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Background: Coronary artery calcification determined by electron beam CT (EBCT) is st...
To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Hegab et al. (1) Although inter...
Study objective: To determine the extent to which rapid on-site cytologic evaluation ...
Study objectives: The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to determine whethe...
Objective: The true prevalence of smoking among characters portrayed in the movies is...
Introduction: The treatment of recurrent pleura] effusion or recurrent pneumothorax f...
New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs frequently after cardiac surgery. The utili...
The negative predictive value of a gated single photon emission computer tomography (...
Acute lung injury (ALI) and ARDS are common and lethal conditions. The spectrum of lu...
Introduction: Changes in the etiology, epidemiology, and outcome of infective endocar...
Study objectives: The aims of this study were to analyze mortality in patients with o...
Background: Since the early 1980s, case fatality of patients with ARDS has decreased,...
A 45-year-old man presented with loft-sided pleuritic chest pain and shortness of bre...
Background: The bronchial vasculature serves important functions and is modified in a...
Study objectives: To compare the efficacy and the safety of talc slurry and silver ni...
Study objectives: Patients who undergo surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic ane...
Background: The majority of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients (about 80%) w...
New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs frequently in patients after cardiac surger...
Study objective: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) are considered safe...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) are arrhythmias that commonly occur...
Dependence on mechanical ventilation following the resolution of an acute respiratory...
Study objectives: Marked variability exists in coronary artery collaterals in patient...
Study objective: During inferior acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the ECG lead aVR ...
Study objective: We undertook the present study to investigate the perception of dysp...
Purpose: Study a tumor necrosis factor receptor antagonist (etanercept) in the treatm...
To the Editor: We read with interest the study by Chawla et al (1) (December 2004),...
Study objectives: To estimate the penetration of gentamicin into lung tissue by measu...
Study objectives: To identify upper airway changes in snoring using CT scanning, to c...
Study objectives: To measure tumor necrosis factor (TNF) [alpha], interleukin (IL) 1[...
Study objective: Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery has been recent...
Chemotherapy for elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been qu...
Of the 128 articles evaluated on the overall topic of atrial fibrillation (AF) after ...
Study objectives: To address the value of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) con...
A 50-year-old, white woman presented with a 5-month history of failure to thrive and ...
Background: Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are now widely use...
Study objectives: To assess the effect of gender on the in-hospital management of pat...
Study objectives: The left anterior descending artery (LADA), particularly when the p...
The increased prevalence of adult obesity has been one of the most striking epidemiol...
To the Editor: Pistolesi et al (October 2004) (1) state that "diagnosis and ma...
Study objectives: Respiratory muscle weakness and decreased endurance have been demon...
Study objectives: It is well known that systemic administration of corticosteroids ha...
Introduction: Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning has gained increasing appli...
Study objectives: We hypothesized that lowering blood viscosity with acute normovolem...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality i...
While there is a deficiency in the number of randomized control studies dealing with ...
Background: In patients with acute left heart failure (LHF), orthopnea has also been ...
Objective: To describe the use of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBs) ...
Study objective: The aim of this study was to clarify whether fluorescence in situ hy...
Background: Placing chest tubes to water seal is superior for patients with an air le...
Study objective: To evaluate the incidence and clinical factors related to the persis...
To the Editor: We would like to add some comments to the review by Smith (1) in CHE...
Study objectives: To assess the consequences of unplanned extubation (UE) in the ICU....
Study objectives: To establish the diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspirati...
Study objectives: Stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) de...
Objective: The infection of an aortic prosthetic graft presents a difficult challenge...
The recommendations put forth in these guidelines for the management and prevention o...
Key words: atrial fibrillation; atrial excitability; ECG; interatrial block; left atr...
Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis, also known as eosinophilic granuloma, is an ...
Background: Patients requiring prolonged periods of intensive care and mechanical ven...
For > 20 years, being overweight has been regarded as the most important cofactor ...
Ultrasonography has become an invaluable tool in the management of critically ill pat...
Study objectives: Despite the widespread use of short-acting, inhaled [[beta].sub.2]-...
Background: Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is an uncommon disorder with an insidious...
Study objectives: In this study, we determined the effects of various body temperatur...
Background: Recent data suggest that the pathogenesis of vascular inflammation and th...
Key Words: lung transplantation; organ allocation; resource allocation Abbreviation...
To the Editor: The article by Looney et al (July 2004) (1) argues strongly for a se...
Study objectives: It is sometimes very difficult both clinically and pathologically t...
Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded. By Wilber...
Study objectives: In patients with moderate-to-severe COPD, an encouraged 6-min walki...
