Skip to main content

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2023

Inhalt (516 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Bone metabolism characteristics and gender differences in patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study

Yuan Yuan, Wei Tian, Xiaohui Deng, Rui Yue, Xiaozhu Ge

Open Access Research

The burden of lower respiratory infections and their underlying etiologies in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Ahad Ashrafi-Asgarabad, Saied Bokaie, Jamshid Razmyar, Hesameddin Akbarein, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Kristin Carson-Chahhoud, Mark J. M. Sullman, Jay S. Kaufman, Saeid Safiri

Open Access Research

Geographical differences in the use of oral corticosteroids in patients with severe asthma in Spain: heat map based on existing databases analyses

Carlos Almonacid, Eunice Fitas, Joaquín Sánchez-Covisa, Héctor Gutiérrez, Pablo Rebollo

Open Access Research Article

Association between psoriasis and lung cancer: two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses

Xiuqing Wang, Xiulan Wang, Hongkang Wang, Mingxing Yang, Wen Dong, Dan Shao

Open Access Research

Transbronchial cryobiopsy in unexplained, severe ARDS: a single center retrospective case series

Stephan Eisenmann, Nina Lambrecht, Linda Dießel, Christin Busse, Sebastian Nuding, Alexander Vogt

Open Access Research

Asthma control in Kazakhstan: need for urgent action

Denis Vinnikov, Aizhan Raushanova, Irina Mukatova, Tair Nurpeissov, Assia Кushekbayeva, Assiya Toxarina, Baktygul Yessimova, Fatima Bespayeva, Nurlan Brimkulov

Open Access Research

Epidemiology and prevalence of pulmonary sequestration in Chinese population, 2010–2019

Yuyang Gao, Wenli Xu, Wenyan Li, Zhiyu Chen, Qi Li, Zhen Liu, Hanmin Liu, Li Dai

Open Access Research

Satisfaction and tolerability using virtual reality (VR) as adjunctive treatment during flexible bronchoscopy: a randomized control trial

Ian Victor Sooriyaghandan, Mas Fazlin Mohamad Jailaini, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Boon Hau Ng, Andrea Ban Yu-Lin, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid

Open Access Research

Establishment of a risk prediction model for prolonged mechanical ventilation after lung transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

Peigen Gao, Chongwu Li, Junqi Wu, Pei Zhang, Xiucheng Liu, Yuping Li, Junrong Ding, Yiliang Su, Yuming Zhu, Wenxin He, Ye Ning, Chang Chen

Open Access Research

Factors for incidence risk and prognosis of synchronous brain metastases in pulmonary large cell carcinoma patients: a population-based study

Xuan Zheng, Shuai Mu, Lijie Wang, Haitao Tao, Di Huang, Ziwei Huang, Xiaoyan Li, Pengfei Cui, Tao Li, Qingyan Liu, Yi Hu

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Evaluation of long-term sequelae by cardiopulmonary exercise testing 12 months after hospitalization for severe COVID-19

Sofia Noureddine, Pauline Roux-Claudé, Lucie Laurent, Ophélie Ritter, Pauline Dolla, Sinan Karaer, Frédéric Claudé, Guillaume Eberst, Virginie Westeel, Cindy Barnig

Open Access Research

A noval prognostic signature of the N7-methylguanosine (m7G)-related miRNA in lung adenocarcinoma

Han-ping Duan, Jian-hui Yan, Lin Nie, Ye Wang, Hui Xie

Open Access Research

Objective structured clinical examination in basic thoracic ultrasound: a European study of validity evidence

Pia Iben Pietersen, Rahul Bhatnagar, Freja Andreasen, Lars Konge, Christian Borbjerg Laursen, Najib Rahman, Anders Bo Nielsen

Open Access Research

Evolution of treatment patterns and survival outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated at Frankfurt University Hospital in 2012–2018

Andrea Wolf, Jan A. Stratmann, Shabnam Shaid, Nicolas Niklas, Alan Calleja, Harveen Ubhi, Robin Munro, Daniela Waldenberger, Robert Carroll, Melinda J. Daumont, John R. Penrod, Laure Lacoin, Gernot Rohde

Open Access Research

Expression of PD-L1 through evolution phase from pre-invasive to invasive lung adenocarcinoma

Jiebai Zhou, Huo Lin, Zheng Ni, Rongkui Luo, Dawei Yang, Mingxiang Feng, Yong Zhang

Open Access Case Report

Spherical pneumonia caused by Ralstonia mannitolilytica: a case report and literature review

Jianli Ma, Chuantao Zhang, Kaijie Dang, Yichao Liao, Xue Feng, Pengcheng Zhou

Open Access Research

Implementing the Patient Needs in Asthma Treatment (NEAT) questionnaire in routine care: a qualitative study among patients and health professionals

Julia Salandi, Patricia Vu-Eickmann, Christian Apfelbacher, Aziz Sheikh, Adrian Loerbroks

Open Access COVID-19 Research

A retrospective study regarding the influence of COVID-19 disease on asthma

Ioana Adriana Muntean, Polliana Mihaela Leru, Irena Pintea, Ioana Corina Bocsan, Carmen Teodora Dobrican, Diana Deleanu

Open Access Case report

Cyanoacrylate glue foreign body after CT-guided localization of a pulmonary nodule during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a case report

Jingdan Deng, Zhiwen Zeng, Yilin Liao, Haihui Zhong, Huanrong Zhang

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Acute phase characteristics and long-term complications of pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 compared to non-COVID-19 cohort: a large single-centre study

A. Franco-Moreno, D. Brown-Lavalle, M. Campos-Arenas, N. Rodríguez-Ramírez, C. Muñoz-Roldán, A. I. Rubio-Aguilera, N. Muñoz-Rivas, J. Bascuñana-Morejón de Girón, E. Fernández-Vidal, E. Palma-Huerta, S. Estévez-Alonso, B. Rodríguez-Gómez, S. Manzano-Valera, R. Pedrero-Tomé, M. Casado-Suela, C. Bibiano-Guillén, M. Mir-Montero, J. Torres-Macho, A. Bustamante-Fermosel, E. Moya-Mateo, B. Mestre-Gómez, R. M. Lorente-Ramos, J. Rogado, B. Obispo, D. Salazar-Chiriboga, T. Sáez-Vaquero, A. Abad-Motos, C. Cortina-Camarero, A. Such-Díaz, E. Ruiz-Velasco, F. Sierra-Hidalgo, M. de Carranza-López, M. A. Herrera-Morueco, M. Akasbi-Montalvo, P. Medrano-Izquierdo, E. Mariscal-Gómez, K. Marín-Mori, C. Figueras-González, S. López-Lallave, D. Díaz-Díaz, C. Mauleón-Fernández, J. Martín-Navarro, P. Torres-Rubio, C. Matesanz, M. J. Moro-Álvarez, J. A. Hernández-Rivas

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease in Sjogren's syndrome: a case report

Xiaofang Zeng, Qiong Liu, Anandharajan Rathinasabapathy, Lihuang Zha, Dongliang Liu, Yiyang Tang, Jing Sun, Hui Luo, Zaixin Yu

Open Access Research

Clinical features and markers to identify pulmonary lesions caused by infection or vasculitis in AAV patients

Yujuan Wang, Zhuan Qu, Wei Liang, Xinghua Chen, Cheng Chen, Hui Cheng, Haiyun Hu, Zhongpin Wei, Ke Su, Lianhua Yang, Huiming Wang

Open Access Case report

Endobronchial metastasis secondary to occulting renal cell carcinoma: literature review and a rare case report

Seif-Aldin Abdul Rahman, Ali Abdul Rahman, Samer Rajab, Somar Mansour, Marah Mansour, Elias Salloum, Zuheir Alshehabi

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Risk factors and effect on mortality of superinfections in a newly established COVID-19 respiratory sub-intensive care unit at University Hospital in Rome

Alessandra Iacovelli, Alessandra Oliva, Guido Siccardi, Angela Tramontano, Daniela Pellegrino, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Mario Venditti, Paolo Palange

Open Access Research

Identification of biomarkers related to copper metabolism in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Lei Wang, Wei Zhang, Cong Li, Xin Chen, Jing Huang

Open Access Research

FAM83B promotes the invasion of primary lung adenocarcinoma via PI3K/AKT/NF-κB pathway

Jing Zhang, Jiajia Wang, Ke Yue, Panpan Li, Wenping Shen, Xiaowen Qiao, Yan Wang, Xiaojuan Wu

Open Access Research article

Clinical values of diaphragmatic movement in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Taehwa Kim, Sungchul Huh, Jae Heun Chung, Yun Seong Kim, Ra Yu Yun, Onyu Park, Seung Eun Lee

Open Access Research

Health-related quality of life decreases in young people with asthma during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood: a birth cohort study

Maria Ödling, Niklas Andersson, Christer Janson, Erik Melén, Anna Bergström, Inger Kull

Open Access Research

Application of plasma donor-derived cell free DNA for lung allograft rejection diagnosis in lung transplant recipients

Chunrong Ju, Xin Xu, Jianheng Zhang, Ao Chen, Qiaoyan Lian, Feng Liu, Haitao Liu, Yuhang Cai, Yanjun Zou, Yalan Yang, Yang Zhou, Jianxing He

Open Access Research

Risk factors for hyponatremia in acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD): a multicenter cross-sectional study

Min Xiao, Xiaoyu Wang, Hanchao Wang, Fawang Du, Yu Yao, Xiaochuan Wang, Jiajia Wang, Juan Yang, Wei Xiong, Qin Wang, Xubin Ren, Tao Zhu

Open Access Research

Prevalence of and factors associated with alexithymia among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a cross-sectional study

Huaizhong Zhang, Yixuan Wang, Heqing Lou, Yanan Zhu, Zongmei Dong, Dong Dong, Peipei Chen, Xuan Zhu, Bi Chen, Pan Zhang

Open Access Research

Impact of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in immunocompetent children with severe adenovirus pneumonia

Tingting Shi, Chen Chen, Huifeng Fan, Minghua Yu, Ming Li, Diyuan Yang, Li Huang, Zhiqiang Nie, Gen Lu

Open Access Research

LncRNA AK089514/miR-125b-5p/TRAF6 axis mediates macrophage polarization in allergic asthma

Xiaolong Zhu, Ling He, Xueqin Li, Weiya Pei, Hui Yang, Min Zhong, Mengying Zhang, Kun Lv, Yingying Zhang

Open Access Research

Comparative transcription profiling of mRNA and lncRNA in pulmonary arterial hypertension after C75 treatment

Cuilan Hou, Lijian Xie, Tingxia Wang, Junmin Zheng, Yuqi Zhao, Qingzhu Qiu, Yi Yang, Tingting Xiao

Open Access Research

Assessment of paper dust exposure and chronic respiratory symptoms among paper factory workers in, Ethiopia; a comparative cross-sectional study

Bereket Meskele Negash, Samson Wakuma Abaya, Teferi Abegaz, Abera Kumie Takele, Worku Tefera Mekonnen, Hager Badima Negatu, Tamene Tesema Gintamo, Teshome Tamirat, Gelaneh Kusse Koirita

Open Access Research

Trends in hospital admissions and prescribing due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in England and Wales between 1999 and 2020: an ecological study

Hassan Alwafi, Abdallah Y. Naser, Deema Sami Ashoor, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Faisal Minshawi, Emad Salawati, Mohammed Samannodi, Mohammad Saleh Dairi, Aisha Khaled Alansari, Rakan Ekram

Open Access Research

Gene expression profiles and bioinformatics analysis in lung samples from ovalbumin-induced asthmatic mice

Yilan Song, Jingzhi Jiang, Qiaoyun Bai, Siqi Liu, Yalin Zhang, Chang Xu, Hongmei Piao, Liangchang Li, Guanghai Yan

Open Access Study Protocol

Study protocol of an international patient-led registry in patients with pulmonary fibrosis using online home monitoring: I-FILE

Gizal Nakshbandi, Catharina C. Moor, Katerina Antoniou, Vincent Cottin, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Edwin A. Koemans, Michael Kreuter, Philip L. Molyneaux, Wim A. Wuyts, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek

Open Access Research

Clinical characteristics of airway impairment assessed by impulse oscillometry in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from the ECOPD study in China

Lifei Lu, Jieqi Peng, Fan Wu, Huajing Yang, Youlan Zheng, Zhishan Deng, Ningning Zhao, Cuiqiong Dai, Shan Xiao, Xiang Wen, Jianwu Xu, Xiaohui Wu, Kunning Zhou, Pixin Ran, Yumin Zhou

Open Access Research

Lung function and collagen 1a levels are associated with changes in 6 min walk test distance during treatment of TB among HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study

Yeonsoo Baik, Pholo Maenetje, Diana Schramm, Caroline Tiemessen, Itai Ncube, Gavin Churchyard, Robert Wallis, Mboyo-di-tamba Vangu, Hardy Kornfeld, Yun Li, Sara C. Auld, Gregory P. Bisson

Open Access Research

Epidemiology and comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a nationwide cohort study

Jang Ho Lee, Hyung Jun Park, Seonok Kim, Ye-Jee Kim, Ho Cheol Kim

Open Access Research

Risk factors and prognostic value of osteoporosis in hospitalized patients with bronchiectasis

Xin Zou, Zhiyi Ma, Xiaohong Liu, Kaijun Zhang, Chenchen Qiu, Rongzhang Liang, Duanli Weng, Lingyan Xie, Xiaoming Cao, Yongquan Wu, Liwen Wen

Open Access Research

Clinical characteristics and predictive model of pulmonary tuberculosis patients with pulmonary fungal coinfection

Hongxuan Yan, Li Guo, Yu Pang, Fangchao Liu, Tianhui Liu, Mengqiu Gao

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Developing a mortality risk prediction model using data of 3663 hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study in an Egyptian University Hospital

Sahar Kandil, Ayman I. Tharwat, Sherief M. Mohsen, Mai Eldeeb, Waleed Abdallah, Amr Hilal, Hala Sweed, Mohamed Mortada, Elham Arif, Tarek Ahmed, Ahmed Elshafie, Tarek Youssef, Mohamed Zaki, Yasmin El-Gendy, Essam Ebied, Safwat Hamad, Ihab Habil, Hany Dabbous, Amr El-Said, Yasser Mostafa, Samia Girgis, Ossama Mansour, Ali El-Anwar, Ashraf Omar, Ayman Saleh, Mahmoud El-Meteini

Open Access Research

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid polymerase chain reaction for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among high-risk patients: a diagnostic meta-analysis

Yinling Han, Xiang Wu, Guangwei Jiang, Anyi Guo, Zhangchu Jin, Yinghua Ying, Jianxing Lai, Wen Li, Fugui Yan

Open Access Research

Genomic features and its potential implication in bone oligometastatic NSCLC

Rongxin Liao, Guangming Yi, Lu Shen, Xiaoyue Zhang, Zaicheng Xu, Yuan Peng, Zhenzhou Yang

Open Access Research

Predictors of pulmonary hypertension in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Mohamed Abdelhakim Elnady, Reem Elkorashy, Afnan Nabil, Eman Kamal Ibrahim

Open Access Research

Effect of multidisciplinary team (MDT) centred on pregnant women with pulmonary hypertension on treatment and outcomes of pregnancy

Wenjie Chen, Jun Luo, Jingyuan Chen, Yusi Chen, Zilu Li, Haihua Qiu, Jiang Li

Open Access Research

Identification and validation of novel lung adenocarcinoma subtypes and construction of prognostic models: based on cuprotosis-related genes

Guangyao Wang, Anqiao Wang, Li Wang, Guanglan Xu, Xiaohua Hong, Fang Fang

Open Access Study protocol

Investigating significant health trends in progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (INSIGHTS-ILD): rationale, aims and design of a nationwide prospective registry

Juergen Behr, Francesco Bonella, Andreas Günther, Dirk Koschel, Antje Prasse, David Pittrow, Jens Klotsche, Michael Kreuter, Ioana Andreica, Jürgen Behr, Heike Biller, Martin Claussen, Stephan Budweiser, Stephan Eisenmann, Ralf Ewert, Wolfgang Gesierich, Sven Gläser, Christian Grohé, Daniel Grund, Achim Grünewaldt, Lars Hagmeyer, Matthias Held, Hans-Joachim Kabitz, Joachim Kirschner, Philipp Markart, Ulrich Neff, Claus Neurohr, Frank Reichenberger, Peter Schramm, Martin Schwaiblmair, Bernd Seese, Dirk Skowasch, Julia Wälscher, Michael Weber, Michael Westhoff, Heinrike Wilkens, Hubert Wirtz

Open Access Research

Preferences for an eHealth tool to support physical activity and exercise training in COPD: a qualitative study from the viewpoint of prospective users

Pernilla Sönnerfors, Kirsti Skavberg Roaldsen , Sara Lundell, Annika Toots, Karin Wadell, Alexandra Halvarsson

Open Access Research

Influence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on long-term hospitalization and mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Chiung-Hung Lin, Jih-Kai Yeh, Ting-Yu Lin, Yu-Lun Lo, Bo-Jui Chang, Jia-Shiuan Ju, Tzu-Hsuan Chiu, Pi-Hung Tung, Yun-Ju Huang, Shu-Min Lin

Open Access Research

Economic burden of locoregional and metastatic relapses in resectable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer in Spain

Javier De Castro, Amelia Insa, Roberto Collado-Borrell, Vicente Escudero-Vilaplana, Alex Martínez, Elena Fernandez, Ivana Sullivan, Natalia Arrabal, David Carcedo, Alba Manzaneque

Open Access Research

The balance between lung regulatory T cells and Th17 cells is a risk indicator for the acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease after surgery: a case-control study

Mariko Fukui, Norihiro Harada, Kazuya Takamochi, Takuo Hayashi, Takeshi Matsunaga, Aritoshi Hattori, Izumi Kawagoe, Kenji Suzuki

Open Access Research

Evaluation of a transbronchial cryoprobe for the ablation of pulmonary nodules: an in vitro pilot study

Dániel Hammer, Lilla Büdi, Ádám Nagy, Rita Varga, Péter Horváth

Open Access Research

Three-month follow-up after severe COVID-19 infection: are chest CT results associated with respiratory outcomes and respiratory recovery in COVID-19 patients?

