editorials

Revisiting the Libby Zion case

AJ Block
Chest 105: 977-978 [PDF]  

Selective decontamination in critical care. Interpreting the synthesized evidence

C Brun-Buisson
Chest 105: 978-980 [PDF]  

Iatrogenous pneumothorax

R Berger
Chest 105: 980-982 [PDF]  

Hemoptysis: high-resolution CT vs bronchoscopy

NL Muller
Chest 105: 982-983 [PDF]  

Ventilators. Back to the future

RD Brandstetter
Chest 105: 983-984 [PDF]  

The rationing of medical care in the United States

F Rosner
Chest 105: 984-985 [PDF]  

articles

Impact of the incidental diagnosis of clinically unsuspected central pulmonary artery thromboembolism in treatment of critically ill patients

JJ Patel, K Chandrasekaran, AR Maniet, JJ Ross, Jr, RL Weiss, and JA Guidotti
Chest 105: 986-990 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Postdischarge survival and functional status following in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation

GR Robinson, 2nd and D Hess
Chest 105: 991-996 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Treatment strategies for acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock in a community hospital

RJ Stomel, M Rasak, and ER Bates
Chest 105: 997-1002 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Temporal trends and factors associated with pulmonary artery catheterization in patients with acute myocardial infarction

J Yarzebski, RJ Goldberg, JM Gore, and JS Alpert
Chest 105: 1003-1008 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Symptoms of patients with silent ischemia as detected by thallium stress testing

I Bandu, HS Friedman, P Raggi, S Fishman, S Prasada, T Sacchi, and B Chandramouly
Chest 105: 1009-1012 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical course of recent-onset atrial fibrillation treated with oral propafenone

P Weiner, R Ganam, R Ganem, F Zidan, and M Rabner
Chest 105: 1013-1016 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Distensibility of the ascending aorta in coronary artery disease and changes after nifedipine administration

C Stefanadis, C Stratos, H Boudoulas, C Vlachopoulos, I Kallikazaros, and P Toutouzas
Chest 105: 1017-1023 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Persistence of airway obstruction and hyperresponsiveness in subjects with asthma remission

LP Boulet, H Turcotte, and A Brochu
Chest 105: 1024-1031 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A 1-week dose-ranging study of inhaled salmeterol in patients with asthma

EA Bronsky, JP Kemp, HA Orgel, CW Bierman, DG Tinkelman, A van As, and RF Liddle
Chest 105: 1032-1037 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Plasma levels of leukotriene E4 during clinical course of bronchial asthma and the effect of oral prednisolone

K Shindo, M Fukumura, and K Miyakawa
Chest 105: 1038-1041 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Is the short-term response to inhaled beta-adrenergic agonist sensitive or specific for distinguishing between asthma and COPD?

S Kesten and AS Rebuck
Chest 105: 1042-1045 [Abstract] [PDF]  

The effect of comprehensive outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation on dyspnea

J Reardon, E Awad, E Normandin, F Vale, B Clark, and RL ZuWallack
Chest 105: 1046-1052 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Respiratory muscle rest using nasal BiPAP ventilation in patients with stable severe COPD

JP Renston, AF DiMarco, and GS Supinski
Chest 105: 1053-1060 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Effect of low flow and high flow oxygen delivery on exercise tolerance and sensation of dyspnea. A study comparing the transtracheal catheter and nasal prongs

NA Dewan and CW Bell
Chest 105: 1061-1065 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Airway obstruction in adults with recurrent respiratory infections and IgG deficiency

V Popa
Chest 105: 1066-1072 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness after cervical spinal cord injury

PV Dicpinigaitis, AM Spungen, WA Bauman, A Absgarten, and PL Almenoff
Chest 105: 1073-1076 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Patient handling of a multidose dry powder inhalation device for albuterol

S Kesten, M Elias, A Cartier, and KR Chapman
Chest 105: 1077-1081 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Retrospective analyses of methacholine inhalation challenges

