Advances in Respiratory Medicine, Volume 86, Issue 5

Introduction: Chest X-ray (CXR) has been used since long as an aid in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and also to determine the extent of the disease. The present study was conducted to evaluate the correlation of disease extent on CXR...

Introduction: In India, to increase human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) case detection, the National Technical Working Group on TB /HIV had made it mandatory to screen for HIV infection among presumptive tuberculosis (TB) cases. Material and methods:...

Introduction: Granulomatous inflammation has been associated with malignancies such as breast, testicular, renal cell, and lymphoma. The coexistence of granulomatous inflammation in mediastinal/hilar lymph node with primary lung malignancy has been d...

Introduction: Bronchial artery embolisation (BAE) is one of the methods used in massive and recurring haemoptysis. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness and complications of bronchial artery embolisation in recurring haemoptysis. Mat...

Introduction: Particulate matter air pollution constitutes an important factor affecting the course of various respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Two main monitored groups of particulate pollution are particulate matter with the aerodynamic dia...

Introduction: Sarcoidosis and tuberculosis (TB) are the diseases that share many similarities. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture results are the gold standard for the diagnosis of TB, but false positive results are not rare. The aim was to eva...

Although NIV is a simple and useful method, considerable variation in its use across countries, regions and hospitals may be noted. The patient should be evaluated according to subjective response (respiratory distress, consciousness, problems relate...

Endobronchial metastases (EBM) secondary to extrathoracic malignancies are very rare. Breast cancer, colorectal cancer and renal cell carcinoma represent the most common types of cancer leading to endobronchial metastases. They usually represent a la...

Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare form of pulmonary hypertension caused by alteration of pulmonary veins. Many clinical and hemodynamic similarities to idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) may cause diagnostic and therape...

Based on the findings of the emblematic PARADIGM-HF study [...]

Neprilysin (NEP) inhibition has become an important issue in cardiology and pulmonology [...]