Soluble leukocyte selectin in the analysis of pleural effusions.

abstract：:A massive GI bleed secondary to a Dieulafoy's lesion developed in a 77-year-old woman. Fifteen days later, massive pulmonary emboli developed. We describe successful thrombolytic treatment of her pulmonary emboli without complicating GI hemorrhage. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levin MS,Vernovsky I,Beer DJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether an abnormal swallowing reflex affects COPD exacerbations. This study investigated the prevalence of abnormal swallowing reflexes and its relationship with COPD exacerbation prospectively. We also clarified its association with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and airway bacterial ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terada K,Muro S,Ohara T,Kudo M,Ogawa E,Hoshino Y,Hirai T,Niimi A,Chin K,Mishima M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiographic (2D echo) measurements in diagnosing right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH). These measurements of the right atrium and the ventricle were made in 15 patients with right ventricular hypertrophy and in 11 normal subjects and were...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cacho A,Prakash R,Sarma R,Kaushik VS

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a complex syndrome affecting many body systems. Body wasting (ie, cardiac cachexia) is a serious complication of CHF long known but little investigated. Although no specific diagnostic criteria have been established, we have suggested that cardiac cachexia be defined on the basis of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anker SD,Coats AJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal lung disease with 3 to 5 years' survival. Although FVC is used to assess disease progression and treatment response, identifying predictive circulating blood biomarkers could help identify specific biologic pathways for treatment. An international, prospective, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Raghu G,Richeldi L,Jagerschmidt A,Martin V,Subramaniam A,Ozoux ML,Esperet CA,Soubrane C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved airway resistance following bronchodilator inhalation is not always accompanied by improvement in forced expiratory flow. We studied 241 patients with airways obstruction to learn whether changes in static lung volumes (vital capacity and function residual capacity measured by body plethysmography [FRCB]) wou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ramsdell JW,Tisi GM

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summary, this is a patient who presented with respiratory acidosis and cor pulmonale. The major diagnostic challenge was in differentiating primary cardiopulmonary disease from a central abnormality of ventilatory drive. The arterial blood gases showed a normal A-a gradient suggesting hypoventilation as the etiolog...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Klepper M,Barnard P,Eschenbacher W

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because T-piece breathing may impair oxygenation, the best airway pressure from which to extubate ventilated patients is controversial. We compared the effects of extubation after 1 h of either CPAP 5 and T-piece/ZEEP. Once weaned from mechanical ventilation and breathing spontaneously, 106 patients were randomized to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jones DP,Byrne P,Morgan C,Fraser I,Hyland R

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pulmonary status of 178 asymptomatic asthmatic children with normal time-volume spirograms was further evaluated using flow-volume loops, body plethysmographic studies, and blood gas tensions in arterialized capillary blood. Residual volume (RV) was abnormal in 26%, total lung capacity (TLC) in 33%, RV/TLC% in 41%...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cooper DM,Cutz E,Levison H

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the association between hemodynamic parameters of chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (MLA) in heart transplantation (HT) candidates and the effect of HT on MLA. We also described the results of lymph node (LN) biopsies of MLA in the patients. METHODS:Patients...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pastis NJ Jr,Van Bakel AB,Brand TM,Ravenel JG,Gilbert GE,Silvestri GA,Judson MA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the response characteristics of a dual transcutaneous (tc) PO2/PCO2 monitoring system in healthy subjects who breathed various gas mixtures, and we compared steady-state tc readings to simultaneous arterial blood gas analysis in 20 stable respiratory outpatients. The electrodes were simple to apply, required...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kesten S,Chapman KR,Rebuck AS

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Several studies have demonstrated the superiority of salmeterol and formoterol to either regular treatment with albuterol or placebo. However, to date there have been no trials comparing the efficacy of salmeterol and formoterol in patients with severe asthma. DESIGN:We undertook a randomized, placebo-...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nightingale JA,Rogers DF,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) tissue-typing studies on patients with genetically transmitted hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have demonstrated an HLA linkage in a Caucasian and black patient group and an HLA-DR locus association in a Japanese population sample. To confirm whether a specific HLA antigen(s) might serve as a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gardin JM,Gottdiener JS,Radvany R,Maron BJ,Lesch M

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pneumonitis in children is a rare and poorly understood disease. Controversy exists as to whether the varoius histologic changes encountered represent different disease or a spectrum of the same disease. Fourteen biopsy-confirmed cases of desquamative interstitial pneumonitis in children were seen at the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stillwell PC,Norris DG,O'Connell EJ,Rosenow EC 3rd,Weiland LH,Harrison EG Jr

