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Contents: Volume 131/Number 2/February, 2007   [Index by Author]      
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Down ORIGINAL RESEARCH
    Down CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
    Down LUNG FUNCTION TESTING
    Down CANCER
    Down PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
    Down ASTHMA
    Down COPD
    Down SMOKING CESSATION
    Down SLEEP MEDICINE
    Down LUNG INFECTION
    Down LUNG PATHOLOGY
    Down VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM
    Down INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
    Down LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
    Down INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY
Down RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE
Down MEDICAL ETHICS
Down SPECIAL FEATURE
Down TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Down SELECTED REPORTS
Down POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER
    Down CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN SLEEP MEDICINE
    Down CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
    Down PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS
    Down MEDICAL WRITING TIPS
Down CORRESPONDENCE
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                                      EDITORIALS Back
Obesity in Acute Lung Injury: The "Weight" Is Over
Todd W. Rice
Chest Feb 2007: 333–334. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2584 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Conflicting Definitions of Airways Obstruction: Drawing the Line Between Normal and Abnormal
Mary C. Townsend
Chest Feb 2007: 335–336. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2736 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Environmental Asbestos Contamination: What Are the Risks?
Victor L. Roggli
Chest Feb 2007: 336–338. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2649 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Getting What We Pay For
Don Liss
Chest Feb 2007: 338–339. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2612 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Echocardiography in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Essential Tool
Eduardo Bossone, Rodolfo Citro, Francesco Blasi, and Luigi Allegra
Chest Feb 2007: 339–341. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2475 [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      ORIGINAL RESEARCH Back
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Back
The Association Between Body Mass Index and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Lung Injury
Amy E. Morris, Renee D. Stapleton, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Leonard D. Hudson, Ellen Caldwell, and Kenneth P. Steinberg
Chest Feb 2007: 342–348. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1709 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


LUNG FUNCTION TESTING Back
Spirometric Criteria for Airway Obstruction: Use Percentage of FEV1/FVC Ratio Below the Fifth Percentile, Not < 70%
James E. Hansen, Xing-Guo Sun, and Karlman Wasserman
Chest Feb 2007: 349–355. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1349 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Spirometry in Early Childhood in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Daphna Vilozni, Lea Bentur, Ori Efrati, Tal Minuskin, Asher Barak, Amir Szeinberg, Hannah Blau, Elie Picard, Eitan Kerem, Yaacov Yahav, and Arie Augarten
Chest Feb 2007: 356–361. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1351 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Waist-to-Hip Ratio Is Associated With Pulmonary Gas Exchange in the Morbidly Obese
Gerald S. Zavorsky, Juan M. Murias, Do Jun Kim, Jennifer Gow, Jean-Loup Sylvestre, and Nicolas V. Christou
Chest Feb 2007: 362–367. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1513 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Function Accurately Predicts Hypercapnia in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Michel Toussaint, Marc Steens, and Philippe Soudon
Chest Feb 2007: 368–375. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1265 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


CANCER Back
Age and Sex Differences in Malignant Mesothelioma After Residential Exposure to Blue Asbestos (Crocidolite)
Alison Reid, Geoffrey Berry, Nicholas de Klerk, Janice Hansen, Jane Heyworth, Gina Ambrosini, Lin Fritschi, Nola Olsen, Enzo Merler, and A. W. (Bill) Musk
Chest Feb 2007: 376–382. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1690 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Clinical Model To Estimate the Pretest Probability of Lung Cancer in Patients With Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
Michael K. Gould, Lakshmi Ananth, Paul G. Barnett for the Veterans Affairs SNAP Cooperative Study Group
Chest Feb 2007: 383–388. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence and Predictors of Symptoms in the Terminal Stage of Lung Cancer: A Community Study
Knut Skaug, Geir E. Eide, and Amund Gulsvik
Chest Feb 2007: 389–394. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Back
Clinical Application of Tissue Doppler Imaging in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension
Qinyun Ruan and Sherif F. Nagueh
Chest Feb 2007: 395–401. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1556 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N-terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Renal Insufficiency as Predictors of Mortality in Pulmonary Hypertension
Hanno H. Leuchte, Michal El Nounou, Juergen Christian Tuerpe, Bertram Hartmann, Rainer A. Baumgartner, Michael Vogeser, Olaf Muehling, and Jürgen Behr
Chest Feb 2007: 402–409. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1758 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


ASTHMA Back
Portable Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement: Comparison With the "Gold Standard" Technique
Daniel Menzies, Arun Nair, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest Feb 2007: 410–414. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1335 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Persistent Airway Obstruction After Virus Infection Is Not Associated With Airway Inflammation
Lisa G. Wood, Heather Powell, Terry Grissell, Thuy T.D. Nguyen, Darren Shafren, Michael Hensley, and Peter G. Gibson
Chest Feb 2007: 415–423. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


