editorials

CHEST at the New Millennium

A. Jay Block
Chest 1999 116: 1501. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Sleep Apnea : Unmet Needs

Peretz Lavie
Chest 1999 116: 1501-1503. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Why the Upper Airway Is Not Like a Gall Bladder

Mark H. Sanders, Patrick J. Strollo, Jr., Charles W. Atwood, Jr., Thomas Braun, and Jonas T. Johnson
Chest 1999 116: 1503-1506. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bloody Pericardial Effusion : Clinically Significant Without Intrinsic Diagnostic Specificity

David H. Spodick and Worcester
Chest 1999 116: 1506-1507. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Improvements in Lung and Respiratory Muscle Function Following Lung Volume Reduction Surgery : Smaller May Be Better, But How Long Does It Last?

Ahmet Baydur
Chest 1999 116: 1507-1509. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma : We Need To Do Better!

Janet Poponick
Chest 1999 116: 1509-1510. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP & BREATHING

Evaluation of Variable Mandibular Advancement Appliance for Treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea^*

Jeffrey Pancer, Salem Al-Faifi, Mohamed Al-Faifi, and Victor Hoffstein
Chest 1999 116: 1511-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery in a Site-Specific Treatment Approach for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 50 Consecutive Patients^*

Jeffrey R. Prinsell
Chest 1999 116: 1519-1529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence of Snoring and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Student Population^*

David S. C. Hui, Joseph K. W. Chan, Alice S. S. Ho, Dominic K. L. Choy, Christopher K. W. Lai, and Roland C. C. Leung
Chest 1999 116: 1530-1536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Value of Clinical, Functional, and Oximetric Data for the Prediction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Patients^*

Bertrand Herer, Nicolas Roche, Matthieu Carton, Catherine Roig, Vincent Poujol, and Gérard Huchon
Chest 1999 116: 1537-1544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure vs Placebo Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Sleep Quality in Obstructive Sleep Apnea^*

José S. Loredo, Sonia Ancoli-Israel, and Joel E. Dimsdale
Chest 1999 116: 1545-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of Oxygen Therapy With Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration During Sleep in Congestive Heart Failure^*

Samuel L. Krachman, Gilbert E. D’Alonzo, Thomas J. Berger, and Howard J. Eisen
Chest 1999 116: 1550-1557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Performance of Sleep Histories in an Ambulatory Medicine Clinic^* : Impact of Simple Chart Reminders

Andrew M. Namen, Antoinette Wymer, Douglas Case, and Edward F. Haponik
Chest 1999 116: 1558-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Bloody Pericardial Effusion in Patients With Cardiac Tamponade^* : Is the Cause Cancerous, Tuberculous, or Iatrogenic in the 1990s?

Shaul Atar, Josephine Chiu, James S. Forrester, and Robert J. Siegel
Chest 1999 116: 1564-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors Associated With Health Indicators in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery^*

Yasmin Maor, Yael Cohen, Liraz Olmer, and Benjamin Mozes
Chest 1999 116: 1570-1574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abnormality of Left Ventricular Sympathetic Nervous Function Assessed by ¹²³I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging in Patients With COPD^*

Fumio Sakamaki, Toru Satoh, Noritoshi Nagaya, Shingo Kyotani, Norifumi Nakanishi, and Yoshio Ishida
Chest 1999 116: 1575-1581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchial Hyperreactivity in Patients With Mitral Stenosis Before and After Successful Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvulotomy^*

Sadi Gülec, Fatih Ertas, Eralp Tutar, Yavuz Demirel, Remzi Karaoguz, Kenan Omurlu, and Dervis Oral
Chest 1999 116: 1582-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety Profile and Hemodynamic Responses to ß-Adrenergic Stimulation by Dobutamine in Heart Transplant Patients^*

Kwame O. Akosah, Bethany Denlinger, and Pramod K. Mohanty
Chest 1999 116: 1587-1592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION SURGERY

Neural Drive to the Diaphragm After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery^*

Heinz Lahrmann, Monika Wild, Theodor Wanke, Edda Tschernko, Wilfried Wisser, Walter Klepetko, and Hartmut Zwick
Chest 1999 116: 1593-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Weight Gain After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Is Not Correlated With Improvement in Pulmonary Mechanics^*

Paul J. Christensen, Robert Paine, III, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Ella A. Kazerooni, Mark D. Iannettoni, and Fernando J. Martinez
Chest 1999 116: 1601-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Function 4 Years After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema^*

Arthur F. Gelb, Robert J. McKenna, Jr., Matthew Brenner, Mark J. Schein, Noe Zamel, and Richard Fischel
Chest 1999 116: 1608-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Declining Bone Mass in Men With Chronic Pulmonary Disease^* : Contribution of Glucocorticoid Treatment, Body Mass Index, and Gonadal Function

Farrukh Iqbal, Jeffrey Michaelson, Leonard Thaler, Janet Rubin, Jesse Roman, and Mark S. Nanes
Chest 1999 116: 1616-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Delayed Type of Hypersensitivity and Late Allergic Reactions in Patients with Stable COPD^*

