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Until it's done for everyone: the role of CFTR modulator label expansion Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Britto, C. J., Taylor-Cousar, J. L.
Extract Since the original characterisation of cystic fibrosis (CF), its treatment has focused primarily on mitigating its most severe manifestations. However, in the past decade, the emergence of therapies that improve cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein processing and function has been changing the lives of those eligible for these small molecule therapies, first in
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Going astray with a smoking Traviata? Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Soriano, J. B., Studnicka, M.
Extract We were pleasantly surprised to see that the Wiener Staatsoper scheduled Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata during another exciting and successful 2024 European Respiratory Society Congress in Vienna. A coincidence perhaps, yet also a stark reminder that respiratory conditions and tuberculosis continue to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide; and also a tribute to Phthisiology
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Inhaled soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: struggling to breathe easy Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 McCabe, C., Wort, S. J.
Extract The treatment landscape of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) continues to evolve rapidly with the recent international approval of sotatercept in the USA for treatment of adults with PAH. Sotatercept is a fusion protein that traps activins and growth differentiation factors, which has potential anti-remodelling properties on the pulmonary vasculature relevant to PAH pathogenesis. Concerns
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Determination of loss of chromosome Y in peripheral blood cells in males with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Espinosa, M., Herrera, I., Buendia-Roldan, I., Melendez-Zajgla, J., Pardo, A., Selman, M.
Extract Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating and usually progressive disease associated with ageing [1]. The incidence and prevalence of IPF have been reported to be higher in males than in females, although the reasons are unclear [2–4].
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ERJ advances: epigenetic ageing and leveraging DNA methylation in chronic respiratory diseases Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Hernandez Cordero, A. I., Leung, J. M.
Extract Chronic respiratory diseases are the third leading cause of death and affect more than 450 million people worldwide [1]. Major risk factors such as cigarette smoking have long been studied in their pathogenesis, but as the global population ages, increasing attention must now be paid to the contributory role of ageing [2]. Epidemiological evidence indicates a decline in lung health over time
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Impact of the expanded label for elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis with no F508del variant in the USA Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Cromwell, E. A., Ostrenga, J. S., Sanders, D. B., Morgan, W., Castellani, C., Szczesniak, R., Burgel, P.-R.
Background Elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI), which is approved for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) with a F508del variant, was further approved based on in vitro data in the USA for those carrying at least one of 177 rare CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) variants. Methods PwCF, aged ≥6 years, carrying no F508del variant but with at least one of these 177 rare variants
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MK-5475, an inhaled soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator, for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension: the INSIGNIA-PAH study Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Humbert, M., Hassoun, P. M., Chin, K. M., Bortman, G., Patel, M. J., La Rosa, C., Fu, W., Loureiro, M. J., Hoeper, M. M.
Background MK-5475 is an investigational inhaled soluble guanylate cyclase stimulator hypothesised to avoid most side-effects of systemic vasodilation. Methods The phase 2 INSIGNIA-PAH (NCT04732221) trial randomised adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) on stable background therapy 1:1:1:1 to once-daily dosing with placebo, MK-5475 32 µg, 100 µg or 380 µg via dry powder inhalation for 12 weeks
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TAZ and RUNX2 awareness in pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 de Jesus Perez, V. A., Lai, Y.-C.
Extract Pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to left heart disease (PH-LHD; group 2) is the most frequent form of PH and is a growing public health problem with associated high morbidity and mortality. PH often complicates heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF or HFrEF) and negatively impacts outcomes, especially in patients with progressive pulmonary vascular remodelling (the
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European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 McCarthy, C., Bonella, F., O'Callaghan, M., Dupin, C., Alfaro, T., Fally, M., Borie, R., Campo, I., Cottin, V., Fabre, A., Griese, M., Hadchouel, A., Jouneau, S., Kokosi, M., Manali, E., Prosch, H., Trapnell, B. C., Veltkamp, M., Wang, T., Toews, I., Mathioudakis, A. G., Bendstrup, E.
Background Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare syndrome caused by several distinct diseases leading to progressive dyspnoea, hypoxaemia, risk of respiratory failure and early death due to accumulation of proteinaceous material in the lungs. Diagnostic strategies may include computed tomography (CT) of the lungs, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), evaluation of antibodies against granulocyte–macrophage
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RUNX2 is stabilised by TAZ and drives pulmonary artery calcification and lung vascular remodelling in pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Liu, S.-F., Kucherenko, M. M., Sang, P., Li, Q., Yao, J., Nambiar Veetil, N., Gransar, T., Alesutan, I., Voelkl, J., Salinas, G., Grune, J., Simmons, S., Knosalla, C., Kuebler, W. M.
