Establishing pulmonary and critical care medicine as a subspecialty in China: joint statement of the Chinese thoracic society and the American college of chest physicians.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress-induced or tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a rare acute cardiac syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction of uncertain cause and outcome. This study sought to assess the long-term outcome of patients with TTC. METHODS:One-hundred sixteen consecutive patients were prospe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parodi G,Bellandi B,Del Pace S,Barchielli A,Zampini L,Velluzzi S,Carrabba N,Gensini GF,Antoniucci D,Tuscany Registry of Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy.

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of adult acute epiglottitis that was successfully managed by endotracheal intubation without the need for subsequent tracheostomy. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ward CF,Benumof JL,Shapiro HM

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stent placement is the only available treatment in patients presenting either a localized external compression or a malacia of the tracheobronchial tree. To assess the functional benefit of prosthesis insertion in these indications, we compared functional respiratory values before, immediately after (48 h), and at som...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vergnon JM,Costes F,Bayon MC,Emonot A

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:A 35-year-old man had a history of recurrent syncope for more than a decade. During a witnessed episode, an ambulatory electrocardiographic recording showed ventricular flutter/fibrillation that lasted for 2 1/2 minutes and terminated spontaneously without adverse neurologic sequelae. No structural heart disease and n...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Masrani K,Cowley C,Bekheit S,el-Sherif N

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is controversial. Current guidelines recommend that clinicians use regular antacid treatment, while two recent meta-analyses of antacid therapy in IPF were inconclusive. The objective of this study was to ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bédard Méthot D,Leblanc É,Lacasse Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the performance of continuous fiberoptic blood gas monitoring with standard, intermittent blood gas sampling in the measurement of arterial and central venous blood gases during marked hemodynamic changes. DESIGN:Prospective, consecutive, enrollment, experimental study. SETTING:Research lab...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Oropello JM,Manasia A,Hannon E,Leibowitz A,Benjamin E

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Patients presenting with acute pulmonary embolism associated with hemodynamic compromise exhibit right ventricular enlargement and dysfunction on transthoracic echocardiogram. However, the degree of echocardiographic abnormalities among hemodynamically stable patients without preexisting cardiopul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Miller RL,Das S,Anandarangam T,Leibowitz DW,Alderson PO,Thomashow B,Homma S

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the diagnostic use of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADAPF) levels in tuberculous pleuritis (TBpl), with a special reference to HIV coinfection and a Bayesian analysis. METHODS:We investigated a total of 216 patients with pleural effusion, including 100 with TBpl, 68 with malignant effusion,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Riantawan P,Chaowalit P,Wongsangiem M,Rojanaraweewong P

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon and usually fatal cancer, for which there is no standard treatment. However, surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment because of the inability to treat the entire hemithorax effectively with radiation and the lack of effective chemotherapy drugs. Extrapleural pneumonec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rusch VW

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing of surgical treatment of empyema remains controversial. Traditionally, thoracotomy is performed either within three weeks of diagnosis or delayed until presumed pleurodesis occurs. Often, these patients are moribund and the duration of illness impossible to determine. We report our surgical results in seven...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoover EL,Hsu HK,Ross MJ,Gross AM,Webb H,Ketosugbo A,Finch P

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare (1) the intensity of leg effort and dyspnea during exercise and (2) subjective limitations to performance in normal subjects, patients receiving medication for cardiac disorders, patients with pulmonary impairment, patients with pulmonary impairment who were also receiving cardiac m...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamilton AL,Killian KJ,Summers E,Jones NL

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have implicated pregnancy as a cause of deterioration in patients with pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas. We report a 27-year-old woman with multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas who required coil spring embolotherapy in her 24th week of pregnancy due to a spontaneous hemothorax and hypoxemia. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gammon RB,Miksa AK,Keller FS

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on pulmonary function, with particular reference to flow-volumes, were obtained in 760 normal healthy Indians in Bombay, who had never smoked and who had no symptom or history of cardiorespiratory disease. Prediction equations were derived for spirometric parameters and for maximal expiratory flows. The maximal e...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Udwadia FE,Sunavala JD,Shetye VM,Jain PK

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：: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:Inspiratory muscle weakness and abnormalities in breathing pattern and in respiratory drive have been reported in patients with multisystem disorders. In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), data on respiratory muscle strength and control of breathing are scarce. METHODS:We studied a subset of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scano G,Goti P,Duranti R,Misuri G,Emmi L,Rosi E

