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Purpose: To assess the safety of CT-guided brachytherapy of lung malignancies and to ...
To the Editor: In the excellent special report by Dr. Vincent on evidence-based med...
Study objectives: We investigated the qualitative components of a wide range of Chine...
Study objective: Mechanical ventilation (MV) is used clinically to treat patients who...
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been associated with increase...
Recently, ultrathin bronchoscopes with a thinner external diameter, greater visual ra...
Surgical Foundations: Essentials of Thoracic Surgery By Larry R. Kaiser, MD, and Suni...
Study objectives: Longitudinal data on adult asthma are sparse. The objectives of thi...
Study objective: In COPD, it has been shown that peripheral muscle dysfunction is a f...
To the Editor: In their recent article in CHEST (September 2004) (1) on antithrombo...
Background: In patients with severe emphysema, bone mineral density (BMD) is reduced ...
Rational and appropriate antibiotic use for patients with acute exacerbation of chron...
Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to examine the association between pleu...
Few situations elevate the BP or tighten the sphincter tone of a pulmonologist more t...
We encountered a 69-year-old woman displaying a filling defect within the left descen...
In the March 2005 issue, the Communication to the Editor, "What About Add-On Sec...
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders ...
Study objectives: To determine the 10-year cumulative incidence of COPD in a cohort o...
Study objectives: The American College of Chest Physicians has published guidelines r...
Aim: To report the prevalence and reversibility of pulmonary function test (PFT) abno...
The number of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who are being treated ...
Given the nonspecific nature of its early symptoms and signs, pulmonary arterial hype...
Heartburn has long been largely trivialized in the medical community. It has had a bi...
Study objectives: Some patients with COPD present with significant reversibility of a...
Objectives: Release of thromboxane (Tx) [A.sub.2] by platelets may be one of multiple...
Background: Echographic examination of the lung surface may reveal multiple "com...
An increasing proportion of critically ill patients are elderly (ie, [greater than or...
35-year-old man presented with 4-month history of cough, chest pain, and shortness of...
To the Editor: I applaud the authors for writing a comprehensive review on asthma (...
When we compose medical school curricula, we choose what to stress to our students ba...
Study objectives: To evaluate the use of the FE[V.sub.1]/forced expiratory volume at ...
Study objectives: We sought to determine whether the accuracy of pretest assessment o...
Study objectives: To assess whether the dual anatomic origin of exhaled nitric oxide ...
Objective: We compared perceptions of the quality of dying and death in the ICU acros...
A 65-year-old white woman was evaluated for a solitary pulmonary nodule. While underg...
To the Editor: Further to the recent review article by Schwarz and Albert (1) (Apri...
Background: The link between increased circulating level of endothelin (ET)-1 and adv...
Background: Allergen avoidance has been recommended in the management of allergic ast...
Background: Traditionally, many patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are tr...
Objectives: A decrement in evoked muscle force with repetitive nerve stimulation (fad...
Objective: Inspiratory pressure (PI) support delivered by a bilevel device has become...
This report describes the occurrence of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura in a mo...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the study by Porcel et al (1) (January 2...
Background: Pulse pressure (PP) has been shown to predict risk for cardiovascular eve...
Study objectives: Salmeterol (S) and montelukast (M) individually inhibit the obstruc...
Objectives: Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a pulmonary vasculopathy resultin...
Study objectives: Despite the success of specialist cough clinics, there is increasin...
Study objective: In these days, it was reported that bone marrow (BM) cells might tak...
A woman with a history of bilateral mastectomy and silicone implants for fibrocystic ...
Stroke is the leading cause of serious long-term disability in adults. In the United ...
Background: Because patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) can benefit from specif...
Objective: To characterize adult asthma patients according to frequency of emergency ...
Study objectives: In patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) secondary to congestiv...
Background: Chronic dry cough without dyspnea and wheezing is a well-known condition ...
Study objectives: Although the sentinel lymph node (SLN) concept has traditionally be...
Background: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is caused by platelet-activating, ...
To the Editor: The case report by Kurian et al (1) highlights several important mis...
The presence of the endothelin (ET) system was first discovered in 1988. (1) The ET s...
Context: A growing body of reports has documented the ability of anticoagulation mana...
Background: For 20 years, physical activity has been an important component in the tr...
Study objectives: The upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a recently described...
Study objective: To examine the relationship between packed RBC (pRBC) transfusion an...
Key words: pleural disease; single-port thoracoscopy; video-assisted chest tube place...
To the Editor: In their recent article, Martinez et al (February 2004) (1) analyzed...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Cronin et al (1) in CHEST...
