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Contents: Volume 111/Number 2/February, 1997 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

Pulmonary Artery Flotation Catheters: A Statement by the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society
Bart Chernow Chest Feb 1997: 261–262. [PDF]

Is Direct Physician Supervision of Exercise Stress Testing Routinely Necessary?
Barry A. Franklin, Seymour Gordon, Gerald C. Timmis, and William W. O'Neill Chest Feb 1997: 262–265. [PDF]

Availability of a Meta-analysis of the Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
David W. Hudgel Chest Feb 1997: 265–266. [PDF]

Who Should Treat Sleep Apnea and How?
Rosalind Cartwright Chest Feb 1997: 266–268. [PDF]

Cost-Effective and Surgically Effective Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Michael J. Mack Chest Feb 1997: 268. [PDF]

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy's Anniversary
Joseph LoCicero, III Chest Feb 1997: 268–269. [PDF]

"Dephlogisticated Air" Revisited: Oxygen Treatment for Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Lee K. Brown Chest Feb 1997: 269–271. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Rigid Thorascopic Debridement and Continuous Pleural Irrigation in the Management of Empyema
Riyad Karmy-Jones, Victor Sorenson, H. Mathilda Horst, Joseph W. Lewis, Jr., and Ilan Rubinfeld Chest Feb 1997: 272–274. [Abstract] [PDF]

Controlled Trial of Intrapleural Streptokinase in the Treatment of Pleural Empyema and Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions
Nyat Kooi Chin and Tow K. Lim Chest Feb 1997: 275–279. [Abstract] [PDF]

Surgically Treated Pneumothorax: Radiologic and Pathologic Findings
Kirk G. Jordan, J. Stephen Kwong, Julia Flint, and Nestor L. Müller Chest Feb 1997: 280–285. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diagnosis and Localization of Bronchopulmonary Air Leaks Using Ventilation Scintigraphy
James B.D. Mark and I. Ross McDougall Chest Feb 1997: 286–289. [Abstract] [PDF]

Factors Associated With Emergency Department Dependence of Patients With Asthma
Nicola A. Hanania, Aileen David-Wang, Steven Kesten, and Kenneth R. Chapman Chest Feb 1997: 290–295. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prehospitalization Inhaled Corticosteroid Use in Patients With COPD or Asthma
Cynthia Jackevicius, David P. Joyce, Steven Kesten, and Kenneth R. Chapman Chest Feb 1997: 296–302. [Abstract] [PDF]

Incidence and Outcomes of Asthma in the Elderly: A Population-Based Study in Rochester, Minnesota
Brent A. Bauer, Charles E. Reed, John W. Yunginger, Peter C. Wollan, and Marc D. Silverstein Chest Feb 1997: 303–310. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Clinical Efficacy of Combination Nebulized Anticholinergic and Adrenergic Bronchodilators vs Nebulized Adrenergic Bronchodilator Alone in Acute Asthma
J. Mark FitzGerald, Anton Grunfeld, Peter D. Pare, Robert D. Levy, Michael T. Newhouse, Richard Hodder, Kenneth R. Chapman Canadian Combivent Study Group Chest Feb 1997: 311–315. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Delivery of Beclomethasone Liposome Aerosol in Volunteers: Tolerance and Safety
J. Clifford Waldrep, Caroline M. Knight, Melanie B. Black, Brian E. Gilbert, Vernon Knight, William Eschenbacher, and Peter W. Scherer Chest Feb 1997: 316–323. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Rapid Desktop Theophylline Assay: Evaluation of Use in Clinical Management
John L. Kiely, Geraldine Lawless, Walter T. McNicholas, and Sean Cunningham Chest Feb 1997: 324–326. [Abstract] [PDF]

Development of Ventilatory Responses to Exercise in Normal White Children: A Longitudinal Study
Thomas W. Rowland and Lee N. Cunningham Chest Feb 1997: 327–332. [Abstract] [PDF]

Impedance Cardiography Accurately Measures Cardiac Output During Exercise in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Paul T. Pianosi Chest Feb 1997: 333–337. [Abstract] [PDF]

Myocardial Contractile Reserve as Prognostic Determinant in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Without Overt Heart Failure
Hideki Nagaoka, Naoki Isobe, Sachio Kubota, Susumu Imai, Ryozo Nagai, Tadashi Suzuki, and Toshio Iizuka Chest Feb 1997: 344–350. [Abstract] [PDF]

Elastic Energy as an Index of Right Ventricular Filling
Pierre Squara, Didier Journois, Philippe Estagnasié, Didier Dreyfuss, Marc Wysocki, Alain Brusset, and Jean Louis Teboul Chest Feb 1997: 351–358. [Abstract] [PDF]

