editorials

Publishing Supplements

A. Jay Block
Chest 2000 117: 927-928. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Do You Speak the Language of Dyspnea?

Donald A. Mahler and Andrew Harver
Chest 2000 117: 928-929. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Doubting Thomas Dealing With Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Francesco de Blasio
Chest 2000 117: 929-931. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis : When Is a Peek Good Enough?

Robert P. Baughman and Michael C. Iannuzzi
Chest 2000 117: 931-932. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Can We Make Sense Out of Cytokines?

Alan M. Fein and Edward M. Abraham
Chest 2000 117: 932-934. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsASTHMA

Ethnic Differences: Word Descriptors Used by African-American and White Asthma Patients During Induced Bronchoconstriction

Grace E. Hardie, Susan Janson, Warren M. Gold, Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman, and Homer A. Boushey
Chest 2000 117: 935-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prolonged Episodes of Persistent Asthma: A Distinct Clinical Pattern With Characteristic Clinical Features

Kuo C. Chang, William M. Vollmer, Michael J. Barrett, Robert Lawrence, Kenneth M. Ettinger, Jean M. Carney, and Fredrick F. Gill
Chest 2000 117: 944-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Additive Bronchoprotective and Bronchodilator Effects With Single Doses of Salmeterol and Montelukast in Asthmatic Patients Receiving Inhaled Corticosteroids

Owen J. Dempsey, Andrew M. Wilson, Erika J. Sims, Catrina Mistry, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2000 117: 950-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsDYSPNEA

Perception of Respiratory Sensation Assessed by Means of Histamine Challenge and Threshold Loading Tests

Ingrid D. Bijl-Hofland, Sonja G. M. Cloosterman, Constant P. van Schayck, Frank J. J. v. d. Elshout, Reinier P. Akkermans, and Hans Th. M. Folgering
Chest 2000 117: 954-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypoxic and Hypercapnic Breathlessness in Patients With Type I Diabetes Mellitus

Giorgio Scano, Mario Filippelli, Isabella Romagnoli, Marco Mancini, Gianni Misuri, Roberto Duranti, and Elisabetta Rosi
Chest 2000 117: 960-967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship Between Impaired Pulmonary Diffusion and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Capacity After Heart Transplantation

Ralf Ewert, Roland Wensel, Leonhard Bruch, Sven Mutze, Ulrike Bauer, Mathias Plauth, and Franz-Xaver Kleber
Chest 2000 117: 968-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCOPD

Long-term Effects of Outpatient Rehabilitation of COPD: A Randomized Trial

Rosa Güell, Pere Casan, Jose Belda, Mercé Sangenis, Fatima Morante, Gordon H. Guyatt, and Joaquin Sanchis
Chest 2000 117: 976-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Lung Parenchymal Destruction on the Different Indexes of the Methacholine Dose-Response Curve in COPD Patients

Gert T. Verhoeven, Anton F.M. Verbraak, Sandra Boere-van der Straat, Henk C. Hoogsteden, and Jan M. Bogaard
Chest 2000 117: 984-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsSURGERY

Patient Selection for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery: An Objective Model Based on Prior Clinical Decisions and Quantitative CT Analysis

David S. Gierada, Roger D. Yusen, Ian A. Villanueva, Thomas K. Pilgram, Richard M. Slone, Stephen S. Lefrak, and Joel D. Cooper
Chest 2000 117: 991-998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oxidative Stress After Lung Resection Therapy: A Pilot Study

Edmée C. Lases, Vincent A.M. Duurkens, Wim B.M. Gerritsen, and Fred J.L.M. Haas
Chest 2000 117: 999-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsSARCOIDOSIS

The Clinical Application and Cost Analysis of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Mass Lesions in Sarcoidosis

Rosemary Tambouret, Kim R. Geisinger, Celeste N. Powers, Kamal K. Khurana, Jan F. Silverman, Ricardo Bardales, and Martha B. Pitman
Chest 2000 117: 1004-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Circulating D Dimer in Patients With Sarcoidosis

Andrew F. Shorr and Oleh W. Hnatiuk
Chest 2000 117: 1012-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsHIV

Bacterial Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients With HIV Infection: The Pulmonary Complications, ICU Support, and Prognostic Factors of Hospitalized Patients With HIV (PIP) Study

Bekele Afessa and Bethany Green
Chest 2000 117: 1017-1022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical and Radiographic Predictors of the Etiology of Pulmonary Nodules in HIV-Infected Patients

Robert M. Jasmer, Keith J. Edinburgh, Annemarie Thompson, Michael B. Gotway, Jennifer M. Creasman, W. Richard Webb, and Laurence Huang
Chest 2000 117: 1023-1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural Effusion and Pneumothorax in Hospitalized Patients With HIV Infection: The Pulmonary Complications, ICU Support, and Prognostic Factors of Hospitalized Patients With HIV (PIP) Study

Bekele Afessa
Chest 2000 117: 1031-1037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsPLEURA

Limited Utility of Chest Radiograph After Thoracentesis

William G. Petersen and Robert Zimmerman
Chest 2000 117: 1038-1042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Pleural Fluid pH Change Significantly at Room Temperature During the First Hour Following Thoracentesis?

