The subdivisions of the lung volume, pulmonary mechanics, and resting steady state pulmonary transfer factor were measured in 31 patients with bronchographically proven bronchiectasis. In seven ...

Clinical Research Unit at the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany Professor R Bals, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, ...

Correspondence to Robert A Stockley, Lung Investigation Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK; rob.stockley{at}uhb.nhs.uk Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is ...

Respiratory Department of Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain ...

3 The Academic Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK 4 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK 5 Respiratory Medicine Unit, ...

Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute (NUTRIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Dr A M W J Schols, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and ...

Rationale Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common indication for domiciliary non-invasive ventilation (NIV), but long-term outcomes data are limited. Objective This multistate ...

The data supporting the benefits of home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been accumulating over the last decade. Historically, ...

Correspondence to Dr Audrey Winter, Department of Radiological Sciences, Medical Imaging Informatics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; audrey.winter89{at}gmail.com Introduction We ...

Correspondence to Dr Harpreet K Lota, ST5 in Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK; h.lota{at}rbht.nhs.uk If you wish to reuse any or all of this article ...

Background: Chronic cough is a common condition which has a significant impact on quality of life. Assessment and management are hampered by the absence of well validated outcome measures. The ...