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Contents: Volume 113/Number 2/February, 1998 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ARTICLES

	REVIEWS

	COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

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EDITORIALS

Generic Warfarin: A Cost-effective Alternative to Brand-name Drug or a Clinical Wild Card?
Jeanne M. DeCara, Sheila Croze, and Rodney H. Falk Chest Feb 1998: 261–263. [PDF]

New Guidelines for Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hypertension: Joint National Committee VI
Sheldon G. Sheps and Richard A. Dart Chest Feb 1998: 263–265. [PDF]

Ventilatory Impairment in Asthma: Perceptions vs Measurements
Constantine John Falliers Chest Feb 1998: 265–267. [PDF]

Prolonged Use of Ventilator Circuits and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Model for Identifying the Optimal Clinical Practice
Marin H. Kollef Chest Feb 1998: 267–269. [PDF]

ICU Outcomes for Patients With HIV Infection: A Moving Target
J. Randall Curtis Chest Feb 1998: 269–270. [PDF]

Is Less Better?
Anthony P. C. Yim Chest Feb 1998: 270–271. [PDF]

ARTICLES

Relationship Between Airway Obstruction and Respiratory Symptoms in Adult Asthmatics
John G. Teeter and Eugene R. Bleecker Chest Feb 1998: 272–277. [Abstract] [PDF]

β₂-Adrenoceptor Regulation and Function in Female Asthmatic Patients Receiving the Oral Combined Contraceptive Pill
Kia Soong Tan, Lesley C. McFarlane, and Brian J. Lipworth Chest Feb 1998: 278–282. [Abstract] [PDF]

Proventil HFA Provides Bronchodilation Comparable to Ventolin Over 12 Weeks of Regular Use in Asthmatics
Eugene R. Bleecker, David G. Tinkelman, Joe Ramsdell, Bruce P. Ekholm, Nancy M. Klinger, Gene L. Colice, and Herbert B. Slade Chest Feb 1998: 283–289. [Abstract] [PDF]

Proventil HFA and Ventolin Have Similar Safety Profiles During Regular Use
David G. Tinkelman, Eugene R. Bleecker, Joe Ramsdell, Bruce P. Ekholm, Nancy M. Klinger, Gene L. Colice, and Herbert B. Slade Chest Feb 1998: 290–296. [Abstract] [PDF]

Comparative Knowledge and Practice of Emergency Physicians, Cardiologists, and Primary Care Practitioners Regarding Drug Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction
Lawrence A. Melniker and Paul J. Leo Chest Feb 1998: 297–305. [Abstract] [PDF]

Is Dobutamine-induced Sinus Node Deceleration a Marker of Significant Stenosis of the Right Coronary Artery?
Masaaki Takeuchi, Hideyuki Hanada, and Tetsuya Numata Chest Feb 1998: 306–311. [Abstract] [PDF]

Diminished Short-Term Heart Rate Variability Predicts Inducible Ventricular Tachycardia
Mahesh Bikkina, Martin A. Alpert, Rita Mukerji, Madhuri Mulekar, Bae-Yong Cheng, and Vaskar Mukerji Chest Feb 1998: 312–316. [Abstract] [PDF]

Decreased Basal Production of Nitric Oxide in Patients With Heart Disease
Hiroyuki Sumino, Kunio Sato, Tetsuo Sakamaki, Hiroaki Masuda, Tetsuya Nakamura, Tsugiyasu Kanda, and Ryozo Nagai Chest Feb 1998: 317–322. [Abstract] [PDF]

Can Quantitative Capnometry Differentiate Between Cardiac and Obstructive Causes of Respiratory Distress?
Lawrence H. Brown, John E. Gough, and Rosa H. Seim Chest Feb 1998: 323–326. [Abstract] [PDF]

Heart Rate Variability Reflects Severity of COPD in PiZ $agr$ ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency
Phyllis K. Stein, Patricia Nelson, Jeffrey N. Rottman, Daniel Howard, Suzanne M. Ward, Robert E. Kleiger, and Robert M. Senior Chest Feb 1998: 327–333. [Abstract] [PDF]

Acute Oxygen Supplementation Does Not Relieve the Impairment of Respiratory Muscle Strength in Hypoxemic COPD
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Leonello Fuso, Teresa Ricci, Sandra Sammarro, Antonio Dicorcia, Aldo Albano, and Riccardo Pistelli Chest Feb 1998: 334–339. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Influence of Silicosis on Deteriorating Lung Function in Gold Miners
Robert L. Cowie Chest Feb 1998: 340–343. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bronchial Stenosis Due to Anthracofibrosis
Man Pyo Chung, Hojoong Kim, Chong H. Rhee, Yong Chol Han, O Jung Kwon, Kyung Soo Lee, and Joungho Han Chest Feb 1998: 344–350. [Abstract] [PDF]

