European Respiratory Journal: 47 (2)

01 February 2016; volume 47, issue 2

Electronic Resources

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ERJ February Podcast: precision medicine in chronic airway diseases
European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) E62; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.20164702.E62 Published 31 January 2016
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Editorials

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Chronic diseases like asthma and COPD: do they truly exist?
Peter J. Sterk

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 359-361; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01930-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Asthma phenotypes in childhood: conceptual thoughts on stability and transition
Ben Daniel Spycher, Claudia Elisabeth Kuehni

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 362-365; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02011-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Stressful sleep
Jonathan C. Jun, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 366-368; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01920-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Incidence of venous thromboembolism in COPD: linking inflammation and thrombosis?
Mareike Lankeit, Matthias Held

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 369-373; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01679-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Optimising treatment for post-operative lung cancer recurrence
Dragan Subotic, Paul Van Schil, Bogdan Grigoriu

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 374-378; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01490-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Ageing lungs and very elderly COPD: anytime and anywhere
Joan B. Soriano, Samy Suissa

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 379-381; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01806-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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The bronchiectasis severity index and FACED score for bronchiectasis
Wei-jie Guan, Rong-chang Chen, Nan-shan Zhong

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 382-384; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01717-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Treating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: the way forward
Richard B. Moss

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 385-387; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01816-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Genetic testing in pulmonary hypertension: how should our clinical practice reflect recent advances?
Mark Toshner

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 388-389; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01858-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Sex differences in pulmonary hypertension: are we cleaning up the mess?
Tim Lahm

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 390-393; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01999-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Bedaquiline and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic and critical analysis of the evidence
Emanuele Pontali, Giovanni Sotgiu, Lia D'Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Giovanni Battista Migliori

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 394-402; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01891-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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European IPF Patient Charter: an SOS to the world
Bruno Crestani

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 403-405; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01902-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Prenatal stress and childhood asthma risk: taking a broader view
Alison Lee, Rosalind J. Wright

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 406-409; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01921-2015 Published 31 January 2016

Perspective

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Treatable traits: toward precision medicine of chronic airway diseases
Alvar Agusti, Elisabeth Bel, Mike Thomas, Claus Vogelmeier, Guy Brusselle, Stephen Holgate, Marc Humbert, Paul Jones, Peter G. Gibson, Jørgen Vestbo, Richard Beasley, Ian D. Pavord

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 410-419; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01359-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Task Force Reports

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Report of the European Respiratory Society/European Cystic Fibrosis Society task force on the care of adults with cystic fibrosis
J. Stuart Elborn, Scott C. Bell, Susan L. Madge, Pierre-Regis Burgel, Carlo Castellani, Steven Conway, Karleen De Rijcke, Birgit Dembski, Pavel Drevinek, Harry G.M. Heijerman, J. Alistair Innes, Anders Lindblad, Bruce Marshall, Hanne V. Olesen, Andreas L. Reimann, Ampara Solé, Laura Viviani, Thomas O.F. Wagner, Tobias Welte, Francesco Blasi

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 420-428; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00592-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Use of exercise testing in the evaluation of interventional efficacy: an official ERS statement
Luis Puente-Maestu, Paolo Palange, Richard Casaburi, Pierantonio Laveneziana, François Maltais, J. Alberto Neder, Denis E. O'Donnell, Paolo Onorati, Janos Porszasz, Roberto Rabinovich, Harry B. Rossiter, Sally Singh, Thierry Troosters, Susan Ward

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 429-460; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00745-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Original Articles

