editorials

Inflammation and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: How Many Ways Do I Look at Thee?

Umur Hatipoglu and Israel Rubinstein
Chest 2004 126: 1-2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Invasive Management of Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction With > 12-h Delay in Presentation: The Question Remains Unanswered

Wen-Chih Wu and Paul C. Gordon
Chest 2004 126: 2-4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timing Is Everything

Thomas L. Higgins
Chest 2004 126: 4-6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovations in Lung Volume Reduction: The Non-Cutting Edge

David Ost, Lawrence Glassman, Alan M. Fein, and Philip Marcus
Chest 2004 126: 6-9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extending the Uses of ECMO

Thomas R. Weber
Chest 2004 126: 9-10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

New CHEST Editorial Board Members

Chest 2004 126: 11-12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Differential Expression of Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptors 1 and 2 in Tonsils of Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome or Recurrent Infection

Aviv D. Goldbart, Julie L. Goldman, Richard C. Li, Kenneth R. Brittian, Riva Tauman, and David Gozal
Chest 2004 126: 13-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence of Snoring and Symptoms of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Primary School Children in Istanbul

Refika Ersu, Ayse Rodopman Arman, Dilsad Save, Bulent Karadag, Fazilet Karakoc, Meral Berkem, and Elif Dagli
Chest 2004 126: 19-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of Flow- vs Impedance-Guided Autoadjustable Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: A Randomized Cross-over Trial

Dirk A. Pevernagie, Pascal M. Proot, Katrien B. Hertegonne, Marleen C. Neyens, Kristien P. Hoornaert, and Romain A. Pauwels
Chest 2004 126: 25-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constant vs Auto-Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients With Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome and a High Variability in Pressure Requirement

André Noseda, Chantal Kempenaers, Myriam Kerkhofs, Stéphanie Braun, Paul Linkowski, and Ernest Jann
Chest 2004 126: 31-37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Delayed Post-Myocardial Infarction Invasive Measures, Helpful or Harmful?: A Subgroup Analysis

Hon-Kan Yip, Chiung-Jen Wu, Cheng-Hsu Yang, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Shyh-Ming Chen, Wei-Chin Hung, and Chi-Ling Hang
Chest 2004 126: 38-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Baseline Characteristics, Clinical Features, Angiographic Results, and Early Outcomes in Men vs Women With Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Coronary Intervention

Cheng-I Cheng, Kuo-Ho Yeh, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Teng-Hung Yu, Yen-Hsun Chen, Han-Tan Chai, and Hon-Kan Yip
Chest 2004 126: 47-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Plasma Levels of Soluble P-Selectin in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Mien-Cheng Chen, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Shyh-Shiann Juang, Hon-Kan Yip, and Chiung-Jen Wu
Chest 2004 126: 54-58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Asthma as a Risk Factor for COPD in a Longitudinal Study

Graciela E. Silva, Duane L. Sherrill, Stefano Guerra, and Robert A. Barbee
Chest 2004 126: 59-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ß₂-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms and Haplotypes Are Associated With Airways Hyperresponsiveness Among Nonsmoking Men

Augusto A. Litonjua, Edwin K. Silverman, Kelan G. Tantisira, David Sparrow, Jody S. Sylvia, and Scott T. Weiss
Chest 2004 126: 66-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment Patterns in the Months Prior to and After Asthma-Related Emergency Department Visit

David A. Stempel, Craig S. Roberts, and Richard H. Stanford
Chest 2004 126: 75-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Veterans Short Form 36 Questionnaire Is Predictive of Mortality and Health-Care Utilization in a Population of Veterans With a Self-Reported Diagnosis of Asthma or COPD

Mark D. Sprenkle, Dennis E. Niewoehner, David B. Nelson, and Kristin L. Nichol
Chest 2004 126: 81-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Micrococcus-Associated Central Venous Catheter Infection in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Ronald J. Oudiz, Allison Widlitz, X. Joy Beckmann, Daisy Camanga, Jose Alfie, Bruce H. Brundage, and Robyn J. Barst
Chest 2004 126: 90-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mannose-Binding Lectin Gene Polymorphism Is a Modulating Factor in Repeated Respiratory Infections

Kazunori Gomi, Yutaka Tokue, Takao Kobayashi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Akira Watanabe, Teizo Fujita, and Toshihiro Nukiwa
Chest 2004 126: 95-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limited Impact of a Multicenter Intervention To Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Pneumonia Care

Ethan A. Halm, Carol Horowitz, Alan Silver, Alan Fein, Yosef D. Dlugacz, Bruce Hirsch, and Mark R. Chassin
Chest 2004 126: 100-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

