Pulmonology

Article	Citations
High-dose inhaled NO for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass: A proof-of-concept prospective randomised study	355
Smoking exposure trajectories and pulmonary function in early adulthood in a Brazilian cohort	164
Issue 2 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air pollution”. Part 2): Indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: Perspectives from Italy and some other GARD countries	60
Mixed squamous cell and glandular papilloma of the bronchus	53
Exposed posters	53
Single breath nitrogen test as predictor of lung function decline and COPD over an 8-year follow-up	49
Intensity of exercise in people with COPD enrolled in community-based physical activities	47
Intra- and interobserver agreement of inspiratory capacity during cardio pulmonary exercise test	46
“ Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres ”: Is it time to divide Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis in three different forms?	45
The Vacinómetro® initiative: an eleven-year monitorization of influenza vaccination coverage rates among risk groups in Portugal	40
Effect of elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor modulator on lung structure in cystic fibrosis	39
Late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD): May axial myopathy influence respiratory dysfunction?	37
Reproducibility, validity, and reliability of the incremental step test for subjects with moderate to severe asthma	36
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma: Atypical presentation	35
Flow-controlled ventilation may reduce mechanical power and increase ventilatory efficiency in severe coronavirus disease-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome	33
Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration biopsy of isolated anterior mediastinal masses	32
A study of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian–Portuguese version of Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire	30
Chylothorax as an unusual presentation of Bosutinib therapy toxicity	30
Blood pressure and sleep during a 12-month stay at Concordia Station (3233 m), Antarctica	29
Diaphragm thickening fraction and inspiratory effort in patients with SARS-COV II pneumonia receiving different non-invasive respiratory supports	27
Prevascular mediastinal angyomiolipoma. A case report	26
The public health impact of e-cigarette use: Revisiting Geoffrey Rose's prevention strategies	25
Differences in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life according to the body mass index in patients with COPD	25
What do we know about macrolides immunomodulatory therapeutic potential in respiratory disease in 2023	25
Regarding the prognostic factors in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with crizotinib	24

Acute respiratory distress due to a bronchogenic cyst submitted to percutaneous drainage followed by thoracoscopic resection	24
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations	23
Effects of asymmetric nasal high-flow cannula on carbon dioxide in hypercapnic patients: A randomised crossover physiological pilot study	23
Never Give Up: Lesson learned from a severe COVID-19 patient	22
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study	22
A contribution towards a world without tobacco – The TabacoPed study	21
Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome and the hazards of meta-analysis	20
Functional impairment during post-acute COVID-19 phase: Preliminary finding in 56 patients	20
The London chest activity of daily living revisited	19
Increased plasma interleukin-1β is associated with accelerated lung function decline in non-smokers	19
COPD treatment – a conceptual review based on critical endpoints	19
Endotypes in bronchiectasis: moving towards precision medicine. A narrative review	19
Correspondence: “Maintaining pulmonary rehabilitation benefits: Key factors in COPD patient recovery”	18
Tobacco and COVID-19: A position from Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia. Authors’ reply	17
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure	17
Red cell distribution in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	17
High altitudes and partial pressure of arterial oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Reliability and validity of the Chester step test in patients with interstitial lung disease	16
In pursuit of personalized medicine in fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. Divide and conquer	15
Oral Communications	14
Should there be a tailored guided management plan for children with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiectasis?	14
IMAGES: Nocardia pneumonia – A surprising and rare pulmonary infection mimicking lung cancer	14
Helmet continuous positive airway pressure for patients’ transport using a single oxygen cylinder: A bench study	13
Dynamic hyperinflation, chronotropic intolerance and abnormal heart rate recovery in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients-reflections in the mirror	13
Commented posters	13
