Comparative studies using a rigid thoracoscope and fiberoptic bronchoscope to treat spontaneous pneumothorax.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the basal level as well as the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha- and interferon (IFN)-gamma-induced expression and release of the neutrophil chemoattractants interleukin (IL)-8 and growth-related oncogene (GRO)-alpha in primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBECs)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schulz C,Krätzel K,Wolf K,Schroll S,Köhler M,Pfeifer M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the current economic climate, hospitals and academic institutions demand that medical departments function in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Detailed business plans are necessary to build new clinical programs, and institutions have learned that new programs are associated with significant costs ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lunn W,Garland R,Gryniuk L,Smith L,Feller-Kopman D,Ernst A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous dipyridamole thallium imaging is reported to be a safe test with minimal side effects. It has been proposed by some that the test simply dilates the coronary vessels without actually producing myocardial ischemia. In this report, we describe a patient who, following intravenous dipyridamole thallium imagin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lewen MK,Labovitz AJ,Kern MJ,Chaitman BR

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. When it coexists with a ventricular septal defect, the accurate diagnosis of aortopulmonary window on the basis of clinical examination is difficult. We report the case of an infant who had an aortopulmonary window together with a ventricular septal defect. A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Horimi H,Hasegawa T,Shiraishi H,Endo H,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated the dose response to 6 weeks of triamcinolone acetonide inhalation aerosol (TAA, 100 microg per puff) in patients with moderately severe asthma. STUDY DESIGN:A total of 285 patients were randomly assigned to treatment with 1, 2, 4, or 8 puff...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Welch MJ,Levy S,Smith JA,Feiss G,Farrar JR

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD and hypertension both increase the risk of congestive heart failure (CHF). Current clinical trials do not inform the selection of combination antihypertensive therapy among patients with COPD. We performed a comparative effectiveness study to investigate whether choice of dual agent antihypertensive the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herrin MA,Feemster LC,Crothers K,Uman JE,Bryson CL,Au DH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three consecutive patients requiring endotracheal intubation in an emergency room were studied prospectively to define the complications associated with intubation and the survival of these patients, and to evaluate emergency room policies. The indications for intubation were acute respiratory failure (ARF) in 2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taryle DA,Chandler JE,Good JT Jr,Potts DE,Sahn SA

更新日期：1979-05-01 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：:Since 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) has imposed an obligation on hospitals and physicians to evaluate and stabilize patients who present to a hospital ED seeking care. Available sanctions for noncompliance include fines, damages awarded in civil litigation, and exclusion from Medicare. E...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hyman DA,Studdert DM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the interrelation between interleukin-2 (IL-2) and soluble IL-2R receptor (sIL-2R), as products of T-cell activation in the bronchial tree of patients with bronchial asthma, we measured the concentration of IL-2, sIL-2R, and the cellular composition in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. We also measured ph...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Park CS,Lee SM,Chung SW,Uh S,Kim HT,Kim YH

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although metastatic carcinoma from an unknown primary tumor is known to occur, the combination of squamous cell carcinoma histologic findings and a mediastinal location is quite unusual. The evaluation of a case of a patient with a posterior mediastinal mass, eventually shown to be metastatic squamous cell carcinoma o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blanco N,Kirgan DM,Little AG

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported is a patient with bilateral pulmonary artery stenosis which developed concurrently with an episode of idiopathic pericarditis. This association has been unreported previously. The stenosis was corrected surgically. Postoperatively, magnetic resonance imaging was used to follow the status of the pulmonary arte...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Friedman MJ,Gabor GE,Fishman MC,Griepp RB

更新日期：1988-04-01 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 long-term clinical course of asthma in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) remains unclear. We aimed to characterize long-term asthma in EGPA and to identify baseline predictors of long-term asthma severity. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study included patients who ful...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Berti A,Cornec D,Casal Moura M,Smyth RJ,Dagna L,Specks U,Keogh KA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tumor microenvironment, of which cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the major cellular components, plays an important role in tumor progression. This study evaluated the significance of podoplanin-positive CAFs and CD204-positive TAMs, which may reflect tumor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Ishii G,Nagai K,Maeda R,Nakano Y,Ochiai A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural history of flock worker's lung (FWL) and longitudinal lung function changes in nylon flock-exposed workers have not been well characterized. METHODS:Symptoms, pulmonary function testing, and chest radiographs from five index cases, subsequent case referrals, and screened employees of a flocking ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Turcotte SE,Chee A,Walsh R,Grant FC,Liss GM,Boag A,Forkert L,Munt PW,Lougheed MD

