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Long-term associations of outdoor air pollution with mortality in Great Britain
Small Area Health Statistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK Background: Recent studies have indicated long-term effects on ...
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Epigenome-wide association study of lung cancer among never smokers in two prospective cohorts in Shanghai, China
Background The aetiology of lung cancer among individuals who never smoked remains elusive, despite 15% of lung cancer cases in men and 53% in women worldwide being unrelated to smoking. Epigenetic ...
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Relationship between heart failure and the risk of acute exacerbation of COPD
3 National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK Correspondence to Professor Jennifer K Quint, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College ...
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Artificial intelligence-powered interpretation of lung function in interstitial lung diseases
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a branch of computer science developed in the 1950s to imitate the human ability for solving complex problems. Currently, it is widely applied in various fields of ...
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Effects of breathing pattern and inspired air conditions on breath condensate volume, pH, nitrite, and protein concentrations
Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to: Dr J McCafferty Respiratory Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH2 4XU, UK; ...
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Association of time spent on social media with youth cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use in the UK: a national longitudinal study
Background Social media may influence children and young people’s health behaviour, including cigarette and e-cigarette use. Methods We analysed data from participants aged 10–25 years in the UK ...
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The pulmonary endothelium in acute respiratory distress syndrome: insights and therapeutic opportunities
5 Frederick Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Correspondence to Dr Alastair Proudfoot, Frederick Meijer Heart & Vascular Institute, Spectrum Health, 100 ...
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Effect of fissure integrity on lung volume reduction using a polymer sealant* in advanced emphysema
Rationale Interlobar fissure integrity has previously correlated with responsiveness to endobronchial lung volume reduction therapy in patients with advanced emphysema. Objective This report ...
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Lung cancer • 4: Chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer: the end of the beginning
The development of chemotherapy for NSCLC over the last 20 years is reviewed, particularly with regard to its palliative effects. New “fourth generation” agents designed to inhibit specific biological ...
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Harnessing AI in critical care: opportunities, challenges and key steps for success
Background The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into critical care offers significant potential to enhance early ...
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Guidelines on the selection of patients with lung cancer for surgery
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Derivation of a prototype asthma attack risk scale centred on blood eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide
Reduction of the risk of asthma attacks is a major goal of current asthma management. We propose to derive a risk scale predicting asthma attacks based on the blood eosinophil count and exhaled nitric ...