J. bras. pneumol. vol.31 número1

We invite our readers to read this creative synthesis and the other works published in this edition, which discuss interesting themes, including healthcare education, the role of

The ability of adenosine to reduce pulmonary vascular resistance and increase the cardiac index, effectively reducing systemic circulation, has been well described, especially

Some of these aspects already established in literature must therefore be stressed so that we can better understand our findings: pulmonary arterioles submitted to increased blood

This group presented changes compatible with panacinar emphysema, although presenting lower mean alveolar diameters when compared to those of the animals submitted to

The model included the following variables: age, gender, diabetes, previous lung disease, smoking, the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, type

Comparing the results obtained after thromboendarterectomy with those of the thirteen normal individuals, we observed that the following variables were similar: physical aspects,

Method: The charts of 212 patients diagnosed with histoplasmosis over a 25-year period (1977-2002) were obtained from the archives of the Laboratório de Micologia from

The influence of oxygen free radicals on the principal pulmonary diseases are also discussed, with special emphasis given to oxygen free radicals in cigarette smoke, chronic