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Health-related quality of life in patients surviving non-small cell lung cancer
1 Department of Health Organization, Policy and Economics, CAPHRI research institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro Clinic), GROW ...
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Excessive dynamic airway collapse co-morbid with COPD diagnosed using 320-slice dynamic CT scanning technology
1 Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia 2 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia 3 Monash ...
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A structural and metabolic framework for classifying pre-clinical tuberculosis infection phenotypes using 18F-FDG PET-CT: a prospective cohort analysis following M. tuberculosis exposure ...
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Systemic inflammation and comorbidity in COPD: a result of ‘overspill’ of inflammatory mediators from the lungs? Review of the evidence
Correspondence to Robert A Stockley, Lung Investigation Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; rob.stockley{at}uhb.nhs.uk Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is ...
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PiSZ alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD): pulmonary phenotype and prognosis relative to PiZZ AATD and PiMM COPD
Introduction The PiSZ genotype results in less severe deficiency of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) than PiZZ. Less is known about phenotypic and prognostic features. Methods We studied 699 PiZZ, 126 PiSZ ...
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An update on contraindications for lung function testing
Guidelines on contraindications for lung function tests have been based on expert opinion from >30 years ago. High-risk contraindications to lung function testing are associated with cardiovascular ...
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Impact of TB on the survival of people living with HIV infection in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Introduction The impact of TB disease on survival in people living with HIV in high resource settings is not well documented in the antiretroviral treatment (ART) era. We calculated TB incidence rates ...
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The pulmonary physician in critical care • 12: Acute severe asthma in the intensive care unit
Intensive Care Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK Correspondence to: Dr C S Garrard, Intensive Care Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; chris.garrard{at}clinical-medicine ...
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Association of serum leptin with hypoventilation in human obesity
1 Centre for Respiratory Failure and Sleep Disorders, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2050 and Institute of Respiratory Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia 2 Human Nutrition ...
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Association of fluoroquinolones with the risk of spontaneous pneumothorax: nationwide case–time–control study
Introduction Fluoroquinolones can cause severe collagen-associated adverse effects, potentially impacting the pulmonary ...
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Platelet aggregates in lung capillaries in severely decompensated pulmonary hypertension
The mechanism of thrombocytopenia during acute pulmonary hypertension (PH) decompensation may be partly due to platelet aggregation in the lung. Platelet aggregates in explanted lung from 16 lung ...