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Inflammation in preschool cystic fibrosis is of mixed phenotype, extends beyond the lung and is differentially modified by CFTR modulators
Background Early-life inflammation has long been recognised as a key pathophysiological process in the evolution of cystic ...
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Pulmonary rehabilitation: one size does not fit all
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Functional impairment in COPD can be predicted using genomic-derived data
Objective Reduced functional capacity and muscle weakness are two major contributors to functional impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The underlying causes of functional ...
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Management of spontaneous pneumothorax: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010
Correspondence to Dr John Harvey, North Bristol Lung Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; john.harvey{at}nbt.nhs.uk Secondary pneumothorax (SSP) is associated with underlying lung disease ...
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Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation following acute exacerbations of COPD
Background Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterised by increased dyspnoea, reduced quality of life and muscle weakness. Re-exacerbation and hospital admission ...
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Sphingosine-1-phosphate is increased in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and mediates epithelial to mesenchymal transition
5 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain 6 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Correspondence to Dr ...
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Associations of pulmonary microvascular blood volume with per cent emphysema and CT emphysema subtypes in the community: the MESA Lung study ...
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Effects of inhaled fluticasone and oral prednisolone on clinical and inflammatory parameters in patients with asthma
BACKGROUND Guidelines state that oral and inhaled corticosteroids are the cornerstone of asthma treatment. The effect of both types of treatment can be assessed by measuring lung and systemic ...
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Leisure-time vigorous physical activity is associated with better lung function: the prospective ECRHS study
Objective We assessed associations between physical activity and lung function, and its decline, in the prospective population-based European Community Respiratory Health Survey cohort.
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A prospective, observational cohort study of the seasonal dynamics of airway pathogens in the aetiology of exacerbations in COPD
Background The aetiology of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is incompletely understood. Understanding the relationship between chronic bacterial airway infection and viral exposure may explain ...
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Pulse transit time: an appraisal of potential clinical applications
a Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sleep Laboratory and PRETA Laboratory, CHRU, Grenoble, France, b Respiratory Department, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK Professor PA Levy, EFCR, Pneumologie ...
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Severity prediction rules in community acquired pneumonia: a validation study
BACKGROUND The British Thoracic Society (BTS) developed a rule (BTSr) based on severity criteria to predict short term mortality in adults admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).