editorials

Lung Cancer Screening: Conundrum or Contumacy?

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr
Chest 2002 122: 1-2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Cancer Screening, Once Again

Pamela M. Marcus
Chest 2002 122: 3-4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Surgery: A Forgotten Outcome Measure

John C. Chen and Shelley A. Johnstone
Chest 2002 122: 4-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lessening the Punch of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

James P. Maloney
Chest 2002 122: 5-6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Splinting From Thoracic Bone Ischemia and Infarction Contribute to the Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease?

Steve H. Salzman
Chest 2002 122: 6-9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Quick and the Dead: The Importance of Rapid Evaluation of Infiltrates in the Immunocompromised Patient

Andrew F. Shorr and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2002 122: 9-12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

New CHEST Editorial Board Members

Chest 2002 122: 13-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER SCREENING

Lung Cancer Screening Using Low-Dose Spiral CT^* : Results of Baseline and 1-Year Follow-up Studies

Takeshi Nawa, Tohru Nakagawa, Suzushi Kusano, Yoshimichi Kawasaki, Youichi Sugawara, and Hajime Nakata
Chest 2002 122: 15-20. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

What Happens to Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery?^* : Outcomes and Quality of Life Before and After Surgery

John R. Handy, Jr, James W. Asaph, Laurie Skokan, Carolyn E. Reed, Sydney Koh, Gladney Brooks, E. Charles Douville, Andrew C. Tsen, Gary Y. Ott, and Gerard A. Silvestri
Chest 2002 122: 21-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Cardiac Mortality and Morbidity After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery^*

Henry Völzke, Julia Engel, Volker Kleine, Christian Schwahn, Johannes B. Dahm, Lothar Eckel, and Rainer Rettig
Chest 2002 122: 31-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations HEMATOLOGY

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia^* : Temporal Pattern of Thrombocytopenia in Relation to Initial Use or Reexposure to Heparin

Norbert Lubenow, Reiner Kempf, Angelika Eichner, Petra Eichler, Lena E. Carlsson, and Andreas Greinacher
Chest 2002 122: 37-42. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Breathing Patterns During Vaso-occlusive Crisis of Sickle Cell Disease^*

Joshua P. Needleman, Lennette J. Benjamin, Joseph A. Sykes, and Thomas K. Aldrich
Chest 2002 122: 43-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

A 6-Month, Placebo-Controlled Study Comparing Lung Function and Health Status Changes in COPD Patients Treated With Tiotropium or Salmeterol^*

James F. Donohue, Jan A. van Noord, Eric D. Bateman, Stephen J. Langley, Angela Lee, Theodore J. Witek, Jr, Steven Kesten, and Lesley Towse
Chest 2002 122: 47-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Short-term Effect of a Rollator on Functional Exercise Capacity Among Individuals With Severe COPD^*

Sherra Solway, Dina Brooks, Louis Lau, and Roger Goldstein
Chest 2002 122: 56-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Biochemical Efficacy and Safety of a New Pooled Human Plasma ₁-Antitrypsin, Respitin^*

James K. Stoller, Farshid Rouhani, Mark Brantly, Seta Shahin, Raed A. Dweik, James M. Stocks, Jack Clausen, Edward Campbell, and Frank Norton
Chest 2002 122: 66-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations NONINVASIVE VENTILATION

Effects of Nasal Pressure Support on Ventilation and Inspiratory Work in Normocapnic and Hypercapnic Patients With Stable COPD^*

Dominique Vanpee, Charbel El Khawand, Laurent Rousseau, Jacques Jamart, and Luc Delaunois
Chest 2002 122: 75-83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of a Nonrebreathing Exhalation Valve on Long-term Nasal Ventilation Using a Bilevel Device^*

Nicholas S. Hill, Carol Carlisle, and Naomi R. Kramer
Chest 2002 122: 84-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis^* : Prolongation of Life by Noninvasive Respiratory Aids

John Robert Bach
Chest 2002 122: 92-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Intermittent Negative Pressure Ventilation on Effective Ventilation in Normal Awake Subjects^*

