editorials

Conundrums in Sleep Medicine

Nancy A. Collop
Chest 1999 115: 607-608. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blow Dry Your Asthma

Arn H. Eliasson
Chest 1999 115: 608-609. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cryptococcal Lung Disease in Patients Without HIV Infection

George A. Sarosi
Chest 1999 115: 610-611. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paradigm Shift in Empyema Management

Anthony P.C. Yim
Chest 1999 115: 611-612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessing Quality of Care Using In-Hospital Mortality : Does It Yield Informed Choices?

Edward D. Sivak and Mary A. M. Rogers
Chest 1999 115: 613-614. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Critical Care Outcomes in the United Kingdom : Sobering Wake-up Call or Stability of the Lamppost?

Kenneth E. Wood, Douglas B. Coursin, and R. Michael Grounds
Chest 1999 115: 614-616. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHODILATORS

Salbutamol Metered-Dose Inhaler With Spacer for Hyperkalemia: How Fast? How Safe?

Avigdor Mandelberg, Zipora Krupnik, Sion Houri, Shmuel Smetana, Ely Gilad, Zipora Matas, and Israel E. Priel
Chest 1999 115: 617-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Bolus of Inhaled Budesonide Rapidly Reverses Airway Subsensitivity and ß₂-Adrenoceptor Down-regulation After Regular Inhaled Formoterol

Imran Aziz and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 1999 115: 623-628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Beclomethasone Dipropionate Reverts Tolerance to the Protective Effect of Salmeterol on Allergen Challenge

Daniele Giannini, Elena Bacci, Federico L. Dente, Antonella Di Franco, Barbara Vagaggini, Renato Testi, and Pierluigi Paggiaro
Chest 1999 115: 629-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of a Combination of Ipratropium Plus Albuterol Compared With Ipratropium Alone and Albuterol Alone in COPD

Mitchell Friedman, Charles W. Serby, Shailendra S. Menjoge, J. Douglas Wilson, Daniel E. Hilleman, and Theodore J. Witek, Jr.
Chest 1999 115: 635-641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term Cardiovascular Safety of Salmeterol Powder Pharmacotherapy in Adolescent and Adult Patients With Chronic Persistent Asthma: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Paul Chervinsky, Pinkus Goldberg, Stanley Galant, Yonghua Wang, Teresa Arledge, Mary Beth Welch, and Edmundo Stahl
Chest 1999 115: 642-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

A Comparison of Two Challenge Tests for Identifying Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm in Figure Skaters

Edward T. Mannix, Felice Manfredi, and Mark O. Farber
Chest 1999 115: 649-653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

24-h Esophageal pH Testing in Asthmatics: Respiratory Symptom Correlation with Esophageal Acid Events

Susan M. Harding, Melany R. Guzzo, and Joel E. Richter
Chest 1999 115: 654-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Relationship Between Age and Bronchial Responsiveness: Evidence From a Population Survey

Deborah S. Renwick and Martin J. Connolly
Chest 1999 115: 660-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nocturnal Asthma: Effect of Salmeterol on Quality of Life and Clinical Outcomes

Richard F. Lockey, Lawrence M. DuBuske, Bruce Friedman, Virginia Petrocella, Fred Cox, and Kathleen Rickard
Chest 1999 115: 666-673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Circadian Variation of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

Shih-Huang Lee, Pan-Chen Chang, Huei-Fong Hung, Peiliang Kuan, Jun-Jack Cheng, and Chi-Ren Hung
Chest 1999 115: 674-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Partial Pressure of Oxygen Is Lower in the Left Upper Pulmonary Vein Than in the Right in Adults With Atrial Septal Defect: Difference in PO₂ Between the Right and Left Pulmonary Veins

Kanji Iga, Chisato Izumi, Masahiko Matsumura, Shouji Kitaguchi, Yoshihiro Himura, Hiromitsu Gen, and Takashi Konishi
Chest 1999 115: 679-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SMOKING/COPD

Effect of Vitamin E on Exhaled Ethane in Cigarette Smokers

Michael P. Habib, Laura J. Tank, Lisa C. Lane, and Harinder S. Garewal
Chest 1999 115: 684-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Associations of Smoking With Hospital-Based Care and Quality of Life in Patients With Obstructive Airway Disease

Jeffrey M. Sippel, Kathryn L. Pedula, William M. Vollmer, A. Sonia Buist, and Molly L. Osborne
Chest 1999 115: 691-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eosinophilic Inflammation in the Airway Is Related to Glucocorticoid Reversibility in Patients With Pulmonary Emphysema