Background Calcification is common in chronic vascular disease, yet its role in pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease is unknown. Here, we probed for the role of runt-related transcription factor-2 (RUNX2), a master transcription factor in osteogenesis, and its regulation by the HIPPO pathway transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (TAZ) in the osteogenic reprogramming of pulmonary
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Perspective on WHO implementation guidance on TB infection prevention and control. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-14 Onno W Akkerman,G B Migliori,Dennis Falzon,Alberto L Garcia-Basteiro,Avinash Kanchar,Olha Konstantynovska,Fusun Oner Eyuboglu,Raquel Duarte
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TB or not TB: does AI have an answer for children? Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Creswell, J., Byrne, R. L., Garg, T.
Extract In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued recommendations for the use of artificial intelligence (AI), affirming the technology could be used instead of human readers for the interpretation of chest radiograph (CXR) images for the screening and triage of tuberculosis (TB), marking a historic precedent for a guideline on AI in health [1]. The forward-looking guidance highlights the
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Ensuring availability of respiratory medicines in times of European drug shortages Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 van Boven, J. F. M., Yorgancioglu, A., Roche, N., Usmani, O. S.
Extract It is of utmost importance that medicines are available at all times for our patients. Historically, medication unavailability has typically, if not exclusively, affected low- and middle-income countries [1]. More recently however, drug shortages have also been reported in high-income European countries [2]. Drug shortages have negative health consequences for patients [3], and a profound economic
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CPAP recall and cancer risk: should we be concerned? Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Gagnadoux, F., Bailly, S., Schwab, R. J.
Extract There is an expanding literature on the association between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and cancer risk [1, 2]. Evidence is growing from population- and clinic-based cohort studies that the severity of OSA and sleep-related hypoxaemia may adversely affect both overall cancer risk and incidence of certain cancers [3–7]. These clinical findings are supported by the identification of the intermediate
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The treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in migrants in primary care versus secondary care Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Chhabra, S., Koh, M. C. Y., Allen, D. M.
Extract With a disproportionate burden of tuberculosis (TB) amongst migrants in Europe [1], Burman et al. [2] have highlighted the pressing need for alternative approaches to make TB infection (TBI) screening comprehensive and accessible. Across high-income Organisation for Economic Co-operation and development countries, a median of 52% of TB cases occur in foreign-born individuals, who are at their
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Decoding genetic susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Fischer, A. J., Thornton, C. S.
Extract In cystic fibrosis (CF), Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition represents a turning point in disease progression. The presence of chronic P. aeruginosa infection is associated with worsening lung function and increased risk of earlier death, whereas treatment substantially improves lung function and survival [1, 2]. Efforts to diagnose and eradicate early P. aeruginosa provide lasting benefits
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Accuracy of CAD4TB (Computer-Aided Detection for Tuberculosis) on paediatric chest radiographs Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Edem, V. F., Nkereuwem, E., Agbla, S. C., Owusu, S. A., Sillah, A. K., Saidy, B., Jallow, M. B., Forson, A. G., Egere, U., Kampmann, B., Togun, T.
Background Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems hold promise for improving tuberculosis (TB) detection on digital chest radiographs. However, data on their performance in exclusively paediatric populations are scarce. Methods We conducted a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study evaluating the performance of CAD4TBv7 (Computer-Aided Detection for Tuberculosis version 7) using digital chest radiographs
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Association between a recalled positive airway pressure device and incident cancer: a population-based study Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Kendzerska, T., Pendharkar, S. R., Talarico, R., Blades, K., Mackenzie, C., Gershon, A. S., Ayas, N., Kaminska, M., Fenton, M., McBrien, K. A., Hawken, S., Ratycz, D., Lishchenko, V., Owens, R. L., Povitz, M.
