Thorax: 68 (7)

Airwaves

Highlights from this issue (15 June, 2013) Free
Andrew Bush, Ian Pavord

Editorials

Pirfenidone should be prescribed for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (5 March, 2013) Free
Gisli Jenkins
Pirfenidone for IPF: pro/con debate; the ‘con’ viewpoint (5 March, 2013) Free
Ganesh Raghu, David R Thickett
Pulmonary exacerbations as indicators of progression of lung disease in young children with CF (29 March, 2013) Free
Don B Sanders, Christopher Hooper Goss
Keeping ‘a chest’ of the literature (18 May, 2013) Free
J K Quint, A Bush, I Pavord

Asthma

Original article: Detection of exacerbations in asthma based on electronic diary data: results from the 1-year prospective BIOAIR study (6 April, 2013) Free
Maciej Kupczyk, Shushila Haque, Peter J Sterk, Ewa Niżankowska-Mogilnicka, Alberto Papi, Elisabeth H Bel, Pascal Chanez, Barbro Dahlén, Mina Gaga, Mark Gjomarkaj, Peter H Howarth, Sebastian L Johnston, Guy F Joos, Frank Kanniess, Eleni Tzortzaki, Anna James, Roelinde J M Middelveld, Sven-Erik Dahlén, on behalf of the BIOAIR investigators

Asthma and the environment

Original article: Short-term impact of the smokefree legislation in England on emergency hospital admissions for asthma among adults: a population-based study (15 April, 2013) Free
Michelle Sims, Roy Maxwell, Anna Gilmore

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Original article: Skeletal muscle molecular responses to resistance training and dietary supplementation in COPD (27 March, 2013) Free
Despina Constantin, Manoj K Menon, Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, Michael D Morgan, Sally J Singh, Paul Greenhaff, Michael C Steiner
Original article: Genetic ancestry and the relationship of cigarette smoking to lung function and per cent emphysema in four race/ethnic groups: a cross-sectional study (12 April, 2013) Free
Rhea Powell, Duncan Davidson, Jasmin Divers, Ani Manichaikul, J Jeffrey Carr, Robert Detrano, Eric A Hoffman, Rui Jiang, Richard A Kronmal, Kiang Liu, Naresh M Punjabi, Eyal Shahar, Karol E Watson, Jerome I Rotter, Kent D Taylor, Stephen S Rich, R Graham Barr

Cystic fibrosis

Original article: Prospective evaluation of respiratory exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis from newborn screening to 5 years of age (23 January, 2013)
Catherine Ann Byrnes, Suzanna Vidmar, Joyce L Cheney, John B Carlin, David S Armstrong, Peter J Cooper, Keith Grimwood, Marj Moodie, Colin F Robertson, Margaret Rosenfeld, Harm A Tiddens, Claire E Wainwright, for the ACFBAL Study Investigators
Original article:
Intravenous antibiotics reduce the presence of Aspergillus in adult cystic fibrosis sputum
(19 March, 2013) Free
Caroline G Baxter, Riina Rautemaa, Andrew M Jones, A Kevin Webb, Matthew Bull, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, David W Denning

Epidemiology

Original article: Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in working-age adults with diabetes: a population-based cohort study (27 March, 2013)
Darren Lau, Dean T Eurich, Sumit R Majumdar, Alan Katz, Jeffrey A Johnson

Pleural disease

Original article: Ambulatory treatment in the management of pneumothorax: a systematic review of the literature (20 March, 2013) Free
Fraser John H Brims, Nick A Maskell

Review

Blood fibrinogen as a biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (28 June, 2012)
Annelyse Duvoix, Jenny Dickens, Imran Haq, David Mannino, Bruce Miller, Ruth Tal-Singer, David A Lomas

Research letter

3D contrast-enhanced lung perfusion MRI is an effective screening tool for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: results from the ASPIRE Registry (24 January, 2013) Free
Smitha Rajaram, Andrew J Swift, Adam Telfer, Judith Hurdman, Helen Marshall, Eleanor Lorenz, David Capener, Christine Davies, Catherine Hill, Charlie Elliot, Robin Condliffe, Jim M Wild, David G Kiely

PostScript

Correspondence: Is hypovitaminosis D a consequence rather than cause of disease? (5 February, 2013) Free
Charles Shee
Correspondence: Author response—vitamin D deficiency and systemic inflammation in bronchiectasis (12 February, 2013) Free
James D Chalmers
Correspondence: How should we best determine the need for inflight oxygen in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension? (15 February, 2013) Free
Roslyn M Burns, Martin K Johnson, Alistair Colin Church
Correspondence: Authors’ response to: How should we best determine the need for in-flight oxygen in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (7 March, 2013) Free
Dinesh Shrikrishna, Luke Howard, Robina K Coker
Correspondence: Evolution in surgical approach and techniques for lung cancer (5 March, 2013) Free
Calvin S H Ng, Kelvin K W Lau, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Gaetano Rocco

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Audit, research and guideline update: British Thoracic Society Paediatric Pneumonia Audit: a review of 3 years of data (3 January, 2013) Free
Sarah-Jane M Bowen, Anne H Thomson

Basic science for the chest physician

Basic science for the chest physician: Obesity and susceptibility to severe outcomes following respiratory viral infection (22 February, 2013) Free
Mark H Almond, Michael R Edwards, Wendy S Barclay, Sebastian L Johnston

Opinion

Opinion: The COPD control panel: towards personalised medicine in COPD (1 November, 2012) Free
Alvar Agusti, William MacNee
Opinion: Multidimensional assessment and tailored interventions for COPD: respiratory utopia or common sense? (16 March, 2013)
Vanessa M McDonald, Isabel Higgins, Lisa G Wood, Peter G Gibson

Research update

Research update: Research priorities in bronchiectasis (15 December, 2012) Free
Anthony De Soyza, Jeremy Stuart Brown, Michael R Loebinger, on behalf of the Bronchiectasis Research & Academic Network

Pulmonary puzzles

Pulmonary puzzles: A hormonal effusion? (8 December, 2012) Free
Charles Sharp, Mark Meller, Alison Moody, George Hands

Journal club summaries

Journal club summaries: Journal club summary page (15 June, 2013) Free
Benjamin Prudon

Miscellanea

Journal club: Outcomes after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy (24 August, 2012) Free
Ulrik Sartipy
Journal club: Can continuous positive airway pressure reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in non-sleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnoea? (24 August, 2012) Free
Abiramy Jeyabalan
Journal club: Triple therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (24 August, 2012) Free
Mark G Jones

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July 2013 - Volume 68 - 7

Airwaves

Editorials

Asthma

Asthma and the environment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cystic fibrosis

Epidemiology

Pleural disease

Review

Research letter

PostScript

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Basic science for the chest physician

Opinion

Research update

Pulmonary puzzles

Journal club summaries

Miscellanea

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Table of contents

July 2013 - Volume 68 - 7

Airwaves

Editorials

Asthma

Asthma and the environment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cystic fibrosis

Epidemiology

Pleural disease

Review

Research letter

PostScript

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Basic science for the chest physician

Opinion

Research update

Pulmonary puzzles

Journal club summaries

Miscellanea

Issue Information