editorials

Pneumonology or Pneumology?: An Etymologic Approach

Ioanna Ramoutsaki, Ioannis Ramoutsakis, and Demosthenes Bouros
Chest 2002 121: 1385-1387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acupuncture for Asthma: Fact or Fiction?

Joseph Varon, Robert E. Fromm, Jr, and Paul E. Marik
Chest 2002 121: 1387-1388. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Cancer Screening: Who Will Pick Up the Tab?

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr
Chest 2002 121: 1388-1390. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Surgical Patients

David A. Spain
Chest 2002 121: 1390-1391. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cytokines, Genes, and ARDS

Peter J. Papadakos
Chest 2002 121: 1391-1392. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Munchausen Syndrome

Craig S. Kitchens
Chest 2002 121: 1392-1393. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Near-Fatal Asthma: What Have We Learned?

Mario Castro
Chest 2002 121: 1394-1395. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Short-term Acupuncture Therapy Is of No Benefit in Patients With Moderate Persistent Asthma^*

Michael Y. Shapira, Neville Berkman, Gila Ben-David, Avraham Avital, Elat Bardach, and Raphael Breuer
Chest 2002 121: 1396-1400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Comparison of the Effects of Salmeterol and Formoterol in Patients With Severe Asthma^*

Julia A. Nightingale, Duncan F. Rogers, and Peter J. Barnes
Chest 2002 121: 1401-1406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Near-Fatal Asthma^* : A Population-Based Study of Risk Factors

Ian Mitchell, Suzanne C. Tough, Lisa K. Semple, Francis H. Green, and Patrick A. Hessel
Chest 2002 121: 1407-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alterations in Airway Inflammation and Lung Function During Corticosteroid Therapy for Atopic Asthma^*

John L. Faul, Elizabeth A. Demers, Conor M. Burke, and Leonard W. Poulter
Chest 2002 121: 1414-1420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reduced Interleukin-18 Levels in BAL Specimens From Patients With Asthma Compared to Patients With Sarcoidosis and Healthy Control Subjects^*

Ling-Pei Ho, Margaret Davis, Alan Denison, Fraser T. Wood, and Andrew P. Greening
Chest 2002 121: 1421-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Cough and Phlegm Are Important Predictors of Health Status in Smokers Without COPD^*

Yvonne F. Heijdra, Victor M. Pinto-Plata, Lawrence A. Kenney, John Rassulo, and Bartolome R. Celli
Chest 2002 121: 1427-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dyspnea Is a Better Predictor of 5-Year Survival Than Airway Obstruction in Patients With COPD^*

Koichi Nishimura, Takateru Izumi, Mitsuhiro Tsukino, and Toru Oga
Chest 2002 121: 1434-1440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mortality After Hospitalization for COPD^*

Pedro Almagro, Esther Calbo, Anna Ochoa de Echagüen, Bienvenido Barreiro, Salvador Quintana, José L. Heredia, and Javier Garau
Chest 2002 121: 1441-1448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis and COPD^*

Marc Miravitlles, Cristina Murio, Tina Guerrero, and Ramon Gisbert
Chest 2002 121: 1449-1455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Outcomes in Male COPD Patients After Treatment With Different Glucocorticoid Regimens^*

Emile F. Dubois, Esther Röder, P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Aeilco E. Zwinderman, and Dave H. Schweitzer
Chest 2002 121: 1456-1463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations RADIOLOGY

Focal Ground-Glass Opacity Detected by Low-Dose Helical CT^*

Masao Nakata, Hideyuki Saeki, Ichiro Takata, Yoshihiko Segawa, Hiroshi Mogami, Koichi Mandai, and Kenji Eguchi
Chest 2002 121: 1464-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aortic Calcification on Plain Chest Radiography Increases Risk for Coronary Artery Disease^*

James Li, Hannah K. Galvin, Sandra C. Johnson, Charles S. Langston, Joy Sclamberg, and Charles A. Preston
Chest 2002 121: 1468-1471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Significance of Abnormal Chest Radiograph Findings in Patients With HIV-1 Infection Without Respiratory Symptoms^*

