editorials

Viewpoints to Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation

Jonathon Dean Truwit
Chest 2003 123: 1779-1780. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Retransplantation: All for One or One for All?

Robert M. Kotloff
Chest 2003 123: 1781-1782. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Biomarkers in Pulmonary Embolism

Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Chest 2003 123: 1782-1784. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Practice Guidelines for Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation: Help or Hindrance?

Nicholas S. Hill
Chest 2003 123: 1784-1786. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Induced Sputum Analysis For T Helper Type 2 Cell Regulation: Closing the Loop

Frédéric F. Little and David M. Center
Chest 2003 123: 1786-1788. [Full Text] [PDF]  

To Screen or Not To Screen: A Volatile Issue in Lung Cancer

David Ost, Rakesh D. Shah, Daniel Fein, and Alan M. Fein
Chest 2003 123: 1788-1792. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Scientific Koan: What Is the Cause of Cystic Fibrosis?

Bruce K. Rubin
Chest 2003 123: 1792-1793. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Exercise Training Improves Exertional Dyspnea in Patients With COPD: Evidence of the Role of Mechanical Factors

Francesco Gigliotti, Claudia Coli, Roberto Bianchi, Isabella Romagnoli, Barbara Lanini, Barbara Binazzi, and Giorgio Scano
Chest 2003 123: 1794-1802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Vascular Responses to Hypoxia and Hyperoxia in Healthy Volunteers and COPD Patients Measured by Electrical Impedance Tomography

Henk J. Smit, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, J. Tim Marcus, Saskia van der Weijden, Pieter E. Postmus, Peter M.J.M. de Vries, and Anco Boonstra
Chest 2003 123: 1803-1809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of the Effects of Salbutamol and Ipratropium Bromide on Exercise Endurance in Patients With COPD

Toru Oga, Koichi Nishimura, Mitsuhiro Tsukino, Susumu Sato, Takashi Hajiro, and Michiaki Mishima
Chest 2003 123: 1810-1816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiovascular Safety of Salmeterol in COPD

Gary T. Ferguson, Christian Funck-Brentano, Tracy Fischer, Patrick Darken, and Colin Reisner
Chest 2003 123: 1817-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHIOLITIS

Human Leukocyte Antigen Mismatches Predispose to the Severity of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome After Lung Transplantation

Worakij Chalermskulrat, Isabel P. Neuringer, John L. Schmitz, Diane J. Catellier, Matthew J. Gurka, Scott H. Randell, and Robert M. Aris
Chest 2003 123: 1825-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Retransplantation for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome: Long-term Follow-up in a Series of 15 Recipients

Olivier Brugière, Gabriel Thabut, Yves Castier, Hervé Mal, Gaëlle Dauriat, Armelle Marceau, and Guy Lesèche
Chest 2003 123: 1832-1837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Sustained Improvements in Dyspnea and Pulmonary Function 3 to 5 Years After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Sarah Appleton, Robert Adams, Samuel Porter, Morris Peacock, and Richard Ruffin
Chest 2003 123: 1838-1846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema on Oxygen Cost of Breathing

Tetsuro Takayama, Chiyohiko Shindoh, Yoshimochi Kurokawa, Wataru Hida, Hajime Kurosawa, Hiromasa Ogawa, and Susumu Satomi
Chest 2003 123: 1847-1852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Volume Expansion With Albumin Decreases Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Artyom Sedrakyan, Kathleen Gondek, David Paltiel, and John A. Elefteriades
Chest 2003 123: 1853-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

Risk of Recurrence in Patients With Surgically Resected Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical Analysis

Claudia Poleri, José Luis Morero, Beatriz Nieva, María Fernanda Vázquez, Cristina Rodríguez, Ernesto de Titto, and Moisés Rosenberg
Chest 2003 123: 1858-1867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Characteristics of Pneumonic-Type Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

Marie Wislez, Marie-Ange Massiani, Bernard Milleron, Abdelkader Souidi, Marie-France Carette, Martine Antoine, and Jacques Cadranel
Chest 2003 123: 1868-1877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURAL

Comparison of Function of Commercially Available Pleural Drainage Units and Catheters