COPD and lung function
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  Incidence of airflow limitation in subjects 65–100 years of age
  Johannes A. Luoto, Sölve Elmståhl, Per Wollmer, Mats Pihlsgård
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 461-472; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00635-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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COPD and venous thromboembolism
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  COPD and risk of venous thromboembolism and mortality in a general population
  Trond Børvik, Sigrid K. Brækkan, Kristin Enga, Henrik Schirmer, Ellen E. Brodin, Hasse Melbye, John-Bjarne Hansen
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 473-481; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00402-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Bronchiectasis
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  Predicting mortality in bronchiectasis using bronchiectasis severity index and FACED scores: a 19-year cohort study
  Huw C. Ellis, Steven Cowman, Michele Fernandes, Robert Wilson, Michael R. Loebinger
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 482-489; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01312-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Asthma
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  A randomised trial of glucocorticoids in acute-stage allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis complicating asthma
  Ritesh Agarwal, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, Sahajal Dhooria, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Mandeep Garg, Biman Saikia, Digambar Behera, Arunaloke Chakrabarti
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 490-498; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01475-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Paediatric pneumology
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  Change in the manifestations of asthma and asthma-related traits in childhood: a latent transition analysis
  Frances L. Garden, Judy M. Simpson, Craig M. Mellis, Guy B. Marks for the CAPS Investigators
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 499-509; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00284-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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  Childhood wheezing phenotypes influence asthma, lung function and exhaled nitric oxide fraction in adolescence
  Liesbeth Duijts, Raquel Granell, Jonathan A.C. Sterne, A. John Henderson
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 510-519; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00718-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Cystic fibrosis
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  Vitamin D represses rhinovirus replication in cystic fibrosis cells by inducing LL-37
  Aline Schögler, Ricardo J. Muster, Elisabeth Kieninger, Carmen Casaulta, Caroline Tapparel, Andreas Jung, Alexander Moeller, Thomas Geiser, Nicolas Regamey, Marco P. Alves
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 520-530; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00665-2015 Published 31 January 2016
Sleep
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  Sleep apnoea and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in men and women: effects of continuous positive airway pressure
  Ilia Kritikou, Maria Basta, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Slobodanka Pejovic, Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Duanping Liao, Edward O. Bixler, Jordan Gaines, George P. Chrousos
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 531-540; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00319-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Pulmonary vascular diseases
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  Genetic counselling in a national referral centre for pulmonary hypertension
  Barbara Girerd, David Montani, Xavier Jaïs, Mélanie Eyries, Azzedine Yaici, Benjamin Sztrymf, Laurent Savale, Florence Parent, Florence Coulet, Laurent Godinas, Edmund M. Lau, Yuichi Tamura, Olivier Sitbon, Florent Soubrier, Gérald Simonneau, Marc Humbert
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 541-552; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00717-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Right ventricle function
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  Oestradiol metabolism and androgen receptor genotypes are associated with right ventricular function
  Corey E. Ventetuolo, Nandita Mitra, Fei Wan, Ani Manichaikul, R. Graham Barr, Craig Johnson, David A. Bluemke, Joao A.C. Lima, Hari Tandri, Pamela Ouyang, Steven M. Kawut
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 553-563; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01083-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Tuberculosis
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  Bedaquiline in the treatment of multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
  Alexander S. Pym, Andreas H. Diacon, Shen-Jie Tang, Francesca Conradie, Manfred Danilovits, Charoen Chuchottaworn, Irina Vasilyeva, Koen Andries, Nyasha Bakare, Tine De Marez, Myriam Haxaire-Theeuwes, Nacer Lounis, Paul Meyvisch, Ben Van Baelen, Rolf P.G. van Heeswijk, Brian Dannemann on behalf of the TMC207-C209 Study Group
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 564-574; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00724-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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  Cost–benefit analysis of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis suspects in German hospitals
  Roland Diel, Albert Nienhaus, Doris Hillemann, Elvira Richter
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 575-587; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01333-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Interstitial lung diseases
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  Predictors of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease
  Joshua J. Solomon, Jonathan H. Chung, Gregory P. Cosgrove, M. Kristen Demoruelle, Evans R. Fernandez-Perez, Aryeh Fischer, Stephen K. Frankel, Stephen B. Hobbs, Tristan J. Huie, Jill Ketzer, Amar Mannina, Amy L. Olson, Gloria Russell, Yutaka Tsuchiya, Zulma X. Yunt, Pearlanne T. Zelarney, Kevin K. Brown, Jeffrey J. Swigris
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 588-596; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00357-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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  European IPF Patient Charter: unmet needs and a call to action for healthcare policymakers
  Francesco Bonella, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Maria Molina-Molina, Annette Duck, Rosalba Mele, Klaus Geissler, Wim Wuyts
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 597-606; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01204-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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Lung cancer
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  Sequential multimodality bronchoscopic investigation of peripheral pulmonary lesions
  Daniel P. Steinfort, Asha Bonney, Katharine See, Louis B. Irving
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 607-614; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00786-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Clinical features of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: a population-based overview
  Jules L. Derks, Lizza E. Hendriks, Wieneke A. Buikhuisen, Harry J.M. Groen, Erik Thunnissen, Robert-Jan van Suylen, Ruud Houben, Ronald A. Damhuis, Ernst J.M. Speel, Anne-Marie C. Dingemans
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 615-624; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00618-2015 Published 31 January 2016

Review

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A review of national guidelines for management of COPD in Europe
Marc Miravitlles, Claus Vogelmeier, Nicolas Roche, David Halpin, João Cardoso, Alexander G. Chuchalin, Hannu Kankaanranta, Thomas Sandström, Paweł Śliwiński, Jaromir Zatloukal, Francesco Blasi

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 625-637; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01170-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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State of the Art

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Inflammatory bowel diseases, chronic liver diseases and the lung
Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin, Sonja D. Bartolome, Gérard Huchon, Michael J. Krowka

