Pulmonary edema due to upper airway obstruction in adults.

abstract：:Four patients with elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK) values and recurrent chest pain were found to have thoracic outlet syndrome. This association of abnormal CPK levels and chest pain due to thoracic outlet syndrome has not been previously reported. Symptoms and CPK values improved with anti-inflammatory medicati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Godfrey NF,Halter DG,Minna DA,Weiss M,Lorber A

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced or second-degree atrioventricular (AV) heart block pre-existing or developing during atrial pacing (AP) at low heart rates of smaller than 130 per minute, limits the value of AP to stress the left ventricle. When Wenkebach type AV block is present, the heart rate can be increased by administration of atropine...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kimbiris D,Linhart JW

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of the completely obstructed left main coronary artery is aortocoronary saphenous-vein bypass to the left coronary artery system. Without surgical intervention, this lesion has an exceedingly poor prognosis. This report describes a patient with atherosclerotic obstruction of the left main corona...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sutherland RD,Allison W,Guynes WA,Martinez HE

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested a relationship between asthma and obesity. Despite these reports, the effect of being underweight or overweight as a risk factor for airway obstructive diseases (AODs) is not clear. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a relation of body mass index (BMI) to asthma, chronic bronchiti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guerra S,Sherrill DL,Bobadilla A,Martinez FD,Barbee RA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary encroachment by a large chronic pericardial effusion is reported in a woman with pericardiocentesis whom we recently treated. A restrictive pulmonary impairment is documented with pulmonary function data obtained before and after drainage of the effusion and the patient's dyspnea improved. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kane GC,Figueroa WG

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was conducted in 23 subjects with previous occupational exposure to asbestos and exhibiting rounded atelectasis (RA) on high-resolution computed tomography scan (HRCT scan) to evaluate the retention of asbestos bodies (ABs) using light microscopy in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid or lung ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Voisin C,Fisekci F,Voisin-Saltiel S,Ameille J,Brochard P,Pairon JC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify changes in beta-adrenergic receptor (BAR) density in spontaneously occurring acute asthma, BAR binding studies were performed on peripheral blood lymphocytes in eight asthmatic and ten normal subjects. Spirometry also was performed. Maximum binding capacity (Bmax) of BAR in acute asthma was significantly lo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hataoka I,Okayama M,Sugi M,Inoue H,Takishima T,Shirato K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COPD is a highly prevalent disorder that results from the interplay of genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures. Over the past 2 decades, significant technological advances have been made in genetic investigations of complex diseases, yet limited progress has been made in the identification of additional COP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wan ES,Silverman EK

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caveolae are cell plasma membrane microdomains implicated in organizing and concentrating many signaling molecules. In the lung, caveolae are in endothelium, smooth muscle, fibroblasts, and pneumocytes. Caveolin is the main structural protein of caveolae. Caveolin 1 is down-regulated in transformed cells and may be a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Achcar RO,Demura Y,Rai PR,Taraseviciene-Stewart L,Kasper M,Voelkel NF,Cool CD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the intraoperative evolution of patients with COPD during lung resection and to test whether exercise testing could be helpful in the prediction of the intraoperative course. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:University teaching hospital. PATIENTS:Forty patients (mean [+/- SD] age, 65 +/...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ribas J,Jiménez MJ,Barberà JA,Roca J,Gomar C,Canalís E,Rodriguez-Roisin R

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of essential thrombocythemia in a young man presenting with progressive angina pectoris is presented. Angiography revealed proximal left anterior descending artery stenosis. Successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty along with antiplatelet therapy and a calcium channel blocking drug have rendere...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanger KH Jr,Kilgore J,James E

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Men who snore heavily have an increased incidence of hypertension, angina, stroke, and neuropsychologic dysfunction, which may be due to nocturnal oxygen desaturation. Nocturnal oxygen therapy might be beneficial to such individuals by improving oxygenation and relieving tissue hypoxia. Twenty-eight asymptomatic heavy...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Block AJ,Hellard DW,Cicale MJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a major cause of ICU infection, results in high morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs. Multiple risk factors for VAP involve complex host factors and ubiquitous pathogens that require several different types of prevention strategies. Prevention efforts should focus on reduc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Craven DE

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of the use of beta-blockers for congestive heart failure, beginning with the innovative seminal study by the Swedish group in 1975 to studies in 1995, is reviewed and shows that almost all trials favored the use of beta-blockers. They tended to demonstrate an increase in ejection fraction, a decrease in le...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Constant J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bayesian analysis was used in this study to investigate the diagnostic value of the bronchial provocation test with methacholine in patients with asthma. The best cutoff value of accumulated concentration of methacholine administered that caused a 20 percent fall in FEV1 post-saline (PC20) in our sample, determine...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perpiñá M,Pellicer C,de Diego A,Compte L,Macián V