Virtual reality for COPD rehabilitation: a technological perspective	13
The diagnostic performance and optimal strategy of cone beam CT-assisted bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Factors associated with non-completion of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A non-matched case control study	13
Baseline dependent minimally important differences for clinical outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in people with COPD	13
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and early atherosclerosis: The role of microbiota and EVs	12
Plasmapheresis reduces cytokine and immune cell levels in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)	11
Organizing pneumonia associated with optic neuromyelitis: Coincidental occurrence or causal association?	11
An extremely rare case of Langerhans cell hyperplasia in the thymus	11
Is there any physiological reason to train expiratory muscles in people with mild COPD?	11
Cardio-pulmonary-exercise testing, stress-induced right ventricular diastolic dysfunction and exercise capacity in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	11
Images: Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in brucellosis	11
Can we rely on single use bronchoscopes in central airway obstruction management? A preliminary, open label randomised controlled trial	10
Effectiveness of a remote simulation training in mechanical ventilation among trainees	10
Clustering patients with COVID-19 according to respiratory support requirements, and its impact on short- and long-term outcome (RECOVID study)	10
Performance of helmet CPAP using different configurations: Turbine-driven ventilators vs Venturi devices	10
Anatomic lung recruitment in the early phase of severe COVID-19-pneumonia	9
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease	9
Ventilator configuration in children on long term home ventilation during the COVID19 pandemic	9
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study. Authors’ reply	9
Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP assay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis–a case-control study in northern India	9
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction causing Acute Respiratory Failure in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy	9
Influence of inhalation device, active substance, and drug formulation on the compliance of patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases. A physicians’ perspective	9
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study	9
Development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude	9
Low tumour interleukin-1β expression predicts a limited effect of adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with completely resected lung adenocarcinoma: An identification and validation study	9

Different disease, same challenges: Social determinants of tuberculosis and COVID-19	9
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Greece: Focus on rare variants	9
Vocal cord palsy in interstitial lung disease: Involvement of architectural distortion by pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis	9
Effect of exercise training on modulating the TH17/TREG imbalance in individuals with severe COPD: A randomized controlled trial	9
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the Duke Activity Status Index in patients with pulmonary hypertension	9
Corrigenda 2 to Oral Communications	8
The COPD assessment test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients	8
Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?	8
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Author's reply	8
Posteres	8
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade	8
How COVID-19 changed our bronchoscopy procedures: A comparison with the Portuguese Pulmonology Society Recommendations	8
Intermittent versus equivalent constant-load cycle training in COVID-19 patients	8
Stratifying risk outcomes among adult COVID-19 inpatients with high flow oxygen: The R4 score	8
Comparison of thoracic surgery training in the Iberian Peninsula: A call for European uniformity	8
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Authors’ reply	8
Use of Helmet CPAP in COVID-19 – A practical review	8
Association between respiratory distress time and invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients: A multicentre regional cohort study	8
T790M-EGFR mutation frequency in advanced NSCLC patients on progression from a previous TKI therapy: results from a Portuguese study	8
Impact of treating obesity hypoventilation syndrome on body mass index	7
Relapsed malignant pleural mesothelioma: An impressive response to Nivolumab monotherapy	7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations’ management in Portuguese hospitals – EvaluateCOPDpt, a multicentre, observational, prospective study	7
Tele-consultation: A new promised land?	7
Respiratory function in patients post-infection by COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Correspondence: Synergistic effect of public health and social work in the pre-detection of tuberculous pleurisy	7
