Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews - Volume 14, Issue 4, 2018

Pulmonary hypertension (PH), is a complex and multifactorial entity that affects small pulmonary vessels. It is defined as an increase in the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAPm) >25mmHg at rest, assessed by right heart catheterization. A recent classification divides PH into five types: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), PH due to left heart disease, PH due to lung disease and/or hypoxemia, thromboembolic PH and Read More

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been mined and used in thousands of products worldwide. Around the turn of the 20th century, lung scarring caused by asbestos [asbestosis] was recognized in many individuals occupationally exposed. As the century proceeded, thousands of cases of asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma were attributed to asbestos exposure in the workplace, in the environment and in ho Read More

Background: Influenza A (H1N1) is a highly contagious virus derived from one of the several types of swine influenza A strains, called H3N2. It can be transmitted from person to person through sneezing or coughing. In 2009, pandemic influenza A (H1N1) emerged in some regions. This study aimed at investigating the mortality incidence associated with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic by a meta-analysis from 21 countries in the WH Read More

Background: Smoking is a major health-related problem in Jordan due to which an effective smoking cessation program is needed. Lung Age which emphasizes the concept of a premature aging of the lungs, is a simple notion that smokers can grasp. Employing reference lung age equations can help health care providers convince smokers to quit. In this study the applicability of reference equations was assessed in estimating lun Read More

Background: H1N1 influenza has a broad spectrum of clinical and radiological manifestations. We witnessed a pandemic of H1N1 influenza in the year 2009, an epidemic in 2015 and it continues to cause localised outbreaks to this day causing significant mortality and morbidity. The severity on a chest X-ray and its correlation with the outcome needs evaluation. Objective: To assess the radiological manifestations of H1N1 influen Read More