editorials

Adenosine Airways Responsiveness: What Does It Mean?

Joe W. Ramsdell
Chest 2003 123: 971-973. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Not the Perfect Study, but Helpful Wisdom for Treating Asthma Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Joel E. Richter
Chest 2003 123: 973-975. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Update

Arthur F. Gelb and Robert J. McKenna, Jr
Chest 2003 123: 975-977. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blood Cultures in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Are We Ready To Quit?

Carlos M. Luna
Chest 2003 123: 977-978. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cilostazol: An "Intermittent Claudication" Remedy for the Management of Third-Degree AV Block

John E. Madias
Chest 2003 123: 979-982. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fat Embolism Syndrome: Clinical Examination Is Still the Preferable Diagnostic Method

Dimitris Georgopoulos and Demosthenes Bouros
Chest 2003 123: 982-983. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COPD: Is Chemotaxis the Key?

Bruno Balbi
Chest 2003 123: 983-986. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Model of Human Lung Cancer

Robert J. Lenox
Chest 2003 123: 986-987. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Getting the Most From the "Gold Standard"

W. Michael Alberts
Chest 2003 123: 987-989. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sildenafil for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Exciting, But Protection Required

Sanjay Mehta
Chest 2003 123: 989-992. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations HYPERREACTIVE AIRWAYS

Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Airway Responsiveness to Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate in Subjects With Allergic Rhinitis

Luis Prieto, Valentina Gutiérrez, Sonia Uixera, and J. Manuel Bertó
Chest 2003 123: 993-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Associations Between Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Immune Cell Parameters in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Jo Nijs, Pascale De Becker, Kenny De Meirleir, Christian Demanet, Walter Vincken, Daniel Schuermans, and Neil McGregor
Chest 2003 123: 998-1007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Role of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Older Children With Persistent Asthma

Vikram Khoshoo, Thao Le, Robert M. Haydel, Jr, Lisa Landry, and Carl Nelson
Chest 2003 123: 1008-1013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

High-Dose Inhaled Fluticasone and Delayed Hypersensitivity Skin Testing

Ronald W. England, Jeffrey S. Nugent, Kurt W. Grathwohl, Larry Hagan, and James M. Quinn
Chest 2003 123: 1014-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Pilot Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure in Acute Asthmatic Attack

Arie Soroksky, David Stav, and Isaac Shpirer
Chest 2003 123: 1018-1025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

A Prospective Evaluation of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in 200 Consecutive Patients

Roger D. Yusen, Stephen S. Lefrak, David S. Gierada, Gail E. Davis, Bryan F. Meyers, G. Alexander Patterson, and Joel D. Cooper
Chest 2003 123: 1026-1037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Effects of Hyperoxia on Dyspnea in Hypoxemia Patients With Chronic Airway Obstruction at Rest

Valentina Alvisi, Tomislav Mirkovic, Pascal Nesme, Claude Guérin, and Joseph Milic-Emili
Chest 2003 123: 1038-1046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metabolic and Ventilatory Parameters of Four Activities of Daily Living Accomplished With Arms in COPD Patients

Marcelo Velloso, Sérgio Garcia Stella, Sonia Cendon, Antônio Carlos Silva, and José R. Jardim
Chest 2003 123: 1047-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Cellular Composition and Macrophage Phenotype in Induced Sputum in Smokers and Ex-Smokers With COPD

Joanna Domagala-Kulawik, Marta Maskey-Warzechowska, Izabela Kraszewska, and Ryszarda Chazan
Chest 2003 123: 1054-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma Orexin-A Levels and Body Composition in COPD

Takeshi Matsumura, Mika Nakayama, Hiroaki Satoh, Asuka Naito, Kazuyuki Kamahara, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2003 123: 1060-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aging and Disability Affect Misdiagnosis of COPD in Elderly Asthmatics: The SARA Study

Vincenzo Bellia, Salvatore Battaglia, Filippo Catalano, Nicola Scichilone, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Claudio Imperiale, and Franco Rengo
Chest 2003 123: 1066-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations VENTILATION

Caregivers of Long-term Ventilator Patients: Physical and Psychological Outcomes

Sara L. Douglas and Barbara J. Daly
Chest 2003 123: 1073-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION

Measurement Variability in Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung

Naresh M. Punjabi, David Shade, Anshul M. Patel, and Robert A. Wise
Chest 2003 123: 1082-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Spirometric Variability in a Longitudinal Study of School-Age Children

Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Justino Regalado-Pineda, Laura Mendoza, Rosalba Rojas, Víctor Torres, Víctor Borja-Aburto, and Gustavo Olaiz
Chest 2003 123: 1090-1095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations MUSCLES

Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Associated With Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: Serial High-Resolution CT Findings and Functional Correlation

Hiroaki Arakawa, Hidehiro Yamada, Yasuyuki Kurihara, Yasuo Nakajima, Akira Takeda, Yasutsugu Fukushima, and Mutsuhisa Fujioka
Chest 2003 123: 1096-1103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quadriceps Fatigue After Cycle Exercise in Patients With COPD Compared With Healthy Control Subjects

M. Jeffery Mador, Erkan Bozkanat, and Thomas J. Kufel
Chest 2003 123: 1104-1111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Clinical Outcomes Related to Interface Type in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome Who Are Using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Clifford A. Massie and Robert W. Hart
Chest 2003 123: 1112-1118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of Sleep Apnea on Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Heart Failure

Peter Solin, David M. Kaye, Peter J. Little, Peter Bergin, Meroula Richardson, and Matthew T. Naughton
Chest 2003 123: 1119-1126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Home Overnight Pulse Oximetry in Patients With COPD: More Than One Recording May Be Needed

Christopher A. Lewis, Tam E. Eaton, Wendy Fergusson, Kenneth F. Whyte, Jeffrey E. Garrett, and John Kolbe
Chest 2003 123: 1127-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predicting Sleep Apnea and Excessive Day Sleepiness in the Severely Obese: Indicators for Polysomnography

John B. Dixon, Linda M. Schachter, and Paul E. O’Brien
Chest 2003 123: 1134-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PNEUMONIA

The Contribution of Blood Cultures to the Clinical Management of Adult Patients Admitted to the Hospital With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Prospective Observational Study

Samuel G. Campbell, Thomas J. Marrie, Rosemary Anstey, Garth Dickinson, and Stacy Ackroyd-Stolarz
Chest 2003 123: 1142-1150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Rapid Staging System for Predicting Mortality From HIV-Associated Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Ahsan M. Arozullah, Jorge Parada, Charles L. Bennett, Maria Deloria-Knoll, Joan S. Chmiel, Laura Phan, and Paul R. Yarnold
Chest 2003 123: 1151-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Effect of Cilostazol on the Ventricular Escape Rate and Neurohumoral Factors in Patients With Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block

Koji Kodama-Takahashi, Akira Kurata, Kiyotaka Ohshima, Kozo Yamamoto, Shigeki Uemura, Seiichiro Watanabe, and Takeru Iwata
Chest 2003 123: 1161-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Myocardial Infarction With Simultaneous ST-Segment Elevation in the Precordial and Inferior Leads: Evaluation of Anatomic Lesions and Clinical Implications

Hon-Kan Yip, Mien-Cheng Chen, Chiung-Jen Wu, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Teng-Hung Yu, Kuo-Ho Yeh, and Morgan Fu
Chest 2003 123: 1170-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURAL EFFUSIONS

Variations in Pleural Fluid WBC Count and Differential Counts With Different Sample Containers and Different Methods

Barrett D. Conner, Y. C. Gary Lee, Paul Branca, Jeffrey T. Rogers, R. Michael Rodriguez, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2003 123: 1181-1187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Repeated Thoracenteses on Fluid Characteristics, Cytokines, and Fibrinolytic Activity in Malignant Pleural Effusion

Chi-Li Chung, Yi-Chu Chen, and Shi-Chuan Chang
Chest 2003 123: 1188-1195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

High-Resolution CT Findings in Mild Pulmonary Fat Embolism

Katerina Malagari, Nikos Economopoulos, Christophoros Stoupis, Zoe Daniil, Spyros Papiris, Nestor L. Müller, and Dimitrios Kelekis
Chest 2003 123: 1196-1201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes Following Critical Care

Alain Tremblay and Venkata Bandi
Chest 2003 123: 1202-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of Outcome in Critically Ill Patients With Nosocomial Enterobacter Bacteremia: Results of a Matched Cohort Study

Stijn I. Blot, Koenraad H. Vandewoude, and Francis A. Colardyn
Chest 2003 123: 1208-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minute Ventilation Recovery Time: A Predictor of Extubation Outcome

Anthony Martinez, Christopher Seymour, and Myung Nam
Chest 2003 123: 1214-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Changes of Heart Rate Variability During Ventilator Weaning

Hsiu-Nien Shen, Lian-Yu Lin, Kuan-Yu Chen, Ping-Hung Kuo, Chong-Jen Yu, Huey-Dong Wu, and Pan-Chyr Yang
Chest 2003 123: 1222-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Application of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score to Cardiac Surgical Patients

Roberto Ceriani, Maurizio Mazzoni, Franco Bortone, Sara Gandini, Costantino Solinas, Giuseppe Susini, and Oberdan Parodi
Chest 2003 123: 1229-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Neutrophil Chemotactic Activity of Sputum From Patients With COPD: Role of Interleukin 8 and Leukotriene B₄

