Background: There is a growing recognition that genetic predisposition contributes to the development of fibrotic ...

Background Emerging evidence suggests that lung function decline may be linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), but this has ...

Small-molecule oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are increasingly used for treatment of digestive and rheumatic inflammatory ...

History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Correspondence to Dr Marianna Karamanou, History of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, 4 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For decades, most critical care patients have survived hospitalisation, supporting increased attention on the long-term critical illness recovery. The term ‘Post-Intensive Care Syndrome’ was coined in ...

Effects of hyperoxia on pulmonary inflammation and organ injury in a human in vivo model (HIPI): a randomised controlled trial ...

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, ...

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 ...

Introduction Identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of COPD. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are ...

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 ...