Background The real-world consequences of a Philips Respironics recall for positive airway pressure (PAP) devices distributed between 2009 and 2021 are unknown. Methods We conducted a retrospective population-based study using health administrative databases (Ontario, Canada) on all new adult PAP users identified through the provincial funding system, free of cancer at baseline, who initiated (claimed)
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Multidisciplinary management of adult patients with chylothorax: a consensus statement Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Agrawal, A., Chaddha, U., Shojaee, S., Nadolski, G., Liberman, M., Lee, Y. C. G., Rahman, N., Reisenauer, J. S., Ferguson, M. K., DeCamp, M. M., Gillaspie, E. A., Bedawi, E. O., Currie, B., Feller-Kopman, D. J., Desai, A., Yasufuku, K., Bishay, V., Gesthalter, Y., Grosu, H., Chick, J. F. B., Lentz, R., Kolli, K. P., Kaufman, A., Mehta, R. M., Desai, K., Davis, H., Ghori, U. K., Maldonado, F.
The management of chylothorax remains challenging given the limited evidence and significant heterogeneity in practice. In addition, there are no practical guidelines on the optimal approach to manage this complex condition. We convened an international group of 27 experts from 20 institutions across five countries and four specialties (pulmonary, interventional radiology, thoracic surgery and nutrition)
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Clinical review of non-invasive ventilation Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Criner, G. J., Gayen, S., Zantah, M., Dominguez Castillo, E., Naranjo, M., Lashari, B., Pourshahid, S., Gangemi, A.
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is the mainstay to treat patients who need augmentation of ventilation for acute and chronic forms of respiratory failure. The last several decades have witnessed an extension of the indications for NIV to a variety of acute and chronic lung diseases. Evolving advancements in technology and personalised approaches to patient care make it feasible to prioritise patient-centred
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Genome-wide association study of susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Lin, B., Gong, J., Keenan, K., Lin, F., Lin, Y.-c., Mesinele, J., Calmel, C., Mohand Oumoussa, B., Boëlle, P.-Y., Guillot, L., Corvol, H., Waters, V., Sun, L., Strug, L. J.
Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common pathogen that contributes to progressive lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). Genetic factors other than CF-causing CFTR (CF transmembrane conductance regulator) variations contribute ~85% of the variation in chronic P. aeruginosa infection age in CF according to twin studies, but the susceptibility loci remain unknown. Our objective is to advance understanding
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Reassessing Halm's clinical stability criteria in community-acquired pneumonia management Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Bastrup Israelsen, S., Fally, M., Brok Nielsen, P., Kolte, L., Karmark Iversen, K., Ravn, P., Benfield, T.
Background Halm's clinical stability criteria have long guided antibiotic treatment and hospital discharge decisions for patients hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Originally introduced in 1998, these criteria were established based on a relatively small and select patient population. Consequently, our study aims to reassess their applicability in the management of CAP in a contemporary
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Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in migrants in primary care versus secondary care Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Burman, M., Zenner, D., Copas, A. J., Gosce, L., Haghparast-Bidgoli, H., White, P. J., Hickson, V., Greyson, O., Trathen, D., Ashcroft, R., Martineau, A. R., Abubakar, I., Griffiths, C. J., Kunst, H.
Background Control of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a priority in the World Health Organization strategy to eliminate TB. Many high-income, low TB incidence countries have prioritised LTBI screening and treatment in recent migrants. We tested whether a novel model of care, based entirely within primary care, was effective and safe compared to secondary care. Methods This was a pragmatic cluster-randomised
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Diffuse lung diseases ascribed to drugs: a nationwide observational study over 37 years using the French pharmacovigilance database. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Sophie Yavordios,Guillaume Beltramo,Romane Freppel,Frédérique Beau Salinas,Christine Le Beller,Kevin Bihan,Pierre Mouillot,Marjolaine Georges,Aurélie Grandvuillemin,Philippe Bonniaud
BACKGROUND Drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DI-ILD) is a heterogeneous subgroup of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). The number of molecules involved is increasing with time. Due to their low incidence, DI-ILDs may be detected only after a drug has been marketed, notably through Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reports to pharmacovigilance centres. The aim of our study was to describe drug-induced
