rss

View multiple abstracts by picking relevant boxes and click Get all checked abstracts

Issue information

[Table of contents PDF]

Editorials

  • Assessing the exercise response to a bronchodilator in COPD: time to get off your bike?

    • M D L Morgan,
    • S J Singh
    Thorax 2007;62:4 281-283 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069195

  • Blanching the airways: steroid effects in asthma

    • Alan J Knox,
    • Karl Deacon,
    • Rachel Clifford
    Thorax 2007;62:4 283-285 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.073221

  • Bimodality surveillance of high-risk patients for lung cancer

    • Gordon H Downie
    Thorax 2007;62:4 285-287 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.073577

  • Severity assessment in community-acquired pneumonia: moving on

    • Wei Shen Lim
    Thorax 2007;62:4 287-288 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.073700

  • Pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis

    • J S Elborn,
    • S C Bell
    Thorax 2007;62:4 288-290 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.065664

Airwaves

  • Airwaves

    • Wisia Wedzicha
    Thorax 2007;62:4 281a

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Six-minute walking versus shuttle walking: responsiveness to bronchodilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • Véronique Pepin,
    • Julie Brodeur,
    • Yves Lacasse,
    • Julie Milot,
    • Pierre LeBlanc,
    • François Whittom,
    • François Maltais
    Thorax 2007;62:4 291-298 Published Online First: 10 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.065540

  • Measurement of physiological recovery from exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using within-breath forced oscillometry

    • Martin K Johnson,
    • Malcolm Birch,
    • Roger Carter,
    • John Kinsella,
    • Robin D Stevenson
    Thorax 2007;62:4 299-306 Published Online First: 14 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.061044

Miscellaneous

  • CT screening helps to detect resectable lung cancers and may improve survival

    • Helen Liddicoat
    Thorax 2007;62:4 298

Asthma

  • Expression and activation of TGF-β isoforms in acute allergen-induced remodelling in asthma

    • Alfons Torrego,
    • Mark Hew,
    • Tim Oates,
    • Maria Sukkar,
    • Kian Fan Chung
    Thorax 2007;62:4 307-313 Published Online First: 24 January 2007 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.063487

  • Effects of inhaled fluticasone on angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor in asthma

    • B N Feltis,
    • D Wignarajah,
    • D W Reid,
    • C Ward,
    • R Harding,
    • E H Walters
    Thorax 2007;62:4 314-319 Published Online First: 14 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069229

  • Use of inhaled corticosteroids during the first trimester of pregnancy and the risk of congenital malformations among women with asthma

    • Lucie Blais,
    • Marie-France Beauchesne,
    • Évelyne Rey,
    • Jean-Luc Malo,
    • Amélie Forget
    Thorax 2007;62:4 320-328 Published Online First: 22 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.062950

Cough

  • Chronic cough: how do cough reflex sensitivity and subjective assessments correlate with objective cough counts during ambulatory monitoring?

    • Samantha Clare Decalmer,
    • Deborah Webster,
    • Angela Alice Kelsall,
    • Kevin McGuinness,
    • Ashley Arthur Woodcock,
    • Jaclyn Ann Smith
    Thorax 2007;62:4 329-334 Published Online First: 13 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.067413

Lung cancer

  • Autofluorescence bronchoscopy for lung cancer surveillance based on risk assessment

    • Gregory Loewen,
    • Nachimuthu Natarajan,
    • Dongfeng Tan,
    • Enriqueta Nava,
    • Donald Klippenstein,
    • Martin Mahoney,
    • Michael Cummings,
    • Mary Reid
    Thorax 2007;62:4 335-340 Published Online First: 13 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.068999

Cystic fibrosis

  • Early detection of cystic fibrosis lung disease: multiple-breath washout versus raised volume tests

    • Sooky Lum,
    • Per Gustafsson,
    • Henrik Ljungberg,
    • Georg Hülskamp,
    • Andrew Bush,
    • Siobhán B Carr,
    • Rosemary Castle,
    • Ah-fong Hoo,
    • John Price,
    • Sarath Ranganathan,
    • John Stroobant,
    • Angie Wade,
    • Colin Wallis,
    • Hilary Wyatt,
    • Janet Stocks
    Thorax 2007;62:4 341-347 Published Online First: 22 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.068262

Respiratory infection

  • Prospective comparison of three predictive rules for assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia in Hong Kong

    • Shin Yan Man,
    • Nelson Lee,
    • Margaret Ip,
    • Gregory E Antonio,
    • Shirley S L Chau,
    • Paulina Mak,
    • Colin A Graham,
    • Mingdong Zhang,
    • Grace Lui,
    • Paul K S Chan,
    • Anil T Ahuja,
    • David S Hui,
    • Joseph J Y Sung,
    • Timothy H Rainer
    Thorax 2007;62:4 348-353 Published Online First: 22 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.069740

Sleep disordered breathing

  • Randomised study of three non-surgical treatments in mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnoea

    • Bing Lam,
    • Kim Sam,
    • Wendy YW Mok,
    • Man Tat Cheung,
    • Daniel YT Fong,
    • Jamie CM Lam,
    • David CL Lam,
    • Loretta YC Yam,
    • Mary SM lp
    Thorax 2007;62:4 354-359 Published Online First: 22 November 2006 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.063644

Review series

  • Exacerbations in cystic fibrosis · 1: Epidemiology and pathogenesis

    • Christopher H Goss,
    • Jane L Burns
    Thorax 2007;62:4 360-367 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.060889

Case Report

  • Occupational eosinophilic bronchitis in a foundry worker exposed to isocyanate and a baker exposed to flour

    • Fabio Di Stefano,
    • Luca Di Giampaolo,
    • Nicola Verna,
    • Mario Di Gioacchino
    Thorax 2007;62:4 368-370 Published Online First: 29 July 2005 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045666

Letters

  • Pulmonary hypertension in Hodgkin’s disease

    • Matthew Exline,
    • Cynthia Magro,
    • Thomas Lin,
    • Namita Sood
    Thorax 2007;62:4 371 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.070029

Corrections

  • CORRECTION

    Thorax 2007;62:4 371 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.045591corr1

  • CORRECTION

    Thorax 2007;62:4 371 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.73098corr1

Images in Thorax

  • Pulmonary infarction from central venous air embolism mimicking round pneumonia

    • S-C Ku,
    • Y-F Wei,
    • L-C Lin
    Thorax 2007;62:4 372 doi:10.1136/thx.2006.067652

View multiple abstracts by picking relevant boxes and click Get all checked abstracts


Free sample
This recent issue is free to all users to allow everyone the opportunity to see the full scope and typical content of Thorax.
View free sample issue >>

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.