Year in review 2017: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma

Risk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with asthma and COPD

(2018) Takanori Numata et al.   BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Trends in international asthma mortality: analysis of data from the WHO Mortality Database from 46 countries (1993–2012)

(2017) Stefan Ebmeier et al.   LANCET

Physiological effects of titrated oxygen via nasal high-flow cannulae in COPD exacerbations: A randomized controlled cross-over trial

(2017) Janine Pilcher et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Home mechanical ventilation for stable COPD in GOLD 2017: What are we ventilating?

(2017) Jose L. Lopez-Campos et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Multidimensional assessment of severe asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2017) Vanessa L. Clark et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Is higher population-level use of ICS/LABA combination associated with better asthma outcomes? Cross-sectional surveys of nationally representative populations in New Zealand and Australia

(2017) Helen K. Reddel et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Partitioning strength exercises as an alternative training modality for patients with COPD

(2017) Anouk W. Vaes   RESPIROLOGY

Evaluating the Clinical COPD Questionnaire: A systematic review

(2017) Zijing Zhou et al.   RESPIROLOGY

The role of acute and chronic respiratory colonization and infections in the pathogenesis of COPD

(2017) Janice M. Leung et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Lung function in relation to farm dwelling and farming activities in rural dwelling children

(2017) Lakshmi Balakrishnan et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Is bronchial thermoplasty cost-effective as treatment for problematic asthma patients? Singapore's perspective on a global model

(2017) Hai V. Nguyen et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Does limb partitioning and positioning affect acute cardiorespiratory responses during strength exercises in patients with COPD?

(2017) Priscila Robles et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Increased heterogeneity of airway calibre in adult rats after hypoxia-induced intrauterine growth restriction

(2017) Kimberley C.W. Wang et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Age is associated with asthma phenotypes

(2017) Eduardo V. Ponte et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Long-acting beta2-agonists versus long-acting muscarinic antagonists in patients with stable COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

(2017) Wang-Chun Chen et al.   RESPIROLOGY

NHF and hypercapnia: How brief can you look?

(2017) Jens Bräunlich et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Continuous non-invasive PCO2 monitoring in weaning patients: Transcutaneous is advantageous over end-tidal PCO2

(2017) Sarah B. Schwarz et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Physical activity and asthma control level in children and adolescents

(2017) Natasha Y. Matsunaga et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Impact of exacerbations on adherence and outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD

(2017) Dionne C.W. Braeken et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Precision medicine in COPD: Are we making it too difficult?

(2017) Pim A. de Jong et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Rare variant ofMAP2K7is associated with increased risk of COPD in southern and eastern Chinese

(2017) Fuman Qiu et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Airflow limitation severity and post-operative pulmonary complications following extra-pulmonary surgery in COPD patients

(2017) Beomsu Shin et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Oral administration of Saccharomyces cerevisiae UFMG A-905 prevents allergic asthma in mice

(2017) Vanessa M.B. Fonseca et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Can biomarkers help us hit targets in difficult-to-treat asthma?

(2017) Michael Fricker et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Progranulin protects lung epithelial cells from cigarette smoking-induced apoptosis

(2017) Kyoung Young Lee et al.   RESPIROLOGY

COPD: Lessons learned, forging a fantastic future

(2017) Don D. Sin et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Telerehabilitation for COPD: Could pulmonary rehabilitation deliver on its promise?

(2017) Anne E. Holland et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Lessons for COPD from the GOLD 2017 report

(2017) Masaharu Nishimura   RESPIROLOGY

Pulmonary rehabilitation in Australia and New Zealand: From guidelines to personalized treatment

(2017) Frits M.E. Franssen et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Determinants of peripheral airway function in adults with and without asthma

(2017) Paul D. Robinson et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Mouse models of severe asthma: Understanding the mechanisms of steroid resistance, tissue remodelling and disease exacerbation

(2017) Steven Maltby et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Effect of smoking on resting-state functional connectivity in smokers: An fMRI study

(2017) Shuang Zhou et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Determinants of annual change in physical activity in COPD

(2017) Christian F. Clarenbach et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Treatment evaluation using lung sound analysis in asthmatic children

(2017) Chizu Habukawa et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Rehabilitation Guidelines

(2017) Jennifer A. Alison et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Oral administration of Clostridium butyricum CGMCC0313-1 reduces ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation in mice

(2017) Zhang Juan et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Severe asthma in children

(2017) Andrew Bush et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Profiling cellular and inflammatory changes in the airway wall of mild to moderate COPD

(2017) Mathew S. Eapen et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Co-morbidities in severe asthma: Clinical impact and management

(2017) Celeste Porsbjerg et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Where to start when treating COPD?

