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Contents: Volume 112/Number 3/September, 1997 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Self-Knowledge
Dean Gianakos Chest Sep 1997: 575–576. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Barotrauma in Divers: Can Prospective Pulmonary Function Testing Identify Those at Risk?
Alfred A. Bove Chest Sep 1997: 576–578. [PDF]

Pulmonary Embolism: The Diagnostic Repertoire
Victor F. Tapson Chest Sep 1997: 578–580. [PDF]

Is a Nose Just a Nose?
Richard D. Branson Chest Sep 1997: 581. [PDF]

ARTICLES

A New Index of Prognostic Severity for Chronic Asthma
Matthew S. Ellman, Catherine M. Viscoli, Malcolm R. Sears, D. Robin Taylor, William S. Beckett, and Ralph I. Horwitz Chest Sep 1997: 582–590. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Incidence of Respiratory Tract Infection in Adults Requiring Hospitalization for Asthma
Harry Teichtahl, Nicholas Buckmaster, and Eric Pertnikovs Chest Sep 1997: 591–596. [Abstract] [PDF]

Dose-Ranging Study of the Clinical Efficacy of Twice-Daily Triamcinolone Acetonide Inhalation Aerosol in Moderately Severe Asthma
Michael J. Welch, Sharon Levy, Joseph A. Smith, Gary Feiss, and Judith R. Farrar Chest Sep 1997: 597–606. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pharmacokinetic Study of $agr$ ₁-Antitrypsin Infusion in $agr$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Alan F. Barker, Irene Iwata-Morgan, Lynn Oveson, and Ralph Roussel Chest Sep 1997: 607–613. [Abstract] [PDF]

A New Self-Administered Questionnaire to Monitor Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With COPD
Shin-Ping Tu, Mary B. McDonell, John A. Spertus, Bonnie G. Steele, Stephan D. Fihn Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Project (ACQUIP) Investigators Chest Sep 1997: 614–622. [Abstract] [PDF]

Effects of Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation on Gas Exchange and Sleep in COPD Patients
Samuel L. Krachman, A. J. Quaranta, Thomas J. Berger, and Gerard J. Criner Chest Sep 1997: 623–628. [Abstract] [PDF]

Positional vs Nonpositional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Anthropomorphic, Nocturnal Polysomnographic, and Multiple Sleep Latency Test Data
Arie Oksenberg, Donald S. Silverberg, Elena Arons, and Henryk Radwan Chest Sep 1997: 629–639. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effect of Right Ventricular Hypertrophy on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Pulmonary Emphysema
Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, Johan T. Marcus, Bea Roseboom, Pieter E. Postmus, Theo J. Faes, and Peter M. de Vries Chest Sep 1997: 640–645. [Abstract] [PDF]

A Prospective Study of the Effect of IV Pentamidine Therapy on Ventricular Arrhythmias and QTc Prolongation in HIV-Infected Patients
Ihab Girgis, Joann Gualberti, Lawrence Langan, Sherif Malek, Vincent Mustaciuolo, Thomas Costantino, and Thomas G. McGinn Chest Sep 1997: 646–653. [Abstract] [PDF]

Risk Factors for Pulmonary Barotrauma in Divers
Kay Tetzlaff, Michael Reuter, Bernd Leplow, Martin Heller, and Eyke Bettinghausen Chest Sep 1997: 654–659. [Abstract] [PDF]

Near-Drowning and Drowning Classification: A Proposal to Stratify Mortality Based on the Analysis of 1,831 Cases
David Szpilman Chest Sep 1997: 660–665. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Impact of Nosocomial Infections on Patient Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery
Marin H. Kollef, Linda Sharpless, Jon Vlasnik, Christina Pasque, Denise Murphy, and Victoria J. Fraser Chest Sep 1997: 666–675. [Abstract] [PDF]

Inflammatory Response to Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Mechanisms Involved and Possible Therapeutic Strategies
Song Wan, Jean-Louis LeClerc, and Jean-Louis Vincent Chest Sep 1997: 676–692. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Results of Modern Surgical Therapy for Multiple Primary Lung Cancers
Samuel A. Adebonojo, Dennis M. Moritz, and Christopher A. Danby Chest Sep 1997: 693–701. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Optimal Number of Pleural Biopsy Specimens for a Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleurisy
Carl M. Kirsch, D. Mark Kroe, Raymond L. Azzi, William A. Jensen, Frank T. Kagawa, and John H. Wehner Chest Sep 1997: 702–706. [Abstract] [PDF]

