Vol. 10 (2015)

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Published: 31-12-2015

  • Peripheral muscle strength and functional capacity in patients with moderate to severe asthma

    Elisangela Ramos, Luis Vicente Franco de Oliveira, Audrey Borghi Silva, Ivan Peres Costa, João Carlos Ferrari Correa, Dirceu Costa, Vera Lucia Alves, Claudio F. Donner, Roberto Stirbulov, Ross Arena, Luciana Malosa Sampaio
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.276

  • INDACO project: COPD and link between comorbidities, lung function and inhalation therapy

    Giorgio Fumagalli, Fabrizio Fabiani, Silvia Forte, Massimiliano Napolitano, Giovanni Balzano, Matteo Bonini, Giuseppe De Simone, Salvatore Fuschillo, Antonella Pentassuglia, Franco Pasqua, Pietro Alimonti, Stefano Carlone
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.277

  • Change in prevalence of restrictive lung impairment in the U.S. population and associated risk factors: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1988–1994 and 2007–2010

    Laura Kurth, Eva Hnizdo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.281

  • Effect of inhaled hydrosoluble curcumin on inflammatory markers in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid of horses with LPS-induced lung neutrophilia

    Charlotte Sandersen, Dorothee Bienzle, Simona Cerri, Thierry Franck, Sandrine Derochette, Philippe Neven, Ange Mouytis-Mickalad, Didier Serteyn
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.290

  • Cognitive dysfunction in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with or without Long-Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT)

    Roberto W. Dal Negro, Luca Bonadiman, Fernanda P. Bricolo, Silvia Tognella, Paola Turco
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.291

  • Levodropropizine for treating cough in adult and children: a meta-analysis of published studies

    Alessandro Zanasi, Luigi Lanata, Giovanni Fontana, Federico Saibene, Peter Dicpinigaitis, Francesco De Blasio
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.293

  • Beirut Air Pollution and Health Effects - BAPHE study protocol and objectives

    Myriam Mrad Nakhlé, Wehbeh Farah, Nelly Ziade, Maher Abboud, Marie-Louise Coussa-Koniski, Isabella Annesi-Maesano
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.295

  • Effects of Laminaria japonica polysaccharides on airway inflammation of lungs in an asthma mouse model

    Rongjun Lin, Xiaomei Liu, Yan Meng, Mei Xu, Jianping Guo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.296

  • The impact of abdominal adiposity measured by sonography on the pulmonary function of pre-menopausal females

    Zied Rasslan, Roberto Stirbulov, Roberto Saad Junior, Sergio Tercio Curia, Carlos Alberto da Conceição Lima, Eduardo Araújo Perez, Ezequiel Fernandes Oliveira, Claudio F. Donner, Luis Vicente Franco Oliveira
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.298

  • Nasal High-flow versus non-invasive ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: a preliminary report

    Jens Bräunlich, Hans-Jürgen Seyfarth, Hubert Wirtz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.299

  • Study of correlation between forced vital capacity and demand for healthcare services in severe asthmatics

    J. F. Castelluccio, R. Stirbulov, E. A. Perez, J.C.M. Oliveira, C. F. Donner, L.V.F. Oliveira, Z. Rasslan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.300

  • Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and vitamin D levels with asthma and atopy in Cypriot adolescents: a case–control study

    Anna Papadopoulou, Panayiotis Kouis, Nikos Middleton, Ourania Kolokotroni, Themistokles Karpathios, Polyxeni Nicolaidou, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.304

  • Does additional antimicrobial treatment have a better effect on URTI cough resolution than homeopathic symptomatic therapy alone? A real-life preliminary observational study in a pediatric population

    Alessandro Zanasi, Salvatore Cazzato, Massimiliano Mazzolini, Carla Maria Sofia Ierna, Marianna Mastroroberto, Elena Nardi, Antonio Maria Morselli-Labate
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.307

  • Weaning from tracheostomy in subjects undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation

    Franco Pasqua, Ilaria Nardi, Alessia Provenzano, Alessia Mari
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.342

