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Contents: Volume 133/Number 6/June, 2008 [Index by Author]

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	EDITORIALS

	ORIGINAL RESEARCH
	CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
	COPD
	ASTHMA
	SLEEP MEDICINE
	CYSTIC FIBROSIS
	RISK FACTORS FOR ASPIRATION
	LUNG CANCER
	SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELLS AND HYPOXIA
	LATENT TUBERCULOSIS
	MONITORING DURING OXYGEN THERAPY
	SARCOIDOSIS
	PLEURAL DISEASE

	TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE

	RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE

	SPECIAL FEATURES

	SELECTED REPORT

	TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

	POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER
	CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN SLEEP MEDICINE
	PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS
	CHEST IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY FOR CLINICIANS

	MEDICAL WRITING TIP OF THE MONTH

	PECTORILOQUY

	CORRESPONDENCE

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EDITORIALS

Reflecting on Eight Editions of the American College of Chest Physicians Antithrombotic Guidelines
Jack Hirsh, Gordon Guyatt, and Sandra Zelman Lewis Chest Jun 2008: 1293–1295. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0782 [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetics, Iron, and ALI: An Intriguing Relationship
Polly E. Parsons Chest Jun 2008: 1295–1296. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2910 [Full Text] [PDF]

Biomarkers in COPD: Are We There Yet?
Don D. Sin and S. F. Paul Man Chest Jun 2008: 1296–1298. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0455 [Full Text] [PDF]

Is Withholding Life Support Associated With a Premature Death?: If So, What Does This Mean for ICU Practice?
Helene Starks and J. Randall Curtis Chest Jun 2008: 1298–1300. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-3099 [Full Text] [PDF]

Second Opinion
Rob Rogers Chest Jun 2008: 1301. [Full Text] [PDF]

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Variation in Iron Homeostasis Genes Between Patients With ARDS and Healthy Control Subjects
Anna L. Lagan, Gregory J. Quinlan, Sharon Mumby, Daniel D. Melley, Peter Goldstraw, Geoff J. Bellingan, Michael R. Hill, David Briggs, Panagiotis Pantelidis, Roland M. du Bois, Kenneth I. Welsh, and Timothy W. Evans Chest Jun 2008: 1302–1311. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Effect of Decisions to Withhold Life Support on Prolonged Survival
Yen-Yuan Chen, Alfred F. Connors, Jr, and Allan Garland Chest Jun 2008: 1312–1318. Prepublished online January 15, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Variation in ICU Risk-Adjusted Mortality: Impact of Methods of Assessment and Potential Confounders
Michael W. Kuzniewicz, Eduard E. Vasilevskis, Rondall Lane, Mitzi L. Dean, Nisha G. Trivedi, Deborah J. Rennie, Ted Clay, Pamela L. Kotler, and R. Adams Dudley Chest Jun 2008: 1319–1327. Prepublished online April 10, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-3061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Blood Glucose Control in Critically Ill Adults and Children: A Survey on Stated Practice
Eliotte Hirshberg, Jaques Lacroix, Kathy Sward, Douglas Willson, and Alan H. Morris Chest Jun 2008: 1328–1335. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

COPD

C-Reactive Protein Levels and Survival in Patients With Moderate to Very Severe COPD
Juan P. de Torres, Victor Pinto-Plata, Ciro Casanova, Hanna Mullerova, Elizabeth Córdoba-Lanús, Mercedes Muros de Fuentes, Armando Aguirre-Jaime, and Bartolome R. Celli Chest Jun 2008: 1336–1343. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2433 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Variability in Small Airway Epithelial Gene Expression Among Normal Smokers
Zeinab Ammous, Neil R. Hackett, Marcus W. Butler, Tina Raman, Igor Dolgalev, Timothy P. O'Connor, Ben-Gary Harvey, and Ronald G. Crystal Chest Jun 2008: 1344–1353. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2245 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With COPD in the Presence and Absence of Elevated Pulmonary Arterial Pressure
Georg-Christian Funk, Irene Lang, Peter Schenk, Arschang Valipour, Sylvia Hartl, and Otto Chris Burghuber Chest Jun 2008: 1354–1359. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2685 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Impact of COPD on Outcome Among Patients With Complicated Peptic Ulcer
Steffen Christensen, Reimar W. Thomsen, Marie Louise Tørring, Anders Riis, Mette Nørgaard, and Henrik T. Sørensen Chest Jun 2008: 1360–1366. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2543 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ASTHMA