Marlou THF Janssen, Mark GH Thijssen, Jasenko Krdzalic, Michiel HM Gronenschild, Sofia Ramiro, César Magro-Checa, Robert BM Landewé, Rémy LM Mostard

Open Access Research

Analysis of clinical characteristics and prognosis of 68 patients with primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma

Xinyi Cao, Honglin Feng, Shengming Liu, Li Chen

Open Access Research

Diagnostic value of a nanopore sequencing assay of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in pulmonary tuberculosis

Zhifeng Liu, Yang Yang, Qingfeng Wang, Lei Wang, Wenjuan Nie, Naihui Chu

Open Access Research

Effect of targeted coagulopathy management and 5% albumin as volume replacement therapy during lung transplantation on allograft function: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Jaromir Vajter, Jiri Vachtenheim Jr, Zuzana Prikrylova, Jan Berousek, Tomas Vymazal, Robert Lischke, Archer Kilbourne Martin, Miroslav Durila

Open Access Research

Diagnostic accuracy of a set of clinical and radiological criteria for screening of COVID-19 using RT-PCR as the reference standard

Mirella Cristine Oliveira, Karoleen Oswald Scharan, Bruna Isadora Thomés, Rafaella Stradiotto Bernardelli, Fernanda Baeumle Reese, Amanda Christina Kozesinski-Nakatani, Cintia Cristina Martins, Suzana Margareth Ajeje Lobo, Álvaro Réa-Neto

Open Access Case report

Primary diffuse Rosai-Dorfman disease in central airway: a case report and literature review

Lei Wu, Yan Zhang, Xiaoya Guo, Xing Tang, Keke Xin, Li Yang, Zhe Wang, Wen Jian, Feng Zhao

Open Access Research

They do not have symptoms – why do they need to take medicines? Challenges in tuberculosis preventive treatment among children in Cambodia: a qualitative study

Yom An, Alvin Kuo Jing Teo, Chan Yuda Huot, Sivanna Tieng, Kim Eam Khun, Sok Heng Pheng, Chhenglay Leng, Serongkea Deng, Ngak Song, Daisuke Nonaka, Siyan Yi

Open Access Research

Post-COVID dyspnea: prevalence, predictors, and outcomes in a longitudinal, prospective cohort

Japnam S. Grewal, Christopher Carlsten, James C. Johnston, Aditi S. Shah, Alyson W. Wong, Christopher J. Ryerson

Open Access Research

The effect of anti-coagulation dosage on the outcome of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia: a multi-center retrospective cohort study

Abel Girma Tessema, Zekarias Masresha Mengiste, Tsegaye Gebreyes Hundie, Hailemichael Getachew Yosef, Dawit Kebede Huluka, Abebaw Bekele Seyoum, Hannibal Kassahun Abate, Rawleigh Craig Howe

Open Access Research

Structural features on quantitative chest computed tomography of patients with maximal mid-expiratory flow impairment in a normal lung function population

Yuling Yang, Haiyan Ge, Jinjuan Lu, Xuemei Huang, Kun Wang, Liang Jin, Lin Qi, Ming Li

Open Access Case report

An autopsy case of disseminated Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection in an immunocompetent patient: a case report

Masanori Harada, Kazuyo Yasuda, Kazumi Uruchida, Ryoma Yamashita, Keisuke Morikawa, Yutaro Ito, Eisuke Mochizuki, Shun Matsuura, Masaru Tsukui, Naoki Koshimizu

Open Access Research

Spatial association between green space and COPD mortality: a township-level ecological study in Chongqing, China

Aiping Gou, Guanzheng Tan, Xianbin Ding, Jiangbo Wang, Yan Jiao, Chunyan Gou, Qiang Tan

Open Access Research

Monitoring small airway dysfunction in connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease: a retrospective and prospective study

Linrui Xu, Giacomo Sgalla, Faping Wang, Min Zhu, Liangyuan Li, Ping Li, Qibing Xie, Xiaoyan Lv, Jianqun Yu, Gang Wang, Huajing Wan, Luca Richeldi, Fengming Luo

Open Access Research

Pulmonary fibrosis model of mice induced by different administration methods of bleomycin

Aman Gul, Fangyong Yang, Cong Xie, Wenjing Du, Nabijan Mohammadtursun, Bin Wang, Jingjing Le, Jingcheng Dong

Open Access Research

Physiological and clinical variables identify ARDS classes and therapeutic heterogeneity to glucocorticoids: a retrospective study

Qingbo Liao, Yufan Pu, Xiaoer Jin, Zhiwei Zhuang, Xiaowen Xu, Xiaoqiang Ren, Gaoqing Liu, Qi Ding

Open Access Case Report

Bronchial tuberculosis with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: A case report

Ting Li, Yu-hong Li, Ming Zhang

Open Access Research

Antifibrotic mechanism of avitinib in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice

Yang Miao, Yanhua Wang, Zhun Bi, Kai Huang, Jingjing Gao, Xiaohe Li, Shimeng Li, Luqing Wei, Honggang Zhou, Cheng Yang

Open Access Case report

Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis of immunocompetent subjects from Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana: a case series

Moustapha Agossou, Jean-Marie Turmel, Aude Aline-Fardin, Nicolas Venissac, Nicole Desbois-Nogard

Open Access Research

Peripheral blood eosinophilia in adult asthmatic patients and its association with the severity of asthma

Yenealem Solomon, Birhanemaskal Malkamu, Ayenew Berhan, Tahir Eyayu, Andargachew Almaw, Biruk Legese, Berhanu Woldu

Open Access Study Protocol

UMOYA: a prospective longitudinal cohort study to evaluate novel diagnostic tools and to assess long-term impact on lung health in South African children with presumptive pulmonary TB—a study protocol

Isabelle Dewandel, Margaret van Niekerk, Elisabetta Ghimenton-Walters, Megan Palmer, Michaile G. Anthony, Carla McKenzie, Rolanda Croucamp, Galit Alter, Anne-Marie Demers, Gert van Zyl, Mathilda Claassen, Pierre Goussard, Ruan Swanepoel, Graeme Hoddinott, Corne Bosch, Rory Dunbar, Brian Allwood, Eric D. McCollum, H. Simon Schaaf, Anneke C. Hesseling, Marieke M. van der Zalm

Open Access Research

Nationwide epidemiologic study for fibrosing interstitial lung disease (F-ILD) in South Korea: a population-based study

Kyung-In Joung, Hyemin Park, Sunyoung Park, Ju-Young Shin, Yong Hyun Kim

Open Access Research

Sex-biased molecular differences in lung adenocarcinoma are ethnic and smoking specific

Xuetao Li, Shuquan Wei, Liaoyuan Deng, HongYan Tao, Mingkai Liu, Ziwen Zhao, Xin Du, Yujun Li, Jun Hou

Open Access Research

Talaromyces marneffei infection and complicate manifestation of respiratory system in HIV-negative children

Qin Yang, Yue Wu, Xiaonan Li, Yanmin Bao, Wenjian Wang, Yuejie Zheng

Open Access Research

Spatial distribution of unscheduled hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the central area of Asturias, Spain

Isabel Martínez-Pérez, Verónica González-Iglesias, Valentín Rodríguez Suárez, Ana Fernández-Somoano

Open Access Research

Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcomes of Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia developing secondary Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection

Juan Chen, Jiahui Li, Fangfang Huang, Junjie Fang, Yang Cao, Kai Zhang, Hongwei Zhou, Jiachang Cai, Wei Cui, Chensong Chen, Gensheng Zhang

Open Access Research

The adjusted impact of different severities of acute exacerbations and medications on the risk of developing dementia in COPD patients

Kuo-Hua Chia, Yao-Yuan Chang, Tren-Yi Chen, Pei-You Hsieh, Cheng-Chieh Huang, Tsung-Han Lee, Cheng Hsu Chen, Wen-Liang Chen, Chu-Chung Chou, Yan-Ren Lin

Open Access Case Report

Primary mitochondrial disease as a rare cause of unclear breathlessness and distinctive performance degradation – a case report

Ralf Ewert, Mohamed A. Elhadad, Dirk Habedank, Alexander Heine, Beate Stubbe

Open Access Research

Computed tomography body composition and clinical outcomes following lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis

Ann L Jennerich, Lois Downey, Christopher H Goss, Siddhartha G Kapnadak, Joseph B Pryor, Kathleen J Ramos

Open Access Research

Low human beta-defensin-2 levels in the sputum of COPD patients are associated with the risk of exacerbations

Shengchuan Feng, Yuqiong Yang, Fengyan Wang, Weijuan Shi, Jiaxuan Xu, Guoyan Tang, Jiaxing Xie, Nanshan Zhong, Zhenyu Liang, Rongchang Chen

Open Access Research

Aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI) in admission as a reliable predictor of mortality in COPD patients with COVID-19

Saeed Hosseninia, Hassan Ghobadi, Kara Garjani, Seyed Amir Hossein Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Aslani

Open Access Case report

Pre-treatment bronchoscopic evaluation in a case of relapsing polychondrits

Kosumi Kumagai, Hajime Tsuruoka, Kei Morikawa, Hiroshi Handa, Masamichi Mineshita

Open Access Research

The ratio of respiratory rate to diaphragm thickening fraction for predicting extubation success

Dararat Eksombatchai, Chalermwut Sukkratok, Yuda Sutherasan, Detajin Junhasavasdikul, Pongdhep Theerawit

Open Access Research

Pulmonary function in a cohort of heart-healthy individuals from Northern Sweden—a comparison with discordant reference values

Sofia Erelund, Kjell Karp, Sandra Arvidsson, Bengt Johansson, Nina Sundström, Urban Wiklund

Open Access Research

Biomarkers as predictors of mortality in critically ill obese patients with COVID-19 at high altitude

Jorge Luis Vélez-Páez, Santiago Xavier Aguayo-Moscoso, Christian Castro-Bustamante, Mario Montalvo-Villagómez, Fernando Jara-González, Lucy Baldeón-Rojas, Natalia Zubieta-DeUrioste, Denise Battaglini, Gustavo R. Zubieta-Calleja

Open Access Research

Understanding the telehealth experience of care by people with ILD during the COVID-19 pandemic: what have we learnt?

Gabriella Tikellis, Tamera Corte, Ian N. Glaspole, Nicole Goh, Yet H. Khor, Jeremy Wrobel, Karen Symons, Lisa Fuhrmeister, Laura Glenn, Shiji Chirayath, Lauren Troy, Anne E. Holland

Open Access Case report

Short Telomere Syndrome presenting with pulmonary fibrosis, liver cirrhosis and hepatopulmonary syndrome: a case report

Andrew Baird, Marcio Gomes, Carolina A. Souza, Kate Magner, Gonzalo Alvarez

Open Access Research

Identifying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from integrative omics and clustering in lung tissue

Brian D Hobbs, Jarrett D Morrow, Xu-Wen Wang, Yang-Yu Liu, Dawn L DeMeo, Craig P Hersh, Bartolome R Celli, Raphael Bueno, Gerard J Criner, Edwin K Silverman, Michael H Cho

Open Access Research

Hpgd affects the progression of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension by regulating vascular remodeling

Meng He, Kelong Tao, Min Xiang, Jian Sun

Open Access Case report

Right basal bronchial fistula due to amebic infection: a case report

Tomohiro Yazawa, Hitoshi Igai, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Ken Shirabe

Open Access Research

The consideration of surgery on primary lesion of advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Jianghao Ren, Jiangbin Ren, Kan Wang, Qiang Tan

Open Access Case Report

A case of subclinical immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis in non-small cell lung cancer

Yue Hu, Cuixia Liu, Shaojun Jin, Zihan Yi, Chao Wang, Xiaohong Pan, Huaqiong Huang

Open Access Research

No association between in utero exposure to emissions from a coalmine fire and post-natal lung function

Emily J. Hemstock, Rachel E. Foong, Graham L. Hall, Amanda J. Wheeler, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Marita Dalton, Grant J. Williamson, Caroline Gao, Michael J. Abramson, Fay H. Johnston, Graeme R. Zosky

Open Access Research article

Machine learning algorithm for early-stage prediction of severe morbidity in COVID-19 pneumonia patients based on bio-signals

Seung Min Baik, Kyung Tae Kim, Haneol Lee, Jung Hwa Lee

Open Access Research

GRADE-ADOLOPMENT of clinical practice guidelines and creation of clinical pathways for the primary care management of chronic respiratory conditions in Pakistan

Russell Seth Martins, Hawra Hussain, Maryam Chaudry, Nashia Ali Rizvi, Mohsin Ali Mustafa, Bushra Ayub, Salima Saleem Aamdani, Alina Abdul Rehman, Alina Pervez, Sarah Nadeem, Rameesha Khalid, Akbar Shoukat Ali, Shayan Shahid, Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Adil H. Haider, Muhammad Irfan

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy during good response to immuno-chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a case report

Yoshikazu Utsu, Makio Kawakami, Hironori Arai, Haruka Hisamatsu, Yudai Yano, Jiro Terada

Open Access Case report

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma appearance on dual-energy computed tomography: a case report

Daisuke Yamada, Ryosuke Imai, Masaki Matsusako, Yasuyuki Kurihara

Open Access Research

Can transbronchial lung cryobiopsy benefit adaptive treatment strategies in connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease?

