editorials

Deleterious Effects of Inhaled ß-Agonists : Short-Acting and Long-Acting Agents Differ

Malcolm R. Sears
Chest 2001 119: 1297-1299. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Cells of Asthma

Dwaine Rieves
Chest 2001 119: 1299-1300. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Expanding Knowledge of Lung Volume Reduction

Arthur F. Gelb, Robert J. McKenna, Jr, and Matthew Brenner
Chest 2001 119: 1300-1303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep Tools

Max Hirshkowitz and Amir Sharafkhaneh
Chest 2001 119: 1303. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asymptomatic Respiratory Infection With Chlamydia pneumoniae : What Does It Mean?

Margaret R. Hammerschlag
Chest 2001 119: 1303-1305. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

A Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Regular Monotherapy With Short-Acting and Long-Acting ß₂-Agonists in Allergic Asthmatic Patients

Sonja G. M. Cloosterman, Ingrid D. Bijl-Hofland, Cees L. A. van Herwaarden, Reinier P. Akkermans, Frank J. J. van den Elshout, Hans T. M. Folgering, and Constant P. van Schayck
Chest 2001 119: 1306-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ambulatory Use of Inhaled ß₂-Agonists for the Treatment of Asthma in Quebec : A Population-Based Utilization Review

Régis Blais, Jean-Pierre Grégoire, Rachel Rouleau, André Cartier, Jacques Bouchard, and Louis-Philippe Boulet
Chest 2001 119: 1316-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dose-Response Relationship and Reproducibility of the Fall in Exhaled Nitric Oxide After Inhaled Beclomethasone Dipropionate Therapy in Asthma Patients

Philip E. Silkoff, Patricia McClean, Michael Spino, LuAnn Erlich, Arthur S. Slutsky, and Noe Zamel
Chest 2001 119: 1322-1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heterogeneity of Airway Inflammation in Persistent Asthma : Evidence of Neutrophilic Inflammation and Increased Sputum Interleukin-8

Peter G. Gibson, Jodie L. Simpson, and Nicholas Saltos
Chest 2001 119: 1329-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Short-term and Long-term Outcomes After Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery : Prediction by Quantitative CT

Kevin R. Flaherty, Ella A. Kazerooni, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Mark Iannettoni, Leslie Lange, M. Anthony Schork, and Fernando J. Martinez
Chest 2001 119: 1337-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In Patients With COPD, Treatment With a Combination of Formoterol and Ipratropium Is More Effective Than a Combination of Salbutamol and Ipratropium : A 3-Week, Randomized, Double-Blind, Within-Patient, Multicenter Study

Anthony D. D’Urzo, Mariá Cristina De Salvo, Alicia Ramirez-Rivera, Joâo Almeida, Lazaros Sichletidis, Guenter Rapatz, and John Kottakis
Chest 2001 119: 1347-1356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SMOKING

Bupropion for Smoking Cessation : Predictors of Successful Outcome

Lowell C. Dale, Elbert D. Glover, David P. L. Sachs, Darrell R. Schroeder, Kenneth P. Offord, Ivana T. Croghan, and Richard D. Hurt
Chest 2001 119: 1357-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Smoking Characteristics : Differences in Attitudes and Dependence Between Healthy Smokers and Smokers With COPD

Carlos A. Jiménez-Ruiz, Fernando Masa, Marc Miravitlles, Rafael Gabriel, José Luis Viejo, Carlos Villasante, and Victor Sobradillo
Chest 2001 119: 1365-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations RESPIRATORY FAILURE

Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Improves Endurance Performance in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Failure Due to Thoracic Restriction

Bernd Schonhofer, Sven Wallstein, Conny Wiese, and Dieter Kohler
Chest 2001 119: 1371-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is It Safe for Patients With Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Undergoing Home Noninvasive Ventilation To Discontinue Ventilation Briefly?

Sait Karakurt, Francesco Fanfulla, and Stefano Nava
Chest 2001 119: 1379-1386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Unreliability of Automatic Scoring of MESAM 4 in Assessing Patients With Complicated Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Fabio Cirignotta, Susanna Mondini, Roberto Gerardi, Barbara Mostacci, and Elisa Sancisi
Chest 2001 119: 1387-1392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Adolescents Aged 12 to 16 Years : Clinical and Polygraphic Findings

Angeles Sánchez-Armengol, María A. Fuentes-Pradera, Francisco Capote-Gil, Emilio García-Díaz, Soledad Cano-Gómez, Carmen Carmona-Bernal, and José Castillo-Gómez
Chest 2001 119: 1393-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations OBESITY

Expiratory Flow Limitation and Orthopnea in Massively Obese Subjects

Anna Ferretti, Pietro Giampiccolo, Alberto Cavalli, Joseph Milic-Emili, and Claudio Tantucci
Chest 2001 119: 1401-1408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Body Composition Analysis and Changes in Airways Function in Obese Adults After Hypocaloric Diet

