European Respiratory Journal

The ERJ publishes clinical and experimental work relating to all aspects of adult and paediatric respiratory medicine, including cell biology, epidemiology, immunology, oncology, pathophysiology, imaging, occupational medicine, intensive care, sleep medicine and thoracic surgery. In addition to original research material, the ERJ also publishes editorial commentaries, reviews, short research letters and correspondence to the editor. Articles are published continuously and collected into 12 monthly issues in two volumes per year.

December

ERJ December Podcast: An interview with new editors Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 17E5006; 10.1183/13993003.E5006-2017
Care pathways for the selection of a biologic in severe asthma Jean Bousquet, Guy Brusselle, Roland Buhl, William W. Busse, Alvaro A. Cruz, Ratko Djukanovic, Christian Domingo, Nicola A. Hanania, Marc Humbert, Andrew Menzies Gow, Wanda Phipatanakul, Ulrich Wahn, Michael E. Wechsler Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701782; 10.1183/13993003.01782-2017
Ten principles for climate, environment and respiratory health Maeve Barry, Isabella Annesi-Maesano Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701912; 10.1183/13993003.01912-2017
Adherence in severe asthma: time to get it right Vanessa M. McDonald, Janelle Yorke Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702191; 10.1183/13993003.02191-2017
Malaria and the development of pulmonary fibrosis Ezra R. Miller, Gary M. Hunninghake Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702030; 10.1183/13993003.02030-2017
To progress understanding of disease triggers and modifiers in sarcoidosis, stratification is the key Coline H.M. van Moorsel Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702002; 10.1183/13993003.02002-2017
Always think of the right ventricle, even in “low-risk” pulmonary embolism Mareike Lankeit Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702386; 10.1183/13993003.02386-2017
Genotypic and phenotypic M. tuberculosis resistance: guiding clinicians to prescribe the correct regimens Andrea Maurizio Cabibbe, Giovanni Sotgiu, Santiago Izco, Giovanni Battista Migliori Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702292; 10.1183/13993003.02292-2017
ERS statement on obstructive sleep disordered breathing in 1- to 23-month-old children Athanasios G. Kaditis, Maria Luz Alonso Alvarez, An Boudewyns, Francois Abel, Emmanouel I. Alexopoulos, Refika Ersu, Koen Joosten, Helena Larramona, Silvia Miano, Indra Narang, Hui-Leng Tan, Ha Trang, Marina Tsaoussoglou, Nele Vandenbussche, Maria Pia Villa, Dick Van Waardenburg, Silke Weber, Stijn Verhulst Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700985; 10.1183/13993003.00985-2017
ERS statement: interventional bronchoscopy in children Ernst Eber, Juan L. Antón-Pacheco, Jacques de Blic, Iolo Doull, Al Faro, Raffaella Nenna, Thomas Nicolai, Petr Pohunek, Kostas N. Priftis, Paola Serio, Courtney Coleman, Sarah Masefield, Thomy Tonia, Fabio Midulla Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700901; 10.1183/13993003.00901-2017
Phenotypes of symptomatic airways disease in China and New Zealand James Fingleton, Kewu Huang, Mark Weatherall, Yanfei Guo, Stefan Ivanov, Piet Bruijnzeel, Hong Zhang, Wei Wang, Richard Beasley, Chen Wang Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700957; 10.1183/13993003.00957-2017
Asthma phenotypes: do cough and wheeze predict exacerbations in persistent asthma? Jaymin B. Morjaria, Alan S. Rigby, Alyn H. Morice Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701366; 10.1183/13993003.01366-2017
Oxidative stress biomarkers and asthma characteristics in adults of the EGEA study Miora Andrianjafimasy, Farid Zerimech, Zeina Akiki, Helene Huyvaert, Nicole Le Moual, Valérie Siroux, Régis Matran, Orianne Dumas, Rachel Nadif Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701193; 10.1183/13993003.01193-2017
