Pulmonology

Papers
(The median citation count of Pulmonology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Disease burden, comorbidities and antecedents of chronic cough phenotypes in Australian adults346
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study. Authors’ reply159
Development and evaluation of spirometry reference equations at high altitude60
Complete response to mTOR inhibitor following JAKi failure in severe pulmonary sarcoidosis: Authors’ reply53
The Legend score synthesizes Wells, PERC, Geneva, D-dimer and predicts acute pulmonary embolism prior to imaging tests51
“Alveolar stem cell exhaustion, fibrosis and bronchiolar proliferation” related entities. A narrative review49
Smoking exposure trajectories and pulmonary function in early adulthood in a Brazilian cohort46
Weaning from tracheostomy: Trend of decannulation rate over two decades in a respiratory rehabilitation centre44
In-hospital mortality of high-risk pulmonary embolism: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Portugal from 2010 to 201844
Application and internal validation of lung ultrasound score in COVID-19 setting: The ECOVITA observational study40
Issue 3—The occupational burden of respiratory diseases, an update38
High-dose inhaled NO for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass: A proof-of-concept prospective randomised study36
Low tumour interleukin-1β expression predicts a limited effect of adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with completely resected lung adenocarcinoma: An identification and validation study36
COPD: How can evidence from randomised controlled trials apply to patients treated in everyday clinical practice?34
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Authors’ reply33
The Vacinómetro® initiative: an eleven-year monitorization of influenza vaccination coverage rates among risk groups in Portugal32
Correspondence: Exploring the role of nasal high flow therapy in enhancing exercise tolerance in COPD patients30
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres ”: Is it time to divide Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis in three different forms?29
Noninvasive ventilatory support in morbid obesity29
Assisted mobilisation in critical patients with COVID-1927
The rise of old villains: the vaccination downfall worldwide26
Assessment of the underreporting of rhinitis in patients with asthma: A MASK-air® real-world study25
The utility of dynamic chest radiography in patients with asthma, COPD, COVID-19 and ILD: A pilot study25
Smoking-attributable mortality in Portugal and its regions in 201924
Associations of serum sclerostin levels with body composition, pulmonary function, and exacerbations in COPD patients23
Posters23
Mepolizumab in severe asthma exacerbation in a respiratory ICU—a successful off-label use23
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis — A case report21
Corrigenda 2 to Oral Communications21
Azacytidine-induced pneumonitis in acute myeloid leukaemia20
Diagnostic role of internal mammary lymph node involvement in tuberculous pleurisy: a multicenter study19
Use of automatic 6-minute walking test recording system in patients with chronic respiratory diseases19
COVID-19 vaccine booster in healthcare workers - reasons for refusing19
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma: Atypical presentation19
The COPD assessment test and the modified Medical Research Council scale are not equivalent when related to the maximal exercise capacity in COPD patients19
Sequential use of noninvasive ventilation and high flow nasal therapy after early extubation in chest trauma patients recovering from acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure18
Exercise capacity, lung and respiratory muscle function in substance use disorders18
High-resolution CT features in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and negative nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs17
Indoor environmental quality—Take me where the air is clean17
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, a differential diagnosis of cystic lung diseases17
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis/veno-occlusive disease diagnosed by transbronchial cryobiopsy17
Biologics and anti-Sars Cov2 vaccination in severe asthma riding the big wave: Unity is strength!16
Can the post-COVID-19 functional status scale discriminate between patients with different levels of fatigue, quality of life and functional performance?14
Exposed posters13
Chronic bronchial infection in stable COPD: To treat or not to treat13
Comunicações orais13
Diagnosis of COVID-19 by sound-based analysis of vocal recordings13
Multidimensional approach to obstructive sleep apnea13
Late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD): May axial myopathy influence respiratory dysfunction?13
Tuberculosis and risk of Parkinson's disease: A nationwide cohort study13
Exuberant endobronchial sarcoidosis – An uncommon form of sarcoidosis13
Reproducibility, validity, and reliability of the incremental step test for subjects with moderate to severe asthma12
