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Airwaves

Editorials

  • Is maternal asthma a life or death issue for the baby?

    • Michael Schatz
    Thorax 2009;64:93-95 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.105189

  • The pulmonary protein C system: preventive or therapeutic target in acute lung injury?

    • Marcus J Schultz,
    • Barry Dixon,
    • Marcel Levi
    Thorax 2009;64:95-97 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.106955

  • Pleural ultrasound

    • David Feller-Kopman
    Thorax 2009;64:97-98 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.107292

  • Traffic-related air pollution, genetics and asthma development in children

    • Thomas Sandström,
    • Frank J Kelly
    Thorax 2009;64:98-99 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.084814

Miscellanea

  • Generalised maculopapular rash and multiple nodular pulmonary lesions in an HIV-infected man

    • L Meroni,
    • S Trovati,
    • S Antinori
    Thorax 2009;64:100 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.098178

  • Survival prediction in early squamous cell lung cancer

    • K Wu
    Thorax 2009;64:106

  • A non-invasive technique to genotype lung cancer cells

    • A Cheong
    Thorax 2009;64:120

  • Cystic fibrosis: a novel therapeutic angle or a false dawn

    • P M George
    Thorax 2009;64:127

  • Pathogenetic mechanisms involved in viral-induced exacerbations of COPD

    • A Singanayagam
    Thorax 2009;64:180

Asthma

  • Risk of perinatal mortality associated with asthma during pregnancy

    • M-C Breton,
    • M-F Beauchesne,
    • C Lemière,
    • É Rey,
    • A Forget,
    • L Blais
    Thorax 2009;64:101-106 Published Online First: 13 November 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102970

  • Asthma at 8 years of age in children born by caesarean section

    • C Roduit,
    • S Scholtens,
    • J C de Jongste,
    • A H Wijga,
    • J Gerritsen,
    • D S Postma,
    • B Brunekreef,
    • M O Hoekstra,
    • R Aalberse,
    • H A Smit
    Thorax 2009;64:107-113 Published Online First: 3 December 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100875

Acute lung injury

  • Role of coagulation pathways and treatment with activated protein C in hyperoxic lung injury

    • M R Looney,
    • C T Esmon,
    • M A Matthay
    Thorax 2009;64:114-120 Published Online First: 13 November 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.099135

  • Intraoperative ventilator settings and acute lung injury after elective surgery: a nested case control study

    • E R Fernández-Pérez,
    • J Sprung,
    • B Afessa,
    • D O Warner,
    • C M Vachon,
    • D R Schroeder,
    • D R Brown,
    • R D Hubmayr,
    • O Gajic
    Thorax 2009;64:121-127 Published Online First: 6 November 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102228

Critical care

  • Survival and quality of life for patients with COPD or asthma admitted to intensive care in a UK multicentre cohort: the COPD and Asthma Outcome Study (CAOS)

    • M J Wildman,
    • C F B Sanderson,
    • J Groves,
    • B C Reeves,
    • J G Ayres,
    • D Harrison,
    • D Young,
    • K Rowan
    Thorax 2009;64:128-132 Published Online First: 13 October 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.091249

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Isolated nocturnal desaturation in COPD: prevalence and impact on quality of life and sleep

    • C A Lewis,
    • W Fergusson,
    • T Eaton,
    • I Zeng,
    • J Kolbe
    Thorax 2009;64:133-138 Published Online First: 4 April 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.088930

Pleural disease

  • Thoracic ultrasound in the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion

    • N R Qureshi,
    • N M Rahman,
    • F V Gleeson
    Thorax 2009;64:139-143 Published Online First: 13 October 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100545

Airway biology

  • Suppression of pulmonary innate host defence in smokers

    • C Herr,
    • C Beisswenger,
    • C Hess,
    • K Kandler,
    • N Suttorp,
    • T Welte,
    • J-M Schroeder,
    • C Vogelmeier,
    • R Bals for the CAPNETZ Study Group
    Thorax 2009;64:144-149 Published Online First: 13 October 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102681

Paediatrics

  • Mannose-binding lectin is present in the infected airway: a possible pulmonary defence mechanism

    • K J Fidler,
    • T N Hilliard,
    • A Bush,
    • M Johnson,
    • D M Geddes,
    • M W Turner,
    • E W F W Alton,
    • N J Klein,
    • J C Davies
    Thorax 2009;64:150-155 Published Online First: 6 November 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.100073

Interstitial lung disease

  • Soluble endostatin is a novel inhibitor of epithelial repair in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    • A G Richter,
    • S McKeown,
    • S Rathinam,
    • L Harper,
    • P Rajesh,
    • D F McAuley,
    • R Heljasvaara,
    • D R Thickett
    Thorax 2009;64:156-161 Published Online First: 13 October 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102814

Sleep-disordered breathing

  • The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea and its association with aortic dilatation in Marfan’s syndrome

    • M Kohler,
    • E Blair,
    • P Risby,
    • A H Nickol,
    • P Wordsworth,
    • C Forfar,
    • J R Stradling
    Thorax 2009;64:162-166 Published Online First: 13 October 2008 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.102756

Reviews

  • Gastro-oesophageal reflux and aspiration in patients with advanced lung disease

    • M P Sweet,
    • M G Patti,
    • C Hoopes,
    • S R Hays,
    • J A Golden
    Thorax 2009;64:167-173 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.082719

  • Safety and effectiveness of vascular endoprosthesis for malignant superior vena cava syndrome

    • N P Nguyen,
    • T L Borok,
    • J Welsh,
    • V Vinh-Hung
    Thorax 2009;64:174-178 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.086017

Pulmonary puzzle

  • Answer

    Thorax 2009;64:173 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.098178a

Case Report

  • Transient correction of the basic defect in sweat glands in an individual with cystic fibrosis carrying the complex CFTR allele F508del-R553Q

    • B Tümmler,
    • F Stanke,
    • I Bronsveld,
    • H Veeze,
    • M Ballmann
    Thorax 2009;64:179-180 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.096123

Letters

  • Local guidelines for management of adult community acquired pneumonia: a survey of UK hospitals

    • B Barker,
    • J Macfarlane,
    • W S Lim,
    • G Douglas,
    • J Macfarlane
    Thorax 2009;64:181 doi:10.1136/thx.2007.095216

  • The role of specialist lung cancer nurses in the UK: a national survey

    • L Brown,
    • J McPhelim,
    • G Devereux,
    • K Mohan,
    • M J Walshaw
    Thorax 2009;64:181-182 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.106625

  • GOLD stage 1 is crying wolf

    • P L Enright
    Thorax 2009;64:182-183

  • Authors’ reply

    • P-O Bridevaux,
    • M W Gerbase,
    • T Rochat
    Thorax 2009;64:183

Images in Thorax

  • Pulmonary scedosporium infection as a complication of infliximab therapy for ankylosing spondylitis

    • J C Ngai,
    • R Lam,
    • F W Ko,
    • K-W To,
    • D S Hui
    Thorax 2009;64:184 doi:10.1136/thx.2008.097626

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