editorials

How Many Ways Can We Say That Cigarette Smoking Is Bad for You?

Peter J. Mazzone and Alejandro C. Arroliga
Chest 2004 126: 1717-1718. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Changing Face of Lung Cancer

David J. Barnes
Chest 2004 126: 1718-1721. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tumor Markers in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusions

Richard W. Light
Chest 2004 126: 1721-1722. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Use of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Tuberculosis Patients

Charles Peloquin
Chest 2004 126: 1722-1724. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculosis: A Global Problem at Our Doorstep

E. Neil Schachter
Chest 2004 126: 1724-1725. [Full Text] [PDF]  

We Have Met the Enemy

Alex G. Little
Chest 2004 126: 1725-1726. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sedation Scales in the ICU

Curtis N. Sessler
Chest 2004 126: 1727-1730. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Disease and the Lightest of Metals

W. Michael Alberts
Chest 2004 126: 1730-1732. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

The Relationship Between Cigarette Smoking and Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Yolanda I. Garces, Ping Yang, Julia Parkinson, Xinghua Zhao, Jason A. Wampfler, Jon O. Ebbert, and Jeff A. Sloan
Chest 2004 126: 1733-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benchmarking Lung Cancer Mortality Rates in Current and Former Smokers

Peter B. Bach, Elena B. Elkin, Ugo Pastorino, Michael W. Kattan, Alvin I. Mushlin, Colin B. Begg, and D. Maxwell Parkin
Chest 2004 126: 1742-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Impact of Smoking Status on the Behavior and Survival Outcome of Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis

Chee-Keong Toh, Ee-Hwee Wong, Wan-Teck Lim, Swan-Swan Leong, Kam-Weng Fong, Joseph Wee, and Eng-Huat Tan
Chest 2004 126: 1750-1756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURA

Use of a Panel of Tumor Markers (Carcinoembryonic Antigen, Cancer Antigen 125, Carbohydrate Antigen 15–3, and Cytokeratin 19 Fragments) in Pleural Fluid for the Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Effusions

José Manuel Porcel, Manuel Vives, Aureli Esquerda, Antonieta Salud, Begoña Pérez, and Francisco Rodríguez-Panadero
Chest 2004 126: 1757-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pleural Manometry: Technique and Clinical Implications

Peter Doelken, John T. Huggins, Nicholas J. Pastis, and Steven A. Sahn
Chest 2004 126: 1764-1769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

Use of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients

Jiehui Li, Joseph N. Burzynski, Yi-An Lee, Debra Berg, Cynthia R. Driver, Renee Ridzon, and Sonal S. Munsiff
Chest 2004 126: 1770-1776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Screening of Immigrants and Refugees for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in San Diego County, California

Philip A. LoBue and Kathleen S. Moser
Chest 2004 126: 1777-1782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Predicting Outcome After Lung Resection for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients With Neutropenia

Peter Matt, Franziska Bernet, James Habicht, Franco Gambazzi, Alois Gratwohl, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, and Michael Tamm
Chest 2004 126: 1783-1788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Influence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: An 8-Year Prospective Cohort Study

Scott E. Woods, J. Michael Smith, Samina Sohail, Amal Sarah, and Amy Engle
Chest 2004 126: 1789-1795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Distance Walked in the 6-Minute Test Soon After Cardiac Surgery: Toward an Efficient Use in the Individual Patient

Cristina Opasich, Stefania De Feo, Gian Domenico Pinna, Giuseppe Furgi, Roberto Pedretti, Domenico Scrutinio, and Roberto Tramarin
Chest 2004 126: 1796-1801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SPUTUM

Increased Activity of Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Induced Sputum From Patients With COPD

Juanita H. J. Vernooy, Jan H. N. Lindeman, Jan A. Jacobs, Roeland Hanemaaijer, and Emiel F. M. Wouters
Chest 2004 126: 1802-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Influence of Age on Induced Sputum Differential Cell Counts in Normal Subjects

Rebecca A. Thomas, Ruth H. Green, Chris E. Brightling, Surinder S. Birring, Debbie Parker, Andrew J. Wardlaw, and Ian D. Pavord
Chest 2004 126: 1811-1814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Efficacy of Inhaled Steroids in Undiagnosed Subjects at High Risk for COPD: Results of the Detection, Intervention, and Monitoring of COPD and Asthma Program

Mieke Albers, Tjard Schermer, Guido van den Boom, Reinier Akkermans, Constant van Schayck, Cees van Herwaarden, and Chris van Weel
Chest 2004 126: 1815-1824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Smoking Prevalence, Smoking-Related Lung Diseases, and National Tobacco Control Legislation

