editorials

Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockade in the ICU

Charles Weissman
Chest 2005 128: 477-479. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Temporal Changes in Clinical Outcomes With ARDS

Greg S. Martin
Chest 2005 128: 479-481. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weaning and Respiratory Muscle Dysfunction: The Egg-Chicken Dilemma

Nicolino Ambrosino
Chest 2005 128: 481-483. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute and Chronic Respiratory Failure in Patients With Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome: A New Challenge for Noninvasive Ventilation

Antoine Cuvelier and Jean-François Muir
Chest 2005 128: 483-485. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bariatric Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Thomas Verse
Chest 2005 128: 485-487. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Einthoven’s Machine, Alive and Well

Alfred Soffer
Chest 2005 128: 487-488. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Risk of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection With Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters Used in Hospitalized Patients

Nasia Safdar and Dennis G. Maki
Chest 2005 128: 489-495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Sedatives and Neuromuscular Blockers in a Cohort of Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Alejandro Arroliga, Fernando Frutos-Vivar, Jesse Hall, Andres Esteban, Carlos Apezteguía, Luis Soto, Antonio Anzueto for the International Mechanical Ventilation Study Group
Chest 2005 128: 496-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trial of a Disease Management Program to Reduce Hospital Readmissions of the Chronically Critically Ill

Barbara J. Daly, Sara L. Douglas, Carol Genet Kelley, Elizabeth O’Toole, and Hugo Montenegro
Chest 2005 128: 507-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Hospital and 5-Year Mortality of Patients Treated in the ICU for Acute Exacerbation of COPD: A Retrospective Study

Chua Ai-Ping, Kang-Hoe Lee, and Tow-Keang Lim
Chest 2005 128: 518-524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Causes and Timing of Death in Patients With ARDS

Renee D. Stapleton, Bennet M. Wang, Leonard D. Hudson, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Ellen S. Caldwell, and Kenneth P. Steinberg
Chest 2005 128: 525-532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contribution of Blinded, Protected Quantitative Specimens to the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Christian Brun-Buisson, Muriel Fartoukh, Emmanuelle Lechapt, Stéphanie Honoré, Jean-Ralph Zahar, Charles Cerf, and Bernard Maitre
Chest 2005 128: 533-544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Penetration of Gentamicin Into the Alveolar Lining Fluid of Critically Ill Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Dimitris Panidis, Sophia L. Markantonis, Eleni Boutzouka, Stylianos Karatzas, and George Baltopoulos
Chest 2005 128: 545-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reduced Inspiratory Muscle Endurance Following Successful Weaning From Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Angela T. Chang, Robert J. Boots, Michael G. Brown, Jennifer Paratz, and Paul W. Hodges
Chest 2005 128: 553-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Drive to Survive: Unplanned Extubation in the ICU

James S. Krinsley and James E. Barone
Chest 2005 128: 560-566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intensivist-to-Bed Ratio: Association With Outcomes in the Medical ICU

Saqib I. Dara and Bekele Afessa
Chest 2005 128: 567-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Patients Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Outcome and Associated Features

Emir Festic, Ognjen Gajic, Andrew H. Limper, and Timothy R. Aksamit
Chest 2005 128: 573-579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Goal-Directed Therapy of Cardiac Preload in Induced Whole-Body Hyperthermia

Maria Deja, Bert Hildebrandt, Olaf Ahlers, Hanno Riess, Peter Wust, Herwig Gerlach, and Thoralf Kerner
Chest 2005 128: 580-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short-term and Long-term Effects of Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome

Luis A. Pérez de Llano, Rafael Golpe, Montserrat Ortiz Piquer, Alejandro Veres Racamonde, Manuel Vázquez Caruncho, Olga Caballero Muinelos, and Cristina Alvarez Carro
Chest 2005 128: 587-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prolonged Intubation Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and ICU Risk Stratification Score

