Volume 19, Issue 4, October-December 2006

Contents

Prologue (and epilogue) [PDF Format]
N. Maguina

Short reviews
Pulmonary arterial hypertension: Current pathophysiology and treatment [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
E.D. Manalaki, S.E. Orfanos

Phospodiesterase-4 inhibitors: Revolutionary treatment or just an expensive theophylline? [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
H. Ischakis, S. Loukidis

Oxidative stress and bronchial asthma [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
K. Katsoulis

Bone metastases in lung cancer: The role of bisphosphonates [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
Ch.D. Marketos

The role of the epithelial-mesenchymal unit in the pathogenesis of asthma [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
V. Tzilas

Tuberculosis in greek journals: 1845-1901 [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
K.Ath. Mpouzia, E. Christopoulou-Aletra

Clinical study
Correlation of matrix metalloprotease MMP9 and tissue inhibitor of MMP1 (TIMMP1) with functional and echocardiographic indices in sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
E. Serasli, V. Tsara, C. Fitili, C. Iasonidou, D. Siopi, E. Progia, N. Kapravelos, P. Christaki

Case reports
Painless soft tissue mass of the left lower chest wall [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
I. Kokkonouzis, G. Laoutidis, Ch. Merminkis, P. Opsimoulis, K. Psathakis, K. Tsintiris

Chylothorax following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
N. Barbetakis, A. Efstathiou, N. Efstathiou, P. Papagiannopoulou, V. Soulountsi, I. Fessatidis

Swyer-James syndrome diagnosed on an aged patient [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
Ch. Beligiannis, V. Kalioras, A. Karabekiou, M. Gakis, A. Kateri, E. Sirou, P. Chronopoulos

Sclerosing lung hemangioma [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
E. Dimopoulou, O. Chionis, E. Stefanaki, A. Aggelidou, P. Demertzis, M. Dimadi, Q.A. Nicolson, Fr. Vlastos

A case of intrathoracic rib as an incidental finding on chest radiograph [SUMMARY] [PDF Format]
I. Kokkonouzis, P. Opsimoulis, K. Psathakis, P. Argyriou, Ch. Mermigkis, K. Tsintiris