Stories Collection
- Study objectives: To emphasize epidemiologic, clinical, or radiologic characteristics...
- Multiple complications associated with mechanical ventilation mandate that clinicians...
- In recent years, considerable advances have been made in treating primary pulmonary h...
- Objectives: To assess whether an initial treatment with nasal continuous positive air...
- Study objectives: In a previous study published by our group, six out of nine subject...
- Purpose: Extracellular free iron, or iron bound to ferritin, may promote oxidative in...
- Abbreviations: MET= metabolic equivalent; MI = myocardial infarction
(CHEST 1998; ...
- Measuring the Value of Specialist Care
During 5 years of general surgery training,...
- Background: Previous studies have suggested an association between Sleep Apnea Syndro...
- Study objective: In this study, the efficacy and safety of triamcinolone acetonide (T...
- Study objectives: To determine normative values for superior vena cava (SVC) length a...
- Study objective: To determine whether alveolar volume ([V.sub.A]) measured during the...
- Fenfluramine derivatives (Fds) are a well-established risk factor for primary pulmona...
- An especially disturbing characteristic of the recent tuberculosis (TB) epidemic was ...
- Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the accuracy and complications of ...
- Study objective: Patients with acute asthma often have difficulty using a conventiona...
- Study objective: Data concerning inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) on pediatric ARDS is rare...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:919-922)
A 39-year-old woman with a history of severe migraine he...
- Plasma serotonin levels are markedly elevated in patients with primary pulmonary hype...
- Exposure to asbestos causes important benign and malignant intrathoracic disease. Dis...
- Purpose: It is the purpose of this study to compare pulmonary and aortic blood flow m...
- Study objectives: The efficacy of inverse ratio ventilation in ARDS is not clear. Fur...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:923-92 7)
A 57-year-old man presented to a local hospital with ri...
- The characteristic arteriopathy of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) with attendan...
- Just About Ready for Prime Time
According the English dictionary on my bookshelf, ...
- Background: The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is a challenging medical problem....
- Study objective: Elevated pulmonary vascular resistance is a risk factor in heart tra...
- Study objectives: Improved understanding of the phenotypic characteristics of small c...
- Postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema (PPE) is a rarely reported form of acute lung injur...
- Background: We have shown previously increased expression of the potent vasoconstrict...
- Contemporary physicians are extremely dependent upon laboratory testing to help guide...
- Study objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the role of complement compo...
- Objective: Studies on the effects of digoxin in patients with right ventricular failu...
- Background and objectives: Continuous albuterol nebulization (CAN) is a therapeutic m...
- Study Objectives: This study reports a classic case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (...
- Our laboratory has focused on the increased activity of an endogenous vascular elasta...
- Weaning from mechanical ventilation (MV) can be defined as the process of abruptly or...
- Study Objectives: Recurrent chylothorax as a complication of lymphoma has had unsatis...
- The incidence of the sepsis syndrome has increased dramatically in the last few decad...
- We present a case of paradoxical clinical deterioration during antituberculosis thera...
- COPD currently ranks 12th among the conditions that contribute to the global burden o...
- Study objective: We set the hypothesis that follow-up surveys of occupational asthma ...
- Study objectives: To examine the incidence and consequences of atrial arrhythmias in ...
- Study objective: To examine the impact of the timing of tracheotomy on the duration o...
- This is the case of a patient with metastatic disease diagnosed 40 years after a radi...
- This issue of CHEST contains a nonrandomized study report from Mer and collaborators ...
- Study objectives: Airway narrowing causes alterations in the shape of an exhaled aero...
- Background: The murmur of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) increases in...
- Study objectives: Noise levels in the hospital setting are exceedingly high, especial...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:610-613)
In developing countries, scientific and medical research...
- The following describes a patient on a stable regimen of warfarin who developed sever...
- I am troubled when I make rounds in critical care units today because of the grotesqu...
- Objective: There are several reports of documented adverse cardiac effects during tre...
- Objectives: This study was designed to observe left ventricular filling by Doppler ec...
- Study objective: To determine whether the use of continuous IV sedation is associated...
- Study objective: Evaluate the use of mediastinoscopy in the surgical diagnosis and tr...
- Five patients are reported who have pleural effusion and pyogenic vertebral osteomyel...
- The indications for tracheotomy in ventilator-dependent patients were clear 35 years ...
- Background: Cigarette smoking is the cardinal cause of COPD, but only a relatively sm...
- Study objectives: To compare cardiac troponin I (cTnI), cardiac troponin T (cTnT), an...
- Study objective: To determine the diagnostic yield of histologic specimens obtained b...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:618-620)
A 71-year-old Filipino man presented after a 16-h airpla...
- Primary cardiac sarcomas carry a dismal prognosis with no known curative therapy usin...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:119S-122S)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)...
- When I talk about sarcoidosis, I am invariably asked, "What causes it?" I have to adm...
- Background: Varicella pneumonia that results in respiratory failure or progresses to ...
- Objective: To determine the effect of preoperative therapy with angiotensin-convertin...
