Prevalence and prognostic value of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in idiopathic and heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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,...

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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：:Irradiation therapy for lung cancer is mostly restricted to conventional methods. To improve therapeutic ratio, we have combined a treatment planning and a gene therapy approach. Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy is described as carried out by methods of gene therapy for radiation protection using the manganese...

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authors： Greenberger JS,Bahri S,Jett J,Belani C,Kalend A,Epperly M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans in the sputa of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), to assess serologic IgE responses of these patients to the presence of fungi in the sputum, to evaluate what effect this may have on clinical status,...

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authors： Máiz L,Cuevas M,Quirce S,Cañón JF,Pacheco A,Sousa A,Escobar H

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have implicated the 5-lipoxygenase/leukotriene (LT) pathway in cardiovascular disease (CVD), which may have important implications for asthmatics because several drugs that target this pathway are currently used to treat asthma. We sought to determine whether montelukast, a cysteinyl LT antago...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Allayee H,Hartiala J,Lee W,Mehrabian M,Irvin CG,Conti DV,Lima JJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral pulmonary edema is a distinctly unusual clinical entity, often misdiagnosed initially as one of the more common causes of focal lung disease. Predominantly lobar pulmonary edema is rarer still. We report a case of right upper lobe pulmonary edema caused by the acute onset of severe mitral regurgitation. In ...

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authors： Roach JM,Stajduhar KC,Torrington KG

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to identify the CT scan features that predict patient outcome after reexpansion procedures in patients with the fibrotic stage of endobronchial TB. METHODS:We retrospectively enrolled 30 patients (four men, 26 women) aged 32 +/- 11 years who had lobar or whole-lung atelectasis ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lee JY,Yi CA,Kim TS,Kim H,Kim J,Han J,Kwon OJ,Lee KS,Chung MJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the cross-sectional echocardiographic features of a left ventricular diverticulum. The echocardiographic findings are illustrated and discussed in relation to the diagnostic capabilities of this noninvasive imaging technique. ...

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authors： Estevez CM,Weyman AE,Feigenbaum H

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep apnea has major neurocognitive and cardiovascular and metabolic risks. Treatment of sleep apnea is suboptimal because of variable adherence to existing therapies. METHODS:This trial compared positive airway pressure adherence among patients who were provided active patient engagement (APE) technology ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Malhotra A,Crocker ME,Willes L,Kelly C,Lynch S,Benjafield AV

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma therapy is typically prescribed and titrated based on patient or parent self-report of symptoms. No longitudinal studies have assessed the relationship between symptoms and severe asthma exacerbations in children. The goal of our study was (1) to assess the association of asthma symptoms with severe a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wu AC,Tantisira K,Li L,Schuemann B,Weiss ST,Fuhlbrigge AL,Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group.

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite major advances in our understanding of the pathophysiologic processes leading to pulmonary arterial hypertension and recent developments in therapeutic approaches, the long-term prognosis for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension remains unsatisfactory. Early detection and adequate clinical classificat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Provencher S,Jais X,Yaici A,Sitbon O,Humbert M,Simonneau G

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Evaluation of the effectiveness of negative-pressure ventilation (NPV) with the use of the iron lung vs noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in the treatment of COPD patients with acute on chronic respiratory failure. DESIGN:A retrospective case-control study. SETTING:Four Italian respir...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Corrado A,Confalonieri M,Marchese S,Mollica C,Villella G,Gorini M,Della Porta R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the importance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and immunologic response to 14-valent pneumococcal vaccine in a randomized (saline placebo or vaccine) double-blind pilot study involving 103 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Antibody titers, the flora of the sputum, respiratory infectio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Davis AL,Aranda CP,Schiffman G,Christianson LC

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown "beat-to-beat" variation in systemic BP with high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV). However, it is not clear if such changes are paralleled by changes in cardiac output. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effect of HFJV near or equal to the heart rate (HR) on beat-to-beat cardiac outp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Angus DC,Lidsky NM,Dotterweich LM,Pinsky MR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of double-orifice mitral valve in a 16-year-old Japanese boy is presented. Two-dimensional echocardiography, including transesophageal approach, showed two approximately equal orifices with three papillary muscles. Color Doppler echocardiography showed a mild mitral regurgitation from both orifices. No other ca...

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authors： Hashimoto H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old infant was brought to clinic for evaluation of recurrent apparent life-threatening events (ALTEs). Two ALTE episodes occurred while the infant was sleeping in a safety car seat. The first one occurred when he was 4 weeks old. His mother noticed that he was not breathing; he appeared limp with full body c...