Kai M. Beeh, Oliver Kornmann, Roland Buhl, Sarah V. Culpitt, Mark A. Giembycz, and Peter J. Barnes
Chest 2003 123: 1240-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Pulmonary Metastatic Model of Human Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma Cells That Produce a Neutrophil Elastase-Like Molecule in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Mice

Eiji Tanaka, Jun-ichi Yamashita, Naoko Hayashi, Shinji Kato, Kazuo Kondo, and Michio Ogawa
Chest 2003 123: 1248-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

review

Alternate Treatments in Asthma

Alexander S. Niven and Gregory Argyros
Chest 2003 123: 1254-1265. [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Bad Medicine: Low-Dose Dopamine in the ICU

Cheryl L. Holmes and Keith R. Walley
Chest 2003 123: 1266-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Need for Monitoring Nonspecific Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness Before and After Isocyanate Inhalation Challenge

Joaquín Sastre, Mar Fernández-Nieto, Ana Novalbos, Manuel de las Heras, Javier Cuesta, and Santiago Quirce
Chest 2003 123: 1276-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Massive Pleural Transudate Following a Vertebral Fusion in a 49-Year-Old Woman

Toru Nyunoya, Thomas Gross, Cyril Rooney, Sergio Mendoza, and Joel Kline
Chest 2003 123: 1280-1283. [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Reliability of and Correlation Between the Respiratory Therapist Written Registry and Clinical Simulation Self-Assessment Examinations

Deborah L. Cullen, Linda I. Van Scoder, Krzysztof Podgorski, and Derek Elmerick
Chest 2003 123: 1284-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 59-Year-Old Asymptomatic Man With Systolic Murmur and Mediastinal Mass

Atul Aggarwal, Jeffrey S. Klein, and Robert W. Battle
Chest 2003 123: 1289-1292. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Long-term Treatment With Oral Sildenafil in Addition to Continuous IV Epoprostenol in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Leopold Stiebellehner, Ventzislav Petkov, Karin Vonbank, Georg Funk, Peter Schenk, Rolf Ziesche, and Lutz-Henning Block
Chest 2003 123: 1293-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Visceral Larva Migrans Mimicking Lymphoma

Claude Bachmeyer, Gérard Lamarque, Rodica Morariu, Thierry Molina, Patrice Bourée, and Alain Delmer
Chest 2003 123: 1296-1297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bilateral Pneumothoraces After Unilateral Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of a Lung Nodule

Shilpa Johri, David Berlin, and Abraham Sanders
Chest 2003 123: 1297-1299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lymphoepithelial Cyst in the Lung: A Case Report

Rakesh V. Alva, Lawrence Rosenthal, Linda B. Haramati, Rashna Madan, and Thomas K. Aldrich
Chest 2003 123: 1299-1302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

High Concentration of (13)-ß-D-Glucan in BAL Fluid in Patients With Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Tomotaka Kawayama, Rei Fujiki, Junichi Honda, Toru Rikimaru, and Hisamichi Aizawa
Chest 2003 123: 1302-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchomalacia and Tracheal Hemorrhage in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Receiving Long-term Ventilation With Uncuffed Tracheostomies

Ahmet Baydur and Gary Kanel
Chest 2003 123: 1307-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Missing the (Acu) Point

Opher Caspi, Elad Schiff, Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm, Jr, Paul E. Marik, and Michael Y. Shapira
Chest 2003 123: 1312-1314. [Full Text] [PDF]  

IV Magnesium in the Treatment of Acute Severe Asthma?

Gustavo J. Rodrigo, Carlos Rodrigo, Marc Noppen, and Robert Silverman
Chest 2003 123: 1314-1316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chest Radiographs in HIV-Infected Persons

Roslyn F. Schneider, Mark J. Rosen, Timothy J. Harkin, Jeffrey A. Gold, and William N. Rom
Chest 2003 123: 1316-1317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors in Aspirin-Induced Asthma

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Yutaka Kawahito, Hajime Sano, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Miguel Hinojosa, and Cristina Martin-Garcia
Chest 2003 123: 1317-1318. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Talc Pleurodesis vs Iodopovidone

Yossef Aelony and Rafael Laniado-Laborén
Chest 2003 123: 1318-1319. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Arrhythmias

Laurent Fauchier
Chest 2003 123: 1320. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Airway Management in the Critically Ill

Dona J. Upson
Chest 2003 123: 1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Advances in the Treatment of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias: Pacing, Cardioversion, and Defibrillation

Rakesh K. Pai and Fred M. Kusumoto
Chest 2003 123: 1322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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