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A multicentre retrospective observational study on Polish experience of pirfenidone therapy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the PolExPIR study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020
Background Pirfenidone is an antifibrotic agent approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The drug is available for Polish patients with IPF since 2017. The PolExPIR study aimed to describe the real-world data (RWD) on the Polish
Sebastian Majewski, Adam J. Białas, Małgorzata Buchczyk, Paweł Gomółka, Katarzyna Górska, Hanna Jagielska-Len, Agnieszka Jarzemska, Ewa Jassem, Dariusz Jastrzębski, Aleksander Kania, Marek Koprowski, Rafał Krenke, Jan Kuś, Katarzyna Lewandowska, Magdalena M. Martusewicz-Boros, Kazimierz Roszkowski-Śliż, Alicja Siemińska, Krzysztof Sładek, Małgorzata Sobiecka, Karolina Szewczyk, Małgorzata Tomczak, Witold Tomkowski, Elżbieta Wiatr, Dariusz Ziora, Beata Żołnowska, Wojciech J. Piotrowski   +25 more
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Addressing geographical variation in the progression of non-communicable diseases in Peru: the CRONICAS cohort study protocol. [PDF]

, 2012
Background The rise in non-communicable diseases in developing countries has gained increased attention. Given that around 80% of deaths related to non-communicable diseases occur in low- and middle-income countries, there is a need for local knowledge ...
Smeeth, Liam, Miranda, J Jaime, Bernabe-Ortiz, Antonio, CRONICAS Cohort Study Group, Checkley, William, Gilman, Robert H   +5 more
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Lung cancer in patients with fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: an overview of current knowledge and challenges. [PDF]

, 2022
Patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (fILD) have increased morbidity and mortality. Lung fibrosis can be associated with lung cancer.
Jacques Cadranel, Cadranel, Jacques, Kewalramani, Namrata, Athol U. Wells, Machahua, Carlos, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Poletti, Venerino, Funke-Chambour, Manuela, Carlos Machahua, Wells, Athol U, Wells, Athol U., Namrata Kewalramani, Venerino Poletti   +12 more
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Large Pericardial Effusion—Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options, with a Special Attention to the Role of Prolonged Pericardial Fluid Drainage

Diagnostics, 2022
Background: Large pericardial effusion (LPE) is associated with high mortality. In patients with cardiac tamponade or with suspected bacterial etiology of pericardial effusion, urgent pericardial decompression is necessary.
Małgorzata Dybowska, Monika Szturmowicz, Katarzyna Błasińska, Juliusz Gątarek, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Renata Langfort, Paweł Kuca, Witold Tomkowski   +7 more
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Interstitial lung disease [PDF]

European Respiratory Review, 2014
Interstitial lung diseases are a group of diffuse parenchymal lung disorders associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Knowledge achieved in recent years has resulted in the publication of the new classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, according to which there are three groups: major, rare and unclassified.
Antoniou, Katerina M., Margaritopoulos, George A., Tomassetti, Sara, Bonella, Francesco, Costabel, Ulrich, Poletti, Venerino   +5 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
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Progressive fibrosis in interstitial lung diseases — proposed definition and management [PDF]

, 2021
Interstitial lung diseases may have an unpredictably progressive course, which is manifested as progression of pulmonary fibrosis, causing an increasing impairment of lung function affecting a poor prognosis.
Piotrowski, Wojciech Jerzy; Department of Pneumology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland, Martusewicz-Boros, Magdalena Maria; National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland   +1 more
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet Ratio (N/LP Ratio), a Reliable Criterion for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Both Genders Infected With SARS-CoV-2

Mediators of Inflammation
Conclusion: A reliable predictor in the current study of men and women with COVID-19 was N/LP ratio.
Jafar Mohammadshahi, Hassan Ghobadi, Afshan Shargi, Hossein Moradkhani, Hamed Rezaei, Mahur Kazemy, Mohammad Reza Aslani   +6 more
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Lung Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Late Sequelae of COVID-19 Pneumonia—A Comparison with Chest Computed Tomography: A Prospective Study

Viruses
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed physicians to gain experience in lung ultrasound (LUS) during the acute phase of the disease. However, limited data are available on LUS findings during the recovery phase.
Katarzyna Zimna, Małgorzata Sobiecka, Jacek Wakuliński, Dorota Wyrostkiewicz, Ewa Jankowska, Monika Szturmowicz, Witold Z. Tomkowski   +6 more
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Both T and B cells are indispensable for the development of a PBMC transfer-induced humanized mouse model for SSc

Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2022
Background Recently, a novel humanized mouse model for systemic sclerosis (SSc) was established by transferring peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with SSc to Rag2 −/− Il2rg −/− immunodeficient mice. Here, we aimed to investigate the
Yaqing Shu, Xiaoyang Yue, Jacqueline Wax, Brigitte Kasper, Junping Yin, Xiaoqing Wang, Liang Zhang, Marjan Ahmadi, Harald Heidecke, Antje Müller, Peter Lamprecht, Xinhua Yu, Gabriela Riemekasten, Frank Petersen   +13 more
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