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The Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Pressure on Exercise Capacity in Mild-to-Moderate Cystic Fibrosis: A Case Control Study

Pulmonary Medicine, 2012
Background. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an often complication of severe cystic fibrosis (CF); however, data on the presence and impact of pulmonary vasculopathy in adult CF patients with milder disease, is very limited. Aim.
Katerina Manika, Georgia G. Pitsiou, Afroditi K. Boutou, Vassilis Tsaoussis, Nikolaos Chavouzis, Marina Antoniou, Maria Fotoulaki, Ioannis Stanopoulos, Ioannis Kioumis   +8 more
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Personalised pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD

European Respiratory Review, 2018
This review summarises ongoing developments in personalised medicine and individualised medicine in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Currently applied classification systems largely ignore the complexity and heterogeneity of the COPD ...
Emiel F.M. Wouters, Birgit B.R.E.F. Wouters, Ingrid M.L. Augustin, Sarah Houben-Wilke, Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren, Frits M.E. Franssen   +5 more
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Nicotine replacement therapy as a smoking cessation tool for adolescents: an update

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundAdolescent smoking is a significant public health concern, as early nicotine addiction leads to more severe addiction and reduced cessation success during adulthood.
Ioannis Beis, Anastasios Dimou, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Athanasia Pataka   +3 more
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The effect of kV imaging dose on PTV and OAR planning constraints in lung SBRT using stereoscopic/monoscopic real‐time tumor‐monitoring system

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Quantify the impact of additional imaging doses on clinical dose constraints during lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment utilizing stereoscopic/monoscopic real‐time tumor monitoring. Materials and Methods Thirty lung SBRT patients treated with the volumetric arc therapy technique were randomly selected from the ...
Ruwan Abeywardhana, Mike Sattarivand
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitating 1.5T MR‐Linac adoption: Workflow strategies and practical tips

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background MR‐guided radiotherapy (MRgRT) offers new opportunities but also introduces workflow complexities requiring dedicated optimization. Implementing magnetic resonance linear accelerator (MR‐Linac) technology comes with challenges such as prolonged treatment times and workflow integration issues.
Madeline Michel, Zelda Paquier, Christelle Bouchart, Akos Gulyban, Nicolas Jullian, Dirk Van Gestel, Sara Poeta, Nick Reynaert, Philippe Martinive, Robbe Van Den Begin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endothelial biomarkers (Von willebrand factor, BDCA3, urokinase) as predictors of mortality in COVID-19 patients: cohort study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background SARS-CoV-2 is a systemic disease that affects endothelial function and leads to coagulation disorders, increasing the risk of mortality.
Rocío Nayeli Sánchez-Santillán, Martha Patricia Sierra-Vargas, Dulce González-Islas, Octavio Gamaliel Aztatzi-Aguilar, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Yazmín Debray-García, Manolo Ortega-Romero, Candace Keirns-Davis, Alejandra Loaeza-Roman, Alejandra Rios-Pereda   +10 more
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NIV failure in respiratory failure: an analysis

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2023
Objective Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has become an increasingly accepted mode of treatment for acute respiratory failure. Concept of NIV has revolutionized the treatment of acute respiratory failure in terms of the spectrum of diseases that can be ...
Sujith Varghese Abraham, Ameer Karavathukudy Azeez, Arjun Padmanabhan   +2 more
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Phenotyping exercise limitation of patients with Interstitial Fibrosing Lung Disease: the importance of exercise hemodynamics

Pulmonology
Introduction and objective Left-heart dysfunction and pulmonary vasculopathy are increasingly recognized as contributing factors of exercise capacity limitation in interstitial fibrosing lung disease (IFLD).
E. Panagiotidou, A. Βoutou, E. Fouka, D. Papakosta, E. Chatzopoulos, E. Sourla, A. Markopoulou, I. Kioumis, I. Stanopoulos, G. Pitsiou   +9 more
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Incidence of and Risk of Mortality After Hip Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Relative to the General Population

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Osteoporosis, a known complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), increases the risk of hip fracture, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Fracture risk estimates in patients with RA treated with contemporary treatment strategies are lacking.
C. Allyson Jones, Pierre Guy, Hui Xie, Eric C. Sayre, Kai Zhao, Diane Lacaille   +5 more
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Immunosuppressive Drugs in Early Systemic Sclerosis and Prevention of Damage Accrual

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Organ damage in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in individual organs such as the lungs may be prevented by receiving immunosuppressive drugs (ISs). A new measure of global organ damage, the Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index (SCTC‐DI), has allowed us to investigate whether receiving ISs may reduce global organ damage ...
Murray Baron, Mandana Nikpour, Dylan Hansen, Susanna Proudman, Wendy Stevens, on behalf of the Australian Scleroderma Interest Group and the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group, Joanne Sahhar, Nava Ferdowsi, Kathleen Morrisroe, Laura Ross, Gene Siew Ngian, Jennifer Walker, Janet Roddy, Lauren Host, Mohammed Osman, Peter Docherty, Paul Fortin, Marvin Jacob Fritzler, Genevieve Gyger, Alena Ikic, Niall Jones, Elzbieta Kaminska, Maggie Larche, Sophie Ligier, Ada Man, Ariel Masetto, Janet Pope, David Robinson, Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez‐Reyna, Mianbo Wang   +29 more
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