editorials

What Constitutes Effective Management of Pneumothorax After CT-Guided Needle Biopsy of the Lung?

Linda B. Haramati and Galit Aviram
Chest 2002 121: 1013-1015. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Web Also Wheezes

William F. Bria, II
Chest 2002 121: 1015-1016. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Prognosis in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Robert C. Bahler
Chest 2002 121: 1016-1019. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Balancing Self and Patient in the Physician-Patient Relationship

Henry S. Perkins
Chest 2002 121: 1019-1021. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevention and Management of Hypoxemia During Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Paul A. Kvale
Chest 2002 121: 1021-1022. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleeping With the Enemy : The Heart in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Michael R. Pinsky
Chest 2002 121: 1022-1024. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma and Gastroesophageal Reflux : Another Piece in the Puzzle?

Stephen K. Field
Chest 2002 121: 1024-1027. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Two-Year Retrospective Economic Evaluation of Three Dual-Controller Therapies Used in the Treatment of Asthma^*

Richard D. O’Connor, John C. O’Donnell, Lionel A. Pinto, Douglas J. Wiener, and Antonio P. Legorreta
Chest 2002 121: 1028-1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of Albuterol Administered by Metered-Dose Inhaler and Spacer With Albuterol by Nebulizer in Adults Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department With Acute Asthma^*

Kenneth B. Newman, Scott Milne, Cathy Hamilton, and Kent Hall
Chest 2002 121: 1036-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Response of Lung Volumes to Inhaled Salbutamol in a Large Population of Patients With Severe Hyperinflation^*

Marcus F. Newton, Denis E. O’Donnell, and Lutz Forkert
Chest 2002 121: 1042-1050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of the Validity of Different Diagnostic Tests in Adults With Asthma^*

Cameron J. Hunter, Christopher E. Brightling, Gerrit Woltmann, Andrew J. Wardlaw, and Ian D. Pavord
Chest 2002 121: 1051-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Comparison of the Efficacy, Tolerability, and Safety of Formoterol Dry Powder and Oral, Slow-Release Theophylline in the Treatment of COPD^*

Andrea Rossi, Peter Kristufek, Bernard E. Levine, Moira H. Thomson, Denise Till, John Kottakis, and Giovanni Della Cioppa
Chest 2002 121: 1058-1069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Megestrol Acetate Stimulates Weight Gain and Ventilation in Underweight COPD Patients^*

Jeffrey Weisberg, Jack Wanger, Jeffery Olson, Barry Streit, Charles Fogarty, Thomas Martin, and Richard Casaburi
Chest 2002 121: 1070-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isokinetic Muscle Function in COPD^*

Charles Haccoun, Argyrios A. Smountas, William J. Gibbons, Jean Bourbeau, and Larry C. Lands
Chest 2002 121: 1079-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations REHABILITATION

An Evaluation of Two Approaches to Exercise Conditioning in Pulmonary Rehabilitation^*

Edgar A. Normandin, Corliss McCusker, MaryLou Connors, Frederick Vale, Daniel Gerardi, and Richard L. ZuWallack
Chest 2002 121: 1085-1091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Power of Outcome Measurements to Detect Clinically Significant Changes in Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Patients With COPD^*

Juan Pablo de Torres, Victor Pinto-Plata, Edward Ingenito, Peter Bagley, Anthony Gray, Robert Berger, and Bartolome Celli
Chest 2002 121: 1092-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations EXERCISE

Comparison of the Peak Exercise Response Measured by the Ramp and 1-min Step Cycle Exercise Protocols in Patients With Exertional Dyspnea^*

Sue M. Revill, Katy E. Beck, and Mike D. L. Morgan
Chest 2002 121: 1099-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stair Climbing Test Predicts Cardiopulmonary Complications After Lung Resection^*

Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Al Refai, Marco Monteverde, Alessandro Borri, Michele Salati, and Aroldo Fianchini
Chest 2002 121: 1106-1110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prolonged Endurance Challenge at Moderate Altitude^* : Effect on Serum Eosinophil Cationic Protein, Eosinophil Dynamics, and Lung Function

Wolfgang Domej, Günther Schwaberger, Gernot Peter Tilz, Zeno Földes-Papp, Ulrike Demel, Johanna Lang, and Serge Petelin von Duvillard
Chest 2002 121: 1111-1116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of an Intensive 4-Week Summer Camp on Cystic Fibrosis^* : Pulmonary Function, Exercise Tolerance, and Nutrition

