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An official European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society technical standard: field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease by HOLLAND, Anne E, SPRUIT, Martijn A, WANGER, Jack, MACLNTYRE, Neil, KAMINSKY, David A, CULVER, Bruce H, REVILL, Susan M, HERNANDES, Nidia A, ANDRIANOPOULOS, Vasileios, CAMILLO, Carlos Augusto, MITCHELL, Katy E, LEE, Annemarie L, TROOSTERS, Thierry, HILL, Catherine J, SINGH, Sally J, PUHAN, Milo A, PEPIN, Véronique, SAEY, Didier, MCCORMACK, Meredith C, CARLIN, Brian W, SCIURBA, Frank C, PITTA, Fabio

“…Field walking tests are commonly employed to evaluate exercise capacity, assess prognosis and evaluate treatment response in chronic respiratory diseases. In…”
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Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Pavord, Ian D, Chanez, Pascal, Criner, Gerard J, Kerstjens, Huib A.M, Korn, Stephanie, Lugogo, Njira, Martinot, Jean-Benoit, Sagara, Hironori, Albers, Frank C, Bradford, Eric S, Harris, Stephanie S, Mayer, Bhabita, Rubin, David B, Yancey, Steven W, Sciurba, Frank C

“…In this trial evaluating mepolizumab, an anti–interleukin-5 antibody, the rate of COPD exacerbations among patients whose COPD was characterized by an…”
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An official systematic review of the European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society: measurement properties of field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease by SINGH, Sally J, PUHAN, Milo A, CARLIN, Brian W, WANGER, Jack, PEPIN, Véronique, SAEY, Didier, PITTA, Fabio, KAMINSKY, David A, MCCORMACK, Meredith C, MACINTYRE, Neil, CULVER, Bruce H, SCIURBA, Frank C, ANDRIANOPOULOS, Vasileios, REVILL, Susan M, DELAFOSSE, Veronica, HOLLAND, Anne E, HERNANDES, Nidia A, MITCHELL, Katy E, HILL, Catherine J, LEE, Annemarie L, CAMILLO, Carlos Augusto, TROOSTERS, Thierry, SPRUIT, Martijn A

“…This systematic review examined the measurement properties of the 6-min walk test (6MWT), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) and endurance shuttle walk test…”
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A Randomized Study of Endobronchial Valves for Advanced Emphysema by Sciurba, Frank C, Ernst, Armin, Herth, Felix J.F, Strange, Charlie, Criner, Gerard J, Marquette, Charles H, Kovitz, Kevin L, Chiacchierini, Richard P, Goldin, Jonathan, McLennan, Geoffrey

“…One of the characteristics of severe emphysema is hyperinflation of regions of the lungs. In this trial, valves that prevented air entry but allowed air to…”
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Respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in HIV-infected subjects in the HAART era by George, M Patricia, Kannass, Mouhamed, Huang, Laurence, Sciurba, Frank C, Morris, Alison

“…Prevalence and risk factors for respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in HIV-infected subjects in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)…”
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Relationship of DNA methylation and gene expression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Yang, Ivana V, Pedersen, Brent S, Rabinovich, Einat, Hennessy, Corinne E, Davidson, Elizabeth J, Murphy, Elissa, Guardela, Brenda Juan, Tedrow, John R, Zhang, Yingze, Singh, Mandal K, Correll, Mick, Schwarz, Marvin I, Geraci, Mark, Sciurba, Frank C, Quackenbush, John, Spira, Avrum, Kaminski, Naftali, Schwartz, David A

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an untreatable and often fatal lung disease that is increasing in prevalence and is caused by complex interactions…”
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Identification of factors directly linked to incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A causal graph modeling study by Gregg, Robert W, Karoleski, Chad M, Silverman, Edwin K, Sciurba, Frank C, DeMeo, Dawn L, Benos, Panayiotis V

“…Beyond exposure to cigarette smoking and aging, the factors that influence lung function decline to incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…”
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Egr-1 regulates autophagy in cigarette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Chen, Zhi-Hua, Kim, Hong Pyo, Sciurba, Frank C, Lee, Seon-Jin, Feghali-Bostwick, Carol, Stolz, Donna B, Dhir, Rajiv, Landreneau, Rodney J, Schuchert, Mathew J, Yousem, Samuel A, Nakahira, Kiichi, Pilewski, Joseph M, Lee, Janet S, Zhang, Yingze, Ryter, Stefan W, Choi, Augustine M K

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease characterized by abnormal cellular responses to cigarette smoke, resulting in tissue…”
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A combinatorial F box protein directed pathway controls TRAF adaptor stability to regulate inflammation by Chen, Bill B, Coon, Tiffany A, Glasser, Jennifer R, McVerry, Bryan J, Zhao, Jing, Zhao, Yutong, Zou, Chunbin, Ellis, Bryon, Sciurba, Frank C, Zhang, Yingze, Mallampalli, Rama K

“…Inflammation needs to be tightly regulated to avoid immunopathology. Mallampalli and colleagues show that a system of F box proteins tunes proinflammatory…”
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Optimal threshold in CT quantification of emphysema by Wang, Zhimin, Gu, Suicheng, Leader, Joseph K., Kundu, Shinjini, Tedrow, John R., Sciurba, Frank C., Gur, David, Siegfried, Jill M., Pu, Jiantao

