FORTHCOMING MEETINGS |
467 | |
EDITORIAL |
469 | Phil Thompson
Editor-in-Chief |
REVIEW ARTICLE |
478 | A human model of the pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Andrea ALIVERTI, Bengt KAYSER, Peter T MACKLEM |
ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
486 | Effect of 1,25-(OH)2D3 (a vitamin D analogue) on passively sensitized human airway smooth muscle cells
Yingfang SONG, Haowen QI, Changgui WU |
495 | Pleural fluid exchange in rabbits
Gregg J STASHENKO, Amy ROBICHAUX, Y C (Gary) LEE, Jonathan R SANDERS, Robert J ROSELLI, Richard W LIGHT |
500 | Pleurodesis: A novel experimental model
Evaldo MARCHI, Francisco S VARGAS, Milena M P ACENCIO, Lisete R TEIXEIRA, Leila ANTONANGELO, Y C Gary LEE, Richard W LIGHT |
505 | Preoperative maximal exercise oxygen consumption test predicts postoperative pulmonary morbidity following major lung resection
Ahmet Sami BAYRAM, Tark CANDAN, Cengiz GEBITEKIN |
511 | Directly measured cabin pressure conditions during Boeing 747-400 commercial aircraft flights
Paul T KELLY, Leigh M SECCOMBE, Peter G ROGERS, Matthew J PETERS |
516 | Induced sputum analysis in asymptomatic young adults with bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine
Naho NOMURA, Takahiro YOSHIKAWA, Hiroshi KAMOI, Hiroshi KANAZAWA, Kazuto HIRATA, Shigeo FUJIMOTO |
523 | The epidemiology of lymphangioleiomyomatosis in Japan: A nationwide cross-sectional study of presenting features and prognostic factors
Mie HAYASHIDA, Kuniaki SEYAMA, Yoshikazu INOUE, Keisaku FUJIMOTO, Keishi KUBO, The Respiratory Failure Research Group of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare |
531 | Prognostication in severe acute respiratory syndrome: A retrospective time-course analysis of 1312 laboratory-confirmed patients in Hong Kong
Jane C K CHAN, Eva L H TSUI, Vivian C W WONG, The Hospital Authority SARS Collaborative Group |
543 | Description of a multidimensional classification system for patients with expiratory central airway collapse
Septimiu D MURGU, Henri G COLT |
551 | Predictors of long-term survival in patients with restrictive thoracic disorders and chronic respiratory failure undergoing non-invasive home ventilation
Stephan BUDWEISER, Raymund E MÜRBETH, Rudolf A JÖRRES, Frank HEINEMANN, Michael PFEIFER |
560 | Factors influencing short-term re-admission and one-year mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Shih-Feng LIU, Kuan-Chun LIN, Chien-Hung CHIN, Yung-Che CHEN, Hsueh-Wen CHANG, Chih-Chou WANG, Meng-Chih LIN |
566 | Efficacy and safety of once-daily inhaled ciclesonide in adults with mild to moderate asthma: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Mitsuru ADACHI, Kyosuke ISHIHARA, Hiroshi INOUE, Koichiro KUDO, Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI, Yutaka MORITA, Ken-Ichi MASUDA, Yoshinori TAKADA, Ryuichi KATO, Terumasa MIYAMOTO |
573 | Efficacy and safety of inhaled ciclesonide compared with chlorofluorocarbon beclomethasone dipropionate in adults with moderate to severe persistent asthma
Mitsuru ADACHI, Kyosuke ISHIHARA, Hiroshi INOUE, Koichiro KUDO, Kiyoshi TAKAHASHI, Yutaka MORITA, Kenichi MASUDA, Tomoki SAKAI, Ryuichi KATO, Terumasa MIYAMOTO |
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS |
581 | Macrophage-derived chemokine in malignant and tuberculous pleural effusions
Masakazu OKAMOTO, Kazuyoshi IMAIZUMI, Yoshinori HASEGAWA, Naozumi HASHIMOTO, Atsushi SUMIDA, Masataka SHIBAZAKI, Kenzo TAKAGI, Kaoru SHIMOKATA, Tsutomu KAWABE |
585 | Do glucocorticoids decrease mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome? A meta-analysis
Ritesh AGARWAL, Alok NATH, Ashutosh N AGGARWAL, Dheeraj GUPTA |
591 | Seasonality of the onset of symptoms, Tuberculin test anergy and Kveim positive reaction in a large cohort of patients with sarcoidosis
Sevtap Sipahi DEMIRKOK, Metin BASARANOGLU, Elif ÇOKER, Tuncer KARAYEL |
594 | Polymorphisms of interleukin-10 and tumour necrosis factor-α genes are associated with newly diagnosed and recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis
Jae-Hee OH, Chul-Su YANG, Yeon-Kyeong NOH, Yu-Mi KWEON, Sung-Soo JUNG, Ji Woong SON, Suck-Jun KONG, Jang Uk YOON, Ji-Sook LEE, Hwa-Jung KIM, Jeong-Kyu PARK, Eun-Kyeong JO, Chang-Hwa SONG |
TECHNICAL REPORT |
599 | Reference values of diffusing capacity of non-smoking Chinese in Hong Kong
Mary S M IP, Wai-Kei LAM, Agnes Y K LAI, Fanny W S KO, Arthur C W LAU, Sai-On LING, Johnny W M CHAN, Moira M W CHAN-YEUNG |
CASE REPORTS |
607 | Virtual bronchoscopy aids management of lung cancer
Seiji OKIMASA, Satoshi SHIBATA, Yoshikazu AWAYA, Yukiyasu NAGAO, Isao MURAKAMI, Eriko SHIGETO |
610 | Four faces of a parapneumonic effusion: Pathophysiology and varied radiographic presentations
Jay HEIDECKER, Steven A SAHN |
614 | Non-traumatic pulmonary haematoma complicating oral anticoagulation therapy
Moussa RIACHY, Hervé MAL, Camille TAILLÉ, Gaëlle DAURIAT, Odile GROUSSARD, Dominique CAZALS-HATEM, Giuseppina BIONDI, Michel FOURNIER |
617 | Traumatic pneumatocoele
Nimrod M MAIMON, Anna DAY |
619 | Coxiella burnetii and acute exacerbations/infections in patients with chronic lung disease
Niro OKIMOTO, Takashi KIBAYASHI, Kimihiro MIMURA, Kenji YAMATO, Takeyuki KURIHARA, Yoshihiro HONDA, Kohichi OSAKI, Naoko ASAOKA, Hideo OHBA |
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
622 | Is azithromycin prophylaxis a rational approach for bronchoscopic biopsy?
Oguz KARABAY |
623 | All generalizations are false including this one
Navneet SINGH |
625 | Azithromycin administration is effective in patients with abnormal bronchoscopic findings
Hiroshi KANAZAWA |