Stories Collection
- Background: Correcting the decrease in oxygen delivery from anemia using allogeneic R...
- Study objectives: We describe a series of patients with symptomatic, refractory malig...
- Background: The relatively low specificity of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) ...
- Study objectives: The study evaluated the impact of the additional imposed work of br...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1930-1932)
Key words: cancer; chemokines; chloroquine; corticoster...
- A Case Report
We report a case of interstitial pulmonary disease that occurred toge...
- To the Editor:
Herbal products are used by as many as 20 to 60% of patients in a va...
- Presentation, Diagnosis, and Outcome in 142 Cases in Israel and Review of 640 Cases F...
- A Descriptive Study
Objective: To describe the clinical features and complications ...
- A Cost-effectiveness Analysis
Objective: To assess the cost-effectiveness of spiral...
- Purpose: To determine the incidence of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in non-AIDS pa...
- Objective: Our aim was to derive and validate a simplified treadmill score for predic...
- We describe a case of severe gastric insufflation in a patient with amyotrophic later...
- A Prospective Study in 166 Patients
Background: The utility of fiberoptic bronchosc...
- Study objectives: To examine the peripheral effects of BAL on the neutrophil counts a...
- A National Survey
Objectives: To characterize the incidence of patients with primar...
- Study objectives: To study the effects of extracts of brewery dust on isolated guinea...
- Background: The concomitant occurrence of lung cancer or other thoracic problems requ...
- An 85-year-old man had a 4-year history of recurrent pneumonia with a persistent pleu...
- Background: Patients with COPD often require multiple therapies to improve lung funct...
- Background: Isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis (INHr-TB) can be treated successfully wi...
- Contribution to Daytime Sleepiness
Study objectives: To estimate the course of slow...
- Purpose: Electron-beam CT (EBCT) was utilized to assess the time course of changes in...
- With modern medical technology, it is now possible to sustain life for prolonged peri...
- The objective of the study was to describe a safe and effective treatment option for ...
- Short-Acting and Long-Acting Agents Differ
Just over a decade ago, a year-long, cro...
- Study objectives: To compare the efficacy of adding formoterol or salbutamol to regul...
- Study objectives: To examine the association of empiric inpatient antibiotic treatmen...
- Background and objective: Cirrhotic patients admitted to the medical ICU (MICU) are a...
- The current revolution in communications technology provides an opportunity for novel...
- To the Editor:
Vargas and coworkers (September 2000)[1] have concluded that intrapl...
- Eosinophils, lymphocytes, and mast cells are generally recognized as the central cell...
- Objectives: To identify predictors of smoking abstinence at the end of medication use...
- Objective: The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the incidence of prophyla...
- Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of exercise...
- We report on a sister and brother with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax without und...
- A Probably Underestimated Syndrome?
To the Editor:
We have read with interest the...
- Objective: To ascertain the differences in smoking characteristics between a group of...
- Objective: To determine the sensitivity of bacteriologic studies in pediatric pulmona...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1582-1585)
An asymptomatic 20-year-old Indian woman presented to o...
- A 62-year-old man with a long history of lung disease developed atelectasis of the ri...
- Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, "All the tools and engines on earth are only extensio...
- Objective: Treatment with noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NMV) alleviates hypoven...
- Study objective: To determine the cost-effectiveness of sequential IV to oral gatiflo...
- Study objectives: The mechanisms involved in the impairment of mucociliary function a...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1586-1589)
A 29-year-old white man was seen in a local emergency d...
- We describe a patient who presented with a left lower lobe lung lesion suspicious for...
- What Does It Mean?
One of the distinguishing characteristics of members of the genu...
- Study objectives: A brief discontinuation ([is less than] 1 week) of long-term ventil...
- Background: Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) is a multisystem disorder of unknown...
- 1-Year Follow-up
Study objective: To compare the pleurodesis results from the intra...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1590-1592)
Radiographic studies (Figs 1-4) were obtained from a 60...
