editorials

Epoprostenol Therapy as a Bridge to Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Kim M. Kerr and Lewis J. Rubin
Chest 2003 123: 319-320. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Role of Echocardiography in Screening for Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations

James R. Gossage
Chest 2003 123: 320-322. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pembrey’s Dream: The Time Has Come for a Long-term Trial of Nocturnal Supplemental Nasal Oxygen to Treat Central Sleep Apnea in Congestive Heart Failure

Shahrokh Javaheri
Chest 2003 123: 322-325. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Usefulness and Limitations of the 6-Minute Walk Test in Patients With Cardiovascular or Pulmonary Disease

Tony Reybrouck
Chest 2003 123: 325-327. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Getting a Leg Up on the Postthrombotic Syndrome

Lawrence W. Raymond
Chest 2003 123: 327-330. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is It Difficult To Diagnose Sarcoidosis?

Paul A. Kvale
Chest 2003 123: 330-332. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chest Ultrasound for "Dummies"

Peter Doelken and Charlie Strange
Chest 2003 123: 332-333. [Full Text] [PDF]  

One From Column A: Choosing Between CT, Positron Emission Tomography, Endoscopic Ultrasound With Fine-Needle Aspiration, Transbronchial Needle Aspiration, Thoracoscopy, Mediastinoscopy, and Mediastinotomy for Staging Lung Cancer

Gerard A. Silvestri, Brenda Hoffman, and Carolyn E. Reed
Chest 2003 123: 333-335. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Diagnostic Dilemma in Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: One Size Will Never Fit All

Grant W. Waterer
Chest 2003 123: 335-337. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY CIRCULATION

Prostacyclin Therapy Before Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy in Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Noritoshi Nagaya, Noriko Sasaki, Motomi Ando, Hitoshi Ogino, Fumio Sakamaki, Shingo Kyotani, and Norifumi Nakanishi
Chest 2003 123: 338-343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hemodynamics and Survival in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Related to Systemic Sclerosis

Steven M. Kawut, Darren B. Taichman, Christine L. Archer-Chicko, Harold I. Palevsky, and Stephen E. Kimmel
Chest 2003 123: 344-350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Contrast Echocardiography Remains Positive After Treatment of Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations

Warren L. Lee, Anthony F. Graham, Robyn A. Pugash, Stuart J. Hutchison, Patricia Grande, Robert H. Hyland, and Marie E. Faughnan
Chest 2003 123: 351-358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Outcome After a Negative Spiral CT Pulmonary Angiographic Finding in an Inpatient Population From Cardiology and Pneumology Wards

Katia Bourriot, Thierry Couffinhal, Virginie Bernard, Michel Montaudon, Jacques Bonnet, and François Laurent
Chest 2003 123: 359-365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Nasal Oxygen and Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Heart Failure

Stefan Andreas, Christian Bingeli, Paul Mohacsi, Thomas F. Lüscher, and Georg Noll
Chest 2003 123: 366-371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relation Between Oscillatory Ventilation at Rest Before Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Prognosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

Akira Koike, Noritaka Shimizu, Akihiko Tajima, Tadanori Aizawa, Long Tai Fu, Hiroshi Watanabe, and Haruki Itoh
Chest 2003 123: 372-379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limitations of Medical Therapy in Patients With Pure Coronary Spastic Angina

Shozo Sueda, Hiroaki Kohno, Hiroshi Fukuda, Kouki Watanabe, Naoto Ochi, Hiroyuki Kawada, and Tadao Uraoka
Chest 2003 123: 380-386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations EXERCISE

The 6-min Walk Test: A Quick Measure of Functional Status in Elderly Adults

Paul L. Enright, Mary Ann McBurnie, Vera Bittner, Russell P. Tracy, Robert McNamara, Alice Arnold, and Anne B. Newman
Chest 2003 123: 387-398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Effects of Exercise in Patients With Previous Deep Venous Thrombosis: Impact of the Postthrombotic Syndrome

Susan R. Kahn, Laurent Azoulay, Andrew Hirsch, Michael Haber, Carla Strulovitch, and Ian Shrier
Chest 2003 123: 399-405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SARCOIDOSIS

The Diagnostic Pathway to Sarcoidosis

Marc A. Judson, Bruce W. Thompson, David L. Rabin, Joanne Steimel, Genell L. Knattereud, Daniel T. Lackland, Cecile Rose, Cynthia S. Rand, Robert P. Baughman, and Alvin S. Teirstein
Chest 2003 123: 406-412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Recovery of Cell Wall-Deficient Organisms From Blood Does Not Distinguish Between Patients With Sarcoidosis and Control Subjects

Sheldon T. Brown, Ian Brett, Peter L. Almenoff, Marvin Lesser, Michael Terrin, and Alvin S. Teirstein
Chest 2003 123: 413-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURA

Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis: Is It a Safer Method?