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Respiratory support and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in infants born at 22-26 weeks gestation in Sweden, 2004-2007 and 2014-2016. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Linn Löfberg,Thomas Abrahamsson,Lars J Björklund,Lena Hellström Westas,Aijaz Farooqi,Magnus Domellöf,Ulrika Ådén U,Christian Gadsbøll,Karin Källén,David Ley,Erik Normann,Karin Sävman,Anders Elfvin,Stellan Håkansson,Mikael Norman,Richard Sindelar,Fredrik Serenius,Petra Um-Bergström
AIM To evaluate if increased survival and new ventilation strategies were accompanied by a changed incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in Sweden over a decade. METHODS Data from two Swedish population-based studies of live-born infants with gestational ages (GA) 22-26 weeks, born during 2004-2007 (n=702) and 2014-2016 (n=885), were compared for survival, any BPD, moderate BPD, severe BPD
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Pulmonary hypertension in patients carrying FLNA loss-of-function variants. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Laura Stourm,Julien Grynblat,Laurent Savale,Thomas Lacoste-Palasset,Xavier Jaïs,Florence Coulet,Marilyne Levy,Olivier Meyrignac,Maria-Rosa Ghigna,Vincent Cottin,Olivier Sitbon,Damien Bonnet,Francois Goupil,Marc Humbert,Frederic Gagnadoux,David Montani,
BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an unusual complication of X-linked disease caused by loss-of-function (LOF) variants in the filamin A (FLNA) gene. Patients with FLNA LOF may also present dysmorphic facial features, aortic dilation, thrombopenia, and periventricular nodular heterotopia (PVNH). METHODS We reported clinical, functional, radiologic, and hemodynamic characteristics of patients
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Generalizability of pharmaceutical randomized controlled trial eligibility criteria for progressive pulmonary fibrosis. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Yet H Khor,Kerri A Johannson,Veronica Marcoux,Jolene H Fisher,Deborah Assayag,Helene Manganas,Nasreen Khalil,Daniel-Costin Marinescu,Nestor L Muller,Martin Kolb,Christopher J Ryerson
BACKGROUND Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PFF) is of substantial interest for novel pharmacotherapy discovery, but little is known about clinical trial eligibility criteria. We evaluated eligibility criteria of PPF randomized controlled trials (RCTs), their representativeness in registry patients, and forced vital capacity (FVC) changes and mortality according to trial eligibility. METHODS A systematic
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Pulmonary gas exchange in relation to exercise pulmonary hypertension in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Bryce N Balmain,Andrew R Tomlinson,Josh T Goh,James P MacNamara,Denis J Wakeham,Tiffany L Brazile,Michael G Leahy,Kevin C Lutz,Linda S Hynan,Benjamin D Levine,Satyam Sarma,Tony G Babb
BACKGROUND Exercise pulmonary hypertension (ePH), defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP)/cardiac output (Qc) slope >3 WU during exercise, is common in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, the pulmonary gas exchange-related effects of an exaggerated ePH (EePH) response are not well-defined, especially in relation to dyspnea on exertion (DOE) and
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Pirfenidone and risk of lung cancer development in IPF: a nationwide population-based study. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Hee-Young Yoon,Hoseob Kim,Yoonjong Bae,Jin Woo Song
BACKGROUND Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) carries a high risk of lung cancer, but the effect of pirfenidone on lung cancer development remains uncertain. We investigated the association between pirfenidone use and lung cancer development in patients with IPF. METHODS We included 10 084 patients with IPF from the national claims database. Propensity score analysis with inverse probability of treatment
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Patient-centred composite scores as tools for assesment of response to biological therapy for paediatric and adult severe asthma. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-11-07 Ekaterina Khaleva,Chris Brightling,Thomas Eiwegger,Alan Altraja,Philippe Bégin,Katharina Blumchen,Apostolos Bossios,Arnaud Bourdin,Anneke Ten Brinke,Guy Brusselle,Roxana Silvia Bumbacea,Andrew Bush,Thomas B Casale,Graham W Clarke,Rekha Chaudhuri,Kian Fan Chung,Courtney Coleman,Jonathan Corren,Sven-Erik Dahlén,Antoine Deschildre,Ratko Djukanovic,Katrien Eger,Andrew Exley,Louise Fleming,Stephen J Fowler
BACKGROUND We have previously developed Core Outcome Measures sets for Severe Asthma (COMSA) by multi-stakeholder consensus. There are no patient-centred tools to quantify response to biologics for severe asthma. We aimed to develop paediatric and adult CompOsite iNdexes For Response in asthMa (CONFiRM) incorporating clinical parameters and patient-reported quality of life (QoL). METHODS International
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Effect of sotatercept on circulating proteomics in pulmonary arterial hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Savale, L., Tu, L., Normand, C., Boucly, A., Sitbon, O., Montani, D., Olsson, K. M., Park, D.-H., Fuge, J., Kamp, J. C., Humbert, M., Hoeper, M. M., Guignabert, C.
