Background Oral corticosteroids (OCS) are commonly administered in patients with severe
persistent allergic asthma. Despite their efficacy, they are associated with a wide variety of …

Despite recent improvements, α 1 -antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) remains a rarely diagnosed
and treated condition. To assess the variability of AATD diagnosis/treatment in Europe, and …

α 1 -antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a rare and under-recognised genetic condition. Owing
to its low prevalence, international initiatives are key for conducting high-quality research in …

Aims Melampyrum pratense and M. subalpinum are two myrmecochorous species, which
possess similar habitat requirements and frequently occur together. Despite this, their …

Exercise tolerance in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis IPF is mainly limited by
mechanical constrain of ventilation and high physiologic dead space. Oxygen enriched gas …

Introduction: The use of helium-oxygen mixture (heliox) for ventilation has an advantage in
patients with obstruction of the airways. The physical properties of helium enable an easier …

Due to its effectivity in assessing functional capacity and adding prognostic information to
the staging of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, the 6-min walk test (…

The Melampyrum subalpinum group consists of morphologically diverse populations
traditionally treated as closely related taxa with patchy distribution limited to Central Europe. The …

Despite recent improvements, α1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) remains a rarely diagnosed
and treated condition. To assess the variability of AATD diagnosis/treatment in Europe, and …

Introduction: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an inherited deficiency of alpha-1
proteinase inhibitor (A 1 -PI), which results in lung tissue destruction. Patients are typically …