editorials

Sleep-Related Hypoventilation: The Evolving Role of Leptin

Charles W. Atwood
Chest 2005 128: 1079-1081. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Designer Inhaled Corticosteroids: Are They Any Safer?

Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2005 128: 1081-1084. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ghrelin, Diet, and Pulmonary Function

Gary P. Zaloga
Chest 2005 128: 1084-1086. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quality, Quantity, or Both?: Life After Lung Transplantation

Laurie D. Snyder and Scott M. Palmer
Chest 2005 128: 1086-1087. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Pulmonary Function Tests, and Quality of Life: Lessons Learned

Alejandro C. Arroliga, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, and Herbert P. Wiedemann
Chest 2005 128: 1088-1089. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Macrolides in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Does the Bell Toll for Thee?

Eric V. Granowitz and Richard B. Brown
Chest 2005 128: 1089-1093. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia: A "Superbug" Infection in Community and Hospital Settings

Marin H. Kollef and Scott T. Micek
Chest 2005 128: 1093-1097. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidural Anesthesia/Analgesia and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Utilizing Extracorporeal Circulation

Bradley E. Smith
Chest 2005 128: 1097-1099. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adverse Drug Reactions in the ICU: Lessons Learned

Basim A. Dubaybo and John D. Dingell
Chest 2005 128: 1100-1101. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Critical Care Family Assistance Program: Caring For Those Who Care

Curtis N. Sessler
Chest 2005 128: 1101-1103. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY

Ciclesonide, a Novel Inhaled Steroid, Does Not Affect Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Persistent Asthma

Stanley Szefler, Shashank Rohatagi, James Williams, Mark Lloyd, Sudeep Kundu, and Donald Banerji
Chest 2005 128: 1104-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regular vs Ad-lib Albuterol for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Asthma

Alpana Chandra, Chang Shim, Hillel W. Cohen, Virginia Chung, Diane Maggiore, Kartik Mani, and Sunil Dhuper
Chest 2005 128: 1115-1120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Formoterol Added to Low-Dose Budesonide Has No Additional Antiinflammatory Effect in Asthmatic Patients

Shelley E. Overbeek, Paul G. Mulder, Sophia M. Baelemans, Henk C. Hoogsteden, and Jan-Bas Prins
Chest 2005 128: 1121-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of 24 Weeks of Lansoprazole Therapy on Asthma Symptoms, Exacerbations, Quality of Life, and Pulmonary Function in Adult Asthmatic Patients With Acid Reflux Symptoms

Michael R. Littner, Felix W. Leung, E. David Ballard, II, Bidan Huang, Nina K. Samra on behalf of the Lansoprazole Asthma Study Group
Chest 2005 128: 1128-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Comparison of the Short-term Effects of Salmeterol and Formoterol on Heart Rate Variability in Adult Asthmatic Patients

Beyhan Eryonucu, Kürsat Uzun, Niyazi Güler, Mustafa Tuncer, and Cengizhan Sezgi
Chest 2005 128: 1136-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors Influencing the Responsiveness to Inhaled Glucocorticoids of Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Asthma

An-Soo Jang, June-Hyuk Lee, Sung Woo Park, Young Mok Lee, Soo Taek Uh, Yong-Hoon Kim, and Choon-Sik Park
Chest 2005 128: 1140-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Computer Games in Measuring Spirometry in Healthy and "Asthmatic" Preschool Children

Daphna Vilozni, Asher Barak, Ori Efrati, Arie Augarten, Chaim Springer, Yacov Yahav, and Lea Bentur
Chest 2005 128: 1146-1155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Association Between Glutathione S-Transferase P1, M1 Polymorphisms and Asthma in Taiwanese Schoolchildren

Yung-Ling Lee, Tzuen-Ren Hsiue, Yeu-Chin Lee, Ying-Chu Lin, and Yueliang Leon Guo
Chest 2005 128: 1156-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Results of a Culturally Directed Asthma Intervention Program in an Inner-city Latino Community

