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Contents: Volume 131/Number 4/April, 2007   [Index by Author]      
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    Down CHEST IMAGING
    Down ASTHMA
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    Down INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY
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    Down CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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Down RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE
Down TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Down SPECIAL FEATURE
Down SELECTED REPORTS
Down POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER
    Down MEDICAL WRITING TIPS
    Down PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS
    Down CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN SLEEP MEDICINE
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                                      EDITORIALS Back
Glucocorticoids for ARDS: Just Do It!
Djillali Annane
Chest Apr 2007: 945–946. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-3005 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial Septostomy: Why We Still Need It
Victor Tapson
Chest Apr 2007: 947–948. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0335 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Staging System for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Time for an Overhaul?
David J. Barnes
Chest Apr 2007: 948–949. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-3126 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clarion Call for Trials Assessing "Cardiopulmonary" Agents To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in Inflammatory Lung Diseases
G. B. John Mancini
Chest Apr 2007: 950–951. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2838 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comet Tails in High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Diagnostic Portent or Streak in the Sky?
Andrew M. Luks and Erik R. Swenson
Chest Apr 2007: 951–953. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-3067 [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      ORIGINAL RESEARCH Back
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Back
Methylprednisolone Infusion in Early Severe ARDS*Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
G. Umberto Meduri, Emmel Golden, Amado X. Freire, Edwin Taylor, Muhammad Zaman, Stephanie J. Carson, Mary Gibson, and Reba Umberger
Chest Apr 2007: 954–963. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online supplemental material]  

Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Subjects Admitted to the ICU With Hypoxic Respiratory Failure Due to Noncardiogenic and Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
Dimitri Karmpaliotis, Ajay J. Kirtane, Christopher P. Ruisi, Tamar Polonsky, Atul Malhotra, Daniel Talmor, Ioanna Kosmidou, Petr Jarolim, James A. de Lemos, Marc S. Sabatine, C. Michael Gibson, and David Morrow
Chest Apr 2007: 964–971. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcome of Patients With Small-Vessel Vasculitis Admitted to a Medical ICU
S. Anjum Khan, Mir Rauf Subla, Deepti Behl, Ulrich Specks, and Bekele Afessa
Chest Apr 2007: 972–976. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2464 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


PULMONARY HYPERTENSION Back
Atrial Septostomy in Treatment of End-Stage Right Heart Failure in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Marcin Kurzyna, Marek Dabrowski, Dariusz Bielecki, Anna Fijalkowska, Piotr Pruszczyk, Grzegorz Opolski, Janusz Burakowski, Michal Florczyk, Witold Z. Tomkowski, Liliana Wawrzynska, Monika Szturmowicz, and Adam Torbicki
Chest Apr 2007: 977–983. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1227 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term Outcome in a Patient With Pulmonary Hypertension and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
Omar A. Minai, Christina Rigelsky, Charis Eng, Alejandro C. Arroliga, and James K. Stoller
Chest Apr 2007: 984–987. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pericardial Abnormalities Predict the Presence of Echocardiographically Defined Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Aryeh Fischer, Shigeki Misumi, Douglas Curran-Everett, Richard T. Meehan, Sandra K. Ulrich, Jeffrey J. Swigris, Stephen K. Frankel, Gregory P. Cosgrove, David A. Lynch, and Kevin K. Brown
Chest Apr 2007: 988–992. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2317 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


LUNG CANCER Back
Significance of Extranodal Extension of Regional Lymph Nodes in Surgically Resected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Yung-Chie Lee, Chen-Tu Wu, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Yu-Ting Tseng, and Yih-Leong Chang
Chest Apr 2007: 993–999. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1810 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Declining Incidence Rate of Lung Adenocarcinoma in the United States
Fan Chen, William F. Bina, and Philip Cole
Chest Apr 2007: 1000–1005. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1695 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


NOVEL PHARMACOTHERAPY Back
Influenza and COPD Mortality Protection as Pleiotropic, Dose-Dependent Effects of Statins
Floyd J. Frost, Hans Petersen, Kristine Tollestrup, and Betty Skipper
Chest Apr 2007: 1006–1012. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1997 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


