Pulmonary Complications of Cardiac Surgery.

abstract：:Air concentration of isocyanates are associated with the frequency of induced diseases. Asthma, bronchitis and rhinitis, chronic obstructive lung disease, and allergic alveolitis, respectively, were observed in exposed workers. Inhalation challenge tests with isocyanates found some 14% of symptomatic persons immunolog...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Baur X

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Adams TN,Newton CA,Glazer CS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transmission of forces from the respiratory muscles to the lung across the extremely thin pleural space has been poorly understood because of the difficulty of accurately measuring pleural liquid and pleural surface pressure (lung static recoil or transpulmonary pressure). Recent results using relatively noninvasi...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lai-Fook SJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate the cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics changes before and after valve treatment, and their correlation with lobe volume reduction. METHODS:This retrospective multicentre study included consecutive patients undergoing bronchoscopic valve treatment for heterogeneous emphysema. In addition to standard...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Fiorelli A,Cascone R,Natale G,Peritore V,Vanni C,Poggi C,Venuta F,Rendina EA,Santini M,Andreetti C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six European treatment centers contributed to a controlled trial to study nocturnal hypoxemia in COPD patients having daytime PaO2 of 60-70 mmHg. The trial is composed of two parts: first, patients inclusion, taking men aged under 70 years, excluding sleep apnea syndrome and all other concomitant pathologies leading t...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Levi-Valensi P,Aubry P,Rida Z

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleurodesis is a useful therapeutic tool when local treatment of a recurrent malignant pleural effusion or pneumothorax is needed. We have previously demonstrated that the intrapleural injection of 0.5% silver nitrate (SN) produces a significant pleurodesis, while 0.25% SN has no sclerosing effect in a rabbit model. T...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Teixeira LR,Vargas FS,Antonangelo L,Mattos VC,Vaz MA,Acencio MM,Marchi E

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bradykinin (10(-8) - 10(-5) M) caused a concentration-dependent increase in cyclic GMP (cGMP) production in bovine tracheal smooth muscle in the absence of epithelium. The effect was calcium-dependent and was inhibited by pyrogallol (10 microM) and methylene blue (10 microM). The inhibition of pyrogallol was reversed ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Sheng H,Ishii K,Förstermann U,Murad F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methacholine challenge testing (MCT) is widely used to assess airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Traditionally, a 20% or greater decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 (FEV(1)) is the primary outcome measure. We examined whether the inclusion of wheeze detection as outcome measure influenced the categorical interpret...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Bohadana AB,Michaely JP

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are most commonly associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Patients with PAVMs can present with serious complications including stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and brain abscess. PAVMs are rare in non-HHT patients and little is known abo...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Albitar HAH,Segraves JM,Almodallal Y,Pinto CA,De Moraes AG,Iyer VN

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nicorandil is a hybrid between nitrates and KATP channel opener activators. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nicorandil's effects on ischemia-reperfusion (IR) lung injury and examine the mechanism of its effects. METHODS:Isolated rat lungs were divided into 6 groups. In the sham group, the lungs were ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Abe K,Horiguchi T,Enzan K,Masaki Y,Nishikawa T,Kimura T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) is a surrogate marker of right ventricular function in pulmonary hypertension (PH), but its measurement is complicated and time consuming. The tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) measures only the longitudinal component of RV contraction while the...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hoette S,Creuzé N,Günther S,Montani D,Savale L,Jaïs X,Parent F,Sitbon O,Rochitte CE,Simonneau G,Humbert M,Souza R,Chemla D

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer screening (LCS) is currently advocated in a subset of current or former smokers with a thirty pack-year smoking history or higher. Studies report that few patients meeting the criteria for screening are undergoing LCS. We conducted a survey to assess if barriers to LCS (race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic s...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Stephens SE,Foley KL,Miller D,Bellinger CR

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a safe and clinically useful method to assess functional capacity and to follow disease progression and the response to treatment in several clinical conditions. AIM:We set out to determine the relationship between outcome measures of CPET and high-resolution compu...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lopes AJ,de Menezes SL,Dias CM,de Oliveira JF,Mainenti MR,Guimarães FS

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Traditional inflammatory biomarkers are insufficient for the evaluation of bronchiolitis severity. Recent investigations have shown that the receptor for advanced glycation end product (RAGE) and its soluble isoforms (sRAGE) play a critical role in the pathogenesis of lung injury. Main objective was to assess t...

