Methodological approach: American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.

abstract：:The endocrinometabolic effects of the aerosol administration of beclomethasone dipropionate (100 microng four times daily) were evaluated in 20 asthmatic patients (11 corticodependent and nine noncorticodependent) during one month. In the noncorticodependent group, aerosol administration of beclomethasone had no stati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yernault JC,Leclercq R,Schandevyl W,Virasoro E,De Coster A,Copinschi G

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although patients with heart disease have successfully completed marathon runs, the immediate cardiac effects of similar and greater distance endurance exercise competition are unknown. Two such cases are presented, demonstrating that vigorous exercise and extreme levels of fitness are not precluded in the cardiac pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Douglas PS,Sigler A,O'Toole ML,Hiller WD

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (NAF) on in-hospital mortality (IHM) following cardiac surgery is unknown. METHODS:All patients without preoperative atrial fibrillation undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and concomitant CABG and valve surgery were ident...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalavrouziotis D,Buth KJ,Ali IS

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current treatment strategies for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) emphasize the inhalation route, yet patients often misuse metered-dose inhalers (MDI). To address this problem, patient education by medical personnel has been recommended and a variety of alternate inhaler devices have ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanania NA,Wittman R,Kesten S,Chapman KR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational exposure to aerosolized pentamidine has raised questions regarding transmission of tuberculosis and the effect of the drug itself. To estimate the exposure of a health care worker, we measured the ambient concentration of aerosolized pentamidine in field conditions in 36 m3 unventilated treatment room. Th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Montgomery AB,Corkery KJ,Brunette ER,Leoung GS,Waskin H,Debs RJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

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：:OSA has emerged as a highly prevalent public health problem that imposes important mid- and long-term consequences, namely cardiovascular, metabolic, cognitive, and cancer-related alterations. OSA is characterized by increased upper airway resistance, alveolar hypoventilation, and recurrent upper airway obstruction du...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Farré N,Farré R,Gozal D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary C-fibers and a subset of mechanically sensitive, acid-sensitive myelinated sensory nerves play essential roles in regulating cough. These vagal sensory nerves terminate primarily in the larynx, trachea, carina, and large intrapulmonary bronchi. Other bronchopulmonary sensory nerves, sensory nerves inn...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Canning BJ,Chang AB,Bolser DC,Smith JA,Mazzone SB,McGarvey L,CHEST Expert Cough Panel.

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left hemorrhagic pleural effusion was the presenting sign of painless aortic dissecting aneurysm in two elderly hypertensive patients. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed the aneurysmal dilatation of the thoracic aorta and an intimal flap connecting its descending part with the left pleural space. The patie...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gandelman G,Barzilay N,Krupsky M,Resnitzky P

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To assess the incidence of tuberculosis in the native and immigrant populations of southern Israel in the period between 1992 and 1997, and to study the prevalence of drug resistance overall and among these subpopulations in the region in order to create guidelines for empirical antituberculous treatme...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gilad J,Borer A,Riesenberg K,Peled N,Schlaeffer F

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A smoker presented with pleuritic chest pain and was found to have reticulonodular interstitial opacities on chest x-ray film. Open lung biopsy revealed changes consistent with histiocytosis X, a disease seen almost exclusively in smokers. Smoking cessation was recommended, and the patient complied. A chest x-ray film...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Von Essen S,West W,Sitorius M,Rennard SI

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To describe the risk factors for the development of and mortality resulting from acute respiratory failure (ARF) in a large patient population. DESIGN:A substudy of a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study, which was designed to validate the sequential organ failure assessment score. SE...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent JL,Akça S,De Mendonça A,Haji-Michael P,Sprung C,Moreno R,Antonelli M,Suter PM,SOFA Working Group. Sequntial organ failure assessment.

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The literature on preoperative smoking cessation indicates that smoking patients are more likely to have postoperative complications. However, the economic implications of such complications are unclear. In particular, the balance between the cost of a preoperative intervention for smoking cessation (PISC) a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hejblum G,Atsou K,Dautzenberg B,Chouaid C

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish an early diagnosis and have a quantitative estimation of congestion or edema, pulmonary CT scans were performed to detect the increase of regional lung water volume of patients with congestive heart failure. CT scanning of the upper, middle, and lower lung fields at maximum inspiration and hemodynamic ana...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kato S,Nakamoto T,Iizuka M

