editorials

Varying Approaches to Tracheostomy: "Vive la Différence"

Kenneth D. Chinsky
Chest 2005 127: 1083-1085. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary and Critical Care: The Unattractive Specialty

Kevin L. Kovitz
Chest 2005 127: 1085-1087. [Full Text] [PDF]  

End of the Idyll: Farming and the Risk of Occupational Allergy

Paul Blanc
Chest 2005 127: 1087-1088. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Autonomic Function, Omega-3, and Cardiovascular Risk

Hussam Abuissa, James H. O’Keefe, Jr, William Harris, and Carl J. Lavie
Chest 2005 127: 1088-1091. [Full Text] [PDF]  

To Screen or Not To Screen

Robert J. Lenox
Chest 2005 127: 1091-1092. [Full Text] [PDF]  

The More, the Better: Maximum Oxygen Uptake and Lung Resection

Jean I. Keddissi and Gary T. Kinasewitz
Chest 2005 127: 1092-1094. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Integrating Survival and Quality of Life Data in Clinical Trials of Lung Disease: The Case of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Roger D. Yusen and Benjamin Littenberg
Chest 2005 127: 1094-1096. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Proton-Pump Inhibitor Therapy for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Does It Treat the Asthma?

Subin Jain
Chest 2005 127: 1097-1098. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inhaled Tobramycin: Not Just for Cystic Fibrosis Anymore?

Philip A. LoBue
Chest 2005 127: 1098-1101. [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations CARDIOLOGY

Cardiac Autonomic Changes Associated With Fish Oil vs Soy Oil Supplementation in the Elderly

Fernando Holguin, Martha M. Téllez-Rojo, Mariana Lazo, David Mannino, Joel Schwartz, Mauricio Hernández, and Isabelle Romieu
Chest 2005 127: 1102-1107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Effect of Residential Exercise Training on Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Jun Mimura, Fumio Yuasa, Reisuke Yuyama, Akihiro Kawamura, Masayoshi Iwasaki, Tetsuro Sugiura, and Toshiji Iwasaka
Chest 2005 127: 1108-1115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preinfarction Angina Limits Myocardial Infarction Size in Nondiabetic Patients Treated With Primary Coronary Angioplasty

Ignacio Iglesias-Garriz, Felipe Fernández-Vazquez, Armando Perez, Julio Jimenez-Bonilla, Carmen Garrote, Pedro Uriarte, and Carmen DelaFuente
Chest 2005 127: 1116-1121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Does Thoracic Bioimpedance Accurately Determine Cardiac Output in COPD Patients During Maximal or Intermittent Exercise?

Valerie Bougault, Evelyne Lonsdorfer-Wolf, Anne Charloux, Ruddy Richard, Bernard Geny, and Monique Oswald-Mammosser
Chest 2005 127: 1122-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations LUNG CANCER

Stage of Lung Cancer in Relation to Its Size: Part 1. Insights

David Yankelevitz, Juan P. Wisnivesky, and Claudia I. Henschke
Chest 2005 127: 1132-1135. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stage of Lung Cancer in Relation to Its Size: Part 2. Evidence

Juan P. Wisnivesky, David Yankelevitz, and Claudia I. Henschke
Chest 2005 127: 1136-1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Cancer Detection in Patients With Airflow Obstruction Identified in a Primary Care Outpatient Practice

Joel J. Bechtel, William A. Kelley, Teresa A. Coons, M. Gerry Klein, Daniel D. Slagel, and Thomas L. Petty
Chest 2005 127: 1140-1145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Como International Conference Position Statement: Lung Cancer Screening for Early Diagnosis 5 Years After The 1998 Varese Conference

Gary M. Strauss, Lorenzo Dominioni, James R. Jett, Matthew Freedman, and Frederic W. Grannis, Jr
Chest 2005 127: 1146-1151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Second Primary Tumors Involving Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Prevalence and Its Influence on Survival

Christianne S.J. Duchateau and Marcel P.M. Stokkel
Chest 2005 127: 1152-1158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations SURGERY

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Tests and Lung Cancer Surgical Outcome

Thida Win, Arlene Jackson, Linda Sharples, Ashley M. Groves, Francis C. Wells, Andrew J. Ritchie, and Clare M. Laroche
Chest 2005 127: 1159-1165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery vs Medical Treatment: For Patients With Advanced Emphysema