- To the Editor:
The excellent clinical investigation concerning the use of amiodaron...
- Background: Some recent studies suggest that regular [[Beta].sub.2]-agonist use may r...
- Background: Portable devices are used for unattended recording of patients with suspe...
- Study objective: Pulmonary vascular leakiness of [sup.67]Ga-circulating transferrin i...
- Background: Dithiothreitol (DTT), which is used for sputum homogenization, may split ...
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
(CHEST 2001; 119:1593-1597)
Key words: card...
- To the Editor:
Maillard and coworkers (September 2000)[1] are to be commended for b...
- Study objectives: To assess whether the utilization of inhaled short-acting [[Beta].s...
- Study objectives: To determine the frequency, symptoms, and polygraphic features of s...
- Objective: To investigate the influence of blood derivatives on the acquisition of se...
- Background: Cardiomyoplasty utilizes the latissimus dorsi muscle to boost the failing...
- We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who suffered from a severe asthma exacerbat...
- To the Editor:
The cause of most obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is unknown. An imbal...
- Study objectives: The fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is a ma...
- Background: Morbidly obese subjects, who often complain about breathlessness when lyi...
- Objectives: Published series on the synchronous combined resection of brain metastase...
- To the Editor:
Henschel's report[1] of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Brahms is, ...
- Study objectives: To identify the characteristics of airway inflammation in persisten...
- Study objectives: To determine the relationship between weight-loss and pulmonary fun...
- Background: There are conflicting reports on the effects of diltiazem treatment on re...
- To the Editor:
The discussion of the article "Sodium Bicarbonate Controversy in Lac...
- Objectives. To evaluate selection criteria and duration of benefit for patients under...
- Study objective: To investigate the prevalence of asymptomatic infection with Chlamyd...
- Study objective: To determine whether adding IV theophylline to an aggressive regimen...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1563-1564)
Key words: BAL; community-acquired pneumonia; ventilato...
- Two patients with von Recklinghausen disease (neurofibromatosis type 1) were admitted...
- To the Editor:
The American Medical Association[1] has recommended that guidelines ...
- Man and Machine
Positive pressure ventilation has been used for hundreds of years s...
- Study objectives: Neutrophilic airway inflammation may underlie the pathogenesis of C...
- Study objective: To determine the steady-state plasma, epithelial lining fluid (ELF),...
- Clinical Practice Guideline, Part 1
(CHEST 2001; 119:1185-1189)
Abbreviations: AC...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1266-1269)
A 29-year-old male physician presented with pleuritic c...
- To the Editor:
There is a growing body of literature suggesting that asymptomatic p...
- What Can We Do to Avoid It?
It would seem common sense to assume that the occurrenc...
- Study objectives: Incomplete follow-up can bias interpretation of data that are colle...
- Study objectives: To develop a model that quantified the nebulizer output that was in...
- A Summary and Appraisal of Published Evidence
Study objectives: To critically revie...
- Report of Four Cases
We describe four patients with proven sarcoidosis and minor pu...
- To the Editor:
With great interest, I read the article by Kodama et al[1] (May 2000...
- Indications and Contraindications Remain Objectively Undefined
Pulmonary artery cat...
- Objective: To investigate the interrelationship of free radicals (FRs), ischemic prec...
- Study objectives: To investigate the roles of human [Alpha]-defensin (HAD), human [Be...
- Clinical trials have established the superiority of the implantable cardioverter-defi...
- To the Editor:
Although there are some limitations in the study design, the article...
- Study objectives: The validity of peak expiratory flow variation (PEFvar) as defined ...
- Background: We reviewed our experience in the surgical treatment of 47 patients with ...
- Study objective: The aim of our study was to assess the clinical value of CYFRA 21-1 ...
- Influenza infection is increasingly recognized to cause significant morbidity and mor...
- Is Chest Tube Clamp Necessary Before Removal?