Severe Musculoskeletal Symptoms During Continuous Infusion of Bumetanide
Patricia A. Howard and Marvin I. Dunn Chest Feb 1997: 359–364. [Abstract] [PDF]

Tuberculosis in Heart Transplant Recipients
Michael M. Körner, Nobuaki Hirata, Gero Tenderich, Kazutomo Minami, Hermann Mannebach, Knut Kleesiek, and Reiner Körfer Chest Feb 1997: 365–369. [Abstract] [PDF]

High-resolution CT in Long-term Follow-up After Lung Transplantation
Tuija Ikonen, Ari L. J. Harjula, Leena Kivisaari, Anneli Piilonen, and Eero Taskinen Chest Feb 1997: 370–376. [Abstract] [PDF]

Surveillance Bronchoscopy in Lung Transplant Recipients
David S. Kukafka, Gerald M. O'Brien, Satoshi Furukawa, and Gerard J. Criner Chest Feb 1997: 377–381. [Abstract] [PDF]

Survey of Oral Appliance Practice Among Dentists Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
Maj Daniel I. Loube and Arthur M. Strauss Chest Feb 1997: 382–386. [Abstract] [PDF]

Sleep-Related Myocardial Ischemia and Sleep Structure in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Coronary Heart Disease
Harald Schäfer, Ulrich Koehler, Thomas Ploch, and Jörg Hermann Peter Chest Feb 1997: 387–393. [Abstract] [PDF]

Baseline Characteristics of Enrollees in the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Registry of $agr$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Noel G. McElvaney, Mark L. Brantly, James K. Stoller, A. Sonia Buist, Udaya B.S. Prakash, Mark D. Schluchter, Ronald D. Crystal $agr$ 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Registry Study Group Chest Feb 1997: 394–403. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prevalence of Small Lung Opacities in Populations Unexposed to Dusts: A Literature Analysis
John D. Meyer, Syed S. Islam, Alan M. Ducatman, and Robert J. McCunney Chest Feb 1997: 404–410. [Abstract] [PDF]

Usefulness of Quantitative Cultures of BAL Fluid for Diagnosing Nosocomial Pneumonia in Ventilated Patients
Béatrice Jourdain, Marie-Laure Joly-Guillou, Marie-Christine Dombret, Sylvie Calvat, Jean-Louis Trouillet, Claude Gibert, and Jean Chastre Chest Feb 1997: 411–418. [Abstract] [PDF]

Comparison of Early IgM-Enriched Immunoglobulin vs Polyvalent IgG Administration in Score-Identified Postcardiac Surgical Patients at High Risk for Sepsis
Günter Pilz, Roland Appel, Eckart Kreuzer, and Karl Werdan Chest Feb 1997: 419–426. [Abstract] [PDF]

Circulating Cardiac Troponin T in Myocardial Contusion
Mustapha Ferjani, Gabriella Droc, Sophie Dreux, Martine Arthaud, Jean-Pierre Goarin, Bruno Riou, and Pierre Coriat Chest Feb 1997: 427–433. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Impact of Gender on Outcome From Mechanical Ventilation
Martin H. Kollef, Jeana D. O'Brien, and Patricia Silver Chest Feb 1997: 434–441. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Comparison of Thoracoscopic Talc Insufflation, Slurry, and Mechanical Abrasion Pleurodesis
Henri G. Colt, Yukuang Chiu, Ronald G. Konopka, Peter G. Chiles, Craig A. Pedersen, Valentina Russack, and David Kapelanski Chest Feb 1997: 442–448. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effect of a Mechanical vs a Pharmacologic Increase in Aortic Pressure on Coronary Blood Flow and Thrombolysis Induced by IV Administration of a Thrombolytic Agent
Richard M. Prewitt, Shian Gu, Usha Schick, and John Ducas Chest Feb 1997: 449–453. [Abstract] [PDF]

Mechanisms of Gastric Juice-Induced Hyperpermeability of the Cultured Human Tracheal Epithelium
Takashi Ohrui, Mutsuo Yamaya, Tomoko Suzuki, Kiyohisa Sekizawa, Takako Funayama, Hitoshi Sekine, and Hidetada Sasaki Chest Feb 1997: 454–459. [Abstract] [PDF]

Estimation of Mixed Venous Pco₂ for Determination of Cardiac Output in Children
Sheila V. Jacob, Laura Hornby, and Larry C. Lands Chest Feb 1997: 474–480. [Abstract] [PDF]

Usefulness of Flow Volume Loops in Emergency Center and ICU Settings
Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, Venkata Bandi, Corinne Sirgi, Caryn Pope, Alex Rios, and William Eschenbacher Chest Feb 1997: 481–488. [PDF]

An Alternative Technique in the Management of Bullous Emphysema: Thoracoscopic Endoloop Ligation of Bullae
Hui-Ping Liu, Chau-Hsiung Chang, Pyng Jing Lin, Jaw-Ji Chu, and Ming-Jang Hsieh Chest Feb 1997: 489–493. [Abstract] [PDF]

