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Palliative treatment of dyspnea with epidural methadone in advanced emphysemaGustavo Juan
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
Chest 128:3322-8. 2005..This study investigated whether epidural methadone perfusion at the thoracic level can mitigate dyspnea in patients with advanced emphysema...
[Four-year results after lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema]G Juan Samper
Unidad de Neumología, Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Arch Bronconeumol 40:443-8. 2004..The purpose of the present study was to describe results in terms of functional improvement, dyspnea, quality of life, and mortality over a 4-year period in patients with advanced emphysema...
[Body mass, dyspnea, and quality of life as success predictors in emphysema surgery for reduction of pulmonary volume]G Juan Samper
Unidad de Neumología, Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina de Valencia, Valencia
Rev Clin Esp 204:626-31. 2004..Some patients improve and others remains the same, being debated at this time the factors that predict improvement. The purpose of this work is to find predictive factors for positive response in patients operated with this surgery...
Directly observed treatment for tuberculosis in pharmacies compared with self-administered therapy in SpainG Juan
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 10:215-21. 2006..To compare directly observed treatment (DOT) of tuberculosis through pharmacy offices with self-administered treatment (SAT) in patients at risk for non-adherence...
Sphingosine-1-phosphate is increased in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and mediates epithelial to mesenchymal transitionJavier Milara
Research Foundation, University General Hospital Consortium, Valencia, Spain
Thorax 67:147-56. 2012..Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and sphingosine kinase 1 (SPHK1) have been implicated in lung myofibroblast transition, but their role in EMT and their expression in patients with IPF is unknown...
Direct effect of cigarette smoke on human pulmonary artery tensionJose Luis Ortiz
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 23:222-8. 2010....
Neutrophil activation in severe, early-onset COPD patients versus healthy non-smoker subjects in vitro: effects of antioxidant therapyJavier Milara
Research Unit, University General Hospital Consortium, and Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Respiration 83:147-58. 2012..Severe, early-onset COPD is characterized by a rapid decline in the lung function at an early age; however, nothing is known about neutrophil activation in COPD patients...
Diaphragmatic paralysis following minor cervical traumaMiguel A Merino Ramírez
Clinical Neurophysiology Service, La Ribera Hospital, Alzira, Valencia, Spain
Muscle Nerve 36:267-70. 2007..In spite of only partial electrophysiological recovery of the nerve, both patients were asymptomatic 1 year later...
Cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary endothelial dysfunction is partially suppressed by sildenafilJavier Milara
Research Unit, University General Hospital Consortium, Valencia, Spain
Eur J Pharm Sci 39:363-72. 2010....
Electrophysiologic evaluation of phrenic nerve and diaphragm function after coronary bypass surgery: prospective study of diabetes and other risk factorsMiguel A Merino-Ramirez
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Ribera Hospital, Alzira, Valencia, Spain
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:530-6, 536.e1-2. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: None of the risk factors studied, including diabetes, influenced the appearance of phrenic neuropathy, thus indicating a role for nerve damage during surgery. Low morbidity and relatively rapid recovery were observed...
