Deep vein thrombosis among patients entering cardiac rehabilitation after coronary artery bypass surgery.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The institution of inhaled corticosteroids is generally advocated for effective treatment of patients with asthma. It is yet unknown what is the best time to start inhaled corticosteroid therapy and especially whether delayed introduction is harmful. PHASE 1: In a previous study in patients with asthma and C...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Overbeek SE,Kerstjens HA,Bogaard JM,Mulder PG,Postma DS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the efficacy and safety of perioperative treatment with methylprednisolone on the development of lung injury after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. METHODS:This was a randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 98 adult patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kerr KM,Auger WR,Marsh JJ,Devendra G,Spragg RG,Kim NH,Channick RN,Jamieson SW,Madani MM,Manecke GR,Roth DM,Shragg GP,Fedullo PF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter about implementation strategies for practice guidelines is part of the 7th ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence Based Guidelines. Grade 1 recommendations are strong and indicate that the benefits do, or do not, outweigh risks, burden, and costs. Grade 2 suggests that feasib...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schünemann HJ,Cook D,Grimshaw J,Liberati A,Heffner J,Tapson V,Guyatt G

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) by helmet and face mask in immunocompromised patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:The general ICU of a university hospital. PATIENTS:Nineteen immunocompromised patients (hemato...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rocco M,Dell'Utri D,Morelli A,Spadetta G,Conti G,Antonelli M,Pietropaoli P

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disabling presyncopal attacks were provoked in a patient with a sinus nodal disorder and cardiac pacemaker by treatment with antianginal vasodilators. At cardiac catheterization a severe fall in aortic pressure was documented during ventricular pacing, when desynchronized atrial contractions coincided with ventricular...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Toivonen LK,Pohjola-Sintonen S

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of the use of beta-blockers for congestive heart failure, beginning with the innovative seminal study by the Swedish group in 1975 to studies in 1995, is reviewed and shows that almost all trials favored the use of beta-blockers. They tended to demonstrate an increase in ejection fraction, a decrease in le...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Constant J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly all patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) have complete clinical and hemodynamic and at least near complete roentgenographic and angiographic resolution within four to six weeks of the acute event. To classify the syndrome of unresolved pulmonary embolism we reviewed our experience and that of the English liter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Benotti JR,Ockene IS,Alpert JS,Dalen JE

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was previously thought that diagnostic or therapeutic ionizing radiation did not have an adverse effect on the function of cardiac pacemakers. Recently, however, some authors have reported damaging effect of the therapeutic radiation on cardiac pulse generators. An analysis of a recently-extracted pacemaker documen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pourhamidi AH

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, pleural calcifications prevailing in the inhabitants of some villages and towns around Diyarbakir, a city in southeast Turkey, have been found to be caused by the inhalation of chrysotile asbestos, the mineral commonly used indiscriminately to paint the walls and floors of houses. There were no industri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yazicioglu S

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with acute respiratory symptoms still remain a diagnostic challenge. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether focused sonography could potentially diagnose life-threatening conditions missed at the primary assessment in a patient population consisting of admitted patients with acute respiratory ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laursen CB,Sloth E,Lambrechtsen J,Lassen AT,Madsen PH,Henriksen DP,Davidsen JR,Rasmussen F

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular complications from cocaine use have been recognized in increasing frequency in recent years. We report the case of a young man with a history of intranasal cocaine use presenting with acute congestive heart failure who, on postmortem examination, was found to have idiopathic hemochromatosis. It is specu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goldenberg SP,Zeldis SM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in acute exacerbation of COPD has increased over time. However, little is known about patient factors influencing its use in routine clinical practice. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of 723,560 hospitalizations for exacerbation of COPD at 475 hospitals...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stefan MS,Shieh MS,Pekow PS,Hill N,Rothberg MB,Lindenauer PK

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Spirometry is a useful test of pulmonary function and can be safely performed in a variety of clinical situations. Although the technique for performing the maneuver is straightforward, there are many sources of variability in results. Specific criteria must be met in order for the test to be considered valid. For the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lange NE,Mulholland M,Kreider ME

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the risk factors associated with postoperative respiratory infection in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery, with special emphasis on the perioperative pattern of airway colonization. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Department of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery of a tertiary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belda J,Cavalcanti M,Ferrer M,Serra M,Puig de la Bellacasa J,Canalis E,Torres A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify how lung function at exercise is affected in sarcoidosis, and to analyze how exercise studies compare to testing measurements, 63 patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis were examined with lung mechanics and arterial blood gases during exercise. These findings were compared with simultaneously obtained, but pre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brådvik I,Wollmer P,Blom-Bülow B,Albrechtsson U,Jonson B

