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Contents: Volume 103/Number 4/April, 1993 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

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	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

Is chest CT performed too often?
AF DiMarco and B Briones Chest Apr 1993: 985–986. [PDF]

Asthma, lymphocytes, and dendritic cells
MW Frampton Chest Apr 1993: 986–987. [PDF]

Cardiovascular alterations in heat stroke
ZA Vera and CE Cross Chest Apr 1993: 987–988. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Mast cells in fibrotic lung disorders
A Pesci, G Bertorelli, M Gabrielli, and D Olivieri Chest Apr 1993: 989–996. [Abstract] [PDF]

Intraepithelial dendritic cells and selective activation of Th2-like lymphocytes in patients with atopic asthma
A Bellini, E Vittori, M Marini, V Ackerman, and S Mattoli Chest Apr 1993: 997–1005. [Abstract] [PDF]

Cardiac arrhythmias during performance of the flow-volume loop
CL Fields, RP Byrd, Jr, MA Ossorio, TM Roy, MJ Michaels, and RL Vogel Chest Apr 1993: 1006–1009. [Abstract] [PDF]

The restaging of responding patients with limited small cell lung cancer. Is it really useful?
R Feld, J Pater, PJ Goodwin, R Grossman, P Coy, and N Murray Chest Apr 1993: 1010–1016. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pilot study of cardiopulmonary risk from pentoxifylline in adult respiratory distress syndrome
P Montravers, JY Fagon, C Gilbert, F Blanchet, A Novara, and J Chastre Chest Apr 1993: 1017–1022. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Comparison between bronchoalveolar lavage and telescoping plugged catheter cultures
P Jimenez, F Saldias, M Meneses, ME Silva, MG Wilson, and L Otth Chest Apr 1993: 1023–1027. [Abstract] [PDF]

Survival of patients undergoing Nd:YAG laser therapy compared with Nd:YAG laser therapy and brachytherapy for malignant airway disease
JM Shea, RP Allen, RS Tharratt, AL Chan, and AD Siefkin Chest Apr 1993: 1028–1031. [Abstract] [PDF]

Fast-computed tomographic evaluation of the effect of route of breathing on upper airway size and function in normal men
CD Burger, AW Stanson, BK Daniels, PF Sheedy, 2d, and JW Shepard, Jr Chest Apr 1993: 1032–1037. [Abstract] [PDF]

Energy balance in stable malnourished patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CF Ryan, JD Road, PA Buckley, C Ross, and JS Whittaker Chest Apr 1993: 1038–1044. [Abstract] [PDF]

Cardiorespiratory responses to incremental exercise in patients with asbestos-related pleural thickening and normal or slightly abnormal lung function
A Miller, A Bhuptani, MF Sloane, LK Brown, and AS Teirstein Chest Apr 1993: 1045–1050. [Abstract] [PDF]

Antibodies to collagen in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
G Nakos, A Adams, and N Andriopoulos Chest Apr 1993: 1051–1058. [Abstract] [PDF]

Relationships between characteristics of exposure to pigeon antigens. Clinical manifestations and humoral immune response
F Rodriguez de Castro, T Carrillo, R Castillo, C Blanco, F Diaz, and M Cuevas Chest Apr 1993: 1059–1063. [Abstract] [PDF]

Doppler-derived aortic maximal acceleration. A reliable index of left ventricular systolic function
O DuBourg, G Jondeau, A Beauchet, A Hardy, and JP Bourdarias Chest Apr 1993: 1064–1067. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of flecainide and propafenone on systolic performance in subjects with normal cardiac function
V Santinelli, M Arnese, I Oppo, C Matarazzi, S Maione, M Palma, and A Giunta Chest Apr 1993: 1068–1073. [Abstract] [PDF]

