Galectin-3 as a Prognostic Biomarker in Patients with First Acute Myocardial Infarction without Heart Failure by Rada M. Vucic, Olivera M. Andrejic, Dragana Stokanovic, Tatjana Jevtovic Stoimenov, Lana McClements, Valentina N. Nikolic, Miodrag Sreckovic, Mirjana Veselinovic, Srdjan Aleksandric, Viseslav Popadic, Marija Zdravkovic, Milan Pavlovic

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Diversity of CFTR variants across ancestries characterized using 454,727 UK biobank whole exome sequences by Justin E. Ideozu, Mengzhen Liu, Bridget M. Riley-Gillis, Sri R. Paladugu, Fedik Rahimov, Preethi Krishnan, Rakesh Tripathi, Patrick Dorr, Hara Levy, Ashvani Singh, Jeffrey F. Waring, Aparna Vasanthakumar

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Incidence, Risk Factors and Mortality Associated with Major Bleeding Events in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients by Marko Lucijanic, Ida Tjesic-Drinkovic, Nevenka Piskac Zivkovic, Frane Pastrovic, Zrinka Rob, Mersiha Bacevac, Martina Sedinic Lacko, Eleonora Dzambas, Barbara Medic, Ivan Vukoja, Iva Busic, Ivica Grgurevic, Ivica Luksic, Bruno Barsic

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Allergenic Activity of Individual Cat Allergen Molecules by Daria Trifonova, Mirela Curin, Ksenja Riabova, Antonina Karsonova, Walter Keller, Hans Grönlund, Ulrika Käck, Jon R. Konradsen, Marianne van Hage, Alexander Karaulov, Rudolf Valenta

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Systemic Corticosteroids for Treating Respiratory Diseases: Less Is Better, but… When and How Is It Possible in Real Life? by Andrea S. Melani, Sara Croce, Lucia Cassai, Giusy Montuori, Gaia Fabbri, Maddalena Messina, Magda Viani, Elena Bargagli

“…Abstract Systemic corticosteroids (CSs), a keystone in pulmonology, are drugs with strong antiinflammatory activity. …”
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Are in Person and Telephone Interviews Equivalent Modes of Administrating the CAT, the FACIT-FS and the SGRQ in People With COPD? by Vânia Rocha, Vânia Rocha, Cristina Jácome, Cristina Jácome, Vitória Martins, Alda Marques, Alda Marques

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Lung CT stabilization with high-frequency non-invasive ventilation (HF-NIV) and breath-hold (BH) in lung nodule assessment by PET/CT by Mario Jreige, Emeline Darçot, Alban Lovis, Julien Simons, Marie Nicod-Lalonde, Niklaus Schaefer, Flore Buela, Olivier Long, Catherine Beigelman-Aubry, John O. Prior

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rhEGF Treatment Improves EGFR Inhibitor-Induced Skin Barrier and Immune Defects by Ji Min Kim, Jun Ho Ji, Young Saing Kim, Suee Lee, Sung Yong Oh, Seok Jae Huh, Choon Hee Son, Jung Hun Kang, So Yun Ahn, Jung Eun Choo, Ki-Hoon Song, Mee Sook Roh

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Tuberculosis ocular: un retrato portugués de este problema raro y desafiante by Kelly Lopes, Maria Inês Luz, Maria da Conceição Gomes

“…Abstract Objectives: Although threatening there is not enough awareness for ocular tuberculosis, hence we intend to study and characterize the ocular tuberculosis observed on a Portuguese specialized pulmonology diagnostic center. Materials and Methodologies: Retrospective study of individuals diagnosed with ocular tuberculosis and followed up from 1st January 2016 until 31th December 2018. …”
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Cut-off value of FEV1/FEV6 as a surrogate for FEV1/FVC for detecting airway obstruction in a Korean population by Chung KS, Jung JY, Park MS, Kim YS, Kim SK, Chang J, Song JH

“…Kyung Soo Chung,1,2 Ji Ye Jung,1,2 Moo Suk Park,1,2 Young Sam Kim,1,2 Se Kyu Kim,1,2 Joon Chang,1,2 Joo Han Song1,2 1Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Institute of Chest Disease, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea Background: Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced expiratory volume in 6 seconds (FEV6) has been proposed as an alternative to FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) for detecting airway obstruction. …”
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Combined contact force and local impedance dynamics during repeat atrial fibrillation catheter ablation by Fares-Alexander Alken, Katharina Scherschel, Katharina Scherschel, Ann-Kathrin Kahle, Ann-Kathrin Kahle, Mustafa Masjedi, Mustafa Masjedi, Christian Meyer, Christian Meyer