Inger Dahlén, Eva Lindberg, Christer Janson, and Gunnemar Stålenheim
Chest 1999 116: 1625-1631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Comparison of the Level of Dyspnea vs Disease Severity in Indicating the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With COPD^*

Takashi Hajiro, Koichi Nishimura, Mitsuhiro Tsukino, Akihiko Ikeda, Toru Oga, and Takateru Izumi
Chest 1999 116: 1632-1637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Current Outpatient Management of Asthma Shows Poor Compliance With International Consensus Guidelines^*

David McD Taylor, Thomas E. Auble, William J. Calhoun, and Vincent N. Mosesso, Jr.
Chest 1999 116: 1638-1645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Route of Breathing in Patients With Asthma^*

Kristina Kairaitis, Sarah R. Garlick, John R. Wheatley, and Terence C. Amis
Chest 1999 116: 1646-1652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Mild Hypoxia on Airway Responsiveness to Methacholine in Subjects With Airway Hyperresponsiveness^*

Hiroshi Saito, Masaharu Nishimura, Hideki Shinano, Fumihiko Sato, Kenji Miyamoto, and Yoshikazu Kawakami
Chest 1999 116: 1653-1658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Symptoms of Asthma in a Six-Year Follow-up Study of Childhood Asthma^*

Denyse Gautrin, Jean-Guy Lapierre, Jean-Luc Malo, and Claire Infante-Rivard
Chest 1999 116: 1659-1664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Itraconazole Therapy in Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis^*

Fabienne Salez, Anne Brichet, Sophie Desurmont, Jean-Marie Grosbois, Benoit Wallaert, and André-Bernard Tonnel
Chest 1999 116: 1665-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations AIRWAYS DISEASE

Management of Airway Manifestations of Relapsing Polychondritis^* : Case Reports and Review of Literature

Bipin D. Sarodia, Asok Dasgupta, and Atul C. Mehta
Chest 1999 116: 1669-1675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vocal Cord Dysfunction in Patients With Exertional Dyspnea^*

Michael J. Morris, Leonard E. Deal, Donald R. Bean, Vincent X. Grbach, and Julia A. Morgan
Chest 1999 116: 1676-1682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Recovery From Blast Lung Injury^* : One-Year Follow-up

Boaz Hirshberg, Arieh Oppenheim-Eden, Reuven Pizov, Miri Sklair-Levi, Abraham Rivkin, Elat Bardach, Mili Bublil, Charles Sprung, and Mordechai R. Kramer
Chest 1999 116: 1683-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Transtracheal Jet Ventilation^* : A Safe, Quick, and Temporary Way To Provide Oxygenation and Ventilation When Conventional Methods Are Unsuccessful

Rajesh G. Patel
Chest 1999 116: 1689-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Electrical Impedance Tomography in the Assessment of Extravascular Lung Water in Noncardiogenic Acute Respiratory Failure^*

Peter W. A. Kunst, Anton Vonk Noordegraaf, Esther Raaijmakers, Jan Bakker, A. B. Johan Groeneveld, Piet E. Postmus, and Peter M. J. M. de Vries
Chest 1999 116: 1695-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

The Utility of Daily Therapeutic Thoracentesis for the Treatment of Early Empyema^*

Scott Sasse, Tan Nguyen, Lisete R. Teixeira, and Richard Light
Chest 1999 116: 1703-1708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Neutrophil Accumulation Following Human Endotoxemia^*

Manabu Kinoshita, Hidetaka Mochizuki, and Satoshi Ono
Chest 1999 116: 1709-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The Value and Complications of Percutaneous Transthoracic Lung Aspiration for the Etiologic Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia^*

J. Anthony G. Scott and Andrew J. Hall
Chest 1999 116: 1716-1732. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Glucocorticoid Therapy-Induced Osteoporosis in Patients With Obstructive Lung Disease^*

Marc F. Goldstein, Joseph J. Fallon, Jr, and Ronald Harning
Chest 1999 116: 1733-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

Rationale and Design of the National Emphysema Treatment Trial : A Prospective Randomized Trial of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

The National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group
Chest 1999 116: 1750-1761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

A Pilot Study of Expiratory Flow Limitation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery^*

Ron Dueck, Sheila Cooper, David Kapelanski, Henri Colt, and Jack Clausen
Chest 1999 116: 1762-1771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

cardiology practice today

Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta^* : Part 1. Aortic Dissection, Aortic Intramural Hematoma, and Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer of the Aorta

Howard J. Willens and Kenneth M. Kessler
Chest 1999 116: 1772-1779. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

The Outcome of Asthma Related to Workplace Irritant Exposures^* : A Comparison of Irritant-Induced Asthma and Irritant Aggravation of Asthma

Jose M. Chatkin, Susan M. Tarlo, Gary Liss, Dan Banks, and Irvin Broder
Chest 1999 116: 1780-1785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Clinical Conference On Management Dilemmas^* : Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Respiratory Failure

