ERJ Open Research: 9 (4)

01 July 2023; volume 9, issue 4

Editorials

Open Access
Gaining muscle mass in COPD: a work in progress
Hamish J.C. McAuley, Matthew Maddocks

ERJ Open Res 9: 00336-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00336-2023 Published 31 July 2023

Reviews

Open Access
Exploring computer-based imaging analysis in interstitial lung disease: opportunities and challenges
Federico N. Felder, Simon L.F. Walsh

ERJ Open Res 9: 00145-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00145-2023 Published 3 July 2023
Open Access
Efficacy of interventions to alter measures of fat-free mass in people with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alex R. Jenkins, Kaveh Gaynor-Sodeifi, Hayley Lewthwaite, Jaycie Triandafilou, Letícia F. Belo, Mayron Faria de Oliveira, Dennis Jensen

ERJ Open Res 9: 00102-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00102-2023 Published 31 July 2023
Open Access
Exhaled volatile organic compounds associated with risk factors for obstructive pulmonary diseases: a systematic review
Shahriyar Shahbazi Khamas, Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani, Susanne J.H. Vijverberg, Paul Brinkman, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee

ERJ Open Res 9: 00143-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00143-2023 Published 29 August 2023

Congress Highlights

Open Access
ERS International Congress 2022: highlights from the Respiratory Clinical Care and Physiology Assembly
Angelos Vontetsianos, Damla Karadeniz Güven, Sophie Betka, Sara Souto-Miranda, Mathieu Marillier, Oliver J. Price, Chi Yan Hui, Pradeesh Sivapalan, Cristina Jácome, Andrea Aliverti, Georgios Kaltsakas, Shailesh B. Kolekar, Rachael A. Evans, Guido Vagheggini, Cláudia Vicente, Vitalii Poberezhets, Sam Bayat, Hilary Pinnock, Frits M.E. Franssen, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Malek Chaabouni, Thomas Gille

ERJ Open Res 9: 00194-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00194-2023 Published 14 August 2023
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ERS International Congress 2022: highlights from the Thoracic Oncology Assembly
Maria Joana Catarata, Wouter H. Van Geffen, Radhika Banka, Beatriz Ferraz, Calvin Sidhu, Alan Carew, Lucia Viola, Rolof Gijtenbeek, Georgia Hardavella

ERJ Open Res 9: 00579-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00579-2022 Published 14 August 2023

Study protocols

Open Access
Modified-release morphine or placebo for chronic breathlessness: the MABEL trial protocol
Kathryn Date, Bronwen Williams, Judith Cohen, Nazia Chaudhuri, Sabrina Bajwah, Mark Pearson, Irene Higginson, John Norrie, Catriona Keerie, Sharon Tuck, Peter Hall, David Currow, Marie Fallon, Miriam Johnson

ERJ Open Res 9: 00167-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00167-2023 Published 14 August 2023

