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01 October 2012; volume 40, issue 4

Electronic Resources

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    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) E22; Published 30 September 2012
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Editorial

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    Unfolding the mechanisms of progression of pulmonary emphysema in COPD
    Riccardo Pellegrino, Andrea Antonelli
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 801-803; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00030112 Published 30 September 2012
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    Euthanasia: from ethical debate to clinical reality
    Thierry Berghmans, Dominique Lossignol
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 804-805; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00039112 Published 30 September 2012
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    Presenting the European Forum for TB Innovation: innovative thinking in progressing towards TB elimination in Europe
    Francesco Blasi, Lee B. Reichman, Giovanni Battista Migliori
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 806-808; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00080212 Published 30 September 2012
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    Towards a total ban on links with the tobacco industry: new rules for the ERS
    Klaus F. Rabe, Christina Gratziou, Brian Ward, Florence Berteletti
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 809-810; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00117012 Published 30 September 2012

In Memoriam

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    Dr Solbert Permutt, 1925–2012
    Wayne Mitzner, J.T. Sylvester
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 811-813; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00100212 Published 30 September 2012

Perspective

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    Protecting the tuberculosis drug pipeline: stating the case for the rational use of fluoroquinolones
    Giovanni Battista Migliori, Miranda W. Langendam, Lia D'Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Francesco Blasi, Emma Huitric, Davide Manissero, Marieke J. van der Werf
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 814-822; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00036812 Published 30 September 2012
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Launching New Studies

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    The EvA study: aims and strategy
    Loems Ziegler-Heitbrock, Marion Frankenberger, Irene Heimbeck, Dorothe Burggraf, Matthias Wjst, Karl Häussinger, Chris Brightling, Sumit Gupta, David Parr, Deepak Subramanian, Dave Singh, Umme Kolsum, Piera Boschetto, Alfredo Potena, Dorota Gorecka, Adam Nowinski, Imre Barta, Balazs Döme, Janos Strausz, Timm Greulich, Claus Vogelmeier, Robert Bals, Jens M. Hohlfeld, Tobias Welte, Per Venge, Ivo Gut, Anne Boland, Robert Olaso, Jörg Hager, Pieter Hiemstra, Klaus F. Rabe, Martina Unmüßig, Joachim Müller-Quernheim, Antje Prasse
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 823-829; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00142811 Published 30 September 2012

Original Article

  • COPD

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      Efficacy and safety of twice-daily aclidinium bromide in COPD patients: the ATTAIN study
      Paul W. Jones, Dave Singh, Eric D. Bateman, Alvar Agusti, Rosa Lamarca, Gonzalo de Miquel, Rosa Segarra, Cynthia Caracta, Esther Garcia Gil
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 830-836; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00225511 Published 30 September 2012
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      Increased oxygen pulse after lung volume reduction surgery is associated with reduced dynamic hyperinflation
      Matthew R. Lammi, David Ciccolella, Nathaniel Marchetti, Malcolm Kohler, Gerard J. Criner
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 837-843; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00169311 Published 30 September 2012
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      Computed tomography-quantified emphysema distribution is associated with lung function decline
      Firdaus A.A. Mohamed Hoesein, Eva van Rikxoort, Bram van Ginneken, Pim A. de Jong, Mathias Prokop, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, Pieter Zanen
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 844-850; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00186311 Published 30 September 2012
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      Does oxidative stress modulate limb muscle atrophy in severe COPD patients?
      Clara Fermoselle, Roberto Rabinovich, Pilar Ausín, Ester Puig-Vilanova, Carlos Coronell, Francisco Sanchez, Josep Roca, Joaquim Gea, Esther Barreiro
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 851-862; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00137211 Published 30 September 2012
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      Reduced nuclear factor-κB repressing factor: a link toward systemic inflammation in COPD
      Kang-Yun Lee, Shu-Chuan Ho, Yao-Fei Chan, Chun-Hua Wang, Chien-Da Huang, Wen-Te Liu, Shu-Min Lin, Yu-Lun Lo, Ya-Ling Chang, Lu-Wei Kuo, Han-Pin Kuo
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 863-873; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00146811 Published 30 September 2012
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  • Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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      Selexipag: an oral, selective prostacyclin receptor agonist for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
      Gérald Simonneau, Adam Torbicki, Marius M. Hoeper, Marion Delcroix, Kristóf Karlócai, Nazzareno Galiè, Bruno Degano, Diana Bonderman, Marcin Kurzyna, Michela Efficace, Ruben Giorgino, Irene M. Lang
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 874-880; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00137511 Published 30 September 2012
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      Pregnancy outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension in the modern management era
      Xavier Jaïs, Karen M. Olsson, Joan A. Barbera, Isabel Blanco, Adam Torbicki, Andrew Peacock, C. Dario Vizza, Peter Macdonald, Marc Humbert, Marius M. Hoeper
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 881-885; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00141211 Published 30 September 2012
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      Effects of C-reactive protein on human pulmonary vascular cells in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
      Marijke Wynants, Rozenn Quarck, Alicja Ronisz, Ernesto Alfaro-Moreno, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Bart Meyns, Marion Delcroix
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 886-894; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00197511 Published 30 September 2012
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      Leptin and regulatory T-lymphocytes in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
      Alice Huertas, Ly Tu, Natalia Gambaryan, Barbara Girerd, Frédéric Perros, David Montani, Dominique Fabre, Elie Fadel, Saadia Eddahibi, Sylvia Cohen-Kaminsky, Christophe Guignabert, Marc Humbert
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 895-904; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00159911 Published 30 September 2012
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  • Interstitial Lung Disease

