editorials

Do No Harm

Robyn J. Barst
Chest 1999 116: 1147-1148. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blood Transfusion : First, Do No Harm!

Howard L. Corwin
Chest 1999 116: 1149-1150. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease : The Truth Is Difficult to Define

Joel E. Richter
Chest 1999 116: 1150-1152. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis With IV Ganciclovir In Lung Transplant Recipients : The Long and the Short of It!

Jonathan B. Orens
Chest 1999 116: 1152-1153. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blood Cultures for Community-Acquired Pneumonia : No Place To Skimp!

Charles S. Bryan
Chest 1999 116: 1153-1155. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia : Does One Size Fit All?

Richard G. Wunderink
Chest 1999 116: 1155-1156. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Husker Days and Fever Nights : Counting Cases of Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome

Paul D. Blanc
Chest 1999 116: 1157-1158. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Cyclophosphamide in the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases: Survey of Use, Training, and Practitioner Knowledge Base

Phillip J. Cozzi and Jesse B. Hall
Chest 1999 116: 1159-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Function in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Paola Fulgoni, Maria Cristina Zoia, Angelo Corsico, Massimiliano Beccaria, Giovanna Georgiani, Grazia Bossi, and Isa Cerveri
Chest 1999 116: 1163-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Accuracy of the Clinical Diagnosis of New-Onset Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Other Interstitial Lung Disease: A Prospective Study

Ganesh Raghu, Yolanda N. Mageto, Diane Lockhart, Rodney A. Schmidt, Douglas E. Wood, and J. David Godwin
Chest 1999 116: 1168-1174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease

Jacqueline A. Chang, J. Randall Curtis, Donald L. Patrick, and Ganesh Raghu
Chest 1999 116: 1175-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SARCOIDOSIS

The Incidence, Prevalence, and Severity of Sarcoidosis in New York City Firefighters

David J. Prezant, Atheya Dhala, Andrew Goldstein, Denise Janus, Felipe Ortiz, Thomas K. Aldrich, and Kelly J. Kelly
Chest 1999 116: 1183-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Obstruction in Bronchial Sarcoidosis: Outcome With Treatment

Franck Lavergne, Christine Clerici, Danièle Sadoun, Michel Brauner, Jean-Paul Battesti, and Dominique Valeyre
Chest 1999 116: 1194-1199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations EXERCISE

Physiological Response to Moderate Exercise Workloads in a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Patients With Varying Degrees of Airflow Obstruction

Ioannis Vogiatzis, Andrew Frederick Williamson, Joanne Miles, and Ian Keith Taylor
Chest 1999 116: 1200-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of the Reproducibility and the Sensitivity to Change of Visual Analogue Scales, Borg Scales, and Likert Scales in Normal Subjects During Submaximal Exercise

Stan Grant, Tom Aitchison, Esther Henderson, Jim Christie, Sharam Zare, John McMurray, and Henry Dargie
Chest 1999 116: 1208-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Echocardiographic Predictors of an Adverse Response to a Nifedipine Trial in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: Diminished Left Ventricular Size and Leftward Ventricular Septal Bowing

Mark J. Ricciardi, Eduardo Bossone, David S. Bach, William F. Armstrong, and Melvyn Rubenfire
Chest 1999 116: 1218-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Can Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Predict Cardiac Events in Nonrevascularized Diabetic Patients Following Acute Myocardial Infarction?

Ming-Jui Hung, Chao-Hung Wang, and Wen-Jin Cherng
Chest 1999 116: 1224-1232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIAC SURGERY

Impact of Blood Transfusions on Inflammatory Mediator Release in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Erik Fransen, Jos Maessen, Mieke Dentener, Nicole Senden, and Wim Buurman
Chest 1999 116: 1233-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physician Preferences for Perioperative Anticoagulation in Patients With a Mechanical Heart Valve Who Are Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery

James D. Douketis, Mark A. Crowther, Sunjay S. Cherian, and Clive B. Kearon
Chest 1999 116: 1240-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ESOPHAGUS

Endoscopic Evaluation of the Esophagus in Infants and Children Immediately Following Intraoperative Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography

Michael A. Greene, James A. Alexander, Daniel G. Knauf, James Talbert, Max Langham, David Kays, and Daniel Ledbetter
Chest 1999 116: 1247-1250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Satisfaction of Patients Treated Surgically for Intractable Aspiration

Yoshihisa Takano, Moritaka Suga, Osamu Sakamoto, Keizo Sato, Yasuhiro Samejima, and Masayuki Ando
Chest 1999 116: 1251-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gastroesophageal Reflux in Asthmatics: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study With Omeprazole

Toni O. Kiljander, Eija-Riitta M. Salomaa, Eino K. Hietanen, and Erkki O. Terho
Chest 1999 116: 1257-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Costs and Outcomes of Prolonged Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis to Cover the Enhanced Immunosuppression Phase Following Lung Transplantation

Margaret W. Gerbase, Denis Dubois, Claudia Rothmeier, Anastase Spiliopoulos, Werner Wunderli, and Laurent P. Nicod
Chest 1999 116: 1265-1272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Low Incidence of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in 109 Lung Transplant Recipients

