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Contents: Volume 111/Number 5/May, 1997 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

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	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

`Multidrug'-Resistant Tuberculosis: It Is Time to Focus on the Private Sector of Medicine
John A. Sbarbaro Chest May 1997: 1149–1151. [PDF]

Beyond Directly Observed Therapy for Tuberculosis
Charles M. Nolan Chest May 1997: 1151–1153. [PDF]

From Magic Mountains to Modern Times: A View From the Community Hospital
Joseph Donath Chest May 1997: 1153–1155. [PDF]

Respiratory Drug Delivery
Paula J. Anderson Chest May 1997: 1155–1156. [PDF]

Diagnostic Interpretation of Pericardial Fluids
David H. Spodick Chest May 1997: 1156–1157. [PDF]

Why Does Lactic Acidosis Occur in Acute Lung Injury?
Richard M. Effros and Randolph J. Lipchik Chest May 1997: 1157–1158. [PDF]

Strategies for Treatment of Occult Carcinomas of the Endobronchus
Burton L. Speiser Chest May 1997: 1158–1161. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Retreatment Tuberculosis Cases: Factors Associated With Drug Resistance and Adverse Outcomes
Afranio L. Kritski, Luis Sergio Rodrigues de Jesus, Monica K. Andrade, Eduardo Werneck-Barroso, Maria Armanda Monteiro S. Vieira, Alice Hoffner, and Lee W. Riley Chest May 1997: 1162–1167. [Abstract] [PDF]

Noncompliance With Directly Observed Therapy for Tuberculosis: Epidemiology and Effect on the Outcome of Treatment
William J. Burman, David L. Cohn, Cornelis A. Rietmeijer, Franklyn N. Judson, John A. Sbarbaro, and Randall R. Reves Chest May 1997: 1168–1173. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Utility of a Single Sputum Specimen in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis: Comparison Between HIV-Infected and Non-HIV-Infected Patients
Derel Finch and Christopher D. Beaty Chest May 1997: 1174–1179. [Abstract] [PDF]

Empiric Treatments Impair the Diagnostic Yield of BAL in HIV-Positive Patients
Javier De Gracia, Marc Miravitlles, Cristina Mayordomo, Adelaida Ferrer, Antonio Alvárez, Carlos Bravo, and Montserrat Vendrell Chest May 1997: 1180–1186. [Abstract] [PDF]

Utility of Lactate Dehydrogenase vs Radiographic Severity in the Differential Diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
Michael J. Boldt and Tony R. Bai Chest May 1997: 1187–1192. [Abstract] [PDF]

Alveolar Damage in AIDS-Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
Thomas L. Benfield, Poul Prentø, Jette Junge, Jørgen Vestbo, and Jens D. Lundgren Chest May 1997: 1193–1199. [Abstract] [PDF]

Aerosol Delivery During Continuous Nebulization
Michael McPeck, Ravi Tandon, Kenneth Hughes, and Gerald C. Smaldone Chest May 1997: 1200–1205. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Choice of Jet Nebulizer, Nebulizing Flow, and Addition of Albuterol Affects the Output of Tobramycin Aerosols
Allan L. Coates, Clair F. MacNeish, Dale Meisner, Susan Kelemen, Roch Thibert, Jane MacDonald, and Elizabeth Vadas Chest May 1997: 1206–1212. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Usefulness of Diagnostic Tests on Pericardial Fluid
David G. Meyers, Rayma E. Meyers, and Thomas W. Prendergast Chest May 1997: 1213–1221. [Abstract] [PDF]

Noninvasive Assessment of Right Ventricular Diastolic Function by Electrical Impedance Tomography
Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, Theo J. C. Faes, Andre Janse, Johan T. Marcus, Jean G. F. Bronzwaer, Pieter E. Postmus, and Peter M. J. M. de Vries Chest May 1997: 1222–1228. [Abstract] [PDF]

Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Vascular Anastomoses in Lung Transplantation: A Report on 18 Cases
Mireille Michel-Cherqui, Alain Brusset, Ngai Liu, Lionel Raffin, Sylvie Schlumberger, Antoine Ceddaha, and Marc Fischler Chest May 1997: 1229–1235. [Abstract] [PDF]

Comparison of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Contrast Echocardiography for Detection of an Intrapulmonary Shunt in Liver Disease
Jean-Marc Vedrinne, Serge Duperret, Thierry Bizollon, Christophe Magnin, Jean Motin, Christian Trepo, and Christian Ducerf Chest May 1997: 1236–1240. [Abstract] [PDF]

