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14 Nov 2019

Retrospective Validation of the REVEAL 2.0 Risk Score with the Australian and New Zealand Pulmonary Hypertension Registry Cohort

Latest guidelines in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) recommend the use of multi-parameter risk assessment at both diagnosis…
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1 Nov 2018

Assessment of Efficacy of Omalizumab Retreatment in Patients With Severe Asthma

Omalizumab is a recombinant humanised monoclonal anti-IgE antibody currently approved in the USA and Europe for treating inadequately controlled allergic…
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1 Nov 2018

Polymetallic Dust-Induced Pneumoconiosis: An Experimental Study

Dust load and oxidative stress play a leading role in the development of pneumoconiosis. The aim of this study was to examine the role of macrophages and…
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1 Nov 2018

Daily Physical Activity in Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma and the Effect of Anti-IL-5 Therapy

Severe asthma, with an estimated prevalence of 5–10% in the total asthma population, impacts considerably on morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic cost…
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1 Nov 2018

A Simple Multifunctional Tool for Integrated Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

National and European initiatives to drive quality improvement in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1,2 have led to integrated care models…
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1 Nov 2018

A Multidimensional Approach to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Comorbidities

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and is predicted to be the third leading cause of death by…
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1 Nov 2018

Does Talc Increase Risk of Subsequent Non-Draining Septated Pleural Effusion after Indwelling Pleural Catheter Insertion?

Current management of recurrent pleural effusion is symptomatic. Indwelling pleural catheters (IPC) reduce the initial length of hospital stay…
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1 Nov 2018

Pneumothorax Induction with a Boutin Needle without Ultrasound Guidance During Local Anaesthetic Thoracoscopy

Pleural disease is an increasingly common presentation and it has been estimated that up to 15% of patients have a metastatic pleural effusion at…