Treatment of warfarin-associated coagulopathy: a physician survey.

abstract：:Fifteen patients (range of ages, 18 to 35 years) who survived an acute episole of the adult respiratory distress syndrome caused by mechanical or thermal injuries, sepsis, and shock were studied during 1 to 30 months after recovery. The patients had had no previous pulmonary diseases, and only two had been smokers. Al...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yahav J,Lieberman P,Molho M

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Malnutrition in patients with COPD is associated with an impaired pulmonary status, reduced diaphragmatic mass, lower exercise capacity, and higher mortality rate when compared to adequately nourished individuals with COPD. Nutritional support may therefore be a useful part of their comprehensive care. PURPO...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferreira IM,Brooks D,Lacasse Y,Goldstein RS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single breath diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (Dco) is commonly used as a simple method of assessing overall pulmonary gas exchange properties. Studies of Dco in bronchial asthma have yielded conflicting results. OBJECTIVE:To study Dco and to determine the factors influencing Dco in patients with ast...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Collard P,Njinou B,Nejadnik B,Keyeux A,Frans A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the individual and joint effect of various pretreatment clinical characteristics on the survival of patients with mesothelioma treated by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between June 1984 and September 1994, 337 patients with malignant mesothelioma and no prior chemothe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herndon JE,Green MR,Chahinian AP,Corson JM,Suzuki Y,Vogelzang NJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CT scanning allows assessment of airway-wall thickness and is useful for diagnosing and assessing various lung diseases, including asthma and COPD. Several studies have reported that CT scan-estimated dimensions are positively correlated with pulmonary function test results and a positive response to treatment. Howeve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamada S,Ito Y,Imai S,Oguma T,Niimi A,Mishima M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated sites of nitric oxide (NO) gas exchange and response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in patients with COPD and varying extents of emphysema. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized, single-blind, crossover study in treated, stable, ex-smoking patients with COPD who were ICS and l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gelb AF,Flynn Taylor C,Krishnan A,Fraser C,Shinar CM,Schein MJ,Osann K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are the most abundant immune cell population in normal lung tissue and serve critical roles in innate and adaptive immune responses as well as the development of inflammatory airway disease. Studies in a mouse model of chronic obstructive lung disease and translational studies of humans with asthma and COP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Byers DE,Holtzman MJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the nuclear accumulation of p53 in patients with early bronchial neoplasia represents an altered susceptibility for the development of lung cancer. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENTS:We evaluated the percentage of cells accumulating nuclear p53 immunohistochemically in squamous cell carcin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Piyathilake CJ,Frost AR,Manne U,Weiss H,Heimburger DC,Grizzle WE

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBFNA) was used to confirm the diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst in two asymptomatic patients with mediastinal masses who declined surgical exploration. Both masses were located subcarinally but differed in computed tomographic density (7 and 59 Hounsfield units). Aspirate cytology ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schwartz DB,Beals TF,Wimbish KJ,Hammersley JR

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False-negative results from transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy of malignant lung masses may occur if a central necrotic area is present and is the source of the biopsy material. The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of ultrasonic guidance can improve the sensitivity of lung needle biopsies in this c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pan JF,Yang PC,Chang DB,Lee YC,Kuo SH,Luh KT

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 62-year-old woman with a history of partially treated Graves disease and hypertension presented with approximately 3 weeks of worsening fatigue, lower extremity myalgias, and shortness of breath. Her medical history included a thyroid radiofrequency ablation several years earlier. Following the abla...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Park BD,Lyn-Kew K,Granchelli A,Mehta A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vasodilatory shock refractory to catecholamine vasopressors and arginine vasopressin is highly morbid and responsible for significant mortality. Synthetic angiotensin II is a potent vasoconstrictor that may be suitable for use in these patients. RESEARCH QUESTION:What is the safety and effectiveness of angi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wieruszewski PM,Wittwer ED,Kashani KB,Brown DR,Butler SO,Clark AM,Cooper CJ,Davison DL,Gajic O,Gunnerson KJ,Tendler R,Mara KC,Barreto EF

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with the sick sinus syndrome accompanying mirror-image dextrocardia which was associated with double superior venae cavae and an absent inferior vena cava is presented. A permanent transvenous demand pacemaker was inserted because of repeated episodes of dizziness and a documented 31/2-second period of asyst...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goyal SL,Lichestein E,Gupta PK,Chadda KD,Lajam F

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of the study was to evaluate a novel, combined sensor for transcutaneous monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation and carbon dioxide tension. DESIGN:The new monitoring technique was compared to established reference methods. SETTING:ICU and sleep laboratory of a university hospital. PATIENTS:E...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Senn O,Clarenbach CF,Kaplan V,Maggiorini M,Bloch KE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nd-YAG laser resection of a completely obstructing right mainstem tumor in a 36-year-old man was complicated by right lung hyperinflation and left lung collapse and accompanying ventilatory failure. This was attributed to obstruction of the right mainstem bronchus during exhalation, but not inhalation, in a patent but...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fairfax WR,Rollins RJ

