Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy: from evidence to application: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy.

abstract：:A 32-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital after experiencing a peripheral arterial embolism. Investigation of the possible embolic sources in an otherwise asymptomatic patient revealed the existence of a left ventricular diverticulum. The left ventricular diverticulum is a rare congeni...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parthenakis FI,Kochiadakis GE,Patrianakos AP,Hamilos MI,Mitrouska I,Katsamouris AN,Vardas PE

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary pulmonary hypertension in an adult man with CD8/T-cell large granulocyte leukemia. Successful treatment of his leukemia with cladribine resulted in dramatic and sustained improvement of his pulmonary hypertension. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rossoff LJ,Genovese J,Coleman M,Dantzker DR

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines recommend the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) added to long-acting beta(2)-agonists (LABAs) for treatment of symptomatic patients with severe and very severe COPD. However, the evidence has been inconclusive. The aim of this review was to assess the safety and efficacy of LABAs/ICSs ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rodrigo GJ,Castro-Rodriguez JA,Plaza V

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoblastic lymphadenopathy presents with fever, malaise, cough, dyspnea, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, hypergammaglobulinemia, interstitial pulmonary infiltrates, mediastinal adenopathy, and effusions. The diagnosis is made on the basis of lymph node biopsy. Based on the course in our patients and the cases ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bradley SL,Dines DE,Banks PM,Hill RW

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high risk of stroke. The contribution of arrhythmia to events is clear in sustained forms of AF, but in paroxysmal AF, presently available data have yet to identify what proportion of time spent in AF (ie, arrhythmia burden [AFB]) is of clinical relevance. We aim...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Watson T,Arya A,Sulke N,Lip GY

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the findings in two patients with sulfasalazine-induced pulmonary disease. The first patient developed pulmonary interstitial fibrosis after more than 4 yr of treatment for Crohn's disease. Pulmonary symptoms and chest roentgenographic and pulmonary function abnormalities gradually reversed after stopping th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamadeh MA,Atkinson J,Smith LJ

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse cardiovascular effects are commonly seen in severe theophylline poisoning. Primary ST-T wave changes have not been described previously. We report T wave inversion associated with severe theophylline toxicity in a 33-year-old woman with no evidence of organic heart disease. The T wave inversion resolved after ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kolander SA,Nydegger CC,Porter RS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite increasing knowledge about partial liquid ventilation (PLV), the optimal dose of perfluorocarbon (PFC) is not yet established. Because there exist normal regions in the lung with ARDS and because PLV in the normal lung results in worsened gas exchange, we postulated that the optimal dose of PFC for P...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lim CM,Koh Y,Jung BO,Lee SD,Kim WS,Kim DS,Kim WD

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the association between hemodynamic parameters of chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (MLA) in heart transplantation (HT) candidates and the effect of HT on MLA. We also described the results of lymph node (LN) biopsies of MLA in the patients. METHODS:Patients...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pastis NJ Jr,Van Bakel AB,Brand TM,Ravenel JG,Gilbert GE,Silvestri GA,Judson MA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients are described who had congestive heart failure with loculated interlobar air-fluid collections. Although pseudotumor (interlobar effusion) is a well-known finding in congestive heart failure, the additional presence of air is unique. Both are somewhat related to the underlying failure. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rabinowitz JG,Kongtawng T

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poverty is a major social problem in the United States and throughout much of the world. Poverty and the broader term socioeconomic status (SES) are important determinants of overall health status and many pulmonary diseases. The purpose of this study was to review the medical literature from the past 20 years address...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hegewald MJ,Crapo RO

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen of 22 patients (64%) with normally functioning porcine prosthetic valves in the mitral position had apical diastolic rumbles on phonocardiogram and by auscultation. Six (27%) had opening snaps. Factors necessary for the production of a diastolic rumble appear to include central flow, a flexible stent, and the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mirro MJ,Phyhel HJ,Wann LS,Weyman AE,Tavel ME,Stewart J

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the largest observational studies on post-ICU weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation yields evidence that more than half of such patients can be successfully liberated from mechanical ventilation. Success is likely to fall within a 3-month window, with late successes and partial ventilator independe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scheinhorn DJ,Chao DC,Hassenpflug MS,Gracey DR

