Latest Pulmonology Articles

• Pulmonary Denervation for Heart Failure–Related Pulmonary Hypertension August 30, 2026
  In pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease and heart failure, pulmonary-artery denervation reduced clinical worsening and recurrent heart failure events as compared with guideline-directed medical therapy alone.
  Hang Zhang, Qiguang Wang, Ming Liang, Xiang Chen, Wei Zhuang, Biao Cheng, Yue Li, Jieyan Shen, Bin Liu, Caojing Zhang, Gangcheng Zhang, Xinxue Liao, Zhenwen Yang, Ruilin He, Yuquan He, Yunshan Cao, Yan Wang, Dajun Chai, Wei Huang, Xiaoping Peng, Wen Gu, Gregg W. Stone, Yaling Han, Shao-Liang Chen, the PADN-HF-PH Investigators*
• No to Azithromycin for Preschoolers with Acute Wheezing in the Emergency Department August 20, 2026
  Acute wheezing attacks are common in preschool-age children. These attacks lead to impaired quality of life1 and are associated with trajectories of poor lung function that may be lifelong, especially in children who are exposed to tobacco smoke and have allergic sensitization.2 Despite increased focus on...
  Andrew Bush, Sejal Saglani
• Mucolytics in Respiratory Failure — A MARCH Forward August 20, 2026
  In patients with acute respiratory failure, difficulty managing respiratory secretions may contribute to adverse outcomes.1 Airway mucus is a multilayered substance consisting of a viscoelastic glycoprotein gel, a liquid layer, and a thin layer of surfactant.2 Mucus is cleared from the airway primarily by the action...
  Carolyn J. La Vita, C. Corey Hardin