European Respiratory Journal: 33 (4)

01 April 2009; volume 33, issue 4

Editorial

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Asthma, airway inflammation and epithelial damage in elite athletes
K-H. Carlsen

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 713-714; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00011909 Published 31 March 2009
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Remember elephants and icebergs… “Your lung function should be here, but it is there!”
J. B. Soriano, G. Parkes

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 715-716; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00001109 Published 31 March 2009
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Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators as a potential therapy for PAH: enthusiasm, pragmatism and concern
E. D. Michelakis

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 717-721; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00010609 Published 31 March 2009
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Quality control: a necessary, but sometimes overlooked, tool for improving respiratory medicine
R. Farré, D. Navajas

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 722-723; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00000409 Published 31 March 2009

Original Articles: Asthma and allergy

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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Allergies in Turkey (PARFAIT): results of a multicentre cross-sectional study in adults
E. Kurt, S. Metintas, I. Basyigit, I. Bulut, E. Coskun, S. Dabak, F. Deveci, F. Fidan, H. Kaynar, E.Kunt Uzaslan, K. Onbasi, S. Ozkurt, G.Pasaoglu Karakis, S. Sahan, U. Sahin, K. Oguzulgen, F. Yildiz, D. Mungan, A. Yorgancioglu, B. Gemicioglu, A.Fuat Kalyoncu for the PARFAIT Study of the Turkish Thoracic Society Asthma and Allergy Working Group

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 724-733; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00082207 Published 31 March 2009
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Comparative airway response to high- versus low-molecular weight agents in occupational asthma
M-H. Dufour, C. Lemière, P. Prince, L-P. Boulet

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 734-739; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00120407 Published 31 March 2009
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Asthma, airway inflammation and epithelial damage in swimmers and cold-air athletes
V. Bougault, J. Turmel, J. St-Laurent, M. Bertrand, L-P. Boulet

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 740-746; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00117708 Published 31 March 2009
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Effect of formoterol with or without budesonide in repeated low-dose allergen challenge
B. Dahlén, A-S. Lantz, E. Ihre, M. Skedinger, E. Henriksson, L. Jörgensen, T. Ekström, S-E. Dahlén, K. Larsson

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 747-753; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00095508 Published 31 March 2009
Supplementary methods and results

Original Articles: Pulmonary vascular disease

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First acute haemodynamic study of soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator riociguat in pulmonary hypertension
F. Grimminger, G. Weimann, R. Frey, R. Voswinckel, M. Thamm, D. Bölkow, N. Weissmann, W. Mück, S. Unger, G. Wensing, R. T. Schermuly, H.A. Ghofrani

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 785-792; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00039808 Published 31 March 2009
Supplementary tables

Original Articles: Tuberculosis

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Indeterminate results of QuantiFERON TB-2G test performed in routine clinical practice
Y. Kobashi, T. Sugiu, K. Mouri, Y. Obase, N. Miyashita, M. Oka

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 812-815; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00075008 Published 31 March 2009
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Diagnostic value of interleukin-12 p40 in tuberculous pleural effusions
L. Valdés, E. San José, J. M. Álvarez Dobaño, A. Golpe, J. M. Valle, P. Penela, F. J. González Barcala

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 816-820; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00085008 Published 31 March 2009

Original Articles: Thoracic oncology

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Differential diagnosis and management of focal ground-glass opacities
M. Infante, R. F. Lutman, S. Imparato, M. Di Rocco, G. L. Ceresoli, V. Torri, E. Morenghi, F. Minuti, S. Cavuto, E. Bottoni, F. Inzirillo, U. Cariboni, V. Errico, M. A. Incarbone, G. Ferraroli, G. Brambilla, M. Alloisio, G. Ravasi

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 821-827; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00047908 Published 31 March 2009

Original Articles: Lung function

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Quality control of D_L,CO instruments in global clinical trials
R. Jensen, M. Leyk, R. Crapo, D. Muchmore, P. Y. Berclaz

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 828-834; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00091208 Published 31 March 2009

Original Articles: Cell and animal studies

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Cigarette smoke extract reduces VEGF in primary human airway epithelial cells
J. V. Thaikoottathil, R. J. Martin, J. Zdunek, A. Weinberger, J. G. Rino, H. W. Chu

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 835-843; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00080708 Published 31 March 2009
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Potent bronchodilation and reduced stiffness by relaxant stimuli under dynamic conditions
T. K. Ansell, P. K. McFawn, P. B. Noble, A. R. West, L. Fernandes, H. W. Mitchell

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 844-851; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00116908 Published 31 March 2009
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Effect of dexamethasone on acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by the H5N1 virus in mice
T. Xu, J. Qiao, L. Zhao, G. He, K. Li, J. Wang, Y. Tian, H. Wang

