editorials

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Chest Wall Involvement

Riyad Karmy-Jones and Eric Vallieres
Chest 2003 123: 1323-1325. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome Measurements in COPD: Are We Schizophrenic?

Nicholas J. Gross
Chest 2003 123: 1325-1327. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Combination Antibiotic Therapy With Macrolides in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: More Smoke But Is There Any Fire?

Grant W. Waterer
Chest 2003 123: 1328-1329. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Variability of Sarcoidosis: Can We Predict It?

Robert P. Baughman and Elyse E. Lower
Chest 2003 123: 1329-1332. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Conundrum of Sleep Breathing Disorders in Heart Failure

Hector O. Ventura, Srinivasa Potluri, and Mandeep R. Mehra
Chest 2003 123: 1332-1334. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prone Position in ARDS: Are We Looking at a Half-Empty or Half-Full Glass?

Alain F. Broccard
Chest 2003 123: 1334-1336. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy: We Live in a Twisted World

Luis F. Laos
Chest 2003 123: 1336-1338. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Smoking: Not for Anyone

Christopher J. Worsnop
Chest 2003 123: 1338-1340. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Chest Wall Invasion: Evolution of Surgical Treatment and Prognosis in the Last 3 Decades

Giancarlo Roviaro, Federico Varoli, Fabrizio Grignani, Contardo Vergani, Claudio Pagano, Marco Maciocco, and Alberto Romanelli
Chest 2003 123: 1341-1347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Technical Aspects of Composite Arterial Grafting With Double Skeletonized Internal Thoracic Arteries

Dmitry Pevni, Rephael Mohr, Oren Lev-Ran, Yosef Paz, Amir Kramer, Inna Frolkis, and Itzhak Shapira
Chest 2003 123: 1348-1354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transcardiac Release of Soluble Adhesion Molecules During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Effects of Crystalloid and Blood Cardioplegia

Ryszard Kalawski, Marcin Majewski, Eugeniusz Kaszkowiak, Henryk Wysocki, and Tomasz Siminiak
Chest 2003 123: 1355-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frequency, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Hyperlactatemia After Cardiac Surgery

Jean-Michel Maillet, Paul Le Besnerais, Manuel Cantoni, Patrick Nataf, Alain Ruffenach, Arrigo Lessana, and Denis Brodaty
Chest 2003 123: 1361-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recovery of Self-Reported Functional Capacity After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Lee M. Pierson, H. James Norton, William G. Herbert, Mary E. Pierson, Warren K. Ramp, Gary M. Kiebzak, John M. Fedor, and Joseph W. Cook
Chest 2003 123: 1367-1374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D-dimer in Acute Aortic Dissection

Thomas Weber, Sonja Högler, Johann Auer, Robert Berent, Elisabeth Lassnig, Erich Kvas, and Bernd Eber
Chest 2003 123: 1375-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Clinicopathologic Study and DNA Analysis of 37 Cardiac Myxomas: A 28-Year Experience

Elvira Acebo, J. Fernando Val-Bernal, J. Javier Gómez-Román, and J. Manuel Revuelta
Chest 2003 123: 1379-1385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Resting Lung Function and Hemodynamic Parameters as Predictors of Exercise Capacity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Serafim Nanas, John Nanas, Ourania Papazachou, Christos Kassiotis, Antonios Papamichalopoulos, Joseph Milic-Emili, and Charis Roussos
Chest 2003 123: 1386-1393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations EXERCISE

Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide: A Predictor of PaO₂, Maximum Work Rate, and Walking Distance in Patients With Emphysema

Zab Mohsenifar, Shing M. Lee, Philip Diaz, Gerard Criner, Frank Sciurba, Mark Ginsburg, and Robert A. Wise
Chest 2003 123: 1394-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

6-Minute Walk Testing Is More Sensitive Than Maximal Incremental Cycle Testing for Detecting Oxygen Desaturation in Patients With COPD

Magali Poulain, Fabienne Durand, Bernard Palomba, François Ceugniet, Jacques Desplan, Alain Varray, and Christian Préfaut
Chest 2003 123: 1401-1407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

6-Minute Walk Work for Assessment of Functional Capacity in Patients With COPD

Rick Carter, David B. Holiday, Chiagozie Nwasuruba, James Stocks, Carol Grothues, and Brian Tiep
Chest 2003 123: 1408-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Striking Similarities in Systemic Factors Contributing to Decreased Exercise Capacity in Patients With Severe Chronic Heart Failure or COPD