Impact of the 2022 ATS/ERS update criteria on the bronchodilator responsiveness test result	7
Redundancy in sarcoidosis granulomas	7
Primary pleural lymphoma – A rare diagnosis	7
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided cryobiopsy of a rare epicardial tumour	7
Preaface to the series: How can we do it	7
Association of the methionine sulfoxide reductase A rs10903323 gene polymorphism with functional activity and oxidative modification of alpha-1-antitrypsin in COPD patients	7
Dynamic hyperinflation in patients with severe asthma compared to healthy adults	7
Effectiveness and safety of a new helmet CPAP configuration allowing tidal volume monitoring in patients with COVID-19	7
Unraveling the resurgence of pertussis: Insights into epidemiology and global health strategies	7
Encephalitis in non-small-cell lung cancer	6
Non-invasive ventilation in post-extubation respiratory failure due to Reinke's edema	6
Epidemic after pandemic: Dengue surpasses COVID-19 in number of deaths	6
The “serial switcher” in severe asthma	6
The effects of hidden female smokers on the association between smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Korean adults	6
Sex-dependent GOAL screening performance in adults at risk for obstructive sleep apnea	6
Impact of CFTR large deletions and insertions on the clinical and laboratory severity of cystic fibrosis: a serial case report	6
Diagnostic and therapeutic approach of central sleep apnea in heart failure – the role of adaptive servo-ventilation. A statement of the Portuguese society of pulmonology and the Portuguese sleep asso	6
A series of narrative reviews on air pollution and respiratory health for Pulmonology: Why it is important and who should read it	6
Validity and reliability of the one-minute sit-to-stand test for the measurement of cardio-respiratory responses in children with cystic fibrosis	6
Small airways’ function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome	6
Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study	6
Handgrip strength and respiratory disease mortality: Longitudinal analyses from SHARE	6
The benefit of macrolide therapy in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia is only present in patients with bacteremia	6
Unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in the ICU: Views from both sides of the barrier	6
Implementing nitrogen multiple breath washout as a clinical tool – A feasibility study	5
Show me your skin and I will tell you who you are	5
Reversibility of venous dilatation and parenchymal changes density in Sars-Cov-2 pneumonia: toward the definition of a peculiar pattern	5
Why not a 95-95-95 strategy for influenza by 2030?	5
A potentially life-threatening complication of lung metastasis thermal-ablation	5
Cycling biologic therapy for severe asthma	5
Will smoking on beaches become a thing of the past? Bibione: The first smoke-free beach in Italy	5
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	5
Coffee shops, a hub for TB clusters?	5
Results of surgery versus stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancer	5
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure. Authors´reply	5
Pregnancy in patients with Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency and the role of intravenous AAT therapy. Authors’ reply	5
Reference values for six-minute walk distance and six-minute walk work in Caucasian adults	5
ROX monitoring in critical COVID-19 patients treated with high flow oxygen: A real added value compared to the respiratory rate?	5
Transcutaneous capnometry-guided exercise in respiratory settings	5
Pulmonary vein stenosis mimicking interstitial lung disease	5
Screening of inhalation technique and treatment adherence in asthma, COPD and ACO patients	5
Defective exercise-related expiratory muscle recruitment in patients with PHOX2B mutations: A clue to neural determinants of the congenital central hypoventilation syndrome	5
In memoriam of Jordi Mancebo	5
Utility of solar-powered oxygen delivery in a resource-constrained setting	5
Back to the roots of medicine: It's severe asthma patient-reported symptoms that matter!	5
Risk factors of pulmonary relapse in microscopic polyangiitis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis	4
Disease burden, comorbidities and antecedents of chronic cough phenotypes in Australian adults	4
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with mandibular advancement devices—A statement of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Society of Stomatology and Dental Medicine	4
Diagnosis of COVID-19 by sound-based analysis of vocal recordings	4
Comunicações orais	4
The use of superlatives in news articles pertaining to asthma treatment	4
Asthma hospitalizations: A call for a national strategy to fight health inequities	4
The Brompton breathing pattern assessment tool (BPAT): Portuguese translation and cultural adaptation	4
Inspiratory Effort and Respiratory Mechanics in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis: A Preliminary Matched Control Study	4
