Dyspnea

In patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, daily administration of inhaled molgramostim for 24 weeks had beneficial effects on pulmonary gas transfer and functional health status compared with placebo.

Factors such as advanced age and recent severe exacerbation may predict opioid-related pulmonary events in older adults with COPD, according to a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

ECGs analyzed by AI identified left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients who presented to the ED with dyspnea, researchers found.

Respiratory syncytial virus was associated with high rates of pneumonia, ventilatory support and both short- and long-term mortality among hospitalized older adult patients, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

A team of researchers created a prognostic nomogram that accurately predicted risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 based on individual features, according to data published in Chest.

Ventilated patients with severe COVID-19 infection may experience air hunger and psychological trauma. A new paper published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society calls attention to ventilation and medication strategies.

Patients with hyperinflated emphysema experienced improvements in dyspnea, activity level and psychosocial parameters after undergoing lung volume reduction with an endobronchial valve, according to data published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

The rate of coinfection with other respiratory pathogens in patients with COVID-19 may be higher than previously thought, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

As elective surgeries have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to monitor patients with structural heart disease via telemedicine and to know when an elective procedure becomes an emergent one, according to two documents.

In a small study conducted in China, many patients with mild cases of COVID-19 infection continued to test positive for the virus up to 8 day after their symptoms had resolved, according to a research letter published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.