The utility of sonographic features during endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for lymph node staging in patients with lung cancer: a standard endobronchial ultrasound image classification system.

abstract：:To examine whether changes in respiratory chemosensitivity during the menstrual cycle are related to worsening of airway functions, hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory and P0.1 responses, airway function, and serum progesterone levels were studied in 11 female asthmatic patients in both the follicular and luteal phase...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Munakata M,Yamamoto H,Akiyama Y,Inaba S,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether artificial neural networks (ANNs) could diagnose pathology of lymph nodes by feeding B-mode images from convex-type echobronchoscopy to ANNs. METHODS:Subjects comprised 91 patients who had undergone endobronchial ultrasonography transbronchial needle aspiration at our hospital betwee...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tagaya R,Kurimoto N,Osada H,Kobayashi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the likelihood of lung nodule calcification can be predicted from nodule size as measured on a chest radiograph (CXR). DESIGN:Retrospective review of CXRs of patients with lung nodules < or =1 cm in size detected on CT scanning. CT images were used to identify calcifications and t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ketai L,Malby M,Jordan K,Meholic A,Locken J

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Disease-specific patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments are important in assessing the impact of disease and treatment. The Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Symptoms and Impact Questionnaire is the first instrument for quantifying pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) symptoms and impacts developed accord...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chin KM,Gomberg-Maitland M,Channick RN,Cuttica MJ,Fischer A,Frantz RP,Hunsche E,Kleinman L,McConnell JW,McLaughlin VV,Miller CE,Zamanian RT,Zastrow MS,Badesch DB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell carcinoma of the lung is an unusual form of pulmonary malignancy that follows an extremely aggressive clinical course. We report the clinical and roentgenographic manifestations of 14 patients with pathologically proven giant cell carcinoma of the lung, and compare our data to other reports in the literatur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shin MS,Jackson LK,Shelton RW Jr,Greene RE

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During most of the cruise, submarines are detached from their environment. Therefore, O(2) levels are relatively low (19 kPa, 144 mm Hg) and CO(2) levels are high (1 kPa, 7.6 mm Hg). There are, however, periods during ventilation of the submarine in which CO(2) levels drop and O(2) levels increase. The objec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Margel D,White DP,Pillar G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on pulmonary hypertension (PH) in systemic sclerosis and related disorders used differing patient populations, and defined PH according to different criteria. We have attempted to determine the prevalence and cause of PH in these disorders using a mainly noninvasive cardiopulmonary evaluatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murata I,Takenaka K,Yoshinoya S,Kikuchi K,Kiuchi T,Tanigawa T,Ito K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal extubation after laryngotracheal reconstruction in children may be complicated by postoperative tracheal edema and pulmonary dysfunction. The replacement of a tracheal tube in this situation may exacerbate the existing injury to the tracheal mucosa, complicating subsequent attempts at tracheal extubation. We ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hertzog JH,Siegel LB,Hauser GJ,Dalton HJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether urinary leukotriene E4 (uLTE4) levels increase upon exposure to high altitude, and also to ascertain the relationship between uLTE4 levels and symptoms of acute mountain sickness (AMS). DESIGN:Prospective, unblinded, single-factor (altitude) experimental study. SETTINGS:US Army re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roach JM,Muza SR,Rock PB,Lyons TP,Lilly CM,Drazen JM,Cymerman A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of a multisite implementation of an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for bronchiolitis. DESIGN:Before and after study. SETTING:Eleven Child Health Accountability Initiative (CHAI) study hospitals. PATIENTS:Children < 12 months of age wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kotagal UR,Robbins JM,Kini NM,Schoettker PJ,Atherton HD,Kirschbaum MS

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man with a history of exposure to silica for 32 years presented with pleural thickening of the lower lobe of the left lung and a chronic right-sided pleural effusion without any radiographic evidence of parenchymal nodules in either lung. Light microscopic examination of a left visceral pleural biopsy sp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zeren EH,Colby TV,Roggli VL

更新日期：1997-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research on the effects of cigarette smoking on sleep architecture is limited. The objective of this investigation was to examine differences in sleep EEG between smokers and nonsmokers. METHODS:Smokers and nonsmokers who were free of all medical comorbidities were matched on different factors, including ag...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhang L,Samet J,Caffo B,Bankman I,Punjabi NM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Doppler-derived myocardial performance index (MPI), a measure of combined systolic and diastolic myocardial performance, was assessed at rest and after low-dose dobutamine administration in patients with idiopathic or ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. MPI also was correlated with other conventional echoc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parthenakis FI,Kanakaraki MK,Kanoupakis EM,Skalidis EI,Diakakis GF,Filippou OK,Vardas PE