Main bronchus fistula: An open window to the lung parenchyma12
Posters12
Effect of elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor modulator on lung structure in cystic fibrosis11
A curious presentation of an endobronchial Hodgkin's lymphoma in a sarcoidosis-lymphoma syndrome11
A new gambler at the table of management of COVID-19 associated acute respiratory failure. Changing position to do it better?11
ROS-1 TKI for the treatment of concurrent sarcomatoid transformation and acquired ROS-1 F2004C mutation in a lung adenocarcinoma patient11
A qualitative study of patient and carer experiences with home respiratory therapies: Long-term oxygen therapy and home mechanical ventilation10
How COVID-19 changed our bronchoscopy procedures: A comparison with the Portuguese Pulmonology Society Recommendations10
Multiple system atrophy: Inspiratory sighs as a key polysomnographic sign to early diagnosis?10
Intensity of exercise in people with COPD enrolled in community-based physical activities10
Single breath nitrogen test as predictor of lung function decline and COPD over an 8-year follow-up10
For a patient with severe asthma, every day may be his last World Asthma Day10
Distinct TNF-alpha and HLA polymorphisms associate with fibrotic and non-fibrotic subtypes of hypersensitivity pneumonitis9
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Portugal: Trends from the last decade9
COVID-19 pandemic and tuberculosis: How to ensure adequate care in pediatric age9
A snapshot of exhaled nitric oxide and asthma characteristics: experience from high to low income countries9
Predictive equations of maximum respiratory mouth pressures: A systematic review9
Intra- and interobserver agreement of inspiratory capacity during cardio pulmonary exercise test9
Mixed squamous cell and glandular papilloma of the bronchus9
The use of superlatives in news articles pertaining to asthma treatment9
Genetic polymorphisms in MIR1208 and MIR5708 are associated with susceptibility to COPD in the Chinese population9
SARS-CoV-2 as a trigger of eosinophilic pneumonia9
Learning with the COVID-19 pandemic mistakes: Facing the progression of the first cases of Monkeypox in Brazil. Authors’ reply9
By deflating the lungs pulmonologists help the cardiologists. A literature review9
Two years of COVID-19: Trends in rehabilitation9
Prevalence of asthma in Portuguese adults - the EPI-ASTHMA study, a nationwide population-based survey8
Severe exacerbations and mortality in COPD patients: A retrospective analysis of the database of the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund8
Markers of cardiovascular risk and their reversibility with acute oxygen therapy in Kyrgyz highlanders with high altitude pulmonary hypertension8
Issue 2 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air pollution”. Part 2): Indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: Perspectives from Italy and some other GARD countries8
Use of Helmet CPAP in COVID-19 – A practical review8
Publish or perish? Perish to publish? (Unrequested advices to young researchers)8
Clusters of individuals recovering from an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and response to in-hospital pulmonary rehabilitation8
Measures of physical performance in COVID-19 patients: a mapping review8
Continuous noninvasive ventilatory support outcomes for patients with neuromuscular disease: a multicenter data collaboration8
Stratifying risk outcomes among adult COVID-19 inpatients with high flow oxygen: The R4 score7
Long-term sequelae of TB and COVID-19 co-infection: Prospective cohort evaluation after 1 year7
Concomitant allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis after Aspergillus niger infection7
A real-life study of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor therapy in people with cystic fibrosis in Brazil7
Predictive role of natural killer cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with sarcoidosis7
Large cell neuroendocrine lung carcinoma – A challenging rare tumour7
Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung diseases diagnosis: Comparison between 1.7-mm and 1.9-mm probes7
Improving non-small-cell lung cancer survival through molecular characterization: Perspective of a multidisciplinary expert panel7
Pregnancy in Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency and the role of intravenous AAT therapy7
Geographical variation in lung function: Results from the multicentric cross-sectional BOLD study7
Countering antimicrobial resistance7
Risk factors associated with mortality among elderly patients with COVID-19: Data from 55 intensive care units in Spain7
Diaphragm thickening fraction and inspiratory effort in patients with SARS-COV II pneumonia receiving different non-invasive respiratory supports7
Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions. A narrative review7
The potential of tumour mechanotargeting in lung cancer therapeutics6
Rehabilitation and physiotherapists in the critical care medicine6
Low tumor interleukin-1β expression predicts a limited effect of adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with completely resected lung adenocarcinoma: An identification and validation study6
