editorials

Steroids for Acute Exacerbations of COPD : How Long Is Enough?

Matthew B. Stanbrook and Roger S. Goldstein
Chest 2001 119: 675-676. [Full Text] [PDF]  

₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency Therapy : Pieces of the Puzzle

Robert A. Sandhaus
Chest 2001 119: 676-678. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tumor Necrosis Factor Polymorphism in Sarcoidosis

Om P. Sharma
Chest 2001 119: 678-679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endoluminal Metastases of the Tracheobronchial Tree* : Is There Any Way Out?

Marios E. Froudarakis, Demosthenes Bouros, and Nikolaos M. Siafakas
Chest 2001 119: 679-681. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculosis in Correctional Facilities : A Nightmare Without End in Sight

Rafael Laniado-Laborín
Chest 2001 119: 681-683. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Should Patients With Neuromuscular Disease Be Denied the Choice of the Treatment of Mechanical Ventilation?

Mark J. Rumbak and Robert M. Walker
Chest 2001 119: 683-684. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Relationship Between Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Development of Asthma in Wheezy Infants

Reiko Saga, Hiroyuki Mochizuki, Kenichi Tokuyama, and Akihiro Morikawa
Chest 2001 119: 685-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Airway Responsiveness With Asthma and Persistent Wheeze in a Chinese Population

Xiping Xu, Tianhua Niu, Changzhong Chen, Binyan Wang, Yontong Jin, Jianhua Yang, and Scott T. Weiss
Chest 2001 119: 691-700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methacholine Challenge Testing in Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets

Bernard J. Roth, Lynn M. Hammers, and Thomas A. Dillard
Chest 2001 119: 701-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma and the Risk of Hospitalization in Canada : The Role of Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors

Yue Chen, Robert Dales, and Daniel Krewski
Chest 2001 119: 708-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effectiveness and Safety of Salmeterol in Nonspecialist Practice Settings

Anthony D. D’Urzo, Kenneth R. Chapman, André Cartier, Frederick E. Hargreave, Mark Fitzgerald, and David Tesarowski
Chest 2001 119: 714-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Underuse of Inhaled Steroid Therapy in Elderly Patients With Asthma

Don D. Sin and Jack V. Tu
Chest 2001 119: 720-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Systemic Glucocorticoids in Severe Exacerbations of COPD

Abdullah Sayiner, Zeynep Ayfer Aytemur, Murat Cirit, and Ipek Ünsal
Chest 2001 119: 726-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early Detection of COPD in a High-Risk Population Using Spirometric Screening

Jan Zieliñski and Michal Bednarek
Chest 2001 119: 731-736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY

Longitudinal Follow-up of Patients With ₁-Protease Inhibitor Deficiency Before and During Therapy With IV ₁-Protease Inhibitor

Marion Wencker, Bernward Fuhrmann, Norbert Banik, and Nikolaus Konietzko
Chest 2001 119: 737-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Direct Medical Costs of ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency

C. Daniel Mullins, Xingyue Huang, Sanjay Merchant, and James K. Stoller
Chest 2001 119: 745-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations GENETICS

The Gene Polymorphism of Tumor Necrosis Factor-ß, But Not That of Tumor Necrosis Factor-, Is Associated With the Prognosis of Sarcoidosis

Etsuro Yamaguchi, Akihide Itoh, Nobuyuki Hizawa, and Yoshikazu Kawakami
Chest 2001 119: 753-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frequency of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene Mutations and 5T Allele in Patients With Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Eric Marchand, Christine Verellen-Dumoulin, Michel Mairesse, Luc Delaunois, Pierre Brancaleone, Jean-François Rahier, and Olivier Vandenplas
Chest 2001 119: 762-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

Endotracheal/Endobronchial Metastases : Clinicopathologic Study With Special Reference to Developmental Modes

Takuji Kiryu, Hiroaki Hoshi, Eisuke Matsui, Hisashi Iwata, Mitsuharu Kokubo, Kuniyasu Shimokawa, and Shimpei Kawaguchi
Chest 2001 119: 768-775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BAL Neopterin : A Novel Marker for Cell-Mediated Immunity in Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Lung Cancer

K. Hassaan Mohamed, A. A. M. T. Mobasher, Abdel-Rahim I. Yousef, Adel Salah, I. Z. El-Naggar, A. H. A. Ghoneim, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2001 119: 776-780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations HEMOPTYSIS

Endobronchial Argon Plasma Coagulation for Treatment of Hemoptysis and Neoplastic Airway Obstruction

Rodolfo C. Morice, Turhan Ece, Ferah Ece, and Leendert Keus
Chest 2001 119: 781-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoptysis in Patients With Renal Insufficiency : The Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy

