Comment:

P De Vuyst, P Pfitzenmeyer, and P Camus

Asbestos, ergot drugs and the pleura
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2695-2698. [PDF]  

U Costabel

CD4/CD8 ratios in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: of value for diagnosing sarcoidosis?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2699-2700. [PDF]  

NC Barnes

Are leukotrienes involved in causing bronchial hyperresponsiveness?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2701-2703. [PDF]  

ML Everard, P Sly, S Brenan, and G Ryan

Macrolide antibiotics in diffuse panbronchiolitis and in cystic fibrosis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2926. [PDF]  

Biography:

JC Yernault

The birth and development of the forced expiratory manoeuvre: a tribute to Robert Tiffeneau (1910-1961)
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2704-2710. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

G Hillerdal, J Lee, A Blomkvist, A Rask-Andersen, M Uddenfeldt, H Koyi, and E Rasmussen

Pleural disease during treatment with bromocriptine in patients previously exposed to asbestos
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2711-2715. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Knoop, M Mairesse, C Lenclud, PA Gevenois, and P De Vuyst

Pleural effusion during bromocriptine exposure in two patients with pre-existing asbestos pleural plaques: a relationship?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2898-2901. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JY Kim, CM Lim, Y Koh, KH Choe, WS Kim, and WD Kim

A case of superior vena cava syndrome caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2902-2903. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Ribas, L Lores, J Ruiz, V Ausina, and J Morera

Pancoast's syndrome due to chronic pneumonia by Pasteurella multocida
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2904-2906. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Sauty, T Rochat, OD Schoch, J Hamacher, AM Kurt, JM Dayer, and LP Nicod

Pulmonary fibrosis with predominant CD8 lymphocytic alveolitis and anti-Jo-1 antibodies
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2907-2912. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

SP Kantrow, KC Meyer, P Kidd, and G Raghu

The CD4/CD8 ratio in BAL fluid is highly variable in sarcoidosis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2716-2721. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Leonard, VJ Tormey, C O'Keane, and CM Burke

Bronchoscopic diagnosis of sarcoidosis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2722-2724. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Lammi, V Kinnula, S Lahde, J Risteli, P Paakko, E Lakari, and L Ryhanen

Propeptide levels of type III and type I procollagen in the serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2725-2730. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ES Bensadoun, AK Burke, JC Hogg, and CR Roberts

Proteoglycans in granulomatous lung diseases
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2731-2737. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Schnabel, K Holl-Ulrich, K Dalhoff, M Reuter, and WL Gross

Efficacy of transbronchial biopsy in pulmonary vaculitides
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2738-2743. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Congleton and MF Muers

Resting energy expenditure in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2744-2748. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PN Dekhuijzen, GP Bootsma, PL Wielders, LR van den Berg, J Festen, and CL van Herwaarden

Effects of single-dose zileuton on bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2749-2753. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Ukena, U Harnest, R Sakalauskas, P Magyar, N Vetter, H Steffen, S Leichtl, F Rathgeb, A Keller, and VW Steinijans

Comparison of addition of theophylline to inhaled steroid with doubling of the dose of inhaled steroid in asthma
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2754-2760. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SG Ramsay, KD Dagg, IC McKay, BJ Lipworth, C McSharry, and NC Thomson

Investigations on the renin-angiotensin system in acute severe asthma
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2766-2771. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JW Kaufman

Dependence of human respiratory thermal washout on extrathoracic airway conditions
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2778-2783. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Sepper, YT Konttinen, L Buo, KK Eklund, A Lauhio, T Sorsa, H Tschesche, AO Aasen, and H Sillastu

Potentiative effects of neutral proteinases in an inflamed lung: relationship of neutrophil procollagenase (proMMP-8) to plasmin, cathepsin G and tryptase in bronchiectasis in vivo
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2788-2793. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KE Bendstrup, J Ingemann Jensen, S Holm, and B Bengtsson

Out-patient rehabilitation improves activities of daily living, quality of life and exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2801-2806. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EM Baarends, AM Schols, R Mostert, and EF Wouters