Hannah Blau, Huda Mussaffi-Georgy, Gershon Fink, Chaim Kaye, Amir Szeinberg, Shimon A. Spitzer, and Jacob Yahav
Chest 2002 121: 1117-1122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COUGH

Evaluation of a Cough-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire^*

Cynthia T. French, Richard S. Irwin, Kenneth E. Fletcher, and Todd M. Adams
Chest 2002 121: 1123-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Cough due to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease^* : Failure to Resolve Despite Total/Near-Total Elimination of Esophageal Acid

Richard S. Irwin, John K. Zawacki, Mark M. Wilson, Cynthia T. French, and Mark P. Callery
Chest 2002 121: 1132-1140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations VENTILATORS

Effects of Hypocapnic Hyperventilation on the Response to Hypoxia in Normal Subjects Receiving Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation^*

Vincent Jounieaux, Veronica F. Parreira, Genevieve Aubert, Myriam Dury, Pierre Delguste, and Daniel O. Rodenstein
Chest 2002 121: 1141-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation vs Conventional Oxygen Supplementation in Hypoxemic Patients Undergoing Diagnostic Bronchoscopy^*

Massimo Antonelli, Giorgio Conti, Monica Rocco, Andrea Arcangeli, Franco Cavaliere, Rodolfo Proietti, and Gianfranco Umberto Meduri
Chest 2002 121: 1149-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

Observation-Only Management of Early Stage, Medically Inoperable Lung Cancer^* : Poor Outcome

Ronald C. McGarry, Guobin Song, Paul des Rosiers, and Robert Timmerman
Chest 2002 121: 1155-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of Pneumothorax After Percutaneous CT-Guided Lung Biopsy^*

Takuji Yamagami, Toshiyuki Nakamura, Shigeharu Iida, Takeharu Kato, and Tsunehiko Nishimura
Chest 2002 121: 1159-1164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mediastinal Transthoracic Needle and Core Lymph Node Biopsy^* : Should It Replace Mediastinoscopy?

Joseph B. Zwischenberger, Clare Savage, Scott K. Alpard, Carryn M. Anderson, Santiago Marroquin, and Brian W. Goodacre
Chest 2002 121: 1165-1170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Detection of Aspergillus in BAL^*

Issam Raad, Hend Hanna, Armando Huaringa, David Sumoza, Ray Hachem, and Maher Albitar
Chest 2002 121: 1171-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Lymph Node Tuberculosis in Northern Germany^* : A Clinical Review

Henning Geldmacher, Christian Taube, Clemens Kroeger, Helgo Magnussen, and Detlef K. Kirsten
Chest 2002 121: 1177-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Regional Ischemic Preconditioning Enhances Myocardial Performance in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting^*

Jari Laurikka, Zhong-Kai Wu, Pekka Iisalo, Liisa Kaukinen, Eva L. Honkonen, Seppo Kaukinen, and Matti R. Tarkka
Chest 2002 121: 1183-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization Attenuates Transient Renal Damage Compared With On-Pump Coronary Revascularization^*

Berthus G. Loef, Anne H. Epema, Gerjan Navis, Tjark Ebels, Wim van Oeveren, and Robbert H. Henning
Chest 2002 121: 1190-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Relationship Between Interleukin-6 Production in the Lungs and Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure^*

Naoko Mabuchi, Takayoshi Tsutamoto, Atsuyuki Wada, Masato Ohnishi, Keiko Maeda, Masaru Hayashi, and Masahiko Kinoshita
Chest 2002 121: 1195-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amiodarone vs Sotalol as Prophylaxis Against Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter After Heart Surgery^* : A Meta-Analysis

Richard L. Wurdeman, Aryan N. Mooss, Syed M. Mohiuddin, and Thomas L. Lenz
Chest 2002 121: 1203-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hyperlipidemia Prevents the Expected Reduction of Myocardial Ischemia on Repeated Balloon Inflations During Angioplasty^*

Zenon S. Kyriakides, Stavroula Psychari, Efstathios K. Iliodromitis, Theofilos M. Kolettis, Eftihia Sbarouni, and Dimitrios T. Kremastinos
Chest 2002 121: 1211-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Value of Low-Dose Dobutamine Echocardiography in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy^*

