Orthodeoxia platypnea syndrome in a patient with lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum due to long-term steroid use.

abstract：:During a six-year experience involving 3,089 selective coronary arteriograms (99 percent by the percutaneous transfemoral method), modifications of technique have reduced the incidence of morbid complications. Modifications have involved guidewire technique, systemic heparinization, attention to spontaneous catheter b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Page HL Jr,campbell WB

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are among the main causes of morbidity and mortality in children. The bacterial extract OM-85 BV (bronchovaxom) has shown protective effect for ARTIs on children. We report a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel, prospective clinical trial to assess the safety...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gutiérrez-Tarango MD,Berber A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemically bioavailable leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) can reduce the essential components of allergic inflammation in allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma by blocking cysteinyl leukotriene (CysLT) activity, resulting in a wide range of clinical effects. CysLTs, mediators, and modulators in the pathophysiolog...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Busse W,Kraft M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Acute exposure to the air in swine confinement units causes bronchial hyperresponsiveness and inflammation of the airways. This study was performed to assess the longitudinal development of bronchial responsiveness in pig farmers and to establish exposure-response relationships. METHODS:A cohort of 17...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vogelzang PF,van der Gulden JW,Folgering H,Heederik D,Tielen MJ,van Schayck CP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of inner-city asthma, as studied in Chicago, IL, is introduced. Chicago has a high incidence of asthma, but prevalence, morbidity, and mortality rates vary by neighborhood and are highest in neighborhoods with the lowest socioeconomic status. Efforts in Chicago to mitigate these gaps have been extraordinar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiss KB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right-sided chest lead ECGs (V3R to V6R) were recorded in 110 normal male subjects who were between the ages of 17 and 22 years old (mean, 17.9 years). The prevalence of the rS pattern decreased from V3R (89 percent) to V6R (37 percent). However, the opposite was the case for the rSr pattern (10 percent in V3R and 36 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tan CC,Hiew TM,Chia BL

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a common problem in cardiovascular patients, but the etiology and management of this condition may be different than those in other populations. Around the time that percutaneous coronary interventions are performed, the drugs most commonly associated with thrombocytopenia are the glycoprotein (GP)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Matthai WH Jr

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:The efficacy of a nasopharyngeal tube was evaluated in 44 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Twenty-four of these patients underwent repeated polysomnographic studies with the nasopharyngeal tube in place. They had a 62.3 percent decrease in apnea index and a 39.2 percent decrease in disordered breathing ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nahmias JS,Karetzky MS

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy and complications of noninvasive nasal mask bilevel continuous positive airway pressure ventilation in pediatric patients with hypoxemic respiratory insufficiency. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review. SETTING:Intensive care unit, university affiliated tertiary care children's hospita...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fortenberry JD,Del Toro J,Jefferson LS,Evey L,Haase D

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Precise epidemiologic data regarding nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infection in many Asian countries have been relatively unavailable. In order to determine the clinical significance of NTM isolated from respiratory specimens, we reviewed medical records from all patients from whom NTM isolat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koh WJ,Kwon OJ,Jeon K,Kim TS,Lee KS,Park YK,Bai GH

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preoperative physiologic assessment of a patient being considered for surgical resection of lung cancer must consider the immediate perioperative risks from comorbid cardiopulmonary disease, the long-term risks of pulmonary disability, and the threat to survival due to inadequately treated lung cancer. As with any...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beckles MA,Spiro SG,Colice GL,Rudd RM,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variation in respiratory water loss (RWL) over time, expressed as the mass of water vapor lost per liter (body temperature and pressure, saturated) of ventilation (MH2O), was investigated in two groups: (1) children with exercise-induced asthma; and (2) healthy children. Children were matched for age and sex and w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tabka Z,Ben Jebria A,Vergeret J,Guenard H

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates that when the heart is markedly displaced posteriorly to the left, or perhaps to the right, the posterior approach may make echocardiographic evaluation possible. Thus, in a patient with congenital unilateral absence of the left pulmonary artery, with marked displacement of the heart posteriorl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Borgeson E,Vogel JH

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Augmentation therapy with pooled human plasma-derived alpha(1)-antitrypsin (AAT) has been shown to have biochemical efficacy in restoring serum AAT levels above the protective threshold. Also, clinical efficacy has been suggested. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the bioequivalence of a new solvent detergent-treated p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stoller JK,Rouhani F,Brantly M,Shahin S,Dweik RA,Stocks JM,Clausen J,Campbell E,Norton F

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To use an existing database from a large cohort study with follow-up as long as 5.5 years to assess the extended prognosis of patients who survived their hospitalizations for severe acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS:Secondary analysis of an inception cohort of 1,722 patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Garland A,Dawson NV,Altmann I,Thomas CL,Phillips RS,Tsevat J,Desbiens NA,Bellamy PE,Knaus WA,Connors AF Jr,SUPPORT Investigators.

