Pulmonology

Papers
(The TQCC of Pulmonology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Effect of elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor modulator on lung structure in cystic fibrosis66
Exposed posters52
Mixed squamous cell and glandular papilloma of the bronchus47
“ Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres ”: Is it time to divide Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis in three different forms?44
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 countries43
Reproducibility, validity, and reliability of the incremental step test for subjects with moderate to severe asthma42
Urinary incontinence is common among people attending pulmonary rehabilitation, yet pulmonary rehabilitation has a small effect on urinary symptoms: A multicenter prospective cohort study41
High-dose inhaled NO for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass: A proof-of-concept prospective randomised study41
Impact of an early follow-up visit on adherence and adherence trajectories after initiation of continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea36
The Vacinómetro® initiative: an eleven-year monitorization of influenza vaccination coverage rates among risk groups in Portugal33
Rescaling oxygen flow measurement: A proposal for improved patient safety28
Single breath nitrogen test as predictor of lung function decline and COPD over an 8-year follow-up27
Intensity of exercise in people with COPD enrolled in community-based physical activities26
Smoking exposure trajectories and pulmonary function in early adulthood in a Brazilian cohort26
Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration biopsy of isolated anterior mediastinal masses24
Blood pressure and sleep during a 12-month stay at Concordia Station (3233 m), Antarctica24
What do we know about macrolides immunomodulatory therapeutic potential in respiratory disease in 202323
Regarding the prognostic factors in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with crizotinib23
Prevascular mediastinal angyomiolipoma. A case report22
Chylothorax as an unusual presentation of Bosutinib therapy toxicity21
Letter to the editor – dual-correction robotic bronchoscopy system with ultra-thin catheter for diagnosing challenging peripheral pulmonary nodules21
Letter to editor – Impact of an early follow-up visit on adherence and adherence trajectories after initiation of continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea21
The public health impact of e-cigarette use: Revisiting Geoffrey Rose's prevention strategies21
From trials to clinical practice: Effect of Dupilumab on disease stability in severe COPD. A pilot study20
A study of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian–Portuguese version of Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire18
Effects of asymmetric nasal high-flow cannula on carbon dioxide in hypercapnic patients: A randomised crossover physiological pilot study18
Flow-controlled ventilation may reduce mechanical power and increase ventilatory efficiency in severe coronavirus disease-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome18
Diaphragm thickening fraction and inspiratory effort in patients with SARS-COV II pneumonia receiving different non-invasive respiratory supports18
Risk of hospitalisation and mortality among patients with interstitial lung disease and COVID-19: A French multicentre prospective cohort17
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study17
38° Congresso de Pneumologia Algarve, 10-12 de Novembro de 202216
A contribution towards a world without tobacco – The TabacoPed study16
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations16
Letter to the editor: Methodological considerations on the longitudinal changes of obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular outcomes15
Hypnodensity sleep metrics from fingertip photoplethysmography are better associated with daytime sleepiness and fatigue than traditional metrics from polysomnography15
Endotypes in bronchiectasis: moving towards precision medicine. A narrative review15
The London chest activity of daily living revisited15
Methodological considerations regarding AAT threshold analysis in the AVATAR cohort15
Increased plasma interleukin-1β is associated with accelerated lung function decline in non-smokers15
Comparative diagnostic performance of advanced endoscopic techniques in suspected sarcoidosis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis15
COPD treatment – a conceptual review based on critical endpoints15
Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome and the hazards of meta-analysis15
IMAGES: Nocardia pneumonia – A surprising and rare pulmonary infection mimicking lung cancer14
In pursuit of personalized medicine in fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. Divide and conquer14
Oral Communications14
Correspondence: “Maintaining pulmonary rehabilitation benefits: Key factors in COPD patient recovery”14
Should there be a tailored guided management plan for children with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans and bronchiectasis?14
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure14
Red cell distribution in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease13
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) and early atherosclerosis: The role of microbiota and EVs13
High altitudes and partial pressure of arterial oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - A systematic review and meta-analysis13
An extremely rare case of Langerhans cell hyperplasia in the thymus13
Reliability and validity of the Chester step test in patients with interstitial lung disease13
The diagnostic performance and optimal strategy of cone beam CT-assisted bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis13
Images: Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in brucellosis13
Exacerbation history as a predictor of future exacerbations and mortality in COPD patients: A real-world study from a Portuguese integrated care health unit 2013–201812
Helmet continuous positive airway pressure for patients’ transport using a single oxygen cylinder: A bench study12
Is there any physiological reason to train expiratory muscles in people with mild COPD?12
Effectiveness of a remote simulation training in mechanical ventilation among trainees12
Dynamic hyperinflation, chronotropic intolerance and abnormal heart rate recovery in non-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients-reflections in the mirror12
Commented posters12
Influence of inhalation device, active substance, and drug formulation on the compliance of patients with obstructive pulmonary diseases. A physicians’ perspective11
XXX Congresso de Pneumologia do Norte Porto, 9 a 11 de Março de 202311
From bench to bedside: Exploring the role of sCD25 in melanoma and lung cancer among sleep apnea patients11
Effect of exercise training on modulating the TH17/TREG imbalance in individuals with severe COPD: A randomized controlled trial11
Vocal cord palsy in interstitial lung disease: Involvement of architectural distortion by pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis11
Factors associated with non-completion of latent tuberculosis infection treatment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A non-matched case control study11