MF Goldstein, SM Pacana, DJ Dvorin, and EH Dunsky
Chest 105: 1082-1088 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A comparison of inhaled ipratropium, oral theophylline plus inhaled beta-agonist, and the combination of all three in patients with COPD

JP Karpel, A Kotch, M Zinny, J Pesin, and W Alleyne
Chest 105: 1089-1094 [Abstract] [PDF]  

A clinical and structural comparison of industrial methacholine and provocholine

CB Sherman, DG Kern, RW Corwin, and B Andrus
Chest 105: 1095-1097 [Abstract] [PDF]  

The role of selective digestive tract decontamination on mortality and respiratory tract infections. A meta-analysis

MH Kollef
Chest 105: 1101-1108 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Identification of low-risk hospitalized patients with pneumonia. Implications for early conversion to oral antimicrobial therapy

SR Weingarten, MS Riedinger, G Varis, MS Noah, MJ Belman, RD Meyer, and AG Ellrodt
Chest 105: 1109-1115 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical utility of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

NW Schluger, D Kinney, TJ Harkin, and WN Rom
Chest 105: 1116-1121 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation of patients with ventilatory vs circulatory causes of reduced exercise tolerance

P Palange, S Carlone, S Forte, P Galassetti, and P Serra
Chest 105: 1122-1126 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Exercise testing revisited. The response to exercise in normal and atopic children

A Custovic, N Arifhodzic, A Robinson, and A Woodcock
Chest 105: 1127-1132 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nasal resistance in obstructive sleep apnea

M Atkins, V Taskar, N Clayton, P Stone, and A Woodcock
Chest 105: 1133-1135 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Effects of abstinence from smoking on sleep and daytime sleepiness

GL Prosise, MH Bonnet, RB Berry, and MJ Dickel
Chest 105: 1136-1141 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Simultaneous bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax

E Graf-Deuel and A Knoblauch
Chest 105: 1142-1146 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Significance of iatrogenic pneumothoraces

JA Despars, CS Sassoon, and RW Light
Chest 105: 1147-1150 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Endobronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of small-cell carcinoma

DF Jones, R Chin, Jr, JO Cappellari, and EF Haponik
Chest 105: 1151-1154 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hemoptysis: prospective high-resolution CT/bronchoscopic correlation

G McGuinness, JR Beacher, TJ Harkin, SM Garay, WN Rom, and DP Naidich
Chest 105: 1155-1162 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Control of breathing and respiratory muscle strength in patients with multiple sclerosis

C Tantucci, M Massucci, R Piperno, L Betti, V Grassi, and CA Sorbini
Chest 105: 1163-1170 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Respiratory mechanics by the passive relaxation technique in conscious healthy adults and patients with restrictive respiratory disorders

A Baydur and M Carlson
Chest 105: 1171-1178 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Antiphospholipid antibodies. A prognostic factor in sarcoidosis?

Y Ina, K Takada, M Yamamoto, T Sato, S Ito, and S Sato
Chest 105: 1179-1183 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mast cell and histamine involvement in farmer's lung disease

A Miadonna, A Pesci, A Tedeschi, G Bertorelli, M Arquati, and D Olivieri
Chest 105: 1184-1189 [Abstract] [PDF]  

The relation between cardiac index and oxygen extraction in acutely ill patients

PG Silance, C Simon, and JL Vincent
Chest 105: 1190-1197 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hypermetabolism and efficiency of CO2 removal in acute respiratory failure

R Kiiski and J Takala
Chest 105: 1198-1203 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation with and without pressure support ventilation in weaning patients with COPD from mechanical ventilation [published erratum appears in Chest 1994 Sep;106(3):984]

V Jounieaux, A Duran, and P Levi-Valensi
Chest 105: 1204-1210 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Adverse environmental conditions in the respiratory and medical ICU settings

