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.

May

The International Collaborative Effusion (ICE) database: an ERS Clinical Research Collaboration Rahul Bhatnagar, Julius Janssen, Nick Maskell Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900591; 10.1183/13993003.00591-2019
Chronic cough: a disorder of response inhibition? Stuart B. Mazzone Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900254; 10.1183/13993003.00254-2019
Impaired cough suppression in chronic refractory cough Peter S.P. Cho, Hannah V. Fletcher, Richard D. Turner, Caroline J. Jolley, Surinder S. Birring Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802203; 10.1183/13993003.02203-2018
Hyperpolarised ¹²⁹Xe magnetic resonance imaging to monitor treatment response in children with cystic fibrosis Jonathan H. Rayment, Marcus J. Couch, Nancy McDonald, Nikhil Kanhere, David Manson, Giles Santyr, Felix Ratjen Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802188; 10.1183/13993003.02188-2018
Quantitative multivolume proton-magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cystic fibrosis lung disease: comparison with clinical indicators Francesca Pennati, Caterina Salito, Irene Borzani, Giulia Cervellin, Simone Gambazza, Riccardo Guarise, Maria Chiara Russo, Carla Colombo, Andrea Aliverti Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1702020; 10.1183/13993003.02020-2017
Xenon-129 MRI detects ventilation deficits in paediatric stem cell transplant patients unable to perform spirometry Laura L. Walkup, Kasiani Myers, Javier El-Bietar, Adam Nelson, Matthew M. Willmering, Michael Grimley, Stella M. Davies, Christopher Towe, Jason C. Woods Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801779; 10.1183/13993003.01779-2018
Easy-to-build and affordable continuous positive airway pressure CPAP device for adult patients in low-income countries Ramon Farré, Josep M. Montserrat, Gorka Solana, David Gozal, Daniel Navajas Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802290; 10.1183/13993003.02290-2018
Pulmonary physiology is poorly associated with radiological extent of disease in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease Amrit Jhajj, Harinder Pal Gill, Cameron J. Hague, Darra Murphy, Brett Elicker, Jeanette Soon, Nada Sulaiman, Daniela Castillo-Saldana, Pearce G. Wilcox, James Dunne, Joyce S. Lee, Paul J. Wolters, Brett Ley, Kirk D. Jones, Julie Morisset, Christopher J. Ryerson Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802182; 10.1183/13993003.02182-2018
Declining trend in incidence of tuberculosis in adolescents and young adults in Taiwan Ying-Ying Chen, Sheng-Wei Pan, Hsiang-Shi Shen, Fan-Yi Chuang, Jia-Yih Feng, Wei-Juin Su Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801305; 10.1183/13993003.01305-2018
Novel techniques for advancing our understanding of pulmonary arterial hypertension Emily M. Beck, Nathan D. Hatton, John J. Ryan Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900556; 10.1183/13993003.00556-2019
Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with protein kinase inhibitors: a pharmacovigilance–pharmacodynamic study Lucie Cornet, Charles Khouri, Matthieu Roustit, Christophe Guignabert, Marie-Camille Chaumais, Marc Humbert, Bruno Revol, Fabien Despas, David Montani, Jean-Luc Cracowski Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802472; 10.1183/13993003.02472-2018
Centrally located lung cancer and risk of occult nodal disease: an objective evaluation of multiple definitions of tumour centrality with dedicated imaging software Roberto F. Casal, Boris Sepesi, Ala-Eddin S. Sagar, Juerg Tschirren, Minxing Chen, Liang Li, Jennifer Sunny, Joyce Williams, Horiana B. Grosu, George A. Eapen, Carlos A. Jimenez, David E. Ost Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802220; 10.1183/13993003.02220-2018
Patient-reported distress can aid clinical decision-making in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: analysis of the PROFILE cohort Iain Stewart, Tricia McKeever, Rebecca Braybrooke, Eunice Oballa, Juliet K. Simpson, Toby M. Maher, Richard P. Marshall, Pauline T. Lukey, William A. Fahy, Gisli Jenkins, Gauri Saini Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801925; 10.1183/13993003.01925-2018