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies documenting the increased incidence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) in figure skaters have employed a method that incorporates on-ice exercise with rink-side spirometry. The literature suggests that bronchial provocation challenge testing is better than exercise testing for identifying EIB. To...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mannix ET,Manfredi F,Farber MO

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients had angiographic appearance of chronic primary coronary artery dissection with features that differed from other patients with this entity studied at autopsy; they were men, greater than or equal to 40 years of age, had angina pectoris and severe coronary artery disease. The right coronary artery, which...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iskandrian AS,Bemis CE,Kimbiris D,Mintz GS,Hakki AH

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected ICUs and critical care health-care providers (HCPs) worldwide. RESEARCH QUESTION:How do regional differences and perceived lack of ICU resources affect critical care resource use and the well-being of HCPs? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Betw...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wahlster S,Sharma M,Lewis AK,Patel PV,Hartog CS,Jannotta G,Blissitt P,Kross EK,Kassebaum NJ,Greer DM,Curtis JR,Creutzfeldt CJ

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic embolization is a common complication of left atrial myxoma; however, coronary embolism leading to acute myocardial infarction is rare. The use of echocardiography has increased the detection of intracardiac tumors when signs and symptoms are not evident. Echocardiography is the diagnostic procedure of choice...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Abascal VM,Kasznica J,Aldea G,Davidoff R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eosinophils contain granule proteins such as eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) that have proinflammatory effects on airways. ECP may be released on activation of eosinophils into the plasma and is widely used as a marker of bronchial hyperreactivity and allergic inflammation. Environmental factors as well as...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Domej W,Schwaberger G,Tilz GP,Földes-Papp Z,Demel U,Lang J,von Duvillard SP

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed seven patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia presenting with congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension. This condition has been recognized only recently as part of the clinical spectrum of beta-thalassemia. Our group of patients included two men and five women with the clinical pictur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aessopos A,Stamatelos G,Skoumas V,Vassilopoulos G,Mantzourani M,Loukopoulos D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) during flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is the recommended procedure for diagnosing sarcoidosis in most cases, although its yield in stage I disease is reported to be not as high as when parenchymal involvement is radiologically evident. We undertook this study to assess the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Trisolini R,Lazzari Agli L,Cancellieri A,Poletti V,Tinelli C,Baruzzi G,Patelli M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary C-fibers and a subset of mechanically sensitive, acid-sensitive myelinated sensory nerves play essential roles in regulating cough. These vagal sensory nerves terminate primarily in the larynx, trachea, carina, and large intrapulmonary bronchi. Other bronchopulmonary sensory nerves, sensory nerves inn...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Canning BJ,Chang AB,Bolser DC,Smith JA,Mazzone SB,McGarvey L,CHEST Expert Cough Panel.

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary artery remodeling triggered by alveolar hypoxia is considered the main mechanism of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in COPD patients. We hypothesized that the risk for PH in COPD is increased by an elevation in the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chaouat A,Savale L,Chouaid C,Tu L,Sztrymf B,Canuet M,Maitre B,Housset B,Brandt C,Le Corvoisier P,Weitzenblum E,Eddahibi S,Adnot S

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Negative pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) is an important cause of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema but is rarely reported in the setting of bronchospasm. A 43-year-old woman with severe reactive airway disease suffered an episode of severe bronchospasm after endotracheal extubation following an otherwise uneventful gene...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krodel DJ,Bittner EA,Abdulnour RE,Brown RH,Eikermann M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The duration of postinspiratory pause prior to forced expiration may significantly influence the peak expiratory flow (PEF) measured during maximal forceful expirations. In comparison with maneuvers without a postinspiratory pause, maneuvers with 4 to 6-s pause at total lung capacity (TLC) result in decrease...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Omar T,Alawadhi H,Soubani AO,Tzelepis GE

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the theory that obstructive (OSA) and central (CSA) sleep apneas share common pathophysiologic mechanisms, we attempted to treat eight patients with predominantly CSA by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). All patients exhibited repetitive episodes of CSA and mixed sleep apneas (MSA) in the supine pos...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Issa FG,Sullivan CE

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no consensus at the present time about the effect of welding on lung function decline. This study compared lung function decline between blue-collar workers exposed and not exposed to welding fumes in a French longitudinal cohort of 21,238 subjects aged 37 to 52 years at inclusion. METHODS:Medical ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thaon I,Demange V,Herin F,Touranchet A,Paris C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary infections, which frequently occur during the early and late period following bone marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies, are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In this study the incidence, the infectious causes of pneumonia and the mortality related to pneumonia in 130 alloge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gentile G,Micozzi A,Girmenia C,Iori AP,Donati PP,Capria S,Martino P

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00