COPD Back
Interobserver Variability in the Determination of Upper Lobe-Predominant Emphysema
Craig P. Hersh, George R. Washko, Francine L. Jacobson, Ritu Gill, Raul San Jose Estepar, John J. Reilly, and Edwin K. Silverman
Chest Feb 2007: 424–431. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1040 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of Sputum Induction During Exacerbations of COPD
Erik Bathoorn, Jeroen Liesker, Dirkje Postma, Gerard Koëter, Antoon J. M. van Oosterhout, and Huib A. M. Kerstjens
Chest Feb 2007: 432–438. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2216 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Six-Minute Walking-Induced Systemic Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Muscle-Wasted COPD Patients
Hanneke A. C. van Helvoort, Yvonne F. Heijdra, Roline C. C. de Boer, Astrid Swinkels, Hub M. H. Thijs, and P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen
Chest Feb 2007: 439–445. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1655 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


SMOKING CESSATION Back
Intensive Smoking Cessation Intervention Reduces Mortality in High-Risk Smokers With Cardiovascular Disease
Syed M. Mohiuddin, Aryan N. Mooss, Claire B. Hunter, Timothy L. Grollmes, David A. Cloutier, and Daniel E. Hilleman
Chest Feb 2007: 446–452. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1587 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


SLEEP MEDICINE Back
Plasma Aldosterone Is Related to Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Subjects With Resistant Hypertension
Monique N. Pratt-Ubunama, Mari K. Nishizaka, Robyn L. Boedefeld, Stacey S. Cofield, Susan M. Harding, and David A. Calhoun
Chest Feb 2007: 453–459. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acidic and Non-Acidic Reflux During Sleep Under Conditions of Powerful Acid Suppression
William C. Orr, Andrea Craddock, and Suanne Goodrich
Chest Feb 2007: 460–465. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


LUNG INFECTION Back
Antibiotics for Bacteremic Pneumonia: Improved Outcomes With Macrolides but Not Fluoroquinolones
Mark L. Metersky, Allen Ma, Peter M. Houck, and Dale W. Bratzler
Chest Feb 2007: 466–473. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1426 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Usefulness of Bronchoscopic Microsampling To Detect the Pathogenic Bacteria of Respiratory Infection
Mari Sasabayashi, Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Kenji Tsushima, Orie Hatayama, and Tadashi Okabe
Chest Feb 2007: 474–479. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0989 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Outcomes for Low-Risk Outpatients and Inpatients With Pneumonia: A Propensity-Adjusted Analysis
Jose Labarere, Roslyn A. Stone, D. Scott Obrosky, Donald M. Yealy, Thomas P. Meehan, Jonathan M. Fine, Louis G. Graff, and Michael J. Fine
Chest Feb 2007: 480–488. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1393 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Discriminating Inhalational Anthrax From Community-Acquired Pneumonia Using Chest Radiograph Findings and a Clinical Algorithm
Demetrios N. Kyriacou, Paul R. Yarnold, Adam C. Stein, Brian P. Schmitt, Robert C. Soltysik, Regina R. Nelson, Ralph R. Frerichs, Gary A. Noskin, Steven M. Belknap, and Charles L. Bennett
Chest Feb 2007: 489–496. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Discrepant Results Between Pyrazinamide Susceptibility Testing by the Reference BACTEC 460TB Method and pncA DNA Sequencing in Patients Infected With Multidrug-Resistant W-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains
Jillian Dormandy, Akos Somoskovi, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Jeffrey R. Driscoll, David Ashkin, and Max Salfinger
Chest Feb 2007: 497–501. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1899 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


LUNG PATHOLOGY Back
Impalpable Pulmonary Nodules With Ground-Glass Opacity: Success for Making Pathologic Sections With Preoperative Marking by Lipiodol
Koei Ikeda, Hiroaki Nomori, Takeshi Mori, Hironori Kobayashi, Kazunori Iwatani, Kentaro Yoshimoto, and Ko-ichi Kawanaka
Chest Feb 2007: 502–506. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1882 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM Back
Twice vs Three Times Daily Heparin Dosing for Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in the General Medical Population: A Metaanalysis
Christopher S. King, Aaron B. Holley, Jeffrey L. Jackson, Andrew F. Shorr, and Lisa K. Moores
Chest Feb 2007: 507–516. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1861 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Natural Course of Hemodynamically Stable Pulmonary Embolism: Clinical Outcome and Risk Factors in a Large Prospective Cohort Study
Mathilde Nijkeuter, Maaike Söhne, Lidwine W. Tick, Pieter Willem Kamphuisen, Mark H. H. Kramer, Laurens Laterveer, Anja A. van Houten, Marieke J. H. A. Kruip, Frank W. G. Leebeek, Harry R. Büller, and Menno V. Huisman
Chest Feb 2007: 517–523. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.05-2799 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE Back
Thoracic Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Hugh Black, Mark Mendoza, and Susan Murin
Chest Feb 2007: 524–532. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


