Associations of pulmonary microvascular blood volume with per cent emphysema and CT emphysema subtypes in the community: the MESA Lung study ...

Background: Chronic cough is a common condition which has a significant impact on quality of life. Assessment and management are hampered by the absence of well validated outcome measures. The ...

We report a technique for the enlargement of a hypoplastic aortic root by an operation whereby the hypoplastic aortic root has been so enlarged by the insertion of a Dacron fabric gusset that it will ...

Introduction Healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in the delivery of COPD services and self-management interventions require appropriate knowledge to inform patients about their condition.

1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Background This study aimed to evaluate whether incidental CT findings of emphysema, ...

Background Severe asthma (SA) affects ~5% of people with asthma. It is often debilitating, disruptive and life-limiting and is associated with corticosteroid-related comorbidity. Asthma biologics can ...

Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, London SW3 6LR, UK BACKGROUND ...

Background Rates of mortality and readmission are high in patients hospitalised with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). In this population, the prognostic value of ...

Introduction Indwelling pleural catheters are now frequently used in the management of recurrent pleural effusions. Pleural drainage eventually ceases in the majority of these patients particularly ...

Correspondence to: A Price, Department of Oncology, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK; A.Price{at}ed.ac.uk Radiotherapy has a key role in curative ...