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Contents: Volume 133/Number 1/January, 2008 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ORIGINAL RESEARCH
	SMOKING AND SKELETAL MUSCLES
	COPD
	EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
	CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
	SLEEP MEDICINE
	ASTHMA
	INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY
	ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY
	RESPIRATORY ADJUNCT THERAPY
	NONINVASIVE MONITORING
	CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
	CHEST IMAGING
	PNEUMONIA
	IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS

	COMMENTARY
	TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE

	TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE

	RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE

	TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

	SPECIAL FEATURE

	SELECTED REPORTS

	POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER
	CHEST IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY FOR CLINICIANS
	MEDICAL WRITING TIPS
	PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS

	PECTORILOQUY

	CORRESPONDENCE

	CHEST REVIEWERS 2007

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EDITORIALS

Becoming the Journal of the Future
Richard S. Irwin and Stephen J. Welch Chest Jan 2008: 1–3. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2814 [Full Text] [PDF] [Second Opinion (Editorial Cartoon by Rob Rogers)]

Cigarette Smoking and the Skeletal Muscles
Peter D. Wagner Chest Jan 2008: 3–4. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2112 [Full Text] [PDF]

Interleukin-6: A Red Herring or a Real Catch in COPD?
Don D. Sin and S. F. Paul Man Chest Jan 2008: 4–6. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2085 [Full Text] [PDF]

Simulation: About Safety, Not Fantasy
William Dunn and Joseph G. Murphy Chest Jan 2008: 6–9. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1719 [Full Text] [PDF]

Transparency in Health Care: An Issue Throughout US History
Joseph G. Murphy and William Dunn Chest Jan 2008: 9–10. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2100 [Full Text] [PDF]

Pectoriloquy and Poetry
Michael Zack Chest Jan 2008: 10–11. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1451 [Full Text] [PDF]

Second Opinion
Rob Rogers Chest Jan 2008: 12. [Full Text] [PDF]

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
SMOKING AND SKELETAL MUSCLES

Peripheral Muscle Alterations in Non-COPD Smokers
Maria Montes de Oca, Eduardo Loeb, Sonia H. Torres, Juan De Sanctis, Noelina Hernández, and Carlos Tálamo Chest Jan 2008: 13–18. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

COPD

Systemic Inflammation and COPD: The Framingham Heart Study
Robert E. Walter, Jemma B. Wilk, Martin G. Larson, Ramachandran S. Vasan, John F. Keaney, Jr, Izabella Lipinska, George T. O’Connor, and Emelia J. Benjamin Chest Jan 2008: 19–25. Prepublished online October 1, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CXCR3 and CCR5 Chemokines in Induced Sputum From Patients With COPD
Claudia Costa, Rogerio Rufino, Suzanne L. Traves, Jose Roberto Lapa e Silva, Peter J. Barnes, and Louise E. Donnelly Chest Jan 2008: 26–33. Prepublished online October 9, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0393 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Reported and Unreported Exacerbations of COPD: Analysis by Diary Cards
Kesavaperumal Vijayasaratha and Robert A. Stockley Chest Jan 2008: 34–41. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Variability of the Prevalence of Undiagnosed Airflow Obstruction in Smokers Using Different Diagnostic Criteria
Arthur Chun-Wing Lau, Mary Sau-Man Ip, Christopher Kei-Wai Lai, Kah-Lin Choo, Kam-Shing Tang, Loretta Yin-Chun Yam, and Moira Chan-Yeung Chest Jan 2008: 42–48. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1434 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Influenza Vaccination in Subjects With ${alpha}$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Michael A. Campos, Saleh Alazemi, Guoyan Zhang, Robert A. Sandhaus, and Adam Wanner Chest Jan 2008: 49–55. Prepublished online October 1, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1482 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Simulation-Based Education Improves Quality of Care During Cardiac Arrest Team Responses at an Academic Teaching Hospital: A Case-Control Study
Diane B. Wayne, Aashish Didwania, Joe Feinglass, Monica J. Fudala, Jeffrey H. Barsuk, and William C. McGaghie Chest Jan 2008: 56–61. Prepublished online June 15, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Prognostic Value of Different Dead Space Indices in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Acute Lung Injury and ARDS
Umberto Lucangelo, Francesca Bernabè, Sara Vatua, Giada Degrassi, Ana Villagrà, Rafael Fernandez, Pablo V. Romero, Pilar Saura, Massimo Borelli, and Lluis Blanch Chest Jan 2008: 62–71. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0935 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Trends in End-of-Life ICU Use Among Older Adults With Advanced Lung Cancer
Gulshan Sharma, Jean Freeman, Dong Zhang, and James S. Goodwin Chest Jan 2008: 72–78. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SLEEP MEDICINE