TJ Meyer, SE Eveloff, MS Bauer, WA Schwartz, NS Hill, and RP Millman
Chest 105: 1211-1216 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Name that tone. The proliferation of alarms in the intensive care unit

AJ Cropp, LA Woods, D Raney, and DL Bredle
Chest 105: 1217-1220 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Selective decontamination of the digestive tract. An overview

DK Heyland, DJ Cook, R Jaeschke, L Griffith, HN Lee, and GH Guyatt
Chest 105: 1221-1229 [PDF]  

Effect of recombinant IL-1 beta and recombinant gamma interferon on septic acute lung injury in mice

D Torre, G Minoja, D Maraggia, M Chiaranda, R Tambini, F Speranza, and M Giola
Chest 105: 1241-1245 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Syncope: common clinical problem of diagnosis and management

GJ Klein, BB Lerman, and ME Tavel
Chest 105: 1246-1248 [PDF]  

Massive hemoptysis 17 years after repair of aortic coarctation

JP Miller and SK Cammarata
Chest 105: 1249-1250 [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy after resection of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 47-year-old woman

PA Kvale
Chest 105: 1251-1253 [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Videoendoscopic removal of a mediastinal cyst

CD Schwarz, R Puschmann, J Eckmayr, P Hartl, KH Mayer, and RJ Zisch
Chest 105: 1254-1256 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Prognosis in a patient with an initial normal pulmonary angiogram

V Bertucci, MR Asch, and MS Balter
Chest 105: 1257-1258 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Variant angina complicating ergot therapy of migraine

KK Koh, IH Roe, MM Lee, SK Cho, and SS Kim
Chest 105: 1259-1260 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Eosinophilic lung reaction to aluminium and hard metal

YA Schwarz, S Kivity, A Fischbein, Y Ribak, E Fireman, D Struhar, M Topilsky, and J Greif
Chest 105: 1261-1263 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Successful treatment of ARDS with two doses of synthetic surfactant

M Heikinheimo, M Hynynen, P Rautiainen, S Andersson, M Hallman, and S Kukkonen
Chest 105: 1263-1264 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Left-sided unilateral pulmonary edema in postinfarction ventricular septal rupture

K Akiyama, F Suetsugu, T Hidai, K Shimamoto, and S Takahashi
Chest 105: 1264-1265 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Can heparin cause adult respiratory distress syndrome by a similar mechanism as heparin-associated thrombocytopenia?

PJ Asimacopoulos, I Athanasiadis, JJ McCarthy, RJ Shade, and RB Teague
Chest 105: 1266-1268 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Fatal bilateral phrenic nerve injury following hypothermic open heart surgery

H Raffa, MT Kayali, K al-Ibrahim, and L Mimish
Chest 105: 1268-1269 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Hypoxemia during hyperbaric oxygen therapy

LK Weaver and V Larson-Lohr
Chest 105: 1270-1271 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Phantom angina

WR Martin, A Margherita, and E Amsterdam
Chest 105: 1271-1272 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Left ventricular remodeling in valvular aortic stenosis. Echocardiographic and clinical changes in two patients during follow-up

P Faggiano, C Rusconi, and G Ghizzoni
Chest 105: 1273-1275 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Sternal osteomyelitis due to Aspergillus fumigatus after cardiac surgery

N Barzaghi, V Emmi, S Mencherini, G Minzioni, P Marone, and L Minoli
Chest 105: 1275-1277 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Chest wall echinococcosis

N Ozdemir, M Akal, H Kutlay, and S Yavuzer
Chest 105: 1277-1279 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

A giant tuberculous lymphangioma extending from the mediastinum to the inguinal region

EZ Blumenthal, NP Gottehrer, M Dollberg, and J Halevy
Chest 105: 1279-1280 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. Longest survivor without receiving surgical repair

K Igarashi and M Horimoto
Chest 105: 1280-1282 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Left atrial myxoma presenting as acute respiratory failure

