Special problems in the elderly.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The differential diagnosis of syndrome X and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with evidence of myocardial ischemia may be difficult. The possible difference in coronary calcium detected by electron-beam CT (EBCT) between syndrome X and CAD is rarely evaluated, especially in aged patients with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chen LC,Chen JW,Wu MH,Liu JC,Lan GY,Ding PY,Chang MS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of distal esophageal adenocarcinoma and primary proximal gastric carcinoma has increased substantially in the past 15 years, particularly in North America and in some European countries. Patients with curatively resected cancer consistently have a 10 to 20% 5-year survival rate. Radiation therapy alone s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ajani JA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluid infusion may be lifesaving in patients with severe sepsis, especially in the earliest phases of treatment. Following initial resuscitation, however, fluid boluses often fail to augment perfusion and may be harmful. In this review, we seek to compare and contrast the impact of fluids in early and later sepsis; sh...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Durairaj L,Schmidt GA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. When it coexists with a ventricular septal defect, the accurate diagnosis of aortopulmonary window on the basis of clinical examination is difficult. We report the case of an infant who had an aortopulmonary window together with a ventricular septal defect. A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Horimi H,Hasegawa T,Shiraishi H,Endo H,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As seen in this CME online activity (available at http://courses.elseviercme.com/694), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a specific form of chronic, progressive, fibrotic lung disease of unknown cause that is associated with substantial health-care utilization and high rates of mortality. The clinical symptoms of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martinez FJ,Lederer DJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine which patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) develop Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) during sleep, we compared the cardiorespiratory profiles of CHF patients with CSR to those of CHF patients without CSR. Overnight polysomnography and continuous transcutaneous PCO2 (tc PCO2) monitoring, est...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanly P,Zuberi N,Gray R

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoblastic lymphadenopathy presents with fever, malaise, cough, dyspnea, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, hypergammaglobulinemia, interstitial pulmonary infiltrates, mediastinal adenopathy, and effusions. The diagnosis is made on the basis of lymph node biopsy. Based on the course in our patients and the cases ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bradley SL,Dines DE,Banks PM,Hill RW

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive thymoma recently has been shown to be sensitive to combination chemotherapy and in some cases to be relatively indolent. Two cases of extensive thymoma which responded to primary treatment with a combination of a platinum compound (carboplatin or cisplatin), doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cyclophosphamide (or ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lara PN Jr,Bonomi PD,Faber LP

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In airway diseases such as asthma and COPD, specific structural changes may be observed, very likely secondary to an underlying inflammatory process. Although it is still controversial, airway remodeling may contribute to the development of these diseases and to their clinical expression and outcome. Airway remodeling...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bergeron C,Boulet LP

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CXC chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) and CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) have been shown to play an important role in transepithelial migration of neutrophil granulocytes during inflammation in various tissues. This study investigated the regulation of gene expression and surface expression of CXCR1 and CXCR2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Farkas L,Hahn MC,Schmoczer M,Jentsch N,Krätzel K,Pfeifer M,Schulz C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To investigate the roles of human alpha-defensin (HAD), human beta-defensin (HBD)-1, and HBD-2, novel antimicrobial peptides, in patients with Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection (MAI). PATIENTS:The study included 25 patients (10 men) with MAI who visited our hospital between June 1998 and Au...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ashitani J,Mukae H,Hiratsuka T,Nakazato M,Kumamoto K,Matsukura S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of repeated thoracenteses on the fluid characteristics and the levels of various cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-5, IL-6, and IL-8, and of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and tissue type plasminogen activator in malignant...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chung CL,Chen YC,Chang SC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first report of coincident IHSS and ostium secundum ASD is corroborated and successful septal myotomy and myectomy with patch closure of the ASD is described. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smith DC,Vieweg WV,Folkerth TL,Hagan AD

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with COPD often have reduced inspiratory muscle strength and endurance as well as poor exercise tolerance. Increased inspiratory work during sleep (probably due to increased upper airway resistance) may further strain these compromised respiratory muscles in COPD patients. We hypothesized that nasal continuou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mezzanotte WS,Tangel DJ,Fox AM,Ballard RD,White DP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe trends of reported alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency mortality in the United States from 1979-1991. METHODS:We analyzed death certificate reports in the multiple-cause mortality files compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics. RESULTS:Of the 26,866,600 deaths that occurred during the 13...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Browne RJ,Mannino DM,Khoury MJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemically bioavailable leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) can reduce the essential components of allergic inflammation in allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma by blocking cysteinyl leukotriene (CysLT) activity, resulting in a wide range of clinical effects. CysLTs, mediators, and modulators in the pathophysiolog...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Busse W,Kraft M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a central inhibitory neurotransmitter that also exists in peripheral tissues, including the lung. The GABA-agonist baclofen has been shown, in animal studies, to inhibit cough via a central mechanism, but has not been investigated in humans (to our knowledge). STUDY OBJECTI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dicpinigaitis PV,Dobkin JB