Antonino De Lorenzo, Carmela Maiolo, Ehab I. Mohamed, Angela Andreoli, Patrizia Petrone-De Luca, and Paolo Rossi
Chest 2001 119: 1409-1415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Prevalence of Asymptomatic Infection With Chlamydia pneumoniae in Subjectively Healthy Adults

Naoyuki Miyashita, Yoshihito Niki, Masamitsu Nakajima, Hiroshi Fukano, and Toshiharu Matsushima
Chest 2001 119: 1416-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Empiric Antibiotic Therapy and Mortality Among Medicare Pneumonia Inpatients in 10 Western States : 1993, 1995, and 1997

Peter M. Houck, Richard F. MacLehose, Michael S. Niederman, and Joseph K. Lowery
Chest 2001 119: 1420-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Factors for Prophylaxis Failure in Patients Receiving Aerosol Pentamidine for Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia Prophylaxis

Charles C-Y Wei, Sandra Gardner, Anita Rachlis, Leslie Lee Pack, and Charles K. N. Chan
Chest 2001 119: 1427-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbiology of Pediatric Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis

José M. Merino, Teresa Alvarez, Manuel Marrero, Sara Ansó, Ana Elvira, Gemma Iglesias, and José B. González
Chest 2001 119: 1434-1438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cost-effectiveness of Gatifloxacin vs Ceftriaxone With a Macrolide for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Linda D. Dresser, Michael S. Niederman, and Joseph A. Paladino
Chest 2001 119: 1439-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY VASCULATURE

Exhaled Nitric Oxide Is Elevated in Patients With Progressive Systemic Sclerosis Without Interstitial Lung Disease

Yuben P. Moodley and Umesh G. Lalloo
Chest 2001 119: 1449-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Usefulness of Pulmonary Vascular Leakiness Assessment in Interstitial Pneumonitis

Akitoshi Ishizaka, Naoki Hasegawa, Kayoko Nakamura, Yaeko Takagi, Makoto Takano, Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, and Atsushi Kubo
Chest 2001 119: 1455-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Transfusion of Blood Components and Postoperative Infection in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Santiago Ramón Leal-Noval, María Dolores Rincón-Ferrari, Andrés García-Curiel, Angel Herruzo-Avilés, Pedro Camacho-Laraña, José Garnacho-Montero, and Rosario Amaya-Villar
Chest 2001 119: 1461-1468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical Management of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Synchronous Brain Metastases

Pierre Bonnette, Philippe Puyo, Christophe Gabriel, Roger Giudicelli, Jean-François Regnard, Marc Riquet, and Pierre-Yves Brichon
Chest 2001 119: 1469-1475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diltiazem Treatment Does Not Alter Renal Function After Thoracic Surgery

David Amar and Martin Fleisher
Chest 2001 119: 1476-1479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Efficacy of IV Theophylline in Children With Severe Status Asthmaticus

Robert S. Ream, Laura L. Loftis, Gary M. Albers, Bradley A. Becker, Robert E. Lynch, and Richard B. Mink
Chest 2001 119: 1480-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictors of Mortality and Resource Utilization in Cirrhotic Patients Admitted to the Medical ICU

Anjana Aggarwal, Janus P. Ong, Zobair M. Younossi, David R. Nelson, Lori Hoffman-Hogg, and Alejandro C. Arroliga
Chest 2001 119: 1489-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caregiver Strain Associated With Tracheostomy in Chronic Respiratory Failure

Silvia Rossi Ferrario, Anna Maria Zotti, Sergio Zaccaria, and Claudio Ferdinando Donner
Chest 2001 119: 1498-1502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Correlation With Changing Radiographic Appearance During Partial Liquid Ventilation

Daniel P. Schuster, Neale R. Lange, Ahmet Tutuncu, and Mark Wedel
Chest 2001 119: 1503-1509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Effects of Bronchial Transection and Reanastomosis on Mucociliary System

Dolores Helena Rodriquez Ferreira Rivero, Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho, Rogério Pazetti, Fabio Biscegli Jatene, and Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva
Chest 2001 119: 1510-1515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Experimental Pleurodesis in Rabbits Induced by Silver Nitrate or Talc : 1-Year Follow-up

Francisco S. Vargas, Lisete R. Teixeira, Leila Antonangelo, Marcelo A. C. Vaz, Alipio O. Carmo, Evaldo Marchi, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2001 119: 1516-1520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Physical and Chemical Methods of Homogenization on Inflammatory Mediators in Sputum of Asthma Patients

Elzbieta Grebski, Christer Peterson, and Tullio C. Medici
Chest 2001 119: 1521-1525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Cardiomyoplasty on Left Atrial Function in Experimental Canine Models

