Long-term survival and risk factors for recurrence in stage I non-small cell lung cancer patients with tumors up to 3 cm in maximum dimension.

abstract：:Although the relationship between blood pressure and cardiac performance has been widely recognized, there are few published clinical observations concerning the effect of blood pressure control on cardiac function. We evaluated the effect of prazosin, an antihypertensive agent which also improves hemodynamic measurem...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Massie BM,Chan S

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient in whom pericardial effusion, two months after coronary bypass surgery, mimicked the presence of a left atrial mass on both echocardiography and cardiac angiography. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steffenino G,Ferrero G,Forni B,Giustetto C,Ottino G,Conte M

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has been linked to resistant hypertension, but the magnitude of this association and its independence of confounding have not been established. METHODS:Case patients were 63 patients with resistant hypertension (BP >or= 140/90 mm Hg using at least three BP-lowering dr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gonçalves SC,Martinez D,Gus M,de Abreu-Silva EO,Bertoluci C,Dutra I,Branchi T,Moreira LB,Fuchs SC,de Oliveira AC,Fuchs FD

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate an association between saprophytic fungal infections occurring at the bronchial anastomosis (BA) and the development of additional complications arising at this site. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University lung transplant center. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Review of all single-lung...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nunley DR,Gal AA,Vega JD,Perlino C,Smith P,Lawrence EC

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The upregulation of nitric oxide (NO) by inflammatory cytokines and mediators in central and peripheral airway sites can be monitored easily in exhaled air. It is now possible to estimate the predominant site of increased fraction of exhaled NO (FeNO) and its potential pathologic and physiologic role in various pulmon...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barnes PJ,Dweik RA,Gelb AF,Gibson PG,George SC,Grasemann H,Pavord ID,Ratjen F,Silkoff PE,Taylor DR,Zamel N

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Itraconazole is a new orally active antifungal triazole with impressive activity against Aspergillus spp. Six patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA), aged 14 to 49 years, were treated with oral itraconazole (200 mg twice daily) for a mean of 3.9 months (range, one to six months; three patients co...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Denning DW,Van Wye JE,Lewiston NJ,Stevens DA

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoradiation therapy is a new technique being investigated for the treatment of solid malignant tumors. In this study, 17 patients with advanced, recurrent, biopsy-proven malignant lesions of the trachea or main-stem bronchus were treated by photoradiation therapy. Patients received hematoporphyrin derivative intrav...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent RG,Dougherty TJ,Rao U,Boyle DG,Potter WR

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient who suffered from a bacterial pneumonia and had a left-sided infiltrate on his chest radiograph. He was found to be cytopenic and acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed. A complete remission was achieved after chemotherapy, and the patient was scheduled to have autologous bone marrow transplantatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sutedja T,Kwa B,van Kamp H,van Zandwijk N

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive thymoma recently has been shown to be sensitive to combination chemotherapy and in some cases to be relatively indolent. Two cases of extensive thymoma which responded to primary treatment with a combination of a platinum compound (carboplatin or cisplatin), doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and cyclophosphamide (or ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lara PN Jr,Bonomi PD,Faber LP

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk for OSA. Increasing elevation is known to exacerbate underlying respiratory disorders and worsen sleep quality in people without DS, but whether altitude modulates the severity of OSA in DS is uncertain. In this study, we evaluate the impact of elevation (≤ 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jensen KM,Sevick CJ,Seewald LAS,Halbower AC,Davis MM,McCabe ERB,Kempe A,Abman SH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of tubocurarine, pancuronium, gallamine, or decamethonium into the cisterna magna of chloralosed dogs induced a rise in blood pressure. Clonidine (3 micrograms/kg) administered into the cisterna magna after tubocurarine, pancuronium, or gallamine significantly increased blood pressure; no significant ch...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsoucaris-Kupfer D,Schmitt H

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of effective dynamic and static relationships between pressure and volume aided in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease, its course, and the effects of therapy in 22 patients receiving continuous mechanical ventilation. These measurements were made on multiple occasions early in the course of mechanica...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bone RC

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a neonate with an accessory diaphragm, a rare congenital anomaly. It almost always occurs in the right hemithorax, which appears diffusely hazy on the anterior chest roentgenogram. The lateral chest roentgenogram is essential in the diagnosis of this condition. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hopkins RL,Davis SH

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients (about 80%) will be treated as outpatients, because therapy with a single agent will work. For the remaining 20% of patients requiring hospitalization, there is some growing debate regarding the efficacy of different management approaches. For hospi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss K,Tillotson GS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate changes in cerebral tissue oxygenation and blood volume during obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS:We studied eight men with moderate to severe OSA by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) simultaneously with polysomnography during nocturnal sleep (five patients) and daytime naps (three). RESULTS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hayakawa T,Terashima M,Kayukawa Y,Ohta T,Okada T