journal_title：Lung

authors： García-Salido A,Oñoro G,Melen GJ,Gómez-Piña V,Serrano-González A,Ramírez-Orellana M,Casado-Flores J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mannitol is a novel osmotic indirect bronchial challenge agent used to aid asthma diagnosis and management and is thought to reflect underlying inflammatory processes in asthma. Our objective was to evaluate relationships between mannitol airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and other measures of airway inflamma...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Anderson WJ,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic desquamative eosinophilic bronchitis is a characteristic pathologic feature of asthma which may even antedate the onset of symptoms. The pharmacology of asthmatic inflammation has been relatively poorly studied and most of the current data available have been inferred indirectly from studies of bronchial hyper...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Chung KF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that cotton dust inhalation can compromise lung function in textile workers. Challenges with a water-soluble extract of cotton bract (CBE) can also induce reversible airway obstruction in healthy volunteers. We have examined the effect of inhaled CBE in nonhuman primates and have attempted to in...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Witek TJ Jr,Gundel RH,Wegner CD,Schachter EN,Buck MG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether changes in breathing pattern alone affect respiratory heat loss (RHL) and the constrictor response to cold dry gas hyperpnea in asthmatic subjects, we performed the following 2 part study: first we measured RHL in 8 asthmatic and 8 normal subjects during controlled eucapnic hyperpnea while they br...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ingenito EP,Pichurko BM,Lafleur J,Drazen JM,Ingram RH Jr,Solway J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prophylactic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can prevent pulmonary adverse events following upper abdominal surgeries. The present meta-regression evaluates and quantifies the effect of degree/duration of (CPAP) on the incidence of postoperative pulmonary events. METHODS:Medical databases were ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Singh PM,Borle A,Shah D,Sinha A,Makkar JK,Trikha A,Goudra BG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endobronchial Nd:Yag laser therapy is an excellent tool to reopen the central airway(s) in patients with severe respiratory symptoms caused by endobronchial tumor growth. Rigid bronchoscopy should be the method of choice. Usually general anesthesia is necessary. Complication rate depends on the condition of the patien...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Vanderschueren RG,Westermann CJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particulate matter less than PM(10) and aromatic chemicals formed during incomplete combustion of organic matter are major environmental pollutants because of their toxic potential. The present study reports on the respiratory morbidity pattern of people exposed to auto exhaust as a result of the traffic load consisti...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Chattopadhyay BP,Mukherjee A,Mukherjee K,Roychowdhury A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of vitamin E deficiency on bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis have been studied by analyses of pressure volume (PV) curves and morphological examinations. Golden hamsters were divided into groups on a control diet (group C), vitamin E-deficient diet (E), control diet with BLM treatment (CB), and vi...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Nakamura H,Sato S,Takahashi K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) is a rare pulmonary condition, characterized by diffuse proliferation of neuroendocrine cells in the respiratory epithelium. DIPNECH lesions are less than 5 mm in size and are limited to the basement membrane with no invasion. There is li...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Myint ZW,McCormick J,Chauhan A,Behrens E,Anthony LB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute exacerbations (AE) in patients with COPD are associated with a decline in lung function, increased risk of hospitalization, and mortality. In this cross-sectional study we tested whether the level of objectively measured daily physical activity and exercise capacity are associated with the number of COPD ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Schönmann M,Sievi NA,Clarenbach CF,Brack T,Brutsche M,Frey M,Irani S,Leuppi JD,Ruediger J,Senn O,Thurnheer R,Kohler M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Models of pulmonary edema have been used to study the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characteristics of lung water. Several investigators have measured changes in the relaxation times in the permeability type of pulmonary edema, but relatively few have measured relaxation times in the hydrostatic type of pulmonary e...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Shioya S,Tsuji C,Haida M,Fukuzaki M,Tanigaki T,Kurita D,Ohta Y,Yamabayashi H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine if electrocardiographically synchronized, prospectively triggered multidetector row computed tomography (ECG-MDR-CT) angiography of the aorta can accurately predict the location of ectopic bronchial arteries in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with massive hemop...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hayes D Jr,Winkler MA,Kirkby S,Capasso P,Mansour HM,Attili AK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The cardinal symptom of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is dyspnea on exertion, leading to decreased activity in daily living. The aim of this study was to analyze daily physical activity in incident patients with arterial or chronic thromboembolic PH (PAH/CTEPH) and to investigate its correlation with pulmona...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Saxer S,Lichtblau M,Berlier C,Hasler ED,Schwarz EI,Ulrich S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim was to investigate whether maintenance therapy (MT) is sufficient or not to improve overall survival (OS) and progress-free survival (PFS) of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. METHODS:Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published between 1990 and 2013 were retrieved from PubMed, EMB...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lu S,Yu Y,Chen Z,Ye X,Li Z,Niu X

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a comorbidity associated with increased mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. It is not known which clinical markers are predictive of PH in COPD. The goal of this study was to develop a clinical tool to identify patients who should be sent for ini...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Gartman EJ,Blundin M,Klinger JR,Yammine J,Roberts MB,Dennis McCool F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the relative effect of racemic and (R)-albuterol on airway smooth muscle tone have been investigated in patients with airflow obstruction, the comparative effectiveness of these drugs in relaxing airway vascular smooth muscle is unknown. Therefore, we determined the actions of inhaled racemic and (R)-albutero...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Pereira A,Mendes E,Ferreira T,Wanner A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00