June

ERJ June Podcast: Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis complicating sarcoidosis Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 17E4906; 10.1183/13993003.E4906-2017
Poverty cannot be inhaled and it is not a genetic condition. How can it be associated with chronic airflow obstruction? Carlos A. Torres-Duque Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700823; 10.1183/13993003.00823-2017
Obstructive sleep apnoea and depression: is there an association? Edward O. Bixler, Jordan Gaines, Alexandros N. Vgontzas Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700858; 10.1183/13993003.00858-2017
The challenge of defining exacerbation in bronchiectasis Miguel Ángel Martínez-García, Luis Máiz-Carro Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700700; 10.1183/13993003.00700-2017
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and COPD: is it time to cross the diaphragm? Amedeo Lonardo, Fabio Nascimbeni, Maurizio Ponz de Leon Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700546; 10.1183/13993003.00546-2017
A long way to go after the initial experience with balloon pulmonary angioplasty Hiromi Matsubara, Aiko Ogawa Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700718; 10.1183/13993003.00718-2017
In Rotterdam, size really does matter: implications of pulmonary artery enlargement on mortality Aline N. Zouk, J. Michael Wells Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700750; 10.1183/13993003.00750-2017
Host transcriptomics for diagnosis of infectious diseases: one step closer to clinical application Octavio Ramilo, Asuncion Mejias Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700993; 10.1183/13993003.00993-2017
Recovery from community acquired pneumonia: the view from the top of the iceberg Grant Waterer Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700571; 10.1183/13993003.00571-2017
Sarcoidosis and aspergillosis: a tough combination David W. Denning Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700574; 10.1183/13993003.00574-2017
The Finnish Allergy Programme 2008–2018 works Tari Haahtela, Erkka Valovirta, Jean Bousquet, Mika Mäkelä Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700470; 10.1183/13993003.00470-2017
Run-in bias in randomised trials: the case of COPD medications Samy Suissa Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700361; 10.1183/13993003.00361-2017
Green living environment protects against allergy, or does it? Lasse Ruokolainen Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700481; 10.1183/13993003.00481-2017
Quantifying asbestos in lung tissue: what debate? Benoit Nemery, Valerie Nuyts, Kristiaan Nackaerts Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700861; 10.1183/13993003.00861-2017
Measuring the effects of treatment in patients with PAH: should we image the right ventricle? Andrew J. Peacock Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700805; 10.1183/13993003.00805-2017
Asthma and corticosteroids: time for a more precise approach to treatment Eleanor M. Dunican, John V. Fahy Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1701167; 10.1183/13993003.01167-2017
Time to move from prognostication to diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in acute exacerbation of COPD Sara Roversi, Nathaniel M. Hawkins Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700912; 10.1183/13993003.00912-2017
Standard operating procedures for tuberculosis care Ivan Solovic, Ibrahim Abubakar, Giovanni Sotgiu, Masoud Dara, Delia Goletti, Raquel Duarte, Stefano Aliberti, Fernando Maria de Benedictis, Brian Ward, Vitor Teixeira, Christina Gratziou, Giovanni Battista Migliori Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700515; 10.1183/13993003.00515-2017
The Art of Breathing: Kiai Gary P. Anderson Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1704906; 10.1183/13993003.04906-2017
Pulmonary exacerbation in adults with bronchiectasis: a consensus definition for clinical research Adam T. Hill, Charles S. Haworth, Stefano Aliberti, Alan Barker, Francesco Blasi, Wim Boersma, James D. Chalmers, Anthony De Soyza, Katerina Dimakou, J. Stuart Elborn, Charles Feldman, Patrick Flume, Pieter C. Goeminne, Michael R. Loebinger, Rosario Menendez, Lucy Morgan, Marlene Murris, Eva Polverino, Alexandra Quittner, Felix C. Ringshausen, Gregory Tino, Antoni Torres, Montserrat Vendrell, Tobias Welte, Rob Wilson, Conroy Wong, Anne O'Donnell, Timothy Aksamit Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700051; 10.1183/13993003.00051-2017
