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.

July

Editorials

Right heart catheterisation is still a fundamental part of the follow-up assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension Marc Humbert, Jason Weatherald Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800738; 10.1183/13993003.00738-2018
Is right heart catheterisation still a fundamental part of the follow-up assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension? The argument against Luke S. Howard Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800996; 10.1183/13993003.00996-2018
Maternal antibiotic use and child asthma: is the association causal? Mingyu Zhang, Augusto A. Litonjua, Noel T. Mueller Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1801007; 10.1183/13993003.01007-2018
Serotonergic antidepressants in COPD: beneficial or harmful? Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1801095; 10.1183/13993003.01095-2018
Blood eosinophils in COPD and the future risk of pneumonia Pierre Ernst Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800981; 10.1183/13993003.00981-2018

ERS/EACTS statement

ERS/EACTS statement on the management of malignant pleural effusions Anna C. Bibby, Patrick Dorn, Ioannis Psallidas, Jose M. Porcel, Julius Janssen, Marios Froudarakis, Dragan Subotic, Phillippe Astoul, Peter Licht, Ralph Schmid, Arnaud Scherpereel, Najib M. Rahman, Giuseppe Cardillo, Nick A. Maskell Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800349; 10.1183/13993003.00349-2018

Lung function

Reference equations for pulmonary diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide and nitric oxide in adult Caucasians Mathias Munkholm, Jacob Louis Marott, Lars Bjerre-Kristensen, Flemming Madsen, Ole Find Pedersen, Peter Lange, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Jann Mortensen Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1500677; 10.1183/13993003.00677-2015

Asthma

Prenatal antibiotic exposure and childhood asthma: a population-based study Keely Loewen, Barret Monchka, Salaheddin M. Mahmud, Geert 't Jong, Meghan B. Azad Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702070; 10.1183/13993003.02070-2017
The construction and validation of the Severe Asthma Questionnaire Michael E. Hyland, Rupert C. Jones, Joseph W. Lanario, Matthew Masoli Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800618; 10.1183/13993003.00618-2018

COPD

Serotonergic antidepressant use and morbidity and mortality among older adults with COPD Nicholas T. Vozoris, Xuesong Wang, Peter C. Austin, Anne L. Stephenson, Denis E. O'Donnell, Andrea S. Gershon, Sudeep S. Gill, Paula A. Rochon Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800475; 10.1183/13993003.00475-2018
A systematic review of how patients value COPD outcomes Yuan Zhang, Rebecca L. Morgan, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Wojtek Wiercioch, Malgorzata M. Bala, Rafal R. Jaeschke, Krzysztof Styczen, Hector Pardo-Hernandez, Anna Selva, Housne Ara Begum, Gian Paolo Morgano, Marcin Waligóra, Arnav Agarwal, Matthew Ventresca, Karolina Strzebonska, Mateusz T. Wasylewski, Lídia Blanco-Silvente, Janna-Lina Kerth, Mengxiao Wang, Yuqing Zhang, Saiprasad Narsingam, Yutong Fei, Gordon Guyatt, Holger J. Schünemann Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800222; 10.1183/13993003.00222-2018
Multi-omic molecular profiling of lung cancer in COPD Brian J. Sandri, Adam Kaplan, Shane W. Hodgson, Mark Peterson, Svetlana Avdulov, LeeAnn Higgins, Todd Markowski, Ping Yang, Andrew H. Limper, Timothy J. Griffin, Peter Bitterman, Eric F. Lock, Chris H. Wendt Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702665; 10.1183/13993003.02665-2017
Trends of testing for and diagnosis of a₁-antitrypsin deficiency in the UK: more testing is needed Joan B. Soriano, Sarah J. Lucas, Rupert Jones, Marc Miravitlles, Victoria Carter, Iain Small, David Price, Ravi Mahadeva Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800360; 10.1183/13993003.00360-2018