Leptin and Leptin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Masayuki Hanaoka, Xiujun Yu, Kazuhisa Urushihata, Masao Ota, Keisaku Fujimoto, and Keishi Kubo Chest Jan 2008: 79–85. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1633 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Improves Cardiovascular Autonomic Function for Persons With Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Raelene E. Maser, M. James Lenhard, Albert A. Rizzo, and Anthony A. Vasile Chest Jan 2008: 86–91. Prepublished online October 20, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Elevated Serum Aminotransferase Levels in Children at Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, Oscar Sans Capdevila, Ebrahim Kheirandish, and David Gozal Chest Jan 2008: 92–99. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0773 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ASTHMA

Absence of Relationships Between Tuberculin Responses and Development of Adult Asthma With Rhinitis and Atopy
Jing Li, Zhimin Zhou, Jiaying An, Chunqing Zhang, Baoqing Sun, and Nanshan Zhong Chest Jan 2008: 100–106. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1467 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paternal Asthma, Mold Exposure, and Increased Airway Responsiveness Among Children With Asthma in Costa Rica
Ngoc P. Ly, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, Lydiana Avila, Gary M. Hunninghake, Benjamin A. Raby, Daniel Laskey, Jody S. Sylvia, and Juan C. Celedón Chest Jan 2008: 107–114. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Feasibility of Repetitive Lung Function Measurements by Raised Volume Rapid Thoracoabdominal Compression During Methacholine Challenge in Young Infants
Lotte Loland and Hans Bisgaard Chest Jan 2008: 115–122. Prepublished online October 20, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY

Photodynamic Therapy for Airway Stenosis in Rabbit Models
Yoshinori Nakagishi, Yuji Morimoto, Masanori Fujita, Noriko Morimoto, Yuichi Ozeki, Tadaaki Maehara, and Makoto Kikuchi Chest Jan 2008: 123–130. Prepublished online October 1, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1410 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Exclusive Diagnostic Contribution of the Histology Specimens Obtained by 19-Gauge Transbronchial Aspiration Needle in Suspected Malignant Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy
Grigorios Stratakos, Ilias Porfyridis, Vassilis Papas, Christina Kandaraki, Charalampos Zisis, Vasso Mariatou, Adamantia Liapikou, Charis Roussos, and Spyros Zakynthinos Chest Jan 2008: 131–136. Prepublished online October 20, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1920 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Automatic Objective Diagnosis of Lymph Nodal Disease by B-Mode Images From Convex-Type Echobronchoscopy
Rie Tagaya, Noriaki Kurimoto, Hiroaki Osada, and Akira Kobayashi Chest Jan 2008: 137–142. Prepublished online October 20, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1497 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY

Clinical Outcome of Patients With Upper-Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis: Results From the RIETE Registry^,
Francisco José Muñoz, Patrick Mismetti, Renzo Poggio, Reina Valle, Manuel Barrón, María Guil, Manuel Monreal for the RIETE Investigators Chest Jan 2008: 143–148. Prepublished online October 9, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Differences Between Low-Molecular-Weight and Unfractionated Heparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Following Ischemic Stroke: A Metaanalysis
Andrew F. Shorr, William L. Jackson, John H. Sherner, and Lisa K. Moores Chest Jan 2008: 149–155. Prepublished online October 9, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1826 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RESPIRATORY ADJUNCT THERAPY

