Improving quality of life for patients with terminal respiratory disease.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Asthmatic patients show a large heterogeneity in response to asthma medication. Rapidly evolving genotyping technologies have led to the identification of various genetic variants associated with treatment outcomes. Areas covered: This review focuses on the current knowledge of genetic variants influencing...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Vijverberg SJH,Farzan N,Slob EMA,Neerincx AH,Maitland-van der Zee AH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) is the end-point of a spectrum of glucose abnormalities in cystic fibrosis that begins with early insulin deficiency and ultimately results in accelerated nutritional decline and loss of lung function. Current diagnostic and management regimens are unable to entirely...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Prentice B,Hameed S,Verge CF,Ooi CY,Jaffe A,Widger J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an inflammatory disorder characterized by airflow limitation. Its cardinal symptom is dyspnea, which develops gradually with even low levels of exercise. Bronchodilators (BDs) are the most effective drugs for relieving dyspnea. Two main types of BD are currently available, β-mi...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Baloira A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2007 the long-term outcome of lung cancer is still disappointing, with a 5-year survival rate not exceeding 15%. However, small but significant improvements in survival times have been achieved in the last decade. This progress has been achieved through the improvement of surgical techniques and following the intro...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Selvaggi G,Scagliotti GV

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for novel and more effective approaches to tobacco control is unquestionable. The electronic cigarette is a battery-powered electronic nicotine delivery system that looks very similar to a conventional cigarette and is capable of emulating smoking, but without the combustion products accountable for smoking's...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Caponnetto P,Campagna D,Papale G,Russo C,Polosa R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erdosteine is a multimechanism, mucolytic agent that decreases the sputum viscoelastic properties and bacterial adhesion to the cell membrane, endowed with bronchial anti-inflammatory activity and a scavenging effect on free oxidant radicals. Erdosteine is a prodrug and metabolite I is the active metabolite of erdoste...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Moretti M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature infants are at substantial risk for a spectrum of morbidities that are gestational age dependent. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is most common in the first two years of life with the highest burden in children aged <6 months. Preterm infants ≤35 weeks' gestation are handicapped by incomplete im...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Abraha HY,Lanctôt KL,Paes B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reslizumab, a neutralizing anti-IL-5 monoclonal antibody, is a promising adjunctive treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma. Monthly intravenous 3.0 mg/kg reslizumab had resulted in improvements in lung function and asthma control. It is well tolerated and common adverse events include headache, nasopharyngitis and u...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Lim HF,Nair P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 14% of UK hospital in-patients receive supplemental oxygen therapy, only 57% have valid prescriptions. Oxygen must be optimally prescribed to ensure maximal therapeutic response whilst minimizing adverse outcomes (including fatality). This study investigates prescription compliance. METHODS:Al...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Barrett R,Catangui E,Scott R

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In sarcoidosis, muscle involvement is common, but mostly asymptomatic. Currently, little is known about respiratory muscle and diaphragm involvement and function in patients with sarcoidosis. Reduced inspiratory muscle strength and/or a reduced diaphragm function may contribute to exertional dyspnea, fatig...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Schreiber T,Windisch W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking in asthma is frequently present and is associated with worsening of symptoms, accelerated lung-function decline, a higher frequency of hospital admissions, a higher degree of asthma severity, poorer asthma control and reduced responsiveness to corticosteroids. Furthermore, it is associated with reduc...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Fattahi F,Hylkema MN,Melgert BN,Timens W,Postma DS,ten Hacken NH

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the prevalence, the considerable risk of accidents and cardiovascular consequences, optimal treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is of crucial importance. However, many patients look for alternative conservative or surgical therapies to continuous positive airway pressure to avoid discomfort and loca...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Randerath WJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled antibiotic therapy, targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is a fundamental component of cystic fibrosis (CF) management. Tobramycin inhalation solution (TIS) was approved in the United States (US) in 1998. Subsequent research efforts focused on developing products with a reduced treatment time burden. Aztreonam fo...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Fiel SB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Detection and characterization of pulmonary nodules is an important issue, because the process is the first step in the management of lung cancers.Areas covered: Literature review was performed on May 15 2019 by using the PubMed, US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, and the Nati...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Kim TJ,Kim CH,Lee HY,Chung MJ,Shin SH,Lee KJ,Lee KS

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Techniques to promote clearance of sputum from the airways (airway clearance techniques; ACTs) have existed in clinical practice for more than a century. This review examines current evidence and clinical recommendations regarding ACTs for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Comparisons between thi...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Osadnik CR,McDonald CF,Holland AE

