Thorax is one of the world's leading respiratory medicine journals, publishing clinical and experimental research articles on respiratory medicine, paediatrics, immunology, pharmacology, pathology, and surgery.Thorax seeks to publish significant advances in scientific understanding, which are likely to impact on clinical practice. This includes articles concerning basic …

Background Little is known about the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with established CVD. Knowing if COPD is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events would guide appropriate secondary prevention. Objective To examine the risk of COPD on major adverse cardiac events (MACEs, acute myocardial infarction ...

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Dietary nitrate supplementation enhances exercise capacity in WHO Group 3 pulmonary hypertension: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised crossover study (EDEN-OX2)

Feb 26, 2025 · Background High rates of non-adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in obstructive sleep apnoea hamper good clinical outcomes. Current recommendations assumes two behaviours (adherence and non-adherence) and days 7–90 follow-up post-CPAP initiation mitigates against non-adherence. Objectives To investigate associations between early CPAP-usage behaviours and (1) CPAP ...

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Background Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are treatments for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Beyond glucose-lowering and cardiorenal protection, these drugs may protect against pneumonia and sepsis. Aims This study assesses the impact of SGLT2i and GLP …

4 days ago · Lung cancer screening (LCS) reduces lung cancer-related mortality; however, uptake remains low compared with other cancer screening programmes. In this observational study, we report the impact of timed appointments and reminders on participation in our regional LCS programme. Initial uptake of timed appointments was 53.0% (n=17 274/32 593), higher than previously reported in the UK, while ...

Thorax is BMJ's flagship respiratory medicine journal and has an open access companion journal, BMJ Open Respiratory Research.For information about the Thorax editorial team and the joint Editors-in-Chief (Mark Griffiths, Cecilia O'Kane & Jennifer …

Thorax Education hosts educational material for respiratory trainees, doctors and consultants, designed to reinforce knowledge on a range of topics.