Chapter 3 Chest wall and parietal pleura Maged Hassan1,2,3 and Najib M. Rahman1,2,4 1Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK. 2Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit,…
Chapter 9 Lung tumours Christian Görg1, Corinna Trenker1 and Andreas Schuler2 1Universitatsklinikum Giessen und Marburg, Marburg, Germany. 2Alb Fils Kliniken, Zentrum Innere Medizin, Helfenstein Klinik Geislingen, Geislingen, Germany. Correspondence: Christian…
Chapter 12 The mediastinum Felix J.F. Herth Dept of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. Correspondence: Felix J.F. Herth, Dept of Pneumology and Critical Care…
Chapter 14 Focused cardiac ultrasound Gabriele Via1, Anthony Dean2,3, Gabriele Casso1, Brian Bridal Løgstrup4 and Guido Tavazzi5 1Cardiac Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland. 2Division of Emergency Ultrasonography,…
Chapter 2 Technique and protocols Christian B. Laursen1,2,3, Jesper R. Davidsen1,2,4 and Fergus Gleeson5 1Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. 2Centre for Thoracic Oncology, Odense University Hospital,…
Chapter 5 Pleural effusion Christopher Merrick1, Rachelle Asciak2,3,4, Anthony Edey5, Fabien Maldonado1 and Ioannis Psallidas2,3,4 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Tennessee, Nashville, TN, USA. 2Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital,…
Chapter 8 Pulmonary embolism Giovanni Volpicelli Dept of Emergency Medicine, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Torino, Italy. Correspondence: Giovanni Volpicelli, Dept of Emergency Medicine, San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital, Torino,…
Chapter 6 Interstitial syndrome Luna Gargani Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy. Correspondence: Luna Gargani, Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, via Moruzzi 1 – 56124,…
Background In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), the impact of left ventricular diastolic function on the risk for left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus has not been prospectively studied. Methods…
