Background— Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is often a sequel
of venous thromboembolism with fatal natural history; however, many cases can be cured by …

Background— Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, a rare complication of acute
pulmonary embolism, is characterized by fibrothrombotic obstructions of large pulmonary …

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with congenital heart
disease is usually the result of a large systemic-to-pulmonary shunt, and often leads to right …

Objective To compare the effectiveness of discontinuing treatment with amoxicillin after three
days or eight days in adults admitted to hospital with mild to moderate-severe community …

Background Mechanical ventilation with high tidal volumes aggravates lung injury in
patients with acute lung injury or acute respiratory distress syndrome. The authors sought to …

Background Alveolar fibrin deposition is a hallmark of acute lung injury, resulting from
activation of coagulation and inhibition of fibrinolysis. Previous studies have shown that …

OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary arterial hypertension causes right ventricular remodeling; that is,
right ventricular dilatation, hypertrophy, and leftward ventricular septal bowing. We studied …

Sarcoidosis is a highly variable, systemic granulomatous disease of hitherto unknown
aetiology. The GenPhenReSa (Genotype–Phenotype Relationship in Sarcoidosis) project …

Background: A study was undertaken to determine whether a short course of antibiotic treatment
(⩽5 days) is as effective as the conventional longer treatment in acute exacerbations of …

Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a deadly disease with increasingly impaired
health-related quality of life (HRQOL). eHealth technologies facilitate collection of …