John D. Miller, Robert L. Berger, Richard A. Malthaner, Bartolome R. Celli, Charles H. Goldsmith, Edward P. Ingenito, David Higgins, Peter Bagley, Gerard Cox, and Cameron D. Wright
Chest 2005 127: 1166-1177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Causes and Presenting Features of Pulmonary Infarctions in 43 Cases Identified by Surgical Lung Biopsy

Joseph G. Parambil, C. Dilara Savci, Henry D. Tazelaar, and Jay H. Ryu
Chest 2005 127: 1178-1183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma L-Arginine and Metabolites of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Patients With Left-To-Right Shunt After Intracardiac Repair

Matthias Gorenflo, Michael V. Ullmann, Katharina Eitel, Jasmin Gross, Walter Fiehn, Siegfried Hagl, and Jens Dreyhaupt
Chest 2005 127: 1184-1189. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pneumoproteins as a Lung-Specific Biomarker of Alveolar Permeability in Conventional On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery vs Mini-Extracorporeal Circuit: A Pilot Study

Wim-Jan P. van Boven, W. B. M. Gerritsen, P. Zanen, J. C. Grutters, H. P. A. van Dongen, A. Bernard, and L. P. H. J. Aarts
Chest 2005 127: 1190-1195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations COPD

Mortality in Individuals With Severe Deficiency of 1-Antitrypsin: Findings From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Registry

James K. Stoller, Joseph Tomashefski, Jr, Ronald G. Crystal, Alejandro Arroliga, Charlie Strange, Dermot N. Killian, Mark D. Schluchter, Herbert P. Wiedemann for the ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency Registry Study Group
Chest 2005 127: 1196-1204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Surprisingly High Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Breathing Disorders

Mark E. Kunik, Kent Roundy, Connie Veazey, Julianne Souchek, Peter Richardson, Nelda P. Wray, and Melinda A. Stanley
Chest 2005 127: 1205-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Treatment With the Immunomodulator AM3 Improves the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients With COPD

Melchor Alvarez-Mon, Marc Miravitlles, Josep Morera, Luis Callol, and José L. Alvarez-Sala
Chest 2005 127: 1212-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relationships Among Bacteria, Upper Airway, Lower Airway, and Systemic Inflammation in COPD

John R. Hurst, Tom M. A. Wilkinson, Wayomi R. Perera, Gavin C. Donaldson, and Jadwiga A. Wedzicha
Chest 2005 127: 1219-1226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations ASTHMA

Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Difficult Asthma: Relationship to Asthma Outcome

Julian J. Leggett, Brian T. Johnston, Moyra Mills, Jackie Gamble, and Liam G. Heaney
Chest 2005 127: 1227-1231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maternal and Grandmaternal Smoking Patterns Are Associated With Early Childhood Asthma

Yu-Fen Li, Bryan Langholz, Muhammad T. Salam, and Frank D. Gilliland
Chest 2005 127: 1232-1241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Regular Use of Corticosteroids and Low Use of Short-Acting ß₂-Agonists Can Reduce Asthma Hospitalization

Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Joshua A. Lawson, Donna C. Rennie, and James A. Dosman
Chest 2005 127: 1242-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sensitization to Aspergillus Antigens and Occurrence of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients With Asthma

Vikas Maurya, Harish Chander Gugnani, Puranam Usha Sarma, Taruna Madan, and Ashok Shah
Chest 2005 127: 1252-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations PNEUMONIA

Factors Influencing In-hospital Mortality in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Prospective Study of Patients Not Initially Admitted to the ICU

Thomas J. Marrie and LieLing Wu
Chest 2005 127: 1260-1270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy in Hospitalized Patients With Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Deborah L. Stein, Linda B. Haramati, Hugo Spindola-Franco, Joseph Friedman, and Philip J. Klapper
Chest 2005 127: 1271-1275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reappraisal of Clindamycin IV Monotherapy for Treatment of Mild-to-Moderate Aspiration Pneumonia in Elderly Patients

Maiko Kadowaki, Yoshiki Demura, Shiro Mizuno, Daisuke Uesaka, Shingo Ameshima, Isamu Miyamori, and Takeshi Ishizaki
Chest 2005 127: 1276-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations TUBERCULOSIS

