European Respiratory Journal: 39 (4)

01 April 2012; volume 39, issue 4

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European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) E16; Published 31 March 2012
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Pentraxin-3 in COPD: innocent bystander or amplifier?
A. Mantovani

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 795-796; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00198111 Published 31 March 2012
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Desmosine, a biomarker for COPD: old and in the way
M. Luisetti, J. Stolk, P. Iadarola

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 797-798; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00172911 Published 31 March 2012
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Towards prognostic biomarkers in pulmonary arterial hypertension
J-L. Cracowski

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 799-801; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00155411 Published 31 March 2012
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Rational use of anti-tuberculosis drugs in the EU: better patient care and less drug resistance
A. Zumla, F. Blasi, M. Raviglione

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 802-804; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00171611 Published 31 March 2012
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Triple therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an alarming press release
A.U. Wells, J. Behr, U. Costabel, V. Cottin, V. Poletti

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 805-806; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00009112 Published 31 March 2012

ECDC/ERS Task Force Report

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European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care
G.B. Migliori, J.P. Zellweger, I. Abubakar, E. Ibraim, J.A. Caminero, G. De Vries, L. D'Ambrosio, R. Centis, G. Sotgiu, O. Menegale, K. Kliiman, T. Aksamit, D.M. Cirillo, M. Danilovits, M. Dara, K. Dheda, A.T. Dinh-Xuan, H. Kluge, C. Lange, V. Leimane, R. Loddenkemper, L.P. Nicod, M.C. Raviglione, A. Spanevello, V.Ø. Thomsen, M. Villar, M. Wanlin, J.A. Wedzicha, A. Zumla, F. Blasi, E. Huitric, A. Sandgren, D. Manissero

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 807-819; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00203811 Published 31 March 2012

ERS Task Force Report

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
S. Kotecha, A. Barbato, A. Bush, F. Claus, M. Davenport, C. Delacourt, J. Deprest, E. Eber, B. Frenckner, A. Greenough, A.G. Nicholson, J.L. Antón-Pacheco, F. Midulla

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 820-829; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00066511 Published 31 March 2012
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Original Article

COPD
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  COPD is associated with reduced pulmonary interstitial expression of pentraxin-3
  G.R. Van Pottelberge, K.R. Bracke, N.S. Pauwels, F.E. Vermassen, G.F. Joos, G.G. Brusselle
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 830-838; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00138110 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Total desmosines in plasma and urine correlate with lung function
  C.A. Lindberg, G. Engström, M. Gerhardsson de Verdier, U. Nihlén, M. Anderson, K. Forsman-Semb, M. Svartengren
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 839-845; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00064611 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Subclinical atherosclerosis, airflow obstruction and emphysema: the MESA Lung Study
  R.G. Barr, F.S. Ahmed, J.J. Carr, E.A. Hoffman, R. Jiang, S.M. Kawut, K. Watson
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 846-854; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00165410 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Severity and outcomes of hospitalised community-acquired pneumonia in COPD patients
  A. Liapikou, E. Polverino, S. Ewig, C. Cillóniz, M.A. Marcos, J. Mensa, S. Bello, I. Martin-Loeches, R. Menéndez, A. Torres
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 855-861; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00067111 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Clinical presentation and outcome of venous thromboembolism in COPD
  L. Bertoletti, S. Quenet, P. Mismetti, L. Hernández, J.J. Martín-Villasclaras, C. Tolosa, M. Valdés, M. Barrón, J.A. Todolí, M. Monreal
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 862-868; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00058811 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Physiological changes during low- and high-intensity noninvasive ventilation
  J. Lukácsovits, A. Carlucci, N. Hill, P. Ceriana, L. Pisani, A. Schreiber, P. Pierucci, G. Losonczy, S. Nava
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 869-875; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00056111 Published 31 March 2012
Asthma & Allergy
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  Febrile respiratory illnesses in infancy and atopy are risk factors for persistent asthma and wheeze
  M.M.H. Kusel, T. Kebadze, S.L. Johnston, P.G. Holt, P.D. Sly
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 876-882; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00193310 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Trends in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Italy between 1991 and 2010
  R. de Marco, V. Cappa, S. Accordini, M. Rava, L. Antonicelli, O. Bortolami, M. Braggion, M. Bugiani, L. Casali, L. Cazzoletti, I. Cerveri, A.G. Fois, P. Girardi, F. Locatelli, A. Marcon, A. Marinoni, M.G. Panico, P. Pirina, S. Villani, M.E. Zanolin, G. Verlato for the GEIRD study group
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 883-892; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00061611 Published 31 March 2012
  