To the Editor:
I read with interest...
- Objectives: To determine the time to exacerbation and probability of a mild exacerbat...
- A Critical Role for [[Alpha].sub.1]-Adrenoreceptors?
Ischemic preconditioning (IPC)...
- A 37-year-old woman presented with persistent hypotension and noncardiogenic pulmonar...
- Study objective: To compare the lung delivery of chlorofluorocarbon-free salbutamol v...
- Study objectives: The purpose of this study is to assess the psychological profiles o...
- A Canadian Multicenter Randomized Trial
Study objectives: To determine whether seda...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1250-1252)
An 82-year-old white man presented with a chief complai...
- Percutaneous tracheostomy is a technique that, reputedly, is simple to perform and ca...
- To the Editor:
With great interest, we read the fine article by Christman and cowor...
- Objective: To assess the addition of a leukotriene receptor antagonist and a long-act...
- Association With the Severity of Apnea-Induced Hypoxemia During Sleep
Study objecti...
- A Classification According to the Concept of the Carrier State
Objective: To establ...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1253-1254)
Chest imaging studies from three different patients are...
- We report two cases of acute pancreatitis secondary to minocycline use in adults with...
- To the Editor:
The study by Rennard et al (October 2000)[1] is the latest attempt a...
- Study objectives: Several methods of utilizing peak expiratory flow (PEF) and other m...
- Objectives: We examined the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) trea...
- An Analytic Tool
Objectives: To determine whether improved oxygenation indicates a ...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:1255-1256)
In the midst of many intellectually and personally sati...
- We report a rare complication related to the insertion of Kirschner wires for stabili...
- In the current issue of CHEST (see pages 1255 and 1257), two thoughtful leaders of th...
- Pulmonary Function and Health-Related Quality of Life
Objective: To identify determ...
- Study objectives: To assess the effectiveness of nasal noninvasive mechanical ventila...
- Study objective: To evaluate the effects of long-term intermittent dobutamine infusio...
- To the Editor:
In his editorial (September 2000),[1] William Broughton laments the ...
- Study objectives: To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) sympto...
- Comparative Evaluation of Two Noninvasive Techniques
Study objectives: Static mouth...
- Analysis of the 1993 National Mortality Followback Study
Objective: To identify spe...
- Study objectives: We aimed to investigate the short-term respiratory effects of heavy...
- To the Editor:
There is a tendency among academicians to blame private practitioner...
- Study objectives: Data from a cross-sectional study were analyzed to examine the asso...
- Study objective: To assess the frequency of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance...
- Study objectives: The ventilatory equivalent for [CO.sub.2] (ie, the ratio of minute ...
- Objective: To review a large population of children receiving mechanical ventilation ...
- A case report is presented of spontaneous chylothorax successfully treated by conserv...
- To the Editor:
I read with interest the recent article by Margolis in CHEST (July 2...
- Study objective: To determine the prevalence of positive results for methacholine cha...
- Clinicopathologic Study With Special Reference to Developmental Modes
Background: E...
- Study objectives: To determine whether short-course treatment of latent tuberculosis ...
- Study objectives: To evaluate the rate of arterial thrombosis and catheter-related in...
- We present the case of a 32-year-old woman with high-grade right pulmonary artery ste...
- To the Editor:
I read with concern the article of Peters and colleagues in CHEST (A...
- The Role of Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors
Objective: Asthma is an important...
- Background: Neopterin is derived from guanosine triphosphate and is produced by stimu...
- Background: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and CMV disease are frequent complication...
- Current Concepts With Emphasis on the ECG
(CHEST 2001; 119:907-925)
Key words: st...
- Case Report
We describe a rare case of a 29-year-old woman with chronic eosinophili...
- To the Editor:
We read with interest the provocative statement in an editorial in C...
- How Long Is Enough?
It is now 20 years since Richard Albert and colleagues[1] publi...