Vianessa Tatis, Digna Remache, and Emily DiMango
Chest 2005 128: 1163-1167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Improvements in Symptom-Limited Exercise Performance Over 8 h With Once-Daily Tiotropium in Patients With COPD

François Maltais, Alan Hamilton, Darcy Marciniuk, Paul Hernandez, Frank C. Sciurba, Kai Richter, Steven Kesten, and Denis O’Donnell
Chest 2005 128: 1168-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trends in the Diagnosis of Symptomatic Patients With ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency Between 1968 and 2003

Michael A. Campos, Adam Wanner, Guoyan Zhang, and Robert A. Sandhaus
Chest 2005 128: 1179-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Cachexia With Ghrelin in Patients With COPD

Noritoshi Nagaya, Takefumi Itoh, Shinsuke Murakami, Hideo Oya, Masaaki Uematsu, Kunio Miyatake, and Kenji Kangawa
Chest 2005 128: 1187-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Can Individualized Rehabilitation Improve Functional Independence in Elderly Patients With COPD?

Louise Sewell, Sally J. Singh, Johanna E.A. Williams, Rachael Collier, and Michael D.L. Morgan
Chest 2005 128: 1194-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Value of the Hematocrit in Patients With Severe COPD Receiving Long-term Oxygen Therapy

Arnaud Chambellan, Edmond Chailleux, and Thomas Similowski
Chest 2005 128: 1201-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Acute on Chronic Respiratory Failure on Hypercapnia and 3-Month Survival

Michele Vitacca, Luca Bianchi, Luca Barbano, Mara Ziliani, and Nicolino Ambrosino
Chest 2005 128: 1209-1215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Patients With COPD Undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitation

M. Jeffery Mador, Omar Deniz, Ajay Aggarwal, Mary Shaffer, Thomas J. Kufel, and Christina M. Spengler
Chest 2005 128: 1216-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arm Exercise and Hyperinflation in Patients With COPD: Effect of Arm Training

Francesco Gigliotti, Claudia Coli, Roberto Bianchi, Michela Grazzini, Loredana Stendardi, Carla Castellani, and Giorgio Scano
Chest 2005 128: 1225-1232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Self-Reported Smoking Status and Exhaled Carbon Monoxide: Results From Two Population-Based Epidemiologic Studies in the North of England

Mark S. Pearce, Louise Hayes on behalf of the Newcastle Heart Project and the Newcastle Thousand Families Study
Chest 2005 128: 1233-1238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mild and Moderate-to-Severe COPD in Nonsmokers: Distinct Demographic Profiles

Carolyn E. Behrendt
Chest 2005 128: 1239-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST

The Effect of Ipratropium Nasal Spray on Bronchial Methacholine Challenge

John K. Reid, Beth E. Davis, and Donald W. Cockcroft
Chest 2005 128: 1245-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lack of Tachyphylaxis to Methacholine at 24 h

Donald W. Cockcroft and Beth E. Davis
Chest 2005 128: 1248-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detecting Airflow Obstruction in Smoking Cessation Trials: A Rationale for Routine Spirometry

Abraham Bohadana, Fredrik Nilsson, and Yves Martinet
Chest 2005 128: 1252-1257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Function Electronic Monitoring Devices: A Randomized Agreement Study

Joao A. Fonseca, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, Luis Delgado, Luis N. Silva, Manuel Magalhães, M. Graca Castel-Branco, and Marianela Vaz
Chest 2005 128: 1258-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impulse Oscillometry: Reference Values in Children 100 to 150 cm in Height and 3 to 10 Years of Age

Jennifer Frei, Jagtar Jutla, Gretchen Kramer, George E. Hatzakis, Francine M. Ducharme, and G. Michael Davis
Chest 2005 128: 1266-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Estimating FVC From FEV₂ and FEV₃: Assessment of a Surrogate Spirometric Parameter

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, Saiprakash B. Venkateshiah, Mani S. Kavuru, Kevin McCarthy, and James K. Stoller
Chest 2005 128: 1274-1281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monitoring of Ventilation During Exercise by a Portable Respiratory Inductive Plethysmograph

