Recent Articles
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September 24, 2024 Opinion Article
Abstract The widespread and uncontrolled use of antibiotics for more than eighty years, including not only medicine, but also the food industry, has had a significant impact on the usual relationships between representatives of the microbiosphere that accompa.....
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August 23, 2024 Research Article
Abstract Background: Pneumonectomy is the surgical removal of the entire lung, first performed in 1933 by Evarts A. Graham for lung carcinoma. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality compared to other minimal lung resections. Objectives: The aim.....
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August 05, 2024 Research Article
Abstract Background: Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) tend to struggle with adherence due to complex medication regimens comprised of multiple daily dosing and various routes of administration [1]. A Medication Possession Ratio (MPR) can be calculated .....
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March 30, 2024 Case Report
Abstract Metastases from follicular thyroid carcinomas are rare. Thoracic metastases mainly involve the lungs, mediastinal lymph nodes and pleura. We report a case showing the natural course of follicular thyroid cancer in a female patient aged 66, exposed to.....
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March 05, 2024 Short Communication
Abstract Tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of human death. The generation of reactive nitrogen intermediates within the macrophages and to some extent in Mycobacterium tuberculosis cells as well is well documented. Release of NO from lung macrophage c.....
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May 08, 2023 Case Report
Abstract Takayasu’s vasculitis is a rare chronic inflammatory arteritis of unknown origin affecting large arteries in young subjects. We report the observation of a 32-year-old female patient who presented for 6 months with dyspnea stage II mMRC associated .....
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March 19, 2023 Case Report
Abstract Miss H.N., aged 39, has no toxic habits. She has been followed up since childhood for tuberous sclerosis of Bourneville (TBS), which was retained in view of the skin involvement. She reported chronic dyspnoea for about ten years. She was hospitalized.....
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February 13, 2023 Case Report
Abstract Rasmussen’s aneurysm is a false inflammatory aneurysm of a branch of the pulmonary artery within or adjacent to a tuberculous cavern or other excavated lung lesion, whose rupture may lead to massive hemoptysis. Our patient, who was at 35 days of a.....
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January 13, 2023 Research Article
Abstract COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide and has a particular impact on the population of India. About 53 million people are affected by COPD in India, and this disease disproportionately affects those in the low-middle income class. This r.....
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October 14, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) are common in critically ill as well as in postoperative patients. Because of anatomical reasons the risk of difficulties of endotracheal intubation is increased in these patients. Furthermore, awareness of SR.....
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October 07, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Pulmonary hypertension is a major reason for elevated perioperative morbidity and mortality, even in non-cardiac surgical procedures. Patients more often experience serious complications, such as right-ventricular failure, arrhythmias, and early post.....
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October 01, 2015 Short Communication
Abstract Introduction: Sleep disorders affect 10-15% of the US population, which has significant implications for quality of life. Oncology patients often experience more prominent detrimental effects of sleep deprivation. Fatigue is one of the most debilitat.....
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October 16, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Background: Companion animals may have a positive impact on physical activities and on quality of life (QoL) in individuals. However, many lung transplant (LTx) patients are advised against them due to the risk of zoonotic infections. Methods: A .....
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October 30, 2014 Case Series
Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder the American Academy of sleep medicine note that it effective 2% to 4% of the adult population. This article follows two patients with sleep apnea and who are experiencing cardiac and pulmonary.....
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September 30, 2020 Research Article
Abstract Background and significance: It is estimated that 4800 children living in the USA are currently supported by mechanical ventilation at home. Despite advances in technology, the mortality rate of 21% remains high. Previous studies identified knowled.....
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January 29, 2018 Research Article
Abstract Rationale: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a potent risk factor for ischemic cerebrovascular Accident (ICVA). Inflammation is potential pathogenic factor for atherosclerosis and ICVA. Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with increa.....
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October 12, 2017 Research Article
Abstract In our previous study we showed that in normal areas of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), type II alveolar epithelial cells telomerase positive (AEC2T+) expression was significantly inferior when compared to normal lung tissue (NLT). Nevertheless.....
