Environmental tobacco smoke may induce early lung damage in healthy male adolescents.

abstract：:Endobronchial tuberculosis, while relatively common before the advent of effective antituberculosis chemotherapy, is seldom recognized now. Four patients with what appeared to be primary tuberculosis complicated by endobronchial spread were recently seen by us. Three of the four patients presented with anterior segmen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Matthews JI,Matarese SL,Carpenter JL

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) is characterized by chronic degeneration of peripheral nerves and roots, resulting in distal muscle atrophy, beginning in the feet and legs and later involving the hands. The association of this disease with diaphragmatic dysfunction has not been re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chan CK,Mohsenin V,Loke J,Virgulto J,Sipski ML,Ferranti R

更新日期：1987-04-01 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：:As of December 1975, there had been 5 to 8 1/2 years of observation on 263 patients with bacteriologically proven tuberculosis who were initially admitted to a general hospital and were treated largely as outpatients by community physicians from July 1967 through December 1970. Ten patients died during hospitalization...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dutt AK,Miller DL,Reagan WP,Swindoll HS,Jones LS,Stead WW

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum levels of a high molecular weight circulating antigen KL-6, detected by means of a sandwich assay using a monoclonal antibody KL-6 against a sialylated carbohydrate antigen, were evaluated for usefulness in monitoring the activity of interstitial pneumonitis. Abnormally high levels of KL-6 antigen were observed ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kohno N,Kyoizumi S,Awaya Y,Fukuhara H,Yamakido M,Akiyama M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and correlate pulmonary function and high-resolution CT (HRCT) scan scores in individuals with a high risk for development of pulmonary fibrosis, ie, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) patients with mutations in the HPS-1 gene. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of consecutive, eligible patients. PATI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brantly M,Avila NA,Shotelersuk V,Lucero C,Huizing M,Gahl WA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the incidence, pattern and clinical importance of endotoxemia in septic shock, frequent, serial endotoxin determinations were made prospectively in patients with shock. Detectable endotoxin occurred in 43 of 100 patients with septic shock, but in only one of ten patients with shock due to nonseptic causes....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Danner RL,Elin RJ,Hosseini JM,Wesley RA,Reilly JM,Parillo JE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 20-year period, 83 patients underwent operative pleurodesis with resection of pulmonary blebs for spontaneous pneumothorax. Follow-up for all patients was between 5 and 25 years, with a mean of 9.1 years. There were five early (5.6 percent) and three late recurrences (3.6 percent). There were no deaths or need ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Donahue DM,Wright CD,Viale G,Mathisen DJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans in the sputa of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), to assess serologic IgE responses of these patients to the presence of fungi in the sputum, to evaluate what effect this may have on clinical status,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Máiz L,Cuevas M,Quirce S,Cañón JF,Pacheco A,Sousa A,Escobar H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine how the volume and severity of emphysema measured by CT morphometry (CTM) before and after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) relates to the functional status of patients after LVRS. DESIGN:A histologically validated CT algorithm was used to quantify the volume and severity of emphysema ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rogers RM,Coxson HO,Sciurba FC,Keenan RJ,Whittall KP,Hogg JC

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing use of procalcitonin (PCT) to facilitate the diagnosis and management of severe sepsis. We investigated the impact of one to two PCT determinations on ICU day 1 on health-care utilization and cost in a large research database. METHODS:A retrospective, propensity score-matched multivariabl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Balk RA,Kadri SS,Cao Z,Robinson SB,Lipkin C,Bozzette SA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of additional minocycline pleurodesis after thoracoscopic treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax. DESIGN:Retrospective comparative study with a historical control. SETTING:Thoracic surgical division of a university-affiliated tertiary medical center. PATIENT...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chen JS,Hsu HH,Kuo SW,Tsai PR,Chen RJ,Lee JM,Lee YC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumothorax is a known complication of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. From a series of 61 patients with PCP, we identified two cases, not associated with aerosolized pentamidine, that presented with spontaneous pneumothorax and cystic changes seen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smith RL,Berkowitz KA,Aranda CP

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exertional dyspnea is a common complaint for patients seen in pulmonary, cardiac, and general medicine clinics, and elucidating the cause is often challenging, particularly when physical examination, echocardiography, radiography, and pulmonary function test results are inconclusive. Invasive cardiopulmonary exercise ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jain CC,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy, permanence, and safety of thoracoscopic talc poudrage (TTP) for pleurodesis in malignant effusions. DESIGN:Retrospective. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with lifetime follow-up who received TTP in two related centers in Marseilles, France. RESULTS:Three hundred sixty patients were included i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Viallat JR,Rey F,Astoul P,Boutin C

