Published in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg on January 01, 2008
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Treatment of Guillain-Barré syndrome induced by cyclosporine in a lung transplant patient. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 1.42
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The effects of high-flow vs low-flow oxygen on exercise in advanced obstructive airways disease. Chest (2004) 0.99
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Small airway morphometry and improvement in pulmonary function after lung volume reduction surgery. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 0.98
Circulating tissue factor procoagulant activity is elevated in stable moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thromb Res (2009) 0.98
Histone 3.3 participates in a self-sustaining cascade of apoptosis that contributes to the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2013) 0.97
Design of the Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT): a non-surgical method of lung volume reduction. BMC Pulm Med (2007) 0.96
Lung deflation and oxygen pulse in COPD: results from the NETT randomized trial. Respir Med (2011) 0.96
Safety and efficacy of an inhaled epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor (BIBW 2948 BS) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 0.96
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Tiotropium bromide for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Expert Rev Respir Med (2009) 0.96
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Possible carcinogenic risks of copper gluconate and their prevention by co-administered green tea catechins evaluated by a rat medium-term multi-organ carcinogenicity bioassay protocol. Food Chem Toxicol (2008) 0.93
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A surviving case of mitochondrial cardiomyopathy diagnosed from the symptoms of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Int J Cardiol (2007) 0.91
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Severe chronic bronchitis in advanced emphysema increases mortality and hospitalizations. COPD (2013) 0.86
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Use of LeVeen pleuroperitoneal shunt for refractory high-volume chylothorax. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.86
Total lung capacity by plethysmography and high-resolution computed tomography in COPD. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2012) 0.85
High incidence of venous thromboembolic events in lung transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant (2007) 0.85
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Cardiac safety of formoterol 12 microg twice daily in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Pulm Pharmacol Ther (2006) 0.84
Hospitalized acute exacerbation of COPD impairs flow and nitroglycerin-mediated peripheral vascular dilation. COPD (2011) 0.84
Demographic, physiologic and radiographic characteristics of COPD patients taking chronic systemic corticosteroids. COPD (2012) 0.83
Chronic cough and dyspnea in ice hockey players after an acute exposure to combustion products of a faulty ice resurfacer. Lung (2007) 0.83
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The effect of chronic sputum production on respiratory symptoms in severe COPD. COPD (2011) 0.82
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Donor tricuspid annuloplasty during orthotopic heart transplantation: long-term results of a prospective controlled study. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.81
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Influence of lightweight ambulatory oxygen on oxygen use and activity patterns of COPD patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy. COPD (2012) 0.81
Use of long-term macrolide therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Curr Opin Pulm Med (2014) 0.81
In vitro preparation of iron-substituted human manganese superoxide dismutase: possible toxic properties for mitochondria. Free Radic Biol Med (2007) 0.81
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Effect of older donor age on risk for mortality after heart transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.80
An outbreak of mediastinitis among heart transplant recipients apparently related to a change in the united network for organ sharing guidelines. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2002) 0.80
Lung transplantation and lung volume reduction surgery versus transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Proc Am Thorac Soc (2008) 0.80
Lung elastic recoil does not correlate with pulmonary hemodynamics in severe emphysema. Chest (2007) 0.80
Cardiac transplantation across a positive prospective lymphocyte cross-match in sensitized recipients. Clin Transplant (2003) 0.80
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Effect of bilateral lung volume reduction surgery on FEV1 decline in severe emphysema. COPD (2005) 0.79