EBUS-guided cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of thoracic disorders	4

Biologics and anti-Sars Cov2 vaccination in severe asthma riding the big wave: Unity is strength!	4
Correspondence: Exploring the role of nasal high flow therapy in enhancing exercise tolerance in COPD patients	4
The potential of tumour mechanotargeting in lung cancer therapeutics	4
Subpleural curvilinear lines as an early indicator of silicosis in artificial stone workers	4
Multidimensional approach to obstructive sleep apnea	4
Efficacy of Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound (R-EBUS) guided transbronchial cryobiopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL’s): A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Clinical impact of Xpert ® MTB/RIF Ultra for pulmonary TB diagnosis under routine conditions in a reference center in Brazil	4
Comparing the cost-effectiveness of two screening strategies for latent tuberculosis infection in Portugal	4
Association of pectoralis muscle area on computed tomography with airflow limitation severity and respiratory outcomes in COPD: A population-based prospective cohort study	4
International predictive equations of maximum respiratory mouth pressures: Are they suitable for the Portuguese adult population?	4
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung diseases diagnosis: Comparison between 1.7-mm and 1.9-mm probes	4
Measures of physical performance in COVID-19 patients: a mapping review	4
COVID-19 pandemic and tuberculosis: How to ensure adequate care in pediatric age	4
Azacytidine-induced pneumonitis in acute myeloid leukaemia	4
Images: Rare bronchiolar adenoma transforming to squamous cell carcinoma	4
Bronchoscopic sampling techniques in the era of technological bronchoscopy	4
Impact of modifications to pertussis case definition on epidemiological characteristics of pertussis in mainland China	4
Comparison of cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy for the diagnosis of mediastinal lesions: A randomised clinical trial	4
Predictors of lung entrapment in malignant pleural effusion	3
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Pi*S and Pi*Z SERPINA1 variants are associated with asthma exacerbations	3
Long-term sequelae of TB and COVID-19 co-infection: Prospective cohort evaluation after 1 year	3
Prevalence of exercise-induced oxygen desaturation after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and use of lung ultrasound to predict need for pulmonary rehabilitation	3
Reversed halo sign in radiation induced organizing pneumonia: natural course of the underlying pathophysiology	3
Awareness and education in lung diseases: Are we reaching the target?	3
Polymorphisms and haplotypes of TOLLIP and MUC5B are associated with susceptibility and survival in patients with fibrotic hypersensitivit	3
Effectiveness and use of home high flow nasal cannula in Portugal: Where are we?	3
Physiological effects of nasal high flow therapy during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A crossover randomised controlled trial	3
Feasibility and efficacy of a multidisciplinary palliative approach in patients with advanced interstitial lung disease. A pilot randomised controlled trial	3
Pathophysiology of light phenotype SARS-CoV-2 interstitial pneumonia: from histopathological features to clinical presentations	3
Ventilatory associated barotrauma in COVID-19 patients: A multicenter observational case control study (COVI-MIX-study)	3
Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions. A narrative review	3
Point-of-care COVID-19 antigen testing in German emergency rooms – a cost-benefit analysis	3
Differential immunohistochemical expression of hTERT in lung cancer patients with and without idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	3
Miliary tuberculosis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving long-term tumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibody therapy	3
Early detection of interstitial lung disease in rheumatic diseases: A joint statement from the Portuguese Pulmonology Society, the Portuguese Rheumatology Society, and the Portuguese Radiology and Nuc	3
Open-source, low-cost App-driven Internet of Things approach to facilitate respiratory oscillometry at home and in developing countries	3
A Different Wave – Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Alterations in central hemodynamic in patients with COPD after acute high intensity exercise	3
What have we learnt from Covid-19 Pandemia? Looking to the future	3
Reducing oral corticosteroids in severe asthma (ROSA Project): a nationwide Portuguese consensus	3
Profile of emergency department overuse in hospitalized patients with pulmonary disease and its impact on mortality	3
Underestimated asthma prevalence in Guarda's district leads to overestimated hospitalizations	3
Influenza vaccination in older adults and patients with chronic disorders: A position paper from the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, the Portuguese Society of	3
Early effects of acetazolamide on hemoglobin mass and plasma volume in chronic mountain sickness at 5100 m	3