Michael H. Baumann, Praful B. Patel, Chris W. Roney, and Marcy F. Petrini
Chest 2003 123: 1878-1886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multilevel and Continuous Pleural Fluid pH Likelihood Ratios for Evaluating Malignant Pleural Effusions

John E. Heffner, John N. Heffner, and Lee K. Brown
Chest 2003 123: 1887-1894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rapid Pleurodesis for Malignant Pleural Effusions

Peter A. Spiegler, Adam N. Hurewitz, and Maritza L. Groth
Chest 2003 123: 1895-1898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Evaluating the Use of a Portable Spirometer in a Study of Pediatric Asthma

Kathleen M. Mortimer, Andre Fallot, John R. Balmes, and Ira B. Tager
Chest 2003 123: 1899-1907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Triple Inhaled Drug Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Severe Asthma

Gustavo J. Rodrigo and Carlos Rodrigo
Chest 2003 123: 1908-1915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS

Diagnosis of Airflow Limitation Combined With Smoking Cessation Advice Increases Stop-Smoking Rate

Dorota Górecka, Michal Bednarek, Adam Nowinski, Elzbieta Puscinska, Anna Goljan-Geremek, and Jan Zielinski
Chest 2003 123: 1916-1923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence and Correlates of Airway Obstruction in a Community-Based Sample of Adults

Chol Shin, Kwang Ho In, Jae Jeong Shim, Se Hwa Yoo, Kyung Ho Kang, Minchol Hong, and Kwisook Choi
Chest 2003 123: 1924-1931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Gastroesophageal Reflux Is Associated With Reduced Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity

Linda M. Schachter, John Dixon, Robert J. Pierce, and Paul O’Brien
Chest 2003 123: 1932-1938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Spirometry-Based Algorithm To Direct Lung Function Testing in the Pulmonary Function Laboratory

Christine A. Glady, Shawn D. Aaron, Mary Lunau, Jennifer Clinch, and Robert E. Dales
Chest 2003 123: 1939-1946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CLOTS

Cardiac Troponin T Monitoring Identifies High-Risk Group of Normotensive Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Piotr Pruszczyk, Anna Bochowicz, Adam Torbicki, Marcin Szulc, Marcin Kurzyna, Anna Fijalkowska, and Agnieszka Kuch-Wocial
Chest 2003 123: 1947-1952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis

Syed Mustafa, Paul D. Stein, Kalpesh C. Patel, Todd R. Otten, Robert Holmes, and Allen Silbergleit
Chest 2003 123: 1953-1956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Feasibility of Simplifying Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty by Obviating Left-Sided Cardiac Catheterization Using On-line Guidance With Transesophageal Echocardiography

Cheng-Wen Chiang, Lung-An Hsu, Po-Hsien Chu, Wan-Jing Ho, Hung-Shun Lo, and Chao-Chien Chang
Chest 2003 123: 1957-1963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk of Mortality and Heart Failure Exacerbations Associated With Inhaled ß-Adrenoceptor Agonists Among Patients With Known Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

David H. Au, Edmunds M. Udris, Vincent S. Fan, J. Randall Curtis, Mary B. McDonell, and Stephan D. Fihn
Chest 2003 123: 1964-1969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations HIV

Prognosis and Clinical Evaluation of Infection Caused by Rhodococcus equi in HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study of 67 Cases

Manuel Torres-Tortosa, Julio Arrizabalaga, José L. Villanueva, Juan Gálvez, María Leyes, M. Eulalia Valencia, Juan Flores, José M. Peña, Elisa Pérez-Cecilia, and Carmen Quereda
Chest 2003 123: 1970-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Symptoms Among HIV-Seropositive Individuals

Philip T. Diaz, Mark D. Wewers, Eric Pacht, Janice Drake, Haikady N. Nagaraja, and Thomas L. Clanton
Chest 2003 123: 1977-1982. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Pulmonary Effects of Long-term Exposure to Aerosol Pentamidine: A 5-Year Surveillance Study in HIV-Infected Patients

James Obaji, Leslie R. Lee-Pack, Carlos Gutierrez, and Charles K.N. Chan
Chest 2003 123: 1983-1987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

The Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With Post-tuberculosis Lung Disorder

Morihide Ando, Atsushi Mori, Hiroshi Esaki, Tsuyoshi Shiraki, Hiroyuki Uemura, Mitsushi Okazawa, and Hiroki Sakakibara
Chest 2003 123: 1988-1995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Functional Sequelae of Tuberculous Pleurisy in Patients Correctly Treated

