Long-term effects of nitrendipine on hemodynamics and oxygen transport in patients with cor pulmonale.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Evidence exists that HIV-seropositive individuals may be at increased risk for the development of precocious pulmonary emphysema. HIV infection is also associated with antioxidant deficiency in both the serum and lungs, and it is therefore possible that increased oxidant stress may contribute to parenc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Diaz PT,Wewers MD,King M,Wade J,Hart J,Clanton TL

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of inhaled ipratropium bromide in acute asthma, a double-blind study of 384 emergency department patients compared the effect of the combination of ipratropium and albuterol with that of albuterol alone. Patients were randomized to receive nebulizer treatments with either 2.5 mg of albuterol or 2....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Karpel JP,Schacter EN,Fanta C,Levey D,Spiro P,Aldrich T,Menjoge SS,Witek TJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing number of drugs, including a number of alkylating agents, have been implicated as the cause of pulmonary diseases. A patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia presented with typical cytology, biopsy, and roentgenologic findings of lung toxicity after only six weeks of therapy with busulfan. There was subsequ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hankins DG,Sanders S,MacDonald FM,Drage CW

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of lung transplant has made significant advances over the last several decades. Despite these advances, morbidity and mortality remain high when compared with other solid organ transplants. As the field moves forward, the speed by which progress can be made will in part be determined by our ability to overco...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Young KA,Dilling DF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:With the development of percutaneous inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, IVC interruption has become a widely used procedure in patients with or at risk for venous thromboembolism. In an attempt at clarifying the indications for filter placement, a systematic literature review was undertaken. DESIGN:Bibl...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Girard P,Stern JB,Parent F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemianomalous pulmonary venous connection is a rare congenital abnormality that leads to significant left-to-right shunt and complications related to that. Earlier surgical correction of this disorder was associated with the problem of stenosis at the anastomotic site with the left atrium. We describe the diagnosis of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Murali VP,Bahuleyan CG,Jayakumar K,Ramanarayan PV,Nair GR

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A six-month-old girl with an aberrant systemic arterial supply from the descending thoracic aorta to the left lower lobe had congestive heart failure. Although the pulmonary parenchyma was normal, there was an absence of normal pulmonary arterial supply to the left lower lobe. Main pulmonary arterial and aortic cinean...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yabek SM,Burstein J,Berman W Jr,Dillon T

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether artificial neural networks (ANNs) could diagnose pathology of lymph nodes by feeding B-mode images from convex-type echobronchoscopy to ANNs. METHODS:Subjects comprised 91 patients who had undergone endobronchial ultrasonography transbronchial needle aspiration at our hospital betwee...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tagaya R,Kurimoto N,Osada H,Kobayashi A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenoterol hydrobromide (Berotec; formerly Th 1165a) is a sympathomimetic bronchodilator drug. Twenty subjects with mild to moderate reversible bronchospasm completed a double-blind multiple crossover study of single doses of 5 mg, 7.5 mg, and 10 mg of fenoterol hydrobromide, 24 mg of ephedrine, and placebo. Spirometri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steen SN,Smith R,Kuo J,Ziment I,Beall G

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes severe acute lung injury in approximately 5% of infected adults, but few reports have been made of severe pediatric disease. We present an adolescent patient who contracted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 one week after a paterna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fisler G,Haimed A,Levy CF,Stiles J,Capone CA,Fish JD,Brochstein JA,Taylor MD

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of congenital heart disease is approximately 8/1,000 live births and appears to be constant around the world. The currently accepted paradigm for the development of pulmonary vascular disease associated with congenital heart disease maintains that increased pulmonary blood flow and pressure trigger unfav...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Adatia I,Kothari SS,Feinstein JA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paclitaxel, the first of the taxanes, has exhibited unique and encouraging single-agent activity in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Yet, with single-agent response rates approaching 25%, it was logical to examine the impact of paclitaxel in combination chemotherapy regimens. In trials evaluating t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belani CP

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assessed whether transpleural methods for diagnosing peripheral lung cancer, such as needle aspiration or tumor excision, affect relapse and prognosis, because these techniques have potential to spread malignant cells from the tumor. DESIGN:A retrospective study. SETTING:National referral hospital....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sawabata N,Maeda H,Ohta M,Hayakawa M

