editorials

Research Fellowships in Pulmonary and Critical Care

John L. Kirkwood and Norman Edelman
Chest 2002 121: 1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial Mechanical Performance Following Internal and External Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation : Its Relationship to Peripheral Embolization and Acute Cerebrovascular Accident

Marvin I. Dunn and James L. Marcum
Chest 2002 121: 1-3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Of Time and Experience : Sarcoidosis Revisited

Albert Miller
Chest 2002 121: 3-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Of Mycetomas and Men

Scott Lick and Alex Duarte
Chest 2002 121: 5-6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology of Asthma : Severity Matters

David N. Weissman
Chest 2002 121: 6-8. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders : Is It All About Apnea?

William C. Orr
Chest 2002 121: 8-11. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hospice and Pulmonary Medicine

Peter B. Terry
Chest 2002 121: 11-12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Atrial Mechanical Performance After Internal and External Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation : An Echocardiographic Study

Günter Lehmann, Jörg Horcher, Karl Dennig, Andreas Plewan, Kurt Ulm, and Eckhard Alt
Chest 2002 121: 13-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Observations With the Amiodarone/Warfarin Interaction : Dosing Relationships With Long-term Therapy

Cynthia A. Sanoski and Jerry L. Bauman
Chest 2002 121: 19-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SARCOID

Early Treatment of Stage II Sarcoidosis Improves 5-Year Pulmonary Function

Anne Pietinalho, Pentti Tukiainen, Tari Haahtela, Tore Persson, and Olof Selroos
Chest 2002 121: 24-31. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mortality of Intrathoracic Sarcoidosis in Referral vs Population-Based Settings : Influence of Stage, Ethnicity, and Corticosteroid Therapy

Jerome M. Reich
Chest 2002 121: 32-39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Nasal Polyps in Cystic Fibrosis : Clinical Endoscopic Study With Nasal Lavage Fluid Analysis

Gert Henriksson, Karl Magnus Westrin, Ferenc Karpati, Ann-Charlotte Wikström, Pontus Stierna, and Lena Hjelte
Chest 2002 121: 40-47. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iron Deficiency in Cystic Fibrosis : Relationship to Lung Disease Severity and Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection

David W. Reid, Nicholas J. Withers, Libby Francis, John W. Wilson, and Thomas C. Kotsimbos
Chest 2002 121: 48-54. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term Benefits of Inhaled Tobramycin in Adolescent Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Richard B. Moss
Chest 2002 121: 55-63. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of Recent Pulmonary Exacerbations on Quality of Life in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Maria T. Britto, Uma R. Kotagal, Richard W. Hornung, Harry D. Atherton, Joel Tsevat, and Robert W. Wilmott
Chest 2002 121: 64-72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association Between Genetically Determined Pancreatic Status and Lung Disease in Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Yann Loubières, Dominique Grenet, Brigitte Simon-Bouy, Jacques Medioni, Paul Landais, Claude Férec, and Marc Stern
Chest 2002 121: 73-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHIECTASIS

Exhaled H₂O₂ in Steady-State Bronchiectasis : Relationship With Cellular Composition in Induced Sputum, Spirometry, and Extent and Severity of Disease

Stelios Loukides, Demosthenes Bouros, Georgios Papatheodorou, Stephanos Lachanis, Panos Panagou, and Nikolaos M. Siafakas
Chest 2002 121: 81-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exhaled and Sputum Nitric Oxide in Bronchiectasis : Correlation With Clinical Parameters

Kenneth W. Tsang, Raymond Leung, Peter Chin-wan Fung, Shelley L. Chan, George L. Tipoe, Gaik C. Ooi, and Wah K. Lam
Chest 2002 121: 88-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations HEMOPTYSIS

Percutaneous Embolotherapy for Life-Threatening Hemoptysis

Michelle L. Wong, Peter Szkup, and Mark J. Hopley
Chest 2002 121: 95-102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Use of Biochemical Markers of Infarction for Diagnosing Perioperative Myocardial Infarction and Early Graft Occlusion After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Lene Holmvang, Birgit Jurlander, Christian Rasmussen, Jens J. Thiis, Peer Grande, and Peter Clemmensen
Chest 2002 121: 103-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Analysis of Lobar Lymph Node Metastases Around the Bronchi of Primary and Nonprimary Lobes in Lung Cancer : Risk of Remnant Tumor at the Root of the Nonprimary Lobes

Akira Yamanaka, Takashi Hirai, Ayuko Takahashi, and Fumio Konishi
Chest 2002 121: 112-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations FUNGUS

Chronic Necrotizing Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Pneumoconiosis : Clinical and Radiologic Findings in 10 Patients

Takashi Kato, Ikuji Usami, Hiroki Morita, Masahiro Goto, Masayoshi Hosoda, Atsushi Nakamura, and Shogo Shima
Chest 2002 121: 118-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome of Lung Transplantation in Patients With Mycetomas

Denis Hadjiliadis, Thomas A. Sporn, John R. Perfect, Victor F. Tapson, R. Duane Davis, and Scott M. Palmer
Chest 2002 121: 128-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Which Clinical Subgroups Within the Spectrum of Child Asthma Are Attributable to Atopy?

Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Paul Gatenby, Nicholas Glasgow, Raymond Mullins, Tim McDonald, and Mark Hurwitz
Chest 2002 121: 135-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Pranlukast on Chemical Mediators in Induced Sputum on Provocation Tests in Atopic and Aspirin-Intolerant Asthmatic Patients

Yasushi Obase, Terufumi Shimoda, Shin-ya Tomari, Kazuko Mitsuta, Tetsuya Kawano, Hiroto Matsuse, and Shigeru Kohno
Chest 2002 121: 143-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Initial Improvements in Lung Function and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness Are Maintained During 5 Years of Treatment With Inhaled Beclomethasone Dipropionate and Terbutaline

W. Rob Douma, Huib A. M. Kerstjens, Ad de Gooijer, Shelley E. Overbeek, Gerard H. Koëter, and Dirkje S. Postma
Chest 2002 121: 151-157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Respiratory Symptoms and Nocturnal Gastroesophageal Reflux : A Population-Based Study of Young Adults in Three European Countries

Thorarinn Gislason, Christer Janson, Paul Vermeire, Peter Plaschke, Eythor Björnsson, David Gislason, and Gunnar Boman
Chest 2002 121: 158-163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

What Are Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Being Treated for Prior to This Diagnosis?

Robert Smith, John Ronald, Kenneth Delaive, Randy Walld, Jure Manfreda, and Meir H. Kryger
Chest 2002 121: 164-172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ALTITUDE

Operation Everest III (Comex’97): Altitude-Induced Decompression Sickness During a Hypobaric Chamber Experiment : Necessity for Circulating Venous Gas Emboli Monitoring for the Investigators

Florence Molenat and Alain Boussuges
Chest 2002 121: 173-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Clinically Documented Pleural Effusions in Medical ICU Patients : How Useful Is Routine Thoracentesis?

Muriel Fartoukh, Elie Azoulay, Richard Galliot, Jean-Roger Le Gall, Frederic Baud, Sylvie Chevret, and Benoît Schlemmer
Chest 2002 121: 178-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome From Mechanical Ventilation After Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation

Basheer Y. Khassawneh, Peter White, Jr., Elias J. Anaissie, Barthel Barlogie, and F. Charles Hiller
Chest 2002 121: 185-188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iron Lung vs Mask Ventilation in the Treatment of Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure in COPD Patients : A Multicenter Study

Antonio Corrado, Marco Confalonieri, Santino Marchese, Corrado Mollica, Giuseppe Villella, Massimo Gorini, and Rossana Della Porta
Chest 2002 121: 189-195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Potential Rebreathing After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Failure During Sleep

Ramon Farré, Josep M. Montserrat, Eugeni Ballester, and Daniel Navajas
Chest 2002 121: 196-200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of a Novel Implantable Elastomer Device for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in a Rabbit Model of Elastase-Induced Emphysema

Matthew Brenner, Xavier Gonzalez, Blanding Jones, Rick Ha, Kathryn Osann, Robert McKenna, and Jeffrey Milliken
Chest 2002 121: 201-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarcomeres Are Added in Series to Emphysematous Rat Diaphragm After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Joseph B. Shrager, Dong-Kwan Kim, Yahya J. Hashmi, Hansell H. Stedman, Jianliang Zhu, Larry R. Kaiser, and Sanford Levine
Chest 2002 121: 210-215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Corticosteroids on Pleurodesis Induced by Doxycycline in Rabbits

Lisette R. Teixeira, Wenchao Wu, Dong-Sheng Chang, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2002 121: 216-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Hospice Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Disease

Janet L. Abrahm and John Hansen-Flaschen
Chest 2002 121: 220-229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Pharmacologic Treatment of Uncomplicated Arterial Hypertension in Patients With Airway Dysfunction

Mario Cazzola, Paolo Noschese, Gennaro D’Amato, and Maria Gabriella Matera
Chest 2002 121: 230-241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

CT Virtual Bronchoscopy of the Central Airways in Patients With Wegener’s Granulomatosis

Ronald M. Summers, Neil R. Aggarwal, Michael C. Sneller, Mark J. Cowan, Bradford J. Wood, Carol A. Langford, and James H. Shelhamer
Chest 2002 121: 242-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

New Electroablation Technique Following the First-Line Stapling Method for Thoracoscopic Treatment of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Masahito Ikeda, Akihide Matsumura, Hajime Maeda, Shinichiro Miyoshi, and Hikaru Matsuda
Chest 2002 121: 251-255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 35-Year-Old Woman With Asthma and Polycystic Lung Disease

