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May 2004 (Volume 59, Number 5). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Asthma Respiratory infection Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung cancer Lung transplantation Pulmonary vasculature Sleep disordered breathing Interstitial lung disease Review series Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Thorax 2004; 59: 361. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Sleep disordered breathing and the outcome of stroke
G J Gibson
Thorax 2004; 59: 361-363. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020040 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin: more than just deficiency
R A Stockley
Thorax 2004; 59: 363-364. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023572 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

2004 update of BTS pneumonia guidelines: what’s new?
J T Macfarlane and D Boldy
Thorax 2004; 59: 364-366. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024992 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Pseudomembranous invasive tracheobronchial aspergillosis
J Franco, C Muñoz, B Vila, and J Marín
Thorax 2004; 59: 452. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022046 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

Failure of sputum eosinophilia after eotaxin inhalation in asthma
D Bumbacea, J Scheerens, B S Mann, R G Stirling, and K F Chung
Thorax 2004; 59: 372-375. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010199 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Relationship between socioeconomic status and asthma: a longitudinal cohort study
R J Hancox, B J Milne, D R Taylor, J M Greene, J O Cowan, E M Flannery, G P Herbison, C R McLachlan, R Poulton, and M R Sears
Thorax 2004; 59: 376-380. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010363 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Do farming exposures cause or prevent asthma? Results from a study of adult Norwegian farmers
W Eduard, J Douwes, E Omenaas, and D Heederik
Thorax 2004; 59: 381-386. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.013326 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Respiratory infection

Severe acute respiratory syndrome: report of treatment and outcome after a major outbreak
J J Y Sung, A Wu, G M Joynt, K Y Yuen, N Lee, P K S Chan, C S Cockram, A T Ahuja, L M Yu, V W Wong, and D S C Hui
Thorax 2004; 59: 414-420. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014076 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Validation of predictive rules and indices of severity for community acquired pneumonia
S Ewig, A de Roux, T Bauer, E García, J Mensa, M Niederman, and A Torres
Thorax 2004; 59: 421-427. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008110 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Effect of exacerbations on quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 2 year follow up study
M Miravitlles, M Ferrer, À Pont, R Zalacain, J L Alvarez-Sala, F Masa, H Verea, C Murio, F Ros, and R Vidal
Thorax 2004; 59: 387-395. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008730 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Familial aggregation of FEF_25–75 and FEF_25–75/FVC in families with severe, early onset COPD
D L DeMeo, V J Carey, H A Chapman, J J Reilly, L C Ginns, F E Speizer, S T Weiss, and E K Silverman
Thorax 2004; 59: 396-400. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012856 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung cancer

Prognostic significance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and expression of cell cycle inhibitors p21 and p27 in human pleural malignant mesothelioma
A Baldi, D Santini, F Vasaturo, M Santini, G Vicidomini, M Pia Di Marino, V Esposito, A M Groeger, G Liuzzi, B Vincenzi, G Tonini, M Piccoli, F Baldi, and S Scarpa
Thorax 2004; 59: 428-433. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008912 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung transplantation

Objective assessment of criteria for selection of donor lungs suitable for transplantation
A J Fisher, S C Donnelly, G Pritchard, J H Dark, and P A Corris
Thorax 2004; 59: 434-437. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007542 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pulmonary vasculature

Vasoconstrictive effects of endothelin-1, endothelin-3, and urotensin II in isolated perfused human lungs and isolated human pulmonary arteries
R T Bennett, R D Jones, A H Morice, C F C Smith, and M E Cowen
Thorax 2004; 59: 401-407. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011197 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sleep disordered breathing

Effect of upper airway obstruction in acute stroke on functional outcome at 6 months
P M Turkington, V Allgar, J Bamford, P Wanklyn, and M W Elliott
Thorax 2004; 59: 367-371. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.005348 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interstitial lung disease

