Correspondence to Dr Hualiang Lin, Department of Epidemiology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China; linhualiang{at}mail.sysu.edu.cn; Professor Yunfeng Zou, ...

Survival benefit of immune checkpoint inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer patients with interstitial lung diseases: a nationwide population-based study ...

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease. Interaction between inflammatory cells and activated platelets is important ...

Background Decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) over time reliably predicts mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The use of this measure in clinical practice is recommended by ...

State University of New York - Health Science Center at Brooklyn & Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA Correspondence to: Dr L S Efferen, Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish ...

Departments of Respiratory Medicine and Immunology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK Correspondence to: Professor N C Thomson, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 ...

Correspondence to Professor Weihong Chen, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ...

Dr JT Murchison, Department of Clinical Imaging, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. EH3 9YW, UK. The computed tomographic (CT) pulmonary angiogram appearances of acute right ...

3 Guy’s Severe Asthma Centre, Guy’s Hospital, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK 4 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, ...

a Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, St Bartholomew’s and Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Chest Hospital, London, UK, b Division of Physiological Medicine, St George’s ...

BACKGROUND An obstructive defect is usual in bronchiectasis, but the pathophysiological basis of airflow obstruction remains uncertain. High resolution computed tomographic (CT) scanning now allows ...

Background We performed an analysis of UK respiratory disease epidemiology covering 2004–2012. Findings pertaining to COPD are presented here. Methods Prevalence and incidence rates were estimated ...