Baseline dependent minimally important differences for clinical outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation in people with COPD11
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency in Greece: Focus on rare variants11
Clustering patients with COVID-19 according to respiratory support requirements, and its impact on short- and long-term outcome (RECOVID study)11
Can we rely on single use bronchoscopes in central airway obstruction management? A preliminary, open label randomised controlled trial11
38° Congresso de Pneumologia Algarve, 10-12 de Novembro de 202211
Posttransplant screening and short-course treatment of latent tuberculosis infection in kidney transplant recipients: A prospective observational study in Taiwan11
Performance of helmet CPAP using different configurations: Turbine-driven ventilators vs Venturi devices11
Diagnostic accuracy of TB-LAMP assay in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis–a case-control study in northern India11
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the Duke Activity Status Index in patients with pulmonary hypertension10
Corrigenda 2 to Oral Communications10
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study. Authors’ reply10
Letter to editor: Low-dose theophylline in mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized clinical trial in China10
Clinical features and longitudinal assessment in outcomes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with biomass smoke exposure history: A prospective study of the RealDTC cohort10
How COVID-19 changed our bronchoscopy procedures: A comparison with the Portuguese Pulmonology Society Recommendations10
Endotoxin exposure associated with respiratory health among European schoolchildren: The SINPHONIE study10
High flow nasal cannula versus conventional oxygen therapy during bronchoscopy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis10
Abstracts from the Congresso de Pnemologia do Norte 2025: E-posters10
Development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude10
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 study10
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study9
Daily digital biomarkers in the follow-up and clustering of patients with asthma9
Association between respiratory distress time and invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients: A multicentre regional cohort study9
The COPD assessment test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients9
Association of the methionine sulfoxide reductase A rs10903323 gene polymorphism with functional activity and oxidative modification of alpha-1-antitrypsin in COPD patients9
Serum Index for Malignant Pleural Effusion (SIMPLE): A non-invasive, blood-based prognostic score for patients with newly diagnosed and relapsing MPE9
Comparison of thoracic surgery training in the Iberian Peninsula: A call for European uniformity9
Prevalence, type, and clinical implications of CFTR variants in bronchiectasis9
Tele-consultation: A new promised land?9
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade9
Posteres8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations’ management in Portuguese hospitals – EvaluateCOPDpt, a multicentre, observational, prospective study8
Redundancy in sarcoidosis granulomas8
Unraveling the resurgence of pertussis: Insights into epidemiology and global health strategies8
Primary pleural lymphoma – A rare diagnosis8
Stratifying risk outcomes among adult COVID-19 inpatients with high flow oxygen: The R4 score8
Correspondence to ‘Blood eosinopenia (≤30/µL) as an early predictor of respiratory failure in community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective multicentre study’8
Association between chronotypes and comorbidities in obstructive sleep apnea: The age effect8
Dynamic hyperinflation in patients with severe asthma compared to healthy adults8
Effectiveness and safety of a new helmet CPAP configuration allowing tidal volume monitoring in patients with COVID-198
Impact of the 2022 ATS/ERS update criteria on the bronchodilator responsiveness test result8
Letter to Editor: Beyond pulmonary rehabilitation: Can the PICk UP programme fill the gap? A randomised trial in COPD8
Minimum clinically important difference for the Urinary Symptom Profile questionnaire in people attending pulmonary rehabilitation7
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided cryobiopsy of a rare epicardial tumour7
Impact of treating obesity hypoventilation syndrome on body mass index7
XXX Congresso de Pneumologia do Norte Porto, 9 a 11 de Março de 20237
The benefit of macrolide therapy in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia is only present in patients with bacteremia7
Letter to the editor: Electrovest®: A novel portable electro-vibratory device for airway clearance in chronic hypersecretory lung disease7
Correspondence: Synergistic effect of public health and social work in the pre-detection of tuberculous pleurisy7
Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study7
Epidemic after pandemic: Dengue surpasses COVID-19 in number of deaths7
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 asso7
Efficacy and safety of high-flow nasal cannula therapy in elderly patients with acute respiratory failure. Authors´reply7
Sex-dependent GOAL screening performance in adults at risk for obstructive sleep apnea7
Letter to editor: Urinary incontinence in pulmonary rehabilitation: A common but insufficiently addressed comorbidity7
Handgrip strength and respiratory disease mortality: Longitudinal analyses from SHARE7
The “serial switcher” in severe asthma7
Letter to the editor: Commentary on ‘development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude’6
Why not a 95-95-95 strategy for influenza by 2030?6
Defective exercise-related expiratory muscle recruitment in patients with PHOX2B mutations: A clue to neural determinants of the congenital central hypoventilation syndrome6
Reference values for six-minute walk distance and six-minute walk work in Caucasian adults6
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 perspective6
High-flow oxygen therapy in comparison with low-level pressure support ventilation for spontaneous breathing trials: A two-center, non-inferiority, randomized controlled study6
Pregnancy in patients with Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency and the role of intravenous AAT therapy. Authors’ reply6
In memoriam of Jordi Mancebo6
Diaphragm ultrasound for muscle strength assessment: A systematic literature review6
A potentially life-threatening complication of lung metastasis thermal-ablation6
Back to the roots of medicine: It's severe asthma patient-reported symptoms that matter!6
The effects of asymmetrical versus symmetrical high-flow nasal cannula on respiratory muscle activity in acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised cr6
Letter to the editor: High-dose inhaled NO for preventing nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass6
Transcutaneous capnometry-guided exercise in respiratory settings6
Results of surgery versus stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancer6
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