(2017) Peter M.A. Calverley   RESPIROLOGY

Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report

(2017) Claus F. Vogelmeier et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Global, regional, and national deaths, prevalence, disability-adjusted life years, and years lived with disability for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

(2017) Joan B Soriano et al.   Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Patterns of Growth and Decline in Lung Function in Persistent Childhood Asthma

(2016) Michael J. McGeachie et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Clinically remitted childhood asthma is associated with airflow obstruction in middle-aged adults

(2016) Keitaro Omori et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Association between levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide and asthma exacerbations in Thai children

(2016) Nualanong Visitsunthorn et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Association between asthma control and asthma cost: Results from a longitudinal study in a primary care setting

(2016) Hai V. Nguyen et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Exercise hypoxaemia as a predictor of pulmonary hypertension in COPD patients without severe resting hypoxaemia

(2016) Yoshio Nakahara et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Can computed tomography and carbon monoxide transfer coefficient diagnose an asthma-like phenotype in COPD?

(2016) Feisal A. Al-Kassimi et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Prevalence and outcomes of diaphragmatic dysfunction assessed by ultrasound technology during acute exacerbation of COPD: A pilot study

(2016) Federico Antenora et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Echocardiographic abnormalities and their impact on health status in patients with COPD referred for pulmonary rehabilitation

(2016) Sarah Houben-Wilke et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Comprehensive attenuation of IL-25-induced airway hyperresponsiveness, inflammation and remodelling by the PI3K inhibitor LY294002

(2016) Ping Huang et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Expression of RANKL by peripheral neutrophils and its association with bone mineral density in COPD

(2016) XiaoLing Hu et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Role of BMI, airflow obstruction, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire and age index in prognostication of Asian COPD

(2016) Hiang Ping Chan et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Inhibition of IL-13-induced periostin in airway epithelium attenuates cellular protein expression of MUC5AC

(2016) Isao Suzaki et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Contractile capability of the diaphragm assessed by ultrasonography predicts nocturnal oxygen saturation in COPD

(2016) Kazuki Okura et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Clinical characteristics of eosinophilic asthma exacerbations

(2016) Asger Bjerregaard et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Do inhaled corticosteroids protect against lung cancer in patients with COPD? A systematic review

(2016) Adam J.N. Raymakers et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Increased neutrophil expression of pattern recognition receptors during COPD exacerbations

(2016) Simon D. Pouwels et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Combined use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide and bronchodilator response in predicting future loss of asthma control among children with atopic asthma

(2016) Je-Kyung Kim et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Simvastatin alleviates airway inflammation and remodelling through up-regulation of autophagy in mouse models of asthma

(2016) Wen Gu et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Higher prevalence of wheezing and lower FEV1 and FVC percent predicted in adults with sickle cell anaemia: A cross-sectional study

(2016) Baba M. Musa et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Mannitol challenge testing for asthma in a community cohort of young adults

(2016) Elisha C. White et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Influence ofSIGLEC9polymorphisms on COPD phenotypes including exacerbation frequency

(2016) Takeo Ishii et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Nasal lavage, blood or sputum: Which is best for phenotyping asthma?

(2016) Camyla F. de Farias et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Impact of childhood asthma on growth trajectories in early adolescence: Findings from the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)

(2016) Maria Movin et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Transforming growth factor (TGF) β1 and Smad signalling pathways: A likely key to EMT-associated COPD pathogenesis

(2016) Malik Q. Mahmood et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Patient versus proxy-reported problematic activities of daily life in patients with COPD

(2016) Nienke Nakken et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Animal models of COPD: What do they tell us?

(2016) Bernadette Jones et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Reduced DNA methylation of sphingosine-1 phosphate receptor 5 in alveolar macrophages in COPD: A potential link to failed efferocytosis

(2016) Jameel Barnawi et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Infant lung function predicts asthma persistence and remission in young adults

(2016) Louisa Owens et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Severe asthma: Current management, targeted therapies and future directions-A roundtable report

(2016) Vanessa M. McDonald et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Activin A and follistatin in patients with asthma. Does severity make the difference?

(2016) Anastasia Papaporfyriou et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Home-based telerehabilitation via real-time videoconferencing improves endurance exercise capacity in patients with COPD: The randomized controlled TeleR Study

(2016) Ling Ling Y. Tsai et al.   RESPIROLOGY

Outcomes of childhood asthma to the age of 50 years

(2014) Andrew Tai et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Probiotic Administration in Early Life, Atopy, and Asthma: A Meta-analysis of Clinical Trials

(2013) N. Elazab et al.   PEDIATRICS

Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy or infancy for the prevention of asthma and wheeze: systematic review and meta-analysis

(2013) M. B. Azad et al.   BMJ-British Medical Journal