Original research articles

Respiratory infections
- Open Access
  Effects of pH alteration on respiratory syncytial virus in human airway epithelial cells
  Jessica L. Saunders, Ivana A. Daniels, Taiya L. Edwards, Ryan F. Relich, Yi Zhao, Laura A. Smith, Benjamin M. Gaston, Michael D. Davis
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00404-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00404-2022 Published 3 July 2023
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  Early prone positioning does not improve the outcome of patients with mild pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2: results from an open-label randomised controlled trial – the EPCoT study
  Miriam Fezzi, Laura Antolini, Alessandro Soria, Luca Bisi, Francesca Iannuzzi, Francesca Sabbatini, Marianna Rossi, Silvia Limonta, Alban Rugova, Paola Columpsi, Nicola Squillace, Sergio Foresti, Ester Pollastri, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Guglielmo Marco Migliorino, Paolo Bonfanti, Giuseppe Lapadula
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00181-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00181-2023 Published 14 August 2023
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  Serial lung ultrasound in monitoring viral pneumonia: the lesson learned from COVID-19
  David Clofent, Mario Culebras, Almudena Felipe-Montiel, Marta Arjona-Peris, Galo Granados, María Sáez, Florencia Pilia, Antía Ferreiro, Antonio Álvarez, Karina Loor, Pau Bosch-Nicolau, Eva Polverino
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00017-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00017-2023 Published 14 August 2023
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  Retreatment after loss to follow-up reduces mortality in patients with multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
  Hongjo Choi, Jeongha Mok, Young Ae Kang, Dawoon Jeong, Hee-Yeon Kang, Hee Jin Kim, Hee-Sun Kim, Doosoo Jeon
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00135-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00135-2023 Published 14 August 2023
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  A typology of healthcare pathways after hospital discharge for adults with COVID-19: the evolution of UK services during pandemic conditions
  Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, Charlotte Overton, Andrew Ibbetson, Archie Walters, Claire Hastie, Rhyan Gill, Natalie Armstrong, Sally Singh, Paul Little, Kirby Evans, John Pimm, Michael Marks, Krisnah Poinasamy, Sam Walker, Andrew Briggs, Rachael A. Evans
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00565-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00565-2022 Published 14 August 2023
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  Tuberculosis medicines for children in Europe: an unmet medical need
  Antonio Cherchi, Alexandra Vaz, Ana Coelho, Laura Fregonese, Steffen Thirstrup
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00730-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00730-2022 Published 21 August 2023
Occupational medicine
- Open Access
  Capillary carbon dioxide tension increases in hospital staff wearing filtering facepiece masks: a prospective crossover study
  Georg Roeder, Aylin Bilir, Alexandra Graf, David M. Baron
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00186-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00186-2023 Published 3 July 2023
Bronchiectasis
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  Pulmonary exacerbations in insured patients with bronchiectasis over 2 years
  Patrick A. Flume, Joseph Feliciano, Matthew Lucci, Jasmanda Wu, Sebastian Fucile, Mariam Hassan, Anjan Chatterjee
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00021-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00021-2023 Published 3 July 2023
COPD
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  Patients’ acceptance of outcome and experience measurements during hospitalisation for COPD exacerbations: a CICERO Clinical Research Collaboration–European Lung Foundation online patient survey
  Iwein Gyselinck, Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Kristina Vermeersch, Andreas Halner, Hendrik Pott, Fabienne Dobbels, Courtney Coleman, Philip Collis, Henrik Watz, Timm Greulich, Frits M.E. Franssen, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Mona Bafadhel, Wim Janssens, on behalf of the CICERO Consortium, CICERO Clinical Research Collaboration members.Chairs: , Mona Bafadhel, Wim Janssens, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Marco Contoli, Frits Franssen, Neil Greening, Timm Greulich, Arturo Huerta Garcia, Jennifer Quint, Bernd Schmeck, Lowie Vanfleteren, Henrik Watz, Sanjay Ramakrishnan, Iwein Gyselinck, Andreas Halner, Hamish McAuley, Kristina Vermeersch, Amber Beersaerts, Mustafa Abdo, Hendrik Pott, Cass Steven, Richard Albert, Christine Jenkins, Claus Vogelmeier, Philip Collis, Hilma Bolsman, Roche
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00148-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00148-2023 Published 3 July 2023
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  Response to endobronchial valve treatment: it's all about the target lobe
  Jorine E. Hartman, Sharyn A. Roodenburg, Marlies van Dijk, T. David Koster, Karin Klooster, Dirk-Jan Slebos
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00155-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00155-2023 Published 17 July 2023
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  Assessment of efficacy and safety of endoscopic lung volume reduction with one-way valves in patients with a very low FEV₁
  Thomas Sgarbossa, Pavlina Lenga, Franz Stanzel, Angelique Holland, Christian Grah, Wolfgang Gesierich, Andreas Gebhardt, Joachim Ficker, Stephan Eggeling, Stefan Andreas, Bernd Schmidt, Stephan Eisenmann, Björn Schwick, Karl-Josef Franke, Andreas Fertl, Martin Witzenrath, Ralf-Harto Hübner
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00190-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00190-2023 Published 21 August 2023
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  Measuring spirometry in a lung cancer screening cohort highlights possible underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of COPD
  Claire Bradley, Panos Alexandris, David R. Baldwin, Richard Booton, Mike Darby, Claire J. Eckert, Rhian Gabe, Neil Hancock, Sam Janes, Martyn Kennedy, Jason Lindop, Richard D. Neal, Suzanne Rogerson, Bethany Shinkins, Irene Simmonds, Sara Upperton, Jorgen Vestbo, Philip A.J. Crosbie, Matthew E.J. Callister
