Respirology

© Asian Pacific Society of Respirology

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September 2008

Volume 13, Issue 6

Pages 757–931

  1. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATION
    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
    10. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW
    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS (pages 757–758)

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01376.x

  2. JOURNAL STATISTICS

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATION
    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
    10. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW
    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. RESPIROLOGY JOURNAL STATISTICS (page 758)

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01377.x

  3. EDITORIAL

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATION
    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
    10. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW
    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      EDITORIAL (pages 759–760)

      Phil Thompson

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01378.x

  4. INVITED EDITORIAL

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATION
    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
    10. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW
    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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      Regulation of consumer products: The bizarre case of strawberry jam and cigarettes (pages 761–763)

      Nigel Gray

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01374.x

  5. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATION
    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
    10. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW
    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ inhibitor as a novel therapeutic agent in asthma (pages 764–771)

      Seoung J. PARK, Kyung H. MIN and Yong C. LEE

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01369.x

  6. ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATION
    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
    10. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW
    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Low-dose dexamethasone alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in rats and upregulates pulmonary glucocorticoid receptors (pages 772–780)

      Xiao-Qiu WANG, Xin ZHOU, Yan ZHOU, Ling RONG, Lei GAO and Wei XU

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01344.x

    2. Low-level mechanical strain induces extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 activation in alveolar epithelial cells (pages 781–787)

      Xiaobo HU, Deyun CHENG, Youyi ZHANG, Fei JIANG, Dongmei YANG and Yu DING

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01347.x

    3. Effects of Th2 pulmonary inflammation in mice with bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis (pages 788–798)

      Hirokuni HIRATA, Masafumi ARIMA, Yasutsugu FUKUSHIMA, Yoshiki ISHII, Takeshi TOKUHISA and Takeshi FUKUDA

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01361.x

    4. Bronchodilator reversibility, airway eosinophilia and anti-inflammatory effects of inhaled fluticasone in COPD are not related (pages 799–809)

      David W. REID, Yudong WEN, David P. JOHNS, Trevor J. WILLIAMS, Chris WARD and E. Haydn WALTERS

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01380.x

    5. Acylated ghrelin level in patients with OSA before and after nasal CPAP treatment (pages 810–816)

      Ken-ichi TAKAHASHI, Kazuo CHIN, Takashi AKAMIZU, Satoshi MORITA, Kensuke SUMI, Toru OGA, Hisako MATSUMOTO, Akio NIIMI, Tomomasa TSUBOI, Shunichi FUKUHARA, Kenji KANGAWA and Michiaki MISHIMA

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01357.x

    6. Radiological diagnosis of small pulmonary nodules detected on low-dose screening computed tomography (pages 817–824)

      Kenji TSUSHIMA, Shusuke SONE, Takaomi HANAOKA and Keishi KUBO

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01379.x

    7. Underlying aetiology of pulmonary hypertension in 191 patients: A single centre experience (pages 825–831)

      Oren FRUCHTER and Mordechai YIGLA

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01364.x

    8. Pleural effusion in patients with pulmonary embolism (pages 832–836)

      Elaine YAP, Graeme ANDERSON, Jennifer DONALD, Conroy A. WONG, Y.C. Gary LEE and Pathmanathan SIVAKUMARAN

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01345.x

    9. Association between polymorphisms of microsomal epoxide hydrolase and COPD: Results from meta-analyses (pages 837–850)

      Guoping HU, Zhe SHI, Jinxing HU, Guoming ZOU, Gongyong PENG and Pixin RAN

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01356.x

    10. Predictors of long-term survival in elderly patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (pages 851–855)

      Oren FRUCHTER and Mordechai YIGLA

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01367.x

    11. Relationship between field walking tests and incremental cycle ergometry in COPD (pages 856–862)

      Nia LUXTON, Jennifer A. ALISON, Judy WU and Martin G. MACKEY

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01355.x

    12. Transbronchial biopsy is clinically useful in classifying patients with interstitial pneumonia associated with polymyositis and dermatomyositis (pages 863–870)

      Hiroshi MOCHIMARU, Masashi KAWAMOTO, Tatsuji ENOMOTO, Yoshinobu SAITOH, Shinji ABE, Takahito NEI, Yuh FUKUDA and Shoji KUDOH

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01363.x

    13. Cross-sectional and longitudinal construct validity of the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire in patients with IPF (pages 871–879)

