To the Editor: There is a growing awareness of heterogeneity between patients with OSA in
terms of symptoms and comorbidities. 1 The aim of this study was to identify clinically …

… hypopnea was defined as at least a 30% decrease in the nasal pressure signal combined
with either ≥ 3% arterial oxygen desaturation or an arousal (PSG), both lasting at least 10 s. …

Rationale Chronic intermittent hypoxia occurring in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is
independently associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Chronic obstructive …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may contribute to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease. We performed a multisite cross-sectional study to evaluate the association between …

Background Home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a widely used treatment for chronic
hypoventilation but little is known on its impact in the elderly. In a multicenter prospective cohort …

Neutrophils may participate in the development of lung fibrosis. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF),
a growth factor for type II pneumocytes, is produced by neutrophils. We measured the …

… The goal of this follow-up regimen is to assess the improvement in the patient’s quality of
life and prolong survival. The frequency of monitoring can be adapted to each patient’s …

Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a rare angiocentric and angiodestructive disease, which
commonly involves the lungs but also the brain, kidneys, liver and skin. This report describes …

A task force issued from the Groupe Assistance Ventilatoire (GAV) of the Société de
Pneumologie de Langue Française (SPLF) was committed to develop a series of expert advice …

We tested the novel hypothesis that neutrophils in the lung or the airspaces may produce
hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in ventilated patients with acute respiratory failure. Neutrophils …