Exhaled nitric oxide in chronic cough: A good tool in a multi-step approach.

Introduction: The impact of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) on the management of chronic cough (CC) is still inconclusive. The aim of the present study was to assess whether FENO is a good tool to predict the response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in patients with CC.

Methods: Patients, referred for investigation of CC, had a FENO measurement determined as part of their first-line assessment.

Efficiency of a phone coaching program on adherence to continuous positive airway pressure in sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a randomized trial.

Background: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) remains the reference treatment for moderate to severe forms of the Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome (SAHS). Compliance to the treatment appears to be a key factor to improving health status of these patients.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel group trial of standard support completed or not within 3 months of coaching sessions for newly diagnosed SAHS patients starting CPAP therapy.