Pulmonology

Article	Citations
Respiratory function in patients post-infection by COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	256
Evaluating the massive underreporting and undertesting of COVID-19 cases in multiple global epicenters	200
Tuberculosis and COVID-19 interaction: A review of biological, clinical and public health effects	156
Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and migrants: Preliminary analysis of deaths occurring in 69 patients from two cohorts	154
Medical masks and Respirators for the Protection of Healthcare Workers from SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses	127
The immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 immunopathology – Current perspectives	114
COVID-19 pandemic and non invasive respiratory management: Every Goliath needs a David. An evidence based evaluation of problems	112
Rationale and evidence on the use of tocilizumab in COVID-19: a systematic review	109
Telemonitoring systems for respiratory patients: technological aspects	58
COVID-19 in Brazil	56
“Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and phenotypes: a state-of-the-art.”	54
Pneumonia mortality, comorbidities matter?	53
The COVID-19 outbreak: From “black swan” to global challenges and opportunities	50
COVID-19 Pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU	48
Helmet continuous positive airway pressure and prone positioning: A proposal for an early management of COVID-19 patients	48
Conquering lung cancer: current status and prospects for the future	47
COVID-19 effects on tuberculosis care in Sierra Leone	45
Applicability of lung ultrasound in COVID-19 diagnosis and evaluation of the disease progression: A systematic review	39
Use of Helmet CPAP in COVID-19 – A practical review	38
Measures of physical performance in COVID-19 patients: a mapping review	37
Classification of cardiorespiratory fitness using the six-minute walk test in adults: Comparison with cardiopulmonary exercise testing	34
Non-invasive respiratory support paths in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: proposal of an algorithm	32
Virtual reality for COPD rehabilitation: a technological perspective	31
Practical considerations for spirometry during the COVID-19 outbreak: Literature review and insights	31
Efficacy of Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound (R-EBUS) guided transbronchial cryobiopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL...s): A systematic review and meta-analysis	31

Outcome of treatment of MDR-TB or drug-resistant patients treated with bedaquiline and delamanid: Results from a large global cohort	28
Different disease, same challenges: Social determinants of tuberculosis and COVID-19	28
Feasibility of tele-rehabilitation in survivors of COVID-19 pneumonia	27
The impact of exercise training on fatigue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Retraction in the era of COVID-19 and its influence on evidence-based medicine: is science in jeopardy?	26
Plasmapheresis reduces cytokine and immune cell levels in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)	25
Early awake proning in critical and severe COVID-19 patients undergoing noninvasive respiratory support: A retrospective multicenter cohort study	24
Functional impairment during post-acute COVID-19 phase: Preliminary finding in 56 patients	23
Host factors associated to false negative and indeterminate results in an interferon‐γ release assay in patients with active tuberculosis	22
And now for something completely different: from 2019-nCoV and COVID-19 to 2020-nMan	22
Predictors of intubation in COVID-19 patients treated with out-of-ICU continuous positive airway pressure	21
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease	20
Sleep labs, lung function tests and COVID-19 pandemic – Only emergencies allowed!	20
Point-of-care COVID-19 antigen testing in German emergency rooms – a cost-benefit analysis	19
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services	18
The “Big Five” Lung Diseases in CoViD-19 Pandemic – a Google Trends analysis	18
Bronchoscopic sampling techniques in the era of technological bronchoscopy	18
COPD: Analysing factors associated with a successful treatment	17
Predictors of reduced 6-minute walk distance after COVID-19: a cohort study in Mexico	17
Pulmonary telerehabilitation: An international call for action	16
Issue 1 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of outdoor air pollution”. Part 1): Outdoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: A general update and an Italian perspective	16
Disseminated Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) infection with pulmonary and renal involvement: A rare complication of BCG immunotherapy. A case report and narrative review	16
The misunderstood link between SARS-CoV-2 and angiogenesis. A narrative review	16
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Authors' reply	16
Physiological rationale of commonly used clinical exercise tests	15
First clinical evaluation of the QIAreachTM QuantiFERON-TB for tuberculosis infection and active pulmonary disease	15
Nasal high flow oxygen in acute respiratory failure	15
