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Volume 59(5);  May 2004
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Editorials
Sleep disordered breathing and the outcome of stroke
G Gibson
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 361–363. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.020040.
PMCID: PMC1747000
α1-Antitrypsin: more than just deficiency
R Stockley
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 363–364. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.023572.
PMCID: PMC1747011
2004 update of BTS pneumonia guidelines: what's new?
J Macfarlane and D Boldy
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 364–366. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024992.
PMCID: PMC1747016
Airwaves
Airwaves
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 361.
PMCID: PMC1747008
Lung Alerts
Obesity associated hypoventilation in medical patients is common, potentially dangerous and under-recognised
N Ayas
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 366. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0085.
PMCID: PMC1746984
Abnormalities of fatty acid metabolism in CF
S Bailey
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 380. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0086.
PMCID: PMC1747009
A high number of transmissions of H7N7 avian influenza A virus to humans
N Navani
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 395. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0090.
PMCID: PMC1747010
A rapid diagnostic test for ventilator associated pneumonia?
S Zachariah
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 413. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0087.
PMCID: PMC1746993
Chronic occupational exposure to nitrogen dioxide is associated with decline in lung function
R Johns
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 420. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0088.
PMCID: PMC1747012
The BODE index: a new grading system in COPD
D Powrie
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 427. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0089.
PMCID: PMC1746990
Procalcitonin may guide antibiotic treatment for LRTI
P De
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 433. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0091.
PMCID: PMC1746999
Sleep Disordered Breathing
Effect of upper airway obstruction in acute stroke on functional outcome at 6 months
P Turkington, V Allgar, J Bamford, P Wanklyn, and M Elliott
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 367–371. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.005348.
PMCID: PMC1746986
Asthma
Failure of sputum eosinophilia after eotaxin inhalation in asthma
D Bumbacea, J Scheerens, B Mann, R Stirling, and K Chung
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 372–375. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.010199.
PMCID: PMC1746988
Relationship between socioeconomic status and asthma: a longitudinal cohort study
R Hancox, B Milne, D Taylor, J Greene, J Cowan, E Flannery, G Herbison, C McLachlan, R Poulton, and M Sears
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 376–380. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.010363.
PMCID: PMC1747001
Do farming exposures cause or prevent asthma? Results from a study of adult Norwegian farmers
W Eduard, J Douwes, E Omenaas, and D Heederik
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 381–386. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.013326.
PMCID: PMC1747014
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Effect of exacerbations on quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a 2 year follow up study
M Miravitlles, M Ferrer, A Pont, R Zalacain, J Alvarez-Sala, F Masa, H Verea, C Murio, F Ros, and R Vidal
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 387–395. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.008730.
PMCID: PMC1746989
Familial aggregation of FEF25–75 and FEF25–75/FVC in families with severe, early onset COPD
D DeMeo, V Carey, H Chapman, J Reilly, L Ginns, F Speizer, S Weiss, and E Silverman
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 396–400. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.012856.
PMCID: PMC1747013
Pulmonary Vasculature
Vasoconstrictive effects of endothelin-1, endothelin-3, and urotensin II in isolated perfused human lungs and isolated human pulmonary arteries
R Bennett, R Jones, A Morice, C Smith, and M Cowen
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 401–407. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.011197.
PMCID: PMC1747004
Interstitial Lung Disease
Involvement of dendritic cells in sarcoidosis
M Ota, R Amakawa, K Uehira, T Ito, Y Yagi, A Oshiro, Y Date, H Oyaizu, T Shigeki, Y Ozaki, K Yamaguchi, Y Uemura, S Yonezu, and S Fukuhara
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 408–413. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.006049.
PMCID: PMC1746987
Respiratory Infection
Severe acute respiratory syndrome: report of treatment and outcome after a major outbreak
J Sung, A Wu, G Joynt, K Yuen, N Lee, P Chan, C Cockram, A Ahuja, L Yu, V Wong, and D Hui
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 414–420. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.014076.
PMCID: PMC1746995
Validation of predictive rules and indices of severity for community acquired pneumonia
S Ewig, A de Roux, T Bauer, E Garcia, J Mensa, M Niederman, and A Torres
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 421–427. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.008110.
PMCID: PMC1747015
Lung Cancer
Prognostic significance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and expression of cell cycle inhibitors p21 and p27 in human pleural malignant mesothelioma
A Baldi, D Santini, F Vasaturo, M Santini, G Vicidomini, M Di, V Esposito, A Groeger, G Liuzzi, B Vincenzi, G Tonini, M Piccoli, F Baldi, and S Scarpa
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 428–433. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.008912.
PMCID: PMC1746992
Lung Transplantation
Objective assessment of criteria for selection of donor lungs suitable for transplantation
A Fisher, S Donnelly, G Pritchard, J Dark, and P Corris
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 434–437. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.007542.
PMCID: PMC1747005
Review Series
Cough • 7: Current and future drugs for the treatment of chronic cough
M Belvisi and P Geppetti
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 438–440. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.013490.
PMCID: PMC1747017
α1-Antitrypsin deficiency • 3: Clinical manifestations and natural history
M Needham and R Stockley
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 441–445. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.006510.
PMCID: PMC1746985
Case Report
Endoglin germline mutation in a patient with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia and dexfenfluramine associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
A Chaouat, F Coulet, C Favre, G Simonneau, E Weitzenblum, F Soubrier, and M Humbert
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 446–448. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.11890.
PMCID: PMC1746994
Letters to the Editor
Atopic cough
P Gibson
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 449.
PMCID: PMC1747006
Interrupter resistance
I Dundas, S McKenzie, E Lombardi, and P Sly
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 449–450.
PMCID: PMC1746991
Atrial septostomy in the treatment of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
F McCann, M Slade, J Stradling, and J Pepke-Zaba
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 450.
PMCID: PMC1746997
Treatment of severe acute childhood asthma
S Vijayadeva and M South
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 450–451.
PMCID: PMC1747003
Chronic cough in adults
F Fernandez-Fernand..., M Iglesias-Olleros, A Morice, J Kastelik, and J Ojoo
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 451.
PMCID: PMC1747002
Images in Thorax
Pseudomembranous invasive tracheobronchial aspergillosis
J Franco, C Munoz, B Vila, and J Marin
Thorax. 2004 May; 59(5): 452. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.022046.
PMCID: PMC1747007
Journal Matter
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