- Study objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of inhaled salmeterol in p...
- Study objective: To evaluate the usefulness of endobronchial argon plasma coagulation...
- Background: Since 1990, corticosteroids have been recommended as adjunctive therapy f...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:926-939)
Key words: critical care; diaphragm; magnetic stimulation...
- To the Editor:
The article by Simmons et al (August 2000)[1] and the accompanying e...
- Pieces of the Puzzle
The article by Marion Wencker et al in this issue of CHEST (se...
- Study objectives: Despite their proven efficacy, inhaled steroids may be underused in...
- The Role of Flexible Bronchoscopy
Study objectives: To assess the indications, yiel...
- A Comparative Study Between Northern Sweden and Northern Finland: Report From the Fin...
- Study objectives: Although long-term ventilation (LTV) has been shown to extend the l...
- Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) associated with pregnancy carries a high materna...
- Sarcoidosis is an antigen-driven, multisystem, granulomatous disorder, the cause of w...
- Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacies of 3-day and 10-day courses of ...
- Clinical and Histologic Features
Background: More than 85% of patients develop pleu...
- Study objectives: To determine the magnitude of infection rate and antimicrobial resi...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:947-949)
A 39-year-old man was seen in the emergency department fo...
- Development of a postoperative seroma is a frequent complication after muscle-sparing...
- To the Editor:
I read with interest the case of intralobar pulmonary sequestration ...
- Is There Any Way Out?
Metastatic spread to the lungs from other than bronchopulmona...
- Study objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of mass spirometry use for the detection o...
- A 15-Year Experience
Objectives: To review our experience with thoracoscopy and tal...
- Study objective: To investigate whether the respiratory changes in peak velocity (Vpe...
- Study objectives: Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has an unfavorable prognosis, especia...
- Pulmonary manifestations of pyoderma gangrenosum are relatively rare. We report the c...
- To the Editor:
Long QT syndromes can be congenital or acquired. Acquired cases have...
- A Nightmare Without End in Sight
Recent tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks, and an increas...
- Background: The efficacy of IV augmentation therapy with human [[Alpha].sub.1]-protea...
- Study objective: To determine the efficacy, safety, and economic benefit of continuou...
- Study objective: Recently, it was proposed that soluble intercellular adhesion molecu...
- (CHEST 2001; 119:955-957) A 52-year-old woman was referred to the hospital for manage...
- HIV infection and sarcoidosis occur in the same age group, but there are only a few r...
- To the Editor:
I would like to thank Dr. Chapman for his excellent editorial in CHE...
- Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder of male subject...
- Background: For individuals with emphysema because of severe [[Alpha].sub.1]-antitryp...
- Objectives: The value of end-tidal [PCO.sub.2] monitoring during exercise in patients...
- Background: Severe pulmonary injury with the development of ARDS is a potential compl...
- Problems of Management
(CHEST 2001; 119:958-960)
Key words: atrial fibrillation; ...
- We report a patient with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma showing marked elevat...
- In the March 2000 issue, the article "Sleep in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Mech...
- Study objectives: To evaluate the relationship between bronchial hyperresponsiveness ...
- Objectives: Few genetic markers for the prognosis of sarcoidosis have been found. Tum...
- Study objectives: To examine the incidence and response to treatment of adrenal insuf...
- Percutaneous dilational tracheotomy (PDT) and conventional tracheostomy are still com...
- To the Editor:
I read with interest the recent articles in CHEST (August 2000) by N...
- Traditionally, pulmonary physicians rely on measures of lung function to diagnose, to...
- Objective: To characterize the pulmonary dysfunction in patients with nephropathic cy...
- Results of a Controlled Study
Background: Dextromethorphan (DM), the d-isomer of th...
- A Comparison of Clinical Cause of Death and Autopsy Diagnosis
Objective: To determi...
- Gene therapy for pulmonary disease has attracted a great deal of attention since the ...