Identification of Mycobacterium Species in Contaminated Cultures by Polymerase Chain Reaction

Danielle Malta Lima, Valdes Roberto Bollela, Beatriz Junqueira Tavares Jácomo, Roberto Martinez, and Benedito Antônio Lopes da Fonseca
Chest 2005 127: 1283-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tuberculosis During Fundamental Societal Changes in Estonia With Special Reference to Extrapulmonary Manifestations

Lea Pehme, Vahur Hollo, Mati Rahu, and Alan Altraja
Chest 2005 127: 1289-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adverse Events and Treatment Completion for Latent Tuberculosis in Jail Inmates and Homeless Persons

Mark N. Lobato, Randall R. Reves, Robert M. Jasmer, John C. Grabau, Naomi N. Bock, Nong Shang for the 2RZ Study Group
Chest 2005 127: 1296-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inactive Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Carrier State and Hepatotoxicity During Antituberculosis Chemotherapy

Byoung Hoon Lee, Won-Jung Koh, Moon Seok Choi, Gee Young Suh, Man Pyo Chung, Hojoong Kim, and O. Jung Kwon
Chest 2005 127: 1304-1311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

reviews

Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in Allergic Inflammation: Strategic Target for Therapy

William Busse and Monica Kraft
Chest 2005 127: 1312-1326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

laboratory and animal investigations

Cariporide Potentiates the Effects of Epinephrine and Vasopressin by Nonvascular Mechanisms During Closed-Chest Resuscitation

Julieta Kolarova, Zhong Yi, Iyad M. Ayoub, and Raúl J. Gazmuri
Chest 2005 127: 1327-1334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Transforming Growth Factor-ß₃ Induces Pleurodesis in Rabbits and Collagen Production of Human Mesothelial Cells

Ioannis Kalomenidis, Yubiao Guo, Kirk B. Lane, Michael Hawthorne, and Richard W. Light
Chest 2005 127: 1335-1340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Decreased CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein Transcription Factor Activity in Chronic Bronchitis and COPD

Lukas Didon, Ingemar Qvarfordt, Olof Andersson, Magnus Nord, and Gerdt C. Riise
Chest 2005 127: 1341-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

clinical investigations in critical care

Indications, Timing, and Techniques of Tracheostomy in 152 French ICUs

François Blot, Christian Melot for the Commission d’Epidémiologie et de Recherche Clinique
Chest 2005 127: 1347-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stable Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Have a High Alveolar Burden of Bacteria

Daniel Baram, Geoffrey Hulse, and Lucy B. Palmer
Chest 2005 127: 1353-1357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Safety and Tolerability of Nonbronchoscopic Lavage in ARDS

Gavin D. Perkins, Somnath Chatterjee, Simon Giles, Danny F. McAuley, Sarah Quinton, David R. Thickett, and Fang Gao
Chest 2005 127: 1358-1363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

exercise and the heart

Long-term Performance of a Simple Algorithm for Early Discharge After Ruling Out Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Prospective Multicenter Trial

Beat Andreas Schaer, Daniel Jenni, Peter Rickenbacher, Christoph Graedel, Jean-Luc Crevoisier, Hans-Ulrich Iselin, and Matthias Pfisterer
Chest 2005 127: 1364-1370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special reports

A Pictorial Review of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts at Multidetector Row CT

Riccardo Marano, Maria Luigia Storto, Biagio Merlino, Nicola Maddestra, Gabriele Di Giammarco, and Lorenzo Bonomo
Chest 2005 127: 1371-1377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

bronchoscopy

Endoscopic Drainage of Lung Abscesses: Technique and Outcome

Felix Herth, Armin Ernst, and Heinrich D. Becker
Chest 2005 127: 1378-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reducing Maintenance and Repair Costs in an Interventional Pulmonology Program

William Lunn, Robert Garland, Lorraine Gryniuk, Laureen Smith, David Feller-Kopman, and Armin Ernst
Chest 2005 127: 1382-1387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

The Influence of Diagnostic Bronchoscopy on Clinical Outcomes Comparing Adult Autologous and Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant Patients

