2023
Effects of sotatercept on lung diffusion capacity and blood gases in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Olsson K, Fuge J, Park D, Kamp J, Brod T, Harrigfeld B, Schupp J, Hoeper M. Effects of sotatercept on lung diffusion capacity and blood gases in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. European Respiratory Journal 2023, 62: 2301070. PMID: 37474157, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01070-2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionLung diffusion capacityArterial hypertensionDiffusion capacityRight heart functionRight ventricular afterloadSmall pulmonary vesselsVentricular afterloadBlood gasesPulmonary vesselsHeart functionRare diseaseHypertensionPatientsSotaterceptProgressive increaseSymptomsVariable alterationsDisease symptomsGas exchangeAfterloadDiseaseSeverity
2018
Psychometric properties of the German version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in sarcoidosis
Schupp JC, Fichtner UA, Frye BC, Heyduck-Weides K, Birring SS, Windisch W, Criée CP, Müller-Quernheim J, Farin E. Psychometric properties of the German version of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in sarcoidosis. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0205308. PMID: 30286204, PMCID: PMC6171952, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeicester Cough QuestionnaireHRQL questionnairesSarcoidosis patientsHealth-related qualityPsychometric propertiesRasch model fitGerman versionInternal consistencyInterventional trialsCommon symptomsPulmonary medicineClinical settingSarcoidosisPatientsFloor effectsProfound negative impactModerate correlationConcurrent validitySkewed responseStructured interviewsQuestionnaireComparative questionnaireCoughCohortSymptoms