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used as propellants in metered-dose inhalers deplete stratospheric ozone, which results in serious public health concerns. Albuterol has been reformulated in the non-ozone-depleting propellant, hydrofluoroalkane-134a (HFA albuterol). OBJECTIVES:The primary objective was to compare...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ramsdell JW,Klinger NM,Ekholm BP,Colice GL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful use of streptokinase therapy in a child with chronic thrombosis of a prosthetic valve (Carbomedics) in the tricuspid position is presented. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mehan VK,Dalvi BV,Kale PA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies emphasize the importance of heart rate in the genesis of ventricular arrhythmias during myocardial ischemia. The role of alterations in rhythm has not previously been systematically investigated. In 20 dogs subjected to acute myocardial ischemia and crushing of the sinus node, standard electrocardiograp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hope RR,Lazzara R,Scherlag BJ

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with regionally extensive non-small cell lung cancer (predominantly by virtue of metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes, less commonly by direct extension into the mediastinum) were treated predominantly with chest radiation therapy alone until the early 1980s. At that time, because of the high local recurrenc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eagan RT

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follow-up of patients with subclinical inflammatory alveolitis associated with systemic diseases may represent the best opportunity to study the mechanisms responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease. We report a seven-year sequential pulmonary evaluation of one patient with clinically isolated gastri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dugas M,Wallaert B,Tonnel AB,Voisin C

更新日期：1989-10-01 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：:The echocardiographic appearance of fungal endocarditis of the aortic valve is described in a patient who subsequently died from this disease. In addition, the progressive growth of the vegetation on serial echocardiograms was recorded, and premature closure of the mitral valve was absent, notwithstanding perforation ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Arvan S,Cagin N,Levitt B,Kleid JJ

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimicrobial resistance problem in hospitals continues to worsen. In particular, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients. Treating infections caused by thes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Patterson JE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of a specific inspiratory muscle training in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifteen patients with DMD started 6 months of training the inspiratory muscles and 15 patients served as a control group. Pulmonary and inspiratory muscle func...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wanke T,Toifl K,Merkle M,Formanek D,Lahrmann H,Zwick H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a neonate with an accessory diaphragm, a rare congenital anomaly. It almost always occurs in the right hemithorax, which appears diffusely hazy on the anterior chest roentgenogram. The lateral chest roentgenogram is essential in the diagnosis of this condition. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hopkins RL,Davis SH

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was done to compare four different methods of securing oral endotracheal tubes: adhesive tape (A), Twill tape (T), Twill tape with FlexBlue bite block (TFXB), and Velcro tie with FlexBlue (VFXB), used on sequential days. Thirty-six patients were enrolled for 136 patient-days and 18 had complete 4-d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Levy H,Griego L

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients admitted to the medical ICU (MICU) are often subjected to multiple radiologic studies. We hypothesized that some endure radiation dose exposure (cumulative effective dose [CED]) in excess of annual US federal occupational health standard limits (CED ≥ 50 mSv) and 5-year cumulative limit (CED ≥ 100 m...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krishnan S,Moghekar A,Duggal A,Yella J,Narechania S,Ramachandran V,Mehta A,Adhi F,Vijayan AKC,Han X,Wang X,Dong F,Martin C 3rd,Guzman J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) during flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is the recommended procedure for diagnosing sarcoidosis in most cases, although its yield in stage I disease is reported to be not as high as when parenchymal involvement is radiologically evident. We undertook this study to assess the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Trisolini R,Lazzari Agli L,Cancellieri A,Poletti V,Tinelli C,Baruzzi G,Patelli M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assessed the usefulness of endobronchial ultrasonography in the determination of the depth of tumor invasion of the tracheobronchial wall. METHODS:We performed a needle-puncture experiment on normal tissue of 45 specimens to determine the laminar structure of the tracheobronchial wall. In addition, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kurimoto N,Murayama M,Yoshioka S,Nishisaka T,Inai K,Dohi K

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in individuals with OSA syndrome persisting despite good adherence to CPAP is a disabling condition. Pitolisant is a selective histamine H3-receptor antagonist with wake-promoting effects. RESEARCH QUESTION:Is pitolisant effective and safe for reducing daytime sleepiness i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pépin JL,Georgiev O,Tiholov R,Attali V,Verbraecken J,Buyse B,Partinen M,Fietze I,Belev G,Dokic D,Tamisier R,Lévy P,Lecomte I,Lecomte JM,Schwartz JC,Dauvilliers Y,HAROSA I Study Group.

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are among the main causes of morbidity and mortality in children. The bacterial extract OM-85 BV (bronchovaxom) has shown protective effect for ARTIs on children. We report a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel, prospective clinical trial to assess the safety...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gutiérrez-Tarango MD,Berber A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00