Bipin D. Sarodia, Lawrence S. Goldstein, Daniel M. Laskowski, Atul C. Mehta, and Alejandro C. Arroliga
Chest 2000 117: 1043-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsBRONCHOSCOPY

Diagnostic Yield of Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Evaluating Solitary Pulmonary Nodules

Walid A. Baaklini, Mauricio A. Reinoso, Arnold B. Gorin, Amir Sharafkaneh, and Prasad Manian
Chest 2000 117: 1049-1054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum Lidocaine Concentrations in Asthmatics Undergoing Research Bronchoscopy

Esther L. Langmack, Richard J. Martin, Juno Pak, and Monica Kraft
Chest 2000 117: 1055-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsSLEEP AND BREATHING

Predicting Effective Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Zoe Oliver and Victor Hoffstein
Chest 2000 117: 1061-1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dose-Dependent Effects of Mandibular Advancement on Pharyngeal Mechanics and Nocturnal Oxygenation in Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Jiro Kato, Shiroh Isono, Atsuko Tanaka, Toshihide Watanabe, Daisuke Araki, Hideki Tanzawa, and Takashi Nishino
Chest 2000 117: 1065-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detection of Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Using a Nasal Cannula/Pressure Transducer

Matthew D. Epstein, Sheryl A. Chicoine, and R. Choudary Hanumara
Chest 2000 117: 1073-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCYSTIC FIBROSIS

Expiratory Airflow Patterns in Children and Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

E. Mark Williams, Richard G. Madgwick, Anne H. Thomson, and M. Jocelyn Morris
Chest 2000 117: 1078-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal and Exhaled Nitric Oxide Is Reduced in Adult Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and Does Not Correlate With Cystic Fibrosis Genotype

Stephen R. Thomas, Sergei A. Kharitonov, Sandra F. Scott, Margaret E. Hodson, and Peter J. Barnes
Chest 2000 117: 1085-1089. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsMISCELLANEOUS

Oral Absorption of Clarithromycin in Acute Illness and During Convalescence in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Elliot Offman, Frances Varin, Tom Nolan, Charlie D. Bayliff, Anne Marie Bombassaro, and Dave G. McCormack
Chest 2000 117: 1090-1093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sex Differences in Left Ventricular Geometry in Aortic Stenosis: Impact on Outcome

Donna L. Milavetz, Sharonne N. Hayes, Susan A. Weston, James B. Seward, Charles J. Mullany, and Véronique L. Roger
Chest 2000 117: 1094-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1: A Noninvasive Respiratory Management Approach

John R. Bach, Vis Niranjan, and Brian Weaver
Chest 2000 117: 1100-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: A Method to Avoid Endotracheal Reintubation in Postoperative High-risk Patients With Severe Nonhypercapnic Oxygenation Failure

Detlef Kindgen-Milles, Rolf Buhl, Andrea Gabriel, Hinrich Böhner, and Eckhard Müller
Chest 2000 117: 1106-1111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Varying the Case Mix on the Standardized Mortality Ratio and W Statistic: A Simulation Study

Laurent G. Glance, Turner Osler, and Tamotsu Shinozaki
Chest 2000 117: 1112-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Atrial Function During Cardiac Arrest Caused by Ventricular Fibrillation

Andrej Pernat, Max Harry Weil, Shijie Sun, Wanchun Tang, Hitoshi Yamaguchi, and Joe Bisera
Chest 2000 117: 1118-1123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevention of Air Leakage by Spraying Vivostat Fibrin Sealant After Lung Resection in Pigs

Henrik K. Kjaergard, Jesper Holst Pedersen, Mark Krasnik, Ulla S. Weis-Fogh, Hanne Fleron, and H. Eugene Griffin
Chest 2000 117: 1124-1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

review

The Epidemiologic, Pathologic, and Clinical Features of AIDS-Associated Pulmonary Kaposi’s Sarcoma

David M. Aboulafia
Chest 2000 117: 1128-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Office Spirometry for Lung Health Assessment in Adults: A Consensus Statement From the National Lung Health Education Program

Gary T. Ferguson, Paul L. Enright, A. Sonia Buist, and Millicent W. Higgins
Chest 2000 117: 1146-1161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

impact of basic research on tomorrow's medicine

Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines

Steven M. Opal and Vera A. DePalo
Chest 2000 117: 1162-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