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To measure the ability of a set of clinical parameters, the Winthrop-University Hospital (WUH) criteria, to identify Legionella pneumonia while discriminating against bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia at the time of hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). DESIGN:Retrospective case-contr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gupta SK,Imperiale TF,Sarosi GA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether African-American race is independently associated with lung disease in scleroderma. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University medical center in Baltimore. PATIENTS:One hundred one patients with diffuse cutaneous scleroderma with available serum samples. MEASUREMENTS:Patie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Greidinger EL,Flaherty KT,White B,Rosen A,Wigley FM,Wise RA

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic myocardium undergoes many physiologic changes, including alterations in contractile function, histologic condition, and oxygen utilization. Reperfusion of ischemic myocardium may reverse some of these changes; however, the level of reperfusion needed for adequate functional recovery, as opposed to myocyte sal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rohs TJ Jr,Benedict MB,Bolling SF

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing of surgical treatment of empyema remains controversial. Traditionally, thoracotomy is performed either within three weeks of diagnosis or delayed until presumed pleurodesis occurs. Often, these patients are moribund and the duration of illness impossible to determine. We report our surgical results in seven...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoover EL,Hsu HK,Ross MJ,Gross AM,Webb H,Ketosugbo A,Finch P

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the diagnostic accuracy of the chest radiograph in the evaluation of acute pulmonary complications in immunocompromised patients. METHODS:The study included the chest radiographs in 149 consecutive acute pulmonary complications seen in immunocompromised patients in whom a definitive diagnosis was mad...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Logan PM,Primack SL,Staples C,Miller RR,Müller NL

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigates the long-term benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQL). Such information is of particular importance in developing strategies for aftercare at home which aim to maintain the initial improvements seen after rehabilitation. METHODS:Criteria...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ketelaars CA,Abu-Saad HH,Schlösser MA,Mostert R,Wouters EF

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An international, multicenter, prospective survey has been conducted to determine the hospital survival rates of patients with potentially reversible acute respiratory failure (ARF) who are managed in sophisticated intensive care units by leading critical care specialists, using current (1991 to 1992) support and trea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vasilyev S,Schaap RN,Mortensen JD

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell carcinoma of the lung is an unusual form of pulmonary malignancy that follows an extremely aggressive clinical course. We report the clinical and roentgenographic manifestations of 14 patients with pathologically proven giant cell carcinoma of the lung, and compare our data to other reports in the literatur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shin MS,Jackson LK,Shelton RW Jr,Greene RE

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) administered with a face mask was compared to oxygen supplementation in 40 patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Baseline arterial blood gas values and pH, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure were recorded after patients breathed 28 per...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Väisänen IT,Räsänen J

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of craniofacial risk factors in increasing apneic activity between nonobese and obese habitual snorers. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETTING:Care-seeking volunteers identified through advertisements, and referral-based volunteers from two sleep centers serving the greater Cleveland ar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nelson S,Hans M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its greater ease and rapidity of insertion, the percutaneous intraaortic balloon in many institutions has become the primary method for implementing counterpulsation. We report the results and complications of 113 attempted procedures in a variety of clinical settings. We had a high (93.8 percent) insertion...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hauser AM,Gordon S,Gangadharan V,Ramos RG,Westveer DC,Garg AK,Timmis GC

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the diagnostic value of telescoping plugged catheters (TPC) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with pulmonary infiltrates (PI), we performed a prospective clinical study in 71 episodes of fever and PI in 66 HIV-infected patients (five patients had two different episodes of fever and PI)....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferrer M,Torres A,Xaubet A,Puig de la Bellacasa J,Agustí C,Gonzalez J,de Celis R,Jiménez de Anta MT

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rules of good graphs are presented and explicated. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Green J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old male homosexual, a former intravenous drug abuser, was found to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive in 1984. He developed AIDS in 1987 and began treatment with zidovudine in 1989. One year later he developed left apical pleural blebs, a pneumothorax and an exudative pleural effusion. A maligna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Behling CA,Wolf PL,Haghighi P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old man with a history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy presented to the emergency room with "stabbing" chest pain. He had undergone dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in 1993 using an atrial lead (Accufix; Telectronics; Englewood, Colo) and a myomectomy in 1996 during which the distal portion of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gerstenfeld EP,Balarajan Y,Cooke R,Mittleman RS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of thrombocytopenia in an ICU and assess which factors were associated with thrombocytopenia. DESIGN:A review of the medical records of patients admitted during 3 separate months during 1 academic year. Patients must have survived at least 12 h in the ICU. SETTING:A medical...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Baughman RP,Lower EE,Flessa HC,Tollerud DJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00