Exercise-induced silent myocardial ischemia in single vessel coronary artery disease associated with Q wave infarction. Assessment by thallium 201 single-photon emission computed tomography
Y Matsuda, T Yamagishi, A Satoh, M Nakatsuka, and J Maeda Chest Apr 1993: 1074–1079. [Abstract] [PDF]

Echocardiographic evaluation of pulmonary artery distensibility
TJ Pasierski, RC Starling, PF Binkley, and AC Pearson Chest Apr 1993: 1080–1083. [Abstract] [PDF]

"Infective" myocardial infarction
A Blum, S Sclarovsky, and E Rechavia Chest Apr 1993: 1084–1086. [Abstract] [PDF]

Use of BCG vaccine in shelters for the homeless. A decision analysis
MD Nettleman Chest Apr 1993: 1087–1090. [Abstract] [PDF]

The influence of respiratory acid-base status on adult pulmonary vascular resistance before and after cardiopulmonary bypass
DA Fullerton, LE Kirson, JA St Cyr, JD Albert, and GJ Whitman Chest Apr 1993: 1091–1095. [Abstract] [PDF]

Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in adult cystic fibrosis patients
ML Aitken, W Burke, G McDonald, C Wallis, B Ramsey, and C Nolan Chest Apr 1993: 1096–1099. [Abstract] [PDF]

Elevated D dimer in the lungs and blood of patients with sarcoidosis
RL Perez, A Duncan, RL Hunter, and GW Staton, Jr Chest Apr 1993: 1100–1106. [Abstract] [PDF]

Elevated concentrations of cross-linked fibrin degradation products in plasma. An early marker of gram-negative bacteremia
SR Deitcher and PR Eisenberg Chest Apr 1993: 1107–1112. [Abstract] [PDF]

Tetracycline and doxycycline inhibit pleural fluid metalloproteinases. A possible mechanism for chemical pleurodesis
AN Hurewitz, CL Wu, P Mancuso, and S Zucker Chest Apr 1993: 1113–1117. [Abstract] [PDF]

Cerebral hemodynamics in obstructive sleep apnea
M Siebler and A Nachtmann Chest Apr 1993: 1118–1119. [Abstract] [PDF]

Stability of blood gases in ice and at room temperature
HP Liss and CP Payne, Jr Chest Apr 1993: 1120–1122. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and toluene diisocyanate. Long-term change in sensitized asthmatic subjects
PL Paggiaro, B Vagaggini, FL Dente, E Bacci, L Bancalari, M Carrara, A Di Franco, D Giannini, and C Giuntini Chest Apr 1993: 1123–1128. [Abstract] [PDF]

Performance of a reservoir nasal cannula (Oxymizer) during sleep in hypoxemic patients with COPD
EM Hagarty, MS Skorodin, WM Stiers, MB Mamdani, JA Jessen, and EC Belingon Chest Apr 1993: 1129–1134. [Abstract] [PDF]

Cardiorespiratory fitness evaluation by the shuttle test in asthmatic subjects during aerobic training
SB Ahmaidi, AL Varray, AM Savy-Pacaux, and CG Prefaut Chest Apr 1993: 1135–1141. [Abstract] [PDF]

Reduction of lung diffusion for carbon monoxide in patients with lung carcinoma
SS Barreto, PA McClean, JP Szalai, and N Zamel Chest Apr 1993: 1142–1146. [Abstract] [PDF]

Snoring, hypertension, and the sleep apnea syndrome. An epidemiologic survey of middle-aged women
T Gislason, B Benediktsdottir, JK Bjornsson, G Kjartansson, M Kjeld, and H Kristbjarnarson Chest Apr 1993: 1147–1151. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pneumococcal bacteremia in three community teaching hospitals from 1980 to 1989
C Watanakunakorn, A Greifenstein, K Stroh, DG Jarjoura, D Blend, A Cugino, and AJ Ognibene Chest Apr 1993: 1152–1156. [Abstract] [PDF]