Background: Heart disease represents the main determinant of survival in [beta]-thala...
Study objectives: Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients may be predisposed to poor sleep qual...
Objective: To determine the effect of a community hospital-wide program enabling nurs...
There is some evidence that breathing retraining may be beneficial for patients with ...
To the Editor: We agree with Johnson and colleagues (1) (May 2004) that the "b...
Gene Therapy in Lung Disease: Lung Biology in Health and Disease; Volume 169 By Steve...
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is frequently observed in patients with advanced COPD as ...
Study objectives: To assess the pulmonary hemodynamic characteristics in COPD candida...
Study objectives: To determine the safety of surgical lung biopsy (SLB) in patients w...
Study objective: To assess the possible relationship between Cheyne-Stokes respiratio...
Study objectives: Transcutaneous C[O.sub.2] pressure (PtcC[O.sub.2]) and transcutaneo...
The aim of this review was to consider the effects of induced hypocapnia both on syst...
To the Editor: The recent white paper from the Critical Care Professional Societies...
Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) By Todd L. Demmy, ed. Vademecum Series. George...
In recent years, efforts have been aimed at defining the airway changes associated wi...
Background: The glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) gene is involved in detoxificati...
Study objectives: The aim was to correlate CT scan findings with hemodynamic measurem...
Study objectives: To investigate the relationship between the severity of obstructive...
Study objective: To assess the agreement between bedside glucose (bGlu) measurements ...
Postoperative bleeding is a common complication following cardiothoracic surgical pro...
Huey Long ("Kingfish"), the famously corrupt, demagogic, depression-era gov...
Objective: To assess the relationship between tumor size and disease stage at the tim...
Study objectives: To determine the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GER...
Study objective: This study compared the safety profiles of bronchoscopic lavage with...
A 35-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with the chief complaint of progressiv...
To the Editor: Florida physicians who fill prescriptions for patients who seek medi...
Introduction: In patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV), quantitat...
Introduction: This prospective study describes a community-based lung cancer identifi...
Objectives: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and inhaled short-acting [[beta].sub.2]-ago...
Study objectives: To test the short- and long-term performance of a simple algorithm ...
A 75-year-old man was evaluated in consultation for dyspnea. He was admitted to the h...
To the Editor: The authors of a recent article in CHEST (September 2004) (1) descri...
Objectives: Patients with lung cancer have a relative high risk for second primary ca...
Multidetector row CT scanners with submillimeter spatial resolution and high temporal...
Background: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the world. Noneth...
Background: As the number of elderly people has increased in Japan, the occurrence of...
Background: Lung abscesses commonly respond well to antibiotic therapy. In patients i...
Background: Statins confer cardiovascular benefits beyond the reduction of serum chol...
To the Editor: We have read with great interest the recent paper by Rathbun et al (...
Study objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence, screeni...
To the Editor: We thank Dr. Medford for an interest regarding our study. (1) There ...
"Vive la Difference" Tracheostomy has been described as far back as ancie...
Study objectives: Surgical resection remains the treatment of choice for anatomically...
Study objectives: The detection of Mycobacterium sp on a culture remains the "go...
Background: In the current economic climate, hospitals and academic institutions dema...
A 32-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital after expe...
Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Lung Biology in Health ...
Study objective: The upper and lower airways are continuous. While upper airway sympt...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the study by Noguera et al (May 2004) (1...
Agricultural workers are a particularly important risk group for work-related respira...
Objective: To contribute to the knowledge on the therapeutic value of lung volume red...
Study objectives: To characterize the incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB)...
Study objectives: To review our experience with diagnostic bronchoscopy in the evalua...
ECG changes during exercise stress testing, such as false-positive ST-segment depress...
The specialty of pulmonary and critical care medicine (PCCM) is in trouble. Not a mee...
Objective: To investigate the associations of maternal and grandmaternal smoking befo...
To the Editor: As a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, a medical a...
The status of the autonomic nervous system, although ignored by many clinicians, is a...
Background: Although pulmonary infarction is usually associated with pulmonary thromb...
Background: Recently, a short-course treatment using 60 daily doses of rifampin and p...
Advances in emergency airway management have allowed intensivists to use intubation t...
To the Editor: The recent study by Perng et al in CHEST (May 2004) (1) provides val...
Lung cancer is the number-one killer among cancers. During 2002, 550,000 Americans di...
Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), which is predominantly a ...
Cardiology Secrets, Second Edition By Olivia Vynn Adair, ed. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley...
More Americans die of lung cancer than of any other malignancy. In 2004, there will b...
Study objective: Human plasma L-arginine serves as a substrate pool for endothelial-d...