      Shouchun PENG, Zhenhua LI, Jian KANG and Xianming HOU

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01359.x

    14. Revision of the severity rating and classification of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the Japanese Respiratory Society guidelines (pages 880–885)

      Masafumi SEKI, Akira WATANABE, Keiichi MIKASA, Junichi KADOTA and Shigeru KOHNO

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01348.x

    15. Poor clinical outcomes associated with a multi-drug resistant clonal strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Tasmanian cystic fibrosis population (pages 886–892)

      Richard BRADBURY, Alan CHAMPION and David W. REID

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01383.x

  7. SHORT COMMUNICATION

    1. Top of page
    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
    5. INVITED EDITORIAL
    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
    7. ORIGINAL ARTICLES
    8. SHORT COMMUNICATION
    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
    10. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW
    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Limited role for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia (pages 893–896)

      Paul R. INGRAM, Lana CERBE, Marilyn HASSELL, Moira WILSON and John R. DYER

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01370.x

  8. TECHNICAL REPORT

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
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    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
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    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
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    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Reduced lung uptake of Iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine in high-altitude pulmonary oedema (pages 897–902)

      Kazuhisa URUSHIHATA, Tomonobu KOIZUMI, Masayuki HANAOKA, Keisaku FUJIMOTO, Keishi KUBO, Toshio KOBAYASHI and Tadashige FUJII

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01343.x

  9. AUDIT AND CASE REVIEW

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
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    4. EDITORIAL
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    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
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    9. TECHNICAL REPORT
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    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
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      Lung transplantation in Hong Kong: 12 years of experience (pages 903–907)

      Chi Fong WONG, Siu Leung FUNG, See Wan YAN, Joseph LEE, Lik Cheung CHENG and Clement S.W. CHIU

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01360.x

    2. Clinical characteristics and efficacy of bronchoscopic intervention for tracheobronchial leiomyoma (pages 908–912)

      Yong Soo KWON, Hojoong KIM, Won-Jung KOH, Gee Young SUH, Man Pyo CHUNG, O. Jung KWON and Joungho HAN

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01366.x

  10. CASE REPORTS

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    2. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
    4. EDITORIAL
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    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
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    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Isolated congenital spleen agenesis: A rare cause of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in an adult (pages 913–915)

      Fumiyuki TAKAHASHI, Koji UCHIDA, Tetsutaro NAGAOKA, Noriyuki HONMA, Ri CUI, Masakata YOSHIOKA, Yoshiteru MORIO, Tsutomu SUZUKI, Shigeru TOMINAGA, Kazuhisa TAKAHASHI and Yoshinosuke FUKUCHI

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01323.x

    2. Combination therapy with prostacyclin and tadalafil for severe pulmonary arterial hypertension: A pilot study (pages 916–918)

      Daniele BENDAYAN, David SHITRIT and Mordechai R. KRAMER

      Article first published online: 31 OCT 2007 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01176.x

    3. Pulmonary haemodynamic changes in patients with severe COPD (pages 919–922)

      Masayuki HANAOKA, Gen IDEURA, Michiko ITO, Kazuhisa URUSHIHATA, Tomonobu KOIZUMI, Keisaku FUJIMOTO and Keishi KUBO

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01318.x

    4. Pulmonary hypertension responding to hyperthyroidism treatment (pages 923–925)

      Mohamed Osama HEGAZI, Amin EL SAYED and Hussam EL GHOUSSEIN

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01353.x

  11. SCIENTIFIC LETTER

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    11. CASE REPORTS
    12. SCIENTIFIC LETTER
    13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
    1. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—results from a Japanese nationwide epidemiological survey using individual clinical records (pages 926–928)

      Shoji OHNO, Takakiyo NAKAYA, Masashi BANDO and Yukihiko SUGIYAMA

      Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01349.x

  12. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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    3. JOURNAL STATISTICS
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    6. MEDICAL HYPOTHESIS
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    1. Predicting impairment of diffusing capacity for Chinese patients with lung fibrosis (pages 929–930)

      Simon Kwok Fai LEUNG, Fai Man LAM, Wing Wai YEW and Poon Chuen WONG

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01372.x

    2. Environmental asbestos exposure alters the male : female ratio in patients with pleural mesothelioma (page 931)

      Evdoxia GOGOU, Theodora KERENIDI, Vasilios CHAMOS, Chrissi HATZOGLOU and Konstantinos I. GOURGOULIANIS

      Article first published online: 1 SEP 2008 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01373.x

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