Population aging is reshaping the landscape of respiratory disease, with COPD, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, ...
Describes the nature of a clinical study. Types include: Observational study — observes people and measures outcomes without affecting results. Interventional study (clinical trial) — studies new ...
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PATIENTS recovering from severe COVID-19 pneumonia may experience persistent lung function impairment long after hospital discharge, with new research highlighting vascular dysfunction as a key driver ...
Fluid in the lungs can lead to serious consequences for patients with the condition. The abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid, pulmonary edema, settles in the lung interstitium and alveoli.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, progressive respiratory disease in which the normal barrier between alveoli and capillaries is compromised, leading to persistent injury and inflammation of the lung ...
Abstract: Efficient gas exchange in the lungs involves a careful balance between ventilation and diffusion across the alveolar capillary membrane. The human airway system design has a significant ...
The editor’s pick for this issue is a review article discussing the promise of hyperpolarised xenon MRI, a non-invasive imaging technique used in respiratory medicine to assess lung function, ...