editorials

Exercise Training Improves Overall Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Older Women With Coronary Artery Disease: Just Keep on Moving?

Walid Hassan and Mohamed Eid Fawzy
Chest 2004 126: 1009-1010. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Elderly

Carl J. Lavie and Richard Milani
Chest 2004 126: 1010-1012. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Drugs Prescribed for Patients Shouldn’t Be Taken by Caregivers!

Bob Demers
Chest 2004 126: 1012-1013. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal Nitric Oxide: Clue to a Diagnosis of Ciliary Dyskinesia

Philip E. Silkoff
Chest 2004 126: 1013-1014. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma D-dimer for Outcome Assessment in Patients With CAP: Not a Replacement for PSI

R. Andrew McIvor
Chest 2004 126: 1015-1016. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Imaging Modalities in Coarctation of the Aorta

Abdulhalim Kinsara and Kwan-Leung Chan
Chest 2004 126: 1016-1018. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Train-of-Four To Monitor Neuromuscular Blockade?

Curtis N. Sessler
Chest 2004 126: 1018-1022. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Off Label, On Target?

Guy W. Soo Hoo
Chest 2004 126: 1022-1025. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Exercise Training Improves Overall Physical Fitness and Quality of Life in Older Women With Coronary Artery Disease

Chihya Hung, Bill Daub, Bill Black, Robert Welsh, Arthur Quinney, and Mark Haykowsky
Chest 2004 126: 1026-1031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Stratification and Prognostic Implication of Plasma Biomarkers in Nondiabetic Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease: The Role of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein

Hsin-Bang Leu, Chih-Pei Lin, Wen-Tasi Lin, Tao-Cheng Wu, and Jaw-Wen Chen
Chest 2004 126: 1032-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive Predictive Value, and Negative Predictive Value of the Dipyridamole Sestamibi Stress Test Comparing Arterial to Vein Conduits

Albert J. DeLuca, Evelyn Cusack, Wilbert S. Aronow, and Craig E. Monsen
Chest 2004 126: 1040-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Biopsy Diagnosis of Operative Indication in Secundum Atrial Septal Defect With Severe Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Shigeo Yamaki, Munetaka Kumate, Susumu Yonesaka, Katsuhide Maeda, Masato Endo, and Koichi Tabayashi
Chest 2004 126: 1042-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations AIRWAYS

Respiratory Health Survey of Respiratory Therapists

Helen Dimich-Ward, Michelle Lee Wymer, and Moira Chan-Yeung
Chest 2004 126: 1048-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal Nitric Oxide Measurements To Screen Children for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Regula Corbelli, Bettina Bringolf-Isler, Arnold Amacher, Bernd Sasse, Max Spycher, and Jürg Hammer
Chest 2004 126: 1054-1059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adenosine Bronchial Provocation With Computerized Wheeze Detection in Young Infants With Prolonged Cough: Correlation With Long-term Follow-up

Lea Bentur, Raphael Beck, Drora Berkowitz, Jamal Hasanin, Irit Berger, Nael Elias, and Noam Gavriely
Chest 2004 126: 1060-1065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daily Oral Care and Cough Reflex Sensitivity in Elderly Nursing Home Patients

Aya Watando, Satoru Ebihara, Takae Ebihara, Tatsuma Okazaki, Hidenori Takahashi, Masanori Asada, and Hidetada Sasaki
Chest 2004 126: 1066-1070. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, and Respiratory Symptoms in an Inner-city Birth Cohort

Rachel L. Miller, Robin Garfinkel, Megan Horton, David Camann, Frederica P. Perera, Robin M. Whyatt, and Patrick L. Kinney
Chest 2004 126: 1071-1078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTIONS

Hospitalizations for Tuberculosis in the United States in 2000: Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality

Nadia N. Hansel, Barry Merriman, Edward F. Haponik, and Gregory B. Diette
Chest 2004 126: 1079-1086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma d-Dimer Levels Correlate With Outcomes in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Jose M. Querol-Ribelles, Jose M. Tenias, Enric Grau, Jose M. Querol-Borras, Jose L. Climent, Emilio Gomez, and Isidoro Martinez
Chest 2004 126: 1087-1092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

