T and B lymphocytes in pleural effusions.

abstract：:99mTechnetium macroaggregated albumin has successfully been used to define severe postoperative pulmonary vasoconstriction in a four-month-old boy with D-transposition of the great vessels who had undergone a Blalock-Hanlon surgical atrial septectomy. Radionuclide imaging documented clinically suspected pulmonary vaso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moodie DS,Levy JM,Kahn DR,Lieberman LM,Pastakia B

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous research, we have demonstrated the value of using necropsy "surprise" lung cancer cases, in those in whom lung cancer was not suspected during life, to estimate the size and composition of the "reservoir" of undetected lung cancer in the general population. The current research was done to determine the ch...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chan CK,Wells CK,McFarlane MJ,Feinstein AR

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-dose dopamine administration (ie, doses < 5 microg/kg/min) has been advocated for 30 years as therapy in oliguric patients on the basis of its action on dopaminergic renal receptors. Recently, a large, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial has demonstrated that low-dose dopamine administered to critically ill ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Holmes CL,Walley KR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a devastating clinical illness characterized by refractory hypoxemia and high-permeability pulmonary edema. Reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide and hypochlorous acid may play a key role in the pathogenesis of the acute lung injury. Glutathione (GSH) is a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pacht ER,Timerman AP,Lykens MG,Merola AJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient-focused or patient-centered care is not a new concept, but its value has been overlooked in preference to the technology-based, disease-centered model that has prevailed in medicine for the last 50 years. Patient-focused care includes four broad areas of intervention: communication with patients, partnerships,...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Irwin RS,Richardson ND

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary bypass patients less than 40 years of age were identified and compared with a control group previously studied at our hospital. In patients less than 40 years, the average age was 35 years. Men comprised 90.1 percent of group 1, and 83.4 percent of group 2. Operative mortality was 2.89 percent for group 1 and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kelly ME,DeLaria GA,Najafi H

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the criterion for amplitude of circadian FEV1 variation suitable for phase analysis, six FEV1 measurements within a day were made on 346 days in 125 stable asthmatic children aged 8 to 12 years. Since coefficient of variation (CV) of FEV1 within a day in nonasthmatic children in our laboratory is less tha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kondo S

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A 72-year-old man underwent endoscopic resection of a 10-mm polypoid sessile lesion of the rectum. Histologic examination found a well-differentiated, low-grade (G1), neuroendocrine tumor. A thoracoabdominal CT scan was performed for staging purposes. The chest CT scan revealed a so-called cannonball-...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scamporlino A,Mengoli MC,Calabrese O,Della Casa G,Aramini B,Spallanzani A,Morandi U,Stefani A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing of surgical treatment of empyema remains controversial. Traditionally, thoracotomy is performed either within three weeks of diagnosis or delayed until presumed pleurodesis occurs. Often, these patients are moribund and the duration of illness impossible to determine. We report our surgical results in seven...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoover EL,Hsu HK,Ross MJ,Gross AM,Webb H,Ketosugbo A,Finch P

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a rodent model of cardiac arrest and resuscitation in which the inspired gas mixture was enriched with oxygen, resuscitability and survival were unaffected by positive pressure ventilation. In the present study, in a larger animal model, tidal volumes generated during precordial compression and with spont...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Noc M,Weil MH,Tang W,Turner T,Fukui M

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic effects of enoximone and nicardipine were compared during the early postcardiac surgery period in 40 patients with systemic hypertension and moderate cardiac dysfunction. Patients were prospectively randomized into two groups. Mean right atrial pressure was maintained above 7 mm Hg. The drug infusion r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Squara P,Denjean D,Godard P,Brunet F,Brusset A,Dubois C

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Devices that reduce technical difficulty and anastigmatic time when repairing large vessels such as the thoracic aorta would be beneficial. The aim of this study was to determine if titanium vascular closure staples (3 mm) could be safely and quickly applied in the repair of large vessels such as the thoracic...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deb S,Martin B,Sun L,Burris D,Wherry D,Pikoulis E,Rhee P

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagenases in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with bronchiectasis and healthy subjects were characterized using specific functional and immunologic assays. The BAL fluid contained interstitial collagenase and collagenolytic proteinases of bacterial origin. Collagenase activities, obtained after organ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sepper R,Konttinen YT,Ding Y,Takagi M,Sorsa T

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Each year, > 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with an incidentally detected lung nodule. Practice guidelines attempt to balance the benefit of early detection of lung cancer with the risks of diagnostic testing, but adherence to guidelines is low. The goal of this study was to determine guideline adherenc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Verdial FC,Madtes DK,Cheng GS,Pipavath S,Kim R,Hubbard JJ,Zadworny M,Wood DE,Farjah F