European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 638-650; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00647-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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Research letters
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  Lung function changes over time following withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with severe COPD
  Helgo Magnussen, Kay Tetzlaff, Eric D. Bateman, Henrik Watz, Anne M. Kirsten, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Bernd Disse, Helen Finnigan, Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin, Peter M.A. Calverley
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 651-654; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01644-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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  Bacteraemia in outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia
  Catia Cillóniz, Albert Gabarrús, Jordi Almirall, Rosanel Amaro, Mariano Rinaudo, Chiara Travierso, Michael Niederman, Antoni Torres
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 654-657; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01308-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Improving end-of-life communication between primary and secondary care within respiratory medicine
  Alison C. Boland, Claire Hodgekiss, Fiona Hicks, Annette Edwards, Ian J. Clifton
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 658-660; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01549-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  QuantiFERON-TB performance enhanced by novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens
  Monica Losi, Ashley J. Knights, Francesca Mariani, Alfonso M. Altieri, Gregorino Paone, Andre G. Loxton, Novel N. Chegou, John Kenneth, Mario G. Alma, Vittorio Colizzi, Gerhard Walzl, Cesare Saltini, Jeff Boyle, Massimo Amicosante
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 660-664; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01015-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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  Tuberculosis elimination, patients' lives and rational use of new drugs: revisited
  Simon Tiberi, Lia D'Ambrosio, Saverio De Lorenzo, Pietro Viggiani, Rosella Centis, Giovanni Battista Migliori
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 664-667; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01297-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Tuberculosis in Germany: a declining trend coming to an end?
  Lena Fiebig, Barbara Hauer, Bonita Brodhun, Doris Altmann, Walter Haas
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 667-670; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01410-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Recruitment challenges for clinical trials with novel regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis
  Sweetness Siwendu, Melissa Mitchell, Andreas H. Diacon, Florian von Groote-Bidlingmaier
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 670-672; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01330-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Pulmonary artery diameter to predict pulmonary hypertension in pulmonary sarcoidosis
  Marloes P. Huitema, Marcela Spee, Veronique M.M. Vorselaars, Sanne Boerman, Repke J. Snijder, Hendrik W. van Es, Herre J. Reesink, Jan C. Grutters, Marco C. Post
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 673-676; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01319-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Pulmonary hypertension associated with ponatinib therapy
  Fleur-Marie Quilot, Marjolaine Georges, Nicolas Favrolt, Guillaume Beltramo, Clément Foignot, Aurélie Grandvuillemin, David Montani, Philippe Bonniaud, Philippe Camus
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 676-679; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01110-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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  End TB with precision treatment!
  Evelien P.M. van der Burgt, Marieke G.G. Sturkenboom, Mathieu S. Bolhuis, Onno W. Akkerman, Jos G.W. Kosterink, Wiel C.M. de Lange, Frank G.J. Cobelens, Tjip S. van der Werf, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 680-682; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01285-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  β-blockers in pulmonary arterial hypertension: generation might matter
  Simon Malenfant, Frédéric Perros
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 682-684; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01244-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Cameroon's MDR-TB treatment programme jeopardised by cross-border migration
  Jürgen Noeske, Jean-Louis Abena Foe, Christopher Kuaban
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 684-686; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01324-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Cameroon's multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment programme jeopardised by cross-border migration
  Alberto Matteelli, Knut Lönnroth, Davide Mosca, Haileyesus Getahun, Rosella Centis, Lia D'Ambrosio, Ernesto Jaramillo, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Mario C. Raviglione
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 686-688; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01597-2015 Published 31 January 2016
  
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  Is there hope of improving the prognosis of pulmonary tumour thrombotic microangiopathy?
  Mansouria Merad, Laurent Savale, Sami Antoun, François Vincent for the GrrrOH: Groupe de Recherche en Réanimation Respiratoire en Onco-Hématologie (Group for Research in Respiratory Intensive Care Onco-Hematology)
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 688-690; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01276-2015 Published 31 January 2016
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  Earlier diagnosis and international registries may improve outcomes in pulmonary tumour thrombotic microangiopathy
  Laura C. Price, S. John Wort
  
  European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 690-691; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01736-2015 Published 31 January 2016

Erratum

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“Cladribine improves lung cysts and pulmonary function in a child with histiocytosis.” Ralph Epaud, Hubert Ducou Le Pointe, Sylvie Fasola, Sandra Ploussard, Celine Delestrain, Chiara Sileo and Jean Donadieu. Eur Respir J 2015; 45: 831–833.
European Respiratory Journal 47 (2) 692; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.50146114 Published 31 January 2016

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Right ventricle function

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State of the Art

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