lung disease

Inflammatory and immunologic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with post-COVID-19 lung disease Abstract Rationale: Infection with SARS-CoV-2 frequently leads to persistent pulmonary symptoms and radiographic abnormalities, of which several clinical phenotypes have been...

Risk factors of post-COVID-19 symptoms, a cross-sectional study in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease Abstract Post-COVID-19 symptoms are common following COVID-19, but risk factors of persistent symptoms in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease...

Elevated risk of first-time pulmonary hypertension among COVID-19 survivors: a 4.5-year longitudinal study Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection could result in pulmonary vascular injury, systemic inflammation, and endothelial dysfunction...

Evolution and description of long-term COVID-19 pulmonary sequelae: study design Abstract Initial post SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection studies have demonstrated the presence of short and medium-term functional, radiological and clinical pulmonary sequelae. However, the prevalence and...

Tissue-resident immune cells drive genetic risk in autoimmune and lung diseases Abstract Common genetic variants are associated with risk of lung and autoimmune diseases. However, we have a limited understanding of the pathological effects of these disease variants, specifically in...

Multiorgan sequelae following non-COVID-19 respiratory infections: a review Weckler, Barbara Christine; Kutzinski, Max; Vogelmeier, Claus Franz; Schmeck, Bernd BACKGROUND While numerous studies have documented severe and long-term health impacts of COVID-19 infections on various organs, the...

Pulmonary circulation abnormalities in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: dual-energy CT angiographic findings in 79 patients Mohamed, Islam; de Broucker, Virginie; Duhamel, Alain; Giordano, Jessica; Ego, Alice; Fonne, Nicolas; Chenivesse, Cécile; Remy, Jacques; Remy-Jardin, Martine Objectives To...

Patients who recovered from the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may experience a range of long-term symptoms. Since the lung is the most common site of the infection, pulmonary sequelae may present persistently in COVID-19 survivors. To better understand the symptoms associated with...

German doctors admit to mistakes in study critical of air pollutant limits (Deutsche Welle, 15.02.2018, https://www.dw.com/en/german-doctors-admit-to-mistakes-in-study-critical-of-air-pollutant-limits/a-47527138 )