The asbestos fibre burden in human lungs: new insights into the chrysotile debate Inke Sabine Feder, Iris Tischoff, Anja Theile, Inge Schmitz, Rolf Merget, Andrea Tannapfel Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602534; 10.1183/13993003.02534-2016
Pulmonary artery to aorta ratio and risk of all-cause mortality in the general population: the Rotterdam Study Natalie Terzikhan, Daniel Bos, Lies Lahousse, Lennard Wolff, Katia M.C. Verhamme, Maarten J.G. Leening, Janine F. Felix, Henning Gall, Hossein A. Ghofrani, Oscar H. Franco, M. Arfan Ikram, Bruno H. Stricker, Aad van der Lugt, Guy Brusselle Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602168; 10.1183/13993003.02168-2016
The association between chronic airflow obstruction and poverty in 12 sites of the multinational BOLD study John Townend, Cosetta Minelli, Kevin Mortimer, Daniel O. Obaseki, Mohammed Al Ghobain, Hamid Cherkaski, Myriam Denguezli, Kirthi Gunesekera, Hasan Hafizi, Parvaiz A. Koul, Li C. Loh, Chakib Nejjari, Jaymini Patel, Talant Sooronbayev, Sonia A. Buist, Peter G.J. Burney Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601880; 10.1183/13993003.01880-2016
Individualised risk in patients undergoing lung volume reduction surgery: the Glenfield BFG score Neil J. Greening, Paul Vaughan, Inger Oey, Michael C. Steiner, Mike D. Morgan, Sridhar Rathinam, David A. Waller Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601766; 10.1183/13993003.01766-2016
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Damien Viglino, Ingrid Jullian-Desayes, Mélanie Minoves, Judith Aron-Wisnewsky, Vincent Leroy, Jean-Pierre Zarski, Renaud Tamisier, Marie Joyeux-Faure, Jean-Louis Pépin Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601923; 10.1183/13993003.01923-2016
Predicting risk of undiagnosed COPD: development and validation of the TargetCOPD score Shamil Haroon, Peymane Adab, Richard D. Riley, David Fitzmaurice, Rachel E. Jordan Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602191; 10.1183/13993003.02191-2016
Metabolomics analysis identifies sex-associated metabotypes of oxidative stress and the autotaxin–lysoPA axis in COPD Shama Naz, Johan Kolmert, Mingxing Yang, Stacey N. Reinke, Muhammad Anas Kamleh, Stuart Snowden, Tina Heyder, Bettina Levänen, David J. Erle, C. Magnus Sköld, Åsa M. Wheelock, Craig E. Wheelock Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602322; 10.1183/13993003.02322-2016
Burden of disease and change in practice in critically ill infants with bronchiolitis Luregn J. Schlapbach, Lahn Straney, Ben Gelbart, Janet Alexander, Donna Franklin, John Beca, Jennifer A. Whitty, Subodh Ganu, Barry Wilkins, Anthony Slater, Elizabeth Croston, Simon Erickson, Andreas Schibler Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601648; 10.1183/13993003.01648-2016
Urban green and grey space in relation to respiratory health in children Christina Tischer, Mireia Gascon, Ana Fernández-Somoano, Adonina Tardón, Aitana Lertxundi Materola, Jesus Ibarluzea, Amparo Ferrero, Marisa Estarlich, Marta Cirach, Martine Vrijheid, Elaine Fuertes, Albert Dalmau-Bueno, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen, Josep M. Antó, Jordi Sunyer, Payam Dadvand Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1502112; 10.1183/13993003.02112-2015
Obstructive sleep apnoea is not a risk factor for incident hospitalised depression: a historical cohort study Tetyana Kendzerska, Andrea S. Gershon, Gillian A. Hawker, George A. Tomlinson, Richard S. Leung Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601361; 10.1183/13993003.01361-2016
Cardiometabolic correlates of sleep disordered breathing in Andean highlanders Luu V. Pham, Catherine H. Miele, Noah G. Schwartz, Rafael S. Arias, Adi Rattner, Robert H. Gilman, J. Jaime Miranda, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky, William Checkley, Alan R. Schwartz Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601705; 10.1183/13993003.01705-2016
