Bronchial response to methacholine in "healthy" children of asthmatic parents. Effect of treatment with cromolyn sodium.

abstract：:The definition of a standard therapy for resectable esophageal cancer remains a clinical controversy. In the past decade, a variety of strategies have been developed in an attempt to improve local control and decrease the all too common problem of distant metastases. Preoperative treatment with radiotherapy or chemoth...

journal_title：Chest

authors： DeCamp MM Jr,Swanson SJ,Jaklitsch MT

更新日期：1999-12-01 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 the first case, to our knowledge, of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) as the pulmonary manifestation in primary Sjögren's syndrome (SjS). A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of a dry cough and an interstitial shadow on a chest roentgenogram. Labial biopsy and sialogram confirmed a di...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kadota J,Kusano S,Kawakami K,Morikawa T,Kohno S

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the usefulness of routinely inserting a hollow airway exchange catheter (jet stylet) prior to tracheal extubation of adult patients with risk factors for difficult tracheal intubation. DESIGN:Prospective, 1-year study of 40 consecutive patients undergoing mechanical ventilation who had one...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Loudermilk EP,Hartmannsgruber M,Stoltzfus DP,Langevin PB

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered a clinical problem in a young man who presented with a left upper lobe mass and a diffuse reticular-nodular infiltrate. We thought we had appropriately applied Murphy's Law (the famed bank robber who "went where the money is"), and Ockham's Razor (the philosopher William of Ockham [1285 to 1349]-"Entiti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jackson HD,Carney KJ,Knautz MA,Tenholder MF

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic tobacco smoke exposure results in a broad range of lung pathologies including emphysema, airway disease and parenchymal fibrosis as well as a multitude of extra-pulmonary comorbidities. Prior work using CT imaging has identified several clinically relevant subgroups of smoking related lung disease, b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Billatos E,Ash SY,Duan F,Xu K,Romanoff J,Marques H,Moses E,Han MK,Regan EA,Bowler RP,Mason SE,Doyle TJ,San José Estépar R,Rosas IO,Ross JC,Xiao X,Liu H,Liu G,Sukumar G,Wilkerson M,Dalgard C,Stevenson C,Whitney

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients with newly discovered biopsy-proven pulmonary sarcoidosis in roentgenographic stage II (adenopathy and interstitial abnormalities) who also had abnormal pulmonary function (TLC and/or DCO less than 80 percent predicted) were assigned in alternate sequence to either a daily or alternate day predniso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spratling L,Tenholder MF,Underwood GH,Feaster BL,Requa RK

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with disseminated nonseminomatous testicular germ cell tumors (NSTGCT), a retroperitoneal residual tumor mass (RRTM) and/or a pulmonary residual tumor mass (PRTM) are often present after successful treatment with cisplatin-based polychemotherapy. Results and complications of postchemotherapy resection of P...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gels ME,Hoekstra HJ,Sleijfer DT,Nijboer AP,Molenaar WM,Ebels T,Schraffordt Koops H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coccidioides infections often result in chronic relapsing disease that presents a challenge to the currently available therapy. Posaconazole, an oral extended-spectrum triazole agent, has been shown in vitro and in vivo to have potent activity against this fungus. METHODS:An open-label multinational study o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stevens DA,Rendon A,Gaona-Flores V,Catanzaro A,Anstead GM,Pedicone L,Graybill JR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A median sternotomy approach was used for closure of patent ductus arteriosus associated with a hypoplastic right lung. The anterior approach to the left ductus is indicated if left thoracotomy is contraindicated. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rao B,Gootman N,Silbert D,Wisoff BG

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we determine the prevalence and type of arrhythmias that occur during postural drainage and chest percussion (PDP) of critically ill patients, and identify those patients who are most at risk of developing them. We monitored the vital signs and ECGs of 72 ICU patients during their initial PDP treatment. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hammon WE,Connors AF Jr,McCaffree DR

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many patients with central airway obstruction due to extrinsic compression or malacia, insertion of tracheobronchial stents can provide effective and permanent relief. Of the various types of prostheses described, the silicone Dumon-Artemis stents (Medicore, Brussels, Belgium) are probably the most efficient. The u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Noppen M,Dhondt E,Meysman M,Monsieur I,Gepts E,Vincken WG

