editorials

The NIH Public Access Policy: CHEST’s Position and Concerns Regarding the Responsibilities of the NIH Principal Investigator

A. Jay Block, Richard S. Irwin, and Stephen J. Welch
Chest 2005 127: 1471-1472. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluating Cardiorespiratory Fitness After Stroke: Does the Best Provide Less?

Edward Arsura
Chest 2005 127: 1473-1474. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Role of Endothelin-1 in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ijaz A. Khan
Chest 2005 127: 1474-1476. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Interaction of Vascular Stiffness and Cardiovascular Events in Women: Insights From the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study

Hector O. Ventura and Mandeep R. Mehra
Chest 2005 127: 1477-1480. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD: Is It a Distinct Disease?

Emmanuel Weitzenblum and Ari Chaouat
Chest 2005 127: 1480-1482. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Not All That Comes Out Is Hot Air

Ahmet Baydur
Chest 2005 127: 1482-1485. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk of Surgical Lung Biopsy in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

David J. Riley
Chest 2005 127: 1485-1486. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heartburn: Another Danger in the Night?

William C. Orr
Chest 2005 127: 1486-1488. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Finding Haystacks Full of Needles: From Opus to Osler

Robert L. Levine
Chest 2005 127: 1488-1490. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Prognostic Value of Circulating Levels of Endothelin-1 in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Coronary Angioplasty

Hon-Kan Yip, Chiung-Jen Wu, Hsueh-Wen Chang, Cheng-Hsu Yang, Teng-Hung Yu, Yen-Hsun Chen, and Chi-Ling Hang
Chest 2005 127: 1491-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulse Pressure and Cardiovascular Events in Postmenopausal Women With Coronary Heart Disease

Girish V. Nair, Lily A. Chaput, Eric Vittinghoff, David M. Herrington for the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study Investigators
Chest 2005 127: 1498-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prospective Evaluation of Nocturnal Oximetry for Detection of Sleep-Related Breathing Disturbances in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Frédéric Sériès, R. John Kimoff, Debra Morrison, Marie Helene Leblanc, Mark Smilovitch, Jonathan Howlett, Alexander G. Logan, John S. Floras, and T. Douglas Bradley
Chest 2005 127: 1507-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of a Centralized Clinical Pharmacy Anticoagulation Service on the Outcomes of Anticoagulation Therapy

Daniel M. Witt, Melanie A. Sadler, Roberta L. Shanahan, Georgann Mazzoli, and Donald J. Tillman
Chest 2005 127: 1515-1522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thalassemia Heart Disease: A Comparative Evaluation of Thalassemia Major and Thalassemia Intermedia

Athanasios Aessopos, Dimitrios Farmakis, Spyros Deftereos, Maria Tsironi, Stergios Tassiopoulos, Ioannis Moyssakis, and Markisia Karagiorga
Chest 2005 127: 1523-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Advanced COPD Candidates for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery or Lung Transplantation

Gabriel Thabut, Gaëlle Dauriat, Jean Baptiste Stern, Damien Logeart, Antoine Lévy, Rolana Marrash-Chahla, and Hervé Mal
Chest 2005 127: 1531-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glutathione S-Transferase P1 and Lung Function in Patients With ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency and COPD

Francisco Rodriguez, Cristian de la Roza, Rosendo Jardi, Melanie Schaper, Rafael Vidal, and Marc Miravitlles
Chest 2005 127: 1537-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ten-Year Cumulative Incidence of COPD and Risk Factors for Incident Disease in a Symptomatic Cohort

Anne Lindberg, Ann-Christin Jonsson, Eva Rönmark, Rune Lundgren, Lars-Gunnar Larsson, and Bo Lundbäck
Chest 2005 127: 1544-1552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Leukotriene B₄ in Exhaled Breath Condensate and Sputum Supernatant in Patients With COPD and Asthma

Konstantinos Kostikas, Mina Gaga, Georgios Papatheodorou, Thomas Karamanis, Dora Orphanidou, and Stelios Loukides
Chest 2005 127: 1553-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

FEV₁/FEV₆ and FEV₆ as an Alternative for FEV₁/FVC and FVC in the Spirometric Detection of Airway Obstruction and Restriction