Is Direct Collection of Pleural Fluid Into a Heparinized Syringe Important for Determination of Pleural pH?: A Brief Report
Lawrence S. Goldstein, Kevin McCarthy, Atul C. Mehta, and Alejandro C. Arroliga Chest Sep 1997: 707–708. [Abstract] [PDF]

Analysis of Tube Thoracostomy Performed by Pulmonologists at a Teaching Hospital
Nancy A. Collop, Sola Kim, and Steven A. Sahn Chest Sep 1997: 709–713. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effect of Anticoagulant Therapy in Primary and Anorectic Drug-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
Herbert Frank, Johannes Mlczoch, Kurt Huber, Ernst Schuster, Hans Peter Gurtner, and Meinhard Kneussl Chest Sep 1997: 714–721. [Abstract] [PDF]

Noninvasive Diagnosis of Suspected Severe Pulmonary Embolism: Transesophageal Echocardiography vs Spiral CT
Piotr Pruszczyk, Adam Torbicki, Ryszard Pacho, Maciej Chlebus, Agnieszka Kuch-Wocial, Bogdan Pruszynski, and Hubert Gurba Chest Sep 1997: 722–728. [Abstract] [PDF]

Human Pulmonary Dirofilariasis: Analysis of 24 Cases From São Paulo, Brazil
José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Carmen Silvia Valente Barbas, Luiz Tarcisio Brito Filomeno, Angelo Fernandez, Hélio Minamoto, João Valente Barbas Filho, and Fabio Biscegli Jatene Chest Sep 1997: 729–733. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Diversity of the Effects of Sulfur Mustard Gas Inhalation on Respiratory System 10 Years After a Single, Heavy Exposure: Analysis of 197 Cases
Ali Emad and Gholam Reza Rezaian Chest Sep 1997: 734–738. [Abstract] [PDF]

Correlation Between Simple Clinical Parameters and the In Vitro Humidification Characteristics of Filter Heat and Moisture Exchangers
Laurent Beydon, Daniel Tong, Nicole Jackson, Didier Dreyfuss Groupe de Travail sur les Respirateurs Chest Sep 1997: 739–744. [Abstract] [PDF]

Is the Duration of Mechanical Ventilation Predictable?
Gilles Troché and Pierre Moine Chest Sep 1997: 745–751. [Abstract] [PDF]

Early Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Its Relationship to Outcome in Children With Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
Allan P. Goldman, Robert C. Tasker, Stephan Hosiasson, Thore Henrichsen, and Duncan J. Macrae Chest Sep 1997: 752–758. [Abstract] [PDF]

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Adult Respiratory Failure
Giles J. Peek, Hilliary M. Moore, Nick Moore, Andrezj W. Sosnowski, and Richard K. Firmin Chest Sep 1997: 759–764. [Abstract] [PDF]

Patient Transport From Intensive Care Increases the Risk of Developing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Marin H. Kollef, Benjamin Von Harz, Donna Prentice, Steven D. Shapiro, Patricia Silver, Robert St. John, and Ellen Trovillion Chest Sep 1997: 765–773. [Abstract] [PDF]

Iatrogenic Ruptures of the Tracheobronchial Tree
Herbert Kaloud, Freya-Maria Smolle-Juettner, Gerhard Prause, and Werner Franz List Chest Sep 1997: 774–778. [Abstract] [PDF]

Carbon Dioxide, an Important Messenger Molecule for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Joyce I. Merryman, Paul G. Park, and Hildegard M. Schuller Chest Sep 1997: 779–784. [Abstract] [PDF]

Alveolar Fluid Glutathione Decreases in Asymptomatic HIV-Seropositive Subjects Over Time
Eric R. Pacht, Phil Diaz, Tom Clanton, Judy Hart, and James E. Gadek Chest Sep 1997: 785–788. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Clinician's Perspective on Pneumothorax Management
Michael H. Baumann and Charlie Strange Chest Sep 1997: 822–828. [Abstract] [PDF]