Harry R. Gosker, Nicole H. M. K. Lencer, Frits M. E. Franssen, Ger J. van der Vusse, Emiel F. M. Wouters, and Annemie M. W. J. Schols
Chest 2003 123: 1416-1424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ANTITRYPSIN

Augmentation Therapy With ₁-Antitrypsin: Patterns of Use and Adverse Events

James K. Stoller, Robert Fallat, Mark D. Schluchter, Ralph G. O’Brien, Jason T. Connor, Nicholas Gross, Kevin O’Neil, Robert Sandhaus, and Ronald G. Crystal
Chest 2003 123: 1425-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Longitudinal Study of ₁-Antitrypsin Phenotypes and Decline in FEV₁ in a Community Population

Graciela E. Silva, Duane L. Sherrill, Stefano Guerra, and Robert A. Barbee
Chest 2003 123: 1435-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Long-term Treatment Benefits With Tiotropium in COPD Patients With and Without Short-term Bronchodilator Responses

Donald Tashkin and Steven Kesten
Chest 2003 123: 1441-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Acetazolamide and Medroxyprogesterone as Respiratory Stimulants in Hypercapnic Patients With COPD

Michiel Wagenaar, Petra Vos, Yvonne Heijdra, Luc Teppema, and Hans Folgering
Chest 2003 123: 1450-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Value of Nutritional Depletion in Patients With COPD Treated by Long-term Oxygen Therapy: Data From the ANTADIR Observatory

Edmond Chailleux, Jean-Pierre Laaban, and Dan Veale
Chest 2003 123: 1460-1466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Measurement of Nasal Potential Difference in Mild Asthmatics

Nancy C. Chung, Beate Illek, Jonathan H. Widdicombe, and Horst Fischer
Chest 2003 123: 1467-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cigarette Smoking Among Asthmatic Adults Presenting to 64 Emergency Departments

Robert A. Silverman, Edwin D. Boudreaux, Prescott G. Woodruff, Sunday Clark, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr
Chest 2003 123: 1472-1479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Budesonide and Formoterol in a Single Inhaler Improves Asthma Control Compared With Increasing the Dose of Corticosteroid in Adults With Mild-to-Moderate Asthma

Umesh G. Lalloo, Jóseph Malolepszy, Dezsó Kozma, Kamil Krofta, Jaro Ankerst, Bjørn Johansen, and Neil C. Thomson
Chest 2003 123: 1480-1487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients With Advanced Cystic Fibrosis

Todd M. Koelling, G. William Dec, Leo C. Ginns, and Marc J. Semigran
Chest 2003 123: 1488-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susceptibility Testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates and Clinical Response to Parenteral Antibiotic Administration: Lack of Association in Cystic Fibrosis

Arnold L. Smith, Stanley B. Fiel, Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, Bonnie Ramsey, and Jane L. Burns
Chest 2003 123: 1495-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PNEUMONIA

Impact of Initial Antibiotic Choice on Clinical Outcomes in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Analysis of a Hospital Claims-Made Database

Richard B. Brown, Paul Iannini, Peter Gross, and Mark Kunkel
Chest 2003 123: 1503-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Southeast Asia: The Microbial Differences Between Ambulatory and Hospitalized Patients

Anan Wattanathum, Chutima Chaoprasong, Pongpun Nunthapisud, Sudaluck Chantaratchada, Nukool Limpairojn, Anon Jatakanon, and Nonglak Chanthadisai
Chest 2003 123: 1512-1519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SARCOIDOSIS

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Polymorphisms in Japanese Patients With Sarcoidosis

Kazuaki Morohashi, Toshinori Takada, Kentaro Omori, Eiichi Suzuki, and Fumitake Gejyo
Chest 2003 123: 1520-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Occupational Risk Factors for Sarcoidosis in African-American Siblings

Gena P. Kucera, Benjamin A. Rybicki, Kandace L. Kirkey, Steven W. Coon, Marcie L. Major, Mary J. Maliarik, and Michael C. Iannuzzi
Chest 2003 123: 1527-1535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Relationship of Systolic BP to Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Heart Failure