Hideaki Yamakawa, Tamiko Takemura, Shintaro Sato, Makiko Takatsuka, Hiroki Ohta, Tomotaka Nishizawa, Tomohiro Oba, Rie Kawabe, Keiichi Akasaka, Masanobu Horikoshi, Masako Amano, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Hidekazu Matsushima

Open Access Case Report

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis developed after dupilumab administration in patients with eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma: a case report

Isao Suzaki, Akihiko Tanaka, Ryo Yanai, Yuki Maruyama, Sawa Kamimura, Kojiro Hirano, Hitome Kobayashi

Open Access Research

Assessment of cardiopulmonary manifestations and its correlation with semi-quantitative scoring of high-resolution computed tomography in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Mai M. El-Kalashy, Samah A. Elbeltagy, Enas S. Zahran, Maha M. Salman, Shrief R. Abd Elrahman, Mai M. Abdalraouf, Amal A. El-Koa

Open Access Research

Performance of radiomics models derived from different CT reconstruction parameters for lung cancer risk prediction

Rui Zhang, Jie Shi, Siyun Liu, Bojiang Chen, Weimin Li

Open Access Research

Diagnostic performance of eNose technology in COVID-19 patients after hospitalization

B. F.M. van Raaij, J. D. Veltman, J. F. Hameete, J. L. Stöger, J. J.M. Geelhoed

Open Access Research article

A new non-invasive index for the prediction of endotracheal intubation in patients with SARS COVID-19 infection, in the emergency department, pilot study

Germán Devia Jaramillo, Luis Carlos Venegas Sanabria, Carolina Buitrago

Open Access Research

Comparison of different reference values for lung function: implications of inconsistent use among centers

Henrik Mangseth, Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland, Michael Thomas Durheim, Mariann Ulvestad, Ole Henrik Myrdal, Johny Kongerud, May B Lund

Open Access Research

In-hospital antibiotic use for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: a retrospective observational study

Anna Vanoverschelde, Chloë Van Hoey, Franky Buyle, Nadia Den Blauwen, Pieter Depuydt, Eva Van Braeckel, Lies Lahousse

Open Access Research article

Occupation and occurrence of respiratory infections among adults with newly diagnosed asthma

Maritta S. Jaakkola, Taina K. Lajunen, Aino K. Rantala, Rachel Nadif, Jouni J. K. Jaakkola

Open Access Research

Analysis of influencing factors and a predictive model of small airway dysfunction in adults

Yifan Zhang, Haihua Zhang, Xuan Su, Ying Wang, Guizhou Gao, Xiaodong Wang, Tao Zhang

Open Access Research

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for pulmonary infections diagnosis in patients with diabetes

Siqin Zhang, Jing Ou, Yuxue Tan, Bin Yang, Yaoyao Wu, Lin Liu

Open Access Research article

The combination of supervised and unsupervised learning based risk stratification and phenotyping in pulmonary arterial hypertension—a long-term retrospective multicenter trial

Thomas Sonnweber, Piotr Tymoszuk, Regina Steringer-Mascherbauer, Elisabeth Sigmund, Stephanie Porod-Schneiderbauer, Lisa Kohlbacher, Igor Theurl, Irene Lang, Günter Weiss, Judith Löffler-Ragg

Open Access Research

Impact of respiratory bacterial infections on mortality in Japanese patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

Kensuke Nakagawara, Hirofumi Kamata, Shotaro Chubachi, Ho Namkoong, Hiromu Tanaka, Ho Lee, Shiro Otake, Takahiro Fukushima, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Atsuho Morita, Shuhei Azekawa, Mayuko Watase, Takanori Asakura, Katsunori Masaki, Makoto Ishii, Akifumi Endo, Ryuji Koike, Hiroyasu Ishikura, Tohru Takata, Yasushi Matsushita, Norihiro Harada, Hiroyuki Kokutou, Takashi Yoshiyama, Kensuke Kataoka, Yoshikazu Mutoh, Masayoshi Miyawaki, Soichiro Ueda, Hiroshi Ono, Takuya Ono, Tomohisa Shoko, Hiroyuki Muranaka, Kodai Kawamura, Nobuaki Mori, Takao Mochimaru, Mototaka Fukui, Yusuke Chihara, Yoji Nagasaki, Masaki Okamoto, Masaru Amishima, Toshio Odani, Mayuko Tani, Koichi Nishi, Yuya Shirai, Ryuya Edahiro, Akira Ando, Naozumi Hashimoto, Shinji Ogura, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Toshiyuki Kita, Takashi Kagaya, Yasuhiro Kimura, Naoki Miyazawa, Tomoya Tsuchida, Shigeki Fujitani, Koji Murakami, Hirohito Sano, Yuki Sato, Yoshinori Tanino, Ryo Otsuki, Shuko Mashimo, Mizuki Kuramochi, Yasuo Hosoda, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Tetsuya Ueda, Yotaro Takaku, Takashi Ishiguro, Akiko Fujiwara, Naota Kuwahara, Hideya Kitamura, Eri Hagiwara, Yasushi Nakamori, Fukuki Saito, Yuta Kono, Shinji Abe, Tomoo Ishii, Takehiko Ohba, Yu Kusaka, Hiroko Watanabe, Makoto Masuda, Hiroki Watanabe, Yoshifumi Kimizuka, Akihiko Kawana, Yu Kasamatsu, Satoru Hashimoto, Yukinori Okada, Tomomi Takano, Kazuhiko Katayama, Masumi Ai, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Toshiro Sato, Katsushi Tokunaga, Seiya Imoto, Yuko Kitagawa, Akinori Kimura, Satoru Miyano, Naoki Hasegawa, Seishi Ogawa, Takanori Kanai, Koichi Fukunaga

Open Access Research

Role of skip N2 lymph node metastasis for patients with the stage III-N2 lung adenocarcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

Shize Wang, Shaonan Xie, Yaqing Han, Maogang Gao, Xin Su, Qingyi Liu

Open Access Research

Cough desensitization treatment for patients with refractory chronic cough: results of a second pilot randomized control trial

Laurie J. Slovarp, Jane E. Reynolds, Sophia Tolbert, Sarah Campbell, Shannon Welby, Paige Morkrid

Open Access Research

Single-cell sequencing analysis fibrosis provides insights into the pathobiological cell types and cytokines of radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis

Zhiyong Sun, Yutao Lou, Xiaoping Hu, Feifeng Song, Xiaowei Zheng, Ying Hu, Haiying Ding, Yiwen Zhang, Ping Huang

Open Access Research

COPD exacerbations and patient-reported outcomes according to post-bronchodilator FEV1 – a post-hoc analysis of pooled data

Chee-Shee Chai, Diana-Leh-Ching Ng, Sumastika Bt Mos, Muhammad Amin B Ibrahim, Seng-Beng Tan, Yong-Kek Pang, Chong-Kin Liam

Open Access Research

The effect of azithromycin on sputum inflammatory markers in bronchiectasis

L. C. Terpstra, J. Altenburg, H. J. Doodeman, Y. S. Sabogal Piñeros, R. Lutter, H. G. M. Heijerman, W. G. Boersma

Open Access Research

Severe pediatric adenoviral pneumonia combined with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

Shuihua Huang, Shengxin Zhang, Lin Yuan, Zhiqiang Zhuo, Xingdong Wu

Open Access Case report

A missed diagnosis of sputum crust with fiberoptic bronchoscope causing extubation failure: a case report

Kun Qian, Yiyong Wei, Xingkui Liu, Zhengfu Li, Song Cao, Dan Wen, Junhua Shi, Yu Zhang, Yinan Zhang

Open Access Research

The effect of nintedanib on lung functions and survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: real-life analysis of the Czech EMPIRE registry

Marianna Štefániková, Martina Doubková, Petra Ovesná, Martina Šterclová, Ladislav Lacina, Monika Žurková, Martina Plačková, Vladimír Bartoš, Ivana Janíčková, Radka Bittenglová, Jan Anton, Ľubica Sýkorová, Vladimíra Lošťáková, Pavlína Musilová, Hana Šuldová, Radka Mokošová, Jurij Didyk, Lenka Šišáková, Pavlína Lisá, Jaroslav Lněnička, Hana Dařičková, Daniel Doležel, Jana Pšikalová, Richard Tyl, Renata Králová, Martina Koziar Vašáková

Open Access Research

Longitudinal mortality of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in a middle-aged Asian cohort

Sooim Sin, Eun Ju Lee, Sungho Won, Woo Jin Kim

Open Access Research

Prevalence of genetic mutations in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (aatd) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Colombia

Abraham Alí-Munive, Prada Leidy, Nadia Juliana Proaños, John Pedrozo-Pupo, Angela Giraldo, Diana Cano, Claudia Diaz-Bossa, Ricardo Mosquera, Hector Paul, Mauricio Gonzalez-García, Carlos Aguirre-Franco, José Luis López-Campos, Alejandro Casas-Herrera

Open Access Research

Clinical outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat non-small cell lung cancer patients harboring epidermal growth factor receptor mutations

Jinfei Si, Yue Hao, Jingwen Wei, Jing Xiang, Chunwei Xu, Qiuping Shen, Zhengbo Song

Open Access Case report

Anti-synthetase syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease possibly caused by atezolizumab in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma: a case report

Ippei Miyamoto, Tetsuo Shimizu, Ryo Kusahana, Masayuki Nomoto, Daishi Fujiwara, Tsukasa Nishizawa, Kentaro Hayashi, Yoshiko Nakagawa, Yasuhiro Gon

Open Access Research

Diagnostic value of SHOX2, RASSF1A gene methylation combined with CEA level detection in malignant pleural effusion

Shaosen Chen, Kunlun Huang, Lin Zou, Lu Chen, Peicun Hu

Open Access Research

Diagnostic outcomes of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for pulmonary lesions in a real-world multicenter community setting

Faisal Khan, Joseph Seaman, Tina D. Hunter, Diogo Ribeiro, Balaji Laxmanan, Iftekhar Kalsekar, Gustavo Cumbo-Nacheli

Open Access Research

Butyrate inhibits iILC2-mediated lung inflammation via lung-gut axis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Min Jiang, Zhiwei Li, Fengbo Zhang, Zheng Li, Dan Xu, Jing Jing, Fengsen Li, Jing Wang, Jianbing Ding

Open Access Research

Prevalence and clinical impact of frailty in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lina Wang, Xiaolin Zhang, Xinmin Liu

Open Access Research

Impact of a digital web-based asthma platform, a real-life study

Emma M. Genberg, Hilkka T. Viitanen, Mika J. Mäkelä, Hannu J. Kautiainen, Paula M. Kauppi

Open Access Research

CEP55: an immune-related predictive and prognostic molecular biomarker for multiple cancers

Guo-Sheng Li, Wei Zhang, Wan-Ying Huang, Rong-Quan He, Zhi-Guang Huang, Xiang-Yu Gan, Zhen Yang, Yi-Wu Dang, Jin-Liang Kong, Hua-Fu Zhou, Gang Chen

Open Access Research

Pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma in patients aged 45 years and younger: clinical features and novelty in treatment

Hao Su, Rong Fan, Hua Yang, Yan You, Lan Zhu, Fengzhi Feng

Open Access Research

Risk prediction model for long-term atelectasis in children with pneumonia

Yonghan Luo, Yanchun Wang, Kenan Gong

Open Access Case Report

Pulmonary syphilis with a cicatricial variant of organizing pneumonia: a case report

Ken Goda, Masahiro Katsurada, Takefumi Doi, Nobuyuki Saga, Yoshimasa Maniwa, Tsuneaki Kenzaka

Open Access Research

PKD2/polycystin-2 inhibits LPS-induced acute lung injury in vitro and in vivo by activating autophagy

Fan Pan, Lina Bu, Kaixuan Wu, Aizhong Wang, Xiaotao Xu

Open Access Research

Construction of an endoplasmic reticulum stress-related signature in lung adenocarcinoma by comprehensive bioinformatics analysis

Yang Wang, Jun Nie, Ling Dai, Weiheng Hu, Sen Han, Jie Zhang, Xiaoling Chen, Xiangjuan Ma, Guangming Tian, Di Wu, Ziran Zhang, Jieran Long, Jian Fang

Open Access Research

Dysglycemias in patients admitted to ICUs with severe acute respiratory syndrome due to COVID-19 versus other causes - a cohort study

Rosângela Roginski Réa, Rafaella Stradiotto Bernardelli, Amanda Christina Kozesinski-Nakatani, Marcia Olandoski, Marcelo José Martins-Junior, Mirella Cristine Oliveira, Álvaro Réa-Neto

Open Access Research

A pilot study on pyroptosis related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of non-small cell lung cancer patients

Ruoyu Song, Yongbin Wu, Shijun He, Wanxin Chen, Huan Chen, Qianlu Wang, Shouman Wang, Lan Xiao, Sichuang Tan, Sipin Tan

Open Access Study Protocol

Patient-reported outcome (PRO)-based symptom assessment in patients with advanced lung cancer receiving first-line combination immunotherapy: a protocol for a multicenter, prospective, observational study

Yuanle Deng, Han Hu, Rong Jia, Wei Dai, Dengfeng Wang, Purong Zhang, Peng Zhang, Kai Cheng, Jianning Tang, Yan Wen, Xiang Zhou, Qiuling Shi, Zhujuan Xiong, Jin Zhou

Open Access Research

Circulating eosinophils associated with responsiveness to COVID-19 vaccine and the disease severity in patients with SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant infection

Zhuxian Zhu, Jixu Cai, Qiang Tang, Yin-yuan Mo, Tiantian Deng, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ke Xu, Beishou Wu, Haicheng Tang, Ziqiang Zhang

Open Access Research

Bronchoscopy in the post-acute phase of COVID-19: an observational study

Michele Mondoni, Rocco Francesco Rinaldo, Jacopo Cefalo, Laura Saderi, Beatrice Vigo, Paolo Carlucci, Claudio Tirelli, Umberto Cariboni, Pierachille Santus, Stefano Centanni, Giovanni Sotgiu

Open Access Research

Characteristics of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis -associated cough. a case-control study

Eeva Saari, Minna Mononen, Hannele Hasala, Anne Lätti, Johanna Kaulamo, Hanna Nurmi, Riitta Kaarteenaho, Minna Purokivi, Heikki O Koskela

Open Access Editorial

Brain-lung crosstalk: how should we manage the breathing brain?

Sarah Wahlster, James A. Town, Denise Battaglini, Chiara Robba

Open Access Research article

Progression of pulmonary cysts in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: longitudinal thoracic computed tomography study with quantitative assessment

Su Min Cho, Eun Jin Chae, Jooae Choe, Sang Min Lee, Jin Woo Song, Kyung-Hyun Do

Open Access Research

Changes and significance of vascular endothelial injury markers in patients with diabetes mellitus and pulmonary thromboembolism

Fan Li, Lianfang Yuan, Na Shao, Xiaokun Yang, Shaohua Yang, Linjia He, Jie Ding, Ming Ding, Shengzhe Yang, Wenwen Fu, Congcong Wang, Xiaochen Li, Qiling Cai

Open Access Research

Trends in pulmonary tuberculosis mortality between 1985 and 2018: an observational analysis

Harpreet Singh, Arashdeep Rupal, Omar Al Omari, Chinmay Jani, Alaaeldin Ahmed, Shoheera Khaliqdina, Alexander Walker, Joseph Shalhoub, Carey Thomson, Dominic C. Marshall, Justin D. Salciccioli

Open Access Research

High diagnostic yield of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy performed under cone beam CT guidance: results of a randomized Belgian monocentric study

Benjamin Bondue, Olivier Taton, Fadi Tannouri, Nikita Van de Velde, Myriam Remmelink, Dimitri Leduc

Open Access Research

A retrospective study of the role of hypercapnia in patients with acromegaly

Junwei Guo, Wenhao Cao, Jinmei Luo, Rong Huang, Yi Xiao

Open Access Research

The PaO2/FiO2 is independently associated with 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a retrospective analysis from MIMIC-IV database

Hongying Bi, Xu Liu, Chi Chen, Lu Chen, Xian Liu, Jianmin Zhong, Yan Tang

Open Access Research

ILC2 regulates hyperoxia-induced lung injury via an enhanced Th17 cell response in the BPD mouse model

Yue Zhu, Lanlan Mi, Hongyan Lu, Huimin Ju, Xiaobo Hao, Suqing Xu

Open Access Research

Comparative evaluation of three total full-face masks for delivering Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV): a bench study

Giorgia Spinazzola, Giuliano Ferrone, Roberta Costa, Marco Piastra, Gianmarco Maresca, Marco Rossi, Massimo Antonelli, Giorgio Conti

Open Access Research

How personality influences health outcomes and quality of life in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