Electronic monitoring of adherence to inhaled corticosteroids: an essential tool in identifying severe asthma in children Anja Jochmann, Luca Artusio, Angela Jamalzadeh, Prasad Nagakumar, Edgar Delgado-Eckert, Sejal Saglani, Andrew Bush, Urs Frey, Louise J. Fleming Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700910; 10.1183/13993003.00910-2017
Outcomes in coronary artery disease patients with sleepy obstructive sleep apnoea on CPAP Yüksel Peker, Erik Thunström, Helena Glantz, Karl Wegscheider, Christine Eulenburg Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700749; 10.1183/13993003.00749-2017
Temporal trajectories of novel object recognition performance in mice exposed to intermittent hypoxia David Gozal, Abdelnaby Khalyfa, Zhuanghong Qiao, Isaac Almendros, Ramon Farré Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701456; 10.1183/13993003.01456-2017
Role of common hypnotics on the phenotypic causes of obstructive sleep apnoea: paradoxical effects of zolpidem Jayne C. Carberry, Lauren P. Fisher, Ronald R. Grunstein, Simon C. Gandevia, David K. McKenzie, Jane E. Butler, Danny J. Eckert Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701344; 10.1183/13993003.01344-2017
Novel magnetic resonance technique for functional imaging of cystic fibrosis lung disease Sylvia Nyilas, Grzegorz Bauman, Gregor Sommer, Enno Stranzinger, Orso Pusterla, Urs Frey, Insa Korten, Florian Singer, Carmen Casaulta, Oliver Bieri, Philipp Latzin Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701464; 10.1183/13993003.01464-2017
Air pollution and subclinical interstitial lung disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) air–lung study Coralynn Sack, Sverre Vedal, Lianne Sheppard, Ganesh Raghu, R. Graham Barr, Anna Podolanczuk, Brent Doney, Eric A. Hoffman, Amanda Gassett, Karen Hinckley-Stukovsky, Kayleen Williams, Steve Kawut, David J. Lederer, Joel D. Kaufman Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700559; 10.1183/13993003.00559-2017
Chest computed tomography-derived low fat-free mass index and mortality in COPD Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Alejandro A. Diaz, Erica Rutten, Sharon M. Lutz, Rola Harmouche, Raul San Jose Estepar, Greg Kinney, John E. Hokanson, Barbara A. Gower, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Stephen I. Rennard, Craig P. Hersh, Richard Casaburi, Mark T. Dransfield, Edwin K. Silverman, George R. Washko Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701134; 10.1183/13993003.01134-2017
Atopobium and Fusobacterium as novel candidates for sarcoidosis-associated microbiota Alexandra Zimmermann, Henrik Knecht, Robert Häsler, Gernot Zissel, Karoline I. Gaede, Sylvia Hofmann, Almut Nebel, Joachim Müller-Quernheim, Stefan Schreiber, Annegret Fischer Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1600746; 10.1183/13993003.00746-2016
Prognostic value of right ventricular dilatation in patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism Benoit Côté, David Jiménez, Benjamin Planquette, Anne Roche, Jonathan Marey, Jean Pastré, Guy Meyer, Olivier Sanchez Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701611; 10.1183/13993003.01611-2017
Growth and nutritional status, and their association with lung function: a study from the international Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Cohort Myrofora Goutaki, Florian S. Halbeisen, Ben D. Spycher, Elisabeth Maurer, Fabiën Belle, Israel Amirav, Laura Behan, Mieke Boon, Siobhan Carr, Carmen Casaulta, Annick Clement, Suzanne Crowley, Sharon Dell, Thomas Ferkol, Eric G. Haarman, Bulent Karadag, Michael Knowles, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg, Margaret W. Leigh, Michael R. Loebinger, Henryk Mazurek, Lucy Morgan, Kim G. Nielsen, Maria Phillipsen, Scott D. Sagel, Francesca Santamaria, Nicolaus Schwerk, Panayiotis Yiallouros, Jane S. Lucas, Claudia E. Kuehni Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701659; 10.1183/13993003.01659-2017
