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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), an inflammatory lung disease of unknown etiology...
Case Report and Review of the Literature Mycoplasma hominis is a commensal of humans....
The host defense response (HDR) to an insult consists of an interactive network of si...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetically inherited disease that involves the GI and pulm...
Insights into airway epithelial ion transport, an important component of lung defense...
Therapeutic and diagnostic aspiration of Echinococcus granulosus liver cysts, but not...
In 1837, Hans Christian Anderson wrote a fairy tale about a boy who unwittingly expos...
Despite the progress in antimicrobial therapy pneumonia still has a high morbidity an...
The pH of malignant and parapneumonic effusions has important prognostic and diagnost...
A 57-year-old man with a history of exposure to silica for 32 years presented with pl...
Locally invasive or disseminated Aspergillus infection remains an important cause of ...
Patients with chronic underlying illnesses such as COPD have an increased risk for re...
Tuberculosis treatment is based on the administration of a combination of antitubercu...
(CHEST 1997; 112:1363-96) Key words: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; dyspnea; ...
Superior vena cave (SVC) obstruction most often is a complication of malignant tumors...
End-stage lung disease is the common final pathway for a number of chronic pulmonary ...
Asthma traditionally has been considered a reversible disease of airflow obstruction,...
Key words: asthma; atopy; genetics (CHEST 1997; 112:1397-1408) Abbreviations: [[Beta]...
This is an uncommon case of a patient who developed pneumopericardium while being tre...
Chronic allograft rejection (CR) after lung transplantation (LT) is manifested by a "...
Airway inflammation characterized by eosinophil infiltration into the airway underlie...
(CHEST 1997; 112:1409-16) Key words: cardiopulmonary bypass; coronary bypass; minimal...
Eosinophils have been identified as important inflammatory cells involved in liver an...
Increased use of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids has focused greater attention on t...
Adequate treatment of patients with unexplained shock requires accurate and prompt ev...
(CHEST 1997; 112:1417-18) A 26-year-old bisexual man tested positive for HIV antib...
Despite advances in the critical care of ARDS patients, mortality is still high, exce...
Several epidemiologic studies have shown that the prevalence of arterial hypertension...
(CHEST 1997; 112:1419-22) A 47-year-old previously healthy man became acutely shor...
The incidence of diffuse bronchiectasis (DB), defined as permanent dilatation associa...
Systematic oxygenation and pulmonary vascular resistance are improved in children wit...
Cancer is generally considered to be a contraindication for pulmonary transplantation...
It is highly appropriate that there is a crescendo of editorials in the medical liter...
Pleuropulmonary complications due to nontyphoid strains of Salmonella have been recog...
Ventilatory failure may be defined as the inability to match minute ventilation (VE) ...
Lung cancer which is the most prevalent malignancy worldwide, is the leading cause of...
Five patients had a solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura; a well-known but rare entit...
The prognosis for patients with carcinoma of the esophagus remains poor despite the r...
The intrathoracic staging of lung cancer involves assessment of the primary tumor and...
The surgical management of pulmonary metastases remains controversial, as no randomiz...
Objective: To determine the success rate and correlates of ambulatory peak expiratory...
In patients with disseminated nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors (NSTGCT), a...
Objective: To determine the predictors of outcome in cardiac surgical patients with p...
The optimal aerobic training intensity for conditioning cardiac patients ranges from ...
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), is a rodentborne, acute, often fulminant cardior...
Thoracoscopy is an excellent means for staging esophageal cancer. Staging of esophage...
Lung cancer mortality rates in women have dramatically increased since 1950, and 1987...
Background and objectives: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) improves ventilatory ...
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation is to determine the characteristics of the...
Study objective: To assess the relations among right ventricular (RV) pressures and v...
We report a case of cardiac tamponade resulting in death following minimally invasive...
Bronchoscopic balloon dilatation (BBD) using angioplasty balloon catheters has been e...
Over the past decade and a half, several strategies have been developed to improve th...
Lung cancer staging, based on anatomic extent of disease and described by the TNM sta...
Study objective: To evaluate the long-term stability of improvements in exercise capa...
Study objective: To differentiate the cardiopulmonary profile of portopulmonary hyper...
Study objective: To investigate the epidemiology of infection by Acinetobacter bauman...
A 73-year-old woman is referred for assessment of chronic cough, sputum production, d...
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is characterized by deposition of calcium pho...
This is a demonstrable case report and discussion of recent trends in neoadjuvant the...
Because small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is very responsive to chemotherapy, an attempt ...
Webster's Third New International Dictionary defines conflict of interest as "a confl...
Purpose: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has shown promise for treating patients...
Study objective: Many persons with asthma self-medicate with widely available and pot...
Purpose: To compare the performance of an in-line heat moisture exchanging filter (HM...
A 71-year-old nonsmoking woman presented to the surgical unit wit a 16-h history of u...
