Clinical highlights from the 2013 ERS Congress in Barcelona.
This article reviews a selection of scientific presentations in the area of clinical problems, which were presented at the 2013 European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This article discusses the most relevant topics of interest in the field of clinical respiratory medicine, including breakthrough reports and studies of particular interest to the healthcare professionals. Topics are presented and discussed in the context of the most up-to-date literature, including basic science and translational research. In particular, the reviewed topics deal with the areas of complex chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma (even in the primary care setting), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (pathogenesis and therapy), advances in functional chest imaging, interventional pulmonology, pulmonary rehabilitation and chronic care.
Dept of Research and Education, CIRO+, Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure, Horn, The Netherlands REVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, BIOMED - Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Martijn A
MA
Spruit
Dept of Internal Medicine and Pneumology, Clinica Figlie di S.Camillo, Cremona, Italy.
Maurizio
M
Marvisi
Dept of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Johan
J
Coolen
Ospedale G.B.Morgagni-L. Pierantoni, U.O. Pneumologia, Forli, Italy.
Venerino
V
Poletti
Dept of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region, Ancona, Italy Pulmonary Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy.
Stefano
S
Gasparini
Dept of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Björn
B
Ställberg
Dept of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Felix J F
FJ
Herth
Dept of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena-Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy enrico.clini@unimore.it.
Enrico M
EM
Clini
D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000628:therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000628:therapy; D013030:Spain