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Main features characterization in a Portuguese cohort	15
Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and hospital admission: Consensus on pros and cons based on a review of the evidence	14
Home mechanical ventilation: the Dutch approach	14
Risk factors for early mortality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis admitted to the emergency room	14
Ventilatory associated barotrauma in COVID-19 patients: A multicenter observational case control study (COVI-MIX-study)	14
Prevalence and development of chronic critical illness in acute patients admitted to a respiratory intensive care setting	13
Effects of prone and lateral position in non-intubated patients with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia	12
The scientific production during 2009 swine flu pandemic and 2019/2020 COVID-19 pandemic	12
The COVID-19 impact on the scientific production on the 25 main death causes according to world region	12
The role of non-invasive ventilation in weaning and decannulating critically ill patients with tracheostomy: A narrative review of the literature	12
The validity of surface EMG of extra-diaphragmatic muscles in assessing respiratory responses during mechanical ventilation: A systematic review	12
A qualitative study of patient and carer experiences with home respiratory therapies: Long-term oxygen therapy and home mechanical ventilation	12
Issue 1 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of outdoor air pollution” Part 2): Outdoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: Perspectives from Angola, Brazil, Canada, Iran, Mozambique and Portu	11
Electronic cigarettes and vaping associated pulmonary illness (VAPI): A narrative review	11
Recommendations for interventional pulmonology during COVID-19 outbreak: a consensus statement from the Portuguese Pulmonology Society	11
Tuberculosis and its future in the COVID-19 era: The Pulmonology series 2021	10
Pathophysiology of light phenotype SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia: from histopathological features to clinical presentations	10
Covid-19: Round and oval areas of ground-glass opacity	10
Continuous noninvasive ventilatory support outcomes for patients with neuromuscular disease: a multicenter data collaboration	10
Smoking behavior and secondhand smoke exposure among university students in northern Portugal: Relations with knowledge on tobacco use and attitudes toward smoking	10
Impact of acute exacerbations of COPD on patients' health status beyond pulmonary function: A scoping review	10
A snapshot of exhaled nitric oxide and asthma characteristics: experience from high to low income countries	10
Challenges for the female health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: the need for protection beyond the mask	9

Predicting lung nodules malignancy	9
COVID-19 and asthma: To have or not to have T2 inflammation makes a difference?	9
“Tricks and tips for home mechanical ventilation” Home mechanical ventilation: set-up and monitoring protocols	9
Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?	8
Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP assay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis...a case-control study in northern India	8
Frequency of alleles and genotypes associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in clinical and general populations: Revelations about underdiagnosis	8
Severe asthma in the era of COVID-19: A narrative review	8
Practice of tracheostomy in patients with acute respiratory failure related to COVID–19 – Insights from the PRoVENT–COVID study	8
Comparison of different field tests to assess the physical capacity of post-COVID-19 patients	8
Making IGRA testing easier: First performance report of QIAreach QFT for tuberculosis infection diagnosis	7
Reversibility of venous dilatation and parenchymal changes density in Sars-Cov-2 pneumonia: toward the definition of a peculiar pattern	7
A series of narrative reviews on air pollution and respiratory health for Pulmonology: Why it is important and who should read it	7
The COPD assessment test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients	7
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations	7
COPD: How can evidence from randomised controlled trials apply to patients treated in everyday clinical practice?	7
Portuguese adaptation of the S3-non-invasive ventilation (S3-NIV) questionnaire for home mechanically ventilated patients	7
Hospitalization direct cost of adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Portugal from 2000 to 2009	7
Clinical and radiological improvement of protracted COVID-19 and Good syndrome secondary to advanced thymoma	7
The addition of a humidifier device to a circuit and its impact on home ventilator performance: a bench study	7
Organization of Home Mechanical Ventilation in Portugal: Characterization of current centers and a pathway to uniformization	7
The effect of different treatment modalities on survival in elderly patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer	7
Reducing oral corticosteroids in severe asthma (ROSA Project): a nationwide Portuguese consensus	7