LUNG TRANSPLANTATION Back
Elevation of Interleukin-15 Protein Expression in Bronchoalveolar Fluid in Acute Lung Allograft Rejection
Sangeeta M. Bhorade, Andrew Yu, Wickii T. Vigneswaran, Charles G. Alex, and Edward R. Garrity
Chest Feb 2007: 533–538. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY Back
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Staging: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis
Carlos G. Micames, Douglas C. McCrory, Darren A. Pavey, Paul S. Jowell, and Frank G. Gress
Chest Feb 2007: 539–548. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors Related to Diagnostic Sensitivity Using an Ultrathin Bronchoscope Under CT Guidance
Naofumi Shinagawa, Koichi Yamazaki, Yuya Onodera, Hajime Asahina, Eiki Kikuchi, Fumihiro Asano, Kazuo Miyasaka, and Masaharu Nishimura
Chest Feb 2007: 549–553. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE Back
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury
Gordon D. Rubenfeld and Margaret S. Herridge
Chest Feb 2007: 554–562. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1976 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      MEDICAL ETHICS Back
Informed Consent in Clinical Medicine
Peter B. Terry
Chest Feb 2007: 563–568. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1955 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      SPECIAL FEATURE Back
A Systematic Review of the Diagnosis of Occupational Asthma
Jeremy Beach, Kelly Russell, Sandra Blitz, Nicola Hooton, Carol Spooner, Catherine Lemiere, Susan M. Tarlo, and Brian H. Rowe
Chest Feb 2007: 569–578. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0492 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Back
Airway Stenting: Applications and Practice Management Considerations
Mark E. Lund, Robert Garland, and Armin Ernst
Chest Feb 2007: 579–587. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0766 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      SELECTED REPORTS Back
Hydroxychloroquine-Induced Toxic Myopathy Causing Respiratory Failure
Anita K. Siddiqui, Seymour I. Huberfeld, Karen M. Weidenheim, Kenneth R. Einberg, and Linda S. Efferen
Chest Feb 2007: 588–590. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1146 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endotracheal Castleman Disease: A Case Report
Truc T. Pham, James H. Harrell, James H. Harrell, Brian Herndier, and Eunhee S. Yi
Chest Feb 2007: 590–592. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1346 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Familial Churg-Strauss Syndrome in Two Sisters
Naomi Tsurikisawa, Sonoko Morita, Takahiro Tsuburai, Chiyako Oshikata, Emiko Ono, Masami Taniguchi, Hiroshi Saito, Yukiyoshi Yanagihara, and Kazuo Akiyama
Chest Feb 2007: 592–594. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER Back
CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN SLEEP MEDICINE Back
Central Sleep Apnea: Pathophysiology and Treatment
Danny J. Eckert, Amy S. Jordan, Pankaj Merchia, and Atul Malhotra
Chest Feb 2007: 595–607. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06.2287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Back
Airway Management in Critical Illness
J. Matthias Walz, Maksim Zayaruzny, and Stephen O. Heard
Chest Feb 2007: 608–620. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2120 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS Back
A 29-Year-Old Woman With Sudden Anemia and Arterial Oxygen Desaturation
Duane J. Funk and Alison S. Clay
Chest Feb 2007: 621–623. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0685 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A 48-Year-Old Woman With Skin Lesions, Renal Masses, and Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Ravi Kalhan, Anjana V. Yeldandi, and Manu Jain
Chest Feb 2007: 624–627. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0559 [Full Text] [PDF]  


MEDICAL WRITING TIPS Back
Documenting Research in Scientific Articles: Guidelines for Authors: 3. Reporting Multivariate Analyses
Tom Lang
Chest Feb 2007: 628–632. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2088 [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      CORRESPONDENCE Back
Simplify d-Dimer Assay for Pulmonary Embolism
Franck Verschuren, Nicolas Delvau, Frédéric Thys, Jeffrey A. Kline, Michael S. Runyon, William B. Webb, Alan A. Jones, and Alice M. Mitchell
Chest Feb 2007: 633–634. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1859 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systemic Inflammation, COPD, and Pulmonary Hypertension
Marius M. Hoeper, Tobias Welte, Ruzena Tkacova, and Pavol Joppa
Chest Feb 2007: 634–635. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2207 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treating Critically Ill Patients With Sugar Pills
David Colquhoun, Michael Frass, Helmut Friehs, and Ilse Muchitsch
Chest Feb 2007: 635–636. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2402 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Idiopathic Cough: Self-Sustaining?
Jerome M. Reich and Richard S. Irwin
Chest Feb 2007: 636–637. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2136 [Full Text] [PDF]  


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