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Contents: Volume 131/Number 5/May, 2007   [Index by Author]      
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    Down BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS
    Down CYSTIC FIBROSIS
    Down HYPOXIA-RELATED ISSUES
    Down EFFECTS OF SMOKING
    Down PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING
    Down ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY
    Down CHEST IMAGING
Down MEDICAL ETHICS
Down RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE
Down TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE
Down SPECIAL FEATURE
Down SELECTED REPORTS
Down TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Down POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER
    Down CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
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                                      EDITORIALS Back
Managing the Nervous System Effects of Sepsis
Charles F. Bolton and G. Bryan Young
Chest May 2007: 1273–1274. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0367 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Statins and Lung Cancer Risk
Jhanelle Gray, W. Michael Alberts, and Gerold Bepler
Chest May 2007: 1274–1275. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0308 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Another Nail in Albumin’s Coffin
Lewis J. Kaplan
Chest May 2007: 1276–1277. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0313 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maintaining Therapeutic Anticoagulation: The Importance of Keeping "Within Range"
Deirdre A. Lane and Gregory Y. H. Lip
Chest May 2007: 1277–1279. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0273 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is Brachial Artery Peak Velocity Variation Ready for Prime Time?
Atul Malhotra, Matthias Eikermann, and Sheldon Magder
Chest May 2007: 1279–1281. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0304 [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      ORIGINAL RESEARCH Back
CANCER Back
Statins Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer in Humans: A Large Case-Control Study of US Veterans
Vikas Khurana, Hanmanth R. Bejjanki, Gloria Caldito, and Michael W. Owens
Chest May 2007: 1282–1288. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0931 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Racial Differences in Cancer Risk Among Relatives of Patients With Early Onset Lung Cancer
Jessica L. Naff, Michele L. Coté, Angela S. Wenzlaff, and Ann G. Schwartz
Chest May 2007: 1289–1294. Prepublished online March 30, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Back
Effects of Hypercapnia on BP in Hypoalbuminemic and Nagase Analbuminemic Rats
Jose L. Gómez, Kyle J. Gunnerson, Mingchen Song, Jinyou Li, and John A. Kellum
Chest May 2007: 1295–1300. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radial Artery Pulse Pressure Variation Correlates With Brachial Artery Peak Velocity Variation in Ventilated Subjects When Measured by Internal Medicine Residents Using Hand-Carried Ultrasound Devices
J. Matthew Brennan, John E. A. Blair, Chetan Hampole, Sascha Goonewardena, Samip Vasaiwala, Dipak Shah, Kirk T. Spencer, and Gregory A. Schmidt
Chest May 2007: 1301–1307. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1768 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fresh-Frozen Plasma and Platelet Transfusions Are Associated With Development of Acute Lung Injury in Critically Ill Medical Patients
Hasrat Khan, Jon Belsher, Murat Yilmaz, Bekele Afessa, Jeffrey L. Winters, S. Breanndan Moore, Rolf D. Hubmayr, and Ognjen Gajic
Chest May 2007: 1308–1314. Prepublished online March 30, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-3048 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Early Phase of the Minute Ventilation Recovery Curve Predicts Extubation Failure Better Than the Minute Ventilation Recovery Time
Gonzalo Hernandez, Rafael Fernandez, Elena Luzon, Rafael Cuena, and Juan Carlos Montejo
Chest May 2007: 1315–1322. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


ASTHMA Back
Asthma in American Indian Adults: The Strong Heart Study
Anne E. Dixon, Fawn Yeh, Thomas K. Welty, Everett R. Rhoades, Elisa T. Lee, Barbara V. Howard, Paul L. Enright for the Strong Heart Study Research Group
Chest May 2007: 1323–1330. Prepublished online March 30, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1968 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Area of Residence, Birthplace, and Asthma in Puerto Rican Children
Robyn T. Cohen, Glorisa J. Canino, Hector R. Bird, Sa Shen, Bernard A. Rosner, and Juan C. Celedón
Chest May 2007: 1331–1338. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1917 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of Sputum Induction With Hypertonic Saline Solution in Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction
Chris Carlsten, Moira L. Aitken, and Teal S. Hallstrand
Chest May 2007: 1339–1344. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2299 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostic Classification of Persistent Rhinitis and Its Relationship to Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Asthma: A Clinical Study of a Consecutive Series of Patients
Giovanni Rolla, Giuseppe Guida, Enrico Heffler, Iuliana Badiu, Luisa Bommarito, Antonella De Stefani, Antonio Usai, Domenico Cosseddu, Franco Nebiolo, and Caterina Bucca
Chest May 2007: 1345–1352. Prepublished online February 22, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Differential Flow Analysis of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Patients With Asthma of Differing Severity
Caterina Brindicci, Kazuhiro Ito, Peter J. Barnes, and Sergei A. Kharitonov
Chest May 2007: 1353–1362. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2531 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