Yoshio Ootaki, Masayoshi Okada, Takuro Tsukube, and Yutaka Okita
Chest 2001 119: 1526-1532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The Anti-inflammatory Effects of Leukotriene-Modifying Drugs and Their Use in Asthma

Sundeep S. Salvi, Mamudipudi T. Krishna, Anthony P. Sampson, and Stephen T. Holgate
Chest 2001 119: 1533-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Resolution of Pleural Effusions

Mark Cohen and Steven A. Sahn
Chest 2001 119: 1547-1562. [Full Text] [PDF]  

literature reviews

Top Ten List in Pneumonia

G. Douglas Campbell, Jr.
Chest 2001 119: 1563-1564. [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary report

A Telephone-Linked Computer System for COPD Care

Melissa Young, David Sparrow, Daniel Gottlieb, Alfredo Selim, and Robert Friedman
Chest 2001 119: 1565-1575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Clinical Utility of the Exercise ECG in Patients With Diabetes and Chest Pain

David P. Lee, William F. Fearon, and Victor F. Froelicher
Chest 2001 119: 1576-1581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

An Asymptomatic Right Tracheobronchial Mass on Chest Radiograph

Pyng Lee, Cynthia Bin Eng Chee, and Yee Tang Wang
Chest 2001 119: 1582-1585. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Pharyngitis, Splenomegaly, and Hilar and Peripheral Adenopathy in a 29-Year-Old Man With Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure

Kristin B. Highland, Matthew W. Pantsari, and Marc A. Judson
Chest 2001 119: 1586-1589. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

A 60-Year-Old Man With Recurrent Pneumonias

Marvin I. Schwarz
Chest 2001 119: 1590-1592. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Sarcoidosis Involving Multiple Systems : Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges

Eric S. White and Joseph P. Lynch, III
Chest 2001 119: 1593-1597. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Bronchial Asthma Induced by an Antithyroid Drug

Rosa Daniela Grembiale, Saverio Naty, Carmela Iorio, Natascia Crispino, Girolamo Pelaia, and Carmelindo Mario Enrico Tranfa
Chest 2001 119: 1598-1599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lactic Acidosis in Status Asthmaticus : Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Constantine A. Manthous
Chest 2001 119: 1599-1602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iatrogenic Paradoxical Air Embolism in Pulmonary Hypertension

Barry W. Holcomb, James E. Loyd, Benjamin F. Byrd, III, Terry T. Wilsdorf, Terri Casey-Cato, Wendi R. Mason, and Ivan M. Robbins
Chest 2001 119: 1602-1606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

von Recklinghausen Disease Complicated by Pulmonary Hypertension

Yoshinori Aoki, Makoto Kodama, Toru Mezaki, Ryuji Ogawa, Masahito Sato, Masaaki Okabe, and Yoshifusa Aizawa
Chest 2001 119: 1606-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hepatitis B-Related Polyarteritis Nodosa Complicated by Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Xiaoqing Guo, Ramprasad Gopalan, Steve Ugbarugba, Harold Stringer, Michael Heisler, Marilyn Foreman, and Chike Nzerue
Chest 2001 119: 1608-1610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Two Siblings Suggests Autosomal Recessive Inheritance

Pasi A. Koivisto and Aki Mustonen
Chest 2001 119: 1610-1612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lethal Hemoptysis Caused by Biopsy Injury of an Abnormal Bronchial Artery

Helmut Maxeiner
Chest 2001 119: 1612-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diaphragmatic Eventration : An Uncommon Presentation of a Phrenic Nerve Schwannoma

Khaja Moinuddeen, Jeffrey W. Baltzer, and Nche Zama
Chest 2001 119: 1615-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Quinidine as an Antiarrhythmic

Basil M. RuDusky and Martin A. Alpert
Chest 2001 119: 1617-1619. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paradoxical Vocal Cord Movement

Gregory J. Gallivan, Ivan Maillard, Alain Broccard, and Marie-Denise Schaller
Chest 2001 119: 1619-1620. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasal Obstruction and Sleep Apnea

Robert G. Hooper, Bernd Schönhofer, and Karl A. Franklin
Chest 2001 119: 1620-1621. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Musical Snoring

A. G. Gordon and Mitchell L. Margolis
Chest 2001 119: 1621-1622. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evaluating Sodium Bicarbonate Controversy

Viktor Rosival, Bulent Cuhaci, Jean Lee, and Ziauddin Ahmed
Chest 2001 119: 1622-1623. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Middle-Aged Adults Predicts No Significantly Higher Rates of Traffic Violations

Katharine M. Rex, Daniel F. Kripke, Melville R. Klauber, and Sonia Ancoli-Israel
Chest 2001 119: 1623-1624. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleurodesis and Silver Nitrate

Gregory J. Gallivan
Chest 2001 119: 1624. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome : A Probably Underestimated Syndrome?

François Godart and Christian Rey
Chest 2001 119: 1624-1625. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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