Elevated basic fibroblast growth factor levels in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important proinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma. Since bronchial hyperresponsiveness is a noninvasive surrogate marker of asthmatic airway inflammation, we evaluated the bronchoprotection afforded by leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs). DESIGN:Systemati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Currie GP,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 80-year-old man presented because of superficial head trauma sustained after falling from bed. On review of systems, he reported worsening dyspnea on exertion, nonproductive cough, and weight loss over the preceding 2 to 3 months. There was no report of chest pain or leg swelling. He had a past medical history of h...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gupta A,Farokhi M,Shah S,McGarry T,Warshawsky M,Epelbaum O

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) are increasingly being employed in ICUs to offset physician shortages, but no data exist about outcomes of critically ill patients continuously cared for by ACNPs. METHODS:Prospective cohort study of all admissions to an adult medical ICU in an academic, tertiary-care ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Landsperger JS,Semler MW,Wang L,Byrne DW,Wheeler AP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assessed whether transpleural methods for diagnosing peripheral lung cancer, such as needle aspiration or tumor excision, affect relapse and prognosis, because these techniques have potential to spread malignant cells from the tumor. DESIGN:A retrospective study. SETTING:National referral hospital....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sawabata N,Maeda H,Ohta M,Hayakawa M

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：:This commentary heralds the recognition in China of a new subspecialty, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and the first national fellowship training pathway in any medical specialty. Because of striking environmental health-care similarities that existed in the United States, the Chinese medical community decided ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Qiao R,Rosen MJ,Chen R,Wu S,Marciniuk D,Wang C,CTS-ACCP Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Workgroup.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of inhaled corticosteroids in the management of COPD are less apparent than they are in asthma therapy, and the potential for adverse systemic effects of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids has been recognized recently. It is therefore essential to know the maximal obtainable benefits in order to ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nishimura K,Koyama H,Ikeda A,Tsukino M,Hajiro T,Mishima M,Izumi T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old man with unipolar depression and a psychosexual problem concerning his body image was injecting his scrotum repeatedly with olive oil to increase the size of his genitals. He developed respiratory failure following accidental intravenous injection of olive oil and was found to have lipogranulomatous lesi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bhagat R,Holmes IH,Kulaga A,Murphy F,Cockcroft DW

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man developed histologic lesions characteristic of acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis in skin and lung during preleukemic and leukemic phases of acute myeloid leukemia. These lesions showed improvement and resolution during oral prednisone therapy, requiring higher doses during each relapse. The respo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lazarus AA,McMillan M,Miramadi A

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old male homosexual, a former intravenous drug abuser, was found to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive in 1984. He developed AIDS in 1987 and began treatment with zidovudine in 1989. One year later he developed left apical pleural blebs, a pneumothorax and an exudative pleural effusion. A maligna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Behling CA,Wolf PL,Haghighi P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the effects of augmentation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) education and support on compliance and outcome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN:A randomized, controlled, parallel study of basic vs augmented CPAP education and support. SETTING:A university teaching ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hui DS,Chan JK,Choy DK,Ko FW,Li TS,Leung RC,Lai CK

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histochemical quantification of goblet cells and measurements of the epithelial thickness were made in the trachea of male and female rats exposed to fresh whole tobacco smoke for 30 consecutive days. Exposure to tobacco smoke resulted in an increase in the total goblet cell count in both sexes, with the female rats d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hayashi M,Sornberger GC,Huber GL

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of both heroin and cocaine has been associated with asthma exacerbations. However, the magnitude of this effect has not been adequately described. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between cocaine or heroin use and asthma severity. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levine M,Iliescu ME,Margellos-Anast H,Estarziau M,Ansell DA

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The findings in a 22-year-old man with Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, and a persistent left superior vena cava are reported. This is the first reported case of this combination of anomalies in which the atrial septum was intact and the left superior vena cava communicated wit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lam W,Danoviz J,Witham D,Wyndham C,Rosen KM

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable long-term assessment of cough is necessary in many clinical and scientific settings. A new method for long-term recording and automatic analysis of cough is presented. The method is based on simultaneous recording of two independent signals: high-pass filtered cough sounds and cough-induced fast movements of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Salmi T,Sovijärvi AR,Brander P,Piirilä P

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmortem examination two weeks following implantation of a demand pacemaker with sutureless electrodes demonstrated that (1) the loops of intrapericardial electrode leads indented the myocardium and produced a circumscribed area of subepicardial necrosis, and (2) one of the electrode coils protruded into the right v...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steinke WE,Thomas FT,ul Hassan Z,Mendoza RA,Gear AS

