[BOOK][B] Lung function: physiology, measurement and application in medicine

JE Cotes, DJ Chinn, MR Miller - 2009 - books.google.com
The only text to cover lung function assessment from first principles including methodology,
reference values and interpretation New for this edition:-More illustrations to convey …

Telomere length and risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mendelian randomisation study

A Duckworth, MA Gibbons, RJ Allen… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal lung disease accounting for 1% of
UK deaths. In the familial form of pulmonary fibrosis, causal genes have been identified in …

Contributors to serum NfL levels in people without neurologic disease

KC Fitzgerald, ES Sotirchos, MD Smith… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess the effects of demographics, lifestyle factors, and comorbidities on
serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) levels in people without neurologic disease and …

Current challenges in managing comorbid heart failure and COPD

JA Neder, A Rocha, MCN Alencar, F Arbex… - Expert Review of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction and chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently coexist, particularly in the elderly. Given their rising …

[HTML][HTML] Inhaled anti-TSLP antibody fragment, ecleralimab, blocks responses to allergen in mild asthma

GM Gauvreau, JM Hohlfeld… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is a key upstream regulator driving
allergic inflammatory responses. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of ecleralimab, a …

Residual symptoms and lower lung function in patients recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection

F Trinkmann, M Mueller, A Reif, N Kahn… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Initial reports of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
indicate only mild disease in 81% of symptomatic cases [1]. Nearly half of the infected …

Childhood to adulthood: Accounting for age dependence in healthy‐reference distributions in 129Xe gas‐exchange MRI

JW Plummer, MM Willmering… - Magnetic resonance …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Xenon‐129 (129Xe) gas‐exchange MRI is a pulmonary‐imaging technique that
provides quantitative metrics for lung structure and function and is often compared to …

Silicosis among immigrant engineered stone (quartz) countertop fabrication workers in California

JC Fazio, SA Gandhi, J Flattery… - JAMA Internal …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Silicosis associated with inhalation of respirable crystalline silica among
engineered stone countertop fabrication workers is an emerging health concern. Objective …

Cardiopulmonary morbidity in adults born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia

US Kraemer, LS Kamphuis, P Ciet, L Visser… - …, 2023 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES Studies concerning cardiopulmonary outcomes of adults born with congenital
diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are sparse. Moreover, they don't include participants who have …

Early evidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease obscured by race-specific prediction equations

EA Regan, ME Lowe, BJ Make, JL Curtis… - American journal of …, 2024 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The identification of early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is
essential to appropriately counsel patients regarding smoking cessation, provide …