Is there a place for mechanical in-exsufflator in the emergency department?	3
The cruel journey through the COVID-19 INFERNO	3
First clinical evaluation of the QIAreach TM QuantiFERON-TB for tuberculosis infection and active pulmonary disease	3
A real-life study of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor therapy in people with cystic fibrosis in Brazil	3
Unsupervised physical activity interventions for people with COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Efficacy of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in portuguese adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis carrying non-F508del variants	3
Epidemiology, ventilation management and outcome in patients receiving intensive care after non–thoracic surgery – Insights from the Las Vegas study	3
The azygos lobe of the lung	3
The utility of dynamic chest radiography in patients with asthma, COPD, COVID-19 and ILD: A pilot study	2
Comparison of different field tests to assess the physical capacity of post-COVID-19 patients	2
Gender equity of authorship in pulmonary medicine over the past decade	2
Tuberculosis national registries and data on diagnosis delay – Is there room for improvement?	2
Clusters of individuals recovering from an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and response to in-hospital pulmonary rehabilitation	2
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis — A case report	2
For a patient with severe asthma, every day may be his last World Asthma Day	2
COVID-19 vaccine booster in healthcare workers - reasons for refusing	2
Posters	2
Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults and patients with chronic disorders: A position paper from the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Association of General and Fami	2
The unfriendly side of “happy hypoxaemia”: Sudden cardiac death	2
Resumos	2
Poor sleep quality and nocturnal home noninvasive ventilation: Prevalence, risk factors and impact	2
Lung cancer survival and sex-specific patterns in Portugal: A population-based analysis	2
Antisynthetase syndrome with predominant lung involvement. An easy to miss diagnosis	2
The rise of old villains: the vaccination downfall worldwide	2
Genetic variation of six specific SNPs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among Chinese population	2
Urinary symptoms are very frequent in people with chronic respiratory disease attending pulmonary rehabilitation	2
Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia: A rare and under-diagnosed condition	2
Learning with the COVID-19 pandemic mistakes: Facing the progression of the first cases of Monkeypox in Brazil. Authors’ reply	2
Posters	2
A new gambler at the table of management of COVID-19 associated acute respiratory failure. Changing position to do it better?	2
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis/veno-occlusive disease diagnosed by transbronchial cryobiopsy	2
The Legend score synthesizes Wells, PERC, Geneva, D-dimer and predicts acute pulmonary embolism prior to imaging tests	2
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a respiratory healthy general population through the lifespan	2
Metronomic oral vinorelbine in a real-world population of advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients	2
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency caused by a PI*ZQ0Leiria genotype- the importance of diagnosis algorithms	2
Changes in exercise endurance and inspiratory capacity after lumacaftor/ivacaftor therapy in cystic fibrosis	2
Prevalence of asthma in Portuguese adults - the EPI-ASTHMA study, a nationwide population-based survey	2
Tracheostomy decannulation in severe acquired brain injury patients: The role of flexible bronchoscopy	2
Crustacean renmants as a bronchial foreign body	2
Can static hyperinflation predict exercise capacity in COPD?	2
Genetic polymorphisms in MIR1208 and MIR5708 are associated with susceptibility to COPD in the Chinese population	2
ROS-1 TKI for the treatment of concurrent sarcomatoid transformation and acquired ROS-1 F2004C mutation in a lung adenocarcinoma patient	2
Use of automatic 6-minute walking test recording system in patients with chronic respiratory diseases	2
Publish or perish? Perish to publish? (Unrequested advices to young researchers)	2
“Alveolar stem cell exhaustion, fibrosis and bronchiolar proliferation” related entities. A narrative review	2
Identification by cluster analysis of patients with asthma and nasal symptoms using the MASK-air® mHealth app	2
Issue 3—The occupational burden of respiratory diseases, an update	2
The clinical meaning of the UIP pattern in fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis on cryobiopsy: A multicentre retrospective study	2
Development and validation of a prognostic index (BODEXS90) for mortality in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2
Combination of cryobiopsy with EBUS-TBNA–Might rapid on-site evaluation successfully drive patient selection?	2
Not too much, not too little. Titrating flow rate to minimise inspiratory effort during helmet CPAP: A bench study	2