The Natural History of Radiographically Occult Bronchogenic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study of Overdiagnosis Bias

Masami Sato, Yasuki Saito, Chiaki Endo, Akira Sakurada, David Feller-Kopman, Armin Ernst, and Takashi Kondo
Chest 2004 126: 108-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baseline Findings of a Randomized Feasibility Trial of Lung Cancer Screening With Spiral CT Scan vs Chest Radiograph: The Lung Screening Study of the National Cancer Institute

John Gohagan, Pamela Marcus, Richard Fagerstrom, Paul Pinsky, Barnett Kramer, and Philip Prorok
Chest 2004 126: 114-121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Real-time Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration of Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Nodes

Kazuhiro Yasufuku, Masako Chiyo, Yasuo Sekine, Prashant N. Chhajed, Kiyoshi Shibuya, Toshihiko Iizasa, and Takehiko Fujisawa
Chest 2004 126: 122-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Echogenic Swirling Pattern as a Predictor of Malignant Pleural Effusions in Patients With Malignancies

Chih-Feng Chian, Wen-Lin Su, Li-Hui Soh, Horng-Chin Yan, Wann-Cherng Perng, and Chin-Pyng Wu
Chest 2004 126: 129-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Cytokine Response to Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Frank Langer, Rene Schramm, Michael Bauer, Dietmar Tscholl, Takashi Kunihara, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Chest 2004 126: 135-141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome Analysis of Cirrhotic Patients Undergoing Chest Tube Placement

Lawrence U. Liu, Hassan A. Haddadin, Carol A. Bodian, Samuel H. Sigal, Jessica D. Korman, Henry C. Bodenheimer, Jr, and Thomas D. Schiano
Chest 2004 126: 142-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Correlation of High-Resolution CT, Symptoms, and Pulmonary Function in Patients During Recovery From Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Hsian-He Hsu, Ching Tzao, Chin-Pyng Wu, Wei-Chou Chang, Chen-Liang Tsai, Ho-Jui Tung, and Cheng-Yu Chen
Chest 2004 126: 149-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Ventilation During the Performance of Elective Endoscopic-Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy: Clinical Evaluation of a New Method

Fausto Ferraro, Antonella Capasso, Emanuela Troise, Stellina Lanza, Gaetano Azan, Fabio Rispoli, and Clara Belluomo Anello
Chest 2004 126: 159-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Use of Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure at a Tertiary Care Center

Elizabeth S. Paus-Jenssen, John K. Reid, Donald W. Cockcroft, Karen Laframboise, and Heather A. Ward
Chest 2004 126: 165-172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Septic Shock of Early or Late Onset: Does It Matter?

Oscar Roman-Marchant, Carlos E. A. Orellana-Jimenez, Daniel De Backer, Christian Melot, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Chest 2004 126: 173-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Liver/Spleen Movements and Extubation Outcome

Jung-Rern Jiang, Tzu-Hsiu Tsai, Jih-Shuin Jerng, Chong-Jen Yu, Huey-Dong Wu, and Pan-Chyr Yang
Chest 2004 126: 179-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Causes Increased Bronchial Epithelial Permeability

Muna M. Kilani, Kamal A. Mohammed, Najmunnisa Nasreen, Joyce A. Hardwick, Mark H. Kaplan, Robert S. Tepper, and Veena B. Antony
Chest 2004 126: 186-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A New Technique for Endobronchial Ultrasonography and Comparison of Two Ultrasonic Probes: Analysis With a Plot Profile of the Image Analysis Software NIH Image

Yoshihiro Nakamura, Chiaki Endo, Masami Sato, Akira Sakurada, Shun-ichi Watanabe, Ryuzo Sakata, and Takashi Kondo
Chest 2004 126: 192-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure on Allergic Asthma in a Murine Model

Iftikhar Hussain, Vipul V. Jain, Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Thomas R. Businga, and Joel Kline
Chest 2004 126: 198-204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Mucosal Thickening and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness Induced by Inhaled ß₂-Agonist in Mice

Jun Tamaoki, Etsuko Tagaya, Kiyomi Kawatani, Junko Nakata, Yumie Endo, and Atsushi Nagai
Chest 2004 126: 205-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The Local Side Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroids: Current Understanding and Review of the Literature

Nicholas J. Roland, Rajiv K. Bhalla, and John Earis
Chest 2004 126: 213-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Combination Therapy With Long-Acting ß₂-Agonists and Corticosteroids in Stable COPD