Thrombolytic Therapy for Pulmonary Embolism: Frequency of Intracranial Hemorrhage and Associated Risk Factors
Daniel S. Kanter, Katriina M. Mikkola, Sanjay R. Patel, J. Anthony Parker, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber Chest May 1997: 1241–1245. [Abstract] [PDF]

Prevalence of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Central and Subsegmental Pulmonary Arteries and Relation to Probability Interpretation of Ventilation/Perfusion Lung Scans
Paul D. Stein and Jerald W. Henry Chest May 1997: 1246–1248. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effect of Salmeterol on Nocturnal Symptoms, Airway Function, and Inflammation in Asthma
Monica Kraft, Sally E. Wenzel, Charlotte M. Bettinger, and Richard J. Martin Chest May 1997: 1249–1254. [Abstract] [PDF]

Lung Epithelial Permeability and Bronchial Responsiveness in Subjects With Stable Asthma
Mario Del Donno, Alfredo Chetta, Antonio Foresi, Gilberto Gavaruzzi, Giorgio Ugolotti, and Dario Olivieri Chest May 1997: 1255–1260. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bed Partners' Assessment of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
John L. Kiely and Walter T. McNicholas Chest May 1997: 1261–1265. [Abstract] [PDF]

Quantitative Aspiration During Sleep in Normal Subjects
Kevin Gleeson, Douglas F. Eggli, and Steven L. Maxwell Chest May 1997: 1266–1272. [Abstract] [PDF]

Group Education Sessions and Compliance With Nasal CPAP Therapy
Laura L. Likar, Toni M. Panciera, Allan D. Erickson, and Sharon Rounds Chest May 1997: 1273–1277. [Abstract] [PDF]

Postpneumonectomy Pulmonary Edema: A Retrospective Analysis of Incidence and Possible Risk Factors
Ytzen D. van der Werff, Henriëtte K. van der Houwen, Paco J.M. Heijmans, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Hans A. Leusink, Hans P.M. van Heesewijk, and Anthonius de Boer Chest May 1997: 1278–1284. [Abstract] [PDF]

Complete Lobar Collapse Following Pulmonary Lobectomy: Its Incidence, Predisposing Factors, and Clinical Ramifications
Robert J. Korst and Chester B. Humphrey Chest May 1997: 1285–1289. [Abstract] [PDF]

Is Atelectasis Following Aortocoronary Bypass Related to Temperature?
Jackie A. Thomas, Robert James Cusimano, and Victor Hoffstein Chest May 1997: 1290–1294. [Abstract] [PDF]

Noninvasive Measurement of Cardiac Output by an Acetylene Uptake Technique and Simultaneous Comparison With Thermodilution in ICU Patients
Jonathan S. Sadeh, Albert Miller, and Marrick L. Kukin Chest May 1997: 1295–1300. [Abstract] [PDF]

Release of Lactate by the Lung in Acute Lung Injury
John A. Kellum, David J. Kramer, Kang Lee, Sunil Mankad, Rinaldo Bellomo, and Michael R. Pinsky Chest May 1997: 1301–1305. [Abstract] [PDF]

Infections and the Inflammatory Response in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A. Stacey Headley, Elizabeth Tolley, and G. Umberto Meduri Chest May 1997: 1306–1321. [Abstract] [PDF]

Comparison of Pressure Support Ventilation and Assist-Control Ventilation in the Treatment of Respiratory Failure
Manuel Tejeda, Jesús Héctor Boix, Faustino Álvarez, Reyes Balanzá, and María Morales Chest May 1997: 1322–1325. [Abstract] [PDF]

Evidence for a Hydrostatic Mechanism in Human Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema
Wade S. Smith and Michael A. Matthay Chest May 1997: 1326–1333. [Abstract] [PDF]

Increased Mortality of Older Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Mary R. Suchyta, Terry P. Clemmer, C. Gregory Elliott, James F. Orme, Jr, Alan H. Morris, Jay Jacobson, and Ron Menlove Chest May 1997: 1334–1339. [Abstract] [PDF]

Clinically Recognized Cardiac Dysfunction: An Independent Determinant of Mortality Among Critically III Patients: Is There a Role for Serial Measurement of Cardiac Troponin I?
Marin H. Kollef, Jack H. Ladenson, and Paul R. Eisenberg Chest May 1997: 1340–1347. [Abstract] [PDF]

Radiofrequency Volumetric Reduction of the Tongue: A Porcine Pilot Study for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Nelson B. Powell, Robert W. Riley, Robert J. Troell, Marc B. Blumen, and Christian Guilleminault Chest May 1997: 1348–1355. [Abstract] [PDF]