Extract Alterations in specific signalling pathways within the bone morphogenetic protein/transforming growth factor-β (BMP/TGF-β) family, involving several precisely regulated activator or inhibitor ligands, have been identified as pathogenic drivers of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). These alterations, particularly affecting BMPRII and activin-dependent pathways, have led to innovative therapies
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Genetics and precision genomics approaches to pulmonary hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Austin, E. D., Aldred, M. A., Alotaibi, M., Gräf, S., Nichols, W. C., Trembath, R. C., Chung, W. K.
Considerable progress has been made in the genomics of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) since the 6th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension, with the identification of rare variants in several novel genes, as well as common variants that confer a modest increase in PAH risk. Gene and variant curation by an expert panel now provides a robust framework for knowing which genes to test and how
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Embracing the challenges of neonatal and paediatric pulmonary hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Ivy, D., Rosenzweig, E. B., Abman, S. H., Beghetti, M., Bonnet, D., Douwes, J. M., Manes, A., Berger, R. M. F.
Paediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) shares common features with adult disease, but is associated with several additional disorders and challenges that require unique approaches. This article discusses recent advances, ongoing challenges and distinct approaches for caring for infants and children with PAH, as presented by the paediatric task force of the 7th World Symposium on Pulmonary
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Pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Maron, B. A., Bortman, G., De Marco, T., Huston, J. H., Lang, I. M., Rosenkranz, S. H., Vachiery, J.-L., Tedford, R. J.
Left heart disease (LHD) is the most common cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH), which may be classified further as isolated post-capillary (ipcPH) or combined post- and pre-capillary PH (cpcPH). The 7th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension PH-LHD task force reviewed newly reported randomised clinical trials and contemplated novel opportunities for improving outcome. Results from major randomised
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Treatment algorithm for pulmonary arterial hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Chin, K. M., Gaine, S. P., Gerges, C., Jing, Z.-C., Mathai, S. C., Tamura, Y., McLaughlin, V. V., Sitbon, O.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension leads to significant impairment in haemodynamics, right heart function, exercise capacity, quality of life and survival. Current therapies have mechanisms of action involving signalling via one of four pathways: endothelin-1, nitric oxide, prostacyclin and bone morphogenetic protein/activin signalling. Efficacy has generally been greater with therapeutic combinations
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Definition, classification and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Kovacs, G., Bartolome, S., Denton, C. P., Gatzoulis, M. A., Gu, S., Khanna, D., Badesch, D., Montani, D.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a haemodynamic condition characterised by elevation of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) >20 mmHg, assessed by right heart catheterisation. Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) distinguish pre-capillary PH (PAWP ≤15 mmHg, PVR >2 Wood Units (WU)), isolated post-capillary PH (PAWP >15 mmHg, PVR ≤2 WU) and combined post-
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Risk stratification and treatment goals in pulmonary arterial hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Dardi, F., Boucly, A., Benza, R., Frantz, R., Mercurio, V., Olschewski, H., Radegran, G., Rubin, L. J., Hoeper, M. M.
Risk stratification has gained an increasing role in predicting outcomes and guiding the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The most predictive prognostic factors are three noninvasive parameters (World Health Organization functional class, 6-min walk distance and natriuretic peptides) that are included in all currently validated risk stratification tools. However, suffering
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Pathophysiology of the right ventricle and its pulmonary vascular interaction Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Hemnes, A. R., Celermajer, D. S., D'Alto, M., Haddad, F., Hassoun, P. M., Prins, K. W., Naeije, R., Vonk Noordegraaf, A.
The right ventricle and its stress response is perhaps the most important arbiter of survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension of many causes. The physiology of the cardiopulmonary unit and definition of right heart failure proposed in the 2018 World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension have proven useful constructs in subsequent years. Here, we review updated knowledge of basic mechanisms that
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Kim, N. H., D'Armini, A. M., Delcroix, M., Jaïs, X., Jevnikar, M., Madani, M. M., Matsubara, H., Palazzini, M., Wiedenroth, C. B., Simonneau, G., Jenkins, D. P.