CHEST IMAGING Back
Chest Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Peter J. Fagenholz, Jonathan A. Gutman, Alice F. Murray, Vicki E. Noble, Stephen H. Thomas, and N. Stuart Harris
Chest Apr 2007: 1013–1018. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1864 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic Usefulness of Fluorine–18-{alpha}–Methyltyrosine Positron Emission Tomography in Combination With 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose in Sarcoidosis Patients
Kyoichi Kaira, Noboru Oriuchi, Yoshimi Otani, Noriko Yanagitani, Noriaki Sunaga, Takeshi Hisada, Tamotsu Ishizuka, Keigo Endo, and Masatomo Mori
Chest Apr 2007: 1019–1027. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ability of Low-Dose Helical CT To Distinguish Between Benign and Malignant Noncalcified Lung Nodules
Steven B. Markowitz, Albert Miller, Jeffrey Miller, Amy Manowitz, Sylvia Kieding, Lee Sider, and Alfredo Morabia
Chest Apr 2007: 1028–1034. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.05-3014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


ASTHMA Back
Roles of Angiopoietin-1 and Angiopoietin-2 on Airway Microvascular Permeability in Asthmatic Patients
Hiroshi Kanazawa, Saeko Nomura, and Kazuhisa Asai
Chest Apr 2007: 1035–1041. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2758 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Wall Thickening in Patients With Cough Variant Asthma and Nonasthmatic Chronic Cough
Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Rollin P. Tabuena, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Makiko Jinnai, Kazuo Chin, and Michiaki Mishima
Chest Apr 2007: 1042–1049. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


COPD Back
Reduced Intrathoracic Blood Volume and Left and Right Ventricular Dimensions in Patients With Severe Emphysema: An MRI Study
Kirsten Jörgensen, Markus F. Müller, Jacqueline Nel, Richard N. Upton, Erik Houltz, and Sven-Erik Ricksten
Chest Apr 2007: 1050–1057. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Copeptin, C-Reactive Protein, and Procalcitonin as Prognostic Biomarkers in Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Daiana Stolz, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Nils G. Morgenthaler, Jörg Leuppi, David Miedinger, Roland Bingisser, Christian Müller, Joachim Struck, Beat Müller, and Michael Tamm
Chest Apr 2007: 1058–1067. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of a Walking Aid in COPD Patients Receiving Oxygen Therapy
Ernesto Crisafulli, Stefania Costi, Francesco De Blasio, Gianluca Biscione, Francesca Americi, Sergio Penza, Erika Eutropio, Franco Pasqua, Leonardo M. Fabbri, and Enrico M. Clini
Chest Apr 2007: 1068–1074. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Normal Bronchial Blood Flow in COPD Is Unaffected by Inhaled Corticosteroids and Correlates With Exhaled Nitric Oxide
Paolo Paredi, Simon Ward, Derek Cramer, Peter J. Barnes, and Sergei A. Kharitonov
Chest Apr 2007: 1075–1081. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2154 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


SLEEP MEDICINE Back
Depressed Myocardial Contractile Reserve in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Assessed by Tissue Doppler Imaging With Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
Nobuaki Okuda, Takahide Ito, Narutsugu Emura, Michihiro Suwa, Tetsuya Hayashi, Hiroshi Yoneda, and Yasushi Kitaura
Chest Apr 2007: 1082–1089. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2444 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Patterns During Sleep in Obesity-Hypoventilation Patients Treated With Nocturnal Pressure Support: A Preliminary Report
Yan Fei Guo, Emilia Sforza, and Jean Paul Janssens
Chest Apr 2007: 1090–1099. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1705 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictors of Decreased Spontaneous Baroreflex Sensitivity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Silke Ryan, Seamus Ward, Conor Heneghan, and Walter T. McNicholas
Chest Apr 2007: 1100–1107. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2165 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY Back
Biological Lung Volume Reduction*A New Bronchoscopic Therapy for Advanced Emphysema
John Reilly, George Washko, Victor Pinto-Plata, Eduardo Velez, Lawrence Kenney, Robert Berger, and Bartolome Celli
Chest Apr 2007: 1108–1113. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1754 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchial Laceration After Balloon Dilation for Benign Strictures: Incidence and Clinical Significance
Jin Hyoung Kim, Ji Hoon Shin, Ho-Young Song, Tae Sun Shim, Gi-Young Ko, Hyun-Ki Yoon, and Kyu-Bo Sung
Chest Apr 2007: 1114–1117. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Central Airway Mechanics and Flow Limitation in Acquired Tracheobronchomalacia
Stephen H. Loring, Carl R. O’Donnell, David J. Feller-Kopman, and Armin Ernst
Chest Apr 2007: 1118–1124. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2556 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


