editorials

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease

Robert W. Peters
Chest 2005 127: 1-3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minimally Invasive Is in the Eye of the Beholder: "Big Incisions for Big Operations"

Kevin D. Murray
Chest 2005 127: 3-4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Sleeping Giant: Sleep-Disordered Breathing in the Coronary Care Unit

Steven H. Feinsilver
Chest 2005 127: 4-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Corticosteroids and Fracture Risk: Having Our Cake and Eating It Too

Robert Aris, James F. Donohue, and David Ontjes
Chest 2005 127: 5-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Lipase Plasma Levels in ICU Patients: When Are They Critical?

Nicolás Serrano
Chest 2005 127: 7-10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Routine Chest Radiographs Following Central Line Insertion: Not Always Necessary!

Edwin J.R. van Beek
Chest 2005 127: 10-12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glutathione: A Radical Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease?

Brian J. Day
Chest 2005 127: 12-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances and ST-Segment Depression Episodes in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome and Its Mechanisms

Alberto Alonso-Fernández, Francisco García-Río, Miguel A. Racionero, José M. Pino, Fernando Ortuño, Isabel Martínez, and José Villamor
Chest 2005 127: 15-22. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasympathetic Airway Response and Heart Rate Variability Before and at the End of Methacholine Challenge

Aurélien Pichon, Claire de Bisschop, Véronique Diaz, and André Denjean
Chest 2005 127: 23-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nitric Oxide Is Released Into Circulation With Whole-Body, Periodic Acceleration

Marvin A. Sackner, Emerance Gummels, and Jose A. Adams
Chest 2005 127: 30-39. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Persistence of Lung Function Abnormalities Despite Sustained Success of Percutaneous Mitral Valvotomy: The Need for an Early Indication

Joan A. Gómez-Hospital, Angel Cequier, Pablo V. Romero, Concepción Cañete, Carmen Ugartemendia, Emili Iràculis, and Enrique Esplugas
Chest 2005 127: 40-46. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Single-Vessel Revascularization With Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass: Minithoracotomy or Ministernotomy?

Hiroshi Niinami, Hidetsugu Ogasawara, Yuji Suda, and Yasuo Takeuchi
Chest 2005 127: 47-52. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thromboembolic and Bleeding Complications Following St. Jude Medical Valve Replacement: Results of the German Experience With Low-Intensity Anticoagulation Study

Detlef Hering, Cornelia Piper, Rito Bergemann, Carina Hillenbach, Manfred Dahm, Christof Huth, and Dieter Horstkotte
Chest 2005 127: 53-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Intraoperative Epiaortic Ultrasonography To Delineate Aortic Atheroma

Gil Bolotin, Yoav Domany, Lorenza de Perini, Inna Frolkis, Oren Lev-Ran, Nahum Nesher, and Gideon Uretzky
Chest 2005 127: 60-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Accuracy of Monitoring for Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in the Coronary Care Unit

Margot A. Skinner, Mahbubur S. Choudhury, Sean D.R. Homan, Jan O. Cowan, Gerard T. Wilkins, and D. Robin Taylor
Chest 2005 127: 66-71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The French Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Registry: General Data, Phenotype, and Genotype

Ha Trang, Michel Dehan, François Beaufils, Isabelle Zaccaria, Jeanne Amiel, Claude Gaultier French CCHS Working Group
Chest 2005 127: 72-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Choice of Oximeter Affects Apnea-Hypopnea Index

Subooha Zafar, Indu Ayappa, Robert G. Norman, Ana C. Krieger, Joyce A. Walsleben, and David M. Rapoport
Chest 2005 127: 80-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

The Risk of Nonvertebral Fracture Related to Inhaled Corticosteroid Exposure Among Adults With Chronic Respiratory Disease

Catherine B. Johannes, Gary A. Schneider, Timothy J. Dube, Tanya D. Alfredson, Kourtney J. Davis, and Alexander M. Walker
Chest 2005 127: 89-97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transtracheal High-Flow Insufflation Supports Spontaneous Respiration in Chronic Respiratory Failure

