American Thoracic Society Documents

American Thoracic Society Documents American Thoracic Society Statement: Occupational Contribution to the Burden of Airway Disease

American Thoracic Society Documents American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Standards for the Diagnosis and Management of Individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 Goals, Organization of the Project, and Timeline . . . . . 820 Summary of Main Recommendations Regarding Diagnosis and Management by the Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 Clinical Recognition of AAT Deficiency . . . . . . . . . . 820 Genetic Testing for AAT Deficiency . ....

American Thoracic Society Documents American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Linda Nici, Claudio Donner, Emiel Wouters, Richard Zuwallack, Nicolino Ambrosino, Jean Bourbeau, Mauro Carone, Bartolome Celli, Marielle Engelen, Bonnie Fahy, Chris Garvey, Roger Goldstein, Rik Gosselink, Suzanne Lareau, Neil MacIntyre, Francois Maltais, Mike Morgan, Denis O’Donnell, Christian Prefault, Jane Reardon, Carolyn Rochester, Annemie Schols, Sally Singh, and Thierry Troosters, on beha...

American Thoracic Society Documents An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Asthma Control and Exacerbations Standardizing Endpoints for Clinical Asthma Trials and Clinical Practice

Helen K. Reddel, D. Robin Taylor, Eric D. Bateman, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Homer A. Boushey, William W. Busse, Thomas B. Casale, Pascal Chanez, Paul L. Enright, Peter G. Gibson, Johan C. de Jongste, Huib A. M. Kerstjens, Stephen C. Lazarus, Mark L. Levy, Paul M. O’Byrne, Martyn R. Partridge, Ian D. Pavord, Malcolm R. Sears, Peter J. Sterk, Stuart W. Stoloff, Sean D. Sullivan, Stanley J. Szefler,...

American Thoracic Society Documents An Official American Thoracic Society Public Policy Statement: Novel Risk Factors and the Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Executive Summary Introduction Methods Committee Process Literature Search Evidence Synthesis and Evaluation Growth, Plateau, and Decline of Pulmonary Function: Implications for COPD Smoking and Population-attributable Risk for COPD Nonsmoking Risk Factors for COPD Genetic Factors and the Risk of COPD Long-standing Asthma and the Risk of COPD Outdoor Air Pollution (from Traffic and Other Source...

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement: Impact of Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults

Objectives: The specific goals of this Research Statement are to appraise the evidence regarding whether long-term adverse neurocognitive and cardiovascular outcomes are attributable to mild OSA in adults, evaluate whetherornot treatmentofmildOSAis effective atpreventingor reducing these adverse neurocognitive and cardiovascular outcomes, delineate the key research gaps, and provide direction f...