editorials

Can CT Measurement of Emphysema Severity Aid Patient Selection for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery?

Steve H. Salzman
Chest 2000 118: 1231-1232. [Full Text] [PDF]  

How Much Adult Asthma Can Be Attributed to Occupational Factors (Revisited)?

Jean-Luc Malo
Chest 2000 118: 1232-1234. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism : A Single Disease Entity With Different Risk Factors?

Arnaud Perrier
Chest 2000 118: 1234-1236. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Dilatational vs Standard Tracheotomy : A Meta-Analysis But Not the Final Analysis

John E. Heffner
Chest 2000 118: 1236-1238. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Withdrawing Life Support From the Critically Ill

David C. McGee, Ann B. Weinacker, and Thomas A. Raffin
Chest 2000 118: 1238-1239. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsSURGERY

Preoperative Severity of Emphysema Predictive of Improvement After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery : Use of CT Morphometry

Robert M. Rogers, Harvey O. Coxson, Frank C. Sciurba, Robert J. Keenan, Kenneth P. Whittall, and James C. Hogg
Chest 2000 118: 1240-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flow Limitation and Dynamic Hyperinflation During Exercise in COPD Patients After Single Lung Transplantation

Daniele Murciano, Anna Ferretti, Jorge Boczkowski, Charles Sleiman, Michel Fournier, and Joseph Milic-Emili
Chest 2000 118: 1248-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Donor Age and Ischemic Time on Intermediate Survival and Morbidity After Lung Transplantation

Dan M. Meyer, Leah E. Bennett, Richard J. Novick, and Jeffrey D. Hosenpud
Chest 2000 118: 1255-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Complications Following Lung Resection : A Comprehensive Analysis of Incidence and Possible Risk Factors

François Stéphan, Sophie Boucheseiche, Judith Hollande, Antoine Flahault, Ali Cheffi, Bernard Bazelly, and Francis Bonnet
Chest 2000 118: 1263-1270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Aortic Valve Gradient During Exercise After Aortic Valve Reconstruction

Thomas P. Graeter, Michael Kindermann, Roland Fries, Frank Langer, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Chest 2000 118: 1271-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCOPD

Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of COPD

Daniel E. Hilleman, Naresh Dewan, Mark Malesker, and Mitchell Friedman
Chest 2000 118: 1278-1285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Appropriate Setting of Noninvasive Pressure Support Ventilation in Stable COPD Patients

Michele Vitacca, Stefano Nava, Marco Confalonieri, Luca Bianchi, Roberto Porta, Enrico Clini, and Nicolino Ambrosino
Chest 2000 118: 1286-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Spirometric Efficacy of Once-Daily Dosing With Tiotropium in Stable COPD : A 13-Week Multicenter Trial

Richard Casaburi, Dick D. Briggs, Jr., James F. Donohue, Charles W. Serby, Shailendra S. Menjoge, and Theodore J. Witek, Jr.
Chest 2000 118: 1294-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Appropriateness of Domiciliary Oxygen Delivery

Gordon H. Guyatt, Douglas A. McKim, Peggy Austin, Robert Bryan, Joan Norgren, Bruce Weaver, and Roger S. Goldstein
Chest 2000 118: 1303-1308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsASTHMA

Asthmatic Subjects Symptomatically Worse at Work : Prevalence and Characterization Among a General Asthma Clinic Population

Susan M. Tarlo, Kevin Leung, Irvin Broder, Frances Silverman, and D. Linn Holness
Chest 2000 118: 1309-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Weight Loss on Peak Flow Variability, Airways Obstruction, and Lung Volumes in Obese Patients With Asthma

Katri Hakala, Brita Stenius-Aarniala, and Anssi Sovijärvi
Chest 2000 118: 1315-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of the Effects of Single Oral Doses of Nebivolol and Celiprolol on Airways in Patients With Mild Asthma

Mario Cazzola, Paolo Noschese, Maria D’Amato, and Gennaro D’Amato
Chest 2000 118: 1322-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atopy Influences Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Adult Asthmatics

Ling-Pei Ho, Fraser T. Wood, Andrew Robson, J. Alastair Innes, and Andrew P. Greening
Chest 2000 118: 1327-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsSLEEP AND BREATHING

Inspiratory Effort Sensation to Added Resistive Loading in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Ye Tun, Wataru Hida, Shinichi Okabe, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Hajime Kurosawa, Masao Tabata, and Kunio Shirato
Chest 2000 118: 1332-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsPNEUMONIA

Applying a Prediction Rule To Identify Low-Risk Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Theodore K. Marras, Carlos Gutierrez, and Charles K. Chan
Chest 2000 118: 1339-1343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Community-Acquired Pneumonia : Etiology, Epidemiology, and Outcome at a Teaching Hospital in Argentina

Carlos M. Luna, Angela Famiglietti, Rubén Absi, Alejandro J. Videla, Facundo J. Nogueira, Alejandro Diaz Fuenzalida, and Ricardo J. Gené
Chest 2000 118: 1344-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsTUBERCULOSIS

Evaluation of Polymerase Chain Reaction, Adenosine Deaminase, and Interferon- in Pleural Fluid for the Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis

Maria Virginia Villegas, Luz Angela Labrada, and Nancy Gore Saravia
Chest 2000 118: 1355-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increasing Incidence of Mycobacterium xenopi at Bellevue Hospital : An Emerging Pathogen or a Product of Improved Laboratory Methods?

Vincent Donnabella, John Salazar-Schicchi, Stanley Bonk, Bruce Hanna, and William N. Rom
Chest 2000 118: 1365-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsINHALATION

Different Response to Doubling and Fourfold Dose Increases in Methacholine Provocation Tests in Healthy Subjects

Britt-Marie Sundblad, Per Malmberg, and Kjell Larsson
Chest 2000 118: 1371-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Routine Pulse Oximetry During Methacholine Challenges Is Unnecessary for Safety

Donald W. Cockcroft, Thomas S. Hurst, Darcy D. Marciniuk, David J. Cotton, Karen F. Laframboise, Anil K. Nagpal, and Robert P. Skomro
Chest 2000 118: 1378-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhalation Provocation Tests in Chronic Bird Fancier’s Lung

Yoshio Ohtani, Kaoru Kojima, Yuki Sumi, Megumi Sawada, Naohiko Inase, Shuji Miyake, and Yasuyuki Yoshizawa
Chest 2000 118: 1382-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsNEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE

Prevention of Pulmonary Morbidity for Patients With Neuromuscular Disease

Alice C. Tzeng and John R. Bach
Chest 2000 118: 1390-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Hyperreactivity in Subjects With Tetraplegia Is Associated With Reduced Baseline Airway Caliber

David R. Grimm, Dipak Chandy, Peter L. Almenoff, Gregory Schilero, and Marvin Lesser
Chest 2000 118: 1397-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsPULMONARY VASCULATURE

Inherited Thrombophilic Risk Factors and Venous Thromboembolism : Distinct Role in Peripheral Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

Maurizio Margaglione, Vincenzo Brancaccio, Domenico De Lucia, Ida Martinelli, Antonio Ciampa, Elvira Grandone, and Giovanni Di Minno
Chest 2000 118: 1405-1411. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

A Meta-analysis of Prospective Trials Comparing Percutaneous and Surgical Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients

Bradley D. Freeman, Karen Isabella, Natatia Lin, and Timothy G. Buchman
Chest 2000 118: 1412-1418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Photodynamic Therapy : A Case Series Demonstrating Its Role in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Suketu K. Shah and David Ost
Chest 2000 118: 1419-1423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

End-of-Life Care in the ICU : Treatments Provided When Life Support Was or Was Not Withdrawn

Richard I. Hall and Graeme M. Rocker
Chest 2000 118: 1424-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Managing Life-Threatening Hemoptysis : Has Anything Really Changed?

Edward F. Haponik, Alan Fein, and Robert Chin
Chest 2000 118: 1431-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

A Morphologic Study of Long-term Retention of Fluorocarbon After Liquid Ventilation

C. Ian Hood and Jerome H. Modell
Chest 2000 118: 1436-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices Do Not Maintain the Set Pressure Dynamically When Tested Under Simulated Clinical Conditions

Jeffery P. Bacon, Robert J. Farney, Robert L. Jensen, James M. Walker, and Tom V. Cloward
Chest 2000 118: 1441-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correlation of Leukocyte Esterase Detection by Reagent Strips and the Presence of Neutrophils : A Study in BAL Fluid

Jan A. Jacobs, Els I. G. B. De Brauwer, Elisa I. M. Cornelissen, and Marjolein Drent
Chest 2000 118: 1450-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Evidence Against Routine Scheduling of Surveillance Bronchoscopy After Stent Insertion