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. When it coexists with a ventricular septal defect, the accurate diagnosis of aortopulmonary window on the basis of clinical examination is difficult. We report the case of an infant who had an aortopulmonary window together with a ventricular septal defect. A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Horimi H,Hasegawa T,Shiraishi H,Endo H,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) induces a generalized inflammatory response, including activation of leukocytes, contributing to postoperative morbidity. The inflammatory pathways leading to this systemic inflammatory response syndrome are considered identical to those involved in septic shock. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bouma M,Maessen J,Weerwind P,Dentener M,Fransen E,de Jong D,Buurman W

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The new GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) strategy recommends use of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) or modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale to assess symptoms in COPD against "risk" as assessed by spirometry or exacerbation frequency. We aimed to determine the concordanc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pillai AP,Turner AM,Stockley RA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve communication and decision making related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a greater understanding of the perspectives of hospitalized patients with advanced diseases and their family members are needed. METHODS:In five Canadian hospitals, we administered a face-to-face questionnaire to ol...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Heyland DK,Frank C,Groll D,Pichora D,Dodek P,Rocker G,Gafni A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured the surface temperature of the tumors in 27 patients with primary lung cancer, using a flexible bronchofiberscope and a thermometer made from chromel-constantan. The thermometer was inserted into the aspiration channel of the bronchofiberscope, and temperature was studied under bronchofiberscopic located i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ohgimi T,Akiyama S,Shimokata K

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom presumed vasospasm of an angiographically normal coronary artery led to severe transmural myocardial ischemia. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which an allergic reaction to locally applied chlorhexidine caused such a severe reaction. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Conraads VM,Jorens PG,Ebo DG,Claeys MJ,Bosmans JM,Vrints CJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：:99mTechnetium stannous pyrophosphate has been shown to accumulate in acutely infarcted myocardium. To determine if the isotope is also taken up by severely ischemic, but not necrotic myocardium, we performed myocardial scintigraphic studies in 17 patients with chest pains. Seven of the patients satisfied conventional ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Abdulla AM,Canedo MI,Cortez BC,McGinnis KD,Wilhelm SK

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although diaphragmatic motion is readily studied by ultrasonography, the procedure remains poorly codified. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the reference values for diaphragmatic motion as recorded by M-mode ultrasonography. METHODS:Two hundred ten healthy adult subjects (150 men, 60 wome...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boussuges A,Gole Y,Blanc P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the utility of urinary uric acid excretion as a marker of nocturnal hypoxia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) before and after the institution of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). DESIGN:Prospective, open. SETTING:Sleep Disorders Laboratory, V...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sahebjani H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CXC chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) and CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) have been shown to play an important role in transepithelial migration of neutrophil granulocytes during inflammation in various tissues. This study investigated the regulation of gene expression and surface expression of CXCR1 and CXCR2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Farkas L,Hahn MC,Schmoczer M,Jentsch N,Krätzel K,Pfeifer M,Schulz C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body position can lead to respiratory symptoms and affect gas exchange in disease states. We describe a patient with carcinoma of the left lung in whom dyspnea and oxygen desaturation developed in the right lateral position only. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic study demonstrated a tumor mass protruding into the left main-st...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mahler DA,Snyder PE,Virgulto JA,Loke J

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emphysema is the only smoking-related disease in which white patients have higher prevalence and higher attributable mortality rates than African-American patients. Epidemiologic studies have not addressed, nor explained, the observed racial differences in emphysema. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether wh...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chatila WM,Hoffman EA,Gaughan J,Robinswood GB,Criner GJ,National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group.

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marked airway obstruction and interference with gas exchange was encountered following institution of general anesthesia for resection of a cystic subcarinal mass. Intraoperative bronchoscopy revealed marked airway compression. The cyst was decompressed using a transbronchial needle through a fiberbronchoscope. This a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McDougall JC,Fromme GA

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between quality of life and measures of asthma, such as lung function, reversibility to bronchodilation, exhaled nitric oxide (NO), and bronchial responsiveness to direct and indirect stimulus in patients with mild asthma in a primary care setting. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ehrs PO,Sundblad BM,Larsson K

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient underwent exercise testing during evaluation for unexplained dyspnea. Evidence of ventilation-perfusion mismatch was noted and subsequent testing revealed multiple pulmonary emboli. Ventilation perfusion parameters by serial exercise testing progressively improved during the course of the patient's illness b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Helmers RA,Zavala DC

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) involves the application of radiofrequency energy to visible proximal airways to selectively ablate airway smooth muscle. BT is the first nonpharmacologic interventional therapy approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for severe asthma. This approval was based on the results o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iyer VN,Lim KG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00