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

Performance of prediction models for COVID-19: the Caudine Forks of the external validation Glen P. Martin, Matthew Sperrin, Giovanni Sotgiu Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003728; 10.1183/13993003.03728-2020
Pandemic trials: evidence-based medicine on steroids James D. Chalmers Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2004116; 10.1183/13993003.04116-2020
Consensus-based recommendations in respiratory medicine Kevin C. Wilson Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002889; 10.1183/13993003.02889-2020
Vitamin C against the harmful effects of prenatal passive smoking: when all other options fail? Peter J. Merkus, Steve Turner Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002770; 10.1183/13993003.02770-2020
Novel rare genetic variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Arnold S. Kristof Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003252; 10.1183/13993003.03252-2020
A golden age of asthma research Paul M. O'Byrne, Ian D. Pavord Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003820; 10.1183/13993003.03820-2020
Deep-learning algorithm helps to standardise ATS/ERS spirometric acceptability and usability criteria Nilakash Das, Kenneth Verstraete, Sanja Stanojevic, Marko Topalovic, Jean-Marie Aerts, Wim Janssens Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000603; 10.1183/13993003.00603-2020
Systematic evaluation and external validation of 22 prognostic models among hospitalised adults with COVID-19: an observational cohort study Rishi K. Gupta, Michael Marks, Thomas H.A. Samuels, Akish Luintel, Tommy Rampling, Humayra Chowdhury, Matteo Quartagno, Arjun Nair, Marc Lipman, Ibrahim Abubakar, Maarten van Smeden, Wai Keong Wong, Bryan Williams, Mahdad Noursadeghi Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003498; 10.1183/13993003.03498-2020
Intravenous methylprednisolone pulse as a treatment for hospitalised severe COVID-19 patients: results from a randomised controlled clinical trial Maryam Edalatifard, Maryam Akhtari, Mohammadreza Salehi, Zohre Naderi, Ahmadreza Jamshidi, Shayan Mostafaei, Seyed Reza Najafizadeh, Elham Farhadi, Nooshin Jalili, Masoud Esfahani, Besharat Rahimi, Hossein Kazemzadeh, Maedeh Mahmoodi Aliabadi, Tooba Ghazanfari, Mohammadreza Sattarian, Hourvash Ebrahimi Louyeh, Seyed Reza Raeeskarami, Saeidreza Jamalimoghadamsiahkali, Nasim Khajavirad, Mahdi Mahmoudi, Abdolrahman Rostamian Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002808; 10.1183/13993003.02808-2020
Highly sensitive and specific diagnosis of COVID-19 by reverse transcription multiple cross-displacement amplification-labelled nanoparticles biosensor Shijun Li, Weijia Jiang, Junfei Huang, Ying Liu, Lijuan Ren, Li Zhuang, Qinni Zheng, Ming Wang, Rui Yang, Yi Zeng, Yi Wang Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002060; 10.1183/13993003.02060-2020
COVID-19: interim guidance on rehabilitation in the hospital and post-hospital phase from a European Respiratory Society- and American Thoracic Society-coordinated international task force Martijn A. Spruit, Anne E. Holland, Sally J. Singh, Thomy Tonia, Kevin C. Wilson, Thierry Troosters Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002197; 10.1183/13993003.02197-2020
Circadian asthma airway responses are gated by REV-ERBa Hannah J. Durrington, Karolina Krakowiak, Peter Meijer, Nicola Begley, Robert Maidstone, Laurence Goosey, Julie E. Gibbs, John F. Blaikley, Lisa G. Gregory, Clare M. Lloyd, Andrew S.I. Loudon, David W. Ray Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 1902407; 10.1183/13993003.02407-2019
Long-term trends of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema in young Finnish men: a retrospective analysis, 1926–2017 Jere Reijula, Jari Latvala, Mika Mäkelä, Simo Siitonen, Mari Saario, Tari Haahtela Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 1902144; 10.1183/13993003.02144-2019
A prospective safety and feasibility study of metered cryospray for patients with chronic bronchitis in COPD Justin L. Garner, Tawimas Shaipanich, Jorine E. Hartman, Christopher M. Orton, Cielito Caneja, Karin Klooster, John Thornton, Don D. Sin, Dirk-Jan Slebos, Pallav L. Shah Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000556; 10.1183/13993003.00556-2020
