Mitochondrial disease: a pulmonary and critical-care medicine perspective.

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman had bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and retinouveitis. Microscopic examination of a biopsy specimen from a mediastinal lymph node revealed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. Since granulomatous diseases of infectious origin and sarcoid reaction were reasonably excluded, she was diagnosed as ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamaguchi E,Haneda H,Okazaki N,Abe S,Kawakami Y,Nojima T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the cross-sectional echocardiographic features of a left ventricular diverticulum. The echocardiographic findings are illustrated and discussed in relation to the diagnostic capabilities of this noninvasive imaging technique. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Estevez CM,Weyman AE,Feigenbaum H

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients with newly discovered biopsy-proven pulmonary sarcoidosis in roentgenographic stage II (adenopathy and interstitial abnormalities) who also had abnormal pulmonary function (TLC and/or DCO less than 80 percent predicted) were assigned in alternate sequence to either a daily or alternate day predniso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spratling L,Tenholder MF,Underwood GH,Feaster BL,Requa RK

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes three cases of massive mobile right heart thrombus and reviews the available literature to better define the pathophysiology, natural history and most appropriate therapy of the syndrome. The clinical presentation of most patients has been severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction and the diagnosis has ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Crowell RH,Adams GS,Koilpillai CJ,McNutt EJ,Montague TJ

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 61-year-old Caribbean man presented to the ED with dyspnea that had progressed over the previous week with associated cough and high fevers. Four days prior to admission, his primary care physician noted oral thrush and obtained a chest radiograph that revealed a right middle lobe infiltrate. He was...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gong J,Melamud A,Koenig S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the associations of maternal and grandmaternal smoking before, during, and after pregnancy with childhood asthma. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:We conducted a case-control study nested within the Children's Health Study in southern California. The case patients consisted of 338 children wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Li YF,Langholz B,Salam MT,Gilliland FD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 75-year-old patient presenting with a solitary pulmonary mass, a localized form of Wegener's granulomatosis was diagnosed after lobectomy. In the absence of extrapulmonary manifestations and after a benign postoperative course, the patients was discharged without medical treatment. Three months later, diffuse alv...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Odeh M,Best LA,Kerner H,Bassan H,Oliven A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical utility of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in the evaluation of patients with chronic cough and normal or nonlocalizing chest radiographic findings. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS:Forty-eight patients with chronic cough and no other cl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barnes TW,Afessa B,Swanson KL,Lim KG

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been linked to resistant hypertension, but the magnitude of this association and its independence of confounding have not been established. METHODS:Case patients were 63 patients with resistant hypertension (BP >or= 140/90 mm Hg using at least three BP-lowering dr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gonçalves SC,Martinez D,Gus M,de Abreu-Silva EO,Bertoluci C,Dutra I,Branchi T,Moreira LB,Fuchs SC,de Oliveira AC,Fuchs FD

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute elevation of the ST segment in several ECG leads was observed in seven patients with bacterial shock during the course of therapy. Six patients had bacterial pneumonia, one had acute cholecystitis, and none had a previous history of heart disease. At the onset of the ST elevation, all patients were receiving dop...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Terradellas JB,Bellot JF,Sarís AB,Gil CL,Torrallardona AT,Garriga JR

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strapping of the chest causes decreased lung volumes and increased elastic recoil pressure. Such strapping was used in conjunction with single-breath nitrogen washout to study the effects of changes in these factors on the dynamics of the small airways. Studies consisted of simultaneous measurements of the quasistatic...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Al-Bazzaz FJ

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of dynamic exercise on mitral regurgitation (MR) as assessed by color flow Doppler imaging and tested the hypothesis that MR increases in patients with left ventricular (LV) function worsening during exercise. We studied 513 patients (390 men, 123 women:mean age [+/-1 SD] 58+/-11 yea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Peteiro J,Freire E,Montserrat L,Castro-Beiras A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pill aspiration represents a unique type of foreign body aspiration requiring a distinct diagnostic and therapeutic approach. In many cases, the "foreign body" itself may no longer be present, whereas the airway manifestations may persist for months to years. Limited data exist to guide management decisions. We report...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kinsey CM,Folch E,Majid A,Channick CL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bayesian analysis was used in this study to investigate the diagnostic value of the bronchial provocation test with methacholine in patients with asthma. The best cutoff value of accumulated concentration of methacholine administered that caused a 20 percent fall in FEV1 post-saline (PC20) in our sample, determine...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perpiñá M,Pellicer C,de Diego A,Compte L,Macián V

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An obesity paradox, wherein patients who are obese have lower mortality, has been described in cardiopulmonary diseases, including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Our objective was to determine whether obesity and BMI are associated with mortality in patients with PAH. METHODS:We assessed incident pa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weatherald J,Huertas A,Boucly A,Guignabert C,Taniguchi Y,Adir Y,Jevnikar M,Savale L,Jaïs X,Peng M,Simonneau G,Montani D,Humbert M,Sitbon O