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Cystic Fibrosis
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  Chronic infection and inflammation affect exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis
  P.B. van de Weert-van Leeuwen, M.G. Slieker, H.J. Hulzebos, C.L.J.J. Kruitwagen, C.K. van der Ent, H.G.M. Arets
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 893-898; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00086211 Published 31 March 2012
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  Assessing the Liverpool Respiratory Symptom Questionnaire in children with cystic fibrosis
  R. Trinick, K.W. Southern, P.S. McNamara
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 899-905; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00070311 Published 31 March 2012
Sleep-Related Disorders
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  Increased incidence of nonfatal cardiovascular events in stroke patients with sleep apnoea: effect of CPAP treatment
  M-A. Martínez-García, F. Campos-Rodríguez, J-J. Soler-Cataluña, P. Catalán-Serra, P. Román-Sánchez, J-M. Montserrat
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 906-912; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00011311 Published 31 March 2012
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  Day–night variations in endothelial dysfunction markers and haemostatic factors in sleep apnoea
  A. Barceló, J. Piérola, M. de la Peña, C. Esquinas, M. Sanchez-de la Torre, O. Ayllón, A. Alonso, A.G.N. Agusti, F. Barbè
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 913-918; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00039911 Published 31 March 2012
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
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  Pulmonary embolism: CT signs and cardiac biomarkers for predicting right ventricular dysfunction
  T. Henzler, S. Roeger, M. Meyer, U.J. Schoepf, J.W. Nance Jr, D. Haghi, W.E. Kaminski, M. Neumaier, S.O. Schoenberg, C. Fink
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 919-926; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00088711 Published 31 March 2012
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  Bosentan inhibits cigarette smoke-induced endothelin receptor expression in pulmonary arteries
  J. Milara, E. Gabarda, G. Juan, J.L. Ortiz, R. Guijarro, M. Martorell, E.J. Morcillo, J. Cortijo
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 927-938; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00021411 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Sensitive cardiac troponin I predicts poor outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension
  G.A. Heresi, W.H.W. Tang, M. Aytekin, J. Hammel, S.L. Hazen, R.A. Dweik
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 939-944; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00067011 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  ASPIRE registry: Assessing the Spectrum of Pulmonary hypertension Identified at a REferral centre
  J. Hurdman, R. Condliffe, C.A. Elliot, C. Davies, C. Hill, J.M. Wild, D. Capener, P. Sephton, N. Hamilton, I.J. Armstrong, C. Billings, A. Lawrie, I. Sabroe, M. Akil, L. O’Toole, D.G. Kiely
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 945-955; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00078411 Published 31 March 2012
Tuberculosis
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  Linezolid: an effective, safe and cheap drug for patients failing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in India
  R. Singla, J.A. Caminero, A. Jaiswal, N. Singla, S. Gupta, R.K. Bali, D. Behera
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 956-962; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00076811 Published 31 March 2012
Respiratory Infections
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  Factors associated with hospital mortality in community-acquired legionellosis in France
  C. Chidiac, D. Che, S. Pires-Cronenberger, S. Jarraud, C. Campèse, A. Bissery, P. Weinbreck, C. Brun-Buisson, J-P. Sollet, R. Ecochard, J-C. Desenclos, J. Etienne, P. Vanhems
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 963-970; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00076911 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Quantitative PCR to diagnose Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised non-HIV patients
  K. Mühlethaler, K. Bögli-Stuber, S. Wasmer, C. von Garnier, P. Dumont, A. Rauch, K. Mühlemann, C. Garzoni
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 971-978; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00095811 Published 31 March 2012
  
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Lung Function
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  Dietary antioxidants and forced expiratory volume in 1 s decline: the Health, Aging and Body Composition study
  A.R. Bentley, S.B. Kritchevsky, T.B. Harris, P. Holvoet, R.L. Jensen, A.B. Newman, J.S. Lee, S. Yende, D. Bauer, P.A. Cassano for the Health ABC Study
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 979-984; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00190010 Published 31 March 2012
  
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  Breastfeeding is associated with increased lung function at 18 years of age: a cohort study
  N. Soto-Ramírez, M. Alexander, W. Karmaus, M. Yousefi, H. Zhang, R.J. Kurukulaaratchy, A. Raza, F. Mitchell, S. Ewart, S.H. Arshad
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 985-991; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00037011 Published 31 March 2012
  
