Respirology

© Asian Pacific Society of Respirology

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September 2007

Volume 12, Issue 5

Pages 627–782

  1. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
    1. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS (pages 627–628)

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01141_1.x

  2. JOURNAL STATISTICS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
    1. RESPIROLOGY JOURNAL STATISTICS (page 628)

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01141_2.x

  3. EDITORIAL

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
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      EDITORIAL (pages 629–630)

      Phil Thompson

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01142.x

  4. INVITED EDITORIAL

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
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      Lungs don't grow on trees: The ethics of increasing organ donation rates for transplantation and their relevance to the Asia-Pacific region (pages 631–633)

      Glen P. Westall and Gregory I. Snell

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01133.x

  5. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
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      Cardiovascular risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (pages 634–641)

      John D. MACLAY, David A. McALLISTER and William MacNEE

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01136.x

  6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
    1. Autoantibody to alanyl-tRNA synthetase in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (pages 642–653)

      Toru TAKAHASHI, Ikuo WADA, Yoshinori OHTSUKA, Mitsuru MUNAKATA, Yukihiko HOMMA and Yoshio KUROKI

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01140.x

    2. Comparing serum and pleural fluid pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels with pleural-to-serum albumin gradient for the identification of cardiac effusions misclassified by Light's criteria (pages 654–659)

      José M. PORCEL, José CHORDA, Gonzalo CAO, Aureli ESQUERDA, Agustin RUIZ-GONZÁLEZ and Manuel VIVES

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01109.x

    3. Transforming growth factor β-1 as a predictor of fibrosis in tuberculous pleurisy (pages 660–663)

      Márcia SEISCENTO, Francisco S. VARGAS, Leila ANTONANGELO, Milena M.P. ACENCIO, Sidney BOMBARDA, Vera L. CAPELOZZI and Lisete R. TEIXEIRA

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01135.x

    4. Prolongation of neutrophil survival by the culture supernatant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (pages 664–669)

      Katsushi NISHIMAKI, Kaori OKUYAMA, Shinji OKADA, Toshio HATTORI, Motoaki TAKAYANAGI and Isao OHNO

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01131.x

    5. Changes in circulating thrombomodulin levels with exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (pages 670–674)

      Hiroshi KANAZAWA, Kazuhisa ASAI and Saeko NOMURA

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01114.x

    6. Association between asthma, asthma symptoms and C-reactive protein in US adults: Data from the national health and nutrition examination survey, 1999–2002 (pages 675–682)

      Ahmed A. ARIF, George L. DELCLOS and Jane COLMER-HAMOOD

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01122.x

    7. Inhaled mannitol changes the sputum properties in asthmatics with mucus hypersecretion (pages 683–691)

      Evangelia DAVISKAS, Sandra D. ANDERSON and Iven H. YOUNG

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01107.x

    8. Reduced risk of physician-diagnosed asthma among children dwelling in a farming environment (pages 692–699)

      William K. MIDODZI, Brian H. ROWE, Carina M. MAJAESIC and Ambikaipakan SENTHILSELVAN

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01134.x

    9. Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Role of Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection (pages 700–706)

      Hiromi TOMIOKA, Toshiyasu SAKURAI, Kimio HASHIMOTO and Hironobu IWASAKI

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01119.x

    10. Surgical results and prognosis of patients with primary bronchogenic carcinoma aged less than 36 years (pages 707–711)

      Hasan TÜRÜT, Irfan TASTEPE, Sadi KAYA, Mehmet SIRMALI, Suat GEZER, Gurhan OZ, Gokturk FINDIK and Guven CETIN

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01137.x

    11. Surgical strategy for non-small cell lung cancer in octogenarians (pages 712–718)

      Norihiko IKEDA, Aeru HAYASHI, Kentaro IWASAKI, Naohiro KAJIWARA, Osamu UCHIDA and Harubumi KATO

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01125.x

    12. Improved lung function after thoracocentesis in patients with paradoxical movement of a hemidiaphragm secondary to a large pleural effusion (pages 719–723)

      Lee-Min WANG, Jaw-Ming CHERNG and Jeng-Shing WANG

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01124.x

    13. Thirty-count breathlessness score: Reliability, sensitivity, specificity and validity (pages 724–731)

      Marie WILLIAMS, Marissa SORICH, Paul CAFARELLA and John PETKOV

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01120.x

    14. Fast onset of effect of budesonide/formoterol versus salmeterol/fluticasone and salbutamol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and reversible airway obstruction (pages 732–739)

      Anne LINDBERG, Zsuzsanna SZALAI, Teet PULLERITS and Eva RADECZKY

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01132.x

  7. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
    1. Endothelin-1 level in epithelial lining fluid of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (pages 740–743)

      Yasushi NAKANO, Sadatomo TASAKA, Fumitake SAITO, Wakako YAMADA, Yoshiki SHIRAISHI, Yuko OGAWA, Hidefumi KOH, Naoki HASEGAWA, Seitaro FUJISHIMA, Satoru HASHIMOTO and Akitoshi ISHIZAKA

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01115.x

    2. Clinical analysis of sarcoidosis presenting with heterochronic cardiac involvement (pages 744–748)

      Seiichi MIWA, Takafumi SUDA, Sumihito MORITA, Naoki INUI, Jun SATO and Kingo CHIDA

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01130.x

    3. When should home mechanical ventilation be started in patients with different neuromuscular disorders? (pages 749–753)

      Michael DREHER, Isabelle RAUTER, Jan H. STORRE, Jens GEISELER and Wolfram WINDISCH

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01116.x

  8. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
    1. A teaching hospital's experience applying the Pneumonia Severity Index and antibiotic guidelines in the management of community-acquired pneumonia (pages 754–758)

      Richard Wai Wing LEE and Steven Terence LINDSTROM

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01121.x

    2. The new ATS/ERS guidelines for assessing the spirometric severity of restrictive lung disease differ from previous standards (pages 759–762)

      Ashutosh N. AGGARWAL and Ritesh AGARWAL

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01117.x

    3. Comparison of Indian reference equations for spirometry interpretation (pages 763–768)

      Ashutosh N. AGGARWAL, Dheeraj GUPTA and Surinder K. JINDAL

      Article first published online: 23 JUL 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01123.x

  9. CASE REPORTS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. INVITED REVIEW: PRESIDENT SERIES
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
    9. TECHNICAL REPORTS AND AUDITS
    10. CASE REPORTS
    1. Cyclophosphamide-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (pages 769–773)

      Jorge BRIEVA

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01128.x

    2. Pulmonary lymphoma developed during long-term methotrexate therapy for psoriasis (pages 774–776)

      Manabu SUZUKI, Satoshi HIRANO, Hideyuki ITO, Daisuke MATSUBARA, Kazuo KUBOTA, Yuichiro TAKEDA, Haruhito SUGIYAMA, Nobuyuki KOBAYASHI and Koichiro KUDO

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01139.x

    3. Use of emergency rigid bronchoscopy to reduce tumour mass prior to surgical resection (pages 777–779)

      Keigo TAKAGI, Shoji TAKAHASHI, Yoshinobu HATA, Kazuyoshi TAMAKI, Nobuhide KATO and Shuichi SASAMOTO

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01129.x

    4. Incorporated home-made long endotracheal tube: A useful option for treating mucus plugging following silicone stenting (pages 780–782)

      Yin-Kai CHAO, Yun-Hen LIU, Ming-Ju HSIEH, Po-Jen KO and Hui-Ping LIU

      Article first published online: 14 SEP 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01126.x

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