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subjective assessment of the respiratory rate and the adequacy of tidal ventilation are the oldest and most widely practiced forms of respiratory monitoring in critically ill patients. Surprisingly, this method of assessment has itself never been evaluated in patients. The estimation of tidal volume in nine patients w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Semmes BJ,Tobin MJ,Snyder JV,Grenvik A

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the bronchodilator effects and systemic tolerability of 12, 24 and 48 micrograms formoterol DP capsules with 12 micrograms formoterol MDI and placebo in 30 patients with reversible obstructive airway disease. Pulmonary function tests were done and pulse rate and blood pressure were recorded. We observed si...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maesen FP,Costongs R,Smeets SJ,Zweers PG,Goedhart DM

更新日期：1992-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic cytokine with immunomodulatory activity. NGF contributes to neurogenic inflammation and has been described in asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. OBJECTIVES:To identify and quantify NGF in serum and peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures from pigeon fanciers, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McSharry CP,Fraser I,Chaudhuri R,Anderson K,Bourke SJ,Thomson NC,Boyd G

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are several reports showing that expiratory muscle strength and endurance can be impaired in patients with COPD. This muscle weakness may have clinically relevant implications. Expiratory muscle training tended to improve cough and to reduce the sensation of respiratory effort during exercise in patien...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiner P,Magadle R,Beckerman M,Weiner M,Berar-Yanay N

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the bronchodilator effectiveness of albuterol reformulated in the chlorofluorocarbon-free propellant hydrofluoroalkane (HFA)134a (Proventil HFA) to that of Ventolin and HFA placebo over 12 weeks of regular dosing. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel group, placebo-controlled, m...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bleecker ER,Tinkelman DG,Ramsdell J,Ekholm BP,Klinger NM,Colice GL,Slade HB

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the antituberculous treatment responsiveness of endobronchial tuberculosis in the different stages of evolution. DESIGN:A prospective study before and after trial with 9 months of antituberculosis chemotherapy without steroid. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION:One hundred thirty-six endobronchial ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kim YH,Kim HT,Lee KS,Uh ST,Cung YT,Park CS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alterations in metabolic (oxygen consumption [VO2] and carbon dioxide production [VCO2]) and hemodynamic (heart rate and blood pressure) parameters caused by various common intensive care activities were examined in a group of 23 mechanically-ventilated critically-ill patients. The observed variations in metabolic...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weissman C,Kemper M,Damask MC,Askanazi J,Hyman AI,Kinney JM

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man developed a rupture of the papillary muscle on the fifth day of acute posterior myocardial infarction. The two-dimensional echocardiographic features of ruptured papillary muscle included (1) mobile mass of echos attached to normal chordae tendineae in the left ventricle, (2) absent tip of papillary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Erbel R,Schweizer P,Bardos P,Meyer J

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:With the development of percutaneous inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, IVC interruption has become a widely used procedure in patients with or at risk for venous thromboembolism. In an attempt at clarifying the indications for filter placement, a systematic literature review was undertaken. DESIGN:Bibl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Girard P,Stern JB,Parent F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Stenosis and occlusion rates of internal mammary artery (IMA) and saphenous vein (SV) coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) are markedly different, which result from respective disparities in vascular remodeling. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) regulate vascu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anstadt MP,Franga DL,Portik-Dobos V,Pennathur A,Bannan M,Mawulawde K,Ergul A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To analyze the outcome of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and to evaluate the benefits of invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation (MV). DESIGN:Retrospective study. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:Fifteen consecutive patients with IP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blivet S,Philit F,Sab JM,Langevin B,Paret M,Guérin C,Robert D

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) occurring within days of the start of therapy and presenting with hemoptysis is reported. Both the very early onset and the presenting symptom are highly unusual in this entity. Implications in the diagnosis of APT are discussed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goldstein I,Topilsky M,Segev D,Isakov A,Heller I

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of patient body mass index (BMI) on outcome in intensive care. DESIGN:In a prospective study, the patients were classified into groups based on the calculated BMI, as follows: BMI < 19.0 (n = 350), > or = 19.0 and < 25.0 (n = 663), > or = 25.0 and < 29.9 (n = 585), > or = 30.0 an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ray DE,Matchett SC,Baker K,Wasser T,Young MJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00