Pleural fluid neuron-specific enolase. A useful diagnostic marker for small cell lung cancer pleurisy.

abstract：:A patient with ventricular inversion with normally related great vessels and double inlet left ventricle is presented. the patient also showed features of Down's syndrome. Association of ventricular inversion with normally related great vessels is rare and leads to a basic functional state like that of complete transp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tandon R,Moller JH,Edwards JE

更新日期：1975-01-01 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：:Sacrococcygeal teratoma is rarely diagnosed in adults. Pulmonary mass as the presenting clinical form of the malignant variety of this germ-cell tumor is exceptional. We report herein such a case with the noticeable peculiarity of showing the air meniscus sign on chest roentgenographic examination. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roig J,Aguilar X,Maestre J,Domingo C,Morera J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on dominant oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes has characterized differences in genetic lesions between small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and identified associations with clinical parameters. More than one half of all lung cancers contain a mutation of the p53 tumor suppre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Johnson BE,Kelley MJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between indoor environmental factors and childhood asthma in a subtropical area. DESIGN:A case-control study was performed using participants of a prevalence survey that included 165 schoolchildren with asthma and 165 age- and gender-matched c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yang CY,Lin MC,Hwang KC

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease progression in COPD is associated with a decline in exercise performance over time. We assessed whether tiotropium might mitigate this by determining its effect on treadmill endurance time (ET) over 2 years. METHODS:This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of tiotropium, 18 μg d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cooper CB,Celli BR,Jardim JR,Wise RA,Legg D,Guo J,Kesten S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-7 was reported to be a key molecule in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) based on the result of microarray analysis and knockout mice. However, the role of MMP-7 has not been determined in other types of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). The aim of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Huh JW,Kim DS,Oh YM,Shim TS,Lim CM,Lee SD,Koh Y,Kim WS,Kim WD,Kim KR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of low voltage with PR-segment and ST-T wave changes in determining the amount of clinically silent pericardial effusion detected in a routine echocardiography. DESIGN:Consecutive case series analysis. SETTING:Noninvasive cardiology depart...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kudo Y,Yamasaki F,Doi T,Doi Y,Sugiura T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the occurrence of an unusual variant of congenital adenomatoid malformation (CAM) of the lung in a 16-year-old male. Abundant cartilage in the walls of malformed bronchioles, an extremely rare finding in CAM, distinguishes this lesion from the usual forms. We present the roentgenographic, computed tomographi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Benning TL,Godwin JD,Roggli VL,Askin FB

更新日期：1987-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Prostasin, a trypsin-like serine protease, is a channel-activating protease and major regulator of epithelial sodium channel-mediated sodium absorption. Its direct inhibition by camostat represents a potential approach to inhibiting sodium transport in cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS:To determine whether a to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rowe SM,Reeves G,Hathorne H,Solomon GM,Abbi S,Renard D,Lock R,Zhou P,Danahay H,Clancy JP,Waltz DA

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dieulafoy's disease is a vascular anomaly characterized by the presence of a dysplastic artery that is related to an epithelial ulcer. While it is most frequently a GI condition, occurrence in the bronchus has been reported previously in six cases. We present the case of a 51-year-old man with severe hemoptysis and ep...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stoopen E,Baquera-Heredia J,Cortes D,Green L

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Serial hemodynamic alterations were investigated in seven elderly patients with heat stroke. Their mean age was 72 +/- 6 years. The circulatory response to heat stroke was either hyperdynamic of hypodynamic. Two patients had increased cardiac index (4.3 and 4.4 L/min/m2), increased right atrial pressure (10 and 12 mm ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sprung CL

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Patients with COPD are at risk of experiencing a deterioration in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) during sleep, which is generally most pronounced during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Increased cholinergic tone has been suggested as a contributing factor to this decrease in SaO2. Therefore, we inve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martin RJ,Bartelson BL,Smith P,Hudgel DW,Lewis D,Pohl G,Koker P,Souhrada JF

