Breathomics in lung disease.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Analysis of laryngotracheoscopic findings of the upper airway tract following percutaneous tracheostomy using the technique according to Griggs. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study PATIENTS:Nineteen of 32 long-term surviving patients (mean follow-up duration, 17 months; range, 11 to 23 months) underwent a mod...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dollner R,Verch M,Schweiger P,Deluigi C,Graf B,Wallner F

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare but well-documented cause of respiratory failure in patients with cancer. This entity is probably clinically underrecognized and may represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality. A typical pattern of multiple peripheral subsegmental defects on perfusion lung scanning has b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moores LK,Burrell LM,Morse RW,Belgrave CH,Balingit AG

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 5 years have brought dramatic changes to the care of patients with severe sepsis. While early diagnosis remains a challenge and, regrettably, a rapid, sensitive, and specific diagnostic test is still lacking, the methods to identify those critically ill patients who are likely to die have become clearer. The ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wheeler AP

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) suffer from respiratory infections leading over time to permanent lung damage. Increased radiosensitivity has been described, and clinicians should consider a risk-benefit assessment when ordering a CT scan, in that the exact level of "safe" radiation exp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Serra G,Milito C,Mitrevski M,Granata G,Martini H,Pesce AM,Sfika I,Bonanni L,Catalano C,Fraioli F,Quinti I

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systolic time interval studies were performed to evaluate left ventricular performance in 28 patients with untreated systemic hypertension but without clinical heart failure. The pre-ejection period (PEP) was significantly prolonged (p smaller than 0.001) and left ventricular ejectime time (LVET) was shortened (p smal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dodek A,Burg JR,Kloster FR

更新日期：1975-07-01 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：:The endocrinometabolic effects of the aerosol administration of beclomethasone dipropionate (100 microng four times daily) were evaluated in 20 asthmatic patients (11 corticodependent and nine noncorticodependent) during one month. In the noncorticodependent group, aerosol administration of beclomethasone had no stati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yernault JC,Leclercq R,Schandevyl W,Virasoro E,De Coster A,Copinschi G

更新日期：1977-06-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Quadriceps fatigue can occur in patients with COPD after exhaustive cycle exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the degree of fatigue elicited by cycle exercise was greater in patients with COPD compared with matched control subjects. SUBJECTS:Nine male patients with COPD with a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mador MJ,Bozkanat E,Kufel TJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether standard clinical and transthoracic echocardiographic criteria considered to be suggestive of the presence of endocarditis-associated paravalvular abscess are predictive of which patients would benefit from reliable but invasive transesophageal echocardiographic investigations for a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blumberg EA,Karalis DA,Chandrasekaran K,Wahl JM,Vilaro J,Covalesky VA,Mintz GS

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman underwent bronchoscopic evaluation for hemoptysis. A small polypoid endotracheal nodule was discovered approximately 2.0 cm distal to the left true vocal cord. The lesion was sampled with a cytologic brush. Epithelioid histiocytes and numerous giant cells with asteroid bodies were seen, and there w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McCarthy MP,Gideon JK,Schnadig VJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the interaction between craniofacial structure and obesity in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of a cohort of OSA patients. The relationships between neck circumference (NC), body mass index, apnea severity, and craniofacial and upper airway so...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferguson KA,Ono T,Lowe AA,Ryan CF,Fleetham JA

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：PURPOSES:To determine the diagnostic capabilities of dynamic high-resolution electron-beam (HREB) CT scanning for diagnosing bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in lung transplant recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:At the time of follow-up examinations after lung transplantation, 52 patients were examined by dynami...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Knollmann FD,Kapell S,Lehmkuhl H,Schulz B,Böttcher H,Hetzer R,Felix R

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT-oma) of the lung is a rare low-grade B cell lymphoma arising from bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue. This report concerns a 39-year-old woman with bilateral diffuse alveolar consolidations and cold-reacting autoantibody-mediated hemolytic anemia. Open-lung biopsy show...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liaw YS,Yang PC,Su IJ,Kuo SH,Wang CH,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) are increasingly being employed in ICUs to offset physician shortages, but no data exist about outcomes of critically ill patients continuously cared for by ACNPs. METHODS:Prospective cohort study of all admissions to an adult medical ICU in an academic, tertiary-care ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Landsperger JS,Semler MW,Wang L,Byrne DW,Wheeler AP