Stephanie M. Levine, Luis Angel, Antonio Anzueto, Irawan Susanto, Jay I. Peters, Edward Y. Sako, and Charles L. Bryan
Chest 1999 116: 1273-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

The Impact of Blood Cultures on Antibiotic Therapy in Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Grant W. Waterer, S. Gregory Jennings, and Richard G. Wunderink
Chest 1999 116: 1278-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primary Pulmonary AIDS-Related Lymphoma: Radiographic and CT Findings

Marc Bazot, Jacques Cadranel, Sylvie Benayoun, Marc Tassart, Jean Michel Bigot, and Marie France Carette
Chest 1999 116: 1282-1286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Sinus Imaging in the Treatment of Chronic Cough in Adults

Melvin R. Pratter, Thaddeus Bartter, and Ramya Lotano
Chest 1999 116: 1287-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Proinflammatory Cytokines and Fibrinolytic Enzymes in Tuberculous and Malignant Pleural Effusions

Chung-Ching Hua, Liang-Che Chang, Yi-Chu Chen, and Shi-Chuan Chang
Chest 1999 116: 1292-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Health-Related Quality of Life in Moderate Asthma: 400 µg Hydrofluoroalkane Beclomethasone Dipropionate vs 800 µg Chlorofluorocarbon Beclomethasone Dipropionate

Elizabeth F. Juniper and A. Sonia Buist
Chest 1999 116: 1297-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Controlled Trial of Chlorofluorocarbon-Free Triamcinolone Acetonide Inhalation Aerosol in the Treatment of Adult Patients With Persistent Asthma

Michael Welch, David Bernstein, Gary Gross, Robert E. Kane, and Donald Banerji
Chest 1999 116: 1304-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

Proton-Beam Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

David A. Bush, Jerry D. Slater, Reiner Bonnet, Gregory A. Cheek, Richard D. Dunbar, Michael Moyers, and James M. Slater
Chest 1999 116: 1313-1319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repeated Ultrasonically Guided Needle Biopsy of Small Subpleural Nodules

Ken’ichi Obata, Jun Ueki, Takashi Dambara, and Yoshinosuke Fukuchi
Chest 1999 116: 1320-1324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CLOTTING

Neural Network Analysis of the Volumetric Capnogram to Detect Pulmonary Embolism

Manish M. Patel, Daniel B. Rayburn, Jane A. Browning, and Jeffrey A. Kline
Chest 1999 116: 1325-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of Warfarin Anticoagulation in Patients With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Diane E. Wallis, Robert Quintos, William Wehrmacher, and Harry Messmore
Chest 1999 116: 1333-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Continuous Aspiration of Subglottic Secretions in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Marin H. Kollef, Nikolaos J. Skubas, and Thoralf M. Sundt
Chest 1999 116: 1339-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interobserver Variability in Applying a Radiographic Definition for ARDS

Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Ellen Caldwell, John Granton, Leonard D. Hudson, and Michael A. Matthay
Chest 1999 116: 1347-1353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Persistent Preload Defect in Severe Sepsis Despite Fluid Loading: A Longitudinal Echocardiographic Study in Patients With Septic Shock

François Jardin, Thierry Fourme, Bernard Page, Yann Loubières, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Alain Beauchet, and Jean-Pierre Bourdarias
Chest 1999 116: 1354-1359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Experimental Orthotopic Heart and Bilateral Lung Transplantation Completed Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Masaki Otaki, Takehiro Inoue, Terufumi Matsumoto, Hitoshi Kitayama, and Hidetaka Oku
Chest 1999 116: 1360-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hydrogen Peroxide in the Lung Parenchyma Stimulates Vagally Mediated Phrenic Activity

Galia K. Soukhova, Muhammad Ahmed, Eugene C. Fletcher, and Jerry Yu
Chest 1999 116: 1365-1368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Inhalational Anthrax: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management

Shirin Shafazand, Ramona Doyle, Stephen Ruoss, Ann Weinacker, and Thomas A. Raffin
Chest 1999 116: 1369-1376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

global theme issue: emerging technology in clinical medicine

Advances in Pulmonary Laboratory Testing

Bruce D. Johnson, Kenneth C. Beck, R. Jorge Zeballos, and Idelle M. Weisman
Chest 1999 116: 1377-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recent Advances in Pulmonary Imaging

Daniel D. Maki, Warren B. Gefter, and Abass Alavi
Chest 1999 116: 1388-1402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Advances in Bronchoscopic Procedures

Udaya B. S. Prakash
Chest 1999 116: 1403-1408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracoscopy: Window to the Pleural Space

Henri G. Colt
Chest 1999 116: 1409-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Advances in Respiratory Monitoring During Mechanical Ventilation

Amal Jubran
Chest 1999 116: 1416-1425. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technologic Advances in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Daniel I. Loube
Chest 1999 116: 1426-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Its Role in Providing Valuable Insight Into Diverse Clinical Problems

Kevin McCully, Donna Mancini, and Sanford Levine
Chest 1999 116: 1434-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Lessons Learned From Studies of the Standard Exercise ECG Test