Nicolás Serrano, Carolina García, Jerusalén Villegas, Samantha Huidobro, Christophe Charles Henry, Ruth Santacreu, María Luisa Mora for the Epidemiological Project for ICU Research and Evaluation (EPICURE)
Chest 2005 128: 595-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Short-Acting ß-Agonist Prescription Fills as a Marker for Asthma Morbidity

Edward T. Naureckas, Vanja Dukic, Xiaoming Bao, and Paul Rathouz
Chest 2005 128: 602-608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relation of ß₂-Adrenoceptor Polymorphisms at Codons 16 and 27 to Persistence of Asthma Symptoms After the Onset of Puberty

Stefano Guerra, Penelope E. Graves, Wayne J. Morgan, Duane L. Sherrill, Catharine J. Holberg, Anne L. Wright, and Fernando D. Martinez
Chest 2005 128: 609-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Morbid Obesity: Effects of Intragastric Balloon

Luca Busetto, Giuliano Enzi, Emine Meral Inelmen, Gabriella Costa, Valentina Negrin, Giuseppe Sergi, and Andrea Vianello
Chest 2005 128: 618-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mortality in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Patients Treated With Positive Airway Pressure

Francisco Campos-Rodriguez, Nicolas Peña-Griñan, Nuria Reyes-Nuñez, Ines De la Cruz-Moron, Jose Perez-Ronchel, Francisco De la Vega-Gallardo, and Ana Fernandez-Palacin
Chest 2005 128: 624-633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Local Component of the Acute Cardiovascular Response to Simulated Apneas in Brain-Dead Humans

Alexandra Lahana, Stavros Costantopoulos, and George Nakos
Chest 2005 128: 634-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Effects of Imposed Pursed-Lips Breathing on Respiratory Mechanics and Dyspnea at Rest and During Exercise in COPD

Jadranka Spahija, Michel de Marchie, and Alejandro Grassino
Chest 2005 128: 640-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dyspnea, Ventilatory Pattern, and Changes in Dynamic Hyperinflation Related to the Intensity of Constant Work Rate Exercise in COPD

Luis Puente-Maestu, Julia García de Pedro, Yolanda Martínez-Abad, José Maria Ruíz de Oña, Daniel Llorente, and José Manuel Cubillo
Chest 2005 128: 651-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome of Patients With Stable COPD Receiving Controlled Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Aimed at a Maximal Reduction of PaCO₂

Wolfram Windisch, Sergej Kostic, Michael Dreher, Johann Christian Virchow, Jr, and Stephan Sorichter
Chest 2005 128: 657-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY REHABILITATION

The Effectiveness of Different Combinations of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Components: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Anna Migliore Norweg, Jonathan Whiteson, Robert Malgady, Ana Mola, and Mariano Rey
Chest 2005 128: 663-672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effects of Short-term and Long-term Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Functional Capacity, Perceived Dyspnea, and Quality of Life

David Verrill, Cole Barton, Will Beasley, and W. Michael Lippard
Chest 2005 128: 673-683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURAL DISEASE

Prospective Randomized Trial of Silver Nitrate vs Talc Slurry in Pleurodesis for Symptomatic Malignant Pleural Effusions

Marcello da Silveira Paschoalini, Francisco S. Vargas, Evaldo Marchi, José Rodrigues Pereira, Fabio B. Jatene, Leila Antonangelo, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2005 128: 684-689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Proinflammatory Cytokines, Transforming Growth Factor-ß1, and Fibrinolytic Enzymes in Loculated and Free-Flowing Pleural Exudates

Chi-Li Chung, Chi-Hung Chen, Joen-Rong Sheu, Yi-Chu Chen, and Shi-Chuan Chang
Chest 2005 128: 690-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

The Impact of Positron Emission Tomography on Clinical Decision Making in a University-Based Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Practice

Sharona Sachs and Thomas V. Bilfinger
Chest 2005 128: 698-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Endobronchial Malignant Lesions: A 3-Year Experience

