Lung cancer (LC) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) commonly coexist in
smokers, and the presence of COPD increases the risk of developing LC. The aim of this …

Objective: In a large series of patients with cervical artery dissection (CeAD), a major cause
of ischemic stroke in young and middle-aged adults, we aimed to examine frequencies and …

Objective: Several small to medium-sized studies indicated a link between cervical artery
dissection (CeAD) and migraine. Migrainous CeAD patients were suggested to have different …

Background and objective We aimed to examine the frequency of pleural adhesions and to
determine their relationship with pleural tumor burden, pleural fluid (PF) biochemistries, PF …

The identification of new less invasive biomarkers is necessary to improve the detection and
prognostic outcome of respiratory pathological processes. The measurement of miRNA …

Objective To assess putative risk factors and outcome of multiple and early recurrent cervical
artery dissection (CeAD). Methods We combined data from 2 multicenter cohorts and …

… Márquez-Martín, Eduardo MD; Vergara, Demetrio González MD; Martín-Juan, José MD,
PhD; Flacón, Auxiliadora Romero MD, PhD; Lopez-Campos, José Luis MD, PhD; Rodríguez-Panadero …

Lipid rafts are membrane microdomains enriched in cholesterol, sphingolipids, and glycolipids
that have been implicated in many biological processes. Since cholesterol is known to …

Background and Purpose— Genetic risk factors are thought to play a role in the etiology of
spontaneous cervical artery dissections (CAD). However, familial CAD is extremely rare. In …

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias are interstitial lung diseases of unknown etiology which
prognosis is usually fatal. Microbiota associated to bronchoalveolar lavage from 20 patients …