Involvement of dendritic cells in sarcoidosis
M Ota, R Amakawa, K Uehira, T Ito, Y Yagi, A Oshiro, Y Date, H Oyaizu, T Shigeki, Y Ozaki, K Yamaguchi, Y Uemura, S Yonezu, and S Fukuhara
Thorax 2004; 59: 408-413. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006049 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review series

Cough • 7: Current and future drugs for the treatment of chronic cough
M G Belvisi and P Geppetti
Thorax 2004; 59: 438-440. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013490 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency • 3: Clinical manifestations and natural history
M Needham and R A Stockley
Thorax 2004; 59: 441-445. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006510 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Endoglin germline mutation in a patient with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and dexfenfluramine associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
A Chaouat, F Coulet, C Favre, G Simonneau, E Weitzenblum, F Soubrier, and M Humbert
Thorax 2004; 59: 446-448. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.11890 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Atopic cough
P G Gibson
Thorax 2004; 59: 449. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Interrupter resistance
I Dundas, S A McKenzie, E Lombardi, and P D Sly
Thorax 2004; 59: 449-450. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Atrial septostomy in the treatment of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
F J McCann, M G Slade, J Stradling, and J Pepke-Zaba
Thorax 2004; 59: 450. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Treatment of severe acute childhood asthma
S Vijayadeva and M South
Thorax 2004; 59: 450-451. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic cough in adults
F J Fernández-Fernández, M A Iglesias-Olleros, A H Morice, J A Kastelik, and J C Ojoo
Thorax 2004; 59: 451. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Obesity associated hypoventilation in medical patients is common, potentially dangerous and under-recognised
N T Ayas
Thorax 2004; 59: 366. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0085 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Abnormalities of fatty acid metabolism in CF
S Bailey
Thorax 2004; 59: 380. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0086 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A high number of transmissions of H7N7 avian influenza A virus to humans
N Navani
Thorax 2004; 59: 395. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0090 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A rapid diagnostic test for ventilator associated pneumonia?
S Zachariah
Thorax 2004; 59: 413. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0087 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic occupational exposure to nitrogen dioxide is associated with decline in lung function
R Johns
Thorax 2004; 59: 420. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0088 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The BODE index: a new grading system in COPD
D J Powrie
Thorax 2004; 59: 427. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0089 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Procalcitonin may guide antibiotic treatment for LRTI
P De
Thorax 2004; 59: 433. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0091 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Thorax 2004; 59: 361. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Sleep disordered breathing and the outcome of stroke G J Gibson Thorax 2004; 59: 361-363. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020040 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin: more than just deficiency R A Stockley Thorax 2004; 59: 363-364. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023572 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	2004 update of BTS pneumonia guidelines: what’s new? J T Macfarlane and D Boldy Thorax 2004; 59: 364-366. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024992 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pseudomembranous invasive tracheobronchial aspergillosis J Franco, C Muñoz, B Vila, and J Marín Thorax 2004; 59: 452. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.022046 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Failure of sputum eosinophilia after eotaxin inhalation in asthma D Bumbacea, J Scheerens, B S Mann, R G Stirling, and K F Chung Thorax 2004; 59: 372-375. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010199 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Relationship between socioeconomic status and asthma: a longitudinal cohort study R J Hancox, B J Milne, D R Taylor, J M Greene, J O Cowan, E M Flannery, G P Herbison, C R McLachlan, R Poulton, and M R Sears Thorax 2004; 59: 376-380. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.010363 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Do farming exposures cause or prevent asthma? Results from a study of adult Norwegian farmers W Eduard, J Douwes, E Omenaas, and D Heederik Thorax 2004; 59: 381-386. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.013326 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Severe acute respiratory syndrome: report of treatment and outcome after a major outbreak J J Y Sung, A Wu, G M Joynt, K Y Yuen, N Lee, P K S Chan, C S Cockram, A T Ahuja, L M Yu, V W Wong, and D S C Hui Thorax 2004; 59: 414-420. