Menu

rss

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

Issue information

[Front cover][Table of contents PDF][Editorial board PDF]

Airwaves

  • Highlights from this issue

    • Andrew Bush,
    • Ian Pavord
    Thorax 2013;68:7 i doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203893

Editorials

  • Pirfenidone should be prescribed for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    • Gisli Jenkins
    Thorax 2013;68:7 603-605 Published Online First: 5 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201268

  • Pirfenidone for IPF: pro/con debate; the ‘con’ viewpoint

    • Ganesh Raghu,
    • David R Thickett
    Thorax 2013;68:7 605-608 Published Online First: 5 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201269

  • Pulmonary exacerbations as indicators of progression of lung disease in young children with CF

    • Don B Sanders,
    • Christopher Hooper Goss
    Thorax 2013;68:7 608-609 Published Online First: 29 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203262

  • Keeping ‘a chest’ of the literature

    • J K Quint,
    • A Bush,
    • I Pavord
    Thorax 2013;68:7 610 Published Online First: 18 May 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203782

Asthma

  • Original article: Detection of exacerbations in asthma based on electronic diary data: results from the 1-year prospective BIOAIR study

    • 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
    Thorax 2013;68:7 611-618 Published Online First: 6 April 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201815

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

    • Michelle Sims,
    • Roy Maxwell,
    • Anna Gilmore
    Thorax 2013;68:7 619-624 Published Online First: 15 April 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202841

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Original article: Skeletal muscle molecular responses to resistance training and dietary supplementation in COPD

    • Despina Constantin,
    • Manoj K Menon,
    • Linzy Houchen-Wolloff,
    • Michael D Morgan,
    • Sally J Singh,
    • Paul Greenhaff,
    • Michael C Steiner
    Thorax 2013;68:7 625-633 Published Online First: 27 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202764

  • 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

    • 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
    Thorax 2013;68:7 634-642 Published Online First: 12 April 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202116

Cystic fibrosis

  • Original article: Prospective evaluation of respiratory exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis from newborn screening to 5 years of age

    • 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
    Thorax 2013;68:7 643-651 Published Online First: 23 January 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202342
    Open Access

  • Original article: Intravenous antibiotics reduce the presence of Aspergillus in adult cystic fibrosis sputum

    • Caroline G Baxter,
    • Riina Rautemaa,
    • Andrew M Jones,
    • A Kevin Webb,
    • Matthew Bull,
    • Eshwar Mahenthiralingam,
    • David W Denning
    Thorax 2013;68:7 652-657 Published Online First: 19 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202412

Epidemiology

  • Original article: Effectiveness of influenza vaccination in working-age adults with diabetes: a population-based cohort study

    • Darren Lau,
    • Dean T Eurich,
    • Sumit R Majumdar,
    • Alan Katz,
    • Jeffrey A Johnson
    Thorax 2013;68:7 658-663 Published Online First: 27 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203109
    Open Access

Pleural disease

  • Original article: Ambulatory treatment in the management of pneumothorax: a systematic review of the literature

    • Fraser John H Brims,
    • Nick A Maskell
    Thorax 2013;68:7 664-669 Published Online First: 20 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202875
    Editor's Choice

Review

  • Blood fibrinogen as a biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • Annelyse Duvoix,
    • Jenny Dickens,
    • Imran Haq,
    • David Mannino,
    • Bruce Miller,
    • Ruth Tal-Singer,
    • David A Lomas
    Thorax 2013;68:7 670-676 Published Online First: 28 June 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201871
    Open Access

Research letter

  • 3D contrast-enhanced lung perfusion MRI is an effective screening tool for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: results from the ASPIRE Registry

    • 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
    Thorax 2013;68:7 677-678 Published Online First: 24 January 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203020

PostScript

  • Correspondence: Is hypovitaminosis D a consequence rather than cause of disease?

    • Charles Shee
    Thorax 2013;68:7 679 Published Online First: 5 February 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203189

  • Correspondence: Author response—vitamin D deficiency and systemic inflammation in bronchiectasis

    • James D Chalmers
    Thorax 2013;68:7 679 Published Online First: 12 February 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203202

  • Correspondence: How should we best determine the need for inflight oxygen in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension?

    • Roslyn M Burns,
    • Martin K Johnson,
    • Alistair Colin Church
    Thorax 2013;68:7 680 Published Online First: 15 February 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203344

  • Correspondence: Authors’ response to: How should we best determine the need for in-flight oxygen in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

    • Dinesh Shrikrishna,
    • Luke Howard,
    • Robina K Coker
    Thorax 2013;68:7 680-681 Published Online First: 7 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203379

  • Correspondence: Evolution in surgical approach and techniques for lung cancer

    • Calvin S H Ng,
    • Kelvin K W Lau,
    • Diego Gonzalez-Rivas,
    • Gaetano Rocco
    Thorax 2013;68:7 681 Published Online First: 5 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203157

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

    • Sarah-Jane M Bowen,
    • Anne H Thomson
    Thorax 2013;68:7 682-683 Published Online First: 3 January 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203026

Basic science for the chest physician

  • Basic science for the chest physician: Obesity and susceptibility to severe outcomes following respiratory viral infection

    • Mark H Almond,
    • Michael R Edwards,
    • Wendy S Barclay,
    • Sebastian L Johnston
    Thorax 2013;68:7 684-686 Published Online First: 22 February 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-203009

Opinion

  • Opinion: The COPD control panel: towards personalised medicine in COPD

    • Alvar Agusti,
    • William MacNee
    Thorax 2013;68:7 687-690 Published Online First: 1 November 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202772

  • Opinion: Multidimensional assessment and tailored interventions for COPD: respiratory utopia or common sense?

    • Vanessa M McDonald,
    • Isabel Higgins,
    • Lisa G Wood,
    • Peter G Gibson
    Thorax 2013;68:7 691-694 Published Online First: 16 March 2013 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202646
    Open Access

Research update

  • Research update: Research priorities in bronchiectasis

    • Anthony De Soyza,
    • Jeremy Stuart Brown,
    • Michael R Loebinger,
    • on behalf of the Bronchiectasis Research & Academic Network
    Thorax 2013;68:7 695-696 Published Online First: 15 December 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202893

Pulmonary puzzles

  • Pulmonary puzzles: A hormonal effusion?

    • Charles Sharp,
    • Mark Meller,
    • Alison Moody,
    • George Hands
    Thorax 2013;68:7 697-698 Published Online First: 8 December 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202416

Journal club summaries

  • Journal club summaries: Journal club summary page

    • Benjamin Prudon
    Thorax 2013;68:7 700 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-203936

Miscellanea

  • Journal club: Outcomes after thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy

    • Ulrik Sartipy
    Thorax 2013;68:7 618 Published Online First: 24 August 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202521

  • Journal club: Can continuous positive airway pressure reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in non-sleepy patients with obstructive sleep apnoea?

    • Abiramy Jeyabalan
    Thorax 2013;68:7 686 Published Online First: 24 August 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202515

  • Journal club: Triple therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    • Mark G Jones
    Thorax 2013;68:7 698 Published Online First: 24 August 2012 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202518

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.