Secondhand Tobacco Smoke in Children With Asthma: Sources of and Parental Perceptions About Exposure in Children and Parental Readiness To Change
Harold J. Farber, Sarah B. Knowles, Nancy L. Brown, Lisa Caine, Veronica Luna, Yinge Qian, Phil Lavori, and Sandra R. Wilson Chest Jun 2008: 1367–1374. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2369 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SLEEP MEDICINE

Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
Silvia Ulrich, Manuel Fischler, Rudolf Speich, and Konrad E. Bloch Chest Jun 2008: 1375–1380. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-3035 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Complex Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates From Children With Cystic Fibrosis in the Era of Epidemic Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant S aureus
Daniel Glikman, Jane D. Siegel, Michael Z. David, Ngozi M. Okoro, Susan Boyle-Vavra, Maria L. Dowell, and Robert S. Daum Chest Jun 2008: 1381–1387. Prepublished online March 17, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Inhaled Mannitol Improves Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis
Anna Jaques, Evangelia Daviskas, James A. Turton, Karen McKay, Peter Cooper, Robert G. Stirling, Colin F. Robertson, Peter T. P. Bye, Peter N. LeSouëf, Bruce Shadbolt, Sandra D. Anderson, and Brett Charlton Chest Jun 2008: 1388–1396. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2294 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RISK FACTORS FOR ASPIRATION

Dysphagia Dietary Guidelines and the Rheology of Nutritional Feeds and Barium Test Feeds
Lindsay Strowd, Julie Kyzima, David Pillsbury, Tom Valley, and Bruce Rubin Chest Jun 2008: 1397–1401. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LUNG CANCER

Pulmonary Nodular Ground-Glass Opacities in Patients With Extrapulmonary Cancers: What is Their Clinical Significance and How Can We Determine Whether They Are Malignant or Benign Lesions?
Chang Min Park, Jin Mo Goo, Tae Jung Kim, Hyun Ju Lee, Kyung Won Lee, Chang Hyun Lee, Young Tae Kim, Kwang Gi Kim, Ho Yun Lee, Eun-Ah Park, and Jung-Gi Im Chest Jun 2008: 1402–1409. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2568 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SMOOTH-MUSCLE CELLS AND HYPOXIA

Generation of Oxidants by Hypoxic Human Pulmonary and Coronary Smooth-Muscle Cells
Jinesh P. Mehta, Jian Li Campian, Juan Guardiola, Jesus A. Cabrera, E. Kenneth Weir, and John W. Eaton Chest Jun 2008: 1410–1414. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2984 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

LATENT TUBERCULOSIS

The Effect of Previous Tuberculin Skin Test on the Follow-up Examination of Whole-Blood Interferon- ${gamma}$ Assay in the Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Jae Chol Choi, Jong Wook Shin, Jae Yeol Kim, In Won Park, Byoung Whui Choi, and Mi-Kyung Lee Chest Jun 2008: 1415–1420. Prepublished online March 17, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2193 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MONITORING DURING OXYGEN THERAPY

Combined Oximetry-Cutaneous Capnography in Patients Assessed for Long-term Oxygen Therapy
Salome Schafroth Török, Jörg D. Leuppi, Florent Baty, Michael Tamm, and Prashant N. Chhajed Chest Jun 2008: 1421–1425. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0960 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SARCOIDOSIS

Cardiac Involvement in Patients with Sarcoidosis: Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Outpatient Testing
Davendra Mehta, Steven A. Lubitz, Zev Frankel, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Andrew J. Einstein, Martin Goldman, Josef Machac, and Alvin Teirstein Chest Jun 2008: 1426–1435. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2784 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PLEURAL DISEASE

Pleural Fluid Analysis in Chylous Pleural Effusion
Vishal Agrawal, Peter Doelken, and Steven A. Sahn Chest Jun 2008: 1436–1441. Prepublished online March 13, 2008; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2232 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TRANSLATING BASIC RESEARCH INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE

Eicosanoid Lipid Mediators in Fibrotic Lung Diseases: Ready for Prime Time?
Steven K. Huang and Marc Peters-Golden Chest Jun 2008: 1442–1450. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RECENT ADVANCES IN CHEST MEDICINE

Update on the Management of COPD
Bartolome R. Celli Chest Jun 2008: 1451–1462. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SPECIAL FEATURES

Is the Mortality Higher in the Pulmonary vs the Extrapulmonary ARDS?: A Metaanalysis
Ritesh Agarwal, Rajagopala Srinivas, Alok Nath, and Surinder K. Jindal Chest Jun 2008: 1463–1473. Prepublished online November 7, 2007; DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2182 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