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      Serial computed tomography and lung function testing in pulmonary Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis
      Abdellatif Tazi, Karima Marc, Stéphane Dominique, Cédric de Bazelaire, Bruno Crestani, Thierry Chinet, Dominique Israel-Biet, Jacques Cadranel, Jacques Frija, Gwenael Lorillon, Dominique Valeyre, Sylvie Chevret
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 905-912; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00210711 Published 30 September 2012
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  • Sleep-related disorders

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      Effects of 8 weeks of continuous positive airway pressure on abdominal adiposity in obstructive sleep apnoea
      Sheila Sivam, Craig L. Phillips, Michael I. Trenell, Brendon J. Yee, Peter Y. Liu, Keith K. Wong, Ronald R. Grunstein
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 913-918; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00177011 Published 30 September 2012
  • Sleep-related Disorders

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      Sleep-disordered breathing in deep vein thrombosis and acute pulmonary embolism
      Michael Arzt, Ruth Luigart, Carola Schum, Lars Lüthje, Annika Stein, Iris Koper, Cornelia Hecker, Rio Dumitrascu, Richard Schulz, for the “Circulation and Sleep” working group of the German Society of Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine (DGSM)
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 919-924; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00176711 Published 30 September 2012
  • Tuberculosis

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      Social determinants of tuberculosis in Europe: a prospective ecological study
      George B. Ploubidis, Melissa J. Palmer, Charlotte Blackmore, Tek-Ang Lim, Davide Manissero, Andreas Sandgren, Jan C. Semenza
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 925-930; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00184011 Published 30 September 2012
  • Community-acquired Pneumonia

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      Community-acquired pneumonia in outpatients: aetiology and outcomes
      Catia Cillóniz, Santiago Ewig, Eva Polverino, Maria Angeles Marcos, Elena Prina, Jacobo Sellares, Miquel Ferrer, Mar Ortega, Albert Gabarrús, Josep Mensa, Antoni Torres
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 931-938; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00168811 Published 30 September 2012
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  • Acute Lung Injury

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      Pre-treatment with mesenchymal stem cells reduces ventilator-induced lung injury
      Laura Chimenti, Tomás Luque, Maria R. Bonsignore, José Ramírez, Daniel Navajas, Ramon Farré
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 939-948; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00153211 Published 30 September 2012
  • Lung Cancer

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      Expressed wishes and incidence of euthanasia in advanced lung cancer patients
      Koen Pardon, Reginald Deschepper, Robert Vander Stichele, Jan L. Bernheim, Freddy Mortier, Denis Schallier, Paul Germonpré, Daniella Galdermans, Willem Van Kerckhoven, Luc Deliens on behalf of the EOLIC-consortium
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 949-956; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00182611 Published 30 September 2012
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      Radiotherapy and chemotherapy for elderly patients with stage I–II unresected lung cancer
      Juan P. Wisnivesky, Marcelo Bonomi, Linda Lurslurchachai, Grace Mhango, Ethan A. Halm
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 957-964; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00176911 Published 30 September 2012
  • Mesothelioma

