Is metalloproteinase-7 specific for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?

abstract：BACKGROUND:IV hydration before and after cardiac catheterization is effective in preventing contrast-associated renal dysfunction for patients with mild-to-moderate renal insufficiency, but necessitates overnight hospital admission. We tested an outpatient oral precatheterization hydration strategy in comparison with o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taylor AJ,Hotchkiss D,Morse RW,McCabe J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most experimental studies of orthotopic heart and lung graft failure are complicated by an inability to eliminate the rejection-specific inflammatory mediator from the cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS:The following model was developed in our laboratory to investigate the feasibility of performing an orthot...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Otaki M,Inoue T,Matsumoto T,Kitayama H,Oku H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of the hereditary disorder alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1AT) deficiency is critically dependent on quantification of serum levels of alpha 1AT, a 52-kDa antiprotease that serves to protect the lung from destruction by neutrophil elastase. Although the measurement of serum alpha 1AT levels is not difficult, the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brantly ML,Wittes JT,Vogelmeier CF,Hubbard RC,Fells GA,Crystal RG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International guidelines advocate a standard approach to asthma management for all, despite its heterogeneity. "Personalized" treatment of inflammatory asthma phenotypes confers superior benefits. We wished to evaluate dose response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) in patients with asthma with an elevated f...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anderson WJ,Short PM,Williamson PA,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burnout syndrome is an increasingly common phenomenon that threatens our critical care workforce and the well-being of its members. Burnout syndrome can be conceived of as a workforce manifestation of chronic workload and workforce capacity imbalance. This study explores the role of workload management tools that can ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lilly CM,Cucchi E,Marshall N,Katz A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous pneumothorax is a known complication of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. From a series of 61 patients with PCP, we identified two cases, not associated with aerosolized pentamidine, that presented with spontaneous pneumothorax and cystic changes seen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smith RL,Berkowitz KA,Aranda CP

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Pacing-induced asynchrony may deteriorate left ventricular function; however, limited data exists in humans. The aim of our study was to compare left ventricular hemodynamics during short-term atrioventricular sequential pacing from the right ventricular apex and from the outflow tract of the right ven...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kolettis TM,Kyriakides ZS,Tsiapras D,Popov T,Paraskevaides IA,Kremastinos DT

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:We studied six patients with type A botulism to determine the degree of initial respiratory compromise and to quantitate the time course and extent of recovery of the ventilatory and upper airway muscles and exercise performance. The VM weakness was identified in all patients early after botulism. Upper airway muscle ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilcox PG,Morrison NJ,Pardy RL

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To investigate intracranial pressure (ICP) changes and their mechanisms in chronic hypercapnia. DESIGN:After 12 male Wistar rats were maintained in CO2-mixed air (mean PaCO2, 71.0 mm Hg) for 21 weeks, their ICP levels were measured during the breathing of 0, 5, 10, 12, and 14% CO2-mixed air before and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kondo T,Kumagai M,Takei F,Ohta Y

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of adult acute epiglottitis that was successfully managed by endotracheal intubation without the need for subsequent tracheostomy. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ward CF,Benumof JL,Shapiro HM

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Previous studies have reported that magnesium (Mg) deficiency is associated with coronary spasm. However, little is known about the preventive effect of Mg on coronary spasm. The present study investigated whether Mg prevents coronary spasm in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA). DESIGN:Effectivene...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Teragawa H,Kato M,Yamagata T,Matsuura H,Kajiyama G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our laboratory uses pH paper rather than a blood gas analyzer to measure pleural fluid pH to decrease cost and avoid analyzer malfunction due to viscous fluids. METHODS:To compare these two methods of determining pleural fluid pH, 42 patients undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic thoracentesis had two 1-mL a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lesho EP,Roth BJ

更新日期：1997-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:alpha(1)-Antitrypsin (AAT)-Z deficiency is a risk factor for the development of COPD. Compared to wild-type M, AAT-Z has an increased tendency to polymerize, rendering it inactive as a serine proteinase inhibitor. It has been demonstrated that wild-type M- and Z-deficiency AAT polymers are chemotactic for hu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Persson C,Subramaniyam D,Stevens T,Janciauskiene S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To quantify the snoring sound intensity levels generated by individuals during polysomnographic testing and to examine the relationships between acoustic, polysomnographic, and clinical variables. DESIGN:The prospective acquisition of acoustic and polysomnographic data with a retrospective medical cha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilson K,Stoohs RA,Mulrooney TF,Johnson LJ,Guilleminault C,Huang Z

