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Mucus Plugs as Precursors to Exacerbation and Lung Function Decline in COPD Patients
Kwang Nam Jin, Hyo Jin Lee, Heemoon Park, Jung-Kyu Lee, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hyun Woo Lee
Arch Bronconeumol. 2025;61:138-46
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COPD patients with mucus plugs had higher rates of acute exacerbations.
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Higher mucus plug scores, especially ≥3, linked to shorter times to exacerbation.
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Mucus plugs correlated with a faster annual FEV1 decline rate.

The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Subclinical Target Organ Damage in Patients With Resistant Hypertension
Mireia Dalmases, Manuel Sánchez-de-la-Torre, Dolores Martinez, Olga Minguez, Rafaela Vaca, Lydia Pascual, Maria Aguilá, Esther Gracia-Lavedan, ... Gerard Torres
Arch Bronconeumol. 2025;61:147-55
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OSA is associated to worse renal function in patients with RH.
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There is a dose–response association between glomerular filtration rate and OSA severity.
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Renal function could be ameliorated with adherent CPAP treatment.

Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Heterogeneity and Recurrence Assessed by Tissue Next-Generation Sequencing Genotyping and Circulating Tumor Cell EZH2 Characterization
Abel Garcia-Diaz, María José Moyano-Rodríguez, María del Carmen Garrido-Navas, Diego de Miguel-Perez, Jose Expósito-Hernández, Bernardino Alcázar-Navarrete, Francisco Ortuño, David Landeira, ... Maria Jose Serrano
Arch Bronconeumol. 2025;61:156-65

Scientific letters
Reproducibility of the Lung Information Needs Questionnaire Via Phone Call Compared With Face-to-face Application in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Soraya S. Nohara, Gerson F. Souza, Maria E. Leão, Ana C. Fleury, José R. Jardim
Arch Bronconeumol. 2025;61:166-7
A New Method Using Diaphragmatic Ultrasound to Monitor the Work of Breathing During Assisted and Controlled Non-Invasive Ventilation
Alba Naya-Prieto, María de los Ángeles Zambrano, Maria del Pilar Carballosa, Itziar Fernández Ormaechea, Carlos López Chang, Pablo Zazu López, Pedro Piñero Gutierrez, María Jesús Rodríguez-Nieto, ... Sarah Heili-Frades
Arch Bronconeumol. 2025;61:170-2
Effects of an In-Hospital Motivational Programme on Physical Activity Levels of Individuals with Chronic Heart Failure or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Undergoing Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Michele Vitacca, Mara Paneroni, Emanuela Zanelli, Beatrice Salvi, Gloria Fiorini Aloisi, Nicolino Ambrosino, Simonetta Scalvini
Arch Bronconeumol. 2025;61:173-5

Outcomes of Surgical Lung Biopsy in Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis: A Single-center Retrospective Study
Haruhiko Shiiya, Tomohiko Nakamura, Hideki Ujiie, Kazuto Ohtaka, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Masato Aragaki, Kazufumi Okada, Tatsuya Kato
Arch Bronconeumol. 2025;61:176-9
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