April

Peak oxygen uptake reference values for cycle ergometry for the healthy Dutch population: data from the LowLands Fitness Registry Caspar Frederik Mylius, Wilhelmus Petrus Krijnen, Cornelis Peter van der Schans, Tim Takken ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00056-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00056-2018
The characterisation of interstitial lung disease multidisciplinary team meetings: a global study Luca Richeldi, Naomi Launders, Fernando Martinez, Simon L.F. Walsh, Jeffrey Myers, Bonnie Wang, Mark Jones, Alison Chisholm, Kevin R. Flaherty ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00209-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00209-2018
Long-term evaluation of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias Benoit Wallaert, Louise Duthoit, Elodie Drumez, Hélène Behal, Lidwine Wemeau, Cécile Chenivesse, Jean-Marie Grosbois ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00045-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00045-2019
Volatile organic compound profiles in outlet air from extracorporeal life-support devices differ from breath profiles in critically ill patients Jan Hendrik Leopold, Alois Philipp, Thomas Bein, Andreas Redel, Michael Gruber, Marcus J. Schultz, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Paul Brinkman, Hans-Gerd Janssen, Lieuwe D.J. Bos ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00134-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00134-2018
Nebulised lipid–polymer hybrid nanoparticles for the delivery of a therapeutic anti-inflammatory microRNA to bronchial epithelial cells Sebastian Vencken, Camilla Foged, Joanne M. Ramsey, Louise Sweeney, Sally-Ann Cryan, Ronan J. MacLoughlin, Catherine M. Greene ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00161-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00161-2018
A retrospective analysis of outcomes in low- and intermediate–high-risk pulmonary embolism patients managed on an ambulatory medical unit in the UK Michael E. Reschen, Jonathan Raby, Jordan Bowen, Sudhir Singh, Daniel Lasserson, Christopher A. O'Callaghan ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00184-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00184-2018
Stopping when knowing: use of snus and nicotine during pregnancy in Scandinavia Ina Kreyberg, Karen E.S. Bains, Kai-H. Carlsen, Berit Granum, Hrefna K. Gudmundsdóttir, Guttorm Haugen, Gunilla Hedlin, Katarina Hilde, Christine M. Jonassen, Live S. Nordhagen, Björn Nordlund, Katrine D. Sjøborg, Håvard O. Skjerven, Anne C. Staff, Cilla Söderhäll, Riyas M. Vettukatil, Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00197-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00197-2018
Evaluation of a re-useable bronchoscopy biosimulator with ventilated lungs Justin L. Garner, Stefan D. Garner, Robin J. Hardie, Philip L. Molyneaux, Suveer Singh, Samuel V. Kemp, Pallav L. Shah ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00035-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00035-2019
Recruitment in online research for COPD: leveraging social media and research registries Samantha R. Paige, Janice L. Krieger ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00167-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00167-2018
External validation of the SAPS3-CNIV score to predict hospital mortality following noninvasive ventilation: a retrospective single-centre study Taha Huseini, David Manners, Simon Jones, Francesco Piccolo ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00232-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00232-2018
Impact of atrial septal defect closure on diffusing capacity for nitric oxide and carbon monoxide Martina Nassif, Reindert P. van Steenwijk, Ivo van der Lee, Peter J. Sterk, Frans H.C. de Jongh, Jacqueline M. Hogenhout, Jan G.P. Tijssen, Barbara J.M. Mulder, Robbert J. de Winter ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00260-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00260-2018
Plasma microfibrillar-associated protein 4 is not prognostic of emphysema progression but is associated with cardiovascular disease history and mortality in COPD patients Sofie Lock Johansson, Helle Wulf-Johansson, Anders Schlosser, Ingrid L. Titlestad, Bruce Miller, Ruth Tal-Singer, Uffe Holmskov, Jørgen Vestbo, Grith Lykke Sørensen ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00021-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00021-2019
Spirometric indices in primary ciliary dyskinesia: systematic review and meta-analysis Florian S. Halbeisen, Anu Jose, Carmen de Jong, Sylvia Nyilas, Philipp Latzin, Claudia E. Kuehni, Myrofora Goutaki ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00231-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00231-2018
From the pathophysiology of the human lung alveolus to epigenetic editing: Congress 2018 highlights from ERS Assembly 3 “Basic and Translational Science.” Marko Z. Nikolic, Eva M. Garrido-Martin, Flavia R. Greiffo, Aurélie Fabre, Irene H. Heijink, Agnes Boots, Catherine M. Greene, Pieter S. Hiemstra, Sabine Bartel ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00194-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00194-2018