Christian F. Clarenbach, Oliver Senn, Thomas Brack, Malcolm Kohler, and Konrad E. Bloch
Chest 2005 128: 1282-1290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Tension and Arterial Oxygen Saturation by a Single Earlobe Sensor in Patients With Critical Illness or Sleep Apnea

Oliver Senn, Christian F. Clarenbach, Vladimir Kaplan, Marco Maggiorini, and Konrad E. Bloch
Chest 2005 128: 1291-1296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Discordance Between Lung Function of Chinese University Students and 20-Year-Old Established Norms

Alice Yee-Men Jones, Elizabeth Dean, Peggo Kwok-Wai Lam, and Sing-Kai Lo
Chest 2005 128: 1297-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

Symptoms of Depression in Individuals With Obstructive Sleep Apnea May Be Amenable to Treatment With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Daniel J. Schwartz, William C. Kohler, and Gillian Karatinos
Chest 2005 128: 1304-1309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Determinants Affecting Health-Care Utilization in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients

Ariel Tarasiuk, Sari Greenberg-Dotan, Yaron S. Brin, Tzahit Simon, Asher Tal, and Haim Reuveni
Chest 2005 128: 1310-1314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence of Sleep Problems in Hong Kong Primary School Children: A Community-Based Telephone Survey

Daniel K. Ng, Ka-li Kwok, Josephine M. Cheung, Shuk-yu Leung, Pok-yu Chow, Wilfred H. Wong, Chung-hong Chan, and Jackson C. Ho
Chest 2005 128: 1315-1323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Impact of Anatomic Manipulations on Pharyngeal Collapse: Results From a Computational Model of the Normal Human Upper Airway

Yaqi Huang, David P. White, and Atul Malhotra
Chest 2005 128: 1324-1330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Respiratory Event Detection by a Polyvinylidene Fluoride Film Airflow Sensor and a Pneumotachograph in Sleep Apnea Patients

Richard B. Berry, Gary L. Koch, Steven Trautz, and Mary H. Wagner
Chest 2005 128: 1331-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventilatory Responses to Hypoxia and Hypercapnia in Stable Methadone Maintenance Treatment Patients

Harry Teichtahl, David Wang, David Cunnington, Tim Quinnell, Hoan Tran, Ian Kronborg, and Olaf H. Drummer
Chest 2005 128: 1339-1347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Central Sleep Apnea in Stable Methadone Maintenance Treatment Patients

David Wang, Harry Teichtahl, Olaf Drummer, Cathy Goodman, Gaye Cherry, David Cunnington, and Ian Kronborg
Chest 2005 128: 1348-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Relationship Between Sleep Disturbance and Pulmonary Function in Stable Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Raouf Amin, Judy Bean, Kathleen Burklow, and Jennifer Jeffries
Chest 2005 128: 1357-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TRANSPLANT

A New Treatment Strategy for Advanced Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia*: Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation

Hiroshi Date, Yasushi Tanimoto, Keiji Goto, Ichiro Yamadori, Motoi Aoe, Yoshifumi Sano, and Nobuyoshi Shimizu
Chest 2005 128: 1364-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Health-Related Quality of Life Following Single or Bilateral Lung Transplantation: A 7-Year Comparison to Functional Outcome

Margaret W. Gerbase, Anastase Spiliopoulos, Thierry Rochat, Marc Archinard, and Laurent P. Nicod
Chest 2005 128: 1371-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iron Accumulation in Lung Allografts Is Associated With Acute Rejection But Not With Adverse Outcome

Petra Sandmeier, Rudolf Speich, Elzbieta Grebski, Peter Vogt, Erich W. Russi, Walter Weder, and Annette Boehler
Chest 2005 128: 1379-1384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Complications in Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Recipients: Autopsy Findings

Sunita Sharma, Hassan F. Nadrous, Steve G. Peters, Ayalew Tefferi, Mark R. Litzow, Marie-Christine Aubry, and Bekele Afessa
Chest 2005 128: 1385-1392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