Treatable traits: a new paradigm for 21st century management of chronic airway diseases: Treatable Traits Down Under International Workshop report Vanessa M. McDonald, James Fingleton, Alvar Agusti, Sarah A. Hiles, Vanessa L. Clark, Anne E. Holland, Guy B. Marks, Philip P. Bardin, Richard Beasley, Ian D. Pavord, Peter A.B. Wark, Peter G. Gibson Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802058; 10.1183/13993003.02058-2018
Return of sleep apnoea and sleep fragmentation following CPAP withdrawal in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea Chris Turnbull, Saxon Pattenden, Thomas Gaisl, Valentina Rossi, Sira Thiel, Malcolm Kohler, John Stradling Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802351; 10.1183/13993003.02351-2018
To rout or snort in the sleepe: a detailed medical description of sleep disordered breathing and its consequences by Georg Grau in 1688 Sven Rupprecht, Doris Schönefeld, Nasim Kroegel, Otto W. Witte, Matthias Schwab, Ekkehart Paditz Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801799; 10.1183/13993003.01799-2018
Malnutrition in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the great forgotten comorbidity! Stéphane Jouneau, Mathieu Lederlin, Laurent Vernhet, Ronan Thibault Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900418; 10.1183/13993003.00418-2019
Reply to: Malnutrition in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the great forgotten comorbidity! Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, Brett Ley, Michael Kreuter, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Eric Vittinghoff, Harold R. Collard, Carlo Vancheri Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900615; 10.1183/13993003.00615-2019
Less is more: the impact of maintenance treatment adherence in severe asthma clinical trials Claire N. McBrien, Andrew Menzies-Gow Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900599; 10.1183/13993003.00599-2019
Inadequate assessment of adherence to maintenance medication leads to loss of power and increased costs in trials of severe asthma therapy: results from a systematic literature review and modelling study Matshediso C. Mokoka, Melissa J. McDonnell, Elaine MacHale, Breda Cushen, Fiona Boland, Sarah Cormican, Christina Doherty, Frank Doyle, Richard W. Costello, Garrett Greene Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802161; 10.1183/13993003.02161-2018
Prescribed analgesics in pregnancy and risk of childhood asthma Seif O. Shaheen, Cecilia Lundholm, Bronwyn K. Brew, Catarina Almqvist Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801090; 10.1183/13993003.01090-2018
Transcriptomics of atopy and atopic asthma in white blood cells from children and adolescents Yale Jiang, Olena Gruzieva, Ting Wang, Erick Forno, Nadia Boutaoui, Tao Sun, Simon K. Merid, Edna Acosta-Pérez, Inger Kull, Glorisa Canino, Josep M. Antó, Jean Bousquet, Erik Melén, Wei Chen, Juan C. Celedón Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900102; 10.1183/13993003.00102-2019
Exaggerated BMP4 signalling alters human airway basal progenitor cell differentiation to cigarette smoking-related phenotypes Wu-Lin Zuo, Jing Yang, Yael Strulovici-Barel, Jacqueline Salit, Mahboubeh Rostami, Jason G. Mezey, Sarah L. O'Beirne, Robert J. Kaner, Ronald G. Crystal Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1702553; 10.1183/13993003.02553-2017
French experience of balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Philippe Brenot, Xavier Jaïs, Yu Taniguchi, Carlos Garcia Alonso, Benoit Gerardin, Sacha Mussot, Olaf Mercier, Dominique Fabre, Florence Parent, Mitja Jevnikar, David Montani, Laurent Savale, Olivier Sitbon, Elie Fadel, Marc Humbert, Gérald Simonneau Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802095; 10.1183/13993003.02095-2018