- Study objectives: Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) has been proposed to improv...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:621-623)
A 68-year-old man presented with lethargy and confusion....
- In "Pathophysiology of Cardiac Tamponade" by David H. Spodick, MD, DSc, FCCP (CHEST 1...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:123S-124S)
A number of options are available to prevent postopera...
- Objective: To assess the effect on [FEV.sub.1] and clinical outcomes of adding ipratr...
- Study objective: To delineate the course of serum adenosine deaminase (s-ADA) in pati...
- Background: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inactivates bradykinin and tachykinin...
- We have reported previously that there is a high incidence of hemothorax and substant...
- Air bags have been shown to decrease mortality from automobile accidents. Herein is a...
- By Arthur L. Caplan. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998, 241 pp, $24.95
T...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:125S-129S)
The risks of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonar...
- Background: Patient evaluation of asthma severity and medication needs is mostly base...
- Study objectives: To study the epidemiologic and clinical features of blastomycosis i...
- Study objective: To evaluate the usefulness of high-resolution CT (HRCT) for monitori...
- Objectives: Nitric oxide (NO), a highly reactive species produced by the activity of ...
- A 35-year-old Chinese woman initially presented with histologically and bacteriologic...
- Study objective: Aerosolized [[Beta].sub.2]-agonists have been associated with increa...
- Study objective: To determine predictors of mortality from pulmonary infiltrates in n...
- Study objective: We compared the long-term efficacy of the combination of colchicine ...
- Study objective: Patients with cystic fibrosis use disposable jet nebulizers for the ...
- This article reports a case of acute community-acquired pneumonia due to Aspergillus ...
- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS([dagger])
1. Cough can (a) be an important defense mechan...
- Study objective: To examine trends in asthma prevalence in the Province of Saskatchew...
- Background: Exhaled oral nitric oxide (NO), a reported marker of inflammation in the ...
- Study objective: To evaluate the validity of a state-of-the-art computerized planimet...
- The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recently published updated guide...
- Adult enuresis is an unusual symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although it is...
- The [Beta]-agonists are the most widely prescribed drugs for the treatment of airways...
- Study objectives: The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between ...
- Study objective: To validate a noninvasive first-pass radionuclide ventriculographic ...
- Study objective: We analyze the within-subject variation of mouth occlusion pressure ...
- Study objectives: We designed and performed a survey to assess the roles and knowledg...
- A 36-year-old man with a history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy presented...
- Framing the Issues
(CHEST 1998; 114:1S)
In the cycle of the Aspen Lung Conferen...
- The article by Sing and colleagues in this issue of CHEST (see page 315) suggests an ...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:29S-30S)
Pulmonary artery (PA) smooth muscle cell (SMC) prolifera...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:39S)
Altered pulmonary vascular reactivity secondary to increased...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:53S-55S)
Nitric oxide (NO) is a highly reactive gas that produces...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:67S)
Monocrotaline (MCT) administration is known to chronically c...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:99S)
Prostacyclin synthase (PGIS) is the final committed enzymati...
- Study objective: To determine the clinical and radiographic findings of nontuberculou...
- Study objectives: To validate a previously developed multisystem organ failure (MSOF)...
- Study objectives: Asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals are increasingly recruited fo...
- This is a report of an unusual case of left, predominantly upper lobe, pulmonary edem...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:1S-6S)
The pulmonary circulation is unique in that it is adapted ...
- Background: Reduced muscle aerobic capacity in COPD patients has been demonstrated in...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:30S-31 S)
Peptidases hydrolyze bioactive peptides that are potent...
- Study objectives: To examine the characteristics of peripheral lung adenocarcinomas d...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:55S-57S)
In late 1967, a Swiss physician, Gurtner, noted a dramat...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:67S)
Left lung autotransplantation (LLA) results in significant a...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:80S-82S)
Epoprostenol (prostaglandin [I.sub.2], prostacyclin) is ...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:100S)
Although inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) causes selective pulmon...
- Study objectives: To determine the clinical significance of Candida sp isolated from ...
- Objective: To evaluate the incidence and risk factors for catheter-related central ve...
- Objectives: New minimally invasive approaches for cardiac surgical procedures are con...
- A patient with pericardial tamponade secondary to malignant pericardial effusion unde...
- Since the development of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) in 1978,[1] initial ...
- We used video microscopy to record alveolar capillary networks on the surface of isol...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:31S-33S)
The smooth muscle myosins are hexameric proteins compose...
- The pathogenesis of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is unknown, although familie...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:68S)
Expression of endothelial cell-derived tissue plasminogen ac...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:82S-90S)
The severity of chronic forms of pulmonary hypertension ...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:100S-101S)
Gene transfer to the pulmonary circulation represents ...
- Study objectives: Recently, pulmonologists have performed thoracoscopy under local an...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:295-306)
Key words: angiofollicular lymph Castleman's disease; giant...
- The leukotriene receptor antagonist zafirlukast (Accolate; Zeneca Pharmaceuticals; Wi...
- Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is a type of adenocarcinoma of the lung that remai...
- Complex vascular geometry, blood flow pulsatility, and variations in blood delivery r...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:68S-69S)
The immature bovine pulmonary circulation is uniquely su...
- Twenty-four patients required an intra-aortic balloon pump placed through the aortic ...
- (CHEST 1998; 114-101S-106S)
There are excellent data implicating right ventricular...
- Objectives: To ascertain the frequency and to describe the clinical and biochemical f...
- Study objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of IV infus...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:307-308)
A 40-year-old man is brought to your office by his wife,...
- An Observation in Two Patients Treated With Epoprostenol Sodium
Continuous intravenou...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:6S)
The development of the pulmonary circulation has been studied...
- Study objective: To evaluate the influence of oral anabolic steroids on body mass ind...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:34S-35S)
Emerging evidence suggests that pulmonary artery medial ...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:45S)
There has been persistent speculation that oxidant stress is...
- Study objectives: To characterize acute changes in the dynamic, passive mechanical pr...
- Study objective: The preoperative cardiopulmonary risk index (CPRI) is a multifactori...
- Background: Anomalous origin of coronary arteries (AOCA) is a rare congenital disease...
- Study objective: To evaluate the role of intrapleural fibrinolytic treatment (IPFT) i...
- Background: Although the indications for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) h...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:309-310)
A 35-year-old woman presented with a several-month histo...
- Postmortem examination of the lungs of a patient with advanced AIDS who had developed...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:22S-24S)
Maintenance of normal intracellular/extracellular [Na.su...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:35S)
The pulmonary vasculature undergoes remodeling after hypoxic...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:45S-46S)
Structural changes accompanying the development of pulmo...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:63S-64S)
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor elicited...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:69S)
The pulmonary vasculature undergoes dramatic changes in stru...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:90S-91S)
Inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), or th...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:106S-111S)
The task of a meeting summarizer is to provide a persp...
- The goal of this study was to compare the effectiveness of three treatments aiming to...
- Objectives: Thrombin generated at sites of vascular injury not only participates in t...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:311-314)
A 55-year-old man underwent quadruple vessel coronary ar...
- Diagnosis and successful therapy for primary cutaneous zygomycosis (mucormycosis) tha...
- As lung transplantation has become increasingly accepted in the management of end-sta...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:25S-28S)
In recent years, it has been demonstrated that hypoxia-i...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:35S-36S)
Pulmonary vascular tone is regulated by endothelial-deri...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:46S-50S)
The adaptive response to oxygen deprivation involves mul...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:64S-65S)
Among mammalian cells, vascular endothelial cells (EC) a...
- (CHEST 1998; 114:91S)
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide with...
- Study objectives: To evaluate the histocompatibility of four different materials used...
- Practice guidelines, although important in promoting quality, can also be harmful if ...
- Therapies that block the actions of interleukin-1 (IL-1) or tumor necrosis factor alp...
- Study objectives: To examine the main therapeutic response patterns to high doses of ...
- Background/objectives: Patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism associated w...
- Purpose: To examine the individual and joint effect of various pretreatment clinical ...
- Study objective: At the present time, talc administered either as a slurry or an aero...
- Clinical and pathologic findings are presented of the first reported case in the Engl...
- Formal methods for the development of clinical practice guidelines have emerged to ad...
- The early-onset hospital pulmonary Gram-negative infections may respond to ciprofloxa...
- Study objective: To discriminate the effects of body fat reduction on improvements in...
- Study objectives: This study was conducted to examine if the use of multiplane transe...
- Objectives: To evaluate etiology, bacteriology, stage of disease, treatment, and outc...
- A diagnosis of severe obstructive sleep apnea was made after a 52-year-old hypertensi...
- Do we need biomedical research? The answer unequivocally has to be yes. Basic and cli...
- Study objectives: To compare arterial blood gas (ABG) and pulmonary gas exchange vari...
- Study objectives: We reviewed our short- (30 days) and long-term (up to 17 years) exp...
- Methods: Twenty-four consecutive patients aged 36 to 84 years (mean, 63.3 [+ or -] 12...
- The objective of this focused review is to describe the rationale, methods, and poten...
- By Russell D. Hull, MBBS, Gary E. Raskob, MSc, and Graham F. Pineo, MD. Armonk, New Y...
- Oxygen therapy works miracles in the hypoxic patient through multiple mechanisms. The...
- Interpretation of symptom-limited exercise testing requires analysis of a large body ...
- Study objective: The present study was performed to determine the influence of a peri...
- Objective: To study the use of emergency department (ED) femoro-femoral cardiopulmona...
- Background and methods: Peak oxygen consumption is a commonly accepted criterion in p...
- Gabriel G. Haddad and George Lister, eds. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc, 1996, 1,024 p...
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequent complication of advanced COPD. It is define...
- Objective: Evaluate the reliability and validity of a new version of the University o...
- Background: Bronchoscopy is frequently used to assess invasion of esophageal cancer i...