Benan Caglayan, Ulku Aka Akturk, Ali Fidan, Banu Salepci, Sevda Ozdogan, Gülsen Sarac, and Elif Torun
Chest 2005 128: 704-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Bosentan Improves Exercise Tolerance and Tei Index in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension and Prostanoid Therapy

Hans-Jürgen Seyfarth, Hans Pankau, Stefan Hammerschmidt, Joachim Schauer, Hubert Wirtz, and Jörg Winkler
Chest 2005 128: 709-713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Lipo-Prostaglandin E₁ on Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Jieyan Shen, Ben He, and Binyao Wang
Chest 2005 128: 714-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Pneumothorax in Cystic Fibrosis

Patrick A. Flume, Charlie Strange, Xiaobu Ye, Myla Ebeling, Thomas Hulsey, and Leslie L. Clark
Chest 2005 128: 720-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massive Hemoptysis in Cystic Fibrosis

Patrick A. Flume, James R. Yankaskas, Myla Ebeling, Thomas Hulsey, and Leslie L. Clark
Chest 2005 128: 729-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations BRONCHIECTASIS

Quality-of-Life Determinants in Patients With Clinically Stable Bronchiectasis

Miguel Angel Martínez-García, Miguel Perpiñá-Tordera, Pilar Román-Sánchez, and Juan José Soler-Cataluña
Chest 2005 128: 739-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SMOKING

Smoking in Contemporary American Cinema

Karan Omidvari, Klaus Lessnau, Jeannie Kim, Donald Mercante, Ann Weinacker, and Carol Mason
Chest 2005 128: 746-754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Disturbed Right Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis: A Doppler Tissue Imaging Study

Per Lindqvist, Kenneth Caidahl, Grete Neuman-Andersen, Cecilia Ozolins, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Anders Waldenström, and Elsadig Kazzam
Chest 2005 128: 755-763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Impact of Hospital-Acquired Infections on the Microbial Etiology and Prognosis of Late-Onset Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis

Pablo Rivas, Julio Alonso, Javier Moya, Miguel de Górgolas, Jorge Martinell, and Manuel L. Fernández Guerrero
Chest 2005 128: 764-771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nosocomial Endocarditis in a Tertiary Hospital: An Increasing Trend in Native Valve Cases

Pilar Martín-Dávila, Jesús Fortún, Enrique Navas, Javier Cobo, Manuel Jiménez-Mena, Jose Luis Moya, and Santiago Moreno
Chest 2005 128: 772-779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ST-Segment Depression in Lead aVR: A Useful Predictor of Impaired Myocardial Reperfusion in Patients With Inferior Acute Myocardial Infarction

Masami Kosuge, Kazuo Kimura, Toshiyuki Ishikawa, Toshiaki Ebina, Kiyoshi Hibi, Noritaka Toda, and Satoshi Umemura
Chest 2005 128: 780-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 Polymorphism and Coronary Collaterals in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

Jon R. Resar, Ariel Roguin, Jeffery Voner, Khurram Nasir, Thomas A. Hennebry, Julie M. Miller, Roxann Ingersoll, Laura M. Kasch, and Gregg L. Semenza
Chest 2005 128: 787-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Age on Gender Differences in the Management of Acute Inferior or Posterior Myocardial Infarction

Manuel Martínez-Sellés, Ramón López-Palop, Esther Pérez-David, and Héctor Bueno
Chest 2005 128: 792-797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Factors Associated With Persistent Pericardial Effusion After Successful Primary Coronary Angioplasty

Tetsuro Sugiura, Seishi Nakamura, Yoshihiro Kudo, Toshika Okumiya, Fumiyasu Yamasaki, and Toshiji Iwasaka
Chest 2005 128: 798-803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Revascularization of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Patients With Single and Multivessel Disease: Comparison Between Off-Pump Internal Thoracic Artery and Drug-Eluting Stent