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac and pulmonary disease are so closely interrelated that it is often difficult to determine in young infants which is the primary offender. As illustrated in these case reports, failure to recognize the true nature of the disease process may lead to unnecessary procedures and delays which can be life-threatening...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moss AJ,McDonald LV

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare form of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), associated with swallowing solid food, is described. Repeated triggering of the arrhythmia during esophagoscopy was produced by mechanical stimulation of the anterior esophageal wall, 30 cm from the incisors. Treatment with verapamil abolished this tachycar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Abinader EG,Cooper M

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory rate is a sensitive clinical parameter in a multitude of pulmonary diseases, especially in the critical care setting. In order to validate the routine recording of the respiratory rate in the intensive care unit, we compared the values obtained from the nursing records with the breathing frequency continuo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krieger B,Feinerman D,Zaron A,Bizousky F

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are now widely used for intermediate and long-term access in current-day health care, especially in the inpatient setting, where they are increasingly supplanting conventional central venous catheters (CVCs) placed percutaneously into the internal jugula...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Safdar N,Maki DG

更新日期：2005-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Participant retention is a major challenge in clinical research, especially in studies with multiple, longitudinal research assessments. Despite the importance of retention methods, there is little empirical research on how cohort retention efforts are perceived by study participants. RESEARCH QUESTION:To e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Eakin MN,Eckmann T,Dinglas VD,Akinremi AA,Hosey M,Hopkins RO,Needham DM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An amputation neuroma is a nerve's attempt at repair following amputation. While many are asymptomatic, some present as a painful mass. We describe a patient who, following a forequarter amputation for sarcoma, developed a stump neuroma that was unusual because it was first discovered on a routine chest roentgenogram....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Donnal JF,Coblentz CL,Bergin CJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated charcoal usually provides effective and safe treatment for drug overdose. We describe a patient who developed bronchiolitis obliterans and respiratory failure following aspiration of activated charcoal. This patient had a markedly reduced vital capacity with roentgenographic evidence of airtrapping. Chest ro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Elliott CG,Colby TV,Kelly TM,Hicks HG

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunologic pulmonary disorder caused by hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus. Clinically, a patient presents with chronic asthma, recurrent pulmonary infiltrates, and bronchiectasis. The population prevalence of ABPA is not clearly known, but the prevalence in...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Agarwal R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess late outcome following percutaneous tracheostomy using the Portex kit (Hythe, Kent, UK). DESIGN:Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING:Teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Forty-nine consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy in the ICU using the Portex kit and who survived 6 mo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Leonard RC,Lewis RH,Singh B,van Heerden PV

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recent epidemiologic case-control studies suggested that fenoterol, a selective beta-adrenergic agonist, was associated with an increase in the risk of asthma death. The results of these studies were criticized because of methodologic problems in the choice and selection of control subjects; the different methods ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Horwitz RI,Spitzer W,Buist S,Cockcroft D,Ernst P,Habbick B,Hemmelgarn B,McNutt M,Rebuck AS,Suissa S

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an unusual case of orthodeoxia platypnea syndrome exacerbated by right ventricular inflow obstruction due to iatrogenic steroid-induced adipose deposition in cardiac tissues. A 68-year-old man on long-term prednisone therapy for eosinophilic pneumonia presented with progressive dyspnea worsened by bending ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bokhari SSI,Willens HJ,Lowery MH,Wanner A,deMarchena E

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the respiratory changes in peak velocity (Vpeak) of aortic blood flow could be related to the effects of volume expansion on cardiac index. DESIGN:Prospective clinical study. SETTING:Medical ICUs of a university hospital (20 beds) and of a nonuniversity hospital (15 beds). PATI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Feissel M,Michard F,Mangin I,Ruyer O,Faller JP,Teboul JL

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapist-implemented protocols have been used to extubate or wean patients in the ICU setting. Barlow Respiratory Hospital (BRH) functions as a center for weaning patients from prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) in the post-ICU setting of a long-term acute-care (LTAC) facility. A therapist-implemented p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scheinhorn DJ,Chao DC,Stearn-Hassenpflug M,Wallace WA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of dynamic exercise on mitral regurgitation (MR) as assessed by color flow Doppler imaging and tested the hypothesis that MR increases in patients with left ventricular (LV) function worsening during exercise. We studied 513 patients (390 men, 123 women:mean age [+/-1 SD] 58+/-11 yea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Peteiro J,Freire E,Montserrat L,Castro-Beiras A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been dramatic resurgence of interest in surgical treatment of emphysema, particularly "lung volume reduction" procedures. Recent studies have demonstrated improvements in pulmonary function, lung mechanics, exercise tolerance, and quality of life in selected patients following volume reduction procedures. Ho...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brenner M,Yusen R,McKenna R Jr,Sciurba F,Gelb AF,Fischel R,Swain J,Chen JC,Kafie F,Lefrak SS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00