Respiratory Symptoms in a Susceptible Population Due to Burning of Agricultural Residue
Wenqing Long, Robert B. Tate, Michael Neuman, Jure Manfreda, Allan B. Becker, and Nicholas R. Anthonisen Chest Feb 1998: 351–357. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effect of Lung Transplantation on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Longitudinal Study
Elisabeth M. TenVergert, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot, Albert Geertsma, Petra J. van Enckevort, Wim J. de Boer, and Wim van der Bij Chest Feb 1998: 358–364. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bronchiolitis Obliterans After Lung Transplantation: Detection Using Expiratory HRCT
Ann N. Leung, Kendra Fisher, Vincent Valentine, Reda E. Girgis, Gerald J. Berry, Robert C. Robbins, and James Theodore Chest Feb 1998: 365–370. [Abstract] [PDF]

Metallothionein Expression in Human Lung and Its Varying Levels After Lung Transplantation
Monique Courtade, Georges Carrera, Jose L. Paternain, Simon Martel, Philippe C. Carre, Jaume Folch, Bernard Pipy Toulouse Lung Transplantation Group Chest Feb 1998: 371–378. [Abstract] [PDF]

Time to Detection of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Sputum Culture Correlates With Outcome in Patients Receiving Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Matthew D. Epstein, Neil W. Schluger, Amy L. Davidow, Stanley Bonk, William N. Rom, and Bruce Hanna Chest Feb 1998: 379–386. [Abstract] [PDF]

Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia in a Community Hospital
Jose Miguel Torres, Omar Cardenas, Andres Vasquez, and David Schlossberg Chest Feb 1998: 387–390. [Abstract] [PDF]

Bronchoalveolar Carcinoma: Histopathologic Study of Evolution in a Series of 105 Surgically Treated Patients
Pascal Dumont, Bernard Gasser, Clothilde Rougé, Gilbert Massard, and Jean-Marie Wihlm Chest Feb 1998: 391–395. [Abstract] [PDF]

Survival in Patients With Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Richard Hubbard, Ian Johnston, and John Britton Chest Feb 1998: 396–400. [Abstract] [PDF]

BAL Fluid Contains Detectable Superoxide Dismutase 1 Activity
Robert A. DiSilvestro, Eric Pacht, W. Bruce Davis, Nizar Jarjour, Hyojee Joung, and Kathleen Trela-Fulop Chest Feb 1998: 401–404. [Abstract] [PDF]

Extending Ventilator Circuit Change Interval Beyond 2 Days Reduces the Likelihood of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
James B. Fink, Sally A. Krause, Linda Barrett, Doris Schaaff, and Charles G. Alex Chest Feb 1998: 405–411. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Influence of Mini-BAL Cultures on Patient Outcomes: Implications for the Antibiotic Management of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Marin H. Kollef and Suzanne Ward Chest Feb 1998: 412–420. [Abstract] [PDF]

Predictors of Short- and Long-term Survival in HIV-Infected Patients Admitted to the ICU
Enrique Casalino, Gabriela Mendoza-Sassi, Michel Wolff, Jean-Pierre Bédos, Christiane Gaudebout, Bernard Regnier, and François Vachon Chest Feb 1998: 421–429. [Abstract] [PDF]

CD4 Lymphocyte Counts and Mortality in AIDS Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilator Support due to Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
Sunil D. Kumar and Bruce P. Krieger Chest Feb 1998: 430–433. [Abstract] [PDF]

Measuring Resource Use in the ICU With Computerized Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System-Based Data
Gilles Clermont, Derek C. Angus, Michael R. Pinsky, Judith R. Lave, and Walter T. Linde-Zwirble Chest Feb 1998: 434–442. [Abstract] [PDF]

Evaluation of Respiratory Inductive Plethysmography in Controlled Ventilation: Measurement of Tidal Volume and PEEP-Induced Changes of End-Expiratory Lung Volume
Peter Neumann, Jörg Zinserling, Christian Haase, Michael Sydow, and Hilmar Burchardi Chest Feb 1998: 443–451. [Abstract] [PDF]

Activation of Platelets in Bronchial Asthma
Chie Moritani, Shinichi Ishioka, Yoshinori Haruta, Masayuki Kambe, and Michio Yamakido Chest Feb 1998: 452–458. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Epithelial Permeability and Gas Exchange: A Comparison of Inverse Ratio Ventilation and Conventional Mechanical Ventilation in Oleic Acid-Induced Lung Injury in Rabbits
Ulf Ludwigs and Anders Philip Chest Feb 1998: 459–466. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Obese Patient in the ICU
Paul Marik and Joseph Varon Chest Feb 1998: 492–498. [Abstract] [PDF]

Opinions Regarding the Diagnosis and Management of Venous Thromboembolic Disease: ACCP Consensus Committee on Pulmonary Embolism
Chest Feb 1998: 499–504. [Abstract] [PDF]

The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Grain Dust-Induced Airway Disease
John F. Trapp, Janet L. Watt, Kathy L. Frees, Timothy J. Quinn, Matthew W. Nonnenmann, and David A. Schwartz Chest Feb 1998: 505–513. [Abstract] [PDF]

Temporary Coronary Artery Perfusion Catheter During Minimally Invasive Coronary Surgery
Alan Coulson, Shahroukh Bakhshay, Judy Quarnstrom, and Phillip Spohn Chest Feb 1998: 514–520. [Abstract] [PDF]

