editorials

Asthma: The Epidemic Has Ended, or Has It?

Shirin Shafazand and Gene Colice
Chest 2004 125: 1969-1970. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influenza Vaccination in Vulnerable Populations

Ahmet Baydur
Chest 2004 125: 1971-1972. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma and Obesity: A Real Connection or a Casual Association?

Elamin M. Elamin
Chest 2004 125: 1972-1974. [Full Text] [PDF]  

QT Dispersion: Much Ado About Something?

Alex Chen and Fred M. Kusumoto
Chest 2004 125: 1974-1977. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial Fibrillation: Nonpharmacologic Therapies Coming of Age

Roy M. John and Gregory Michaud
Chest 2004 125: 1977-1979. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Legionella Pneumonia: The Spectrum Continues to Expand

Richard B. Brown
Chest 2004 125: 1979-1980. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cytokines: The Tomb Markers of the ICU

Peter J. Papadakos and Jack J. Haitsma
Chest 2004 125: 1980-1982. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SARS, Pneumothorax, and Our Response to Epidemics

Gregory A. Filice
Chest 2004 125: 1982-1984. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Coughing During Mannitol Challenge Is Associated With Asthma

Heikki O. Koskela, Liisa Hyvärinen, John D. Brannan, Hak-Kim Chan, and Sandra D. Anderson
Chest 2004 125: 1985-1992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trends of Asthma in Mexico: An 11-Year Analysis in a Nationwide Institution

Mario H. Vargas, Guillermo S. Díaz-Mejía, María E. Y. Furuya, Jorge Salas, and Alejandro Lugo
Chest 2004 125: 1993-1997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Development of Chronic Airway Obstruction in Patients With Eosinophilic Bronchitis: A Prospective Follow-up Study

Sung-Woo Park, Young Mok Lee, An Soo Jang, June Hyuk Lee, Young Hwangbo, Do Jin Kim, and Choon-Sik Park
Chest 2004 125: 1998-2004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Breath Condensate pH in Children With Cystic Fibrosis and Asthma: A New Noninvasive Marker of Airway Inflammation?

Giovanna E. Carpagnano, Peter J. Barnes, Jackie Francis, Nicola Wilson, Andrew Bush, and Sergei A. Kharitonov
Chest 2004 125: 2005-2010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Acute Respiratory Illness in Patients With COPD and the Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccination: A Randomized Controlled Study

Phunsup Wongsurakiat, Khun Nanta Maranetra, Chantapong Wasi, Uraiwan Kositanont, Wanchai Dejsomritrutai, and Suchai Charoenratanakul
Chest 2004 125: 2011-2020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Whole-Body Exercise Training on Body Composition and Functional Capacity in Normal-Weight Patients With COPD

Frits M. E. Franssen, Roelinka Broekhuizen, Paul P. Janssen, Emiel F. M. Wouters, and Annemie M. W. J. Schols
Chest 2004 125: 2021-2028. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bronchodilatory Effect of Deep Inspiration Is Absent in Subjects With Mild COPD

Nicola Scichilone, Roberto Marchese, Filippo Catalano, Antonio Maurizio Vignola, Alkis Togias, and Vincenzo Bellia
Chest 2004 125: 2029-2035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endurance and Strength Training in Patients With COPD

M. Jeffery Mador, Erkan Bozkanat, Ajay Aggarwal, Mary Shaffer, and Thomas J. Kufel
Chest 2004 125: 2036-2045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION

Effect of Weight Reduction on Respiratory Function and Airway Reactivity in Obese Women

Shawn D. Aaron, Dean Fergusson, Robert Dent, Yue Chen, Katherine L. Vandemheen, and Robert E. Dales
Chest 2004 125: 2046-2052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reference Values for Arterial Blood Gases in the Elderly

Jon A. Hardie, William M. Vollmer, A. Sonia Buist, Ivar Ellingsen, and Odd Mørkve
Chest 2004 125: 2053-2060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Membrane and Capillary Blood Components of Diffusion Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: Relation to Exercise Gas Exchange

Christine Lamberto, Hilario Nunes, Philippe Le Toumelin, Florence Duperron, Dominique Valeyre, and Christine Clerici
Chest 2004 125: 2061-2068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Immersion in Water on Muscle Function and Breathing Pattern in Patients With Severe Diaphragm Weakness