Jeffrey A. Gold, William N. Rom, and Timothy J. Harkin
Chest 2002 121: 1472-1477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PNEUMONIA

The Role of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 in Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia^*

Koang H. Choi, Heung B. Lee, Min Y. Jeong, Yang K. Rhee, Myung J. Chung, Yong G. Kwak, and Yong C. Lee
Chest 2002 121: 1478-1485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Applying Sputum as a Diagnostic Tool in Pneumonia^* : Limited Yield, Minimal Impact on Treatment Decisions

Santiago Ewig, Matthias Schlochtermeier, Norbert Göke, and Michael S. Niederman
Chest 2002 121: 1486-1492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Role of Interleukin-18 and T-helper Type 1 Cytokines in the Development of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in Adults^*

Hiroshi Tanaka, Mitsuo Narita, Shin Teramoto, Toyohiro Saikai, Kensuke Oashi, Tomofumi Igarashi, and Shosaku Abe
Chest 2002 121: 1493-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

Endobronchial Ultrasonography for Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Node Metastases of Lung Cancer^*

Hiroaki Okamoto, Koshiro Watanabe, Akira Nagatomo, Hiroshi Kunikane, Hiromi Aono, Tatsushi Yamagata, and Masahiro Kase
Chest 2002 121: 1498-1506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Screening for Lung Cancer With CT^* : A Preliminary Cost-effectiveness Analysis

Thomas N. Chirikos, Todd Hazelton, Melvin Tockman, and Robert Clark
Chest 2002 121: 1507-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Staging in Lung Cancer: Is 3 cm a Prognostic Threshold in Pathologic Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer? : A Multicenter Study of 1,020 Patients

Ángel López-Encuentra, José Luis Duque-Medina, Ramón Rami-Porta, Agustín Gómez de la Cámara, and Paloma Ferrando
Chest 2002 121: 1515-1520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations NEEDLES AND CATHETERS

The Incidence and the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement After Percutaneous CT-Guided Lung Biopsy^* : The Angle of the Needle Trajectory Is a Novel Predictor

Hisashi Saji, Haruhiko Nakamura, Takaaki Tsuchida, Masahiro Tsuboi, Norihiko Kawate, Chimori Konaka, and Harubumi Kato
Chest 2002 121: 1521-1526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Are Femoral Broviac Catheters Effective and Safe?^* : A Prospective Comparison of Femoral and Jugular Venous Broviac Catheters in Newborn Infants

Daniel T. Murai
Chest 2002 121: 1527-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP

Upper Airway Collapsibility During Sleep in Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome^*

Avram R. Gold, Carole L. Marcus, Francis Dipalo, and Morris S. Gold
Chest 2002 121: 1531-1540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adhesion Molecules in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea^*

Ali A. El-Solh, M. Jeffery Mador, Pawan Sikka, Rajwinder S. Dhillon, Daniel Amsterdam, and Brydon J. B. Grant
Chest 2002 121: 1541-1547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations MUSCULOSKELETAL

Impact of Respiratory Complications on Length of Stay and Hospital Costs in Acute Cervical Spine Injury^*

Christopher Winslow, Rita K. Bode, Dan Felton, David Chen, and Paul R. Meyer, Jr
Chest 2002 121: 1548-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Noninvasive Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation During Exercise in Severe Scoliosis^*

Martin P. Highcock, Ian E. Smith, and John M. Shneerson
Chest 2002 121: 1555-1560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Transitioning From IV Epoprostenol to Subcutaneous Treprostinil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension^*

Jean-Luc Vachiéry, Nicholas Hill, Diane Zwicke, Robyn Barst, Shelmer Blackburn, and Robert Naeije
Chest 2002 121: 1561-1565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemodynamic Effects of Aerosolized Iloprost in Pulmonary Hypertension at Rest and During Exercise^*

Friedrich C. Blumberg, Günter A. J. Riegger, and Michael Pfeifer
Chest 2002 121: 1566-1571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Oscillatory Ventilation During Exercise in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure^* : Clinical Correlates and Prognostic Implications

