Sex differences in response to tadalafil in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to rationalize the choice of injector and bronchoscope sizes during bronchoscopy under general anesthesia using the Sanders attachment technique. Arterial Po2 and Pco2, FIo2, and peak inspiratory pressure at the tip of the bronchoscope were plotted against the ratio (RI/B) of the internal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zveibil F,Lemer J,De Myttenaere S,Birkhan J,Bursztein S

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sensitivity of bacteriologic studies in pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between January 1988 and December 1996, 104 consecutive patients aged 0 to 18 years received a diagnosis of primary pulmonary tuberculosis at our institution. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Merino JM,Alvarez T,Marrero M,Ansó S,Elvira A,Iglesias G,González JB

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pill aspiration represents a unique type of foreign body aspiration requiring a distinct diagnostic and therapeutic approach. In many cases, the "foreign body" itself may no longer be present, whereas the airway manifestations may persist for months to years. Limited data exist to guide management decisions. We report...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kinsey CM,Folch E,Majid A,Channick CL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent minor hemoptysis resulted from extensive granulation tissue on the main carina and adjacent bronchi due to frequent spraying of metered-dose inhaler (MDI)-generated aerosol medications directly into a permanent tracheostomy. Salbutamol, containing oleic acid, was considered the most likely cause. After an A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Newhouse MT

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, a definitive diagnosis of lipoma in the thorax could only be established by thoracotomy. We undertook this study to determine if chest CT could provide such an answer. Among 4,000 chest CT scans, six patients were found to have lipoma according to the following selected criteria: CT features of a pleur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Epler GR,McLoud TC,Munn CS,Colby TV

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximal pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are rare. Most are associated with secondary pulmonary hypertension or a variety of rare systemic disorders. An asymptomatic adult patient presented with bilateral hilar enlargement on a routine chest roentgenogram. Computed tomography of the chest revealed 5 cm bilateral pro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Girgis R,Kavuru MS,Miller M,Spizarny D

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a small population of peripheral T cells bearing the gamma delta T-cell receptor, which may be involved in the defense against invading microorganisms and tumor cells. The present study was designed to evaluate the levels of gamma delta T cells in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, chr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Kojiro N,Ikeda T,Ito T,Funada J,Kokubu T

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturnal noninvasive ventilation (NNV), the provision of ventilatory assistance via a noninvasive interface mainly during sleep, has assumed an important role in the management of chronic hypoventilatory syndromes. This review focuses on recent developments related to the use of NNV to treat various forms of chronic ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ozsancak A,D'Ambrosio C,Hill NS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old HIV-infected man was successfully treated with antimicrobial therapy alone for Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and has survived longer than six months. In the current literature, only two of seven HIV-infected patients so treated have survived as long as six months. Based on our experience and the available l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cury JD,Harrington PT,Hosein IK

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman had bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and retinouveitis. Microscopic examination of a biopsy specimen from a mediastinal lymph node revealed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. Since granulomatous diseases of infectious origin and sarcoid reaction were reasonably excluded, she was diagnosed as ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yamaguchi E,Haneda H,Okazaki N,Abe S,Kawakami Y,Nojima T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging and Doppler echocardiography permits assessment of right ventricular size and systolic function and of pulmonary arterial pressures, and it may facilitate detection of thromboemboli within the heart or pulmonary artery. In patients with acute pulmonary embolism of sufficient severity to appreciably increase ri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Come PC

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chest wall is an uncommon localization for hydatid cyst. In this article, six patients were operated on because of chest wall hydatid cysts between the years 1989 to 1991 have been reported. Four of them had previously undergone surgery for pulmonary or hepatic hydatidosis; the chest wall was the primary site in t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ozdemir N,Akal M,Kutlay H,Yavuzer S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytochrome P-450 2J2 (CYP2J2) has recently been shown to be an important enzyme in the metabolism of epoxygenase-derived eicosanoids that play important functional roles in pulmonary physiology and may contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma. STUDY OBJECTIVE:The focus of our pilot study was to evaluate whe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Polonikov AV,Ivanov VP,Solodilova MA,Khoroshaya IV,Kozhuhov MA,Panfilov VI

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:IV hydration before and after cardiac catheterization is effective in preventing contrast-associated renal dysfunction for patients with mild-to-moderate renal insufficiency, but necessitates overnight hospital admission. We tested an outpatient oral precatheterization hydration strategy in comparison with o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taylor AJ,Hotchkiss D,Morse RW,McCabe J