Dexamethasone Treatment Does Not Ameliorate Subglottic Ischemic Injury in Rabbits
Hae Keum Kil, Michael K. Alberts, H. Dennis Liggitt, and Michael J. Bishop Chest May 1997: 1356–1360. [Abstract] [PDF]

Measuring Nebulizer Output: Aerosol Production vs Gravimetric Analysis
Ravi Tandon, Michael McPeck, and Gerald C. Smaldone Chest May 1997: 1361–1365. [Abstract] [PDF]

Combination of Tracheal Gas Insufflation and Airway Pressure Release Ventilation
Kazufumi Okamoto, Hiroshi Kishi, Hyun Choi, and Toshihide Sato Chest May 1997: 1366–1374. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effect of Erionite on the Pleural Mesothelium of the Fischer 344 Rat
Armando E. Fraire, S. Donald Greenberg, Harlan J. Spjut, Ronald F. Dodson, Glenn Williams, Ella Lach-Pasko, and Victor L. Roggli Chest May 1997: 1375–1380. [Abstract] [PDF]

Alveolar Epithelial Fluid Clearance Mechanisms Are Intact After Moderate Hyperoxic Lung Injury In Rats
Chrystelle Garat, Michel Meignan, Michael A. Matthay, Deng Feng Luo, and Christian Jayr Chest May 1997: 1381–1388. [Abstract] [PDF]

Follow-up for Death or Recurrence Is Not a Reliable Way of Assessing the Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests for Thromboembolic Disease
Paul Egermayer Chest May 1997: 1410–1413. [PDF]

Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer Trends: A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
William Weiss Chest May 1997: 1414–1416. [Abstract] [PDF]

Curative Irradiation of Limited Endobronchial Carcinomas With High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy: Results of a Pilot Study
Maurice Pérol, Raffaele Caliandro, Pascal Pommier, Claude Malet, Xavier Montbarbon, Christian Carrie, and Jean Michel Ardiet Chest May 1997: 1417–1423. [Abstract] [PDF]

Asbestos-Related Disorders: A Realistic Perspective
David M. Rosenberg Chest May 1997: 1424–1426. [PDF]

Diagnosis of Asbestosis: Primum Non Nocere
William S. Beckett Chest May 1997: 1427–1428. [PDF]

Pentoxifylline Does Not Alter the Response to Inhaled Grain Dust
Paul J. Jagielo, Janet L. Watt, Timothy J. Quinn, Howard R. Knapp, and David A. Schwartz Chest May 1997: 1429–1435. [Abstract] [PDF]

Aortic Root Abscess With Fistula Formation
Stephen W. Hwang, E. Kent Yucel, and Sheilah Bernard Chest May 1997: 1436–1438. [Abstract] [PDF]

A 77-Year-Old Man With a Lung Mass
David S. Kukafka, Mark A. Kaplan, and Gerard J. Criner Chest May 1997: 1439–1441. [PDF]

Persistent Pulmonary Infiltrate and Bronchorrhea in a Young Woman
Kenneth R. Casey and Richard H. Winterbauer Chest May 1997: 1442–1445. [PDF]

Very Early Onset of Acute Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity Presenting With Hemoptysis
Itamar Goldstein, Marcel Topilsky, David Segev, Aharon Isakov, and Israel Heller Chest May 1997: 1446–1447. [Abstract] [PDF]

Catamenial Hemoptysis: Diagnosis With MRI
Paolo Claudio Cassina, Markus Hauser, Georg Kacl, Bruno Imthurn, Sören Schröder, and Walter Weder Chest May 1997: 1447–1450. [Abstract] [PDF]

Immediate Transcatheter Embolization of Swan-Ganz Catheter-Induced Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm
Prasanta Karak, Richard Dimick, Kay M. Hamrick, Marc Schwartzberg, and Souheil Saddekni Chest May 1997: 1450–1452. [Abstract] [PDF]

Management of Bronchopleural Fistula with a Variable-Resistance Valve and a Single Ventilator
Paula Carvalho, William H. Thompson, Rod Riggs, Camilo Carvalho, and Nirmal B. Charan Chest May 1997: 1452–1454. [Abstract] [PDF]

Nonsustained Polymorphous Ventricular Tachycardia During Amiodarone Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Complicating Cardiomyopathy: Management With Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate
Stephen L. Winters, R. Gregory Sachs, and Jay H. Curwin Chest May 1997: 1454–1457. [Abstract] [PDF]

