This document is an international evidence-based guideline on the diagnosis and management
of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and is a collaborative effort of the American Thoracic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem, and since 2001,
the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published its strategy …

Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It represents a collaborative effort between the American …

Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have few options
for treatment. The efficacy and safety of the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor roflumilast have …

This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 report …

Background: In 2002 the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS)
classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) defined seven specific entities, …

The mode of acquisition and causes for the variable clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) remain unknown. We utilized a reverse genetics system to generate a …

Covid-19 in New York City In this series of 393 consecutive patients admitted with Covid-19
to two New York City hospitals from March 3 to March 27, a third of patients received …

Background: This American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Japanese
Respiratory Society, and Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax guideline updates prior …

Significant heterogeneity of clinical presentation and disease progression exists within
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although FEV 1 inadequately describes this …