Maximal sniff mouth pressure compared with maximal inspiratory pressure in acute respiratory failure.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hypoxia test can be performed to identify potential hypoxia that might occur in an at-risk individual during air travel. In 2004, the British Thoracic Society increased the hypoxia test cutoff guideline from 85 to 90% in young children. The aim of this study was to investigate how well the cutoff values ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martin AC,Verheggen M,Stick SM,Stavreska V,Oostryck J,Wilson AC,Hall GL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemianomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare congenital abnormality that leads to significant left-to-right shunt and complications related to that. Earlier surgical correction of this disorder was associated with the problem of stenosis at the anastomotic site with the left atrium. We describe the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murali VP,Bahuleyan CG,Jayakumar K,Ramanarayan PV,Nair GR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the pulmonary and systemic hemodynamic effects of oral captopril in patients with connective tissue disease and pulmonary hypertension, we performed right heart catheterization in eight patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, the CREST syndrome, or mixed connective tissue diseases prior to and immediately ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alpert MA,Pressly TA,Mukerji V,Lambert CR,Mukerji B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disputes regarding life-prolonging treatments are stressful for all parties involved. These disagreements are appropriately almost always resolved with intensive communication and negotiation. Those rare cases that are not require a resolution process that ensures fairness and due process. We describe three recent cas...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bosslet GT,Baker M,Pope TM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of work disability among adults with asthma and to evaluate a clinically based illness severity score as a predictor of such disability. DESIGN:Baseline and follow-up telephone interviews and medical record review. SETTING:University-based outpatient pulmonary specialty practice. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blanc PD,Jones M,Besson C,Katz P,Yelin E

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to determine if there is residual airflow obstruction and/or airway hyperresponsiveness in adults with symptomatic asthma remission, and if age at remission or its duration influence these parameters. We studied 30 subjects, (20 men, 10 women, 28 atopics, aged 18 to 61 years; mean, 32 years) wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boulet LP,Turcotte H,Brochu A

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The Fas-Fas ligand (FasL) pathway is a representative system of apoptosis-signaling receptor molecules. We previously described that this pathway may play an important role in the pathogenesis of fibrosing lung diseases. In this study, we hypothesized that soluble form of Fas (sFas) and FasL (sFasL) ma...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kuwano K,Kawasaki M,Maeyama T,Hagimoto N,Nakamura N,Shirakawa K,Hara N

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man presented with features of superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction. On evaluation, he was diagnosed as having angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia (AILD). SVC obstruction due to AILD, to our knowledge, has not been described. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sanghvi S,Kothari AS,Hathi BC,Sharma RG

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with hemoptysis were treated by endobronchial sealing, with n-butyl cyanoacrylate, of the bleeding segment or subsegment. There was an immediate arrest of bleeding without any recurrence for a mean follow-up period of 127 (+/- 67.17) days. Endobronchial sealing appears to be an effective method of managin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bhattacharyya P,Dutta A,Samanta AN,Chowdhury SR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The leading cause of pericardial effusion in urban hospitals is now AIDS-related pathologies. Clinically, these effusions are a diagnostic and management dilemma. In our institution, pericardial biopsy and operative drainage have become part of the diagnostic and management plan. Surgical intervention, howev...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Flum DR,McGinn JT Jr,Tyras DH

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown a high prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients with moderate to severe COPD. However, the factors associated with bronchiectasis remain unknown in these patients. The objective of this study is to identify the factors associated with bronchiectasis in patients with moderate to se...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martínez-García MÁ,Soler-Cataluña JJ,Donat Sanz Y,Catalán Serra P,Agramunt Lerma M,Ballestín Vicente J,Perpiñá-Tordera M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Parent Cough-Specific Quality-of-Life questionnaire (PC-QOL) has relevance and clinical utility as a cough-specific QOL measure for pediatric use. Its validity has been demonstrated. This study sought to determine the minimally important difference (MID) for the PC-QOL completed by parents of young child...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Newcombe PA,Sheffield JK,Chang AB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The functional consequences of pulmonary emphysema have been estimated from autopsy studies. This antemortem study correlates structure as assessed by criteria applied to chest radiographs and function in earlier disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Four thousand one hundred seven male shipyard and construction wor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kilburn KH,Warshaw RH,Thornton JC