Keisaku Fujimoto, Keishi Kubo, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Shinji Yamaguchi, and Yukinori Matsuzawa
Chest 1999 115: 697-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Analysis of Inhaled Corticosteroid and Oral Theophylline Use Among Patients With Stable COPD from 1987 to 1995

Amy E. Van Andel, Colin Reisner, Shailendra S. Menjoge, and Ted J. Witek
Chest 1999 115: 703-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elevated O₂ Cost of Ventilation Contributes to Tissue Wasting in COPD

Edward T. Mannix, Felice Manfredi, and Mark O. Farber
Chest 1999 115: 708-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

Detection of Brain Metastasis in Potentially Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Comparison of CT and MRI

Kohei Yokoi, Noriki Kamiya, Haruhisa Matsuguma, Suguru Machida, Takashi Hirose, Kiyoshi Mori, and Keigo Tominaga
Chest 1999 115: 714-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miss Rate of Lung Cancer on the Chest Radiograph in Clinical Practice

Lorentz G.B.A. Quekel, Alphons G.H. Kessels, Reginald Goei, and Joseph M.A. van Engelshoven
Chest 1999 115: 720-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Do Australian Family Physicians Screen Smokers for Lung Cancer?

Michael J. Sladden and Jeanette E. Ward
Chest 1999 115: 725-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrapleural Streptokinase in the Management of Malignant Multiloculated Pleural Effusions

Christopher W. H. Davies, Zoë C. Traill, Fergus V. Gleeson, and Robert J. O. Davies
Chest 1999 115: 729-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Pulmonary Cryptococcosis in Patients Without HIV Infection

Judith A. Aberg, Linda M. Mundy, and William G. Powderly
Chest 1999 115: 734-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacterial Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients

Steven Kesten and Cecilia Chaparro
Chest 1999 115: 741-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors Predicting Mortality of Patients With Lung Abscess

Boaz Hirshberg, Miri Sklair-Levi, Ran Nir-Paz, Liat Ben-Sira, Victor Krivoruk, and Mordechai R. Kramer
Chest 1999 115: 746-750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CHEST TUBES

Predicting Factors for Outcome of Tube Thoracostomy in Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion or Empyema

Hsu-Chia Huang, Han-Yu Chang, Chang-Wen Chen, Cheng-Hung Lee, and Tzuen-Ren Hsiue
Chest 1999 115: 751-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Site of Pleural Drain Insertion and Early Postoperative Pulmonary Function Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Internal Mammary Artery

Christian Hagl, Wolfgang Harringer, Bernhard Gohrbandt, and Axel Haverich
Chest 1999 115: 757-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

The Snoring Spectrum: Acoustic Assessment of Snoring Sound Intensity in 1,139 Individuals Undergoing Polysomnography

Kent Wilson, Riccardo A. Stoohs, Thomas F. Mulrooney, Linda J. Johnson, Christian Guilleminault, and Zhen Huang
Chest 1999 115: 762-770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Positional Treatment vs Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients With Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Ruzica Jokic, Artur Klimaszewski, Margaret Crossley, Guruswamy Sridhar, and Michael F. Fitzpatrick
Chest 1999 115: 771-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TRANSPLANTATION

Timing of Referral for Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis: Overemphasis on FEV₁ May Adversely Affect Overall Survival

Carl F. Doershuk and Robert C. Stern
Chest 1999 115: 782-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations GENDER

Gender Differences in the Oxygen Transport System During Maximal Exercise in Hypertensive Subjects

Tony Reybrouck and Robert Fagard
Chest 1999 115: 788-792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Community-Wide Assessment of Intensive Care Outcomes Using a Physiologically Based Prognostic Measure: Implications for Critical Care Delivery From Cleveland Health Quality Choice

Carl A. Sirio, Laura B. Shepardson, Armando J. Rotondi, Greg S. Cooper, Derek C. Angus, Dwain L. Harper, and Gary E. Rosenthal
Chest 1999 115: 793-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Outcome From Intensive Care Admission After Adjustment for Case Mix by the APACHE III Prognostic System

John V. Pappachan, Brian Millar, E. David Bennett, and Gary B. Smith
Chest 1999 115: 802-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Utility of Open Lung Biopsy in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

Arthas Flabouris and John Myburgh
Chest 1999 115: 811-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Venovenous Extracorporeal Life Support Via Percutaneous Cannulation in 94 Patients

Thomas Pranikoff, Ronald B. Hirschl, Robert Remenapp, Fresca Swaniker, and Robert H. Bartlett
Chest 1999 115: 818-822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Perfluorooctyl Bromide (Perflubron) Stimulates Mucin Secretion in the Ferret Trachea