Yaron Moshkovitz, Rephael Mohr, Roni Braunstein, Einat Zivi, Gideon Uretzky, Yanai Ben-Gal, and Itzhak Herz
Chest 2005 128: 804-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enhanced Coronary Calcification Determined by Electron Beam CT Is Strongly Related to Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

Po-Hsun Huang, Lung-Ching Chen, Hsin-Bang Leu, Philip Yu-An Ding, Jaw-Wen Chen, Tao-Cheng Wu, and Shing-Jong Lin
Chest 2005 128: 810-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

The Management of Chest Tubes in Patients With a Pneumothorax and an Air Leak After Pulmonary Resection

Robert J. Cerfolio, Ayesha S. Bryant, Satinder Singh, Cynthia S. Bass, and Alfred A. Bartolucci
Chest 2005 128: 816-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal-Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Reduces Pulmonary Morbidity and Length of Hospital Stay Following Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery

Detlef Kindgen-Milles, Eckhard Müller, Rolf Buhl, Hinrich Böhner, Dennis Ritter, Wilhelm Sandmann, and Jörg Tarnow
Chest 2005 128: 821-828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Relation Between Surgeon Volume and Outcome Following Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Laurent G. Glance, Andrew W. Dick, Turner M. Osler, and Dana B. Mukamel
Chest 2005 128: 829-837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardioprotective Effects of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Marc Licker, Christoph Ellenberger, Jorge Sierra, Afksendiyos Kalangos, John Diaper, and Denis Morel
Chest 2005 128: 838-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stroke Volume and Pulse Pressure Variation for Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Christoph K. Hofer, Stefan M. Müller, Lukas Furrer, Richard Klaghofer, Michele Genoni, and Andreas Zollinger
Chest 2005 128: 848-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Operations in Patients With Renal Insufficiency With and Without Renal Transplantation

Malek G. Massad, Jacques Kpodonu, John Lee, Joseph Espat, Sanjay Gandhi, Amul Tevar, and Alexander S. Geha
Chest 2005 128: 855-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prefixed Equimolar Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Mixture Reduces Discomfort During Flexible Bronchoscopy in Adult Patients: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial

Kinan Atassi, Gilles Mangiapan, Claire Fuhrman, Stéphane Lasry, Peter Onody, and Bruno Housset
Chest 2005 128: 863-868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Impact of Rapid On-Site Cytologic Evaluation During Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Daniel Baram, Ruel B. Garcia, and Paul S. Richman
Chest 2005 128: 869-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subepithelial Microvasculature in Large Airways Observed by High-Magnification Bronchovideoscope

Gen Yamada, Hiroki Takahashi, Noriharu Shijubo, Takayuki Itoh, and Shosaku Abe
Chest 2005 128: 876-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care review

Bedside Ultrasonography in the ICU: Part 1

Yanick Beaulieu and Paul E. Marik
Chest 2005 128: 881-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

impact of basic research on tomorrow

Snoring Imaging: Could Bernoulli Explain It All?

Igor Fajdiga
Chest 2005 128: 896-901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Inhaled Beclomethasone Dipropionate Acutely Stimulates Dose-Dependent Growth Hormone Secretion in Healthy Subjects

Francesco Bertoldo, Mario Olivieri, Giorgia Franchina, Francesco De Blasio, and Vincenzo Lo Cascio
Chest 2005 128: 902-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quantitative Detection of Lung Cancer Cells by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization: Comparison With Conventional Cytology

Haruhiko Nakamura, Idiris Aute, Norihito Kawasaki, Masahiko Taguchi, Tatsuo Ohira, and Harubumi Kato
Chest 2005 128: 906-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Azithromycin on Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa From Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Thor Wagner, Grace Soong, Sach Sokol, Lisa Saiman, and Alice Prince
Chest 2005 128: 912-919. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Induces Recovery of Pulmonary Blood Flow in Canine Emphysema Models