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 852-860; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00130507 Published 31 March 2009
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Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 enhances lung alveolarisation in neonatal mice exposed to hyperoxia
K. Woyda, S. Koebrich, I. Reiss, S. Rudloff, S. S. Pullamsetti, A. Rühlmann, N. Weissmann, H. A. Ghofrani, A. Günther, W. Seeger, F. Grimminger, R. E. Morty, R. T. Schermuly

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 861-870; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00109008 Published 31 March 2009

Review

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Epidemiology and clinical management of XDR-TB: a systematic review by TBNET
G. Sotgiu, G. Ferrara, A. Matteelli, M. D. Richardson, R. Centis, S. Ruesch-Gerdes, O. Toungoussova, J-P. Zellweger, A. Spanevello, D. Cirillo, C. Lange, G. B. Migliori

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 871-881; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00168008 Published 31 March 2009
CME questions
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Pivotal clinical dilemmas in collagen vascular diseases associated with interstitial lung involvement
K. M. Antoniou, G. Margaritopoulos, F. Economidou, N. M. Siafakas

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 882-896; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00152607 Published 31 March 2009
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Influence of comorbid conditions on asthma
L-P. Boulet

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 897-906; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00121308 Published 31 March 2009

Series

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Epidemiology of sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and sleep-disordered breathing
P. Jennum, R. L. Riha

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 907-914; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00180108 Published 31 March 2009
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First- and second-line therapy for advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer
J-P. Sculier, D. Moro-Sibilot

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 915-930; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00132008 Published 31 March 2009

Case Study

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with the use of temozolomide
D. Koschel, S. Handzhiev, V. Leucht, O. Holotiuk, A. Fisseler-Eckhoff, G. Höffken

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 931-934; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00004808 Published 31 March 2009
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Infectious complications from full extension endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration
A. R. Haas

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 935-938; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00025708 Published 31 March 2009

Correspondence

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Etanercept-induced pleuropericardial lupus-like syndrome
I. Porfyridis, I. Kalomenidis, I. Psallidas, G. Stratakos, C. Roussos, T. Vassilakopoulos, G. T. Stathopoulos

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 939-941; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00182308 Published 31 March 2009
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No lung cancer at resection of PET positive lesions: an audit of the lung cancer multidisciplinary team
I. J. Clifton, A. F. Scarsbrook, M. F. Muers

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 941-942; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00176708 Published 31 March 2009
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Smoking patterns in patients following a pulmonary embolism
F. A. Klok, I. C. M. Mos, J. T. Tamsma, K. W. van Kralingen, M. V. Huisman

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 942-943; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00182808 Published 31 March 2009
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Poverty and tuberculosis: is it truly a simple inverse linear correlation?
B. J. Marais, A. C. Hesseling, M. F. Cotton

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 943-944; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00173608 Published 31 March 2009
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Danger of using an unreliable classification system for preschool wheeze
A. Schultz, D. Payne

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 944-945; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00172608 Published 31 March 2009
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From the authors
A. Bush, P. L. P. Brand

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 945; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00179908 Published 31 March 2009
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The Greeks have a word for it
A. Papagiannis

European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 946; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00180908 Published 31 March 2009

Errata

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“PROGRESSION OF SNORING AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA: THE ROLE OF INCREASING WEIGHT AND TIME”. G. BERGER, R. BERGER AND A. OKSENBERG. EUR RESPIR J 2009; 33: 338–345.
European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 947; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.60075408 Published 31 March 2009

Author Correction

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“WINTER MORTALITY MODIFIES THE HEAT-MORTALITY ASSOCIATION THE FOLLOWING SUMMER”. J. ROCKLÖV, B. FORSBERG AND K. MEISTER. EUR RESPIR J 2009; 33: 245–251.
European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 947; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.50037808 Published 31 March 2009
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“WHOLE-BODY RESTING AND EXERCISE-INDUCED LIPOLYSIS IN SARCOPAENIC PATIENTS WITH COPD”. F.M.E. FRANSSEN, H.P. SAUERWEIN, E.P.A. RUTTEN, E.F.M. WOUTERS AND A.M.W.J. SCHOLS. EUR RESPIR J 2008; 32: 1466–1471.
European Respiratory Journal 33 (4) 947; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.50014008 Published 31 March 2009

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Editorial

Original Articles: Asthma and allergy

Original Articles: Pulmonary vascular disease

Original Articles: Tuberculosis

Original Articles: Thoracic oncology

Original Articles: Lung function

Original Articles: Cell and animal studies

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Editorial

Original Articles: Asthma and allergy

Original Articles: COPD and smoking-related disorders

Original Articles: Pulmonary vascular disease

Original Articles: Sleep-related disorders

Original Articles: Tuberculosis

Original Articles: Thoracic oncology

Original Articles: Lung function

Original Articles: Cell and animal studies

Review

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Case Study

Correspondence

Errata

Author Correction

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