editorials

Physician Killed by Ducks

Kenneth R. Kellner
Chest 2005 127: 695-696. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Facing Fear: Mikhail Bulgakov’s "The Steel Windpipe"

Dean Gianakos
Chest 2005 127: 696-698. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Saga of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Daytime Hypercapnia: Work in Progress

Gökhan M. Mutlu and Israel Rubinstein
Chest 2005 127: 698-699. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Life in the Real World

Frank C. Detterbeck
Chest 2005 127: 699-701. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Utility of Gated SPECT Imaging in Quantitative Analysis of Regional Ejection Fraction

Maryam Afshar and Peter Tilkemeier
Chest 2005 127: 701-702. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transfusion Practice in the ICU: When Will We Apply the Evidence?

Andrew F. Shorr and William L. Jackson
Chest 2005 127: 702-705. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Referral for Lung Transplantation: A Moving Target

Omar A. Minai and Marie M. Budev
Chest 2005 127: 705-707. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Etomidate for Endotracheal Intubation in Sepsis: Acknowledging the Good While Accepting the Bad

Holt Murray and Paul E. Marik
Chest 2005 127: 707-709. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SLEEP AND BREATHING

Daytime Hypercapnia in Adult Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in France, Before Initiating Nocturnal Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Jean-Pierre Laaban, Edmond Chailleux for the Observatory Group of ANTADIR
Chest 2005 127: 710-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sleep Oxygen Desaturation and Circulating Leptin in Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome

Koichiro Tatsumi, Yasunori Kasahara, Katsushi Kurosu, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Yuichi Takiguchi, and Takayuki Kuriyama
Chest 2005 127: 716-721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulse Transit Time Improves Detection of Sleep Respiratory Events and Microarousals in Children

Jean-Louis Pépin, Nadège Delavie, Isabelle Pin, Chrystèle Deschaux, Jérôme Argod, Michel Bost, and Patrick Levy
Chest 2005 127: 722-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Low Plasma Orexin-A Levels Were Improved by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Patients With Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome

Shigeru Sakurai, Tsuguo Nishijima, Susumu Takahashi, Kohei Yamauchi, Zenei Arihara, and Kazuhiro Takahashi
Chest 2005 127: 731-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUMORS

Significant Progress in Palliative Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in the Past Decade

Frank Waechter, Jakob Passweg, Michael Tamm, Martin Brutsche, Richard Herrmann, and Miklos Pless
Chest 2005 127: 738-747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Use and Lung Cancer: A Metaanalysis

Sadik A. Khuder, Nabeel A. Herial, Anand B. Mutgi, and Douglas J. Federman
Chest 2005 127: 748-754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prognostic and Clinical Relevance of the World Health Organization Schema for the Classification of Thymic Epithelial Tumors: A Clinicopathologic Study of 108 Patients and Literature Review

Dae Joon Kim, Woo Ick Yang, Sung Sil Choi, Kil Dong Kim, and Kyung Young Chung
Chest 2005 127: 755-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus and Primary and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension

A. Scott Laney, Teresa De Marco, Jonathan S. Peters, Mary Malloy, Carla Teehankee, Patrick S. Moore, and Yuan Chang
Chest 2005 127: 762-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Cancer in Women: Analysis of the National Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database

Jennifer B. Fu, T. Ying Kau, Richard K. Severson, and Gregory P. Kalemkerian
Chest 2005 127: 768-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Quantitation of Regional Ejection Fractions Using Gated Tomographic Imaging With ^99mTc-Sestamibi

André C. Lapeyre, III, Elizabeth Klodas, Paul J. Rogers, Lawrence J. Sinak, Thomas C. Hammell, Michael K. O’Connor, and Raymond J. Gibbons
Chest 2005 127: 778-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Permanent Right Ventricular Pacing on Cardiorespiratory Exercise Parameters in Chronic Heart Failure Patients With Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillators

Manfred Wonisch, Peter Lercher, Daniel Scherr, Robert Maier, Rochus Pokan, Peter Hofmann, and Serge P. von Duvillard
Chest 2005 127: 787-793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nocturnal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Improves Ventilatory Efficiency During Exercise in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Michael Arzt, Martina Schulz, Roland Wensel, Sylvia Montalvàn, Friedrich C. Blumberg, Günter A. J. Riegger, and Michael Pfeifer
Chest 2005 127: 794-802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Level of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Is Predictive of 30-Day Outcomes in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Coronary Intervention

Hon-Kan Yip, Chi-Ling Hang, Chih-Yuan Fang, Yuan-Kai Hsieh, Cheng-Hsu Yang, Wei-Chin Hung, and Chiung-Jen Wu
Chest 2005 127: 803-808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Improvement in Exercise Tolerance With the Combination of Tiotropium and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients With COPD

Richard Casaburi, David Kukafka, Christopher B. Cooper, Theodore J. Witek, Jr, and Steven Kesten
Chest 2005 127: 809-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Detrimental Effects of ß-Blockers in COPD: A Concern for Nonselective ß-Blockers

Hanneke J. van der Woude, Johan Zaagsma, Dirkje S. Postma, Trea H. Winter, Marinus van Hulst, and René Aalbers
Chest 2005 127: 818-824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anemia and Inflammation in COPD

Matthias John, Soeren Hoernig, Wolfram Doehner, Darlington D. Okonko, Christian Witt, and Stefan D. Anker
Chest 2005 127: 825-829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Construct Validity of Activities of Daily Living Scale: A Clue To Distinguish the Disabling Effects of COPD and Congestive Heart Failure

Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Andrea Corsonello, Claudio Pedone, Francesco Corica, Pierugo Carbonin, Roberto Bernabei on Behalf of the GIFA Investigators
Chest 2005 127: 830-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Methacholine Challenge: Comparison of Two Methods

Donald W. Cockcroft, Beth E. Davis, David C. Todd, and Audrey J. Smycniuk
Chest 2005 127: 839-844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asthma in Remission: Can Relapse in Early Adulthood Be Predicted at 18 Years of Age?

D. Robin Taylor, Jan O. Cowan, Justina M. Greene, Andrew R. Willan, and Malcolm R. Sears
Chest 2005 127: 845-850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway and Systemic Effects of Hydrofluoroalkane Formulations of High-Dose Ciclesonide and Fluticasone in Moderate Persistent Asthma

Daniel K. C. Lee, Thomas C. Fardon, Caroline E. Bates, Kay Haggart, Lesley C. McFarlane, and Brian J. Lipworth
Chest 2005 127: 851-860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chronic Illness Care in Russia: A Pilot Project To Improve Asthma Care in a "Closed City"

Phillip A. Hertzman, H. William Kelly, and David Coultas
Chest 2005 127: 861-865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Life-Threatening Asthma in Children: Treatment With Sodium Bicarbonate Reduces PCO₂

Corinne M. P. Buysse, Johan C. de Jongste, and Matthijs de Hoog
Chest 2005 127: 866-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Surgically Curable Peripheral Lung Carcinoma: Correlation of Thin-Section CT Findings With Histologic Prognostic Factors and Survival

Kunihiko Shimizu, Kouzou Yamada, Haruhiro Saito, Kazumasa Noda, Haruhiko Nakayama, Youichi Kameda, and Koichiro Nakata
Chest 2005 127: 871-878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is Tracheal Stenosis Caused by Percutaneous Tracheostomy Different From That by Surgical Tracheostomy?

