editorials

Left Atrial Appendage Myopathy : The Importance of Serial Transesophageal Assessment in Atrial Fibrillation

Charles Pollick
Chest 2000 117: 297-298. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transesophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Mediastinal Lymph Node Aspiration : Does the End Justify the Means?

Manoop S. Bhutani
Chest 2000 117: 298-301. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Disorders of Ventilation : Weakness, Stiffness, and Mobilization

John R. Bach and Seong-Woong Kang
Chest 2000 117: 301-303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis and Natural History of Pulmonary Infections in Transplant Recipients

Norman W. Rizk and John L. Faul
Chest 2000 117: 303-305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidural Analgesia and Cardiac Surgery : Worth the Risk?

John M. Castellano and Charles G. Durbin, Jr.
Chest 2000 117: 305-307. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unconventional Cancer Therapies : What We Need Is Rigorous Research, Not Closed Minds

Edzard Ernst
Chest 2000 117: 307-308. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCARDIOLOGY

Association of Follow-up Change of Left Atrial Appendage Blood Flow Velocity With Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Nonrheumatic Atrial Fibrillation

Liang-Miin Tsai, Ting-Hsing Chao, and Jyh-Hong Chen
Chest 2000 117: 309-313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Left Ventricular Thrombus and Subsequent Thromboembolism in Patients With Severe Systolic Dysfunction

Nagaraja D. Sharma, Peter A. McCullough, Edward F. Philbin, and W. Douglas Weaver
Chest 2000 117: 314-320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventilatory Constraints During Exercise in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Bruce D. Johnson, Kenneth C. Beck, Lyle J. Olson, Kathy A. O'Malley, Thomas G. Allison, Ray W. Squires, and Gerald T. Gau
Chest 2000 117: 321-332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Characteristics and Prognosis of Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Normal Coronary Arteries

Peter Ammann, Sabine Marschall, Martin Kraus, Lucius Schmid, Walter Angehrn, Reto Krapf, and Hans Rickli
Chest 2000 117: 333-338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsLUNG CANCER

Role of Transesophageal Endosonography-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Nib Soehendra, Lars Schirrow, Parupudi V. J. Sriram, Andreas Meyer, Hans-Peter Hauber, and Almuth Pforte
Chest 2000 117: 339-345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Decision-Tree Sensitivity Analysis for Cost-Effectiveness of Chest 2-Fluoro-2-D-[¹⁸F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients With Pulmonary Nodules (Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma) in Japan

Shigeru Kosuda, Kiyoshi Ichihara, Masumi Watanabe, Hideo Kobayashi, and Shoichi Kusano
Chest 2000 117: 346-353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Very Young and Very Old Patients

Chih-Wei Kuo, Yuh-Min Chen, Jing-Yi Chao, Chun-Ming Tsai, and Reury-Perng Perng
Chest 2000 117: 354-357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Final Results of Phase III Trial in Regionally Advanced Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and Southwest Oncology Group

William Sause, Patricia Kolesar, Samuel Taylor, IV, David Johnson, Robert Livingston, Ritsuko Komaki, Bahman Emami, Walter Curran, Jr., Roger Byhardt, A. Rashid Dar, and Andrew Turrisi, III
Chest 2000 117: 358-364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum Interleukin-10 Levels as a Prognostic Factor in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Ferdinando De Vita, Michele Orditura, Gennaro Galizia, Ciro Romano, Annarita Roscigno, Eva Lieto, and Giuseppe Catalano
Chest 2000 117: 365-373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Assessment of 2,361 Patients Who Underwent Pulmonary Resection for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Stage I, II, and IIIA

Marcel Th. M. van Rens, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Hans R. J. Elbers, and Jules M. M. van den Bosch
Chest 2000 117: 374-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsTUBERCULOSIS

Nosocomial Tuberculosis Prevention Measures Among Two Groups of US Hospitals, 1992 to 1996

Lilia P. Manangan, Charles L. Bennett, Nicole Tablan, Dawn N. Simonds, Gina Pugliese, Edgar Collazo, and William R. Jarvis
Chest 2000 117: 380-384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchoscopic Assessment of the Evolution of Endobronchial Tuberculosis

Hee Soon Chung and Jae Ho Lee
Chest 2000 117: 385-392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsINFECTION

Frequency of Subspecialty Physician Care for Elderly Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Nathan C. Dean, Michael P. Silver, and Kim A. Bateman
Chest 2000 117: 393-397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Radiologic Manifestations of Legionnaire’s Disease

Michael J. Tan, James S. Tan, Robert H. Hamor, Thomas M. File, Jr., and Robert F. Breiman
Chest 2000 117: 398-403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miliary Coccidioidomycosis in the Immunocompetent

