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Pulmonary Nodulosis and Aseptic Granulomatous Lung Disease Occurring in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha-Blocking Agent: A Case Series
Journal of Rheumatology, 10/06/09

Toussirot E et al. – Aseptic pulmonary nodular inflammation corresponding to rheumatoid nodules or non–caseating granulomatous inflammation can occur during anti–TNF–alpha therapy for RA, mainly etanercept. The mechanism explaining such a reaction is not clear but certainly includes different processes. These cases of pulmonary nodular inflammation generally have a benign course and do not systematically require withdrawal of treatment.

Late Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Congenital Heart Disease Patients Without Original Congenital Pulmonary Valve Pathology
Pediatric Cardiology, 11/19/09 Relevance Score: 46%

Unifocalization of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect is essential to achieve excellent outcomes irrespective of native pulmonary artery morphology
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 46%

Pulmonary Valve Repair: An Option for an Emerging Problem
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 10/23/09 Relevance Score: 46%

Two-Stage Surgical Repair for Truncus Arteriosus with Unilateral Absence of the Left Proximal Pulmonary Artery: Translocation of the Left Pulmonary Artery to the Right Pulmonary Artery
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 46%

Sarcoidosis-Associated Fibrosing Mediastinitis with Resultant Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Respiration, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 46%