Bernd Schoenhofer, Dieter Koehler, and Michael I. Polkey
Chest 2004 125: 2069-2074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations AIRTRAPPING

Effect of Heliox Breathing on Dynamic Hyperinflation in COPD Patients

Matteo Pecchiari, Andrea Pelucchi, Emanuela D’Angelo, Antonio Foresi, Joseph Milic-Emili, and Edgardo D’Angelo
Chest 2004 125: 2075-2082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Density Measurements in Spontaneous Pneumothorax Demonstrate Airtrapping

Hans J. M. Smit, Richard P. Golding, Franz M. N. H. Schramel, Walter L. Devillé, Radu A. Manoliu, and Pieter E. Postmus
Chest 2004 125: 2083-2090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Sleepiness, and Quality of Life

Marta A. Goncalves, Teresa Paiva, Elizabeth Ramos, and Christian Guilleminault
Chest 2004 125: 2091-2096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cardiac Troponin T in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Apoor S. Gami, Anna Svatikova, Robert Wolk, Eric J. Olson, Carolyn J. Duenwald, Allan S. Jaffe, and Virend K. Somers
Chest 2004 125: 2097-2100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acidification of Distal Esophagus and Sleep-Related Breathing Disturbances

Soren Berg, Victor Hoffstein, and Thorarinn Gislason
Chest 2004 125: 2101-2106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrected QT Dispersion and Cardiac Sympathetic Function in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome

Takaya Nakamura, Kazuo Chin, Ryohei Hosokawa, Kenichi Takahashi, Kensuke Sumi, Motoharu Ohi, and Michiaki Mishima
Chest 2004 125: 2107-2114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Evaluation of Intravascular Hemolysis With Erythrocyte Creatine in Patients With Cardiac Valve Prostheses

Toshika Okumiya, Mitsuko Ishikawa-Nishi, Tadafumi Doi, Mikio Kamioka, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Yoshinori Doi, and Tetsuro Sugiura
Chest 2004 125: 2115-2120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Feasibility of Routine Pulmonary Arterial Impedance Measurements in Pulmonary Hypertension

Sandrine Huez, Serge Brimioulle, Robert Naeije, and Jean-Luc Vachiéry
Chest 2004 125: 2121-2128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preoperative Atrial Size Predicts the Success of Radiofrequency Maze Procedure for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Concomitant Valvular Surgery

Mien-Cheng Chen, Jen-Ping Chang, and Hsueh-Wen Chang
Chest 2004 125: 2129-2134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Levofloxacin Efficacy in the Treatment of Community-Acquired Legionellosis

Victor L. Yu, Richard N. Greenberg, Neringa Zadeikis, Janet E. Stout, Mohammed M. Khashab, William H. Olson, and Alan M. Tennenberg
Chest 2004 125: 2135-2139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment Costs of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in an Employed Population

Gene L. Colice, Melissa A. Morley, Carl Asche, and Howard G. Birnbaum
Chest 2004 125: 2140-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

Regional Deposition of Aerosolized Interferon- in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Rany Condos, Frank P. Hull, Neil W. Schluger, William N. Rom, and Gerald C. Smaldone
Chest 2004 125: 2146-2155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels in Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Füsun Alatas, Özkan Alatas, Muzaffer Metintas, Aysen Özarslan, Sinan Erginel, and Hüseyin Yildirim
Chest 2004 125: 2156-2159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASE

Increased Arteriovenous Carboxyhemoglobin Differences in Patients With Inflammatory Pulmonary Diseases

Hiroyasu Yasuda, Takahiko Sasaki, Mutsuo Yamaya, Satoru Ebihara, Masahiro Maruyama, Akio Kanda, and Hidetada Sasaki
Chest 2004 125: 2160-2168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Combined Corticosteroid and Cyclophosphamide Therapy Does Not Alter Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Harold R. Collard, Jay H. Ryu, William W. Douglas, Marvin I. Schwarz, Douglas Curran-Everett, Talmadge E. King, Jr., and Kevin K. Brown
Chest 2004 125: 2169-2174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Relationship Between a History of Antecedent Cancer and the Probability of Malignancy for a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule

Carlos M. Mery, Anastasia N. Pappas, Raphael Bueno, Steven J. Mentzer, Jeanne M. Lukanich, David J. Sugarbaker, and Michael T. Jaklitsch
Chest 2004 125: 2175-2181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evolution of the Postoperative Pericardial Effusion After Day 15: The Problem of the Late Tamponade

