The prognostic significance of the histologic pattern of interstitial pneumonia in patients presenting with the clinical entity of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis.

abstract：RATIONALE:In the absence of a surgical lung biopsy, patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in clinical practice could participate in the INPULSIS trials of nintedanib if they had honeycombing and/or traction bronchiectasis plus reticulation, without atypical features of usual interstitial pneumonia...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Raghu G,Wells AU,Nicholson AG,Richeldi L,Flaherty KR,Le Maulf F,Stowasser S,Schlenker-Herceg R,Hansell DM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ipsilateral recurrence rates of spontaneous pneumothorax after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery are higher than rates after open thoracotomy. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to determine whether additional minocycline pleurodesis would be effective in diminishing recurrence after video-assisted thora...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chen JS,Hsu HH,Chen RJ,Kuo SW,Huang PM,Tsai PR,Lee JM,Lee YC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typical for critical illnesses are substantial alterations within the hypothalamic-anterior pituitary-peripheral hormonal axes that are proportionate to the risk of poor outcome. These neuroendocrine responses to critical illness follow a biphasic pattern. The acute phase (first hours to days) is characterized by an i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Van den Berghe G

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammatory events in the airways at the time of acute respiratory failure from acute severe asthma are poorly understood. To determine the patterns of cellular inflammation in the airways in acute severe asthma, we analyzed tracheal aspirates collected within 12 h of intubation from patients intubated emergently...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ordoñez CL,Shaughnessy TE,Matthay MA,Fahy JV

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of standardized assessment protocols with well- defined measurement properties limits comparison of outcomes among those receiving long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT). We describe simple protocols for a hospital test, a simulated home test, and an actual home test, their reliability and relationship to each ot...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Guyatt GH,McKim DA,Weaver B,Austin PA,Bryan RE,Walter SD,Nonoyama ML,Ferreira IM,Goldstein RS

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses work in a demanding environment where they are repetitively exposed to traumatic situations and stressful events. The psychological effects on nurses as a result of working in the ICU are relatively unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether there is an increased prevalence of p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mealer ML,Shelton A,Berg B,Rothbaum B,Moss M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil infiltration is a major feature in the pathogenesis of the common cold, and respiratory viral infection is the major cause of asthma exacerbations. The factors regulating the neutrophil influx are unknown. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a potent neutrophil chemoattractant, which has been implicated in several infl...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Teran LM,Johnston SL,Schröder JM,Church MK,Holgate ST

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease that affects more than 300 million individuals worldwide. Asthma is caused by interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is a hallmark of asthma and results from increased sensitivity of the airways to physical or chemi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Koppelman GH,Meyers DA,Howard TD,Zheng SL,Hawkins GA,Ampleford EJ,Xu J,Koning H,Bruinenberg M,Nolte IM,van Diemen CC,Boezen HM,Timens W,Whittaker PA,Stine OC,Barton SJ,Holloway JW,Holgate ST,Graves PE,Martinez FD,

更新日期：2009-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) improves over time and to obtain insights about factors influencing its performance, we reviewed our experience during a 3-yr period. After serial multifaceted educational interventions directed toward bronchoscopists and their techni...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Haponik EF,Cappellari JO,Chin R,Adair NE,Lykens M,Alford PT,Bowton DL

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential role of atypical bacterial infection in the pathogenesis of asthma is a subject of continuing debate. There is an increasing body of literature concerning the association between the atypical bacteria Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and asthma pathogenesis; however, many studies invest...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Johnston SL,Martin RJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled corticosteroids are effective antiinflammatory therapy for asthma; however, they do not completely abolish allergen-induced airway inflammation. Leukotriene modifiers attenuate both early and late allergen responses and have antiinflammatory properties. We reasoned that treatment with budesonide and montelukas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Leigh R,Vethanayagam D,Yoshida M,Watson RM,Rerecich T,Inman MD,O'Byrne PM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine whether closing pressures or vascular distensibility can be used to describe liver venous hemodynamics when right atrial pressure is raised. The study was performed using a vascularly isolated pig liver preparation that allowed the independent control of portal vein and hepatic ar...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Brienza N,Ayuse T,O'Donnell CP,Permutt S,Robotham JL

