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Comparative survival analysis between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Pulmonology, 2020
Introduction Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) is an interstitial lung disease with limited treatment response and bad prognosis. Sometimes it is indistinguishable from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) becoming one of the main differential ...
Maria Laura Alberti, Jose María Malet Ruiz, Martin Eduardo Fernández, Leandro Fassola, Fabián Caro, Ivette Buendía Roldán, Francisco Paulin   +6 more
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Quartz crystal microbalances (QCM) are suitable for real-time dosimetry in nanotoxicological studies using VITROCELL®Cloud cell exposure systems

Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2020
Background Accurate knowledge of cell−/tissue-delivered dose plays a pivotal role in inhalation toxicology studies, since it is the key parameter for hazard assessment and translation of in vitro to in vivo dose-response.
Yaobo Ding, Patrick Weindl, Anke-Gabriele Lenz, Paula Mayer, Tobias Krebs, Otmar Schmid   +5 more
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Palliative care for people with non-malignant lung disease: summary of current evidence and future direction [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The physical and psychosocial needs of patients with chronic non-malignant lung disease are comparable to those with lung cancer. This article will focus on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and cystic fibrosis ...
Boland, Jason, Martin, Jonathan, Ross, Joy R, Ross, Joy R., Wells, Athol U, Wells, Athol U.   +5 more
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Lung transplantation for interstitial lung disease [PDF]

European Respiratory Review, 2021
Lung transplantation (LTx) can be a life-extending treatment option for patients with advanced and/or progressive fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), especially idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, sarcoidosis and connective tissue disease-associated ILD.
Siddhartha G. Kapnadak, Ganesh Raghu
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Small cell lung cancer with thyroid gland oligometastasis: A case report

Thoracic Cancer, 2021
Extensive disease small cell lung cancer (ED‐SCLC) is a systemic disease characterized by diffuse metastases and a poor prognosis. Oligometastatic cases in ED‐SCLC are rare. This study reports the case of a 72‐year‐old Japanese male.
Toshiharu Tsutsui, Haruna Yamaki, Takashi Kumagai, Chisa Omori, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Yumiko Kakizaki, Yoshihiro Miyashita   +6 more
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Isolated major aortopulmonary collateral as the sole pulmonary blood supply to an entire lung segment [PDF]

, 2017
Congenital systemic-to-pulmonary collateral arteries or major aortopulmonary collaterals are associated with cyanotic congenital heart disease with decreased pulmonary blood flow.
Grady, R. Mark, Kim, Hannah S, Shahanavaz, Shabana   +2 more
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Immunotherapy of lung cancer: An update [PDF]

, 2006
In Germany lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated death in men. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may enhance survival of patients suffering from lung cancer but the enhancement is typically transient and mostly absent with advanced ...
Aman MJ, Anthony HM, Atanackovic D, Bast RC, Bermers AJA, Carbone FR, Chan B, Cohen MH, Dickler M, Dranoff G, Dudley ME, Faradji A, Gotoh K, Grant SC, Kimura H, Kimura Y, Korkolopoulou P, Kradin RL, Krug LM, Krug LM, Liu M, Ma J, Marshall JL, Melioli G, Millar JW, Nemunaitis J, Nikitina E, O'Brien ME, Palmer M, Raez LE, Ratto GB, Salgia R, Smith A, Sterman D, Swisher S, Villalona-Calero MA, Yano T   +36 more
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Scleroderma lung disease [PDF]

European Respiratory Review, 2013
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is characterised by endothelial dysfunction resulting in a small-vessel vasculopathy, fibroblast dysfunction with resultant excessive collagen production and fibrosis, and immunological abnormalities.
Todd M. Bull, Todd M. Bull, Kevin K. Brown, Kevin K. Brown, Joshua J. Solomon, Amy L. Olson, Amy L. Olson, Aryeh Fischer, Aryeh Fischer, Ganesh Raghu, Ganesh Raghu   +10 more
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Serial survey shows community intervention may contribute to increase in knowledge of Tuberculosis in 30 districts of India

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Correct knowledge about Tuberculosis (TB) is essential for appropriate healthcare seeking behaviour and to accessing diagnosis and treatment services timely. There are several factors influencing knowledge about TB.
Badri Thapa, Banuru Muralidhara Prasad, Sarabjit S. Chadha, Jamie Tonsing   +3 more
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Efficacy and safety of switching from ticagrelor to clopidogrel during the early and late phase in acute coronary syndrome patients after percutaneous coronary intervention

Platelets, 2020
In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), treatment using ticagrelor demonstrated significant ischemic benefits over clopidogrel; however, it was associated with increased bleeding complications leading to frequent de-escalation to clopidogrel. The
Chenggang Wang, Wen Zheng, Ayman Shaqdan, Chunmei Wang, Xiuchuan Qin, Xuedong Zhao, Xu Wang, Lin Yuan, Shaoping Nie, Ran Liu   +9 more
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