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on asthma pathophysiology over the past decade has expanded the complex repertoire involved in the pathophysiology of asthma to include inflammatory, immune and structural cells, as well as a wide range of mediators. Studies have identified a role for connective and other mesenchymal tissues involved in airwa...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Orihara K,Dil N,Anaparti V,Moqbel R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The historic perspective that used to define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has changed. As reviewed in this article, it is based on a better understanding of the underlying inflammatory airflow obstruction and a multidimensional classification, which mostly targets a subgroup called 'frequent exacerbators'. Cl...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Noujeim C,Bou-Khalil P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a very common disease all around the world and has become an increasing public health concern to the Chinese medical community. In the past decades, telehealthcare technology has become a good way to manage COPD but current evidence makes it hard to determine the effecti...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Lao X,Zhang J,Bai C

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Lung transplantation is an effective treatment for certain types of end-stage lung disease. Frailty is a complex clinical syndrome associated with decreased physiological reserve and an increased risk for suboptimal health outcomes.Area covered: This article reviews the current literature on frailty in l...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Montgomery E,Macdonald PS,Newton PJ,Jha SR,Malouf M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex, multi-system, genetic disease affecting over 70,000 people worldwide. The underlying defect is a mutation in the CFTR gene. Dysfunctional CFTR protein results in abnormal anion movement across epithelial membranes in affected organs. There has been a paradigm shift in C...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Paterson SL,Barry PJ,Horsley AR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The management of infected pleural effusion is complex. Therapeutic resolution requires determining the following: appropriate antibiotic regimen, the need for pleural drainage, the optimal drainage tube size, and the need for intrapleural therapy or surgery. Areas covered: An updating of the latest advanc...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Ferreiro L,Porcel JM,Bielsa S,Toubes ME,Álvarez-Dobaño JM,Valdés L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a feature of metastatic cancer associated with significant morbidity and cost. The typical management of MPE is systemic chemotherapy and mechanical intervention. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an inducer of vascular permeability, has been shown to mediate fl...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Sabang RL,Gandhiraj D,Fanucchi M,Epelbaum O

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is an ongoing need for additional interventions in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) as antifibrotic drugs currently available only inhibit and do not stall disease progression. Vitamin K is a co-factor for the activation of coagulation factors. However, it is also required to activate proteins wit...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： De Brouwer B,Piscaer I,Von Der Thusen JH,Grutters JC,Schutgens RE,Wouters EF,Janssen R

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) have significantly improved the survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR activating mutations. However, nearly all EGFR-mutant NSCLC tumors eventually acquire resistance to the currently used EGFR-TKIs a...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Noda S,Kanda S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Optimal management of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is important in the care of patients with advanced cancer. Surgical (especially video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)) and non-surgical strategies are available. Clinicians should be aware of the evidence supporting the use of different modalitie...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Fitzgerald DB,Koegelenberg CFN,Yasufuku K,Lee YCG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a chronic lung infection caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, that complicates structural lung diseases. Of the different types of CPA, chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis (CCPA) is the most common form. The mainstay of treatment of CCPA is oral triazoles. However,...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Sehgal IS,Dhooria S,Muthu V,Prasad KT,Agarwal R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Few studies have provided real-world evidence of mepolizumab efficacy and safety. We aimed to evaluate mepolizumab for severe eosinophilic asthma in daily clinical practice.Research design and methods: Patients included in the RINOVA (Interdisciplinary Network for the management of severe asthma in Veneto ...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Caminati M,Cegolon L,Vianello A,Chieco Bianchi F,Festi G,Marchi MR,Micheletto C,Mazza F,Tognella S,Senna G

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) include a broad range of diffuse parenchymal lung disorders of known and unknown etiologies. Patients with ILD can experience acute exacerbations (AE) which are associated with extremely high morbidity and mortality. Little is known about the etiology of AEs, and whether in...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Azadeh N,Moua T,Baqir M,Ryu JH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Optimizing nutrition remains the cornerstone of therapy for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) since it is associated with better pulmonary function and survival. However, a significant proportion of patients still fail to achieve normal growth and nutritional status. Areas covered. This review describes...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Colombo C,Nobili RM,Alicandro G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Non-small cell lung cancer patients harboring uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations together account for approximately 10% of all EGFR mutations. The most common of which being G719X, S768I, L861Q, and exon 20 insertions. The clinical significance, particularly their response to EGFR t...

journal_title：Expert review of respiratory medicine

authors： Wu TH,Hsiue EH,Lee JH,Lin CC,Yang JC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00