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Highlights from April

This month’s handpicked reading list

ASTHMA

Impact of Mepolizumab on Airway Remodeling and Inflammation in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma

An interventional, prospective study suggests that in addition to its anti-inflammatory effects, mepolizumab also may attenuate structural airway changes in severe eosinophilic asthma.


CRITICAL CARE

Inspiratory Effort and Dynamic Transpulmonary Driving Pressure in Extremely Preterm Infants

A prospective, observational pilot cohort study examines the characteristics of inspiratory effort and transpulmonary driving pressure in extremely preterm infants undergoing noninvasive ventilation.


DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Differential Effects of Antifibrotic Treatment on Outcome Prediction via Serial Matrix Metalloproteinase-Degraded C-Reactive Protein Neoepitope Levels in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

A bicentric prospective cohort study explores the ability of short-term trajectories of neoepitopes after initiation of antifibrotic treatment to predict therapy-related outcomes, including mortality, in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Clinician Views on Inhaler Substitution in the Veterans Health Administration

A cross-sectional survey study shows that Veterans Health Administration clinicians reported predominantly negative perceptions of the 2021 inhaler formulary change from budesonide-formoterol metered-dose inhaler to fluticasone-salmeterol dry powder inhaler.

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PULMONARY VASCULAR

Treatment Patterns in Patients With Incident Pulmonary Hypertension

An analysis of real-world prospective registry data indicates that there are substantial deviations in clinical practice from the current guidelines for treating incident pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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THORACIC ONCOLOGY

Use of and Outcomes Related to Intrapleural Enzyme Therapy for Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema in an Integrated Health System

A retrospective observational cohort study suggests that full Second Multicenter Intrapleural Sepsis Trial dosing across 21 hospitals was infrequent with a high degree of facility-level variation.

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