Oscillometry was used to examine the effects of bronchial thermoplasty on the small airways of 43 patients with severe asthma. No significant effects were demonstrated.

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Collagen-related amino acids are significantly increased in exhaled breath of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients compared with healthy controls. The detection of these amino acids using real-time breath analysis results in a good discrimination between the groups, indicating the possibility for a rapid, non-invasive screening for IPF.

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In Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), vessel volume and vessel density link powerfully with forced vital capacity (FVC), total lung capacity (TLC) and composite physiologic index (CPI) but weakly with measures of vasculopathy (diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DL_CO) and transfer factor for carbon monoxide (K_CO)). Vessel volume and heterogeneity are independently linked with DL_CO, TLC and CPI. The results reinforce the need for more detailed study of the vasculature in IPF.

Lung cancer screening has led to the discovery of over 1 million pulmonary nodules each year. New technology allows pulmonologists to perform percutaneous lung biopsies using electromagnetic (EM) guided technology. In this retrospective analysis, we demonstrate that EM percutaneous needle biopsy is safe, feasible and provides an acceptable diagnostic yield.

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Patients with post-haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) who manifested initial rapid lung function decline within 3 months of BOS diagnosis had significantly poorer lung function and worse overall survival compared to those with initial gradual decline in lung function after BOS diagnosis.

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