Carla Guerra-Tort, Julia Rey-Brandariz, Nuria Ruiz-Pérez, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Lucía de-Luis-Cid, Guadalupe García, Mónica Pérez-Ríos
{"title":"Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure Across the Autonomous Communities of Spain: A Small-area Analysis of National Health Surveys (2017-2023).","authors":"Carla Guerra-Tort, Julia Rey-Brandariz, Nuria Ruiz-Pérez, Alberto Ruano-Ravina, Lucía de-Luis-Cid, Guadalupe García, Mónica Pérez-Ríos","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149001252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hye Ran Gwon, Jongmin Lee, Man Pyo Chung, Sung Hwan Jeong, Jin Woo Song, Jae Ha Lee, Hong Lyeol Lee, Sun Mi Choi, Yong Hyun Kim, Sung Woo Park, Hye Sook Choi, Song Yee Kim, Yangjin Jegal, Hongseok Yoo, Soo-Taek Uh, Tae-Hyung Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Won-Yeon Lee, Yee Hyung Kim, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Eun Joo Lee, Eun Young Heo, Sei Hoon Yang, Hyung Koo Kang, Joo Hun Park, Beomsu Shin, Jong Sun Park, Moo Suk Park
{"title":"The Efficacy of Antifibrotics in Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema: A Nationwide Multicentre Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Hye Ran Gwon, Jongmin Lee, Man Pyo Chung, Sung Hwan Jeong, Jin Woo Song, Jae Ha Lee, Hong Lyeol Lee, Sun Mi Choi, Yong Hyun Kim, Sung Woo Park, Hye Sook Choi, Song Yee Kim, Yangjin Jegal, Hongseok Yoo, Soo-Taek Uh, Tae-Hyung Kim, Sang-Heon Kim, Won-Yeon Lee, Yee Hyung Kim, Hyun-Kyung Lee, Eun Joo Lee, Eun Young Heo, Sei Hoon Yang, Hyung Koo Kang, Joo Hun Park, Beomsu Shin, Jong Sun Park, Moo Suk Park","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>While efficacy of antifibrotics (pirfenidone and nintedanib) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is well established, its effects on combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) remain unclear. We evaluated the therapeutic efficacy of antifibrotics in CPFE patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This multicentre study used the Korean IPF Cohort registry, identifying 966 CPFE patients. A 6-month landmark window controlled for immortal time bias. Propensity score matching (PSM) balanced baseline characteristics for age, sex, body mass index (BMI), lung cancer, and Composite Physiologic Index (CPI). Post-matching survival outcomes (N=584) were evaluated via 100-month truncated Restricted Mean Survival Time (RMST) to account for proportional hazards violation. Annual longitudinal lung function trajectories (n=310) were estimated via piecewise linear mixed models (LMM) handling missing data as missing at random.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the matched cohort, conventional Cox analysis exhibited a marginally significant risk in the treatment arm (HR=1.29; 95% CI: 1.01-1.65; p=0.045); however, a distinct trajectory cross-over occurred at ∼100 months. Truncated RMST confirmed that the net survival difference was statistically equivalent (-6.87 months; 95% CI: -14.64 to 0.90; p=0.264). Conversely, a significant physiological benefit was demonstrated in continuous lung function preservation, markedly attenuating the annual rate of diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DL<sub>CO</sub>) % predicted decline from -4.19±0.37%/year pre-treatment to -2.97±0.30%/year post-treatment (p<0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although antifibrotic therapy does not demonstrate a long-term average survival advantage over a decade, it significantly attenuates the longitudinal physiological decline of lung function (DL<sub>CO</sub>) in patients with CPFE, providing a protective brake against disease progression.</p>","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149001273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Auxiliadora Romero-Falcón, Juan Francisco Medina-Gallardo, Francisco Javier Álvarez-Gutiérrez
{"title":"Should Respiratory Oscillometry be Incorporated into Asthma Guidelines as a Complementary Pulmonary Function Test?","authors":"Maria Auxiliadora Romero-Falcón, Juan Francisco Medina-Gallardo, Francisco Javier Álvarez-Gutiérrez","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Santos Ferrer, Jesús Sancho, Juan A Carbonell-Asins, Ana Pareja, Jaime Signes-Costa
{"title":"Development of a Novel Diaphragmatic Ultrasound Fatigability Index in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Santos Ferrer, Jesús Sancho, Juan A Carbonell-Asins, Ana Pareja, Jaime Signes-Costa","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Antonio Castillo-Vizuete, Isam Alobid, Ebymar Arismendi, Irina Bobolea, Javier Domínguez-Ortega, María Gil-Melcon, Serafin Sánchez-Gómez, Joaquim Mullol
{"title":"Updated Diagnostic Algorithm for Asthma With Nasal Symptoms.","authors":"José Antonio Castillo-Vizuete, Isam Alobid, Ebymar Arismendi, Irina Bobolea, Javier Domínguez-Ortega, María Gil-Melcon, Serafin Sánchez-Gómez, Joaquim Mullol","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucía Cayuela, Anna Michela Gaeta, Aurelio Cayuela
{"title":"Methodological Clarification is Needed Regarding Joinpoint Analyses and ICD-10 Coding of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Mortality in Spain.","authors":"Lucía Cayuela, Anna Michela Gaeta, Aurelio Cayuela","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adriano D S Targa, Iván D Benítez, Mario Henríquez-Beltrán, Barbara K Parise, Soraya Giatti, Ronaldo B Santos, Paulo A Lotufo, Isabela M Bensenor, Ivan Juez-Garcia, Esther Gracia-Lavedan, Ferran Barbé, Luciano F Drager