A new oxygen applicator for simultaneous mouth and nose breathing
D Kohler, M Knoch, C Sommerfeld, and H Muller Chest Apr 1993: 1157–1160. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of inspiratory flow rate alterations on gas exchange during mechanical ventilation in normal lungs. Efficiency of end-inspiratory pause
O Pillet, ML Choukroun, and Y Castaing Chest Apr 1993: 1161–1165. [Abstract] [PDF]

The effects of cigarette smoking on pulmonary hemodynamics
KM Skwarski, D Gorecka, P Sliwinski, JC Hogg, and W MacNee Chest Apr 1993: 1166–1172. [Abstract] [PDF]

Dynamic respiratory patterns after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
SM Shulman, T Chuter, and C Weissman Chest Apr 1993: 1173–1177. [Abstract] [PDF]

Allergen-induced recruitment of inflammatory cells in lavage 3 and 24 h after challenge in allergic asthmatic lungs
R Aalbers, HF Kauffman, B Vrugt, GH Koeter, and JG de Monchy Chest Apr 1993: 1178–1184. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of short-term oxygenation changes on acute lung injury patients undergoing pressure support ventilation
A Pesenti, N Rossi, A Calori, G Foti, and GP Rossi Chest Apr 1993: 1185–1189. [Abstract] [PDF]

Intrapleural streptokinase as adjunctive treatment for persistent empyema in pediatric patients
H Rosen, V Nadkarni, M Theroux, R Padman, and J Klein Chest Apr 1993: 1190–1193. [Abstract] [PDF]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality. A role for altitude
TR Cote, DF Stroup, DM Dwyer, JM Horan, and DE Peterson Chest Apr 1993: 1194–1197. [Abstract] [PDF]

Chest roentgenographic guidelines in the selection of patients for fiberoptic bronchoscopy
WJ Su, PY Lee, and RP Perng Chest Apr 1993: 1198–1201. [Abstract] [PDF]

Exposure to microorganisms associated with allergic alveolitis and febrile reactions to mold dust in farmers
P Malmberg, A Rask-Andersen, and L Rosenhall Chest Apr 1993: 1202–1209. [Abstract] [PDF]

Invasive evaluation of patients with heat stroke
NS Dahmash, SS al Harthi, and J Akhtar Chest Apr 1993: 1210–1214. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prediction of minimal pressure support during weaning from mechanical ventilation
SD Nathan, AM Ishaaya, SK Koerner, and MJ Belman Chest Apr 1993: 1215–1219. [Abstract] [PDF]

A computer-controlled ventilator weaning system. A clinical trial
JH Strickland, Jr and JH Hasson Chest Apr 1993: 1220–1226. [Abstract] [PDF]

Controlled trial of a continuous irrigation suction catheter vs conventional intermittent suction catheter in clearing bronchial secretions from ventilated patients
JO Isea, D Poyant, C O'Donnell, LJ Faling, J Karlinsky, and BR Celli Chest Apr 1993: 1227–1230. [Abstract] [PDF]

Preoperative and intraoperative factors associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation. A study in patients following major abdominal vascular surgery
C Jayr, MA Matthay, J Goldstone, WM Gold, and JP Wiener-Kronish Chest Apr 1993: 1231–1236. [Abstract] [PDF]

Acute cardiogenic shock in a 62-year-old man
HA Wilson, Jr, B Werbel, AS Hudspeth, and EF Haponik Chest Apr 1993: 1237–1238. [PDF]

Right-sided hemothorax and recurrent abdominal pain in a 34-year-old woman
MK Shepard, MC Mancini, GD Campbell, Jr, and R George Chest Apr 1993: 1239–1240. [PDF]

Arginine vasopressin induces endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of the pulmonary artery. V1-receptor-mediated production of nitric oxide
PR Evora, PJ Pearson, and HV Schaff Chest Apr 1993: 1241–1245. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diagnosis of unilateral mainstem bronchial obstruction following single- lung transplantation with routine spirometry
GR Neagos, FJ Martinez, GM Deeb, RL Wahl, MB Orringer, and JP Lynch, 3d Chest Apr 1993: 1255–1258. [Abstract] [PDF]

