BACKGROUND An obstructive defect is usual in bronchiectasis, but the pathophysiological basis of airflow obstruction remains uncertain. High resolution computed tomographic (CT) scanning now allows ...

Correspondence to Professor Jillian G Baker, Respiratory Medicine, Cell Signalling, School of Life Sciences, C Floor Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG11 ...

Surgical repair of tricuspid atresia has been carried out in three patients; two of these operations have been successful. A new surgical procedure has been used which transmits the whole vena caval ...

Introduction and Objectives In the UK, the latest data on mortality in patients with severe asthma was estimated in 2013 (14.8 deaths/1000 person-years). With an increasing trend in asthma-related ...

3 The Academic Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK 4 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK 5 Respiratory Medicine Unit, ...

The development of chemotherapy for NSCLC over the last 20 years is reviewed, particularly with regard to its palliative effects. New “fourth generation” agents designed to inhibit specific biological ...