Background Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is essential in determining the efficacy of novel therapies in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). These require initial proof-of-concept demonstration that ...

2 Institute of Respiratory Medicine, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia 3 South Western Sydney Clinical School, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia Background: Sahaja Yoga is a traditional ...

Atypical radiological manifestation of sarcoidosis presenting with an anterior mediastinal mass ...

Rationale Endoscopic lung volume reduction improves lung function, quality of life and exercise capacity in severe emphysema patients. However, its effect on the diaphragm function is not well ...

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8 Respiratory Medicine Department, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK 9 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK 10 ...

Asthma exacerbations are common. They account for a significant morbidity and contribute a disproportionate amount to the cost of asthma management. The optimal strategies for the prevention of asthma ...

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Correspondence to Professor Weihong Chen, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ...

Background Despite biomarker-guided initiation, non- or loss of response to biologic therapy occurs in a minority of patients with severe asthma. In cases of treatment failure, it is important to ...

10 Centre Valaisan de Pneumologie et Département de Médecine Interne du Centre Hospitalier du Centre du Valais, Crans-Montana, Switzerland 11 Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital of ...

Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (iLBD), Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg/Munich, Germany Background: Idiopathic pulmonary ...