editorials

Vasodilation and Cardiopulmonary Bypass : The Role of Bradykinin and the Pulmonary Vascular Endothelium

Vincent R. Conti and Christopher McQuitty
Chest 2001 120: 1759-1761. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predicting the Postoperative Outcome After Lung Surgery

Gaetano Rocco
Chest 2001 120: 1761. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacoeconomics in Pediatric Asthma

R. Andrew McIvor
Chest 2001 120: 1762-1763. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Streamlining Methacholine Challenge Testing

Yancy Y. Phillips and Robert D. Schreiner
Chest 2001 120: 1763-1765. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Who Dunnit? : The Changing Face of Tuberculosis Control Utilizing Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism

Michael Lauzardo, Elena S. Hollender, Masahiro Narita, and David Ashkin
Chest 2001 120: 1765-1768. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Can’t Sleep? : You May Have Sleep Apnea!

Nancy A. Collop
Chest 2001 120: 1768-1769. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microalbuminuria : Simple, Inexpensive, and Dynamic Marker of Critical Illness

Basim A. Dubaybo
Chest 2001 120: 1769-1770. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fluoroquinolones for Respiratory Infections : Too Valuable To Overuse

James H. Williams, Jr
Chest 2001 120: 1771-1775. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Increase of Bradykinin in Plasma of Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass : The Importance of Lung Exclusion

Massimo Cugno, Jürg Nussberger, Paolo Biglioli, Francesco Alamanni, Raffaella Coppola, and Angelo Agostoni
Chest 2001 120: 1776-1782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

COPD May Increase the Incidence of Refractory Supraventricular Arrhythmias Following Pulmonary Resection for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Yasuo Sekine, Kenneth A. Kesler, Mehrdad Behnia, JoAnn Brooks-Brunn, Eri Sekine, and John W. Brown
Chest 2001 120: 1783-1790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

Accuracy of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for the Evaluation of Malignancy in Patients Presenting With New Lung Abnormalities : A Retrospective Review

Josephine Lee, Judith M. Aronchick, and Abass Alavi
Chest 2001 120: 1791-1797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Percutaneous Image-Guided Cutting Needle Biopsy of the Pleura in the Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma

Rosie F. Adams, Winifred Gray, Robert J. O. Davies, and Fergus V. Gleeson
Chest 2001 120: 1798-1802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Proton and Combined Proton/Photon Beam Radiation on Pulmonary Function in Patients With Resectable but Medically Inoperable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Reiner B. Bonnet, David Bush, Gregory A. Cheek, Jerry D. Slater, David Panossian, Christian Franke, and James M. Slater
Chest 2001 120: 1803-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchial Stenting in the Terminal Care of Cancer Patients With Central Airways Obstruction

Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, Pieter E. Postmus, and Tom G. Sutedja
Chest 2001 120: 1811-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Induced Sputum : Comparison Between Isotonic and Hypertonic Saline Solution Inhalation in Patients With Asthma

Didier Cataldo, Jean-Michael Foidart, Laurie Lau, Pierre Bartsch, Ratko Djukanovic, and Renaud Louis
Chest 2001 120: 1815-1821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Circadian Characteristics of Urinary Leukotriene E₄ in Healthy Subjects and Nocturnal Asthmatic Patients

Keizo Kurokawa, Hiroshi Tanaka, Shintaro Tanaka, and Shosaku Abe
Chest 2001 120: 1822-1828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Beclomethasone Dipropionate Improves Acoustic Measures of Voice in Patients With Asthma

Meyer S. Balter, Scott G. Adams, and Kenneth R. Chapman
Chest 2001 120: 1829-1834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cost-Effectiveness of Fluticasone Propionate Administered Via Metered-Dose Inhaler Plus Babyhaler^TM Spacer in the Treatment of Asthma in Preschool-Aged Children

Hans Bisgaard, Martin J. Price, Claire Maden, and Niels A. Olsen
Chest 2001 120: 1835-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION

Acceptability, Reproducibility, and Sensitivity of Forced Expiratory Volumes and Peak Expiratory Flow During Bronchial Challenge Testing in Asthmatic Children

L. Pekka Malmberg, Kurt Nikander, Anna S. Pelkonen, Pirkko Syvänen, Tuula Koljonen, Tari Haahtela, and Markku Turpeinen
Chest 2001 120: 1843-1849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Membrane Diffusing Capacity and Capillary Blood Volume Measured During Exercise From Nitric Oxide Uptake

Rahul M. Tamhane, Robert L. Johnson, Jr., and Connie C. W. Hsia
Chest 2001 120: 1850-1856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methacholine Challenge : Test-Shortening Procedures

Donald W. Cockcroft, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Thomas S. Hurst, David J. Cotton, Karen F. Laframboise, Brian D. McNab, and Robert P. Skomro
Chest 2001 120: 1857-1860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correlates of Peak Expiratory Flow Lability in Elderly Persons