Study objective: To compare the relative yield and diagnostic utility of the polymera...
Background: The use of MgS[O.sub.4] is one of numerous treatment options available du...
Background: Tobacco is considered the most important cause of lung cancer, but other ...
Background: Neutrophilic airway inflammation, as defined by cell counts in respirator...
To the Editor: Conceptually, the suggestion by Alifano et al (1) (August 2004) is e...
Context: Despite the investigation of multiple therapeutic options, idiopathic pulmon...
Study objectives: Cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is associated wit...
Background: Although exercise capacity is an important outcome measure in patients wi...
Study objectives: Our objective was to compare under controlled conditions the effect...
Dyspnea is a common, unpleasant, and impairing symptom in various respiratory disease...
Background: Capsaicin, the pungent extract of red peppers, has achieved widespread us...
We report the ease of a patient who had benefited initially from a right middle and l...
Study objective: To evaluate the effects of induction concurrent chemoradiotherapy (c...
To the Editor: When we read the article in CHEST (September 2004) (1) by Mahler et ...
Study objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of levofloxacin (L) as mo...
Study objectives: Mometasone furoate dry powder inhaler (MF-DPI) [400 [micro]g] is an...
Background: The trigger has a key role when assessing the twitch mouth pressure (Tw P...
Study objectives: The number of severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery ...
Validated methods for lung function measurements in young children are lacking. Pleth...
One of the applications of epidemiologie research is to determine causality. This can...
Study objectives: Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disorder with heterogeneous clinical...
Background: The duration of postinspiratory pause prior to forced expiration may sign...
To the Editor: The American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based guidelines o...
Study objectives: The prevalence of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations...
Background: The goal of asthma treatment is control of asthma and good quality of lif...
Study objectives: To assess the effect of ribavirin-induced anemia on the outcome of ...
Improvements in techniques in coronary revascularization over the past decade have le...
Severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) is the term used to refer to those patient...
Background: Normal spirometry is required for medical clearance of professional diver...
Objective: Imbalance between [[alpha].sub.1]-antltrypsin and neutrophil elastase is a...
Background: Electromagnetic navigation in bronchoscopy is a novel method for assistin...
Study objectives: The primary aim was to determine if respiratory and skeletal muscle...
Study objectives: Physicians undergoing medical subspecialty training, referred to as...
Study objectives: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma are common causes...
Background: Airway colonization and infection are frequent complications during the c...
Several years ago near my hospital, a 36-year-old African-American man without any pr...
By far the most common indication for bronchoscopy is diagnostic. Within this categor...
Study objectives: To determine the effect of age and type of surgery on long-term sur...
To the Editor: We read with interest the article in CHEST "Is a 2-Night Polyso...
Study objectives: Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) is used as guidance for transb...
Background: Nickel carbonyl is formed when carbon monoxide comes into contact with ac...
Study objectives: To improve the current understanding of the etiology and natural hi...
Study objectives: Pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) may o...
Study objectives: To explore the quality of the dying experience and associations to ...
Thousands of patients undergo blood and marrow transplantation (BMT) each year, mainl...
Study objectives: We aimed to determine cardiac involvement in patients with pulmonar...
Objectives: Patients infected with HIV have an increased propensity for developing th...
To the Editor: The editorial in CHEST (November 2004) by Wood and Marik regarding h...
Study objectives: The value of obtaining washings during fiberoptic bronchoscopy in t...
Background: Echocardiography and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) are diagnostic test...
Background: Laboratory-based studies have suggested the nucleic acid amplification te...
Objective: We evaluated whether or not changes in bispectral index (BIS) are associat...
The article by Jaklitsch and colleagues (see page 237) is an important contribution t...
Study objective: To determine the appropriate chemotherapy regimen for inoperable, ch...
Study objectives: B-type natrluretic peptide (BNP) and N-termlnal pro BNP (NTproBNP) ...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Chemla et al (October 200...
Key words: clinical outcomes; hyperoxia; hypocapnia; normocapnia; supplementary oxyge...
To the Editor: Bronchoprovocation tests are used routinely in clinical practice and...
Study objectives: To investigate the relationship between the number of negative acid...
Study objective: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling has been implicate...
Whether a "lumper" or a "splitter," physicians have always battle...
Purpose: We sought to assess the frequency and clinical implications of left ventricu...
To the Editor: We appreciate the interest of Drs. Fisher and Hassoun in our recent ...
Objective: To prospectively assess the prognostic value of the stress recovery index ...
Study objectives: Reported risk factors for bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) in allogene...
