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Volume 10;  2010
Research articles
Improved adherence with once-daily versus twice-daily dosing of mometasone furoate administered via a dry powder inhaler: a randomized open-label study
David Price, Anne Robertson, Kevin Bullen, Cynthia Rand, Rob Horne, and Heribert Staudinger
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 1. Published online 2010 January 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2822814
Breathlessness is associated with urinary incontinence in men: A community-based study
Fumi Hirayama, Andy H Lee, Tetsuo Hiramatsu, and Yoshimasa Tanikawa
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 2. Published online 2010 January 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2830996
A phase 1 study evaluating the pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of repeat dosing with a human IL-13 antibody (CAT-354) in subjects with asthma
Dave Singh, Binita Kane, Nestor A Molfino, Raffaella Faggioni, Lorin Roskos, and Ashley Woodcock
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 3. Published online 2010 January 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2820465
Exhaled and nasal nitric oxide in laryngectomized patients
Matthias F Kramer, Bernhard Olzowy, Annette Bihler, Dorothea de la Motte, Dennis Nowak, Rudolf A Jörres, and Holger Dressel
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 4. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2824635
Plasma levels of surfactant protein D and KL-6 for evaluation of lung injury in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients
Rogier M Determann, Annick ANM Royakkers, Jack J Haitsma, Haibo Zhang, Arthur S Slutsky, V Marco Ranieri, and Marcus J Schultz
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 6. Published online 2010 February 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2841652
Different screening strategies (single or dual) for the diagnosis of suspected latent tuberculosis: a cost effectiveness analysis
Anil Pooran, Helen Booth, Robert F Miller, Geoff Scott, Motasim Badri, Jim F Huggett, Graham Rook, Alimuddin Zumla, and Keertan Dheda
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 7. Published online 2010 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-7.
PMCID: PMC2837635
The month of July: an early experience with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in adults with cystic fibrosis
Megan W France, Szeanna Tai, Phillip J Masel, Vanessa L Moore, Tracy L McMahon, Alexander J Ritchie, and Scott C Bell
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 8. Published online 2010 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2837636
Prevalence and characteristics of sleep apnoea in patients with stable heart failure: Results from a heart failure clinic
Susana Ferreira, Anabela Marinho, Marta Patacho, Elisabete Santa-Clara, Cristina Carrondo, João Winck, and Paulo Bettencourt
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 9. Published online 2010 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-9.
PMCID: PMC2841101
Relationship between peripheral airway function and patient-reported outcomes in COPD: a cross-sectional study
Akane Haruna, Toru Oga, Shigeo Muro, Tadashi Ohara, Susumu Sato, Satoshi Marumo, Daisuke Kinose, Kunihiko Terada, Michiyoshi Nishioka, Emiko Ogawa, Yuma Hoshino, Toyohiro Hirai, Kazuo Chin, and Michiaki Mishima
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 10. Published online 2010 March 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-10.
PMCID: PMC2841100
Efficacy and safety of indacaterol 150 μg once-daily in COPD: a double-blind, randomised, 12-week study
Gregory Feldman, Thomas Siler, Niyati Prasad, Damon Jack, Simon Piggott, Roger Owen, Mark Higgins, and Benjamin Kramer
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 11. Published online 2010 March 8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2848004
Which patients with lower respiratory tract infections need inpatient treatment? Perceptions of physicians, nurses, patients and relatives
Claudia Baehni, Sabine Meier, Pamela Spreiter, Ursula Schild, Katharina Regez, Rita Bossart, Robert Thomann, Claudine Falconnier, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Sabina De Geest, Beat Müller, Philipp Schuetz, and the ProHOSP study group
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 12. Published online 2010 March 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2850889
Elevation of sputum matrix metalloproteinase-9 persists up to 6 months after smoking cessation: a research study
Noora Louhelainen, Harri Stark, Witold Mazur, Paula Rytilä, Ratko Djukanovic, and Vuokko L Kinnula
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 13. Published online 2010 March 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2841651
Influence of maternal and perinatal factors on subsequent hospitalisation for asthma in children: evidence from the Oxford record linkage study
Rebekah Davidson, Stephen E Roberts, Clare J Wotton, and Michael J Goldacre
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 14. Published online 2010 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2846893
The prevalence of anemia and its association with 90-day mortality in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia
Michael C Reade, Lisa Weissfeld, Derek C Angus, John A Kellum, and Eric B Milbrandt
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 15. Published online 2010 March 16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2848211
Noninvasive assessment of asthma severity using pulse oximeter plethysmograph estimate of pulsus paradoxus physiology
Donald H Arnold, Cathy A Jenkins, and Tina V Hartert
