Long-term incidence of death due to thromboembolic disease among patients with unprovoked pulmonary embolism.

abstract：:The majority of men with cystic fibrosis (CF) have associated congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBVAD). This congenital defect results in the absence of the anatomic ducts through which spermatozoa pass from the testes to the urethra. No spermatozoa are found in the semen, a condition referred to as ob...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sokol RZ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:although long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) have been used for two decades, with many studies showing benefit versus increasing inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), controversy regarding safety has resulted in the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently mandating label changes restricting LA...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sears MR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients infected with HIV are at risk of developing a variety of infectious and malignant pleuropulmonary disorders. The three most common causes of AIDS-related pleural effusions are parapneumonic effusions or empyemas, tuberculosis, and Kaposi's sarcoma. However, the relative frequency of these conditions varies fr...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Hamm H,Matthys H

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It has been an ongoing challenge to translate knowledge pertaining to the molecular basis of cystic fibrosis (CF) into a clear understanding of the development of CF lung disease. Various hypotheses have attempted to explain the apparent breach of innate defenses in CF, although a definitive explanati...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Donaldson SH,Boucher RC

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous systemic disease of unknown cause where the lung is the most frequently affected organ. Therapeutic management of the disease is challenging as clinical presentation and prognosis are very heterogeneous. In the present review, we will summarize the main advances in sarco...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sellarés J,Francesqui J,Llabres M,Hernandez-Gonzalez F,Baughman RP

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cancer patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at increased risk of mortality. Estimating the risks for specific causes of death may help to weigh the risks and benefits of different therapeutic strategies in an individual patient. RECENT FINDINGS:In the Registro Informatizado de la Enfermedad...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Trujillo-Santos J,Monreal M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This manuscript reviews the recent literature related to new developments in the understanding of existing and novel virulence factors of the pneumococcus that are of potential importance in the development of novel preventive and therapeutic strategies. RECENT FINDINGS:The pneumococcal capsule and p...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Feldman C,Anderson R

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The use of inhaled corticosteroids is one of the most controversial issues in COPD pharmacotherapy. Experts disagree about the benefits and harms of ICS for patients with COPD, yet a majority of patients with COPD are being treated with inhaled corticosteroids. This is a review of the most recent lite...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Highland KB

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chest tubes and their accompanying pleural drainage units continue to present challenging questions regarding their optimal use. Appropriate chest tube size selection to accommodate the clinical situation is key, especially in the setting of large pleural air leaks lest a tension pneumothorax ensue. Connection of an a...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Baumann MH

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic airway inflammation is considered responsible for symptoms and disorders of airway function associated with asthma. This process is the target of anti-inflammatory therapy, so a number of standardized, noninvasive techniques have been developed to assess it. More recent approaches include the measurement of ex...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wilson N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although known for several decades, catamenial pneumothorax has been considered until recently as an extremely rare entity. The condition is now more easily recognized and several studies have been published, with somewhat relevant discrepancies with respect to etiologic, epidemiologic, and management...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Alifano M

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiolar lesions are becoming increasingly recognized as an important cause of airflow obstruction. For this reason, it is helpful to have an update of the current clinical, radiographic, and immunologic perspective. Among the bronchiolar airflow disorders, diffuse panbronchiolitis is related to HLA antigen Bw54, a...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Epler GR

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine recent reports of serosal involvement in sarcoidosis. RECENT FINDINGS:Peritoneal sarcoidosis continues to be a rare manifestation of the disease. Patients with peritoneal disease tend to be women between the ages of 20 and 40 years, and most commonly present with ascites and abdominal pain...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Iyer S,Afshar K,Sharma OP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients with lung cancer are particularly vulnerable to lung injury associated with immune checkpoint inhibition and often present with more frequent and more severe manifestations of lung disease compared to patients with other tumor types. The present review explores the reasons for increased susce...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Shannon VR

