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Contents: Volume 111/Number 4/April, 1997 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

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	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

Silicosis in the 1990s, Revisited
Daniel E. Banks, Marvin Balaan, and Mei-Lin Wang Chest Apr 1997: 837–838. [PDF]

The Importance of Ethnicity in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Sarcoidosis
Harold L. Israel, Jonathan E. Gottlieb, and Stephen P. Peters Chest Apr 1997: 838–840. [PDF]

`Circa Menstrual' Rhythmicity and Asthma
W. Michael Alberts Chest Apr 1997: 840–842. [PDF]

Presenting Results of Studies Evaluating Diagnostic Tests
Richard A. Davidson Chest Apr 1997: 842–843. [PDF]

Obesity and Pulmonary Function: More or Less?
Darryl Y. Sue Chest Apr 1997: 844–845. [PDF]

Rescue Therapy for the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Marin H. Kollef Chest Apr 1997: 845–846. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Paradoxical Down-Regulation and Desensitization of β₂-Adrenoceptors by Exogenous Progesterone in Female Asthmatics
Kia Soong Tan, Lesley C. McFarlane, and Brian J. Lipworth Chest Apr 1997: 847–851. [Abstract] [PDF]

Airways Remodeling Is a Distinctive Feature of Asthma and Is Related to Severity of Disease
Alfredo Chetta, Antonio Foresi, Mario Del Donno, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Alberto Pesci, and Dario Olivieri Chest Apr 1997: 852–857. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effect of Inhaled Magnesium Sulfate on Sodium Metabisulfite-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Asthma
Luis J. Nannini, Jr and Daniel Hofer Chest Apr 1997: 858–861. [Abstract] [PDF]

Exhaled Pentane Levels in Acute Asthma
Christopher O. Olopade, Mohamed Zakkar, William I. Swedler, and Israel Rubinstein Chest Apr 1997: 862–865. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Short Protocol for Methacholine Provocation Testing Adapted to the Rosenthal-Chai Dosimeter Technique
Rudolf A. Jörres, Dennis Nowak, Detlef Kirsten, Lars Grönke, and Helgo Magnussen Chest Apr 1997: 866–869. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Cost of Diagnosis: A Comparison of Four Different Strategies in the Workup of Solitary Radiographic Lung Lesions
Becki Goldberg-Kahn, James C. Healy, and John W. Bishop Chest Apr 1997: 870–876. [Abstract] [PDF]

Detecting Lung Cancer as a Cause of Hemoptysis in Patients with a Normal Chest Radiograph: Bronchoscopy vs CT
Gene L. Colice Chest Apr 1997: 877–884. [Abstract] [PDF]

Tumor Neutrophil Elastase Is Closely Associated With the Direct Extension of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Into the Aorta
Jun-ichi Yamashita, Michio Ogawa, Michio Abe, Naoko Hayashi, Yuji Kurusu, Katsunobu Kawahara, and Takayuki Shirakusa Chest Apr 1997: 885–890. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of Obesity and Fat Distribution on Ventilatory Function: The Normative Aging Study
Ross Lazarus, David Sparrow, and Scott T. Weiss Chest Apr 1997: 891–898. [Abstract] [PDF]

Quality Control of Spirometry Testing in the Registry for Patients With Severe $agr$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency
James K. Stoller, A. Sonia Buist, Benjamin Burrows, Ronald G. Crystal, Robert J. Fallat, Kevin McCarthy, Mark D. Schluchter, Norman T. Soskel, Rebecca Zhang $agr$ 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Registry Study Group Chest Apr 1997: 899–909. [Abstract] [PDF]

Evaluation of Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography: Accuracy for Analysis of Respiratory Waveforms
Pierre-Yves Carry, Pierre Baconnier, Andre Eberhard, Pierre Cotte, and Gila Benchetrit Chest Apr 1997: 910–915. [Abstract] [PDF]