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been postulated that differences in provocative concentration of methacholine causing a 20% fall in FEV1 (PC20) values between the dosimeter method and tidal breathing method might be due to differences in the dose of agonist delivered to the mouth. The aim of the present study was to determine the in...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Prieto L,Lopez V,Llusar R,Rojas R,Marin J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Important alterations in respiratory function have been observed after open cholecystectomy. These include a decrease in the abdominal tidal volume, forced vital capacity, and forced expiratory volume at 1 s. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a new procedure allowing removal of the gallbladder without a subcostal or mid...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shulman SM,Chuter T,Weissman C

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies and invasive tests are available. Understanding the accuracy, advantages, and disadvantages of the available methods for staging non-small cell lung cancer...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Silvestri GA,Gonzalez AV,Jantz MA,Margolis ML,Gould MK,Tanoue LT,Harris LJ,Detterbeck FC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients (about 80%) will be treated as outpatients, because therapy with a single agent will work. For the remaining 20% of patients requiring hospitalization, there is some growing debate regarding the efficacy of different management approaches. For hospi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss K,Tillotson GS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence rates for asthma in various parts of the world are different and this cannot be entirely explained by differences in methodology. Low prevalence rates are found in third world countries, particularly marked for children. The reasons for these differences are obscure but are largely environmental. Some sugge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cookson JB

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the outcome of in-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest has been studied extensively, the clinical antecedents of arrest are less well defined. We studied a group of consecutive general hospital ward patients developing cardiopulmonary arrest. Prospectively determined definitions of underlying pathophysiology, severit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schein RM,Hazday N,Pena M,Ruben BH,Sprung CL

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In two patients a documented Texas A2 influenza infection was associated with the development of interstitial pulmonary disease. One patient had an acute fulminating process resulting in respiratory failure and necessitating ventilatory assistance. Open lung biopsy revealed a histologic picture consistent with usual i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pinsker KL,Schneyer B,Becker N,Kamholz SL

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To address the burden of tobacco use in underserved populations, our safety net hospital developed a tobacco treatment intervention consisting of an "opt-out" electronic health record-based best practice alert + order set, which triggers consultation to an inpatient tobacco treatment consult (TTC) service fo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herbst N,Wiener RS,Helm ED,O'Donnell C,Fitzgerald C,Wong C,Bulekova K,Waite M,Mishuris RG,Kathuria H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interferon-γ release assays (IGRAs) have been incorporated into several national guidelines for latent TB infection (LTBI) diagnosis. However, their optimal application is still controversial and evolving. The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of confirmatory IGRAs in addition to tuberculin sk...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Song S,Jeon D,Kim JW,Kim YD,Kim SP,Cho JS,Lee SE,Cho WH,Park HK,Kim YS,Lee MK,Lee JH

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) with biopsy under fluoroscopic guidance has enhanced the yield of flexible bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. However, the accuracy of ENB navigation suggests that the addition of fluoroscopy is redundant. OBJECTIVES:Data were prospectivel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eberhardt R,Anantham D,Herth F,Feller-Kopman D,Ernst A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To define characteristics of surgically curable, early cancers of the lung, we retrospectively studied relationships between thin-section CT (TS-CT) scans, pathologic features, and outcome data in 287 patients with resected small-diameter (< 20 mm) peripheral lung carcinoma. Cases included 260 adenocar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shimizu K,Yamada K,Saito H,Noda K,Nakayama H,Kameda Y,Nakata K

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenoterol hydrobromide (Berotec; formerly Th 1165a) is a sympathomimetic bronchodilator drug. Twenty subjects with mild to moderate reversible bronchospasm completed a double-blind multiple crossover study of single doses of 5 mg, 7.5 mg, and 10 mg of fenoterol hydrobromide, 24 mg of ephedrine, and placebo. Spirometri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steen SN,Smith R,Kuo J,Ziment I,Beall G

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pure posterior mediastinal cystic lymphangiomas are very rare and have seldom been documented. This is the report of such a case, including the ultrasonographic and computed tomographic manifestations of the lesion, the first documentation of such manifestations in the literature. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murayama S

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary extramedullary plasmacytomas are uncommon neoplasms. They occur most frequently in the upper aerodigestive tract and account for 4% of the nonepithelial tumors in this site. The evolution of a plasmacytoma is unsteady and symptoms at presentation have included dystonia, dysphagia, oral pain, cough, and dyspne...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Byrd RP Jr,Roy TM,Bentz W,Mehta JB

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Linear endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) allows real-time guidance of transbronchial needle aspiration of thoracic structures and has become an increasingly important diagnostic tool for chest physicians. Little has been published about the learning experience of operators with this technology. The purpose of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wahidi MM,Hulett C,Pastis N,Shepherd RW,Shofer SL,Mahmood K,Lee H,Malhotra R,Moser B,Silvestri GA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00