  • DNA damage and cellular abnormalities in tuberculosis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Andréa Lúcia Gonçalves da Silva, Maribel Josimara Bresciani, Thaís Evelyn Karnopp, Augusto Ferreira Weber, Joel Henrique Ellwanger, João Antonio Pêgas Henriques, Andréia Rosane de Moura Valim, Lia Gonçalves Possuelo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.344

  • Supplemental oxygen users with pulmonary fibrosis perceive greater dyspnea than oxygen non-users

    Mengshu Cao, Frederick S. Wamboldt, Kevin K. Brown, Jonathon Hickman, Amy L. Olson, Joshua J. Solomon, Jeffrey J. Swigris
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.354

  • Association between inflammatory airway disease of horses and exposure to respiratory viruses: a case control study

    Ashley Houtsma, Daniela Bedenice, Nicola Pusterla, Brenna Pugliese, Samantha Mapes, Andrew M. Hoffman, Julia Paxson, Elizabeth Rozanski, Jean Mukherjee, Margaret Wigley, Melissa R. Mazan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.332

  • Prevalence of different comorbidities in COPD patients by gender and GOLD stage

    Roberto W. Dal Negro, L. Bonadiman, P. Turco
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.646

  • Tailored therapy for severe asthma

    Francesco Menzella, Mirco Lusuardi, Carla Galeone, Luigi Zucchi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.275

  • Sedation options for the morbidly obese intensive care unit patient: a concise survey and an agenda for development

    Riku Aantaa, Peter Tonner, Giorgio Conti, Dan Longrois, Jean Mantz, Jan P. Mulier
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.282

  • Medical malpractice, defensive medicine and role of the “media” in Italy

    Domenico M. Toraldo, Ughetta Vergari, Marta Toraldo
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.285

  • Dry powder inhalers and the right things to remember: a concept review

    Roberto W. Dal Negro
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.288

  • Research on psychosocial aspects of asthma in the Arab world: a literature review

    Anas J. Al-Khateeb, Jamal M. Al-Khateeb
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.289

  • Kartagener’s syndrome: review of a case series

    Nicola Ciancio, Maria Margherita de Santi, Raffaele Campisi, Laura Amato, Giuseppina Di Martino, Giuseppe Di Maria
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.294

  • Venous thromboembolism and lung cancer: a review

    Carolina Vitale, Mario D’Amato, Paolo Calabrò, Anna Agnese Stanziola, Mauro Mornile, Anotnio Molino
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.301

  • The role of iron in pulmonary pathology

    Heena Khiroya, Alice M. Turner
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.337

  • Effects on asthma and respiratory allergy of Climate change and air pollution

    Gennaro D’Amato, Carolina Vitale, Annamaria De Martino, Giovanni Viegi, Maurizia Lanza, Antonio Molino, Alessandro Sanduzzi, Alessandro Vatrella, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Maria D'Amato
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.356

  • Recurrent lung atelectasis from fibrin plugs as a very early complication of bronchial thermoplasty: a case report

    Nicola Facciolongo, Francesco Menzella, Mirco Lusuardi, Roberto Piro, Carla Galeone, Claudia Castagnetti, Alberto Cavazza, Cristiano Carbonelli, Luigi Zucchi, Pier Paolo Salsi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.283

  • Invasive candidiasis presenting multiple pulmonary cavitary lesions on chest computed tomography

    Yuichiro Yasuda, Kazunori Tobino, Mina Asaji, Yoshikazu Yamaji, Kosuke Tsuruno
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.287

  • Anti-RSV prophylaxis efficacy for infants and young children with cystic fibrosis in Ireland

    Barry Linnane, Miranda G. Kiernan, Nuala H. O’Connell, Linda Kearse, Colum P. Dunne
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.310

  • Concept review of dry powder inhalers: correct interpretation of published data

    David Price, Henry Chrystyn
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.338

  • Recommendations for the early diagnosis of COPD: the AIMAR view

    Bartolome R. Celli
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.280

  • Reviewer acknowledgement 2014

    Fernando De Benedetto, Claudio F. Donner, Claudio M. Sanguinetti
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2015.278