Jean-Charles Glérant, Vincent Jounieaux, Veronica F. Parreira, Myriam Dury, Geneviève Aubert, and Daniel O. Rodenstein
Chest 2002 122: 99-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations THROMBOSIS

Management of Acute Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis^* : Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of Outpatient Treatment With Enoxaparin vs Inpatient Treatment With Unfractionated Heparin

Alex C. Spyropoulos, Judith S. Hurley, Gabrielle N. Ciesla, and Gregory de Lissovoy
Chest 2002 122: 108-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detection of Pelvic Vein Thrombosis by Magnetic Resonance Angiography in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Normal Lower Limb Compression Ultrasonography^*

Jean-Baptiste Stern, Marc Abehsera, Dominique Grenet, Sylvie Friard, Louis-Jean Couderc, Antoine Scherrer, and Marc Stern
Chest 2002 122: 115-121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Physicians’ Judgments of Survival After Medical Management and Mortality Risk Reduction Due to Revascularization Procedures for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease^*

Roy M. Poses, Joachim I. Krueger, Steven Sloman, and Arthur S. Elstein
Chest 2002 122: 122-133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ECG Discrimination Between Right and Left Circumflex Coronary Arterial Occlusion in Patients With Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction^* : Value of Old Criteria and Use of Lead aVR

Radhakrishnan Nair and D. Luke Glancy
Chest 2002 122: 134-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Evaluation of Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure by BP Response to the Valsalva Maneuver^*

Daniel Weilenmann, Hans Rickli, Ferenc Follath, Wolfgang Kiowski, and Hans Peter Brunner-La Rocca
Chest 2002 122: 140-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Bronchoprotective Effects of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in Asthma^* : A Meta-analysis

Graeme P. Currie and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2002 122: 146-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Adding Either a Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist or Low-Dose Theophylline to a Low or Medium Dose of Inhaled Corticosteroid in Patients With Persistent Asthma^*

Owen J. Dempsey, Stephen J. Fowler, Andrew Wilson, Gwen Kennedy, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2002 122: 151-159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous vs Intermittent ß-Agonists in the Treatment of Acute Adult Asthma^* : A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis

Gustavo J. Rodrigo and Carlos Rodrigo
Chest 2002 122: 160-165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vascular Involvement in Exercise-Induced Airway Narrowing in Patients With Bronchial Asthma^*

Hiroshi Kanazawa, Kazuhisa Asai, Kazuto Hirata, and Junichi Yoshikawa
Chest 2002 122: 166-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Asthma Severity and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness With a Polymorphism in the Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Gene^*

Sang Yeub Lee, Young Ho Lee, Chol Shin, Jae Jeong Shim, Kyung Ho Kang, Se Hwa Yoo, and Kwang Ho In
Chest 2002 122: 171-176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION

Intrabreath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung in Healthy Individuals at Rest and During Exercise^*

Yuh-Chin T. Huang, Sharon R. O’Brien, and Neil R. MacIntyre
Chest 2002 122: 177-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detection of Wheezing During Maximal Forced Exhalation in Patients With Obstructed Airways^*

José A. Fiz, Raimon Jané, Antonio Homs, José Izquierdo, Maria A. García, and José Morera
Chest 2002 122: 186-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INSPIRATORY MUSCLES

Use of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training to Facilitate Ventilator Weaning^* : A Series of 10 Consecutive Patients

A. Daniel Martin, Paul D. Davenport, Amy C. Franceschi, and Eloise Harman
Chest 2002 122: 192-196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Gender and Inspiratory Muscle Training on the Perception of Dyspnea in Patients With Asthma^*

Paltiel Weiner, Rasmi Magadle, Fareed Massarwa, Marinella Beckerman, and Noah Berar-Yanay
Chest 2002 122: 197-201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations AIRWAYS

Endobronchial Hamartoma^*

Borja G. Cosío, Victoria Villena, Jose Echave-Sustaeta, Eduardo de Miguel, Jose Alfaro, Luis Hernandez, and Teresa Sotelo
Chest 2002 122: 202-205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laryngotracheoscopic Findings in Long-term Follow-up After Griggs Tracheostomy^*