Toshihiro Matsuo and Henri G. Colt
Chest 2000 118: 1455-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

Aerobic Conditioning in Mild Asthma Decreases the Hyperpnea of Exercise and Improves Exercise and Ventilatory Capacity

Teal S. Hallstrand, Peter W. Bates, and Robert B. Schoene
Chest 2000 118: 1460-1469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Aspirin and Asthma

K. Suresh Babu and Sundeep S. Salvi
Chest 2000 118: 1470-1476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsliterature review

Top Ten List in Myocardial Infarction

Steven M. Hollenberg
Chest 2000 118: 1477-1479. [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Augmentation Therapy Reduces Frequency of Lung Infections in Antitrypsin Deficiency : A New Hypothesis With Supporting Data

Jack Lieberman
Chest 2000 118: 1480-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Multiple Left-Sided Vanishing Tumors

Ketan P. Buch and R. Scott Morehead
Chest 2000 118: 1486-1489. [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Thoracoscopic Resection of the Pulmonary Aspergilloma : Report of Two Cases

Jun Nakajima, Shinichi Takamoto, Makoto Tanaka, Eriho Takeuchi, and Tomohiro Murakawa
Chest 2000 118: 1490-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 37-Year-Old Man With Severe COPD, Rash, and Conjunctivitis

Eric Friskel and Runi Foster
Chest 2000 118: 1493-1495. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Recreational Use of Aminorex and Pulmonary Hypertension

Seán P. Gaine, Lewis J. Rubin, James J. Kmetzo, Harold I. Palevsky, and Thomas A. Traill
Chest 2000 118: 1496-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Progressive Portopulmonary Hypertension After Liver Transplantation Treated With Epoprostenol

Albert Lim Rafanan, Janet Maurer, Atul C. Mehta, and Robert Schilz
Chest 2000 118: 1497-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoptysis Following Left Ventricular Aneurysm Repair : A Misleading Clinical Sign

Theo Kofidis, Marius M. Hoeper, Axel Haverich, and Wolfgang Harringer
Chest 2000 118: 1500-1503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multiple Lung Abscesses Due to Ochroconis gallopavum, a Dematiaceous Fungus, in a Nonimmunocompromised Wood Pulp Worker

John A. Odell, Salvador Alvarez, Donald G. Cvitkovich, Denis A. Cortese, and Barbara L. McComb
Chest 2000 118: 1503-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mushroom Worker’s Lung Caused by Spores of Hypsizigus marmoreus (Bunashimeji) : Elevated Serum Surfactant Protein D Levels

Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Sugawara, Toyohiro Saikai, Kazunori Tsunematsu, Hiroki Takahashi, and Shosaku Abe
Chest 2000 118: 1506-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothoraces Associated With Juvenile Polymyositis

Masaaki Sato, Toru Bando, Seiki Hasegawa, Masanori Kitaichi, and Hiromi Wada
Chest 2000 118: 1509-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary Angiodysplasia of Epicardial and Intramural Vessels

Andrea Frustaci, Cristina Chimenti, Maurizio Pieroni, Luigi Natale, Nicola Luciani, and Francesco Alessandrini
Chest 2000 118: 1511-1513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Educating Adolescents About Asthma

Peter G. Gibson and Denis Charpin
Chest 2000 118: 1514-1515. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Churg-Strauss Syndrome : Is There an Association With Leukotriene Modifiers?

Stuart Stoloff, David A. Stempel, Michael E. Wechsler, and Jeffrey M. Drazen
Chest 2000 118: 1515-1516. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate From Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, in Age Range 20 to 54 Years, Did Not Increase During the Years of Peak "Phen/Fen" Use

Richard B. Rothman
Chest 2000 118: 1516-1517. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Case of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia Showing Tolerance

Masamitsu Nakajima, Toshiaki Manabe, Yoshihito Niki, Toshiharu Matsushima, and Sasaki Takashi
Chest 2000 118: 1517-1518. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Echocardiography in the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Embolism: A Limerick

Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Chest 2000 118: 1518-1519. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchomalacia : A Cause of Flow Oscillations on the Flow-Volume Loop

Eduardo Garcia-Pachon
Chest 2000 118: 1519. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catamenial Pneumothorax : An Example of Porous Diaphragm Syndromes

Paul A. Kirschner
Chest 2000 118: 1519-1520. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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