Edward L. Arsura and William B. Kilgore
Chest 2000 117: 404-409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrathoracic Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Women With AIDS

Linda B. Haramati and Julie Wong
Chest 2000 117: 410-414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsBRONCHIECTASIS

Distribution of ₁-Antitrypsin Alleles in Patients With Bronchiectasis

Antoine Cuvelier, Jean-Francois Muir, Marie-France Hellot, Daniel Benhamou, Jean-Pierre Martin, Jacques Bénichou, and Richard Sesboüé
Chest 2000 117: 415-419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sputum Elastase in Steady-State Bronchiectasis

Kenneth W. Tsang, Kwok-ning Chan, Pak-leung Ho, Ling Zheng, Gaik C. Ooi, James C. M. Ho, and Wah-kit Lam
Chest 2000 117: 420-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Regular Salbutamol on Lung Function and Bronchial Responsiveness in Patients with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Young Yull Koh, Yang Park, Jin Hwa Jeong, Chang Keun Kim, Yang-Gi Min, and Je G. Chi
Chest 2000 117: 427-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsASTHMA

Perceptions of Asthma by Adolescents at Home

Simon Rietveld and Walter Everaerd
Chest 2000 117: 434-439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Low-Dose Budesonide With the Addition of an Increased Dose During Exacerbations Is Effective in Long-term Asthma Control

Antonio Foresi, Maria Cristina Morelli, and Ernesto Catena
Chest 2000 117: 440-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCONTROL OF BREATHING

Mechanism of CO₂ Retention in Patients With Neuromuscular Disease

Gianni Misuri, Barbara Lanini, Francesco Gigliotti, Iacopo Iandelli, Assunta Pizzi, Maria Grazia Bertolini, and Giorgio Scano
Chest 2000 117: 447-453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in Patients With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Do Age, Gender, Obesity, and Daytime PaCO₂ Matter?

Don D. Sin, Richard L. Jones, and Godfrey C. Man
Chest 2000 117: 454-459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Sleep Stage and Age on Short-term Heart Rate Variability During Sleep in Healthy Infants and Children

Maria Pia Villa, Giovanni Calcagnini, Jacopo Pagani, Barbara Paggi, Francesca Massa, and Roberto Ronchetti
Chest 2000 117: 460-466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsMISCELLANEOUS

The Effect of Respiratory Therapist-Initiated Treatment Protocols on Patient Outcomes and Resource Utilization

Marin H. Kollef, Steven D. Shapiro, Darnetta Clinkscale, Lisa Cracchiolo, Donna Clayton, Russ Wilner, and Linda Hossin
Chest 2000 117: 467-475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osteoporosis and Lung Transplantation: A Prospective Study

Avrum Spira, Carlos Gutierrez, Cecilia Chaparro, Michael A. Hutcheon, and Charles K.N. Chan
Chest 2000 117: 476-481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mediastinal Fibrosis Is Associated With Human Leukocyte Antigen-A2

R. Stokes Peebles, Chace T. Carpenter, William D. Dupont, and James E. Loyd
Chest 2000 117: 482-485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asbestos in Extrapulmonary Sites: Omentum and Mesentery

Ronald F. Dodson, Michael F. O’Sullivan, Ju Huang, David B. Holiday, and Samuel P. Hammar
Chest 2000 117: 486-493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Etiology and Microbial Patterns of Pulmonary Infiltrates in Patients With Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Antoni Torres, Santiago Ewig, Jesus Insausti, Juan Maria Guergué, Antoni Xaubet, Antoni Mas, and Juan Manuel Salmeron
Chest 2000 117: 494-502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Prognosis in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Who Require Mechanical Ventilation

Fred E. Pascual, Michael A. Matthay, Peter Bacchetti, and Robert M. Wachter
Chest 2000 117: 503-512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Topical Antibiotics on Tracheostoma Prevents Exogenous Colonization and Infection of Lower Airways in Children

Pradeep Morar, Zvoru Makura, Andrew Jones, Paul Baines, Andrew Selby, Julie Hughes, and Rick van Saene
Chest 2000 117: 513-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

ß-Agonistic Bronchodilators: Comparison of Dose/Response in Working Rat Hearts

Guido Zimmer, Andreas Dahinten, Andreas Fitzner, Stefan Halbig, Tobias Noll, Fabian Treusch, and Herman Libertus
Chest 2000 117: 519-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The Drug-Resistant Pneumococcus: Clinical Relevance, Therapy, and Prevention

Joseph I. Harwell and Richard B. Brown
Chest 2000 117: 530-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma Therapy: Patient Compliance, Devices, and Inhalation Technique

Mac G. Cochrane, Mohan V. Bala, Kristen E. Downs, Josephine Mauskopf, and Rami H. Ben-Joseph
Chest 2000 117: 542-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Neuraxial Blockade and Hematoma in Cardiac Surgery: Estimating the Risk of a Rare Adverse Event That Has Not (Yet) Occurred