Ute Niehammer, Svenja Straßburg, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan, Christian Taube, Matthias Welsner, Florian Stehling, Raphael Hirtz

Open Access Study Protocol

Deep learning diagnostic and severity-stratification for interstitial lung diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in digital lung auscultations and ultrasonography: clinical protocol for an observational case–control study

Johan N. Siebert, Mary-Anne Hartley, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Marlène Salamin, Laura Robotham, Jonathan Doenz, Constance Barazzone-Argiroffo, Alain Gervaix, Pierre-Olivier Bridevaux

Open Access Research

The presence of circulating genetically abnormal cells in blood predicts risk of lung cancer in individuals with indeterminate pulmonary nodules

Shahram Tahvilian, Joshua D. Kuban, David F. Yankelevitz, Daniel Leventon, Claudia I. Henschke, Jeffrey Zhu, Lara Baden, Rowena Yip, Fred R. Hirsch, Rebecca Reed, Ashley Brown, Allison Muldoon, Michael Trejo, Benjamin A. Katchman, Michael J. Donovan, Paul C. Pagano

Open Access Research

Long noncoding RNA signatures in intrauterine infection/inflammation-induced lung injury: an integrative bioinformatics study

Jiarong Pan, Canyang Zhan, Tianming Yuan, Weizhong Gu, Weiyan Wang, Yi Sun, Lihua Chen

Open Access Research

Increasing the accuracy of the asthma diagnosis using an operational definition for asthma and a machine learning method

Hyonsoo Joo, Daeun Lee, Sang Haak Lee, Young Kyoon Kim, Chin Kook Rhee

Open Access Research

Pathogenic bacteria recovered from Gene X-pert tuberculosis-negative adult patients in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Hana Yohannes, Teshome Belachew, Muluneh Assefa, Eden Getaneh, Haymanot Zeray, Asamirew Kegne, Samre Angawu, Gizeaddis Belay, Sirak Biset, Abiye Tigabu

Open Access Research

Age affects the diagnostic accuracy of the cancer ratio for malignant pleural effusion

Jin-Hong Huang, Hong Chen, Zhi-Cheng Zhang, Jie Gu, Li Yan, Meng-Ping Jiang, Wen-Qi Zheng, Zhi-De Hu, Ting-Wang Jiang

Open Access Study Protocol

An observational cohort study of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) in a large Japanese health screening population (Kumamoto ILA study in Japan: KILA-J)

Kazuya Ichikado, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Kazuhiro Iyonaga, Kodai Kawamura, Noritaka Higashi, Takeshi Johkoh, Kiminori Fujimoto, Jun Morinaga, Minoru Yoshida, Katsuhiko Mitsuzaki, Moritaka Suga, Naoya Tanabe, Tomohiro Handa, Toyohiro Hirai, Takuro Sakagami

Open Access Research

Incidence and risk factors of pneumococcal pneumonia in adults: a population-based study

Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Verónica Torras-Vives, Cinta de Diego-Cabanes, Eva M. Satué-Gracia, Angel Vila-Rovira, María J. Forcadell-Perisa, Domingo Ribas-Seguí, Clara Rodríguez-Casado, Angel Vila-Córcoles

Open Access Research

Use of data mining approaches to explore the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus with SARS-CoV-2

Hamideh Ghazizadeh, Neda Shakour, Sahar Ghoflchi, Amin Mansoori, Maryam Saberi-Karimiam, Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

Open Access Research

Prediction of risk and clinical outcome of cuproptosis in lung squamous carcinoma

Yangyang Zhang, Jia Zhou, Hong Li, Yaobang Liu, Jinping Li

Open Access Research

Safety and utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound with Bronchoscope-guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-B-FNA) in suspected lung cancer patients with poor respiratory or general conditions: a prospective three-center observational study

Koki Nakashima, Yukihiro Umeda, Yoshiki Demura, Toshihiro Takeda, Toshihiko Tada, Masayuki Sato, Norihiro Jikuya, Kosuke Kurokawa, Tomoaki Sonoda, Makiko Yamaguchi, Miho Mitsui, Masahiro Oi, Ryo Chikazawa, Yuko Waseda, Masaki Anzai, Masaya Akai, Tamotsu Ishizuka

Open Access Research

Is VATS suitable for lung diseases with hemoptysis? Experience from a hemoptysis treatment center in China

Bing Wang, Li Yao, Jian Sheng, Xiaoyu Liu, Yuhui Jiang, Lei Shen, Feng Xu, Xiyong Dai

Open Access Research

The role of rhIGF-1/BP3 in the prevention of pulmonary hypertension in bronchopulmonary dysplasia and its underlying mechanism

Sehua Qu, Lianqiang Shan, Xin Chen, Zhen Zhang, Yumeng Wu, Yun Chen, Feixiang Zhuo, Yitong Wang, Huaifu Dong

Open Access Research

Microenvironment modulation by key regulators of RNA N6-methyladenosine modification in respiratory allergic diseases

Yuting Wang, Jiaxi Wang, Zhanfeng Yan, Siming Liu, Wenlong Xu

Open Access Research

Inflation using hydrogen improves donor lung quality by regulating mitochondrial function during cold ischemia phase

Le Duan, Lini Quan, Bin Zheng, Zhe Li, Guangchao Zhang, Mengdi Zhang, Huacheng Zhou

Open Access Research

Association between symptoms of severe periodontitis and post-bronchodilator lung function: results from the China pulmonary health study

Zhiqiang Liu, Xuan Zhou, Lirong Liang, Xiaozhe Han, Ting Yang, Kewu Huang, Yingxiang Lin, Zuomin Wang, Chen Wang

Open Access Case report

Thoracic empyema due to nontuberculous mycobacteria in an immunocompetent patient without pulmonary disease: a case report

Fengjiao Yu, Yongxia Li, Jing Luo, Xingru Chen, Yu Jiang

Open Access Research

The adherence to and utility of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines for treating COPD among pulmonary specialists: a retrospective analysis

Fortune O. Alabi, Hadaya A. Alkhateeb, Mukudzeishe T. Zibanayi, Jica Garces, Kayla M. DeBarros, Pierina S. Benel Barletti, Kayla Garcia, Randall K. James

Open Access Research

Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in United States emergency departments, 2010–2018

Chiat Qiao Liew, Shu-Hsien Hsu, Chia-Hsin Ko, Eric H. Chou, Jeffrey Herrala, Tsung-Chien Lu, Chih-Hung Wang, Chien-Hua Huang, Chu-Lin Tsai

Open Access Research

Real-world treatment patterns in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in the Netherlands based on medication dispensing data

W Hoefsloot, E Dacheva, R van der Laan, M Krol, J van Ingen, M Obradovic, Ximeng Liu

Open Access Research

The role of small airway function parameters in preschool asthmatic children

Liangqin Yi, Yan Zhao, Ziyao Guo, Qinyuan Li, Guangli Zhang, Xiaoyin Tian, Ximing Xu, Zhengxiu Luo

Open Access Research

Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among adult asthmatic patients in Northwest Ethiopia

Yenealem Solomon, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Getachew Asmare Adella, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Mohammed Abdu Seid, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Kirubel Dagnaw Tegegne, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Natnael Moges, Berihun Bantie, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie, Anteneh Mengist Dessie

Open Access Research

Factors associated with quality of life in patients receiving lung transplantation: a cross-sectional study

Ryo Takahashi, Tamao Takahashi, Yoshinori Okada, Masahiro Kohzuki, Satoru Ebihara

Open Access Research

Investigating the intensity of social contacts associated with tuberculosis: a weighted networks model

Neda Amoori, Payam Amini, Bahman Cheraghian, Seyed Mohammad Alavi

Open Access Research

Multi-institutional survey of antiemetic therapy in lung cancer patients treated with carboplatin in Hokushin region

Takayuki Ide, Yoshikazu Nishino, Tomoya Takiguchi, Shintaro Kanda, Kengo Otsuki, Ryuji Hayashi, Kazuo Yasumoto, Yasuo Hirono, Tomoe Makino, Seiji Yano, Tomonobu Koizumi

Open Access Research

Association of Ureaplasma infection pattern and azithromycin treatment effect with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in Ureaplasma positive infants: a cohort study

Xueyu Chen, Xuemei Huang, Yanqing Lin, Bingchun Lin, Chunyu Yang, Zhifeng Huang, Chuanzhong Yang

Open Access Research

Using group based trajectory modeling for assessing medication adherence to nintedanib among idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

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

Open Access Research

Health-related quality of life and radiological and functional lung changes of patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia 3 and 10 months after discharge

Cristina De Juana, Susana Herrera, Silvia Ponce, Sergio Calvache, Loubna Dahmazi, Raffaele Vitale, Alberto José Ferrer, Verónica Valentín, Marta Acosta, Irene López, Eva Martínez-Moragón

Open Access Research

Effect of individualized PEEP titration by ultrasonography on perioperative pulmonary protection and postoperative cognitive function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lai-feng Luo, Yu-mei Lin, Ying Liu, Xiao-hua Gao, Chui-yu Li, Xiao-qi Zhang, Jian-hua Wu, Zhi-yuan Chen

Open Access Research

Inflammation associated with lung function abnormalities in COVID-19 survivors

Roberto Mancilla-Ceballos, Kathryn M. Milne, Jordan A. Guenette, Arturo Cortes-Telles

Open Access Research

Re-hospitalisation predicts poor prognosis after acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

Johanna Salonen, Sanna Jansa, Hannu Vähänikkilä, Riitta Kaarteenaho

Open Access Research

Smoking cessation after diagnosis of COPD is associated with lower all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a nationwide population-based cohort study of South Korean men

Jang Ho Doo, Sung Min Kim, Young Jun Park, Kyae Hyung Kim, Yun Hwan Oh, Ji Soo Kim, Sang Min Park

Open Access Research

Risk factors for mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of cor pulmonale in plateau

Xiaokai Feng, Chenlu Yang, Zerui Sun, Wanrong Kan, Xiang He, Yongxin Chen, Yajun Tuo

Open Access Research

Roles of hypoxic environment and M2 macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles on the progression of non-small cell lung cancer

Xiao Chu, Zetian Wang, Weiqing Wang, Wenjing Liu, Yunyun Cao, Liang Feng

Open Access Research

Clinicopathological characteristics of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients with c-MET exon 14 skipping mutation, MET overexpression and amplification

Caixia Ding, Yanyi Qiu, Juan Zhang, Wei Wei, Hongbian Gao, Yong Yuan, Xiaomin Wang

Open Access Research

Clinical significance of high monocyte counts for the continuous treatment with nintedanib

Shingo Tsuneyoshi, Yoshiaki Zaizen, Masaki Tominaga, Goushi Matama, Shushi Umemoto, Shuuhei Ohno, Reiko Takaki, Ryo Yano, Kenta Murotani, Masaki Okamoto, Tomoaki Hoshino

Open Access Research

Assessing the genetic relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease and chronic respiratory diseases: a mendelian randomization study

Xiaoxue Cheng, Jiang Shi, Ding Zhang, Caichen Li, Haoxiang Xu, Jianxing He, Wenhua Liang

Open Access Research article

High accuracy epidermal growth factor receptor mutation prediction via histopathological deep learning

Dan Zhao, Yanli Zhao, Sen He, Zichen Liu, Kun Li, Lili Zhang, Xiaojun Zhang, Shuhao Wang, Nanying Che, Mulan Jin

Open Access Research

Vitamin D receptor and vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms in patients with asthma: a pilot study

Daina Bastyte, Laura Tamasauskiene, Ieva Golubickaite, Rasa Ugenskiene, Brigita Sitkauskiene

Open Access Case Report

Rare cavitary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of lung: clinical experience and literature review

Guiqin Chen, Qiane Yu, Haifeng Ran, XuHong Li, Tijiang Zhang

Open Access Research

Longitudinal significance of six-minute walk test in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an observational study

Atsuho Morita, Kazuma Yagi, Takanori Asakura, Ho Namkoong, Yasunori Sato, Takunori Ogawa, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Shoji Suzuki, Hiromu Tanaka, Ho Lee, Satoshi Okamori, Shuhei Azekawa, Kensuke Nakagawara, Masanori Kaji, Genta Nagao, Yohei Funatsu, Yoshifumi Kimizuka, Hirofumi Kamata, Tomoyasu Nishimura, Makoto Ishii, Koichi Fukunaga, Naoki Hasegawa

Open Access Research

Student knowledge gains among first-time and repeat attendees of school-based asthma education program

Anna Volerman, Nicole Kappel, Ashu Tayal, Mary Rosenwinkel, Erica Salem, Lesli Vipond

Open Access Research

Etiology and clinical characteristics of a non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis cohort in a middle eastern population

Irfan Shafiq, Ali Saeed Wahla, Mateen Haider Uzbeck, Zaid Zoumot, Mohamed Abuzakouk, Shuayb Elkhalifa, Govinda Bodi, Khalaf Mohamed Almazrouei, Kashyap Bodi, Said Isse

Open Access Research

Ventilator management and risk of air leak syndrome in patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a single-center, retrospective, observational study

Nodoka Miyake, Yutaka Igarashi, Ryuta Nakae, Taiki Mizobuchi, Tomohiko Masuno, Shoji Yokobori

Open Access Research

Management of malignant pleural effusion in Italian clinical practice: a nationwide survey

Federico Mei, Mario Tamburrini, Francesca Gonnelli, Luca Morandi, Martina Bonifazi, Michele Sediari, Alessandro di Marco Berardino, Emanuela Barisione, Giuseppe Failla, Lina Zuccatosta, Alberto Papi, Stefano Gasparini, Giampietro Marchetti

Open Access Research

Diagnostic and prognostic value of echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Tian-Xin Dong, Qing Zhu, Shi-Tong Wang, Yong-Huai Wang, Guang-Yuan Li, Fan-Xin Kong, Chun-Yan Ma

Open Access Research

Validation of the recording of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in routinely collected electronic healthcare records in England

Ann Morgan, Rikisha Shah Gupta, Peter M. George, Jennifer K. Quint

Open Access Research

Abnormal adenosine metabolism of neutrophils inhibits airway inflammation and remodeling in asthma model induced by Aspergillus fumigatus

Ting-ting Liu, Yue-li Wang, Zhi Zhang, Li-xin Jia, Jing Zhang, Shuai Zheng, Zhi-hua Chen, Hua-hao Shen, Chun-mei Piao, Jie Du

Open Access Research

Two microRNAs of plasma-derived small extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Nan Geng, Yaopu Qi, Wenwen Qin, Si Li, Hao Jin, Yifang Jiang, Xiuhuan Wang, Shanna Wei, Ping Wang

Open Access Research

Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure on NT-pro-BNP in obstructive sleep apnea patients: a meta-analysis

Qinqin Wu, Xiaojun Ma, Yanyan Wang, Jianfeng Jin, Jia Li, Shuming Guo

Open Access Case report

Alectinib-induced rash unresponsive to desensitization: a case report and literature review

Robin Raquel Rodriguez, Jessie Dindak, Janet Kline, Moses S. Raj

Open Access Research

Chemotherapy for advanced pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a population-based propensity score matching study

Feng Wang, Xiangyang Yu, Yi Han, Changfan Gong, Dongjie Yan, Lei Yang, Jie Li, Shuku Liu

Open Access Research

Prognostic value of the post-exercise heart rate recovery and BHDE-index in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Shih-Yu Chen, Chun-Kai Huang, Chia-Ling Wu, Hui-Chuan Peng, Chong-Jen Yu, Jung-Yien Chien

Open Access Research

Analysis of factors influencing patient delay by patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province

Jing Guo, Yin-Ping Feng, Zhong-Da Liu, Shui-Rong Luo, Qian-Yu Wu

Open Access Research

Comorbid asthma in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: did dupilumab make a difference?

