editorials

Complementary/Alternative Medicine for Asthma : We Do Not Know What We Need To Know

Edzard Ernst
Chest 1999 115: 1-3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steroids in COPD : The Nearly Eternal Question

Nicholas R. Anthonisen
Chest 1999 115: 3-4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Causes of Chronic Airway Disease

Michael C. F. Pain
Chest 1999 115: 4-6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Full Polysomnography in the Home : Has It Come of Age?

Richard P. Millman
Chest 1999 115: 6-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Circulating Natriuretic Peptides : A Biologic Marker of Tissue Injury?

Israel Rubinstein and FCCP Dennis Hong
Chest 1999 115: 7-8. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antimicrobial Therapy of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia : How To Select an Appropriate Drug Regimen

Marin H. Kollef
Chest 1999 115: 8-11. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

Pharmacokinetics of Rifampin Under Fasting Conditions, With Food, and With Antacids

Charles A. Peloquin, Rocsanna Namdar, Michael D. Singleton, and David E. Nix
Chest 1999 115: 12-18. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Detection of Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using Micropore Membrane Air Sampling and Polymerase Chain Reaction

Stephen M. Mastorides, Richard L. Oehler, John N. Greene, John T. Sinnott, IV, Michael Kranik, and Ramon L. Sandin
Chest 1999 115: 19-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculous Pleural Effusion in Children

José M. Merino, Isabel Carpintero, Teresa Alvarez, Jesús Rodrigo, Jesús Sánchez, and José M. Coello
Chest 1999 115: 26-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

The Effect of High-Dose Inhaled Beclomethasone Dipropionate in Patients With Stable COPD

Koichi Nishimura, Hiroshi Koyama, Akihiko Ikeda, Mitsuhiro Tsukino, Takashi Hajiro, Michiaki Mishima, and Takateru Izumi
Chest 1999 115: 31-37. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theophylline for Irreversible Chronic Airflow Limitation: A Randomized Study Comparing n of 1 Trials to Standard Practice

Jeffrey L. Mahon, Andreas Laupacis, Richard V. Hodder, Douglas A. McKim, Nigel A. M. Paterson, Thomas E. Wood, and Allan Donner
Chest 1999 115: 38-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function in an Elderly Nonsmoking Population

David J. Berglund, David E. Abbey, Michael D. Lebowitz, Synnøve F. Knutsen, and William F. McDonnell
Chest 1999 115: 49-59. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Discontinuous Incremental Threshold Loading Test: Measure of Respiratory Muscle Endurance in Patients With COPD

Janet L. Larson, Margaret K. Covey, Jean Berry, Scott Wirtz, Charles G. Alex, and Miyoko Matsuo
Chest 1999 115: 60-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Volumes in 4,774 Patients With Obstructive Lung Disease

Brian J. Dykstra, Paul D. Scanlon, Monica M. Kester, Ken C. Beck, and Paul L. Enright
Chest 1999 115: 68-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improvements in Lung Function, Exercise, and Quality of Life in Hypercapnic COPD Patients After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Gerald M. O'Brien, Satoshi Furukawa, Anne Marie Kuzma, Francis Cordova, and Gerard J. Criner
Chest 1999 115: 75-84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Lack of Correlation of Symptoms With Specialist-Assessed Long-term Asthma Severity

Molly L. Osborne, William M. Vollmer, Kathryn L. Pedula, John Wilkins, A. Sonia Buist, and Mark O'Hollaren
Chest 1999 115: 85-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of 2.5 vs 7.5 mg of Inhaled Albuterol in the Treatment of Acute Asthma

Charles L. Emerman, Rita K. Cydulka, and E. Regis McFadden
Chest 1999 115: 92-96. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations THE PULMONARY LAB

Variable Extrathoracic Airflow Obstruction and Chronic Laryngotracheitis in Gulf War Veterans

Arvind K. Das, Lawrence D. Davanzo, George J. Poiani, Peter G. Zazzali, Anthony T. Scardella, Martha L. Warnock, and Norman H. Edelman
Chest 1999 115: 97-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate Administration on the Exercise Tolerance of Normal Subjects Breathing Through Dead Space

Richard W. Light, Ming-Jen Peng, David W. Stansbury, Catherine S. H. Sassoon, Judith A. Despars, and C. Kees Mahutte
Chest 1999 115: 102-108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sensitivity and Specificity of Radioisotope Right-Left Shunt Measurements and Pulse Oximetry for the Early Detection of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations

Richard D. Thompson, James Jackson, A. Michael Peters, Caroline J. Doré, and J. Michael B. Hughes
Chest 1999 115: 109-113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