Thomas Brack, Olivier Senn, Erich W. Russi, and Konrad E. Bloch
Chest 2005 127: 98-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Length and Clinical Effectiveness of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Outpatients With Chronic Airway Obstruction

Giuseppina Rossi, Fabio Florini, Micaela Romagnoli, Tommasina Bellantone, Sasa Lucic, Daniela Lugli, and Enrico Clini
Chest 2005 127: 105-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exercise Outcomes After Pulmonary Rehabilitation Depend on the Initial Mechanism of Exercise Limitation Among Non-Oxygen-Dependent COPD Patients

John F. Plankeel, Barbara McMullen, and Neil R. MacIntyre
Chest 2005 127: 110-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Step-Down Compared to Fixed-Dose Treatment With Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate in Asthma

Antonio Foresi, Berardino Mastropasqua, Alfredo Chetta, Raffaele D’Ippolito, Renato Testi, Dario Olivieri, and Andrea Pelucchi
Chest 2005 127: 117-124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phenol-Containing Saline Solution as a Diluent for Adenosine 5'-Monophosphate in Bronchial Challenge Testing

Luis Prieto, Carlos Badiola, Julio Cortijo, Carmen Pérez-Francés, Valentina Gutiérrez, and Amparo Lanuza
Chest 2005 127: 125-130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Spirometric Maneuver, Nasal Clip, and Submaximal Inspiratory Effort on Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Asthmatic Patients

Augustine K. H. Tee and Kok P. Hui
Chest 2005 127: 131-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deep Inspiration Avoidance and Methacholine Response in Normal Subjects and Patients With Asthma

Barbara Simard, Hélène Turcotte, Donald W. Cockcroft, Beth E. Davis, Marie-Ève Boulay, and Louis-Philippe Boulet
Chest 2005 127: 135-142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations NERVES AND MUSCLE

Cardiac and Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Involvement in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: An MRI Study

Sophie Mavrogeni, George E. Tzelepis, George Athanasopoulos, Themistoklis Maounis, Marouso Douskou, Antigoni Papavasiliou, and Dennis V. Cokkinos
Chest 2005 127: 143-148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Airway Caliber and Bronchodilator Responsiveness in Subjects With Spinal Cord Injury

Gregory J. Schilero, David R. Grimm, William A. Bauman, Roberta Lenner, and Marvin Lesser
Chest 2005 127: 149-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increasing Peak Expiratory Flow Time in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Steven R. Wilson, Mackenzie A. Quantz, Michael J. Strong, and Dildar Ahmad
Chest 2005 127: 156-160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Impact of Primary Graft Failure on Outcomes Following Lung Transplantation

Jason D. Christie, Jeffrey S. Sager, Stephen E. Kimmel, Vivek N. Ahya, Christina Gaughan, Nancy P. Blumenthal, and Robert M. Kotloff
Chest 2005 127: 161-165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Psychosocial Situation and Physical Health in 50 Patients > 1 Year After Lung Transplantation

Lutz Goetzmann, Eberhard Scheuer, Rahel Naef, Esther Vetsch, Claus Buddeberg, Erich W. Russi, and Annette Boehler
Chest 2005 127: 166-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE

Analyses of Efficacy End Points in a Controlled Trial of Interferon-1b for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Talmadge E. King, Jr, Sharon Safrin, Karen M. Starko, Kevin K. Brown, Paul W. Noble, Ganesh Raghu, and David A. Schwartz
Chest 2005 127: 171-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia and Respiratory Bronchiolitis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

Jay H. Ryu, Jeffrey L. Myers, Stephen A. Capizzi, William W. Douglas, Robert Vassallo, and Paul A. Decker
Chest 2005 127: 178-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SARCOIDOSIS