T790M-EGFR mutation frequency in advanced NSCLC patients on progression from a previous TKI therapy: results from a Portuguese study6
Blood pressure and sleep during a 12-month stay at Concordia Station (3233 m), Antarctica6
Preaface to the series: How can we do it6
Early effects of acetazolamide on hemoglobin mass and plasma volume in chronic mountain sickness at 5100 m6
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with mandibular advancement devices—A statement of the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Society of Stomatology and Dental Medicine6
Pulmonary tuberculosis in intensive care setting, with a focus on the use of severity scores, a multinational collaborative systematic review6
Regarding the prognostic factors in patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with crizotinib6
Correspondence: “The One Health concept applied to dirofilariasis—a zoonotic disease”6
Molecular analysis in cytological samples obtained by endobronchial or oesophageal ultrasound guided needle aspiration in non-small cell lung cancer6
Effects of asymmetric nasal high-flow cannula on carbon dioxide in hypercapnic patients: A randomised crossover physiological pilot study6
Ultrathin bronchoscopy-guided small airway biopsy for diagnosing sarcoidosis: A prospective study6
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Pi*S and Pi*Z SERPINA1 variants are associated with asthma exacerbations6
Practice of tracheostomy in patients with acute respiratory failure related to COVID–19 – Insights from the PRoVENT–COVID study6
Bronchiectasis as long-term complication of acute fire smoke inhalation?6
What do we know about macrolides immunomodulatory therapeutic potential in respiratory disease in 20236
A curious manifestation of mechanical tension theory in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis5
Is there a place for mechanical in-exsufflator in the emergency department?5
Redundancy in sarcoidosis granulomas5
The public health impact of e-cigarette use: Revisiting Geoffrey Rose's prevention strategies5
Outcomes of COVID-19 patients treated with noninvasive respiratory support outside-ICU setting: a Portuguese reality5
High efficiency particulate air filters and heat & moisture exchanger filters increase positive end-expiratory pressure in helmet continuous positive airway pressure: A bench-top study5
COVID-19 pneumonia and ROX index: Time to set a new threshold for patients admitted outside the ICU. Author's reply5
Differences in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life according to the body mass index in patients with COPD5
Underestimated asthma prevalence in Guarda's district leads to overestimated hospitalizations5
The function of miR-637 in non-small cell lung cancer progression and prognosis5
Foreing body bronchoaspiration in adult: Pharmaceutical blister5
Associations and relative risks of pulmonary hypertension and lung diseases in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder5
Ultrasound-guided needle aspiration biopsy of isolated anterior mediastinal masses5
Influenza vaccination in older adults and patients with chronic disorders: A position paper from the Portuguese Society of Pulmonology, the Portuguese Society of Cardiology, the Portuguese Society of 5
Subpleural curvilinear lines as an early indicator of silicosis in artificial stone workers5
Intermittent versus equivalent constant-load cycle training in COVID-19 patients5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations’ management in Portuguese hospitals – EvaluateCOPDpt, a multicentre, observational, prospective study5
Posteres5
Impact of the 2022 ATS/ERS update criteria on the bronchodilator responsiveness test result5
Differences in cerebral oxygenation during exercise in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with and without exertional hypoxemia: does exercise intensity matter?5
Dynamic hyperinflation in patients with severe asthma compared to healthy adults5
The scourge of chronic cough5
Airway stents in malignant central airway obstruction4
Outcome of patients receiving V-V ECMO for SARS-CoV-2 severe acute respiratory failure4
Tele-consultation: A new promised land?4
Comparison of thoracic surgery training in the Iberian Peninsula: A call for European uniformity4
Occurrence and predictors of adverse events associated with Linezolid in the treatment of patients with MDR-TB4
Prevalence of exercise-induced oxygen desaturation after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and use of lung ultrasound to predict need for pulmonary rehabilitation4
Relapsed malignant pleural mesothelioma: An impressive response to Nivolumab monotherapy4
Serial autoantibody detection in interstitial lung diseases: should they be repeated at follow-up?4
Awareness and education in lung diseases: Are we reaching the target?4
Acute respiratory distress due to a bronchogenic cyst submitted to percutaneous drainage followed by thoracoscopic resection4
The cruel journey through the COVID-19 INFERNO4
