Current Issue July 2012, Vol. 106, No. 7

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Review Article

Airway bacterial colonization: The missing link between COPD and cardiovascular events?
July 2012(Vol. 106 | No. 7 | Pages 915-923)
Salvatore Fuschillo, Michele Martucci, Claudio F. Donner, Giovanni Balzano

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Asthma and Allergy

Mental health among adults with asthma and chronic bronchitis. A population-based study in Spain
July 2012(Vol. 106 | No. 7 | Pages 924-932)
Javier de Miguel Diez, Rodrigo Jimenez García, Valentin Hernandez Barrera, Paula Rodríguez Rodríguez, Luis Puente Maestu, Pilar Carrasco Garrido

Association between asthma medications and suicidal ideation in adult asthmatics
July 2012(Vol. 106 | No. 7 | Pages 933-941)
Helene Favreau, Simon L. Bacon, Maryann Joseph, Manon Labrecque, Kim L. Lavoie

Arrhythmias as trigger for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
18 May 2012
Surya P. Bhatt, Sudip Nanda, John S. Kintzer
Summary: Purpose: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) sometimes appear to occur without a precipitating cause. Heterogeneous repolarization and arrhythmias occur in COP...
Outcome of patients diagnosed with fibrinous pleuritis after medical thoracoscopy
18 May 2012
Muzaffer Metintas, Guntulu Ak, Omer Cadirci, Huseyin Yildirim, Emine Dundar, Selma Metintas
Summary: Background: In patients with post- medical thoracoscopy histopathological diagnoses of fibrinous pleuritis, confusion can occur concerning subsequent procedures. This issue is particularly im...
Lung function and anxiety in association with dyspnoea: The HUNT study
14 May 2012
Linda Leivseth, Tom I.L. Nilsen, Xiao-Mei Mai, Roar Johnsen, Arnulf Langhammer
Summary: Background: Few studies from the general population have investigated the role of anxiety in reporting dyspnoea. We examined the independent and combined association of lung function and anxi...
The use of rhDNAse in severely ill, non-intubated adult asthmatics refractory to bronchodilators: A pilot study
14 May 2012
Robert A. Silverman, Finbar Foley, Resul Dalipi, Myriam Kline, Martin Lesser
Summary: Introduction: Mucous plugging is associated with fatal asthma and may have a causative role for non-fatal cases of severe acute asthma. However, mucolytic agents have not been found effective...
Cognitive dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – A systematic review
14 May 2012
Lone Schou, Birte Østergaard, Lars S. Rasmussen, Susan Rydahl-Hansen, Klaus Phanareth
Summary: Background: Substantial healthcare resources are spent on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition, the involvement of patients in monitoring and treatment of their condition...

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