A 77-Year-Old Man With Progressive Dyspnea on Exertion
John G. Weg Chest Feb 1998: 521–522. [PDF]

Branching Parenchymal Mass
P. Mark Logan Chest Feb 1998: 523–524. [PDF]

Pulmonary Opacities and Glomerulonephritis in a 15-Year-Old Boy
Andrew Fontenot, Constance Jennings, and Talmadge E. King, Jr Chest Feb 1998: 525–527. [PDF]

Thoracoscopic Splanchnicolysis for the Relief of Chronic Pancreatitis Pain: Experience of a Group of Pneumologists
Marc Noppen, Walter Vincken, Marc Meysman, and Jan D'Haese Chest Feb 1998: 528–531. [Abstract] [PDF]

Self-Inflicted Intramyocardial Injury With a Sewing Needle: A Rare Cause of Pneumothorax
Francis P. Jamilla and Larry C. Casey Chest Feb 1998: 531–534. [Abstract] [PDF]

Lung Transplantation for Williams-Campbell Syndrome
Scott M. Palmer, Jr., Daniel T. Layish, Peter S. Kussin, Victor F. Tapson, Tim Oury, and Robert D. Davis Chest Feb 1998: 534–537. [Abstract] [PDF]

Tracheal Bronchus: A Cause of Prolonged Atelectasis in Intubated Children
Brian P. O'Sullivan, Joseph J. Frassica, and Shawn M. Rayder Chest Feb 1998: 537–540. [Abstract] [PDF]

Vocal Cord Dysfunction Associated With Exercise in Adolescent Girls
Sohail Kayani and Daniel C. Shannon Chest Feb 1998: 540–542. [Abstract] [PDF]

Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease Without Dissemination in HIV-Infected Patients
Laurent Hocqueloux, Philippe Lesprit, Jean-Louis Herrmann, Arnaud de La Blanchardiere, Anne-Marie Zagdanski, Jean-Marie Decazes, and Jacques Modai Chest Feb 1998: 542–548. [Abstract] [PDF]

Eosinophilic Lung Disease Induced by Bicalutamide: A Case Report and Review of the Medical Literature
Philip W. Wong, Nicholas Macris, Larry DiFabrizio, and Nathan S. Seriff Chest Feb 1998: 548–550. [Abstract] [PDF]

ARDS Associated With Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Patient With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
John P. Marenco, Angela Nervi, and Alexander C. White Chest Feb 1998: 550–552. [Abstract] [PDF]

Right Ventricular Aneurysm Associated With Advanced Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Andrea Frustaci, Cristina Chimenti, and Luigi Natale Chest Feb 1998: 552–554. [Abstract] [PDF]

Primary Leiomyosarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery Confirmed by Catheter Suction Biopsy
Norikazu Yamada, Shigeru Kamei, Fuyuhiko Yasuda, Naoki Isaka, Isao Yada, and Takeshi Nakano Chest Feb 1998: 555–556. [Abstract] [PDF]

Errata
Chest Feb 1998: 564. [Abstract] [PDF]

Errata
Chest Feb 1998: 564. [Abstract] [PDF]

REVIEWS

Quality of Life in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Review of Literature From 1970 to 1995
Ali Montazeri, Charles R. Gillis, and James McEwen Chest Feb 1998: 467–481. [Abstract] [PDF]

Ventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Aortic Stenosis: Prevalence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Relevance
Alberico Sorgato, Pompilio Faggiano, Gerard P. Aurigemma, Cesare Rusconi, and William H. Gaasch Chest Feb 1998: 482–491. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EDITOR

Lung Cancer Screening Does Not Favorably Affect Outcome
Jerome M. Reich Chest Feb 1998: 557–558. [PDF]

More Information on Infection and Infarction
David H. Spodick Chest Feb 1998: 558. [PDF]

The Ethics SOAP Note
Robert S. Crausman Chest Feb 1998: 558. [PDF]

Limitations of ECG in Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism
Stefano Petruzzelli, Antonio Palla, and Carlo Giuntini Chest Feb 1998: 559. [PDF]

Limitations of ECG in Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism
Emile Ferrari Chest Feb 1998: 559. [PDF]

Corticosteroid Therapy and Relapse in Sarcoidosis
Jerome M. Reich Chest Feb 1998: 559–560. [PDF]

Corticosteroid Therapy and Relapse in Sarcoidosis
Jonathan E. Gottlieb and Herbert Patrick Chest Feb 1998: 560–561. [PDF]

Predictive Value of PCO₂ Gap in Infants
Charles D. Gomersall and Gavin M. Joynt Chest Feb 1998: 561. [PDF]

Predictive Value of PCO₂ Gap in Infants
Trevor Duke Chest Feb 1998: 561–562. [PDF]

The Lung Scan Appearances of Tumor Embolization
Paul Egermayer Chest Feb 1998: 562–563. [PDF]

The Lung Scan Appearances of Tumor Embolization
Lisa K. Moores Chest Feb 1998: 563. [PDF]

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Lung Transplant or Bone Marrow Transplant?
Sean P. Gaine and Aengus S. O'Marcaigh Chest Feb 1998: 563–564. [PDF]