EDITORIALS:

Claus Vogelmeier and Robert Bals

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Premature Aging

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1217-1218 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vallerie V. McLaughlin and Richard Channick

Sickle Cell Disease–associated Pulmonary Hypertension: A Coat of Many Colors

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1218-1219 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho and Luciano F. Drager

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atherosclerosis: A New Paradigm

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1219-1221 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Coen A. C. Ottenheijm, Leo M. A. Heunks, and P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen

Diaphragm Muscle Fiber Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Toward a Pathophysiological Concept

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1233-1240. First published online April 5 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-020PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE UPDATES:

Klaus F. Rabe, Bianca Beghé, Fabrizio Luppi, and Leonardo M. Fabbri

Update in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2006

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1222-1232 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Pierre Camateros, Meiyo Tamaoka, Muhannad Hassan, Rafael Marino, Jacques Moisan, Dominique Marion, Marie-Christine Guiot, James G. Martin, and Danuta Radzioch

Chronic Asthma–induced Airway Remodeling Is Prevented by Toll-like Receptor-7/8 Ligand S28463

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1241-1249. First published online March 30 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-054OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Patricia Dillard, Rick A. Wetsel, and Scott M. Drouin

Complement C3a Regulates Muc5ac Expression by Airway Clara Cells Independently of Th2 Responses

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1250-1258. First published online March 30 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-049OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Ramsey Sabit, Charlotte E. Bolton, Peter H. Edwards, Rebecca J. Pettit, William D. Evans, Carmel M. McEniery, Ian B. Wilkinson, John R. Cockcroft, and Dennis J. Shale

Arterial Stiffness and Osteoporosis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1259-1265. First published online March 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-067OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Neuromuscular Disorders:

Jesús Sancho, Emilio Servera, Juan Díaz, and Julio Marín

Predictors of Ineffective Cough during a Chest Infection in Patients with Stable Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1266-1271. First published online April 5 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200612-1841OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Anastasia Anthi, Roberto F. Machado, Maria L. Jison, Angelo M. Taveira-DaSilva, Lewis J. Rubin, Lori Hunter, Christian J. Hunter, Wynona Coles, James Nichols, Nilo A. Avila, Vandana Sachdev, Clara C. Chen, and Mark T. Gladwin

Hemodynamic and Functional Assessment of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1272-1279. First published online March 22 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200610-1498OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laimute Taraseviciene-Stewart, Mark R. Nicolls, Donatas Kraskauskas, Robertas Scerbavicius, Nana Burns, Carlyne Cool, Kathy Wood, Jane E. Parr, Susan A. Boackle, and Norbert F. Voelkel

Absence of T Cells Confers Increased Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Vascular Remodeling

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1280-1289. First published online April 5 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200608-1189OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Vladimir Savransky, Ashika Nanayakkara, Jianguo Li, Shannon Bevans, Philip L. Smith, Annabelle Rodriguez, and Vsevolod Y. Polotsky

Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Atherosclerosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1290-1297. First published online March 1 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200612-1771OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Transplantation:

Rachel Stovold, Ian A. Forrest, Paul A. Corris, Desmond M. Murphy, Jaclyn A. Smith, Sam Decalmer, Gail E. Johnson, John H. Dark, Jeffrey P. Pearson, and Chris Ward

Pepsin, a Biomarker of Gastric Aspiration in Lung Allografts: A Putative Association with Rejection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1298-1303. First published online April 5 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200610-1485OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

Nicole Beydon, Stephanie D. Davis, Enrico Lombardi, Julian L. Allen, Hubertus G. M. Arets, Paul Aurora, Hans Bisgaard, G. Michael Davis, Francine M. Ducharme, Howard Eigen, Monika Gappa, Claude Gaultier, Per M. Gustafsson, Graham L. Hall, Zoltán Hantos, Michael J. R. Healy, Marcus H. Jones, Bent Klug, Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen, Sheila A. McKenzie, Francçois Marchal, Oscar H. Mayer, Peter J. F. M. Merkus, Mohy G. Morris, Ellie Oostveen, J. Jane Pillow, Paul C. Seddon, Michael Silverman, Peter D. Sly, Janet Stocks, Robert S. Tepper, Daphna Vilozni, and Nicola M. Wilson on behalf of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Working Group on Infant and Young Children Pulmonary Function Testing

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Pulmonary Function Testing in Preschool Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1304-1345 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Patrick K. Y. Goon, Timothy Watson, and Gregory Y. H. Lip

Circulating Endothelial Cells in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Important Methodological Lesson

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1346 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Argyris Tzouvelekis, Ioannis Kotsianidis, Paschalis Steiropoulos, and Demosthenes Bouros

Role of CD146 in Detection of Apoptotic Circulating Endothelial Cells in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1346a-1347 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali El Solh

Role of CD146 in Detection of Apoptotic Circulating Endothelial Cells in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1347 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shawn D. Aaron

Avoiding Mistakes in Calculating the Number Needed to Treat in Severe COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1347a [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Kardos, Marion Wencker, Thomas Glaab, and Claus Vogelmeier

Avoiding Mistakes in Calculating the Number Needed to Treat in Severe COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 175: 1347b-1348 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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