Exploring the potential benefits of digital health technology for the management of COPD: a qualitative study of patient perceptions Patrick Slevin, Threase Kessie, John Cullen, Marcus W. Butler, Seamas C. Donnelly, Brian Caulfield ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00239-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00239-2018
Outcomes reported on the management of COPD exacerbations: a systematic survey of randomised controlled trials Alexander G. Mathioudakis, Mia Moberg, Julie Janner, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Jørgen Vestbo ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00072-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00072-2019
Seasonal variation in asthma exacerbations in the AUSTRI and VESTRI studies Stanley J. Szefler, Ibrahim Raphiou, Robert S. Zeiger, David Stempel, Kenneth Kral, Steven Pascoe ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00153-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00153-2018
Communication difficulties reported by patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and their carers: a European focus group study Sarah Masefield, Nicola Cassidy, Derek Ross, Pippa Powell, Athol Wells ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00055-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00055-2019
Memory, attention and fluency deficits in COPD may be a specific form of cognitive impairment Charlotte Morris, James W. Mitchell, Hannah Moorey, Helen-Cara Younan, George Tadros, Alice M. Turner ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00229-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00229-2018
Predictors of prolongation in recent-onset cough Anne M. Lätti, Juha Pekkanen, Heikki O. Koskela ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00238-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00238-2018
High frequency of infection of lung cancer patients with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii Jaroslav Bajnok, Muyassar Tarabulsi, Helen Carlin, Kevin Bown, Thomas Southworth, Josiah Dungwa, Dave Singh, Zhao-Rong Lun, Lucy Smyth, Geoff Hide ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00143-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00143-2018
Snoring and nocturnal reflux: association with lung function decline and respiratory symptoms Össur Ingi Emilsson, Shadi Amid Hägg, Eva Lindberg, Karl A. Franklin, Kjell Toren, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Thor Aspelund, Francisco Gómez Real, Bénédicte Leynaert, Pascal Demoly, Torben Sigsgaard, Jennifer Perret, Andrei Malinovschi, Deborah Jarvis, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Thorarinn Gislason, Christer Janson ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00010-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00010-2019
Amikacin exposure and susceptibility of macrolide-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus Shelby Daniel-Wayman, Shamira Shallom, Nabila Azeem, Kenneth N. Olivier, Adrian M. Zelazny, D. Rebecca Prevots ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00154-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00154-2018
Novel mouse model of indwelling pleural catheter in mice with malignant pleural effusion Christopher Merrick, Taylor Sherrill, Nikolaos I. Kanellakis, Rachelle Asciak, Georgios T. Stathopoulos, Fabien Maldonado, Najib M. Rahman, Timothy Blackwell, Ioannis Psallidas ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00226-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00226-2018
The superexacerbator phenotype in patients with COPD: a descriptive analysis Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren, Lotte M.C. Boonen, Martijn A. Spruit, Daisy J.A. Janssen, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Frits M.E. Franssen ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00235-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00235-2018
Advancing preparedness for clinical research during infectious disease epidemics Nina Gobat, John Amuasi, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Louise Sigfid, Hugh Davies, John-Paul Byrne, Gail Carson, Christopher Butler, Alistair Nichol, Herman Goossens ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00227-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00227-2018
Key paediatric messages from the 2018 European Respiratory Society International Congress Raffaella Nenna, Katie A. Hunt, Theodore Dassios, Jennifer J.P. Collins, Robbert J. Rottier, Norrice M. Liu, Bart Rottier, Myrofora Goutaki, Bülent Karadag, Andrew Prayle, Ricardo M. Fernandes, Giuseppe Fabio Parisi, Jürg Barben, Bruna Rubbo, Deborah Snijders, Heidi Makrinioti, Graham Hall, Mariëlle W. Pijnenburg, Jonathan Grigg ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00241-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00241-2018
Highlights of thoracic oncology from the 2018 ERS International Congress Polyxeni Ntontsi, Clementine Bostantzoglou, Torsten Gerriet Blum ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00222-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00222-2018