Chronic Infiltrative Lung Diseases: Value of Gadolinium-Enhanced MRI in the Evaluation of Disease Activity—Early Report

Michele Gaeta, Alfredo Blandino, Emanuele Scribano, Fabio Minutoli, Mario Barone, Filippo Andò, and Ignazio Pandolfo
Chest 2000 117: 1173-1178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Videothoracoscopic Approach to Primary Mediastinal Pathology

Giancarlo Roviaro, Federico Varoli, Ombretta Nucca, Contardo Vergani, and Marco Maciocco
Chest 2000 117: 1179-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Unexpected Postoperative Course After Right Pneumonectomy

Carlos A. Montero, Josep M. Gimferrer, Guillermina Fita, Mireia Serra, Miguel Catalán, and Emilio Canalís
Chest 2000 117: 1184-1185. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Utility of On-Site Cytopathology Assessment for Bronchoscopic Evaluation of Lung Masses and Adenopathy

Gregory B. Diette, Peter White, Jr, Peter Terry, Mollie Jenckes, Dorothy Rosenthal, and Haya R. Rubin
Chest 2000 117: 1186-1190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 43-Year-Old Man With a Large Recurrent Right-Sided Pleural Effusion

Ruxana T. Sadikot, Joseph L. Fredi, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2000 117: 1191-1194. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Hypercalcemia Due to Talc Granulomatosis

Alexander Woywodt, Wolfgang Schneider, Ursula Goebel, and Friedrich C. Luft
Chest 2000 117: 1195-1196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bilateral Diaphragm Paralysis Secondary to Central von Recklinghausen’s Disease

Paul M. Hassoun and Bartolome R. Celli
Chest 2000 117: 1196-1200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diaphragmatic Rupture: A Complication of Violent Cough

Liziamma George, Shakaib U. Rehman, and Faroque A. Khan
Chest 2000 117: 1200-1201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infection of Left Atrial Thrombus Associated With Mitral Stenosis: A Case Report

Hideki Okayama, Sadao Kawasaki, Yusaku Takagaki, Hiroyuki Kawada, Takumi Sumimoto, and Takeshi Hirayama
Chest 2000 117: 1201-1203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Echocardiographic Follow-up of Chlamydia psittaci Myocarditis

Arend F. L. Schinkel, Jeroen J. Bax, Ernst E. van der Wall, and Gé J. P. M. Jonkers
Chest 2000 117: 1203-1205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Airway Obstruction Secondary to Bilateral Broncholithiasis

Nicole C. Hodgson and Richard I. Inculet
Chest 2000 117: 1205-1207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Associated With a Novel Microtubule Defect in a Child With Down’s Syndrome

Tom Kovesi, Brian Sinclair, Johnna MacCormick, Mary Ann Matzinger, and Blair Carpenter
Chest 2000 117: 1207-1209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Retrieval of an IV Catheter Fragment From the Pulmonary Artery 11 Years After Embolization

Srihari Thanigaraj, Ayyasamy Panneerselvam, and John Yanos
Chest 2000 117: 1209-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Heliox Effect or Rapid-Onset Acute Severe Asthma

Gustavo J. Rodrigo and Carlos Rodrigo
Chest 2000 117: 1212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heliox for Acute Severe Asthma

Col Edward R. Carter and Jonathan E. Kass
Chest 2000 117: 1212-1213. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Indomethacin in Bronchorrhea in Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma : Role of Cyclooxygenase

Jun Tamaoki, Kazuhiro Kohri, Kazuo Isono, Atsushi Nagai, and Sakae Homma
Chest 2000 117: 1213-1214. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Role for Anaerobic Bacteria in Patients With Ventilatory Acquired Pneumonia : Yes or No?

René Robert, Ghislaine Grollier, Michel Hira, and Pierre Doré
Chest 2000 117: 1214-1215. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Possible Pathologic Link Between Chronic Cough and Sleep Apnea Syndrome Through Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Older People

Shinji Teramoto and Yasuyoshi Ouchi
Chest 2000 117: 1215-1216. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheal Colonization in Pneumonia

Stijn Blot, Koenraad Vandewoude, Eric Hoste, and Francis Colardyn
Chest 2000 117: 1216. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Infants Exposed to Maternal Smoking and With a Family History of Asthma

Peter J. F. M. Merkus and H. A. W. M. Tiddens
Chest 2000 117: 1216-1217. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The "Breathing-Bag" Sign in the Diagnosis of Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Nicolás Serrano, Maria-Luisa Mora, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, and Intensive Care Unit
Chest 2000 117: 1217-1218. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Ventilation and Intubation

Dominique Vanpee and Luc Delaunois
Chest 2000 117: 1218. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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