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00203-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00203-2023 Published 21 August 2023
- Open Access
  The impact of emphysema heterogeneity on treatment response after endobronchial valve treatment
  Sharyn A. Roodenburg, Karin Klooster, Dirk-Jan Slebos, Jorine E. Hartman
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00279-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00279-2023 Published 29 August 2023
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  Assessment of sedentary behaviour in individuals with COPD: how many days are necessary?
  Mariana Pereira Bertoche, Karina Couto Furlanetto, Raquel Pastrello Hirata, Larissa Sartori, Lorena Paltanin Schneider, Leandro Cruz Mantoani, Igor Brito, Daniele Caroline Dala Pola, Nidia Aparecida Hernandes, Fabio Pitta
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00732-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00732-2022 Published 29 August 2023
- Open Access
  Reference equations for quadriceps strength, endurance and power: a multicentre study
  Sophie Tanguay, Didier Saey, Sarah Marklund, Andre Nyberg, Sarah Gephine, Erik Frykholm, Jana De Brandt, Chris Burtin, François Maltais
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00313-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00313-2023 Published 29 August 2023
COPD and asthma
- Open Access
  Clinical characteristics of adults with self-reported diagnosed asthma and/or COPD: data from the BOLD Australia Study
  Yijun Zhou, Maria R. Ampon, Michael J. Abramson, Alan L. James, Graeme P. Maguire, Richard Wood-Baker, David P. Johns, Guy B. Marks, Helen K. Reddel, Brett G. Toelle
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00098-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00098-2023 Published 21 August 2023
Asthma
- Open Access
  Identification of diurnal rhythmic blood markers in bronchial asthma
  Karolina Krakowiak, Robert J. Maidstone, Amlan Chakraborty, Alexandra C. Kendall, Anna Nicolaou, Polly Downton, Andreea-Daniela Cristian, Dave Singh, Andrew S.I. Loudon, David W. Ray, Hannah J. Durrington
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00161-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00161-2023 Published 3 July 2023
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  Shared genetic architecture of blood eosinophil counts and asthma in UK Biobank
  Boyang Li, Yuxuan Wang, Zixiao Wang, Xinyue Li, Shannon Kay, Geoffrey L. Chupp, Hongyu Zhao, Jose L. Gomez
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00291-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00291-2023 Published 29 August 2023
Cough
- Open Access
  Burden of chronic cough in the UK: results from the 2018 National Health and Wellness Survey
  Lorcan McGarvey, Alyn H. Morice, Ashley Martin, Vicky W. Li, Michael J. Doane, Eduardo Urdaneta, Jonathan Schelfhout, Helen Ding, Eileen Fonseca
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00157-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00157-2023 Published 17 July 2023
Interstitial lung disease
- Open Access
  Sarcoidosis lung transplantation waitlist mortality, a national registry database study
  Derlis C. Fleitas Sosa, Shameek Gayen, Matthew Zheng, Andrew J. Gangemi, Huaqing Zhao, Victor Kim, Sameep Sehgal, Gerard J. Criner, Rohit Gupta, A. James Mamary
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00738-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00738-2022 Published 17 July 2023
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  Hyperpolarised xenon-129 diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for assessing lung microstructure in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  James A. Eaden, Nicholas D. Weatherley, Ho-Fung Chan, Guilhem Collier, Graham Norquay, Andrew J. Swift, Smitha Rajaram, Laurie J. Smith, Brian J. Bartholmai, Stephen M. Bianchi, Jim M. Wild
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00048-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00048-2023 Published 29 August 2023
Lung cancer
- Open Access
  Effects of pre-operative biopsy on recurrence and survival in stage I lung adenocarcinoma patients in China
  Yuan Zhang, Yi Hu, Shu Zhang, Min Zhu, Jun Lu, Bin Hu, Xiaojuan Guo, Yuhui Zhang
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00675-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00675-2022 Published 14 August 2023
Pulmonary vascular disease
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  Impact of targeted pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies in severe pulmonary hypertension in chronic lung diseases
  Romain Naud, Julien Bermudez, Noémie Resseguier, Ana Nieves, Bérengère Coltey, Nadine Dufeu, Clarisse Gautier, Youssef Trigui, Marc Laine, Benjamin Coiffard, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00027-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00027-2023 Published 21 August 2023
Sleep medicine
- Open Access
  Causal analysis between gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and obstructive sleep apnoea
  Gui Chen, Xin Gong, Shenrong Liu, Junyang Xie, Yingqi Wang, Wucheng Guo, Wenjing Liao, Lijuan Song, Xiaowen Zhang
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00127-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00127-2023 Published 29 August 2023
Paediatric pulmonology
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  Antibiotics in pregnancy influence nasal microbiome and respiratory morbidity in infancy
  Céline Rüttimann, Annika Nissen-Kratzert, Nadja Mostacci, Noëmi Künstle, Andrea Marten, Amanda Gisler, Katharina Bacher, Sophie Yammine, Ruth Steinberg, Sven Schulzke, Martin Röösli, Philipp Latzin, Markus Hilty, Urs Frey, Olga Gorlanova
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00225-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00225-2023 Published 29 August 2023
Dyspnoea
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  Pulmonary artery wedge pressure and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure during exercise in patients with dyspnoea
  Claudia Baratto, Andrea Faini, Gianluca P. Gallone, Céline Dewachter, Giovanni B. Perego, Antoine Bondue, Denisa Muraru, Michele Senni, Luigi P. Badano, Gianfranco Parati, Jean-Luc Vachiéry, Sergio Caravita
  
