Background In fibrotic interstitial lung diseases, exertional breathlessness is strongly linked
to health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Breathlessness is often associated with oxygen …

Rationale Dietary nitrate supplementation has been proposed as a strategy to improve exercise
performance, both in healthy individuals and in people with COPD. We aimed to assess …

Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO), a phenomenon in which the larynx closes
inappropriately during physical activity, is a prevalent cause of exertional dyspnea in young …

The evidence-based British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guideline for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)
in adults was published in 2013. 1 There is a strong evidence base for the benefits of PR, …

Introduction Complete foreign body airway obstruction is a life-threatening emergency, but
there are limited data on its epidemiology. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of …

Rationale Dietary nitrate supplementation improves skeletal muscle oxygen utilisation and
vascular endothelial function. We hypothesised that these effects might be sufficient to …

The Heimlich manoeuvre is a well-known intervention for the management of choking due
to foreign body airway occlusion, but the evidence base for guidance on this topic is limited …

This real-life study did not have a control group, and patients were asked to undergo bronchial
biopsies at the time of the BT procedures. However, we believe that bronchial biopsies …

Chronic cough is a debilitating symptom affecting approximately one in ten of the general
population and leading to impaired quality of life and social exclusion [1]. Many individuals …

Plasma NO3-and NO2-levels were used as a combined biomarker of NO3-ingestion, metabolism
and nitric oxide availability [1, 2]. Plasma samples were obtained on arrival and three …