The multibreath helium equilibration method is the technique recommended for routine
measurement of static lung volumes in normal subjects. However, pregnancy could be an …

Background Despite the improvement in the prognosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS),
substantial morbidity and mortality remain. We aimed to evaluate the effect of obstructive …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is an undesirable consequence of obesity, defined
as daytime hypoventilation, sleep disorder breathing and obesity; during the past few years …

Background Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is treated with either non-invasive
ventilation (NIV) or CPAP, but there are no long-term cost-effectiveness studies comparing the …

Background: It has been proven that cytokeratins (CKs) are useful tumor markers for the
follow-up, treatment monitoring and prognosis evaluation of lung cancer and among these, …

Study objective We analyze the within-subject variation of mouth occlusion pressure (P 0.1 )
response to progressive isocapnic hypoxic stimulation over long time periods in normal …

Background The most common cystic fibrosis (CF)-causing mutation is deltaF508 (F508del),
which is present in 28% of CF Spanish patients. While the literature based on real-life …

Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer. Tobacco is related to the
development of this type of tumor due to genetic alterations and to the secretion of certain …

On 7 January 2021, the Spanish Navy’s Health Services Directorate for Bahía de Cádiz, in
Rota, started the first COVID-19 vaccination campaign for navy personnel. We administ ered …

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