Mona Al-Ahmad, Asmaa Ali, Mustafa Khalaf, Abdulmohsen Alterki, Tito Rodriguez-Bouza

Open Access Research

Barriers and facilitators of adherence to awake prone positioning: a qualitative study using the COM-B model

Lingli Zhu, Zijun Ni, Yuping Zhang, Yang Zhan, Meijuan Lan, Ruiyi Zhao

Open Access Research

Clinical outcomes and risk factors of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in primary Sjögren’s syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease

Yu-Hsuan Chen, Tai-Ju Lee, Hsin-Jung Hsieh, Song-Chou Hsieh, Hao-Chien Wang, Yeun-Chung Chang, Chong-Jen Yu, Jung-Yien Chien

Open Access Research

Covered SEMS failed to cure airway fistula closed by an amplatzer device

Huibin Lu, Yahua Li, Kewei Ren, Zongming Li, Juanfang Liu, Xuhua Duan, Jianzhuang Ren, Xinwei Han

Open Access Correction

Correction to: clinical significance of high monocyte counts for the continuous treatment with nintedanib

Shingo Tsuneyoshi, Yoshiaki Zaizen, Masaki Tominaga, Goushi Matama, Shushi Umemoto, Shuuhei Ohno, Reiko Takaki, Ryo Yano, Kenta Murotani, Masaki Okamoto, Tomoaki Hoshino

Open Access Research

Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with early rehabilitation therapy on mechanically ventilated patients: a prospective randomized controlled study

Ying Liu, Yangyang Gong, Chaofan Zhang, Pingping Meng, Yubiao Gai, Xiaoning Han, Zhiyong Yuan, Jinyan Xing, Zehua Dong

Open Access Research

Association between intrapleural urokinase monotherapy and treatment failure in patients with pleural infection: a retrospective cohort study

Jumpei Taniguchi, Hiroki Matsui, Tatsuya Nagai, Ayumu Otsuki, Hiroyuki Ito, Hiroshi Sugimura, Kei Nakashima

Open Access Case Report

An unusual case of abdominal pain: psychogenic vomiting complicated by spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Decai Wang, Lizong Rao, Shuyun Xu, Biwen Mo

Open Access Research

Association between albumin-to-globulin ratio and the risk of overall survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with anlotinib treatment: a retrospective cohort study

Jinzhan Chen, Congyi Xie, Yimin Yang, Shuwen Yang, Jinxian Huang, Feiyang Ye, Zhenyang Lin, Lin Tong, Jiaxin Liu

Open Access Research article

Retrospective analysis of pulmonary cryptococcosis and extrapulmonary cryptococcosis in a chinese tertiary hospital

Jiejun Shi, Jianhua Chen, Liqing Hu, Ada Hoi Yan Ma, Haoxuan Hu, Chuwen Wang, Jiajia Huang, Qifa Song, Guoqing Qian

Open Access Research

Machine learning for prediction of asthma exacerbations among asthmatic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shiqiu Xiong, Wei Chen, Xinyu Jia, Yang Jia, Chuanhe Liu

Open Access Research

Concordance between transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the same patients

Tomohisa Baba, Tamiko Takemura, Koji Okudela, Akira Hebisawa, Shoichiro Matsushita, Tae Iwasawa, Hideaki Yamakawa, Hiroaki Nakagawa, Takashi Ogura

Open Access Research

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the United States: time to diagnosis and treatment

Michelle B. Herberts, Taylor T. Teague, Viengneesee Thao, Lindsey R. Sangaralingham, Henry J. Henk, Kevin T. Hovde, Timothy M. Dempsey, Andrew H. Limper

Open Access Study Protocol

A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of duloxetine hydrochloride enteric-coated tablets in the treatment of refractory chronic cough

Shengyuan Wang, Shaohui Li, Heng Wu, Tongyangzi Zhang, Yixiao Chen, Yiqing Zhu, Siwan Wen, Cuiqin Shi, Li Yu, Xianghuai Xu

Open Access Research

Elevation of D-dimer levels are associated with early need for mechanical ventilation support in patients with COVID-19

Asmaa Ali, Wu Liang, Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Mai M. Saleh, Heba Salem, Eman M. Moazen, Maram I. Elmazny, Mohammed Abdallah Rakha, Seham Ezzat Fathy Elfeky

Open Access Research

Construction of lncRNA-m6A gene-mRNA regulatory network to identify m6A-related lncRNAs associated with the progression of lung adenocarcinoma

Jiangzhou Zhang, Shuheng Bai, Yanli Yan, Haojing Kang, Guangzu Li, Zhaode Feng, Wen Ma, Xuan Wang, Juan Ren

Open Access Research

“It's a cause I believe in”: factors motivating participation and engagement in longitudinal, respiratory-focused research studies

Andrew J. Synn, Katherine E. Menson, Mercedes R. Carnethon, Ravi Kalhan, Elizabeth A. Sugar, George R. Washko, Robert A. Wise, Michelle N. Eakin

Open Access Research

Tetramethylpyrazine ameliorates endotoxin-induced acute lung injury by relieving Golgi stress via the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway

Shaona Li, Yexiang Xu, Simeng He, Xiangyun Li, Jia Shi, Bing Zhang, Youzhuang Zhu, Xiangkun Li, Yanting Wang, Cuicui Liu, Yang Ma, Shuan Dong, Jianbo Yu

Open Access Research

PECSS: Pulmonary Embolism Comprehensive Screening Score to safely rule out pulmonary embolism among suspected patients presenting to emergency department

Luojia Tang, Yundi Hu, Dong Pan, Chun Yang, Cheng Tang, Yunchuan Huang, Jianyong Gu, Min Min, Xiaolei Lin, Chaoyang Tong

Open Access Correction

Correction: Vitamin D receptor and vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms in patients with asthma: a pilot study

Daina Bastyte, Laura Tamasauskiene, Ieva Golubickaite, Rasa Ugenskiene, Brigita Sitkauskiene

Open Access Case report

Drug-induced interstitial lung disease caused by olaparib: three case reports and review of the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report database and literature

Hiroshi Ishimoto, Noriho Sakamoto, Takashi Kido, Mutsumi Ozasa, Shin Tsutsui, Mayako Mori, Daichi Setoguchi, Shinnosuke Takemoto, Yasushi Obase, Yuji Ishimatsu, Chiharu Tomonaga, Kanako Matsumoto, Sachiko Morisaki, Kiyonori Miura, Hiroshi Mukae

Open Access Research

Tetrandrine slows the radiographic progression of progressive massive fibrosis in pneumoconiosis: a retrospective cohort study

Meian Tang, Fu Tan, Yufei Luo, Xiongbin Xiao, Xiaobin Deng, Shenlei Li, Xiaojiang Tan

Open Access Case Report

A rare case of acute eosinophilic pneumonia induced by vaping-associated lung injury: a case report

Abir Hamad Alsaid, Alaeldin Elfaki, Moath Thamer Alkhouzaie, Raghad Abdullah Alghamdi

Open Access Research

Evaluating construct validity of computable acute respiratory distress syndrome definitions in adults hospitalized with COVID-19: an electronic health records based approach

Neha A. Sathe, Su Xian, F. Linzee Mabrey, David R. Crosslin, Sean D. Mooney, Eric D. Morrell, Kevin Lybarger, Meliha Yetisgen, Gail P. Jarvik, Pavan K. Bhatraju, Mark M. Wurfel

Open Access Research

Reliability of the respiratory rate and oxygenation index for successful high-flow nasal cannula support in coronavirus disease pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

Ryosuke Hirabayashi, Kazuma Nagata, Yuki Sato, Atsushi Nakagawa, Ryo Tachikawa, Hirokazu Kuroda, Ryutaro Seo, Takeshi Morimoto, Keisuke Tomii

Open Access Research

Association between systemic immune-inflammation index and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based study

Chenglin Ye, Li Yuan, Kailang Wu, Bingzheng Shen, Chengliang Zhu

Open Access Research

Complexity in clinical diagnoses of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Alexandre J. Pratt, Andrew Purssell, Tinghua Zhang, Vanessa P. J. Luks, Xavier Bauza, Sunita Mulpuru, Miranda Kirby, Shawn D. Aaron, Juthaporn Cowan

Open Access Research

Bioinformatics analysis of the immune cell infiltration characteristics and correlation with crucial diagnostic markers in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Guili Lian, Jingxian You, Weijun Lin, Gufeng Gao, Changsheng Xu, Huajun Wang, Li Luo

Open Access Research

Retrospective analysis of factors associated with outcome in veno-venous extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation

Thomas Orthmann, Zied Ltaief, Jean Bonnemain, Matthias Kirsch, Lise Piquilloud, Lucas Liaudet

Open Access Research

Identifying critical inhalation technique errors in Dry Powder Inhaler use in patients with COPD based on the association with health status and exacerbations: findings from the multi-country cross-sectional observational PIFotal study

Janwillem Kocks, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich, Joyce van Cooten, Jaime Correia de Sousa, Biljana Cvetkovski, Richard Dekhuijzen, Lars Dijk, Marina Garcia Pardo, Asparuh Gardev, Radosław Gawlik, Iris van der Ham, Ymke Janse, Federico Lavorini, Tiago Maricoto, Jiska Meijer, Boyd Metz, David Price, Miguel Roman Rodriguez, Kirsten Schuttel, Nilouq Stoker, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Omar Usmani, Jaco Voorham, Marika T. Leving

Open Access Research

Effect of fracture risk in inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shisheng Peng, Cong Tan, Lirong Du, Yanan Niu, Xiansheng Liu, Ruiying Wang

Open Access Research

Open versus percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19: retrospective cohort analysis

Alejandro González-Muñoz, Camilo Ramírez-Giraldo, Jorge David Peña Suárez, Jaime Lozano-Herrera, Isabella Vargas Mendoza, David Rene Rodriguez Lima

Open Access Research

Does previous asbestos exposure increase the risk of a post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) pleural effusion – a routine data study?

Hugh Welch, Jessica Harris, Maria Pufulete, Arnaldo Dimagli, Umberto Benedetto, Nick Maskell

Open Access Research

Comparison of two novel diagnostic criteria for bronchopulmonary dysplasia in predicting adverse outcomes of preterm infants: a retrospective cohort study

Xin Wang, Yang-Ke Lu, Yan-Yan Wu, Da-Peng Liu, Jing Guo, Ming-Chao Li, YingYuan Wang, Rui Li, Xiao-Yuan Zhang, Wen-Qing Kang

Open Access Research

Vitamin D and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study

Tong Lin, Fen Zhou, Haiyan Mao, Zhenye Xie, Yuhong Jin

Open Access Research

Days spent on non-invasive ventilation support: can it determine when to initiate VV- ECMO? Observational study in a cohort of Covid-19 patients

María P. Fuset-Cabanes, LLuisa Hernández-Platero, Joan Sabater-Riera, Miguel Gordillo-Benitez, Fabio Di Paolo, Paola Cárdenas-Campos, Krystel Maisterra-Santos, María Pons-Serra, Paola Sastre-Pérez, Alejandro García-Zaloña, Javiera Puentes-Yañez, Xosé Pérez-Fernández

Open Access Research

The potential of cystatin C as a predictive biomarker in pulmonary hypertension

Anqi Duan, Zhihua Huang, Zhihui Zhao, Qing Zhao, Qi Jin, Lu Yan, Yi Zhang, Xin Li, Sicheng Zhang, Meixi Hu, Luyang Gao, Chenhong An, Qin Luo, Zhihong Liu

Open Access Research

Development and external validation of the DOAT and DOATS scores: simple decision support tools to identify disease progression among nonelderly patients with mild/moderate COVID-19

Yoko Shibata, Kenji Omae, Hiroyuki Minemura, Yasuhito Suzuki, Takefumi Nikaido, Yoshinori Tanino, Atsuro Fukuhara, Ryuzo Kanno, Hiroyuki Saito, Shuzo Suzuki, Taeko Ishii, Yayoi Inokoshi, Eiichiro Sando, Hirofumi Sakuma, Tatsuho Kobayashi, Hiroaki Kume, Masahiro Kamimoto, Hideko Aoki, Akira Takama, Takamichi Kamiyama, Masaru Nakayama, Kiyoshi Saito, Koichi Tanigawa, Masahiko Sato, Toshiyuki Kambe, Norio Kanzaki, Teruhisa Azuma, Keiji Sakamoto, Yuichi Nakamura, Hiroshi Ohtani, Mitsuru Waragai, Shinsaku Maeda, Tokiya Ishida, Keishi Sugino, Minoru Inage, Noriyuki Hirama, Kodai Furuyama, Shigeyuki Fukushima, Hiroshi Saito, Jun-ichi Machiya, Hiroyoshi Machida, Koya Abe, Katsuyoshi Iwabuchi, Yuji Katagiri, Yasuko Aida, Yuki Abe, Takahito Ota, Yuki Ishizawa, Yasuhiko Tsukada, Ryuki Yamada, Riko Sato, Takumi Onuma, Hikaru Tomita, Mikako Saito, Natsumi Watanabe, Mami Rikimaru, Takaya Kawamata, Takashi Umeda, Julia Morimoto, Ryuichi Togawa, Yuki Sato, Junpei Saito, Kenya Kanazawa, Noriaki Kurita, Ken Iseki

Open Access Research

Circulating choline levels are associated with prognoses in patients with pulmonary hypertension: a cohort study

Yicheng Yang, Beilan Yang, Bingyang Liu, Yanru Liang, Qin Luo, Zhihui Zhao, Zhihong Liu, Qixian Zeng, Changming Xiong

Open Access Research

The diagnostic accuracy of spirometry as screening tool for adult patients with a benign subglottic stenosis

Juliëtta H.C. Schuering, Ilan J. Y. Halperin, Maarten K. Ninaber, Luuk N.A. Willems, Peter Paul G. van Benthem, Elisabeth V. Sjögren, Antonius P.M. Langeveld

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the use of methylprednisolone and dexamethasone in asthma critically ill patients with COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study

Khalid Al Sulaiman, Ohoud Aljuhani, Ghazwa B. Korayem, Ali Altebainawi, Reham Alharbi, Maha Assadoon, Ramesh Vishwakarma, Nadia H. Ismail, Asma A. Alshehri, Faisal E. Al Mutairi, Mashael AlFaifi, Abdullah F. Alharthi, Abeer A. Alenazi, Mai Alalawi, Omar Al Zumai, Hussain Al Haji, Sarah T. Al Dughaish, Abdulrahman S. Alawaji, Haifa A. Alhaidal, Ghassan Al Ghamdi

Open Access Research

Association of blood total immunoglobulin E and eosinophils with radiological features of bronchiectasis

Jiaqi Ren, Ai Chen, Jun Wang, Chun Chang, Juan Wang, Lina Sun, Yongchang Sun

Open Access Case Report

Bronchoscopic treatment of multiple bronchial myelolipomas: a case report and literature review

Jiali Ji, Hongqin Zhong, Xian Ren, Ting He, Guijuan Xie, Xun Wang

Open Access Research

Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease in adults aged 40 years and above: data from NHANES 2013–2018

Hong Chen, Xiaojia Luo, Yuejun Du, Chenyun He, Yanjun Lu, Zixuan Shi, Jin Zhou

Open Access Research

Mutation status analysis of 58 patients with advanced ALK fusion gene positive non small cell lung cancer

Yuan Yang, Baohua Lu, Mingming Hu, Qunhui Wang, Mei Jiang, Tongmei Zhang, Zhe Liu

Open Access Research

Long term adherence to continuous positive Airway pressure in mild obstructive sleep apnea

Min Qiao, Yiyu Xie, Armand Wolff, Jeff Kwon

Open Access Research

Stop-bang questionnaire for screening obstructive sleep apnea syndrome among hypertensive patients in Kenya

Salim Abdallah Salim, Jasmit Shah, Jumaa Bwika, Sayed K. Ali

Open Access Research

Epidemiological and therapeutic profiles of lung cancer patients in the Hokushin Region Japan: a retrospective hospital administrative database study

Takashi Kobayashi, Yoshikazu Nishino, Tomoya Takiguchi, Shintaro Kanda, Kengo Otsuki, Yuriko Tanaka, Yozo Nakazawa, Ken-ichi Ito, Ryuji Hayashi, Kazuo Yasumoto, Hidetaka Uramoto, Yasuo Hirono, Tomoe Makino, Mitsutoshi Nakada, Seiji Yano, Tomonobu Koizumi