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 17. Published online 2010 March 29. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2855526
No effect of epoprostenol on right ventricular diameter in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: a randomized controlled trial
Albertus J Kooter, Richard G IJzerman, Otto Kamp, Anco B Boonstra, and Yvo M Smulders
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 18. Published online 2010 March 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2859373
Cement dust exposure and acute lung function: A cross shift study
Zeyede K Zeleke, Bente E Moen, and Magne Bråtveit
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 19. Published online 2010 April 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2865447
Comparison of the effect of lps and pam3 on ventilated lungs
Hans P Hauber, Dörte Karp, Torsten Goldmann, Ekkehard Vollmer, and Peter Zabel
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 20. Published online 2010 April 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2873469
Effect of low tidal volume ventilation on lung function and inflammation in mice
Hans P Hauber, Dörte Karp, Torsten Goldmann, Ekkehard Vollmer, and Peter Zabel
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 21. Published online 2010 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2864238
Bilirubin as a prognostic marker in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Yasuko Takeda, Yutaka Takeda, Shigehiro Tomimoto, Tomomitsu Tani, Hitomi Narita, and Genjiro Kimura
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 22. Published online 2010 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2873470
Exhaled 8-isoprostane as a prognostic marker in sarcoidosis. A short term follow-up
Wojciech J Piotrowski, Zofia Kurmanowska, Adam Antczak, Jerzy Marczak, and Paweł Górski
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 23. Published online 2010 April 27. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2882362
Validity and reliability of transbronchial needle aspiration for diagnosing mediastinal adenopathies
Alberto Fernández-Villar, Maribel Botana, Virginia Leiro, Ana González, Cristina Represas, and Alberto Ruano-Raviña
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 24. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2868821
Spatial distribution of sequential ventilation during mechanical ventilation of the uninjured lung: an argument for cyclical airway collapse and expansion
Scott E Sinclair, Nayak L Polissar, and William A Altemeier
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 25. Published online 2010 May 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2888799
Effects of phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice
Sergey Udalov, Rio Dumitrascu, Soni S Pullamsetti, Hamza M Al-tamari, Norbert Weissmann, Hossein A Ghofrani, Andreas Guenther, Robert Voswinckel, Werner Seeger, Friedrich Grimminger, and Ralph T Schermuly
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 26. Published online 2010 May 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-26.
PMCID: PMC2881047
Cross sectional analysis of respiratory symptoms in an injection drug user cohort: the impact of obstructive lung disease and HIV
M Bradley Drummond, Gregory D Kirk, Erin P Ricketts, Meredith C McCormack, J Christian Hague, John F McDyer, Shruti H Mehta, Eric A Engels, Robert A Wise, and Christian A Merlo
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 27. Published online 2010 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-27.
PMCID: PMC2876103
Random variation of inspiratory lung function parameters in patients with COPD: a diagnostic accuracy study
Frank J Visser, Sunil Ramlal, Ben Pelzer, PN Richard Dekhuijzen, and Yvonne F Heijdra
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 28. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-28.
PMCID: PMC2877009
Prescribing patterns of asthma controller therapy for children in UK primary care: a cross-sectional observational study
Mike Thomas, Tarita Murray-Thomas, Tao Fan, Tim Williams, and Stephanie Taylor
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 29. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-29.
PMCID: PMC2882363
β2-agonists promote host defense against bacterial infection in primary human bronchial epithelial cells
Claire A Gross, Russell P Bowler, Rebecca M Green, Andrew R Weinberger, Christina Schnell, and Hong Wei Chu
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 30. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-30.
PMCID: PMC2881900
The six minute walk test accurately estimates mean peak oxygen uptake
Robert M Ross, Jayasimha N Murthy, Istvan D Wollak, and Andrew S Jackson
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 31. Published online 2010 May 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-31.
PMCID: PMC2882364
MRC chronic Dyspnea Scale: Relationships with cardiopulmonary exercise testing and 6-minute walk test in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: a prospective study
Effrosyni D Manali, Panagiotis Lyberopoulos, Christina Triantafillidou, Likourgos F Kolilekas, Christina Sotiropoulou, Joseph Milic-Emili, Charis Roussos, and Spyros A Papiris
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 32. Published online 2010 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-32.
PMCID: PMC2893122
Effect of obesity on constant workrate exercise in hyperinflated men with COPD
Louis Laviolette, Francesco Sava, Denis E O'Donnell, Katherine A Webb, Alan L Hamilton, Steven Kesten, and François Maltais
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 33. Published online 2010 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-33.
