Interpretability of Change Scores in Measures of Balance in People With COPD.

abstract：:To evaluate whether the response of left ventricular pump function during low-level exercise in the early postinfarction period can anticipate its change during the first year after acute myocardial infarction (MI), global and regional ejection fractions (EF) were investigated using radionuclide angiography in 52 cons...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iwasaka T,Sugiura T,Nakamura S,Okubo N,Inada M

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this article is to provide an update on recent changes to current procedural terminology codes used for billing physician services for mechanical ventilation in chronic care facilities. In addition to billing information, background data relevant to prolonged mechanical ventilation are reviewed. Topics cov...

journal_title：Chest

authors： White AC,O'Connor HH,Kirby K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteomics is the study of the entire protein complement of the genome (the proteome) in a biological system. Proteomic studies require a multidisciplinary approach and have only been practical with the convergence of technical and methodologic improvements including the following: advances in mass spectrometry and ge...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bowler RP,Ellison MC,Reisdorph N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary artery rupture by a flow-directed balloon-tipped catheter is a rare complication if guidelines for insertion of catheters are strictly applied. It should be stressed that the need for a "confirmed" wedge pressure should be weighed against the very real risk of this potentially fatal complication. Users of th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hannan AT,Brown M,Bigman O

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the additional information provided by pulse transit time (PTT), a noninvasive tool, when using during polysomnography for the diagnosis of sleep breathing disorders in a pediatric population. MAIN FINDINGS:Respiratory and microarousals events were scored twice. The first scoring was performed u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pépin JL,Delavie N,Pin I,Deschaux C,Argod J,Bost M,Levy P

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized the bronchopulmonary distribution of a 0.9 percent saline aerosol (1.12 microM) labelled with 99mTc sulfur colloid in nine normal subjects and five patients with CF. Homogeneity of distribution was quantified using indices derived from computerized analysis of Anger camera pulmonary images including s...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laube BL,Links JM,LaFrance ND,Wagner HN Jr,Rosenstein BJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiogram changes and pharmacologic responses were studied in 28 cases of brain death. Cardiac activity in this condition is possibly determined by the dynamic balance between the depressant action of hypothermia and the stimulating action of the sympathetic nervous system (without any vagal or central influen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drory Y,Ouaknine G,Kosary IZ,Kellermann JJ

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk for OSA. Increasing elevation is known to exacerbate underlying respiratory disorders and worsen sleep quality in people without DS, but whether altitude modulates the severity of OSA in DS is uncertain. In this study, we evaluate the impact of elevation (≤ 1...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jensen KM,Sevick CJ,Seewald LAS,Halbower AC,Davis MM,McCabe ERB,Kempe A,Abman SH

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Streptococcus pneumoniae has been known for > 100 years as the most important bacterial pathogen of the respiratory tract in adults and children. In recent years, the pneumococcus has begun to exhibit increasing resistance to antimicrobial agents. Because of the huge number of infections caused by this organism, the d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Harwell JI,Brown RB

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the associations of maternal and grandmaternal smoking before, during, and after pregnancy with childhood asthma. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:We conducted a case-control study nested within the Children's Health Study in southern California. The case patients consisted of 338 children wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Li YF,Langholz B,Salam MT,Gilliland FD

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited data are available on the impact of time to ICU admission and outcomes for patients with severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Our objective was to examine the association of time to ICU admission and 30-day mortality in patients with severe CAP. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study of 161 ICU ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Restrepo MI,Mortensen EM,Rello J,Brody J,Anzueto A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:False-negative supine M-mode echocardiograms occur in some patients with proved mitral valve prolapse. To investigate further, we performed M-mode echocardiography (MME) during standing and after the inhalation of amyl nitrite in 17 patients (group 1) selected for auscultatory evidence of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Noble LM,Dabestani A,Child JS,Krivokapich J

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old man with a long history of lung disease developed atelectasis of the right middle lung lobe, caused by a protrusion in the wall of the middle lobe bronchus. A biopsy was performed in the suspicious region. This was immediately followed by massive arterial bleeding into the airways and complicated by card...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maxeiner H

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 161 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) plus 100 control subjects (identified during a study of heart disease in 6,860 Japanese-American men aged 52 to 75 years who were residing in Hawaii) were analyzed for phenotype in search of the antitrypsin gene Z, which has been shown to be ass...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roberts A,Kagan A,Rhoads GG,Pierce JA,Bruce RM