Jan Vandevoorde, Sylvia Verbanck, Daniel Schuermans, Jan Kartounian, and Walter Vincken
Chest 2005 127: 1560-1564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Pet Removal on Pet Allergic Asthma

Toshihiro Shirai, Takashi Matsui, Kenichiro Suzuki, and Kingo Chida
Chest 2005 127: 1565-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchoprotective Effects of Single Doses of Salmeterol Combined With Montelukast in Thermally Induced Bronchospasm

Albert Coreno, Mary Skowronski, Erin West, Amr El-Ekiaby, and E.R. McFadden, Jr
Chest 2005 127: 1572-1578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma Exacerbations in North American Adults: Who Are the "Frequent Fliers" in the Emergency Department?

Sharon K. Griswold, Carla R. Nordstrom, Sunday Clark, Theodore J. Gaeta, Michelle L. Price, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr
Chest 2005 127: 1579-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Muscular Strength and Function in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Margareta E. Sahlberg, Ulla Svantesson, Elin M. L. Magnusson Thomas, and Birgitta Strandvik
Chest 2005 127: 1587-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cystic Fibrosis Patients Have Poor Sleep Quality Despite Normal Sleep Latency and Efficiency

Larry Jankelowitz, Kathryn J. Reid, Lisa Wolfe, Joanne Cullina, Phyllis C. Zee, and Manu Jain
Chest 2005 127: 1593-1599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Outcomes and Safety of Surgical Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease

Christopher J. Lettieri, Ganesh R. Veerappan, Donald L. Helman, Charles R. Mulligan, and Andrew F. Shorr
Chest 2005 127: 1600-1605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CT Scan Findings in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Predictors of Hemodynamic Improvement After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Marc Heinrich, Michael Uder, Dietmar Tscholl, Aleksandar Grgic, Bernhard Kramann, and Hans-Joachim Schäfers
Chest 2005 127: 1606-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Variation in Training for Interventional Pulmonary Procedures Among US Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowships: A Survey of Fellowship Directors

Nicholas J. Pastis, Paul J. Nietert, Gerard A. Silvestri for the American College of Chest Physicians Interventional Chest/Diagnostic Procedures Network Steering Committee
Chest 2005 127: 1614-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative Aspirin Administration Improves Oxygenation in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Rabin Gerrah, Amir Elami, Alon Stamler, Asya Smirnov, and Zeev Stoeger
Chest 2005 127: 1622-1626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Clinical Gestalt and the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: Does Experience Matter?

Christopher Kabrhel, Carlos A. Camargo, Jr, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Chest 2005 127: 1627-1630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bed Rest or Ambulation in the Initial Treatment of Patients With Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis or Pulmonary Embolism: Findings From the RIETE Registry

Javier Trujillo-Santos, Emilio Perea-Milla, Alberto Jiménez-Puente, Emilio Sánchez-Cantalejo, Jorge del Toro, Enric Grau, Manuel Monreal for the RIETE Investigators
Chest 2005 127: 1631-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

End-tidal PCO₂ Abnormality and Exercise Limitation in Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Yuji Yasunobu, Ronald J. Oudiz, Xing-Guo Sun, James E. Hansen, and Karlman Wasserman
Chest 2005 127: 1637-1646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemodynamic Effects of Sildenafil in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension: Combined Administration With Inhaled Nitric Oxide

John J. Lepore, Anjli Maroo, Luca M. Bigatello, G. William Dec, Warren M. Zapol, Kenneth D. Bloch, and Marc J. Semigran
Chest 2005 127: 1647-1653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Silent Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: Prevalence in a Mixed Military Population

David A. Kristo, Christopher J. Lettieri, Teotimo Andrada, Yvonne Taylor, and Arn H. Eliasson
Chest 2005 127: 1654-1657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictors of Heartburn During Sleep in a Large Prospective Cohort Study

Ronnie Fass, Stuart F. Quan, George T. O’Connor, Ann Ervin, and Conrad Iber
Chest 2005 127: 1658-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea

Carmen Carmona-Bernal, Esther Quintana-Gallego, Manuel Villa-Gil, Angeles Sánchez-Armengol, Angel Martínez-Martínez, and Francisco Capote
Chest 2005 127: 1667-1673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oxidative Stress in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Motoo Yamauchi, Hiroshi Nakano, Junko Maekawa, Yukinori Okamoto, Yoshinobu Ohnishi, Takahiro Suzuki, and Hiroshi Kimura
Chest 2005 127: 1674-1679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS

Prevalence and Reversibility of Pulmonary Dysfunction in Refractory Systemic Lupus: Improvement Correlates With Disease Remission Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Ann E. Traynor, Thomas C. Corbridge, Ann E. Eagan, Walter G. Barr, Qin Liu, Yu Oyama, and Richard K. Burt
Chest 2005 127: 1680-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

"Ultrasound Comet-Tail Images": A Marker Of Pulmonary Edema: A Comparative Study With Wedge Pressure And Extravascular Lung Water

Eustachio Agricola, Tiziana Bove, Michele Oppizzi, Giovanni Marino, Alberto Zangrillo, Alberto Margonato, and Eugenio Picano
Chest 2005 127: 1690-1695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alveolar Nitric Oxide and Effect of Deep Inspiration During Methacholine Challenge

Christophe Delclaux, Françoise Zerah-Lancner, Bruno Mahut, Stephan Ribeil, Armelle Dubois, Christian Larger, and Alain Harf
Chest 2005 127: 1696-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fade of Pulmonary Function During Residual Neuromuscular Blockade

Matthias Eikermann, Harald Groeben, Barbara Bünten, and Jürgen Peters
Chest 2005 127: 1703-1709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COUGH

Chronic Idiopathic Cough: A Discrete Clinical Entity?

Rubaiyat A. Haque, Omar S. Usmani, and Peter J. Barnes
Chest 2005 127: 1710-1713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noneosinophilic CD4 Lymphocytic Airway Inflammation in Menopausal Women With Chronic Dry Cough

Ester Mund, Birger Christensson, Reidar Grönneberg, and Kjell Larsson
Chest 2005 127: 1714-1721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Transfusion Practice and Blood Stream Infections in Critically Ill Patients

Andrew F. Shorr, William L. Jackson, Kathleen M. Kelly, Min Fu, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2005 127: 1722-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Multidisciplinary Community Hospital Program for Early and Rapid Resuscitation of Shock in Nontrauma Patients

Frank Sebat, David Johnson, Amjad A. Musthafa, Mitchell Watnik, Shannon Moore, Kristen Henry, and Mary Saari
Chest 2005 127: 1729-1743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limitations of Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Measurements for Assessing Long-term Mechanical Ventilation

Antoine Cuvelier, Bogdan Grigoriu, Luis Carlos Molano, and Jean-François Muir
Chest 2005 127: 1744-1748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agreement Between Bedside Blood and Plasma Glucose Measurement in the ICU Setting

Javier Daniel Finkielman, Lance J. Oyen, and Bekele Afessa
Chest 2005 127: 1749-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

consensus statement

Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Home: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Position Statement

Joe Ramsdell, Georgia L. Narsavage, James B. Fink for the American College of Chest Physicians’ Home Care Network Working Group
Chest 2005 127: 1752-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care review

Outcomes of Elderly Survivors of Intensive Care: A Review of the Literature

Deirdre Hennessy, Kelsey Juzwishin, Dean Yergens, Thomas Noseworthy, and Christopher Doig
Chest 2005 127: 1764-1774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Quality of Dying and Death in Two Medical ICUs: Perceptions of Family and Clinicians

Cari R. Levy, E. Wesley Ely, Kate Payne, Ruth A. Engelberg, Donald L. Patrick, and J. Randall Curtis
Chest 2005 127: 1775-1783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Performance Characteristics of 10 Home Mechanical Ventilators in Pressure-Support Mode: A Comparative Bench Study

Anne Battisti, Didier Tassaux, Jean-Paul Janssens, Jean-Bernard Michotte, Samir Jaber, and Philippe Jolliet
Chest 2005 127: 1784-1792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contribute to Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension

Kentaro Hayashida, Jun Fujita, Yoshiko Miyake, Hiroshi Kawada, Kiyoshi Ando, Satoshi Ogawa, and Keiichi Fukuda
Chest 2005 127: 1793-1798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping of the Pleural Space

Cherie P. Parungo, Yolonda L. Colson, Sang-Wook Kim, Sungjee Kim, Lawrence H. Cohn, Moungi G. Bawendi, and John V. Frangioni
Chest 2005 127: 1799-1804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Direct Visual Guidance for Chest Tube Placement Through a Single-Port Thoracoscopy: A Novel Technique

Michael A. Zgoda, William Lunn, Simon Ashiku, Armin Ernst, and David Feller-Kopman
Chest 2005 127: 1805-1807. [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Hypocapnia and Asthma: A Mechanism for Breathing Retraining?

