editorials

Barbara, What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing Writing an Article Like This? : The Scientific Basis of Folk Remedies for Colds and Flu

Bradley S. Bender
Chest 2000 118: 887-888. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thromboembolic Disease : Can Echocardiography Assist Management?

Edwin J.R. van Beek
Chest 2000 118: 888-889. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Obstruction in Severe COPD

Archie F. Wilson
Chest 2000 118: 889-891. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Labyrinth of Asthma Therapy : Lost in the Choices

Jonathan E. Kass and Thaddeus Bartter
Chest 2000 118: 891-893. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fertility in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Christopher M. Oermann
Chest 2000 118: 893-894. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sublingual Capnometry : In Search of Its Holy Grail

Jerry Yee and Irawan Susanto
Chest 2000 118: 894-896. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCARDIOLOGY

Pathophysiology of Impaired Right and Left Ventricular Function in Chronic Embolic Pulmonary Hypertension : Changes After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy

Thomas Menzel, Stephan Wagner, Thorsten Kramm, Susanne Mohr-Kahaly, Eckhard Mayer, Susanne Braeuninger, and Juergen Meyer
Chest 2000 118: 897-903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Admission Serum Potassium in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction : Its Correlates and Value as a Determinant of In-Hospital Outcome

John E. Madias, Bimal Shah, Gopal Chintalapally, Gopal Chalavarya, and Nicolaos E. Madias
Chest 2000 118: 904-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Incidence, Predictive Factors, and Prognostic Significance of Supraventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Congestive Heart Failure

James Mathew, Sally Hunsberger, Jerome Fleg, Frances Mc Sherry, William Williford, and Salim Yusuf
Chest 2000 118: 914-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsSARCOIDOSIS

Human Herpesvirus 8 Is Not Associated With Sarcoidosis in Japanese Patients

Hiroyoshi Maeda, Takashi Niimi, Shigeki Sato, Haruhiko Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Sugiura, Shigeo Mori, and Ryuzo Ueda
Chest 2000 118: 923-927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosing Sarcoidosis Using Endosonography-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration

Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Parupudi V. J. Sriram, Theodoros Topalidis, Hans P. Hauber, Andreas Meyer, Nib Soehendra, and Almuth Pforte
Chest 2000 118: 928-935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCANCER

Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytologic Technique for Lung Cancer Has a High Potential of Malignant Cell Spread Through the Tract

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Mitsunori Ohta, and Hajime Maeda
Chest 2000 118: 936-939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognosis and Recurrent Patterns in Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma

Yung-Yang Liu, Yuh-Min Chen, Min-Hsiung Huang, and Reury-Perng Perng
Chest 2000 118: 940-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Dependent on the Stage Progression of Lung Cancer

Wataru Matsuyama, Teruto Hashiguchi, Akira Mizoguchi, Fumiyuki Iwami, Masaharu Kawabata, Kimiyoshi Arimura, and Mitsuhiro Osame
Chest 2000 118: 948-951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Survival in Synchronous vs Single Lung Cancer : Upstaging Better Reflects Prognosis

Marcel Th. M. van Rens, Pieter Zanen, Aart Brutel de la Rivière, Hans R. J. Elbers, Henry A. van Swieten, and Jules M. M. van den Bosch
Chest 2000 118: 952-958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Implantation of Ultraflex Nitinol Stents in Malignant Tracheobronchial Stenoses

Teruomi Miyazawa, Michio Yamakido, Sadao Ikeda, Kinya Furukawa, Yuichi Takiguchi, Hirohito Tada, and Takayuki Shirakusa
Chest 2000 118: 959-965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adenoviral-Mediated p53 Gene Transfer to Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Through Endobronchial Injection

David Weill, Michael Mack, Jack Roth, Stephen Swisher, Scott Proksch, James Merritt, and John Nemunaitis
Chest 2000 118: 966-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCOPD

A Polymorphism in the Tumor Necrosis Factor- Gene Promoter Region May Predispose to a Poor Prognosis in COPD

Vera M. Keatings, Samantha J. Cave, Michael J. Henry, Kevin Morgan, Clare M. O’Connor, Muiris X. FitzGerald, and Noor Kalsheker
Chest 2000 118: 971-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maximal Inspiratory Flow Rates in Patients With COPD

Dan Stanescu, Claude Veriter, and Karel P. Van de Woestijne
Chest 2000 118: 976-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geographic Variations in Prevalence and Underdiagnosis of COPD : Results of the IBERPOC Multicentre Epidemiological Study

Victor Sobradillo Peña, Marc Miravitlles, Rafael Gabriel, Carlos A. Jiménez-Ruiz, Carlos Villasante, Juan Fernando Masa, José Luis Viejo, and Lorenzo Fernández-Fau
Chest 2000 118: 981-989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Controlled Short-term Trial of Fluticasone Propionate in Ventilator-Dependent Patients With COPD

Stefano Nava and Maria Laura Compagnoni
Chest 2000 118: 990-999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsVENTILATORS

Latex Allergy in Children on Home Mechanical Ventilation

Craig T. Nakamura, Ronald M. Ferdman, Thomas G. Keens, and Sally L. Davidson Ward
Chest 2000 118: 1000-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemodynamic Effects of Noninvasive Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure on Patients With Chronic Congestive Heart Failure With Systolic Dysfunction

Brick Acosta, Robert DiBenedetto, Ali Rahimi, Maria Francesca Acosta, Orlando Cuadra, An Van Nguyen, and Lee Morrow
Chest 2000 118: 1004-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsSLEEP AND BREATHING

Constant vs Automatic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy : Home Evaluation

Marie-Pia d’Ortho, Véronique Grillier-Lanoir, Patrick Levy, Françoise Goldenberg, Evelyne Corriger, Alain Harf, and Frédéric Lofaso
Chest 2000 118: 1010-1017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association of Body Position With Severity of Apneic Events in Patients With Severe Nonpositional Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Arie Oksenberg, Iyad Khamaysi, Donald S. Silverberg, and Ariel Tarasiuk
Chest 2000 118: 1018-1024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simple Predictors of Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty Outcome in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Richard P. Millman, Carol C. Carlisle, Cynthia Rosenberg, Douglas Kahn, Robert McRae, and Naomi R. Kramer
Chest 2000 118: 1025-1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abbreviated Method for Assessing Upper Airway Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

An Boudewyns, N. Punjabi, P. H. Van de Heyning, W. A. De Backer, C. P. O’Donnell, H. Schneider, P. L. Smith, and A. R. Schwartz
Chest 2000 118: 1031-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsINHALED STEROIDS

Effects of High-Dose Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate via Spacer on Cell-Mediated Immunity in Healthy Volunteers

Kailash C. Sharma, Damien Stevens, Larry Casey, and Steven Kesten
Chest 2000 118: 1042-1048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Once-Daily Formoterol and Budesonide Given Alone or in Combination on Surrogate Inflammatory Markers in Asthmatic Adults

Imran Aziz, Andrew M. Wilson, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2000 118: 1049-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCYSTIC FIBROSIS

Fertility in Men With Cystic Fibrosis : An Update on Current Surgical Practices and Outcomes

Theresa J. McCallum, Jeff M. Milunsky, Donna L. Cunningham, Doria H. Harris, Thomas A. Maher, and Robert D. Oates
Chest 2000 118: 1059-1062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Adult Severe Cystic Fibrosis

Viorel G. Florea, Natalia D. Florea, Rakesh Sharma, Andrew J. S. Coats, Derek G. Gibson, Margaret E. Hodson, and Michael Y. Henein
Chest 2000 118: 1063-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Targeting Aerosol Deposition in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis : Effects of Alterations in Particle Size and Inspiratory Flow Rate

Beth L. Laube, Rajkumari Jashnani, Richard N. Dalby, and Pamela L. Zeitlin
Chest 2000 118: 1069-1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsDIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE

Hemodynamic Effects of Epoprostenol in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis and Pulmonary Hypertension

Charlie Strange, Marcy Bolster, Joe Mazur, Marian Taylor, James R. Gossage, and Richard Silver
Chest 2000 118: 1077-1082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alveolar Hemorrhage in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus : Presentation and Management

Alberto S. Santos-Ocampo, Brian F. Mandell, and Barri J. Fessler
Chest 2000 118: 1083-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigationsCOUGH

Is There an Association Between Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Variants and Chronic Nonproductive Cough?

Lorcan P. A. McGarvey, David A. Savage, Susan A. Feeney, Liam G. Heaney, Madeleine Ennis, Joseph MacMahon, and A. Peter Maxwell
Chest 2000 118: 1091-1094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Bedside Detection of Retained Tracheobronchial Secretions in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation : Is It Time for Tracheal Suctioning?

Jean Guglielminotti, Marc Alzieu, Eric Maury, Bertrand Guidet, and Georges Offenstadt
Chest 2000 118: 1095-1099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Respiratory Failure in the United States : Incidence and 31-Day Survival

Carolyn E. Behrendt
Chest 2000 118: 1100-1105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Pilot Study of Penicillin Skin Testing in Patients With a History of Penicillin Allergy Admitted to a Medical ICU

Mercedes E. Arroliga, William Wagner, Mary Beth Bobek, Lori Hoffman-Hogg, Steven M. Gordon, and Alejandro C. Arroliga
Chest 2000 118: 1106-1108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Performance of Transport Ventilator With Patient-Triggered Ventilation

Eriko Miyoshi, Yuji Fujino, Takashi Mashimo, and Masaji Nishimura
Chest 2000 118: 1109-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Cardiac Glycosides on Atrial Contractile Dysfunction After Short-term Atrial Fibrillation

Howard S. Friedman, Moethu Win, Akhtar Hussain, and Anjan Sinha
Chest 2000 118: 1116-1126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparisons Between Sublingual and Gastric Tonometry During Hemorrhagic Shock

Heitor P. Povoas, Max Harry Weil, Wanchun Tang, Buzz Moran, Takashi Kamohara, and Joe Bisera
Chest 2000 118: 1127-1132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

