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Targeted sequencing of lung function loci in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases and controls (2017)
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Artigas, M. S., Wain, L. V., Shrine, N., McKeever, T. M., Sayers, I., Hall, I. P., & Tobin, M. D. (2017). Targeted sequencing of lung function loci in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases and controls. PLoS ONE, 12(1), Article e0170222. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170222

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide; smoking is the main risk factor for COPD, but genetic factors are also relevant contributors. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of the lung function meas... Read More about Targeted sequencing of lung function loci in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cases and controls.

Increased incidence of adult pneumococcal pneumonia during school holiday periods (2017)
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Daniel, P., Rodrigo, C., Bewick, T., Sheppard, C., Greenwood, S., McKeever, T. M., …Lim, W. S. (2017). Increased incidence of adult pneumococcal pneumonia during school holiday periods. ERJ Open Research, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00100-2016

Child contact is a recognised risk factor for adult pneumococcal disease. Peaks in invasive pneumococcal disease incidence observed during winter holidays may be related to changes in social dynamics. This analysis was conducted to examine adult pneu... Read More about Increased incidence of adult pneumococcal pneumonia during school holiday periods.

FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations (2016)
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Skeggs, A., McKeever, T. M., Duley, L., Mitchell, E., Bradshaw, L., Mortimer, K., …Haydock, R. (2016). FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations. Trials, 17, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1608-6

BACKGROUND: Asthma is one of the commonest chronic diseases in the UK. Acute exacerbations of asthma are unpredictable, disruptive and frightening. They cause considerable morbidity and account for a large component of the health service costs of ast... Read More about FourFold Asthma Study (FAST): a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the clinical cost-effectiveness of temporarily quadrupling the dose of inhaled steroid to prevent asthma exacerbations.

Place of death in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study from 2004-2013 (2016)
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O'Dowd, E. L., McKeever, T. M., Baldwin, D. R., & Hubbard, R. B. (2016). Place of death in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study from 2004-2013. PLoS ONE, 11(8), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0161399

Introduction: Many patients with cancer die in an acute hospital bed, which has been frequently identified as the least preferred location, with psychological and financial implications. This study looks at place and cause of death in patients with l... Read More about Place of death in patients with lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study from 2004-2013.

The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on mortality, balance, and risk of fall in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review (2016)
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Hakamy, A., Bolton, C. E., & McKeever, T. M. (2017). The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on mortality, balance, and risk of fall in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972316661925

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on survival and fall (including balance) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at stability.

Design: Systematic Review.

Methods: OVID, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and... Read More about The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on mortality, balance, and risk of fall in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review.

Predicting death from surgery for lung cancer: a comparison of two scoring systems in two European countries (2016)
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O'Dowd, E. L., Lüchtenborg, M., Baldwin, D. R., McKeever, T. M., Powell, H. A., Møller, H., …Hubbard, R. B. (2016). Predicting death from surgery for lung cancer: a comparison of two scoring systems in two European countries. Lung Cancer, 95, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.03.002

Objectives: Current British guidelines advocate the use of risk prediction scores such as Thoracoscore to estimate mortality prior to radical surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A recent publication used the National Lung Cancer Audit (NL... Read More about Predicting death from surgery for lung cancer: a comparison of two scoring systems in two European countries.

Traditional and emerging indicators of cardiovascular risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2016)
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John, M., McKeever, T. M., Haddad, M. A., Hall, I. P., Sayers, I., Cockcroft, J. R., & Bolton, C. E. (2016). Traditional and emerging indicators of cardiovascular risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 13(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972316636995

With the increased cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is a priority to identify those patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Stable patients with COPD (n = 1... Read More about Traditional and emerging indicators of cardiovascular risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Exome-wide analysis of rare coding variation identifies novel associations with COPD and airflow limitation in MOCS3, IFIT3 and SERPINA12 (2016)
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Jackson, V. E., Ntalla, I., Sayers, I., Morris, R., Whincup, P., Casas, J.-P., Amuzu, A., Choi, M., Dale, C., Kumari, M., Engmann, J., Kalsheker, N., Chappell, S., Guetta-Baranes, T., McKeever, T. M., Palmer, C. N., Tavendale, R., Holloway, J. W., Sayer, A. A., Dennison, E. M., …Wain, L. V. (in press). Exome-wide analysis of rare coding variation identifies novel associations with COPD and airflow limitation in MOCS3, IFIT3 and SERPINA12. Thorax, 71(6), https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207876

Background

Several regions of the genome have shown to be associated with COPD in genome-wide association studies of common variants.

Objective

To determine rare and potentially functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated... Read More about Exome-wide analysis of rare coding variation identifies novel associations with COPD and airflow limitation in MOCS3, IFIT3 and SERPINA12.

Using venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of COPD exacerbations: a prospective cohort study (2015)
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McKeever, T. M., Hearson, G., Housley, G., Reynolds, C., Kinnear, W., Harrison, T. W., Kelly, A.-M., & Shaw, D. E. (2016). Using venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of COPD exacerbations: a prospective cohort study. Thorax, 71(3), 210-215. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207573

Introduction: Identifying acute hypercapnic respiratory failure is crucial in the initial management of acute exacerbations of COPD. Guidelines recommend obtaining arterial blood samples but these are more difficult to obtain than venous. We assessed... Read More about Using venous blood gas analysis in the assessment of COPD exacerbations: a prospective cohort study.

Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study (2015)
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Donaldson, J., McKeever, T. M., Hall, I. P., Hubbard, R., & Fogarty, A. W. (2015). Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study. Neurology, 84(18), https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001538

OBJECTIVES:

Studies report that the risks of significant neurologic complications (including stroke, cerebral abscess, and migraine) and hemorrhagic sequelae are high in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), and that life expe... Read More about Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of thiazide-induced hyponatraemia: time to reconsider electrolyte monitoring regimens after thiazide initiation? (2015)
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Barber, J., McKeever, T. M., McDowell, S. E., Clayton, J. A., Ferner, R. E., Gordon, R. D., …Glover, M. (2015). A systematic review and meta-analysis of thiazide-induced hyponatraemia: time to reconsider electrolyte monitoring regimens after thiazide initiation?. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 79(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.12499

Aims: Hyponatraemia is one of the major adverse effects of thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics and the leading cause of drug-induced hyponatraemia requiring hospital admission. We sought to review and analyze all published cases of this important co... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of thiazide-induced hyponatraemia: time to reconsider electrolyte monitoring regimens after thiazide initiation?.

αvβ6 integrin may be a potential prognostic biomarker in interstitial lung disease (2015)
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Saini, G., Porte, J., Weinreb, P. H., Violette, S. M., Wallace, W. A., McKeever, T. M., & Jenkins, G. (2015). αvβ6 integrin may be a potential prognostic biomarker in interstitial lung disease. European Respiratory Journal, 46(2), 486-494. https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00210414

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and fibrotic nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis are progressive interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) with limited treatment options and poor survival. However, the rate of disease progression is variable, implying t... Read More about αvβ6 integrin may be a potential prognostic biomarker in interstitial lung disease.

Cardiovascular and inflammatory effects of simvastatin therapy in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial. (2015)
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John, M., Cockcroft, J. R., McKeever, T. M., Coward, W. R., Shale, D. J., Johnson, S. R., …Bolton, C. E. (2015). Cardiovascular and inflammatory effects of simvastatin therapy in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S76061

BACKGROUND:

There is excess cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Aortic stiffness, an independent predictor of cardiovascular risk, and systemic and airway inflammation are increased in patients with the... Read More about Cardiovascular and inflammatory effects of simvastatin therapy in patients with COPD: a randomized controlled trial..

What characteristics of primary care and patients are associated with early death in patients with lung cancer in the UK? (2014)
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O'Dowd, E. L., McKeever, T. M., Baldwin, D. R., Anwar, S., Powell, H. A., Gibson, J. E., …Hubbard, R. B. (2015). What characteristics of primary care and patients are associated with early death in patients with lung cancer in the UK?. Thorax, 70(2), https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205692

Background: The UK has poor lung cancer survival rates and high early mortality, compared to other countries. We aimed to identify factors associated with early death, and features of primary care that might contribute to late diagnosis.
Methods: Al... Read More about What characteristics of primary care and patients are associated with early death in patients with lung cancer in the UK?.

Increasing global mortality from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the twenty-first century (2014)
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Hutchinson, J. P., McKeever, T. M., Fogarty, A. W., Navaratnam, V., & Hubbard, R. B. (2014). Increasing global mortality from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the twenty-first century. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 11(8), https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201404-145OC

Rationale: Recent evidence from the United Kingdom suggests that the number of deaths from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is increasing, although comparable international data are limited.

Objectives: We aimed to collate death certification data f... Read More about Increasing global mortality from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the twenty-first century.

Respiratory muscle specific warm-up and elite swimming performance (2014)
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Wilson, E. E., McKeever, T. M., Lobb, C., Sherriff, T., Gupta, L., Hearson, G., Martin, N., Lindley, M. R., & Shaw, D. E. (2014). Respiratory muscle specific warm-up and elite swimming performance. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092523

Background: Inspiratory muscle training has been shown to improve performance in elite swimmers, when used as part of routine training, but its use as a respiratory warm-up has yet to be investigated.
Aim: To determine the influence of inspiratory m... Read More about Respiratory muscle specific warm-up and elite swimming performance.

Whole Exome Re-Sequencing Implicates CCDC38 and Cilia Structure and Function in Resistance to Smoking Related Airflow Obstruction (2014)
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Wain, L. V., Sayers, I., Soler Artigas, M., Portelli, M. A., Zeggini, E., Obeidat, M., …Tobin, M. D. (2014). Whole Exome Re-Sequencing Implicates CCDC38 and Cilia Structure and Function in Resistance to Smoking Related Airflow Obstruction. PLoS Genetics, 10(5), Article e1004314. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004314

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality and, whilst smoking remains the single most important risk factor, COPD risk is heritable. Of 26 independent genomic regions showing association with l... Read More about Whole Exome Re-Sequencing Implicates CCDC38 and Cilia Structure and Function in Resistance to Smoking Related Airflow Obstruction.

Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma (2014)
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Wain, L. V., Odenthal-Hesse, L., Abujaber, R., Sayers, I., Beardsmore, C., Gaillard, E. A., …Hollox, E. J. (2014). Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma. PLoS ONE, 9(1), Article e84192. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084192

Lung function measures are heritable, predict mortality and are relevant in diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD and asthma are diseases of the airways with major public health impacts and each have a heritable component. G... Read More about Copy Number Variation of the Beta-Defensin Genes in Europeans: No Supporting Evidence for Association with Lung Function, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Asthma.