editorials

Is Asthma Another Interstitial Lung Disease?

Klaus Wassermann
Chest 2002 121: 673-674. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea : No Longer Just a Lot of Hot Air

Scott E. Eveloff
Chest 2002 121: 674-677. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Blastomycosis : A Great Masquerader

Jeanne Wallace
Chest 2002 121: 677-679. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia : Selecting Interventions That Make a Difference

Manuel Iregui and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2002 121: 679-681. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is a Silver Coating a Silver Lining?

Robert A. Balk
Chest 2002 121: 682-683. [Full Text] [PDF]  

End-of-Life Issues and the Do-Not-Resuscitate Order : Who Gives The Order and What Influences the Decision?

Ashok M. Karnik
Chest 2002 121: 683-686. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tobacco Dependence : A Chronic Disease

Connie L. Kohler and William C. Bailey
Chest 2002 121: 686-687. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Measurement of Short-term Changes in Dyspnea and Disease-Specific Quality of Life Following an Acute COPD Exacerbation

Shawn D. Aaron, Katherine L. Vandemheen, Jennifer J. Clinch, Jan Ahuja, Robert J. Brison, Garth Dickinson, and Paul C. Hébert
Chest 2002 121: 688-696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association Between the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphisms and Tissue Oxygenation During Exercise in Patients With COPD

Hiroshi Kanazawa, Toshihiro Otsuka, Kazuto Hirata, and Junichi Yoshikawa
Chest 2002 121: 697-701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of a Mucus Clearance Device Enhances the Bronchodilator Response in Patients With Stable COPD

Norman Wolkove, Hany Kamel, Michael Rotaple, and Marc A. Baltzan, Jr.
Chest 2002 121: 702-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Repeatability of Inspiratory Capacity During Incremental Exercise in Patients With Severe COPD

Thomas E. Dolmage and Roger S. Goldstein
Chest 2002 121: 708-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Unsuspected Loss of Lung Elastic Recoil in Chronic Persistent Asthma

Arthur F. Gelb, Jesse Licuanan, Chris M. Shinar, and Noe Zamel
Chest 2002 121: 715-721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma, Allergy, and Airway Hyperresponsiveness Are Not Linked to the ß₂-Adrenoceptor Gene

Charles W. Emala, Christopher K. McQuitty, Scott M. Eleff, Patricia Hopkins-Price, Carl Lawyer, Josephine Hoh, Jurg Ott, Michael A. Levine, and Carol A. Hirshman
Chest 2002 121: 722-731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reduction of Eosinophilic Inflammation in the Airways of Patients With Asthma Using Montelukast

Kenji Minoguchi, Yasurou Kohno, Hideko Minoguchi, Norio Kihara, Yasuyuki Sano, Hajime Yasuhara, and Mitsuru Adachi
Chest 2002 121: 732-738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

4-Year Follow-up of Treatment With Dental Appliance or Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea : A Randomized Study

Marie-Louise Walker-Engström, Åke Tegelberg, Bo Wilhelmsson, and Ivar Ringqvist
Chest 2002 121: 739-746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prospective Testing of Two Models Based on Clinical and Oximetric Variables for Prediction of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Nicolas Roche, Bertrand Herer, Catherine Roig, and Gérard Huchon
Chest 2002 121: 747-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Home Unattended vs Hospital Telemonitored Polysomnography in Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome : A Randomized Crossover Trial

Frédéric Gagnadoux, Nathalie Pelletier-Fleury, Carole Philippe, Dominique Rakotonanahary, and Bernard Fleury
Chest 2002 121: 753-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep Structure Correlates of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Variations During Application of an Autotitrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Machine in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Oreste Marrone, Giuseppe Insalaco, Maria Rosaria Bonsignore, Salvatore Romano, Adriana Salvaggio, and Giovanni Bonsignore
Chest 2002 121: 759-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFECTION

Pulmonary Blastomycosis : An Appraisal of Diagnostic Techniques

Marek A. Martynowicz and Udaya B. S. Prakash
Chest 2002 121: 768-773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adequately Washed Bronchoscope Does Not Induce False-Positive Amplification Tests on Bronchial Aspirates in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Tae Sun Shim, Hyun Sook Chi, Sang Do Lee, Younsuck Koh, Woo Sung Kim, Dong Soon Kim, and Won Dong Kim
Chest 2002 121: 774-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serologic IgE Immune Responses Against Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

Luis Máiz, Manuela Cuevas, Santiago Quirce, José F. Cañón, Adalberto Pacheco, Aurora Sousa, and Héctor Escobar
Chest 2002 121: 782-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLUMONARY EMBOLISM

Bronchial Artery Embolization : Experience With 54 Patients

Karen L. Swanson, C. Michael Johnson, Udaya B. S. Prakash, Michael A. McKusick, James C. Andrews, and Anthony W. Stanson
Chest 2002 121: 789-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchial Artery Embolization for the Management of Nonmassive Hemoptysis in Cystic Fibrosis