Exhaled breath to screen for malignant pleural mesothelioma: a validation study Kevin Lamote, Matthijs Vynck, Olivier Thas, Joris Van Cleemput, Kristiaan Nackaerts, Jan P. van Meerbeeck Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700919; 10.1183/13993003.00919-2017
Dietary antioxidants and 10-year lung function decline in adults from the ECRHS survey Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, James F. Potts, Ernst Omenaas, Joachim Heinrich, Cecilie Svanes, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Peter G. Burney, Deborah L. Jarvis Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1602286; 10.1183/13993003.02286-2016
Mediastinal staging by videomediastinoscopy in clinical N1 non-small cell lung cancer: a prospective multicentre study Herbert Decaluwé, Christophe Dooms, Xavier Benoit D'Journo, Sergi Call, David Sanchez, Benedikt Haager, Roel Beelen, Volkan Kara, Thomas Klikovits, Clemens Aigner, Kurt Tournoy, Mahmood Zahin, Johnny Moons, Geoffrey Brioude, Juan Carlos Trujillo, Walter Klepetko, Akif Turna, Bernward Passlick, Laureano Molins, Ramon Rami-Porta, Pascal Thomas, Paul De Leyn Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701493; 10.1183/13993003.01493-2017
Chest physician-reported, work-related, long-latency respiratory disease in Great Britain Melanie Carder, Andrew Darnton, Matthew Gittins, S. Jill Stocks, David Ross, Chris M. Barber, Raymond M. Agius Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700961; 10.1183/13993003.00961-2017
A standardised method for interpreting the association between mutations and phenotypic drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Paolo Miotto, Belay Tessema, Elisa Tagliani, Leonid Chindelevitch, Angela M. Starks, Claudia Emerson, Debra Hanna, Peter S. Kim, Richard Liwski, Matteo Zignol, Christopher Gilpin, Stefan Niemann, Claudia M. Denkinger, Joy Fleming, Robin M. Warren, Derrick Crook, James Posey, Sebastien Gagneux, Sven Hoffner, Camilla Rodrigues, Iñaki Comas, David M. Engelthaler, Megan Murray, David Alland, Leen Rigouts, Christoph Lange, Keertan Dheda, Rumina Hasan, Uma Devi K. Ranganathan, Ruth McNerney, Matthew Ezewudo, Daniela M. Cirillo, Marco Schito, Claudio U. Köser, Timothy C. Rodwell Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701354; 10.1183/13993003.01354-2017
Fluoroquinolone resistance in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis independent of fluoroquinolone use Yang Che, Qifa Song, Tianchi Yang, Guohua Ping, Mei Yu Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701633; 10.1183/13993003.01633-2017
Age should not be a barrier for pulmonary endarterectomy in carefully selected patients Michael Newnham, Jules Hernández-Sánchez, John Dunning, Choo Ng, Steven Tsui, Katherine Bunclark, Karen Sheares, Dolores Taboada, Mark Toshner, Joanna Pepke-Zaba, David Jenkins, John Cannon Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701804; 10.1183/13993003.01804-2017
Dual responses of CD14 methylation to distinct environments: a role in asthma and allergy Yong Song, Siew-Kim Khoo, Khui Hung Lee, Mika Mäkelä, Tari Haahtela, Peter LeSouëf, Guicheng (Brad) Zhang Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701228; 10.1183/13993003.01228-2017
Standardised classification of the aetiology of bronchiectasis using an objective algorithm David Araújo, Michal Shteinberg, Stefano Aliberti, Pieter C. Goeminne, Adam T. Hill, Tom Fardon, Dusanka Obradovic, Katerina Dimakou, Eva Polverino, Anthony De Soyza, Melissa J. McDonnell, James D. Chalmers Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701289; 10.1183/13993003.01289-2017
Respiratory irritants in e-cigarette refill liquids across nine European countries: a threat to respiratory health? Constantine Vardavas, Charis Girvalaki, Alexander Vardavas, Sophia Papadakis, Manolis Tzatzarakis, Panagiotis Behrakis, Aristidis Tsatsakis Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701698; 10.1183/13993003.01698-2017
