editorials

The New "Face" of CHEST Heralds a New Era

Richard S. Irwin
Chest 2006 129: 1-3. [Full Text] [PDF] [CHEST Cover PDF][New Editorial Masthead]  

ß₂ Déjà Vu

Paul M. O’Byrne and Ellinor Ädelroth
Chest 2006 129: 3-5. [Full Text] [PDF]  

COPD, Inflammation and Its Modulation by Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitors: Time to Look Beyond the FEV₁

Bartolome Celli
Chest 2006 129: 5-6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blue Light Special on CPAP, Aisle 11

Nancy A. Collop
Chest 2006 129: 6-7. [Full Text] [PDF]  

"What’s in the Black Box?"

Regina Kunz
Chest 2006 129: 7-10. [Full Text] [PDF]  

American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Guidelines–the Next Generation: Considering Resource Use and Evolution to a Single Grading System

Michael H. Baumann and David D. Gutterman
Chest 2006 129: 10-12. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nasopharyngeal Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus RNA in Health-Care Workers

Samson S.Y. Wong and Kwok-yung Yuen
Chest 2006 129: 12-13. [Full Text] [PDF]  

new associate editors

New CHEST Associate Editors Named

Chest 2006 129: 14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research ASTHMA

The Salmeterol Multicenter Asthma Research Trial: A Comparison of Usual Pharmacotherapy for Asthma or Usual Pharmacotherapy Plus Salmeterol

Harold S. Nelson, Scott T. Weiss, Eugene R. Bleecker, Steven W. Yancey, Paul M. Dorinsky the SMART Study Group
Chest 2006 129: 15-26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Formoterol, 24 µg bid, and Serious Asthma Exacerbations: Similar Rates Compared With Formoterol, 12 µg bid, With and Without Extra Doses Taken on Demand, and Placebo

James Wolfe, Craig LaForce, Bruce Friedman, William Sokol, Denise Till, Giovanni Della Cioppa, and Andre van As
Chest 2006 129: 27-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Protective Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Asthma

Timothy D. Mickleborough, Martin R. Lindley, Alina A. Ionescu, and Alyce D. Fly
Chest 2006 129: 39-49. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sex Differences in the Presentation and Course of Asthma Hospitalizations

Michael Schatz, Sunday Clark, and Carlos A. Camargo, Jr
Chest 2006 129: 50-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research COPD

Cilomilast for COPD: Results of a 6-Month, Placebo-Controlled Study of a Potent, Selective Inhibitor of Phosphodiesterase 4

Stephen I. Rennard, Neil Schachter, Mary Strek, Kathy Rickard, and Ohad Amit
Chest 2006 129: 56-66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research SLEEP MEDICINE

A Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Trial as a Novel Approach to the Diagnosis of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Oliver Senn, Thomas Brack, Erich W. Russi, and Konrad E. Bloch
Chest 2006 129: 67-75. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prevalence and Correlates of Restless Legs Syndrome: Results From the 2005 National Sleep Foundation Poll

Barbara Phillips, Wayne Hening, Pat Britz, and David Mannino
Chest 2006 129: 76-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Snoring Is Not Relieved by Nasal Surgery Despite Improvement in Nasal Resistance

Paula Virkkula, Adel Bachour, Maija Hytönen, Tapani Salmi, Henrik Malmberg, Kirsti Hurmerinta, and Paula Maasilta
Chest 2006 129: 81-87. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Creatine Phosphokinase Elevation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: An Unknown Association?

Silvia Lentini, Robert Manka, Sabine Scholtyssek, Birgit Stoffel-Wagner, Berndt Lüderitz, and Selçuk Tasci
Chest 2006 129: 88-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research RESPIRATORY INFECTION

Colonization of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus Among Health-Care Workers Screened by Nasopharyngeal Swab

Hsin-Tsung Ho, Mau-Sun Chang, Tsai-Yin Wei, Wen-Shyang Hsieh, Chia-Chien Hung, Huei-Mei Yang, and Yen-Ta Lu
Chest 2006 129: 95-101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fulminant Community-Acquired Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia as a Distinct Clinical Syndrome

Wah-Shing Leung, Chung-Ming Chu, Kay-Yang Tsang, Fu-Hang Lo, King-Fan Lo, and Pak-Leung Ho
Chest 2006 129: 102-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Candida Colonization of the Respiratory Tract and Subsequent Pseudomonas Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Elie Azoulay, Jean-François Timsit, Muriel Tafflet, Arnaud de Lassence, Michael Darmon, Jean-Ralph Zahar, Christophe Adrie, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Yves Cohen, Bruno Mourvillier, Benoît Schlemmer the Outcomerea Study Group
Chest 2006 129: 110-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research AIRWAY SECRETIONS

Mucus Properties In Children With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Comparison With Cystic Fibrosis

