editorials

Early Aggressive Intervention in Cystic Fibrosis: Is It Time To Redefine Our "Best Practice" Strategies?

Stanley B. Fiel
Chest 2003 123: 1-3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

So Many Drugs, So Little Time: The Future Challenge of Cystic Fibrosis Care

Michael P. Boyle
Chest 2003 123: 3-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Altitude Pulmonary Edema Below 8,000 Feet: What Are We Missing?

Lawrence W. Raymond
Chest 2003 123: 5-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration and Congestive Heart Failure: Are Oxygen Stores the Critical Factor?

Michael R. Littner and Steve Han
Chest 2003 123: 7-9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Entropy Isn’t What It Used To Be: Applying Thermodynamics to Respiration in Sleep

Lee K. Brown
Chest 2003 123: 9-12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome, Insomnia, and Functional Somatic Syndromes

Christian Guilleminault and Ritu Davé
Chest 2003 123: 12-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Failure Early After Lung Transplantation: Now That We Know the Extent of the Problem, What Are the Solutions?

David Zaas and Scott M. Palmer
Chest 2003 123: 14-16. [Full Text] [PDF]  

End-of-Life Care and Eudaemonia

Gary B. Fromm
Chest 2003 123: 16-18. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: An Imperfect Science, A Hesitant Art

Om P. Sharma
Chest 2003 123: 18-19. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Factors Influencing Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis: A Center-Based Analysis

Charles Johnson, Steven M. Butler, Michael W. Konstan, Wayne Morgan, and Mary Ellen B. Wohl
Chest 2003 123: 20-27. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficiency of Pulmonary Administration of Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation in Cystic Fibrosis Using an Improved Drug Delivery System

David E. Geller, Margaret Rosenfeld, David A. Waltz, and Robert W. Wilmott
Chest 2003 123: 28-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GI Complications After Lung Transplantation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Marita Gilljam, Cecilia Chaparro, Elizabeth Tullis, Charles Chan, Shaf Keshavjee, and Michael Hutcheon
Chest 2003 123: 37-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Questions on Life Satisfaction for Adolescents and Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: Development of a Disease-Specific Questionnaire

Lutz Goldbeck, Tim G. Schmitz, Gerhard Henrich, and Peter Herschbach
Chest 2003 123: 42-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations HAPE

High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema at Moderate Altitude (< 2,400 m; 7,870 feet): A Series of 52 Patients

André Louis Gabry, Xavier Ledoux, Monique Mozziconacci, and Claude Martin
Chest 2003 123: 49-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polymorphisms of the Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene in Subjects Susceptible to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Masayuki Hanaoka, Yunden Droma, Junichi Hotta, Yukinori Matsuzawa, Toshio Kobayashi, Keishi Kubo, and Masao Ota
Chest 2003 123: 54-58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations NPPV

Effects of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Oxygen Body Stores in Patients With Cheyne-Stokes Respiration and Congestive Heart Failure

Samuel L. Krachman, Joseph Crocetti, Thomas J. Berger, Wissam Chatila, Howard J. Eisen, and Gilbert E. D’Alonzo
Chest 2003 123: 59-66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Changing Patterns in Long-term Noninvasive Ventilation: A 7-Year Prospective Study in the Geneva Lake Area

Jean-Paul Janssens, Sophie Derivaz, Eric Breitenstein, Benoît de Muralt, Jean-William Fitting, Jean-Claude Chevrolet, and Thierry Rochat
Chest 2003 123: 67-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Approximate Entropy of Human Respiratory Movement During Eye-Closed Waking and Different Sleep Stages

Naoto Burioka, Germaine Cornélissen, Franz Halberg, Daniel T. Kaplan, Hisashi Suyama, Takanori Sako, and Eiji Shimizu
Chest 2003 123: 80-86. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Symptoms and Signs of Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: A Link to the Functional Somatic Syndromes

Avram R. Gold, Francis Dipalo, Morris S. Gold, and Daniel O’Hearn
Chest 2003 123: 87-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reference Values for Nocturnal Home Pulse Oximetry During Sleep in Primary School Children

Michael S. Urschitz, Judith Wolff, Volker von Einem, Pilar M. Urschitz-Duprat, Martin Schlaud, and Christian F. Poets
Chest 2003 123: 96-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

