editorials

Is Anyone Paying Attention?

A. Jay Block
Chest 2001 120: 1431-1432. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus : Lessons To Be Learned From the Differences Between the Sexes

Nancy A. Collop
Chest 2001 120: 1432-1433. [Full Text] [PDF]  

"Alternative" Therapies For Asthma : Reason For Concern?

Edzard Ernst
Chest 2001 120: 1433-1434. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exercise Not Asthma

R. Andrew McIvor
Chest 2001 120: 1434-1435. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculosis due to Environment, Biology, or Both?

Margarita E. Villarino and Melanie Clairy
Chest 2001 120: 1435-1437. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Electron Beam CT in Syndrome X

Alexander Ling
Chest 2001 120: 1437-1439. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intensive Care Management of Status Asthmaticus

Janet M. Shapiro
Chest 2001 120: 1439-1441. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

Gender Differences in the Expression of Sleep-Disordered Breathing : Role of Upper Airway Dimensions

Vahid Mohsenin
Chest 2001 120: 1442-1447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep-Related Disordered Breathing During Pregnancy in Obese Women

Paula Maasilta, Adel Bachour, Kari Teramo, Olli Polo, and Lauri A. Laitinen
Chest 2001 120: 1448-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship Between Craniofacial Abnormalities and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Marfan’s Syndrome

Peter A. Cistulli, Helen Gotsopoulos, and Colin E. Sullivan
Chest 2001 120: 1455-1460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Alternative Therapies Among Adults With a Reported Diagnosis of Asthma or Rhinosinusitis : Data From a Population-Based Survey

Paul D. Blanc, Laura Trupin, Gillian Earnest, Patricia P. Katz, Edward H. Yelin, and Mark D. Eisner
Chest 2001 120: 1461-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroid and Short Courses of Oral Corticosteroids on Bone Mineral Density in Asthmatic Patients : A 4-Year Longitudinal Study

Hisako Matsumoto, Kyosuke Ishihara, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Bun-ichi Umeda, Akio Niimi, and Megumu Hino
Chest 2001 120: 1468-1473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ß₂-Adrenoceptor Polymorphism and Body Mass Index Are Associated With Adult-Onset Asthma in Sedentary but Not Active Women

R. Graham Barr, David M. Cooper, Frank E. Speizer, Jeffrey M. Drazen, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr
Chest 2001 120: 1474-1479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Handling of a Dry-Powder Inhaler in Clinical Practice

Stanley Epstein, Ari Maidenberg, David Hallett, Kay Khan, and Kenneth R. Chapman
Chest 2001 120: 1480-1484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationship Between Asthma Medication and Antibiotic Use

James H. Glauber, Anne L. Fuhlbrigge, Jonathan A. Finkelstein, Charles J. Homer, and Scott T. Weiss
Chest 2001 120: 1485-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Polymorphism of the ß₂-Adrenoceptor in COPD in Chinese Subjects

Li-Ing Ho, Horng-Jyh Harn, Cheng-Jueng Chen, and Nu-Man Tsai
Chest 2001 120: 1493-1499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

In-Hospital Short-term Training Program for Patients With Chronic Airway Obstruction

Enrico Clini, Katia Foglio, Luca Bianchi, Roberto Porta, Michele Vitacca, and Nicolino Ambrosino
Chest 2001 120: 1500-1505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cerebral Metabolic Abnormalities in COPD Patients Detected by Localized Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Tae Sun Shim, Jung Hee Lee, Seong Yoon Kim, Tae-Hwan Lim, Sun Jong Kim, Dong Soon Kim, and Won Dong Kim
Chest 2001 120: 1506-1513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

Increased Incidence of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Diabetic Patients on the Bellevue Chest Service, 1987 to 1997

Mona Bashar, Phil Alcabes, William N. Rom, and Rany Condos
Chest 2001 120: 1514-1519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Utility of Rifampin Blood Levels in the Treatment and Follow-up of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Patients who Were Slow to Respond to Routine Directly Observed Therapy

Jayant B. Mehta, Harsha Shantaveerapa, Ryland P. Byrd, Jr, Steven E. Morton, Francis Fountain, and Thomas M. Roy
Chest 2001 120: 1520-1524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Differential Coronary Calcification on Electron-Beam CT Between Syndrome X and Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris

Lung-Ching Chen, Jaw-Wen Chen, Mei-Han Wu, Ju-Chi Liu, Gong-Yau Lan, Philip Yu-An Ding, and Mau-Song Chang
Chest 2001 120: 1525-1533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dipyridamole Stress Echocardiography vs Dipyridamole Sestamibi Scintigraphy for Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease in Left Bundle-Branch Block

Carlo Vigna, Mario Stanislao, Vincenzo De Rito, Aldo Russo, Rosaria Natali, Tiberio Santoro, and Francesco Loperfido
Chest 2001 120: 1534-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Angiographically Documented Occluded Infarct Vessel : Limitations of ST-Segment Elevation in Standard and Extended ECG Leads