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested a relationship between asthma and obesity. Despite these reports, the effect of being underweight or overweight as a risk factor for airway obstructive diseases (AODs) is not clear. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a relation of body mass index (BMI) to asthma, chronic bronchiti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guerra S,Sherrill DL,Bobadilla A,Martinez FD,Barbee RA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied hemodynamic and oxygen transport parameters in 12 stable critically ill patients on assist control (ACV), synchronized intermittent mandatory (SIMV), and pressure support (PSV) ventilatory modes. Patients were optimally ventilated on ACV, were awake, and capable of spontaneous breathing. After baseline meas...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sternberg R,Sahebjami H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 72-year-old man underwent endoscopic resection of a 10-mm polypoid sessile lesion of the rectum. Histologic examination found a well-differentiated, low-grade (G1), neuroendocrine tumor. A thoracoabdominal CT scan was performed for staging purposes. The chest CT scan revealed a so-called cannonball-...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scamporlino A,Mengoli MC,Calabrese O,Della Casa G,Aramini B,Spallanzani A,Morandi U,Stefani A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During noninvasive ventilation, nonintentional leaks have a detrimental effect on the efficacy of ventilation. A wide range of industrial masks are available, with intentional leaks of different importance. The potential impact of this variability in intentional leaks on performances of bilevel ventilators h...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Borel JC,Sabil A,Janssens JP,Couteau M,Boulon L,Lévy P,Pépin JL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiographic studies were performed in 86 patients with right ventricular volume overload. In 45 of these 86 patients, 58 echocardiograms were performed at different intervals in the postoperative period. For control purposes, 60 normal subjects and 18 patients with right ventricular pressure overload were also e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laurenceau JL,Dumesnil JG

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenotypic characterization of patients with COPD may have potential prognostic and therapeutic implications. Available information on the relationship between emphysema and the clinical presentation in patients with COPD is limited to advanced stages of the disease. The objective of this study was to descri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de Torres JP,Bastarrika G,Zagaceta J,Sáiz-Mendiguren R,Alcaide AB,Seijo LM,Montes U,Campo A,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiogram changes and pharmacologic responses were studied in 28 cases of brain death. Cardiac activity in this condition is possibly determined by the dynamic balance between the depressant action of hypothermia and the stimulating action of the sympathetic nervous system (without any vagal or central influen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drory Y,Ouaknine G,Kosary IZ,Kellermann JJ

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Thirty to 50% of all COPD patients experience tissue wasting that may be caused by hypermetabolism, but the cause of the perturbed metabolic state is unclear. We hypothesized that the elevated O2 cost of ventilation (O2 COV) may be a contributing factor. All of the data are presented as means ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mannix ET,Manfredi F,Farber MO

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of the hereditary disorder alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1AT) deficiency is critically dependent on quantification of serum levels of alpha 1AT, a 52-kDa antiprotease that serves to protect the lung from destruction by neutrophil elastase. Although the measurement of serum alpha 1AT levels is not difficult, the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brantly ML,Wittes JT,Vogelmeier CF,Hubbard RC,Fells GA,Crystal RG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:Patients receiving prolonged acute mechanical ventilation (PAMV), although comprising a third of all mechanical ventilation (MV) patients, consume two-thirds of all the resources allocated to MV, and their numbers are projected to double by 2020. By virtue of their prolonged hospital length of stay (median LOS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zilberberg MD,Nathanson BH,Sadigov S,Higgins TL,Kollef MH,Shorr AF

更新日期：2009-09-01 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

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Poor dental hygiene has been linked to respiratory pathogen colonization in residents of long-term care facilities. We sought to investigate the association between dental plaque (DP) colonization and lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized institutionalized elders using molecular genotyping....

journal_title：Chest

authors： El-Solh AA,Pietrantoni C,Bhat A,Okada M,Zambon J,Aquilina A,Berbary E

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationships among systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP), diastolic pulmonary artery pressure (DPAP), and mean pulmonary artery pressure (MPAP) have been found to be constant in humans breathing air, at rest, while supine. It would be important for those studying the pulmonary circulation if this re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Syyed R,Reeves JT,Welsh D,Raeside D,Johnson MK,Peacock AJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite many years of clinical research, there is still no effective therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Untreated, the prognosis is poor, with a median survival of < 1 year. Single-agent or combination chemotherapy as well as radiotherapy have not shown persistent improvements in response or survival. I...

journal_title：Chest

authors： van Ruth S,Baas P,Zoetmulder FA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Akinesis becoming dyskinesis at high-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has been disregarded as a marker of myocardial ischemia. However, to our knowledge, the relationship between this pattern and myocardial viability has not been assessed. METHODS:We studied 42 patients with myocardial infarcti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Elhendy A,Cornel JH,Roelandt JR,van Domburg RT,Fioretti PM

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The practice of treating a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) suspicious for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in the absence of pathology is growing. In the absence of randomized evidence, the appropriate prior probability threshold of lung cancer of when...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Louie AV,Senan S,Patel P,Ferket BS,Lagerwaard FJ,Rodrigues GB,Salama JK,Kelsey C,Palma DA,Hunink MG

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the beneficial effect of exercise capacity on mortality is well-accepted, its effect on health-care costs remains uncertain. This study investigates the relationship between exercise capacity and health-care costs. METHODS:The Veterans Affairs Health Care System recently implemented a Decision Support...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss JP,Froelicher VF,Myers JN,Heidenreich PA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The institution of inhaled corticosteroids is generally advocated for effective treatment of patients with asthma. It is yet unknown what is the best time to start inhaled corticosteroid therapy and especially whether delayed introduction is harmful. PHASE 1: In a previous study in patients with asthma and C...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Overbeek SE,Kerstjens HA,Bogaard JM,Mulder PG,Postma DS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00