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of cardiopulmonary support (CPS) as a rescue method following failed angioplasty is unknown. The proximal left anterior descending (LAD) was occluded for 20 min in 21 dogs. Group 1 animals (n=15) were given CPS and group 2 animals (n=6) served as controls. During coronary occlusion, animals receiving...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ward HB,McFalls EO,Baldwin D,Nemzek TG,Gornick CC

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication between families and providers in the ICU affects patient and family outcomes and use of health-care resources. Recent research studies have tested interventions designed to improve communication quality and outcomes between providers and families of patients in the ICU. We conducted a systemat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scheunemann LP,McDevitt M,Carson SS,Hanson LC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man was found to have a miliary infiltrate on chest roentgenogram two months after recovery from varicella pneumonia. The patient remained in good health and there was no objective sign of pulmonary disease. The infiltrate showed no change in subsequent serial chest films, and after one year, open lung b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Meyer B,Stalder H,Wegmann W

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Although inhaled beta2-agonists are in widespread use, several reports question their potential arrhythmogenic effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiac electrophysiologic effects of a single, regular dose of an inhaled beta2-agonist in humans. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:T...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kallergis EM,Manios EG,Kanoupakis EM,Schiza SE,Mavrakis HE,Klapsinos NK,Vardas PE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 1,700 primary tumors of the lung, there were 53 cases of bronchial adenoma (3.1 percent); 38 (72 percent) of the 53 were typical carcinoids, and the remaining 15 were of a higher grade of malignant neoplasm. There was a slight predominance of female patients, and the age of greatest incidence was between 30 and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de Lima R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk and benefits of three treatment strategies were examined in 64 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Thirteen patients received thrombolytic therapy (group 1), 29 patients received intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation support (group 2), and 22 patients were treated...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stomel RJ,Rasak M,Bates ER

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco smoking during pregnancy is the most important modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes and long-term health complications for mother and baby. Tobacco use during pregnancy has decreased in high-income countries but not in Indigenous women in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gould GS,Lim LL,Mattes J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Asymptomatic HIV-infected individuals are increasingly recruited for studies involving invasive procedures such as bronchoscopy. We sought to determine the response to and outcome of a request for a research bronchoscopy in HIV-positive individuals with no respiratory disease, and whether this would ad...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lipman MC,Stobbs D,Madge S,Miller R,Johnson MA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with biopsy specimen-proved pulmonary sarcoidosis without clinical evidence of cardiac disease. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:A large tertiary care university teaching hospital. PATIENTS AND CONTROL SUBJECTS:F...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fahy GJ,Marwick T,McCreery CJ,Quigley PJ,Maurer BJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients admitted to the medical ICU (MICU) are often subjected to multiple radiologic studies. We hypothesized that some endure radiation dose exposure (cumulative effective dose [CED]) in excess of annual US federal occupational health standard limits (CED ≥ 50 mSv) and 5-year cumulative limit (CED ≥ 100 m...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krishnan S,Moghekar A,Duggal A,Yella J,Narechania S,Ramachandran V,Mehta A,Adhi F,Vijayan AKC,Han X,Wang X,Dong F,Martin C 3rd,Guzman J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the clinical correlates of asthma in a community-based sample of elderly persons. PARTICIPANTS:A community sample of 4,581 persons > or = 65 years old from the Cardiovascular Health Study. MEASUREMENTS:Standardized respiratory, sleep, and quality-of-life (QOL) questions, a medication inventory, ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Enright PL,McClelland RL,Newman AB,Gottlieb DJ,Lebowitz MD

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a follow-up to a previous assessment of complications of sleep-disturbed breathing in 265 patients, we have reevaluated measures of sleepiness and hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (n = 518), central sleep apnea (n = 50), and subclinical sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) (n = 107). Both sub...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mendelson WB

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-care workers are concerned about the risk of acquiring contagious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and avian influenza after recent outbreaks. We studied exhaled air and particle dispersion through an oronasal mask attached to a human-patient simulator (HPS) during noninvasive positi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hui DS,Hall SD,Chan MT,Chow BK,Tsou JY,Joynt GM,Sullivan CE,Sung JJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00