Jaroslaw Drozdz, Maria Krzeminska-Pakula, Michal Plewka, Michal Ciesielczyk, and Jaroslaw D. Kasprzak
Chest 2002 121: 1216-1222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations DRUGS

Bronchial Hyperreactivity in Patients Who Inhale Heroin Mixed With Cocaine Vaporized on Aluminum Foil^*

Ana Boto de los Bueis, Antonio Pereira Vega, José Luis Sánchez Ramos, José Antonio Maldonado Pérez, Rut Ayerbe García, Domingo García Jiménez, and Emilio Pujol de La Llave
Chest 2002 121: 1223-1230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evidence of Chronic Damage to the Pulmonary Microcirculation in Habitual Users of Alkaloidal ("Crack") Cocaine^*

Gayle Cocita Baldwin, Ruth Choi, Michael D. Roth, Angela H. Shay, Eric C. Kleerup, Michael S. Simmons, and Donald P. Tashkin
Chest 2002 121: 1231-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SARCOIDOSIS

Delayed Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Tests and Lymphopenia as Activity Markers in Sarcoidosis^*

Ferran Morell, Gur Levy, Ramon Orriols, Jaume Ferrer, Javier De Gracia, and Gabriel Sampol
Chest 2002 121: 1239-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Changes in BP Induced by Passive Leg Raising Predict Response to Fluid Loading in Critically Ill Patients^*

Thierry Boulain, Jean-Michel Achard, Jean-Louis Teboul, Christian Richard, Dominique Perrotin, and Guy Ginies
Chest 2002 121: 1245-1252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Multicenter Description of Intermediate-Care Patients^* : Comparison With ICU Low-Risk Monitor Patients

Christopher Junker, Jack E. Zimmerman, Carlos Alzola, Elizabeth A. Draper, and Douglas P. Wagner
Chest 2002 121: 1253-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D-dimer Correlates With Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients^*

Andrew F. Shorr, Stephen J. Thomas, Stephan A. Alkins, Thomas M. Fitzpatrick, and Geoffrey S. Ling
Chest 2002 121: 1262-1268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Pulmonary Dysfunction After Cardiac Surgery^*

Calvin S.H. Ng, Song Wan, Anthony P.C. Yim, and Ahmed A. Arifi
Chest 2002 121: 1269-1277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Malignancy With Diseases Causing Interstitial Pulmonary Changes^*

Demosthenes Bouros, Kostas Hatzakis, Haris Labrakis, and Kyriaki Zeibecoglou
Chest 2002 121: 1278-1289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

The Design of Randomized Clinical Trials in Critically Ill Patients^*

Paul C. Hébert, Deborah J. Cook, George Wells, and John Marshall
Chest 2002 121: 1290-1300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

An Evaluation of the Quality and Contents of Asthma Education on the World Wide Web^*

Donita R. Croft and Michael W. Peterson
Chest 2002 121: 1301-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

The Increase in Allergic Respiratory Diseases : Survival of the Fittest?

Arthur E. Varner
Chest 2002 121: 1308-1316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Effect of Respiratory Protective Devices on Development of Antibody and Occupational Asthma to an Acid Anhydride^*

Leslie C. Grammer, Kathleen E. Harris, and Paul R. Yarnold
Chest 2002 121: 1317-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Specific Inhalation Challenge in the Evaluation of Workers at Risk for Occupational Asthma^* : A Survey of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Occupational Medicine Residency Training Programs in the United States and Canada

Hector G. Ortega, David N. Weissman, Deanna L. Carter, and Daniel Banks
Chest 2002 121: 1323-1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

impact of basic research on tomorrow's medicine

Cardiac Inflammation and Innate Immunity in Septic Shock^* : Is There a Role for Toll-Like Receptors?