Peak exercise response in relation to tissue depletion in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2807-2813. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Schonhofer, P Ardes, M Geibel, D Kohler, and PW Jones

Evaluation of a movement detector to measure daily activity in patients with chronic lung disease
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2814-2819. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Polese, P Lubli, R Poggi, A Luzzani, J Milic-Emili, and A Rossi

Effects of inspiratory flow waveforms on arterial blood gases and respiratory mechanics after open heart surgery
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2820-2824. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Ambrosino, M Vitacca, G Polese, M Pagani, K Foglio, and A Rossi

Short-term effects of nasal proportional assist ventilation in patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory insufficiency
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2829-2834. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Perrin, Y El Far, F Vandenbos, R Tamisier, MC Dumon, F Lemoigne, J Mouroux, and B Blaive

Domiciliary nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation in severe COPD: effects on lung function and quality of life
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2835-2839. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Schonhofer, M Geibel, M Sonneborn, P Haidl, and D Kohler

Daytime mechanical ventilation in chronic respiratory insufficiency
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2840-2846. [Abstract] [PDF]  

W Pankow, N Hijjeh, F Schuttler, T Penzel, HF Becker, JH Peter, and P von Wichert

Influence of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on inspiratory muscle activity in obese subjects
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2847-2852. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Satta, GB Migliori, A Spanevello, M Neri, R Bottinelli, M Canepari, MA Pellegrino, and C Reggiani

Fibre types in skeletal muscles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients related to respiratory function and exercise tolerance
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2853-2860. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Misuri, S Colagrande, M Gorini, I Iandelli, M Mancini, R Duranti, and G Scano

In vivo ultrasound assessment of respiratory function of abdominal muscles in normal subjects
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2861-2867. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PH Johnson, AJ Cowley, and WJ Kinnear

Incremental threshold loading: a standard protocol and establishment of a reference range in naive normal subjects
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2868-2871. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Ward, GI Snell, B Orsida, L Zheng, TJ Williams, and EH Walters

Airway versus transbronchial biopsy and BAL in lung transplant recipients: different but complementary
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2876-2880. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Original Articles:

I Cerveri, MC Zoia, M Bugiani, A Corsico, A Carosso, P Piccioni, L Casali, and R De Marco

Inadequate antiasthma drug use in the north of Italy
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2761-2765. [Abstract] [PDF]  

WR Douma, A de Gooijer, B Rijcken, JP Schouten, GH Koeter, ST Weiss, and DS Postma

Lack of correlation between bronchoconstrictor response and bronchodilator response in a population-based study
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2772-2777. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Keistinen, O Saynajakangas, T Tuuponen, and SL Kivela

Bronchiectasis: an orphan disease with a poorly-understood prognosis
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2784-2787. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Antonelli Incalzi, L Fuso, M De Rosa, F Forastiere, E Rapiti, B Nardecchia, and R Pistelli

Co-morbidity contributes to predict mortality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2794-2800. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Johan, CC Chan, HP Chia, OY Chan, and YT Wang

Maximal respiratory pressures in adult Chinese, Malays and Indians
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2825-2828. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RA Schmid, A Boehler, R Speich, HR Frey, EW Russi, and W Weder

Bronchial anastomotic complications following lung transplantation: still a major cause of morbidity?
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2872-2875. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Hubbard, Y Baoku, N Kalsheker, J Britton, and I Johnston

Alpha1-antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: a case-control study
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2881-2883. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Gosselink, T Troosters, and M Decramer

Exercise training in COPD patients: the basic questions
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2884-2891. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JH Widdicombe, SJ Bastacky, DX Wu, and CY Lee

Regulation of depth and composition of airway surface liquid
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2892-2897. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Gaultier and R Crapo

Effects of nutrition, growth hormone disturbances, training, altitude and sleep on lung volumes
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2913-2919. [PDF]  

Congresses:

G Rizzato

Hot issues from the fifth WASOG meeting Essen Germany, September 17-19 1997. World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders
Eur Respir J 1997 10: 2920-2925. [PDF]  

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