Shigeyuki Morino, Tatsuo Nakamura, Toshinari Toba, Mitsuru Takahashi, Toshihiro Kushibiki, Yasuhiko Tabata, and Yasuhiko Shimizu
Chest 2005 128: 920-926. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accuracy and Limits of Transpulmonary Dilution Methods in Estimating Extravascular Lung Water After Pneumonectomy

Antoine Roch, Pierre Michelet, Benoit D’journo, Denis Brousse, Dorothee Blayac, Dominique Lambert, and Jean-Pierre Auffray
Chest 2005 128: 927-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pleurodesis in Rabbits

Zhiwen Zhu, Edwin Donnelly, Oner Dikensoy, Heather Misra, Semra Bilaceroglu, Kirk B. Lane, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2005 128: 934-939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The Controversy of Combination vs Monotherapy in the Treatment of Hospitalized Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Karl Weiss and Glenn S. Tillotson
Chest 2005 128: 940-946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chemotherapy for Elderly Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review of the Evidence

Cesare Gridelli and Frances A. Shepherd
Chest 2005 128: 947-957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emerging Strategies in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Medical Patients

Alex C. Spyropoulos
Chest 2005 128: 958-969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interatrial Block: Pandemic Prevalence, Significance, and Diagnosis

Vignendra Ariyarajah, Navrid Asad, Anwar Tandar, and David H. Spodick
Chest 2005 128: 970-975. [Full Text] [PDF] [Get CME credit for this article]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Are Physicians Aware of the Side Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors?: A Questionnaire Survey in Different Medical Categories

Carlo Lombardi, Mariangiola Crivellaro, Annarita Dama, Gianenrico Senna, Sabrina Gargioni, and Giovanni Passalacqua
Chest 2005 128: 976-979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Optimization of the Conditions for Preservation of Induced Sputum: Influence of Freezing on Cellular Analysis

Philippe Prince, Mylène Bertrand, Marie-Eve Boulay, Marie-Claude Bernier, and Louis-Philippe Boulet
Chest 2005 128: 980-985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reaction Patterns of the Tracheobronchial Wall to Implanted Noncovered Metal Stents

Peter Hubert Grewe, Klaus Michael Müller, Michael Lindstaedt, Alfried Germing, Anette Müller, Andreas Mügge, and Thomas Deneke
Chest 2005 128: 986-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Induced Sputum Evaluation in Microwave Popcorn Production Workers

Muge Akpinar-Elci, Kimberly J. Stemple, Paul L. Enright, John V. Fahy, Toni A. Bledsoe, Kathleen Kreiss, and David N. Weissman
Chest 2005 128: 991-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

A Mystery Featuring Right-to-Left Shunting Despite Normal Intracardiac Pressure

Mario Zanchetta, Gianluca Rigatelli, and Siew Yen Ho
Chest 2005 128: 998-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary reports

Plasma B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients With Pleural Effusions: Preliminary Observations

Alfons Gegenhuber, Thomas Mueller, Benjamin Dieplinger, Kurt Lenz, Werner Poelz, and Meinhard Haltmayers
Chest 2005 128: 1003-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Does Delayed Correction Interfere With Pulmonary Functions and Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot?

Murat Ercisli, Kerem M. Vural, Kutay N. Gokkaya, Fusun Koseoglu, Omac Tufekcioglu, Erol Sener, and Oguz Tasdemir
Chest 2005 128: 1010-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 73-Year-Old Woman With a Cough

Lynne M. Hurwitz, H. Page McAdams, and Thomas A. Sporn
Chest 2005 128: 1018-1021. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Hemoptysis in a 77-Year-Old Male With a Systolic Murmur

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, Carol Farver, and James K. Stoller
Chest 2005 128: 1022-1027. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A 50-Year-Old Woman With Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis and Hilar Mass

Tereza Martinu and Alison S. Clay
Chest 2005 128: 1028-1031. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A 45-Year-Old Man With Left Lung Hypoperfusion and Possible Pulmonary Embolism

