navasakulpong, Kevin Schwartzman, Linda Ofiara, Anne V. Gonzalez
Access to affordable medicines and diagnostic tests for asthma and COPD in sub Saharan Africa: the Ugandan perspective
Davis Kibirige, Leaticia Kampiire, David Atuhe, Raymond Mwebaze, Winceslaus Katagira, Winters Muttamba, Rebecca Nantanda, William Worodria, Bruce Kirenga
Diagnostic value of interleukins for tuberculous pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ni Zeng, Chun Wan, Jiangyu Qin, Yanqiu Wu, Ting Yang, Yongchun Shen, Fuqiang Wen, Lei Chen
The impacts of baseline ventilator parameters on hospital mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome treated with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective cohort study
Meng-Yu Wu, Yu-Sheng Chang, Chung-Chi Huang, Tzu-I Wu, Pyng-Jing Lin
The role of sleepiness on arterial stiffness improvement after CPAP therapy in males with obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective cohort study
Maria Alexandra Mineiro, Pedro Marques da Silva, Marta Alves, Ana Luísa Papoila, Maria João Marques Gomes, João Cardoso
Prevalence and etiologies of pulmonary hypertension in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jean Joel Bigna, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Leopold Ndemnge Aminde
Virtual bronchoscopic navigation without X-ray fluoroscopy to diagnose peripheral pulmonary lesions: a randomized trial
Fumihiro Asano, Takashi Ishida, Naofumi Shinagawa, Noriaki Sukoh, Masaki Anzai, Kenya Kanazawa, Akifumi Tsuzuku, Satoshi Morita
Multiple breath washout testing in adults with pulmonary disease and healthy controls – can fewer measurements eventually be more?
Frederik Trinkmann, Johannes Götzmann, Daniel Saur, Michele Schroeter, Katharina Roth, Ksenija Stach, Martin Borggrefe, Joachim Saur, Ibrahim Akin, Julia D. Michels
Dosimetrically administered nebulized morphine for breathlessness in very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized, controlled trial
Piotr Janowiak, Małgorzata Krajnik, Zygmunt Podolec, Tomasz Bandurski, Iwona Damps-Konstańska, Piotr Sobański, David C. Currow, Ewa Jassem
Estimating prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the Southern Cone of Latin America: how different spirometric criteria may affect disease burden and health policies
Edgardo Sobrino, Vilma E. Irazola, Laura Gutierrez, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Fernando Lanas, Matías Calandrelli, Jacqueline Ponzo, Nora Mores, Pamela Serón, Allison Lee, Jiang He, Adolfo L. Rubinstein
Pulmonary exacerbations and clinical outcomes in a longitudinal cohort of infants and preschool children with cystic fibrosis
Jordana E. Hoppe, Brandie D. Wagner, Scott D. Sagel, Frank J. Accurso, Edith T. Zemanick
Gene expression analysis in asthma using a targeted multiplex array
Christopher D. Pascoe, Ma’en Obeidat, Bryna A. Arsenault, Yunlong Nie, Stephanie Warner, Dorota Stefanowicz, Samuel J. Wadsworth, Jeremy A. Hirota, S. Jasemine Yang, Delbert R. Dorscheid, Chris Carlsten, Tillie L. Hackett, Chun Y. Seow, Peter D. Paré
Association between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level and pulmonary function in healthy Korean adolescents: the JS high school study
Ji Hye Park, Seyeon Mun, Dong Phil Choi, Joo Young Lee, Hyeon Chang Kim
Salidroside attenuates hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation and apoptosis resistance by upregulating autophagy through the AMPK-mTOR-ULK1 pathway
Di Gui, Zhimin Cui, Lin Zhang, Chang Yu, Dan Yao, Min Xu, Mayun Chen, Peiliang Wu, Guoping Li, Liangxing Wang, Xiaoying Huang
Determinants of excessive daytime sleepiness in two First Nation communities
Ina van der Spuy, Chandima P. Karunanayake, James A. Dosman, Kathleen McMullin, Gaungming Zhao, Sylvia Abonyi, Donna C. Rennie, Joshua Lawson, Shelley Kirychuk, Judith MacDonald, Laurie Jimmy, Niels Koehncke, Vivian R. Ramsden, Mark Fenton, Gregory P. Marchildon, Malcolm King, Punam Pahwa
Association between risk of asthma and gene polymorphisms in CHI3L1 and CHIA: a systematic meta-analysis
Yanting Zhu, Xin Yan, Cui Zhai, Lan Yang, Manxiang Li
TLR4-NOX2 axis regulates the phagocytosis and killing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by macrophages
Jingzhu Lv, Xiaoyan He, Hongtao Wang, Zhaohua Wang, Gabriel T. Kelly, Xiaojing Wang, Yin Chen, Ting Wang, Zhongqing Qian
Napsin A levels in epithelial lining fluid as a diagnostic biomarker of primary lung adenocarcinoma
Akifumi Uchida, Takuya Samukawa, Tomohiro Kumamoto, Masahiro Ohshige, Kazuhito Hatanaka, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Keiko Mizuno, Ikkou Higashimoto, Masami Sato, Hiromasa Inoue
Antibiotics for treatment of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a network meta-analysis
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