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The process of aging is characterized by a series of physiological, cellular, and immunological changes in tissues. Bempedoic acid is an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cholesterol-lowering drug that does ...
Cigarette smoking remains a pervasive global health concern, contributing to a myriad of debilitating conditions. One critical aspect of its detrimental impact is the induction of oxidative stress (OS). The ai...
Hypoxemia is a common symptom among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The constant flow oxygen system (CFOS) is often insufficient to correct this symptom. The automatically titrating...
Differentiating tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) from non-tuberculous benign pleural effusion (non-TB BPE) can be challenging, especially in patients with low levels of pleural effusion adenosine deaminase (...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can occur in patients without a history of smoking, which is a strong risk factor for COPD. However, few studies have focused on the prognosis of never-smokers with...
Pulmonary mucous gland adenoma (MGA) is an exceptionally rare benign tumor. Even with the assistance of 18 F-FDG PET/CT, the accurate diagnosis of MGA as lung cancer remains challenging. Only one case of fluor...
The number of malignancy patients with respiratory failure is rising in pediatric intensive care units (PICU). Our study aims to compare the clinical characteristics and prognostic risk factors of acute respir...
The evaluation of the spread of respiratory viruses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is required to understand how SARS-CoV-2 may have impacted the spectrum of respiratory viruses among children. Our st...
To investigate the clinical significance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR), and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) associated w...
Black sputum is scarce in clinical work. Pulmonary cavities with black sputum are more common in fungal infections and inhalation of a large amount of dust rarely.
Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma (MEITL) is defined as a type of lymphoma that occurs in the intestine, but may show extra-intestinal involvement, such as in the skin, brain, lungs, stoma...
Asthma is a complex condition characterized by variable respiratory symptoms and chronic inflammation. In recent years, the use of biologics in severe asthma patients led to significant improvements in symptom...
By analyzing the etiological distribution and clinical characteristics of severe community-acquired pneumonia in children with virus mono-detection and co-detection with bacteria and other pathogens, to explor...
Bronchial asthma, a chronic inflammatory airway disease, is characterized by airway remodeling, including thickening of the airway smooth muscle layer, primarily due to abnormal proliferation of airway smooth ...
Postoperative pulmonary infection (POI) is strongly associated with a poor prognosis and has a high incidence in elderly patients undergoing major surgery. Machine learning (ML) algorithms are increasingly bei...
The association between the presence of common pathogens in the maternal cervicovaginal tract as well as neonatal gastric fluid and adverse outcomes in preterm newborns remains uncertain.
Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in numerous physiological processes, including pulmonary function. However, the relationship between thyroid function and different patterns of pulmonary ventilation remain...
Research is limited in describing the association between admission source and mortality in critically ill patients. Therefore, this study investigated how intensive care units (ICUs) admission source (emergen...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a significant public health challenge. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of COPD across different altitudes and evaluat...
In hospitalized patients, inadequate antibiotic dosage leading to bacterial resistance and increased antimicrobial use intensity due to overexposure to antibiotics are common problems. In the present study, we...
Patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) face heightened mortality and accelerated disease progression when persistently infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This critica...
To investigate the performance of two diagnostic models based on CT-derived lung and mediastinum radiomics nomograms for identifying cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)...
Asthma self-management education empowers patients to manage their condition effectively. However, evidence on its impact in Ethiopia remains limited. This study evaluated the effect of asthma education on ast...
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) can be treated with pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) which may lead to reperfusion lung injury (RPLI) and postoperative pneumonia. We aimed to describ...
Respiratory muscle dysfunction in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a big challenge for treatment and rehabilitation. To quantitatively assess diaphragm and chest wall dysfunction using dyna...
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a chronic interstitial lung illness characterized by its high worldwide prevalence, unknown etiology, and dismal prognosis. Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, a commonly used traditional Chinese...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of early administration of low-dose corticosteroids after bronchoplasty, for the prevention of bronchopleural fistula (BPF).
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that causes functional and physical limitations in patients, negatively impacting their quality of life. Telehealth can provide a solution to improve healthcare services ...
Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are the established first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mut...
Rhinobyon and inflammation associated with pollinosis may elevate the risk of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). However, the exact nature of this association remains unclear, particularly in l...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep-related breathing disorder that is closely associated with metabolic conditions. The Blood Urea Nitrogen to Creatinine Ratio(BUCR) is commonly utilized as a tool...
Pembrolizumab has been approved as a first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, a percentage of patients discontinue immunotherapy due to immune-related adverse events (irAE...
Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), a rare type of non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, was classified as a haematopoietic tumour by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2016. It involves multiple systems and is ch...
Epidemiological investigations provide considerable evidence supporting the coexistence of upper airway ailments with lower airway disorders, but the association between common nasal diseases, such as allergic...
The ratio of the forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) to the forced vital capacity (FVC) is an essential tool for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the relationship between...
In acute exacerbation periods of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients may experience hypoxemia or hypercapnia. Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and respiratory stimulant drugs are used to treat ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of global morbidity and death. The blood urea nitrogen-to-creatinine ratio (BCR) is recognized as a crucial marker to assess renal function and c...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is recognized to increase the risk of dyslipidemia; however, the specific sleep traits in OSA that influence dyslipidemia are poorly understood. This study sought to determine whi...
Prolonged immobilization is the main cause of muscle loss, particularly in patients with tracheostomy. The parasternal intercostal muscle (ICM) and diaphragm are commonly evaluated using ultrasonography; howev...
Forced vital capacity (FVC) has been utilized as a surrogate for vital capacity (VC) in monitoring the progression of restrictive pulmonary disorders, particularly in clinical trials of idiopathic pulmonary fi...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of carbohydrate antigen (CA) 153 and its correlation with Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) in the prediction and determination of the severity...
The widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics has led to changes in both the microbiological and clinical characteristics of lung abscesses. It is necessary to re-evaluate the bacterial spectrum associated ...
Severity assessment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is essential for many purposes. Among these are the microbiological confirmation strategy and choice of empirical antimicrobial therapy. However, many ...
The optimal surgical strategy for lymph node dissection in lung adenocarcinoma remains controversial. Accurate predicting occult lymph node metastasis (OLNM) in patients with clinical T1 lung adenocarcinoma is...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, irreversible, and fatal disease characterized by progressive interstitial lung fibrosis. Given its insidious onset and poor outcome, there is an urgent need to...
M2 macrophages have been implicated in promoting tumor growth and metastasis in various cancers, including small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This study investigated the role of M2 macrophages in SCLC progression ...
Foreign body aspiration can affect individuals of all ages and lead to symptoms such as dyspnea, coughing, and wheezing. Complications may arise from the physical and chemical properties of the aspirated mater...
Patients with positive anti-IFN-γ autoantibodies (AIGAs) are characterized by susceptibility to disseminated infection by multiple pathogens. The clinical characteristics of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) in...
Because of their high prevalence, chronic respiratory diseases, like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, represent main public health problems. They are mainly treated through inhaled therapy. Th...
Lung ultrasound has been extensively used to assess the etiology of respiratory failure. Additionally, lung ultrasound-based scoring systems have been proposed to semi-quantify the loss of lung aeration in the...
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