Clinical complexity and epidemiologic uncertainty in case-control research. Fenoterol and asthma management.

abstract：:Natural killer-cell activity of fresh interstitial pulmonary cell populations from patients with squamous cell and adenocarcinoma of the lung and carcinoma metastatic to the lung was assessed and compared to that of apparently normal lung. No increase in the percentage of lymphoid cell populations was noted in the int...

journal_title：Chest

authors： deShazo RD,Moulder PV,Bozelka B,Chapman Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We assessed early and long-term pulmonary function changes after percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy (PBMV). METHODS AND RESULTS:Mitral area, lung function, and exercise capacity were evaluated before, immediately after, and 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after successful PBMV in 24 patients. PBMV resulted i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gómez-Hospital JA,Cequier A,Romero PV,Cañete C,Ugartemendia C,Iràculis E,Esplugas E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to determine if the hemosiderin content of BAL macrophages allows us to draw any differential diagnostic conclusions in a variety of lung diseases. PATIENTS AND STUDY DESIGN:One hundred one patients who underwent BAL for different diagnostic reasons were studied prospectively. MAIN R...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grebski E,Hess T,Hold G,Speich R,Russi E

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer screening, despite its proven mortality benefit, remains vastly underutilized. Previous studies examined knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs to better understand the reasons underlying the low screening rates. These investigations may have limited generalizability because of traditional participant...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Monu J,Triplette M,Wood DE,Wolff EM,Lavallee DC,Flum DR,Farjah F

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：:COPD is currently defined as a progressive, preventable, and treatable disease that is characterized by an accelerated decline of lung function. However, contrary to other common chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease or cancer, there are no lifelong population-based studies describing the natural history of l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kohansal R,Soriano JB,Agusti A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term outcomes after stepping down asthma medications are not well described. METHODS:This study was a retrospective time-to-event analysis of individuals diagnosed with asthma who stepped down their asthma controller medications using a US claims database spanning 2000 to 2012. Four-month intervals wer...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rank MA,Johnson R,Branda M,Herrin J,van Houten H,Gionfriddo MR,Shah ND

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating the dose of epinephrine required to optimize return of spontaneous circulation and survival after CPR have shown that doses greater than recommended by advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) improve coronary perfusion pressure and short-term resuscitation rates. Since survival has not improv...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rivers EP,Wortsman J,Rady MY,Blake HC,McGeorge FT,Buderer NM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison was made between the noncounterweighted Jones and Stead-Wells spirometers, and "conversion factors" were determined for the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and the forced vital capacity (FVC). A cross-sectional study produced a high correlation between the instruments for these two measureme...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Glindmeyer HW,Anderson ST,Diem JE,Weill H

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the theory that obstructive (OSA) and central (CSA) sleep apneas share common pathophysiologic mechanisms, we attempted to treat eight patients with predominantly CSA by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). All patients exhibited repetitive episodes of CSA and mixed sleep apneas (MSA) in the supine pos...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Issa FG,Sullivan CE

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To develop a simplified prognostic prediction rule for patients admitted to ICUs for severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). SETTING:Six ICUs in the north of France. PATIENTS:Five hundred five patients admitted to ICUs over a 9-year period (from 1987 to 1995) for severe CAP. INTERVENTIONS:Retrosp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Leroy O,Devos P,Guery B,Georges H,Vandenbussche C,Coffinier C,Thévenin D,Beaucaire G

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The differential diagnosis of syndrome X and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with evidence of myocardial ischemia may be difficult. The possible difference in coronary calcium detected by electron-beam CT (EBCT) between syndrome X and CAD is rarely evaluated, especially in aged patients with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chen LC,Chen JW,Wu MH,Liu JC,Lan GY,Ding PY,Chang MS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmortem examination two weeks following implantation of a demand pacemaker with sutureless electrodes demonstrated that (1) the loops of intrapericardial electrode leads indented the myocardium and produced a circumscribed area of subepicardial necrosis, and (2) one of the electrode coils protruded into the right v...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steinke WE,Thomas FT,ul Hassan Z,Mendoza RA,Gear AS

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine work-of breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery systems, we used a lung model to simulate spontaneous breathing. "Additional work" during tidal breathing was derived by comparing change in airway pressure with change in tidal volume. Seven demand-flow CPAP delivery systems were ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katz JA,Kraemer RW,Gjerde GE

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium kansasii infection is one of the most common causes of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in world. However, little is known about its background characteristics or drug sensitivity in nonendemic areas. DESIGN:We assessed the clinical features, radiologic findings, and drug sensitivity ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shitrit D,Baum GL,Priess R,Lavy A,Shitrit AB,Raz M,Shlomi D,Daniele B,Kramer MR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old man developed coccidioidomycosis which resulted in myocarditis associated with congestive heart failure. A pericardial effusion developed and progressed to constrictive pericarditis. A pericardiectomy was performed and revealed that the pericarditis was due to Coccidioides immitis. The patient was subseq...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schwartz EL,Waldmann EB,Payne RM,Goldfarb D,Kinard SA