Sleep

Effect of 1 month of zopiclone on obstructive sleep apnoea severity and symptoms: a randomised controlled trial Sophie G. Carter, Jayne C. Carberry, Garry Cho, Lauren P. Fisher, Charlotte M. Rollo, David J. Stevens, Angela L. D'Rozario, David K. McKenzie, Ronald R. Grunstein, Danny J. Eckert Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800149; 10.1183/13993003.00149-2018
Structural brain correlates of obstructive sleep apnoea in older adults at risk for dementia Nathan E. Cross, Negar Memarian, Shantel L. Duffy, Casey Paquola, Haley LaMonica, Angela D'Rozario, Simon J.G. Lewis, Ian B. Hickie, Ronald R. Grunstein, Sharon L. Naismith Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800740; 10.1183/13993003.00740-2018

Basic science

Fibroblast growth factor 23 and Klotho contribute to airway inflammation Stefanie Krick, Alexander Grabner, Nathalie Baumlin, Christopher Yanucil, Scott Helton, Astrid Grosche, Juliette Sailland, Patrick Geraghty, Liliana Viera, Derek W. Russell, J. Michael Wells, Xin Xu, Amit Gaggar, Jarrod Barnes, Gwendalyn D. King, Michael Campos, Christian Faul, Matthias Salathe Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800236; 10.1183/13993003.00236-2018

Thoracic imaging

Computed tomography quantification of emphysema in people living with HIV and uninfected controls Andreas Ronit, Thomas Kristensen, Vilde S. Hoseth, Dalia Abou-Kassem, Jørgen T. Kühl, Thomas Benfield, Jan Gerstoft, Shoaib Afzal, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Jens D. Lundgren, Jørgen Vestbo, Klaus F. Kofoed, Susanne D. Nielsen Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800296; 10.1183/13993003.00296-2018
Prognostic value of cardiovascular parameters in computed tomography pulmonary angiography in patients with acute pulmonary embolism Ludo F.M. Beenen, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt, Jaap Stoker, Saskia Middeldorp Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702611; 10.1183/13993003.02611-2017

Cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis

Immunological corollary of the pulmonary mycobiome in bronchiectasis: the CAMEB study Micheál Mac Aogáin, Ravishankar Chandrasekaran, Albert Yick Hou Lim, Teck Boon Low, Gan Liang Tan, Tidi Hassan, Thun How Ong, Amanda Hui Qi Ng, Denis Bertrand, Jia Yu Koh, Sze Lei Pang, Zi Yang Lee, Xiao Wei Gwee, Christopher Martinus, Yang Yie Sio, Sri Anusha Matta, Fook Tim Chew, Holly R. Keir, John E. Connolly, John Arputhan Abisheganaden, Mariko Siyue Koh, Niranjan Nagarajan, James D. Chalmers, Sanjay H. Chotirmall Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800766; 10.1183/13993003.00766-2018
The impact of acute air pollution fluctuations on bronchiectasis pulmonary exacerbation: a case-crossover analysis Pieter C. Goeminne, Bianca Cox, Simon Finch, Michael R. Loebinger, Pallavi Bedi, Adam T. Hill, Tom C. Fardon, Kees de Hoogh, Tim S. Nawrot, James D. Chalmers Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702557; 10.1183/13993003.02557-2017

Review

Back to Basics

How to build a lung: latest advances and emerging themes in lung bioengineering Martina M. De Santis, Deniz A. Bölükbas, Sandra Lindstedt, Darcy E. Wagner Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1601355; 10.1183/13993003.01355-2016

ERJ Methods

A pulmonologist's guide to understanding network meta-analysis Claudia C. Dobler, Michael E. Wilson, M. Hassan Murad Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800525; 10.1183/13993003.00525-2018

