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EDITORIAL

• Novel combined candidate - new hopes for COPD maintenance therapy!?
Florin Mihălţan, Ruxandra Ulmeanu

REVIEWS

• Basic thoracic ultrasound for the respiratory physician
Gabriela Jimborean, Edith Simona Ianoși, Roxana Maria Nemeș, Tudor P. Toma
• Pollution and respiratory consequences - Have we done enough?
Florin Mihălţan, Lucia Danciu, Ruxandra Ulmeanu

ORIGINAL PAPERS

• Prevalence of anemia and its impact on mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a developing country setting
Mohammad Hossein Rahimi-Rad, Tannaz Sadighi, Masomeh Rabieepour, Reza Dinparast, Shagayegh RahimiRad
• Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Relationship Between inflammatory factors (IL6, TNFα, hs-CRP) and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension in patients with COPD. A Cross sectional study
Khalil Ansarin, Farid Rashidi, Hossein Namdar, Mohammadreza Ghaffari, Akbar Sharifi
• Can a simple forced inspiratory maneuver help identify subjects at risk for sleep-disordered breathing?
Dan Teculescu

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

• The role of FENO and spirometry in the evaluation of obstruction in pediatric asthma
Cristiana Stănciulescu, Mirela Chiru, Alina Oprea, Daniela Păcurar, Carmen Zăpucioiu, Elena Petrișor, Dumitru Orășeanu

CLINICAL CASES

• Unexplained basal oxygen desaturation in a patient with haemoglobinopathy
Efrén Martínez-Quintana, Fayna Rodríguez-González
• Sarcoidosis and Aspergillosis: case presentation
Bianca Paraschiv, Anne-Charlotte Sellier, Camelia Diaconu, Rèmy Bernard
• Pulmonary hypertension and von Recklinghausen's disease: association and therapeutic difficulties
K. Ennibi, I. El Kassimi, I. Asfalou, J. Chaari, A. Benyass

SMOKING CESSATION

• Types of Interventions for Smoking Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents
Valentin Nădăşan, Radu Chirvăsuţă, Zoltan Ábrám, Ștefan Mihăicuţă

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• Cardioembolic events in young patients: beyond the heart
Efrén Martínez-Quintana, Fayna Rodríguez-González

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