Background: Chronic cough is a common condition which has a significant impact on quality of life. Assessment and management are hampered by the absence of well validated outcome measures. The ...

Introduction Despite advancements in asthma management, many patients continue to experience poor disease control, lung function decline, and frequent exacerbations. Clinical remission (CR) has been ...

4 Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, London, UK Background Varenicline and bupropion are effective smoking cessation treatments, but there are concerns ...

1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Background This study aimed to evaluate whether incidental CT findings of emphysema, ...

Introduction Healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in the delivery of COPD services and self-management interventions require appropriate knowledge to inform patients about their condition.

We report a technique for the enlargement of a hypoplastic aortic root by an operation whereby the hypoplastic aortic root has been so enlarged by the insertion of a Dacron fabric gusset that it will ...

Correspondence to: A Price, Department of Oncology, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK; A.Price{at}ed.ac.uk Radiotherapy has a key role in curative ...

Department of Thoracic Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK Professor P J Barnes. BACKGROUND Bronchiectasis is a ...

1 North West Lung centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK 2 North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, ...