Hyperventilation-induced T-wave changes in the limb lead electrocardiogram.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) in pleural effusions caused by tuberculosis (TB) and malignancy and their relationship with plasminogen activator inhibitor type I (PAI-1) and tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA), and to compare the differences between tu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hua CC,Chang LC,Chen YC,Chang SC

更新日期：1999-11-01 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:COPD is a heterogeneous disease characterized by airflow obstruction and diagnosed by lung function. CT imaging is emerging as an important, noninvasive tool in phenotyping COPD. However, the use of CT imaging in defining the disease heterogeneity above lung function is not fully known. METHODS:Seventy-five...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bafadhel M,Umar I,Gupta S,Raj JV,Vara DD,Entwisle JJ,Pavord ID,Brightling CE,Siddiqui S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditional diagnostic tests for pericardial tuberculosis (TB) are insensitive and often require long culture periods, and this has led to more emphasis being placed on biochemical tests such as the pericardial adenosine deaminase (ADA) test. However, controversy exists as to its diagnostic utility. In addit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burgess LJ,Reuter H,Carstens ME,Taljaard JJ,Doubell AF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the usefulness of routinely inserting a hollow airway exchange catheter (jet stylet) prior to tracheal extubation of adult patients with risk factors for difficult tracheal intubation. DESIGN:Prospective, 1-year study of 40 consecutive patients undergoing mechanical ventilation who had one...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Loudermilk EP,Hartmannsgruber M,Stoltzfus DP,Langevin PB

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a destructive lung disease of women caused by proliferation of neoplastic-like LAM cells, with mutations in the TSC1/2 tumor suppressor genes. Based on case reports, levels of cancer antigen 125 (CA-125), an ovarian cancer biomarker, can be elevated in patients with LAM. We ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Glasgow CG,Pacheco-Rodriguez G,Steagall WK,Haughey ME,Julien-Williams PA,Stylianou MP,Gochuico BR,Moss J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first case (to our knowledge) of acetaminophen-induced eosinophilic pneumonia. Although the patient had taken an acetaminophen-containing combination drug, Kinuya-chinnetsu, for only three days, the abnormal shadow on his chest radiograph continued for about a month. Lymphocyte stimulation tests showed ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kondo K,Inoue Y,Hamada H,Yokoyama A,Kohno N,Hiwada K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease affecting predominantly populations surrounding the Mediterranean basin. It is the most prevalent hereditary periodic fever syndrome characterized mainly by recurrent and short attacks of fever and serositis (pleuritis, arthritis, peritonitis). Unila...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katsenos S,Mermigkis C,Psathakis K,Tsintiris K,Polychronopoulos V,Panagou P,Ritis K,Light RW

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:Three sets of guidelines for the management of COPD that are widely recognized (from the European Respiratory Society [ERS], American Thoracic Society [ATS], and British Thoracic Society [BTS]) are reviewed and compared. None of the documents uses classic evidence-based documentation, and, in many instances, the recom...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferguson GT

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered a clinical problem in a young man who presented with a left upper lobe mass and a diffuse reticular-nodular infiltrate. We thought we had appropriately applied Murphy's Law (the famed bank robber who "went where the money is"), and Ockham's Razor (the philosopher William of Ockham [1285 to 1349]-"Entiti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jackson HD,Carney KJ,Knautz MA,Tenholder MF

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The physicians who initially evaluate patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) strongly impact the course of therapy. Their beliefs in treatment and prognosis may contribute to practices of variable quality and appropriateness. We sought to better describe beliefs among pulmonologists and thora...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schroen AT,Detterbeck FC,Crawford R,Rivera MP,Socinski MA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is known to be a proinflammatory cytokine that has a pronounced negative inotropic effect and plays an important role in ischemic-reperfusion injury. METHODS:Twenty isolated rat hearts were randomly divided equally into two groups (heparin and non-heparin) and were perfused...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pevni D,Frolkis I,Shapira I,Schwartz D,Yuhas Y,Schwartz IF,Chernichovski T,Uretzky G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae has been known for > 100 years as the most important bacterial pathogen of the respiratory tract in adults and children. In recent years, the pneumococcus has begun to exhibit increasing resistance to antimicrobial agents. Because of the huge number of infections caused by this organism, the d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harwell JI,Brown RB