Association between respiratory distress time and invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients: A multicentre regional cohort study4
Association of the methionine sulfoxide reductase A rs10903323 gene polymorphism with functional activity and oxidative modification of alpha-1-antitrypsin in COPD patients4
Point-of-care COVID-19 antigen testing in German emergency rooms – a cost-benefit analysis4
Effectiveness and safety of a new helmet CPAP configuration allowing tidal volume monitoring in patients with COVID-194
New insights in circulating peptidome to differentiate mild to severe COVID-19 patients: Preliminary report4
Reversed halo sign in radiation induced organizing pneumonia: natural course of the underlying pathophysiology4
Miliary tuberculosis in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving long-term tumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibody therapy4
Primary pleural lymphoma – A rare diagnosis4
Dilation with rigid dilators as primary treatment of subglottic stenosis in pediatrics4
Differential immunohistochemical expression of hTERT in lung cancer patients with and without idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis4
Clinical profile and microbiological aetiology diagnosis in adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia4
An investigation of TB infection and reinfection among stone quarry workers4
Prevascular mediastinal angyomiolipoma. A case report4
Literacy on tuberculosis in paediatric population and their caregivers. The importance of an outpatient tuberculosis centre4
A study of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian–Portuguese version of Bronchiectasis Health Questionnaire3
The London chest activity of daily living revisited3
Flow-controlled ventilation may reduce mechanical power and increase ventilatory efficiency in severe coronavirus disease-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome3
Physiological effects of nasal high flow therapy during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A crossover randomised controlled trial3
Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonists in asthma: A MASK-air study3
Treatment interruption patterns and adverse events among patients on bedaquiline containing regimen under programmatic conditions in India3
Development of clinical tools to estimate the breathing effort during high-flow oxygen therapy: A multicenter cohort study3
Chylothorax as an unusual presentation of Bosutinib therapy toxicity3
Early detection of interstitial lung disease in rheumatic diseases: A joint statement from the Portuguese Pulmonology Society, the Portuguese Rheumatology Society, and the Portuguese Radiology and Nuc3
Issue 1 - “Update on adverse respiratory effects of outdoor air pollution” Part 2): Outdoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: Perspectives from Angola, Brazil, Canada, Iran, Mozambique and Portu3
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations3
Respiratory function in patients post-infection by COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
‘Gold-standard’ field test is a non-sequitur3
Frequency of alleles and genotypes associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in clinical and general populations: Revelations about underdiagnosis3
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have fatty lungs impacting respiratory physiology3
Technological features of smartphone apps for physical activity promotion in patients with CxsOPD: A systematic review3
Unraveling the resurgence of pertussis: Insights into epidemiology and global health strategies3
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality in the Italian epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic3
Outcomes of Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for patients with metastatic non-squamous NSCLC: Real-world evidence3
Correspondence: Synergistic effect of public health and social work in the pre-detection of tuberculous pleurisy3
Human pulmonary dirofilariasis: A pitfall in solitary pulmonary nodule3
Correspondence: Predicting treatment response to adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy and prognosis following pulmonary adenocarcinoma surgery3
Feasibility of tele-rehabilitation in survivors of COVID-19 pneumonia3
Impact of High Intensity Interval Training on workload exercise progression in COPD with chronic respiratory failure: A pilot, feasibility, randomised trial3
Personalised follow-up and management schema for patients with screen-detected pulmonary nodules: A dynamic modelling study3
Association of mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with all-cause mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis3
Correlation between levels of adipokines and inflammatory mediators with spirometric parameters in individuals with obesity and symptoms of asthma: Cross-sectional study3
Vaccination in post-tuberculosis lung disease management: A review of the evidence3
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided cryobiopsy of a rare epicardial tumour3
Launching a debate: Physical activity in people with chronic respiratory diseases3