Mario Cazzola and Ronald Dahl
Chest 2004 126: 220-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Innovative Approaches to Lung Volume Reduction for Emphysema

Matt Brenner, Nevine Mikhail Hanna, Reza Mina-Araghi, Arthur F. Gelb, Robert J. McKenna, Jr, and Henri Colt
Chest 2004 126: 238-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care review

Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury: A Review

Mark R. Looney, Michael A. Gropper, and Michael A. Matthay
Chest 2004 126: 249-258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing Intrathoracic Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

Semra Bilaçeroglu, Özden Günel, Nur Eris, Ufuk Çagirici, and Atul C. Mehta
Chest 2004 126: 259-267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Clinical Utility of Flexible Bronchoscopy in the Evaluation of Chronic Cough

Terrance W. Barnes, Bekele Afessa, Karen L. Swanson, and Kaiser G. Lim
Chest 2004 126: 268-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Role of Transbronchial Biopsies in Pediatric Lung Diseases

Gary A. Visner, Albert Faro, and Dani S. Zander
Chest 2004 126: 273-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Using Single-Lumen Endotracheal Tube Anesthesia

Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Todd M. Sheils, Cynthia S. Bass, and Alfred A. Bartolucci
Chest 2004 126: 281-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Narcotic and Benzodiazepine Use After Withdrawal of Life Support: Association With Time to Death?

Jeannie D. Chan, Patsy D. Treece, Ruth A. Engelberg, Lauren Crowley, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Kenneth P. Steinberg, and J. Randall Curtis
Chest 2004 126: 286-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 73-Year-Old Man With Chest Pain 4 Days After a Fish Dinner

Hector M. Medina, Mario J. Garcia, Oscar Velazquez, and Nestor Sandoval
Chest 2004 126: 294-297. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

A New Radiologic Appearance of Pulmonary Thromboembolism: Multiloculated Pleural Effusions

Levent Erkan, Serhat Fyndyk, Oduz Uzun, Atilla G. Atycy, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2004 126: 298-302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nesiritide in Pulmonary Hypertension

Damian C. Kurian, Ira J. Wagner, and Marc Klapholz
Chest 2004 126: 302-305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient With Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage

S. Hinan Ahmed, Tariq Aziz, Joel Cochran, and Kristin Highland
Chest 2004 126: 305-309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Stage IA Lung Cancer Size and Survival

Jerome Reich, Nasser Altorki, and Mathew Levin
Chest 2004 126: 310-311. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hydroxyethyl Starch-Induced Postoperative Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery Patients: More Trials Needed?

Mahlon M. Wilkes, Roberta J. Navickis, Jerry Avorn, and Wolfgang Winkelmayer
Chest 2004 126: 311-312. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiogenic Shock

Francisco José Munoz, Boban Thomas, Daniel De Backer, Noelle Lim, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Chest 2004 126: 312-313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P Wave in Pulmonary Impairment

Albert D. Carilli, Jason Seiden, and David H. Spodick
Chest 2004 126: 313-314. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linezolid and Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial Pneumonia: The Subtleties of Subgroup Analyses

John H. Powers, David B. Ross, Daphne Lin, Janice Soreth, Richard G. Wunderink, Marin Kollef, and Jordi Rello
Chest 2004 126: 314-316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal Airflow in Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Robert G. Hooper, Stephen F. Kemp, Richard deShazo, Maria Rappai, and Nancy Collop
Chest 2004 126: 316-317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of a Primary Pulmonary Angiosarcoma

Lionel Duck, Jean-François Baurain, Jean-Pascal Machiels, Keisuke Kojima, Isamu Okamoto, Sunao Ushijima, and Takeshi Yoshinaga
Chest 2004 126: 317-318. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Hyperresponsiveness to Bronchial Mannitol: Where Do We Go From Here?

Daniel K.C. Lee, Heikki O. Koskela, Liisa Hyvärinen, John D. Brannan, Sandra D. Anderson, and Hak-Kim Chan
Chest 2004 126: 318-320. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antibiotic Administration in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Peter M. Houck, Dale W. Bratzler, Wato Nsa, Allen Ma, and John G. Bartlett
Chest 2004 126: 320-321. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anti-inflammatory Effect of Pentoxifylline

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Rie Yanagisawa, and Miho Sakurai
Chest 2004 126: 321. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Mesothelioma

Charles F. Thomas, Jr
Chest 2004 126: 322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Disorders and Behavioral Medicine

Betty Chang
Chest 2004 126: 322-323. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

erratum

Correction for Volume 125, p. 1680

Chest 2004 126: 324. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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