Long-term Follow-up CT Scan Evaluation in Patients With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Masanori Akira, Takenori Kozuka, Yoshikazu Inoue, and Mitsunori Sakatani
Chest 2005 127: 185-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Assessment of Back Pain and the Prevalence of Sacroiliitis in Sarcoidosis

Nicola Erb, Michael J. Cushley, Dimitrios G. Kassimos, Ruth M. Shave, and George D. Kitas
Chest 2005 127: 192-196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Antibody Production Deficiency With Normal IgG Levels in Bronchiectasis of Unknown Etiology

Montserrat Vendrell, Javier de Gracia, María-José Rodrigo, María-Jesús Cruz, Antonio Alvarez, Maria Garcia, and Marc Miravitlles
Chest 2005 127: 197-204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Delays in Suspicion and Isolation Among Hospitalized Persons With Pulmonary Tuberculosis at Public and Private US Hospitals During 1996 to 1999

Julia Rozovsky-Weinberger, Jorge P. Parada, Laura Phan, David G. Droller, Maria Deloria-Knoll, Joan S. Chmiel, and Charles L. Bennett
Chest 2005 127: 205-212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Multicenter Study of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Non-ICU Patients

Nieves Sopena, Miquel Sabrià the Neunos 2000 Study Group
Chest 2005 127: 213-219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Is Chest Radiography Necessary After Uncomplicated Insertion of a Triple-Lumen Catheter in the Right Internal Jugular Vein, Using the Anterior Approach?

Klaus-Dieter Lessnau
Chest 2005 127: 220-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Usefulness of Ultrasonography in Predicting Pleural Effusions > 500 mL in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Antoine Roch, Mirela Bojan, Pierre Michelet, Fanny Romain, Fabienne Bregeon, Laurent Papazian, and Jean-Pierre Auffray
Chest 2005 127: 224-232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cytomegalovirus Infection in Critically Ill Patients: Associated Factors and Consequences

Samir Jaber, Gérald Chanques, Jean Borry, Bruno Souche, Régis Verdier, Pierre-François Perrigault, and Jean-Jacques Eledjam
Chest 2005 127: 233-241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inclusion Criteria for Clinical Trials in Sepsis: Did the American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference Definitions of Sepsis Have an Impact?

Stephen Trzeciak, Sergio Zanotti-Cavazzoni, Joseph E. Parrillo, and R. Phillip Dellinger
Chest 2005 127: 242-245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Significance of Increased Lipase Levels on Admission to the ICU

Janice Manjuck, Joe Zein, Charles Carpati, and Mark Astiz
Chest 2005 127: 246-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Production of Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors and Tumor Necrosis Factor- by Alveolar Macrophages in Sarcoidosis and Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis

Huaping Dai, Josune Guzman, Baomin Chen, and Ulrich Costabel
Chest 2005 127: 251-256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anti-Tissue Remodeling Effects of Corticosteroids: Fluticasone Propionate Inhibits Fibronectin Expression in Fibroblasts

Rade Tomic, Charles C. Lassiter, Jeffrey D. Ritzenthaler, Hilda N. Rivera, and Jesse Roman
Chest 2005 127: 257-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expression of Apoptotic and Antiapoptotic Markers in Epithelial Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Maria Plataki, Anastassios V. Koutsopoulos, Katherine Darivianaki, George Delides, Nikolaos M. Siafakas, and Demosthenes Bouros
Chest 2005 127: 266-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Challenges and Opportunities for the Clinician and Investigator

Jeffrey J. Swigris, Ware G. Kuschner, Jennifer L. Kelsey, and Michael K. Gould
Chest 2005 127: 275-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [How to get CME for this article]  

Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Jeffrey J. Swigris, Michael K. Gould, and Sandra R. Wilson
Chest 2005 127: 284-294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care review

Anemia, Allogenic Blood Transfusion, and Immunomodulation in the Critically Ill

Murugan Raghavan and Paul E. Marik
Chest 2005 127: 295-307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