Ralph Dollner, Markus Verch, Peter Schweiger, Christina Deluigi, Bernhard Graf, and Frank Wallner
Chest 2002 122: 206-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ANTIBIOTICS

Effect of a Short Course of Clarithromycin Therapy on Sputum Production in Patients With Chronic Airway Hypersecretion^*

Etsuko Tagaya, Jun Tamaoki, Mitsuko Kondo, and Atsushi Nagai
Chest 2002 122: 213-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability of Aerosolized Tobramycin in Cystic Fibrosis^*

David E. Geller, William H. Pitlick, Pasqua A. Nardella, William G. Tracewell, and Bonnie W. Ramsey
Chest 2002 122: 219-226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SARCOIDOSIS

Thalidomide for Chronic Sarcoidosis^*

Robert P. Baughman, Marc A. Judson, Alvin S. Teirstein, David R. Moller, and Elyse E. Lower
Chest 2002 122: 227-232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcomes for Patients With Sarcoidosis Awaiting Lung Transplantation^*

Andrew F. Shorr, Darcy B. Davies, and Steven D. Nathan
Chest 2002 122: 233-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Validity of Scoring Systems to Predict Risk of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery^*

Sachin Yende and Richard Wunderink
Chest 2002 122: 239-244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Causes of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery^*

Sachin Yende and Richard Wunderink
Chest 2002 122: 245-252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Factors of Non-HIV Immunocompromised Patients With Pulmonary Infiltrates^*

Ana Rañó, Carlos Agustí, Natividad Benito, Montserrat Rovira, Joaquim Angrill, Tomás Pumarola, and Antoni Torres
Chest 2002 122: 253-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Importance of Delays in the Initiation of Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia^*

Manuel Iregui, Suzanne Ward, Glenda Sherman, Victoria J. Fraser, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2002 122: 262-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Chronic Intermittent Asphyxia Impairs Rat Upper Airway Muscle Responses to Acute Hypoxia and Asphyxia^*

Ken D. O’Halloran, Michelle McGuire, Turlough O’Hare, and Aidan Bradford
Chest 2002 122: 269-275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of Dye-Stained Enteral Formula in Detecting Pulmonary Aspiration^*

Norma A. Metheny, Thomas E. Dahms, Barbara J. Stewart, Kathleen S. Stone, Sharon J. Edwards, Julie E. Defer, and Ray E. Clouse
Chest 2002 122: 276-281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Establishment of 15 Cancer Cell Lines From Patients With Lung Cancer and the Potential Tools for Immunotherapy^*

Masakazu Sugaya, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama, Toshihiro Osaki, Manabu Yasuda, Akira Nagashima, Kenji Sugio, and Kosei Yasumoto
Chest 2002 122: 282-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of a Leukotriene Synthesis Inhibitor in Patients With COPD^*

Simon Gompertz and Robert A. Stockley
Chest 2002 122: 289-294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

Public Health Implications of Voters’ Attitudes Regarding Statewide Tobacco Policy^*

Vikas Batra, Ashwin Patkar, Sandra Weibel, Garry Pincock, and Frank Leone
Chest 2002 122: 295-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Problem With Diagnosis Related Group 475

Douglas R. Gracey
Chest 2002 122: 299-301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Fungal Endocarditis, 1995–2000

Lígia C. Pierrotti and Larry M. Baddour
Chest 2002 122: 302-310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical, Diagnostic, and Management Perspectives of Aortic Dissection^*

Ijaz A. Khan and Chandra K. Nair
Chest 2002 122: 311-328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Improved Survival and Higher Mortality^* : The Conundrum of Lung Cancer Screening

Jerome M. Reich
Chest 2002 122: 329-337. [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Effects of a Contemporary, Exercise-Based Rehabilitation and Cardiovascular Risk-Reduction Program on Coronary Patients With Abnormal Baseline Risk Factors^*