Two-year follow-up after endobronchial coil treatment in emphysema: results from the REVOLENS study Gaëtan Deslée, Sylvie Leroy, Jeanne Marie Perotin, Hervé Mal, Hervé Dutau, Arnaud Bourdin, Jean Michel Vergnon, Christophe Pison, Romain Kessler, Vincent Jounieaux, Mathieu Salaün, Armelle Marceau, Sandra Dury, Jonathan Benzaquen, Margaux Bonnaire, Sylvain Dukic, Coralie Barbe, Charles Hugo Marquette Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701740; 10.1183/13993003.01740-2017
An informative intragenic microsatellite marker suggests the IL-1 receptor as a genetic modifier in cystic fibrosis Frauke Stanke, Andreas Hector, Silke Hedtfeld, Dominik Hartl, Matthias Griese, Burkhard Tümmler, Marcus A. Mall Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1700426; 10.1183/13993003.00426-2017
Asthma control and action plans Israel Amirav, Michael T. Newhouse Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701640; 10.1183/13993003.01640-2017
Asthma control and action plans Andrew Kouri, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Alan Kaplan, Samir Gupta Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701883; 10.1183/13993003.01883-2017
Radiological abnormalities following bronchial thermoplasty: is the pathophysiology understood? Julia Nella Sofia d'Hooghe, Peter Iwan Bonta, Inge Alma Henrica van den Berk, Jouke Tabe Annema Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701537; 10.1183/13993003.01537-2017
Radiological abnormalities following bronchial thermoplasty: is the pathophysiology understood? Marie-Pierre Debray, Marie-Christine Dombret, Marina Pretolani, Gabriel Thabut, Loubna Alavoine, Pierre-Yves Brillet, Camille Taillé, Antoine Khalil, Pascal Chanez, Michel Aubier Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702067; 10.1183/13993003.02067-2017
The potential effects of pregnancy in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension responding to calcium channel blockade Samuel Bostock, Karen Sheares, John Cannon, Dolores Taboada, Joanna Pepke-Zaba, Mark Toshner Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701141; 10.1183/13993003.01141-2017
The effect of smoking on exacerbation risk in eosinophilic patients with COPD Christian R. Osadnik, Martin I. MacDonald, Philip G. Bardin Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701820; 10.1183/13993003.01820-2017
The effect of smoking on exacerbation risk in eosinophilic patients with COPD Marjan Kerkhof, Elizabeth V. Hillyer, David B. Price Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702086; 10.1183/13993003.02086-2017
Correspondence regarding the article “The asbestos fibre burden in human lungs: new insights into the chrysotile debate” L. Christine Oliver, Fiorella Belpoggi, Lygia T. Budnik, David Egilman, Arthur L. Frank, Daniele Mandrioli, Colin L. Soskolne, Benedetto Terracini, Laura Welch, Xaver Baur Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1701644; 10.1183/13993003.01644-2017
Correspondence regarding the article “The asbestos fibre burden in human lungs: new insights into the chrysotile debate” Pietro Sartorelli Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702188; 10.1183/13993003.02188-2017
Correspondence regarding the article “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, 50 (6) 1702204; 10.1183/13993003.02204-2017
Renal Fanconi syndrome with meropenem/amoxicillin-clavulanate during treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis Miriam E. Abadie, Jeffrey R. Strich, Tiffany Kim, Yingda L. Xie, Kevin P. Fennelly, Kenneth N. Olivier, Meryl Waldman, Kriti Arora, Steven M. Holland, Ray Y. Chen Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1702023; 10.1183/13993003.02023-2017
“Infertility in an adult cohort with primary ciliary dyskinesia: phenotype–gene association.” Gert Jan Vanaken, Laurence Bassinet, Mieke Boon, Rahma Mani, Isabelle Honoré, Jean-Francois Papon, Harry Cuppens, Martine Jaspers, Natalie Lorent, André Coste, Estelle Escudier, Serge Amselem, Bernard Maitre, Marie Legendre and Sophie Christin-Maitre. Eur Respir J 2017; 50: 1700314. Eur Respir J, 50 (6) 1750314; 10.1183/13993003.50314-2017