1-Year Pulmonary Function and Health Status in Survivors of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Kian-Chung Ong, Alan Wei-Keong Ng, Lawrence Soon-U Lee, Gregory Kaw, Seow-Khee Kwek, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, and Arul Earnest
Chest 2005 128: 1393-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fluoroquinolones vs Macrolides in the Treatment of Legionnaires Disease

Miquel Sabrià, María Luisa Pedro-Botet, Joaquín Gómez, Jorge Roig, Blanca Vilaseca, Nieves Sopena, Victor Baños for the Legionnaires Disease Therapy Group
Chest 2005 128: 1401-1405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Levofloxacin Treatment of Active Tuberculosis and the Risk of Adverse Events

Fawziah Marra, Carlo A. Marra, Susanne Moadebi, Peilin Shi, R. Kevin Elwood, Greg Stark, and J. Mark FitzGerald
Chest 2005 128: 1406-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology, Treatment, and Outcomes of Nosocomial Bacteremic Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia

C. Andrew DeRyke, Thomas P. Lodise, Jr., Michael J. Rybak, and Peggy S. McKinnon
Chest 2005 128: 1414-1422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Features of Recently Diagnosed Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Korea

Kyeongman Jeon, Won-Jung Koh, Hojoong Kim, O. Jung Kwon, Tae Sung Kim, Kyung Soo Lee, and Joungho Han
Chest 2005 128: 1423-1430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURAL DISEASE

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Thoracoscopic Talc Pleurodesis in Malignant Pleural Effusions

Steffen Kolschmann, Arndt Ballin, and Adrian Gillissen
Chest 2005 128: 1431-1435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Childhood Parapneumonic Effusions: Biochemical and Inflammatory Markers

G. Eda Utine, Ugur Ozcelik, Ebru Yalcin, Deniz Dogru, Nural Kiper, Ayse Aslan, and Guler Kanra
Chest 2005 128: 1436-1441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

Complete Response Following Preoperative Chemotherapy for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Accuracy of Clinical Assessment Using the French Trial Database

Bernard Milleron, Virginie Westeel, Elisabeth Quoix, Denis Moro-Sibilot, Denis Braun, Bernard Lebeau, Alain Depierre for the French Thoracic Cooperative Group
Chest 2005 128: 1442-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Positron Emission Tomography Demonstrates Radiation-Induced Changes to Nonirradiated Lungs in Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Radiation and Chemotherapy

Hesham A. Hassaballa, Elliot S. Cohen, Atif J. Khan, Amjad Ali, Philip Bonomi, and David B. Rubin
Chest 2005 128: 1448-1452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Overexpression of Circulating c-Met Messenger RNA Is Significantly Correlated With Nodal Stage and Early Recurrence in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Tian-Lu Cheng, Mei-Yin Chang, Sung-Yu Huang, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Eing-Long Kao, Yu-Jen Cheng, and Inn-Wen Chong
Chest 2005 128: 1453-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Unresected Stage I-II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Juan P. Wisnivesky, Marcelo Bonomi, Claudia Henschke, Michael Iannuzzi, and Thomas McGinn
Chest 2005 128: 1461-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Transmission of Crackles in Patients With Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, Congestive Heart Failure, and Pneumonia

Andrey Vyshedskiy, Francisco Bezares, Rozanne Paciej, Margo Ebril, John Shane, and Raymond Murphy
Chest 2005 128: 1468-1474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anticoagulant Therapy for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Hiroshi Kubo, Katsutoshi Nakayama, Masaru Yanai, Tomoko Suzuki, Mutsuo Yamaya, Mika Watanabe, and Hidetada Sasaki
Chest 2005 128: 1475-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Distinctive Clinical, Radiographic, and Functional Characteristics of Patients With Sarcoidosis-Related Pulmonary Hypertension

Roxana Sulica, Alvin S. Teirstein, Shudhir Kakarla, Nimish Nemani, Anousheh Behnegar, and Maria L. Padilla
Chest 2005 128: 1483-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations MISCELLANEOUS

