Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 4 - Number: 29 - May 15, 2004

Outstanding

A Prospective Evaluation of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in 200 Consecutive Patients

Plasma Orexin-A Levels and Body Composition in COPD

Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Associated With Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Serial High-Resolution CT Findings and Functional Correlation

Spirometric Variability in a Longitudinal Study of School-Age Children

Asthma

Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Older Children With Persistent Asthma

High-Dose Inhaled Fluticasone and Delayed Hypersensitivity Skin Testing

A Pilot Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure in Acute Asthmatic Attack

COPD

A Prospective Evaluation of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in 200 Consecutive Patients

Acute Effects of Hyperoxia on Dyspnea in Hypoxemia Patients With Chronic Airway Obstruction at Rest

Metabolic and Ventilatory Parameters of Four Activities of Daily Living Accomplished With Arms in COPD Patients

The Cellular Composition and Macrophage Phenotype in Induced Sputum in Smokers and Ex-Smokers With COPD

Plasma Orexin-A Levels and Body Composition in COPD

Aging and Disability Affect Misdiagnosis of COPD in Elderly Asthmatics: The SARA Study

Editorial

Adenosine Airways Responsiveness: What Does It Mean?

Not the Perfect Study, but Helpful Wisdom for Treating Asthma Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Update

Blood Cultures in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Are We Ready To Quit?

Cilostazol: An "Intermittent Claudication" Remedy for the Management of Third-Degree AV Block

Fat Embolism Syndrome: Clinical Examination Is Still the Preferable Diagnostic Method

COPD: Is Chemotaxis the Key?

A Model of Human Lung Cancer

Getting the Most From the "Gold Standard"

Sildenafil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Exciting, But Protection Required

Hyperreactive airways

Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Airway Responsiveness to Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate in Subjects With Allergic Rhinitis

Associations Between Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Immune Cell Parameters in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Muscle

Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Associated With Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Serial High-Resolution CT Findings and Functional Correlation

Quadriceps Fatigue After Cycle Exercise in Patients With COPD Compared With Healthy Control Subjects

Pulmonary function

Measurement Variability in Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung

Spirometric Variability in a Longitudinal Study of School-Age Children

Sleep and Breathing

Clinical Outcomes Related to Interface Type in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome Who Are Using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Impact of Sleep Apnea on Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Heart Failure

Home Overnight Pulse Oximetry in Patients With COPD: More Than One Recording May Be Needed

Predicting Sleep Apnea and Excessive Day Sleepiness in the Severely Obese: Indicators for Polysomnography