Chikako Kishioka, Matthew P. Dorighi, and Bruce K. Rubin
Chest 1999 115: 823-828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacterial Endotoxin Is an Active Component of Cigarette Smoke

Jeffrey D. Hasday, Rebecca Bascom, Joseph J. Costa, Thomas Fitzgerald, and Wendy Dubin
Chest 1999 115: 829-835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Cardiac Cachexia: A Syndrome With Impaired Survival and Immune and Neuroendocrine Activation

Stefan D. Anker and Andrew J. S. Coats
Chest 1999 115: 836-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Critical Review of the Studies of the Effects of Simulated or Real Gastroesophageal Reflux on Pulmonary Function in Asthmatic Adults

Stephen K. Field
Chest 1999 115: 848-856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

The Swan-Ganz Catheter: Requesting Scientific Trials Is Not an "Assault"

David H. Spodick
Chest 1999 115: 857-858. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Pulmonary Artery Catheter: Nonexistential Entity or Occasionally Useful Tool?

A. Joseph Layon
Chest 1999 115: 859-862. [Full Text] [PDF]  

consensus statement

Indications for Positive Airway Pressure Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: A Consensus Statement

Daniel I. Loube, Peter C. Gay, Kingman P. Strohl, Allan I. Pack, David P. White, and Nancy A. Collop
Chest 1999 115: 863-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

cardiology practice today

Incidence of Heart Failure in 2,737 Older Persons With and Without Diabetes Mellitus

Wilbert S. Aronow and Chul Ahn
Chest 1999 115: 867-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary physiologic test of the month

How Accurate Is Spirometry at Predicting Restrictive Pulmonary Impairment?

Shawn D. Aaron, Robert E. Dales, and Pierre Cardinal
Chest 1999 115: 869-873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Anterior Limited Thoracotomy With Intrathoracic Illumination for Lung Cancer: Its Advantages Over Anteroaxillary and Posterolateral Thoracotomy

Hiroaki Nomori, Hirotoshi Horio, and Keiichi Suemasu
Chest 1999 115: 874-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 16-Year-Old With Left-sided Pneumothorax

Cyprian Mendonca and Liam Lynch
Chest 1999 115: 881-882. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 60-Year-old Man With Septic Arthritis and Hypotension After a Fall

Sogol Nowbar, Erick Ridout, and Edward D. Chan
Chest 1999 115: 883-885. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Polymyalgia, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Other Reactions in Patients Receiving HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors: A Report of Ten Cases

Myron I. Liebhaber, Robert S. Wright, Harris J. Gelberg, Zeb Dyer, and Jeffrey L. Kupperman
Chest 1999 115: 886-889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Malacoplakia Associated With Rhodococcus equi Infection in a Patient With AIDS

Myung Soo Shin, J. Allen D. Cooper, Jr., and Kang-Jey Ho
Chest 1999 115: 889-892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microvascular Pulmonary Emboli Secondary to Precipitated Crystals in a Patient Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition: A Case Report and Description of the High-Resolution CT Findings

Jeremiah S. Reedy, Janet E. Kuhlman, and Marta Voytovich
Chest 1999 115: 892-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thrombolysis With Resolution of Pulmonary Hypertension in a Heart Transplant Candidate

Scott Lick and Vincent Conti
Chest 1999 115: 896-897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endobronchial Stenting for Extrinsic Compression Caused by Pulsatile Pulmonary Artery in a 4-Week-Old Infant

Jimmy K.F. Hon, Marjan Jahangiri, and Ugo Pastorino
Chest 1999 115: 897-899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Reversible Cause of Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure: Lower Motor Neuronopathy Associated With Renal Cell Carcinoma

Daniel Forman, Alexander D. Rae-Grant, Stephen C. Matchett, and Jay S. Cowen
Chest 1999 115: 899-901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronavirus Pneumonia Following Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation for Breast Cancer

Rodney J. Folz and Maha A. Elkordy
Chest 1999 115: 901-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Chagas' Disease

Alfred Lemle
Chest 1999 115: 906. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Possible Diaphragmatic Ischemia Following Harvesting of the Internal Mammary Artery

Michael Poullis
Chest 1999 115: 906-907. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giant Schwannoma of the Posterior Mediastinum

Majed Al Refai, Alessandro Brunelli, and Aroldo Fianchini
Chest 1999 115: 907-908. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Unknown Origin : Metastasis to Mediastinal Lymph Nodes

Ken-ichiro Inoue
Chest 1999 115: 908. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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