An Algorithm for Pulmonary Screening of Military Pilots in Israel
Yehuda A. Schwarz, Jacob Erel, Benjamin Davidson, Yehezkel Caine, and Gerald L. Baum Chest Apr 1997: 916–921. [Abstract] [PDF]

Left Atrial Function as a Reliable Predictor of Exercise Capacity in Patients With Recent Myocardial Infarction
Toshimitsu Jikuhara, Tsutomu Sumimoto, Noritaka Tarumi, Fumio Yuasa, Toshihiko Hattori, Tetsuro Sugiura, and Toshiji Iwasaka Chest Apr 1997: 922–928. [Abstract] [PDF]

Platelet Activation in Embolic and Preembolic Status of Patients With Nonrheumatic Atrial Fibrillation
Gerhard Pongratz, Magdalena Brandt-Pohlmann, Karl-Heinz Henneke, Carsten Pohle, Doris Zink, Gisbert Gehling, and Kurt Bachmann Chest Apr 1997: 929–933. [Abstract] [PDF]

Oxygen Uptake Kinetics and Cardiopulmonary Performance in Lone Atrial Fibrillation and the Effects of Sotalol
Ngai-Sang Lok and Chu-Pak Lau Chest Apr 1997: 934–940. [Abstract] [PDF]

Histopathologic Diagnosis Made in Lung Tissue Resected From Patients With Severe Emphysema Undergoing Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Cesar A. Keller, Keith S. Naunheim, Joan Osterloh, Joseph Espiritu, Josh W. McDonald, and Ricardo R. Ramos Chest Apr 1997: 941–947. [Abstract] [PDF]

Proportional Assist Ventilation and Exercise Tolerance in Subjects With COPD
Thomas E. Dolmage and Roger S. Goldstein Chest Apr 1997: 948–954. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Comparison of Peak Sputum Tobramycin Concentration in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Using Jet and Ultrasonic Nebulizer Systems
Jay Eisenberg, Margaret Pepe, Judy Williams-Warren, Michael Vasiliev, A. Bruce Montgomery, Arnold L. Smith, Bonnie W. Ramsey Aerosolized Tobramycin Study Group Chest Apr 1997: 955–962. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pregnancy and Cystic Fibrosis: A Case-Controlled Study
Despina Daisy Frangolias, Edina Maria Nakielna, and Pearce George Wilcox Chest Apr 1997: 963–969. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diagnostic Value of Tests That Discriminate Between Exudative and Transudative Pleural Effusions
John E. Heffner, Lee K. Brown, Celia A. Barbieri Primary Study Investigators Chest Apr 1997: 970–980. [Abstract] [PDF]

Indwelling Small Pleural Catheter Needle Thoracentesis in the Management of Large Pleural Effusions
Charles J. Grodzin and Robert A. Balk Chest Apr 1997: 981–988. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: High-Resolution CT, Chest Radiographic, and Functional Correlations
Ki-Nam Lee, David L. Levin, W. Richard Webb, DeRong Chen, Maria L. Storto, and Jeffrey A. Golden Chest Apr 1997: 989–995. [Abstract] [PDF]

Antitussive Effect of the GABA-Agonist Baclofen
Peter V. Dicpinigaitis and Jay B. Dobkin Chest Apr 1997: 996–999. [Abstract] [PDF]