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiogram changes and pharmacologic responses were studied in 28 cases of brain death. Cardiac activity in this condition is possibly determined by the dynamic balance between the depressant action of hypothermia and the stimulating action of the sympathetic nervous system (without any vagal or central influen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drory Y,Ouaknine G,Kosary IZ,Kellermann JJ

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the diagnostic significance of the determination of T and B lymphocytes in pleural fluid, we studied these cells in peripheral blood and in pleural fluid by means of surface markers. Our study comprised 30 patients suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary malignancy, connective tissue disease, non...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pettersson T,Klockars M,Hellström PE,Riska H,Wangel A

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous irrigation-suction catheter (Irri-cath) is a double-lumen device that allows for simultaneous saline solution infusion and aspiration. This system may theoretically be more effective than conventional dry intermittent suction due to its vortex principle. To test this hypothesis, we performed 200 suction man...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Isea JO,Poyant D,O'Donnell C,Faling LJ,Karlinsky J,Celli BR

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the degree to which bioactive penicillin, metronidazole, ceftriaxone, clindamycin, vancomycin, and gentamicin penetrate into empyemic pleural fluid using our new rabbit model of empyema. METHODS:An empyema was created via the intrapleural injection of 10(8)()Pasteurella multocida bacteria into t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Teixeira LR,Sasse SA,Villarino MA,Nguyen T,Mulligan ME,Light RW

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory pattern during wakefulness and sleep was characterized in a 70-year-old woman with respiratory dyskinesia. During wakefulness, both respiratory frequency and tidal volume exhibited an irregularly irregular pattern. In addition, wide fluctuations occurred in the position of the rib cage and abdomen at e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kuna ST,Awan R

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between respiratory symptom intensity and quality and dynamic lung hyperinflation (DH) during induced bronchoconstriction in asthma. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Subjects with asthma (n = 116) underwent baseline spirometry and lung volume measurement follow...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lougheed MD,Fisher T,O'Donnell DE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients who take hydroxy-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, or statin medications, and experience adverse reactions are described. All patients experienced various manifestations of hypersensitivity while receiving the drugs. One patient is described with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, which was graph...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liebhaber MI,Wright RS,Gelberg HJ,Dyer Z,Kupperman JL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of lung volumes is an integral part of complete pulmonary function testing. Some lung volumes can be measured during spirometry; however, measurement of the residual volume (RV), functional residual capacity (FRC), and total lung capacity (TLC) requires special techniques. FRC is typically measured by one ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Flesch JD,Dine CJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether, in patients with bilateral pleural effusions, the main cellular and biochemical features of the pleural fluid on the right side differ from or correlate with those on the left side. We examined lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), glucose, and total protein (TP) levels, RBC count, nucleat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalomenidis I,Rodriguez M,Barnette R,Gupta R,Hawthorne M,Parkes KB,Light RW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) has imposed an obligation on hospitals and physicians to evaluate and stabilize patients who present to a hospital ED seeking care. Available sanctions for noncompliance include fines, damages awarded in civil litigation, and exclusion from Medicare. E...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hyman DA,Studdert DM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The accuracy of combined clinical examination (CE) and chest radiography (CXR) (CE + CXR) vs thoracic ultrasonography in the acute assessment of pneumothorax, hemothorax, and lung contusion in chest trauma patients is unknown. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, observational cohort study involving 119 adul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hyacinthe AC,Broux C,Francony G,Genty C,Bouzat P,Jacquot C,Albaladejo P,Ferretti GR,Bosson JL,Payen JF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease with a predilection for young women that is associated with right ventricular failure and premature death. PAH can complicate pregnancy with hemodynamic instability or sudden death during parturition and postpartum. Our aim was to examine the impact of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Duarte AG,Thomas S,Safdar Z,Torres F,Pacheco LD,Feldman J,deBoisblanc B

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the increasing aging population and the high prevalence of OSA in elderly adults, little is known about cognitive effects of OSA and the effectiveness of CPAP treatment. Therefore, this study investigated whether elderly patients with OSA present cognitive deficits and functional and structural alter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dalmases M,Solé-Padullés C,Torres M,Embid C,Nuñez MD,Martínez-Garcia MÁ,Farré R,Bargalló N,Bartrés-Faz D,Montserrat JM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00