Esophageal Pressure Measurements in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Amy M. Thomas, Robert E. Turner, and Michael F. Tenholder Chest Sep 1997: 829–832. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bilateral Anaerobic Empyemas Complicating Infectious Mononucleosis
Scott E. Kopec, Richard S. Irwin, Curtis J. Mello, and Cynthia B. Umali Chest Sep 1997: 833–835. [PDF]

A 36-Year-Old Woman With a Chest Mass and Altered Mental Status
Edward Clark Garner and James Richard Gossage Chest Sep 1997: 836–839. [PDF]

Pulmonary Embolism Presenting as Seizures
Joseph E. Marine and Samuel Z. Goldhaber Chest Sep 1997: 840–842. [Abstract] [PDF]

Left Main Coronary Artery Compression During Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Jean-Frédéric Patrat, Guillaume Jondeau, Olivier Dubourg, Pascal Lacombe, Michel Rigaud, Jean-Pierre Bourdarias, and Iradj Gandjbakhch Chest Sep 1997: 842–843. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effect of Volume Infusion on Dead Space in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Severe Asthma
Constantine A. Manthous and Peter Goulding Chest Sep 1997: 843–846. [Abstract] [PDF]

Respiratory Failure Following Vinorelbine Tartrate Infusion in a Patient With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Chrisostomos Kouroukis and Ingrid Hings Chest Sep 1997: 846–848. [Abstract] [PDF]

Long-term Survival After Bilateral Adrenalectomy for Metastatic Lung Cancer: A Case Report
John D. Urschel, Robert K. Finley, and Hiroshi Takita Chest Sep 1997: 848–850. [Abstract] [PDF]

Thoracoscopic Management of Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis
John R. Roberts, W. Roy Smythe, Randall W. Weber, Michael Lanutti, Bruce R. Rosengard, and Larry R. Kaiser Chest Sep 1997: 850–854. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Treatment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A More Aggressive Approach?
Michael H. Baumann and Charlie Strange Chest Sep 1997: 789–804. [PDF]

The Role of Percutaneous Revascularization in the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease: Insights From Published Reports and Randomized Clinical Trials
Glenn N. Levine and M. Nadir Ali Chest Sep 1997: 805–821. [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Multiple Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis
Lee B. Reichman Chest Sep 1997: 855. [PDF]

Multiple Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis
John A. Sbarbaro Chest Sep 1997: 855. [PDF]

Sounds Like a PE to Me
Victor F. Tapson Chest Sep 1997: 856. [PDF]

Sounds Like a PE to Me
John G. Weg and Richard S. Irwin Chest Sep 1997: 856. [PDF]

Truth in Billing
Gerard W. Frank Chest Sep 1997: 856. [PDF]

Does the Type of Surgical Operation Influence the Changes Observed in Fibrinolytic Activity After Cardiopulmonary Bypass?
J. M. Raya Sánchez and J. M. Rodriguez Martin Chest Sep 1997: 856–857. [PDF]

The Case for Troponin T
Bernard E. Statland Chest Sep 1997: 857–858. [PDF]

The Case for Troponin T
Chris S. Brown and Barry D. Bertolet Chest Sep 1997: 858. [PDF]

Cardiac Troponins in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Contusion: An Emerging Controversy
Basil M. RuDusky Chest Sep 1997: 858–859. [PDF]

Cardiac Troponins in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Contusion
Mustapha Ferjani and Bruno Riou Chest Sep 1997: 859–860. [PDF]

Cytomegalovirus as a Pulmonary Pathogen
Kei Numazaki Chest Sep 1997: 860–861. [PDF]

Cytomegalovirus as a Pulmonary Pathogen
Sue J. Goldie and Aaron B. Waxman Chest Sep 1997: 861. [PDF]

Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Need for a Cost-Effective Approach to Treatment
Pralhad P. Prabhudesai, Thomas Kuruvilla, and Samina Tadvi Chest Sep 1997: 861–862. [PDF]

Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Need for a Cost-Effective Approach to Treatment
Robert Siegel Chest Sep 1997: 862. [PDF]

Anti-inflammatory Effect of Suplatast Tosilate on Mild Asthma
Yasuyuki Sano, Terumasa Miyamoto, and Sohei Makino Chest Sep 1997: 862–863. [PDF]

Cigarette Smoking Habits Among Primary School Children in Turkey
Salih Emri, Tulay Bagci, and Yalcin Karakoca Chest Sep 1997: 863–864. [PDF]