HIV-Related Pulmonary Hypertension : Analytic Review of 131 Cases

Nirav J. Mehta, Ijaz A. Khan, Rajal N. Mehta, and Douglas A. Sepkowitz
Chest 2000 118: 1133-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Inflammation on Mucociliary Clearance in Asthma : An Overview

M. Del Donno, D. Bittesnich, A. Chetta, D. Olivieri, and M.T. Lopez-Vidriero
Chest 2000 118: 1142-1149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Chicken Soup Inhibits Neutrophil Chemotaxis In Vitro

Barbara O. Rennard, Ronald F. Ertl, Gail L. Gossman, Richard A. Robbins, and Stephen I. Rennard
Chest 2000 118: 1150-1157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

consensus statement

Medical and Surgical Treatment of Parapneumonic Effusions : An Evidence-Based Guideline

Gene L. Colice, Anne Curtis, Jean Deslauriers, John Heffner, Richard Light, Benjamin Littenberg, Steven Sahn, Robert A. Weinstein, and Roger D. Yusen
Chest 2000 118: 1158-1171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Ethical Decision Making and Patient Autonomy : A Comparison of Physicians and Patients in Japan and the United States

Gregory W. Ruhnke, Sandra R. Wilson, Takashi Akamatsu, Takaaki Kinoue, Yutaka Takashima, Mary K. Goldstein, Barbara A. Koenig, John C. Hornberger, and Thomas A. Raffin
Chest 2000 118: 1172-1182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Asthma-Like Symptoms in Wood Product Plant Workers Exposed to Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate

Edward L. Petsonk, Mei Lin Wang, Daniel M. Lewis, Paul D. Siegel, and Bradley J. Husberg
Chest 2000 118: 1183-1193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 58-Year Old Woman With Recurrent Productive Cough and Diarrhea

Ali El-Solh, Pawan Sikka, and Azmi Draw
Chest 2000 118: 1194-1197. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

54-Year-Old Man With Dyspnea, Cough, and Hypoxemia

Marvin I. Schwarz
Chest 2000 118: 1198-1201. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A First Event of Dyspnea in an Infant

Mercedes Bernacer Borja, Genoveva del Río Camacho, Ana Leal Orozco, and Lourdes Prieto Gil de San Vicente
Chest 2000 118: 1202-1204. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Catamenial Hemoptysis From Tracheobronchial Endometriosis : Reappraisal of Diagnostic Value of Bronchoscopy and Bronchial Brush Cytology

Hao-Chien Wang, Ping-Hung Kuo, Sow-Hsong Kuo, and Kwen-Tay Luh
Chest 2000 118: 1205-1208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methemoglobinemia After Infusion of Ifosfamide Chemotherapy : First Report of a Potentially Serious Adverse Reaction Related to Ifosfamide

Denis Hadjiliadis and Joseph A. Govert
Chest 2000 118: 1208-1210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Successful Treatment of Juvenile Laryngeal Papillomatosis-Related Multicystic Lung Disease With Cidofovir Case Report and Review of the Literature

David R. Dancey, Dean W. Chamberlain, Mel Krajden, Joel Palefsky, P.W. Alberti, and Gregory P. Downey
Chest 2000 118: 1210-1214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gastroesophageal Reflux as a Reversible Cause of Allograft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation

Scott M. Palmer, Ara P. Miralles, David N. Howell, Scott R. Brazer, Victor F. Tapson, and Robert D. Davis
Chest 2000 118: 1214-1217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Rhabdomyoma in an Adult Patient Presenting With Ventricular Arrhythmia

Richard A. Krasuski, Aaron B. Hesselson, Kevin P. Landolfo, Kenneth J. Ellington, and Thomas M. Bashore
Chest 2000 118: 1217-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pheochromocytoma Crisis, Cardiomyopathy, and Hemodynamic Collapse

Jorge R. Kizer, Lauren S. Koniaris, Jeffrey D. Edelman, and Martin G. St. John Sutton
Chest 2000 118: 1221-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and Thyroid Disease

Alejandro C. Arroliga, Raed A. Dweik, Albert L. Rafanan, Inaam A. Nakchbandi, Silvio E. Inzucchi, and Joel A. Wirth
Chest 2000 118: 1224-1225. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Value of von Willebrand Factor Concentrations in Pulmonary Hypertension

María Teresa Collados, José Rafael Borbolla, and Antonio Augusto B. Lopes
Chest 2000 118: 1225-1226. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ciprofloxacin vs the Pneumococcus

Arsad A. Karcic, Faroque A. Khan, Richard B. Brown, and Joseph I. Harwell
Chest 2000 118: 1226-1227. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Analysis of Results in Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Lianne G. Singer, James Theodore, Michael K. Gould, Stephanie M. Levine, and Luis Angel
Chest 2000 118: 1227-1228. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Follow-up in Montelukast Treatment

Gerald N. Cohen, Michael E. Wechsler, and Jeffrey M. Drazen
Chest 2000 118: 1228-1229. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epoprostenol for Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Evelyn M. Horn, Robyn J. Barst, and Michael Poon
Chest 2000 118: 1229-1230. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erratum

Chest 2000 118: 1230. [Full Text]  

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