Author
Dora E Izaguirre Anariba, MD, MPH Physician, Department of Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Dora E Izaguirre Anariba, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, Colegio Medico de Honduras
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Jesus Lanza, MD Fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Klaus-Dieter Lessnau, MD, FCCP Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory; Director of Research in Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital
Klaus-Dieter Lessnau, MD, FCCP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Chief Editor
John J Oppenheimer, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Director of Clinical Research, Pulmonary and Allergy Associates, PA
John J Oppenheimer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, New Jersey Allergy, Asthma and Immunology society
Disclosure: Received research grant from: quintiles, PRA, ICON, Novartis: Adjudication<br/>Received consulting fee from AZ for consulting; Received consulting fee from Glaxo, Myelin, Meda for consulting; Received grant/research funds from Glaxo for independent contractor; Received consulting fee from Merck for consulting; Received honoraria from Annals of Allergy Asthma Immunology for none; Partner received honoraria from ABAI for none. for: Atlantic Health System.
Additional Contributors
Ryland P Byrd, Jr, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, James H Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University
Ryland P Byrd, Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Paul Fairman, MD Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Service, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Paul Fairman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, and American Thoracic Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Sarah Catherine Lyman Hellewell, MD Consulting Staff, Lynchburg Pulmonary Associates
Sarah Catherine Lyman Hellewell is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, and American Thoracic Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Rajiv Malhotra, DO Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Section of Interventional Pulmonary Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Rajiv Malhotra, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, and American Osteopathic Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
