Thorax: 68 (9)

Airwaves

Highlights from this issue (9 August, 2013) Free
Andrew Bush, Ian Pavord

Editorials

Whose risk is it anyway? (25 May, 2013)
David A Waller
SKUP³: a major step forward in sleep surgery research
(28 May, 2013)
Eric J Kezirian
Eight o'clock ROCK! (9 August, 2013)
Andy Bush, Ian Pavord

Asthma

Original article: Expression of vascular remodelling markers in relation to bradykinin receptors in asthma and COPD (5 June, 2013)
Fabio L M Ricciardolo, Federica Sabatini, Valentina Sorbello, Sabrina Benedetto, Ilaria Defilippi, Loredana Petecchia, Cesare Usai, Isabella Gnemmi, Bruno Balbi, Virginia De Rose, Nick H T ten Hacken, Dirkje S Postma, Wim Timens, Antonino Di Stefano

Bronchiectasis

Original article: Inhaled, dual release liposomal ciprofloxacin in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (ORBIT-2): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (16 May, 2013)
David J Serisier, Diana Bilton, Anthony De Soyza, Philip J Thompson, John Kolbe, Hugh W Greville, David Cipolla, Paul Bruinenberg, Igor Gonda, the ORBIT-2 investigators

Cystic fibrosis

Original article:
Phase II studies of nebulised Arikace in CF patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
(8 June, 2013)
J P Clancy, L Dupont, M W Konstan, J Billings, S Fustik, C H Goss, J Lymp, P Minic, A L Quittner, R C Rubenstein, K R Young, L Saiman, J L Burns, J R W Govan, B Ramsey, R Gupta, for the Arikace Study Group

Lung cancer

Original article: Early mortality after surgical resection for lung cancer: an analysis of the English National Lung cancer audit (17 May, 2013) Free
Helen A Powell, Laila J Tata, David R Baldwin, Rosamund A Stanley, Aamir Khakwani, Richard B Hubbard

Respiratory infection

Original article:
Metformin reduces airway glucose permeability and hyperglycaemia-induced Staphylococcus aureus load independently of effects on blood glucose
(24 May, 2013)
James P Garnett, Emma H Baker, Sonam Naik, Jodi A Lindsay, Gwenan M Knight, Simren Gill, John S Tregoning, Deborah L Baines

Sleep disordered breathing

Original article:
SKUP³ randomised controlled trial: polysomnographic results after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in selected patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
(5 May, 2013)
Nanna Browaldh, Pia Nerfeldt, Michael Lysdahl, Johan Bring, Danielle Friberg
Original article: The effects of Provent on moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea during continuous positive airway pressure therapy withdrawal: a randomised controlled trial (30 May, 2013)
Valentina A Rossi, Barbara Winter, Najib M Rahman, Ly-Mee Yu, Janet Fallon, Christian F Clarenbach, Konrad E Bloch, John R Stradling, Malcolm Kohler

Tuberculosis

Original article:
Incremental value of T-SPOT.TB for diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis in children in a high-burden setting: a multivariable analysis
(14 May, 2013)
Daphne I Ling, Mark P Nicol, Madhukar Pai, Sandra Pienaar, Nandini Dendukuri, Heather J Zar

Review

Interventions to improve symptoms and quality of life of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a systematic review of the literature (1 December, 2012)
Sabrina Bajwah, Joy R Ross, Janet L Peacock, Irene J Higginson, Athol U Wells, Amit Suresh Patel, Jonathan Koffman, Julia Riley

Research letter

Provision of home mechanical ventilation and sleep services for England survey (20 April, 2013)
S Mandal, E Suh, M Davies, I Smith, T M Maher, M W Elliott, A C Davidson, N Hart

PostScript

Correspondence: Number needed to treat in COPD: exacerbations versus pneumonias (15 March, 2013)
Oliver N Keene, Antonio Anzueto, Gary T Ferguson, Peter M A Calverley
Correspondence: Author's response to letter on number needed to treat in COPD: exacerbations versus pneumonias (22 March, 2013)
Samy Suissa
Correspondence: Another aspect-oriented approach to diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis (28 March, 2013)
Narat Srivali, Supawat Ratanapo, Patompong Ungprasert, Wisit Cheungpasitporn
Correspondence: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or not: antibiotic prophylaxis for all patients on immunosuppressants (5 April, 2013)
Manuel L Ribeiro Neto, Jeffrey J Swigris, Daniel A Culver
Correspondence: Author's response: co-trimoxazole treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (21 June, 2013)
Ludmila Shulgina, Anthony P Cahn, Edwin R Chilvers, Helen Parfrey, Allan B Clark, Edward C F Wilson, Orion P Twentyman, Anthony G Davison, John J Curtin, Michael B Crawford, Andrew M Wilson

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Audit, research and guideline update: Commentary: the British Thoracic Society guideline on pulmonary rehabilitation in adults (9 August, 2013)
Charlotte E Bolton, Sally J Singh, Paul P Walker, on behalf of the British Thoracic Society Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guideline Group

Case based discussion

Case based discussion: Hepatopulmonary syndrome caused by sarcoidosis of the liver treated with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (1 March, 2012)
Markus W Nistal, Andrea Pace, Hans Klose, Daniel Benten, Ansgar W Lohse

Opinion

Opinion: The Emperor's New Clothes II—time for regulators to wake up and take responsibility for unnecessary asthma morbidity: time for the second aerosol ‘transition’ (5 March, 2013)
Mark L Everard

Images in Thorax

Images in thorax: Life-threatening haemoptysis due to tracheal varices secondary to pulmonary vein obstruction (24 January, 2013)
Karim Hani Kamel Morcos, Giles Roditi, Stewart Craig

Journal club summaries

Journal club summaries: What's hot that the other lot got (9 August, 2013)
Kathryn Prior

Miscellanea

Journal club: Reduced pH in the airways alters bacterial killing in CFTR−/− porcine lungs (2 November, 2012)
Elspeth Potton
Journal club: Azithromycin for prevention of exacerbations in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (31 October, 2012)
Rachel Mackley
Journal club: Indwelling pleural catheters versus chest tube and talc pleurodesis in malignant pleural effusion (1 November, 2012)
E Nuttall
Journal club: A risk model for lung cancer screening (27 October, 2012)
Charles Sharp
Journal club: Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA facilitates selective autophagy within infected macrophages (27 October, 2012)
Rawya Ahmed

Correction

Correction (9 August, 2013) Free

Retraction

Retraction (9 August, 2013)
Marjolaine Vareille, Elisabeth Kieninger, Marco P. Alves, Brigitte S. Kopf, Alexander Möller, Thomas Geiser, Sebastian L. Johnston, Michael R. Edwards, Nicolas Regamey

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September 2013 - Volume 68 - 9

Airwaves

Editorials

Asthma

Bronchiectasis

Cystic fibrosis

Lung cancer

Respiratory infection

Sleep disordered breathing

Tuberculosis

Review

Research letter

PostScript

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Case based discussion

Opinion

Images in Thorax

Journal club summaries

Miscellanea

Correction

Retraction

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Table of contents

September 2013 - Volume 68 - 9

Airwaves

Editorials

Asthma

Bronchiectasis

Cystic fibrosis

Lung cancer

Respiratory infection

Sleep disordered breathing

Tuberculosis

Review

Research letter

PostScript

Chest clinic

Audit, research and guideline update

Case based discussion

Opinion

Images in Thorax

Journal club summaries

Miscellanea

Correction

Retraction

Issue Information