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In the normal lung, breathing and deep inspirations potently antagonize bronchoconstriction, but in the asthmatic lung this salutary effect is substantially attenuated or even reversed. To explain these findings, the prevailing hypothesis focuses on contracting airway smooth muscle and posits a nonlinear dyna...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lavoie TL,Krishnan R,Siegel HR,Maston ED,Fredberg JJ,Solway J,Dowell ML

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucocorticoids (GC) are the most effective anti-inflammatory drugs used in asthma. By a process called trans-activation, they increase the transcription of genes involved in either beneficial processes or certain side effects. Through trans-repression, they inhibit the transcription factors nuclear factor kappa B (NF...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jaffuel D,Demoly P,Gougat C,Balaguer P,Mautino G,Godard P,Bousquet J,Mathieu M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lung cancer screening using computed tomography (CT) is effective in detecting lung cancer in early stages. Concerns regarding false-positive rates and unnecessary invasive procedures have been raised. OBJECTIVE:To study the efficiency of a lung cancer protocol using spiral CT and F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose pos...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bastarrika G,García-Velloso MJ,Lozano MD,Montes U,Torre W,Spiteri N,Campo A,Seijo L,Alcaide AB,Pueyo J,Cano D,Vivas I,Cosín O,Domínguez P,Serra P,Richter JA,Montuenga L,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway obstruction (AO) in exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is considered a postexercise phenomenon. However, many with EIA complain of respiratory distress during exercise. We evaluated AO in six asthmatic subjects during a short (SX = 6 min) and a long (LX = 20 min) exercise session. We measured peak expiratory flow (P...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Suman OE,Babcock MA,Pegelow DF,Jarjour NN,Reddan WG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial stewardship involves a multifaceted approach that strives to combat the emergence of resistance, improve clinical outcomes, and control costs by improving antimicrobial use. Therefore, stewardship is of great importance and relevance in the intensive care unit. Clinical decision support systems, biomarke...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lawrence KL,Kollef MH

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:As of April 2015, participants in the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial had been followed for at least 5 years since their last screening. OBJECTIVES:Mortality, causes of death, and lung cancer findings are reported to explore the effect of computed tomography (CT) screening. METHODS:A total of 4,104 parti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wille MM,Dirksen A,Ashraf H,Saghir Z,Bach KS,Brodersen J,Clementsen PF,Hansen H,Larsen KR,Mortensen J,Rasmussen JF,Seersholm N,Skov BG,Thomsen LH,Tønnesen P,Pedersen JH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central airway obstruction is a problem facing all medical and surgical subspecialists caring for patients with chest diseases. The incidence of this disorder appears to be rising because of the epidemic of lung cancer; however, benign causes of central airway obstruction are being seen more frequently as well. The mo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,Becker HD,Mehta AC

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Th2 cytokines play an important role in allergic diseases. These cytokines activate signal transduction pathways, including Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling. Although the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family protein, a negative regulator of the Janus kin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fukuyama S,Nakano T,Matsumoto T,Oliver BG,Burgess JK,Moriwaki A,Tanaka K,Kubo M,Hoshino T,Tanaka H,McKenzie AN,Matsumoto K,Aizawa H,Nakanishi Y,Yoshimura A,Black JL,Inoue H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic hypoxia induces pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular hypertrophy. At present, little is known about mechanisms driving these responses. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a master regulator of transcription in hypoxic cells, up-regulating genes involved in ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ball MK,Waypa GB,Mungai PT,Nielsen JM,Czech L,Dudley VJ,Beussink L,Dettman RW,Berkelhamer SK,Steinhorn RH,Shah SJ,Schumacker PT