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old Japanese man demonstrated a sultamicillin-induced hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy with hypersensitivity pneumonitis. A positive lymphocyte stimulation test for sultamicillin and a decreased CD4/CD8 ratio of lymphocytes in BAL fluid suggested that an alteration in cell-mediated mechanisms was respon...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yonemaru M,Mizuguchi Y,Kasuga I,Utsumi K,Ichinose Y,Toyama K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The tuberculin skin test is the best diagnostic method to detect tuberculous infection. How accurate is interpretation of the test? DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Both general hospital and university hospital. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred seven health-care professionals, including 52 practicing pedi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kendig EL Jr,Kirkpatrick BV,Carter WH,Hill FA,Caldwell K,Entwistle M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Immunosuppressive pharmacologic agents prescribed to patients with diffuse interstitial and inflammatory lung disease and lung transplant recipients are associated with potential risks for adverse reactions. Strategies for minimizing such risks include administering these drugs according to established, safe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Baughman RP,Meyer KC,Nathanson I,Angel L,Bhorade SM,Chan KM,Culver D,Harrod CG,Hayney MS,Highland KB,Limper AH,Patrick H,Strange C,Whelan T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracentesis can be accomplished by active aspiration or drainage with gravity. This trial investigated whether gravity drainage could protect against negative pressure-related complications such as chest discomfort, re-expansion pulmonary edema, or pneumothorax compared with active aspiration. METHODS:Thi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lentz RJ,Shojaee S,Grosu HB,Rickman OB,Roller L,Pannu JK,DePew ZS,Debiane LG,Cicenia JC,Akulian J,Walston C,Sanchez TM,Davidson KR,Jagan N,Ahmad S,Gilbert C,Huggins JT,Chen H,Light RW,Yarmus L,Feller-Kopman D,Le

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uhl's disease is a rare disorder originally described in 1952 in an infant with severe diffuse right ventricular dysfunction with total absence of the myocardium. Uhl considered the disease to be congenital in origin. We report a patient with severe dilated congestive cardiomyopathy limited to the right ventricle but ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bewick DJ,Chandler BM,Montague TJ

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "elimination" of the left atrial appendage (LAA) seems to be an attractive alternative to oral anticoagulation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, especially in patients with contraindications to oral anticoagulation therapy. The LAA, however, plays an important role in the maintenance and regulation of the c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stöllberger C,Schneider B,Finsterer J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein is commonly performed to obtain central venous access. We report the first case of massive hemoptysis occurring during cannulation of the internal jugular vein. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Friedman Y,Tilly E,Rackow EC,Weil MH

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of amiodarone-associated pneumonitis, we examined the results of BAL total and differential cell counts and phenotyping of lymphocytes in 22 patients with this lung disorder and in 33 normal subjects. Overall, the total cel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Akoun GM,Cadranel JL,Blanchette G,Milleron BJ,Mayaud CM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials have established the superiority of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) over antiarrhythmic drug therapy in survivors of sudden cardiac death and in high-risk patients with coronary artery disease. The ICD has evolved to overcome the limitation of earlier devices that required thoracotomy ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gollob MH,Seger JJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the feasibility of individualized workload increments, as used in adults, for exercise testing in children; and to investigate whether this individualized protocol makes it possible to satisfy the usual criteria for maximal exercise (clinical exhaustion, predicted maximum heart rate [HRmax], o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Karila C,de Blic J,Waernessyckle S,Benoist MR,Scheinmann P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of baseline variables, including treatment, on outcome in patients with nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). DESIGN:Retrospective analysis of data from two prospective, randomized, double-blind studies. SETTING:Multinational study with 134 site...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wunderink RG,Rello J,Cammarata SK,Croos-Dabrera RV,Kollef MH

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a safe and minimally invasive tool that can routinely provide high-quality anatomic and hemodynamic information in the severely ill. Despite its potential for frontline acute care clinicians, TEE use has typically been reserved for diagnostic experts in the cardiac-surgical mi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jaidka A,Hobbs H,Koenig S,Millington SJ,Arntfield RT

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 14 patients with mitral valve prolapse syndrome was referred for coronary angiographic study. The group was selected on the basis that all members had recurrent chest pain as their chief complaint and all had interpreted their chest pain as serious enough to warrant at lest two previous emergency visits to ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mautner RK,Katz GE,Iteld BJ,Phillips JH

更新日期：1981-04-01 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：:Extensive surgery for all of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease is feasible with early diagnosis, catheterization, and aggressive medical and surgical therapy. A patient is report who, after recovering from cardiogenic shock, required a coronary bypass, closure of ventricular septal defects, mitral...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lemole GM,Perez J,Strong MD,McDonough MT

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the first case, to our knowledge, of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) as the pulmonary manifestation in primary Sjögren's syndrome (SjS). A 45-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of a dry cough and an interstitial shadow on a chest roentgenogram. Labial biopsy and sialogram confirmed a di...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kadota J,Kusano S,Kawakami K,Morikawa T,Kohno S

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 62-year-old woman with a history of partially treated Graves disease and hypertension presented with approximately 3 weeks of worsening fatigue, lower extremity myalgias, and shortness of breath. Her medical history included a thyroid radiofrequency ablation several years earlier. Following the abla...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Park BD,Lyn-Kew K,Granchelli A,Mehta A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00