A 26-Year-Old Woman With a Small Right Lung and a Right-Sided Heart.

abstract：:Three young men died of rapidly progressive pulmonary edema of delayed onset after inhalation of fumes from an accidental nitric acid explosion. Electron microscopy revealed altered neutrophils and necrotic endothelial cells in alveolar capillaries. Immunohistochemistry showed small and large serum proteins, including...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hajela R,Janigan DT,Landrigan PL,Boudreau SF,Sebastian S

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral pulmonary edema is a distinctly unusual clinical entity, often misdiagnosed initially as one of the more common causes of focal lung disease. Predominantly lobar pulmonary edema is rarer still. We report a case of right upper lobe pulmonary edema caused by the acute onset of severe mitral regurgitation. In ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Roach JM,Stajduhar KC,Torrington KG

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many complementary techniques for mediastinal staging of lung cancer. It is increasingly apparent that the accuracy of mediastinal staging depends not only on which test is used but also on technical factors of how the procedure is performed. This article reviews data regarding such technical factors and pro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Detterbeck F,Puchalski J,Rubinowitz A,Cheng D

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To investigate intracranial pressure (ICP) changes and their mechanisms in chronic hypercapnia. DESIGN:After 12 male Wistar rats were maintained in CO2-mixed air (mean PaCO2, 71.0 mm Hg) for 21 weeks, their ICP levels were measured during the breathing of 0, 5, 10, 12, and 14% CO2-mixed air before and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kondo T,Kumagai M,Takei F,Ohta Y

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposarcoma is rare in children and rarely occurs in the posterior mediastinum in any age group. A massive intrathoracic tumor in a 17-year-old young man was a diagnostic dilemma; preoperative radiographic evaluation and biopsy led us to believe it was a teratoma. At operation, a poorly differentiated myxoid liposarco...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mikkilineni RS,Bhat S,Cheng AW,Prevosti LG

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Akinesis becoming dyskinesis at high-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) has been disregarded as a marker of myocardial ischemia. However, to our knowledge, the relationship between this pattern and myocardial viability has not been assessed. METHODS:We studied 42 patients with myocardial infarcti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Elhendy A,Cornel JH,Roelandt JR,van Domburg RT,Fioretti PM

更新日期：1996-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate effects of 6 years of domiciliary oxygen therapy on pulmonary hemodynamics in a large group of COPD patients. DESIGN:Prospective longitudinal study with serial measurements. SETTING:Research institute of pulmonary diseases. PATIENTS:Ninety-five patients (72 men, 23 women), mean age 58+/-9 ye...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zieliński J,Tobiasz M,Hawryłkiewicz I,Sliwiński P,Pałasiewicz G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of hydatid cyst in the spleen which communicated to the left pleural cavity. The patient presented with respiratory distress, characterized by nonproductive cough and dyspnea. The difficulties in diagnosis, using standard laboratory and radiologic techniques, were overcome by the use of ultraso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Barzilai A,Pollack S,Kaftori JK,Sourdry M,Barzilai D

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Empirical therapy has been recommended as an initial clinical approach for treating gastroesophageal reflux-induced chronic cough (GERC). This study compared the predictive accuracy of the Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Questionnaire (GerdQ) with the accuracy of multichannel intraluminal impedance pH monito...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Xu X,Chen Q,Liang S,Lv H,Qiu Z

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucoid impaction is a complication of asthma and is frequently recurrent in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). This report describes a patient with asthma and recurrent bilateral well-circumscribed densities on chest roentgenogram in the absence of ABPA. Recognition of this clinical presenta...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Anderson WM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports in the literature and our experience prior to 1974 support the thesis that operative risk in patients with acquired heart disease and poor ventricular function (as assessed by a biplane ejection fraction [EF] less than or equal to 0.40) was very significantly increased over the risk in patients with no...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tyers GF,Williams DR,Babb JD,Levenson L,Zelis RF,Waldhausen JA

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased right ventricular afterload leads to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction due to ventricular interdependence. Increased right ventricular afterload is frequently present in patients with COPD. The purpose of this study was to determine whether left ventricular diastolic dysfunction could be detec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Funk GC,Lang I,Schenk P,Valipour A,Hartl S,Burghuber OC

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, pleural calcifications prevailing in the inhabitants of some villages and towns around Diyarbakir, a city in southeast Turkey, have been found to be caused by the inhalation of chrysotile asbestos, the mineral commonly used indiscriminately to paint the walls and floors of houses. There were no industri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yazicioglu S