Body Mass Index and Lung Cancer: A Case-Control Study of Subjects Participating in a Mass-Screening Program

Maki Kanashiki, Toshimi Sairenchi, Yoko Saito, Hiroichi Ishikawa, Hiroaki Satoh, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2005 128: 1490-1496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Omission Bias and Decision Making in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Scott K. Aberegg, Edward F. Haponik, and Peter B. Terry
Chest 2005 128: 1497-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Implications of the Ethane in Exhaled Breath in Patients With Acute Paraquat Intoxication

Sae-Yong Hong, Hyo-Wook Gil, Jong-Oh Yang, Eun-Young Lee, Joo-Ock Na, Ki-Hyun Seo, and Yong-Hoon Kim
Chest 2005 128: 1506-1510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lateral Decubitus Position Generates Discomfort and Worsens Lung Function in Chronic Heart Failure

Pietro Palermo, Gaia Cattadori, Maurizio Bussotti, Anna Apostolo, Mauro Contini, and Piergiuseppe Agostoni
Chest 2005 128: 1511-1516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Computer-Aided Diagnosis as a Second Reader: Spectrum of Findings in CT Studies of the Chest Interpreted as Normal

Kersten Peldschus, Peter Herzog, Susan A. Wood, Jugesh I. Cheema, Philip Costello, and U. Joseph Schoepf
Chest 2005 128: 1517-1523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of 8-Week, Interval-Based Inspiratory Muscle Training and Breathing Retraining in Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi, Vanessa Regiane Resqueti, Rosa Güell, Jesus Pradas, and Pere Casan
Chest 2005 128: 1524-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracic Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism: A Prospective Multicenter Study of 352 Patients

Gebhard Mathis, Wolfgang Blank, Angelika Reißig, Peter Lechleitner, Joachim Reuß, Andreas Schuler, and Sonja Beckh
Chest 2005 128: 1531-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Quantitative Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Lymph Node Lung Cancer Micrometastasis Using Carcinoembryonic Antigen Marker

Mario Nosotti, Monica Falleni, Alessandro Palleschi, Caterina Pellegrini, Francesca Alessi, Silvano Bosari, and Luigi Santambrogio
Chest 2005 128: 1539-1544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Postoperative Survival and the Number of Lymph Nodes Sampled During Resection of Node-Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Michelle S. Ludwig, Michael Goodman, Daniel L. Miller, and Peter A. S. Johnstone
Chest 2005 128: 1545-1550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cervical Mediastinoscopy and Anterior Mediastinotomy in Superior Vena Cava Obstruction

Theodosios Dosios, Nikolaos Theakos, and Christos Chatziantoniou
Chest 2005 128: 1551-1556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Advanced Age Is Not Correlated With Either Short-term or Long-term Postoperative Results in Lung Cancer Patients In Good Clinical Condition

Shigeki Sawada, Eisaku Komori, Naoyuki Nogami, Akihiro Bessho, Yoshihiko Segawa, Tetsu Shinkai, Masao Nakata, and Motohiro Yamashita
Chest 2005 128: 1557-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Thoracic Epidural Analgesia on the Occurrence of Late Postoperative Hypoxemia in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Lars Hyldborg Lundstrøm, Eigil Nygård, Lamia Bada Hviid, Finn Møller Pedersen, Jesper Ravn, Jan Aldershvile, and Jacob Rosenberg
Chest 2005 128: 1564-1570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchial Colonization and Postoperative Respiratory Infections in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery

Jose Belda, Manuela Cavalcanti, Miquel Ferrer, Mireia Serra, Jorge Puig de la Bellacasa, Emilio Canalis, and Antoni Torres
Chest 2005 128: 1571-1579. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ascending Thoracic Aneurysms Are Associated With Decreased Systemic Atherosclerosis

Hardean Achneck, Biren Modi, Coralie Shaw, John Rizzo, Gonzalo Albornoz, Daniel Fusco, and John Elefteriades
Chest 2005 128: 1580-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracic Radiation Therapy and Suitability of Internal Thoracic Arteries for Myocardial Revascularization

