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Airwaves

	AIRWAVES Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2007; 62: 561. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Hunting for a pleural fluid test for mesothelioma: is soluble mesothelin the answer? Y C Gary Lee Thorax 2007; 62: 561-562. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.076612 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Pulmonary coagulopathy: a potential therapeutic target in different forms of lung injury Marcus J Schultz and Marcel Levi Thorax 2007; 62: 563-564. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.067256 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

	Persistent diffuse pulmonary interstitial emphysema mimicking pulmonary emphysema Y Demura, T Ishizaki, M Nakanishi, S Ameshima, and H Itoh Thorax 2007; 62: 652. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.074724 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

	Development and validation of database indexes of asthma severity and control Faranak Firoozi, Catherine Lemière, Marie-France Beauchesne, Amélie Forget, and Lucie Blais Thorax 2007; 62: 581-587. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 February 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.061572

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Patients with ARDS show improvement but not normalisation of alveolar surface activity with surfactant treatment: putative role of neutral lipids Philipp Markart, Clemens Ruppert, Malgorzata Wygrecka, Thorsten Colaris, Bhola Dahal, Dieter Walmrath, Heinz Harbach, Jochen Wilhelm, Werner Seeger, Reinhold Schmidt, and Andreas Guenther Thorax 2007; 62: 588-594. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendices] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 February 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.062398

Exhaled markers

Increased alveolar nitric oxide concentration and high levels of leukotriene B4 and 8-isoprostane in exhaled breath condensate in patients with asbestosis Hannele Lehtonen, Panu Oksa, Lauri Lehtimäki, Anna Sepponen, Riina Nieminen, Hannu Kankaanranta, Seppo Saarelainen, Ritva Järvenpää, Jukka Uitti, and Eeva Moilanen Thorax 2007; 62: 602-607. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 24 January 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.067868

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

	Profiling serum biomarkers in patients with COPD: associations with clinical parameters Victor Pinto-Plata, John Toso, Kwan Lee, Daniel Park, John Bilello, Hana Mullerova, Mary M De Souza, Rupert Vessey, and Bartolome Celli Thorax 2007; 62: 595-601. [Abstract] [Full text] [web only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 March 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.064428

Lung cancer

	Diagnosis of lung cancer by the analysis of exhaled breath with a colorimetric sensor array Peter J Mazzone, Jeffrey Hammel, Raed Dweik, Jie Na, Carmen Czich, Daniel Laskowski, and Tarek Mekhail Thorax 2007; 62: 565-568. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 27 February 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.072892
	Soluble mesothelin in effusions: a useful tool for the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma Jenette Creaney, Deborah Yeoman, Leanne K Naumoff, Michelle Hof, Amanda Segal, Arthur William Musk, Nicholas De Klerk, Nora Horick, Steven J Skates, and Bruce W S Robinson Thorax 2007; 62: 569-576. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 March 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.068114
	Is the initial feasibility of lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer in severe heterogeneous emphysema justified by long-term survival? Antonio E Martin-Ucar, Khaleel R Fareed, Apostolos Nakas, Paul Vaughan, John G Edwards, and David A Waller Thorax 2007; 62: 577-580. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 February 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.070177

Pulmonary hypertension

Demographic features, BMPR2 status and outcomes in distal chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Jay Suntharalingam, Rajiv D Machado, Linda D Sharples, Mark R Toshner, Karen K Sheares, Rodney J Hughes, David P Jenkins, Richard C Trembath, Nicholas W Morrell, and Joanna Pepke-Zaba Thorax 2007; 62: 617-622. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 7 February 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.070680

Acute lung injury

	The alveolar epithelium can initiate the extrinsic coagulation cascade through expression of tissue factor Julie A Bastarache, Ling Wang, Thomas Geiser, Zhengming Wang, Kurt H Albertine, Michael A Matthay, and Lorraine B Ware Thorax 2007; 62: 608-616. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 13 March 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.063305

Emphysema

	Transpleural ventilation of explanted human lungs Cliff K Choong, Peter T Macklem, John A Pierce, Stephen S Lefrak, Jason C Woods, Mark S Conradi, Dimitry A Yablonskiy, James C Hogg, Kimiaki Chino, and Joel D Cooper Thorax 2007; 62: 623-630. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 5 April 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053256

Epidemiology

	Recorded infections and antibiotics in early life: associations with allergy in UK children and their parents Jessica M Harris, Pamela Mills, Carol White, Susan Moffat, Anthony J Newman Taylor, and Paul Cullinan Thorax 2007; 62: 631-637. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]   Published Online First: 8 February 2007. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.072124

Review series

	Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis · 2 : Bronchiolocentric fibrosis Jean-François Cordier Thorax 2007; 62: 638-649. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031005 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

	Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is expressed in human bone Elizabeth F Shead, Charles S Haworth, Alison M Condliffe, Damian J McKeon, Mike A Scott, and Juliet E Compston Thorax 2007; 62: 650-651. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.075887 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with type 2 diabetes Emer Kelly, Garret Cullen, and Colm McGurk Thorax 2007; 62: 651. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.074955 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Screening for type 2 diabetes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea C Snelson, R Chandrappa, and H Moudgil Thorax 2007; 62: 651. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

	Combination treatment may help patients with COPD, but does not improve mortality Sundari Ampikaipakan Thorax 2007; 62: 587. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	CT screening for lung cancer not shown to reduce mortality David Hodgson Thorax 2007; 62: 607. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Risk factors associated with superspreading events in SARS Ali A Mohammed Thorax 2007; 62: 649. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellaneous

	Prolonged fever, dyspnoea and diffuse pleural thickening in a 20-year-old man C Cai, D R Li, Q S Zeng, S Q Zhong, and N S Zhong Thorax 2007; 62: 622. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.081232 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Answer Thorax 2007; 62: 637. doi:10.1136/thx.2007.81232a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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