Search Results - "Expert review of respiratory medicine"

The effect of obesity on lung function by Dixon, Anne E, Peters, Ubong

“…There is a major epidemic of obesity, and many obese patients suffer with respiratory symptoms and disease. The overall impact of obesity on lung function is…”
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Multiple organ dysfunction in SARS-CoV-2: MODS-CoV-2 by Robba, Chiara, Battaglini, Denise, Pelosi, Paolo, Rocco, Patricia R M

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Mortality in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and corticosteroids use: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hasan, Syed Shahzad, Capstick, Toby, Ahmed, Raees, Kow, Chia Siang, Mazhar, Faizan, Merchant, Hamid A, Zaidi, Syed Tabish Razi

“…The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to viral pneumonitis is one of the main causes of high mortality in patients with COVID-19 (novel…”
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Pulmonary fibrosis, part I: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis by Meyer, Keith C

“…Many forms of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can progress to extensive fibrosis and respiratory failure. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which generally…”
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The potential of mesenchymal stem cell therapy for chronic lung disease by Cruz, Fernanda Ferreira, Rocco, Patricia Rieken Macedo

“…: Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) have been shown to improve lung function and survival in chronic inflammatory lung diseases, including asthma, chronic…”
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The association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure and childhood respiratory disease: a review by Vanker, A, Gie, R P, Zar, H J

“…Childhood respiratory illness is a major cause of morbidity and mortality particularly in low and middle-income countries. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)…”
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The role of the bacterial microbiome in lung disease by Dickson, Robert P, Erb-Downward, John R, Huffnagle, Gary B

“…Novel culture-independent techniques have recently demonstrated that the lower respiratory tract, historically considered sterile in health, contains diverse…”
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Airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a true paradox by Eapen, Mathew Suji, Myers, Stephen, Walters, Eugene Haydn, Sohal, Sukhwinder Singh

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is primarily an airway condition, which mainly affects cigarette smokers and presents with shortness of breath…”
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Prognostic value of platelet and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in COPD patients by El-Gazzar, Ahmed Gouda, Kamel, Mohammed Hussein, Elbahnasy, Ola Kamal Mohammad, El-Naggar, Marwa El-Sayed

“…: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third driving reason for death around the world and a real number of patients suffers from disease…”
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Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) and vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Gaikwad, Archana Vijay, Eapen, Mathew Suji, McAlinden, Kielan D, Chia, Collin, Larby, Josie, Myers, Stephen, Dey, Surajit, Haug, Greg, Markos, James, Glanville, Allan R, Sohal, Sukhwinder Singh

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and irreversible fibrotic disease associated with respiratory failure. The disease remains…”
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Reported quality of life in countries with cases of COVID19: a systematic review by Melo-Oliveira, Maria Eduarda, Sá-Caputo, Danúbia, Bachur, José Alexandre, Paineiras-Domingos, Laisa Liane, Sonza, Anelise, Lacerda, Ana Cristina, Mendonça, Vanessa, Seixas, Adérito, Taiar, Redha, Bernardo-Filho, Mario

“…Considering the relevance of the quality of life (QoL) and the consequences of the 2019 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to the social distancing, this…”
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Developments in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis by Agarwal, Ritesh, Sehgal, Inderpaul S, Dhooria, Sahajal, Aggarwal, Ashutosh N

“…Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a complex pulmonary disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, fleeting pulmonary opacities…”
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning in respiratory medicine by Mekov, Evgeni, Miravitlles, Marc, Petkov, Rosen

“…: The application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in medicine and in particular in respiratory medicine is an increasingly relevant…”
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Pre-existing COPD is associated with an increased risk of mortality and severity in COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis by Rabbani, Golam, Shariful Islam, Sheikh Mohammad, Rahman, Muhammad Aziz, Amin, Nuhu, Marzan, Bushra, Robin, Rishad Choudhury, Alif, Sheikh M

“…: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate COVID-19 mortality and severity among patients with pre-existing COPD. : We…”
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Is asthma prevalence still increasing? by Lundbäck, Bo, Backman, Helena, Lötvall, Jan, Rönmark, Eva

“…Increased awareness of asthma in society and altered diagnostic practices makes evaluation of data on prevalence change difficult. In most parts of the world…”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis: pathophysiological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches by Lund-Palau, Helena, Turnbull, Andrew R, Bush, Andrew, Bardin, Emmanuelle, Cameron, Loren, Soren, Odel, Wierre-Gore, Natasha, Alton, Eric W F W, Bundy, Jacob G, Connett, Gary, Faust, Saul N, Filloux, Alain, Freemont, Paul, Jones, Andy, Khoo, Valerie, Morales, Sandra, Murphy, Ronan, Pabary, Rishi, Simbo, Ameze, Schelenz, Silke, Takats, Zoltan, Webb, Jeremy, Williams, Huw D, Davies, Jane C

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a remarkably versatile environmental bacterium with an extraordinary capacity to infect the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung. Infection with…”
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Mesenchymal stromal cells for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, and COVID-19 infection: optimizing the therapeutic potential by Gorman, Ellen, Millar, Jonathan, McAuley, Danny, O'Kane, Cecilia

“…: Mesenchymal stromal (stem) cell (MSC) therapies are emerging as a promising therapeutic intervention in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome…”
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Rehabilitation of patients with COVID-19 by Sun, Tiantian, Guo, Liyun, Tian, Fei, Dai, Tiantian, Xing, Xiaohong, Zhao, Junqing, Li, Qiang

“…In 2020, due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a pandemic. As of 11 August 2020, the…”
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Diagnostic approaches in COVID-19: clinical updates by Asrani, Purva, Eapen, Mathew Suji, Chia, Collin, Haug, Greg, Weber, Heinrich C, Hassan, Md Imtaiyaz, Sohal, Sukhwinder Singh

“…COVID-19 is a recent emerging pandemic whose prognosis is still unclear. Diagnostic tools are the main players that not only indicate a possible infection but…”
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Atezolizumab in combination with bevacizumab, paclitaxel and carboplatin for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, including patients with EGFR mutations by Reck, Martin, Shankar, Geetha, Lee, Anthony, Coleman, Shelley, McCleland, Mark, Papadimitrakopoulou, Vassiliki A, Socinski, Mark A, Sandler, Alan

“…: Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, specific patient…”
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