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To analyze the physiologic effects and tolerance of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) by means of mechanical cough assistance (Cough Assist; JH Emerson Company; Cambridge, MA) for children with neuromuscular disease. DESIGN:Prospective clinical trial. SETTING:Physiology laboratory of a pedi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fauroux B,Guillemot N,Aubertin G,Nathan N,Labit A,Clément A,Lofaso F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate whether epithelial damage of airways in asthma could be related to diminished levels of the low molecular weight bronchial leukocyte proteinase inhibitor (BLPI) in airways, we determined BLPI in bronchial washings of 13 asthma patients and 13 healthy subjects, using a sensitive enzyme-linked immunoassay. T...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ochnio JJ,Abboud RT,Lam S,Johal SS,Smith CE,Johnson DA

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary overflow are associated with functional and structural changes of the pulmonary arterial wall. Current techniques to evaluate the pulmonary vasculature neglect the pulsatile nature of pulmonary flow. STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the dynamic properties of th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Berger RM,Cromme-Dijkhuis AH,Hop WC,Kruit MN,Hess J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antisynthetase syndrome consists of interstitial lung disease (ILD), arthritis, myositis, fever, mechanic's hands, and Raynaud phenomenon in the presence of an antisynthetase autoantibody, most commonly anti-Jo-1. It is believed that all the antisynthetases are associated with a similar clinical profile,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalluri M,Sahn SA,Oddis CV,Gharib SL,Christopher-Stine L,Danoff SK,Casciola-Rosen L,Hong G,Dellaripa PF,Highland KB

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:The etiology of the SAS is unknown. To test whether endogenous opioids could be pathologically active in SAS, markers of opioid systems were measured in the CSF of 15 patients with SAS and in control subjects. Measured by receptor assay, the concentration of so-called fraction 1 opioid was higher in patients with SAS ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gislason T,Almqvist M,Boman G,Lindholm CE,Terenius L

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional echocardiography showed myocardial thickening in 3 of 16 acute myocarditis patients in childhood. In all 3 cases, this myocardial thickening was transient and diminished within 3 weeks. This myocardial thickening was most marked at a few days after the onset; the interventricular septal thickness for e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nakagawa M,Hamaoka K

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine life is arguably the most critical time in developmental programming, when environmental exposures may have the greatest potential to influence evolving fetal structure and function. There has been substantial progress in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms through which environmental exposures can permane...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martino D,Prescott S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous hemodynamic and blood gas measurements were performed in 26 hypertensive adults, who were cigarette smokers, before and after a 30-minute infusion of saralasin (5 microgram/kg/min) which is a highly specific competitive antagonist of angiotensin II (AII). The arterial pressure fell in nine, rose in seven ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mookherjee S,Obeid AI,Ashutosh K,Warner RA,Smulyan H

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although alveolar epithelial injury is a major determinant of outcome in patients with acute lung injury, there is no reliable biological marker of alveolar epithelial injury. The primary objective was to determine whether elevated levels of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), a marker o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Briot R,Frank JA,Uchida T,Lee JW,Calfee CS,Matthay MA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural drainage has usually been shown to be an effective component of chest physical therapy; there is currently no data showing a beneficial effect of percussion or vibration; directed coughing may be as efficacious as postural drainage (Table 3); the forced expiration technique may increase sputum clearance with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kirilloff LH,Owens GR,Rogers RM,Mazzocco MC

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was conducted in 23 subjects with previous occupational exposure to asbestos and exhibiting rounded atelectasis (RA) on high-resolution computed tomography scan (HRCT scan) to evaluate the retention of asbestos bodies (ABs) using light microscopy in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid or lung ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Voisin C,Fisekci F,Voisin-Saltiel S,Ameille J,Brochard P,Pairon JC

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:We report a case of cardiac fibrosarcoma that was treated with cardiac tumor resection, chemotherapy, cardiac explantation, tumor repeat resection, and autotransplantation followed by external beam irradiation. The patient was able to achieve clinical remission and remained disease free > 2 years after the initial dia...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mery GM,Reardon MJ,Haas J,Lazar J,Hindenburg A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of thrombin at sites of vascular injury provides one of the chief means for recruiting platelets into a growing hemostatic plug. Studies completed over the past 10 years show that platelet responses to thrombin are mediated by a subset of G protein-coupled receptors known as protease-activated recepto...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brass LF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased blood lactate concentration (hyperlactatemia) and lactic acidosis (hyperlactatemia and serum pH < 7.35) are common in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In some patients, most of the lactate that is produced in shock states is due to inade...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suetrong B,Walley KR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00