  ERJ Open Res 9: 00750-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00750-2022 Published 4 September 2023

Research letters

Open Access
The reduction of airway smooth muscle by bronchial thermoplasty stands the test of time
Pierre-Alexandre Gagnon, Andréanne Côté, Martin Klein, Sabrina Biardel, Michel Laviolette, Krystelle Godbout, Ynuk Bossé, Jamila Chakir

ERJ Open Res 9: 00024-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00024-2023 Published 3 July 2023
Open Access
Beyond airflow obstruction: acknowledging the diversity of abnormal spirometry patterns
Sateesh Sakhamuri, Terence Seemungal

ERJ Open Res 9: 00193-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00193-2023 Published 3 July 2023
Open Access
Alveolar deposition of inhaled fine particulate matter increased risk of severity of pulmonary tuberculosis in the upper and middle lobes
Firdian Makrufardi, Kuan-Jen Bai, Chi-Won Suk, Desy Rusmawatiningtyas, Kian Fan Chung, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

ERJ Open Res 9: 00064-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00064-2023 Published 3 July 2023
Open Access
Airway soluble CSF1R predicts progression in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Justin M. Oldham, Kirk W. Johnson, Gesa J. Albers, Emily Calamita, Jordina Mah, Poonam Ghai, Richard J. Hewitt, Toby M. Maher, Philip L. Molyneaux, Michael Huang, Adam J. Byrne

ERJ Open Res 9: 00690-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00690-2022 Published 17 July 2023
Open Access
Chaotic breathing in post-COVID-19 breathlessness: a key feature of dysfunctional breathing can be characterised objectively by approximate entropy
Chinthaka B. Samaranayake, Christopher Warren, Serena Rhamie, Gulam Haji, S. John Wort, Laura C. Price, Colm McCabe, James H. Hull

ERJ Open Res 9: 00117-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00117-2023 Published 17 July 2023
Open Access
Healthcare costs and resource utilisation in bronchiectasis, asthma and COPD
Raffaella Ronco, Giovanni Franco, Matteo Monzio Compagnoni, Stefano Aliberti, Fabrizio Luppi, Giovani Corrao, Paola Faverio

ERJ Open Res 9: 00158-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00158-2023 Published 31 July 2023
Open Access
Unexpected sirolimus-stimulated airway hyperreactivity in lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Wendy K. Steagall, Mario Stylianou, Gustavo Pacheco-Rodriguez, Zu Xi Yu, Joel Moss

ERJ Open Res 9: 00305-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00305-2023 Published 14 August 2023
Open Access
Transition to endemic: 2-year SARS-CoV-2 surveillance follow-up of the ELISA cohort
Bandik Föh, Maike Schnoor, Alexander Balck, Frederike Waldeck, Nadja Käding, Max Borsche, Jan Rupp, Alexander Katalinic, Christine Klein

ERJ Open Res 9: 00746-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00746-2022 Published 21 August 2023
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Novel breathing pattern analysis: Symmetric Projection Attractor Reconstruction improves identification of impending COPD re-exacerbations – a retrospective cohort analysis
Miquel Serna-Pascual, Rebecca F. D'Cruz, Maria Volovaya, Caroline J. Jolley, Nicholas Hart, Gerrard F. Rafferty, Joerg Steier, Philip J. Aston, Manasi Nandi

ERJ Open Res 9: 00164-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00164-2023 Published 29 August 2023
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Endobronchial cryobiopsy may shorten the time to cancer diagnosis: a retrospective study
Nela Stastna, Kristian Brat, Michaela Heroutova, Michal Svoboda, Ivan Cundrle

ERJ Open Res 9: 00179-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00179-2023 Published 29 August 2023
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SARS-CoV-2 infection sequelae on exercise response: persistent or reversible? A 2-year perspective
Rocco Francesco Rinaldo, Michele Mondoni, Andrea Baccelli, Francesca Marchetti, Beatrice Re, Mauro Degrassi, Elena Maria Parazzini, Marco Guazzi, Fabiano Di Marco, Stefano Centanni

ERJ Open Res 9: 00234-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00234-2023 Published 29 August 2023
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Optimal treatment of the underlying aetiology is the most effective antimicrobial stewardship for chronic respiratory disease: a lesson learned from cystic fibrosis
Jessica Rademacher, Luise Martin, Anja Theloe, Mirjam Stahl, Marcus A. Mall, Oana Joean, Jan Fuge, Gesine Hansen, Tobias Welte, Katharina Schütz, Felix C. Ringshausen, Anna M. Dittrich

ERJ Open Res 9: 00356-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00356-2023 Published 29 August 2023
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The association of cardiorespiratory fitness with spirometric small airway obstruction
Ben Knox-Brown, Karl Sylvester, Andre F.S. Amaral

ERJ Open Res 9: 00275-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00275-2023 Published 29 August 2023

Correspondence

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Reply to: Lung pathophysiology in patients with long COVID-19: one size definitely does not fit all
Giovanni Barisione, Vito Brusasco

ERJ Open Res 9: 00287-2023; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00287-2023 Published 31 July 2023

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