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation of thrombin at sites of vascular injury provides one of the chief means for recruiting platelets into a growing hemostatic plug. Studies completed over the past 10 years show that platelet responses to thrombin are mediated by a subset of G protein-coupled receptors known as protease-activated recepto...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brass LF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mid-portion of the maximal expiratory flow-volume (MEFV) curve is often described by values of the mean forced expired flow as lung volume decreases from 75% to 25% of vital capacity (ie, forced expiratory flow, midexpiratory phase [FEF(25-75)]). It is common practice to report also forced expired flow a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bar-Yishay E,Amirav I,Goldberg S

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We have previously investigated the effects of microphone type and coupler air chamber depth on lung sound characteristics. We now report the results of experiments exploring the effects of air chamber width, shape, and venting on lung sounds. DESIGN:We used a single electret microphone with a variety ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kraman SS,Wodicka GR,Oh Y,Pasterkamp H

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a 25-year follow-up of angiographically proven bilateral functioning Vineberg grafts. This represents the longest angiographic follow-up found in the literature. The relevance of these grafts in present-day revascularization procedures is discussed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hughes MM

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of two-dimensional echocardiographic (2D echo) measurements in diagnosing right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH). These measurements of the right atrium and the ventricle were made in 15 patients with right ventricular hypertrophy and in 11 normal subjects and were...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cacho A,Prakash R,Sarma R,Kaushik VS

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether, in patients with bilateral pleural effusions, the main cellular and biochemical features of the pleural fluid on the right side differ from or correlate with those on the left side. We examined lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), glucose, and total protein (TP) levels, RBC count, nucleat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kalomenidis I,Rodriguez M,Barnette R,Gupta R,Hawthorne M,Parkes KB,Light RW

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this pilot study, murine monoclonal anti-TNF antibody (2 mg/kg) was administered to ten patients within 24 h of septic shock which persisted after initial resuscitation with intravenous fluids and adrenergic agents. This treatment resulted in a reduction in heart rate (from 122 +/- 10 to 113 +/- 10 beats per minute...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vincent JL,Bakker J,Marécaux G,Schandene L,Kahn RJ,Dupont E

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial blood samples from 75 patients were analyzed for PO2, PCO2, and pH at 0, 15, and 30 min. After the baseline analysis, 60 samples were kept in ice while 59 samples were left at room temperature. There was a statistically significant increase in the PO2 at 15 min and again at 30 min in both groups. There was a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liss HP,Payne CP Jr

更新日期：1993-04-01 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...

journal_title：Chest

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

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the indications for preoperative localization of a small indeterminate pulmonary nodule. DESIGN:In this retrospective study, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed by the logistic regression procedure. SETTING:A single National Cancer Center Hospital in Japan. PATIENTS:A ser...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suzuki K,Nagai K,Yoshida J,Ohmatsu H,Takahashi K,Nishimura M,Nishiwaki Y

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the report of a 38-year-old man with unilateral dermatomal hyperhidrosis documented by a starch-iodine technique; a subsequent diagnosis was made of a generalized pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The association of unilateral hyperhidrosis and a malignant tumor is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Slabbynck H,Bedert L,De Deyn PP,Galdermans D,Coolen D

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old man with a history of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy presented to the emergency room with "stabbing" chest pain. He had undergone dual-chamber pacemaker implantation in 1993 using an atrial lead (Accufix; Telectronics; Englewood, Colo) and a myomectomy in 1996 during which the distal portion of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gerstenfeld EP,Balarajan Y,Cooke R,Mittleman RS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our study was to determine the frequency of cardiac ectopy during the performance of flow-volume loops. The performance of an adequate flow-volume loop entails significant shifts in intrathoracic pressure and oxyhemoglobin saturation that could heighten myocardial arrhythmogenicity and lead to increased...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fields CL,Byrd RP Jr,Ossorio MA,Roy TM,Michaels MJ,Vogel RL

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Though numerous studies have demonstrated the short-term efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) in select patients with emphysema, the longer-term follow-up studies are just being reported. The primary objectives of this study were to assess long-term health-related quality of life, satisfaction, p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yusen RD,Lefrak SS,Gierada DS,Davis GE,Meyers BF,Patterson GA,Cooper JD

更新日期：2003-04-01 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