Research letters

Safety and tolerability of nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the USA Imre Noth, David Oelberg, Manika Kaul, Craig S. Conoscenti, Ganesh Raghu Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702106; 10.1183/13993003.02106-2017
The reproducibility of COPD blood eosinophil counts Thomas Southworth, Gussie Beech, Philip Foden, Umme Kolsum, Dave Singh Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800427; 10.1183/13993003.00427-2018
Reduced neural gating of respiratory sensations is associated with increased dyspnoea perception Michaela Herzog, Josef Sucec, Ilse Van Diest, Omer Van den Bergh, Pei-Ying Sarah Chan, Paul Davenport, Andreas von Leupoldt Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800559; 10.1183/13993003.00559-2018
Home spirometry in bronchiolitis obliterans after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplant Clémence Loiseau, François Lemonnier, Odile Randrianarivelo, Raphael Itzykson, Stéphanie Nguyen, Marie Hélène Becquemin, Colas Tcherakian, Madalina Uzunov, Emilie Catherinot, Elisabeth Rivaud, Hélène Salvator, Philippe Devillier, Laurent Sutton, Jean-Paul Vernant, Louis Jean Couderc, Nathalie Dhédin Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1702328; 10.1183/13993003.02328-2017
Trend in rifampicin-, multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Italy, 2009–2016 Alessandro Mustazzolu, Emanuele Borroni, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Federico Giannoni, Angelo Iacobino, Lanfranco Fattorini Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800070; 10.1183/13993003.00070-2018
The outcome of severe varicella pneumonia with respiratory failure admitted to the intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation Kiran George John, Thadathilankal-Jess John, Jantjie J. Taljaard, Usha Lalla, Tonya M. Esterhuizen, Elvis M. Irusen, Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800407; 10.1183/13993003.00407-2018
Combined treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis with bedaquiline and delamanid: a systematic review Emanuele Pontali, Giovanni Sotgiu, Simon Tiberi, Marina Tadolini, Dina Visca, Lia D'Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Antonio Spanevello, Giovanni Battista Migliori Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800934; 10.1183/13993003.00934-2018
Prevalence and impact of WHO group 3 pulmonary hypertension in advanced idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia Christopher S. King, A. Whitney Brown, Oksana A. Shlobin, Nargues Weir, Matthew Libre, Domingo Franco-Palacios, Shahzad Ahmad, Steven D. Nathan Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800545; 10.1183/13993003.00545-2018
3-month daily rifampicin and isoniazid compared to 6- or 9-month isoniazid for treating latent tuberculosis infection in children and adolescents less than 15 years of age: an updated systematic review Yibeltal Assefa, Yalemzewod Assefa, Solomon Woldeyohannes, Yohhei Hamada, Haileyesus Getahun Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800395; 10.1183/13993003.00395-2018

Correspondence

Low-dose computed tomography in elderly pneumonia patients: a need to individualise Deepak Aggarwal, Varinder Saini, Hitesh Gour Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800815; 10.1183/13993003.00815-2018
Adverse respiratory effects of opioids for chronic breathlessness: to what extent can we learn lessons from chronic pain? Cornelia A. Verberkt, Marieke H.J. van den Beuken-van Everdingen, Jos M.G.A. Schols, Sushma Datla, Carmen D. Dirksen, Miriam J. Johnson, Sander M.J. van Kuijk, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Daisy J.A. Janssen Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800882; 10.1183/13993003.00882-2018
Impact of sleep alterations on weaning duration of mechanically ventilated patients: how much is bad? Antonio M. Esquinas, Joerg S. Steier, Habib M.R. Karim Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800925; 10.1183/13993003.00925-2018
Impact of sleep alterations on weaning duration of mechanically ventilated patients: how much is bad? Arnaud W. Thille, Rémi Coudroy, Faustine Reynaud, Damien Marie, Stéphanie Barrau, Ludivine Rousseau, Christophe Rault, Véronique Diaz, Jean-Claude Meurice, Jean-Pierre Frat, René Robert, Xavier Drouot Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1800979; 10.1183/13993003.00979-2018

Author Correction

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