Mariano Antonelli, Fabio Midulla, Giancarlo Tancredi, Filippo Maria Salvatori, Enea Bonci, Giuseppe Cimino, and Isac Flaishman
Chest 2002 121: 796-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Estimated Incidence of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in a Community/Teaching General Hospital

Paul D. Stein, Kalpesh C. Patel, Neeraj K. Kalra, Mircea Petrina, Prathyusha Savarapu, James W. Furlong, Jr., Robert D. Steele, Jr., and Frank E. Check
Chest 2002 121: 802-805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Right Heart Thromboemboli

Peter S. Rose, Naresh M. Punjabi, and David B. Pearse
Chest 2002 121: 806-814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURA

Diagnostic Value of Interleukin-1, Interleukin-6, and Tumor Necrosis Factor in Pleural Effusions

Nektaria Xirouchaki, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Demosthenes Bouros, Despina Kyriakou, Nikolaos Karkavitsas, Michalis Alexandrakis, and Nikolaos M. Siafakas
Chest 2002 121: 815-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phase II Study of Repeated Intrapleural Chemotherapy Using Implantable Access System for Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion

Tsuyoshi Shoji, Fumihiro Tanaka, Kazuhiro Yanagihara, Kenji Inui, and Hiromi Wada
Chest 2002 121: 821-824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Significance of Pleural Effusion in Acute Aortic Dissection

Noritake Hata, Keiji Tanaka, Takahiro Imaizumi, Toshihiko Ohara, Takayoshi Ohba, Takurou Shinada, and Teruo Takano
Chest 2002 121: 825-830. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suction vs Water Seal After Pulmonary Resection : A Randomized Prospective Study

M. Blair Marshall, Maher E. Deeb, Joshua I. S. Bleier, John C. Kucharczuk, Joseph S. Friedberg, Larry R. Kaiser, and Joseph B. Shrager
Chest 2002 121: 831-835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short-term Course and Outcome of Treatments of Pleural Empyema in Pediatric Patients : Repeated Ultrasound-Guided Needle Thoracocentesis vs Chest Tube Drainage

David Shoseyov, Haim Bibi, Gila Shatzberg, Aaron Klar, Jacob Akerman, Hagit Hurvitz, and Channa Maayan
Chest 2002 121: 836-840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

The Relationship Between Left Ventricular Function Assessed by Multigated Radionuclide Test and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease

Eliezer Klainman, Gershon Fink, Joseph Lebzelter, Tali Krelbaumm, and Mordechai R. Kramer
Chest 2002 121: 841-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association Between Inhaled ß-Agonists and the Risk of Unstable Angina and Myocardial Infarction

David H. Au, J. Randall Curtis, Nathan R. Every, Mary B. McDonell, and Stephan D. Fihn
Chest 2002 121: 846-851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein in Epithelial Lining Fluid in Humans Negatively Correlates With the Severity of Lung Injury

Jean-Baptiste Stern, Oana Bernard, Catherine Paugam, Caroline Silve, Jean Mantz, Michel Aubier, and Bruno Crestani
Chest 2002 121: 852-857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Intermittent Subglottic Secretion Drainage in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Kees Smulders, Hans van der Hoeven, Ineke Weers-Pothoff, and Christina Vandenbroucke-Grauls
Chest 2002 121: 858-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Associated With Reduced Bacterial Burden in the Lungs of Mechanically Ventilated Dogs

Merle E. Olson, Barry G. Harmon, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2002 121: 863-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accuracy of Three Electronic Monitors for Metered-Dose Inhalers

Steven M. Julius, James M. Sherman, and Leslie Hendeles
Chest 2002 121: 871-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Major Pulmonary Embolism : Review of a Pathophysiologic Approach to the Golden Hour of Hemodynamically Significant Pulmonary Embolism

Kenneth E. Wood
Chest 2002 121: 877-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interaction of Hemostatic Genetics With Hormone Therapy : New Insights To Explain Arterial Thrombosis in Postmenopausal Women

Joel B. Braunstein, Dawn Warner Kershner, Paul Bray, Gary Gerstenblith, Steven P. Schulman, Wendy S. Post, and Roger S. Blumenthal
Chest 2002 121: 906-920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Corticosteroids and Cardiopulmonary Bypass : A Review of Clinical Investigations

Mark A. Chaney
Chest 2002 121: 921-931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence : An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Tobacco Cessation

Jane E. Anderson, Douglas E. Jorenby, Walter J. Scott, and Michael C. Fiore
Chest 2002 121: 932-941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Using the Chest Radiograph To Determine Intravascular Volume Status : The Role of Vascular Pedicle Width

E. Wesley Ely and Edward F. Haponik
Chest 2002 121: 942-950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Comparison of the Postoperative Blood Flow Waveforms of the Bypassing Grafts in Patients Following Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass

Tsung-Po Tsai, Kwo-Cheng Ueng, Jung-Min Yu, Yu-Chuan Chang, and Yi-Liang Wu
Chest 2002 121: 951-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Do Specialists Differ on Do-Not-Resuscitate Decisions?