Anne Bruton and Stephen T. Holgate
Chest 2005 127: 1808-1811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Hyperventilation in Head Injury: A Review

Nino Stocchetti, Andrew I.R. Maas, Arturo Chieregato, and Anton A. van der Plas
Chest 2005 127: 1812-1827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII for Bleeding Following Operations Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Robert J. DiDomenico, Malek G. Massad, Jacques Kpodonu, R. Antonio Navarro, and Alexander S. Geha
Chest 2005 127: 1828-1835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The Key Role of Echocardiography

Eduardo Bossone, Bruno Dino Bodini, Alfredo Mazza, and Luigi Allegra
Chest 2005 127: 1836-1843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

The Insidious Onset of Dyspnea and Right Lung Collapse in a 35-Year-Old Man

Syed F. Hussain, Nawal Salahuddin, Aslam Khan, Shafia S. J. Memon, Saulat H. Fatimi, and Rashida Ahmed
Chest 2005 127: 1844-1847. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Growing Pulmonary Nodule With Increased 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in a Former Smoker

Ryoma Tanaka, Lyska L. Emerson, Shreekanth V. Karwande, and Gilbert Schreiber
Chest 2005 127: 1848-1851. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Familial Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura: A Case Report

Vinayak Jha, Joan Gil, and Alvin S. Teirstein
Chest 2005 127: 1852-1854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silicone Thorax Due to a Ruptured Breast Implant

Robert L. Levine, Timothy C. Allen, Joiner Cartwright, Jr, and Philip T. Cagle
Chest 2005 127: 1854-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heparin-Induced Skin Lesions and Other Unusual Sequelae of the Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Syndrome: A Nested Cohort Study

Theodore E. Warkentin, Robin S. Roberts, Jack Hirsh, and John G. Kelton
Chest 2005 127: 1857-1861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Poor Quality of Life in Young Smokers With Smoking History of Short Duration

Marco Raciti, Giuseppe U. Di Maria, Riccardo Polosa, and José A. Baddini Martinez
Chest 2005 127: 1862-1863. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoga and Pneumothorax

Deane Hillsman and Vijai Sharma
Chest 2005 127: 1863. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Missed Opportunity To Address the Critical Care Medicine Crisis

Carey D. Chisholm, Donald M. Yealy on behalf of the Board of Directors Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Chest 2005 127: 1863-1864. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment Outcome in Mycobacterium avium Pulmonary Disease: A Correction and Comment

Jerome Reich, Stephen K. Field, Dina Fisher, and Robert L. Cowie
Chest 2005 127: 1864-1866. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chylothorax in Hematologic Malignancies

Enrique Antón and Demosthenes Bouros
Chest 2005 127: 1866-1867. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CO₂ Retention in Acute Severe Asthma

Vijo Poulose
Chest 2005 127: 1867. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema as an Unsuspected Imitator of Acute Lung Injury/ARDS

Gareth L. Ackland and Michael G. Mythen
Chest 2005 127: 1867-1868. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tumor Necrosis Factor- in Parapneumonic Effusion

Majed Odeh, Arie Oliven, José Manuel Porcel, Manuel Vives, and Aureli Esquerda
Chest 2005 127: 1868-1869. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Auscultation and Don Quixote

Basil M. RuDusky
Chest 2005 127: 1869-1870. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epoprostenol and Nesiritide in Pulmonary Hypertension

Lewis J. Rubin
Chest 2005 127: 1870. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Importance of Clinical Registries for Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

Jacques Kpodonu, Cimenga Tshibaka, Malek G. Massad, Douglas Arenberg, and Paul Cronin
Chest 2005 127: 1870-1871. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

Reza John Mehran
Chest 2005 127: 1872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gene Therapy in Lung Disease: Lung Biology in Health and Disease; Volume 169

Charles F. Thomas, Jr
Chest 2005 127: 1872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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