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a complication of pulmonary embolism and a treatable cause of pulmonary hypertension. The pathology is a unique combination of mechanical obstruction due to failure of clot resolution, and a variable degree of microvascular disease, that both contribute to pulmonary vascular resistance. Accordingly, multiple treatments have been developed to target the
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The Seventh World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension: our journey to Barcelona Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Humbert, M., Galie, N., Rubin, L. J., Simonneau, G., McLaughlin, V. V.
Extract The World Health Organization (WHO) hosted an expert committee on chronic cor pulmonale in Geneva, Switzerland, from 10 to 15 October 1960. In the introduction of the report [1], the authors underscored that the attention of the Director General of the WHO had been drawn to the fact that, while the lung diseases causing pulmonary heart disease (corresponding to the exact translation of the
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Clinical trial design, end-points, and emerging therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Weatherald, J., Fleming, T. R., Wilkins, M. R., Cascino, T. M., Psotka, M. A., Zamanian, R., Seeger, W., Galie, N., Gomberg-Maitland, M.
Clinical trials in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have led to the approval of several effective treatments that improve symptoms, exercise capacity and clinical outcomes. In phase 3 clinical trials, primary end-points must reflect how a patient "feels, functions or survives". In a rare disease like PAH, with an ever-growing number of treatment options and numerous candidate therapies being studied
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Pulmonary hypertension associated with lung diseases Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Shlobin, O. A., Adir, Y., Barbera, J. A., Cottin, V., Harari, S., Jutant, E.-M., Pepke-Zaba, J., Ghofrani, H.-A., Channick, R.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with chronic lung disease (CLD) is both common and underrecognised. The presence of PH in the setting of lung disease has been consistently shown to be associated with worse outcomes. Recent epidemiological studies have advanced understanding of the heterogeneity of this patient population and shown that defining both the specific type of CLD as well as the severity
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Transplantation, bridging, and support technologies in pulmonary hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Savale, L., Benazzo, A., Corris, P., Keshavjee, S., Levine, D. J., Mercier, O., Davis, R. D., Granton, J. T.
Despite the progress made in medical therapies for treating pulmonary hypertension (PH), a subset of patients remain susceptible to developing a maladaptive right ventricular phenotype. The effective management of end-stage PH presents substantial challenges, necessitating a multidisciplinary approach and early identification of patients prone to acute decompensation. Identifying potential transplant
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Management of pulmonary hypertension in special conditions Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Preston, I. R., Howard, L. S., Langleben, D., Lichtblau, M., Pulido, T., Souza, R., Olsson, K. M.
Care of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients in special situations requires insightful knowledge of the pathophysiology of the cardiopulmonary system and close interaction with different specialists, depending on the situation. The role of this task force was to gather knowledge about five conditions that PH patients may be faced with. These conditions are 1) perioperative care; 2) management of pregnancy;
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Exploring the patient perspective in pulmonary hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Ford, H. J., Brunetti, C., Ferrari, P., Meszaros, G., Moles, V. M., Skaara, H., Torbicki, A., Gibbs, J. S. R.
The global impacts of pulmonary hypertension (PH) were formally recognised in 1973 at the 1st World Health Organization meeting dedicated to primary pulmonary hypertension, held in Geneva. Investigations into disease pathogenesis and classification led to the development of numerous therapies over the ensuing decades. While the impacts of the disease have been lessened due to treatments, the symptoms
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Emerging multimodality imaging techniques for the pulmonary circulation Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Rajagopal, S., Bogaard, H. J., Elbaz, M. S. M., Freed, B. H., Remy-Jardin, M., van Beek, E. J. R., Gopalan, D., Kiely, D. G.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains a challenging condition to diagnose, classify and treat. Current approaches to the assessment of PH include echocardiography, ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy, cross-sectional imaging using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and right heart catheterisation. However, these approaches only provide an indirect readout of the primary pathology of the
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Pathology and pathobiology of pulmonary hypertension: current insights and future directions Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Guignabert, C., Aman, J., Bonnet, S., Dorfmüller, P., Olschewski, A. J., Pullamsetti, S., Rabinovitch, M., Schermuly, R. T., Humbert, M., Stenmark, K. R.