Barry Franklin, Kimberly Bonzheim, JoAnne Warren, Sue Haapaniemi, Nancy Byl, and Neil Gordon
Chest 2002 122: 338-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Combined Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair and Direct Coronary Artery Bypass^* : A New Alternative to Sternotomy

Pamela M. Zimmerman-Klima, Jonathan M. Philpott, Joseph R. Elbeery, Janice F. Lalikos, and W. Randolph Chitwood, Jr.
Chest 2002 122: 344-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 54-Year-Old Woman With Acute Airway Obstruction^*

Mark V. Hendricks, Linda K. Hendricks, and W. Bruce Davis
Chest 2002 122: 348-351. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Progressive Dyspnea in a 49-Year-Old Woman With Long-standing Epilepsy^*

Sahar Halabi, Rory Convery, and John M. Curtis
Chest 2002 122: 352-355. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Patients’ Perspectives on Physician Skill in End-of-Life Care^* : Differences Between Patients With COPD, Cancer, and AIDS

J. Randall Curtis, Marjorie D. Wenrich, Jan D. Carline, Sarah E. Shannon, Donna M. Ambrozy, and Paul G. Ramsey
Chest 2002 122: 356-362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Bronchial Responsiveness to Eucapnic Hyperventilation and Methacholine Following Exposure to Organic Dust^*

Britt-Marie Sundblad, Lena Palmberg, and Kjell Larsson
Chest 2002 122: 363-368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Asthma as a Consequence of Bone Marrow Transplantation^*

Heather Rietz, Alan L. Plummer, and Anthony A. Gal
Chest 2002 122: 369-370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchial Stenting for Tuberculous Airway Stenosis^*

Innes Y.P. Wan, Tak Wai Lee, Henry C.K. Lam, Victor Abdullah, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Chest 2002 122: 370-374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Central Bronchopleural Fistulas Closed by Bronchoscopic Injection of Absolute Ethanol^*

Kazuo Takaoka, Shoichi Inoue, and Seiji Ohira
Chest 2002 122: 374-378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Erythroderma as a Complication of Continuous Epoprostenol Therapy^*

Gregory S. Ahearn, M. Angelica Selim, and Victor F. Tapson
Chest 2002 122: 378-380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Factors Influencing the Serum Osmolar Gap

Vijo Poulose, Alexander G. Duarte, and Mark Fahlen
Chest 2002 122: 381. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Behçet Disease, Adamantiades-Behçet Disease, or Hippocrates-Adamantiades-Behçet Disease?

Tsung O. Cheng and Theodor Tirilomis
Chest 2002 122: 381-382. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Rinsing the Mouth Before Expectoration Improve Sputum Specimen Quality?

D. J. Flournoy and Louis A. Galarza
Chest 2002 122: 382-383. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exercise Testing in the Consulting Room

Emma Flynn and Ronan O’Driscoll
Chest 2002 122: 383. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immersion Pulmonary Edema in Special Forces Combat Swimmers

Richard T. Mahon, Stewart Kerr, Dennis Amundson, and J. Scott Parrish
Chest 2002 122: 383-384. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Underwater Photography in the Human Airway: Use of Saline Solution to Visualize Peripheral Tumors and Evaluate Airway Rigidity

Andrew M. Jones and Ronan O’Driscoll
Chest 2002 122: 384-385. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transient Lactic Acidosis as a Side Effect of Inhaled Salbutamol

Grigoris Stratakos, John Kalomenidis, Christina Routsi, Spyros Papiris, and Charis Roussos
Chest 2002 122: 385-386. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Self-Induced Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum

Giora Meron, Karin Tobler, and Istepan Kurkciyan
Chest 2002 122: 386. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor- Expression in Lung

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Yutaka Kawahito, and Hajime Sano
Chest 2002 122: 386-387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Correction for Volume 121, p. 1028

Chest 2002 122: 387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias, 2nd ed.

John H. Jentzer
Chest 2002 122: 388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exercise Testing and Interpretation: A Practical Approach

Srinivasan Devanathan
Chest 2002 122: 388-389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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