Claus Schmitt, Günter Lehmann, Sebastian Schmieder, Martin Karch, Franz-Josef Neumann, and Albert Schömig
Chest 2001 120: 1540-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY VASCULATURE

Oxygen Therapy Improves Cardiac Index and Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

David H. Roberts, John J. Lepore, Anjli Maroo, Marc J. Semigran, and Leo C. Ginns
Chest 2001 120: 1547-1555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Pulmonary Embolism With Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Stefan Krüger, Patrick Haage, Rainer Hoffmann, Christian Breuer, Arno Bücker, Peter Hanrath, and Rolf W. Günther
Chest 2001 120: 1556-1561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Big Endothelin-1 and Endothelin-1 Plasma Levels Are Correlated With the Severity of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Christoph Rubens, Ralf Ewert, Michael Halank, Roland Wensel, Hans-Dieter Orzechowski, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, and Gert Hoeffken
Chest 2001 120: 1562-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Three-Dimensional Gadolinium-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Venography in Suspected Thrombo-occlusive Disease of the Central Chest Veins

Thomas J. Kroencke, Matthias Taupitz, Renate Arnold, Lutz Fritsche, and Bernd Hamm
Chest 2001 120: 1570-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

Effect of Smoking Cessation on Major Histologic Types of Lung Cancer

Sadik A. Khuder and Anand B. Mutgi
Chest 2001 120: 1577-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grading of Tumor Regression in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer : Morphology and Prognosis

Klaus Junker, Kathrin Langner, Folker Klinke, Ulrich Bosse, and Michael Thomas
Chest 2001 120: 1584-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Long-term Outcome and Lung Cancer Incidence in Patients With Hemoptysis of Unknown Origin

Felix Herth, Armin Ernst, and Heinrich D. Becker
Chest 2001 120: 1592-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Operable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosed by Transpleural Techniques : Do They Affect Relapse and Prognosis?

Noriyoshi Sawabata, Hajime Maeda, Mitsunori Ohta, and Masanobu Hayakawa
Chest 2001 120: 1595-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Antioxidant and Antiprotease Status in Peripheral Blood and BAL Fluid After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Oliver M. Frass, Frank Bühling, Michael Täger, Heidrun Frass, Siegfried Ansorge, Christof Huth, and Tobias Welte
Chest 2001 120: 1599-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Apical Perfusion Fraction as a Predictor of Short-term Functional Outcome Following Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Robert M. Kotloff, John Hansen-Flaschen, David A. Lipson, Gregory Tino, Selim M. Arcasoy, Abass Alavi, and Larry R. Kaiser
Chest 2001 120: 1609-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Clinical Course and Outcome of Patients Admitted to an ICU for Status Asthmaticus

Bekele Afessa, Ian Morales, and James D. Cury
Chest 2001 120: 1616-1621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinicians’ Approaches to Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury and ARDS

B. Taylor Thompson, Doug Hayden, Michael A. Matthay, Roy Brower, and Polly E. Parsons
Chest 2001 120: 1622-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heroin-Related Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema : A Case Series

Karl A. Sporer and Elizabeth Dorn
Chest 2001 120: 1628-1632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sublingual Capnometry and Indexes of Tissue Perfusion in Patients With Circulatory Failure

Eric C. Rackow, Patricia O’Neil, Mark E. Astiz, and Charles M. Carpati
Chest 2001 120: 1633-1638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Increased Levels of Prostaglandin D₂ Suggest Macrophage Activation in Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

Ivan M. Robbins, Robyn J. Barst, Lewis J. Rubin, Sean P. Gaine, Patricia V. Price, Jason D. Morrow, and Brian W. Christman
Chest 2001 120: 1639-1644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A New Method for the Remote Collection of Nasal and Exhaled Nitric Oxide

Per G. Djupesland, Wei Qian, and James S. J. Haight
Chest 2001 120: 1645-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Glass Capillaries Avoids the Time Changes in High Blood PO₂ Observed With Plastic Syringes

Marie Pia d’Ortho, Christophe Delclaux, Françoise Zerah, Robert Herigault, Serge Adnot, and Alain Harf
Chest 2001 120: 1651-1654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Effects of Increased Colloid Osmotic Pressure During Endotoxemia in Rats

Maria T. Camacho, Balagangadhar R. Totapally, Dan Torbati, and Jack Wolfsdorf
Chest 2001 120: 1655-1662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transtracheal Oxygenation : An Alternative to Endotracheal Intubation During Cardiac Arrest

Iyad M. Ayoub, Derek J. Brown, and Raúl J. Gazmuri
Chest 2001 120: 1663-1670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Oxygen Administration During Nasal Flexible Bronchoscopy : Oral vs Nasal Delivery

Trent W. McCain, Donnie P. Dunagan, Norman E. Adair, and Robert Chin, Jr.
Chest 2001 120: 1671-1674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

The Role of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

Andrew T. Yan, T. Douglas Bradley, and Peter P. Liu
Chest 2001 120: 1675-1685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Edema Associated With Scuba Diving : Case Reports and Review