Euthanasia and assisted suicide. Ethics and politics
PB Terry Chest Apr 1993: 1259–1263. [PDF]

Restrictive chest bellows disease and frontometaphyseal dysplasia
E Lipson, T Ahmed, MH Kiel, and AD Chediak Chest Apr 1993: 1264–1265. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pneumatoceles causing respiratory compromise. Treatment by percutaneous decompression
LE Sewall, AI Franco, MM Wojtowycz, and JC McDermott Chest Apr 1993: 1266–1267. [Abstract] [PDF]

AIDS and malignant mesothelioma--is there a connection?
CA Behling, PL Wolf, and P Haghighi Chest Apr 1993: 1268–1269. [Abstract] [PDF]

Chronic respiratory failure due to bilateral vocal cord paralysis managed with nocturnal nasal positive pressure ventilation
KG Chetty, RL McDonald, RB Berry, and CK Mahutte Chest Apr 1993: 1270–1271. [Abstract] [PDF]

Resolution of severe intrapulmonary shunting after liver transplantation
SJ Schwarzenberg, DK Freese, WE Regelmann, PF Gores, RJ Boudreau, and WD Payne Chest Apr 1993: 1271–1273. [Abstract] [PDF]

Transient ST elevation and left ventricular asynergy associated with normal coronary artery in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
T Yasu, M Owa, N Omura, T Katsuki, and M Saito Chest Apr 1993: 1274–1275. [Abstract] [PDF]

Regression of cardiac insufficiency after ambulatory intravenous deferoxamine in thalassemia major
P Wacker, DS Halperin, D Balmer-Ruedin, I Oberhansli, and M Wyss Chest Apr 1993: 1276–1278. [Abstract] [PDF]

Ectopic intrapulmonary thyroid
T Bando, K Genka, K Ishikawa, M Kuniyoshi, and T Kuda Chest Apr 1993: 1278–1279. [Abstract] [PDF]

Antemortem diagnosis of an endomyocardial breast cancer metastasis by transvenous endomyocardial biopsy
EB Lieberman, J Arthur, C Steenbergen, and TM Bashore Chest Apr 1993: 1280–1281. [Abstract] [PDF]

Hemoptysis as a presentation of mild hemophilia A in an adult
JP Connolly Chest Apr 1993: 1281–1282. [Abstract] [PDF]

Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction following repair of pneumococcal mitral annular abscess
R Charney, ME Schwinger, R Brodman, H Spindola-Franco, E Levine, and S Moser Chest Apr 1993: 1283–1284. [Abstract] [PDF]

Giant esophageal varices. An unusual cause of a posterior mediastinal mass
SG Basheda, P O'Donovan, and JA Golish Chest Apr 1993: 1284–1285. [Abstract] [PDF]

Right upper lobe pulmonary edema caused by acute mitral regurgitation. Diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography
JM Roach, KC Stajduhar, and KG Torrington Chest Apr 1993: 1286–1288. [Abstract] [PDF]

Fatal obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract caused by low- profile bioprostheses in the mitral valve position
U Bortolotti, A Milano, V Tursi, M Minarini, G Thiene, and A Mazzucco Chest Apr 1993: 1288–1289. [Abstract] [PDF]

Minoxidil overdose
AR MacMillan, FJ Warshawski, and RA Steinberg Chest Apr 1993: 1290–1291. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary sequestration with primary blastomycosis. Failure of ketoconazole therapy after resection
RA Serneels, GS Marshall, J Wampler, D Miller, and G Adams Chest Apr 1993: 1291–1293. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary embolization and infarction. An iatrogenic complication of transcatheter embolization of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation with polyvinyl alcohol sponge
JN Kline, TJ Ryals, JR Galvin, CM Loftus, and JH Hunter Chest Apr 1993: 1293–1295. [Abstract] [PDF]

