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Highlights from August

This month’s handpicked reading list

CHEST INFECTIONS

Association Between Admission Eosinophil Count and Hospital Resource Use in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

A prospective multicenter study investigates the association between admission eosinophil counts and hospital resource use among adults with community-acquired pneumonia.

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COPD

Eosinophilic vs Non-Eosinophilic Acute Exacerbations of COPD and Subsequent Cardiovascular Event

A retrospective cohort study explores the association between eosinophilic acute exacerbation of COPD and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.


CRITICAL CARE

Association of Timely Antibiotics and Fluid Resuscitation With Increased Discharge to Home After Sepsis

An observational cohort study examines the impact of timely antibiotic delivery and fluid resuscitation on discharge to home after sepsis.

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EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE

Suggested Novel Risk Factors for Swimming-Induced Pulmonary Edema: Asthma and Limited Open Water Swimming Experience

A case-control study investigated which individual risk factors are associated with swimming-induced pulmonary edema.

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PULMONARY VASCULAR

Imaging-Based Pulmonary Hypertension Phenotypes in Connective Tissue Disease-Related Interstitial Lung Disease

A retrospective, single-center cohort study indicates that patients with interstitial lung disease-related connective tissue disease and the parenchymal pulmonary hypertension (PH) phenotype have worse clinical outcomes than those with the vascular PH phenotype.

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THORACIC ONCOLOGY

Association of New and Growing Nodules With Malignancy in Follow-Up Screening for Lung Cancer

A cohort study suggests that new and growing pulmonary nodules detected on follow-up low-dose CT imaging are associated strongly with the risk of malignancy.

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Cardiac Effort to Compare Clinic and Remote 6-Minute Walk Testing in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

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Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP

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Archived back to 1935


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Acceptance rate: 8-10% for Original Research

Time to first decision: 3 weeks

Acceptance to publication: 2 to 3 weeks to Online First, 5 months to print

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Impact Factor

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Impact Factor Rank

3.4

Immediacy Index

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Eigenfactor Score

3.245

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