Ugo Corrà, Andrea Giordano, Enzo Bosimini, Alessandro Mezzani, Massimo Piepoli, Andrew J. S. Coats, and Pantaleo Giannuzzi
Chest 2002 121: 1572-1580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Power of Ventilatory Responses During Submaximal Exercise in Patients With Chronic Heart Disease^*

Akira Koike, Haruki Itoh, Makoto Kato, Hitoshi Sawada, Tadanori Aizawa, Long Tai Fu, and Hiroshi Watanabe
Chest 2002 121: 1581-1588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elevated Serum Lipoprotein(a) Level Is an Independent Marker of Severity of Thoracic Aortic Atherosclerosis^*

Marcel Peltier, Michèle C. Iannetta Peltier, Maurice E. Sarano, Jean-Philippe M. Lesbre, Jean-Laurent Colas, and Christophe M. Tribouilloy
Chest 2002 121: 1589-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Safety of Pressure-Volume Curve Measurement in Acute Lung Injury and ARDS Using a Syringe Technique^*

Warren L. Lee, Thomas E. Stewart, Rod MacDonald, Stephen Lapinsky, David Banayan, David Hallett, and Sangeeta Mehta
Chest 2002 121: 1595-1601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Epidemiology of Acute Respiratory Failure in Critically Ill Patients^*

Jean-Louis Vincent, Serdar Akça, Arnaldo de Mendonça, Philip Haji-Michael, Charles Sprung, Rui Moreno, Massimo Antonelli, and Peter M. Suter
Chest 2002 121: 1602-1609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic Judgments and Triage Decisions for Patients With Acute Congestive Heart Failure^*

Wally R. Smith, Roy M. Poses, Donna K. McClish, Elizabeth C. Huber, F. Lynne W. Clemo, Donna Alexander, and Brian P. Schmitt
Chest 2002 121: 1610-1617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Incidence and Outcome of Polymicrobial Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia^*

Alain Combes, Corinne Figliolini, Jean-Louis Trouillet, Najibi Kassis, Michel Wolff, Claude Gibert, and Jean Chastre
Chest 2002 121: 1618-1623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Airways of Patients With Lung Cancer^* : A Possible Diagnostic Tool of Responsive Angiogenic Status on the Host Side

Yasuhiko Ohta, Naohiro Ohta, Masaya Tamura, Jian Wu, Yoshio Tsunezuka, Makoto Oda, and Go Watanabe
Chest 2002 121: 1624-1627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perioperative Hemodynamic and Geometric Changes of the Left Ventricle During Cardiomyoplasty in Goats With Dilated Left Ventricle^*

Gil Bolotin, Roberto Lorusso, Jan J. Schreuder, Nahum Nesher, Hans Kaulbach, Gideon Uretzky, and Frederick van der Veen
Chest 2002 121: 1628-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stability of Frozen Methacholine Solutions in Unit-Dose Syringes for Bronchoprovocation^*

Michael J. Asmus, Leigh M. Vaughan, Malcolm R. Hill, Sarah E. Chesrown, and Leslie Hendeles
Chest 2002 121: 1634-1637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy^* : Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Pathophysiology

Mariann R. Piano
Chest 2002 121: 1638-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recent Advances in Central Airway Imaging^*

Phillip M. Boiselle and Armin Ernst
Chest 2002 121: 1651-1660. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Strengthening Asthma Education to Enhance Disease Control^*

Noreen M. Clark and Martyn R. Partridge
Chest 2002 121: 1661-1669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Sinobronchial Allergic Mycosis^* : The SAM Syndrome

Daniel L. Venarske and Richard D. deShazo
Chest 2002 121: 1670-1676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Diagnostic Value of Medical Thoracoscopy in Pleural Disease^* : A 6-Year Retrospective Study

François-Xavier Blanc, Kinan Atassi, Jean Bignon, and Bruno Housset
Chest 2002 121: 1677-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical problems in cardiopulmonary disease

Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease^* : Choices in Evaluation

