Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains challenging to diagnose and, in particular, to risk stratify. Many patients with low-risk PE ...
Background Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the cornerstone of non-pharmacological treatment for chronic obstructive ...
Macrolide therapy is an established and effective treatment for selected patients with chronic obstructive airways diseases ...
A 71-year-old man was admitted with presumed pneumonia. He was previously independent, had never smoked and had no history of ...
An 81-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus and angina underwent chest CT after an abnormal chest radiograph ...
Background In most chronic airway diseases, identifying phenotypes has advanced clinical practice and research. However, no such phenotypes exist for paediatric bronchiectasis. We therefore sought to ...
In this issue of Thorax , Martinez-Manzano et al explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mucus plugging on CT, both in patients with COPD spanning GOLD grades 1–4 and smokers ...
A 65-year-old male, who does not smoke, with a history of right lower lobectomy for carcinoid tumour 15 years prior, was referred for persistent, unexplained cough over 12 months. This was ...
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Lung volume reduction procedures are an established evidence-based aspect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
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