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Airwaves

Editorials

  • Leukotriene receptor antagonist therapy and Churg–Strauss syndrome: culprit or innocent bystander?

    • Richard Beasley,
    • Susan Bibby,
    • Mark Weatherall
    Thorax 2008;63:10 847-849 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093971

  • A breath of fresh air for acute oxygen treatment

    • Peter Calverley
    Thorax 2008;63:10 849-850 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.105148

  • Recent advances in exacerbations of COPD

    • Terence Seemungal,
    • Annemarie Sykes,
    • and the ICEAD Contributors
    Thorax 2008;63:10 850-852 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099127

  • Role of thrombolysis in haemodynamically stable patients with pulmonary embolism

    • Alaistair Proudfoot,
    • Dan Melley,
    • Pallav L Shah
    Thorax 2008;63:10 853-854 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.103077

Sleep-disordered breathing

  • Predictors of blood pressure fall with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)

    • G V Robinson,
    • B A Langford,
    • D M Smith,
    • J R Stradling
    Thorax 2008;63:10 855-859 Published Online First: 3 April 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088096

  • Cost-effectiveness of using continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of severe obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in the UK

    • J F Guest,
    • M T Helter,
    • A Morga,
    • J R Stradling
    Thorax 2008;63:10 860-865 Published Online First: 11 April 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086454

Lung alert

Miscellanea

  • When is it too EARLY to start bosentan in pulmonary arterial hypertension?

    • F Magdy
    Thorax 2008;63:10 865

  • A novel approach to preventing adolescent smoking in schools

    • N Varun
    Thorax 2008;63:10 882

  • Mechanism of secondary bacterial infection following viral pulmonary infection (the viral-bacterial synergy)

    • Bhagi Jayaraman
    Thorax 2008;63:10 896

Lung cancer

  • Effectiveness of third-generation chemotherapy on the survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in Norway: a national study

    • C von Plessen,
    • T-E Strand,
    • T Wentzel-Larsen,
    • E Omenaas,
    • N Wilking,
    • S Sundstrøm,
    • S Sörenson
    Thorax 2008;63:10 866-871 Published Online First: 4 April 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093237

  • Randomised, placebo controlled trial of nebulised furosemide for breathlessness in patients with cancer

    • A Wilcock,
    • A Walton,
    • C Manderson,
    • L Feathers,
    • B El Khoury,
    • M Lewis,
    • A Chauhan,
    • P Howard,
    • S Bell,
    • J Frisby,
    • A Tattersfield
    Thorax 2008;63:10 872-875 Published Online First: 11 April 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091538

Pulmonary puzzle

Miscellanea

  • A patient with bronchiectasis presented with progressive dyspnoea and an unresolved right lower lung infiltrate

    • P-Y Lin,
    • C-J Yu,
    • M Yao,
    • S-C Ku,
    • L-N Lee,
    • P-C Yang
    Thorax 2008;63:10 876 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091736

  • ANSWER

    Thorax 2008;63:10 932 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091736a

Asthma

  • Association between asthma and serum adiponectin concentration in women

    • A Sood,
    • X Cui,
    • C Qualls,
    • W S Beckett,
    • M D Gross,
    • M W Steffes,
    • L J Smith,
    • D R Jacobs, Jr
    Thorax 2008;63:10 877-882 Published Online First: 4 April 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090803

  • Churg–Strauss syndrome and leukotriene antagonist use: a respiratory perspective

    • N Nathani,
    • M A Little,
    • H Kunst,
    • D Wilson,
    • D R Thickett
    Thorax 2008;63:10 883-888 Published Online First: 20 May 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.093955

Respiratory physiology

  • Prediction equations for single breath diffusing capacity (Tlco) in a middle aged caucasian population

    • B R Thompson,
    • D P Johns,
    • M Bailey,
    • J Raven,
    • E H Walters,
    • M J Abramson
    Thorax 2008;63:10 889-893 Published Online First: 4 April 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091959

Sarcoidosis

  • Heredity in sarcoidosis: a registry-based twin study

    • A Sverrild,
    • V Backer,
    • K O Kyvik,
    • J Kaprio,
    • N Milman,
    • C B Svendsen,
    • S F Thomsen
    Thorax 2008;63:10 894-896 Published Online First: 5 June 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094060

Paediatric lung disease

  • Role of routine computed tomography in paediatric pleural empyema

    • A Jaffe,
    • A D Calder,
    • C M Owens,
    • S Stanojevic,
    • S Sonnappa
    Thorax 2008;63:10 897-902 Published Online First: 20 May 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.094250

Acute lung injury

  • Angiopoietin-2, permeability oedema, occurrence and severity of ALI/ARDS in septic and non-septic critically ill patients

    • M van der Heijden,
    • G P van Nieuw Amerongen,
    • P Koolwijk,
    • V W M van Hinsbergh,
    • A B J Groeneveld
    Thorax 2008;63:10 903-909 Published Online First: 17 June 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.087387

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Respiratory muscle unloading improves leg muscle oxygenation during exercise in patients with COPD

    • A Borghi-Silva,
    • C C Oliveira,
    • C Carrascosa,
    • J Maia,
    • D C Berton,
    • F Queiroga, Jr,
    • E M Ferreira,
    • D R Almeida,
    • L E Nery,
    • J A Neder
    Thorax 2008;63:10 910-915 Published Online First: 20 May 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.090167

  • Altered Nrf2/Keap1-Bach1 equilibrium in pulmonary emphysema

    • D Goven,
    • A Boutten,
    • V Leçon-Malas,
    • J Marchal-Sommé,
    • N Amara,
    • B Crestani,
    • M Fournier,
    • G Lesèche,
    • P Soler,
    • J Boczkowski,
    • M Bonay
    Thorax 2008;63:10 916-924 Published Online First: 17 June 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091181

Review series

  • Obesity and the lung: 3 · Obesity, respiration and intensive care

    • A Malhotra,
    • D Hillman
    Thorax 2008;63:10 925-931 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086835

Case Report

  • Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease presenting with recurrent pulmonary oedema and the use of nitric oxide to predict response to sildenafil

    • B C Creagh-Brown,
    • A G Nicholson,
    • R Showkathali,
    • J S R Gibbs,
    • L S G E Howard
    Thorax 2008;63:10 933-934 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088831

Letters

  • Factors influencing delay in initiating antiretroviral therapy among HIV infected patients coinfected with tuberculosis

    • D Chilton,
    • S G Edwards,
    • P Pellegrino,
    • R F Miller
    Thorax 2008;63:10 935-936 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.104232

  • Renal impairment following aminoglycoside therapy in cystic fibrosis

    • A Tai
    Thorax 2008;63:10 936

  • Authors’ response ARTICLE

    • A Smyth,
    • C Bertenshaw,
    • S Lewis,
    • I Choonara,
    • A Watson
    Thorax 2008;63:10 936-937

  • Bronchial asthma on Mount Kilimanjaro is not a disadvantage

    • S Stokes,
    • N Kalson,
    • M Earl,
    • H Frost,
    • A G Whitehead,
    • I Tyrrell-Marsh,
    • A Davies
    Thorax 2008;63:10 936-937 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102327

Images in Thorax

  • Iatrogenic pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm: images from different modalities

    • A S McQueen,
    • L Mitchell,
    • M Muller,
    • G MacGowan,
    • P Corris
    Thorax 2008;63:10 938 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.085324

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