Phillip W. Jones, J. Phillip Moyers, Jeffrey T. Rogers, R. Michael Rodriguez, Y. C. Gary Lee, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2003 123: 418-423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Continuous Thoracic Paravertebral Infusion of Bupivacaine for Pain Management in Patients With Multiple Fractured Ribs

Manoj K. Karmakar, Lester A.H. Critchley, Anthony M.-H. Ho, Tony Gin, Tak Wai Lee, and Anthony P.C. Yim
Chest 2003 123: 424-431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Intrapleural Streptokinase Administration on Antistreptokinase Antibody Level in Patients With Loculated Pleural Effusions

Tanel Laisaar and Teet Pullerits
Chest 2003 123: 432-435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Accuracy of Pleural Puncture Sites: A Prospective Comparison of Clinical Examination With Ultrasound

Andreas H. Diacon, Martin H. Brutsche, and Markus Solèr
Chest 2003 123: 436-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CANCER

Mediastinal Lymph Node Involvement in Potentially Resectable Lung Cancer: Comparison of CT, Positron Emission Tomography, and Endoscopic Ultrasonography With and Without Fine-Needle Aspiration

Annette Fritscher-Ravens, Karl H. Bohuslavizki, Lars Brandt, Christoph Bobrowski, Christian Lund, W. Trudo Knöfel, and Almuth Pforte
Chest 2003 123: 442-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patient Use of the Internet for Information in a Lung Cancer Clinic

Michael W. Peterson and Peter C. Fretz
Chest 2003 123: 452-457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endobronchial Ultrasound Reliably Differentiates Between Airway Infiltration and Compression by Tumor

Felix Herth, Armin Ernst, Martin Schulz, and Heinrich Becker
Chest 2003 123: 458-462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lymph Node Size and Metastatic Infiltration in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Klaus L. Prenzel, Stefan P. Mönig, Jan M. Sinning, Stephan E. Baldus, Hans-Georg Brochhagen, Paul M. Schneider, and Arnulf H. Hölscher
Chest 2003 123: 463-467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations AIRWAYS

Inspiratory Stridor in Elite Athletes

Kenneth W. Rundell and Barry A. Spiering
Chest 2003 123: 468-474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prolonged Airway and Systemic Inflammatory Reactions After Smoke Inhalation

Gye Young Park, Jeong Woong Park, Dong Hae Jeong, and Seong Hwan Jeong
Chest 2003 123: 475-480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline Solution Treatment in Hospitalized Infants With Viral Bronchiolitis

Avigdor Mandelberg, Guy Tal, Michaela Witzling, Eli Someck, Sion Houri, Ami Balin, and Israel E. Priel
Chest 2003 123: 481-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations DRUGS

Pulmonary Infiltrates in Patients Receiving Long-term Glucocorticoid Treatment: Etiology, Prognostic Factors, and Associated Inflammatory Response

Carlos Agustí, Ana Rañó, Xavier Filella, Juliá González, Asunción Moreno, Antoni Xaubet, and Antoni Torres
Chest 2003 123: 488-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Warfarin Dose Reduction vs Watchful Waiting for Mild Elevations in the International Normalized Ratio

Gerald A. Banet, Amy D. Waterman, Paul E. Milligan, Susan K. Gatchel, and Brian F. Gage
Chest 2003 123: 499-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Respiratory Failure and Sepsis Are the Major Causes of ICU Admissions and Mortality in Survivors of Lung Transplants

Celestino Pietrantoni, Omar A. Minai, Nelson C. Yu, Janet R. Maurer, Marcus T. Haug, III, Atul C. Mehta, and Alejandro C. Arroliga
Chest 2003 123: 504-509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heroin Insufflation as a Trigger for Patients With Life-Threatening Asthma

Anne J. Krantz, Ronald C. Hershow, Nikhil Prachand, Dana M. Hayden, Cory Franklin, and Daniel O. Hryhorczuk
Chest 2003 123: 510-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microscopic Examination of Intracellular Organisms in Protected Bronchoalveolar Mini-Lavage Fluid for the Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Josep-Maria Sirvent, Loreto Vidaur, Susana Gonzalez, Pilar Castro, Jordi de Batlle, Antoni Castro, and Alfons Bonet
Chest 2003 123: 518-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Neurokinin-1 and Neurokinin-2 Antagonism Inhibits Long-term Acid Fog-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness

Shin Teramoto, Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Kaneko, and Shosaku Abe
Chest 2003 123: 524-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neonatal Exposure to 65% Oxygen Durably Impairs Lung Architecture and Breathing Pattern in Adult Mice

Stéphane Dauger, Latifa Ferkdadji, Georges Saumon, Guy Vardon, Michel Peuchmaur, Claude Gaultier, and Jorge Gallego
Chest 2003 123: 530-538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated With Accumulation of Aging-Related Common Type Mitochondrial DNA Deletion Mutation in Human Atrial Tissue

Ling-Ping Lai, Chien-Chen Tsai, Ming-Jai Su, Jiunn-Lee Lin, Yih-Sharng Chen, Yung-Zu Tseng, and Shoei K. Stephen Huang
Chest 2003 123: 539-544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detection of Loss of Heterozygosity by High-Resolution Fluorescent System in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Association of Loss of Heterozygosity With Smoking and Tumor Progression

