Respirar is a free and open access electronic scientific journal. It is an official publication of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax (ALAT). Its objective is to disseminate the scientific work carried out in Latin America in the area of respiratory pathology. This journal is aimed at health professionals.

Quarterly: March, June, September and December.

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EDITORS IN CHIEF

Dr. Francisco Arancibia
(Instituto Nacional del Tórax, Santiago de Chile, Chile) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5429-5420

Dr. Carlos Luna
(Hospital de Clínicas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9288-096X


ASSISTANT EDITORS

Dra. Lorena Noriega- Aguirre
(Universidad de Panamá, Facultad de Medicina; Ciudad de la salud de la Caja de Seguro Social; Investigadora Nacional I del SNI – SENACYT; Panamá, Panamá) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1806-9797


Dr. Rogelio Pérez-Padilla
(Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, Ciudad de México, México) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1132-5308

Dr. Carlos Arturo Torres-Duque
(Centro Internacional de Investigación en Neumología y Salud Respiratoria (CINEUMO); Fundación Neumológica Colombiana; Universidad de La Sabana; Bogotá, Colombia) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0004-8955

Dr. Gustavo Zabert
(Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (FACIMED), Rio Negro, Argentina) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9937-4464

 

Editorial Coordinator- Editorial Secretary: Lic. Mercedes Cavallero

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2026): June

Published: 2026-06-09

Professional Profile and Areas of Opportunity for Teachers in Respiratory Medicine in Latin America

Gustavo Zabert, Ricardo Gomez-Tejada, Juan Carlos Vazquez-Garcia, Laura Gochicoa-Rangel, Natalia García

Characterization of Colombian Intensive Care Units Located at Altitude: a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Leidy Janet Ortiz Montañez, Daniel Molano Franco, Henry M. Parada-Gereda, Johana Hurtado Laverde , Angie Carolina Lotta Molina , Laura A. Sarmiento, Carlos F. Grillo-Ardila, Andrea Quiñonez, Pablo Vásquez-Hoyos, Víctor H. Nieto-Estrada , Aura L. Gonzalez-Amortegui

Demographic Characterization of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Group 1 and Group 4 at Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá from 2017 to 2024: Our Real Life Experience

Daniel C. Soto-Camargo , Isabel Hernández-Linares, M. José Contreras, Andrés Buitrago-Sandoval, Ana C. Montenegro, Olga M. García, Ángela Aguirre-Rodríguez

Correlation of Cardiac Output by Blood Gas Analysis and Echocardiography in Critical Care Medicine at very High Altitude  

Benjamin Herrera-Aguilar, José Antonio Viruez-Soto, Fernando R. Jiménez-Torres, Zenon Viscarra-Machaca, Henry R. Ticona-Flores, Noemi Ali-Yucra, Andrea Olivera

Documentary Review of Tuberculosis in the Elderly in Cuba During the Period 1971 - 2020

Dr. Freddy Gómez Martinez, Dr. Edilberto González Ochoa, Dra. Alina María Ruíz Piedra

Silent Catastrophe: Severe Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Immunocompetent Young Adults – Case Report

Denise Saint Bois, Martha Ines Rodriguez, Isabel Villanueva, Juan-Pablo Soto, Monica Kierszenbaum

Economic Profile of Asthma in the Dominican Republic

Allyson Rodriguez-Roman, Liv Torres-Bueno, Manuel A. Santos-Salcé, Ana C. Del Rosario-García, Luis Ariel López-Zabala, Anthony J. Gutiérrez-Martínez, Natalia García-Batista

Current Strategies for Assessing Lung Function and Managing Respiratory Dysfunction in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a Scoping Review

Edna K. Ferreira-Laurentino, Vanessa R. Resqueti, Jessica D. Medeiros-da-Fonseca, Rayane G. Silva-Vieira, Mário E. Dourado-Júnior, Guilherme Freitas-Fregonezi

Respiratory Function Tests in Alveolar Hypoventilationand Ventilatory Support

Eduardo Borsini, Tamara Décima, Carlos María Franceschini, Luciano Dragër

Pulmonary Thyroid Ectopia? Incidental Finding by E-Fast. Report of a Rare Case

Tenneeesse Ledezma-Sanchez, Angel Betancourt, Johnny A. Padrón-Sanabria, Alejandro Colmenarez, Maria Angulo

Pulmonary Cavities Due to Bladder Cancer

Maira J. Orozco-Merino, Alejandro Rosés-Videla, Jorge Jesús Hierrezuelo González

Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease. A case report

José D. Fonseca-Figueroa, Randall Guadamuz-Vásquez, Geraldine Chiari-Flores

Lymphatic Vessel Embolization in a Case of Plastic Bronchitis in a Patient with Ebstein´s Anomaly: Therapeutic Resolution of a Complex Case

Héctor Ricardo Flores Moreno, Hazel Vázquez-Rojas, Ana B. Castro-Pone, José A. Cienfuegos-Alvear, César Luna-Rivero
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