COPD Back
Measurements of Desmosine and Isodesmosine by Mass Spectrometry in COPD
Shuren Ma, Yong Y. Lin, and Gerard M. Turino
Chest May 2007: 1363–1371. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2251 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Association Between Small Airway Obstruction and Emphysema Phenotypes in COPD
Won-Dong Kim, Sean H. Ling, Harvey O. Coxson, John C. English, John Yee, Robert D. Levy, Peter D. Paré, and James C. Hogg
Chest May 2007: 1372–1378. Prepublished online February 22, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


SLEEP MEDICINE Back
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, and Their Interaction on Arterial Stiffness and Heart Remodeling
Luciano F. Drager, Luiz A. Bortolotto, Adelaide C. Figueiredo, Bruno Caldin Silva, Eduardo M. Krieger, and Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho
Chest May 2007: 1379–1386. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2703 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Is Associated With Some Components of Metabolic Syndrome
Masakazu Kono, Koichiro Tatsumi, Toshiji Saibara, Akira Nakamura, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Yuichi Takiguchi, and Takayuki Kuriyama
Chest May 2007: 1387–1392. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1807 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fixed and Autoadjusting Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatments Are Not Similar in Reducing Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Vincenzo Patruno, Stefano Aiolfi, Giorgio Costantino, Rodolfo Murgia, Carlo Selmi, Alberto Malliani, and Nicola Montano
Chest May 2007: 1393–1399. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2192 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship Between Serum Substance P Levels and Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Ahmet Ursavas, Mehmet Karadag, Yesim Ozarda Ilcol, Basak Burgazlioglu, Ilker Ercan, and R. Oktay Gozu
Chest May 2007: 1400–1405. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sympathetic Chemoreflex Responses in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy
Virginia A. Imadojemu, Zubina Mawji, Allen Kunselman, Kristen S. Gray, Cynthia S. Hogeman, and Urs A. Leuenberger
Chest May 2007: 1406–1413. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


WORLD TRADE CENTER-RELATED PULMONARY DISEASE Back
World Trade Center "Sarcoid-Like" Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease in New York City Fire Department Rescue Workers
Gabriel Izbicki, Robert Chavko, Gisela I. Banauch, Michael D. Weiden, Kenneth I. Berger, Thomas K. Aldrich, Charles Hall, Kerry J. Kelly, and David J. Prezant
Chest May 2007: 1414–1423. Prepublished online March 30, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS Back
Cost-effectiveness of Interferon-{gamma} Release Assay Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment in Germany
Roland Diel, Albert Nienhaus, and Robert Loddenkemper
Chest May 2007: 1424–1434. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2728 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis by Voriconazole in Nonimmunocompromised Patients
Juliette Camuset, Hilario Nunes, Marie-Christine Dombret, Anne Bergeron, Priscilla Henno, Bruno Philippe, Gaelle Dauriat, Gilles Mangiapan, Antoine Rabbat, and Jacques Cadranel
Chest May 2007: 1435–1441. Prepublished online March 30, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contribution of a Pleural Antigen Assay (Binax NOW) to the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia
José M. Porcel, Agustín Ruiz-González, Miquel Falguera, Antoni Nogués, Carles Galindo, Jordi Carratalá, and Aureli Esquerda
Chest May 2007: 1442–1447. Prepublished online February 22, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1884 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