The Proportional Venn Diagram of Obstructive Lung Disease in the Italian General Population

Giovanni Viegi, Gabriella Matteelli, Anna Angino, Antonio Scognamiglio, Sandra Baldacci, Joan B. Soriano, and Laura Carrozzi
Chest 2004 126: 1093-1101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mechanisms of Improvement in Exercise Capacity Using a Rollator in Patients With COPD

Vanessa S. Probst, Thierry Troosters, Iris Coosemans, Martijn A. Spruit, Fabio de Oliveira Pitta, Marc Decramer, and Rik Gosselink
Chest 2004 126: 1102-1107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effects of High-Flow vs Low-Flow Oxygen on Exercise in Advanced Obstructive Airways Disease

Wissam Chatila, Tom Nugent, Gwendolyn Vance, John Gaughan, and Gerard J. Criner
Chest 2004 126: 1108-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Glutathione Disulfide and Nitrosothiols in Sputum Supernatant of Patients With Stable COPD

Kai Michael Beeh, Jutta Beier, Nicole Koppenhoefer, and Roland Buhl
Chest 2004 126: 1116-1122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Skin Manifestations of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD Patients: Results From Lung Health Study II

Donald P. Tashkin, H. Eileen Murray, Melissa Skeans, Robert P. Murray for the Lung Health Study Research Group
Chest 2004 126: 1123-1133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

How Do Patients Determine That Their Metered-Dose Inhaler Is Empty?

Bruce K. Rubin and Lolly Durotoye
Chest 2004 126: 1134-1137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Factors for Near-Fatal Asthma

Arthur F. Gelb, Aaron Schein, Eliezer Nussbaum, Chris M. Shinar, Yossef Aelony, Haig Aharonian, and Noe Zamel
Chest 2004 126: 1138-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk of Physician-Diagnosed Asthma in the First 6 Years of Life

Natalia Dik, Robert B. Tate, Jure Manfreda, and Nicholas R. Anthonisen
Chest 2004 126: 1147-1153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Montelukast and Salmeterol on Physical Performance and Exercise Economy in Adult Asthmatics With Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction

Sigurd Steinshamn, Mariann Sandsund, Malcolm Sue-Chu, and Leif Bjermer
Chest 2004 126: 1154-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reconcilable Differences: A Cross-sectional Study of the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and the Magnitude of Short-Acting ß-Agonist Use in Asthma

Larry D. Lynd, Andrew J. Sandford, Erin M. Kelly, Peter D. Paré, Tony R. Bai, J. Mark FitzGerald, and Aslam H. Anis
Chest 2004 126: 1161-1168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Follow-up of Adults With Coarctation of the Aorta: Comparison of Helical CT and MRI, and Impact on Assessing Diameter Changes

Alfred Hager, Harald Kaemmerer, Andreas Leppert, Matthias Prokop, Sebastian Blücher, Heiko Stern, and John Hess
Chest 2004 126: 1169-1176. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pocket Hematoma After Pacemaker or Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Surgery: Influence of Patient Morbidity, Operation Strategy, and Perioperative Antiplatelet/Anticoagulation Therapy

Uwe K. H. Wiegand, Dominik LeJeune, Frank Boguschewski, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Frank Eberhardt, Heribert Schunkert, and Frank Bode
Chest 2004 126: 1177-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fast Tracking After Ivor Lewis Esophagogastrectomy

Robert James Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Cynthia S. Bass, Jeana R. Alexander, and Alfred A. Bartolucci
Chest 2004 126: 1187-1194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHOGENIC CANCER

Soluble Receptor-Binding Cancer Antigen Expressed on SiSo Cells in Pleural Fluid: A Potential Diagnostic Marker for Malignant Pleural Effusion

Keisuke Aoe, Akio Hiraki, Tadashi Maeda, Tomoyuki Murakami, Koichi Yamazaki, Kazuro Sugi, and Hiroyasu Takeyama
Chest 2004 126: 1195-1197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypofractionated Proton Beam Radiotherapy for Stage I Lung Cancer

David A. Bush, Jerry D. Slater, Brion B. Shin, Gregory Cheek, Daniel W. Miller, and James M. Slater
Chest 2004 126: 1198-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Strength vs Aerobic Training in Children With Cystic Fibrosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

