editorials

Transbronchial Biopsy and Usual Interstitial Pneumonia: A New Paradigm?

Andrew Churg and Marvin Schwarz
Chest 129: 1117-1118 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pediatricians Are Not Just Small Internists

Bruce K. Rubin
Chest 129: 1118-1121 [Full Text] [PDF]  

"Make The Cough Go Away"

Melvin R. Pratter and Wissam Abouzgheib
Chest 129: 1121-1122 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anticoagulation Control With Vitamin K Antagonists: How Well Are We Doing?

Deirdre A. Lane, Christopher J. Boos, and Gregory Y. H. Lip
Chest 129: 1122-1124 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reducing Oral Steroids With Inhaled Steroids: Is That All That Can Be Achieved?

Neil C. Barnes
Chest 129: 1124-1125 [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE

Transbronchial Biopsy in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia

Ema A. Berbescu, Anna-Luise A. Katzenstein, Jennifer L. Snow, and David A. Zisman
Chest 129: 1126-1131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research COUGH

Evaluation and Outcome of Young Children With Chronic Cough

Julie M. Marchant, I. Brent Masters, Simone M. Taylor, Nancy C. Cox, Greg J. Seymour, and Anne B. Chang
Chest 129: 1132-1141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Causes and Clinical Features of Subacute Cough

Nam-Hee Kwon, Mi-Jung Oh, Tae-Hoon Min, Byung-Jae Lee, and Dong-Chull Choi
Chest 129: 1142-1147 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pulmonary Function Is Negatively Correlated With Sputum Inflammatory Markers and Cough Clearability in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis But Not Those With Chronic Bronchitis

Jung-Soo Kim, Kosuke Okamoto, and Bruce K. Rubin
Chest 129: 1148-1154 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research ANTICOAGULATION

Effect of Study Setting on Anticoagulation Control: A Systematic Review and Metaregression

Carl van Walraven, Alison Jennings, Natalie Oake, Dean Fergusson, and Alan J. Forster
Chest 129: 1155-1166 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Argatroban Therapy in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia With Hepatic Dysfunction

Robert L. Levine, Marcie J. Hursting, and David McCollum
Chest 129: 1167-1175 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research ASTHMA

Ciclesonide Reduces the Need for Oral Steroid Use in Adult Patients With Severe, Persistent Asthma

Eric Bateman, Jill Karpel, Thomas Casale, Sally Wenzel, and Donald Banerji
Chest 129: 1176-1187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Efficacy of a Heat Exchanger Mask in Cold Exercise-Induced Asthma

David A. Beuther and Richard J. Martin
Chest 129: 1188-1193 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Airway Inflammation and Cellular Stress in Noneosinophilic Atopic Asthma

Maria Tsoumakidou, Evangelia Papadopouli, Nikolaos Tzanakis, and Nikolaos M. Siafakas
Chest 129: 1194-1202 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acute Relief of Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction by Inhaled Formoterol in Children With Persistent Asthma

Mette Northman Hermansen, Kim Gjerum Nielsen, Frederik Buchvald, Jakob Jessing Jespersen, Thomas Bengtsson, and Hans Bisgaard
Chest 129: 1203-1209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Patterns Among Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Marin H. Kollef, Lee E. Morrow, Michael S. Niederman, Kenneth V. Leeper, Antonio Anzueto, Lisa Benz-Scott, and Frank J. Rodino
Chest 129: 1210-1218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Impact of Alcohol Abuse in the Etiology and Severity of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Andrés de Roux, Manuela Cavalcanti, Maria Angeles Marcos, Elisa Garcia, Santiago Ewig, José Mensa, and Antoni Torres
Chest 129: 1219-1225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Utilization of Noninvasive Ventilation in Acute Care Hospitals: A Regional Survey

Vinay Maheshwari, Daniela Paioli, Robert Rothaar, and Nicholas S. Hill
Chest 129: 1226-1233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research SARCOIDOSIS

A New Tool To Assess Sarcoidosis Severity

Yasmine S. Wasfi, Cecile S. Rose, James R. Murphy, Lori J. Silveira, Jan C. Grutters, Yoshikazu Inoue, Marc A. Judson, and Lisa A. Maier
Chest 129: 1234-1245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Incidence of Pulmonary Hypertension and Its Clinical Relevance in Patients With Sarcoidosis

Tomohiro Handa, Sonoko Nagai, Shinji Miki, Yasutaka Fushimi, Kosuke Ohta, Michiaki Mishima, and Takateru Izumi
Chest 129: 1246-1252 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research PLEURAL DISEASE

The Prevalence of Pulmonary Parenchymal Tuberculosis in Patients With Tuberculous Pleuritis

Hee Joung Kim, Hyun Ju Lee, Sung-Youn Kwon, Ho Il Yoon, Hee Soon Chung, Choon-Taek Lee, Sung Koo Han, Young-Soo Shim, and Jae-Joon Yim
Chest 129: 1253-1258 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angiopoietin-2 Levels Are Elevated in Exudative Pleural Effusions

Ioannis Kalomenidis, Androniki Kollintza, Ioanna Sigala, Andreas Papapetropoulos, Spyros Papiris, Richard W. Light, and Charis Roussos
Chest 129: 1259-1266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS

Patient Perspectives on Management of Pneumothorax in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Lisa R. Young, Khalid F. Almoosa, Stacey Pollock-BarZiv, Meg Coutinho, Francis X. McCormack, and Steven A. Sahn
Chest 129: 1267-1273 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Management of Pneumothorax in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: Effects on Recurrence and Lung Transplantation Complications

Khalid F. Almoosa, Jay H. Ryu, Jose Mendez, J. Terrill Huggins, Lisa R. Young, Eugene J. Sullivan, Janet Maurer, Francis X. McCormack, and Steven A. Sahn
Chest 129: 1274-1281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Questionnaires and responses]  

original research PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Pulmonary Embolism as a Cause of Death in Patients With Heart Disease: An Autopsy Study

Tomás Pulido, Alberto Aranda, Marco Antonio Zevallos, Edgar Bautista, Maria Luisa Martínez-Guerra, Luis Efrén Santos, and Julio Sandoval
Chest 129: 1282-1287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research COPD

Exhaled Metallic Elements and Serum Pneumoproteins in Asymptomatic Smokers and Patients With COPD or Asthma

Antonio Mutti, Massimo Corradi, Matteo Goldoni, Maria Vittoria Vettori, Alfred Bernard, and Pietro Apostoli
Chest 129: 1288-1297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research INTERVENTIONAL PULMONOLOGY

High-Level Expression of Matrix-Associated Transforming Growth Factor-ß₁ in Benign Airway Stenosis

Christian Karagiannidis, Viorica Velehorschi, Barbara Obertrifter, Hans-Nicol Macha, Albert Linder, and Lutz Freitag
Chest 129: 1298-1304 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research LUNG CANCER

Prevalence of COPD in Women Compared to Men Around the Time of Diagnosis of Primary Lung Cancer

Raghu S. Loganathan, Diane E. Stover, Weiji Shi, and Ennapadam Venkatraman
Chest 129: 1305-1312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Serum N-Terminal Brain Natriuretic Peptide as a Prognostic Parameter in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

Anna Fijalkowska, Marcin Kurzyna, Adam Torbicki, Grzegorz Szewczyk, Michal Florczyk, Piotr Pruszczyk, and Monika Szturmowicz
Chest 129: 1313-1321 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE

Supramaximal Inflation Improves Lung Compliance in Subjects With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Noah Lechtzin, David Shade, Lora Clawson, and Charles M. Wiener
Chest 129: 1322-1329 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research HEART FAILURE

Closing Capacity and Gas Exchange in Chronic Heart Failure

Roberto Torchio, Carlo Gulotta, Pietro Greco-Lucchina, Alberto Perboni, Laura Montagna, Marco Guglielmo, and Joseph Milic-Emili
Chest 129: 1330-1336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

original research SCUBA DIVING

Hemodynamic Changes Induced by Recreational Scuba Diving

Alain Boussuges, François Blanc, and Daniel Carturan
Chest 129: 1337-1343 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

translating basic research into clinical practice

Clinical Applications of Induced Sputum

Christopher E. Brightling
Chest 129: 1344-1348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

special features

Sepsis-Associated Myocardial Dysfunction: Diagnostic and Prognostic Impact of Cardiac Troponins and Natriuretic Peptides

Micha Maeder, Thomas Fehr, Hans Rickli, and Peter Ammann
Chest 129: 1349-1366 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [CME available]  

Psychosocial Issues in the Assessment and Management of Patients Undergoing Lung Transplantation

Krista A. Barbour, James A. Blumenthal, and Scott M. Palmer
Chest 129: 1367-1374 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

postgraduate education corner MEDICAL WRITING TIP OF THE MONTH

Some Concrete Ideas About Manuscript Abstracts

MaryAnn Foote
Chest 129: 1375-1377 [Full Text] [PDF]  

postgraduate education corner PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS

A 77-Year-Old Farmer With Respiratory Failure and Thrombocytopenia

Martin A. Valdivia-Arenas and Namita Sood
Chest 129: 1378-1381 [Full Text] [PDF]  

selected reports

Postthrombotic Syndrome Complicating a Case of May-Thurner Syndrome Despite Endovascular Therapy: Case Report and Review

Bruce Ludwig, Tony Han, and Dennis Amundson
Chest 129: 1382-1386 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

correspondence

Pharmaceutical Industry Sponsorship of Journal Supplements

Jeremy M. Kahn, Lara Goitein, Daniel R. Ouellette, and Richard S. Irwin
Chest 129: 1387-1388 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aerosol Delivery Devices

Graham K. Crompton, Peter J. Barnes, Myrna B. Dolovich, Richard C. Ahrens, Dean R. Hess, Paula Anderson, Rajiv Dhand, Joseph L. Rau, Gerald C. Smaldone, and Gordon Guyatt
Chest 129: 1388-1389 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mometasone and Beclomethasone Comparison Article Observations

Chet Leach, Peter LeSouef, George P. Chrousos, Lisa Ghaly, Domenic Iezzoni, Arthur Shedden, and Alan G. Harris
Chest 129: 1389-1391 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noninvasive Ventilation and Dyspnea in Palliative Medicine

Stefano Nava, Annamaria Cuomo, Fondazione S. Maugeri, and Paul A. Selecky
Chest 129: 1391-1392 [Full Text] [PDF]  

erratum

Correction for Volume 129, p. 217

Chest 129: 1393 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correction for Volume 129, p. 15

Chest 129: 1393 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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