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  1. Simon Rolin
  1. Correspondence to Dr Simon Rolin, Heart and Lung Unit, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon, UK; drsrolin{at}aol.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204007

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