Monocytes inhibit NK activity via TGF-ß in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea Enrique Hernández-Jiménez, Carolina Cubillos-Zapata, Victor Toledano, Rebeca Pérez de Diego, Isabel Fernández-Navarro, Raquel Casitas, Carlos Carpio, Jose Casas-Martín, Jaime Valentín, Anibal Varela-Serrano, Jose Avendaño-Ortiz, Enrique Alvarez, Luis A. Aguirre, Antonio Pérez-Martínez, Maria P. De Miguel, Cristobal Belda-Iniesta, Francisco García-Río, Eduardo López-Collazo Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602456; 10.1183/13993003.02456-2016
Obstructive sleep apnoea and related comorbidities in incident idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Thomas Gille, Morgane Didier, Marouane Boubaya, Loris Moya, Angela Sutton, Zohra Carton, Fanny Baran-Marszak, Danielle Sadoun-Danino, Dominique Israël-Biet, Vincent Cottin, Frederic Gagnadoux, Bruno Crestani, Marie-Pia d'Ortho, Pierre-Yves Brillet, Dominique Valeyre, Hilario Nunes, Carole Planès Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601934; 10.1183/13993003.01934-2016
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis complicating sarcoidosis Yurdagül Uzunhan, Hilario Nunes, Florence Jeny, Maxime Lacroix, Sophie Brun, Pierre-Yves Brillet, Emmanuel Martinod, Marie-France Carette, Diane Bouvry, Caroline Charlier, Fanny Lanternier, Carole Planès, Abdellatif Tazi, Olivier Lortholary, Robert P. Baughman, Dominique Valeyre Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602396; 10.1183/13993003.02396-2016
Right ventricular dyssynchrony and exercise capacity in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension Roberto Badagliacca, Silvia Papa, Gabriele Valli, Beatrice Pezzuto, Roberto Poscia, Manuela Reali, Giovanna Manzi, Elisa Giannetta, Daniele Berardi, Susanna Sciomer, Paolo Palange, Francesco Fedele, Robert Naeije, Carmine Dario Vizza Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601419; 10.1183/13993003.01419-2016
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for inoperable patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the initial German experience Karen M. Olsson, Christoph B. Wiedenroth, Jan-Christopher Kamp, Andreas Breithecker, Jan Fuge, Gabriele A. Krombach, Moritz Haas, Christian Hamm, Thorsten Kramm, Stefan Guth, Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani, Jan B. Hinrichs, Serghei Cebotari, Katrin Meyer, Marius M. Hoeper, Eckhard Mayer, Christoph Liebetrau, Bernhard C. Meyer Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602409; 10.1183/13993003.02409-2016
Upfront combination therapy reduces right ventricular volumes in pulmonary arterial hypertension Mariëlle C. van de Veerdonk, Anna E. Huis in t Veld, J. Tim Marcus, Nico Westerhof, Martijn W. Heymans, Harm-Jan Bogaard, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700007; 10.1183/13993003.00007-2017
Chemotherapy for pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas: does the regimen matter? Jules L. Derks, Robert Jan van Suylen, Erik Thunnissen, Michael A. den Bakker, Harry J. Groen, Egbert F. Smit, Ronald A. Damhuis, Esther C. van den Broek, Ernst-Jan M. Speel, Anne-Marie C. Dingemans Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601838; 10.1183/13993003.01838-2016
Defining asthma and assessing asthma outcomes using electronic health record data: a systematic scoping review Mohammad A. Al Sallakh, Eleftheria Vasileiou, Sarah E. Rodgers, Ronan A. Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Gwyneth A. Davies Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700204; 10.1183/13993003.00204-2017
A sputum gene expression signature predicts oral corticosteroid response in asthma Bronwyn S. Berthon, Peter G. Gibson, Lisa G. Wood, Lesley K. MacDonald-Wicks, Katherine J. Baines Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700180; 10.1183/13993003.00180-2017
Solar ultraviolet B exposure and global variation in tuberculosis incidence: an ecological analysis Tjarda M. Boere, Douwe H. Visser, A. Marceline van Furth, Paul Lips, Frank G.J. Cobelens Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601979; 10.1183/13993003.01979-2016