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioaerosol procedure using 99mcTc-DTPA (diethylene triamine penta acetate) was used to evaluate the permeability of the pulmonary epithelium in smokers and nonsmokers. The average clearance of this indicator from the lungs of smokers without significant airway obstruction exceeded that found in normal subjects by ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mason GR,Uszler JM,Effros RM,Reid E

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred one subjects living in northwest Hunan Province, People's Republic of China (PRC) were tested with histolyn, (Berkeley Biological Laboratories), spherulin (Berkeley Biological Laboratories), and tubersol (PPD 5 tuberculin units, Connaught Laboratories). Age of the tested subjects ranged from 16 to 58 years...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Baum GL,Wu JN,Hua SS,Baum C,Ajello L

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify correlates of fibrosis in acute respiratory failure, autopsies were performed on 16 patients who died after an episode of more than two weeks' duration, and the left lower lung lobe was obtained for biochemical measurements. The average amount of lobar collagen in one group of patients was nearly ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Collins JF,Smith JD,Coalson JJ,Johanson WG Jr

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tube thoracostomy is an invasive procedure that carries a risk of complications. We report a patient with liver cirrhosis, ascites and large left-sided pleural effusion, in whom a trocar type chest tube was inserted at the seventh left intercostal space in the midaxillary line. Chest roentgenogram revealed that the dr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Foresti V,Villa A,Casati O,Parisio E,De Filippi G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of the cartilaginous structures. Tracheobronchial chondritis is a dreaded complication of RP. We wish to report a case of RP of the trachea and bronchi which was treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Adliff M,Ngato D,Keshavjee S,Brenaman S,Granton JT

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are the most abundant immune cell population in normal lung tissue and serve critical roles in innate and adaptive immune responses as well as the development of inflammatory airway disease. Studies in a mouse model of chronic obstructive lung disease and translational studies of humans with asthma and COP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Byers DE,Holtzman MJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the indications for preoperative localization of a small indeterminate pulmonary nodule. DESIGN:In this retrospective study, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed by the logistic regression procedure. SETTING:A single National Cancer Center Hospital in Japan. PATIENTS:A ser...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suzuki K,Nagai K,Yoshida J,Ohmatsu H,Takahashi K,Nishimura M,Nishiwaki Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-two consecutive adult asthmatic patients seen in the Pulmonary Clinic at Rhode Island Hospital were tested for atopy by prick test with 14 standard aeroallergens and by in vitro total and specific IgE determinations (FAST). A total of 58.3 percent of patients were found to be atopic by these tests. There was a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalliel JN,Goldstein BM,Braman SS,Settipane GA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three patients who were to undergo diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy were studied. Pulmonary function tests were performed before the procedure, after topical lidocaine anesthesia, and immediately and four hours after bronchoscopy. Nine patients received aerosolized isoproterenol (Isuprel) before the topical a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belen J,Neuhaus A,Markowitz D,Rotman HH

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the importance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and immunologic response to 14-valent pneumococcal vaccine in a randomized (saline placebo or vaccine) double-blind pilot study involving 103 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Antibody titers, the flora of the sputum, respiratory infectio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Davis AL,Aranda CP,Schiffman G,Christianson LC

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is recognized as a stroke risk factor in atrial fibrillation (AF). Patients with diabetes with retinopathy have an increased risk for systemic cardiovascular complications, and severe diabetic retinopathy predisposes to ocular bleeding. We hypothesized that patients with diabetes, retinopat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lip GYH,Clementy N,Pierre B,Boyer M,Fauchier L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:STUDY OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN: Health-related quality of life (QoL) instruments are generally used for studies of asthma in specialized settings. For primary care use, there is a need for brief and simple questionnaires for structured patient-reported outcomes. We validated the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Ques...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ehrs PO,Nokela M,Ställberg B,Hjemdahl P,Wikström Jonsson E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the influence of pregnancy as a relapse factor in pulmonary tuberculosis in 215 patients who recieved adequate chemotherapy. A comparison was made between the evolution of patients who had pregnancies and those who did not. On ending the period of observation (details are lacking with respect to o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de March A P

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare sublingual PCO(2) (PslCO(2)) measurements with gastric intramucosal PCO(2) (PimCO(2)) as well as with the traditional indexes of tissue oxygenation in hemodynamically unstable ICU patients. DESIGN:A prospective, validation study. SETTING:The medical and coronary ICUs of a community teaching hospi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00