Paul L. Enright, Robyn L. McClelland, A. Sonia Buist, and Michael D. Lebowitz
Chest 2001 120: 1861-1868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Function in Patients With Reduced Left Ventricular Function : Influence of Smoking and Cardiac Surgery

Bruce D. Johnson, Kenneth C. Beck, Lyle J. Olson, Kathy A. O’Malley, Thomas G. Allison, Ray W. Squires, and Gerald T. Gau
Chest 2001 120: 1869-1876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Value of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Fingerprinting as a Tool in a Rural State Surveillance Program

Kimberly G. Dobbs, Kerry H. Lok, Frank Bruce, Donna Mulcahy, William H. Benjamin, and Nancy E. Dunlap
Chest 2001 120: 1877-1882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Infectious Mortality Among Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease

Mark J. Sarnak and Bertrand L. Jaber
Chest 2001 120: 1883-1887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Manifestations of HIV Infection in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

Armand J. Wolff and Anne E. O’Donnell
Chest 2001 120: 1888-1893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TRANSPLANTATION

Interventional Bronchoscopy for the Management of Airway Complications Following Lung Transplantation

Prashant N. Chhajed, Monique A. Malouf, Michael Tamm, Phillip Spratt, and Allan R. Glanville
Chest 2001 120: 1894-1899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Function Abnormalities After Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children : Has the Trend Recently Changed?

Isa Cerveri, Paola Fulgoni, Giovanna Giorgiani, Maria Cristina Zoia, Massimiliano Beccaria, Carmine Tinelli, and Franco Locatelli
Chest 2001 120: 1900-1906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SMOKING

Inhaling Gas With Different CT Densities Allows Detection of Abnormalities in the Lung Periphery of Patients With Smoking-Induced COPD

Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, Kenzo Soejima, Eiichi Koda, and Noriaki Sugiyama
Chest 2001 120: 1907-1916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Smoking and Airway Inflammation in Patients With Mild Asthma

George W. Chalmers, Kirsten J. MacLeod, Lorna Thomson, Stuart A. Little, Charles McSharry, and Neil C. Thomson
Chest 2001 120: 1917-1922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

Prevalence of Insomnia Symptoms in Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Barry Krakow, Dominic Melendrez, Emily Ferreira, James Clark, Teddy D. Warner, Brandy Sisley, and David Sklar
Chest 2001 120: 1923-1929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in a Cohort of 1,207 Children of Southern Italy

Luigia Brunetti, Silvia Rana, Maria Letizia Lospalluti, Antonietta Pietrafesa, Ruggiero Francavilla, Margherita Fanelli, and Lucio Armenio
Chest 2001 120: 1930-1935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery : The Significance of Postoperative Oral Amiodarone

Sotiris C. Stamou, Peter C. Hill, George A. Sample, Elizabeth Snider, Albert J. Pfister, Robert C. Lowery, and Paul J. Corso
Chest 2001 120: 1936-1941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Postural Response of Low-Frequency Component of Heart Rate Variability Is an Increased Risk for Mortality in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Jun-ichiro Hayano, Seiji Mukai, Hidekatsu Fukuta, Seiichiro Sakata, Nobuyuki Ohte, and Genjiro Kimura
Chest 2001 120: 1942-1952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults With Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels 100 mg/dL : Clinical Profile and 1-Year Outcomes

Kwame O. Akosah, Ross M. Cerniglia, Paul Havlik, and Ana Schaper
Chest 2001 120: 1953-1958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Significance of Coronary Flow to the Infarct Zone Before Successful Primary Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Kengo Hatada, Tetsuro Sugiura, Hiroshi Kamihata, Seishi Nakamura, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Fumio Yuasa, and Toshiji Iwasaka
Chest 2001 120: 1959-1963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CLOTTING

Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism : An Evaluation of the Use of Thromboprophylaxis Guidelines

Donald M. Arnold, Susan R. Kahn, and Ian Shrier
Chest 2001 120: 1964-1971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Warfarin-Associated Coagulopathy : A Physician Survey

Sarah E. Wilson, James D. Douketis, and Mark A. Crowther
Chest 2001 120: 1972-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonography of Lung and Pleura in Pulmonary Embolism : Sonomorphologic Characterization and Comparison With Spiral CT Scanning

Angelika Reissig, Jens-Peter Heyne, and Claus Kroegel
Chest 2001 120: 1977-1983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Predictive Value of Microalbuminuria in Medical ICU Patients : Results of a Pilot Study

Omar Abid, Qinghua Sun, Kenji Sugimoto, Dany Mercan, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Chest 2001 120: 1984-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Morbid Obesity in the Medical ICU

Ali El-Solh, Pawan Sikka, Erkan Bozkanat, Wafaa Jaafar, and Joan Davies
Chest 2001 120: 1989-1997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Accidental Hypothermia Treated in an ICU : Prognosis and Outcome