A novel immune biomarker IFI27 discriminates between influenza and bacteria in patients with suspected respiratory infection Benjamin M. Tang, Maryam Shojaei, Grant P. Parnell, Stephen Huang, Marek Nalos, Sally Teoh, Kate O'Connor, Stephen Schibeci, Amy L. Phu, Anand Kumar, John Ho, Adrienne F. A. Meyers, Yoav Keynan, Terry Ball, Amarnath Pisipati, Aseem Kumar, Elizabeth Moore, Damon Eisen, Kevin Lai, Mark Gillett, Robert Geffers, Hao Luo, Fahad Gul, Jens Schreiber, Sandra Riedel, David Booth, Anthony McLean, Klaus Schughart Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602098; 10.1183/13993003.02098-2016
A longitudinal modelling study estimates acute symptoms of community acquired pneumonia recover to baseline by 10 days Daniel G. Wootton, Laura Dickinson, Henry Pertinez, Joanne Court, Odiri Eneje, Lynne Keogan, Laura Macfarlane, Sarah Wilks, Jane Gallagher, Mark Woodhead, Stephen B. Gordon, Peter J. Diggle Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602170; 10.1183/13993003.02170-2016
Long-term volume-targeted pressure-controlled ventilation: sense or nonsense? Maria Paola Arellano-Maric, Cesare Gregoretti, Marieke Duiverman, Wolfram Windisch Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602193; 10.1183/13993003.02193-2016
Management of incidental pulmonary embolism Frederikus A. Klok, Menno V. Huisman Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700275; 10.1183/13993003.00275-2017
Cellular analysis in bronchoalveolar lavage: inherent limitations of current standard procedure Benjamin-Alexander Bollmann, Benjamin Seeliger, Nora Drick, Tobias Welte, Jens T. Gottlieb, Mark Greer Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601844; 10.1183/13993003.01844-2016
The effect of 100% oxygen on tidal breathing parameters in preschool children Rachel E. Foong, Alana J. Harper, Graham L. Hall, Kathryn A. Ramsey Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601959; 10.1183/13993003.01959-2016
Childhood factors associated with complete and clinical asthma remission at 25 and 49 years Orestes A. Carpaij, Maartje A.E. Nieuwenhuis, Gerard H. Koppelman, Maarten van den Berge, Dirkje S. Postma, Judith M. Vonk Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601974; 10.1183/13993003.01974-2016
Treatment outcomes of MDR-TB and HIV co-infection in Europe Cecile Magis-Escurra, Gunar Günther, Christoph Lange, Sofia Alexandru, Neus Altet, Korkut Avsar, Didi Bang, Raisa Barbuta, Graham Bothamley, Ana Ciobanu, Valeriu Crudu, Manfred Davilovits, Martin Dedicoat, Raquel Duarte, Gina Gualano, Heike Kunst, Wiel de Lange, Vaira Leimane, Anne-Marie McLaughlin, Inge Muylle, Veronika Polcová, Christina Popa, Rudolf Rumetshofer, Alena Skrahina, Varvara Solodovnikova, Victor Spinu, Simon Tiberi, Piret Viiklepp, Frank van Leth Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1602363; 10.1183/13993003.02363-2016
Aclidinium bromide improves symptoms and sleep quality in COPD: a pilot study Helgo Magnussen, Michael Arzt, Stefan Andreas, Tanja Plate, Anna Ribera, Beatriz Seoane, Henrik Watz, Anne-Marie Kirsten Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700485; 10.1183/13993003.00485-2017
Predictors of long-term smoking cessation in patients with COPD: results from a randomised controlled trial Eva A.M. van Eerd, Onno C.P. van Schayck, Geertjan Wesseling, Daniel Kotz Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700561; 10.1183/13993003.00561-2017
Mortality and acute exacerbation of COPD: a pilot study on the influence of myocardial injury Said Laribi, Chris J. Pemberton, Lyndsey Kirwan, Semir Nouira, Kenan Turkdogan, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz, Richard W. Troughton, Etienne Gayat, Mercedes Rivas-Lasarte, Malha Sadoune, Zaid Sabti, Erwin Hansconrad, Justina Motiejunaite, Patrick Plaisance, Agim Beshiri, Wenjia Chen, Corinne Collet, J. Mark FitzGerald, Christian Mueller, Jean-Marie Launay, Mark Richards, Alexandre Mebazaa Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700096; 10.1183/13993003.00096-2017
Colder temperature is associated with increased COPD morbidity Meredith C. McCormack, Laura M. Paulin, Christine E. Gummerson, Roger D. Peng, Gregory B. Diette, Nadia N. Hansel Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1601501; 10.1183/13993003.01501-2016
Shortened multidrug-resistant tuberculosis regimens overcome low-level fluoroquinolone resistance Armand Van Deun, Chen-Yuan Chiang Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700223; 10.1183/13993003.00223-2017