BJ Morrison and KA Eagle
Chest 105: 1282-1283 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Resection of chest wall and central veins for invasive cutaneous aspergillus infection in an immunocompromised patient

TM Buescher, DM Moritz, and GW Killyon
Chest 105: 1283-1285 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Diagnosis of localized Pneumocystis carinii and Aspergillus growth in two HIV-infected patients by ultrasonically guided percutaneous lung biopsy

W Zachgo, P Mikloweit, and F Ebermann
Chest 105: 1285-1286 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of a ruptured tricuspid valve chordae tendinae as the etiology for cardiogenic shock

BS Bolinger and TM Winslow
Chest 105: 1286-1288 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Spontaneous coronary artery embolus associated with calcific aortic stenosis

S Salka, GH Almassi, and ML Leitschuh
Chest 105: 1289-1290 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Life-threatening pulmonary embolism with right-sided heart thrombus. Rapid recovery with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator

C d'Ivernois, P Le Metayer, B Fischer, M Haissaguerre, and JF Warin
Chest 105: 1291-1292 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Chest tubes, lung entrapment, and failure to wean from the ventilator. Report of three patients with quadriplegia

WP Peterson, GG Whiteneck, and KA Gerhart
Chest 105: 1292-1294 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Multiple peripheral pulmonary artery branch stenosis in a young Japanese girl with systemic hypertension

K Iga, K Hori, T Matsumura, K Kijima, T Miyamoto, and H Gen
Chest 105: 1294-1295 [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

reviews

Hafnia alvei. Respiratory tract isolates in a community hospital over a three-year period and a literature review

A Klapholz, KD Lessnau, B Huang, W Talavera, and JF Boyle
Chest 105: 1098-1100 [Abstract] [PDF]  

Update and perspectives on noninvasive respiratory muscle aids. Part 1: The inspiratory aids

JR Bach
Chest 105: 1230-1240 [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Pleural thickening in patients with pleural tuberculosis

V Gil, JJ Soler, and PJ Cordero
Chest 105: 1296  

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and hypothyroidism

R Grunstein
Chest 105: 1296-1297  

Vocal cord paralysis due to pneumothorax in a patient with COPD

MT Lazaro, MI Gonzalez-Anglada, J Uson, V Casal, and FJ Barbado
Chest 105: 1297-1298 [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Emphysema-like changes may be "normal" secondary pulmonary lobule air trapping

EJ Stern
Chest 105: 1298-1299 [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Sarcoidosis and HIV infection

WL Whitlock, WS Lowery, and JM Fine
Chest 105: 1299-1300  

Antalgic positions in alleviating post-thoracotomy pain. Their introduction in a pain relief program

V Bachiocco and R Bragaglia
Chest 105: 1299  

Pneumoperitoneum associated with suicidal hanging

A Lopez Rodriguez, FF Rodriguez Vidigal, J Julia, and V Jerez
Chest 105: 1300  

Heart rate variability during sleep in snorers with and without obstructive sleep apnea

JL Pepin, D Veale, and PA Levy
Chest 105: 1300-1301  

Guillain-Barre syndrome after acute myocardial infarction treated with anistreplase

P Ancillo, J Duarte, JJ Cortina, AP Sempere, and LE Claveria
Chest 105: 1301-1302 [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Left ventricular aneurysm rupture. Early detection by two-dimensional echocardiography and surgical salvage

O Yesildag, E Ornek, O Sagkan, B Kandemir, and M Yuskel
Chest 105: 1302-1303 [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Cardiac arrhythmias during postural drainage and chest percussion

G Ntoumenopoulos
Chest 105: 1303 [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

Cardiac metastasis from laryngeal carcinoma presenting as syncope

M Larkin, RZ Maycon, and DT Schreiner
Chest 105: 1304  

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis diagnosed by antigen detection in urine

Y Niki, K Hashiguchi, and R Soejima
Chest 105: 1304  

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