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from recent surveys indicate that a staggering 34.9% of US adults are overweight. Obese adults are at in increased risk for many chronic medical conditions, and this increases the likelihood of admission to an ICU. The critically ill obese patient presents the ICU team with many unique problems. Obesity may resul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marik P,Varon J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe head injury often results in hypoxemia, but the pathophysiology of this phenomenon is unclear. We studied 24 patients hospitalized after severe head injury to determine whether the abnormality of oxygen transfer as measured by venous admixture (Qs/Qt) was associated with a reduction in functional residual capac...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cooper KR,Boswell PA

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physicians are often asked about complementary therapies by patients with cancer, and data show that the interest in and use of these therapies among patients with cancer is common. Therefore, it is important to assess the current evidence base on the benefits and risks of complementary therapies (modalities...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deng GE,Rausch SM,Jones LW,Gulati A,Kumar NB,Greenlee H,Pietanza MC,Cassileth BR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old man who presented with symptoms suggesting empyema was found at thoracotomy to have infarction of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration. He was completely relieved by excision of the sequestration after securing the systemic vascular pedicle which had undergone torsion. Recognition of the anomalous blood...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Maull KI,McElvein RB

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of soluble IL-2R were measured in pleural fluid from patients with tuberculosis pleurisy. There were significantly elevated soluble IL-2R values in tuberculous pleural fluid as compared with pleural fluid of nontuberculous etiology including malignant, bacterial and transudative pleural effusions. In patien...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Kojiro N,Shirasaka T,Moriwaki Y,Tachibana I,Kokubu T

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous variability of arterial blood gas and pH values (ABGs) was examined in a group of 28 typical stable medical ICU patients under a variety of ventilatory conditions. In each patient, 13 ABG specimens were measured at 5-min intervals during a 1-h study period using a new bedside, extravascular fluorescent...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sasse SA,Chen PA,Mahutte CK

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural drainage has usually been shown to be an effective component of chest physical therapy; there is currently no data showing a beneficial effect of percussion or vibration; directed coughing may be as efficacious as postural drainage (Table 3); the forced expiration technique may increase sputum clearance with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kirilloff LH,Owens GR,Rogers RM,Mazzocco MC

更新日期：1985-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the success rate and correlates of ambulatory peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring in an epidemiologic study. DESIGN:An observational survey. SETTING:Several communities in California. PARTICIPANTS:We studied 1,223 nonsmoking men and women (mean age, 66 years) from an established cohort. OUT...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Enright PL,Burchette RJ,Peters JA,Lebowitz MD,McDonnell WF,Abbey DE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coccidioides infections often result in chronic relapsing disease that presents a challenge to the currently available therapy. Posaconazole, an oral extended-spectrum triazole agent, has been shown in vitro and in vivo to have potent activity against this fungus. METHODS:An open-label multinational study o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stevens DA,Rendon A,Gaona-Flores V,Catanzaro A,Anstead GM,Pedicone L,Graybill JR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vasoactive medications are commonly used in the treatment of critically ill patients, but their impact on the development of ICU-acquired weakness is not well described. The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between vasoactive medication use and the outcome of ICU-acquired weakness. ME...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wolfe KS,Patel BK,MacKenzie EL,Giovanni SP,Pohlman AS,Churpek MM,Hall JB,Kress JP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-eight patients with tricuspid atresia were seen at Indiana University during the past 30 years. Long term survivors treated without operation emerged from our review. In these, there was a combination of tricuspid atresia and transposition of the great vessels. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shariatzadeh AN,King H,Girod D,Shumacker HB

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is among the most common reasons for admission to ICUs throughout the world, and it is believed to be the third most common cause of death in the United States. The pathogenetic mechanism and physiologic changes associated with sepsis are exceedingly complex, but our understanding is evolving rapidly. The major...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marik PE

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine patterns in asbestos-induced lung diseases found in older, less exposed workers. DESIGN:Review of a database evaluating lung function, smoking status, form of asbestos-induced lung disease, and radiograph abnormalities. SETTING:Outpatient clinic. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 3383 asbestos-ex...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ohar J,Sterling DA,Bleecker E,Donohue J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The airways in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are characterized by the accumulation of tenacious, dehydrated mucus that is a precursor for chronic infection, inflammation, and tissue destruction. The clearance of mucus is an integral component of daily therapy. Inhaled mannitol is an osmotic agent that i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jaques A,Daviskas E,Turton JA,McKay K,Cooper P,Stirling RG,Robertson CF,Bye PTP,LeSouëf PN,Shadbolt B,Anderson SD,Charlton B

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00