Portable Computerized Polysomnography in Attended and Unattended Settings

Ivanka J. Mykytyn, Dimitar Sajkov, Alister M. Neill, and R. Douglas McEvoy
Chest 1999 115: 114-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quality of Life in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure—A Prospective Study

Carolyn D'Ambrosio, Teri Bowman, and Vahid Mohsenin
Chest 1999 115: 123-129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Elevated Plasma Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Levels After Occlusion of the Thoracic Aorta

Haim Berkenstadt, Talma Rosenthal, Edna Peleg, Eran Segal, Allan Hackshaw, Gur Ben-Ari, and Azriel Perel
Chest 1999 115: 130-134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Can Retrograde Cardioplegia Alone Provide Adequate Protection for Cardiac Valve Surgery?

Nirupama G. Talwalkar, Gerald M. Lawrie, Nan Earle, and Michael E. DeBakey
Chest 1999 115: 135-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations MISCELLANEOUS

Atrial Thrombi Resolution After Prolonged Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Transesophageal Echocardiographic Study

Giovanni Corrado, Giorgio Tadeo, Sandro Beretta, Luca Mario Tagliagambe, Giovanni Foglia Manzillo, Manuela Spata, and Mauro Santarone
Chest 1999 115: 140-143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neoadjuvant Etoposide, Ifosfamide, and Cisplatin Followed by Concomitant Thoracic Radiotherapy and Continuous Cisplatin Infusion in Stage IIIb Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Jean-Louis Pujol, Thierry Lafontaine, Xavier Quantin, Monique Reme-Saumon, Didier Cupissol, Farid Khial, and François-Bernard Michel
Chest 1999 115: 144-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrapulmonary Cytokine Accumulation Following BAL and the Role of Endotoxin Contamination

Michael E. Nelson, Tom C. Wald, Kirstin Bailey, and Lewis J. Wesselius
Chest 1999 115: 151-157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

The Importance of Physical Fitness In the Performance of Adequate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Alejandro Lucía, José F. de las Heras, Margarita Pérez, Juan C. Elvira, Alfredo Carvajal, Antonio J. Álvarez, and José L. Chicharro
Chest 1999 115: 158-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blast Lung Injury From an Explosion on a Civilian Bus

Reuven Pizov, Arieh Oppenheim-Eden, Idit Matot, Yoram G. Weiss, Leonid A. Eidelman, Avraham I. Rivkind, and Charles L. Sprung
Chest 1999 115: 165-172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation: Successful Outcome in Patients With Acute Lung Injury/ARDS

Graeme M. Rocker, Mary-Gordon Mackenzie, Bruce Williams, and P. Mark Logan
Chest 1999 115: 173-177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Anaerobes in Patients With Ventilator-associated Pneumonia and Aspiration Pneumonia: A Prospective Study

Paul E. Marik and Pamela Careau
Chest 1999 115: 178-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

The Effect of Heliox on Nebulizer Function Using a ß-Agonist Bronchodilator

Dean R. Hess, Frank L. Acosta, Ray H. Ritz, Robert M. Kacmarek, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr
Chest 1999 115: 184-189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systemic Distribution of Talc After Intrapleural Administration in Rats

Eduardo Campos Werebe, Rogério Pazetti, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Paulo Pêgo Fernandez, Vera Luiza Capelozzi, Fábio Biscegli Jatene, and Francisco S. Vargas
Chest 1999 115: 190-193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Degradation of Histamine Solutions Used for Bronchoprovocation

Patricia Marshik, Siyawosh Moghaddam, Ian Tebbett, and Leslie Hendeles
Chest 1999 115: 194-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Characterization of an Animal Model of Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia

Charles-Hugo Marquette, Dephine Wermert, Frédéric Wallet, Marie-Christine Copin, and André-Bernard Tonnel
Chest 1999 115: 200-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The 1997 Asthma Management Guidelines and Therapeutic Issues Relating to the Treatment of Asthma

John W. Georgitis
Chest 1999 115: 210-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

Development of Housing Programs to Aid in the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Homeless Individuals: A Pilot Study

Philip A. LoBue, Robert Cass, Diana Lobo, Kathleen Moser, and Antonino Catanzaro
Chest 1999 115: 218-223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Utility of a Somatostatin-Type Receptor Binding Peptide Radiopharmaceutical (P829) in the Evaluation of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

Jay E. Blum, Hirsch Handmaker, and Neal A. Rinne
Chest 1999 115: 224-232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

TNM Staging of Lung Cancer: A Quick Reference Chart

Omar Lababede, Moulay A. Meziane, and Thomas W. Rice
Chest 1999 115: 233-235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Catching Patients: Tuberculosis and Detention in the 1990s

Barron H. Lerner
Chest 1999 115: 236-241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The 1997 International Staging System for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Have All the Issues Been Addressed?