Open Access Research

A systematic review of the clinical impact of small colony variants in patients with cystic fibrosis

Harrigan Ryan, Emma Ballard, Rebecca E. Stockwell, Christine Duplancic, Rachel M. Thomson, Kimberley Smith, Scott C. Bell

Open Access Case Report

Pulmonary inflammatory leiomyosarcoma represents a potential diagnostic pitfall of DNA methylation-based classification of sarcomas: a case report

Takahiro Shibayama, Kaishi Satomi, Ryota Tanaka, Akihiko Yoshida, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Akimasa Hayashi, Takashi Hibiya, Kazuharu Suda, Masachika Fujiwara, Junji Shibahara

Open Access Research

Changes in the levels of free sialic acid during ex vivo lung perfusion do not correlate with pulmonary function. Experimental model

Claudia Hernández-Jiménez, Javier Martínez-Cortés, J. Raúl Olmos-Zuñiga, Rogelio Jasso-Victoria, María Teresa López-Pérez, Néstor Emmanuel Díaz-Martínez, Marcelino Alonso-Gómez, Axel Edmundo Guzmán-Cedillo, Matilde Baltazares-Lipp, Miguel Gaxiola-Gaxiola, Adriana Méndez-Bernal, Adrián Polo-Jeréz, Juan Carlos Vázquez-Minero, Oscar Hernández-Pérez, Christopher O. Fernández-Solís

Open Access Research

Association of spirometric restriction with mortality in the silicotics: a cohort study

Shuyuan Yang, Chi Kuen Chan, Maggie Haitian Wang, Chi Chiu Leung, Lai Bun Tai, Lap Ah Tse

Open Access Research

Clinical and imaging factors that can predict contagiousness of pulmonary tuberculosis

Markus Unnewehr, Florian Meyer-Oschatz, Hendrik Friederichs, Wolfram Windisch, Bernhard Schaaf

Open Access Research

Application of clinical and CT imaging features in the evaluation of disease progression in patients with COVID-19

Guobin Wu, Yunya Zhu, Xingting Qiu, Xiaoliang Yuan, Xiaojing Mi, Rong Zhou

Open Access Research

Clinical factors associated with in-hospital mortality in elderly versus non-elderly pneumonia patients in the emergency department

Brandon Chongthanadon, Netiporn Thirawattanasoot, Onlak Ruangsomboon

Open Access Research

Application of impulse oscillometry to detect interstitial lung disease and airway disease in adults with rheumatoid arthritis

Wen-Chien Cheng, Shih-Hsin Chang, Wei-Chun Chen, Bing-Ru Wu, Chia-Hung Chen, Chi-Chien Lin, Wu-Huei Hsu, Joung-Liang Lan, Der-Yuan Chen

Open Access Research

Lower respiratory tract infections among newly diagnosed sleep apnea patients

Jaana Keto, Thijs Feuth, Miika Linna, Tarja Saaresranta

Open Access Research

Effects of three spontaneous ventilation modes on respiratory drive and muscle effort in COVID-19 pneumonia patients

José Manuel Serrano Simón, Carolina Joya Montosa, Juan Francisco Martínez Carmona, Manuel Jesús Delgado Amaya, Javier Luna Castro, Ashlen Rodríguez Carmona, José Castaño Pérez, Marina Rodríguez Delgado, Guillermo Besso Centeno, José Antonio Benítez Lozano

Open Access Research

Differences in smoking behaviors and readiness to change for patients with COPD and differing categories of depressive symptoms: a descriptive cross-sectional design

Jessica Floyd, Jennifer Mallow, Kesheng Wang, Stephen M. Davis, Roger Carpenter, Laurie Theeke

Open Access Research

Clinical application of endobronchial ultrasonography-guided transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy—a single center, large sample, real-world study

Chun-li Tang, Zheng Zhu, Chang-hao Zhong, Zi-qing Zhou, Hui-qi Zhou, Rong-mei Geng, Xiao-bo Chen, Yu Chen, Shi-yue Li

Open Access Research

Impact of chronic fibrosing interstitial lung disease on healthcare use: association between fvc decline and inpatient hospitalization

David Singer, Benjamin Chastek, Andrew Sargent, Jonathan C. Johnson, Sharash Shetty, Craig Conoscenti, Elana J. Bernstein

Open Access Research

The causal relationship between thyroid function, autoimune thyroid dysfunction and lung cancer: a mendelian randomization study

Xinhui Wang, Xue Liu, Yuchen Li, Mulin Tang, Xue Meng, Yuwei Chai, Li Zhang, Haiqing Zhang

Open Access Research

Application value of CT radiomic nomogram in predicting T790M mutation of lung adenocarcinoma

Xiumei Li, Jianwei Chen, Chengxiu Zhang, Zewen Han, Xiuying zheng, Dairong Cao

Open Access Research

The utility of long non-coding RNAs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comprehensive analysis

Qi Lin, Chaofeng Zhang, Huixin Weng, Yating Lin, Yucang Lin, Zhipeng Ruan

Open Access Research

A prospective study of extraesophageal reflux and potential microaspiration in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Jordan

Hafez Al-Momani, Safaa Mashal, Dua’a Al Balawi, Muna Almasri, Abdel-Ellah AL-Shudifat, Ashraf I Khasawneh, Jeffrey Pearson, Christopher Ward

Open Access Research

Predicting mortality among patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia based on admission vital sign indices: a retrospective cohort study

Piyaphat Udompongpaiboon, Teeraphat Reangvilaikul, Veerapong Vattanavanit

Open Access Research

Modifiable risk factors for ventilator associated diaphragmatic dysfunction: a multicenter observational study

Hong Pu, Gordon S. Doig, Yu Lv, Xiaoxiao Wu, Fu Yang, Shurong Zhang, Zongan Liang, Yan Zhou, Yan Kang

Open Access Research

Variability of serum CYFRA 21 − 1 and its susceptibility to clinical characteristics in individuals without cancer: a 4-year retrospective analysis

Asami Minamibata, Yoshihito Kono, Taichiro Arimoto, Yoshinori Marunaka, Koichi Takayama

Open Access Research

Causes of hypercapnic respiratory failure: a population-based case-control study

Yewon Chung, Frances L. Garden, Guy B. Marks, Hima Vedam

Open Access Research

Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase to serum C-reactive protein ratio for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion

Mohammad Fazle Rabbi, Mushfiq Newaz Ahmed, Md. Shafiqul Alam Patowary, Syed Rezaul Huq, S. M. Abdur Razzaque, Hossain Md. Arafat, Tasnuva Nahar, Mohammad Azmain Iktidar

Open Access Research

Comparative analysis of clinical features of lower respiratory tract infection with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus in adults: a retrospective study

Jiahua Tian, Congyue Liu, Xunling Wang, Ling Zhang, Guoying Zhong, Guichuan Huang, Hongping Wang, Hao Hu, Ling Gong, Daishun Liu

Open Access Research

Clinically defined aspiration pneumonia is an independent risk factor associated with long-term hospital stay: a prospective cohort study

Takao Wakabayashi, Sugihiro Hamaguchi, Konosuke Morimoto, Motoi Suzuki, Eiichiro Sando, Bhim Gopal Dhoubhadel, Akitsugu Furumoto, Masayuki Ishida, Tomoko Ishifuji, Satoshi Kakiuchi, Shungo Katoh, Emi Kitashoji, Takaharu Shimazaki, Masahiro Takaki, Kiwao Watanabe, Lay Myint Yoshida, Koya Ariyoshi, Kota Sasaki, Hidenori Katsura, Hiroki Nanba, Masahiko Abe, Makito Yaegashi, Masahiro Aoshima, Naoto Hosokawa, Norihiro Kaneko, Hidenori Katsura, Naoko Katsurada, Kei Nakashima, Yoshihito Otsuka, Daisuke Suzuki, Kenzo Tanaka, Naohisa Hamashige, Masayuki Chikamori, Hiroshi Nakaoka, Norichika Asoh, Hiroyuki Ito, Kei Matsuki, Yoshiko Tsuchihashi, Shimpei Morimoto, Shuntaro Sato

Open Access Research

Hyperoxia but not high tidal volume contributes to ventilator-induced lung injury in healthy mice

Yong Xu, Yu Li, Da Zhai, Chen Yan, Jingyan Liang, Taiga Ichinomiya, Tetsuya Hara, Chiaki Inadomi, Tao-Sheng Li

Open Access Research

Secular trend of mortality and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in global ,1990–2019: an age period cohort analysis and joinpoint analysis

Fangyuan Yu, Hongwei Chen, Qi Li, Mengjun Tao, Ziyi Jin, Linyu Geng, Lingyun Sun

Open Access Research

A network meta-analysis of different acupuncture modalities in the treatment of bronchial asthma

Xingyi Wang, Shuyun Zeng, Zhuying Li, Yue Li, Hongtao Jia

Open Access Research

Patient and social factors related to nebulizer use in COPD patients at the transition of care: a qualitative study

Amanda A. Foster, Jennifer Stoll, Christopher J. Daly, Collin M. Clark, Sanjay Sethi, David M. Jacobs

Open Access Research

PEDF inhibits LPS-induced acute lung injury in rats and promotes lung epithelial cell survival by upregulating PPAR-γ

Lei Xu, Yifei Chen, Shoujie Feng, Zeyan Liu, Ying Ye, Ranran Zhou, Lijun Liu

Open Access Research

Metformin induces ferroptosis through the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling in lung cancer

Chengmin Deng, Lin Xiong, Yang Chen, Kaifeng Wu, Jie Wu

Open Access Research

Tracheal microbiome and metabolome profiling in iatrogenic subglottic tracheal stenosis

Zeqin Fan, Lihui Zhang, Li Wei, Xiaoxian Huang, Mei Yang, Xiqian Xing

Open Access Case Report

Pulmonary vein perforation into the respiratory tract with systemic air embolism: a rare complication of left atrial appendage closure

Zhiqing Qiao, Liang Zhao, Bin Xu, Zhiguo Zou, Fuyu Cheng, Zien Zhou, Yuquan Xie, Jun Pu

Open Access Research

Overall drug treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients from national registries – a real-world study from Finland

Jaana Kaunisto, Eija-Riitta Salomaa, Mari Koivisto, Marjukka Myllärniemi

Open Access Research

A predictive model for preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia based on ferroptosis-related lncRNAs

Ziming Zhang, Kewei Chen, Dandan Pan, Tieshuai Liu, Chengcheng Hang, Yuhan Ying, Jia He, Ying Lv, Xiaolu Ma, Zheng Chen, Ling Liu, Jiajun Zhu, Lizhong Du

Open Access Research

High-dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy during refractory COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective observational study

Carsten Zeiner, Malte Schröder, Selina Metzner, Johannes Herrmann, Quirin Notz, Sebastian Hottenrott, Daniel Röder, Patrick Meybohm, Philipp M. Lepper, Christopher Lotz

Open Access Research

Circulating inflammatory cytokines and risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a Mendelian randomization study

Qinyao Jia, Yanmei Lei, Shaoping Chen, Shengming Liu, Tao Wang, Yao Cheng

Open Access Research

Machine learning-based prediction model of acute kidney injury in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Shuxing Wei, Yongsheng Zhang, Hongmeng Dong, Ying Chen, Xiya Wang, Xiaomei Zhu, Guang Zhang, Shubin Guo

Open Access Study Protocol

Biomarker-guided withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma patients with a non-T2 inflammatory phenotype – a randomized controlled trial study protocol

Christiane Hammershaimb Mosbech, Nina Skavlan Godtfredsen, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Christian Grabow Westergaard

Open Access Research

Integrated bioinformatics analysis for the identification of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis–related genes and potential therapeutic drugs

Zhenzhen Zhang, Qingzhou Guan, Yange Tian, Xuejie Shao, Peng Zhao, Lidong Huang, Jiansheng Li

Open Access Research

Comparison of diagnostic efficiency of detecting IgG and IgE with immunoassay method in diagnosing ABPA: a meta-analysis

Anlin Liu, Wushu Chen, Yining Wei, Jinkai Liang, Shuhong Liao, Yijun Chen, Yongming Li, Xidong Wang, Weisi Chen, Ye Qiu, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

Open Access Case Report

Bronchial oncocytic carcinoma in an adult: a case report and literature review

Yi-Fan Shen, Cheng-Long Wang, Zhi-Gang Chu, You-De Cao, Yan Luo, Yang-Li Zhang, Yi-Jia Cao

Open Access Research

A pretreatment prediction model of grade 3 tumors classed by the IASLC grading system in lung adenocarcinoma

Kai Wang, Xin Liu, Yun Ding, Shuai Sun, Jiuzhen Li, Hua Geng, Meilin Xu, Meng Wang, Xin Li, Daqiang Sun

Open Access Research

Effect of Broncho-Vaxom (OM-85) on the frequency of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations

Joon Young Choi, Yong Bum Park, Tai Joon An, Kwang Ha Yoo, Chin Kook Rhee

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase to serum C-reactive protein ratio for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion

Mohammad Fazle Rabbi, Mushfiq Newaz Ahmed, Md. Shafiqul Alam Patowary, Syed Rezaul Huq, S. M. Abdur Razzaque, Hossain Md. Arafat, Tasnuva Nahar, Mohammad Azmain Iktidar

Open Access Research

Bronchodilator reversibility testing in morbidly obese non-smokers: fluticasone/salmeterol efficacy versus salbutamol bronchodilator

Mona Ibrahim Ahmed, Randa Ibrahim Ahmed, Hasnaa Osama, Amira Karam Khalifa, Abdullah Ali Alshehri, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Walaa A Negm, Marwa Kamal

Open Access Research

The diagnosis interval influences risk factors of mortality in patients with co-existent active tuberculosis and lung cancer: a retrospective study

Mengting Xiong, Shuanshuan Xie, Yukun Wang, Chenlei Cai, Wei Sha, Haiyan Cui, Jian Ni

Open Access Research

Recognition of refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia among Myocoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in hospitalized children: development and validation of a predictive nomogram model

Meng Li, Xiang Wei, Shan-Shan Zhang, Shan Li, Su-Hong Chen, Su-Jie Shi, Shao-Hong Zhou, Da-Quan Sun, Qian-Ye Zhao, Yan Xu

Open Access Research

Association between the oxidative stress gene polymorphism and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk: a meta-analysis

Ting Zhou, Qiunan Zuo, Mengchun Chen, Yingying Zhao, Xiaohui Li, Shujin Guo

Open Access Study Protocol

Childhood TB sequel: evaluating respiratory function after treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in a prospective cohort of Gambian children – a study protocol

Esin Nkereuwem, Schadrac Agbla, Muhammed Lamin Jatta, Uma Masterton, Olumuyiwa Owolabi, Victory Fabian Edem, Beate Kampmann, Toyin Togun

Open Access Research

Mortality in patients with interstitial lung diseases hospitalized by severe or critical COVID-19

Ana Karem S. Pruneda, José Omar Barreto-Rodríguez, Moises Selman, Fortunato Juárez-Hernández, Ivette Buendía-Roldán

Open Access Research

Continuous and repeat metabolic measurements compared between post-cardiothoracic surgery and critical care patients

Koichiro Shinozaki, Pey-Jen Yu, Qiuping Zhou, Hugh A. Cassiere, Stanley John, Daniel M. Rolston, Nidhi Garg, Timmy Li, Jennifer Johnson, Kota Saeki, Taiki Goto, Yu Okuma, Santiago J. Miyara, Kei Hayashida, Tomoaki Aoki, Vanessa K. Wong, Ernesto P. Molmenti, Joshua W. Lampe, Lance B. Becker

Open Access Case Report

Cytokine release syndrome after bronchoalveolar lavage

Margaret Guerriero, Feras Ally, Keith R. Loeb, Viswam S. Nair

Open Access Correction

Correction: Evaluation of the use of methylprednisolone and dexamethasone in asthma critically ill patients with COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study