Nationwide cloud-based integrated database of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias for multidisciplinary discussion Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Kazutaka Mori, Masashi Mikamo, Takashi Ohno, Kensuke Kataoka, Chikatoshi Sugimoto, Hideya Kitamura, Noriyuki Enomoto, Ryoko Egashira, Hiromitsu Sumikawa, Tae Iwasawa, Shoichiro Matsushita, Hiroaki Sugiura, Mikiko Hashisako, Tomonori Tanaka, Yasuhiro Terasaki, Shinobu Kunugi, Masashi Kitani, Ryo Okuda, Yasuoki Horiike, Yasunori Enomoto, Hideki Yasui, Hironao Hozumi, Yuzo Suzuki, Yutaro Nakamura, Junya Fukuoka, Takeshi Johkoh, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Takashi Ogura, Yoshikazu Inoue, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Naohiko Inase, Sakae Homma, Takafumi Suda Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802243; 10.1183/13993003.02243-2018
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: the GOLD science committee report 2019 Dave Singh, Alvar Agusti, Antonio Anzueto, Peter J. Barnes, Jean Bourbeau, Bartolome R. Celli, Gerard J. Criner, Peter Frith, David M.G. Halpin, Meilan Han, M. Victorina López Varela, Fernando Martinez, Maria Montes de Oca, Alberto Papi, Ian D. Pavord, Nicolas Roche, Donald D. Sin, Robert Stockley, Jørgen Vestbo, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, Claus Vogelmeier Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900164; 10.1183/13993003.00164-2019
The withdrawal of replacement therapy and outcomes in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency lung transplant recipients Jana Kleinerova, Patricia Ging, Colin Rutherford, Iain Lawrie, Sara Winward, Donna Eaton, Karen C. Redmond, Jim J. Egan Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900055; 10.1183/13993003.00055-2019
Extrafine triple therapy in patients with symptomatic COPD and history of one moderate exacerbation Dave Singh, Leonardo M. Fabbri, Massimo Corradi, George Georges, Alessandro Guasconi, Stefano Vezzoli, Stefano Petruzzelli, Alberto Papi Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900235; 10.1183/13993003.00235-2019
The Ariane-IPF ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: seeking collaboration through launch of a federation of European registries on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Vincent Cottin, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Andreas Günther, Liam Galvin, Michael Kreuter, Pippa Powell, Antje Prasse, George Reynolds, Luca Richeldi, Paolo Spagnolo, Claudia Valenzuela, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Wim A. Wuyts, Bruno Crestani Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900539; 10.1183/13993003.00539-2019
Guiding antibiotic treatment with inflammatory biomarkers in COPD? Another brick in the wall Philipp Schuetz, Daiana Stolz Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900562; 10.1183/13993003.00562-2019
Is it still relevant to consider polysomnography as essential for noninvasive ventilation titration? Jean-Christian Borel, Jesus Gonzalez-Bermejo Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900619; 10.1183/13993003.00619-2019
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is Europe behind? Irene M. Lang, Hiromi Matsubara Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900843; 10.1183/13993003.00843-2019
CRP-guided antibiotic treatment in acute exacerbations of COPD in hospital admissions H.J. Prins, Ruud Duijkers, Paul van der Valk, Marianne Schoorl, Johannes M.A. Daniels, Tjip S. van der Werf, Wim G. Boersma Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802014; 10.1183/13993003.02014-2018
Randomised controlled trial of polysomnographic titration of noninvasive ventilation Liam M. Hannan, Linda Rautela, David J. Berlowitz, Christine F. McDonald, Jennifer M. Cori, Nicole Sheers, Caroline Chao, Fergal J. O'Donoghue, Mark E. Howard Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802118; 10.1183/13993003.02118-2018
Dampness, mould, onset and remission of adult respiratory symptoms, asthma and rhinitis Juan Wang, Mihkel Pindus, Christer Janson, Torben Sigsgaard, Jeong-Lim Kim, Mathias Holm, Johan Sommar, Hans Orru, Thorarinn Gislason, Ane Johannessen, Randi J. Bertelsen, Dan Norbäck Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801921; 10.1183/13993003.01921-2018
Unresolved issues in treatment outcome definitions for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease Seong Mi Moon, Byung Woo Jhun, Charles L. Daley, Won-Jung Koh Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801636; 10.1183/13993003.01636-2018
In patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis the presence of hiatus hernia is associated with disease progression and mortality John A. Mackintosh, Sujal R. Desai, Huzaifa Adamali, Kinesh Patel, Felix Chua, Anand Devaraj, Vasilis Kouranos, Maria Kokosi, George Margaritopoulos, Elisabetta A. Renzoni, Athol U. Wells, Philip L. Molyneaux, Sacheen Kumar, Toby M. Maher, Peter M. George Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802412; 10.1183/13993003.02412-2018
New understanding in the treatment of cough (NEUROCOUGH) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: improving care and treatment for patients with cough Lorcan McGarvey, Lieven Dupont, Surinder S. Birring, Jeanette Boyd, Kian Fan Chung, Marta Dabrowska, Christian Domingo, Giovanni Fontana, Laurent Guilleminault, Peter Kardos, Eva Millqvist, Alyn H. Morice, Jaclyn A. Smith, Jan Willem van den Berg, Charlotte Van de Kerkhove Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900787; 10.1183/13993003.00787-2019
It needs more than just eosinophils to cause emphysema in COPD Florence Schleich, Renaud Louis Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900332; 10.1183/13993003.00332-2019
Supplemental oxygen during exercise training in COPD: full of hot air? Jessica A. Walsh, Matthew Maddocks, William D-C. Man Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900837; 10.1183/13993003.00837-2019
A crossroads between the heart and lungs: air pollution and pulmonary hypertension Meredith C. McCormack, Stephen C. Mathai Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1900654; 10.1183/13993003.00654-2019
Eosinophil-derived IL-13 promotes emphysema Alfred D. Doyle, Manali Mukherjee, William E. LeSuer, Tyler B. Bittner, Saif M. Pasha, Justin J. Frere, Joseph L. Neely, Jake A. Kloeber, Kelly P. Shim, Sergei I. Ochkur, Terence Ho, Sarah Svenningsen, Benjamin L. Wright, Matthew A. Rank, James J. Lee, Parameswaran Nair, Elizabeth A. Jacobsen Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801291; 10.1183/13993003.01291-2018
Oxygen compared to air during exercise training in COPD with exercise-induced desaturation Jennifer A. Alison, Zoe J. McKeough, Regina W.M. Leung, Anne E. Holland, Kylie Hill, Norman R. Morris, Sue Jenkins, Lissa M. Spencer, Catherine J. Hill, Annemarie L. Lee, Helen Seale, Nola Cecins, Christine F. McDonald Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802429; 10.1183/13993003.02429-2018
Asthma and affective traits in adults: a genetically informative study Kelli Lehto, Nancy L. Pedersen, Catarina Almqvist, Yi Lu, Bronwyn K. Brew Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802142; 10.1183/13993003.02142-2018
Traffic exposures, air pollution and outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a UK cohort study analysis Eleni Sofianopoulou, Stephen Kaptoge, Stefan Gräf, Charaka Hadinnapola, Carmen M. Treacy, Colin Church, Gerry Coghlan, J. Simon R. Gibbs, Matthias Haimel, Luke S. Howard, Martin Johnson, David G. Kiely, Allan Lawrie, James Lordan, Robert V. MacKenzie Ross, Jennifer M. Martin, Shahin Moledina, Michael Newnham, Andrew J. Peacock, Laura C. Price, Christopher J. Rhodes, Jay Suntharalingam, Emilia M. Swietlik, Mark R. Toshner, John Wharton, Martin R. Wilkins, Stephen J. Wort, Joanna Pepke-Zaba, Robin Condliffe, Paul A. Corris, Emanuele Di Angelantonio, Steeve Provencher, Nicholas W. Morrell Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1801429; 10.1183/13993003.01429-2018
Exhaled nitric oxide in stable adult cystic fibrosis patients, during exacerbation and following CFTR-modifying treatment Stefanie Vincken, Sylvia Verbanck, Elke De Wachter, Eef Vanderhelst Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802259; 10.1183/13993003.02259-2018
Recognition of CD8⁺ T-cell epitopes to identify adults with pulmonary tuberculosis Christina Lancioni, Gwendolyn M. Swarbrick, Byung Park, Melissa Nyendak, Mary Nsereko, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Megan D. Null, Meghan E. Cansler, Rowan B. Duncan, Joy Baseke, Keith Chervenak, LaShaunda Malone, Emily G. Heaphy, W. Henry Boom, David M. Lewinsohn, Deborah A. Lewinsohn Eur Respir J, 53 (5) 1802053; 10.1183/13993003.02053-2018