Federico Lavorini

TL;DR: The distinction between idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases made by MDT diagnosis on the basis of TBLC biopsy had clear prognostic significance, with a 5-year transplant-free survival of 68% and a multivariate analysis controlling for age, sex, smoking status, comorbidities, pulmonary function, and high-resolution CT patterns.

TL;DR: Hyponatremia was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality and each mEq/L of serum sodium reduction was associated with a 14.7% increased risk of death.

TL;DR: The present results show that arachidonic acid metabolites are involved in the regulation of the cardiovascular responses to static efforts in humans, possibly through a stimulatory action on muscle receptors and provide the first experimental evidence that products of the cyclooxygenase metabolic pathway play a role in the mediation of the respiratory adjustments elicited by this form of exercise.

TL;DR: The literature available on the lung microbiota is reviewed to delineate and discuss the potential relationship between composition alterations of LMt and lung diseases, and some meaningful clinical studies that used integrated probiotics’ treatments to contrast some lung-correlated disorders are reported.

TL;DR: There is a considerable lack of clear and specific guidance regarding inhalation devices in current asthma/COPD guidelines, and more robust studies on the impact of inhalation device selection are needed to increase the number of evidence statements and recommendations.