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Balloon dilatation for bronchoscope delivery: first-in-human trial of a novel technique for peripheral lung field access

Background Bronchoscopic limitations in reaching peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) can compromise biopsy sensitivity, ...
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Understanding the bidirectional relationship between chronic respiratory disease and cardiovascular disease using genetic evidence

Background Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are leading global health burdens. Despite ...
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Association between maternal asthma and impaired infant lung function is diminished by inhaled corticosteroid use in pregnancy

Background Infants of asthmatic mothers have reduced lung function in early life for reasons that remain to be defined. The association between inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use during pregnancy and ...
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Secondhand nicotine vaping at home and respiratory symptoms in young adults

Correspondence to Professor Talat Islam, Department of Population and Public Health Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA-90033, USA; islam{at}usc.edu Rationale Despite high ...
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Long-term natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: severe exacerbations and mortality

3 Pulmonary Division, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Correspondence to Professor Samy Suissa, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote ...
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Thrombocytosis is associated with increased short and long term mortality after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a role for antiplatelet therapy?

Introduction Evidence suggests that platelets play a significant role in inflammation in addition to their role in thrombosis. Systemic inflammation is linked to poor short and long term outcomes in ...
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Skeletal muscle molecular responses to resistance training and dietary supplementation in COPD

2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Lung Health, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK Correspondence to Dr Michael C Steiner, Department of ...
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Development of a self-reported Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ-SR)

BACKGROUND The Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) is an established measure of health status for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has been found to be reproducible and sensitive ...
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Associations of wheezing phenotypes in the first 6 years of life with atopy, lung function and airway responsiveness in mid-childhood

Background: Patterns of wheezing during early childhood may indicate differences in aetiology and prognosis of respiratory illnesses. Improved characterisation of wheezing phenotypes could lead to the ...
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BTS guideline for emergency oxygen use in adult patients

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Diaphragm ultrasound as a predictor of successful extubation from mechanical ventilation

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Brown University, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA Correspondence to Dr F Dennis McCool, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode ...
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Risk of fractures with inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies

2 Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA 3 Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of ...