By Dr Katrina Tonga

Journal articles

Darley DR; Sivasubramaniam V; Qiu MR; Barrett WA; Wong SJ; Martinu T; Pal P; Thwe LM; Tonga KO; MacDonald PS; Plit ML, 2024, 'Systematic Reporting of Eosinophils in Transbronchial Biopsies After Lung Transplantation Defines a Distinct Inflammatory Response.', Transplantation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000005129

Srinivasan M; Pollard H; Chapman DG; Tonga K; Patel K; Blokland K; Touma D; Thamrin C; Cross T; Prisk K; King GG, 2024, 'The Effect of Expiratory Flow Limitation on Supine Persistent Hyperinflation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a prospective observational study', ERJ Open Research, pp. 00255 - 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00255-2024

Milne S; Tonga KO; Eddy RL; Thompson BR; Thamrin C; King GG, 2024, 'New physiological measurements in COPD', ERS Monograph, 2024, pp. 185 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/2312508X.10006923

Darley D; Nilsen K; Vazirani J; Borg B; Levvey B; Snell G; Plit M; Tonga K, 2024, 'Airway Oscillometry Reactance Area Provides Independent Prognostication for Graft Loss in Recipients with Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction', The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 43, pp. S65 - S65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2024.02.134

Darley DR; Sivasubramaniam V; Qiu M; Barrett W; Wong S; Thwe L; Tonga K; Martinu T; MacDonald P; Plit M, 2024, 'High-Grade Eosinophils on Diagnostic Transbronchial Biopsy are Associated with Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation', The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 43, pp. S294 - S294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2024.02.419

Davis SR; Cvetkovski B; Katsoulotos GP; Lee JW; Rimmer J; Smallwood N; Tonga KO; Abbott P; Bosnic-Anticevich SZ, 2024, 'The Path to Diagnosis of Severe Asthma-A Qualitative Exploration.', Int J Gen Med, 17, pp. 3601 - 3611, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S435347

Tonga KO; Oliver BG, 2023, 'Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Therapy: Focusing on Traditional Medical Practices', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12144815

Darley DR; Nilsen K; Vazirani J; Borg BM; Levvey B; Snell G; Plit ML; Tonga KO, 2023, 'Airway oscillometry parameters in baseline lung allograft dysfunction: Associations from a multicenter study', Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 42, pp. 767 - 777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2022.12.026

Sim JPY; Nilsen K; Borg BM; Levvey B; Vazirani J; Ennis S; Plit M; Snell GI; Darley DR; Tonga KO, 2023, 'Oscillometry in Stable Single and Double Lung Allograft Recipients Transplanted for Interstitial Lung Disease: Results of a Multi-Center Australian Study', Transplant International, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ti.2023.11758

Darley DR; Nilsen K; Vazirani J; Borg B; Levvey B; Snell G; Plit M; Tonga K, 2023, '(297) Oscillometry Resistance Parameters Elucidate Obstructive Physiology in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction Phenotypes: Results from a Multi-Centre Cross-Sectional Study', The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 42, pp. S141 - S142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1601

Stone E; Irving LB; Tonga KO; Thompson B, 2022, 'Sustaining the Australian respiratory workforce through the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping literature review', Internal Medicine Journal, 52, pp. 1115 - 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15718

Rutting S; Thamrin C; Cross TJ; King GG; Tonga KO, 2022, 'Fixed Airflow Obstruction in Asthma: A Problem of the Whole Lung Not of Just the Airways', Frontiers in Physiology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.898208

Rutting S; Tonga KO; King GG, 2022, 'Toward explaining fixed airflow obstruction in asthma', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 149, pp. 890 - 892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2021.12.784

Durack T; Chapman DG; Rutting S; Thamrin C; King GG; Tonga KO, 2021, 'Dynamic compliance and reactance in older non-smokers with asthma and fixed airflow obstruction', European Respiratory Journal, 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.04400-2020

Rutting S; Xenaki D; Reddy KD; Baraket M; Chapman DG; King GG; Oliver BG; Tonga KO, 2021, 'Airway smooth muscle cells from severe asthma patients with fixed airflow obstruction are responsive to steroid and bronchodilator treatment in vitro', ERJ Open Research, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00117-2021