Swan S. Leong, Caio M. Rocha Lima, Carol A. Sherman, and Mark R. Green
Chest 1999 115: 242-248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Occupational Asthma: A Longitudinal Study on the Clinical and Socioeconomic Outcome After Diagnosis

Gianna Moscato, Antonio Dellabianca, Luca Perfetti, Barbara Bramè, Eugenia Galdi, Rosanna Niniano, and Pierluigi Paggiaro
Chest 1999 115: 249-256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Closure of the Delayed Bronchial Rupture After Thoracoscopic Resection of Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst

Deog-Gon Cho and Moon-Sub Kwack
Chest 1999 115: 257-259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Clinical Conference on Management Dilemmas: Progressive Pneumonia in a Patient Receiving Long-term Steroid Therapy

Jeff Schnader, Elsira M. Pina, Robert P. Baughman, Jeffrey Glassroth, and Samuel Adebonojo
Chest 1999 115: 260-266. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

A 50-Year-Old Woman With Gradual Deterioration of Oxygenation After Lung Transplantation

Stephanie Levine
Chest 1999 115: 267-268. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Inability to Measure Lung Volumes in a Man With Congestive Heart Failure

Karen M. Wolf and Nancy Addison
Chest 1999 115: 269-271. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Multiple Nodular Opacities on Chest Radiograph After Lung Transplantation

Jan W. K. van den Berg, Eric J. van der Jagt, Gerard H. Koëter, and Wim Van der Bij
Chest 1999 115: 272-274. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

The "Fairy Ring": A New Radiographic Finding in Sarcoidosis

Troy J. Marlow, Pavel I. Krapiva, Stephen I. Schabel, and Marc A. Judson
Chest 1999 115: 275-276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis With Progestins: A Case Report

Xavier Denoo, Ginette Hermans, Raoul Degives, and Jean-Michel Foidart
Chest 1999 115: 276-279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoptysis Due to MDI Therapy in a Patient With Permanent Tracheostomy: Treatment With Mask AeroChamber

Michael T. Newhouse
Chest 1999 115: 279-282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Two Cases of Repeatedly Recurrent Atypical Thymoma

Kazuya Kondo, Syouji Sakiyama, Keiji Takahashi, Tadashi Uyama, Yasumasa Monden, and Yukio Shimosato
Chest 1999 115: 282-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Transitional Variant of Castleman's Disease Presenting as a Chylous Pleural Effusion

Terri Ten Hoor, Karlene Hewan-Lowe, Joseph I. Miller, and Marc Moss
Chest 1999 115: 285-288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tension Fecopneumothorax Due to Colonic Perforation in a Diaphragmatic Hernia

Matthias H. Seelig, Paul J. Klingler, and Klaus Schönleben
Chest 1999 115: 288-291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirschner Wire Embolization to the Heart: An Unusual Cause of Pericardial Tamponade

James R. Goodsett, Andrew C. Pahl, Jeffrey N. Glaspy, and Marilyn M. Schapira
Chest 1999 115: 291-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Obstruction Arising From Blood Clot: Three Reports and a Review of the Literature

Keane L. Arney, Marc A. Judson, and Steven A. Sahn
Chest 1999 115: 293-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Registry

Eugene J. Sullivan, Gerald J. Beck, Hannah H. Peavy, and Barry L. Fanburg
Chest 1999 115: 301. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Emergency Department

Thierry M. Sottiaux and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 1999 115: 301-303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limitations to Study on Noninvasive Ventilation

George Ntoumenopoulos
Chest 1999 115: 303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

On Perception, Perspicuity, and Precision

William K. C. Morgan, Panu Oksa, and Albert Miller
Chest 1999 115: 303-305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Objective Evaluations of the Results of Treatment for Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Thomas J. Kehoe and Nelson Powell
Chest 1999 115: 305-307. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventricular Tachycardia During Dobutamine Stress Myocardial Contrast Imaging

Don Poldermans, Folkert J. ten Cate, Abdou Elhendy, Guido Rocchi, Jeroen J. Bax, Wim Vletter, and Jos R. T. C. Roelandt
Chest 1999 115: 307-308. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of the Cardiopulmonary Risk Index

Scott K. Epstein and Jose A. Melendez
Chest 1999 115: 308-309. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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