Don D. Sin, Fabia Fitzgerald, John D. Parker, Gary E. Newton, Alexander G. Logan, John S. Floras, and T. Douglas Bradley
Chest 2003 123: 1536-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gender Differences in Sleep Apnea: The Role of Neck Circumference

David R. Dancey, Patrick J. Hanly, Christine Soong, Bert Lee, John Shepard, Jr, and Victor Hoffstein
Chest 2003 123: 1544-1550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiorespiratory Effects of Added Dead Space in Patients With Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea

Rami N. Khayat, Ailiang Xie, Ashvin K. Patel, Ann Kaminski, and James B. Skatrud
Chest 2003 123: 1551-1560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

BP and Arterial Distensibility in Children With Primary Snoring

Ka Li Kwok, Daniel K. K. Ng, and Yiu Fai Cheung
Chest 2003 123: 1561-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Utility of Oxygen Saturation and Heart Rate Spectral Analysis Obtained From Pulse Oximetric Recordings in the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Carlos Zamarrón, Francisco Gude, Javier Barcala, Jose R. Rodriguez, and Pablo V. Romero
Chest 2003 123: 1567-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

Mordechai Yigla, Farid Nakhoul, Anat Sabag, Naveh Tov, Bella Gorevich, Ziad Abassi, and Shimon A. Reisner
Chest 2003 123: 1577-1582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Orally Active Prostacyclin Analogue on Survival in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Without Major Vessel Obstruction

Fumiaki Ono, Noritoshi Nagaya, Hiroyuki Okumura, Yoshito Shimizu, Shingo Kyotani, Norifumi Nakanishi, and Kunio Miyatake
Chest 2003 123: 1583-1588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Complications of Intermittent Prone Positioning in Pediatric Patients Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure

Susan M. Haefner, Susan L. Bratton, Gail M. Annich, Robert H. Bartlett, and Joseph R. Custer
Chest 2003 123: 1589-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in the ICU: Optimal Organization, Low Complication Rates, and Description of a New Complication

Kees H. Polderman, Jan Jaap Spijkstra, Remco de Bree, Herman M.T. Christiaans, Harry P.M.M. Gelissen, Jos P.J. Wester, and Armand R.J. Girbes
Chest 2003 123: 1595-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Utility of Chest Radiographs Following Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy

Debapriya Datta, Faustinus Onyirimba, and Michael J. McNamee
Chest 2003 123: 1603-1606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Utility of Daily Routine Portable Chest Radiographs in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the Medical ICU

Mark Krivopal, Oksana A. Shlobin, and Richard M. Schwartzstein
Chest 2003 123: 1607-1614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Community-Acquired Bloodstream Infection in Critically Ill Adult Patients: Impact of Shock and Inappropriate Antibiotic Therapy on Survival

Jordi Vallés, Jordi Rello, Ana Ochagavía, José Garnacho, and Miguel Angel Alcalá
Chest 2003 123: 1615-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Time Course of Expiratory Flow Limitation in COPD Patients During Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Mechanical Ventilation

Valentina Alvisi, Anna Romanello, Michel Badet, Sandrine Gaillard, Francois Philit, and Claude Guérin
Chest 2003 123: 1625-1632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Matrix Metalloproteinases Inhibition Attenuates Tobacco Smoke-Induced Emphysema in Guinea Pigs

Moisés Selman, José Cisneros-Lira, Miguel Gaxiola, Remedios Ramírez, Elizabeth M. Kudlacz, Peter G. Mitchell, and Annie Pardo
Chest 2003 123: 1633-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cigarette Smoking Increases Neutrophil Formyl Methionyl Leucyl Phenylalanine Receptor Numbers

Melissa Matheson, Ann-Christine Rynell, Melissa McClean, and Norbert Berend
Chest 2003 123: 1642-1646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous Tepid Blood Cardioplegia Can Preserve Coronary Endothelium and Ameliorate the Occurrence of Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis

Chi-Hsiao Yeh, Yao-Chang Wang, Yi-Cheng Wu, Jaw-Ji Chu, and Pyng Jing Lin
Chest 2003 123: 1647-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations

An Automated Approach to Quantitative Air Trapping Measurements in Mild Cystic Fibrosis

Michael L. Goris, Hongyun J. Zhu, Francis Blankenberg, Frandics Chan, and Terry E. Robinson
Chest 2003 123: 1655-1663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Diagnosis and Treatment of Rhinovirus Respiratory Infections

Antonio Anzueto and Michael S. Niederman
Chest 2003 123: 1664-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Emerging Concepts in Pathobiology, Radiology, and Clinical Evolution of Disease

Krishna M. Sundar, Marc V. Gosselin, Hannah L. Chung, and Barbara C. Cahill
Chest 2003 123: 1673-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

Interpreting COPD Prevalence Estimates: What Is the True Burden of Disease?