Allan Zelinger, Roberto Wayhs, Thomas B. Graboys, and Morton E. Tavel
Chest 2002 121: 1684-1687. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 47-Year-Old Woman With Wheezing and Respiratory Failure Unresponsive to Conventional Ventilatory Modalities^*

David L. Dedrick, Lee K. Brown, and Douglas W. Mapel
Chest 2002 121: 1688-1691. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Anterior Chest Wall Mass in a 46-Year-Old Woman^*

George S. Stoica, Harry N. Steinberg, and Leonard J. Rossoff
Chest 2002 121: 1692-1694. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Flexible Bronchoscopic Management of Airway Foreign Bodies in Children^*

Karen L. Swanson, Udaya B. S. Prakash, David E. Midthun, Eric S. Edell, James P. Utz, John C. McDougall, and W. Mark Brutinel
Chest 2002 121: 1695-1700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Candy Cocaine Esophagus^*

Matthew E. Cohen and Jeffrey G. Kegel
Chest 2002 121: 1701-1703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Delayed Closure of Persistent Postpneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula^*

Dale K. Mueller, Patrick E. Whitten, William P. Tillis, Linda M. Bond, and James R. Munns
Chest 2002 121: 1703-1704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A "Story" of a Woman With Cystic Fibrosis^*

Kristin B. Highland and Patrick A. Flume
Chest 2002 121: 1704-1707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Uncommon Mimic of an Acute Asthma Exacerbation^*

David Zaas, Malcolm Brock, Stephen Yang, and J. T. Sylvester
Chest 2002 121: 1707-1709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Death Associated With Rifampin and Pyrazinamide 2-Month Treatment of Latent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis^*

Ann Medinger
Chest 2002 121: 1710-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Unusual Case of Pneumorrhachis Following Resection of Lung Carcinoma^*

Ross L. Ristagno, Loren F. Hiratzka, and Raymond C. Rost, Jr
Chest 2002 121: 1712-1714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scedosporium apiospermum Fungemia in a Lung Transplant Recipient^*

Rishi Raj and Adaani E. Frost
Chest 2002 121: 1714-1716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Common Features in the Onset of ARDS After Administration of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor^*

Hiroyuki Takatsuka, Yoshinobu Takemoto, Ako Mori, Takahiro Okamoto, Akihisa Kanamaru, and Eizo Kakishita
Chest 2002 121: 1716-1720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Detection of COPD in High-Risk Populations

Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos Hristou, Paschalis A. Molyvdas, and Jan Zielinski
Chest 2002 121: 1721. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pediatric Primary Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Deniz Dogru, Ugur Ozçelik, Ayhan Göçmen, and José M. Merino
Chest 2002 121: 1722. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exhaled Carbon Monoxide in COPD

Hiroshi Kawane and Paolo Montuschi
Chest 2002 121: 1723. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vasopressin and Cardiac Performance

William L. Jackson, Jr, Andrew F. Shorr, Cheryl L. Holmes, Keith R. Walley, and James A. Russell
Chest 2002 121: 1723-1724. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Usefulness of Methemoglobin/ Haptoglobin Analysis in the Follow-up of Severe Immune Hemolytic Anemia

Toshio Okazaki, Tatsuo Nagai, Mitsuyuki Suzuki, Ping-Hung Kuo, and Kwen-Tay Luh
Chest 2002 121: 1724-1725. [Full Text] [PDF]  

CT Screening for Early Stage Lung Cancer

John H. M. Austin, Gregory D. N. Pearson, and Byron Thomashow
Chest 2002 121: 1725-1726. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adequate Tidal Volume With Row-a-Boat Phenomenon in Advanced Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Fumihiko Yasuma, Takashi Kato, and Masahiro Naya
Chest 2002 121: 1726. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictive Parameters of Dropout During Inhaled Corticosteroid Tapering

Daniel K. C. Lee, Graeme P. Currie, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2002 121: 1726-1727. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Writing, Speaking, and Communication Skills for Health Professionals

JoLynn Muraida
Chest 2002 121: 1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surgical Intensive Care Medicine

Mark S. Kestner
Chest 2002 121: 1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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