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the effects of a new semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic, roxithromycin, on the bronchial hyperresponsiveness to histamine in children with asthma. Twelve hospitalized asthmatic children, aged 11 to 15 years (mean age, 12.9 years), were enrolled in this study. They were treated with 150 mg of roxithromycin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shimizu T,Kato M,Mochizuki H,Tokuyama K,Morikawa A,Kuroume T

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary vascular capacitance (PVC) is reduced in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In normal lung, PVC is largely a function of vascular compliance. In PAH, increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) arises from the arterioles. PVR and PVC share pressure and volume variables. The dependency between...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Newman JH,Brittain EL,Robbins IM,Hemnes AR

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:There is now a new pathway and examination for sleep medicine, sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and a number of accredited sleep medicine fellowship programs through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. This review takes an historical approach to discuss the process of educati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strohl KP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effects of the autonomic nervous system on control of breathing, the neuromuscular (mouth occlusion pressure at 0.1 s after onset of inspiration [P0.1]) and ventilatory (minute ventilation [VE]) response to progressive hyperoxic hypercapnia was assessed in diabetic patients with autonomic dysfunctio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tantucci C,Scionti L,Bottini P,Dottorini ML,Puxeddu E,Casucci G,Sorbini CA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Ewing's sarcoma of the left scapula received prophylactic radiotherapy to the left lung following wide excision of the tumor. While the left lung remained free of tumor, there was metastatic invasion of the right lung within ten months of the initial diagnosis of the disease. Since Ewing's sarcoma frequ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mintz U,Keinan Z,Wainrach B

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bedside ultrasound examination could be used to assess jugular venous pressure (JVP), and thus central venous pressure (CVP), more reliably than clinical examination. METHODS:The study was a prospective, blinded evaluation comparing physical examination of external jugular venous pressure (JVPEXT), internal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deol GR,Collett N,Ashby A,Schmidt GA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of amiodarone-associated pneumonitis, we examined the results of BAL total and differential cell counts and phenotyping of lymphocytes in 22 patients with this lung disorder and in 33 normal subjects. Overall, the total cel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Akoun GM,Cadranel JL,Blanchette G,Milleron BJ,Mayaud CM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchoscopy is a useful tool for the diagnosis of lesions near central airways; however, the diagnostic accuracy of these procedures for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) is a matter of ongoing debate. In this setting, electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is a technique used to navigate and obtai...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Folch EE,Labarca G,Ospina-Delgado D,Kheir F,Majid A,Khandhar SJ,Mehta HJ,Jantz MA,Fernandez-Bussy S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients had hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and coronary artery spasm. The clinical diagnosis of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, in all patients, was confirmed by echocardiography and angiography. Significant spasm of the right coronary artery was demonstrated in each patient by selective coron...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mautner RK,Thomas I,Dhurandhar R,Phillips JH

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a prospective study to determine the effectiveness of protected bronchoalveolar lavage (PBAL) in diagnosing pneumonia in ventilated patients and the usefulness of bronchoscopic data in treating ventilated patients. Entrance criteria were (1) fever and a new or progressive infiltrate on chest roentgenogram...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Meduri GU,Wunderink RG,Leeper KV,Beals DH

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman presented with recurrent acute illness, characterized by high-grade fever, pleuritic chest pain, and unilateral nodular infiltrate on chest radiograph. During the follow-up period, there were six similar episodes, each starting 2 to 3 days prior to her menstrual period and resolving within 5 to 10 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yigla M,Ben-Itzhak O,Solomonov A,Guralnik L,Oren I

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication between families and providers in the ICU affects patient and family outcomes and use of health-care resources. Recent research studies have tested interventions designed to improve communication quality and outcomes between providers and families of patients in the ICU. We conducted a systemat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scheunemann LP,McDevitt M,Carson SS,Hanson LC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of electrolyte disturbances in patients with chronic, stable asthma, and to assess whether the therapeutic agents used to treat chronic asthma have an effect on abnormal electrolyte levels. DESIGN:Prospective, hospital-based, cross-sectional study. SETTING:University teaching hos...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alamoudi OS

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost effectiveness of the Nd-YAG laser and bronchoscopic electrocautery for palliation in patients with symptomatic tumor obstruction. DESIGN:A retrospective study. SETTING:Bronchoscopy unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION:Thirty-one consecutive patients with inope...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boxem Tv,Muller M,Venmans B,Postmus P,Sutedja T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00