Govindan Raghuraman, Sunil Rajan, Joseph Khalil Marzouk, Dam Mullhi, and Fang G. Smith
Chest 2005 127: 879-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Importance of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Prediction of Complications Following Thoracic Surgery in Elderly Patients

Tatsuo Fukuse, Naoki Satoda, Kyoko Hijiya, and Takuji Fujinaga
Chest 2005 127: 886-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Outcomes of Off-Pump vs On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in a Randomized Trial

Gerald W. Staton, Willis H. Williams, Elizabeth M. Mahoney, Jeff Hu, Haitao Chu, Peggy G. Duke, and John D. Puskas
Chest 2005 127: 892-901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soft-Tissue Sarcomas of the Chest Wall: Prognostic Factors

Jefferson Luiz Gross, Riad Naim Younes, Fabio José Haddad, Daniel Deheinzelin, Clovis Antonio Lopes Pinto, and Marcelo Leite Vieira Costa
Chest 2005 127: 902-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PLEURA

Phase III Intergroup Study of Talc Poudrage vs Talc Slurry Sclerosis for Malignant Pleural Effusion

Carolyn M. Dresler, Jemi Olak, James E. Herndon, II, William G. Richards, Ernest Scalzetti, Stewart B. Fleishman, Kemp H. Kernstine, Todd Demmy, David M. Jablons, Leslie Kohman, Thomas M. Daniel, George B. Haasler, David J. Sugarbaker for the Cooperative Groups Cancer and Leukemia Group B, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, North Central Cooperative Oncology Group, and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Chest 2005 127: 909-915. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Low Yield of Microbiologic Studies on Pleural Fluid Specimens

Terrance W. Barnes, Eric J. Olson, Timothy I. Morgenthaler, Randall S. Edson, Paul A. Decker, and Jay H. Ryu
Chest 2005 127: 916-921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations THROMBOEMBOLISM

A Feasibility Study of Continuing Dose-Reduced Warfarin for Invasive Procedures in Patients With High Thromboembolic Risk

Bradley J. G. Larson, Marc S. Zumberg, and Craig S. Kitchens
Chest 2005 127: 922-927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

A Descriptive Evaluation of Transfusion Practices in Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

Mitchell M. Levy, Edward Abraham, Marya Zilberberg, and Neil R. MacIntyre
Chest 2005 127: 928-935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Influence of Potassium Dichromate on Tracheal Secretions in Critically Ill Patients

Michael Frass, Christoph Dielacher, Manfred Linkesch, Christian Endler, Ilse Muchitsch, Ernst Schuster, and Alan Kaye
Chest 2005 127: 936-941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Incidence and Impact of Organ Dysfunctions Associated With Sepsis

Bertrand Guidet, Philippe Aegerter, Remy Gauzit, Patrick Meshaka, Didier Dreyfuss on behalf of the CUB-Réa Study Group
Chest 2005 127: 942-951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation To Treat Hypercapnic Coma Secondary to Respiratory Failure

Gumersindo Gónzalez Díaz, Andres Carrillo Alcaraz, Juan Carlos Pardo Talavera, Pedro Jara Pérez, Antonio Esquinas Rodriguez, Francisco García Cordoba, and Nicholas S. Hill
Chest 2005 127: 952-960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Effect of Clopidogrel With and Without Aspirin on Bleeding Following Transbronchial Lung Biopsy

Momen M. Wahidi, Robert Garland, David Feller-Kopman, Felix Herth, Heinrich D. Becker, and Armin Ernst
Chest 2005 127: 961-964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quantitative Analysis of Bronchial Wall Vascularity in the Medium and Small Airways of Patients With Asthma and COPD

Midori Hashimoto, Hiroshi Tanaka, and Shosaku Abe
Chest 2005 127: 965-972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Radiofrequency Ablation of Pulmonary Tumors and Normal Lung Tissue in Swine and Rabbits

Hiroaki Nomori, Yoshihiro Imazu, Kenichi Watanabe, Takashi Ohtsuka, Tsuguo Naruke, Toshiaki Kobayashi, and Keiichi Suemasu
Chest 2005 127: 973-977. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERCC1 Expression Is a Predictor of Survival in Resected Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

George R. Simon, Swati Sharma, Alan Cantor, Prudence Smith, and Gerold Bepler
Chest 2005 127: 978-983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Tracheomalacia and Tracheobronchomalacia in Children and Adults: An In-depth Review