PMCID: PMC2891696
Positive Association between Aspirin-Intolerant Asthma and Genetic Polymorphisms of FSIP1: a Case-Case Study
Jason Yongha Kim, Jeong Hyun Kim, Tae Joon Park, Joon Seol Bae, Jin Sol Lee, Charisse Flerida Pasaje, Byung Lae Park, Hyun Sub Cheong, Jong-Sook Park, Sung-Woo Park, Soo-Taek Uh, Mi-Kyeong Kim, Inseon S Choi, Sang Heon Cho, Byoung Whui Choi, Choon-Sik Park, and Hyoung Doo Shin
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 34. Published online 2010 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-34.
PMCID: PMC2896935
Does mild COPD affect prognosis in the elderly?
Claudio Pedone, Simone Scarlata, Claudio Sorino, Francesco Forastiere, Vincenzo Bellia, and Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 35. Published online 2010 June 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-35.
PMCID: PMC2903556
Associations of ECP (eosinophil cationic protein)-gene polymorphisms to allergy, asthma, smoke habits and lung function in two Estonian and Swedish sub cohorts of the ECRHS II study
Ulla-Britt Jönsson, Lena Douhan Håkansson, Rain Jõgi, Christer Janson, and Per Venge
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 36. Published online 2010 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-36.
PMCID: PMC2890597
Study Protocol
Asthma in changing environments - chances and challenges of international research collaborations between South America and Europe - study protocol and description of the data acquisition of a case-control-study
Anja Boneberger, Katja Radon, Jennifer Baer, Leonie Kausel, Michael Kabesch, Daniel Haider, Rudolf Schierl, Rüdiger von Kries, and Mario Calvo
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 43. Published online 2010 August 18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-43.
PMCID: PMC2930633
Study protocol
The effects of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Annemarie L Lee, Nola Cecins, Catherine J Hill, Anne E Holland, Linda Rautela, Robert G Stirling, Phillip J Thompson, Christine F McDonald, and Sue Jenkins
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 5. Published online 2010 February 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-5.
PMCID: PMC2845119
The Breathe Easier through Weight Loss Lifestyle (BE WELL) Intervention: A randomized controlled trial
Jun Ma, Peg Strub, Carlos A Camargo, Jr, Lan Xiao, Estela Ayala, Christopher D Gardner, A Sonia Buist, William L Haskell, Phillip W Lavori, and Sandra R Wilson
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 16. Published online 2010 March 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2860346
Technical Advance
Optimization of total protein and activity assays for the detection of MMP-12 in induced human sputum
Peter LaPan, Jeff Brady, Christal Grierson, Margaret Fleming, Doug Miller, Joe Sypek, and Bin Fu
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 40. Published online 2010 August 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-40.
PMCID: PMC2921351
Research Articles
Associations of airway inflammation and responsiveness markers in non asthmatic subjects at start of apprenticeship
Valérie Demange, Pascal Wild, Denis Zmirou-Navier, Paul Tossa, Abraham Bohadana, Annick Barbaud, and Christophe Paris
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 37. Published online 2010 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-37.
PMCID: PMC2913998
Inadequate glucose control in type 2 diabetes is associated with impaired lung function and systemic inflammation: a cross-sectional study
Rodolfo J Dennis, Dario Maldonado, Maria X Rojas, Pablo Aschner, Martin Rondón, Laura Charry, and Alejandro Casas
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 38. Published online 2010 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-38.
PMCID: PMC2918533
Insulin modulates cytokine release and selectin expression in the early phase of allergic airway inflammation in diabetic rats
Joilson O Martins, Carlos AL Campos, José WMC Cruz, Simone Manzolli, Venâncio AF Alves, Elcio O Vianna, Sonia Jancar, and Paulina Sannomiya
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 39. Published online 2010 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-39.
PMCID: PMC2916891
Singing teaching as a therapy for chronic respiratory disease - a randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation
Victoria M Lord, Phoene Cave, Victoria J Hume, Elizabeth J Flude, Amanda Evans, Julia L Kelly, Michael I Polkey, and Nicholas S Hopkinson
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 41. Published online 2010 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-41.
PMCID: PMC2920262
Outcome measures of the 6 minute walk test: relationships with physiologic and computed tomography findings in patients with sarcoidosis
Esam H Alhamad, Shaffi Ahmad Shaik, Majdy M Idrees, Mohammed O Alanezi, and Arthur C Isnani
BMC Pulm Med. 2010; 10: 42. Published online 2010 August 9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-10-42.
PMCID: PMC2924267
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