Khalid Al Sulaiman, Ohoud Aljuhani, Ghazwa B. Korayem, Ali F. Altebainawi, Reham Alharbi, Maha Assadoon, Ramesh Vishwakarma, Nadia H. Ismail, Asma A. Alshehri, Faisal E. Al Mutairi, Mashael AlFaifi, Abdullah F. Alharthi, Abeer A. Alenazi, Mai Alalawi, Omar Al Zumai, Hussain Al Haji, Sarah T. Al Dughaish, Abdulrahman S. Alawaji, Haifa A. Alhaidal, Ghassan Al Ghamdi

Open Access Research

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) to determine cut-off points of clinical and biomolecular markers to discriminate mortality in severe COVID-19 living at high altitude

Jorge Luis Vélez-Páez, Lucy Baldeón-Rojas, Cristina Cañadas Herrera, Mario Patricio Montalvo, Fernando Esteban Jara, Santiago Aguayo-Moscoso, Wendy Tercero-Martínez, Lenin Saltos, Glenda Jiménez-Alulima, Verónica Guerrero, Jorge Pérez-Galarza

Open Access Research

Clinical impacts of sarcopenic obesity on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study

Zilin Wang, Xiaoming Zhou, Mingming Deng, Yan Yin, Yanxia Li, Qin Zhang, Yiding Bian, Jinrui Miao, Jiaye Li, Gang Hou

Open Access Research

Long-term effects of air pollutants on respiratory and cardiovascular mortality in a port city along the Adriatic sea

Federico Mei, Matteo Renzi, Martina Bonifazi, Floriano Bonifazi, Nicola Pepe, Alessio D’Allura, Giuseppe Brusasca, Giovanni Viegi, Francesco Forastiere

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Modifiable risk factors for ventilator associated diaphragmatic dysfunction: a multicenter observational study

Hong Pu, Gordon S. Doig, Yu Lv, Xiaoxiao Wu, Fu Yang, Shurong Zhang, Zongan Liang, Yan Zhou, Yan Kang

Open Access Research

Development and evaluation of the Rural and Northern Community Focused Model of COPD Care (RaNCoM)

Shannon Freeman, Laura Peach, Christopher Ross, Kathy Marchal, Anthon Meyer, Kelly Skinner

Open Access Research

Conditional diagnostic accuracy according to inflammation status and age for diagnosing tuberculous effusion

Da Som Jeon, Sung-Hoon Kim, Jang Ho Lee, Chang-Min Choi, Hyung Jun Park

Open Access Research

Association between number of dissected lymph nodes and survival in patients undergoing resection for clinical stage IA pure solid lung adenocarcinoma: a retrospective analysis

Yu Rong, Junfeng Liu, Nianqiao Han, Zhihua Shi, Tao Jiang, Nan Zhang, Xi’e Xu, Jinhuan Yin, Hui Du

Open Access Case Report

Tumor seeding following CT- guided transthoracic needle biopsy in lung cancer. A case report

Thomas Melzer, Caroline Maria Hackl, Julia Walter, Jürgen Behr, Amanda Tufman, Pontus Mertsch, Diego Erich Kauffmann-Guerrero, Kathrin Kahnert

Open Access Research

Impact of antigen identification on transplant free survival in interstitial lung disease

Margaret Kypreos, Kiran Batra, Craig S. Glazer, Traci N. Adams

Open Access Research

Impact of bronchoscopic thermal vapor ablation on lung volume reduction in patients with emphysema: a meta-analysis

Lijia Zhi, Liping Liao, Zhi Wu, Tiezhu Wang, Yuming Ye, Hao Li, Li Lin, Jia-Chao Qi, Liangji Zhang

Open Access Research

Oscillometry of the respiratory system in Parkinson's disease: physiological changes and diagnostic use

Bruno Tavares Caldas, Fernando Carlos Vetromille Ribeiro, João Santos Pereira, Wilma Costa Souza, Agnaldo José Lopes, Pedro Lopes de Melo

Open Access Research

Searching for airways biomarkers useful to identify progressive pulmonary fibrosis

Piera Soccio, Giorgia Moriondo, Giulia Scioscia, Valentina Leo, Pasquale Tondo, Luciana Salerno, Paolo Palange, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro, Donato Lacedonia

Open Access Research

Frequency of subclinical interstitial lung disease in COVID-19 autopsy cases: potential risk factors of severe pneumonia

Hiromichi Iwashita, Yoshinori Kawabata, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Shoichiro Matsushita, Tsuneo Yamashiro, Mai Matsumura, Yukihiro Yoshimura, Toshiaki Kataoka, Hideaki Mitsui, Takehisa Suzuki, Toshihiro Misumi, Tomonori Tanaka, Sosuke Ishijima, Junya Fukuoka, Tae Iwasawa, Takashi Ogura, Koji Okudela

Open Access Research

Post-COVID-19 pulmonary complications among recovered COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abebaw Bekele Seyoum, Sisay Shine Tegegnework, Mahider Molla Mengistu, Tenbite Daniel Mekonnen, Abdurahman Mohammedamin Asabel, Alazar Gizate Dagnaw, Abenet Girma Deribe, Tadios Niguss Derese, Tsegaye Gebreyes Hundie, Bisrat Kassa Getahun, Dawit Kebede Huluka

Open Access Research

Identification of potentially functional circRNAs and prediction of the circRNA-miRNA-hub gene network in mice with primary blast lung injury

Qianying Lu, Junfeng Li, Yanmei Zhao, Jianfeng Zhang, Mingyu Shi, Sifan Yu, Yangfan Liang, Haojun Fan, Xiangyan Meng

Open Access Research

Characteristics and prognostic implications of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets in patients with anti-MDA5 antibody positive dermatomyositis-interstitial lung disease

Fang-Ping Ren, Qi Chen, Shan-Shan Yao, Lin Feng, Xin-Ying Xue, Wei-Chao Zhao, Dong Wang, Zhi-Ling Zhao, Si-Wei Gu, Ting Li, Ya-Wen Shen, Lan Gao, Xue-Lei Zang, Xin-Yu Bao, Zhao-Hui Tong

Open Access Case Report

Single-system pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis with only tracheobronchial involvement: a case report

Xin Peng, Hui Liu, Xinyu Zhang, Huaibi Huo, Ting Liu

Open Access Research

Prevalence and significance of clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential in lung transplant recipients

Aparna C. Swaminathan, Richard Barfield, Mengqi Zhang, Gundula Povysil, Cliburn Chen, Courtney Frankel, Francine Kelly, Matthew McKinney, Jamie L. Todd, Andrew Allen, Scott M. Palmer

Open Access Research

Association between a family history of cancer and multiple primary lung cancer risks: a population-based analysis from China

Chen-Hui Ni, Mu-Ting Wang, Yan-Qi Lu, Wei Zheng, Chun Chen, Bin Zheng

Open Access Research

Understanding the economic burden of chronic cough: a systematic literature review

Vishal Bali, Ada Adriano, Aidan Byrne, Katherine G. Akers, Andrew Frederickson, Jonathan Schelfhout

Open Access Research

Estimating the cure proportion of stage IA lung adenocarcinoma: a population-based study

Zhixin Huang, Dinghang Chen, Zhinuan Hong, Mingqiang Kang

Open Access Research

Lower socioeconomic status associated with higher tuberculosis rate in South Korea

Seong-Woo Choi, Jeong-Ja Im, Sang-Eun Yoon, Seo-Hee Kim, Jun-Hwi Cho, So-Jung Jeong, Kyung-Ae Park, Young-Sung Moon

Open Access Research

Cluster features in fibrosing interstitial lung disease and associations with prognosis

Yuanying Wang, Di Sun, Jingwei Wang, Shiwen Yu, Na Wu, Qiao Ye

Open Access Research

Exhaled breath particles as a novel tool to study lipid composition of epithelial lining fluid from the distal lung

Per Larsson, Olaf Holz, Grielof Koster, Anthony Postle, Anna-Carin Olin, Jens M. Hohlfeld

Open Access Research

Screening and early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population study

Wenhui Tang, Yan Rong, Hongmei Zhang, Wenji Lin, Wenmei Zeng, Wenhong Wu

Open Access Research

Association between ventilatory ratio and mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and COVID 19: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study

Henry M. Parada-Gereda, Janneth M. Avendaño, Johana E. Melo, Claudia I. Ruiz, Margarita I. Castañeda, Jorge Medina-Parra, Ricardo Merchán-Chaverra, Dinia Corzzo, Daniel Molano-Franco, Joan Ramón Masclans

Open Access Case report

Concurrent features of sarcoidosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis in two patients exposed to fungal antigens

Almerico Marruchella, Paola Faverio, Fabrizio Luppi

Open Access Research

Effect and mechanical mechanism of spontaneous breathing on oxygenation and lung injury in mild or moderate animal ARDS

Rui Yang, Leilei Zhou, Zongyu Chen, Shuang He, Siyu Lian, Yi Shen, Xianming Zhang

Open Access Research

Evaluating the affordability of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis medicines in a middle-income country

Mahdieh Fathi, Najmeh Moradi, Nazila Yousefi, Farzad Peiravian, Nikta Shobeiri

Open Access Research

Acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with COVID-19 vs. Non-COVID-19: clinical characteristics and outcomes in a tertiary care setting in Mexico City

Paul Palacios-Moguel, Alejandra Esquivel-Pineda, Xavier A. Flores-Andrade, Janet S. Aguirre-Sanchez, Nancy N. Cruz-Arellanes, Julio C. Sauza-Sosa, Naybeth García-Gonzalez, Daniel Manzur-Sandoval, Enma Toledo-Aleman, Edgar García-Cruz

Open Access Research

A prediction model for acute respiratory distress syndrome in immunocompetent adults with adenovirus-associated Pneumonia: a multicenter retrospective analysis

Fengyu Lin, Qianhui Zhou, Wen Li, Wenchao Xiao, Sha Li, Ben Liu, Haitao Li, Yanhui Cui, Rongli Lu, Yi Li, Yan Zhang, Pinhua Pan

Open Access Research

The effect of combining different sampling tools on the performance of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy for the evaluation of peripheral lung lesions and factors associated with its diagnostic yield

Javier Flandes, Francisco B. Martinez-Muñiz, Juan José Cruz-Rueda, Francisco J. Soto, Adnan Majid, Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, Luis F. Giraldo-Cadavid

Open Access Research

Living with COPD: understanding patient experiences through the lens of photovoice

Jennifer Sumner, Anjali Bundele, Ravi Shankar, Lin Siew Chong, Yanika Kowitlawakul, Amartya Mukhopadhyay

Open Access Research

Association between P-pulmonale and respiratory morbidity in COPD: a secondary analysis of the BLOCK-COPD trial

R. Chad Wade, Takudzwa Mkorombindo, Sharon X. Ling, Erika. S. Helgeson, David M. MacDonald, Krystle Pew, Helen Voelker, Vera Bittner, Ken M. Kunisaki, Matthew R. Lammi, Mark. T. Dransfield

Open Access Research

Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-III database

Yubiao Chen, Lifei Lu, Xicong Li, Baiyun Liu, Yu Zhang, Yongxin Zheng, Yuan Zeng, Ke Wang, Yaru Pan, Xiangning Liang, Zhongji Wu, Yutian Fu, Yongbo Huang, Yimin Li

Open Access Research

FUT3 facilitates glucose metabolism of lung adenocarcinoma via activation of NF-κB pathway

Lanlan Lin, Xiaohui Chen, Guofu Lin, Luyang Chen, Yuan Xu, Yiming Zeng

Open Access Research

A retrospective study on the efficacy and safety of Endostar with chemotherapy in EGFR-TKI-resistant NSCLC

Bing Han, Yanrong Kang, Haiji Wang, Jian Wang, Rong Shen, Shuai Liu, Lu Lu, Zhigang Sun, Nan Zhang

Open Access Research

Long-term respiratory consequences of COVID-19 related pneumonia: a cohort study

Saioa Eizaguirre, Gladis Sabater, Sònia Belda, Juan Carlos Calderón, Victor Pineda, Marc Comas-Cufí, Marc Bonnin, Ramon Orriols

Open Access Research

A selective CB2R agonist (JWH133) protects against pulmonary fibrosis through inhibiting FAK/ERK/S100A4 signaling pathways

Xiao Wu, Lina Chen, Yiju Cheng, Yuquan Zhang, Wenting Yang, Lin Pan, Chenkun Fu, Honglan Zhu, Menglin Zhang

Open Access Research

Comparison of the 12-month impact of COVID-19 and SARS on physiological capacity and health-related quality of life

Ken Ka Pang Chan, Susanna So Shan Ng, Grace Chung Yan Lui, Ho Sang Leung, Ka Tak Wong, Winnie Chiu Wing Chu, Tat On Chan, Karen Yee Shan Yiu, Eugene Yuk Keung Tso, Kin Wang To, Jenny Chun Li Ngai, Tommy Wing Ho Yip, Rachel Lai Ping Lo, Joyce Ka Ching Ng, Fanny Wai San Ko, David Shu Cheong Hui

Open Access Research

Association between muscle quality index and pulmonary function in post-COVID-19 subjects

Dulce González-Islas, Robinson Robles-Hernández, Laura Flores-Cisneros, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Susana Galicia-Amor, Nadia Hernández-López, Mariana I. Valdés-Moreno, Rocío Sánchez-Santillán, Juan Carlos García-Hernández, Armando Castorena-Maldonado

Open Access Research

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in Polish intensive care unit dedicated to COVID-19 patients

Marta Wałaszek, Piotr Serwacki, Zbigniew Cholewa, Alicja Kosiarska, Wioletta Świątek – Kwapniewska, Małgorza Kołpa, Elżbieta Rafa, Róża Słowik, Karolina Nowak, Anna Różańska, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach

Open Access Case Report

Pulmonary edema ex vacuo after drainage of pyo-pneumothorax

Nahid Zaghba, Zakaria Laklaai, Khadija Chaanoun, Hanane Benjelloune, Najiba Yassine

Open Access Research

Assessing, updating and utilising primary care smoking records for lung cancer screening

Grace McCutchan, Jean Engela-Volker, Philip Anyanwu, Kate Brain, Nicole Abel, Sinan Eccles

Open Access Research

The risk factors involved in airway mucus plug in children with ADV Pneumonia

Jing-jing Huang, Lin Yuan, Zhi-qiang Zhuo, Ming-zhen Li, Xing-dong Wu

Open Access Research

Skills in handling Turbuhaler, Diskus in the west of China

Wei Wei, Dong Wang, Weiting Liu, Hui Du, Zhiye Zhang, Shengying Che, Rui Ding, YanBiao Yang

Open Access Research

Impacts of short-term low-level exposure to air pollutants on hospital admissions for pulmonary sepsis in elderly patients

Jing Chen, Aiming Liu, JunJie Dai, Yichen Li, Yu Zhang, Rongchang Chen, Fei Shi

Open Access Research

Comparative study of pulmonary functions test among different substances abusers

Hana Salah Musa Mohamed, Ibrahim Abdelrhim Ali

Open Access Research

Factors associated with overdiagnosis of benign pulmonary nodules as malignancy: a retrospective cohort study

Xirui Duan, Zhiqiang Ouyang, Shasha Bao, Lu Yang, Ailin Deng, Guangrong Zheng, Yu Zhu, Guochen Li, Jixiang Chu, Chengde Liao

Open Access Research

Healthcare resource utilization in patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD): a real-world data analysis

Tracey Weiss, Aimee M. Near, Xiaohui Zhao, Dena Rosen Ramey, Tania Banerji, Handing Xie, Steven D. Nathan

Open Access Research

Do patients attempt and succeed in quitting smoking during tuberculosis treatment? A prospective cohort study

Jiwon Lee, Chaeuk Chung, Sung Soo Jung, Hye Kyeong Park, Sung-Soon Lee, Ki Man Lee, Jinsoo Min

Open Access Research

Current cough and sputum assessed by the cough and sputum assessment-questionnaire (CASA-Q) is associated with quality of life impairment in cystic fibrosis

Lucie Charon, Claire Launois, Jeanne-Marie Perotin, Bruno Ravoninjatovo, Pauline Mulette, Julien Ancel, Thomas Guillard, Anaëlle Muggeo, Valérian Dormoy, Muriel Griffon, Sophie Carré, François Lebargy, Gaëtan Deslée, Sandra Dury