Anthony M.-H. Ho, David C. Chung, and Gavin M. Joynt
Chest 2000 117: 551-555. [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Long-term Value of Exercise Testing After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Influence of Thrombolytic Therapy

Louis Abboud, Jamal Hir, Iris Eisen, Ayala Cohen, and Walter Markiewicz
Chest 2000 117: 556-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Clinical Conference on Management Dilemmas: Progressive Infiltrates and Respiratory Failure

Timothy G. Janz, Ritu Madan, John J. Marini, Warren R. Summer, G. Umberto Meduri, Robert M. Smith, Gary R. Epler, and Jeff Schnader
Chest 2000 117: 562-572. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

A Prospective Study of Fever and Bacteremia After Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Children

Elie Picard, Shepard Schwartz, Shmuel Goldberg, Tzipporah Glick, Yael Villa, and Eitan Kerem
Chest 2000 117: 573-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary physiologic test of the month

The Invaluable Pressure-Volume Curve

Scott S. Wagers, T. Glen Bouder, David A. Kaminsky, and Charles G. Irvin
Chest 2000 117: 578-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 69-Year-Old Woman With CREST Syndrome, Dyspnea, and a Mosaic CT Attenuation Pattern

Ritu Madan and Thomas J. Donnelly
Chest 2000 117: 584-587. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Persistant Right Lower Lobe Consolidation

William C. Torreggiani, P. Mark Logan, and Noel G. McElvaney
Chest 2000 117: 588-590. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Complete Remission of Pulmonary Spindle Cell Carcinoma After Treatment With Oral Germanium Sesquioxide

Mark G. Mainwaring, Christopher Poor, Dani S. Zander, and Eloise Harman
Chest 2000 117: 591-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma and Cushing’s Syndrome

Andrew M. Wilson, Aubrey Blumsohn, Roland T. Jung, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2000 117: 593-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism in a Jehovah’s Witness: Successful Treatment With Catheter Thrombectomy

Howard S. Blaustein, Israel Schur, and Janet M. Shapiro
Chest 2000 117: 594-597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carbamazepine-Induced Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade

Sunil P. Verma, Nidal Yunis, Andrew Lekos, and Robert S. Crausman
Chest 2000 117: 597-598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pedal ^99mTc-Sulfur Colloid Lymphoscintigraphy in Primary Isolated Chylopericardium

Chao-Hung Wang, Tzu-Chen Yen, Koon-Kwan Ng, Chi-Ming Lee, Ming-Jui Hung, and Wen-Jin Cherng
Chest 2000 117: 598-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Large False Aneurysm of the Right Ventricle Within a Giant Epicardial Lipoma

Rodolfo Bonamini, Francesco Pinneri, Stefano Cirillo, Erennio Rosettani, and Lucia Mangiardi
Chest 2000 117: 601-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Associated With Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Michiyo Takahashi, Yoshinori Shimatsu, Takashi Kazama, Kakuhei Kimura, Tomio Otsuka, and Takashi Hashimoto
Chest 2000 117: 603-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Longitudinal Data on Positive Tuberculin Skin Tests From Three US States

Behzad Razavi, Douglas Hornick, Larry Schlesinger, and Jim Goodrich
Chest 2000 117: 608. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors Contributing to Pneumothorax After Thoracentesis

G. Díaz, David Jiménez Castro, Esteban Pérez-Rodríguez, and Henri G. Colt
Chest 2000 117: 608-609. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salmeterol and Tolerance

Brian J. Lipworth, Catherine M. Jackson, Richard R. Rosenthal, and Chris Kalberg
Chest 2000 117: 609-611. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Fluticasone in Asthma

Brian J. Lipworth and James N. Baraniuk
Chest 2000 117: 611-613. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fatal Pulmonary Hemorrhage During High-Dose Valproate Monotherapy

Charles Sleiman, Olivier Raffy, Catherine Roué, and Hervé Mal
Chest 2000 117: 613. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Confident Diagnosis of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura Using Cutting-Needle Biopsy

Philippe Collard and Birgit Weynand
Chest 2000 117: 613-614. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Mechanism of Hypoxemia in Liver Disease With Pulmonary Hypertension

Shinji Teramoto, Takeo Ishii, Yasuyoshi Ouchi, Ari Chaouat, Emmanuel Weitzenblum, and Roland Schott
Chest 2000 117: 614-615. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Community-Acquired Chlamydia pneumoniae pneumonia

Naoyuki Miyashita, Yoshihito Niki, Toshiharu Matsushima, Niro Okimoto, and Tadashi Ishida
Chest 2000 117: 615-616. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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