Erosion of an automatic internal cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) patch into the lin...
Surgical resection remains the preferred treatment, when possible, in patients with n...
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) occurs almost exclusively in smokers and represents 15 ...
As with most bodily functions, sleep deteriorates as we age. Although the elderly spe...
Background: There is controversy over whether colonization with drug-resistant organi...
Study objective: To assess the relevance of sputum production to pulmonary function, ...
Study objectives: Previously we have shown that optimal pulmonary gas exchange can be...
A 77-year-old man presented to the hospital complaining of sudden onset of right arm ...
Probably, all of us need to improve our eating habits, but this truth is harder to sw...
Preoperative evaluation of patients being considered for pulmonary resection is a com...
The role of thoracic radiation therapy in the management of limited-stage small cell ...
Among those who treat patients with advanced liver disease, the problem of "pulmonary...
Objectives: Hyperlipidemia due to standard immunosuppressive agents occurs commonly f...
Study objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether intermittent positive...
Study objective: To characterize the inflammation observed in amiodarone-induced pneu...
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is thought of by most physicians as a disease of children. Advan...
This is a compendium of excellent reviews that pertain to the genetic basis of common...
Thoracic radiotherapy has been widely use in patients with non-small cell lung cancer...
The complexity of modern ICUs and the patients they serve, along with the escalating ...
Study objective: To assess the potential health and cost effects of initial testing w...
Background: Habitual smoking of alkaloidal cocaine (crack) has been reported to be as...
Ischemic myocardium undergoes many physiologic changes, including alterations in cont...
Herein is a report of an adult case of primary HIV infection with cytomegalovirus coi...
Background: While intense controversy exists regarding screening for breast, colorect...
Therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma is in a transitional stage. Recent trials ...
In the previous issue of CHEST, Barker and associates[1] reported plasma levels follo...
Study objective: We evaluated bronchoscopic tumor appearance and tumor location as de...
Background and study objectives: Comparison of tidal and forced expiratory flow-volum...
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment. Limita...
A case of cavitary lung disease caused by Fusarium solani in a lung transplant recipi...
Mesothelioma is a rare disease for which neither single modality nor bimodality thera...
Objective: To evaluate the patients' individual characteristics predictive of the deg...
Purpose: To evaluate the value of adjuvant postoperative external-beam radiation (EBR...
Study objective: To evaluate the effects of a new respiratory management protocol on ...
Exercise testing with gas exchange measurements, added to monitoring of the ECG and B...
A patient presented with chest pain, fever, and chills and developed a large pleural ...
A 57-year-old man with dysphagia was found to have a distal esophageal cancer. The tu...
Radiology and surgery are not competing but are complementary modalities in the care ...
This articles reviews the indications, techniques, and results of brachytherapy in th...
Background: Assessment of quality of life has become an increasingly important aspect...
Study objective: our previous report demonstrated that there was impairment of local ...
Study objectives: To determine the usefulness of serial measurements of the rapid-sha...
A case of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) with an original present...
The standard approach to the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) involves reco...
Study objectives: IV pentamidine therapy in HIV-infected patients has been associated...
Objective: Patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and echocardiographic signs of right...
Background: Initial investigations demonstrated a deficiency of glutathione (GSH) in ...
Vinorelbine tartrate (Navelbine [Burroughs Wellcome Research Triangle Park, NC; Pierr...
A little over a decade ago, passive humidifiers, commonly called "artificial noses," ...
Selected patients with solitary metastases from non-small cell lung cancer can benefi...
Objective: To develop a prognostic clinical index for adults with chronic stable asth...
Study objective: To establish an updated classification for near-drowning and drownin...
Objective: To find out the late pulmonary sequelae of sulfur mustard gas inhalation i...
Key words: coronary angioplasty; coronary artery disease; myocardial infarction; thro...
Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) results from oropharyngeal or cervical inf...
The role of respiratory tract infections (RTI) in the evolution of acute exacerbation...
Study objective: To evaluate the relationship between nosocomial infections and clini...
Objective: We sought to determine the current practice habits among clinicians treati...
In the year 1868, Thomas Gibson Bowles launched one of the most successful society ma...
Objectives: This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the do...
Background: Recent study of the inflammatory reactions occurring during and after car...
Background: Prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with high morbidity, ...
Study objectives: We sought to determine the adaptability and effectiveness of a new ...
Objectives: To ascertain how long 120 mg/kg [alpha.sub.1]-antitrypsin concentrate ([A...
Study objectives: The purpose of this report is to review our experience with multipl...
Objective: To examine whether the early response to inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a m...
A previously healthy 23-year-old man presented to his primary care physician with a 1...
Study objective: To develop and validate a brief, computer-scannable, self-administer...
Study objectives: To determine the optimal number of pleural biopsy (PLBX) specimens ...