Pascal Knuefermann, Shintaro Nemoto, Georg Baumgarten, Arunima Misra, Natarajan Sivasubramanian, Blasé A. Carabello, and Jesus G. Vallejo
Chest 2002 121: 1329-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Ethical Assessment of Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials^* : A Case Analysis

Franklin G. Miller and Andrew F. Shorr
Chest 2002 121: 1337-1342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Unilateral Air Bronchogram in a Patient With Cystic Fibrosis^*

Cynthia Huisman, Casper S. de Graaff, and Wim G. Boersma
Chest 2002 121: 1343-1344. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 39-Year-Old Man With Hip Pain and Respiratory Failure^*

Kelly E. Dooley, Saurabh R. Sinha, Edward Haponik, Robin Conwit, and Jonathan E. Sevransky
Chest 2002 121: 1345-1349. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Management of Acute Hypoxemia During Flexible Bronchoscopy With Insertion of a Nasopharyngeal Tube in Lung Transplant Recipients^*

Prashant N. Chhajed, Christina Aboyoun, Monique A. Malouf, Peter M. Hopkins, Marshall Plit, Ronald R. Grunstein, and Allan R. Glanville
Chest 2002 121: 1350-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Syndrome of Iron Pill Aspiration^*

Pyng Lee, Daniel A. Culver, Carol Farver, and Atul C. Mehta
Chest 2002 121: 1355-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retroperitoneal Bronchogenic Cyst^* : A Case Report

Akira Ingu, Atsushi Watanabe, Yasunori Ichimiya, Tatsuya Saito, and Tomio Abe
Chest 2002 121: 1357-1359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malignant Ameloblastoma Metastatic to the Lungs 29 Years After Primary Resection^* : A Case Report

Lawrence M. Ciment and Ari J. Ciment
Chest 2002 121: 1359-1361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Venous Dilatation Seen on Routine Mammography^* : A Clue to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction

Padmanabhan Krishnan, Lalith Uragoda, Hemalatha Rao, and Santi R. Dhar
Chest 2002 121: 1361-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamidronate Results in Symptom Control of Hypertrophic Pulmonary Osteoarthropathy in Cystic Fibrosis^*

Luke A. Garske and Scott C. Bell
Chest 2002 121: 1363-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giant Cell Arteritis Presenting With Annuloaortic Ectasia^*

Gabriella Nesi, Chiara Anichini, Elena Pedemonte, Silvia Tozzini, Giancarlo Calamai, Gian Franco Montesi, and Franca Gori
Chest 2002 121: 1365-1367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

North American Paragonimiasis^* : Case Report of a Severe Clinical Infection

Michael DeFrain and Robert Hooker
Chest 2002 121: 1368-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Steady-State End-Tidal Alveolar Dead Space Measure and D-dimer

Franck Verschuren, Frédéric Thys, and Marc Rodger
Chest 2002 121: 1373. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Pawel Petkow Dimitrow, Koji Kodama-Takahashi, Yuji Shigematsu, Mareomi Hamada, Kunio Hiwada, Yukio Kazatani, Keisuke Matsuzaki, and Eiki Murakami
Chest 2002 121: 1374. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cryptogenic Hemoptysis and Smoking

Junichiro Hiyama, Naokatsu Horita, Yutaro Shiota, Tetsuya Ono, Michio Yamakido, Fabrice Boulay, Frédéric Berthier, and Bruno Blaive
Chest 2002 121: 1375-1376. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physician Workforce and Trainee Planning

Jerome C. Arnett, Jr, Jane M. Orient, and Susan K. Pingleton
Chest 2002 121: 1376-1377. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Diagnostic Dilemma of Syncope

Davinder S. Jassal and Richard Lodge
Chest 2002 121: 1377-1378. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicotine Reduction and Bupropion

Joseph K. Neumann, Benjamin Peeples, and Adam Seneker
Chest 2002 121: 1378. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Significant Omission in Antithrombotic Supplement

David K. Cundiff
Chest 2002 121: 1378-1379. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adenosine Deaminase Levels in Nontuberculous Lymphocytic Pleural Effusions

José Manuel Porcel and Manuel Vives
Chest 2002 121: 1379-1380. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Doxapram and Perception of Dyspnea

Satoru Ebihara, Hiromasa Ogawa, Hidetada Sasaki, Wataru Hida, and Yoshihiro Kikuchi
Chest 2002 121: 1380-1381. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchodilator Reversibility to Albuterol Predicts Bronchodilator Response to Salmeterol

Brian J. Lipworth and Catherine M. Jackson
Chest 2002 121: 1382. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Captain of the Ship

Paul E. Marik and Max Weinman
Chest 2002 121: 1382. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Noninvasive Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice

Fred M. Kusumoto
Chest 2002 121: 1383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inflammatory Mechanisms in Allergic Diseases

Stanley Zissman Berman
Chest 2002 121: 1383-1384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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