The undiagnosed disease burden associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency genotypes Tomoko Nakanishi, Vincenzo Forgetta, Tomohiro Handa, Toyohiro Hirai, Vincent Mooser, G. Mark Lathrop, William O.C.M. Cookson, J. Brent Richards Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001441; 10.1183/13993003.01441-2020
Early childhood growth is associated with lung function at 7 years: a prospective population-based study Gabriela P. Peralta, Alicia Abellan, Parisa Montazeri, Mikel Basterrechea, Ana Esplugues, Sandra González-Palacios, Célina Roda, Loreto Santa-Marina, Jordi Sunyer, Martine Vrijheid, Maribel Casas, Judith Garcia-Aymerich Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000157; 10.1183/13993003.00157-2020
Vitamin C to pregnant smokers persistently improves infant airway function to 12 months of age: a randomised trial Cindy T. McEvoy, Lyndsey E. Shorey-Kendrick, Kristin Milner, Diane Schilling, Christina Tiller, Brittany Vuylsteke, Ashley Scherman, Keith Jackson, David M. Haas, Julia Harris, Byung S. Park, Annette Vu, Dale F. Kraemer, David Gonzales, Carol Bunten, Eliot R. Spindel, Cynthia D. Morris, Robert S. Tepper Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 1902208; 10.1183/13993003.02208-2019
Derivation and validation of a clinical prediction rule for thrombolysis-associated major bleeding in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: the BACS score Luis Jara-Palomares, David Jiménez, Behnood Bikdeli, Alfonso Muriel, Parth Rali, Yugo Yamashita, Takeshi Morimoto, Takeshi Kimura, Raphael Le Mao, Antoni Riera-Mestre, Ana Maestre, Fares Moustafa, Manuel Monreal Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002336; 10.1183/13993003.02336-2020
The effect of pain conditioning on experimentally evoked cough: evidence of impaired endogenous inhibitory control mechanisms in refractory chronic cough Emma Hilton, Imran Satia, Kimberley Holt, Ashley A. Woodcock, John Belcher, Jaclyn A. Smith Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001387; 10.1183/13993003.01387-2020
The associations of interstitial lung abnormalities with cancer diagnoses and mortality Gisli T. Axelsson, Rachel K. Putman, Thor Aspelund, Elias F. Gudmundsson, Tomayuki Hida, Tetsuro Araki, Mizuki Nishino, Hiroto Hatabu, Vilmundur Gudnason, Gary M. Hunninghake, Gunnar Gudmundsson Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 1902154; 10.1183/13993003.02154-2019
Transbronchial cryobiopsy increases diagnostic confidence in interstitial lung disease: a prospective multicentre trial Jürgen Hetzel, Athol U. Wells, Ulrich Costabel, Thomas V. Colby, Simon L.F. Walsh, Johny Verschakelen, Alberto Cavazza, Sara Tomassetti, Claudia Ravaglia, Michael Böckeler, Werner Spengler, Michael Kreuter, Ralf Eberhardt, Kaid Darwiche, Alfons Torrego, Virginia Pajares, Rainer Muche, Regina Musterle, Marius Horger, Falko Fend, Arne Warth, Claus Peter Heußel, Sara Piciucchi, Alessandra Dubini, Dirk Theegarten, Tomas Franquet, Enrique Lerma, Venerino Poletti, Maik Häntschel Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 1901520; 10.1183/13993003.01520-2019
Myositis-specific antibodies identify a distinct interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features phenotype Julia Graham, Iazsmin Bauer Ventura, Chad A. Newton, Cathryn Lee, Noelle Boctor, Janelle Vu Pugashetti, Claire Cutting, Elena Joerns, Habrinder Sandhu, Jonathan H. Chung, Christine Kim Garcia, Michael Kadoch, Imre Noth, Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Mary E. Strek, Justin M. Oldham Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001205; 10.1183/13993003.01205-2020
Functional assessment and phenotypic heterogeneity of SFTPA1 and SFTPA2 mutations in interstitial lung diseases and lung cancer Marie Legendre, Afifaa Butt, Raphaël Borie, Marie-Pierre Debray, Diane Bouvry, Emilie Filhol-Blin, Tifenn Desroziers, Valérie Nau, Bruno Copin, Florence Dastot-Le Moal, Mélanie Héry, Philippe Duquesnoy, Nathalie Allou, Anne Bergeron, Julien Bermudez, Aurélie Cazes, Anne-Laure Chene, Vincent Cottin, Bruno Crestani, Jean-Charles Dalphin, Christine Dombret, Bérénice Doray, Clairelyne Dupin, Violaine Giraud, Anne Gondouin, Laurent Gouya, Dominique Israël-Biet, Caroline Kannengiesser, Aurélie Le Borgne, Sylvie Leroy, Elisabeth Longchampt, Gwenaël Lorillon, Hilario Nunes, Clément Picard, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Julie Traclet, Paul de Vuyst, Aurore Coulomb L'Hermine, Annick Clement, Serge Amselem, Nadia Nathan Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002806; 10.1183/13993003.02806-2020