John B. Slade, Jr, Takashi Hattori, Carolyn S. Ray, Alfred A. Bove, and Paul Cianci
Chest 2001 120: 1686-1694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor or Neutrophil-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity: Myth or Reality? : Systematic Review of Clinical Case Reports and Experimental Data

Elie Azoulay, Habiba Attalah, Alain Harf, Benoît Schlemmer, and Christophe Delclaux
Chest 2001 120: 1695-1701. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Indirect and Direct Gas Exchange at Maximum Exercise in Beryllium Sensitization and Disease

Rita A. Lundgren, Lisa A. Maier, Cecile S. Rose, Ron C. Balkissoon, and Lee S. Newman
Chest 2001 120: 1702-1708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Controlled Trial of an Environmental Tobacco Smoke Reduction Intervention in Low-Income Children With Asthma

Sandra R. Wilson, Eileen G. Yamada, Reddivalam Sudhakar, Lauro Roberto, David Mannino, Carolina Mejia, and Nancy Huss
Chest 2001 120: 1709-1722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

Ventilator Management of 70-Year-Old Man Utilizing an Airway Pressure/Lung Volume Loop

Chest 2001 120: 1723-1724. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A Cystic Upper Lobe Lesion in a Healthy Nonsmoking Man

Colm T. Leonard, Ann Weinacker, Gerald Berry, and Richard I. Whyte
Chest 2001 120: 1725-1727. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

An Unusual Cause of Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a 27-Year-Old Man

Kim-Hatt Lim, Lian-Huat Tan, Chong-Kin Liam, and Catherine Mee-Ming Wong
Chest 2001 120: 1728-1731. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia in AIDS

Craig S. Glazer, Lance B. Cohen, and Marvin I. Schwarz
Chest 2001 120: 1732-1735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Amyloidosis

David Dingli, James P. Utz, and Morie A. Gertz
Chest 2001 120: 1735-1739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hypoxemia Explained 36 Years Later

Brian W. Fouty, David A. Lynch, Andrew P. Fontenot, and Marvin I. Schwarz
Chest 2001 120: 1739-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchial Tumor Cast Formation and Pneumothorax

Raymond A. Dieter, Jr., George B. Kuzycz, Jeff Huml, and Lenora Su
Chest 2001 120: 1741-1742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rupture of the Chordae of the Tricuspid Valve After Knotting of the Pulmonary Artery Catheter

Samir Arnaout, Karim Diab, Aghiad Al-Kutoubi, and Ghassan Jamaleddine
Chest 2001 120: 1742-1744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic Root Replacement in a Patient With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Endocarditis and Leukemia

Igor E. Konstantinov and Kenton J. Zehr
Chest 2001 120: 1744-1746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Fibrinolysis or Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction?

Gérard Helft, Farzin Beygui, Stephen G. Worthley, and Magnus Ohman
Chest 2001 120: 1747. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anaerobic Threshold and Thoracotomy Chest Pain

Alessandro Brunelli, Majed Al Refai, Aroldo Fianchini, and Shinichiro Miyoshi
Chest 2001 120: 1747-1748. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Urinary Antigen Test for Pneumococcal Pneumonia

José Domínguez, Núria Galí, Silvia Blanco, Pablo Pedroso, Cristina Prat, Lurdes Matas, Vicente Ausina, and Gene R. Pesola
Chest 2001 120: 1748-1750. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Artery Stenosis and Fibrous Mediastinitis

Ivan M. Robbins, Angela M. Davis, Thomas P. Doyle, James E. Loyd, and Riyad Karmy-Jones
Chest 2001 120: 1750-1751. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Complications Following Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Sarah Hedges, Vincent Perkins, and Thierry Briche
Chest 2001 120: 1751-1752. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural Effusion Associated With the SAPHO Syndrome

Jaime Fernandez-Campillo and Eduardo Garcia-Pachon
Chest 2001 120: 1752. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elevated Cardiac Troponin I Following Heavy-Resistance Exercise in Ostium Secundum Type-Atrial Septal Defect

Johann Auer, Christian Punzengruber, Robert Berent, Michael Porodko, and Bernd Eber
Chest 2001 120: 1752-1753. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Cardiac Glycosides on Atrial Fibrillation

Henrique Horta Veloso
Chest 2001 120: 1753-1754. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Retrospective Study of Metastatic Lung Cancer Compression of the Cauda Equina

Federico L. Ampil, Glenn M. Mills, and Gary V. Burton
Chest 2001 120: 1754-1755. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Early Gene-Environment Interaction Into Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis Comorbidity

Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Rodolfo Cotichini, and Maria Antonia Stazi
Chest 2001 120: 1755-1756. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Normoxemia and Pulmonary Embolism

Paul Egermayer
Chest 2001 120: 1756. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

CT and Magnetic Resonance of the Thorax, 3rd Edition

David S. Mendelson
Chest 2001 120: 1757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchial Asthma: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment

Naim S. Bashir
Chest 2001 120: 1757-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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