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Familial pulmonary fibrosis: a UK consensus framework for the investigation and management of patients and their relatives

Background: There is a growing recognition that genetic predisposition contributes to the development of fibrotic ...
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Associations between accelerated lung function decline and cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review

Background Emerging evidence suggests that lung function decline may be linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but this has ...
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Tuberculosis during JAK inhibitor or TNF-α inhibitors therapy: a disproportionality analysis from WHO pharmacovigilance database

Small-molecule oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are increasingly used for treatment of digestive and rheumatic inflammatory ...
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Rheumatoid arthritis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a bidirectional Mendelian randomisation study

Background A usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern of lung injury is a key feature of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and is also observed in up to 40% of individuals with rheumatoid ...
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Sputum exosomes: promising biomarkers for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Correspondence to Dr Makon-Sébastien Njock, Laboratory of Molecular Angiogenesis, Université de Liège - GIGA centre, Liège, 4000, Belgium; sebastien.njock{at}gmail.com Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ...
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Web-based physical activity promotion in young people with CF: a randomised controlled trial

Correspondence to Dr Narelle S Cox, Respiratory Research@Alfred, Department of Immunology and Pathology, Monash University, Melbourne 3004, Victoria, Australia; narelle.cox{at}monash.edu Background ...
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Effect of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Exercise Performance in Hypoxic IPF (EDEN-OX3): a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised crossover study ...
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Clinical trial comparing nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) plus brief counselling, brief counselling alone, and minimal intervention on smoking cessation in hospital inpatients

2 Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, UK 3 Department of Psychology, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK 4 Pharmacia Consumer Healthcare, Medical Affairs, Helsingborg, ...
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Pathophysiology and treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration

Alfred Sleep Disorders and Ventilatory Failure Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran 3181, Victoria, Australia Dr M T Naughton. If you wish to reuse ...
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Interval versus continuous training in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease- a systematic review

2 Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 Respiratory Diagnostic and Evaluation Services, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 4 Department of ...
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A randomised controlled comparison of tiotropium and ipratropium in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Dr J A van Noord, Department of Respiratory Diseases, Atrium Medisch Centrum, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6419 PC Heerlen, The Netherlands BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the ...
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Go with the flow? High flow nasal cannula for bronchoscopy

Correspondence to Dr Prema Nanavaty, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA; prema_nanavaty{at}rush.edu Flexible bronchoscopy is a cornerstone ...