The assessment of short- and long-term changes in lung function in cystic fibrosis using ¹²⁹Xe MRI Laurie J. Smith, Alex Horsley, Jody Bray, Paul J.C. Hughes, Alberto Biancardi, Graham Norquay, Martin Wildman, Noreen West, Helen Marshall, Jim M. Wild Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000441; 10.1183/13993003.00441-2020
Trends in worldwide asthma prevalence M. Innes Asher, Luis García-Marcos, Neil E. Pearce, David P. Strachan Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002094; 10.1183/13993003.02094-2020
Cellular senescence: friend or foe to respiratory viral infections? William J. Kelley, Rachel L. Zemans, Daniel R. Goldstein Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002708; 10.1183/13993003.02708-2020
ENaC inhibition in cystic fibrosis: potential role in the new era of CFTR modulator therapies Marcus A. Mall Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000946; 10.1183/13993003.00946-2020
The effect of catch-up growth in the first year of life on later wheezing phenotypes Sarah J. Kotecha, John Lowe, Raquel Granell, W. John Watkins, A. John Henderson, Sailesh Kotecha Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000884; 10.1183/13993003.00884-2020
Incidence and significance of venous thromboembolism in critically ill pulmonary tuberculosis patients Angela Lau, Wendy Sligl, Ken Sun, James Barrie, Richard Long Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001753; 10.1183/13993003.01753-2020
Impact of socioeconomic status in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in the Greater Paris area Lucile Sesé, Yann Nguyen, Etienne Giroux Leprieur, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Catherine Cavalin, Jeanne Goupil de Bouillé, Louis Demestier, Robin Dhote, Yacine Tandjaoui-Lambiotte, Adeline Bauvois, Marion Pépin, Sonja Curac, Sébastien Beaune, Boris Duchemann, Hilario Nunes Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002364; 10.1183/13993003.02364-2020
The minimal clinically important difference of the Severe Respiratory Insufficiency questionnaire in severe COPD Tim Raveling, Janine Kort, Gerrie Bladder, Wolfram Windisch, Peter J. Wijkstra, Marieke L. Duiverman Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001334; 10.1183/13993003.01334-2020
Animal-to-human transmission of Mycobacterium pinnipedii Rita Macedo, Joana Isidro, Maria Conceição Gomes, Ana Botelho, Teresa Albuquerque, Arlete Sogorb, Rui Bernardino, Teresa Lobo Fernandes, Teresa Mourato, Mário Durval, João Paulo Gomes Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000371; 10.1183/13993003.00371-2020
Tailored exercise is safe and beneficial for acutely hospitalised older adults with COPD Nicolás Martínez-Velilla, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Fabricio Zambom-Ferraresi, Mikel L. Sáez de Asteasu, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Antonio García-Hermoso, Alejandro Lucia, Mikel Izquierdo Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001048; 10.1183/13993003.01048-2020
Assessment of primary ciliary dyskinesia predictive tools Kaitlyn Palmas, Shivanthan Shanthikumar, Philip Robinson Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001169; 10.1183/13993003.01169-2020
Altered pulmonary capillary blood volume in childhood sickle cell disease Plamen Bokov, Priscilla Boizeau, Jade Pautrat, Florence Missud, Aissatou Ba, Zinédine Haouari, André Denjean, Christophe Delclaux, Malika Benkerrou Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000379; 10.1183/13993003.00379-2020
Transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring as a valid complementary method in acute respiratory failure Lukas Perkhofer, Anika Strobel, Daniel Gagiannis, Thomas Seufferlein, Katarina Schmidt, Benjamin Mayer, Alexander Kleger, Martin Müller Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002137; 10.1183/13993003.02137-2020
Sputum neutrophil elastase in bronchiectasis: a Southern European cohort study Andrea Gramegna, Stefano Aliberti, Oriol Sibila, Carlotta Di Francesco, Giovanni Sotgiu, Lidia Perea, Leonardo Terranova, Martina Oriano, Tommaso Pilocane, Laura Saderi, James D. Chalmers, Paola Marchisio, Francesco Blasi Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2001702; 10.1183/13993003.01702-2020