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.014076 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Validation of predictive rules and indices of severity for community acquired pneumonia S Ewig, A de Roux, T Bauer, E García, J Mensa, M Niederman, and A Torres Thorax 2004; 59: 421-427. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008110 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only Tables] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of exacerbations on quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 2 year follow up study M Miravitlles, M Ferrer, À Pont, R Zalacain, J L Alvarez-Sala, F Masa, H Verea, C Murio, F Ros, and R Vidal Thorax 2004; 59: 387-395. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.008730 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Familial aggregation of FEF_25–75 and FEF_25–75/FVC in families with severe, early onset COPD D L DeMeo, V J Carey, H A Chapman, J J Reilly, L C Ginns, F E Speizer, S T Weiss, and E K Silverman Thorax 2004; 59: 396-400. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.012856 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Objective assessment of criteria for selection of donor lungs suitable for transplantation A J Fisher, S C Donnelly, G Pritchard, J H Dark, and P A Corris Thorax 2004; 59: 434-437. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.007542 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vasoconstrictive effects of endothelin-1, endothelin-3, and urotensin II in isolated perfused human lungs and isolated human pulmonary arteries R T Bennett, R D Jones, A H Morice, C F C Smith, and M E Cowen Thorax 2004; 59: 401-407. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.011197 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of upper airway obstruction in acute stroke on functional outcome at 6 months P M Turkington, V Allgar, J Bamford, P Wanklyn, and M W Elliott Thorax 2004; 59: 367-371. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.005348 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Involvement of dendritic cells in sarcoidosis M Ota, R Amakawa, K Uehira, T Ito, Y Yagi, A Oshiro, Y Date, H Oyaizu, T Shigeki, Y Ozaki, K Yamaguchi, Y Uemura, S Yonezu, and S Fukuhara Thorax 2004; 59: 408-413. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006049 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cough • 7: Current and future drugs for the treatment of chronic cough M G Belvisi and P Geppetti Thorax 2004; 59: 438-440. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.013490 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin deficiency • 3: Clinical manifestations and natural history M Needham and R A Stockley Thorax 2004; 59: 441-445. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.006510 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endoglin germline mutation in a patient with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and dexfenfluramine associated pulmonary arterial hypertension A Chaouat, F Coulet, C Favre, G Simonneau, E Weitzenblum, F Soubrier, and M Humbert Thorax 2004; 59: 446-448. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.11890 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Atopic cough P G Gibson Thorax 2004; 59: 449. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interrupter resistance I Dundas, S A McKenzie, E Lombardi, and P D Sly Thorax 2004; 59: 449-450. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Atrial septostomy in the treatment of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension F J McCann, M G Slade, J Stradling, and J Pepke-Zaba Thorax 2004; 59: 450. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Treatment of severe acute childhood asthma S Vijayadeva and M South Thorax 2004; 59: 450-451. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic cough in adults F J Fernández-Fernández, M A Iglesias-Olleros, A H Morice, J A Kastelik, and J C Ojoo Thorax 2004; 59: 451. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Obesity associated hypoventilation in medical patients is common, potentially dangerous and under-recognised N T Ayas Thorax 2004; 59: 366. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0085 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Abnormalities of fatty acid metabolism in CF S Bailey Thorax 2004; 59: 380. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0086 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A high number of transmissions of H7N7 avian influenza A virus to humans N Navani Thorax 2004; 59: 395. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0090 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A rapid diagnostic test for ventilator associated pneumonia? S Zachariah Thorax 2004; 59: 413. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0087 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Chronic occupational exposure to nitrogen dioxide is associated with decline in lung function R Johns Thorax 2004; 59: 420. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0088 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The BODE index: a new grading system in COPD D J Powrie Thorax 2004; 59: 427. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0089 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Procalcitonin may guide antibiotic treatment for LRTI P De Thorax 2004; 59: 433. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0091 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]