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1 Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: is the "half-night polysomnography" an adequate method for evaluating sleep profile and respiratory events? Eur Respir J 1997 1.49
2 Intermediate respiratory intensive care units in Europe: a European perspective. Thorax 1998 1.47
3 Standards for rehabilitative strategies in respiratory diseases. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1995 1.39
4 Survival and prediction of successful ventilator weaning in COPD patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 21 days. Eur Respir J 1994 1.17
5 Effect of nasal pressure support ventilation and external PEEP on diaphragmatic activity in patients with severe stable COPD. Chest 1993 1.06
6 Physiological response to pressure support ventilation delivered before and after extubation in patients not capable of totally spontaneous autonomous breathing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001 1.02
7 Breathing pattern, ventilatory drive and respiratory muscle strength in patients with chronic heart failure. Eur Respir J 1994 0.96
8 Smoking habit and bronchial reactivity in normal subjects. A population-based study. Am Rev Respir Dis 1989 0.95
9 Physiological effects of flow and pressure triggering during non-invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 1997 0.93
10 Inhaled furosemide prevents both the bronchoconstriction and the increase in neutrophil chemotactic activity induced by ultrasonic "fog" of distilled water in asthmatics. Am Rev Respir Dis 1991 0.92
11 Human and financial costs of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients affected by COPD and acute respiratory failure. Chest 1997 0.91
12 Erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnea: an early sign of nerve involvement. Sleep 2000 0.90
13 Recruitment of some respiratory muscles during three maximal inspiratory manoeuvres. Thorax 1993 0.89
14 Salbutamol delivery during non-invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized, controlled study. Intensive Care Med 2001 0.87
15 Bronchial responsiveness to inhaled methacholine in epidemiological studies: comparison of different indices. Eur Respir J 1989 0.87
16 Hypophosphatemia and phosphorus depletion in respiratory and peripheral muscles of patients with respiratory failure due to COPD. Chest 1994 0.87
17 Haemodynamic effects of pressure support and PEEP ventilation by nasal route in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 1993 0.87
18 Distribution of bronchial nonspecific reactivity in the general population. Chest 1988 0.86
19 Expiratory airflow limitation and hyperinflation during methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1993 0.86
20 The development of hyperventilation in patients with chronic heart failure and Cheyne-Strokes respiration: a possible role of chronic hypoxia. Chest 1998 0.86
21 Hemodynamic effects of negative-pressure ventilation in patients with COPD. Chest 1990 0.83
22 Diaphragmatic rest during negative pressure ventilation by pneumowrap. Assessment in normal and COPD patients. Chest 1990 0.82
23 Effect of (dl) 3,7-dihydro-1,8-dimethyl-3-(2-methylbutyl)-1H-purine-2,6-dione on exercise-induced bronchospasm. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol 1981 0.81
24 Relationship between the perception of breathlessness and inspiratory resistive loading: report on a clinical trial. Eur Respir J Suppl 1989 0.81
25 Epidemiological diagnosis of asthma: methodological considerations of prevalence evaluation. Eur J Epidemiol 1987 0.81
26 Short term effect of intermittent negative pressure ventilation in COPD patients with respiratory failure. Eur Respir J 1990 0.81
27 Clinical efficacy trial: theophylline vs (dl) 3,7-dihydro-1,8-dimethyl-3-(2-methylbutyl)-1H-purine-2,6-dione. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol 1980 0.80
28 [Early changes of respiratory function in mitral valve stenosis]. G Ital Cardiol 1976 0.80
29 Can pulmonary artery pressure be predicted without right heart catheterization in chronic obstructive lung disease? Acta Cardiol 1975 0.80
30 Physiologic evaluation of pressure support ventilation by nasal mask in patients with stable COPD. Chest 1992 0.80
31 Time course of exercise capacity, skeletal and respiratory muscle performance after heart-lung transplantation. Eur Respir J 1996 0.79
32 Effect of a beta 2-agonist (broxaterol) on respiratory muscle strength and endurance in patients with COPD with irreversible airway obstruction. Chest 1992 0.79