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case in which the radiographic appearance of a bipolar pacing lead mimics a wire fracture. Recognition of this normal finding--due to lead construction--will help avoid erroneous diagnosis of wire fracture on chest x-ray films. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hecht S,Berdoff R,Van Tosh A,Goldberg E

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To validate a previously developed multisystem organ failure (MSOF) score with and without the addition of the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level as a predictor of survival to hospital discharge in patients with AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Forrest DM,Djurdjev O,Zala C,Singer J,Lawson L,Russell JA,Montaner JS

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:Patients receiving prolonged acute mechanical ventilation (PAMV), although comprising a third of all mechanical ventilation (MV) patients, consume two-thirds of all the resources allocated to MV, and their numbers are projected to double by 2020. By virtue of their prolonged hospital length of stay (median LOS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zilberberg MD,Nathanson BH,Sadigov S,Higgins TL,Kollef MH,Shorr AF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Biochemical and inflammatory markers in pleural inflammation were evaluated in pediatric cases of parapneumonic effusions, and interleukin (IL)-8 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha concentrations were tested for possible differentiation of the complicated nature of effusions. PATIENTS:Twenty-eight ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Utine GE,Ozcelik U,Yalcin E,Dogru D,Kiper N,Aslan A,Kanra G

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors believe this to be the first case report of atrial fibrillation following pulse methylprednisolone therapy in an adult. The literature regarding the complications of pulse methylprednisolone therapy is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the incidence and pathogenesis of arrhythmias. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McLuckie AE,Savage RW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the current economic climate, hospitals and academic institutions demand that medical departments function in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Detailed business plans are necessary to build new clinical programs, and institutions have learned that new programs are associated with significant costs ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lunn W,Garland R,Gryniuk L,Smith L,Feller-Kopman D,Ernst A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal complications requiring surgical correction following cardiopulmonary bypass most frequently involve the upper gastrointestinal tract. Surgical diseases of the colon are quite unusual in this setting. We recently performed cardiac surgery on three patients who developed acute diverticulitis requiring ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Burton NA,Albus RA,Graeber GM,Lough FC

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and guidelines recommend 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels ≥ 30 ng/mL. This threshold was selected because serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) rises in healthy individuals when the 25OHD level falls below 30 ng/mL. PTH levels > 50 pg/mL are a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： West NE,Lechtzin N,Merlo CA,Turowski JB,Davis ME,Ramsay MZ,Watts SL,Stenner SP,Boyle MP

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Autopsy findings and a morphometric study of the lungs were compared in 18 subjects receiving nocturnal oxygen and 15 receiving continuous oxygen in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial (about half of those who died). The emphysema score, average interalveolar wall distance, cen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jacques J,Cooney TP,Silvers GW,Petty TL,Wright JL,Thurlbeck WM

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) frequently occurs in patients with severe heart failure during sleep and may increase mortality. Daytime CSR supposedly poses an even greater risk, but its prevalence and prognostic importance remain elusive. Therefore, we investigated the circadian prevalence of CSR and its i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brack T,Thüer I,Clarenbach CF,Senn O,Noll G,Russi EW,Bloch KE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenotypic characterization of patients with COPD may have potential prognostic and therapeutic implications. Available information on the relationship between emphysema and the clinical presentation in patients with COPD is limited to advanced stages of the disease. The objective of this study was to descri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de Torres JP,Bastarrika G,Zagaceta J,Sáiz-Mendiguren R,Alcaide AB,Seijo LM,Montes U,Campo A,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the physiologic range of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) has been reported, data on how it is manifested in athletes are limited. The aim of the present study was to explore the full spectrum of PASP and the long-term training impact in a large population of highly trained athletes. METHO...

journal_title：Chest

authors： D'Andrea A,Naeije R,D'Alto M,Argiento P,Golia E,Cocchia R,Riegler L,Scarafile R,Limongelli G,Di Salvo G,Citro R,Caso P,Russo MG,Calabrò R,Bossone E

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), also called B-type natriuretic peptide, is a member of a family of structurally related hormones, the natriuretic peptides. Current data suggest that measurement of BNP plasma concentrations is a useful tool in the diagnosis of acute heart failure in patients presenting to an emergency...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de Denus S,Pharand C,Williamson DR

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00