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ipsilateral recurrence rate after the first spontaneous pneumothorax treated with tube thoracostomy is reported to be between 23 percent and 52 percent. The incidence of recurrence after the first recurrence is substantially higher. Chemical pleurodesis has been attempted to decrease the recurrence rate. Tetracycl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Milanez JR,Vargas FS,Filomeno LT,Fernandez A,Jatene A,Light RW

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COPD and OSA are both highly prevalent, which implies that both disorders occurring together (overlap syndrome) is likely to be common based on chance association alone. However, different clinical COPD phenotypes influence the likelihood of coexisting OSA in that the increased lung volumes and low BMI associated with...

journal_title：Chest

authors： McNicholas WT

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute bacterial endocarditis developed in a 65-year-old man two years after surgical resection of a false aneurysm of the left ventricle. The patient had cerebral embolic manifestations, and coagulase-positive Staphylococcus aureus was cultured from each of six blood samples. A pericardial friction rub and a changing ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pitlik S,Cohen L,Melamed R,Rosenfeld J

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 34-year-old woman presented for evaluation of several months of a hoarse voice and dyspnea on exertion that progressed over the last 3 years. She had a clinical diagnosis of asthma that had been treated with bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids for a few years. She continued to use her inhale...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jalil BA,Smith JS,El-Kersh K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute or short-term complications following the use of flow-directed balloon-tipped catheters are well recognized. Long-term sequelae are rarely reported. We report herein an early complication of pulmonary arterial rupture with infarction followed by the delayed development of a pulmonary arterial aneurysm. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smart FW,Husserl FE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Black smokers have been reported to have higher serum cotinine levels than do white smokers, and have higher rates of most smoking-related diseases, despite smoking fewer cigarettes per day. Another striking racial difference is the preference for mentholated cigarettes among black smokers. The contrib...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Clark PI,Gautam S,Gerson LW

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of patients with lung cancer who are most likely to benefit from chemotherapeutic treatment would be a substantial step forward. Therefore, a prospective study in predictive chemosensitivity testing in vitro using the fast green assay (FGA) as developed by Weisenthal et al was carried out. Sixty-six pretreat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smit EF,de Vries EG,Meijer C,Mulder NH,Postmus PE

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence and potential risk factors for pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae in adults treated with mechanical ventilation in a medical-surgical ICU were investigated. Diagnosis was established in 91 episodes and H influenzae was isolated in 20 of them. Mean onset of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) due to H ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rello J,Ricart M,Ausina V,Net A,Prats G

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient had repetitive ventricular fibrillation preceded by alternating ST segment depression and elevation. The ECG changes were confined to the precordial leads only, reflecting subendocardial and transmural ischemia, respectively. It is speculated that the patient exhibited consecutive episodes of subtotal and to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rechavia E,Sagie A,Kusniec J,Mager A,Sclarovsky S

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare the efficacy of coronary thrombolysis obtained with i.v. administration of three dose regimens of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). Although many studies have confirmed the efficacy of thrombolytic therapy in treatment of acute myocardial infarction, few prospective st...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Prewitt RM,Schick U,Ducas J

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder that has been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity, even in children. However, not all children with OSA manifest alterations in endothelial postocclusive hyperemia, an endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-dependent re...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kheirandish-Gozal L,Khalyfa A,Gozal D,Bhattacharjee R,Wang Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plug closure of patent ductus arteriosus without thoracotomy is reliable and can be a good alternative to surgical closure for selected patients. We report our experiences with plug closure in 87 consecutive patients (age range, 3 to 38 years). Closure was successful in 83 patients (95 percent). There has been no mort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kitamura S,Sato K,Naito Y,Shimizu Y,Fujino M

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is renewed interest in the classification and methods of recording adventitious pulmonary sounds. This is a study of the importance of fine crackles (rales) in the diagnosis and estimation of the severity of diffuse infiltrative pulmonary disease. Among 272 cases documented by lung biopsy, bilateral fine crackle...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Epler GR,Carrington CB,Gaensler EA

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Sputum induction (SI) is a noninvasive tool for sampling inflamed airways. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal duration of collection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The hypothesis was that the duration of SI collection would quantitatively and qualitatively alter the content ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aitken ML,Greene KE,Tonelli MR,Burns JL,Emerson JC,Goss CH,Gibson RL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the first case of endotracheal rheumatoid nodules in a 45-year-old Chinese man with rheumatoid arthritis. He developed exacerbation of polyarthritis, new subcutaneous nodules and fibrosing alveolitis. At bronchoscopy, four whitish nodules were detected at the tracheal wall, and biopsy showed fibrinoid necr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ip MS,Wong MP,Wong KL

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00