Thorax is one of the world's leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery.Thorax seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice. This includes articles concerning basic …

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Thorax is BMJ's flagship respiratory medicine journal and has an open access companion journal, BMJ Open Respiratory Research.For information about the Thorax editorial team and the joint Editors-in-Chief (Mark Griffiths, Cecilia O'Kane & Jennifer …

Dietary nitrate supplementation enhances exercise capacity in WHO Group 3 pulmonary hypertension: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised crossover study (EDEN-OX2)

The following is a summary of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pleural disease and includes a summary of the guideline recommendations and good practice points (GPPs). The full guideline is published as a separate Thorax Supplement1 and is available from the BTS website.2 Please refer to the full guideline for full information about each section.1 All online supplemental ...

Jul 1, 2023 · Good practice points. At least 25 mL, and where possible 50 mL, of pleural fluid should be sent for initial cytological examination. If volumes of ≥25 mL cannot be achieved, smaller volumes should be sent, but clinicians should be aware of the reduced sensitivity.

1 day ago · Findings Our observational analysis suggests a positive association between carotene intake and FVC only (13.3 mL per 100 µg/day; p=2.9×10 −9), with stronger associations in smokers, but no association of retinol intake with FVC or FEV 1 /FVC. The MR similarly shows a beneficial effect of serum beta-carotene on FVC only, with no …

British Thoracic Society Guideline for pleural disease Mark E Roberts,1 Najib M Rahman ,2,3,4 Nick A Maskell,5 Anna C Bibby,5 Kevin G Blyth ,6,7 John P Corcoran ,8 Anthony Edey, 9 Matthew Evison ,10 Duneesha de Fonseka ,11 Rob Hallifax,12 Susan Harden,13 Iain Lawrie,14 Eric Lim,15 David McCracken,16 Rachel Mercer,17 Eleanor K Mishra ,18 Andrew G Nicholson,19

1 day ago · Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) traditionally refers to patients with no underlying lung disease; while those with established lung pathology are classified as secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP). However, there is increasing recognition that patients with PSP do not have normal lungs.1 2 There are associations with familial conditions resulting from tumour suppressor genes and ...

4 days ago · Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is one of the most effective therapies for people with chronic respiratory diseases.1 For people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), PR delivered after hospitalisation for acute disease exacerbations (acute exacerbations of COPD; AECOPD) confers gains in exercise capacity, dyspnoea, quality of life and reductions in hospital readmissions.1 2 When ...