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade	7
Telomere length across different UIP fibrotic-Interstitial Lung Diseases: a prospective Greek case-control study	7
Predictive equations of maximum respiratory mouth pressures: A systematic review	7
Evaluation of reproducible and transparent research practices in pulmonology	7
Infections in lung transplanted patients: A review	6
Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in COPD patients living at high altitude	6
Daytime non-invasive ventilatory support via intermittent abdominal pressure for a patient with Pompe disease	6
Cystic tuberculosis: a very unusual aspect of a common disease	6
Severe exacerbations and mortality in COPD patients: A retrospective analysis of the database of the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund	6
A pilot study on the use of the super dimension navigation system for optimal cryobiopsy location in interstitial lung disease diagnostics	6
Will the COVID tsunami be able to impose tele-rehabilitation as a system opportunity?	6
Identification by cluster analysis of patients with asthma and nasal symptoms using the MASK-air® mHealth app	6
Cost-effectiveness of omalizumab in real world uncontrolled allergic asthma patients	6
Molecular analysis in cytological samples obtained by endobronchial or oesophageal ultrasound guided needle aspiration in non-small cell lung cancer	6
SARS-CoV-2 as a trigger of eosinophilic pneumonia	6
The Portuguese version of Rhinitis and Asthma Patient's Perspective (RAPP): Validation and assessment	6
Wearing masks and the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)	6
Tidal volume and helmet: Is the never ending story coming to an end?	6
Translating Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis guidelines into clinical practice	6
Severe rifampicin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with miliary tuberculosis	6
High-resolution CT features in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and negative nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs	6
Diffuse cystic lung disease as the primary tomographic manifestation of bronchiolitis: A case series	5
Inspiratory Effort and Respiratory Mechanics in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis: A Preliminary Matched Control Study	5
Effect of a viral filter on cardiopulmonary exercise testing	5
Low dose computed tomography of the lung for detection and grading of interstitial lung disease: A systematic simulation study	5
Advantages and limitations of the ROX index	5
The lung microbiome and pneumonia: Where precision medicine meets pulmonology	5
High efficiency particulate air filters and heat & moisture exchanger filters increase positive end-expiratory pressure in helmet continuous positive airway pressure: A bench-top study	5
Can environmental determinants explain Nontuberculous Mycobacteria geographic incidence?	5
Immunotherapy rechallenge in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer	5
Rehabilitative practice in Europe: Roles and competencies of physiotherapists. Are we learning something new from COVID-19 pandemic?	5
Construct validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the Falls Efficacy Scale in patients with COPD	5
Correlation between levels of adipokines and inflammatory mediators with spirometric parameters in individuals with obesity and symptoms of asthma: Cross-sectional study	5
Prevalence of exercise-induced oxygen desaturation after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and use of lung ultrasound to predict need for pulmonary rehabilitation	5
Exercise capacity, lung and respiratory muscle function in substance use disorders	5
Tuberculosis and risk of Parkinson's disease: A nationwide cohort study	5
Pharmacogenetics of advanced lung cancer: Predictive value of functional genetic polymorphism AGXT Pro11Leu in clinical outcome?	5
The influence of the non-invasive ventilation mask interface on the upper airway of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis	5
Effectiveness of different treatments in obesity hypoventilation syndrome	5
Endotypes in bronchiectasis: moving towards precision medicine. A narrative review	5
Pulmonary tuberculosis in intensive care setting, with a focus on the use of severity scores, a multinational collaborative systematic review	5
Markers of cardiovascular risk and their reversibility with acute oxygen therapy in Kyrgyz highlanders with high altitude pulmonary hypertension	5
Reliability and validity of the Chester step test in patients with interstitial lung disease	4
Preventive therapy compliance in pediatric tuberculosis – A single center experience	4
Impact of self-reported environmental mould exposure on COPD outcomes	4
Wearing of medical mask over the high-flow nasal cannula for safer oxygen therapy in the COVID-19 era	4
Obstructive sleep apnea: A categorical cluster analysis and visualization	4
Pulmonary artery thrombosis in COVID-19 patients	4
Durability of COVID-19 vaccine induced T-cell mediated immune responses measured using the QuantiFERON SARS-CoV-2 assay	4