Shorter regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis should also be applicable in Europe Einar Heldal, Armand Van Deun, Chen-Yuan Chiang, Hans L. Rieder Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700228; 10.1183/13993003.00228-2017
Shorter regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis should also be applicable in Europe Marieke J. van der Werf, Csaba Ködmön, Mike Catchpole Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700463; 10.1183/13993003.00463-2017
The time is right for an international PCD disease registry: insight and ongoing research activities Myrofora Goutaki, Florian S. Halbeisen, Claudia E. Kuehni Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700357; 10.1183/13993003.00357-2017
Airway inflammation and inhaled corticosteroids in COPD Sukhwinder Singh Sohal, Mathew Suji Eapen, Chris Ward, Eugene Haydn Walters Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700289; 10.1183/13993003.00289-2017
Airway inflammation in COPD after long-term withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids Lisette I.Z. Kunz, Nick H. ten Hacken, Thérèse S. Lapperre, Wim Timens, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Annemarie van Schadewijk, Judith M. Vonk, Jacob K. Sont, Jiska B. Snoeck-Stroband, Dirkje S. Postma, Peter J. Sterk, Pieter S. Hiemstra Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700848; 10.1183/13993003.00848-2017
Prescription opioid use in advanced COPD: benefits, perils and controversies Nicholas T. Vozoris Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700479; 10.1183/13993003.00479-2017
Prescription opioid use in advanced COPD: benefits, perils and controversies Natasha Smallwood, John Politis, Brian Le Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1700690; 10.1183/13993003.00690-2017
“Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary.” Claus F. Vogelmeier, Gerard J. Criner, Fernando J. Martinez, Antonio Anzueto, Peter J. Barnes, Jean Bourbeau, Bartolome R. Celli, Rongchang Chen, Marc Decramer, Leonardo M. Fabbri, Peter Frith, David M.G. Halpin, M. Victorina López Varela, Masaharu Nishimura, Nicolas Roche, Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin, Don D. Sin, Dave Singh, Robert Stockley, Jørgen Vestbo, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha and Alvar Agusti. Eur Respir J 2017; 49: 1700214. Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1750214; 10.1183/13993003.50214-2017
“Clinical and inflammatory characteristics of the European U-BIOPRED adult severe asthma cohort.” Dominick E. Shaw, Ana R. Sousa, Stephen J. Fowler, Louise J. Fleming, Graham Roberts, Julie Corfield, Ioannis Pandis, Aruna T. Bansal, Elisabeth H. Bel, Charles Auffray, Chris H. Compton, Hans Bisgaard, Enrica Bucchioni, Massimo Caruso, Pascal Chanez, Barbro Dahlén, Sven-Erik Dahlen, Kerry Dyson, Urs Frey, Thomas Geiser, Maria Gerhardsson de Verdier, David Gibeon, Yi-ke Guo, Simone Hashimoto, Gunilla Hedlin, Elizabeth Jeyasingham, Pieter-Paul W. Hekking, Tim Higenbottam, Ildikó Horváth, Alan J. Knox, Norbert Krug, Veit J. Erpenbeck, Lars X. Larsson, Nikos Lazarinis, John G. Matthews, Roelinde Middelveld, Paolo Montuschi, Jacek Musial, David Myles, Laurie Pahus, Thomas Sandström, Wolfgang Seibold, Florian Singer, Karin Strandberg, Jorgen Vestbo, Nadja Vissing, Christophe von Garnier, Ian M. Adcock, Scott Wagers, Anthony Rowe, Peter Howarth, Ariane H. Wagener, Ratko Djukanovic, Peter J. Sterk and Kian Fan Chung on behalf of the U-BIOPRED Study Group. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: 1308–1321. Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1550779; 10.1183/13993003.50779-2015
“The burden of severe asthma in childhood and adolescence: results from the paediatric U-BIOPRED cohorts.” Louise Fleming, Clare Murray, Aruna T. Bansal, Simone Hashimoto, Hans Bisgaard, Andrew Bush, Urs Frey, Gunilla Hedlin, Florian Singer, Wim M. van Aalderen, Nadja H. Vissing, Zaraquiza Zolkipli, Anna Selby, Stephen Fowler, Dominick Shaw, Kian Fan Chung, Ana R. Sousa, Scott Wagers, Julie Corfield, Ioannis Pandis, Anthony Rowe, Elena Formaggio, Peter J. Sterk and Graham Roberts on behalf of the U-BIOPRED Study Group. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: 1322–1333. Eur Respir J, 49 (6) 1550780; 10.1183/13993003.50780-2015