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether monoclonal antibody (Mab) detection of tumor-associated antigen expressed on sputum epithelial cells precedes clinical presentation of second primary lung cancer. DESIGN SETTING/PARTICIPANTS: Eleven oncology centers collaborate in the accrual of 1,000 patients with stage I non-small...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tockman MS,Erozan YS,Gupta P,Piantadosi S,Mulshine JL,Ruckdeschel JC

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man with a history of renal cell carcinoma presented with orthostatic syncope. Investigation revealed metastatic carcinoma in the left lung extending through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium obstructing the mitral orifice. On review of the literature, this case appears to be the first to describe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fogel RI,Balady GJ,Klein MD,Rajaii-Khorasani A

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the association between left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction and outcomes in patients with idiopathic or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Our rationale was to investigate the prevalence of LV diastolic dysfunction, and its association with disease severity and out...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tonelli AR,Plana JC,Heresi GA,Dweik RA

更新日期：2012-06-01 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:Although the physiologic range of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) has been reported, data on how it is manifested in athletes are limited. The aim of the present study was to explore the full spectrum of PASP and the long-term training impact in a large population of highly trained athletes. METHO...

journal_title：Chest

authors： D'Andrea A,Naeije R,D'Alto M,Argiento P,Golia E,Cocchia R,Riegler L,Scarafile R,Limongelli G,Di Salvo G,Citro R,Caso P,Russo MG,Calabrò R,Bossone E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK) values and recurrent chest pain were found to have thoracic outlet syndrome. This association of abnormal CPK levels and chest pain due to thoracic outlet syndrome has not been previously reported. Symptoms and CPK values improved with anti-inflammatory medicati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Godfrey NF,Halter DG,Minna DA,Weiss M,Lorber A

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterozygous familial type II hyperlipoproteinemia (F type II) is primarily manifested in hypercholesterolemia (due to low density lipoprotein-cholesterol [LDL-C] elevation) and premature coronary heart disease (CHD). We studied sequentially the effects of low cholesterol-low saturated fat-low simple carbohydrate diet...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kuo PT,Kostis JB,Moreyra AE,Hayes JA

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with bronchiectasis, airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are important management strategies. RESEARCH QUESTION:What are the differences in patients with bronchiectasis and a productive cough who used ACTs and those who did not? What was the assessment of bronchiectasis exacerbation frequency and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Basavaraj A,Choate R,Addrizzo-Harris D,Aksamit TR,Barker A,Daley CL,Anne Daniels ML,Eden E,DiMango A,Fennelly K,Griffith DE,Johnson MM,Knowles MR,Metersky ML,Noone PG,O'Donnell AE,Olivier KN,Salathe MA,Schmid A,Thom

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To prospectively study all patients with COPD and spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) who underwent thoracoscopic talc poudrage (TP) under local anesthesia to determine its efficacy and safety in recurrence prevention. METHODS:Data on clinical measurements, complications, duration of chest tube drainage, length o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lee P,Yap WS,Pek WY,Ng AW

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IV fluid represents a basic therapeutic intervention for septic shock. Unfortunately, the optimal administration of IV fluid to maximize patient outcomes and prevent complications is largely unknown. METHODS:Patients with septic shock admitted to the medical ICUs of Barnes-Jewish Hospital (January to Decemb...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chen C,Kollef MH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation was able to induce a decrease in cardiac output and regional blood flow, especially hepatic flow. Thus, hepatic elimination of drugs with a high hepatic-extraction ratio, which was linked to alteration in hepatic blood flow, could be reduced during mechanical ventilation. The aim of this work wa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Richard C,Berdeaux A,Delion F,Riou B,Rimailho A,Giudicelli JF,Auzépy P

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients who were to undergo diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy were studied. Pulmonary function tests were performed before the procedure, after topical lidocaine anesthesia, and immediately and four hours after bronchoscopy. Nine patients received aerosolized isoproterenol (Isuprel) before the topical a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belen J,Neuhaus A,Markowitz D,Rotman HH

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Immunosuppressive pharmacologic agents prescribed to patients with diffuse interstitial and inflammatory lung disease and lung transplant recipients are associated with potential risks for adverse reactions. Strategies for minimizing such risks include administering these drugs according to established, safe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Baughman RP,Meyer KC,Nathanson I,Angel L,Bhorade SM,Chan KM,Culver D,Harrod CG,Hayney MS,Highland KB,Limper AH,Patrick H,Strange C,Whelan T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Takayasu's arteritis is a vasculitis characterized by inflammation and obliteration of large- and medium-sized arteries and has not been previously associated with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. A patient with Takayasu's arteritis was shown to have interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and mesangial glomerulonephritis, su...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Greene NB,Baughman RP,Kim CK

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00