David M. Orenstein, Melbourne F. Hovell, Mary Mulvihill, Kristen K. Keating, C. Richard Hofstetter, Sheryl Kelsey, Kimberly Morris, and Patricia A. Nixon
Chest 2004 126: 1204-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis Among Patients With Diagnosis in Adulthood

Marita Gilljam, Lynda Ellis, Mary Corey, Julian Zielenski, Peter Durie, and D. Elizabeth Tullis
Chest 2004 126: 1215-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION

Reference Values for Pulmonary Function in Asian Indians Living in the United States

Ashok Fulambarker, Ahmet Sinan Copur, Asavari Javeri, Sujata Jere, and Mark E. Cohen
Chest 2004 126: 1225-1233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Symptoms and Undiagnosed Airflow Obstruction in Middle-Aged Adults: The Korean Health and Genome Study

Chol Shin, Sungim Lee, Robert D. Abbott, Je Hyeong Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Kwang Ho In, and KuChan Kimm
Chest 2004 126: 1234-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Predictive Factors of Quality-of-Life Improvement and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use in Patients With Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: Study at 1 Year

Patricia Lloberes, Sergi Martí, Gabriel Sampol, Antoni Roca, Teresa Sagales, Xavier Muñoz, and Montserrat Ferrer
Chest 2004 126: 1241-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mouth Breathing Compromises Adherence to Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Adel Bachour and Paula Maasilta
Chest 2004 126: 1248-1254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Elevated Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Levels in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jacques I. Benisty, Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Michael J. Landzberg, Jonathan D. Rich, Jane W. Newburger, Stuart Rich, and Judah Folkman
Chest 2004 126: 1255-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Impact of Evacuated Collection Tube Fill Volume and Mixing on Routine Coagulation Testing Using 2.5-mL (Pediatric) Tubes

Jung Chuang, Melanie A. Sadler, and Daniel M. Witt
Chest 2004 126: 1262-1266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Train-of-Four Monitoring and Clinical Assessment During Continuous ICU Cisatracurium Paralysis

Michael H. Baumann, B. Wayne McAlpin, Keith Brown, Praful Patel, Imtiaz Ahmad, Robert Stewart, and Marcy Petrini
Chest 2004 126: 1267-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural Effusions in Febrile Medical ICU Patients: Chest Ultrasound Study

Chih-Yen Tu, Wu-Huei Hsu, Te-Chun Hsia, Hung-Jen Chen, Kuen-Daw Tsai, Chung-Wen Hung, and Chuen-Ming Shih
Chest 2004 126: 1274-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Changing Pattern of Ventilator Settings in Patients Without Acute Lung Injury: Changes Over 11 Years in a Single Institution

Phunsup Wongsurakiat, David J. Pierson, and Gordon D. Rubenfeld
Chest 2004 126: 1281-1291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Hospital Mortality of Patients Admitted to the ICU on Weekends

S. Allen Ensminger, Ian J. Morales, Steve G. Peters, Mark T. Keegan, Javier D. Finkielman, James F. Lymp, and Bekele Afessa
Chest 2004 126: 1292-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome in Noninvasively and Invasively Ventilated Hematologic Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure

Pieter O. Depuydt, Dominique D. Benoit, Koenraad H. Vandewoude, Johan M. Decruyenaere, and Francis A. Colardyn
Chest 2004 126: 1299-1306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypothyroidism and Failure To Wean in Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation at a Regional Weaning Center

Debapriya Datta and Paul Scalise
Chest 2004 126: 1307-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

New Formula for Predicting Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure Using Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure

Denis Chemla, Vincent Castelain, Marc Humbert, Jean-Louis Hébert, Gérald Simonneau, Yves Lecarpentier, and Philippe Hervé
Chest 2004 126: 1313-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Update, Current Management, and Newer Therapeutic Strategies

Massimo Pistolesi and James Rusthoven
Chest 2004 126: 1318-1329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natriuretic Peptides, Respiratory Disease, and the Right Heart

