2 Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA 3 Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of ...
Background The disease burden from interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) is thought to be increasing globally, but there is a ...
Background Inequalities in chronic respiratory diseases persist, yet up-to-date evidence on outcomes remains limited. We described national mortality and exacerbation rates in people with asthma and ...
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) is not merely a diagnostic umbrella; it is a continuous, irreversible cascade of fibroproliferation that carries a mortality rate rivalling many aggressive ...
In this issue of Thorax , Martinez-Manzano et al explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mucus plugging on CT, both in patients with COPD spanning GOLD grades 1–4 and smokers ...
Introduction Most research on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has focused on the interplay among fibroblasts, the immune system and epithelial cells. There is growing evidence that microvascular ...
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 ...
Background Ambulatory management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax has been shown to reduce initial hospitalisation, but at the expense of increase adverse events. As a result, questions remain ...
Introduction Chest binders are garments used for compression of breast tissue by transgender individuals. Deleterious consequences of binder reported include shortness of breath with associated ...
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Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Dr M Thomas, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill Health Centre, ...
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