Pyrazinamide and Rifampin vs Isoniazid for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis: Improved Completion Rates But More Hepatotoxicity

Lee McNeill, Myra Allen, Carlos Estrada, and Paul Cook
Chest 2003 123: 102-106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serologic Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Using a Simple Commercial Multiantigen Assay

Mark D. Perkins, Marcus B. Conde, Marneili Martins, and Afranio L. Kritski
Chest 2003 123: 107-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Reduced Intracellular Mg Concentrations in Patients With Acute Asthma

Eleftherios Zervas, Georgios Papatheodorou, Kostas Psathakis, Panagiotis Panagou, Niki Georgatou, and Stelios Loukides
Chest 2003 123: 113-118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Self-Reported Asthma and Health-Related Quality of Life: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Earl S. Ford, David M. Mannino, David M. Homa, Charon Gwynn, Stephen C. Redd, David G. Moriarty, and Ali H. Mokdad
Chest 2003 123: 119-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Levalbuterol Compared to Racemic Albuterol: Efficacy and Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With COPD or Asthma

Terrance Truitt, James Witko, and Michael Halpern
Chest 2003 123: 128-135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life in Low-Income Patients With COPD Receiving Long-term Oxygen Therapy

Cláudia Adriana Sant’Anna, Rafael Stelmach, Maria Ignez Zanetti Feltrin, Wilson Jacob Filho, Toshio Chiba, and Alberto Cukier
Chest 2003 123: 136-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Feasibility of High-Intensity, Interval-Based Respiratory Muscle Training in COPD

Gavin Sturdy, David Hillman, Daniel Green, Sue Jenkins, Nola Cecins, and Peter Eastwood
Chest 2003 123: 142-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Complications of Tracheostomy Performed in the ICU: Subthyroid Tracheostomy vs Surgical Cricothyroidotomy

Bruno François, Marc Clavel, Arnaud Desachy, Stéphane Puyraud, Jérôme Roustan, and Philippe Vignon
Chest 2003 123: 151-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrahospital Transport of Critically Ill Patients Using Ventilator With Patient-Triggering Function

Toshiaki Nakamura, Yuji Fujino, Akinori Uchiyama, Takashi Mashimo, and Masaji Nishimura
Chest 2003 123: 159-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Failure After Lung Transplantation

Wissam M. Chatila, Satoshi Furukawa, John P. Gaughan, and Gerard J. Criner
Chest 2003 123: 165-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbiological Testing and Outcome of Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Jordi Rello, Maria Bodi, Dolors Mariscal, Marta Navarro, Emili Diaz, Miguel Gallego, and Jordi Valles
Chest 2003 123: 174-180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Nuclear Accumulation of p53 Is a Potential Marker for the Development of Squamous Cell Lung Cancer in Smokers

Chandrika J. Piyathilake, Andra R. Frost, Upender Manne, Heidi Weiss, Douglas C. Heimburger, and William E. Grizzle
Chest 2003 123: 181-186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improved Myocardial Function Using a Na⁺/H⁺ Exchanger Inhibitor During Cardioplegic Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Charles S. Cox, Jr, Steven J. Allen, Henning Sauer, and Glen A. Laine
Chest 2003 123: 187-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short-Duration Mechanical Ventilation Enhances Diaphragmatic Fatigue Resistance but Impairs Force Production

R. Andrew Shanely, Jeff S. Coombes, A. Murat Zergeroglu, Alistair I. Webb, and Scott K. Powers
Chest 2003 123: 195-201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural Space as a Site of Ectopic Gene Delivery: Transfection of Pleural Mesothelial Cells With Systemic Distribution of Gene Product

Clinton J. Devin, Y.C. Gary Lee, Richard W. Light, and Kirk B. Lane
Chest 2003 123: 202-208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Interferons and Their Application in the Diseases of the Lung

Katerina M. Antoniou, Emmanouil Ferdoutsis, and Demosthenes Bouros
Chest 2003 123: 209-216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pneumothorax in Cystic Fibrosis

Patrick A. Flume
Chest 2003 123: 217-221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

Treatment of Systemic Hypertension in Patients With Pulmonary Disease: COPD and Asthma