Long-term safety and tolerability of delamanid-containing regimens in multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in a specialised treatment centre in Berlin, Germany Brit Häcker, Nicolas Schönfeld, David Krieger, Ralf Otto-Knapp, Norbert Hittel, Patricia Pflugmacher, Torsten Bauer Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000009; 10.1183/13993003.00009-2020
The perennial issue of gender discrepancy in publications on chest diseases Fatma Tokgoz Akyil, Emre Saygili, Mustafa Akyil Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2000386; 10.1183/13993003.00386-2020
COVID-19 and biologics in severe asthma: data from the Belgian Severe Asthma Registry Shane Hanon, Guy Brusselle, Maud Deschampheleire, Renaud Louis, Alain Michils, Rudi Peché, Charles Pilette, Peter Rummens, Daniel Schuermans, Hélène Simonis, Olivier Vandenplas, Florence Schleich Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002857; 10.1183/13993003.02857-2020
A new Cochrane review on electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: should we change our practice? Charlotta Pisinger, Jørgen Vestbo Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2004083; 10.1183/13993003.04083-2020
Stability of eosinophilic inflammation in COPD bronchial biopsies E. Haydn Walters, Shakti D. Shukla, Chris Ward Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003802; 10.1183/13993003.03802-2020
Stability of eosinophilic inflammation in COPD bronchial biopsies Andrew Higham, Dave Singh Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2004167; 10.1183/13993003.04167-2020
Comment on “The natural history of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases” Yuben P. Moodley, Christopher Zappala, Chantalia Tedja, Britt Clynick, Dino B.A. Tan, Eugene Haydn Walters Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003508; 10.1183/13993003.03508-2020
Reply to comment on “The natural history of progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases” Kevin K. Brown, Rozsa Schlenker-Herceg, Athol U. Wells Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003967; 10.1183/13993003.03967-2020
COVID-19: opacification score is higher in the right lung and right lung involvement is a better predictor of ICU admission Deepak Nagra, Mark Russell, Mark Yates, James Galloway, Richard Barker, Sujal R. Desai, Sam Norton Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2002340; 10.1183/13993003.02340-2020
Why asthma might surprisingly protect against poor outcomes in COVID-19 Hugo Farne, Aran Singanayagam Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003045; 10.1183/13993003.03045-2020
Day-to-day variability of forced oscillatory mechanics for early detection of acute exacerbations in COPD Robab Breyer-Kohansal, Marie-Kathrin Breyer, Emiel F.M. Wouters Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2003849; 10.1183/13993003.03849-2020
“Prospective validation of the RAPID clinical risk prediction score in adult patients with pleural infection: the PILOT study.” John P. Corcoran, Ioannis Psallidas, Stephen Gerry, Francesco Piccolo, Coenraad F. Koegelenberg, Tarek Saba, Cyrus Daneshvar, Ian Fairbairn, Richard Heinink, Alex West, Andrew E. Stanton, Jayne Holme, Jack A. Kastelik, Henry Steer, Nicola J. Downer, Mohammed Haris, Emma H. Baker, Caroline F. Everett, Justin Pepperell, Thomas Bewick, Lonny Yarmus, Fabien Maldonado, Burhan Khan, Alan Hart-Thomas, Georgina Hands, Geoffrey Warwick, Duneesha De Fonseka, Maged Hassan, Mohammed Munavvar, Anur Guhan, Mitra Shahidi, Zara Pogson, Lee Dowson, Natalia D. Popowicz, Judith Saba, Neil R. Ward, Rob J. Hallifax, Melissa Dobson, Rachel Shaw, Emma L. Hedley, Assunta Sabia, Barbara Robinson, Gary S. Collins, Helen E. Davies, Ly-Mee Yu, Robert F. Miller, Nick A. Maskell and Najib M. Rahman. Eur Respir J 2020; 56: 2000130. Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 2050130; 10.1183/13993003.50130-2020
“Sleep apnoea and visceral adiposity in middle-aged male and female subjects.” Ilia Kritikou, Maria Basta, Rafel Tappouni, Slobodanha Pejovic, Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Racha Nazir, Michelle L. Shaffer, Duanping Liao, Edward O. Bixler, George P. Chrousos and Alexandros N. Vgontzas. Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 601–609. Eur Respir J, 56 (6) 1151834; 10.1183/13993003.51834-2011