Differences between low-molecular-weight and unfractionated heparin for venous thromboembolism prevention following ischemic stroke: a metaanalysis.

abstract：:Fever, dyspnea, dry cough and interstitial fibrosis occurred in a man with prostate carcinoma treated with nilutamide and buserelin for two and one-half months. The diagnosis of drug-induced fibrosis was established on the basis of chronologic and semiologic events. This is the first such case reported. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Seigneur J,Trechot PF,Hubert J,Lamy P

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved airway resistance following bronchodilator inhalation is not always accompanied by improvement in forced expiratory flow. We studied 241 patients with airways obstruction to learn whether changes in static lung volumes (vital capacity and function residual capacity measured by body plethysmography [FRCB]) wou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ramsdell JW,Tisi GM

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence-based guidelines recommend serial measurements of peak expiratory flow (PEF) on days at and away from work as the first step in the objective confirmation of occupational asthma. The aim of this study was to improve the diagnostic value of computer-based PEF analysis by using the program Oasys-2 to ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moore VC,Jaakkola MS,Burge CBSG,Robertson AS,Pantin CFA,Dev Vellore A,Burge PS

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine if soluble leukocyte selectin (sL-selectin) levels in serum and pleural fluid (PF) are an inflammatory marker that differentiates pleural effusion transudates from exudates. DESIGN:sL-selectin PF and serum levels were measured in consecutive patients and compared to established criteria. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Horvath LL,Gallup RA,Worley BD,Merrill GA,Morris MJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of the apnea index (number of apneic events per hour of sleep) in diagnosing sleep apnea syndrome is reviewed. Data from currently extant reports indicate that many otherwise normal, aging subjects may be classified as having sleep apnea syndrome based on the current diagnostic threshold of five apneic epi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Berry DT,Webb WB,Block AJ

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of giant cell arteritis causing severe aortic regurgitation secondary to an aneurysm of the ascending aorta are described. In two cases, the nature of the aortic pathology could be suspected considering the past clinical evidence of temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica. In the two other cases, t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nesi G,Anichini C,Pedemonte E,Tozzini S,Calamai G,Montesi GF,Gori F

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) can result from diverse lung insults. Toxic oxygen metabolites have been implicated in this clinical condition and in animal models of pulmonary edema. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an oxygen metabolite, mediates tissue injury. We measured H2O2 levels by a spectrophotometric tech...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sznajder JI,Fraiman A,Hall JB,Sanders W,Schmidt G,Crawford G,Nahum A,Factor P,Wood LD

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pulmonary status of 178 asymptomatic asthmatic children with normal time-volume spirograms was further evaluated using flow-volume loops, body plethysmographic studies, and blood gas tensions in arterialized capillary blood. Residual volume (RV) was abnormal in 26%, total lung capacity (TLC) in 33%, RV/TLC% in 41%...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cooper DM,Cutz E,Levison H

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the population of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has changed dramatically, including more advanced age at diagnosis. We hypothesized that older patients have a distinct clinical profile with different disease characteristics and response to intervention. METHODS:All pre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rose JA,Cleveland JM,Rao Y,Minai OA,Tonelli AR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytochrome P-450 2J2 (CYP2J2) has recently been shown to be an important enzyme in the metabolism of epoxygenase-derived eicosanoids that play important functional roles in pulmonary physiology and may contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma. STUDY OBJECTIVE:The focus of our pilot study was to evaluate whe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Polonikov AV,Ivanov VP,Solodilova MA,Khoroshaya IV,Kozhuhov MA,Panfilov VI

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of the respiratory inductive plethysmography in the measurement of PEEP-induced changes in end-expiratory lung volume during mechanical ventilation and its accuracy and stability in the measurement of ventilation during controlled mechanical ventilation and spontaneous breathing. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Valta P,Takala J,Foster R,Weissman C,Kinney JM

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the administration of 100% oxygen at pressures > 1 atm, is believed to promote wound healing by increasing angiogenesis and collagen synthesis. To our knowledge, this treatment modality has never been described in patients with tracheal radionecrosis. Here, we report the case of a 55-year-ol...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ariza-Prota M,Morales A,Grajeda J,López-Lisbona R,Cubero N,Dorca J,Rosell A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the prognostic significance of myocardial contractile reserve in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) without overt heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class I or II), seventy-one patients underwent exercise radionuclide angiography in addition to clinical, radiographic, hem...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nagaoka H,Isobe N,Kubota S,Iizuka T,Imai S,Suzuki T,Nagai R