Study objectives: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of lower respiratory diseas...
Lung cancer is the major cause of cancer-related death in both men and women in the U...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Alatas and co-workers (Ju...
Objectives: To determine the overall incidence of isoniazid (INN) hepatotoxicity in a...
Study objectives: Massive hemoptysis is a life-threatening condition. Therapeutic str...
As physicians, we are taught early in our careers that our initial medical history an...
To the Editor: We read with interest the study by Cely et al (September 2004) (1) o...
Study objectives: Conditions that give rise to reduced lung function are frequently a...
Study objectives: To analyze (1) the impact of a protocol of early respiratory evalua...
To the Editor: We read with interest the article "Risk Factors and Natural His...
Objectives: The purpose of our current study was to determine whether our disease-man...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the recent case report in CHEST (Septemb...
Objectives: To follow-up on the changes in lung function and lung radiographic pictur...
Study objectives: Although inhaled [[beta].sub.2]-agonists are in widespread use, sev...
To the Editor: In the August 2004 issue of CHEST, Nordquist and colleagues (1) show...
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass gra...
ICUs are a vital but troubled component of modern health-care systems. Improving ICU ...
To the Editor: Schoenhofer et al (June 2004) (1) brought an important contribution ...
A relationship between cigarette smoking and postoperative pulmonary complications ha...
Study objectives: Zinc chloride smoke inhalation injury (ZCSII) is uncommon and has b...
Liquid silicone is an inert material that is utilized for cosmetic procedures by phys...
Study objectives: To compare adherence and clinical outcomes between flexible positiv...
To the Editor: Emergency physicians are deeply concerned about the critical care cr...
Dr. Mieno and colleagues have presented a well-written and interesting article (see p...
Study objective: The benefit of smoking cessation just prior to surgery in preventing...
Objective: Patients with COPD frequently do not discuss end-of-life care with physici...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the report by Um et al (March 2004) (1) ...
The aim is to cure and, when impossible, to prevent decline. These are measures of ou...
Background: Complications of metallic airway stents include granulation tissue format...
Background: Pleural effusions occur in patients with hematologic malignancies, partic...
To the Editor: I read with great interest the recent article by Townsend et al (1) ...
Respiratory problems (RPs) are the main cause of death in patients with amyotrophic l...
Objectives: To determine the morbidity, mortality, and feasibility of lung resection ...
Background: We are in the midst of an obesity pandemic. Morbid obesity is associated ...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the article by Ferraro et al (July 2004)...
Hemoptysis is not a separate disease; rather it is a manifestation of multiple pathol...
Study objectives: To examine the effect of patient body mass index (BMI) on outcome i...
Study objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate the frequency of pulmona...
To the Editor: We read with great interest the 'article by Hager et al (October 200...
The colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) comprise a group of cytokines that are central ...
Background: A pleura] drainage system must be capable of efficiently evacuating the a...
To the Editor: The study by Perng et al (1) evaluated the inflammatory cell constit...
Objective: To develop a comprehensive disease-specific COPD severity instrument for s...
Study objective: Impaired leukocyte function in patients with serious infections may ...
Brachial arterial flow-mediated dilation (FMD), assessed by hlgh-resolution ultrasono...
To the Editor: Surgeons and internists frequently weigh their risks and benefits on...
In this issue of CHEST (see page 2273), Kamigaki and colleagues describe a small cell...
Study objectives: More than 80% of patients with lung cancer are unsuitable for curat...
Rationale: Airway hyperresponsiveness to adenosine monophosphate (AMP) has been valid...
To the Editor: A recent letter in CHEST (May 2004) by Teramoto and colleagues (1) o...
Background: COPD is often associated with changes of the structure and the function o...
Background: The use of anticoagulant therapy is expanding among the elderly populatio...
A 63-year-old woman presented with a short history (a few months) of persistent cough...
To the Editor: In response to Wunderink and colleagues, we would like to clarify so...
Study objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between airwa...
Study objectives: Transbronchial needle aspiration has evolved as a key bronchoscopic...
Study objectives: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is effective for primar...
To the Editor: Vriend et al (1) outlined in their letter to the editor that the cap...
Study objectives: Chronic hypercapnia in patients with COPD has been associated with ...
Context: Homeless people are at increased risk of critical illness and are less likel...
Background: Active smoking and passive exposure to cigarette smoke are associated wit...
A 55-year-old African-American man presented with a week-long history of cough with b...
Handbook of Cardiovascular Cell Transplantation By Nicholas N. Kipshidze and Patrick ...
Background: The rate of decline in lung function is increased in asthmatic patients, ...