Increased Survival With Mechanical Ventilation in Posttuberculosis Patients With the Combination of Respiratory Failure and Chest Wall Deformity
Linda Jäger, Karl A. Franklin, Bengt Midgren, Kerstin Löfdahl, and Kerstin Ström Chest Jan 2008: 156–160. Prepublished online December 10, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Physiologic Benefits of Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation in Children With Neuromuscular Diseases
Brigitte Fauroux, Nathalie Guillemot, Guillaume Aubertin, Nadia Nathan, Agathe Labit, Annick Clément, and Frédéric Lofaso Chest Jan 2008: 161–168. Prepublished online December 10, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1615 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NONINVASIVE MONITORING

Exhaled Nitric Oxide Concentration Is Affected by Age, Height, and Race in Healthy 9- to 12-Year-Old Children
Thomas Kovesi, Ryan Kulka, and Robert Dales Chest Jan 2008: 169–175. Prepublished online October 9, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1177 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Induced Sputum in the Very Young: A New Key to Infection and Inflammation
Huda Mussaffi, Elizabeth M. Fireman, Meir Mei-Zahav, Dario Prais, and Hannah Blau Chest Jan 2008: 176–182. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Sildenafil Improves Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Joanna Pepke-Zaba, Claire Gilbert, Lorraine Collings, and Martin C. J. Brown Chest Jan 2008: 183–189. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Aging Dilates Atrium and Pulmonary Veins: Implications for the Genesis of Atrial Fibrillation
Nan-Hung Pan, Hsuan-Ming Tsao, Nen-Chung Chang, Yi-Jen Chen, and Shih-Ann Chen Chest Jan 2008: 190–196. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1769 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Mechanisms of Periodic Breathing During Exercise in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Anna Apostolo, and Richard K. Albert Chest Jan 2008: 197–203. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CHEST IMAGING

Occult Traumatic Pneumothorax: Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department
Gino Soldati, Americo Testa, Sara Sher, Giulia Pignataro, Monica La Sala, and Nicolò Gentiloni Silveri Chest Jan 2008: 204–211. Prepublished online October 9, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1595 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Severe Hemoptysis of Pulmonary Arterial Origin: Signs and Role of Multidetector Row CT Angiography
Antoine Khalil, Antoine Parrot, Cosmina Nedelcu, Muriel Fartoukh, Claude Marsault, and Marie-France Carette Chest Jan 2008: 212–219. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1159 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PNEUMONIA

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Risk and Outcome of Pneumonia
Ewoudt M. W. van de Garde, Henrik Endeman, Vera H. M. Deneer, Douwe H. Biesma, Fakhredin A. Sayed-Tabatabaei, Henk J. T. Ruven, Hubert G. M. Leufkens, and Jules M. M. van den Bosch Chest Jan 2008: 220–225. Prepublished online October 1, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1400 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS

Baseline BAL Neutrophilia Predicts Early Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Brent W. Kinder, Kevin K. Brown, Marvin I. Schwarz, Joachim H. Ix, Alma Kervitsky, and Talmadge E. King, Jr Chest Jan 2008: 226–232. Prepublished online December 10, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1948 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

COMMENTARY
TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE

Transparency and the "End Result Idea"
Stephen J. Swensen and Denise A. Cortese Chest Jan 2008: 233–235. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2101 [Full Text] [PDF]

TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE

Is Airway Smooth Muscle the "Missing Link" Modulating Airway Inflammation in Asthma?
Omar Tliba, Yassine Amrani, and Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr Chest Jan 2008: 236–242. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0262 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE

Pulmonary Disease Due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Jeffrey Glassroth Chest Jan 2008: 243–251. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0358 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fluid Therapy in Resuscitated Sepsis: Less Is More
Lakshmi Durairaj and Gregory A. Schmidt Chest Jan 2008: 252–263. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Endobronchial Ultrasound
Francis D. Sheski and Praveen N. Mathur Chest Jan 2008: 264–270. DOI 10.1378/chest.06-1735 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SPECIAL FEATURE

Pulmonary and Thrombotic Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jeffrey J. Swigris, Aryeh Fischer, Joann Gilles, Richard T. Meehan, and Kevin K. Brown Chest Jan 2008: 271–280. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SELECTED REPORTS

Misinterpretation of a Pulmonary GI Anastomosis Stapler Line as a Retained Foreign Body
Andreas Granetzny, Norbert Holtbecker, Hermann Thomas, Kamil Klein, and Ahmad Boseila Chest Jan 2008: 281–283. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Long-term Follow-up of a Fenestrated Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Till F. Althoff, Fabian Knebel, Alexander Panda, John McArdle, Volker Gliech, Ines Franke, Christian Witt, Gert Baumann, and Adrian C. Borges Chest Jan 2008: 283–285. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER
CHEST IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY FOR CLINICIANS