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：:Atrioventricular nodal alternating Wenckebach periods were defined as episodes of 2:1 atrioventricular block in which there was a gradual increase in transmission intervals of conducted beats ending in two or three consecutively blocked atrial impulses. This is one of the mechanisms whereby 2:1 atrioventricular block ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Castellanos A,Sung RJ,Aldrich JL,Maxwell M,Myerburg RJ

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients had hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and coronary artery spasm. The clinical diagnosis of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, in all patients, was confirmed by echocardiography and angiography. Significant spasm of the right coronary artery was demonstrated in each patient by selective coron...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mautner RK,Thomas I,Dhurandhar R,Phillips JH

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate an association between saprophytic fungal infections occurring at the bronchial anastomosis (BA) and the development of additional complications arising at this site. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University lung transplant center. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Review of all single-lung...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nunley DR,Gal AA,Vega JD,Perlino C,Smith P,Lawrence EC

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A report of pulmonary edema following acute upper airway obstruction in an adult is presented, and the literature involving 25 additional cases is reviewed. This form of pulmonary edema appears to be related to markedly negative intrathoracic pressure due to forced inspiration against a closed upper airway resulting i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Willms D,Shure D

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), the risk factors for short-term hospital readmission after discharge are unknown. METHODS:We conducted a prospective observational study of 1,117 patients who had been discharged alive after hospitalization for CAP. We collected variables a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Capelastegui A,España Yandiola PP,Quintana JM,Bilbao A,Diez R,Pascual S,Pulido E,Egurrola M

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：UNLABELLED:Formoterol solution aerosol has proved to be a fast and long-acting beta 2-sympathicomimetic drug in many clinical trials. The physical stability, however, was such that storage needed to be at 4 degrees C to 8 degrees C before first use; afterwards, the aerosol could be used for another three months at room...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maesen FP,Nakratzas G,Bantje TA,Prins J,Zweers PG

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Excessive sleepiness (ES) is a common symptom of OSA, which often persists despite primary OSA therapy. This phase III randomized withdrawal trial evaluated solriamfetol (JZP-110) for the treatment of ES in adults with OSA. METHODS:After 2 weeks of clinical titration (n = 174) and 2 weeks of stable dose adm...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strollo PJ Jr,Hedner J,Collop N,Lorch DG Jr,Chen D,Carter LP,Lu Y,Lee L,Black J,Pépin JL,Redline S,Tones 4 Study Investigators.

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) involves the application of radiofrequency energy to visible proximal airways to selectively ablate airway smooth muscle. BT is the first nonpharmacologic interventional therapy approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for severe asthma. This approval was based on the results o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iyer VN,Lim KG

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)-induced pulmonary disease has been described as either an allergic interstitial pneumonitis or a cause of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. The mechanism of this rare life-threatening side effect is largely unknown. Many patients show peripheral leukopenia and extensive immunologic studies rev...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Darwish OS,Criley J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine work-of breathing with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) delivery systems, we used a lung model to simulate spontaneous breathing. "Additional work" during tidal breathing was derived by comparing change in airway pressure with change in tidal volume. Seven demand-flow CPAP delivery systems were ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katz JA,Kraemer RW,Gjerde GE

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied eight patients with miliary tuberculosis (TB). In all instances, tuberculomatous lesions were demonstrated in the aspirated bone marrow. We conclude that the bone marrow aspiration has great value in diagnosing miliary TB because it provides sufficient material to permit examination of serial sections as ne...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kinoshita M,Ichikawa Y,Koga H,Sumita S,Oizumi K

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) adversely affects dynamic spirometric indexes as a result of combined early life (including in utero) and current exposure to parental smoking. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of ETS on lung function and to identify the most sens...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rizzi M,Sergi M,Andreoli A,Pecis M,Bruschi C,Fanfulla F

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cidofovir, a nucleoside analog antiviral agent, has been used with moderate success in the treatment of juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis (JLP) by direct intralesional injection. We report the first case where IV cidofovir was used successfully to treat a rare but lethal multicystic lung disease complicating JLP. A 35...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dancey DR,Chamberlain DW,Krajden M,Palefsky J,Alberti PW,Downey GP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00