Background Prior work suggests different interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) that share the radiological usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern have an overall worse prognosis. However, ...

Background The diagnosis and management of pneumonia is often challenging due to its overlapping clinical presentations with ...

S Baudouin, S Blumenthal, B Cooper, C Davidson, A Davison, M Elliot, W Kinnear (Chairman), R Paton, E Sawicka, L Turner (Secretary) Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) refers to the provision of ...

In the nineteenth century, it was recognised that acute attacks of chronic bronchitis were harmful. 140 years later, it is clearer than ever that exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Background Little is known about the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with established CVD. Knowing if COPD is associated ...

Background Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) causes debilitating breathlessness and predicting survival is challenging. This study aimed to obtain contemporary data on survival by underlying tumour ...

Correspondence to Tessa Schneeberger, Department of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Hessen, Germany; TSchneeberger{at}schoen-klinik.de Data are available upon ...

Background Efficient therapy and potential prophylaxis are confounded by current ignorance of the pathogenesis of airway remodelling and blockade in COPD. Objective To explore the role of the ...

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Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The extent to which the excess CVD risk is captured by risk factors in ...

Background Uncontrolled asthma is possibly caused by medication non-adherence, and financial hardship can be a major contributor to non-adherence. Since economic conditions and asthma management have ...

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