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authors： DelRosso LM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Airway hyperresponsiveness to adenosine monophosphate (AMP) has been validated as a surrogate marker for airway inflammation. We wished to know whether an abbreviated challenge at the final threshold dose would produce the same fall in FEV1 as a full, conventional dose-response challenge. METHODS:Seventeen p...

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authors： Fardon TC,Hodge MR,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of the respiratory inductive plethysmography in the measurement of PEEP-induced changes in end-expiratory lung volume during mechanical ventilation and its accuracy and stability in the measurement of ventilation during controlled mechanical ventilation and spontaneous breathing. ...

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authors： Valta P,Takala J,Foster R,Weissman C,Kinney JM

更新日期：1992-07-01 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：:Men who snore heavily have an increased incidence of hypertension, angina, stroke, and neuropsychologic dysfunction, which may be due to nocturnal oxygen desaturation. Nocturnal oxygen therapy might be beneficial to such individuals by improving oxygenation and relieving tissue hypoxia. Twenty-eight asymptomatic heavy...

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authors： Block AJ,Hellard DW,Cicale MJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to compare the efficacy of ultrahigh frequency ventilation (UHFV) (frequencies > 3 Hz) with respect to oxygenation, airway pressures, and hemodynamic parameters in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who were not responding to conventional ventilation. DESIGN:We u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gluck E,Heard S,Patel C,Mohr J,Calkins J,Fink MP,Landow L

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-efficacy explores the emotional functioning and coping skills of an individual and is thought to be a strong predictor of health behaviors, which is particularly important for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). However, to our knowledge, there is no measure of self-efficacy developed to explore behavior cha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent E,Sewell L,Wagg K,Deacon S,Williams J,Singh S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IV epoprostenol treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been believed to require an indefinite duration of therapy OBJECTIVE:To describe the successful discontinuation of long-term epoprostenol therapy in four patients DESIGN:Case reports SETTING:Outpatient clinic, tertiary-care hospital P...

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authors： Kim NH,Channick RN,Rubin LJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-lung lavage is the only efficient treatment in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. A 36-year-old woman with severe pulmonary alveolar proteinosis confirmed by video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsies underwent repetitive whole-lung lavages without improvement. A modified technique consisting of manual ventilation ...

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authors： Bingisser R,Kaplan V,Zollinger A,Russi EW

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluid infusion may be lifesaving in patients with severe sepsis, especially in the earliest phases of treatment. Following initial resuscitation, however, fluid boluses often fail to augment perfusion and may be harmful. In this review, we seek to compare and contrast the impact of fluids in early and later sepsis; sh...

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authors： Durairaj L,Schmidt GA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic effects of enoximone and nicardipine were compared during the early postcardiac surgery period in 40 patients with systemic hypertension and moderate cardiac dysfunction. Patients were prospectively randomized into two groups. Mean right atrial pressure was maintained above 7 mm Hg. The drug infusion r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Squara P,Denjean D,Godard P,Brunet F,Brusset A,Dubois C

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follow-up of patients with subclinical inflammatory alveolitis associated with systemic diseases may represent the best opportunity to study the mechanisms responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease. We report a seven-year sequential pulmonary evaluation of one patient with clinically isolated gastri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dugas M,Wallaert B,Tonnel AB,Voisin C

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative evaluation of patients being considered for pulmonary resection is a common practice for both pulmonologists and internists. Traditionally, preoperative evaluation of this population has entailed identifying patients in whom pulmonary resection carries an unacceptably high risk of morbidity and mortality....

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authors： Reilly JJ

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To compare the oxygen pulse curve (O(2)P-C) as measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) with left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) rest-exercise response as measured by multigated equilibrium (99m)Tc radionuclide cineangiography (MUGA) in patients with different degrees of ische...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Klainman E,Fink G,Lebzelter J,Krelbaumm T,Kramer MR

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac dysfunction due to systemic sarcoidosis is most of ten due to severe restrictive pulmonary diseases. Although the diagnosis is frequently missed during life, direct granulomatous infiltration of the myocardium may occur with systemic sarcoidosis and, when present in the heart, is a major cause of death. To exp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bulkley BH,Rouleau JR,Whitaker JQ,Strauss HW,Pitt B

更新日期：1977-07-01 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...

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

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00