Study objectives: To determine whether inactive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) c...
Study objective: The level of microalbuminuria is thought to reflect the severity of ...
To the Editor: In his article (April 2004) (1) concerning the impact of right ventr...
Most patients with severe COPD remain significantly symptomatic despite medical thera...
Purpose: To determine the factors that predict in-hospital mortality among patients w...
The use of inhaled medications for the treatment of pulmonary diseases is an attracti...
Background: Despite improvements of the heart-lung machine (HLM), oxidative stress an...
Systemically bioavailable leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) can reduce the ess...
Study objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tobramycin solution for inhal...
To the Editor: Michard (1) recently reported a possible artifact that appeared to m...
The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with asthma has ...
Purpose: Pneumococcal pneumonia is the most common etiology for community-acquired pn...
Objective: To evaluate myocardial necrosis extent after myocardial infarction (MI) an...
Study objective: To clarify the mortality rate and causes of death of individuals wit...
Study objective: The aim of this study was to examined whether transforming growth fa...
Study objective: To review our experience in treatment of complicated parapneumonic e...
To the Editor: Kanazawa et al (1) have reported an interesting reduction in airway ...
Introduction: Omega-3 fatty acid levels are associated with decreased risk for sudden...
Background: The efficacy of vasopressor therapy during closed-chest resuscitation is ...
Study objectives: The monitoring of cardiac output (CO) during exercise rehabilitatio...
Background: COPD has a severe impact on patient quality of life. AM3 is an orally eff...
Study objectives: To investigate the current practice of tracheostomy in French ICUs,...
A 70-year-old man presented with progressive mild dyspnea on exertion, cough, and low...
To the Editor: We read with interest the recent report of Nielsen et al (August 200...
Study objectives: Exercise training has been shown to favorably affect the prognosis ...
Background: CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins (C/EBPs) are key regulators of cell diffe...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent prospective clinical study by...
Background: Stringy, tenacious tracheal secretions may prevent extubation in patients...
To the Editor: Ng and colleagues (1) have raised several issues in their comments o...
Study objectives: Proteins of the nucleotide excision repair pathway repair DNA damag...
The Fick equation holds that oxygen uptake (V[O.sub.2]) is the product of cardiac out...
Background: Prone positioning may improve oxygenation in patients with acute lung inj...
Study objectives: Controversy has ensued about the prognostic relevance of the new Wo...
Objectives: Chronic heart failure is closely related to impaired cardiorespiratory re...
We would like to commend Dr. Jackson (see page 1031) on both his historical review an...
Study objectives: To define characteristics of surgically curable, early cancers of t...
Context: Daytime hypercapnia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)...
Background: It is generally recommended that pleural fluid samples from pleural effus...
Study objectives: Patients with chronic heart failure and implanted cardioverter-defi...
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the following during radio...
Study objectives: To assess differences, if any, in the pattern of disability measure...
Background and objective: In patients presenting with pulmonary embolism (PE), echoca...
Study objectives: To characterize and compare transfusion practices in a broad sample...
Objectives: The recurrence of disease after the complete resection of early stage non...
Study objectives: To describe the technique and outcome of removal of self-expandable...
Study objective: Bronchodilator response criteria have been determined in adults; how...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a clinicopathologic syndrome that is most r...
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is the clinical condition in which IgG antibodies ...
Mycobacteria and TB: Issues in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2 Stephan H. E. Kaufman an...
A definite diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) can be difficult to make b...
Background: In planning lung cancer therapy, the possibility of mediastinal invasion ...
Objective: We aimed to prospectively investigate the predictive value of echocardiogr...
Study objective: To determine whether the duration of the apnea-hyperpnea cycle is lo...
Study objectives: We created in situ femoral vein thrombi in swine to investigate the...
To the Editor: It is unfortunate that Dr. Bauer took my letter to be an argument ad...
Fast Facts: Respiratory Tract Infection, Second Edition Robert C. Bead and Donald E. ...
The prevalence of asthma has increased worldwide. The reasons for this rise remain un...
Study objectives: To identify the following in individuals with chronic stroke: (1) t...
Background: Obesity and visceral fat accumulation (VFA) are risk factors for the deve...
Thrombocytopenia is a common problem in cardiovascular patients, but the etiology and...
Many critically ill persons are unable to participate in medical decision making, due...
To the Editor: We read with interest file prospective study of the influence of ove...
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Lung Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 185 Joseph ...
Study objectives: To test whether routine quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspir...
Study objective: To evaluate the attitudes and perceptions of internal medicine resid...
Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a unique imaging modality in which a high-frequen...
Study objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the ...