EDITORIAL:

Luca Richeldi

Diagnosing Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 1-2 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Robab Kohansal, Pablo Martinez-Camblor, Alvar Agustí, A. Sonia Buist, David M. Mannino, and Joan B. Soriano

The Natural History of Chronic Airflow Obstruction Revisited: An Analysis of the Framingham Offspring Cohort

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 3-10. First published online April 2 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0047OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Critical Care:

Harvey E. Marshall, Erin N. Potts, Zachary T. Kelleher, Jonathan S. Stamler, W. Michael Foster, and Richard L. Auten

Protection from Lipopolysaccharide-induced Lung Injury by Augmentation of Airway S-Nitrosothiols

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 11-18. First published online March 26 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1186OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Andrew Conway Morris, Kallirroi Kefala, Thomas S. Wilkinson, Kevin Dhaliwal, Lesley Farrell, Tim Walsh, Simon J. Mackenzie, Hamish Reid, Donald J. Davidson, Chris Haslett, Adriano G. Rossi, Jean-Michel Sallenave, and A. John Simpson

C5a Mediates Peripheral Blood Neutrophil Dysfunction in Critically Ill Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 19-28. First published online March 26 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200812-1928OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Ulrich Sydlik, Inka Gallitz, Catrin Albrecht, Josef Abel, Jean Krutmann, and Klaus Unfried

The Compatible Solute Ectoine Protects against Nanoparticle-induced Neutrophilic Lung Inflammation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 29-35. First published online March 26 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200812-1911OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Miguel Ángel Martínez-García, Juan José Soler-Cataluña, Laura Ejarque-Martínez, Youssef Soriano, Pilar Román-Sánchez, Ferrán Barbé Illa, Josep María Montserrat Canal, and Joaquín Durán-Cantolla

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Reduces Mortality in Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A 5-Year Follow-up Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 36-41. First published online April 30 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1341OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keith McConnell, Virend K. Somers, Thomas Kimball, Stephen Daniels, Rhonda VanDyke, Matthew Fenchel, Aliza Cohen, Paul Willging, Abu Shamsuzzaman, and Raouf Amin

Baroreflex Gain in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 42-48. First published online March 12 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1324OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Tuberculosis:

Richard N. van Zyl-Smit, Madhukar Pai, Kwaku Peprah, Richard Meldau, Jackie Kieck, June Juritz, Motasim Badri, Alimuddin Zumla, Leonardo A. Sechi, Eric D. Bateman, and Keertan Dheda

Within-Subject Variability and Boosting of T-Cell Interferon- Responses after Tuberculin Skin Testing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 49-58. First published online April 2 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200811-1704OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

Helen K. Reddel, D. Robin Taylor, Eric D. Bateman, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Homer A. Boushey, William W. Busse, Thomas B. Casale, Pascal Chanez, Paul L. Enright, Peter G. Gibson, Johan C. de Jongste, Huib A. M. Kerstjens, Stephen C. Lazarus, Mark L. Levy, Paul M. O'Byrne, Martyn R. Partridge, Ian D. Pavord, Malcolm R. Sears, Peter J. Sterk, Stuart W. Stoloff, Sean D. Sullivan, Stanley J. Szefler, Mike D. Thomas, and Sally E. Wenzel on behalf of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Task Force on Asthma Control and Exacerbations

An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Asthma Control and Exacerbations: Standardizing Endpoints for Clinical Asthma Trials and Clinical Practice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 59-99 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Link to Free PDF Version on ATS Website]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Katrin L. H. Walenta, Andreas Link, Erik B. Friedrich, and Michael Böhm

Circulating Microparticles in Septic Shock

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 100 [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Carmen Martinez and Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina

Circulating Microparticles in Septic Shock

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 100-101 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arie Oksenberg and Donald S. Silverberg

Avoiding the Supine Posture during Sleep for Patients with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 101 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henri Tuomilehto, Juha Seppä, Markku Partinen, and Matti Uusitupa

Avoiding the Supine Posture during Sleep for Patients with Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 101-102 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Albert Miller, Steven B. Markowitz, and Jeffrey A. Miller

Follow-up Diagnostic Procedures in Lung Cancer Screening

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 102-103 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Wilson and Joel Weissfeld

Follow-up Diagnostic Procedures in Lung Cancer Screening

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 103 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radhakrishnan Ramaraj

COPD in Smokers with Atherosclerosis: Are We Missing the Trail?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 103 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Iwamoto and Akihito Yokoyama

COPD in Smokers with Atherosclerosis: Are We Missing the Trail?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 103-104 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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