PULMONARY FIBROSIS Back
Body Mass Index and Mortality in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Mazen Alakhras, Paul A. Decker, Hassan F. Nadrous, Maria Collazo-Clavell, and Jay H. Ryu
Chest May 2007: 1448–1453. Prepublished online March 30, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2784 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS Back
Bronchoalveolar Cellularity and Interleukin-8 Levels in Measles Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Young Yull Koh, Da Eun Jung, Ji Yeon Koh, Jung Yeon Kim, Young Yoo, and Chang Keun Kim
Chest May 2007: 1454–1460. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-0188 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


CYSTIC FIBROSIS Back
Inhalation of Moli1901 in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Hartmut Grasemann, Florian Stehling, Helmut Brunar, Rudolf Widmann, Terry W. Laliberte, Luis Molina, Gerd Döring, and Felix Ratjen
Chest May 2007: 1461–1466. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


HYPOXIA-RELATED ISSUES Back
Does Endothelin Play a Role in Chemoreception During Acute Hypoxia in Normal Men?
Marko Gujic, Anne Houssière, Olivier Xhaët, Jean-François Argacha, Nathalie Denewet, André Noseda, Pascale Jespers, Christian Melot, Robert Naeije, and Philippe van de Borne
Chest May 2007: 1467–1472. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1775 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endogenous Urate Production Augments Plasma Antioxidant Capacity in Healthy Lowland Subjects Exposed to High Altitude
J. Kenneth Baillie, Matthew G. D. Bates, A. A. Roger Thompson, W. Stephen Waring, Roland W. Partridge, Martin F. Schnopp, Alistair Simpson, Fiona Gulliver-Sloan, Simon R. J. Maxwell, and David J. Webb
Chest May 2007: 1473–1478. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


EFFECTS OF SMOKING Back
Acute Effects of Smoking on Skeletal Muscle Microcirculation Monitored by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Angeliki Siafaka, Epameinondas Angelopoulos, Konstantinos Kritikos, Magdalini Poriazi, Neofitos Basios, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Antonios Andreou, Charis Roussos, and Serafim Nanas
Chest May 2007: 1479–1485. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING Back
Spirometer Calibration Checks: Is 3.5% Good Enough?
Meredith C. McCormack, David Shade, and Robert A. Wise
Chest May 2007: 1486–1493. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peak Expiratory Flow Is Not a Quality Indicator for Spirometry: Peak Expiratory Flow Variability and FEV1 Are Poorly Correlated in an Elderly Population
Matthew J. Hegewald, Michael J. Lefor, Robert L. Jensen, Robert O. Crapo, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Catherine L. Haggerty, Douglas C. Bauer, Suzanne Satterfield, Tamara Harris for the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study Investigators
Chest May 2007: 1494–1499. Prepublished online March 30, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY Back
Warfarin and Antiplatelet Combination Use Among Commercially Insured Patients Enrolled in an Anticoagulation Management Service
Samuel G. Johnson, Daniel M. Witt, Todd R. Eddy, Thomas Delate for the Clinical Pharmacy Anticoagulation Service Study Group
Chest May 2007: 1500–1507. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2374 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Burden of Potentially Avoidable Anticoagulant-Associated Hemorrhagic and Thromobembolic Events in the Elderly
Carl van Walraven, Natalie Oake, Philip S. Wells, and Alan J. Forster
Chest May 2007: 1508–1515. Prepublished online February 22, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2628 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