Alfredo Candela, José Andujar, Luis Hernández, Concepción Martín, Encarnación Barroso, Juan M. Arriero, and Santiago Romero
Chest 2003 123: 1996-2000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FIBROSIS

Cytokeratin 19 Fragment in Patients With Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases

Mika Nakayama, Hiroaki Satoh, Hiroichi Ishikawa, Masachika Fujiwara, Hiroshi Kamma, Morio Ohtsuka, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2003 123: 2001-2006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diabetes Mellitus May Increase Risk for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Tatsuji Enomoto, Jiro Usuki, Arata Azuma, Takashi Nakagawa, and Shoji Kudoh
Chest 2003 123: 2007-2011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations MISCELLANEOUS

Osteoporosis in Pulmonary Clinic Patients: Does Point-of-Care Screening Predict Central Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry?

Robert A. Adler, Holly L. Funkhouser, Valentina I. Petkov, Belinda L. Elmore, Patricia S. Via, Cynthia T. McMurtry, and Tilahun Adera
Chest 2003 123: 2012-2018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Variation in Diaphragm Position and Shape in Adults With Normal Pulmonary Function

Thitiporn Suwatanapongched, David S. Gierada, Richard M. Slone, Thomas K. Pilgram, and Peter G. Tuteur
Chest 2003 123: 2019-2027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Impedance Cardiography: The Next Vital Sign Technology?

Joseph M. Van De Water, Timothy W. Miller, Robert L. Vogel, Bruce E. Mount, and Martin L. Dalton
Chest 2003 123: 2028-2033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: Risk Factors for Antimicrobial-Resistant Causative Pathogens in Critically Ill Patients

Olivier Leroy, Sandrine Jaffré, Thibaud d’Escrivan, Patrick Devos, Hugues Georges, Serge Alfandari, and Gilles Beaucaire
Chest 2003 123: 2034-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C-Reactive Protein Levels Correlate With Mortality and Organ Failure in Critically Ill Patients

Suzana M. A. Lobo, Francisco R. M. Lobo, Daliana Peres Bota, Flavio Lopes-Ferreira, Hosam M. Soliman, Christian Mélot, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Chest 2003 123: 2043-2049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dead Space Ventilation in Critically Ill Children With Lung Injury

Jorge A. Coss-Bu, David L. Walding, Yadin B. David, and Larry S. Jefferson
Chest 2003 123: 2050-2056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short-term Noninvasive Pressure Support Ventilation Prevents ICU Admittance in Patients With Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

Matteo Giacomini, Gaetano Iapichino, Marco Cigada, Aldo Minuto, Rebecca Facchini, Andrea Noto, and Elena Assi
Chest 2003 123: 2057-2061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluation of a Practice Guideline for Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure

Tasnim Sinuff, Deborah J. Cook, Jill Randall, and Christopher J. Allen
Chest 2003 123: 2062-2073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

T Helper Type 2 Cytokine Receptors and Associated Transcription Factors GATA-3, c-MAF, and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription Factor-6 in Induced Sputum of Atopic Asthmatic Patients

Rame Taha, Qutayba Hamid, Lisa Cameron, and Ron Olivenstein
Chest 2003 123: 2074-2082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extra-Fine Particles Improve Lung Delivery of Inhaled Steroids in Infants: A Study in an Upper Airway Model

Hettie M. Janssens, Johan C. de Jongste, Wim C. J. Hop, and Harm A. W. M. Tiddens
Chest 2003 123: 2083-2088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of a New Intraaortic Propeller Pump vs the Intraaortic Balloon Pump: An Animal Study

André Dekker, Koen Reesink, Erik van der Veen, Vincent van Ommen, Gijs Geskes, Cecile Soemers, and Jos Maessen
Chest 2003 123: 2089-2095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Preoperative Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Lung Resection Surgery

Debapriya Datta and Bimalin Lahiri
Chest 2003 123: 2096-2103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Percutaneous Revascularization, Heart Transplant, Heart Valve Surgery, and for Chronic Heart Failure