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To describe four patients having total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with an intrapulmonary vertical vein, rendering difficulty in diagnosis and surgery. SETTING:a tertiary referral center. PATIENTS AND METHODS:By reviewing medical records, 4 of 25 patients with right atrial isomerism and tot...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wang JK,Chiu IS,How SW,Wu MH,Wu FF,Hung CR,Lue HC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of six weeks of threshold pressure inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on inspiratory muscle performance, breathing pattern and exercise performance were studied in eight patients with severe airflow obstruction. The results indicated that IMT improved inspiratory muscle performance but did not affect exerci...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Flynn MG,Barter CE,Nosworthy JC,Pretto JJ,Rochford PD,Pierce RJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CT scan-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of lung nodules is a well-established diagnostic technique. In our institution, both FNA and tissue core biopsy (using a 20-gauge needle) under CT scan guidance are routinely performed during the same procedure, and a preliminary diagnosis (an immediate assessmen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chandan VS,Zimmerman K,Baker P,Scalzetti E,Khurana KK

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typical pulmonary carcinoid tumors often present as proximal endobronchial masses discovered during the evaluation of cough and/or hemoptysis. We present a case of a carcinoid tumor that presented with spontaneous partial expectoration. A review of the literature revealed 16 cases of expectoration of fragments from va...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kelly WF,Crawley EA,Vick DJ,Hurwitz KM

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Few studies have examined the effect of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in COPD patients. STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of nicotine sublingual tablets and two levels of support for smoking cessation in COPD patients. DESIGN:Double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled smoking cessation trial. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tønnesen P,Mikkelsen K,Bremann L

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) occurs in 20 percent of AIDS patients with cutaneous involvement; however, complete endobronchial occlusion is uncommon. Moreover, bronchopulmonary KS is infrequent in the absence of cutaneous manifestations. We report a case of documented complete endobronchial obstruction by KS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chin R Jr,Jones DF,Pegram PS,Haponik EF

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with hemodynamic deterioration and worsening mitral regurgitation related to right ventricular apex pacing. Time-dependent changes in papillary muscle contraction as well as ventricular remodeling by right ventricular apex pacing might be responsible for this rare but serious complication. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vanderheyden M,Nellens P,Andries E,Goethals M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of periodic limb movements (PLM) during sleep and their effect on sleep and daytime alertness were determined in 23 men with severe, stable congestive heart failure (CHF) and 9 healthy control subjects. Each subject had overnight polysomnography and the following day completed a subjective assessment of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanly PJ,Zuberi-Khokhar N

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of a specific inspiratory muscle training in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifteen patients with DMD started 6 months of training the inspiratory muscles and 15 patients served as a control group. Pulmonary and inspiratory muscle func...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wanke T,Toifl K,Merkle M,Formanek D,Lahrmann H,Zwick H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative two-dimensional echocardiography allows visualization of cardiac anatomy and function not possible by other techniques. Although preoperative evaluation by noninvasive methods is usually adequate for diagnosis of cardiac tumors, two-dimensional echocardiography can be beneficial intraoperatively. Intrao...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mora F,Mindich BP,Guarino T,Goldman ME

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noninvasive radionuclide study of the paradoxical pulse in pericardial effusion is described. The study shows complementary changes of the right and left ventricular ejection fractions in a patient with paradoxical pulse, supporting the theory that the inspiratory reduction of the left ventricular stroke volume is a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yeh EL

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and usually fatal disease, based on a multifaceted and incompletely understood pathogenesis. Some of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of vascular remodeling have been experimentally explored, and it is obvious that alterations of microvessels are invo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanumegowda C,Farkas L,Kolb M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although infectious mononucleosis is usually a benign illness, life-threatening complications may occur. We describe a 17-year-old pregnant girl who developed necrotizing epiglottitis and dysphagia progressing to aspiration pneumonia and respiratory failure. The factors predisposing to this life-threatening complicati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Biem J,Roy L,Halik J,Hoffstein V

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To identify the relative contribution of hydrostatic and permeability mechanisms to the development of human neurogenic pulmonary edema. DESIGN:Retrospective review of patients with neurogenic pulmonary edema who had pulmonary edema fluid analysis. SETTING:University hospital ICU. PATIENTS:Twelve pa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smith WS,Matthay MA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of patients with lung cancer who are most likely to benefit from chemotherapeutic treatment would be a substantial step forward. Therefore, a prospective study in predictive chemosensitivity testing in vitro using the fast green assay (FGA) as developed by Weisenthal et al was carried out. Sixty-six pretreat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smit EF,de Vries EG,Meijer C,Mulder NH,Postmus PE

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00