CHEST IMAGING Back
Solid or Partly Solid Solitary Pulmonary Nodules: Their Characterization Using Contrast Wash-In and Morphologic Features at Helical CT
Kyung Soo Lee, Chin A. Yi, Sun Young Jeong, Yeon Joo Jeong, Seonwoo Kim, Myung Jin Chung, Ha Young Kim, Yoon Kyung Kim, and Kwang Hwi Lee
Chest May 2007: 1516–1525. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Novel Technique for Localization of Small Pulmonary Nodules
Weisheng Chen, Long Chen, Shengsheng Yang, Ziqian Chen, Gengnian Qian, Suxun Zhang, and Junjie Jing
Chest May 2007: 1526–1531. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      MEDICAL ETHICS Back
The Ethical Foundations of Professionalism: A Sociologic History
Harold C. Sox
Chest May 2007: 1532–1540. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0464 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE Back
ICU-Acquired Weakness
William D. Schweickert and Jesse Hall
Chest May 2007: 1541–1549. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE Back
Reducing the Toll of Inflammatory Lung Disease
Nazia Chaudhuri, Moira K. B. Whyte, and Ian Sabroe
Chest May 2007: 1550–1556. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2869 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      SPECIAL FEATURE Back
Systemic Effects of Smoking
Dilyara G. Yanbaeva, Mieke A. Dentener, Eva C. Creutzberg, Geertjan Wesseling, and Emiel F. M. Wouters
Chest May 2007: 1557–1566. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2179 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      SELECTED REPORTS Back
Elevated Glucose in Pleural Effusion: An Early Clue to Esophageal Perforation
Khalid F. Almoosa, Noel Wardell, and Shahrokh Javaheri
Chest May 2007: 1567–1569. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Metastasis From Lung Adenocarcinoma Causing Atrioventricular Block and Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction
Takatoshi Kasai, Kazuma Kishi, Masateru Kawabata, Koji Narui, Shin-ichi Momomura, and Kunihiko Yoshimura
Chest May 2007: 1569–1572. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1904 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis-Like Syndrome Associated With the Use of Lenalidomide
Aaron Thornburg, Rafat Abonour, Patricia Smith, Kenneth Knox, and Homer L. Twigg, III
Chest May 2007: 1572–1574. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1734 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Hypertension Due to a Retained Totally Implantable Venous Access Device Fragment
Joseph D. Espiritu and Cary G. Stolar
Chest May 2007: 1574–1576. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1792 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Back
Surfactant Replacement Therapy
Timothy P. Stevens and Robert A. Sinkin
Chest May 2007: 1577–1582. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2371 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER Back
CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Back
Controversies in RBC Transfusion in the Critically Ill
Paul C. Hébert, Alan Tinmouth, and Howard L. Corwin
Chest May 2007: 1583–1590. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


MEDICAL WRITING TIPS Back
Avoiding Common Problems During Online Submission of Manuscripts
Stephen J. Welch
Chest May 2007: 1591–1594. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-2906 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  


PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS Back
A 42-Year-Old Woman With Sudden Onset of Back Pain and Severe Dyspnea
An Vanacker, Wouter Meersseman, Daniel C. Knockaert, Alexander Wilmer, and Daniel Blockmans
Chest May 2007: 1595–1598. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1776 [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Unusual Cause of Cough and Dyspnea in an Immunocompromised Patient
David M. Berkowitz, Rabih I. Bechara, and Linda L. Wolfenden
Chest May 2007: 1599–1602. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1541 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A 51-Year-Old Woman With Blanched Skin, Coagulopathy, Abdominal Pain, and Cardiopulmonary Failure
Mariam A. Al-Ansari
Chest May 2007: 1603–1607. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1368 [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Patient With Sickle Cell Disease With Septic Shock, Purpura, and Cold Extremities
Mariam Al-Ansari
Chest May 2007: 1608–1611. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1748 [Full Text] [PDF]  


                                      CORRESPONDENCE Back
Clinicians’ Competency in Bioethics
Alberto Giannini, Joseph A. Carrese, and Jeremy Sugarman
Chest May 2007: 1612–1613. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0205 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Analytical Shortfalls in Multivariate Regression Analysis
Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Richard E. Rothman, Grant W. Waterer, and Richard G. Wunderink
Chest May 2007: 1613–1614. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0237 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Work Hour Restrictions on Fellows
Maria Lucarelli, John Mastronarde, Gary Phillips, and Catherine Lucey
Chest May 2007: 1614 ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0345 [Full Text] [PDF]  

There Are No Excuses for Not Performing Spirometry in Acute Asthmatics in the Emergency Department Setting
Gustavo J. Rodrigo
Chest May 2007: 1615 ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0159 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Factors for Extubation Success in Patients Following Failure of a Spontaneous Breathing Trial
John R. Bach
Chest May 2007: 1615-a ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-3110 [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Hypnotics in Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Compliance
Rafael Pelayo and Christian Guilleminault
Chest May 2007: 1616 ; DOI 10.1378/chest.06-3036 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sister Leena’s Sign: A Sign That May Be Useful in Differentiating Colopleural Fistula (Fecal Empyema) From Usual Empyema
Wanis H. Ibrahim and Leena Thomas
Chest May 2007: 1616-a–1617. ; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0446 [Full Text] [PDF]  


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