Thoracoscopy in Children and Adolescents
Jose Ribas Milanez de Campos, Laert Oliveira Andrade Filho, Eduardo Campos Werebe, Helio Minamoto, Andrea Oliveira Quim, Luiz Tarcisio Brito Filomeno, and Fabio Biscegli Jatene Chest Feb 1997: 494–497. [Abstract] [PDF]

Abdominal Pain, Heart Murmur, and Lung Infiltrates in a 40-Year-Old Man
Marc Schultz and Om Sharma Chest Feb 1997: 498–500. [PDF]

A Man With AIDS Experiences Near-Syncope
Chest Feb 1997: 501–502. [PDF]

Tracheal Deviation From an Atypical Mediastinal Mass
James D. Cury, Richard J. Peterson, George D. Lacy, Amr S. Khaled, and P. Tod DeVane Chest Feb 1997: 503–505. [PDF]

Effect of Venous Obstruction of Lower Extremities on Exercise Tolerance
Issahar Ben-Dov, Benyamina Morag, and Zvi Farfel Chest Feb 1997: 506–508. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Tuberculosis Associated With Invasive Pseudallescheriasis
Jasna Tekavec, Emilija Mlinari $cacute$ -Missoni, and Verica Babic-Vazic Chest Feb 1997: 508–511. [Abstract] [PDF]

Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Bridge: A Cause of Early Death After Cardiac Transplantation
Juan Pittaluga, Eduardo de Marchena, Juan Diego Posada, Renzo Romanelli, and Azorides Morales Chest Feb 1997: 511–513. [Abstract] [PDF]

Dextran Syndrome: Acute Hypotension, Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema, Anemia, and Coagulopathy Following Hysteroscopic Surgery Using 32% Dextran 70
Thomas L. Ellingson and David M. Aboulafia Chest Feb 1997: 513–518. [Abstract] [PDF]

Sarcoidosis Presenting as a Central Nervous System Mass Lesion
Liliana Veres, James P. Utz, and Otis W. Houser Chest Feb 1997: 518–521. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Diagnosing Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: A Review and an Update
Bennet M. Wang, David J. Pierson, Eric J. Stern, and Rodney A. Schmidt Chest Feb 1997: 460–466. [PDF]

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration During Sleep in Congestive Heart Failure
Anthony J. Quaranta, Gilbert E. D'Alonzo, and Samuel L. Krachman Chest Feb 1997: 467–473. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Usefulness of Collecting Routine Cytologic Specimens During Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy for Endoscopically Visible and Nonvisible Lung Carcinoma
Chi Hung Chau, Wing Wai Yew, Poon Chuen Wong, Joseph Lee, and Chi Fong Wong Chest Feb 1997: 522–523. [PDF]

Usefulness of Collecting Routine Cytologic Specimens During Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy for Endoscopically Visible and Nonvisible Lung Carcinoma
Joseph A. Govert, Peter S. Kussin, and Wayne Samuelson Chest Feb 1997: 523. [PDF]

Minocycline Sclerosis for Malignant Pericardial Effusions
David H. Spodick Chest Feb 1997: 524. [PDF]

Minocycline Sclerosis for Malignant Pericardial Effusions
Walter Markiewicz, Ilan Lashevski, Diana Rinkevich, and Shimon Reisner Chest Feb 1997: 524. [PDF]

Buddha
Charles Stimler Chest Feb 1997: 524–525. [PDF]

Buddha
Patricia Karetzky, Monroe S. Karetzky, and Robert D. Brandstetter Chest Feb 1997: 525. [PDF]

Measurement of Pleural Fluid Cholesterol Levels
Edgardo Cruz, Teresa Quiroga, and Marina Costa Chest Feb 1997: 525–526. [PDF]

Pseudoaneurysm of the Left Ventricle After Mitral Valve Replacement: Surgical Repair or Medical Follow-up
M. Murat Demirta $scedil$ Chest Feb 1997: 526–527. [PDF]

Is Aging a Risk Factor for Silent Ischemic Cardiopathy?
Cesare Lucantoni, Remo Gaetti, Roberto Antonicelli, and Francesca Tomassini Chest Feb 1997: 527–528. [PDF]

Treatment Algorithm for OSA
Daniel I. Loube Chest Feb 1997: 528. [PDF]

Treatment Algorithm for OSA
David W. Hudgel Chest Feb 1997: 528–529. [PDF]

Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis
Hugo Esteva Chest Feb 1997: 529. [PDF]

Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis
Philip M. Kruyt Chest Feb 1997: 529. [PDF]

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Colin R. Woolf Chest Feb 1997: 529–530. [PDF]