Nicholas Kallay, Donnie P. Dunagan, Norman Adair, Robert Chin, and Edward F. Haponik
Chest 2001 119: 788-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURA

Symptomatic Persistent Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Pleural Effusions Requiring Operative Treatment : Clinical and Histologic Features

Y. C. Gary Lee, Marcelo A. C. Vaz, Kim A. Ely, Edward C. McDonald, Philip J. Thompson, Jonathan C. Nesbitt, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2001 119: 795-800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracoscopy Talc Poudrage : A 15-Year Experience

José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Francisco S. Vargas, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, Paulo Cardoso, Lisete Ribeiro Teixeira, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2001 119: 801-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Aggressive Diuresis for Severe Heart Failure in the Elderly

Patricia A. Howard and Marvin I. Dunn
Chest 2001 119: 807-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Significance of End-Tidal PCO₂ Response to Exercise and Its Relation to Functional Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Yasuhiko Tanabe, Yukio Hosaka, Masahiro Ito, Eiichi Ito, and Kaoru Suzuki
Chest 2001 119: 811-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY VASCULATURE

Prognostic Factors in Medically Treated Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Embolism

Jerzy Lewczuk, Piotr Piszko, Jacek Jagas, Adam Porada, Slawomir Wójciak, Bozena Sobkowicz, and Krzysztof Wrabec
Chest 2001 119: 818-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Noninvasive Assessment of Pulmonary Perfusion Abnormality in Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Hua Ting, Xing-Guo Sun, Ming-Lung Chuang, David A. Lewis, James E. Hansen, and Karlman Wasserman
Chest 2001 119: 824-832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Acceptability of Short-Course Rifampin and Pyrazinamide Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Jail Inmates

Naomi N. Bock, Tara Rogers, Jane R. Tapia, George D. Herron, Beverly DeVoe, and Lawrence J. Geiter
Chest 2001 119: 833-837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immunocompromised Patients

Michael Tamm, Peter Traenkle, Bruno Grilli, Markus Solèr, Chris T. Bolliger, Peter Dalquen, and Gieri Cathomas
Chest 2001 119: 838-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Markers of Short-term Mortality in AIDS-Associated Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia

Thomas L. Benfield, Jannik Helweg-Larsen, Didi Bang, Jette Junge, and Jens D. Lundgren
Chest 2001 119: 844-851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SMOKING

Smoking, Respiratory Symptoms, and Diseases* : A Comparative Study Between Northern Sweden and Northern Finland: Report From the FinEsS Study

Mai Lindström, Jyrki Kotaniemi, Elsy Jönsson, and Bo Lundbäck
Chest 2001 119: 852-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Systemic Antibiotics Fail to Clear Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella from a Pediatric ICU

Andy J. Petros, Marie O’Connell, Clare Roberts, Paul Wade, and Hendrick K. F. van Saene
Chest 2001 119: 862-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

espiratory Changes in Aortic Blood Velocity as an Indicator of Fluid Responsiveness in Ventilated Patients With Septic Shock

Marc Feissel, Frédéric Michard, Isabelle Mangin, Olivier Ruyer, Jean-Pierre Faller, and Jean-Louis Teboul
Chest 2001 119: 867-873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Endothelial Injury in Septic Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Hartmut Kern, Ralph Wittich, Ute Rohr, Wolfgang J. Kox, and Claudia D. Spies
Chest 2001 119: 874-883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Incidence and Predictors of ARDS After Cardiac Surgery

Julie Milot, Jean Perron, Yves Lacasse, Louis Létourneau, Paul C. Cartier, and François Maltais
Chest 2001 119: 884-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrenal Insufficiency in High-Risk Surgical ICU Patients

Emanuel P. Rivers, Mario Gaspari, George Abi Saad, Mark Mlynarek, John Fath, H. Matilda Horst, and Jacobo Wortsman
Chest 2001 119: 889-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extubation Failure in a Large Pediatric ICU Population

Suzanne Edmunds, Irwin Weiss, and Rick Harrison
Chest 2001 119: 897-900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term Arterial Cannulation in ICU Patients Using the Radial Artery or Dorsalis Pedis Artery

Claude Martin, Pierre Saux, Laurent Papazian, and François Gouin
Chest 2001 119: 901-906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Stress Testing in Cardiac Evaluation : Current Concepts With Emphasis on the ECG

Morton E. Tavel
Chest 2001 119: 907-925. [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Clinical Aspects of Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction in the Critically Ill

Michael I. Polkey and John Moxham
Chest 2001 119: 926-939. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Long-term Ventilation for Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy : Physicians’ Beliefs and Practices

Barbara Gibson
Chest 2001 119: 940-946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Lung Mass in a Smoker