Kerry J. Stewart, Dalynn Badenhop, Peter H. Brubaker, Steven J. Keteyian, and Marjorie King
Chest 2003 123: 2104-2111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Telephone Diagnosis of a Strange Voice

Yoav Yanir, Amir Abramovich, Nira Beck-Razi, and Avi Shupak
Chest 2003 123: 2112-2114. [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

Detection of Lung Cancer With Volatile Markers in the Breath

Michael Phillips, Renee N. Cataneo, Andrew R.C. Cummin, Anthony J. Gagliardi, Kevin Gleeson, Joel Greenberg, Roger A. Maxfield, and William N. Rom
Chest 2003 123: 2115-2123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Occupational Asthma Due to Persulfate Salts: Diagnosis and Follow-up

Xavier Muñoz, María-Jesús Cruz, Ramon Orriols, Carlos Bravo, Meritxell Espuga, and Ferran Morell
Chest 2003 123: 2124-2129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Does Deficiency of Arylsulfatase B Have a Role in Cystic Fibrosis?

Joanne K. Tobacman
Chest 2003 123: 2130-2139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 63-Year-Old Man With Suspected Lung Cancer and Acute Renal Failure

Anthony Papagiannis, Athanasios Xafenias, George Kourtoglou, and Kostas Zarogoulidis
Chest 2003 123: 2140-2143. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Transcatheter Closure of Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defect: An Alternative to Surgery

David Pesenti-Rossi, François Godart, Arnaud Dubar, and Christian Rey
Chest 2003 123: 2144-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relapsing Acute Respiratory Failure Induced by Minocycline

Mauro Oddo, Lucas Liaudet, Mattia Lepori, Alain F. Broccard, and Marie-Denise Schaller
Chest 2003 123: 2146-2148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Hemoptysis

Sarosh Irani, Thomas Brack, Madeleine Pfaltz, and Erich W. Russi
Chest 2003 123: 2148-2149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methotrexate-Induced Pulmonary Lymphoma

Celso T. Ebeo, Mirle R. Girish, Ryland P. Byrd, Thomas M. Roy, and Jay B. Mehta
Chest 2003 123: 2150-2153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Lung Sonography in Pulmonary Embolism

Daniel A. Lichtenstein, Yann Loubières, Angelika Reissig, and Claus Kroegel
Chest 2003 123: 2154-2155. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors in Aspirin-Sensitive Asthma

Michael Passero, Sapna Chowdhry, Miguel Hinojosa, and Cristina Martín-Garcia
Chest 2003 123: 2155-2156. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Ventilation Is More Than Mask Ventilation

John R. Bach and Agneta Markstrom
Chest 2003 123: 2156-2157. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Modification of Blood Culture Recommendations?

Rolando Berger, Ann Weinacker, and Shirin Shafazand
Chest 2003 123: 2157-2158. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anaerobic Blood Cultures: Useful in the ICU?

Ryland P. Byrd, Jr, Thomas M. Roy, Ann Weinacker, and Shirin Shafazand
Chest 2003 123: 2158-2159. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oximeter Performance and Diagnostic Accuracy of Sleep Studies

Meir Kryger and David G. Davila
Chest 2003 123: 2160. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is Mushroom Workers’ Chronic Cough the Same as Byssinosis and What Should the Occupational Exposure Limit Be for Endotoxin?

John H. Lange, Ugo Fedeli, Giuseppe Mastrangelo, Hiroshi Tanaka, Toyohiro Saikai, and Shosaku Abe
Chest 2003 123: 2160-2162. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microdrainage Via Open Technique in Severe Subcutaneous Emphysema

Alfredo Cesario, Stefano Margaritora, Venanzio Porziella, and Pierluigi Granone
Chest 2003 123: 2161-2162. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk of Bleeding Associated With Transbronchial Lung Biopsy

Prashant N. Chhajed, Monique A. Malouf, and Allan R. Glanville
Chest 2003 123: 2162. [Full Text] [PDF]  

What Is the Effect of Fingernail Polish on Pulse Oximetry?

Mallory M. Chan, Michael M. Chan, and Edward D. Chan
Chest 2003 123: 2163-2164. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum

Chest 2003 123: 2164. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 165)

Ashok Shah
Chest 2003 123: 2165-2166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It

Lee K. Brown
Chest 2003 123: 2165-2166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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