R. J. Halbert, Sharon Isonaka, Dorothy George, and Ahmar Iqbal
Chest 2003 123: 1684-1692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interventional Pulmonary Procedures: Guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians

Armin Ernst, Gerard A. Silvestri, and David Johnstone
Chest 2003 123: 1693-1717. [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Staging Techniques and Endoscopic Ultrasound: Tissue Is Still the Issue

Julia Kim LeBlanc, Rafael Espada, and Gulchin Ergun
Chest 2003 123: 1718-1725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Severe Acidosis in a Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Renal Failure

Ashwani Kumar, Kenneth Nugent, Aroon Kalakunja, and Floyd Pirtle
Chest 2003 123: 1726-1729. [Full Text] [PDF]  

impact of basic research on tomorrow's medicine

The Genetic Determinants of Smoking

Vikas Batra, Ashwin A. Patkar, Wade H. Berrettini, Stephen P. Weinstein, and Frank T. Leone
Chest 2003 123: 1730-1739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Respiratory Findings in Tobacco Workers

Jadranka Mustajbegovic, Eugenija Zuskin, E. Neil Schachter, Josipa Kern, Marijana Luburic-Milas, and Jasna Pucarin
Chest 2003 123: 1740-1748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Coarctation of the Aorta in an Adult: Problems of Diagnosis and Management

Chetan Varma, Peter R. McLaughlin, James B. Hermiller, and Morton E. Tavel
Chest 2003 123: 1749-1752. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

A New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Pericardial Effusion: Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Loris Ceron, Massimo Manzato, Franco Mazzaro, and Federico Bellavere
Chest 2003 123: 1753-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Embolism in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Transplant Recipients

Steven D. Nathan, Scott D. Barnett, Bruce A. Urban, Cynthia Nowalk, Brian R. Moran, and Nelson Burton
Chest 2003 123: 1758-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia: A Case Report and National Survey

Catherine Wubbel, Deborah Fulmer, and James Sherman
Chest 2003 123: 1763-1766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Combined Modality Approach to Recurrent Cardiac Sarcoma Resulting in a Prolonged Remission: A Case Report

Giselle M. Mery, Michael J. Reardon, Jonathan Haas, Jason Lazar, and Alexander Hindenburg
Chest 2003 123: 1766-1768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Link Between Anthrax Immunization and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis?

Mark Schuyler, Dennis E. Amundson, and John D. Malone
Chest 2003 123: 1769-1770. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Heart Failure Management: A Realistic Program

Renzo Rozzini, Tony Sabatini, Marco Trabucchi, and Kwame O. Akosah
Chest 2003 123: 1770-1771. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Breast Cancer in Smokers

Harry W. Daniell and Susan Murin
Chest 2003 123: 1771-1772. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sitaxsentan in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sotiria C. Apostolopoulou, Spyridon Rammos, Robyn J. Barst, Stuart Rich, Allison Widlitz, Evelyn M. Horn, Vallerie McLaughlin, and Joyce McFarlin
Chest 2003 123: 1772-1773. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Secretion Management Must Be Considered When Reporting Success or Failure of Noninvasive Ventilation

Emilio Servera, Jesús Sancho, María J. Zafra, Julio Marín, and John R. Bach
Chest 2003 123: 1773-1774. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Cause or Consequence?

Karim Bendjelid and Jean-Pierre Laaban
Chest 2003 123: 1774-1775. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treating Malignancy-Related Effusions

Kenneth M. Frankel
Chest 2003 123: 1775. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk of Cancers in COPD Patients

Mika Nakayama, Hiroaki Satoh, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2003 123: 1775-1776. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Correction for Volume 123, p. 949

Chest 2003 123: 1776. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Clinical Exercise Testing

Albert Miller
Chest 2003 123: 1777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Practical Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Naim S. Bashir
Chest 2003 123: 1777-1778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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