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In-hospital mortality following surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the USA: 2000-2011 (2015)
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Hutchinson, J. P., Fogarty, A. W., McKeever, T. M., & Hubbard, R. B. (2016). In-hospital mortality following surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the USA: 2000-2011. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 193(10), 1161-1167. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201508-1632OC

Rationale: Surgical lung biopsy can help to determine a specific diagnosis in interstitial lung disease, but has associated risks. Most currently available mortality data are derived from case series and may not be generalizable to broader population... Read More about In-hospital mortality following surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease in the USA: 2000-2011.

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., …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.

Global incidence and mortality of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review (2015)
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Hutchinson, J. P., Fogarty, A. W., Hubbard, R. B., & McKeever, T. M. (2015). Global incidence and mortality of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review. European Respiratory Journal, 46(3), https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00185114

Introduction: As idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis emerges as an important public health problem, there is a need to coordinate data on incidence and mortality globally. This study aims to systematically assess all available studies to investigate the gl... Read More about Global incidence and mortality of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review.

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?.

Longitudinal change in collagen degradation biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an analysis from the prospective, multicentre PROFILE study (2015)
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Jenkins, R. G., Simpson, J. K., Saini, G., Bentley, J. H., Russell, A., Braybrooke, R., …Maher, T. M. (2015). Longitudinal change in collagen degradation biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an analysis from the prospective, multicentre PROFILE study. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 3(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600%2815%2900048-x

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and inevitably fatal disorder, has a highly variable clinical course. Biomarkers that reflect disease activity are urgently needed to inform patient management and for use as biomarkers of ther... Read More about Longitudinal change in collagen degradation biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an analysis from the prospective, multicentre PROFILE study.

?v?6 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). ?v?6 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 ?v?6 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..