Philippe Meurin, Hélène Weber, Nathalie Renaud, Fabrice Larrazet, Jean Yves Tabet, Pierre Demolis, and Ahmed Ben Driss
Chest 2004 125: 2182-2187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Diaphragmatic Neuromechanical Coupling At 2 Years

Franco Laghi, Amal Jubran, Arzu Topeli, Patrick J. Fahey, Edward R. Garrity, Jr, Donald J. de Pinto, and Martin J. Tobin
Chest 2004 125: 2188-2195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neurological Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Related to the Performance of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Youri M. Ganushchak, Erik J. Fransen, Cees Visser, Dick S. de Jong, and Jos G. Maessen
Chest 2004 125: 2196-2205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Extended Evaluation of Recombinant Human Activated Protein C United States Trial (ENHANCE US): A Single-Arm, Phase 3B, Multicenter Study of Drotrecogin Alfa (Activated) in Severe Sepsis

Gordon R. Bernard, Benjamin D. Margolis, Harvey M. Shanies, E. Wesley Ely, Arthur P. Wheeler, Howard Levy, Kar Wong, and Theressa J. Wright
Chest 2004 125: 2206-2216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Respiratory Failure: Integrated Use of Negative Pressure Ventilation and Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation

Tommaso Todisco, Stefano Baglioni, Amir Eslami, Elvio Scoscia, Cristina Todisco, Lucio Bruni, and Maurizio Dottorini
Chest 2004 125: 2217-2223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

An Educational Intervention to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in an Integrated Health System: A Comparison of Effects

Hilary M. Babcock, Jeanne E. Zack, Teresa Garrison, Ellen Trovillion, Marilyn Jones, Victoria J. Fraser, and Marin H. Kollef
Chest 2004 125: 2224-2231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Association Between the TNF-2 Allele and a Better Survival in Cardiogenic Shock

Olivier Appoloni, Etienne Dupont, Marleen Vandercruys, Marc Andrien, Jean Duchateau, and Jean-Louis Vincent
Chest 2004 125: 2232-2237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Serum Levels of the Apoptosis-Associated Molecules, Tumor Necrosis Factor-/Tumor Necrosis Factor Type-I Receptor and Fas/FasL, in Sepsis

Ivel De Freitas, Máximo Fernández-Somoza, Eva Essenfeld-Sekler, and José E. Cardier
Chest 2004 125: 2238-2246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Prolonged Nitric Oxide Inhalation Fails to Regress Hypoxic Vascular Remodeling in Rat Lung

Bao Hua Jiang, Junko Maruyama, Ayumu Yokochi, Manabu Iwasaki, Homare Amano, Yoshihide Mitani, and Kazuo Maruyama
Chest 2004 125: 2247-2252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Attenuation of Reperfusion-Induced Systemic Inflammation by Preconditioning With Nitric Oxide in an In Situ Porcine Model of Normothermic Lung Ischemia

Thomas Waldow, Konstantin Alexiou, Wolfgang Witt, Florian M. Wagner, Vassilios Gulielmos, Klaus Matschke, and Michael Knaut
Chest 2004 125: 2253-2259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increasing Renal Blood Flow: Low-Dose Dopamine or Medium-Dose Norepinephrine

David Di Giantomasso, Hiroshi Morimatsu, Clive N. May, and Rinaldo Bellomo
Chest 2004 125: 2260-2267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Talc and Silver Nitrate Induce Systemic Inflammatory Effects During the Acute Phase of Experimental Pleurodesis in Rabbits

Evaldo Marchi, Francisco S. Vargas, Milena M. P. Acencio, Leila Antonangelo, Lisete R. Teixeira, Eduardo H. Genofre, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2004 125: 2268-2277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identification of Spontaneous Feline Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Morphology and Ultrastructural Evidence for a Type II Pneumocyte Defect

Kurt Williams, David Malarkey, Leah Cohn, Daniel Patrick, Janice Dye, and Galen Toews
Chest 2004 125: 2278-2288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary reports

A New Safe and Stable Spiral Wire Needle for Thoracoscopic Resection of Lung Nodules

Massimo Torre, Giorgio M. Ferraroli, Angelo Vanzulli, and Stefano Fieschi
Chest 2004 125: 2289-2293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 1: Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Nodules or Masses