In recent years, major advances have been made in the understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving pulmonary vascular remodelling in various forms of pulmonary hypertension, including pulmonary arterial hypertension, pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease, pulmonary hypertension associated with chronic lung disease and hypoxia, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary
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Worsening dyspnoea as a predictor of progression of pulmonary fibrosis Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Wijsenbeek, M. S., Swigris, J. J., Spagnolo, P., Kolb, M., Kreuter, M., Nunes, H., Stansen, W., Rohr, K. B., Inoue, Y., on behalf of the INBUILD trial investigators
Extract Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), also known as progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD), is a term used to describe progressive lung fibrosis in a patient with an ILD other than idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) [1]. Patients with PPF often experience burdensome symptoms such as cough and dyspnoea and impairment in their quality of life [2]. Several studies have reported
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ERJ Podcast October 2024: World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31
As part of the October issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews associate editor Marius Hoeper and Kelly Chin (UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA) about articles published from the World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension.
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The modified Baveno classification for obstructive sleep apnoea - Development and evaluation based on the ESADA database. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-31 Sandhya Matthes,Marcel Treml,Ludger Grote,Jan Hedner,Ding Zou,Maria R Bonsignore,Jean-Louis Pépin,Sébastien Bailly,Silke Ryan,Walter T McNicholas,Sofia E Schiza,Johan Verbraecken,Athanasia Pataka,Paweł Śliwiński,Özen K Basoglu,Carolina Lombardi,Gianfranco Parati,Winfried J Randerath,
BACKGROUND The "Baveno classification" replaced the apnoea hypopnoea index (AHI) with symptoms and comorbidities for treatment indication in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). This study evaluates a modified Baveno classification which adds a validated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk score and acknowledges severe breathing disturbances. METHOD OSA patients from the European Sleep Apnoea Data Base (ESADA)
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Body mass index trajectories from birth to early adulthood and lung function development. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-28 Gang Wang,Jenny Hallberg,Simon Kebede Merid,Ashish Kumar,Susanna Klevebro,Baninia Habchi,Romanas Chaleckis,Craig E Wheelock,Natalia Hernandez-Pacheco,Sandra Ekström,Christer Janson,Inger Kull,Anna Bergström,Erik Melén
BACKGROUND Limited studies have investigated the influence of body mass index (BMI) trajectories on lung function covering the entire growth period. METHODS We conducted a prospective study utilizing data from the Swedish BAMSE birth cohort. Latent class mixture modelling was employed to examine the diversity in BMI z-scores from birth to 24 years of age. Participants with four or more BMI z-scores
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Twenty-year trends in excess costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-28 Joseph Emil Amegadzie,Jeenat Mehareen,Amir Khakban,Phalgun Joshi,Chris Carlsten,Mohsen Sadatsafavi
BACKGROUND Several major risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), such as population aging, smoking rates, and air pollution levels are rapidly changing, causing inevitable changes in the population burden of COPD. We determined the excess direct costs of COPD and their trend from 2001 to 2020. METHODS Using administrative health data from British Columbia, Canada, we created
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Targeting neutrophil serine proteases in bronchiectasis. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-28 James D Chalmers,Marcus A Mall,Sanjay H Chotirmall,Anne E O'Donnell,Patrick A Flume,Naoki Hasegawa,Felix C Ringshausen,Henrik Watz,Jin-Fu Xu,Michal Shteinberg,Pamela J McShane
Persistent neutrophilic inflammation is a central feature in both the pathogenesis and progression of bronchiectasis (BE). Neutrophils release neutrophil serine proteases (NSPs), such as neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G and proteinase 3. When chronically high levels of free NSP activity exceed those of protective antiproteases, structural lung destruction, mucosal-related defects, further susceptibility
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ECG-based risk factors for adverse cardiopulmonary events and treatment outcomes in COPD. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-28 R Chad Wade,Fernando J Martinez,Gerard J Criner,Lee Tombs,David A Lipson,David M G Halpin,MeiLan K Han,Dave Singh,Robert A Wise,Ravi Kalhan,Mark T Dransfield