33 Hypophosphatemia in course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Prevalence, mechanisms, and relationships with skeletal muscle phosphorus content. Chest 1990 0.79
34 [The cardiovascular system in hereditary spino-cerebellor degeneration]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1973 0.79
35 Chronic respiratory failure in a patient with type I Arnold-Chiari malformation (ACM1) and syringomyelia. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1998 0.78
36 Pidotimod in the treatment of patients affected by bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. Arzneimittelforschung 1994 0.78
37 [Method of statistical evaluation and graphic representation of various factors which influence the time intervals of left ventricular cardiodynamics]. G Ital Cardiol 1973 0.78
38 Classification of respiratory functional impairment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiration 1984 0.77
39 Monitoring of lung rejection with home spirometry. Transplant Proc 1995 0.77
40 Evidence of acute diaphragmatic fatigue in a "natural" condition. The diaphragm during labor. Am Rev Respir Dis 1992 0.77
41 Quality of generated diagnosis related groups in Italian Respiratory Intermediate Care Units. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2004 0.76
42 Respiratory function in neuromuscular and chest wall diseases. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1993 0.75
43 Effects of loop diuretics on airways and inflammatory cells both in vivo and in vitro. Pulm Pharmacol 1993 0.75
44 [Functional cardio-respiratory aspects of scleroderma]. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1972 0.75
45 Regional lung perfusion and pulmonary artery pressure in chronic obstructive lung disease. Respiration 1976 0.75
46 Reliability of a questionnaire for evaluating the understanding of asthma. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2001 0.75
47 Psychotropic drugs: influence on respiratory function. Int J Clin Pharmacol Biopharm 1977 0.75
48 Effect of salbutamol and inhaled sodium cromoglycate on the airway and neutrophil chemotactic activity in "fog"induced bronchospasm. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1988 0.75
49 [Clinical use of a new rebreathing method for the measurement of the cardiac output]. Z Kreislaufforsch 1972 0.75
50 Sleep rhythm disorders in COPD patients. Eur Respir J Suppl 1990 0.75
51 Pulmonary function and complications following chemotherapy and stem cell support in breast cancer. Eur Respir J 2000 0.75
52 Correlations between lung-transfer factor, ventilation, and cardiac output during exercise. Respiration 1976 0.75
53 [Kinetocardiographic curve in chronic cor pulmonale caused by chronic obstructive bronchopneumopathy]. Boll Soc Ital Cardiol 1971 0.75
54 [Kinetocardiographic studies of recent and previous myocardial infarct. Contribution to the knowledge of ventricular dyssynergia]. Boll Soc Ital Cardiol 1972 0.75
55 [Early diagnosis of obstructive diseases of the respiratory tract. Possibilities and limitations of functional tests]. Minerva Med 1978 0.75
56 [Epidermoid carcinoma of the lung: clinico-statistical study]. Arch Monaldi 1981 0.75
57 Tuberculosis in the world: the pattern of the new epidemic. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1994 0.75
58 [Can the respiratory muscles rest during intermittent negative pressure ventilation (INPV) in COPD?]. Minerva Anestesiol 1990 0.75
59 Identification of chronic heart failure patients at risk of Cheyne-Stokes respiration. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1999 0.75
60 Increased neutrophil chemotactic activity in exercise- and "fog"-induced asthma. Allergy 1986 0.75
61 An update of GEPOR project activity. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1996 0.75
62 [Hemodynamic evaluation of nasal pressure-support ventilation in patients with chronic obstructive bronchopneumopathy]. Minerva Anestesiol 1991 0.75
63 [Support pressure ventilation and nasal PEEP in stable COPD: effect in muscular inspiratory effort]. Minerva Anestesiol 1991 0.75
64 Simultaneous Doppler and thermodilution assessment of pulmonary artery flow during acute interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cor Vasa 1990 0.75
65 Broxaterol: a double-blind clinical trial comparing broxaterol and salbutamol. Respiration 1985 0.75
66 [The ventilation-perfusion ratio, with special reference to muscular exercise]. G Ital Cardiol 1975 0.75