Recurrent Alveolar Proteinosis Following Double Lung Transplantation
L. Alden Parker and Debra B. Novotny Chest May 1997: 1457–1458. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Tuberculosis After Lung Transplantation
Larry L. Schulman, Brian Scully, Carlton C. McGregor, and John H. M. Austin Chest May 1997: 1459–1462. [Abstract] [PDF]

Idiopathic Myocardial Vasculitis Presenting as Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Andrea Frustaci, Cristina Chimenti, and Maurizio Pieroni Chest May 1997: 1462–1464. [Abstract] [PDF]

Erratum
Chest May 1997: 1476. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

The Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Chronic Cough and Asthma
Susan M. Harding and Joel E. Richter Chest May 1997: 1389–1402. [PDF]

Distinguishing Left Ventricular Aneurysm From Pseudoaneurysm: A Review of the Literature
Steven L. Brown, Robert J. Gropler, and Kevin M. Harris Chest May 1997: 1403–1409. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Pulmonary Artery Flotation Catheters: Better Late Than Never?
David H. Spodick Chest May 1997: 1465. [PDF]

Assessment of Oxygen Uptake During the Six-Minute Walk Test: The Author Responds
Lawrence P. Cahalin, Marc J. Semigran, and G. William Dec Chest May 1997: 1465–1466. [PDF]

Aging Effects on Swallowing Reflex
Hiroaki Kobayashi, Kiyohisa Sekizawa, and Hidetada Sasaki Chest May 1997: 1466. [PDF]

The Critical Age That the Young Start the Devastating Habits of Smoking and Narcotics
Maria Koraka Chest May 1997: 1466–1467. [PDF]

Peripartum Pleural Effusion
K. I. Gourgoulianis, A. H. Karantanas, and P. A. Molyvdas Chest May 1997: 1467. [PDF]

Peripartum Pleural Effusion
Kenneth G. Kalassian and Norman W. Rizk Chest May 1997: 1467–1468. [PDF]

Airway Obstruction With Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Stanley A. Sakabu, Jeffrey H. Levine, Steven J. Trottier, Michael J. Brischetto, Robert W. Taylor, Jr., and Stephen Taylor Chest May 1997: 1468. [PDF]

Airway Obstruction With Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Yaakov Friedman Chest May 1997: 1468. [PDF]

Fatal Pneumothorax Complicating BAL in a Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient with Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Angelo Cazzadori, Giovanni Di Perri, Stefano Bonora, Massimiliano Lanzafame, Benedetta Allegranzi, and Ercole Concia Chest May 1997: 1468–1469. [PDF]

Use of Pulsed-Wave Doppler Echocardiography to Measure Changes in MPAP: Is Further Validation Required?
Nicholas W. Morrell Chest May 1997: 1469–1470. [PDF]

Use of Pulsed-Wave Doppler Echocardiography to Measure Changes in MPAP
Brian J Lipworth and David Kiely Chest May 1997: 1470. [PDF]

Noninvasive Measurement of Pulmonary Arterial Blood Velocity: Can it Replace Right Heart Catheterization?
Herbert Frank, Bernard Hoop, and Brigitte P. Poncelet Chest May 1997: 1470–1471. [PDF]

Why Be Limited To Nocturnal Noninvasive IPPV?
John R. Bach Chest May 1997: 1471–1472. [PDF]

Why Be Limited To Nocturnal Noninvasive IPPV?
David M. Claman, Amanda Piper, Mark H. Sanders, Ronald Stiller, and Bernhard A. Votteri Chest May 1997: 1472. [PDF]

Steroid-Responsive Interstitial Pneumonitis After Fludarabine Therapy
Mark Levin, Mohamed Aziz, and Lynne Opitz Chest May 1997: 1472–1473. [PDF]

Objective Response to Epirubicin and Lonidamine: A Case of Advanced Thymoma Previously Treated with the ADOC Scheme and Unresponsive to Paclitaxel Plus Cyclophosphamide
Alfredo Berruti, Marco Tampellini, Gabriella Gorzegno, and Luigi Dogliotti Chest May 1997: 1473–1474. [PDF]

Sampling Arterial Blood With a Fine Needle
Jordi Giner, Pere Casan, and Joaquín Sanchis Chest May 1997: 1474. [PDF]

The Role of Intermittent Enteral Feeding in Reducing Gastric Colonization in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Daniel J. Skiest and Mark L. Metersky Chest May 1997: 1474–1475. [PDF]

Another Important Detail of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Technique
Nicolas Serrano and Maria-Luisa Mora Chest May 1997: 1475. [PDF]

Another Important Detail of Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Technique
William H. Marx and Pasquale Ciaglia Chest May 1997: 1475. [PDF]