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      Mesothelioma incidence projections in South East England
      Sharma P. Riaz, Victoria H. Coupland, Margreet Lüchtenborg, Michael D. Peake, Henrik Møller
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 965-968; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00168111 Published 30 September 2012
  • Cystic Fibrosis

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      Efficacy, safety and effect on biomarkers of AZD9668 in cystic fibrosis
      J. Stuart Elborn, John Perrett, Kristina Forsman-Semb, Joanna Marks-Konczalik, Kulasiri Gunawardena, Neil Entwistle
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 969-976; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00194611 Published 30 September 2012
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      Measurement of parasternal intercostal electromyogram during an infective exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis
      Charles C. Reilly, Caroline J. Jolley, Caroline Elston, John Moxham, Gerrard F. Rafferty
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 977-981; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00163111 Published 30 September 2012
  • Lung Function

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      The mechanism of deep inspiration-induced bronchoprotection: evidence from a mouse model
      Russell S. Wong, Alexander N. Larcombe, Lynette B. Fernandes, Graeme R. Zosky, Peter B. Noble
      European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 982-989; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00204311 Published 30 September 2012

Review

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    The risk of tuberculosis in transplant candidates and recipients: a TBNET consensus statement
    Dragos Bumbacea, Sandra M. Arend, Fusun Eyuboglu, Jay A. Fishman, Delia Goletti, Michael G. Ison, Christine E. Jones, Beate Kampmann, Camille N. Kotton, Christoph Lange, Per Ljungman, Heather Milburn, Michele I. Morris, Elmi Muller, Patricia Muñoz, Anoma Nellore, Hans L. Rieder, Urban Sester, Nicole Theodoropoulos, Dirk Wagner, Martina Sester
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 990-1013; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00000712 Published 30 September 2012
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    Novel approaches to the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis
    Matthew N. Hurley, Miguel Cámara, Alan R. Smyth
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1014-1023; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00042012 Published 30 September 2012
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    Nitric oxide in primary ciliary dyskinesia
    Woolf T. Walker, Claire L. Jackson, Peter M. Lackie, Claire Hogg, Jane S. Lucas
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1024-1032; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00176111 Published 30 September 2012

Series

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    Respiratory health and indoor air pollutants based on quantitative exposure assessments
    Marion Hulin, Marzia Simoni, Giovanni Viegi, Isabella Annesi-Maesano
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1033-1045; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00159011 Published 30 September 2012
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Letters

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    Reduced plasma fetuin-A levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
    Antonia Barceló, Javier Piérola, Cristina Esquinas, Mónica de la Peña, Meritxell Arqué, Manuel Sánchez-de la Torre, Alberto Alonso-Fernandez, Ferran Barbé
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1046-1048; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00011912 Published 30 September 2012
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    Chronic cough and obstructive sleep apnoea: reflux-associated cough hypersensitivity?
    Shoaib Faruqi, Ahmed Fahim, Alyn H. Morice
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1049-1050; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00025012 Published 30 September 2012
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    Moxifloxacin in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: is there any indication for therapeutic drug monitoring?
    Katerina Manika, Kalliopi Chatzika, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Ioannis Kioumis
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1051-1053; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00202411 Published 30 September 2012
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    An uncommon reason for dyspnoea: phrenic paresis secondary to alveolar echinococcosis
    Philipp Wassmer, Joannis Chronis, Jochen J. Rüdiger, Katia Boggian
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1053-1055; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00045712 Published 30 September 2012
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    Protease-activated receptor-4 deficiency does not protect against bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice
    Keren Borensztajn, JanWillem Duitman, Lois W. Brüggemann, C. Arnold Spek
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1056-1057; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00045812 Published 30 September 2012
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    Severe pulmonary hypertension leading to heart–lung transplantation and revealing breast cancer
    Tania Madjer, Isabelle Danner-Boucher, Delphine Horeau-Langlard, Alain Haloun, Thierry Lepoivre, Christine Sagan, Antoine Magnan
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1057-1059; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00182711 Published 30 September 2012
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    Long-term follow-up of children with congenital chylothorax
    Bernhard Resch, Melanie Halmer, Wilhelm D. Müller, Ernst Eber
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1060-1062; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00016812 Published 30 September 2012

Correspondence

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    Diagnosing COPD and targeted lung cancer screening
    Robert P. Young, Raewyn J. Hopkins
    European Respiratory Journal 40 (4) 1063-1064; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00070012 Published 30 September 2012
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