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

Background Orthopnoea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea are common entities regularly confronting thoracic physicians, particularly those with an interest in sleep medicine or non-invasive ventilatory ...

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 ...

1 Department of Medicine, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA Background The mechanisms underlying chronic obstructive ...

Objective NEWS2 (RCP 2017) 1 recommends use of ‘SpO2 Scale 2’ in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure (usually due to COPD) to aim target saturations of 88–92%. We aimed to identify if COPD ...

1 Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, P O Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand 2 Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Erasmus MC - Sophia ...

Background Vitamin A, an essential micronutrient obtained through the diet, plays a crucial role in lung development and contributes to lung regeneration. We aimed to investigate its effect on adult ...

This is an account of the life and work of Robert Koch (1843-1910), Nobel Laureate in Medicine and a founder of the science of bacteriology. In particular, Koch's researches into tuberculosis are ...

Background Severe obesity causes respiratory morbidity and mortality. The impact of obesity on the mechanics of breathing is not fully understood. Conclusions Obese subjects have markedly increased ...

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Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, University of Oxford and Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK Correspondence to: Professor J R Stradling Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, University of ...