Early changes of cardiac structure and function in COPD patients with mild hypoxemia.

abstract：:Fondaparinux, a selective inhibitor of factor Xa, is the first of a new class of antithrombotic compounds, the synthetic pentasaccharides. Its benefit-to-risk ratio in preventing venous thromboembolism after major orthopedic surgery was investigated in four randomized, double-blind international phase III trials in pa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Turpie AG,Eriksson BI,Bauer KA,Lassen MR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension has been suggested to cause left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction due to ventricular interaction. In this study, we evaluate the effects of exercise- and altitude-induced increase in pulmonary artery pressures on LV diastolic function in an interventional setting...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bernheim AM,Kiencke S,Fischler M,Dorschner L,Debrunner J,Mairbäurl H,Maggiorini M,Brunner-La Rocca HP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) was performed during fiberoptic bronchoscopy under fluoroscopic guidance in 107 patients. TBB was diagnostic in 17 of 21 (81 percent) cases with localized malignant lesions greater than 4 cm in diameter and bronchial brushing was positive in 12 (57 percent). TBB was diagnostic in 14 of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ellis JH Jr

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary encroachment by a large chronic pericardial effusion is reported in a woman with pericardiocentesis whom we recently treated. A restrictive pulmonary impairment is documented with pulmonary function data obtained before and after drainage of the effusion and the patient's dyspnea improved. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kane GC,Figueroa WG

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the report of a 38-year-old man with unilateral dermatomal hyperhidrosis documented by a starch-iodine technique; a subsequent diagnosis was made of a generalized pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The association of unilateral hyperhidrosis and a malignant tumor is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Slabbynck H,Bedert L,De Deyn PP,Galdermans D,Coolen D

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients undergoing pneumonectomy were evaluated with the lateral position test (LPT) in addition to routine pulmonary function tests (PFTs). On the basis of the percentage of ventilation estimated to be contributed by each lung on LPT, predictions were made for expected values for each patient's post-pneumonectom...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Walkup RH,Vossel LF,Griffin JP,Proctor RJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 76-year-old nonsmoking woman visiting from Honduras for the last 6 months with no known medical history originally presented to the ED complaining of abdominal pain. While in the ED, an incidental right middle lobe collapse was found on CT abdomen scan. Review of systems was positive for a chronic p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Henson T,Matayeva E,Chua W,Iqbal J

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:KL-6, a mucinous high-molecular weight glycoprotein, expressed on type II pneumonocytes, is elevated in the serum of patients with active interstitial pneumonia. Forty-seven patients with histologically confirmed sarcoidosis were analyzed by chest radiography, CT, 67Ga scintigraphy, BAL fluid (BALF), and serum KL-6. S...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kobayashi J,Kitamura S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two patients with AIDS who developed new diffuse pulmonary infiltrates during the course of their hospitalization. In both cases, the infiltrates were attributed to pulmonary hemorrhage complicating an existing condition rather than representing a new pulmonary process. Identification of pulmonary hemorrha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koziel H,Haley K,Nasser I,Filderman AE

更新日期：1994-12-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Spirometry is performed to monitor lung health, but variability between tests can hinder recognition of excessive FEV(1) declines. We sought to describe the relationship between FEV(1) changes over 1 to 5 years and FEV(1) declines over longer terms, using 21,821 test results from 1,884 workers who parti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang ML,Avashia BH,Petsonk EL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urticaria with systemic effects occurred in a patient being treated with propranolol and was reproducible upon rechallenge with the drug; Successful beta-adrenergic blocking therapy was achieved using a new agent, tolamolol, with no evidence of any adverse effects. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seides SF,Ruskin JN,Damato AN

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 75-year-old patient presenting with a solitary pulmonary mass, a localized form of Wegener's granulomatosis was diagnosed after lobectomy. In the absence of extrapulmonary manifestations and after a benign postoperative course, the patients was discharged without medical treatment. Three months later, diffuse alv...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Odeh M,Best LA,Kerner H,Bassan H,Oliven A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pancreatitis, which occurred while the patient was on a propofol drip and then recurred after resolution following an inadvertent rechallenge with propofol. The initial episode was associated with hypertriglyceridemia, whereas the latter was not. The association between propofol and pancreatitis is...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kumar AN,Schwartz DE,Lim KG

