Experimental treatments for asthma.

abstract：:Pulmonary disease remains a major problem for the 33 million individuals who are thought to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) worldwide. Respiratory infections are responsible for a large number of the 2 million deaths that occur each year in association with HIV disease. In countries where the major...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Ashley EA,Johnson MA,Lipman MC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty has limited efficacy in treating obstructive sleep apnea, with excellent results achieved in fewer than half of patients who undergo this procedure. Attempting to select patients who have only retropalatal collapse of the pharynx increases the likelihood of a successful outcome. Although this...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sher AE

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it had been appreciated that high levels of antituberculous drug resistance existed in some regions of the world, the full extent of the problem was not known. A combined initiative by the World Health Organization and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease was launched in 1994 to addre...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Willcox PA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a palliative surgical procedure for patients with severe emphysema. Resection of nonfunctional emphysematous lung tissue has been reported to relieve breathlessness and to improve quality of life for many patients by improving lung elastic recoil, respiratory muscle function, an...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Meyer KC,Cornwell RD,Love RB

更新日期：2000-03-01 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:Poor adherence to asthma controller medications, particularly inhaled corticosteroids, has been well known for decades and is a major cause of uncontrolled asthma and increased healthcare utilization. This review presents recent evidence on factors leading to nonadherence in specific age groups, paren...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Blake KV

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Subsequent to the ATS/ERS consensus classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, non-specific interstitial pneumonia pattern was the dominant pattern in many collagen vascular diseases, which may explain the better prognosis of interstitial pneumonia associated with collagen disease than idiop...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Kim DS

更新日期：2006-09-01 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

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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Summarize recently published studies and critiques evaluating the effects of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Sleep Scoring Manual. RECENT FINDINGS:Only a few retrospective studies have been published evaluating the new AASM Scoring Manual. These have shown that when scoring polysomnogra...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Grigg-Damberger MM

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The Sleep Heart Health Study began in 1994 as a prospective cohort study of cardiovascular disease. The results of longitudinal analysis are not yet available, but numerous analyses of cross-sectional data have been published. This review provides an overview of study results so far. RECENT FINDINGS:...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Gottlieb DJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 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:Pleural effusions are a common finding in the nearly six million Americans diagnosed with heart failure. This review focuses on the historical, present and potential future trends in the management of such benign pleural effusions. RECENT FINDINGS:The management of symptomatic pleural effusions, in g...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Freeman RK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most prevalent and increasing health problems in the elderly on a worldwide scale. The management of COPD in older patients presents practical diagnostic and treatment issues, which are reviewed with reference to the stable stage of the diseas...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Pistelli R,Ferrara L,Misuraca C,Bustacchini S

更新日期：2011-12-01 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:This review looks at what is currently known about liver disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) in light of the literature over the past year, and what the ongoing challenges are from a clinical and research perspective for the optimal management of cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD). RECENT FINDINGS:Pati...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Rowland M,Bourke B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting approximately 10% of all adults. Several articles published during the past year contributed significantly to our understanding of the complicated management of this disease. New information concerning bronchodil...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Navin DM,Gross NJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacillary population described in tuberculous pleuritis is small, and its most likely pathogenetic mechanism is essentially immunologic. This explains why, until now, the diagnostic identification of tuberculous pleuritis (TP) has been based on the presence of granulomas in pleural biopsy. Correcting this diagnost...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Pérez-Rodriguez E,Jiménez Castro D

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cardiovascular disease and cancer are the two leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The epidemiological and mechanistic evidence linking these disorders, however, is uncertain. RECENT FINDINGS:In patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmon...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sin DD,Man SF

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracoscopy has received increasing attention over the past decade as a result of the considerable advances that have been made in the development of endoscopic instruments. In contrast to the newly established video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, the classic way to perform thoracoscopy is using only local anesthesi...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Loddenkemper R,Schönfeld N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for 20% to 25% of bronchogenic carcinoma cases. Combination chemotherapy offers the best chance for improved survival. Cisplatin plus etoposide appears to be the most reasonable choice for first line therapy. Increasing dose intensity, although sometimes associated with higher re...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Adjei AA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:After 'curative' resection, many patients are still at risk for further lung cancer, either as a recurrence or a new metachronous primary. In theory, close follow-up should improve survival by catching relapse early - but in reality, many experts feel that surveillance for recurrence is of uncertain v...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Chang CF,Gould M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Regions of the neocortex most strongly activated during waking exhibit increased sleep intensity during subsequent sleep. The novel concept that aspects of sleep homeostasis are determined locally in the cortex contrasts with the established views that global changes in neocortical activity during sle...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Szymusiak R

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) were treated with a body-weight independent dosage of 2 x 8000 aXa IU low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) Certoparin. After the subcutaneous administration of 8000 IU Certoparin, pharmacodynamic parameters did not differ between patients and healthy volunteers, and the AU...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Harenberg J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staging of sarcoidosis needs a synthesis of clinical features, histology, radiology, biochemical changes, and immunologic aberrations to distinguish this disease from nonspecific sarcoid-tissue reactions. The main aim of this report is to offer readers an overview on immunologic markers that have been evaluated in the...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Semenzato G,Bortoli M,Agostini C

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:The diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of lung cancer is a clinical and therapeutic challenge. Recent radiographic advances are critical to the management of patients with lung cancer. This review focuses on state-of-the-art chest imaging modalities, including plain radiography, computed tomography; magnetic resonance ...

journal_title：Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

authors： Sarinas PS,Chitkara RK,Rizk NW,Segall GM,Stark P

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：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