BACKGROUND COPD has high mortality, compounded by comorbid cardiovascular disease. We investigated two electrocardiogram (ECG) markers, Cardiac Infarction Injury Score (CIIS) and P pulmonale, as prognostic tools for adverse cardiopulmonary events in COPD. METHODS Post hoc analysis of the IMPACT trial. Outcomes included odds (odds ratio [95% confidence intervals]) of adverse cardiopulmonary events stratified
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How many functioning ciliated airway epithelial cells are necessary for effective mucociliary clearance? Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-10 Ruth M. Urbantat, Marcus A. Mall
Extract Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), the second most common genetic muco-obstructive lung disease, is caused by mutations in over 50 different genes that encode proteins that are critical for the structure and/or function of motile cilia expressed at the apical membrane of ciliated airway epithelial cells [1–5]. These PCD genes include genes encoding proteins of the axonemal structure, regulatory
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Reversible carfilzomib-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: don't take your eyes off the ball! Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-10 Laura C. Price, Alex Lyon, Kevin Boyd
Extract We read with interest the recent paper by Grynblat et al. [1] reporting the onset of proteasome inhibitor (PI)-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in 11 patients with multiple myeloma, median 6.5 (range 0.4–46.9) months after PI treatment initiation with carfilzomib or bortezomib. All patients had elevated natriuretic peptide levels at diagnosis, when measured. At follow-up after
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A range of 30–62% of functioning multiciliated airway cells is sufficient to maintain ciliary airway clearance Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-10 Niki T. Loges, June Kehlet Marthin, Johanna Raidt, Heike Olbrich, Inga M. Höben, Sandra Cindric, Diana Bracht, Julia König, Cynthia Rieck, Sebastian George, Tim Luis Kloth, Kai Wohlgemuth, Petra Pennekamp, Bernd Dworniczak, Mathias G. Holgersen, Jobst Römel, Christian Schmalstieg, Isabella Aprea, Jann Mortensen, Kim G. Nielsen, Heymut Omran
Background Primary ciliary dyskinesia is a genetic disorder caused by aberrant motile cilia function that results in defective ciliary airway clearance and subsequently leads to recurrent airway infections and bronchiectasis. We aimed to determine: how many functional multiciliated airway cells are sufficient to maintain ciliary airway clearance? Methods To answer this question we exploited the molecular
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Radiomultiomics: quantitative CT clusters of severe asthma associated with multi-omics. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-28 Nazanin Zounemat Kermani,Kian Fan Chung,Giuseppe Macis,Giuseppe Santini,Franz A A Clemeno,Ali Versi,Kai Sun,Mahmoud I Abdel-Aziz,Lars I Andersson,Charles Auffray,Yusef Badi,Per Bakke,Chris Brightling,Paul Brinkman,Massimo Caruso,Pascal Chanez,Bertrand De Meulder,Ratko Djukanovic,Leonardo Fabbri,Stephen J Fowler,Ildiko Horvath,Peter Howarth,Anna J James,Johan Kolmert,Monica Kraft,Chuan-Xing Li,Anke
RATIONALE Lung quantitative computed tomographic (qCT) severe asthma clusters have been reported, but their replication and underlying disease mechanisms are unknown. We identified and replicated qCT clusters of severe asthma in two independent asthma cohorts and determined their association with molecular pathways. METHODS We used consensus clustering on qCT measurements of airway and lung CT scans
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Deep brain stimulation of the motor thalamus relieves experimentally induced air hunger. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-28 Tom P Chapman,Amir P Divanbeighi Zand,Emmanuel Debrah,Beth Petric,Sarah M Farrell,James J FitzGerald,Shakeeb H Moosavi,Alexander L Green
RESEARCH QUESTION We previously reported that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of motor thalamus (MT), in a patient with post-stroke tremor, relieved breathlessness associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This raised the question of whether MT DBS mitigates the ascending dyspnoea signal. We therefore sought to conduct a fully powered cohort study of experimentally induced air hunger (AH)
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Ansa Cervicalis Stimulation Effects on Upper Airway Patency: A Structure-Based Analysis. Eur. Respir. J. (IF 16.6) Pub Date : 2024-10-10 Yike Li,Alan R Schwartz,David Zealear,Matthew S Shotwell,Megan E Hall,Christopher J Lindsell,Holly A Budnick,Silvana Bellotto,David T Kent
RATIONALE Ansa cervicalis stimulation (ACS) of the infrahyoid muscles has been proposed as a neurostimulation therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ACS stabilizes the pharynx by pulling it caudally, but its specific effects on flow limitation caused by palatal, oropharyngeal lateral wall, tongue base, or epiglottis collapse remains unclear. OBJECTIVES To quantify the effect of ACS on collapsibility