Kelly A. Carden, Philip M. Boiselle, David A. Waltz, and Armin Ernst
Chest 2005 127: 984-1005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Transplantation: Disease-Specific Considerations for Referral

Steven D. Nathan
Chest 2005 127: 1006-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Predictors of Pleural Malignancy in Patients With Pleural Effusion Undergoing Thoracoscopy

Jaume Ferrer, Juan Roldán, Joan Teixidor, Esther Pallisa, Ignasi Gich, and Ferran Morell
Chest 2005 127: 1017-1022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

opinions/hypotheses

Circulatory Responses to Exercise: Are We Misreading Fick?

Thomas W. Rowland
Chest 2005 127: 1023-1030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Should We Use Etomidate as an Induction Agent for Endotracheal Intubation in Patients With Septic Shock?: A Critical Appraisal

William L. Jackson, Jr
Chest 2005 127: 1031-1038. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

A 46-Year-Old Man With Excruciating Shoulder Pain

Eric J. Olafsson, Tallal Zeni, and David S. Wilkes
Chest 2005 127: 1039-1044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

A 70-Year-Old Man With Pulmonary Infiltrates and a Positive Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody Test Result

Augustine S. Lee, Olaf Wiesner, Delmar J. Gillespie, Thomas E. Witzig, Henry Homburger, and Ulrich Specks
Chest 2005 127: 1045-1050. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Mobile Thrombi of the Right Heart in Pulmonary Embolism: Delayed Disappearance After Thrombolytic Treatment

Emile Ferrari, Mustapha Benhamou, Frederic Berthier, and Marcel Baudouy
Chest 2005 127: 1051-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Continuous Positive Airway Pressure by Face Mask Improve Patients With Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Due to Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction?

Karim Bendjelid, Nicolas Schütz, Peter M. Suter, Gerard Fournier, Didier Jacques, Samir Fareh, and Jacques-A Romand
Chest 2005 127: 1053-1058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effect of Body Position on Gas Exchange in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: No Benefit of Prone Positioning

Fang-Chi Lin, Yi-Chu Chen, Huei-Ing Chang, and Shi-Chuan Chang
Chest 2005 127: 1058-1064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment of Sarcoidosis With Infliximab

John D. Doty, Joseph E. Mazur, and Marc A. Judson
Chest 2005 127: 1064-1071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Statement on Exercise: American College of Chest Physicians/American Thoracic Society—Exercise for Fun or Profit?

William W. Stringer, Karlman Wasserman, Charles G. Irvin, and David A. Kaminsky
Chest 2005 127: 1072-1074. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Causes Systemic Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome

Shinji Teramoto, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Ryoichi Namba, and Yasuyoshi Ouchi
Chest 2005 127: 1074-1075. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Insights of Neurologic Dysfunction After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Jun Luo, Akif Ündar, and Youri Ganshchak
Chest 2005 127: 1075-1076. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vascular Permeability in Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Rie Yanagisawa, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Fusun Alatas, Ozkan Alatas, Muzaffer Metintas, Aysen Ozarslan, Sinan Erginel, and Hüseyin Yildirim
Chest 2005 127: 1076-1077. [Full Text] [PDF]  

What About Add-On Second-Line Controller Therapy?

Graeme P. Currie, Sudip Saha, and Nick J. Roland
Chest 2005 127: 1077-1078. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diagnosing Tubercular Pleural Effusions

Uday A. Gupta, Sunil K. Chhabra, Akio Hiraki, and Keisuke Aoe
Chest 2005 127: 1078-1079. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Apoptosis of Circulating Neutrophils and Alveolar Macrophages in COPD

Shinji Teramoto, Takeo Ishii, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, and Yasuyoshi Ouchi
Chest 2005 127: 1079-1080. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Normal Polysomnography in Children and Adolescents

Yakov Sivan
Chest 2005 127: 1080. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Poisoning & Toxicology Handbook, Third Edition

Matthew D. Reed
Chest 2005 127: 1081. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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