Ichiro Yoshino, Seiichi Fukuyama, Toshifumi Kameyama, Yasunori Shikada, Shinya Oda, Yoshihiko Maehara, and Keizo Sugimachi
Chest 2003 123: 545-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Surgical Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Review

Serge van Ruth, Paul Baas, and Frans A. N. Zoetmulder
Chest 2003 123: 551-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Portopulmonary Hypertension: A Tale of Two Circulations

Rohit Budhiraja and Paul M. Hassoun
Chest 2003 123: 562-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care reviews

Adult Toxicology in Critical Care: Part I: General Approach to the Intoxicated Patient

Babak Mokhlesi, Jerrold B. Leiken, Patrick Murray, and Thomas C. Corbridge
Chest 2003 123: 577-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

literature review

Top Ten List in Asthma

Jay Peters
Chest 2003 123: 593-595. [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary reports

Accelerated Decline of Lung Function in COPD Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Preliminary Study Based on Small Numbers of Patients

Hiroshi Kanazawa, Kazuto Hirata, and Junichi Yoshikawa
Chest 2003 123: 596-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interferon Therapy Induces the Improvement of Lung Function by Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Asthmatic Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection*: A Preliminary Study

Hiroshi Kanazawa, Takashi Mamoto, Kazuto Hirata, and Junichi Yoshikawa
Chest 2003 123: 600-603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: An Experience in 242 Patients

Felix J. Herth, Heinrich D. Becker, and Armin Ernst
Chest 2003 123: 604-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Fever, Cough, and Bilateral Lung Infiltrates

Nikolaos Akritidis, Christos Gousis, Georgios Dimos, and Konstantinos Paparounas
Chest 2003 123: 608-612. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 74-Year-Old Woman With Desaturation Following Surgery

Matthias W. König and Sylvia Y. Dolinski
Chest 2003 123: 613-616. [Full Text] [PDF]  

accp-seek board review question of the month

Hemoptysis, History of Oral Ulcers, and Abnormal Chest Radiograph in a 64-Year-Old Man

Marvin I. Schwarz
Chest 2003 123: 617-618. [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer With a Largely Fused Fissure

Hiroaki Nomori, Takashi Ohtsuka, Hirotoshi Horio, Tsuguo Naruke, and Keiichi Suemasu
Chest 2003 123: 619-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Chylothorax in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Jay H. Ryu, Clint H. Doerr, Susan D. Fisher, Eric J. Olson, and Steven A. Sahn
Chest 2003 123: 623-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paraneoplastic Bilateral Proptosis in a Case of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Andreas H. Diacon, Macé M. Schuurmans, Frans J. Colesky, and Chris T. Bolliger
Chest 2003 123: 627-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Eosinophilia Following Lung Transplantation for Sarcoidosis in Two Patients

Susan G. Gerhardt, Rubin M. Tuder, Reda E. Girgis, Stephen C. Yang, John V. Conte, and Jonathan B. Orens
Chest 2003 123: 629-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep-Disordered Breathing Associated With Long-term Opioid Therapy

Robert J. Farney, James M. Walker, Tom V. Cloward, and Steven Rhondeau
Chest 2003 123: 632-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leptospirosis Presenting as Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage: Case Report and Literature Review

Andrew M. Luks, Sambasiva Lakshminarayanan, and Jan V. Hirschmann
Chest 2003 123: 639-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tracheobronchial Stenosis From Acid Aspiration Presenting as Asthma

Arnon E. Rubin, Ko-Pen Wang, and Mark C. Liu
Chest 2003 123: 643-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Toxicity in Patients Receiving Low-Dose Amiodarone

Michael C. Ott, Andras Khoor, Jack P. Leventhal, Timothy E. Paterick, and Charles D. Burger
Chest 2003 123: 646-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Proteinuria in COPD Patients With and Without Respiratory Failure

Annalisa Cogo, Adalberto Ciaccia, Cristina Legorini, Antonio Grimaldi, GianFranco Milani, Jean-Louis Vincent, and Omar Abid
Chest 2003 123: 652-653. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Cancer Screening Debate

Jay Blum, Neal Rinne, Michael K. Gould, Thomas N. Chirikos, Todd Hazelton, Melvyn Tockman, and Robert Clark
Chest 2003 123: 653-655. [Full Text] [PDF]  

How To Design a Negative Study

Mathiéu Molimard, Nicholas Moore, Julia A. Nightingale, Duncan F. Rogers, and Peter J. Barnes
Chest 2003 123: 655-656. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identifying Sleep Apnea

Helena Schotland
Chest 2003 123: 656. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endobronchial Actinomycosis and Foreign Body

Hiroaki Satoh, Morio Ohtsuka, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2003 123: 656-657. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Secrets Heart and Lung Sounds Workshop (Audio CD)

David S. James
Chest 2003 123: 658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Radiology of Emergency Medicine, 4th Edition

Bruce Turlington
Chest 2003 123: 658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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