Update in Pulmonary Medicine: Evidence Published in 2015
Authors: Christopher Howard, Kalpalatha Guntupalli
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Updates3 May 2016Update in Pulmonary Medicine: Evidence Published in 2015Christopher Howard, MD and Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MDChristopher Howard, MDFrom Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.Search for more papers by this author and Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MDFrom Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M16-0225 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This report summarizes some of the most relevant studies in pulmonary medicine published in 2015. Selected papers were among the most frequently accessed and highest-ranked articles from ACP JournalWise and ACP Journal Club. For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is now more clarity and consensus about the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation. Furthermore, for a certain phenotype of patient with COPD who has eosinophilia, therapy with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), alone or with long-acting β2-agonists (LABAs), seems to have a particularly important effect in the reduction of acute exacerbations. In addition, for the first time, there are published guidelines ...References1. Spruit MA, Singh SJ, Garvey C, ZuWallack R, Nici L, Rochester C, et al; ATS/ERS Task Force on Pulmonary Rehabilitation. An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013;188:e13-64. [PMID: 24127811] doi:10.1164/rccm.201309-1634ST CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Criner GJ, Bourbeau J, Diekemper RL, Ouellette DR, Goodridge D, Hernandez P, et al. Prevention of acute exacerbations of COPD: American College of Chest Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline. Chest. 2015;147:894-942. 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Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.Disclosures: Dr. Guntupalli reports grants from Leading BioSciences, Vanderbilt University, AstraZeneca, and National Institutes of Health, as well as other (advisory work) with the Lattice Group outside the submitted work. Dr. Howard has disclosed no conflicts of interest. Disclosures can also be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M16-0225.Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that she has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Darren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Executive Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Cynthia D. Mulrow, MD, MSc, Senior Deputy Editor, reports that she has no relationships or interests to disclose. Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports that she has no financial relationships or interest to disclose. Jaya K. Rao, MD, MHS, Deputy Editor, reports that she has stock holdings/options in Eli Lilly and Pfizer. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Catharine B. Stack, PhD, MS, Deputy Editor for Statistics, reports that she has stock holdings in Pfizer.Corresponding Author: Kalpalatha Guntupalli, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Howard and Guntupalli: Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main Street, Houston, TX 77030.Author Contributions: Conception and design: C. Howard, K. Guntupalli.Drafting of the article: C. Howard, K. Guntupalli.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: K. Guntupalli.Final approval of the article: C. Howard, K. Guntupalli.Collection and assembly of data: C. Howard, K. Guntupalli. 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