Naimish R. Patel, Po-Shun Lee, Jenny H. Kim, Gerald L. Weinhouse, and Henry Koziel
Chest 2005 127: 1388-1396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

critical care review

Airway Management of the Critically Ill Patient: Rapid-Sequence Intubation

Stuart F. Reynolds and John Heffner
Chest 2005 127: 1397-1412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

preliminary reports

Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Microalbuminuria and Organ Failure in Acute Severe Sepsis: Results of a Pilot Study

Herbert D. Spapen, Marc W. Diltoer, Duc N. Nguyen, Inne Hendrickx, and Luc P. Huyghens
Chest 2005 127: 1413-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Pilot Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Tobramycin Solution for Inhalation in Patients With Severe Bronchiectasis

Paul Scheinberg, Eric Shore on behalf of the PC-TNDS-008 Study Group
Chest 2005 127: 1420-1426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

minimally invasive techniques

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Treatment of Complicated Parapneumonic Effusions or Empyemas: Outcome of 234 Patients

Shi-Ping Luh, Ming-Chih Chou, Liang-Shun Wang, Jia-Yuh Chen, and Tsong-Po Tsai
Chest 2005 127: 1427-1432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

roentgenogram of the month

Lung Masses in a 70-Year-Old Man

Prasuna Inampudi, Barry H. Gross, and Larry B. Tankanow
Chest 2005 127: 1433-1436. [Full Text] [PDF]  

pulmonary and critical care pearls

Dyspnea, Hemoptysis, and Perihilar Infiltrates in a 35-Year-Old Man

Chin Jung, George Karpouzas, and William W. Stringer
Chest 2005 127: 1437-1441. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Orthopnea in a 75-Year-Old Man After Cardiac Catheterization

Deepa Lala and Anne E. Dixon
Chest 2005 127: 1442-1445. [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Simvastatin Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: An Observational Case Series

Peter N. Kao
Chest 2005 127: 1446-1452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peripheral Arterial Embolism Due to a Left Ventricular Diverticulum in a Young Adult

Fragiskos I. Parthenakis, George E. Kochiadakis, Alexandros P. Patrianakos, Mihalis I. Hamilos, Ioanna Mitrouska, Asterios N. Katsamouris, and Panos E. Vardas
Chest 2005 127: 1452-1454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Exercise Testing in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: Case Report With ECG and Literature Review

Matthew R. Jezior, Steven M. Kent, and J. Edwin Atwood
Chest 2005 127: 1454-1457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

communications to the editor

Beneficial Antiinflammatory Effects of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists in Asthma

Graeme P. Currie and Daniel K.C. Lee
Chest 2005 127: 1458. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Right Ventricular Dysfunction

Dennis K. King
Chest 2005 127: 1458-1459. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Interpretation of Transpulmonary Thermodilution Curves

Randolph P. Cole and Frédéric Michard
Chest 2005 127: 1459-1460. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels in Asthma

Andrew R. L. Medford
Chest 2005 127: 1460-1461. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Pranlukast on Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels in Asthma

Hiroshi Kanazawa
Chest 2005 127: 1461. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, or Both After Pulmonary Transplantation

M. Teresa Lazaro, Piedad Ussetti, Jose L. Merino, Scott M. Palmer, Tristram Bahnson, and R. Duane Davis
Chest 2005 127: 1461-1462. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physician Interaction With Internet Pharmacies Is Risky

Jeffrey L. Cohen
Chest 2005 127: 1462. [Full Text] [PDF]  

There Are Other Ways to Manage Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1

John R. Bach and Christine Ioos
Chest 2005 127: 1463-1464. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Apoptosis of Circulating Neutrophils in COPD Patients

Mathias W. R. Pletz, Hartmut Lode, Aina Noguera, and Ernest Sala
Chest 2005 127: 1464-1465. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SNAP Technology and Sleep Apnea

Thomas J. Kehoe, Richard P. Millman, and Nancy Collop
Chest 2005 127: 1465-1467. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D-dimer in the Diagnostic Workup of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: Additional Clinical Value of Pretest Probability

Rossella R. Cacciola, Emma Cacciola, Riccardo Polosa, Suman W. Rathbun, Thomas L. Whitsett, Sara K. Vesely, and Gary E. Raskob
Chest 2005 127: 1467-1468. [Full Text] [PDF]  

bookshelf

Cardiology Secrets, Second Edition

John H. Jentzer
Chest 2005 127: 1469. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 183.

Gabriel Laszlo
Chest 2005 127: 1469. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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