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August 23, 2017 Editorial
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June 28, 2017 Perspective
Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a syndrome of acute onset characterized by hypoxemia and infiltrates on chest radiographs that affects both adults and children of all ages. It is an important cause of respiratory failure in pediatric intensive.....
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June 28, 2017 Review Article
Abstract The objective of this study was to review the last 16 years of literature on the clinical and functional risk factors for asthma exacerbation, as well as on biochemical parameters in severe pediatric asthma refractory to treatment (SPART). In searche.....
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May 25, 2017 Case Report
Abstract Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. It affects predominantly lungs, thoracic lymph nodes, skin and eyes. Thyroid gland, skull and vertebrae are rarely involved. The diagnosis is suggested on the basis of c.....
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May 24, 2017 Review Article
Abstract Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) defines COPD as a progressive disease with persistent airflow limitation, associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways and the lung to the noxious particles or .....
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May 09, 2017 Research Article
Abstract Background: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal lung disease of unknown etiology, where different pathogenetic hypotheses have been suggested. Notwithstanding the unrecognized first trigger that leads to the disease, an imbalance between o.....
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October 01, 2016 Review Article
Abstract Much research has been done to explain the mechanism behind the third most common cause of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a missense mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein. The G551D mutation is caused by a glycine .....
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October 01, 2016 Case Report
Abstract Hematothorax is a rare but potential life-threatening complication following thoracocentesis, which is most commonly due to intercostal artery laceration during the insertion of the needle. We report a case of a pleural catheter insertion into an.....
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May 23, 2016 Review Article
Abstract The underwater environment is characterized by an increase of the hydrostatic pressure surrounding the body who is immersed. Each 10 meters under the sea-surface the hydrostatic pressure increases by one atmosphere. It turns that this increase can el.....
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October 30, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will increase over the next decades. Understanding the complexity of chronic NCDs and the adaptation of the health care system to implement new management strategies addressing the patients’ needs, are still major c.....
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October 23, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during open-heart surgery is associated with pulmonary complications, such as atelectasis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary vascular injury and respiratory failure. Many patients require prolonged mec.....
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June 16, 2015 Mini Review
Abstract Pulmonary complications are a major concern after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. This pictorial essay reviews and illustrates the CT imaging findings of pulmonary complications after HSC.....
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April 04, 2015 Research Article
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the effect of menarche before 11 years of age on the incidence of wheezing/asthma in girls 11 to 18 years of age. Methods: The study sample comprised 1,350 girls from a birth cohort that started in 1993 in the urban area of .....
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February 10, 2015 Review Article
Abstract The causes for the death of cancer patients’ deaths can be multi-factorials and pathogenesis progresses in clinics. Apart from direct causes from tumor progressions and metastases by genetic inheritance, mutations, deletions, repeating and other ty.....
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February 10, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a common early complication after lung transplantation and represents an acute lung injury with clinical, radiographic, and histological features similar to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). PGD is associa.....
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December 21, 2014 Case Report
Abstract The Bronchus Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma invades the bronchial epithelial tissue and is histologically characterized by a lympho epithelial small cell infiltrate. We present a case of a Bronchus Associated Lymphoid Tissue (BALT) Lymphoma, rad.....
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December 10, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Background: Flying disc (FD) game might improve the physical activity (PA) in patients with long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT). However, the objectively-measured intensity and the safety of FD game have not been evaluated. In order to apply the FD game .....
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October 13, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare condition characterized by small pulmonary artery remodeling that leads to chronic precapillary pulmonary hypertension, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, and right heart failure. Therapeutic optio.....
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October 13, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Background: The WHO has identified ambient air pollution as a high public health priority. The community health research programs that were performed by Tikrit University College of Medicine have estimated that more than a fourth of Iraqi populations.....
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October 16, 2014 Short Communication
Abstract Mucociliary transport in the nose serves as the first host defense against the inhalation of atmospheric particulate matter. Nasal Mucociliary Clearance (NMC) is determined to obtain an in vivo measurement of the effectiveness of the interaction betw.....