Interest of a Therapeutic Optimization Strategy in Severe ARDS
Nathalie Guinard, Sadek Beloucif, Claire Gatecel, Joaquim Mateo, and Didier Payen Chest Apr 1997: 1000–1007. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prone Positioning and Low-Volume Pressure-Limited Ventilation Improve Survival in Patients With Severe ARDS
Reto Stocker, Thomas Neff, Sonja Stein, Elisabeth Ecknauer, Otmar Trentz, and Erich Russi Chest Apr 1997: 1008–1017. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pleural Effusions in the Medical ICU: Prevalence, Causes, and Clinical Implications
Lalaine E. Mattison, Lynn Coppage, Daniel F. Alderman, John O. Herlong, and Steven A. Sahn Chest Apr 1997: 1018–1023. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Community-Based Regional Ventilator Weaning Unit: Development and Outcomes
Peter H. Bagley and Elaine Cooney Chest Apr 1997: 1024–1029. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Citywide Analysis of the Utilization of Common Laboratory Tests and Imaging Procedures in ICUs
Dean D. Bell, Trish Ostryzniuk, Mary Cheang, Ed Roberts, and Daniel E. Roberts Chest Apr 1997: 1030–1038. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prognostic Significance of Precordial ST-Segment Changes in Acute Inferior Wall Myocardial Infarction
Tetsuro Sugiura, Yo Nagahama, Kazuya Takehana, Nobuyuki Takahashi, and Toshiji Iwasaka Chest Apr 1997: 1039–1044. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effects of Changes in Ventilation and Cardiac Output on Expired Nitric Oxide
Sanjay Mehta, Sheldon Magder, and Robert D. Levy Chest Apr 1997: 1045–1049. [Abstract] [PDF]

Performance Characteristics of Bilevel Pressure Ventilators: A Lung Model Study
Thananchai Bunburaphong, Hideaki Imanaka, Masaji Nishimura, Dean Hess, and Robert M. Kacmarek Chest Apr 1997: 1050–1060. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Pilot Phase 2 Study of Surgical Treatment After Induction Chemotherapy for Resectable Stage I to IIIA Small Cell Lung Cancer
Katsuya Fujimori, Akira Yokoyama, Yuzo Kurita, and Masanori Terashima Chest Apr 1997: 1089–1093. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effect of Acetylsalicylic Acid on Pulmonary Gas Exchange in Patients With Severe Pneumonia: A Pilot Study
Miquel Ferrer, Antoni Torres, Rachel Baer, Carme Hernández, Josep Roca, and Robert Rodriguez-Roisin Chest Apr 1997: 1094–1100. [Abstract] [PDF]

Video-Assisted Lobectomy in the Elderly
Hisao Asamura, Haruhiko Nakayama, Haruhiko Kondo, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, and Tsuguo Naruke Chest Apr 1997: 1101–1105. [Abstract] [PDF]

Do-Not-Resuscitate Decisions in the Medical ICU: Comparing Physician and Nurse Opinions
Arn H. Eliasson, Robin S. Howard, Kenneth G. Torrington, Thomas A. Dillard, and Yancy Y Phillips Chest Apr 1997: 1106–1111. [Abstract] [PDF]

Respiratory Failure Following Stereotactic Neurosurgery in a 53-Year-Old Woman
Morris A. Swartz, Michael Munz, and Matthew B. Stern Chest Apr 1997: 1112–1114. [PDF]

A Woman With Shortness of Breath and Left Pleuritic Pain
Chest Apr 1997: 1115–1116. [PDF]

Unilateral Lung Hyperinflation in a Patient With Chronic Cough
Stephan Rosenkranz, Klaus Wassermann, and Erland Erdmann Chest Apr 1997: 1117–1119. [PDF]

Refractory Hypoxemia Due to Intrapulmonary Shunting Associated With Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma
Kota G. Chetty, Cameron Dick, Jeffery McGovern, Robert M. Conroy, and C. Kees Mahutte Chest Apr 1997: 1120–1121. [Abstract] [PDF]

Calcifying Liver Metastases in a Case of Primary Lung Cancer
Zoltán Balikó, Erzsébet Juhász, Ferenc Hoffmann, and Béla Anga Chest Apr 1997: 1121–1122. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diffuse Tumor Microembolism: A Rare Cause of a High-Probability Perfusion Scan
Lisa K. Moores, Linda M. Burrell, Robert W. Morse, Clyde H. Belgrave, and Antonio G. Balingit Chest Apr 1997: 1122–1125. [Abstract] [PDF]