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine patterns in asbestos-induced lung diseases found in older, less exposed workers. DESIGN:Review of a database evaluating lung function, smoking status, form of asbestos-induced lung disease, and radiograph abnormalities. SETTING:Outpatient clinic. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 3383 asbestos-ex...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ohar J,Sterling DA,Bleecker E,Donohue J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigates the long-term benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in terms of health-related quality of life (HRQL). Such information is of particular importance in developing strategies for aftercare at home which aim to maintain the initial improvements seen after rehabilitation. METHODS:Criteria...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ketelaars CA,Abu-Saad HH,Schlösser MA,Mostert R,Wouters EF

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old white woman had a paraffin plombage performed in 1940 for tuberculosis. In 1975, she had decortication for terminal respiratory insufficiency, with return to an active life. Thirty-five years of pulmonary compression does not produce irreversible changes in the pulmonary parenchyma. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Knudsen DF

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new technique for diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopic procedures under general anesthesia. The technique of inflation via nasotracheal catheter, which consists of using intermittent high inflating pressure for ventilation by passing a double catheter through the nose to the glottis and into the trachea, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Heifetz M,De Myttenaere S,Lemer J

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is frequently encountered on chest imaging and poses an important diagnostic challenge to clinicians. The differential diagnosis is broad, ranging from benign granulomata and infectious processes to malignancy. Important concepts in the evaluation of SPNs include the definition, mor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Patel VK,Naik SK,Naidich DP,Travis WD,Weingarten JA,Lazzaro R,Gutterman DD,Wentowski C,Grosu HB,Raoof S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic and oxygen transport effects of PGE1 were observed in the early postoperative period before development of ARDS in two series of general surgical patients with circulatory deficiencies. The first was a series of 19 studies in 18 patients, the second was a placebo-controlled series of 20 patients (ten recei...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Appel PL,Shoemaker WC,Kram HB

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study murmurs increased in intensity with carotid sinus pressure in 18 of 26 patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) (sensitivity, 69.2 percent for the 26 patients, 85.7 percent for the 21 patients in whom heart rate and blood pressure decreased with carotid sinus pressure). On th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Klein HO,DiSegni E,Dean H,Beker B,Bakst A,Kaplinsky E

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To describe the anatomy and neurophysiology of the cough reflex. METHODS:A review of the literature was carried out using PubMed and the ISI Web of Knowledge from 1951 to 2004. Most of the referenced studies were carried out in animals CONCLUSIONS:Studies carried out in animals provide suggestive but incon...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Canning BJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing number of drugs, including a number of alkylating agents, have been implicated as the cause of pulmonary diseases. A patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia presented with typical cytology, biopsy, and roentgenologic findings of lung toxicity after only six weeks of therapy with busulfan. There was subsequ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hankins DG,Sanders S,MacDonald FM,Drage CW

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:s: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high prevalence of pulmonary function test (PFT) abnormality, but the long-term significance of this is unknown. We performed a longitudinal study of pulmonary function in asymptomatic, nonsmoking patients with active RA requiring disease-modifying drugs...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fuld JP,Johnson MK,Cotton MM,Carter R,Watkin SW,Capell HA,Stevenson RD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preclinical studies indicate that allogeneic human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) may be useful for the treatment of several clinical disorders, including sepsis, acute renal failure, acute myocardial infarction, and more recently, acute lung injury (ALI). This article provides a brief review of the biologic qualities o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Matthay MA,Thompson BT,Read EJ,McKenna DH Jr,Liu KD,Calfee CS,Lee JW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT-oma) of the lung is a rare low-grade B cell lymphoma arising from bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. This report concerns a 39-year-old woman with bilateral diffuse alveolar consolidations and cold-reacting autoantibody-mediated hemolytic anemia. Open-lung biopsy show...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liaw YS,Yang PC,Su IJ,Kuo SH,Wang CH,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitation of apneas and hypopneas is routinely included in studies of epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The definition of apnea appears clear-cut in the sleep literature. In contrast, the literature contains remarkable variety in both recording techniques and definitions of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moser NJ,Phillips BA,Berry DT,Harbison L

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A serum galactomannan (GM) assay has been approved for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis (IA). However, the role of the BAL-GM assay has not been well established. Therefore, we conducted a metaanalysis to determine the overall accuracy of BAL-GM in the diagnosis of IA. METHODS:After a systematic review of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guo YL,Chen YQ,Wang K,Qin SM,Wu C,Kong JL

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 161 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) plus 100 control subjects (identified during a study of heart disease in 6,860 Japanese-American men aged 52 to 75 years who were residing in Hawaii) were analyzed for phenotype in search of the antitrypsin gene Z, which has been shown to be ass...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roberts A,Kagan A,Rhoads GG,Pierce JA,Bruce RM

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00