William F. Kelly, Arn H. Eliasson, Derek J. Stocker, and Oleh W. Hnatiuk
Chest 2002 121: 957-963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Renovascular Hypertension : Problems in Evaluation and Management

Robert A. Kloner, Stephen C. Textor, and Morton E. Tavel
Chest 2002 121: 964-968. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Fatal Work-Related Inhalation of Harmful Substances in the United States

Francesca Valent, Gerald McGwin, Jr, Massimo Bovenzi, and Fabio Barbone
Chest 2002 121: 969-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

An Outbreak of Bronchoscopy-Related Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections Due to Lack of Bronchoscope Leak Testing

Alan H. Ramsey, Tanya V. Oemig, Jeffrey P. Davis, Jeffrey P. Massey, and Thomas J. Török
Chest 2002 121: 976-981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 62-Year-Old Man With Multiple Pulmonary Nodular Opacities

Ahmed Masood and Eric S. Bensadoun
Chest 2002 121: 982-984. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Intraoperative Detection of a Bronchial Carcinoid With a Radiolabeled Somatostatin Analog

Jaime A. Rodriguez, Michael O. Meyers, Tomas H. Jacome, Paul Failla, and Lynn H. Harrison, Jr
Chest 2002 121: 985-988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of an Intrabronchial Rupture of Right Main Pulmonary Artery : A Case Report

Christophe Pinet, Wojciech Palka, Dominique Metras, Pascal Thomas, Bernard Méric, and Jean-François Dumon
Chest 2002 121: 988-990. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Severe Upper Airway Obstruction From Cricoarytenoiditis as the Sole Presenting Manifestation of a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flare

Anita Karim, Shahid Ahmed, Rina Siddiqui, Galina S. Marder, and Joseph Mattana
Chest 2002 121: 990-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coronary Artery Air Embolism Complicating a CT-Guided Transthoracic Needle Biopsy of the Lung

Babak Mokhlesi, Imraan Ansaarie, Mazen Bader, Mona Tareen, and James Boatman
Chest 2002 121: 993-996. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Urine Pregnancy Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Primary Pulmonary Choriocarcinoma in a Man

Jong-Rung Tsai, Inn-Wen Chong, Jen-Yu Hung, and Kun-Bow Tsai
Chest 2002 121: 996-998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheal Compression by the Stomach Following Gastric Pull-Up : Diagnosis With CT and Treatment With Expandable Metallic Stent Placement

Suil Kim, Michael B. Gotway, W. Richard Webb, Roy L. Gordon, and Jeffrey A. Golden
Chest 2002 121: 998-1001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

What Is A Spontaneous Pneumothorax?

Dorit Weissberg, Dov Weissberg, Manuel Ruiz-Bailén, José Ángel Ramos-Cuadra, and Maria del Carmen Serrano-Córcoles
Chest 2002 121: 1002. [Full Text] [PDF]  

MIASMA : Asthma Exacerbation Reduction With Salmeterol

Stephen Shrewsbury, Stephen Pyke, and Malcolm R. Sears
Chest 2002 121: 1002-1003. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarcoidosis and Gas Exchange Measures

James E. Hansen, Ann E. Medinger, Samir Khouri, and Prashant K. Rohatgi
Chest 2002 121: 1004-1005. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis

David Jiménez, Gema Díaz, Esteban Pérez-Rodríguez, and Sunil Arora
Chest 2002 121: 1005. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Latent Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia : A Surgical Challenge

Lajos Kotsis, Attila Csekeõ, Károly Orbán, and Matthias H. Seelig
Chest 2002 121: 1006. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interpretation of Home Oximetry Tracings

Frédérick Sériès, Nikolaus Netzer, and Col. Arn Eliasson
Chest 2002 121: 1006-1007. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Changes in Oxygen Saturation in Patients Undergoing Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy

Pinar Yildiz, Akif Özgül, Veysel Yilmaz, Andrew M. Jones, and B. Ronan O’Driscoll
Chest 2002 121: 1007-1008. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Revisiting Thoracentesis Procedures

William G. Petersen
Chest 2002 121: 1008-1009. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata

Chest 2002 121: 1009. [Full Text]  

bookshelf

The Encyclopedia of Sleep and Sleep Disorders, 2nd Edition

Lee K. Brown
Chest 2002 121: 1010-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bedside Critical Care Manual, 2nd Edition

Craig A. Jensen
Chest 2002 121: 1010-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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