Victor F. Froelicher, William F. Fearon, Cynthia M. Ferguson, Anthony P. Morise, Paul Heidenreich, Jeffrey West, and J. Edwin Atwood
Chest 1999 116: 1442-1451. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Respiratory Symptoms and Farming Practices in Farmers Associated With an Acute Febrile Illness After Organic Dust Exposure

Susanna Von Essen, Jon Fryzek, Bogdan Nowakowski, and Mary Wampler
Chest 1999 116: 1452-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

A 64-Year-Old Man Enters the ICU With Hypotension and Pulmonary Edema Associated With Persistent Chest Pain

Joseph Parrillo
Chest 1999 116: 1459-1460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Respiratory Distress Following Pneumonectomy

Subrato Deb and Peter Fonseca
Chest 1999 116: 1461-1463. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction With Hypotension

R. Joe Noble and Morton E. Tavel
Chest 1999 116: 1464-1467. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 37-Year-Old Man With Severe Head Trauma, and a "Hot Nose" Sign on Brain Flow Study

Michael Baron and James Brasfield
Chest 1999 116: 1468-1470. [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Diagnosis of Thoracic Spinal Tuberculosis

Michael Dusmet, Nermin Halkic, and Jean Marc Corpataux
Chest 1999 116: 1471-1472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Spontaneous Dissection of Three Major Coronary Arteries Subsequent to Cystic Medial Necrosis

Viviane M. Conraads, Anne Vorlat, Cecile G. Colpaert, Inez E. Rodrigus, Rudi J. De Paep, Adriaan C. Moulijn, and Christiaan J. Vrints
Chest 1999 116: 1473-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pneumoparotid due to Spirometry

Carl M. Kirsch, John Shinn, Richard Porzio, Eric Trefelner, Frank T. Kagawa, John H. Wehner, and William A. Jensen
Chest 1999 116: 1475-1478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Painless Left Hemorrhagic Pleural Effusion: An Unusual Presentation of Dissecting Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

Stephen Little, John Johnson, Be-Yung Moon, and Sanjay Mehta
Chest 1999 116: 1478-1480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eosinophilia in Wegener’s Granulomatosis

Mark B. Potter, Roger K. Fincher, and David R. Finger
Chest 1999 116: 1480-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Graves’ Thyrotoxicosis: Normal Pulmonary Hemodynamics Restored by ¹³¹I Treatment

Inaam A. Nakchbandi, Joel A. Wirth, and Silvio E. Inzucchi
Chest 1999 116: 1483-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage and Pulmonary Capillaritis Due to Propylthiouracil

Samjot Singh Dhillon, Digvijay Singh, Nathaniel Doe, Alam M. Qadri, Santuccio Ricciardi, and Marvin I. Schwarz
Chest 1999 116: 1485-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Tumor Embolism From Primary Cardiac B-Cell Lymphoma

Emmanuel I. Skalidis, Fragiskos I. Parthenakis, Evangelos A. Zacharis, George E. Datseris, and Panos E. Vardas
Chest 1999 116: 1489-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Gemcitabine Toxicity

Almerico Marruchella, Maurizio Tondini, Nicholas Vander Els, and Vincent Miller
Chest 1999 116: 1491. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulse Oximetry for Assessment of Pulsus Paradoxus

Bernhard Frey and Tina V. Hartert
Chest 1999 116: 1491-1492. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment Descriptions Are Valuable to Clinicians

John Judson
Chest 1999 116: 1492. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outpatient Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis

Teresa L. Carman, Bernardo B. Fernandez, Roger D. Yusen, Brennan M. Haraden, Brian F. Gage, Brian G. Rubin, and Mitchell D. Botney
Chest 1999 116: 1492-1493. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stethoscope Haiku

Hiroshi Kawane
Chest 1999 116: 1493-1494. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quality of Writing in Manuscripts

Edward Carter
Chest 1999 116: 1494. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manipulation of Volume vs Osmolality in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

Shinji Teramoto, Takeshi Mastsue, Yasuyoshi Ouchi, and Bruce K. Rubin
Chest 1999 116: 1494-1495. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment

Chung-Ming Chu, Veronica L. Chan, Daniel I. Loube, Peter C. Gay, Kingman P. Strohl, Allan I. Pack, David P. White, and Nancy A. Collop
Chest 1999 116: 1495-1496. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salmeterol, Inhaled Corticosteroids, and Tolerance to Allergen Bronchoprotection

Donald W. Cockcroft, Beth E. Davis, Veronica A. Swystun, Daniele Giannini, and Pierluigi Paggiaro
Chest 1999 116: 1497-1498. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Kits

Dean P. Sandifer
Chest 1999 116: 1498. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wean From the Tube Not Necessarily From the Ventilator

John R. Bach
Chest 1999 116: 1498-1499. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Doser External Counting Device

Dennis M. Williams, Andrea Wessell, and Tina Pennick Brock
Chest 1999 116: 1499. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Correction for vol. 116, p. 273

Chest 1999 116: 1499-1500. [Full Text]  

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