PLEURAL TUBERCULOSIS Back
Pleural Tuberculosis in the United States: Incidence and Drug Resistance
Michael H. Baumann, Rathel Nolan, Marcy Petrini, Y. C. Gary Lee, Richard W. Light, and Eileen Schneider
Chest Apr 2007: 1125–1132. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2352 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic Value of Interferon-{gamma} in Tuberculous Pleurisy: A Metaanalysis
Jing Jiang, Huan-Zhong Shi, Qiu-Li Liang, Shou-Ming Qin, and Xue-Jun Qin
Chest Apr 2007: 1133–1141. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2273 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


TOBACCO Back
Chronic and Acute Effects of Smoking on Left and Right Ventricular Relaxation in Young Healthy Smokers
Barbara Lichodziejewska, Katarzyna Kurnicka, Katarzyna Grudzka, Jerzy Malysz, Michal Ciurzynski, and Danuta Liszewska-Pfejfer
Chest Apr 2007: 1142–1148. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niflumic Acid and AG-1478 Reduce Cigarette Smoke-Induced Mucin Synthesis: The Role of hCLCA1
Ahmed E. Hegab, Tohru Sakamoto, Akihiro Nomura, Yukio Ishii, Yuko Morishima, Takashi Iizuka, Takumi Kiwamoto, Yosuke Matsuno, Shinsuke Homma, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest Apr 2007: 1149–1156. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2031 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effectiveness of an Elderly Smoking Cessation Counseling Training Program for Social Workers: A Longitudinal Study
Gabriel M. Leung, Sophia S. C. Chan, Janice M. Johnston, Steve K. K. Chan, Pauline P. S. Woo, Iris Chi, and Tai-Hing Lam
Chest Apr 2007: 1157–1165. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1975 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS Back
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Acid Suppression, and Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease
Rachel M. Thomson, John G. Armstrong, and David F. Looke
Chest Apr 2007: 1166–1172. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1906 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum Indicators for the Diagnosis of Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Sadatomo Tasaka, Naoki Hasegawa, Seiki Kobayashi, Wakako Yamada, Tomoyasu Nishimura, Tsutomu Takeuchi, and Akitoshi Ishizaka
Chest Apr 2007: 1173–1180. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