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, Steven Sieber, Michael J. Walker, Vincent Rella, and Arthur Kotch
Chest 2002 121: 256-260. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Rounded Mass in the Middle Lobe After Swan-Ganz Catheterization

Joey J. Brahim, David Cheung, Jesse A. J. Jessurun, Mariken J. A. Wolters-Geldof, and Klaus F. Rabe
Chest 2002 121: 261-263. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Costs of Occupational COPD and Asthma

J. Paul Leigh, Patrick S. Romano, Marc B. Schenker, and Kathleen Kreiss
Chest 2002 121: 264-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Additional Proteins in BAL Fluid of Metsovites Environmentally Exposed to Asbestos : More Evidence of "Protection" Against Neoplasia?

Vassiliki Galani, Stavros Constantopoulos, Carmen Manda-Stachouli, Maria Frangou-Lazaridis, Anestis Mavridis, Miltiadis Vassiliou, and Yotanna Dalavanga
Chest 2002 121: 273-278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

A 55-Year-Old Patient With Advanced COPD, Tracheostomy Tube, and Sudden Respiratory Distress

Richard V. Hodder
Chest 2002 121: 279-280. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Pharmacokinetics of Antituberculosis Medications Delivered via Percutaneous Gastrojejunostomy Tube

John Reid, Darcy Marciniuk, Charles A. Peloquin, and Vernon Hoeppner
Chest 2002 121: 281-284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of Tension Pneumatocele With High- Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation

Hsiu-Nien Shen, Frank Leigh Lu, Huey-Dong Wu, Chong-Jen Yu, and Pan-Chyr Yang
Chest 2002 121: 284-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unilateral Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease Associated With Combined Inherited Thrombophilia

Klaus Laczika, Irene Martha Lang, Peter Quehenberger, Christine Mannhalter, Manfred Muhm, Walter Klepetko, and Paul Alexander Kyrle
Chest 2002 121: 286-289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bilateral Thumb Burns Leading to the Diagnosis of Crack Lung

David Gatof and Richard K. Albert
Chest 2002 121: 289-291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Varicosities of the Valleculae : An Unusual Cause of Hemoptysis?

Richard Booton and Badie K. Jacob
Chest 2002 121: 291-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Human Recombinant Activated Protein C in Meningococcal Sepsis

Gregory Wcisel, David Joyce, Arna Gudmundsdottir, and D. Michael Shasby
Chest 2002 121: 292-295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mediastinal Abscess Due to Passage of a Broncholith

Sean M. Studer, Richard F. Heitmiller, and Peter B. Terry
Chest 2002 121: 296-297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hereditary Pulmonary Emphysema

Làszlò Bense, Gunnar Eklund, and Rolf Lewander
Chest 2002 121: 297-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Why Not To Use Erythromycin in GI Motility

J. M. Guerin, F. Leibinger, Gökhan M. Mutlu, Phillip Factor, and Ece A. Mutlu
Chest 2002 121: 301-302. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tumor Markers for Diagnosing Malignant Pleural Effusion?

Eduardo Garcia-Pachon and Michela Paganuzzi
Chest 2002 121: 302-303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Heparin Anti-Xa Therapeutic Range : Are We There Yet?

Maureen A. Smythe, Joan C. Mattson, John M. Koerber, and Russell D. Hull
Chest 2002 121: 303-304. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcomes After Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction

David V. Pecora, Fernando J. Martinez, and Kevin R. Flaherty
Chest 2002 121: 304-305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methimazole-Induced Asthma?

Mehmet Polatli, Rosa Daniela Grembiale, and Girolamo Pelaia
Chest 2002 121: 305-306. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Duration of Steroid Therapy Determines Dose-Response Effect

Brian J. Lipworth and Philip E. Silkoff
Chest 2002 121: 306-307. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Centrilobular Emphysema in a Patient Without Airflow Obstruction

John Reid and Donald Cockcroft
Chest 2002 121: 307-308. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Industry and Professional Medical Societies

Mahadevappa Hunasikatti
Chest 2002 121: 308-309. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Discrepancies Between Clinical and Autopsy Diagnoses in Cases of Malignant Neoplasm

Ken-ichiro Inoue and Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Chest 2002 121: 309. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Very Young and Very Old Malaysian Patients

Chong-Kin Liam, Kim-Hatt Lim, and Catherine Mee-Ming Wong
Chest 2002 121: 309-310. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Pleural Diseases, 4th Edition

Lee K. Brown
Chest 2002 121: 311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Stratification: A Practical Guide For Clinicians

Douglas W. Mapel
Chest 2002 121: 311-312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Erratum

Chest 2002 121: 311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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