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old man with a history of COPD and Aspergillus fumigatus infection developed massive hemoptysis. Pulmonary artery angiography revealed an aneurysm which was successfully treated with coil embolization. This is the first known report of a pulmonary artery aneurysm causing massive hemoptysis in a patient with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bowler RP,Durham J,Schwarz MI

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of dynamic changes of the QS wave magnitude, as demonstrated in the precordial leads, within the natural evolution of acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (AAMI) was assessed in 25 patients within two weeks of their admission to the intensive cardiac care unit. Two sets of tests, including 12-lea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Klainman E,Sclarovsky S,Zafrir N,Lewin RF,Farbstein H,Agmon J

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary function test results of individuals with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were analyzed to determine the prevalence of abnormally low forced expiratory flow rates and bronchial hyperreactivity. Of 99 individuals with AIDS, a total of 44 (44 percent) had either low forced expiratory flow rates o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Donnell CR,Bader MB,Zibrak JD,Jensen WA,Rose RM

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A renewed interest in the clinical and pathogenic aspects of COPD exacerbation is timely in view of national and global COPD initiatives. The three big problems regarding COPD continue to be the following: prevention of the disease; slowing progression of the disease once diagnosis has been established; and prevention...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Voelkel NF,Tuder R

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimental animals, conditions which drastically decrease cardiac output may reduce the strength and endurance of respiratory muscles leading to hypercapnic respiratory failure. Because patients with chronic CHF have reduced cardiac output and vital capacity (FVC), we measured PImax and PEmax and maximal handgrip...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hammond MD,Bauer KA,Sharp JT,Rocha RD

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been known to be associated with health and cognitive impacts for more than a century, and yet our understanding of this disorder is in its infancy. Neuropsychological consequences in children with snoring or subtle breathing disturbances not meeting the traditional defin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Halbower AC,Ishman SL,McGinley BM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess pulmonologists' use, training in the use, and knowledge base of the drug cyclophosphamide. DESIGN:Survey through questionnaire. Testing of knowledge base before and after instructional conference. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS:Pulmonologists (94 attendings, 31 fellows), selected randomly at the 1996 an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cozzi PJ,Hall JB

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：:Until recently, a definitive diagnosis of lipoma in the thorax could only be established by thoracotomy. We undertook this study to determine if chest CT could provide such an answer. Among 4,000 chest CT scans, six patients were found to have lipoma according to the following selected criteria: CT features of a pleur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Epler GR,McLoud TC,Munn CS,Colby TV

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the intraoperative evolution of patients with COPD during lung resection and to test whether exercise testing could be helpful in the prediction of the intraoperative course. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Forty patients (mean [+/- SD] age, 65 +/...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ribas J,Jiménez MJ,Barberà JA,Roca J,Gomar C,Canalís E,Rodriguez-Roisin R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind study the fiberoptic bronchoscope was contaminated with five pathogenic organisms, each at a concentration of 10(9) organisms per milliliter. The shaft and inner channel of the bronchoscope were cleansed with five antiseptic regimens. Each regimen included equal 120-ml aliquots of one, two, or three ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Donaldson JC,Stoop DR,Williams SA

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Devices that reduce technical difficulty and anastigmatic time when repairing large vessels such as the thoracic aorta would be beneficial. The aim of this study was to determine if titanium vascular closure staples (3 mm) could be safely and quickly applied in the repair of large vessels such as the thoracic...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deb S,Martin B,Sun L,Burris D,Wherry D,Pikoulis E,Rhee P

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most panels that develop clinical practice guidelines are poorly equipped to address resource allocation or cost issues associated with management options. This risks neglect, arbitrariness, lack of transparency, and methodological flaws in consideration of resource allocation. We provide recommendations for guideline...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guyatt G,Baumann M,Pauker S,Halperin J,Maurer J,Owens DK,Tosteson AN,Carlin B,Gutterman D,Prins M,Lewis SZ,Schünemann H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The self-expandable stainless steel stents (Gianturco, William Cook, Bjaeverskov, Denmark) used extensively in biliary ducts and the vascular system have recently been modified for use in the tracheobronchial tree. Between March 1991 and September 1992, six patients with unresectable tracheobronchial and mediastinal d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zannini P,Melloni G,Chiesa G,Carretta A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of 129 consecutive thoracocentesis in 86 patients at a university medical center evaluated the clinical value, complications, and patient experience with thoracocentesis. Pleural fluid analysis in conjunction with the clinical presentation placed 78 pleural fluids into diagnostic categories: defini...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Collins TR,Sahn SA

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased blood lactate concentration (hyperlactatemia) and lactic acidosis (hyperlactatemia and serum pH < 7.35) are common in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In some patients, most of the lactate that is produced in shock states is due to inade...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suetrong B,Walley KR

更新日期：2016-01-01 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