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dobutamine stress echocardiography detects myocardial ischemia by inducing regional left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Augmentation of wall motion in hypokinetic segments has also been noted with low-dose dobutamine, suggesting myocardial viability. We report a case of regional ventricular improvement during high-...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krauss D,Feldman T,Marcus RH,Resnekov L,Lang RM

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:It has been suggested that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a risk factor for ischemic heart disease, and may be associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between nocturnal oxygen desaturation (NOD) due to SDB a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hayashi M,Fujimoto K,Urushibata K,Uchikawa S,Imamura H,Kubo K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymph node status is a major determinant of stage and survival in patients with lung cancer; however, little information is available about the expected yield of a mediastinal lymphadenectomy. METHODS:The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0030 prospective, randomized trial of mediastinal lymph no...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Darling GE,Allen MS,Decker PA,Ballman K,Malthaner RA,Inculet RI,Jones DR,McKenna RJ,Landreneau RJ,Putnam JB Jr

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To compare the oxygen pulse curve (O(2)P-C) as measured during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) with left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) rest-exercise response as measured by multigated equilibrium (99m)Tc radionuclide cineangiography (MUGA) in patients with different degrees of ische...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Klainman E,Fink G,Lebzelter J,Krelbaumm T,Kramer MR

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In pulmonary sarcoidosis, the optimal means of quantifying change is uncertain. The comparative usefulness of simple lung function trends and chest radiography remains unclear. We aimed to explore and contrast the disease-monitoring strategies of serial pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and chest radiography c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zappala CJ,Desai SR,Copley SJ,Spagnolo P,Sen D,Alam SM,du Bois RM,Hansell DM,Wells AU

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eosinophil count and concentrations of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) were measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), pulmonary fibrosis associated with a collagen vascular disorder (PF-CVD), sarcoidosis, and healthy controls. The patients with IPF an...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fujimoto K,Kubo K,Yamaguchi S,Honda T,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreaticopleural fistula secondary to chronic pancreatitis is a rare cause of recurrent pleural effusion. The demonstration of the fistula with endoscopic retrograde pancreatography and CT is invasive or limited. We report in two patients the use of magnetic resonance pancreatography as a noninvasive alternative to ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Materne R,Vranckx P,Pauls C,Coche EE,Deprez P,Van Beers BE

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with acquired or congenital heart diseases, the systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAPs) can be predicted using continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound (CWD) measurement of the peak velocity of a tricuspid regurgitation (TR) jet. The aim of this study was to determine whether CWD could be used to accurately es...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Laaban JP,Diebold B,Zelinski R,Lafay M,Raffoul H,Rochemaure J

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early high-dose IV vitamin C is being investigated as adjuvant therapy in patients who are critically ill, but the optimal dose and infusion method are unclear. The primary aim of this study was to describe the dose-plasma concentration relationship and safety of four different dosing regimens. METHODS:This...

journal_title：Chest

authors： de Grooth HJ,Manubulu-Choo WP,Zandvliet AS,Spoelstra-de Man AME,Girbes AR,Swart EL,Oudemans-van Straaten HM

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are currently living to their fourth decade and are making reproductive decisions. Information concerning the reproductive health of women with CF has been limited to small or single-center studies. DESIGN:We conducted a matched parallel-cohort study to assess the im...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goss CH,Rubenfeld GD,Otto K,Aitken ML

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：:Since first described in 1984, nontraumatic pneumothoraces in patients with AIDS has become more common. When compared with spontaneous pneumothorax in the general population, pneumothoraces in patients with AIDS are often complicated by prolonged air leaks as well as higher recurrence rates. Chemical pleurodesis has ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Read CA,Reddy VD,O'Mara TE,Richardson MS

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pulmonary right-to-left shunt (RLS) carries the risk of cerebral paradoxical embolization and severe neurologic complications. Recognizing patients at risk is important to facilitate appropriate management strategies, but a direct relation between pulmonary shunt size and risk of complications remains cont...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Velthuis S,Buscarini E,van Gent MWF,Gazzaniga P,Manfredi G,Danesino C,Schonewille WJ,Westermann CJJ,Snijder RJ,Mager JJ,Post MC

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the value of antimyosin-indium 111 imaging in relation to endomyocardial biopsy in patients with suspected myocarditis, as well as the natural evolution of abnormal findings on the antimyosin scan, 12 patients with suspected myocarditis underwent endomyocardial biopsy and antimyosin scan. The heart-to-lung ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lekakis J,Nanas J,Moustafellou A,Kostamis P,Moulopoulos S

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00