Antero Heloma, Markku Nurminen, Kari Reijula, and Jorma Rantanen
Chest 2004 126: 1825-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polymorphisms of IL4, IL13, and ADRB2 Genes in COPD

Ahmed E. Hegab, Tohru Sakamoto, Wataru Saitoh, Hosam H. Massoud, Hosny M. Massoud, Khalid M. Hassanein, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2004 126: 1832-1839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

High-Resolution CT Findings in Patients With Near-Fatal Asthma: Comparison of Patients With Mild-to-Severe Asthma and Normal Control Subjects and Changes in Airway Abnormalities Following Steroid Treatment

Young-Mok Lee, Jai-Soung Park, Jung-Hwa Hwang, Sung-Woo Park, Soo-taek Uh, Yong-Hoon Kim, and Choon-Sik Park
Chest 2004 126: 1840-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Risk Behaviors and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults With Asthma: The Role of Mental Health Status

Tara W. Strine, Earl S. Ford, Lina Balluz, Daniel P. Chapman, and Ali H. Mokdad
Chest 2004 126: 1849-1854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION TRAITS

Simplified Detection of Dynamic Hyperinflation

Arthur F. Gelb, Carlos A. Gutierrez, Idelle M. Weisman, Randy Newsom, Colleen Flynn Taylor, and Noe Zamel
Chest 2004 126: 1855-1860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Validity of the American Thoracic Society and Other Spirometric Algorithms Using FVC and Forced Expiratory Volume at 6 s for Predicting a Reduced Total Lung Capacity

Maureen P. Swanney, Lutz E. Beckert, Chris M. Frampton, Lauren A. Wallace, Robert L. Jensen, and Robert O. Crapo
Chest 2004 126: 1861-1866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Decline in Lung Function in Patients With Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Treated With or Without Progesterone

Angelo M. Taveira-DaSilva, Mario P. Stylianou, Carolyn J. Hedin, Olanda Hathaway, and Joel Moss
Chest 2004 126: 1867-1874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Single Measure of FEV₁ Is Associated With Risk of Asthma Attacks in Long-term Follow-up

Barrett T. Kitch, A. David Paltiel, Karen M. Kuntz, Douglas W. Dockery, Jan P. Schouten, Scott T. Weiss, and Anne L. Fuhlbrigge
Chest 2004 126: 1875-1882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

The State of Intubated ICU Patients: Development of a Two-Dimensional Sedation Rating Scale for Critically Ill Adults

Craig Weinert and Lisette McFarland
Chest 2004 126: 1883-1890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lack of Equivalence Between Central and Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation

Lakhmir S. Chawla, Hasan Zia, Guillermo Gutierrez, Nevin M. Katz, Michael G. Seneff, and Muhammed Shah
Chest 2004 126: 1891-1896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Outcomes up to 5 Years After Severe, Acute Respiratory Failure

Allan Garland, Neal V. Dawson, Irene Altmann, Charles L. Thomas, Russell S. Phillips, Joel Tsevat, Norman A. Desbiens, Paul E. Bellamy, William A. Knaus, Alfred F. Connors, Jr for the SUPPORT Investigators
Chest 2004 126: 1897-1904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identifying Potentially Ineffective Care in the Sickest Critically Ill Patients on the Third ICU Day

Bekele Afessa, Mark T. Keegan, Zulfiqar Mohammad, Javier D. Finkielman, and Steve G. Peters
Chest 2004 126: 1905-1909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Influence of Alterations in Loading on Mitral Annular Velocity by Tissue Doppler Echocardiography and Its Associated Ability To Predict Filling Pressures

Didier C. Jacques, Michael R. Pinsky, Donald Severyn, and John Gorcsan, III
Chest 2004 126: 1910-1918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prolonged Nitric Oxide Inhalation During Recovery From Chronic Hypoxia Does Not Decrease Nitric Oxide-Dependent Relaxation in Pulmonary Arteries

Junko Maruyama, Bao Hua Jiang, Kazuo Maruyama, Masao Takata, and Katsuyuki Miyasaka
Chest 2004 126: 1919-1925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Activation of the Calcineurin-Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cell Signal Transduction Pathway in Atrial Fibrillation

Chih-Chung Lin, Jiunn-Lee Lin, Chich-Sheng Lin, Mei-Chuan Tsai, Ming-Jai Su, Ling-Ping Lai, and Shoei K. Stephen Huang
Chest 2004 126: 1926-1932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stability of Adenosine Deaminase During Transportation