Objectives: To review the first 50 patients to receive extracorporeal membrane oxygen...
A 36-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of an abnormal chest radiograph. On p...
Study objective: The role of nocturnal noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPP...
Introduction: It has long been believed that pleural fluid must be directly aspirated...
Study objective: To determine whether patient transport out of the ICU is associated ...
Two patients with massive pulmonary embolism (PE) presented with generalized seizures...
Many physicians are familiar with The Death of Ivan Ilych,[1] Leo Tolstoy's short nov...
Study objectives: To compare anthropomorphic, nocturnal polysomnographic (PSG), and m...
We did a retrospective study in 12 patients with iatrogenic tracheal or tracheobronch...
Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is often associated with angina-like chest pain,...
In the 1930s a number of deaths were observed I during submarine escape training in t...
Study objective: The development of right ventricular (RV) hypertrophy in emphysema i...
In a retrospective study, we tested the hypothesis that anticoagulant therapy with wa...
Chronic nonneoplastic lung diseases that impair pulmonary oxygenation while increasin...
Mechanical ventilation of patients with severe asthma is associated with elevated air...
Exemplary life-support devices such as the Emerson Iron Lung, Models 3-PV and IMV Ven...
Study objective: We report on the incremental costs associated with improvements in h...
Study objective: To assess the characteristics of airway inflammation in patients wit...
Pulmonary emphysema is very uncommon in children in the first decade of life. The few...
Study objectives: We conducted a retrospective study on patients with acute myocardia...
Study objective: Obtain descriptive data on the use of home oxygen by Medicare benefi...
Objectives: Hemoptysis, an important and alarming symptom, often indicates serious di...
Primary anterior mediastinal neoplasms comprise a diverse group of tumors and account...
Torsade de pointes is a well-established toxic effect of sotalol hydrochloride. In a ...
Study objectives: Nitric oxide (NO), a gas produced by cells lining the respiratory t...
Study objective: To test the hypothesis that individuals chronically noncompliant wit...
Study objective: To evaluate histologic, microbiological, and clinical criteria in th...
In recent years, the emerging concept of bronchial inflammation as a prominent histop...
The incidence of complications following thoracoscopy is approximately 10%, the most ...
Background: Marijuana and alkaloidal cocaine ("crack") are the two most commonly smok...
Objective: To investigate the incidence, clinical features, and treatment of tubercul...
Study objective: To establish a histologic diagnosis of pneumonia by consensus of a p...
A 56-year-old woman underwent plication with U-stitches by thoracoscopic surgery for ...
Patients with respiratory failure and poor pulmonary compliance requiring high levels...
Background: Lung clearance of [Tc.sup.99m]-labeled diethylenetriamine pentaacetate (D...
Background: Institutional variation in the quality of medical care may be evaluated b...
Study objectives: To compare the plasma concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) wit...
A 72-year-old man is admitted to the ICU because of progressive obtundation, neck sti...
A case of chronic lithoptysis with unusual features was undiagnosed for 20 years. The...
Study objective: To investigate the short-term effects of inhaled salmeterol on the p...
Study objectives: To compare the efficacy of two sequential therapy regimens of IV ce...
Objective: To determine the effects of sepsis on breathing pattern and weaning outcom...
(CHEST 1997; 112:535-37) A 76-year-old man had a nodule, shown on a chest radiogra...
The intellectual ferment that is transforming vascular medicine and surgery depends o...
In 1913, Anitschkow first described the development of atherosclerotic vascular lesio...
Patients with COPD who fulfill the diagnostic criteria of chronic bronchitis have bee...
Objective: To compare the probability of cancer in a solitary pulmonary nodule using ...
Study objective: To investigate the effect of short-term inhalation of nitric oxide (...
A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a 4-day history of watery diarrhe...
Both the heart and the lungs reside within the same cavity. This cohabitation is not ...
In this issue of CHEST, Torres and colleagues report that both metered-dose inhaler (...
Patients presenting to the emergency departments (EDs) with acute exacerbations of as...
CT-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of suspicious lung masses is a widel...
Study objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of metered-dose inhaler (MDI) alb...
Objective: To describe our experience with 6 patients and to review the current liter...
In this issue of CHEST, Sorkine and colleagues report on the effects of selective dig...
Study objective: We hypothesized that the radiographic distribution of disease is imp...
We evaluated the change in the percentage of cells of donor origin in pleural fluid o...
Objective: To evaluate the effects of gut decontamination on endotoxin, tumor necrosi...
An 11-year-old girl was evaluated for chest pain, and chest radiographic findings of ...
It is not surprising that the recent controversy surrounding the value of the Swan-Ga...
Background: This study investigates the long-term benefits of pulmonary rehabilitatio...
Objective: Symptomatic malignant pleural effusions are common sequelae in patients wi...
Objective: To evaluate the accuracy of a flow-proportional delivery system and the pa...