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The Severe Asthma Research Program cohort includes subjects with persistent asthma who have undergone detailed phenotypic characterization. Previous univariate methods compared features of mild, moderate, and severe asthma. OBJECTIVES:To identify novel asthma phenotypes using an unsupervised hierarchical clu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moore WC,Meyers DA,Wenzel SE,Teague WG,Li H,Li X,D'Agostino R Jr,Castro M,Curran-Everett D,Fitzpatrick AM,Gaston B,Jarjour NN,Sorkness R,Calhoun WJ,Chung KF,Comhair SA,Dweik RA,Israel E,Peters SP,Busse WW,Erzurum

更新日期：2010-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:An asthma predisposition locus on chromosome 17q12-q21 has recently been replicated in different ethnic groups. OBJECTIVES:To characterize the asthma and atopy phenotypes in early childhood that associate with the 17q12-21 locus. METHODS:The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs7216389, was genotyped in ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bisgaard H,Bønnelykke K,Sleiman PM,Brasholt M,Chawes B,Kreiner-Møller E,Stage M,Kim C,Tavendale R,Baty F,Pipper CB,Palmer CN,Hakonarsson H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arousal from sleep produces transient increases in systemic blood pressure, leading to the suggestion that repeated arousals are associated with a sustained increase in daytime blood pressure. Using data from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, a population-based study, we tested the hypothesis that sleep fragmentation ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Morrell MJ,Finn L,Kim H,Peppard PE,Badr MS,Young T

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:S. aureus is the most common respiratory pathogen isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the US. While modes of acquisition and genetic adaptation have been described for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, resulting in improved diagnosis and treatment, these features remain more poorly defined for S. aureus...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Long DR,Wolter DJ,Lee M,Precit M,McLean K,Holmes E,Penewit K,Waalkes A,Hoffman LR,Salipante SJ

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the anti-asthmatic effects of powerful anti-inflammatory agents such as aspirin-like drugs. We compared the effects of two aspirin-like drugs with different pharmacologic activities, sodium salicylate (SSA) and indomethacin, with the effect of lysine acetylsalicylate (LASA), inhaled 30 min before...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sestini P,Refini RM,Pieroni MG,Vaghi A,Robuschi M,Bianco S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although research supports a sleep-disordered breathing and atrial fibrillation association, prospective data examining sleep-disordered breathing predicting incident atrial fibrillation are lacking. OBJECTIVES:To investigate sleep-disordered breathing indices as predictors of incident atrial fibrillation. ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： May AM,Blackwell T,Stone PH,Stone KL,Cawthon PM,Sauer WH,Varosy PD,Redline S,Mehra R,MrOS Sleep (Outcomes of Sleep Disorders in Older Men) Study Group.

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic airflow limitation caused by a combination of airways disease (bronchiolitis) and parenchymal destruction (emphysema), whose relative proportion varies from patient to patient. OBJECTIVES:To explore and contrast the molecular pathogenes...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Faner R,Cruz T,Casserras T,López-Giraldo A,Noell G,Coca I,Tal-Singer R,Miller B,Rodriguez-Roisin R,Spira A,Kalko SG,Agustí A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although skeletal muscle abnormalities have been described in association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the effects of HIV infection on respiratory muscle function have not been well characterized. We hypothesized that HIV+ individuals may develop respiratory muscle weakness and that respiratory muscle dysf...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schulz L,Nagaraja HN,Rague N,Drake J,Diaz PT

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appearance of portable chest radiographs (CXRs) may be affected by changes in ventilation, particularly when patients are mechanically ventilated. Synchronization of the CXR with the ventilatory cycle should limit the influence of respiratory variation on the appearance of the CXR. This study evaluates the effect ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Langevin PB,Hellein V,Harms SM,Tharp WK,Cheung-Seekit C,Lampotang S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00