{"title":"The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Circadian Rest-Activity Rhythm: A Cross-sectional Analysis of the ELSA-Brasil Cohort.","authors":"Adriano D S Targa, Iván D Benítez, Mario Henríquez-Beltrán, Barbara K Parise, Soraya Giatti, Ronaldo B Santos, Paulo A Lotufo, Isabela M Bensenor, Ivan Juez-Garcia, Esther Gracia-Lavedan, Ferran Barbé, Luciano F Drager","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate the potential association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the circadian rest-activity rhythm.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Active or retired employees aged 35-74 years from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) were eligible for inclusion. Participants underwent a standardized clinical evaluation, completed sleep questionnaires, performed a home sleep apnea test, and wore a wrist activity monitor for one week. The primary variables used to characterize the circadian rest-activity rhythm were intradaily variability (IV), interdaily stability (IS), relative amplitude (RA), and the circadian function index (CFI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cohort comprised 1828 participants (56.1% female), with a mean (SD) age of 49.1 (8.2) years. After adjustment for potential confounders, OSA showed no significant associations with any circadian-related variables. However, stratified analyses revealed that higher apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), treated as a continuous variable, was associated with decreased CFI exclusively in females and with decreased daytime activity in the oldest age tertile (-6.41 [-10.64 to -2.17]). Finally, integrative data analysis revealed that an OSA profile characterized by a higher percentage of time with oxygen saturation below 90%, reduced total sleep time, and daytime sleepiness was associated with a pattern of circadian disruption, marked by increased IV, reduced RA, and diminished IS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest that the association between OSA and the circadian rest-activity rhythm is shaped by both patient-specific characteristics and disease-related factors, highlighting the importance of a patient-centered approach to managing potential circadian disruption in this context.</p>","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Expression and Localization of AKT1, MAPK13, STAT1 and TLR4 in Lung Tissues From Patients With Asthma, COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap.","authors":"Lucía Cremades-Jimeno, Rubén Fernández-Santamaría, Cristina Rosales-Ariza, María López-Ramos, Ignacio Mahíllo-Fernández, Blanca Barroso, Diana Betancor, Marcela Valverde-Monge, Selene Baos, Blanca Cárdaba","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.08.021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raquel Prieto-García, Joan-Pau Millet, Mario Bravo, Jesús Ospina, Ignasi Parrón, Angels Orcau, Laura Clotet, Albert Despuig, Alberto L García-Basteiro, Cristina Rius, Joan A Caylà, Pere Godoy
{"title":"Incidence and Risk Factors for Tuberculosis Among TBI-Positive Contacts Identified Through Contact Tracing in Catalonia.","authors":"Raquel Prieto-García, Joan-Pau Millet, Mario Bravo, Jesús Ospina, Ignasi Parrón, Angels Orcau, Laura Clotet, Albert Despuig, Alberto L García-Basteiro, Cristina Rius, Joan A Caylà, Pere Godoy","doi":"10.1016/j.arbres.2026.07.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2026.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To estimate the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among tuberculin skin test/interferon-γ release assay-positive contacts of patients with pulmonary TB in Catalonia and identify predictors of progression to TB disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cohort study of 1616 tuberculin skin test/interferon-γ release assay-positive contacts of patients with pulmonary TB diagnosed between 2019 and 2021 in Catalonia, Spain. Participants were followed through 2023. Incident TB was defined as disease diagnosed at least 30 days after initiation of treatment in the index case. All cases diagnosed among household contacts younger than 5 years were also considered incident cases. Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify risk factors for incident TB.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During a median follow-up of 3.6 years, 69 contacts (4.3%) developed TB, corresponding to an incidence rate of 1370 cases per 100000 person-years. Children younger than 5 years had the highest risk (adjusted HR [aHR], 25.0; 95%CI, 11-59). An increased risk was also observed among household contacts (aHR, 3.2; 95%CI, 1.6-6.5), smokers (aHR, 2.8; 95%CI, 1.7-4.6), and contacts who did not initiate treatment for TB infection (TBI) (aHR, 7.0; 95%CI, 3.3-14.6). The etiologic fraction of risk was 81.4%. Completion of TBI treatment was strongly protective.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Prioritizing TBI treatment and adherence among high-risk contacts, especially young children and household contacts, is essential to prevent progression to TB disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":8339,"journal":{"name":"Archivos De Bronconeumologia","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148987691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}