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the factors associated with reintubation in patients who had successfully passed a spontaneous breathing trial. METHODS:We used logistic regression and recursive partitioning analyses of prospectively collected clinical data from adults admitted to ICUs of 37 hospitals in eight countries, who had ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Frutos-Vivar F,Ferguson ND,Esteban A,Epstein SK,Arabi Y,Apezteguía C,González M,Hill NS,Nava S,D'Empaire G,Anzueto A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from recent surveys indicate that a staggering 34.9% of US adults are overweight. Obese adults are at in increased risk for many chronic medical conditions, and this increases the likelihood of admission to an ICU. The critically ill obese patient presents the ICU team with many unique problems. Obesity may resul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marik P,Varon J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and severity of catheter-induced tricuspid regurgitation has not been studied extensively. Given the frequency with which right heart catheters are employed to measure cardiac output, it is important to know whether the severity of catheter-induced tricuspid regurgitation is sufficient to invalidate the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stewart D,Leman RB,Kaiser J,Mann DL

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that smoking affects the development and maintenance of certain types of granulomatous lung diseases. To explore this mechanism(s), we measured tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha concentrations in the culture supernatants of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated alveolar macrophages (AMs) in 13 healthy nonsmo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamaguchi E,Itoh A,Furuya K,Miyamoto H,Abe S,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although diaphragmatic motion is readily studied by ultrasonography, the procedure remains poorly codified. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the reference values for diaphragmatic motion as recorded by M-mode ultrasonography. METHODS:Two hundred ten healthy adult subjects (150 men, 60 wome...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boussuges A,Gole Y,Blanc P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade and a half, the introduction of new therapeutic agents has revolutionized the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). These new treatment options have improved the quality of life and survival in PAH. With an armamentarium of options available, the identification of unique phenotypes ca...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Medrek SK,Sahay S

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the short-term physiologic effects of mask pressure support ventilation (PSV) and proportional assist ventilation (PAV) in patients in clinically stable condition with chronic ventilatory failure (CVF). DESIGN:Randomized, controlled physiologic study. SETTING:Lung function units of two pulmonary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Porta R,Appendini L,Vitacca M,Bianchi L,Donner CF,Poggi R,Ambrosino N

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pleural dissemination of invasive thymoma, which was successfully treated with intrathoracic chemothermotherapy following panpleuropneumonectomy. Intrathoracic chemothermotherapy in combination with surgery may be a hopeful adjuvant treatment to control pleural disseminated lesions of invasive thym...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Higashiyama M,Doi O,Kodama K,Yokouchi H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional echocardiography (CSE) was performed on 19 patients with mitral stenosis (MS). Nine patients (group 1) had little or no mitral valve (MV) calcification; ten patients (group 2) had heavy MV calcification. An opening snap was present in each of the patients in group 1. Of the group 2 patients, five (grou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chandraratna PA,Aronow WS,Lurie M

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To identify which tests would be useful in selecting patients for a specific inhalation challenge with bovine dander allergens (bSIC). DESIGN:A prospective study. SETTING:A university hospital. PATIENTS:Thirty-seven dairy farmers with a clinical suspicion of occupational asthma due to bovine allerge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Koskela H,Taivainen A,Tukiainen H,Chan HK

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD and hypertension both increase the risk of congestive heart failure (CHF). Current clinical trials do not inform the selection of combination antihypertensive therapy among patients with COPD. We performed a comparative effectiveness study to investigate whether choice of dual agent antihypertensive the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herrin MA,Feemster LC,Crothers K,Uman JE,Bryson CL,Au DH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five different volumes of test solutions (1 to 3 ml) containing 15 mg of metaproterenol were placed in each of five different nebulizers. The time to complete nebulization and the amount of drug delivered varied considerably, depending upon the initial volume of solution placed in the nebulizer. Small volumes (1 ml) w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kradjan WA,Lakshminarayan S

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:International time trends in asthma mortality have played an important sentinel role in the identification of two epidemics of asthma mortality in some countries in the 1960s and the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, little attention has been paid to the ongoing international time trends. METHODS:Country-specifi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wijesinghe M,Weatherall M,Perrin K,Crane J,Beasley R

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) has become an invaluable tool in the diagnosis of patients with a variety of thoracic abnormalities. The majority of EBUS procedures are used to diagnose and stage mediastinal and hilar abnormalities, as well as peripheral pulmonary targets, with a probe-based technology. Nearly 1,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gildea TR,Nicolacakis K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00