Jonathan Edelson, Rakesh Shah, and David Ost
Chest 2005 128: 1032-1036. [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Advance Directives for Truth Disclosure

Dominic T. Keating, Kayser Nayeem, J.J. Gilmartin, and Shaun T. O’Keeffe
Chest 2005 128: 1037-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Salvage of Infected Prosthetic Grafts of the Great Vessels via Muscle Flap Reconstruction

Amitabha Mitra, Julie Spears, Vince Perrotta, James McClurkin, and Avir Mitra
Chest 2005 128: 1040-1043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Failure of Gated Single Photon Emission Computer Tomography Scan to Detect Imminent Acute Plaque Rupture Causing Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Case Report

Mohammad-Reza Movahed
Chest 2005 128: 1043-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Case of Sudden Cardiac Death Due to Isolated Eosinophilic Coronary Arteritis

Philipp M. Lepper, Wolfgang Koenig, Peter Möller, and Sven Perner
Chest 2005 128: 1047-1050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expiratory Flow Limitation Is Associated With Orthopnea and Reversed by Vasodilators and Diuretics in Left Heart Failure

E. Boni, M. Bezzi, L. Carminati, L. Corda, V. Grassi, and Claudio Tantucci
Chest 2005 128: 1050-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstructing Tracheal Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis

Zvi G. Fridlender, Mendel Glazer, Gail Amir, and Neville Berkman
Chest 2005 128: 1057-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous Murmur Caused by a Ventricular Septal Defect Post-Myocardial Infarction: Visual Display With a Handheld Computer

Jeff Olson and Morton Tavel
Chest 2005 128: 1058-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial Apoptotic Index Based on In Situ DNA Nick End-Labeling of Endomyocardial Biopsies Does Not Predict Prognosis of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Hideshi Okada, Genzou Takemura, Masahiko Koda, Motoo Kanoh, Yukinori Kawase, Shinya Minatoguchi, and Hisayoshi Fujiwara
Chest 2005 128: 1060-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Etanercept for Refractory Ocular Sarcoidosis: Results of a Double-Blind Randomized Trial

Robert P. Baughman, Elyse E. Lower, Deborah A. Bradley, Lawrence A. Raymond, and Adam Kaufman
Chest 2005 128: 1062-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma With Less-Frequent Features

Enrique Anton and Massimo Pistolesi
Chest 2005 128: 1068. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Protease-Antiprotease Imbalance in Inflammatory Diseases in the Lung

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, and J.H.J. Vernooy
Chest 2005 128: 1069. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patterns of Melanoma Antigen-A Expression in Lung Cancer Patients

Timothy P. Hutchinson, Ingo Mecklenburg, and Peter Kufer
Chest 2005 128: 1069-1071. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pneumothorax Following Transthoracic Fine-Needle Aspiration of the Lung

Ryland P. Byrd, Jr, Thomas M. Roy, and Choon-Taek Lee
Chest 2005 128: 1071-1072. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interleukin-1ß Gene Polymorphisms Associated With COPD

Masanori Asada, Mutsuo Yamaya, Satoru Ebihara, Hiroyasu Yasuda, Naoki Tomita, Hiroshi Kubo, Hidetada Sasaki, Ahmed E. Hegab, Tohru Sakamoto, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2005 128: 1072-1073. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Central or Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation?

Petros Kopterides, Irini Mavrou, Eleni Kostadima, Guillermo Gutierrez, Lakhmir S. Chawla, and David H. Roberts
Chest 2005 128: 1073-1075. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Air Pollution and Pulmonary Diseases

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Rie Yanagisawa, and Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Chest 2005 128: 1075. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Imaging in SARS

Anil T. Ahuja and Clara G.C. Ooi
Chest 2005 128: 1076-1077. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Infections in Allergy and Asthma: Lung Biology in Health and Disease; Volume 178

Sebastian L. Johnston and Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos
Chest 2005 128: 1076. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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