Postesophagectomy Mediastinal Chylothorax Causing Upper Airway Obstruction Misdiagnosed as Asthma: A Report of Two Cases
Nigel J. Theaker, Peter W. Brady, and Malcolm M. Fisher Chest Apr 1997: 1126–1128. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pleural Effusion From Acute Lung Rejection
Marc A. Judson, John R. Handy, and Steven A. Sahn Chest Apr 1997: 1128–1130. [Abstract] [PDF]

Exercise-Induced Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in a Family
Michael Myrianthefs, Marios Cariolou, Michael Eldar, Michael Minas, and Costakis Zambartas Chest Apr 1997: 1130–1134. [Abstract] [PDF]

Kyphoscoliosis and Bronchial Torsion
Khaled Al-Kattan, Anita Simonds, Kian Fan Chung, and David K. Kaplan Chest Apr 1997: 1134–1137. [Abstract] [PDF]

Successful Treatment of Sclerosing Cervicitis and Fibrosing Mediastinitis With Tamoxifen
Brent A. Savelli, Marianne Parshley, and Melvin L. Morganroth Chest Apr 1997: 1137–1140. [Abstract] [PDF]

Erratum
Chest Apr 1997: 1148. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Pulmonary Radiation Injury
Benjamin Movsas, Thomas A. Raffin, Alan H. Epstein, and Charles J. Link, Jr. Chest Apr 1997: 1061–1076. [PDF]

The Components of a Respiratory Rehabilitation Program: A Systematic Overview
Yves Lacasse, Gordon H. Guyatt, and Roger S. Goldstein Chest Apr 1997: 1077–1088. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Pneumothorax Risk Prediction in Lung Needle Biopsy by Pulmonary Function Tests
Francisco García-Río, José M. Pino, Javier G. Terreros-Caro, Concepción Prados, and José Villamor Chest Apr 1997: 1141. [PDF]

Pneumothorax Risk Prediction in Lung Needle Biopsy by Pulmonary Function Tests
Patrizio Vitulo Chest Apr 1997: 1141–1142. [PDF]

Sedation in Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy
Simon Gompertz, Ash Buch, and Martin B. Allen Chest Apr 1997: 1142. [PDF]

Advanced Pulmonary Histiocytosis X Is Associated With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
Sergio Harari, Francois Brenot, Massimo Barberis, and Gérald Simmoneau Chest Apr 1997: 1142–1144. [PDF]

Advance Directives, Revisited
Dean Gianakos Chest Apr 1997: 1144. [PDF]

Empyema Necessitatis due to Actinomyces odontolyticus
Jose Luis Pérez-Castrillón, Candelas Gonzalez-Castaneda, Felix del Campo-Matias, Jesus Bellido-Casado, and German Diaz Chest Apr 1997: 1144. [PDF]

Is the Symptomatic Improvement After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Correlated With FEV₁ in Patients With Diffuse Emphysema?
Shinji Teramoto, Takeshi Matsuse, and Yasuyoshi Ouchi Chest Apr 1997: 1144–1145. [PDF]

Predicted Postoperative FEV₁ and Complications in Lung Resection Candidates
Alessandro Brunelli and Aroldo Fianchini Chest Apr 1997: 1145–1146. [PDF]

Assessment of Oxygen Uptake During the Six-Minute Walk Test in Patients With Heart Failure
Pompilio Faggiano, Antonio D'Aloia, Anna Gualeni, and Amerigo Giordano Chest Apr 1997: 1146. [PDF]

Defining Patients' Abnormal Pulmonary Function
Henry M. Thomas, III Chest Apr 1997: 1146–1147. [PDF]

Defining Patients' Abnormal Pulmonary Function
John J. Lefante, Henry W. Glindmeyer, III, Hans Weill, and Robert N. Jones Chest Apr 1997: 1147. [PDF]

Desensitization to Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Following Lung Transplantation
Rodney Mann, David Badesch, Martin Zamora, and Stephen C. Dreskin Chest Apr 1997: 1147. [PDF]