Introduction Evidence suggests that platelets play a significant role in inflammation in addition to their role in thrombosis. Systemic inflammation is linked to poor short and long term outcomes in ...
Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London EC1A 7BE, UK Correspondence to: Professor J A Wedzicha, Academic Unit of Respiratory ...
BACKGROUND The Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) is an established measure of health status for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has been found to be reproducible and sensitive ...
The incremental shuttle walk (ISW) is well validated in COPD but limited psychometric data restrict its use in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Study 1: 50 patients performed the ISW and 6 min ...
BACKGROUND A critical review was conducted of the quantitative literature linking indoor air pollution from household use of biomass fuels with acute respiratory infections in young children, which is ...
Intrapleural evacuation of air was achieved with a Heimlich flutter (non-return) valve in 16 patients with a total of 18 pneumothoraces, 17 of which were spontaneous. Complete lung expansion occurred ...
2 Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 Respiratory Diagnostic and Evaluation Services, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 4 Department of ...
Background: Inhaled bronchodilators can increase exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by reducing dynamic hyperinflation, but treatment is not always effective. This may ...
In 2018 we published the James Lind Alliance (JLA) top 10 priorities for clinical research in cystic fibrosis (CF), chosen jointly by the patient and clinical communities. These priorities have led to ...
2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, UK 3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK 4 Department of ...
BACKGROUND Airway inflammation, with recruitment of neutrophils to the airway lumen, results in purulent secretions and a variety of potential adverse consequences for patients with chronic bronchitis ...
Correspondence to Dr Andrew Tai, Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Women's and Children's Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia; andrew.tai{at ...
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