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in the ICU: Views from both sides of the barrier	4
Implementation of European Alpha-1 Research Collaboration (EARCO) in Portugal: the future starts now	4
Impact of systemic inflammatory markers in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with crizotinib	4
Comparative bench study evaluation of a modified snorkeling mask used during COVID-19 pandemic and standard interfaces for non-invasive ventilation	4
The function of miR-637 in non-small cell lung cancer progression and prognosis	4
Autonomy and dyspnea in palliative care: A case report	4
Dynamic hyperinflation, chronotropic intolerance and abnormal heart rate recovery in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients-reflections in the mirror	4
Rationale and evidence on the use of tocilizumab in COVID-19: A systematic review. Authors’ reply	4
Validity and reliability of the one-minute sit-to-stand test for the measurement of cardio-respiratory responses in children with cystic fibrosis	4

Lung cancer survival and sex-specific patterns in Portugal: A population-based analysis	4
The combined use of end-tidal carbon dioxide and alveolar dead space fraction values in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism	4
Treatment of lung cancer during pregnancy	4
Clusters of individuals recovering from an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and response to in-hospital pulmonary rehabilitation	4
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Greece: Focus on rare variants	4
Catathrenia resolved with the lowest CPAP pressure settings	4
Rituximab for the treatment of acute onset Interstitial Lung Disease in primary Sjogren's syndrome	4
Red cell distribution in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4
Ventilator configuration in children on long term home ventilation during the COVID19 pandemic	3
Prevention measures for COVID-19 in retail food stores in Braga, Portugal	3
Handgrip strength and respiratory disease mortality: Longitudinal analyses from SHARE	3
Cycling biologic therapy for severe asthma	3
Stratifying risk outcomes among adult COVID-19 inpatients with high flow oxygen: The R4 score	3
Rhodococcus equi infection as inaugural manifestation of idiopathic CD4+ lymphopenia: A rare entity and a therapeutic challenge	3
Concomitant allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis after Aspergillus niger infection	3
Are patients with autoimmune disorders eligible for immunotherapy?	3
COVID-19 vaccine booster in healthcare workers - reasons for refusing	3
Interleukin-6 blockade with tocilizumab in COVID-19: Does it live up to its hype?	3
Predictors of lung entrapment in malignant pleural effusion	3
Unsupervised physical activity interventions for people with COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Peri-Partum respiratory management in neuro-muscular disorders (IT-NEUMA-Pregn study): A proposal by an italian panel and a call for an international collaboration	3
COVID-19: Once upon a time in Portugal	3
Treatment interruption patterns and adverse events among patients on bedaquiline containing regimen under programmatic conditions in India	3
Prioritizing care for severe asthma during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	3
Reproducibility, validity, and reliability of the incremental step test for subjects with moderate to severe asthma	3
High-flow oxygen therapy in palliative care: A reality in a near future?	3
Publish or perish? Perish to publish? (Unrequested advices to young researchers)	3
Tracheostomy decannulation in severe acquired brain injury patients: The role of flexible bronchoscopy	3
Tracheostomy prevalence at Skilled Nursing Facilities	3
Rifampicin-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation: An antibody-mediated side effect	3
Metronomic oral vinorelbine in a real-world population of advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients	3
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) amylase and pepsin levels as potential biomarkers of aspiration pneumonia	3
Monoclonal antibodies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3
Teleconsultation in respiratory medicine – A position paper of the Portuguese Pulmonology Society	3
Reversed halo sign in radiation induced organizing pneumonia: natural course of the underlying pathophysiology	3
Inhaler technique knowledge and skills before and after an educational program in obstructive respiratory disease patients: A real-life pilot study	3
ROS-1 TKI for the treatment of concurrent sarcomatoid transformation and acquired ROS-1 F2004C mutation in a lung adenocarcinoma patient	3
Pulmonary vein stenosis mimicking interstitial lung disease	3
Diagnostic role of internal mammary lymph node involvement in tuberculous pleurisy: a multicenter study	3
A call for a national strategy for indoor air quality	3
Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonists in asthma: A MASK-air study	3
Gender equity of authorship in pulmonary medicine over the past decade	2
Azacytidine-induced pneumonitis in acute myeloid leukaemia	2
Preclinical interstitial lung disease in relatives of familial pulmonary fibrosis patients	2