Lok Bin Yap, Dev Mukerjee, Peter M. Timms, Houman Ashrafian, and John Gerard Coghlan
Chest 2004 126: 1330-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME Credit Information]  

preliminary report

Depreotide Scanning in Sarcoidosis: A Pilot Study

Andrew F. Shorr, Donald L. Helman, Christopher J. Lettieri, Jamie L. Montilla, and Robert S. Bridwell
Chest 2004 126: 1337-1343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Interventional Bronchoscopy in the Management of Airway Stenosis Due to Tracheobronchial Tuberculosis

Yasuo Iwamoto, Teruomi Miyazawa, Noriaki Kurimoto, Yuka Miyazu, Astuko Ishida, Keisuke Matsuo, and Yoichi Watanabe
Chest 2004 126: 1344-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Yield of Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

Dan Bar-Zohar and Yakov Sivan
Chest 2004 126: 1353-1359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

literature review

Top Ten List in Occupational Pulmonary Disease

Dorsett D. Smith
Chest 2004 126: 1360-1363. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A Neutropenic Patient With Rapidly Progressive Lung Lesion

Darryl R. Pauls, James G. Ravenel, and Marc A. Judson
Chest 2004 126: 1364-1367. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A Man With Interstitial Pneumonia and Pancytopenia During Radiotherapy

Nimrod Maimon, Leonid Barski, Netta Sion-Vardy, and Yaniv Almog
Chest 2004 126: 1368-1371. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Usefulness of Dual ⁶⁷Ga and ^99mTc-Sestamibi Single-Photon-Emission CT Scanning in the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Ai Nakazawa, Koshiro Ikeda, Yoshihisa Ito, Mikio Iwase, Koichi Sato, Ryuzo Ueda, and Yasuaki Dohi
Chest 2004 126: 1372-1376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sustained Symptomatic, Functional, and Hemodynamic Benefit With the Selective Endothelin-A Receptor Antagonist, Sitaxsentan, in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A 1-Year Follow-up Study

David Langleben, Andrew M. Hirsch, Eileen Shalit, Lyda Lesenko, and Robyn J. Barst
Chest 2004 126: 1377-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Pneumonia After Tracheotomy

Marcus J. Schultz
Chest 2004 126: 1382. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Percutaneous Tracheostomy, and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

Jordi Rello and Emili Diaz
Chest 2004 126: 1382-1383. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical Stress in ARDS Open-Lung Biopsy

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Rie Yanagisawa, Miho Sakurai, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Sanjay Patel, John Wain, and Atul Malhotra
Chest 2004 126: 1383-1384. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monitoring the Adjustment of Antiasthma Medications With Adenosine Monophosphate Bronchoprovocation

Lidia Proietti, Annalisa Di Maria, and Riccardo Polosa
Chest 2004 126: 1384-1385. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monitoring the Adjustment of Antiasthma Medications With Adenosine Monophosphate Bronchoprovocation

Luis Prieto
Chest 2004 126: 1385. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heartbeat Synchronizes With Respiratory Rhythm Only Under Specific Circumstances

Evgeny Vaschillo, Bronya Vaschillo, Paul Lehrer, Fumihiko Yasuma, and Jun-ichiro Hayano
Chest 2004 126: 1385-1387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caregiving and Long-term Mechanical Ventilation

Sara L. Douglas, Barbara J. Daly, KyungAh Im, Steven Belle, Lakshmipathi Chelluri, Aaron B. Mendelsohn, and Richard Schulz
Chest 2004 126: 1387-1388. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radiographic Opacities

Howard Mann, David W. Cugell, and David W. Kamp
Chest 2004 126: 1388. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Don’t Forget the Abdominal Thrust

John R. Bach, Laura J. Miske, and Howard B. Panitch
Chest 2004 126: 1388-1390. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vitamin E as a Regulator of Host Defense Against Infection

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Rie Yanagisawa, and Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Chest 2004 126: 1390. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchomalacia and Noninvasive Ventilation Revisited

Ahmet Baydur, Gary Kanel, and Michael Koss
Chest 2004 126: 1390-1392. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Correction for Volume 126, p. 457

Chest 2004 126: 1392. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Pulmonary Physiology and Pathophysiology, An Integrated, Case-Based Approach

Martin Miller
Chest 2004 126: 1393. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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