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Classic descriptions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) centered on its impact on respiratory function. It is currently recognized that comorbidities contribute to the severity of symptoms and COPD progression. Understanding COPD-comorbidities associations could provide innovative treatme...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Brown JP,Martinez CH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation have been shown to improve lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with advanced emphysema. Because the indications for both surgical procedures overlap, lung volume reduction surgery may be used as an alternative treatment or as a "bridg...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Cordova FC,Criner GJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial lung diseases are characterized by disruption of the distal pulmonary parenchyma. The clinical history manifestations, cough and dyspnea, and physical exam manifestations, inspiratory crackles, are nonspecific. Pulmonary function testing aids in the evaluation and management of patients with interstitial ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Flaherty KR,Martinez FJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), also known as extrinsic allergic alveolitis, is a granulomatous, inflammatory disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of antigenic organic particles or fumes. The disease may present as an acute, subacute, or chronic illness. Episodes of acute and subacute HP u...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Mohr LC

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we describe the 'state-of-the-art' in our knowledge of asthma and what gaps exist, which can be exploited in the future for effective translation of our knowledge from the bench or population studies to diagnosis and therapy. RECENT FINDINGS:The advent of microbiome research has expan...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Brar T,Nagaraj S,Mohapatra S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects over 12 million adults in the United States and is the third leading cause of 30-day readmissions. COPD is costly with almost $50 billion in direct costs annually. Total COPD costs can be up to double the identified direct costs because of comorbid ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Press VG,Konetzka RT,White SR

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pleural space in healthy humans was thought to contain a few milliliters of fluid, based on extrapolation from animal studies. However, because of the obvious technical difficulties in atraumatically retrieving such a small volume of fluid, the exact volume and cellular content of human pleural fluid has not been ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Noppen M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Medical thoracoscopy provides the physician a window into the pleural space. The procedure allows biopsy of the parietal pleura under direct visualization with good accuracy. In addition, it achieves therapeutic goals of fluid drainage, guided chest tube placement, and pleurodesis. RECENT FINDINGS:Co...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Lee P,Mathur PN

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pleural effusions in patients with hematologic malignancy may represent malignant pleural effusion (MPE) or occur secondary to infection, treatment effects, and other common causes. The impact of MPE on prognosis in this cohort remains unclear. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are routinely placed ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Vakil E,Jimenez CA,Faiz SA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Survival for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) continues to improve. The proportion of CF patients over the age of 18 years is nearly 50%, and care providers will need to better understand this patient population. Despite these improvements, young females continue to have a worse prognosis and lower ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： McIntyre K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this article is to provide understanding of renal sarcoidosis, the different types of renal sarcoidosis, disease burden of renal involvement, and treatment options. RECENT FINDINGS:The frequency of renal involvement seems to be underestimated, but renal sarcoidosis represents a relevan...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Bergner R,Löffler C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Disorders of glucose metabolism, including insulin resistance, prediabetes, and diabetes, have been identified as risk factors for worsened asthma. This review summarizes emerging evidence for their role as modifiable risk factors in asthma, including the potential benefit of diabetes medications on a...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Wu TD

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review presents recent advances in the study of the depression that is so often co-morbid with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The discussion includes prevalence, etiology, impact and management. RECENT FINDINGS:Efforts continue to find a reliable prevalence rate for co-morbid depression ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Norwood R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review highlights the clinical findings and the management of community-acquired, health-care associated and nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). RECENT FINDINGS:Although previously considered as a purely nosocomial event, community-acquired MRSA pneumon...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Tacconelli E,De Angelis G

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the number of inhaled drugs available for cystic fibrosis grows, there is increasing awareness of delivery device issues. Current jet and ultrasonic nebulizers are inefficient at delivering drugs to the lower respiratory tract. There are large differences in output characteristics between nebulizers and high inters...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Geller DE

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathoracic neoplasms other than bronchogenic carcinoma comprise a disparate group of tumors that have in common an anatomic location within the thorax. For the purposes of this review, they are divided into three categories: pulmonary metastases from locations other than the thorax, mediastinal neoplasms, and unusu...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Yoneda KY,Tharratt RS

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00