Andrew Bush, Donald Payne, Sarah Pike, Gavin Jenkins, Markus O. Henke, and Bruce K. Rubin
Chest 2006 129: 118-123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessing the Effects of Racemic and Single-Enantiomer Albuterol on Airway Secretions in Long-term Intubated Patients

Thomas G. O’Riordan, Wenyang Mao, Lucy B. Palmer, and John J. Chen
Chest 2006 129: 124-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research ACUTE VENTILATORY FAILURE

Prolonged Invasive Ventilation Following Acute Ventilatory Failure in COPD: Weaning Results, Survival, and the Role of Noninvasive Ventilation

Timothy G. Quinnell, Samantha Pilsworth, John M. Shneerson, and Ian E. Smith
Chest 2006 129: 133-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research OSTEOPOROSIS

Osteoporosis in Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease

Caralee E. Caplan-Shaw, Selim M. Arcasoy, Elizabeth Shane, David J. Lederer, Jessie S. Wilt, Mitchell K. O’Shea, Vicki Addesso, Joshua R. Sonett, and Steven M. Kawut
Chest 2006 129: 140-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research INTERVENTIONAL BRONCHOSCOPY

Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Lung Biopsy in Fluoroscopically Invisible Solitary Pulmonary Nodules: A Prospective Trial

F. J. F. Herth, R. Eberhardt, H. D. Becker, and Armin Ernst
Chest 2006 129: 147-150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

translating basic research into clinical practice

Reduced Histone Deacetylase in COPD: Clinical Implications

Peter J. Barnes
Chest 2006 129: 151-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

global medicine

Avian Influenza Virus Infections in Humans

Samson S. Y. Wong and Kwok-yung Yuen
Chest 2006 129: 156-168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

topics in practice management

Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Respiratory Therapy Services in the Physician Office Setting

Sam Birnbaum and Brian Carlin
Chest 2006 129: 169-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special features

Grading Strength of Recommendations and Quality of Evidence in Clinical Guidelines: Report From an American College of Chest Physicians Task Force

Gordon Guyatt, David Gutterman, Michael H. Baumann, Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, Elaine M. Hylek, Barbara Phillips, Gary Raskob, Sandra Zelman Lewis, and Holger Schünemann
Chest 2006 129: 174-181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Addressing Resource Allocation Issues in Recommendations From Clinical Practice Guideline Panels: Suggestions From an American College of Chest Physicians Task Force

Gordon Guyatt, Michael Baumann, Stephen Pauker, Jonathan Halperin, Janet Maurer, Douglas K. Owens, Anna N.A. Tosteson, Brian Carlin, David Gutterman, Martin Prins, Sandra Zelman Lewis, and Holger Schünemann
Chest 2006 129: 182-187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Performance Measures and Pay for Performance

Michael H. Baumann and Ed Dellert
Chest 2006 129: 188-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Resolution of Thromboemboli in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review

Mathilde Nijkeuter, Marcel M.C. Hovens, Bruce L. Davidson, and Menno V. Huisman
Chest 2006 129: 192-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Unrecognized Sleep Apnea in the Surgical Patient: Implications for the Perioperative Setting

Roop Kaw, Franklin Michota, Amir Jaffer, Shekhar Ghamande, Dennis Auckley, and Joseph Golish
Chest 2006 129: 198-205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Get CME credit for this article]  

postgraduate education corner PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS

A 47-Year-Old Man With Common-Variable Immunodeficiency and Chronic Cough

Kam Soghrati, Nimrod Maimon, and Neil M. Lazar
Chest 2006 129: 206-209. [Full Text] [PDF]  

correspondence

Permissive Hypoxemia: Is It Time To Change Our Approach?

Mohamed Abdelsalam
Chest 2006 129: 210-211. [Full Text] [PDF]  

On Depression, Antidepressant Medications, and Resuscitation Preferences in COPD Patients

Mukaila A. Raji
Chest 2006 129: 211. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mechanism of Mucin Secretion in Diffuse Panbronchiolitis

Ahmed E. Hegab, Tohru Sakamoto, and Kiyohisa Sekizawa
Chest 2006 129: 212. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Plasma Levels of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in the Critically Ill: The Right Hormonal Marker in the Wrong Patients?

Matthias Heringlake, Ludger Bahlmann, Stephan Klaus, Dane Jefic, and Howard S. Rosman
Chest 2006 129: 212-213. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Idiopathic Chronic Cough and Organ-Specific Autoimmune Disease

Surinder S. Birring, Ian D. Pavord, Ester Mund, and Kjell Larsson
Chest 2006 129: 213-214. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Is SNAP Technology Accurate in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Gil Raviv and Richard P. Millman
Chest 2006 129: 214-215. [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Correction for Volume 128, p. 3284

Chest 2006 129: 216. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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