Jeff Schnader, M. Niranjan Reddy, John E. Heffner, and Steven M. Scharf
Chest 1999 116: 1786-1793. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

New Pulmonary Lesions During Therapy for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis^*

Szu-Chun Hung and Shi-Chuan Chang
Chest 1999 116: 1794-1797. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 74-year-old Man With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Cough, and a Lung Mass^*

Douglas Michaelsen and Marc A. Judson
Chest 1999 116: 1798-1801. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Amnestic Agents in Pediatric Bronchoscopy^*

Anthony D. Slonim and Frederick P. Ognibene
Chest 1999 116: 1802-1808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Development of a Giant Bulla After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery^*

Mobeen Iqbal, Leonard Rossoff, Kerry Mckeon, Michael Graver, and Steven M. Scharf
Chest 1999 116: 1809-1811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endobronchial Metastasis From Osteosarcoma of Bone^* : Treatment With Intraluminal Radiotherapy

Nesrin Mogulkoc, Erdem Goker, Alev Atasever, Ali Veral, Serdar Ozkok, and Paul W. Bishop
Chest 1999 116: 1811-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Extensive Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy in an Adult Immunocompetent Woman Caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex^*

Ulf Greinert, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Ekkehard Vollmer, and Max Schlaak
Chest 1999 116: 1814-1816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Saphenous Vein Graft Infection^* : A Fatal Complication of Postoperative Mediastinitis

Hasan B. Alam, Christopher Kowalski, and George A. Sample
Chest 1999 116: 1816-1818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful Treatment of Prosthetic Aortic Valve Mucormycosis^*

Angel Sanchez-Recalde, Jose L. Merino, Francisco Dominguez, Isabel Mate, Jose L. Larrea, and Jose A. Sobrino
Chest 1999 116: 1818-1820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Can Pleural Effusions Cause Cardiac Tamponade?^*

Hasan B. Alam, Adam Levitt, Robert Molyneaux, Paul Davidson, and George A. Sample
Chest 1999 116: 1820-1822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pine Oil Ingestion^* : A Common Cause of Poisoning

James A. Welker and Gary P. Zaloga
Chest 1999 116: 1822-1826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exacerbation of Acute Pulmonary Edema During Assisted Mechanical Ventilation Using a Low-Tidal Volume, Lung-Protective Ventilator Strategy^*

Richard H. Kallet, James A. Alonso, John M. Luce, and Michael A. Matthay
Chest 1999 116: 1826-1832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

A Voice From a Modern Hospital

Jayant B. Mehta
Chest 1999 116: 1833-1845. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Unstable Angina

Tsung O. Cheng
Chest 1999 116: 1833. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Classic, Abbreviated, and Modified Light’s Criteria : The End of the Story?

José Manuel Porcel, Manuel Vives, and John E. Heffner
Chest 1999 116: 1833-1836. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Should a Cytologic Study Be Ordered in Transudative Pleural Effusions?

José Manuel Porcel, Mar Alvarez, Antonieta Salud, and Manuel Vives
Chest 1999 116: 1836-1837. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Substitution of Arm Span for Standing Height Is Important for the Assessment of Predicted Value of Lung Volumes in Elderly People With Osteoporosis

Shinji Teramoto, Takeshi Matsuse, Yasuyoshi Ouchi, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, Dheeraj Gupta, and Surinder K. Jindal
Chest 1999 116: 1837-1838. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carcinoid-Related Intrapulmonary Shunting May Be Associated With Increased Production of Nitric Oxide

Shinji Teramoto, Takeshi Matsuse, and Yasuyoshi Ouchi
Chest 1999 116: 1838. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Diaphragmatic Hernia

Rafael Andrade-Alegre
Chest 1999 116: 1838-1839. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monitoring of Tissue pH : The Critical Measurement

Richard G. Fiddian-Green and Mitchell P. Fink
Chest 1999 116: 1839-1841. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Screening of Tuberculosis : Is It a Real Prediction Model?

Javier Perez and William Rodriguez
Chest 1999 116: 1841-1842. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteremic Community-Acquired Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Adult Due to Burkholderia cepacia

Grant W. Waterer, Carol B. Jones, and Richard G. Wunderink
Chest 1999 116: 1842-1843. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perioperative Cardiopulmonary Evaluation and Management : Are We Ignoring Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome?

Rakesh M. Gupta and Peter C. Gay
Chest 1999 116: 1843. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catamenial Pneumothorax and Its Relation to the Peritoneal Stomata of the Diaphragm

Kazuhiro Funatsu, Mizuki Tsuru, and Naofumi Hayabuchi
Chest 1999 116: 1843. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety of Neuraxial Anesthesia in Patients Receiving Perioperative Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis

Juan V. Llau
Chest 1999 116: 1843-1844. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis or Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis With Asthma : Which One Is More Appropriate ?

Parthasarathi Bhattacharyya
Chest 1999 116: 1844-1845. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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