Richard A. Dart, Steve Gollub, Jason Lazar, Chandra Nair, David Schroeder, and Steven H. Woolf
Chest 2003 123: 222-243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Association of Hypertension and Secondary Cardiovascular Disease With Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Richard A. Dart, James R. Gregoire, David D. Gutterman, and Steven H. Woolf
Chest 2003 123: 244-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Tissue Reparative Effects of Macrolide Antibiotics in Chronic Inflammatory Sinopulmonary Diseases

Kevin W. Garey, Anita Alwani, Larry H. Danziger, and Israel Rubinstein
Chest 2003 123: 261-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Impact of a Proactive Approach to Improve End-of-Life Care in a Medical ICU

Margaret L. Campbell and Jorge A. Guzman
Chest 2003 123: 266-271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 27-Year-Old HIV-Infected Woman With Severe Sepsis and Pulmonary Infiltrates

Pratan Vathesatogkit, Ronald Goldenberg, and Merdad Parsey
Chest 2003 123: 272-276. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Necrotic Mass-like Upper Lobe Opacity

Craig E. Stewart, Helen T. Winer-Muram, S. Gregory Jennings, Ian Dowdeswell, and Cristopher A. Meyer
Chest 2003 123: 277-279. [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Thoracoscopic Resection of Castleman Disease: Case Report and Review

Peter A. Seirafi, Eric Ferguson, and Fred H. Edwards
Chest 2003 123: 280-282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Risk of Asthma Among Finnish Patients With Occupational Rhinitis

Antti Karjalainen, Rami Martikainen, Timo Klaukka, Kimmo Saarinen, and Jukka Uitti
Chest 2003 123: 283-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

Diffuse Tracheal Narrowing With Recurrent Bronchopulmonary Infections

Sidney S. Braman
Chest 2003 123: 289-290. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Empyema Caused by Trichomonas

Kevin L. Lewis, Dennis E. Doherty, Julie Ribes, John P. Seabolt, and Eric S. Bensadoun
Chest 2003 123: 291-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endobronchial Lipoma: Review of 64 Cases Reported in Japan

Masashi Muraoka, Tadayuki Oka, Shinji Akamine, Takeshi Nagayasu, Masachika Iseki, Naofumi Suyama, and Hiroyoshi Ayabe
Chest 2003 123: 293-296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis as a Presenting Manifestation in Perinuclear Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody Microscopic Polyangiitis

Gregg M. Eschun, Steven N. Mink, and Sat Sharma
Chest 2003 123: 297-301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Granulomatous Pneumonitis Following Exposure to the World Trade Center Collapse

Benjamin H. Safirstein, Alan Klukowicz, Richard Miller, and Alvin Teirstein
Chest 2003 123: 301-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Simulating an Acute Myocardial Infarction

Iyad N. Daher, Join Y. Luh, and Alexander G. Duarte
Chest 2003 123: 304-306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Confounding Issues in COPD Risk Study?

Ranjeeta Sinvhal, Lorraine Tosiello, Greg Cable, Raida I. Harik-Khan, Jerome L. Fleg, and Robert A. Wise
Chest 2003 123: 307-308. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dry Talc Pleurodesis Via Chest Tube

Yossef Aelony and Wendy Parulekar
Chest 2003 123: 308. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Diabetes Predispose to the Development of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis?

Rupak Singla, Nazeer Khan, Rany Condos, and Philip Alcabes
Chest 2003 123: 308-309. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Megestrol Complications

Richard G. Bennett, Jeffrey Weisberg, Jeffrey Olson, and Richard Casaburi
Chest 2003 123: 309-310. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationships Between Insomnia and Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Ka-Fai Chung, Barry Krakow, Dominic Melendrez, Teddy D. Warner, and Brandy N. Sisley
Chest 2003 123: 310-313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Primary Pulmonary Choriocarcinoma Really Exist?

Giulio Rossi, Riccardo Valli, Francesco Rivasi, and Lucia Longo
Chest 2003 123: 313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Observation-Only Management of Inoperable Lung Cancer: Do Not Do That: A Loud and Clear Radiographic Point of View!

Branislav Jeremic, Johannes Classen, Michael Bamberg, and Ronald McGarry
Chest 2003 123: 313-315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Correction for Volume 122, p. 1382

Chest 2003 123: 315. [Full Text]  

bookshelf

Drug Delivery to the Lung

Charles H. Hobbs
Chest 2003 123: 316-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thrombosis and Thromboembolism

Alex C. Spyropoulos
Chest 2003 123: 316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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