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen therapy is an integral part of the treatment of critically ill patients. Maintenance of adequate oxygen delivery to vital organs often requires the administration of supplemental oxygen, sometimes at high concentrations. Although oxygen therapy is lifesaving, it may be associated with deleterious effects when a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Budinger GRS,Mutlu GM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to chronic lung disease is associated with a poor prognosis, regardless of the underlying respiratory condition. Updated PH guidelines recommend optimal treatment of the underlying lung disease, including long-term oxygen therapy, in patients with chronic hypoxemia despite the lack of r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harari S,Elia D,Humbert M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two-dimensional cross-sectional echocardiographic diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valves is described and compared with results of M-mode echocardiograms. Aortic valve anatomy was determined in 19 selected patients by angiography, and confirmed in five by direct surgical visualization. Using an eccentricity index (EI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fowles RE,Martin RP,Abrams JM,Schapira JN,French JW,Popp RL

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate effects of 6 years of domiciliary oxygen therapy on pulmonary hemodynamics in a large group of COPD patients. DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal study with serial measurements. SETTING:Research institute of pulmonary diseases. PATIENTS:Ninety-five patients (72 men, 23 women), mean age 58+/-9 ye...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zieliński J,Tobiasz M,Hawryłkiewicz I,Sliwiński P,Pałasiewicz G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subjective assessment of the respiratory rate and the adequacy of tidal ventilation are the oldest and most widely practiced forms of respiratory monitoring in critically ill patients. Surprisingly, this method of assessment has itself never been evaluated in patients. The estimation of tidal volume in nine patients w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Semmes BJ,Tobin MJ,Snyder JV,Grenvik A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of amiodarone-associated pneumonitis, we examined the results of BAL total and differential cell counts and phenotyping of lymphocytes in 22 patients with this lung disorder and in 33 normal subjects. Overall, the total cel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Akoun GM,Cadranel JL,Blanchette G,Milleron BJ,Mayaud CM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative two-dimensional echocardiography allows visualization of cardiac anatomy and function not possible by other techniques. Although preoperative evaluation by noninvasive methods is usually adequate for diagnosis of cardiac tumors, two-dimensional echocardiography can be beneficial intraoperatively. Intrao...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mora F,Mindich BP,Guarino T,Goldman ME

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The effect of therapy using a cervicomandibular support collar (CMSC) to manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was compared with standard therapy, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). DESIGN:Subjects received treatment with CMSC or nCPAP each for 1 month in random order. The study was ana...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Skinner MA,Kingshott RN,Jones DR,Taylor DR

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of intractable hemoptysis, short of surgery, is poorly defined. A technique is described utilizing a bronchofiberscope and a Fogarty catheter that not only provides visualization of the source of bleeding, but also furnishes a means of controlling the bleeding. This technique can also be used through a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gottlieb LS,Hillberg R

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by progressive decline in lung function and eventual mortality. We sought to determine if future declines in pulmonary function, mortality, or both can be predicted from prior trends in pulmonary function tests (PFTs). METHODS:Data ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schmidt SL,Tayob N,Han MK,Zappala C,Kervitsky D,Murray S,Wells AU,Brown KK,Martinez FJ,Flaherty KR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the findings in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome and associated agenesis of right upper and middle lobes, hypoplasia of the right lower lobe of the lung, and Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome. To our knowledge, such an association has not been previously described. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bhagat R,Pant K,Singh VK,Pant C,Gupta A,Jaggi OP

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although amebiasis is prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas, it occurs sporadically in the United States. Pleuropulmonary involvement is seen in about 20 percent of the patients with amebic liver abscesses. We describe a patient with pleuropulmonary amebiasis who complained of hemoptysis but had no gastrointesti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kennedy D,Sharma OP

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk and benefits of three treatment strategies were examined in 64 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Thirteen patients received thrombolytic therapy (group 1), 29 patients received intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation support (group 2), and 22 patients were treated...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stomel RJ,Rasak M,Bates ER

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man with a two-year history of asthma and sinusitis presented with wheezing, pleuritis, bilateral pleural effusions, and patchy basilar infiltrates on chest roentgenogram. Laboratory studies revealed peripheral blood eosinophilia, and pulmonary function studies showed an obstructive pattern which was bro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Erzurum SC,Underwood GA,Hamilos DL,Waldron JA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00