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic pulmonary infiltration is an uncommon presentation from cocaine abuse. We present a patient with migratory pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia consistent with Löffler's syndrome. Our review uncovered two other similar patients. The importance of early recognition is stressed in our report. Either absti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadeem S,Nasir N,Israel RH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although marital status has been shown to affect the outcomes of many conditions, there are limited data on the relationships between marital status and the presentation and outcomes of pneumonia. METHODS:We used Veterans Affairs administrative databases to identify a retrospective cohort of male veterans a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Metersky ML,Fine MJ,Mortensen EM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of pulmonary edema associated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, including one fatality. All three patients had cardiac disease and reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fractions (EFs). Two patients had diabetes, and one patient had severe aortic stenosis. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may contribute ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weaver LK,Churchill S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renin-angiotensin system activation is suspected of being involved in postcoronary surgery hypertension, but appears to be useful in maintaining blood pressure during anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass. To clarify these points, 19 patients were compared: ten as a control group and nine who received captopril during...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Colson P,Grolleau D,Chaptal PA,Ribstein J,Mimran A,Roquefeuil B

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To analyze the physiologic effects and tolerance of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) by means of mechanical cough assistance (Cough Assist; JH Emerson Company; Cambridge, MA) for children with neuromuscular disease. DESIGN:Prospective clinical trial. SETTING:Physiology laboratory of a pedi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fauroux B,Guillemot N,Aubertin G,Nathan N,Labit A,Clément A,Lofaso F

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Although the relationship between blood pressure and cardiac performance has been widely recognized, there are few published clinical observations concerning the effect of blood pressure control on cardiac function. We evaluated the effect of prazosin, an antihypertensive agent which also improves hemodynamic measurem...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Massie BM,Chan S

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the antituberculous treatment responsiveness of endobronchial tuberculosis in the different stages of evolution. DESIGN:A prospective study before and after trial with 9 months of antituberculosis chemotherapy without steroid. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION:One hundred thirty-six endobronchial ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kim YH,Kim HT,Lee KS,Uh ST,Cung YT,Park CS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IV hydration before and after cardiac catheterization is effective in preventing contrast-associated renal dysfunction for patients with mild-to-moderate renal insufficiency, but necessitates overnight hospital admission. We tested an outpatient oral precatheterization hydration strategy in comparison with o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taylor AJ,Hotchkiss D,Morse RW,McCabe J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many critically ill patients who die will do so after a decision has been made to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining therapy. The objective of this study was to document the characteristics of ICU patients with a decision to withhold/withdraw life-sustaining treatment, including the types of supportive treatm...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lobo SM,De Simoni FHB,Jakob SM,Estella A,Vadi S,Bluethgen A,Martin-Loeches I,Sakr Y,Vincent JL,ICON investigators.

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of a flow-proportional delivery system and the pattern of inspiratory nitric oxide (NO) concentration during different flow conditions. DESIGN:Laboratory study in a lung model. SETTING:University experimental laboratory. SUBJECT:With a new delivery system, NO was administered propo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sydow M,Bristow F,Zinserling J,Allen SJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung scans with technetium sulfur colloid were performed in ten patients with life-threatening hemoptysis and nondiagnostic chest roentgenograms. Localized deposition of radionuclide was demonstrated in five of the six patients who were studied during active bleeding. These abnormalities were confirmed bronchoscopical...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Haponik EF,Rothfeld B,Britt EJ,Bleecker ER

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we determine the prevalence and type of arrhythmias that occur during postural drainage and chest percussion (PDP) of critically ill patients, and identify those patients who are most at risk of developing them. We monitored the vital signs and ECGs of 72 ICU patients during their initial PDP treatment. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hammon WE,Connors AF Jr,McCaffree DR

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) is a fascinating disease entity of unknown etiology. It is prevalent in the tropical zone. Its essential features are the formation of fibrous tissue on the endocardium and to a lesser extent in the myocardium of the inflow tract and apex of one or both ventricles. It results in endocardi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hassan WM,Fawzy ME,Al Helaly S,Hegazy H,Malik S

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between changes in cardiac output and intrapulmonary shunt associated with mechanical ventilation was evaluated in 20 patients with the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The distribution of ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) ratios and the level of intrapulmonary shunt was determined by the multip...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dantzker DR,Lynch JP,Weg JG

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00