Thierry Vassal, Brigitte Benoit-Gonin, Fabrice Carrat, Bertrand Guidet, Eric Maury, and Georges Offenstadt
Chest 2001 120: 1998-2003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Impairs Rabbit Pulmonary Artery Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation

Stuart J. Hutchison, Richard E. Sievers, Bo-Qing Zhu, Yi-Ping Sun, Duncan J. Stewart, William W. Parmley, and Kanu Chatterjee
Chest 2001 120: 2004-2012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Time Course of Hemosiderin Production by Alveolar Macrophages in a Murine Model

Cynthia E. Epstein, Okan Elidemir, Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, and Leland L. Fan
Chest 2001 120: 2013-2020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections : Etiology and Treatment

Robert Guthrie
Chest 2001 120: 2021-2034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Oxidative Stress Hypothesis of Congestive Heart Failure : Radical Thoughts

Susanna Mak and Gary E. Newton
Chest 2001 120: 2035-2046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary reports

Brain Natriuretic Peptide Blood Levels in the Differential Diagnosis of Dyspnea

Laure Cabanes, Bénédicte Richaud-Thiriez, Yvonne Fulla, François Heloire, Catherine Vuillemard, Simon Weber, and Daniel Dusser
Chest 2001 120: 2047-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A Chest Wall Mass in a 73-Year-Old Man

Andrea Schaeffer-Pautz, Luis F. Laos, Dennis P. Sorresso, and James D. Cury
Chest 2001 120: 2051-2052. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 66-Year-Old Man With Fever, Hypotension, and Complete Heart Block

Nirav J. Mehta and Anupama Nehra
Chest 2001 120: 2053-2056. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

A 55-Year-Old Woman With an Intrapulmonary Nodule in a Transplanted Lung

Stephanie M. Levine
Chest 2001 120: 2057-2058. [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Infection Control in the ICU

Philippe Eggimann and Didier Pittet
Chest 2001 120: 2059-2093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Right Hemidiaphragmatic Elevation With a Right-to-Left Interatrial Shunt Through a Patent Foramen Ovale : A Case Report and Literature Review

Shekhar Ghamande, Rory Ramsey, John F. Rhodes, and James K. Stoller
Chest 2001 120: 2094-2096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrathoracic Splenosis* : Superiority of Technetium Tc 99m Heat-Damaged RBC Imaging

Thomas F. Hagman, Helen T. Winer-Muram, Cristopher A. Meyer, and S. Gregory Jennings
Chest 2001 120: 2097-2098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemoptysis Provoked by Voluntary Diaphragmatic Contractions in Breath-Hold Divers

Esen Kiyan, Samil Aktas, and Akin Savas Toklu
Chest 2001 120: 2098-2100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy Complicating Airway Management

Kenneth Christopher, Clare Horkan, Robert B. Patterson, and Paul C. Yodice
Chest 2001 120: 2101-2103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitomycin C for Control of Recurrent Bronchial Stenosis : A Case Report

Anne-Catherine Erard, Philippe Monnier, Anastase Spiliopoulos, and Laurent Nicod
Chest 2001 120: 2103-2105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Swan-Ganz Catheter-Induced Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Formation : Three Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

Maurice R. Poplausky, Grigory Rozenblit, John H. Rundback, Gastone Crea, Shekher Maddineni, and Robert Leonardo
Chest 2001 120: 2105-2111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Antituberculous Drugs for Wegener’s Granulomatosis

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Yutaka Kawahito, Hajime Sano, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Mikio Toyoshima, Kingo Chida, Takafumi Suda, Shiro Imokawa, and Hirotoshi Nakamura
Chest 2001 120: 2112-2113. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Cause of Death and Autopsy Results

Cyril H. Wecht, Alejandro C. Arroliga, and Herbert P. Wiedmann
Chest 2001 120: 2113. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bias and Discordance in Autopsy Study?

Kazim Sheikh
Chest 2001 120: 2114-2115. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Metastasis From Uveal Melanoma

Teemu Mäkitie, Tero Kivelä, and Eddy Barasch
Chest 2001 120: 2115-2116. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Some More Historical Notes on Adamantiades-Behçet’s Disease

Theodor Tirilomis
Chest 2001 120: 2116-2113. [Full Text] [PDF]  

More About Churg-Strauss Syndrome and Montelukast Treatment

José Mario Sabio, Juan Jiménez-Alonso, and Francisco González-Crespo
Chest 2001 120: 2116. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perimenstrual Asthma Exacerbations and Positioning of Leukotriene-Modifying Agents in Asthma Management Guidelines

Norman L. Dean
Chest 2001 120: 2116-2117. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Pharmacology in Respiratory Care

Patricia L. Marshik
Chest 2001 120: 2118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Computer Simulation and Experimental Assessment of Cardiac Electrophysiology

Fred M. Kusumoto
Chest 2001 120: 2118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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