Giuseppe Nasso, Carlo Canosa, Carlo Maria De Filippo, Pietro Mondugno, Amedeo Anselmi, Mario Gaudino, and Francesco Alessandrini
Chest 2005 128: 1587-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Significance

Philippe Girard, Olivier Sanchez, Christophe Leroyer, Dominique Musset, Guy Meyer, Jean-Baptiste Stern, Florence Parent for the Evaluation du Scanner Spiralé dans l’Embolie Pulmonaire Study Group
Chest 2005 128: 1593-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cost-Effectiveness of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Drahomir Aujesky, Kenneth J. Smith, Jacques Cornuz, and Mark S. Roberts
Chest 2005 128: 1601-1610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Polymorphisms in Pulmonary Surfactant Protein A1 and A2 Genes With High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Shweta Saxena, Ratan Kumar, Taruna Madan, Vanita Gupta, Kambadur Muralidhar, and Puranam U. Sarma
Chest 2005 128: 1611-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Reduced Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity With Moderate or Severe Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Obese Persons

Gautham Ravipati, Wilbert S. Aronow, Jasdeep Sidana, George P. Maguire, John A. McClung, Robert N. Belkin, and Stuart G. Lehrman
Chest 2005 128: 1620-1622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypercholesterolemia Attenuates the Anti-ischemic Effect of Preconditioning During Coronary Angioplasty

Imre Ungi, Tamás Ungi, Zoltán Ruzsa, Edit Nagy, Zsolt Zimmermann, Tamás Csont, and Péter Ferdinandy
Chest 2005 128: 1623-1628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Additional Value of Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI to Standard Assessment for Cardiac Involvement in Patients With Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Jan-Peter Smedema, Gabriel Snoep, Marinus P. G. van Kroonenburgh, Robert-Jan van Geuns, Emiel C. Cheriex, Anton P. M. Gorgels, and Harry J. G. M. Crijns
Chest 2005 128: 1629-1637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early Exercise Training After Mitral Valve Repair: A Multicentric Prospective French Study

Philippe Meurin, Marie Christine Iliou, Ahmed Ben Driss, Bernard Pierre, Sonia Corone, Pascal Cristofini, Jean Yves Tabet on behalf of the Working Group of Cardiac Rehabilitation of the French Society of Cardiology
Chest 2005 128: 1638-1644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Significance of Fractional Flow Reserve for Evaluation of Functional Lesion Severity in Stent Restenosis and Native Coronary Arteries

Stefan Krüger, Karl-Christian Koch, Ira Kaumanns, Marc W. Merx, Peter Hanrath, and Rainer Hoffmann
Chest 2005 128: 1645-1649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Impact of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia on Outcome in Patients With COPD

Saad Nseir, Christophe Di Pompeo, Stéphane Soubrier, Béatrice Cavestri, Elsa Jozefowicz, Fabienne Saulnier, and Alain Durocher
Chest 2005 128: 1650-1656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Acute Exacerbations of COPD and Varying Levels of Consciousness

Raffaele Scala, Mario Naldi, Ivano Archinucci, Giovanni Coniglio, and Stefano Nava
Chest 2005 128: 1657-1666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevention and Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Survey on Current Practices in Southern Spanish ICUs

Rafael Sierra, Encarnación Benítez, Cristóbal León, and Jordi Rello
Chest 2005 128: 1667-1673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Propylene Glycol Toxicity: A Severe Iatrogenic Illness in ICU Patients Receiving IV Benzodiazepines: A Case Series and Prospective, Observational Pilot Study

Kevin C. Wilson, Christine Reardon, Arthur C. Theodore, and Harrison W. Farber
Chest 2005 128: 1674-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hospital Volume-Outcome Relationships Among Medical Admissions to ICUs

Lakshmi Durairaj, James C. Torner, Elizabeth A. Chrischilles, Mary S. Vaughan Sarrazin, Jon Yankey, and Gary E. Rosenthal
Chest 2005 128: 1682-1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interleukin-10 Haplotype Associated With Increased Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis From Pneumonia But Not in Patients With Extrapulmonary Sepsis