A Pilot Study of the Effect of Inhaled Buffered Reduced Glutathione on the Clinical Status of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Clark Bishop, Valerie M. Hudson, Sterling C. Hilton, and Cathleen Wilde
Chest 2005 127: 308-317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Initial and Final Exercise Heart Rate Transients: Influence of Gender, Aerobic Fitness, and Clinical Status

Djalma Rabelo Ricardo, Marcos Bezerra de Almeida, Barry A. Franklin, and Claudio Gil S. Araújo
Chest 2005 127: 318-327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Association of Depression and Life-Sustaining Treatment Preferences in Patients With COPD

Renee D. Stapleton, Elizabeth L. Nielsen, Ruth A. Engelberg, Donald L. Patrick, and J. Randall Curtis
Chest 2005 127: 328-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Device Selection and Outcomes of Aerosol Therapy: Evidence-Based Guidelines: American College of Chest Physicians/American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology

Myrna B. Dolovich, Richard C. Ahrens, Dean R. Hess, Paula Anderson, Rajiv Dhand, Joseph L. Rau, Gerald C. Smaldone, and Gordon Guyatt
Chest 2005 127: 335-371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Executive Summary]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, and Atopy Among Grape Farmers in a Rural Population in Crete, Greece

Leda Chatzi, Emmanuel Prokopakis, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Athanasios Alegakis, Ioannis Bizakis, Nikolaos Siafakas, and Christos Lionis
Chest 2005 127: 372-378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Hemodynamic Monitoring Utilizing Transesophageal Echocardiography: The Relationships Among Pressure, Flow, and Function

Jan I. Poelaert and Guido Schüpfer
Chest 2005 127: 379-390. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 41-Year-Old Man With Altered Mental Status and Acute Flaccid Paralysis

Gökhan M. Mutlu, Tomasz Kuzniar, and Phillip Factor
Chest 2005 127: 391-394. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

The Air Crescent Sign: A Clue to the Etiology of Chronic Necrotizing Pneumonia

Lakshmi Kumari Yella, Padmanabhan Krishnan, and Virgilio Gillego
Chest 2005 127: 395-397. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Severe Refractory Hypoxemia Following a Gunshot Injury

Ismail T. Dairywala, Juzar Lokhandwala, Herbert Patrick, Raymond Talucci, and Diwakar Jain
Chest 2005 127: 398-401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identification and Treatment of Bronchoconstriction Induced by a Vagus Nerve Stimulator Employed for Management of Seizure Disorder

Jagdeep S. Bijwadia, Robert C. Hoch, and Donn D. Dexter
Chest 2005 127: 401-402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum KL-6 and Surfactant Proteins A and D in Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease

Qasem A. Al-Salmi, Joseph N. Walter, Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, Marianna M. Sockrider, E. O’Brian Smith, Hiroki Takahashi, and Leland L. Fan
Chest 2005 127: 403-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Xenobiotic Enzymes and Genetics of COPD

Shinji Teramoto, Takeo Ishii, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Takeshi Matsuse, and Néstor A. Molfino
Chest 2005 127: 408-409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inaccurate Spirometry Results?: Let’s Blame It on the Computer!

Marshall B. Dunning, III, Mary C. Townsend, John L. Hankinson, and Larry A. Lindesmith
Chest 2005 127: 409-411. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pitfalls in the Interpretation of Multivariable Models in the Critical Care Literature

Aaron Joffe, Juliana Barr, and Michael K. Gould
Chest 2005 127: 411-412. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Economic Impact of Late Detection of COPD in General Practice

Nikolaos Z. Tzovaras, Vassiliki N. Kouloumenta, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, and Johan Buffels
Chest 2005 127: 412-413. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Pulmonary Disease

Robert R. Kirby, Emilio B. Lobato, and Kristin B. Highland
Chest 2005 127: 413-414. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obesity in ICU Patients: Increase or Decrease in Mortality?

Jean-Pierre Frat
Chest 2005 127: 414. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Errata

Chest 2005 127: 415-416. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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