Frank C. Detterbeck, Steven Falen, M. Patricia Rivera, Jan S. Halle, and Mark A. Socinski
Chest 2004 125: 2294-2299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seeking a Home for a PET, Part 2: Defining the Appropriate Place for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Staging of Patients With Suspected Lung Cancer

Frank C. Detterbeck, Steven Falen, M. Patricia Rivera, Jan S. Halle, and Mark A. Socinski
Chest 2004 125: 2300-2308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special report

Cardiovascular Effects of ß-Agonists in Patients With Asthma and COPD: A Meta-Analysis

Shelley R. Salpeter, Thomas M. Ormiston, and Edwin E. Salpeter
Chest 2004 125: 2309-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 50-Year-Old Man With Skin Lesions and Multiple Pulmonary Nodules

Amy L. Olson, Jonathan A. Gutman, and Carolyn H. Welsh
Chest 2004 125: 2322-2327. [Full Text] [PDF]  

occupational and environmental lung disease

Effect of Ozone Exposure on Airway Responses to Inhaled Allergen in Asthmatic Subjects

Lisa L. Chen, Ira B. Tager, David B. Peden, Dorothy L. Christian, Ronald E. Ferrando, Barbara S. Welch, and John R. Balmes
Chest 2004 125: 2328-2335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Work-Related Asthma-Like Symptoms Among Florists

Muge Akpinar-Elci, Omur Cinar Elci, and Aygul Odabasi
Chest 2004 125: 2336-2339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 44-Year-Old Man With Suspected Exacerbation of COPD and Atrial Fibrillation

Srinivasan Ramanuja, John Mastronarde, Ian Dowdeswell, and Masoor Kamalesh
Chest 2004 125: 2340-2344. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Complicated by Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Alan D. L. Sihoe, Randolph H. L. Wong, Alex T. H. Lee, Lee Sung Lau, Natalie Y. Y. Leung, Kin Ip Law, and Anthony P. C. Yim
Chest 2004 125: 2345-2351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enhanced Alveolar Clearance With Chest Percussion Therapy and Positional Changes During Whole-Lung Lavage for Alveolar Proteinosis

Andrew Perez, IV and Robert M. Rogers
Chest 2004 125: 2351-2356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and CT After Talc Pleurodesis

Boon Han Kwek, Suzanne L. Aquino, and Alan J. Fischman
Chest 2004 125: 2356-2360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Further Insights Into the Prothrombotic State in Mitral Stenosis and Atrial Flutter

Dwayne S. G. Conway, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Mien-Cheng Chen, Tadakazu Hirai, Kenji Sakurai, and Hiroshi Inoue
Chest 2004 125: 2361-2363. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adenotonsillectomy and Sleep Apnea in Children

Oreste Marrone, Giuseppe Insalaco, Adriana Salvaggio, Asher Tal, and Ariel Tarasiuk
Chest 2004 125: 2363-2365. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Statin, Inflammation, and Sepsis

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Rie Yanagisawa, Miho Sakurai, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, and Yaniv Almog
Chest 2004 125: 2365. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosing Pleural Tuberculosis

Anete Trajman, Morrys C. Kaisermann, Afranio L. Kritski, Rosa Dea Sperhacke, Maria Lucia Rossetti, Benedito A. Lopes da Fonseca, Danielle M. Lima, and J. Keny B. Colares
Chest 2004 125: 2366-2367. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Informed Consent

Kenneth A. Berkowitz, Mary Beth Foglia, Barbara L. Chanko, and C. A. Manthous
Chest 2004 125: 2367-2368. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Withdrawal of Treatment in the ISOLDE Study

Anthony D. D’Urzo and Peter M. A. Calverley
Chest 2004 125: 2368. [Full Text] [PDF]  

PET Scanning in Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Donald Whitaker and Jules Dussek
Chest 2004 125: 2368-2369. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blood and Starch in Cardiac Surgery

Aryeh Shander, Tanuja Rijhwani, David Moskowitz, and Richard Spence
Chest 2004 125: 2369-2370. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unresolved Questions With the Use of Linezolid vs Vancomycin for Nosocomial Pneumonia

Andre C. Kalil, Susan E. Puumala, and Julie Stoner
Chest 2004 125: 2370-2371. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Asthma: Social and Psychological Factors and Psychosomatic Syndromes; Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 24

Gabriel Laszlo
Chest 2004 125: 2372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interpretation of Pulmonary Function Tests: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition

Farah K. Madhani
Chest 2004 125: 2372-2373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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