Baseem Daoud, Rogelio Moncada, and Juzar Ali
Chest 2001 119: 947-949. [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

Positron Emission Tomography in the Staging of Small-Cell Lung Cancer : A Preliminary Study

Hans-Peter Hauber, Karl H. Bohuslavizki, Christian H. Lund, Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Andreas Meyer, and Almuth Pforte
Chest 2001 119: 950-954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 52-Year-Old Woman With Recurrent Hemoptysis

Kim-Hatt Lim, Yew-Cheng Lim, Chong-Kin Liam, and Catherine Mee-Ming Wong
Chest 2001 119: 955-957. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Recurrent Mitral Stenosis : Problems of Management

David M. Shavelle, Catherine M. Otto, and Morton E. Tavel
Chest 2001 119: 958-960. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Atresia of the Trachea Following Repeated Percutaneous Dilational Tracheotomy

Jens Peter Klussmann, Hans Georg Brochhagen, Christian Sittel, Hans Edmund Eckel, and Klaus Wassermann
Chest 2001 119: 961-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Somatostatin in the Treatment of Chylothorax

Nicholas J. Demos, Joseph Kozel, and Joseph E. Scerbo
Chest 2001 119: 964-966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Pulmonary Artery Compression Due to Fibrous Mediastinitis With Endovascular Stent Placement

Alejandro Guerrero, Eric K. Hoffer, Leonard Hudson, Paul Schuler, and Riyad Karmy-Jones
Chest 2001 119: 966-968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia Presenting With Recurrent Massive Bilateral Pleural Effusion : Case Report

Yaseen S. Samman, Siraj O. Wali, Mohammed A. Abdelaal, Mohsin T. Gangi, and Ayman B. Krayem
Chest 2001 119: 968-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

One-Year Continuous Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Gregorio Pérez-Peñate, Gabriel Julià-Serdà, Juan María Pulido-Duque, Elias Górriz-Gómez, and Pedro Cabrera-Navarro
Chest 2001 119: 970-973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pregnancy and Primary Pulmonary Hypertension : Successful Outcome With Epoprostenol Therapy

Rosalyn Stewart, Divina Tuazon, Gayle Olson, and Alexander G. Duarte
Chest 2001 119: 973-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Late Mediastinal Shift After Repeated Aspiration of Postpneumonectomy Seroma

Carey Cullinane, Kevin L. Kovitz, and Renee S. Hartz
Chest 2001 119: 975-977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multiple Aseptic Pulmonary Nodules With Central Necrosis in Association With Pyoderma Gangrenosum

Stefan Krüger, Werner Piroth, Baffour Amo-Takyi, Christian Breuer, and Ernst R. Schwarz
Chest 2001 119: 977-978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recurrent Pulmonary Sarcoidosis in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Roberta Lenner, Zachary Bregman, Alvin S. Teirstein, and Louis DePalo
Chest 2001 119: 978-981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Produces Functional Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor

Ikuma Kasuga, Shirou Ishizuka, Kazushige Minemura, Kenta Utsumi, Hiromi Serizawa, and Kazuma Ohyashiki
Chest 2001 119: 981-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Fluticasone and Cortisol Measurements

Brian J. Lipworth, Robert A. Nathan, and Richard ZuWallack
Chest 2001 119: 984-985. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brahms’ Illness

Tsung O. Cheng and Mitchell L. Margolis
Chest 2001 119: 985-986. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salmeterol and Conventional Asthma Therapy

Brian J. Lipworth, Jay I. Peters, and David Shelledy
Chest 2001 119: 986-987. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regularly Scheduled Inhaled Bronchodilators and Maintenance Asthma Therapy

Louis-Philippe Boulet, Donald W. Cockcroft, and William A. Speir, Jr
Chest 2001 119: 987-988. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Compliance With Bronchodilator Treatment

Saul Malozowski, Elizabeth Koller, Michael S. Simmons, and Donald P. Tashkin
Chest 2001 119: 988-989. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural to Serum Cholinesterase Ratio in Separation of Transudative and Exudative Pleural Effusions

Tülin Sevim, Gökay Güngör, Kemal Tahaoglu, Eduardo Garcia-Pachon, and Isabel Padilla-Navas
Chest 2001 119: 989-990. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration

Attila Saygi, Mary Margaret Lewis, and Edward Tsou
Chest 2001 119: 990-992. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Syncope in a Patient With Cervical Tumor and Prolonged QT Interval

Oscar Aramburu-Bodas, Antonio Cayón-Blanco, Juan Carlos García-Rubira, and Ramón Pérez-Cano
Chest 2001 119: 992. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reality-Based Medicine—the Response

Marc Noppen
Chest 2001 119: 992-993. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Chest 2001 119: 993. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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