Unusual effectiveness of systemic steroids in Whipple disease	2
Obtaining spirometric reference values when height is not available – comparison of alternative anthropometric measures	2
rs1573858 GATA-2 homozygote variant associated with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, cytopenia and neurologic dysfunction	2
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) and spontaneous pneumothorax: Guidelines do not recommend screening for AATD in patients with pneumothorax – What did we find in 10 years of clinical evidence?	2
Cigarette smoking and COVID-19	2
Antisynthetase syndrome with predominant lung involvement. An easy to miss diagnosis	2
The scourge of chronic cough	2
Clinical usefulness of serum angiotensin converting enzyme in silicosis	2
Clinical profile and microbiological aetiology diagnosis in adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia	2
Human biological monitoring of nanoparticles, a new way to investigate potential causal links between exposure to nanoparticles and lung diseases?	2
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, asthma and pregnancy. Is there a place for augmentative therapy?	2
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality in the Italian epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic	2
Learning with the COVID-19 pandemic mistakes: Facing the progression of the first cases of Monkeypox in Brazil	2
Intermittent versus equivalent constant-load cycle training in COVID-19 patients	2
Defining the prevalence of chronic critical illness	2
Differential immunohistochemical expression of hTERT in lung cancer patients with and without idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	2
ROX monitoring in critical COVID-19 patients treated with high flow oxygen: A real added value compared to the respiratory rate?	2
Two years of COVID-19: Trends in rehabilitation	2
WITHDRAWN: Covid-19: Round and oval areas of ground-glass opacity	2
Risky diving	2
COPD treatment – a conceptual review based on critical endpoints	2
Regulations on e-cigarettes: China is taking action	2
‘Gold-standard’ field test is a non-sequitur	2
Sex-dependent GOAL screening performance in adults at risk for obstructive sleep apnea	2
Development and validation of a prognostic index (BODEXS90) for mortality in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2
Differences in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life according to the body mass index in patients with COPD	2
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction causing Acute Respiratory Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	2
First case report in Latin America: Oral treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with delamanid and bedaquiline in combination with linezolid, moxifloxacin and clofazimine following a DRESS synd	2
The cruel journey through the COVID-19 INFERNO	2
Decline of tuberculosis notification rate in different populations and regions in Portugal, 2010–2017	2
Tele-consultation: A new promised land?	2
Issue 2 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air pollution” Part 1): Indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: A general update and a Portuguese perspective	2
COVID-19 does not stop good practice in smoking cessation: Safe use of CO analyzer for smokers in the Covid era	2
Diagnostic challenges of hypersensitivity pneumonitis with autoimmune features: Dealing with more than a coincidence?	2
Single breath nitrogen test as predictor of lung function decline and COPD over an 8-year follow-up	2
Janus-faced amiodarone-induced pneumopathy	2
The Vacinómetro® initiative: an eleven-year monitorization of influenza vaccination coverage rates among risk groups in Portugal	2
Recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Associated factors	2
Technological features of smartphone apps for physical activity promotion in patients with COPD: A systematic review	2
Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome and the hazards of meta-analysis	2
Tuberculosis — Reaping benefits from COVID-19 in Portugal	2
Impact of CFTR large deletions and insertions on the clinical and laboratory severity of cystic fibrosis: a serial case report	2
Osimertinib-induced lymphocytopenia and pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia	2
Can PET-CT predict diagnostic success in ultrasonography-guided transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsies in lung cancers?	2
A negative screening of rare genetic variants in the ADIPOQ and STATH genes in cystic fibrosis	2
A PI*MS is not always a PI*MS. An example of when genotyping for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is necessary	2
Vaccination in post-tuberculosis lung disease management: A review of the evidence	2
Functional status in the COVID-19 era: ALERT, ALERT, ALERT!	2
Tobacco and COVID-19: A position from Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia	2
Organizing pneumonia associated with optic neuromyelitis: Coincidental occurrence or causal association?	2
Effectiveness and safety of a new helmet CPAP configuration allowing tidal volume monitoring in patients with COVID-19	2