SELECTED REPORT

Endobronchial Ultrasound-Facilitated Video-Assisted Lobectomy With Wedge Bronchoplasty for Typical Carcinoid Tumor of the Right Middle Lobe
Min Peter Kim, Armin Ernst, Malcolm M. DeCamp, and Sidhu P. Gangadharan Chest Jun 2008: 1474–1476. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1883 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Following Alemtuzumab
Ashutosh Sachdeva and George M. Matuschak Chest Jun 2008: 1476–1478. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2354 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Corticosteroids for Blastomycosis-Induced ARDS: A Report of Two Patients and Review of the Literature
Tim Lahm, Sheila Neese, Aaron T. Thornburg, Michael D. Ober, George A. Sarosi, and Chadi A. Hage Chest Jun 2008: 1478–1480. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Use of Amplatzer Device for Endobronchial Closure of Bronchopleural Fistulas
Mordechai R. Kramer, Nir Peled, David Shitrit, Eli Atar, Milton Saute, Dekel Shlomi, Anat Amital, and Elchanan Bruckheimer Chest Jun 2008: 1481–1484. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1961 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Central Sleep Apnea Induced by Acute Ingestion of Opioids
Mohammed Mogri, Mohammed I. A. Khan, Brydon J. B. Grant, and M. Jeffrey Mador Chest Jun 2008: 1484–1488. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-1891 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

TOPICS IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

Moderate Sedation for Chest Physicians
Norman A. Cohen and Stanley W. Stead Chest Jun 2008: 1489–1494. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION CORNER
CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS IN SLEEP MEDICINE

Central Sleep Apnea: Implications for Congestive Heart Failure
Arturo Garcia-Touchard, Virend K. Somers, Lyle J. Olson, and Sean M. Caples Chest Jun 2008: 1495–1504. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0871 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE PEARLS

Acute Onset of Fever, Chills, and Lethargy in a 36-Year-Old Woman
Madalina Minciu Macrea, Michael McNamee, and Thomas J. Martin Chest Jun 2008: 1505–1507. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2566 [Full Text] [PDF]

A 37-Year-Old Woman With an Incidentally Found Mediastinal Nodule
Gijs Limonard, Joris Joosten, Yvonne Berk, Ineke De Kievit, Saskia Zomer, and Mariël Keemers Chest Jun 2008: 1508–1511. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2513 [Full Text] [PDF]

Bilateral Upper-Lobe Peripheral Consolidation in a 56-Year-Old Woman
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq and Bassam Doujaiji Chest Jun 2008: 1512–1516. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2263 [Full Text] [PDF]

CHEST IMAGING AND PATHOLOGY FOR CLINICIANS

A 40-Year-Old Man With Hemolytic Anemia, Ig Deficiency, and Bilateral Pulmonary Infiltrates
Elisabetta Balestro, Roberta Polverosi, Robert Vassallo, Umberto Pastore, Fabrizio Dal Farra, Giancarlo Rossi, and Stefano Calabro Chest Jun 2008: 1517–1523. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-0212 [Full Text] [PDF]

MEDICAL WRITING TIP OF THE MONTH

All the Sourcing Not Fit To Print: Citing Electronic Material in Your Article
Jean Rice Chest Jun 2008: 1524–1526. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0234 [Full Text] [PDF]

PECTORILOQUY

I Couldn’t Sleep
Dave Morrison Chest Jun 2008: 1527. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0036 [Full Text] [PDF]

Cage Mates
Margaret Robinson Chest Jun 2008: 1528. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0310 [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE

Tissue Verification of Stage I Sarcoidosis: The Question Is If, Not How
Jerome M. Reich, James Asaph, James Patterson, Matthew Brouns, Susan Garwood, Marc A. Judson, Gerard Silvestri, Rana Hoda, Mostafa Fraig, and Peter Doelken Chest Jun 2008: 1529–1530. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-2894 [Full Text] [PDF]

Leptin and Leptin Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Maninder Kalra, Ranajit Chakraborty, Masayuki Hanaoka, and Keishi Kubo Chest Jun 2008: 1530–1531. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0294 [Full Text] [PDF]

Natriuretic Peptides for Assessing the Prognosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Giuseppe Lippi, Giovanni Targher, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber Chest Jun 2008: 1531–1532. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0404 [Full Text] [PDF]

Transient Ventricular Dysfunction Syndrome: The Evolving Nomenclature
Nishith K. Singh Chest Jun 2008: 1532. DOI 10.1378/chest.07-3113 [Full Text] [PDF]

Genetic and Reproductive Knowledge Among Adolescents and Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
Grace H. Houser, Cheryl L. Holt, J. P. Clancy, Kevin Leon, Steven M. Rowe, Amit Gaggar, Hector H. Gutierrez, K. Randall Young, and Nathaniel H. Robin Chest Jun 2008: 1533. DOI 10.1378/chest.08-0516 [Full Text] [PDF]