3 National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Professor Jennifer K Quint, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College ...

Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to: Dr J McCafferty Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH2 4XU, UK; ...

Background: Prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is poorly predicted by indices of air flow obstruction, because other factors that reflect the systemic nature of the disease also ...

Background Social media may influence children and young people’s health behaviour, including cigarette and e-cigarette use. Methods We analysed data from participants aged 10–25 years in the UK ...

5 Frederick Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Correspondence to Dr Alastair Proudfoot, Frederick Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, 100 ...

Rationale Interlobar fissure integrity has previously correlated with responsiveness to endobronchial lung volume reduction therapy in patients with advanced emphysema. Objective This report ...

The development of chemotherapy for NSCLC over the last 20 years is reviewed, particularly with regard to its palliative effects. New “fourth generation” agents designed to inhibit specific biological ...

Background The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into critical care offers significant potential to enhance early ...

Objectives Recent falls in CF admissions have been attributed to reduced exacerbations (PEx) in patients on CFTR modulators. We aimed to understand how these have affected the presentation and course ...

COPD is set to become the third leading cause of death globally by 2023. To date, we have no significant disease modifying therapies. COPD patients experience chronic inflammation and defective innate ...

Introduction Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) can be a complication of non-tuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). In this context, CPA is often difficult to diagnose as both CPA and ...

12 Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Dr Wan C Tan, UBC James Hogg Research Centre, Providence Heart+Lung Institute, University of ...