Effects of nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by GAP stage Christopher J. Ryerson, Martin Kolb, Luca Richeldi, Joyce Lee, Daniel Wachtlin, Susanne Stowasser, Venerino Poletti ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00127-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00127-2018
Novel idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis susceptibility variants revealed by deep sequencing Jose M. Lorenzo-Salazar, Shwu-Fan Ma, Jonathan Jou, Pei-Chi Hou, Beatriz Guillen-Guio, Richard J. Allen, R. Gisli Jenkins, Louise V. Wain, Justin M. Oldham, Imre Noth, Carlos Flores ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00071-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00071-2019
Association of anti-tuberculosis drug concentrations in hair and treatment outcomes in MDR- and XDR-TB John Metcalfe, Peter Bacchetti, Roy Gerona, Ali Esmail, Keertan Dheda, Monica Gandhi ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00046-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00046-2019
A new mathematical model to identify contacts with recent and remote latent tuberculosis Gabrielle Fröberg, Emilie Wahren Borgström, Erja Chryssanthou, Margarida Correia-Neves, Gunilla Källenius, Judith Bruchfeld ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00078-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00078-2019
Validity of the diagnosis of pneumonia in hospitalised patients with COPD Lydia J. Finney, Vijay Padmanaban, Samuel Todd, Nadia Ahmed, Sarah L. Elkin, Patrick Mallia ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00031-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00031-2019
A telephone-based survey of current trends, habits and beliefs in patients receiving portable oxygen therapy in Madrid, Spain Sagrario Mayoralas Alises, Catia Caneiras, Salvador Díaz-Lobato ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00059-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00059-2018
Incidence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a validated, register-based nationwide study Winnie Hedevang Olesen, Ingrid Louise Titlestad, Poul Erik Andersen, Rune Lindahl-Jacobsen, Peter Bjørn Licht ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00022-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00022-2019
Clinical development of triple-combination CFTR modulators for cystic fibrosis patients with one or two F508del alleles Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, Marcus A. Mall, Bonnie W. Ramsey, Edward F. McKone, Elizabeth Tullis, Gautham Marigowda, Charlotte M. McKee, David Waltz, Samuel M. Moskowitz, Jessica Savage, Fengjuan Xuan, Steven M. Rowe ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00082-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00082-2019
The long-term effect of an exercise and diet intervention in asthma patients: a 1-year follow-up on a randomised controlled trial Adrian Koch Bentzon, Linda Wolfgang Loehde, Vibeke Backer, Louise Toennesen ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00032-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00032-2019
Prolidase deficiency diagnosed by whole exome sequencing in a child with pulmonary capillaritis Jonathan H. Rayment, Rebekah Jobling, Sarah Bowdin, Ernest Cutz, Sharon D. Dell ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00205-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00205-2018
Prevalence of latent TB infection among asylum seekers in emergency accommodation in Cologne, Germany Florian Neuhann, Natalie Funke, Anne Bunte, Claudia Beiersmann ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00067-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00067-2019
A home-based lower limb-specific resistance training programme for patients with COPD: an explorative feasibility study Hannah Cook, Charles C. Reilly, Gerrard F. Rafferty ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00126-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00126-2018
Cystic fibrosis disease severity correlates with plasma levels of desmosine and isodesmosine, biomarkers of elastin degradation Shuren Ma, Patrick Geraghty, Abdoulaye Dabo, Cormac McCarthy, N. Gerry McElvaney, Gerard M. Turino ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00250-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00250-2018
Airway obstruction is associated with reduced variability in specific parts of the tidal breathing flow–volume curve in young children Ville-Pekka Seppä, Anton Hult, Javier Gracia-Tabuenca, Marita Paassilta, Jari Viik, Davor Plavec, Jussi Karjalainen ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00028-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00028-2019
Does oxygen pulse trajectory during incremental exercise discriminate impaired oxygen delivery from poor muscle oxygen utilisation? Luiza H. Degani-Costa, Luiz E. Nery, Maíra T. Rodrigues, Ana Cristina Gimenes, Eloara V. Ferreira, Jaquelina S. Ota-Arakaki, J. Alberto Neder, Roberta P. Ramos ERJ Open Res, 5 (2) 00108-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00108-2018