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Paediatric Respiratory Disease
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  Quantitative assessment of chronic lung disease of infancy using computed tomography
  E.E. Sarria, R. Mattiello, L. Rao, C.J. Tiller, B. Poindexter, K.E. Applegate, J. Granroth-Cook, C. Denski, J. Nguyen, Z. Yu, E. Hoffman, R.S. Tepper
  
  European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 992-999; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00064811 Published 31 March 2012
  
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Review

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Molecular mechanisms of intensive care unit-acquired weakness
S. Bloch, M.I. Polkey, M. Griffiths, P. Kemp

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1000-1011; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00090011 Published 31 March 2012

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Prevalence of inappropriate tuberculosis treatment regimens: a systematic review
M.W. Langendam, M.J. van der Werf, E. Huitric, D. Manissero

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1012-1020; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00125511 Published 31 March 2012
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Interaction of matrix metalloproteinases with pulmonary pollutants
M. Dagouassat, S. Lanone, J. Boczkowski

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1021-1032; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00195811 Published 31 March 2012

Letters

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Towards individualised medicine for airways disease: identifying clinical phenotype groups
J. Travers, M. Weatherall, J. Fingleton, R. Beasley

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1033-1034; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00122811 Published 31 March 2012
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Serum neurotrophin-3 and neurotrophin-4 levels are associated with asthma severity in children
A. Szczepankiewicz, M. Rachel, P. Sobkowiak, Z. Kycler, I. Wojsyk-Banaszak, N. Schöneich, M. Skibinska, A. Bręborowicz

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1035-1037; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00136611 Published 31 March 2012
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Value of s-ACE, BAL lymphocytosis, and CD4+/CD8+ and CD103+CD4+/CD4+ T-cell ratios in diagnosis of sarcoidosis
C. Hyldgaard, S. Kaae, M. Riddervold, H.J. Hoffmann, O. Hilberg

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1037-1039; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00144311 Published 31 March 2012
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Surgical salvage following stereotactic body radiotherapy for early-stage NSCLC
Z. Allibhai, B.C.J. Cho, M. Taremi, S. Atallah, A. Hope, D. Hwang, S. Keshavjee, M. Tsao, K. Yasufuku, S-W. Kim, A. Bezjak

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1039-1042; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00075811 Published 31 March 2012
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Tracheobronchial amyloidosis: evidence for local B-cell clonal expansion
R. Borie, C. Danel, V. Molinier-Frenkel, G. Prevot, G. Deslee, M.P. Debray, M.H. Delfau-Larue, B. Crestani

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1042-1045; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00101811 Published 31 March 2012
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Curing HIV-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
C. Tcherakian, E. Rivaud, D. Zucman, A-C. Metivier, L-J. Couderc

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1045-1046; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00138211 Published 31 March 2012
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Home oxygen therapy during natural disasters: lessons from the great East Japan earthquake
S. Kobayashi, M. Hanagama, S. Yamanda, M. Yanai

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1047-1048; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00149111 Published 31 March 2012

Correspondence

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Call for an international survey on therapeutic lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
M. Luisetti

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1049; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00226311 Published 31 March 2012
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Prescribing and guidelines: both must improve to combat antimicrobial resistance
M. Thomas, D.B. Price, A. Chisholm

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1050; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00200411 Published 31 March 2012
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Is sleep related to cancer in murine models of obstructive sleep disorder?
K.T. Nozoe, S. Tufik, M.L. Andersen

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1051; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00003412 Published 31 March 2012
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Primary lung adenocarcinoma: characteristics by smoking habit and sex
G.M. Stella, M. Luisetti, E. Pozzi

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1051-1052; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00219811 Published 31 March 2012
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Do we always need computed tomography to detect and treat parapneumonic pleural effusion?
G.F. Sferrazza Papa, F. Di Marco, P. Carlucci, L. Colombo, M. Mondoni, S. Centanni

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1053; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00224011 Published 31 March 2012
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Do we always need computed tomography to detect and treat parapneumonic pleural effusion?
B.K. Moffett

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1054; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00000812 Published 31 March 2012
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What the pulmonary specialist should know about the new inhalation therapies
J.P. Mitchell

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1054-1055; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00210911 Published 31 March 2012
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What the pulmonary specialist should know about the new inhalation therapies
H.M. Janssens, B.L. Laube on behalf of the ERS/ISAM Task Force

European Respiratory Journal 39 (4) 1055-1056; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00020512 Published 31 March 2012

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COPD

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Editorial

ECDC/ERS Task Force Report

ERS Task Force Report

Original Article

COPD

Asthma & Allergy

Cystic Fibrosis

Sleep-Related Disorders

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Tuberculosis

Respiratory Infections

Lung Function

Paediatric Respiratory Disease

Review

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