Anan Wattanathum, Sanjay Manocha, Horacio Groshaus, James A. Russell, and Keith R. Walley
Chest 2005 128: 1690-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Treatment on Maxillary Sinus and Nasal Nitric Oxide Concentrations in Patients With Nosocomial Maxillary Sinusitis

Bruno Degano, Michèle Génestal, Elie Serrano, Jacques Rami, and Jean-François Arnal
Chest 2005 128: 1699-1705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neutrophils, Nitric Oxide, and Microvascular Permeability in Severe Sepsis

Samjot S. Dhillon, Karthik Mahadevan, Venkata Bandi, Zhilan Zheng, C. Wayne Smith, and Rolando E. Rumbaut
Chest 2005 128: 1706-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Initial Distribution Volume of Glucose and Intrathoracic Blood Volume During Hemodynamically Unstable States Early After Esophagectomy

Hironori Ishihara, Hitomi Nakamura, Hirobumi Okawa, Yuichi Yatsu, Toshihito Tsubo, and Kazuyoshi Hirota
Chest 2005 128: 1713-1719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

The Spectrum of Building-Related Airway Disorders: Difficulty in Retrospectively Diagnosing Building-Related Asthma

Stuart M. Brooks, Wil Spaul, and James D. McCluskey
Chest 2005 128: 1720-1727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Communication of Prognostic Information for Critically Ill Patients

Michele M. LeClaire, J. Michael Oakes, and Craig R. Weinert
Chest 2005 128: 1728-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations clinical problems in cardiopulmonary diseases

The Natural History of Carcinoma In Situ Involving Bronchial Resection Margins

Arifa Pasic, Katrien Grünberg, Wolter J. Mooi, Marinus A. Paul, Pieter E. Postmus, and Thomas G. Sutedja
Chest 2005 128: 1736-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

American College of Chest Physicians and American Association for Bronchology Consensus Statement: Prevention of Flexible Bronchoscopy-Associated Infection

Atul C. Mehta, Udaya B.S. Prakash, Robert Garland, Edward Haponik, Leonard Moses, William Schaffner, and Gerard Silvestri
Chest 2005 128: 1742-1755. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nebulized Lidocaine for Flexible Bronchoscopy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Daiana Stolz, Prashant N. Chhajed, Jörg Leuppi, Eric Pflimlin, and Michael Tamm
Chest 2005 128: 1756-1760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transbronchial Biopsy Using Endobronchial Ultrasonography With a Guide Sheath and Virtual Bronchoscopic Navigation

Hajime Asahina, Koichi Yamazaki, Yuya Onodera, Eiki Kikuchi, Naofumi Shinagawa, Fumihiro Asano, and Masaharu Nishimura
Chest 2005 128: 1761-1765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Bedside Ultrasonography in the ICU: Part 2

Yanick Beaulieu and Paul E. Marik
Chest 2005 128: 1766-1781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Phase I and Phase II Oxygen Uptake Kinetics During Atrioventricular Dyssynchrony in Chronotropically Competent Pacemaker Patients

Corey R. Tomczak, Wladyslaw Wojcik, Edward F.G. Busse, and Robert G. Haennel
Chest 2005 128: 1782-1789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Pleurodesis Is Inhibited by Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Antibody

Yubiao B. Guo, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Michael Hawthorne, Kelly S. Parman, Kirk B. Lane, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2005 128: 1790-1797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrapleural Low-Dose Silver Nitrate Elicits More Pleural Inflammation and Less Systemic Inflammation Than Low-Dose Talc

Evaldo Marchi, Francisco S. Vargas, Lisete R. Teixeira, Milena M. P. Acencio, Leila Antonangelo, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2005 128: 1798-1804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heparin Added to Cardioplegic Solution Inhibits Tumor Necrosis Factor- Production and Attenuates Myocardial Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury

Dimitry Pevni, Inna Frolkis, Itzhak Shapira, Doron Schwartz, Yael Yuhas, Idit F. Schwartz, Tamara Chernichovski, and Gideon Uretzky
Chest 2005 128: 1805-1811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of ß-Blockers on Cardiac Function and Calcium Handling Protein in Postinfarction Heart Failure Rats

Yi-Lan Sun, Shen-Jiang Hu, Li-Hong Wang, Ying Hu, and Jian-Ying Zhou
Chest 2005 128: 1812-1821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

Feasibility and Variability of Neonatal and Infant Lung Function Measurement Using the Single Occlusion Technique

Nienke Katier, Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal, Brita M. de Jong, Jan L. L. Kimpen, and Cornelis K. van der Ent
Chest 2005 128: 1822-1829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Murray Kornfeld, American College of Chest Physician, and Sarcoidosis: a Historical Footnote: 2004 Murray Kornfeld Memorial Founders Lecture

Om P. Sharma
Chest 2005 128: 1830-1835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The Acutely Decompensated Right Ventricle: Pathways for Diagnosis and Management

Gregory Piazza and Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Chest 2005 128: 1836-1852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Get CME for this article!]  

The Left Atrial Appendage, a Small, Blind-Ended Structure: A Review of Its Echocardiographic Evaluation and Its Clinical Role

Erwan Donal, Hirotsugu Yamada, Christophe Leclercq, and Daniel Herpin
Chest 2005 128: 1853-1862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Fever and Progressive Respiratory Failure in Three Elderly Family Members

F. Eun-Hyung Lee, Christopher C. Daigle, Marguerite A. Urban, Leon A. Metlay, John J. Treanor, and David R. Trawick
Chest 2005 128: 1863-1867. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massive Upper GI Bleeding in a Long-term Hemodialysis Patient

Alpana Chandra, Raymond Tso, Jacob Cynamon, and Gregg Miller
Chest 2005 128: 1868-1873. [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Unusual Cause of Stridor and Progressive Shortness of Breath

Carolina Q. See and Christopher O. Olopade
Chest 2005 128: 1874-1877. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Persistent Radiographic Infiltrates in a Patient With Chronic Cough

William J. Janssen and Jeffrey M. Sippel
Chest 2005 128: 1878-1881. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak and Meningitis Associated With Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Tomasz J. Kuzniar, Benjamin Gruber, and Gökhan M. Mutlu
Chest 2005 128: 1882-1884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cough and Spontaneous Rupture of a Normal Spleen

Nagib T. Toubia, Maroun M. Tawk, Robyn M. Potts, and Gary T. Kinasewitz
Chest 2005 128: 1884-1886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Transthoracic Echocardiography Is Not Proven To Be the Principal Echocardiographic Test in the ICU

William C. Culp, Jr
Chest 2005 128: 1887. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carbon Dioxide Kinetics

Randolph P. Cole
Chest 2005 128: 1887-1888. [Full Text] [PDF]  

On Some Analyses

Arthur D. Tsakok
Chest 2005 128: 1888. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Function of the Günther Tulip Vena Caval Filter

Steven F. Millward
Chest 2005 128: 1888-1889. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peak Expiratory Flow Time in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

George E. Tzelepis
Chest 2005 128: 1889-1890. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Delivery of ß-Agonists in the Emergency Department Setting: Metered-Dose Inhalers or Nebulizers?

Gustavo J. Rodrigo
Chest 2005 128: 1890. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sodium Bicarbonate in Life-Threatening Asthma: Not So Soon!

Ritesh Agarwal, Dheeraj Gupta, Corinne Buysse, Johan de Jongste, and Matthijs de Hoog
Chest 2005 128: 1890-1891. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is the Decrease in LVEDV the Mechanism of Action of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Diastolic Heart Failure?

Ritesh Agarwal, Dheeraj Gupta, and Karim Bendjelid
Chest 2005 128: 1891-1892. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Sleep Medicine

Lee K. Brown
Chest 2005 128: 1893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fast Facts: Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Lee K. Brown
Chest 2005 128: 1893-1894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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