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:A case of acute pneumonia due to Pasteurella multocida ssp multocida occurred in a young man with AIDS and chronic sinusitis. The pneumonia was diagnosed by bronchoscopy and responded to treatment with aztreonam. Epidemiologic investigation revealed the case was temporally related to nontraumatic exposure to cat secre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drabick JJ,Gasser RA Jr,Saunders NB,Hadfield TL,Rogers LC,Berg BW,Drabick CJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Osteoporosis is a common condition in patients with end-stage lung disease, but little attention has been given to bone disease in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with severe PPH befo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tschopp O,Schmid C,Speich R,Seifert B,Russi EW,Boehler A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two recent studies in resectable non-small cell lung cancer by the Lung Cancer Study Group (LCSG) suggested an advantage to adjuvant therapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cisplatin (CAP). Neither study had a no-treatment control arm. The purpose of this study was to compare the CAP regi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Feld R,Rubinstein L,Thomas PA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the inpatient records of 139 adult patients with leukemia to determine the incidence of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients and the pattern of roentgenographic involvement of such infections. There were 98 parenchymal infiltrates identified, including 43 episodes of local disease and 55 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tenholder MF,Hooper RG

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is being evaluated in the treatment of emphysema. The proposed mechanisms of improvement are increased elastic recoil of the lung and improved mechanical efficiency of the muscles of respiration. We report a unique patient with emphysema who developed a giant bulla 3 years subseque...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iqbal M,Rossoff L,McKeon K,Graver M,Scharf SM

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several reports on underdiagnosis of COPD, while little is known about COPD overdiagnosis and overtreatment. We describe the overdiagnosis and the prevalence of spirometrically defined false positive COPD, as well as their relationship with overtreatment across 23 population samples in 20 countries...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sator L,Horner A,Studnicka M,Lamprecht B,Kaiser B,McBurnie MA,Buist AS,Gnatiuc L,Mannino DM,Janson C,Bateman ED,Burney P,BOLD Collaborative Research Group.

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periodic leg movements (PLMs) may appear during nasal CPAP titration, persisting despite the elimination of hypopneas. METHODS:Systematic recordings of expiratory abdominal muscles on the right and left sides with surface electromyographic (EMG) electrodes lateral to navel, and close from the lateral side o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seo WH,Guilleminault C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are newer, immunotherapy-based drugs that have been shown to improve survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Unlike traditional chemotherapeutic agents, ICIs work by boosting the body's natural tumor killing response. However, this unique mechanism of action has als...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suresh K,Naidoo J,Lin CT,Danoff S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gas exchange and hemodynamics were evaluated before, during, and after a two-hour period of prone position in 13 moderate-severe ARDS patients. Lung computerized tomography was obtained in both the supine and prone positions in two of these patients. Average arterial oxygenation improved after prone positioning (p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Langer M,Mascheroni D,Marcolin R,Gattinoni L

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up-to-date estimates of burden of diseases are required for evidence-based decision-making. The objectives of this study were to determine the excess costs of COPD and its trend from 2001 to 2010 in British Columbia, Canada. METHODS:We used British Columbia's administrative health data to construct a cohort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Khakban A,Sin DD,FitzGerald JM,Ng R,Zafarí Z,McManus B,Hollander Z,Marra CA,Sadatsafavi M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND STUDY OBJECTIVE:Phrenic nerve injury may occur after cardiac surgery; however, its cause has not been extensively investigated with electrophysiology. The purpose of this study was to determine by electrophysiologic means the importance of various possible risk factors in the development of phrenic nerve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dimopoulou I,Daganou M,Dafni U,Karakatsani A,Khoury M,Geroulanos S,Jordanoglou J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The aim was to evaluate demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables in febrile patients, with or without a microbiologically confirmed infection, for prediction of death, in comparison to the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and its criteria, such as abnormal temperature, tachycardia,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bossink AW,Groeneveld J,Hack CE,Thijs LG

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To validate color Doppler ultrasonography of renal arteries for the assessment of renal blood flow (RBF), we compared left and right RBF estimates and their sum (total RBF) by echo-Doppler with data obtained by iodine 123-123I-p-aminohippuric acid (PAH) scintigraphy in 19 patients with heart failure and 7 normal contr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vigna C,Russo A,Barbano F,Fusilli S,Loperfido F

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical feasibility of using real-time measurements of work of breathing obtained at the bedside with a portable, commercially available respiratory monitor as an objective and quantifiable guideline for appropriately setting pressure support ventilation (PSV) to partially and totally unload ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Banner MJ,Kirby RR,Gabrielli A,Blanch PB,Layon AJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of modern therapy on survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is not clear. We sought to determine associations among commonly used clinical and hemodynamic variables, treatment, and long-term survival in PAH associated with SSc compared with PAH d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rubenfire M,Huffman MD,Krishnan S,Seibold JR,Schiopu E,McLaughlin VV

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00