67 [Evaluation of the efficacy of ipratropium-fenoterol in the prevention of bronchospasm induced by exertion in comparison with disodium cromoglycate]. Arch Monaldi 1984 0.75
68 [Respiratory oscillations of right intraventicular pressures in chronic obstructive bronchopneumopathies]. Boll Soc Ital Cardiol 1975 0.75
69 [Cardiovascular system in progressive muscular dystrophy]. Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss 1973 0.75
70 [Cardiorespiratory response to submaximal effort in old subjects]. G Gerontol 1970 0.75
71 Comparative study of coagulation, fibrinolysis and cardiorespiratory function in elderly and young subjects after exercise. J Am Geriatr Soc 1972 0.75
72 Influence of the carotid body on gas exchange during exercise. Bull Eur Physiopathol Respir 1987 0.75
73 The fundamentals of cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1993 0.75
74 [The role of cardiac dyssynergia in the etiology of left ventricular dysfunction in myocardial infarct. Unbloody study of the systolic times and the cinecardiography of previous myocardial infarct]. Boll Soc Ital Cardiol 1976 0.75
75 [Whole body plethysmography]. Minerva Med 1976 0.75
76 Effect of long-term therapy with oral steroids on respiratory muscle function and ventilatory drive. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1993 0.75
77 Clinical pharmacology of a combination of bronchodilators. Int J Clin Pharmacol Biopharm 1979 0.75
78 [Results of a long-term program of weaning from mechanical ventilation in a respiratory rehabilitation unit]. Minerva Anestesiol 1991 0.75
79 [Questionnaires for occupational disability evaluation in patients with chronic respiratory diseases]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2010 0.75
80 [Physical exercise retraining]. Arch Monaldi Mal Torace 1994 0.75
81 Acute effect of corticosteroids on respiratory mechanics in mechanically ventilated patients with chronic airflow obstruction and acute respiratory failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994 0.75
82 [Influence of respiration on the transmural pressure of the lesser circulation]. Boll Soc Ital Cardiol 1975 0.75
83 A section on education: why? Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1993 0.75
84 Lung transplantation: the experience of the Thoracic Organ Transplantation Centre of Pavia. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1997 0.75
85 Heart volume determination with phase synchronization in normal subjects and postinfarct patients. Z Kardiol 1975 0.75
86 Relation of kinetocardiogram to systolic time intervals in patients with old myocardial infarction. Cardiology 1982 0.75
87 A review of clinical studies carried out in Italy with almitrine bismesylate. Eur J Respir Dis Suppl 1986 0.75
88 [Lung neoplasms. Clinico-statistical contribution]. Arch Monaldi 1979 0.75
89 Use of bronchodilators during non-invasive mechanical ventilation. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2003 0.75
90 Respiratory muscle fatigue does not limit exercise performance during moderate endurance run. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 1992 0.75
91 [The heart in myasthenia gravis. Electrocardiographic, cardiodynamic and kinetocardiographic aspects in 18 cases]. Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1976 0.75
92 Effect of pressure and timing of contraction on human rib cage muscle fatigue. Am Rev Respir Dis 1993 0.75
93 [Effect of an adrenergic-parasympatholytic aerosol combination on the respiratory function]. Minerva Med 1979 0.75
94 [Kinetocardiography of the obstructive chronic bronchopneumopathies]. Acta Cardiol 1972 0.75
95 Aging, cigarette smoking, and respiratory function. Bull Eur Physiopathol Respir 1977 0.75
96 Double-blind clinical trial of domiodol vs S-carboxymethylcysteine in chronic obstructive lung disease. Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther Toxicol 1982 0.75
97 A comparison between different methods for detecting bronchial hyperreactivity. Bronchial hyperreactivity: methods of study. Eur J Respir Dis Suppl 1980 0.75
98 [Mucoelastographic research by the modified thromboelastography method. Our experience with alpha-mercaptopropionylglycine]. Bronchopneumologie 1980 0.75
99 [Certain metabolic aspects in patients with liver cirrhosis maintained on a high glucose diet]. Epatologia 1970 0.75
100 [Contribution of the mechanocardiography to the study of obstructive chronic bronchopneumopathy]. Minerva Med 1976 0.75
101 Using reference values in pulmonary ventilation studies. Med Lav 1994 0.75