Correspondence: Insights on the methodology and statistics of PAP therapy’s impact on BMI2
PI*ZQ0 Attikon genotype discovery in severe alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency2
Asbestos-related diseases in Africa: sentinel cases of mesothelioma and asbestosis from DR Congo2
Chronic cough in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: A prospective cohort study2
The azygos lobe of the lung2
Recurrent pneumonia and severe opportunistic infections in declining immunity and autoimmune manifestations2
Association between lung function and dyspnoea and its variation in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study2
Open-source, low-cost App-driven Internet of Things approach to facilitate respiratory oscillometry at home and in developing countries2
Tuberculosis, COVID-19 and hospital admission: Consensus on pros and cons based on a review of the evidence2
Pulmonary embolism detected by CT pulmonary angiography in hospitalized COVID-19 patients2
Efficacy of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in portuguese adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis carrying non-F508del variants2
Exposed posters2
Early pronation, protective lung ventilation and use of awake-prone-HFNO therapy after extubation in near-fatal drowning2
Clinical Note: The evolution of interstitial cystic lung disease associated with anti-RNP antibodies – A decade-long observational case2
Severity of precapillary pulmonary hypertension: Predictive factor2
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis services2
Predictors of reduced 6-minute walk distance after COVID-19: a cohort study in Mexico2
Impact of systemic inflammatory markers in patients with ALK -positive non-small cell lung cancer treated with crizotinib2
KIF5B-MET fusion variant in non-small cell lung cancer2
Increased plasma interleukin-1β is associated with accelerated lung function decline in non-smokers2
Multidisciplinary virtual management of pulmonary nodules2
Alterations in central hemodynamic in patients with COPD after acute high intensity exercise2
Effectiveness and use of home high flow nasal cannula in Portugal: Where are we?2
Encephalitis in non-small-cell lung cancer2
Impact of self-reported environmental mould exposure on COPD outcomes2
Coinfection of pulmonary nocardiosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in patients without known immunodeficiency2
Images. Thoracic NUT carcinoma: an exceptionally rare entity with a challenging approach2
Sex-dependent GOAL screening performance in adults at risk for obstructive sleep apnea2
Pulmonary function tests: The patient´s perspective2
Never Give Up: Lesson learned from a severe COVID-19 patient2
Profile of emergency department overuse in hospitalized patients with pulmonary disease and its impact on mortality2
Laboratory activity testing the lung function during 16 months of the Covid-19 pandemic2
Advantages and limitations of the ROX index2
Unsupervised physical activity interventions for people with COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis2
Functional impairment during post-acute COVID-19 phase: Preliminary finding in 56 patients2
Evaluation of maximal exercise capacity through the incremental shuttle walking test in lymphangioleiomyomatosis2
Telomere length across different UIP fibrotic-Interstitial Lung Diseases: a prospective Greek case-control study2
A Different Wave – Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic2
Beyond pulmonary rehabilitation: can the PICk UP programme fill the gap? A randomised trial in COPD2
Perceptions of the Portuguese population on vaccination – The specific view of Chronic Respiratory Disease patients2
Association between sputum myeloperoxidase concentration and acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis2
Impact of treating obesity hypoventilation syndrome on body mass index2
Impact of CFTR large deletions and insertions on the clinical and laboratory severity of cystic fibrosis: a serial case report2
A contribution towards a world without tobacco – The TabacoPed study2
Regulations on e-cigarettes: China is taking action2
Tracheal amyloidosis visualized by autofluorescence endoscopy2
Pulmonary embolism recurrence diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound2
Cigarette smoking and COVID-192
What have we learnt from Covid-19 Pandemia? Looking to the future2
The COVID-19 impact on the scientific production on the 25 main death causes according to world region2
Groups C and D have been revised to Group E in the 2023 GOLD report, Have the pieces fallen into place?2
Comparative bench study evaluation of a modified snorkeling mask used during COVID-19 pandemic and standard interfaces for non-invasive ventilation2
Clinical and radiological improvement of protracted COVID-19 and Good syndrome secondary to advanced thymoma2
Prone position for acute respiratory distress syndrome and the hazards of meta-analysis2
Non-invasive ventilation in post-extubation respiratory failure due to Reinke's edema2
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