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Expert consensus on the use of systemic glucocorticoids for managing eosinophil-related diseases by Victoria del Pozo, Irina Bobolea, Manuel J. Rial, Manuel J. Rial, Georgina Espigol-Frigolé, Roser Solans Laqué, Jesús María Hernández-Rivas, Elvira Mora, Astrid Crespo-Lessmann, José Luis Izquierdo Alonso, José Luis Izquierdo Alonso, María Sandra Domínguez Sosa, Juan Maza-Solano, Belén Atienza-Mateo, David Bañas-Conejero, Abraham L. Moure, Íñigo Rúa-Figueroa

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The role of clinical phenotypes in decisions to limit life-sustaining treatment for very old patients in the ICU by Oded Mousai, Lola Tafoureau, Tamar Yovell, Hans Flaatten, Bertrand Guidet, Michael Beil, Dylan de Lange, Susannah Leaver, Wojciech Szczeklik, Jesper Fjolner, Akiva Nachshon, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Leo Joskowicz, Christian Jung, Gal Hyams, Sigal Sviri

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Enhanced airway hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic children and mice with A(H1N1)pdm09 infection by Taira Ariyoshi, Junichiro Tezuka, Hiroki Yasudo, Yasufumi Sakata, Tamaki Nakamura, Takeshi Matsushige, Hideki Hasegawa, Noriko Nakajima, Akira Ainai, Atsunori Oga, Hiroshi Itoh, Komei Shirabe, Shoichi Toda, Ryo Atsuta, Shouichi Ohga, Shunji Hasegawa

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C reactive protein-guided prescription of antibiotics for children under 12 years with respiratory symptoms in Kyrgyzstan: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with... by Susanne Reventlow, Volkert Siersma, Talant Sooronbaev, Azamat Akylbekov, Elvira Isaeva, Jesper Kjærgaard, Anja Poulsen, Rune Munck Aabenhus, Jørgen Kurtzhals, Joakim Bloch

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Simultaneous Estimation of Gender Male and Atrial Fibrillation as Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Yuichi Chikata, Hiroshi Iwata, Shinichiro Doi, Takehiro Funamizu, Shinya Okazaki, Shizuyuki Dohi, Ryosuke Higuchi, Mike Saji, Itaru Takamisawa, Harutoshi Tamura, Atsushi Amano, Hiroyuki Daida, Tohru Minamino

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Good Practice Statements for the treatment of nicotine dependence by Renata Solimini, Otto Ruokolainen, Zsuzsa Cselko, Helena Koprivnikar, Lorenzo Spizzichino, Stathis Papachristou, Adrián González-Marrón, Emilia Nunes, Dolors Carnicer-Pont, Esteve Fernández, Anna Mar López, Elena Demosthenous, Biljana Kilibarda, Silvano Gallus, Cristina Gómez-Chacón, Ivona Keć, Maja Valentic, Hanna Ollila

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Utility of the Shortness of Breath in Daily Activities Questionnaire (SOBDA-Q) to Detect Sedentary Behavior in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by Yoshikazu Yamaji, Tsunahiko Hirano, Hiromasa Ogawa, Ayumi Fukatsu-Chikumoto, Kazuki Matsuda, Kazuki Hamada, Shuichiro Ohata, Ryo Suetake, Yoriyuki Murata, Keiji Oishi, Maki Asami-Noyama, Nobutaka Edakuni, Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Kazuto Matsunaga

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Photon-counting computed tomography in the assessment of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: an initial experience by Nikolett Marton, Janos Gyebnar, Kinga Fritsch, Judit Majnik, Gyorgy Nagy, Judit Simon, Veronika Müller, Adam Domonkos Tarnoki, David Laszlo Tarnoki, Pal Maurovich-Horvat

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The Predictive Value of Risk Factors and Prognostic Scores in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients by Milica Brajkovic, Miodrag Vukcevic, Sofija Nikolic, Marija Dukic, Marija Brankovic, Ana Sekulic, Viseslav Popadic, Mihailo Stjepanovic, Aleksandra Radojevic, Ljiljana Markovic-Denic, Nina Rajovic, Natasa Milic, Srdjan Tanasilovic, Zoran Todorovic, Marija Zdravkovic

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