Unusual Dyspnea in a Woman With CREST Syndrome
David Z. Tzeng, Kevin O. Leslie, David Shelton, and Andrew Chan Chest Jan 2008: 286–290. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1211 [Full Text] [PDF]

MEDICAL WRITING TIPS

Materials and Methods: A Recipe for Success
MaryAnn Foote Chest Jan 2008: 291–293. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2382 [Full Text] [PDF]

On Writing Poetry
Michael Zack Chest Jan 2008: 294–295. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1365 [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS

A 56-Year-Old Woman With Arm Pain, Dyspnea, and an Elevated Diaphragm
Meena Kalluri, John T. Huggins, and Charlie Strange Chest Jan 2008: 296–299. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0721 [Full Text] [PDF]

A 16-Year-Old Girl With Hemoptysis, Intermittent Loss of Vision, and a Carotid Bruit
Dipti Gothi and J. M. Joshi Chest Jan 2008: 300–304. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0845 [Full Text] [PDF]

An 81-Year-Old Man With Lactic Acidosis, Refractory Hypoglycemia, and Lymphocytosis
Khalil Diab, Kenneth S. Knox, and Chadi A. Hage Chest Jan 2008: 306–310. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1130 [Full Text] [PDF]

PECTORILOQUY

Patient Coat, Doctor Coat
Michael Zack Chest Jan 2008: 311. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2423 [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE

Endobronchial Biopsy in Childhood
Nicolas Regamey, Tom N. Hilliard, Sejal Saglani, Jie Zhu, Ian M. Balfour-Lynn, Marc Rosenthal, Peter K. Jeffery, Eric W. F. W. Alton, Andrew Bush, Jane C. Davies, Andrew A. Colin, and Tarig Ali-Dinar Chest Jan 2008: 312–313. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1735 [Full Text] [PDF]

Underutilization of Spirometry for the Diagnosis of COPD
Mirco Lusuardi, Danilo Orlandini, MeiLan K. Han, and Fernando J. Martinez Chest Jan 2008: 313–314. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2172 [Full Text] [PDF]

Noninvasive Ventilation for Patients With Neuromuscular Disease and Acute Respiratory Failure
Jesús Sancho, Emilio Servera, Nicholas S. Hill, Erik Garpestad, and John Brennan Chest Jan 2008: 314–315. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2180 [Full Text] [PDF]

Resource Utilization in Patients Undergoing Early Goal-Directed Therapy for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Petey Laohaburanakit, Alan E. Jones, and Jeffrey A. Kline Chest Jan 2008: 315–316. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2206 [Full Text] [PDF]

Tight Blood Glucose Control in the ICU: How Best To Measure Glucose Control?
Guy W. Soo Hoo, Ilse Vanhorebeek, and Greet Van den Berghe Chest Jan 2008: 316–317. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2214 [Full Text] [PDF]

Catheter-Directed Intervention for Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Shining Saber
William T. Kuo, Daniel Y. Sze, Lawrence V. Hofmann, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber Chest Jan 2008: 317–318. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2278 [Full Text] [PDF]

Body Mass Index in COPD Mortality: Is It All in the Water?
Sai Praveen Haranath, Byung S. Park, Molly Osborne, Stephan Budweiser, and Rudolf A. Jörres Chest Jan 2008: 318–319. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2285 [Full Text] [PDF]

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation at the End of Life Without Patient Consent: An Ethical Challenge to Autonomy and Self-Determination
Mohamed Y. Rady, Joseph L. Verheijde, and Joan L. McGregor Chest Jan 2008: 320. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2393 [Full Text] [PDF]

Informed Nondissent Rather Than Informed Assent
Alexander A. Kon, J. Randall Curtis, and Robert A. Burt Chest Jan 2008: 320–321. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2392 [Full Text] [PDF]

CHEST REVIEWERS 2007

CHEST Reviewers 2007 Chest Jan 2008: 322–332. [Full Text] [PDF]