Open Access Case Report

Successful management of concurrent COVID-19 and Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients: a case series

Guoping Li, Daxi Ji, Youcheng Chang, Zheng Tang, Dongrui Cheng

Open Access Research

Causal associations between hand grip strength and pulmonary function: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Xianghu Zhao, Wenyuan Xu, Yanchao Gu, Zhanghua Li, Guiju Sun

Open Access Case Report

Coexistent Sjogren’s syndrome and Birt-Hogg-Dube´ syndrome: a case report

Yongkang Lin, Ting Guo, Cheng Lei, Binyi Yang, Danhui Yang, Hong Luo, Hong Peng

Open Access Research

Tea consumption and risk of lung diseases: a two‑sample Mendelian randomization study

Linjie Chen, Yaru Deng, Tiexu Wang, Xinyu Lin, Lukun Zheng, Xiaohong Chen, Tongsheng Chen

Open Access Research

Asthma and COPD as co-morbidities in patients hospitalised with Covid-19 disease: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

James Patrick Finnerty, A. B. M. Arad Hussain, Aravind Ponnuswamy, Hafiz Gulzeb Kamil, Ammar Abdelaziz

Open Access Research

Medical resource utilization and the associated costs of asthma in China: a 1-year retrospective study

Xueer Yang, Tiantian Zhang, Xuanyi Yang, Jie Jiang, Yuwen He, Pei Wang

Open Access Research

The rate of ward to intensive care transfer and its predictors among hospitalized COPD patients, a retrospective study in a local tertiary center in Saudi Arabia

Abdallah Y Naser, Mohammad Saleh Dairi, Hassan Alwafi, Deema Sami Ashoor, Sami Qadus, Abdulelah M Aldhahir, Abdullah A Alqarni, Wael Aly Elrefaey, Sultan Qanash, Waleed Hafiz, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Rakan Ekram, Amjad Abuirmeileh, Anan S. Jarab, Omaima Ibrahim Badr

Open Access Research

Pulmonary manifestations of POEM syndrome: a retrospective analysis of 282 cases

Yilin Huang, Yang Luo, Huan Hou, Jinming Gao

Open Access Correction

Correction: Conditional diagnostic accuracy according to inflammation status and age for diagnosing tuberculous effusion

Da Som Jeon, Sung-Hoon Kim, Jang Ho Lee, Chang-Min Choi, Hyung Jun Park

Open Access Research

Progression of obstructive sleep apnoea after renal denervation is not associated with hypertension exaggeration

Lyudmila S. Korostovtseva, Mikhail V. Ionov, Elizaveta A. Shcherbakova, Mikhail V. Bochkarev, Igor V. Emelyanov, Yulia S. Yudina, Svetlana A. Mironova, Dmitry A. Zverev, Dmitry S. Lebedev, Aleksandr D. Vakhrushev, Natalia G. Avdonina, Nadezhda E. Zvartau, Evgeny N. Mikhaylov, Yurii V. Sviryaev, Aleksandra O. Konradi

Open Access Research

Clinical features and risk factors of plastic bronchitis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

Lei Yang, Yuyan Zhang, Changqing Shen, Zhouhua Lu, Tongshu Hou, Fenghai Niu, Yuzhong Wang, Jun Ning, Ruihan Liu

Open Access Research

Assessing the impact of socioeconomic status on incidental lung nodules at an urban safety net hospital

Mateus Fernandes, Cristian Milla, Ahmed Gubran, Sandra Barrazueta, Brian Altonen, Anthony DiVittis, Prama Rashmi, Olva Bess, Haris Asif, Ifediba Nwachukwu, Opeyemi Aroyewun, Alberto Martinez, Stephen Kuperberg

Open Access Research

Increased expression of ficolin-1 is associated with airway obstruction in asthma

Pengfei Gao, Kun Tang, Yanjiao Lu, Meijia Wang, Wei Wang, Tongsheng Wang, Yuxia Sun, Jianping Zhao, Yimin Mao

Open Access Research

Risk adjustment model for tuberculosis compared to non-tuberculosis mycobacterium or latent tuberculosis infection: Center for Personalized Precision Medicine of Tuberculosis (cPMTb) cohort database

Woo Jung Seo, Hyeon-Kyoung Koo, Ji Yeon Kang, Jieun Kang, So Hee Park, Hyung Koo Kang, Hye Kyeong Park, Sung-Soon Lee, Sangbong Choi, Tae Won Jang, Kyeong-Cheol Shin, Jee Youn Oh, Joon Young Choi, Jinsoo Min, Young-Kyung Choi, Jae-Gook Shin, Yong-Soon Cho

Open Access Research

Doubts and concerns about COVID-19 uncertainties on imaging data, clinical score, and outcomes

Cosimo Nardi, Andrea Magnini, Linda Calistri, Edoardo Cavigli, Anna Julie Peired, Vieri Rastrelli, Edoardo Carlesi, Giulia Zantonelli, Olga Smorchkova, Lorenzo Cinci, Martina Orlandi, Nicholas Landini, Edoardo Berillo, Chiara Lorini, Jessica Mencarini, Maria Grazia Colao, Leonardo Gori, Valentina Luzzi, Chiara Lazzeri, Elisa Cipriani, Manuela Bonizzoli, Filippo Pieralli, Carlo Nozzoli, Alessandro Morettini, Federico Lavorini, Alessandro Bartoloni, Gian Maria Rossolini, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Sara Tomassetti, Stefano Colagrande

Open Access Study Protocol

Tofacitinib in the treatment of primary Sjögren’s syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease: study protocol for a prospective, randomized, controlled and open-label trial

Ronglin Gao, Jincheng Pu, Yanqing Wang, Zhenzhen Wu, Yuanyuan Liang, Jiamin Song, Shengnan Pan, Fang Han, Lufei Yang, Xianghuai Xu, Jianping Tang, Xuan Wang

Open Access Research

A novel fusion algorithm for benign-malignant lung nodule classification on CT images

Ling Ma, Chuangye Wan, Kexin Hao, Annan Cai, Lizhi Liu

Open Access Research

Efficacy of high-flow nasal cannula in patients with acute heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Liming Yan, Ye Lu, Mingming Deng, Qin Zhang, Yiding Bian, Xiaoming Zhou, Gang Hou

Open Access Research

Using intra-breath oscillometry in obesity hypoventilation syndrome to detect tidal expiratory flow limitation: a potential marker to optimize CPAP therapy

Szabolcs Baglyas, Luca Valkó, Vivien Móró, Eszter Podmaniczky, Dorottya Czövek, Gergely Makan, Zoltán Gingl, János Gál, Zoltán Hantos, András Lorx

Open Access Research

The predictive value of baseline symptom score and the peripheral CD4CD8 double-positive T cells in patients with AECOPD

Shiyi He, Shiyu Wu, Tianwei Chen, Weina Huang, Aiping Yu, Chao Cao

Open Access Research

Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer with NTRK family mutations

Xiaoling Shang, Wengang Zhang, Wenfei Han, Handai Xia, Ni Liu, Xiuwen Wang, Yanguo Liu

Open Access Research

Lung isolation—a personalized and clinically adapted approach to control bronchoscopy-associated acute massive airway hemorrhage

Mingyuan Yang, Yunzhi Zhou, Hong Li, Huafeng Wei, Qinghao Cheng

Open Access Research

Utility of needle biopsy in centrally located lung cancer for genome analysis: a retrospective cohort study

Kei Kunimasa, Shingo Matsumoto, Keiichiro Honma, Motohiro Tamiya, Takako Inoue, Takahisa Kawamura, Satoshi Tanada, Akito Miyazaki, Ryu Kanzaki, Tomohiro Maniwa, Jiro Okami, Yuji Matsumoto, Koichi Goto, Kazumi Nishino

Open Access Research

Effects of treatment with corticosteroids on human rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbations in pediatric inpatients: a prospective observational study

Keiko Kan-o, Yasuyoshi Washio, Takeshi Oki, Tsuguto Fujimoto, Takahito Ninomiya, Makoto Yoshida, Masaki Fujita, Yoichi Nakanishi, Koichiro Matsumoto

Open Access Research

Fractional Exhalation Nitric Oxide (FeNO) changes in cystic fibrosis patients induced by compound honey syrup: a pretest–posttest clinical trial

Saeed Sadr, Hanieh Tahermohammadi, Shahpar Kaveh, Ghamartaj Khanbabaee, Seyed Ahmad Tabatabaei, Rasool Choopani, Arian Karimi Rouzbahani, Nafise Fadavi, Shima Derikvandi

Open Access Research

Association of GAB1 gene with asthma susceptibility and the efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in children

Yuxuan Zhang, Jun Liu, Yanjie Zhi, Xuan You, Bing Wei

Open Access Research

Alveolar macrophage-derived gVPLA2 promotes ventilator-induced lung injury via the cPLA2/PGE2 pathway

Hanghang Han, Qiuwen Xie, Rongge Shao, Jinju Li, Xueke Du

Open Access Research

The safety and efficacy of tislelizumab, alone or in combination with chemotherapy, for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review of clinical trials

Amin Daei Sorkhabi, Mahta ZareDini, Asra Fazlollahi, Aila Sarkesh, Amirreza Naseri, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Mark J M Sullman, Ali-Asghar Kolahi, Saeid Safiri

Open Access Research

Anticipating undiagnosed asthma in symptomatic adults with normal pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry: a decision tool for bronchial challenge testing

Sheojung Shin, George Alex Whitmore, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Marie-Ève Boulay, Andréanne Côté, Céline Bergeron, Catherine Lemière, M. Diane Lougheed, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Gonzalo G. Alvarez, Sunita Mulpuru, Shawn D. Aaron

Open Access Research

Strain structure analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis circulating among HIV negative, positive and drug resistant TB patients attending chest clinics in Western Kenya

Martin O. Ogwang, Lameck Diero, Florence Ng’ong’a, Gabriel Magoma, Lucy Mutharia, Mabel Imbuga, Caroline Ngugi

Open Access Research

Comparison of breathing pattern and diaphragmatic motion in patients with unilateral cervical radiculopathy and asymptomatic group

Raziyeh Yousefiyan, Amin Kordi Yoosefinejad, Reza Jalli, Iman Rezaei

Open Access Publisher Correction

Publisher Correction: Clinical features and risk factors of plastic bronchitis caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

Lei Yang, Yuyan Zhang, Changqing Shen, Zhouhua Lu, Tongshu Hou, Fenghai Niu, Yuzhong Wang, Jun Ning, Ruihan Liu

Open Access Research

Adjunct prednisone in community-acquired pneumonia: 180-day outcome of a multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Claudine A. Blum, Eva A. Roethlisberger, Nicole Cesana-Nigro, Bettina Winzeler, Nicolas Rodondi, Manuel R. Blum, Matthias Briel, Beat Mueller, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Philipp Schuetz

Open Access Review

The usual Interstitial pneumonia pattern in autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Fabrizio Luppi, Andreina Manfredi, Paola Faverio, Michael Brun Andersen, Francesca Bono, Fabio Pagni, Carlo Salvarani, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Marco Sebastiani

Open Access Research

The increasing burden of asthma acute care in Singapore: an update on 15-year population-level evidence

Laura Huey Mien Lim, Wenjia Chen, Joseph Emil Amegadzie, Hui Fang Lim

Open Access Research

Effects of prone positioning on ARDS outcomes of trauma and surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vorakamol Phoophiboon, Natthida Owattanapanich, Weerapat Owattanapanich, Morgan Schellenberg

Open Access Research

The patient journey in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): a human factors qualitative international study to understand the needs of people living with COPD

Nicola Scichilone, Andrew Whittamore, Chris White, Elena Nudo, Massimo Savella, Marta Lombardini

Open Access Research

Knockdown of MRPL35 promotes cell apoptosis and inhibits cell proliferation in non-small-cell lung cancer

Chengling Zhao, Lei Chen, Zhixin Jin, Haitao Liu, Chao Ma, Hangtian Zhou, Lingling Xu, Sihui Zhou, Yan Shi, Wei Li, Yuqing Chen, Chengli Dou, Xiaojing Wang

Open Access Publisher Correction

Publisher Correction: Factors associated with overdiagnosis of benign pulmonary nodules as malignancy: a retrospective cohort study

Xirui Duan, Zhiqiang Ouyang, Shasha Bao, Lu Yang, Ailin Deng, Guangrong Zheng, Yu Zhu, Guochen Li, Jixiang Chu, Chengde Liao

Open Access Research

Cellular senescence contributes to mechanical ventilation-induced diaphragm dysfunction by upregulating p53 signalling pathways

Weimin Shen, Ye Jiang, Ying Xu, Xiaoli Qian, Jianwei Jia, Yuejia Ding, Yuhan He, Qing Pan, Jinyang Zhuang, Huiqing Ge, Peifeng Xu

Open Access Research

Elevated level of serum human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) predicts disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia

Renáta Sütő, Marianna Pócsi, Zsolt Szabó, Zsolt Fejes, Gergely Ivády, György Kerekes, Miklós Fagyas, Attila Nagy, Zoltán Szentkereszty, János Kappelmayer, Béla Nagy Jr.

Open Access Research

SNP (A > G - rs13057211) but not GT(n) polymorphism in HMOX-1 promotor gene is associated with COVID-19 mortality

Kerolos Fares, Mona K. El-Deeb, Omar Elsammak, Amged Ouf, Hesham Mahmoud Sayd Saeed, Ayman Baess, Mohamed Elsammak, Eman El-Attar

Open Access Research

A scoring model based on clinical factors to predict postoperative moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in Stanford type A aortic dissection

Maozhou Wang, Songhao Jia, Xin Pu, Lizhong Sun, Yuyong Liu, Ming Gong, Hongjia Zhang

Open Access Research

Exposure to air pollution concentrations of various intensities in early life and allergic sensitisation later in childhood

Myriam Ziou, Caroline X. Gao, Amanda J. Wheeler, Graeme R. Zosky, Nicola Stephens, Luke D. Knibbs, Grant J. Williamson, Marita F. Dalton, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Fay H. Johnston

Leitlinien kompakt für die Innere Medizin

Mit medbee Pocketcards sicher entscheiden.

Seit 2022 gehört die medbee GmbH zum Springer Medizin Verlag

„Jeder Fall von plötzlichem Tod muss obduziert werden!“

17.05.2024 Plötzlicher Herztod Nachrichten

Ein signifikanter Anteil der Fälle von plötzlichem Herztod ist genetisch bedingt. Um ihre Verwandten vor diesem Schicksal zu bewahren, sollten jüngere Personen, die plötzlich unerwartet versterben, ausnahmslos einer Autopsie unterzogen werden.

Hirnblutung unter DOAK und VKA ähnlich bedrohlich

17.05.2024 Direkte orale Antikoagulanzien Nachrichten

Kommt es zu einer nichttraumatischen Hirnblutung, spielt es keine große Rolle, ob die Betroffenen zuvor direkt wirksame orale Antikoagulanzien oder Marcumar bekommen haben: Die Prognose ist ähnlich schlecht.

Schlechtere Vorhofflimmern-Prognose bei kleinem linken Ventrikel

17.05.2024 Vorhofflimmern Nachrichten

Nicht nur ein vergrößerter, sondern auch ein kleiner linker Ventrikel ist bei Vorhofflimmern mit einer erhöhten Komplikationsrate assoziiert. Der Zusammenhang besteht nach Daten aus China unabhängig von anderen Risikofaktoren.

Semaglutid bei Herzinsuffizienz: Wie erklärt sich die Wirksamkeit?

17.05.2024 Herzinsuffizienz Nachrichten

Bei adipösen Patienten mit Herzinsuffizienz des HFpEF-Phänotyps ist Semaglutid von symptomatischem Nutzen. Resultiert dieser Benefit allein aus der Gewichtsreduktion oder auch aus spezifischen Effekten auf die Herzinsuffizienz-Pathogenese? Eine neue Analyse gibt Aufschluss.

Update Innere Medizin

Bestellen Sie unseren Fach-Newsletter und bleiben Sie gut informiert.