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.

October

Cancer risk associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency: only large registries will give us the answer Miriam Barrecheguren, Marc Miravitlles Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2201289; 10.1183/13993003.01289-2022
What is hidden behind a pulmonary hypertensive, fibrotic and inflammatory phenotype? Serge Adnot, Larissa Lipskaia, Oliver Bischof Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2201301; 10.1183/13993003.01301-2022
Are intravenous corticosteroid pulses superior to low dose corticosteroids in patients with severe COVID-19? Viviane Cordeiro Veiga, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2201220; 10.1183/13993003.01220-2022
Epidemiological cut-off values for a 96-well broth microdilution plate for high-throughput research antibiotic susceptibility testing of M. tuberculosis Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2200239; 10.1183/13993003.00239-2022
Cancer risk in severe alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency Adriana-Maria Hiller, Magnus Ekström, Eeva Piitulainen, Anne Lindberg, Eva Rönmark, Hanan Tanash Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2103200; 10.1183/13993003.03200-2021
Lung function from school age to adulthood in primary ciliary dyskinesia Florian S. Halbeisen, Eva S.L. Pedersen, Myrofora Goutaki, Ben D. Spycher, Israel Amirav, Mieke Boon, Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh, Suzanne Crowley, Nagehan Emiralioglu, Eric G. Haarman, Bulent Karadag, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg, Philipp Latzin, Michael R. Loebinger, Jane S. Lucas, Henryk Mazurek, Lucy Morgan, June Marthin, Petr Pohunek, Francesca Santamaria, Nicolaus Schwerk, Guillaume Thouvenin, Panayiotis Yiallouros, Kim G. Nielsen, Claudia E. Kuehni Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2101918; 10.1183/13993003.01918-2021
Child maltreatment, anxiety and depression, and asthma among British adults in the UK Biobank Yueh-Ying Han, Qi Yan, Wei Chen, Juan C. Celedón Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2103160; 10.1183/13993003.03160-2021
Pirfenidone exacerbates Th2-driven vasculopathy in a mouse model of systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease Anna Birnhuber, Katharina Jandl, Valentina Biasin, Elisabeth Fließer, Francesco Valzano, Leigh M. Marsh, Christina Krolczik, Andrea Olschewski, Jochen Wilhelm, Wolfgang Toller, Akos Heinemann, Horst Olschewski, Malgorzata Wygrecka, Grazyna Kwapiszewska Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2102347; 10.1183/13993003.02347-2021
Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI for the evaluation of lung perfusion in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Luis A. Torres, Kristine E. Lee, Gregory P. Barton, Andrew D. Hahn, Nathan Sandbo, Mark L. Schiebler, Sean B. Fain Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2102058; 10.1183/13993003.02058-2021
Intravenous methylprednisolone pulses in hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial Carlo Salvarani, Marco Massari, Massimo Costantini, Domenico Franco Merlo, Gabriella Lucia Mariani, Pierluigi Viale, Stefano Nava, Giovanni Guaraldi, Giovanni Dolci, Luca Boni, Luisa Savoldi, Paolo Bruzzi, Caterina Turrà, Mariagrazia Catanoso, Anna Maria Marata, Chiara Barbieri, Annamaria Valcavi, Francesca Franzoni, Silvio Cavuto, Giorgio Mazzi, Romina Corsini, Fabio Trapani, Alessandro Bartoloni, Emanuela Barisione, Chiara Barbieri, Giulia Jole Burastero, Angelo Pan, Walter Inojosa, Raffaele Scala, Cecilia Burattini, Fabrizio Luppi, Mauro Codeluppi, Kamal Eldin Tarek, Giovanni Cenderello, Mario Salio, Giuseppe Foti, Roberto Dongilli, Gianluigi Bajocchi, Emanuele Alberto Negri, Giacomo Ciusa, Giacomo Fornaro, Ilaria Bassi, Lorenzo Zammarchi, Teresita Aloè, Nicola Facciolongo Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2200025; 10.1183/13993003.00025-2022
Quantitative texture-based analysis of pulmonary parenchymal features on chest CT: comparison with densitometric indices and short-term effect of changes in smoking habit Chiara Romei, Roberto Castellana, Barbara Conti, Pietro Bemi, Alessandro Taliani, Francesco Pistelli, Ronald A. Karwoski, Laura Carrozzi, Annalisa De Liperi, Brian Bartholmai Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2102618; 10.1183/13993003.02618-2021
Stimulation of the EP₃ receptor causes lung oedema by activation of TRPC6 in pulmonary endothelial cells Tian Jiang, Rudi Samapati, Sergej Klassen, Disi Lei, Lasti Erfinanda, Vera Jankowski, Szandor Simmons, Jun Yin, Christoph Arenz, Alexander Dietrich, Thomas Gudermann, Dieter Adam, Michael Schaefer, Joachim Jankowski, Veit Flockerzi, Rolf Nüsing, Stefan Uhlig, Wolfgang M. Kuebler Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2102635; 10.1183/13993003.02635-2021
Drug-induced interstitial lung disease Paolo Spagnolo, Philippe Bonniaud, Giulio Rossi, Nicola Sverzellati, Vincent Cottin Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2102776; 10.1183/13993003.02776-2021
Diagnostic, prognostic and differential-diagnostic relevance of pulmonary haemodynamic parameters during exercise: a systematic review Katarina Zeder, Chiara Banfi, Gregor Steinrisser-Allex, Bradley A. Maron, Marc Humbert, Gregory D. Lewis, Andrea Berghold, Horst Olschewski, Gabor Kovacs Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2103181; 10.1183/13993003.03181-2021
Determining and reporting minimal important change for patient-reported outcome instruments in pulmonary medicine Jeff Swigris, Brandon Foster, Nathan Johnson Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2200717; 10.1183/13993003.00717-2022
Estimating the minimal important difference in FEV₁ for patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Ritesh Agarwal, Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Valliappan Muthu, Sahajal Dhooria, Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad, Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2201242; 10.1183/13993003.01242-2022
Incidence, risk factors, and final causes for misdiagnosis of tuberculosis in the Republic of Korea: a population-based longitudinal analysis Changwhan Kim, Yousang Ko, Jin-Wook Moon, Yong-Bum Park, So Young Park, Ga-Young Ban, Ju Yeun Song, Hajeong Kim, Yun Su Sim, Ji Young Park, Chang Youl Lee Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2201461; 10.1183/13993003.01461-2022
Interactions between spirometry and oscillometry in patients with moderate to severe asthma Rory Chan, Brian Lipworth Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2200543; 10.1183/13993003.00543-2022
Natural decline in pulmonary function following bilateral lung transplantation: a single-centre study Geert M. Verleden, Robin Vos, Laurent Godinas, Stijn E. Verleden, Dirk E. Van Raemdonck, Laurens J. Ceulemans Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2200633; 10.1183/13993003.00633-2022
Effect of prone positioning without mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure Yanfei Shen, Shangzhong Chen, Caibao Hu Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2201435; 10.1183/13993003.01435-2022
Reply to: Effect of prone positioning without mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure Orlando R. Pérez-Nieto, Eder I. Zamarron-Lopez, Josué L. Medina Estrada, Jesús Salvador Sánchez-Diaz, Manuel A. Guerrero-Gutiérrez, Diego Escarraman-Martinez, Raúl Soriano-Orozco Eur Respir J, 60 (4) 2201671; 10.1183/13993003.01671-2022