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Pulmonary function

Mechanical ventilation as an independent risk factor for mortality in COVID-19-related ARDS: A secondary analysis using propensity score weighting

David Rene Rodriguez Lima, Nicolás Molano-González, Andrea Vargas Villanueva, Dario Isaias Pinilla Rojas, Cristhian Rubio Ramos, Leonardo Andrés Gómez Cortes, Edith Elianna Rodríguez Aparicio, Andrés Felipe Yepes Velasco

published 01 Apr 2026

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Extent of alveolar collapse in expiratory CT as a prognostic marker in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Sarah C. Scharm, Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, Anton Schreuder, Jonathan Ehmig, Anna Hunkemöller, Jan Fuge, Benjamin Seeliger, Jonas Schupp, Frank K. Wacker, Hoen-oh Shin

published 17 Mar 2026

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Assessing the impact of World Trade Center (WTC) exposures on post-bronchodilator lung function: Insights from WTC survivor population

Ziyue Wang, Jiacheng Ge, Yuyan Wang, Katherine Siu, Roberta Goldring, Beno Oppenheimer, Yongzhao Shao, Joan Reibman, Mengling Liu

published 10 Mar 2026

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Enhanced lung volumes and pressures in traditional wind instrument musicians: The case of the Mejwez

Mohammad Z. Darabseh, Aseel Aburub, Ragad Alkaraki, Abdullah Saber Alshammari, Yazan Almansi, Ghaith Dalalah, Csaba Melczer, Pongrác Ács

published 05 Mar 2026

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Body fat percentage is independently associated with lower pulmonary function in Korean never-smokers: A cross-sectional analysis of 33,748 adults

Eun Kyung Choe, Seung Ho Choi, Hae Yeon Kang

published 27 Feb 2026

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Distinguishing post-COVID from long-COVID in adults: Development and validation of a biomarker signature using targeted proteomics and machine learning in a cross-sectional observational study

Franziska Meyer, Stephan Traidl, Milad Ameri, Anita Dreher, Nevine Abu-Rashed-Kufs, Jan Vontobel, Matthias Möhrenschlager, Hans-Werner Duchna, Felicia Sandberg, Marie-Charlotte Brüggen

published 27 Feb 2026

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Monocyte clusters suggestive of a chronic inflammatory phenotype are associated with reduced endothelial function in Veterans with respiratory symptoms

Gregory Pappas, Carol Gardner, Changjiang Guo, Kathleen Black, Raymond Rancourt, Debra Laskin, Howard Kipen, Anays Sotolongo, Michael Falvo, Andrew Gow

published 10 Feb 2026

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Systematic review of lung function assessment among youth and young adults e-cigarette users: Current tools and emerging methods

Nirul Isamuddin Nasir, Mohd Hasni Ja’afar, Norfazilah Ahmad

published 06 Feb 2026

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Evaluation of oxygenation indices incorporating SpO₂ and PEEP for assessing ARDS severity: Evidence from the MIMIC-IV and eICU collaborative research database v2.0 databases

Zekun Wei, Cunyang Li, Zhiyun Liu, Bolin Wang, Can Wang, Yang Liu, Tejin Ba, Li Kong, Feihu Zhang

published 05 Feb 2026

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MUC5B rs35705950 and its association with survival in Brazilian patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A longitudinal cohort study

Rogerio Rufino, Luana Faria, Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves, Lucas Resende Martinez Araujo, Leonardo Palermo, Elizabeth Bessa, Bruno Rangel, Mariana Carneiro Lopes, Mariana Costa Rufino, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Jeane de Souza Nogueira, Cíntia Barros Santos-Rebouças, Luís Cristóvão Porto

published 29 Jan 2026

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The role of obesity and Type 2 diabetes in lung health: A systematic review (2024)

Roanne Lecky, Svitlana Grogan, Priyank Shukla, Sarah Atkinson, Paula L. McClean, Catriona Kelly

published 23 Jan 2026

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Role of thyroid autoimmunity independent of thyroid hormone levels in pulmonary function decline: A population-based study in euthyroid adults

Kyung-Hun Sung, Jeongeun Kwak, Mee Kyung Kim, Dong-Jun Lim, Jung-Min Lee, Sang-Ah Chang, Jeongmin Lee

published 02 Dec 2025

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Pulmonary vascular and airway changes in previously hospitalised COVID-19 patients: Long-term functional respiratory imaging findings correlate with reduced DLCO

Ann Mari Svensson, Mikael Björnson, Magnus Sköld, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Malin Nygren-Bonnier, Judith Bruchfeld, Michael Runold, Anna Kistner, Sven Nyrén

published 02 Dec 2025

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