Darley D; Matthews G; Dore G; Wilhelm K; Plit M; Stone E; Byrne A; Tonga K; Andresen D; Kelleher A; Cysique L; Cunningham P; Brew B, 2021, 'Persistent symptoms up to four months after community and hospital- managed SARS- CoV- 2 infection', Medical Journal of Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50963

Rutting S; Chapman DG; Badal T; Sanai F; Zimmermann SC; Thamrin C; King GG; Tonga KO, 2021, 'Higher body mass index is associated with increased lung stiffness and less airway obstruction in individuals with asthma and fixed airflow obstruction', ERJ Open Research, 7, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00336-2020

Tang FSM; Rutting S; Farrow CE; Tonga KO; Watts J; Dame-Carrol JR; Bertolin A; King GG; Thamrin C; Chapman DG, 2020, 'Ventilation heterogeneity and oscillometry predict asthma control improvement following step-up inhaled therapy in uncontrolled asthma', Respirology, 25, pp. 827 - 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.13772

Tonga KO; Chapman DG; Farah CS; Oliver BG; Zimmermann SC; Milne S; Sanai F; Jetmalani K; Berend N; Thamrin C; King GG, 2020, 'Reduced lung elastic recoil and fixed airflow obstruction in asthma', Respirology, 25, pp. 613 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.13688

Reddy KD; Rutting S; Tonga K; Xenaki D; Simpson JL; McDonald VM; Plit M; Malouf M; Zakarya R; Oliver BG, 2020, 'Sexually dimorphic production of interleukin-6 in respiratory disease', Physiological Reports, 8, pp. e14459, http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14459

Rutting S; Mahadev S; Tonga KO; Bailey DL; Dame Carroll JR; Farrow CE; Thamrin C; Chapman DG; King GG, 2020, 'Obesity alters the topographical distribution of ventilation and the regional response to bronchoconstriction', Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 128, pp. 168 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00482.2019

Oliver B; Tonga K; Darley D; Rutting S; Zhang X; Chen H; Wang G, 2019, 'COPD treatment choices based on blood eosinophils: Are we there yet?', Breathe, 15, pp. 318 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0254-2019

Zimmermann SC; Tonga KO; Thamrin C, 2019, 'Dismantling airway disease with the use of new pulmonary function indices', European Respiratory Review, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0122-2018

Tonga KO; Berend N; Thamrin C; Farah CS; Jetmalani K; Chapman DG; King GG, 2019, 'Lung elastic recoil and ventilation heterogeneity of diffusion-dependent airways in older people with asthma and fixed airflow obstruction', European Respiratory Journal, 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01028-2018

Milne S; Huvanandana J; Nguyen C; Duncan JM; Chapman DG; Tonga KO; Zimmermann SC; Slattery A; King GG; Thamrin C, 2019, 'Time-based pulmonary features from electrical impedance tomography demonstrate ventilation heterogeneity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease', Journal of Applied Physiology, 127, pp. 1441 - 1452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00304.2019

Tonga KO; King GG; Farah CS; Thamrin C; Tang FS; Santos J; Sharma P; Chapman DG; Oliver BG, 2018, 'Steroid insensitive fixed airflow obstruction is not related to airway inflammation in older non-smokers with asthma', Respiratory Research, 19, pp. 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-018-0880-2

Tonga K, 2017, 'In vitro and in vivo functional residual comparisons between multiple breath nitrogen washout devices.', ERJ Open Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00011-2017

Tonga KO; Robinson PD; Farah CS; King GG; Thamrin C, 2017, 'In vitro and in vivo functional residual capacity comparisons between multiplebreath nitrogen washout devices', ERJ Open Research, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00011-2017

Heuser P; Tonga K; Hopkins R; Henderson M; Weatherall M; Metcalfe S; Beasley R, 2004, 'Specific oral contraceptive use and venous thromboemolism resulting in hospital admission', New Zealand Medical Journal, 117

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