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old, 36-kg child with a malignant air leak who failed conventional mechanical ventilation and high-frequency jet ventilation was successfully treated with a neonatal high-frequency oscillatory ventilator for 31 days. Since the air leak resolved with minimal hemodynamic compromise, this technique may have app...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mayes TC,Jefferson LS,David Y,Louis PT,Fortenberry JD

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary endometriosis is a rare cause of hemoptysis. We describe a woman with catamenial hemoptysis which was localized with chest CAT scanning and treated successfully with danazol. The proposed pathogenesis and manifestations of thoracic endometriosis are reviewed, and the use of new diagnostic and therapeu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Elliot DL,Barker AF,Dixon LM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the utility of inhaled hypertonic saline solution to treat infants hospitalized with viral bronchiolitis. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Fifty-two hospitalized infants (mean +/- SD age, 2.9 +/- 2.1 months) with viral bronchiolitis received either inhalation of epinephrine, 1....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mandelberg A,Tal G,Witzling M,Someck E,Houri S,Balin A,Priel IE

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients who take hydroxy-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, or statin medications, and experience adverse reactions are described. All patients experienced various manifestations of hypersensitivity while receiving the drugs. One patient is described with hypersensitivity pneumonitis, which was graph...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Liebhaber MI,Wright RS,Gelberg HJ,Dyer Z,Kupperman JL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In COPD, a decreased inspiratory capacity to total lung capacity ratio (IC/TLC) is associated with dynamic hyperinflation and poor exercise capacity. The association with upper-extremity force measured by handgrip strength (HGS) and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) has not been previously described. We hypothesize...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Felipe C,Bartolome C,Miguel D,Victor PP

更新日期：2015-10-01 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:Research on the effects of cigarette smoking on sleep architecture is limited. The objective of this investigation was to examine differences in sleep EEG between smokers and nonsmokers. METHODS:Smokers and nonsmokers who were free of all medical comorbidities were matched on different factors, including ag...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zhang L,Samet J,Caffo B,Bankman I,Punjabi NM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old man with typical findings of the athletic heart syndrome is presented because of the unique feature of intermittent left bundle branch block. Observations during right atrial pacing and exercise support the concept of autonomic control of intraventricular conduction, both adrenergic and cholinergic. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chapman JH

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cause of bleeding in a patient with recurrent massive hemoptysis was not apparent after bronchoscopy and gross examination of the lobectomy specimen. Histologic submission of all major bronchi uncovered dilated, tortuous bronchial arteries just below the bronchial mucosa with sites of both current and healing arte...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spark RP,Sobonya RE,Armbruster RJ,Marco JD,Rotkis TC

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease characterized by recurrent inflammation and destruction of the cartilaginous structures. Tracheobronchial chondritis is a dreaded complication of RP. We wish to report a case of RP of the trachea and bronchi which was treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressur...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Adliff M,Ngato D,Keshavjee S,Brenaman S,Granton JT

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It would be valuable to have a noninvasive method of measuring impaired pulmonary gas exchange in patients with lung disease and thus reduce the need for repeated arterial punctures. This study reports the results of using a new test in a group of outpatients attending a pulmonary clinic. METHODS:Inspired a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： West JB,Crouch DR,Fine JM,Makadia D,Wang DL,Prisk GK

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing understanding of the prevalence and impact of psychological disorders on COPD. However, the role of these disorders in early readmission is unclear. METHODS:We analyzed data from 5% fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COPD (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Singh G,Zhang W,Kuo YF,Sharma G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight high-risk patients (forced expiratory volume in one second [FEV1] less than 2.0L or maximum voluntary ventilation [MVV] less than 50 per cent of predicted) were observed for a minimum of one year after pneumonectomy for carcinoma of the lung. Operability was assessed by calculating a predicted postoperati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Boysen PG,Harris JO,Block AJ,Olsen GN

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term outcomes of awakened survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are poorly known. RESEARCH QUESTION:What are the month (M) 18 outcomes of survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) who awakened during the first 2 weeks' post-OHCA and their poor-outcome risk factors? STUDY DESIGN A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Peskine A,Cariou A,Hajage D,Deye N,Guérot E,Dres M,Sonneville R,Lafourcade A,Navarro V,Robert H,Azouvi P,Sharshar T,Bayen E,Luyt CE,Hanox Study Group.

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct (pulmonary) and indirect (extrapulmonary) ARDS are distinct syndromes with important pathophysiologic differences. The goal of this study was to determine whether clinical characteristics and predictors of mortality differ between direct or indirect ARDS. METHODS:This retrospective observational coho...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Luo L,Shaver CM,Zhao Z,Koyama T,Calfee CS,Bastarache JA,Ware LB

更新日期：2017-04-01 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