Kent D. Miller, Randal Barnette, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2004 126: 1933-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Warfarin Anticoagulation and Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis

Matthew W. Reynolds, Kyle Fahrbach, Ole Hauch, Gail Wygant, Rhonda Estok, Catherine Cella, and Luba Nalysnyk
Chest 2004 126: 1938-1945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME Information]  

Tiotropium Bromide

Nicholas J. Gross
Chest 2004 126: 1946-1953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary reports

^99mTc-Labeled Interleukin-8 for Scintigraphic Detection of Pulmonary Infections

Huub J. J. M. Rennen, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers, Julliëtte E. M. van Eerd, Cathelijne Frielink, Wim J. G. Oyen, Frans H. M. Corstens, and Otto C. Boerman
Chest 2004 126: 1954-1961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Exercise Capacity in Adult African-Americans Referred for Exercise Stress Testing: Is Fitness Affected by Race?

Carl J. Lavie, Tulsidas Kuruvanka, Richard V. Milani, Ananth Prasad, and Hector O. Ventura
Chest 2004 126: 1962-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ethics in cardiopulmonary medicine

Evaluation of Changes in Forgoing Life-Sustaining Treatment in Israeli ICU Patients

Daniel J. Jakobson, Leonid A. Eidelman, T. M. Worner, Arieh Eden Oppenheim, Reuven Pizov, and Charles L. Sprung
Chest 2004 126: 1969-1973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Risks of and Recommendations for Flexible Bronchoscopy in Pregnancy: A Review

Imad J. Bahhady and Armin Ernst
Chest 2004 126: 1974-1981. [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Cystic Pulmonary Lesion in a Patient With Cough and Eosinophilia

Waldemar Hosch, Erich Hecker, Günter W. Kauffmann, and Thomas Junghanss
Chest 2004 126: 1982-1984. [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Differences of Opinion: A Survey of Knowledge and Bias Among Clinicians Regarding the Role of Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Ross R. Jennens, Richard de Boer, Louis Irving, David L. Ball, and Mark A. Rosenthal
Chest 2004 126: 1985-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A Case of Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

Daniel Baram, Aklilu Degene, Mohammad Amin, Thomas Bilfinger, and Gerald Smaldone
Chest 2004 126: 1994-1999. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Variable Response to Long-term Corticosteroid Therapy in Chronic Beryllium Disease

Akshay Sood, William S. Beckett, and Mark R. Cullen
Chest 2004 126: 2000-2007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Idiopathic Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis: Description of a Novel Clinicopathologic Entity

Stephen K. Frankel, Carlyne D. Cool, David A. Lynch, and Kevin K. Brown
Chest 2004 126: 2007-2013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thoracic Presentations of Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders

Michael E. Halkos, Joseph I. Miller, Karen P. Mann, Daniel L. Miller, and Anthony A. Gal
Chest 2004 126: 2013-2020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Endoscopic and Endobronchial Ultrasound Real-time Fine-Needle Aspiration for Staging of the Mediastinum in Lung Cancer

Robert C. Rintoul, Kristopher M. Skwarski, John T. Murchison, Adam Hill, William S. Walker, and Ian D. Penman
Chest 2004 126: 2020-2022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnostically Significant Variations in Pleural Fluid pH in Loculated Parapneumonic Effusions

Nick A. Maskell, Fergus V. Gleeson, Mike Darby, and Robert J. O. Davies
Chest 2004 126: 2022-2024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Mobitz Type I Block

Francisco José Munoz and Boban Thomas
Chest 2004 126: 2025. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polysomnography in Children and Adolescents

Daniel Kwok-keung Ng and Chung-hong Chan
Chest 2004 126: 2025-2026. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Primum Non Nocere

Alan D.L. Sihoe, Randolph H.L. Wong, Anthony P.C. Yim, and Gregory A. Filice
Chest 2004 126: 2026-2027. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immersion in Fresh Water and Survival

Christopher W. Dueker, Jerome H. Modell, Ahamed Idris, Jose Pineda, and Janet Silverstein
Chest 2004 126: 2027-2029. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Primer of Polysomnogram Interpretation

Srinivasan Devanathan
Chest 2004 126: 2030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Cancer: Volume I: Molecular Pathology Methods and Reviews; Volume II: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Methods and Reviews

Richard E. Crowell
Chest 2004 126: 2030-2031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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