Lung carcinoma in a patient with Lucite sphere plombage thoracoplasty
RW Harland, M Sharma, and DY Rosenzweig Chest Apr 1993: 1295–1297. [Abstract] [PDF]

A life-threatening tracheal localization of lymphoma in a patient with AIDS
A Chaouat, P Fraisse, R Kessler, JM Lang, and E Weitzenblum Chest Apr 1993: 1297–1299. [Abstract] [PDF]

Adenosine-induced torsades de pointes
GR Harrington and EG Froelich Chest Apr 1993: 1299–1301. [Abstract] [PDF]

Treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma by endoscopic intracavitary instillation of ketoconazole
R Guleria, D Gupta, and SK Jindal Chest Apr 1993: 1301–1302. [Abstract] [PDF]

Expandable metallic stents applied to benign bronchostenosis
S Satoh, M Mori, and Y Inoue Chest Apr 1993: 1302–1303. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Current concepts in cerebral protection
BJ Kelly and JM Luce Chest Apr 1993: 1246–1254. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Noninvasive Face-Mask Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Guy W. Soo Hoo and Adrian J. Williams Chest Apr 1993: 1304. [PDF]

Noninvasive Face-Mask Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Acute Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Nabil Abou-Shala and G. Umberto Meduri Chest Apr 1993: 1304–1305. [PDF]

Training and competence in bronchoscopy. The thoracic surgeon's viewpoint
G Rocco, A Rizzi, M Robustellini, F Massera, C Della Pona, and G Rossi Chest Apr 1993: 1305–1306. [PDF]

Utilization of the peak expiratory flow rate in evaluation of acute dyspnea of cardiac or pulmonary origin
CV Pollack, Jr Chest Apr 1993: 1306–1307. [PDF]

Utilization of the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Evaluation of Acute Dyspnea of Cardiac or Pulmonary Origin
Robert M. McNamara Chest Apr 1993: 1307. [PDF]

Methotrexate and Asthma
Bertrand Delclaux, William A. Whitelaw, and Jean-Philippe Derenne Chest Apr 1993: 1307–1308. [PDF]

New forceps for biopsy of peripheral airways
T Aikawa, S Shimura, H Sasaki, and T Takishima Chest Apr 1993: 1308–1309. [PDF]

Reduced mortality rates in severe adult respiratory distress syndrome
K Lewandowski, R Rossaint, K Slama, KJ Falke, and H Weidemann Chest Apr 1993: 1309–1310. [PDF]

Giant T-Wave Inversion in Patients With Acute Coronary Insufficiency
Edgar Lichstein Chest Apr 1993: 1310. [PDF]

Giant T-wave inversion in patients with acute coronary insufficiency
DH Spodick Chest Apr 1993: 1310a. [PDF]

Pneumothorax complicating BiPAP therapy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
GJ Sheehan, LJ Miedzinski, and DG Schroeder Chest Apr 1993: 1310b. [PDF]

Ventilation-perfusion inequalities in a patient with obliterative bronchiolitis after single-lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertension
GP Mannes, WJ de Boer, JJ Meuzelaar, and AF Meinesz Chest Apr 1993: 1311a. [PDF]

Elevation of cardiac output and oxygen delivery improves outcome in septic shock
MF Petrini and JR Norman Chest Apr 1993: 1311b–1312. [PDF]

Elevation of cardiac output and oxygen delivery improves outcome in septic shock
DL Bredle Chest Apr 1993: 1311c. [PDF]

Elevation of Cardiac Output and Oxygen Delivery Improves Outcome in Septic Shock
Dan Schuller Chest Apr 1993: 1312. [PDF]

Elevation of Cardiac Output and Oxygen Delivery Improves Outcome in Septic Shock
James A. Tuchschmidt Chest Apr 1993: 1312. [PDF]