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October 10, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Despite adequate adherence and completion of anti-asthmatic treatment, many patients remain poorly controlled or uncontrolled. Asthma management is based on the use of medication to reverse the bronchial obstruction and eliminate the airway inflammat.....
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April 29, 2014 Review Article
Abstract n the present study, a review of the literature that examines the widely used clinical applications of Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) and Impulse Oscillometry (IOS) is attempted, in order to evaluate the contribution of the method to laboratory l.....
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April 29, 2014 Case Report
Abstract Background: Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (ENB) is generally implemented as a diagnostic tool in the investigation of suspicious pulmonary nodules. The use of this technique to mark pulmonary nodules (using dye) prior to surgical resection .....
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May 07, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) or chronic rejection after lung transplantation may exhibit a conventional obstructive form (bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, BOS) or a restrictive form with predominant involvement of peripheral lung tissu.....
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May 23, 2014 Review Article
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is defined as a situation of progressive airflow limitation, sometimes reversible, whose pathogenetic mechanisms responsible are to be attributed, on the one hand, to the progressive obstruction of the central an.....
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January 27, 2014 Short Communication
Abstract Nutritional depletion is known to be a determinant of outcome in chronic respiratory disease but there is a paucity of evidence on nutritional intervention in bronchiectasis. The aim of this study was to retrospectively review body mass index (BMI).....
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August 02, 2013 Review Article
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August 02, 2013 Review ArticleRespiratory and Sleep Disorders in Chronic Neuromuscular Disease, an Update and Therapeutic Approach
Abstract Respiratory and sleep disorders are common in patients with neuromuscular disease but under recognized especially during sleep or when patients are asymptomatic. In the last decades there has been great interest in understanding the mechanism of dise.....
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August 02, 2013 Editorial
Abstract Numerous lung diseases have high morbidity and mortality rates and there are no cures or treatments apart from lung transplantation. In United States, respiratory diseases kill more than 400,000 individuals each year and significantly reduce qual.....
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August 02, 2013 Editorial
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August 03, 2013 Review Article
Abstract Acute lung injury (ALI) and its more severe form, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), have high mortality rates with few treatment options. A crucial factor in the pathology observed in ALI/ARDS is a disruption of the pulmonary endothelial b.....
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August 02, 2013 Research Article
Abstract Background: Following curative surgery for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), patients remain at risk for recurrence or for development of second primary lung cancer (SPLC). While regular surveillance imaging may detect early stage recurrence or .....
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October 07, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Pulmonary hypertension is a major reason for elevated perioperative morbidity and mortality, even in non-cardiac surgical procedures. Patients more often experience serious complications, such as right-ventricular failure, arrhythmias, and early post.....
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October 16, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Background: Companion animals may have a positive impact on physical activities and on quality of life (QoL) in individuals. However, many lung transplant (LTx) patients are advised against them due to the risk of zoonotic infections. Methods: A si.....
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October 14, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD) are common in critically ill as well as in postoperative patients. Because of anatomical reasons the risk of difficulties of endotracheal intubation is increased in these patients. Furthermore, awareness of SR.....
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October 01, 2015 Review Article
Abstract Introduction: Sleep disorders affect 10-15% of the US population, which has significant implications for quality of life. Oncology patients often experience more prominent detrimental effects of sleep deprivation. Fatigue is one of the most debilitat.....
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June 30, 2014 Case Series
Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder the American Academy of sleep medicine note that it effective 2% to 4% of the adult population. This article follows two patients with sleep apnea and who are experiencing cardiac and pulmonary.....
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October 10, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Background and Objectives: Quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qLAMP) has been considered an efficient approach for validating infectious pathogens. We assessed that the qLAMP could be served as a great implement for steering of the .....
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April 13, 2014 Research Article
Abstract Purpose: The relevance of Time to Disappearance (Td) of Tuberculosis (TB) bacilli from sputa in response to anti-TB therapy and clinical parameters were investigated to determine clinical factors that predict response to anti-TB therapy. Method: A .....