“…Objectives To determine the optimal threshold by quantitatively assessing the extent of emphysema at the level of the entire lung and at the level of…”
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The Nature of Small-Airway Obstruction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Hogg, James C, Chu, Fanny, Utokaparch, Soraya, Woods, Ryan, Elliott, W. Mark, Buzatu, Liliana, Cherniack, Ruben M, Rogers, Robert M, Sciurba, Frank C, Coxson, Harvey O, Paré, Peter D

“…Physiological observations indicate that the small airways are the predominant site of airway obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary…”
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Plasma B lymphocyte stimulator and B cell differentiation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients by Xue, Jianmin, Kass, Daniel J, Bon, Jessica, Vuga, Louis, Tan, Jiangning, Csizmadia, Eva, Otterbein, Leo, Soejima, Makoto, Levesque, Marc C, Gibson, Kevin F, Kaminski, Naftali, Pilewski, Joseph M, Donahoe, Michael, Sciurba, Frank C, Duncan, Steven R

“…We hypothesized B cells are involved in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, restrictive lung disease that is refractory to…”
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Pulmonary Function Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Patients during the Current Antiretroviral Therapy Era by GINGO, Matthew R, GEORGE, M. Patricia, MORRIS, Alison, KESSINGER, Cathy J, LUCHT, Lorrie, RISSLER, Barbara, WEINMAN, Renee, SLIVKA, William A, MCMAHON, Deborah K, WENZEL, Sally E, SCIURBA, Frank C

“…Before the introduction of combination antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, patients infected with HIV had an increased prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung…”
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Incident low muscle mass is associated with greater lung disease and lower circulating leptin in a tobacco-exposed longitudinal cohort by Zou, Richard H, Nouraie, S Mehdi, Karoleski, Chad, Zhang, Yingze, Sciurba, Frank C, Forman, Daniel E, Bon, Jessica

“…Muscle loss is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Prior studies evaluating musculoskeletal dysfunction in COPD have focused on…”
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Cell-free DNA levels associate with COPD exacerbations and mortality by Ware, Sarah A, Kliment, Corrine R, Giordano, Luca, Redding, Kevin M, Rumsey, William L, Bates, Stewart, Zhang, Yingze, Sciurba, Frank C, Nouraie, S Mehdi, Kaufman, Brett A

“…Good biological indicators capable of predicting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotypes and clinical trajectories are lacking. Because nuclear…”
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Much lower prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan than in the US despite higher smoking rates: A meta analysis/systematic review by Sekikawa, Akira, Li, Mengyi, Joshi, Niva, Herbert, Brandon, Tilves, Curtis, Cui, Chendi, Gao, Shiyao, Chang, Yuefang, Nakano, Yasutaka, Sciurba, Frank C

“…Background: A recent systematic review showed Japan's mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the lowest among 204 countries, despite…”
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Identification of Early Interstitial Lung Disease in Smokers from the COPDGene Study by Washko, George R., MD, Lynch, David A., MD, Matsuoka, Shin, MD, Ross, James C., MS, Umeoka, Shigeaki, MD, PhD, Diaz, Alejandro, MD, Sciurba, Frank C., MD, Hunninghake, Gary M., MD, San José Estépar, Raúl, PhD, Silverman, Edwin K., MD, PhD, Rosas, Ivan O., MD, Hatabu, Hiroto, MD, PhD

“…Rationale and Objectives The aim of this study is to compare two subjective methods for the identification of changes suggestive of early interstitial lung…”
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Airflow Limitation and Endothelial Dysfunction. Unrelated and Independent Predictors of Atherosclerosis by Chandra, Divay, Gupta, Aman, Strollo, Jr, Patrick J, Fuhrman, Carl R, Leader, Joseph K, Bon, Jessica, Slivka, William A, Shoushtari, Ali Hakim, Avolio, Jennifer, Kip, Kevin E, Reis, Steven, Sciurba, Frank C

“…Lower FEV1 is associated with increased prevalence of atherosclerosis; however, causal mechanisms remain elusive. To determine if systemic endothelial…”
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Interstitial Lung Abnormalities and Reduced Exercise Capacity by DOYLE, Tracy J, WASHKO, George R, HATABU, Hiroto, ROSAS, Ivan O, HUNNINGHAKE, Gary M, FERNANDEZ, Isis E, NISHINO, Mizuki, OKAJIMA, Yuka, YAMASHIRO, Tsuneo, DIVO, Miguel J, CELLI, Bartolome R, SCIURBA, Frank C, SILVERMAN, Edwin K

“…The relationship between interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) and exercise capacity has not been comprehensively evaluated. To assess the validity of the…”
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Radiographic Emphysema Predicts Low Bone Mineral Density in a Tobacco-exposed Cohort by BON, Jessica, FUHRMAN, Carl R, SCIURBA, Frank C, WEISSFELD, Joel L, DUNCAN, Steven R, BRANCH, Robert A, CHANG, Chung-Chou H, YINGZE ZHANG, LEADER, Joseph K, GUR, David, GREENSPAN, Susan L

“…Studies demonstrating an association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and low bone mineral density (BMD) implicate factors distinct from…”
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