CYSTIC FIBROSIS Back
Effect of Albuterol on Maximal Exercise Capacity in Cystic Fibrosis
David J. Serisier, Andrew D. Coates, and Simon D. Bowler
Chest Apr 2007: 1181–1187. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infection With Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteria and Pulmonary Exacerbations of Cystic Fibrosis
Melissa St. Denis, Karam Ramotar, Katherine Vandemheen, Elizabeth Tullis, Wendy Ferris, Francis Chan, Craig Lee, Robert Slinger, and Shawn D. Aaron
Chest Apr 2007: 1188–1196. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2611 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE Back
Excess Respiratory Symptoms in Full-time Male and Female Workers in Large-Scale Swine Operations
Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Liliane Chénard, Kendra Ulmer, Natasha Gibson-Burlinguette, Cheryl Leuschen, and James A. Dosman
Chest Apr 2007: 1197–1204. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2323 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE Back
Recent Advances in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Inpatient and Outpatient
Michael S. Niederman
Chest Apr 2007: 1205–1215. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1994 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE Back
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Lung Disease: Clinical Implications
Scott J. Tebbutt, Alan James, and Peter D. Paré
Chest Apr 2007: 1216–1223. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      SPECIAL FEATURE Back
Special Considerations for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Undergoing Lung Transplantation
Denis Hadjiliadis
Chest Apr 2007: 1224–1231. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1163 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      SELECTED REPORTS Back
Catheter-Tract Metastases Associated With Chronic Indwelling Pleural Catheters
Sam M. Janes, Najib M. Rahman, Robert J. O. Davies, and Y. C. Gary Lee
Chest Apr 2007: 1232–1234. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flavored Cigar Smoking Induces Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Nawar Al-Saieg, Ousama Moammar, and Ritha Kartan
Chest Apr 2007: 1234–1237. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2623 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corynebacterium ulcerans Infection of the Lung Mimicking the Histology of Churg-Strauss Syndrome
Shin-ichi Nureki, Eishi Miyazaki, Osamu Matsuno, Ryuichi Takenaka, Masaru Ando, Toshihide Kumamoto, Tadao Nakano, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, and Takayuki Ezaki
Chest Apr 2007: 1237–1239. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2346 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adenocarcinoma of the Lung Presenting as a Mycetoma With an Air Crescent Sign
Lan-Fu Wang, Hsi Chu, Yuh-Min Chen, and Reury-Perng Perng
Chest Apr 2007: 1239–1242. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1551 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoglobin Bassett Produces Low Pulse Oximeter and Co-oximeter Readings
Arvind Das, Sameer Sinha, and James D. Hoyer
Chest Apr 2007: 1242–1244. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1310 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER Back
MEDICAL WRITING TIPS Back
A Dying Art?: The Doctor’s Letter of Condolence
Gregory C. Kane
Chest Apr 2007: 1245–1247. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2948 [Full Text] [PDF]  


PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS Back
A 56-Year-Old Man With Choking, Recurrent Pneumonia, and Weight Loss
Michael Eberlein and David B. Pearse
Chest Apr 2007: 1248–1251. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1066 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A 45-Year-Old Woman With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Progressive Dyspnea
Drew Allen, James K. Stoller, and Omar A. Minai
Chest Apr 2007: 1252–1255. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1098 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A 45-Year-Old Man With Severe Dysphagia and Pulmonary Infiltrates
Yasmine S. Wasfi and Mitchell L. Margolis
Chest Apr 2007: 1256–1259. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0977 [Full Text] [PDF]  


CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN SLEEP MEDICINE Back
Clinical Identification of the Simple Sleep-Related Movement Disorders
Arthur S. Walters
Chest Apr 2007: 1260–1266. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      CORRESPONDENCE Back
Stress-Induced Pulmonary Systolic Hypertension in Patients With Scleroderma
Jose Luis Callejas, Eduardo Moreno, Pilar Martin, Lourdes Lopez-Perez, Norberto Ortego, and David Silverman
Chest Apr 2007: 1267 ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2430 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Should Blood Be Transfused To Raise Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation?
Vinayak Jha, Guillermo Gutierrez, Ronny M. Otero, and Emanuel P. Rivers
Chest Apr 2007: 1267-a–1269. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2891 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Partnership With Patients: How Much Partnership?
Hari K. Dandapantula, Hima Katkuri, Albert W. Wu, J. Bryan Sexton, and Peter J. Pronovost
Chest Apr 2007: 1269–1270. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2939 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Survey on Quality of Training in Pulmonary Physiology During Fellowship
Steven H. Salzman, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Robert A. Wise, and Andrew L. Ries
Chest Apr 2007: 1270–1271. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0049 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risks in Using Nonrigorous Spanish Translations of Asthma Questionnaires
Rafael Narvaez, Kathleen Moors, Rachel Miller, and Mayra Ramirez
Chest Apr 2007: 1271–1272. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0180 [Full Text] [PDF]  


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