Bronchoscopic protected catheter brush for the diagnosis of pulmonary infections.

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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Patients with COPD are at risk of experiencing a deterioration in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) during sleep, which is generally most pronounced during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Increased cholinergic tone has been suggested as a contributing factor to this decrease in SaO2. Therefore, we inve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Martin RJ,Bartelson BL,Smith P,Hudgel DW,Lewis D,Pohl G,Koker P,Souhrada JF

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac death is the leading cause of mortality associated with sarcoidosis in Japan. However, the involvement of sarcoidosis infiltration often remains undetected. Recently, late gadolinium enhancement with cardiovascular MRI (LGE-CMR) imaging has been introduced for the detection of myocardial infiltrative...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nagai T,Kohsaka S,Okuda S,Anzai T,Asano K,Fukuda K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although metastatic carcinoma from an unknown primary tumor is known to occur, the combination of squamous cell carcinoma histologic findings and a mediastinal location is quite unusual. The evaluation of a case of a patient with a posterior mediastinal mass, eventually shown to be metastatic squamous cell carcinoma o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blanco N,Kirgan DM,Little AG

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of broxaterol, a new beta 2-agonist, on respiratory muscle endurance and strength was studied in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized crossover clinical trial in 16 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with irreversible airway obstruction (FEV1 = 57.1 percent of predicted). O...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nava S,Crotti P,Gurrieri G,Fracchia C,Rampulla C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical resolution of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) determines the duration of treatment and mechanical ventilation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of organisms and their susceptibility to treatment on outcomes. METHODS:Prospective observational study in three teaching ICUs. Si...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vidaur L,Planas K,Sierra R,Dimopoulos G,Ramirez A,Lisboa T,Rello J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient complained of angina pectoris nine months after surgical repair of an aortic right atrial fistula and mitral valve replacement. Subsequently, he was shown to have a new obstruction of the ostium of the left main coronary artery. This case illustrates the need to consider this syndrome in the differential dia...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Coplan NL,Estioko MR,Ambrose JA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been observed that T-lymphocytes of patients with tuberculosis produce interferon gamma (IFN gamma) in vitro. Based on this idea, we studied IFN gamma in pleural fluid and serum. We studied 80 patients with pleural effusion; 30 patients with tuberculous pleurisy had high IFN gamma concentrations in pleural flui...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ribera E,Ocaña I,Martinez-Vazquez JM,Rossell M,Español T,Ruibal A

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the quantitative evaluation of hemomediastinum using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is predictive of the presence of a traumatic disruption of the thoracic aorta (TDA) or its branches in patients who have sustained severe blunt chest trauma. DESIGN:Retrospective study. SE...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vignon P,Rambaud G,François B,Preux PM,Lang RM,Gastinne H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:KL-6, a mucinous high-molecular weight glycoprotein, expressed on type II pneumonocytes, is elevated in the serum of patients with active interstitial pneumonia. Forty-seven patients with histologically confirmed sarcoidosis were analyzed by chest radiography, CT, 67Ga scintigraphy, BAL fluid (BALF), and serum KL-6. S...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kobayashi J,Kitamura S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tumor microenvironment, of which cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are the major cellular components, plays an important role in tumor progression. This study evaluated the significance of podoplanin-positive CAFs and CD204-positive TAMs, which may reflect tumor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Ishii G,Nagai K,Maeda R,Nakano Y,Ochiai A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the impact of OSA syndrome (OSAS) on symptoms and quality of life (QoL) among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, we assessed adherence and response to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in this population. METHODS:This was a case-controlled observatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lettieri CJ,Williams SG,Collen JF

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of dynamic exercise on mitral regurgitation (MR) as assessed by color flow Doppler imaging and tested the hypothesis that MR increases in patients with left ventricular (LV) function worsening during exercise. We studied 513 patients (390 men, 123 women:mean age [+/-1 SD] 58+/-11 yea...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Peteiro J,Freire E,Montserrat L,Castro-Beiras A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the definitive diagnosis of venous air-embolism by documentation of spontaneous echo contrast in the right cardiac chambers following removal of a jugular venous catheter in a patient with hepatic failure. This complication was potentiated by the presence of concurrent hepatic coagulopathy which ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marcus RH,Weinert L,Neumann A,Borow KM,Lang RM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the diagnostic value of telescoping plugged catheters (TPC) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with pulmonary infiltrates (PI), we performed a prospective clinical study in 71 episodes of fever and PI in 66 HIV-infected patients (five patients had two different episodes of fever and PI)....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ferrer M,Torres A,Xaubet A,Puig de la Bellacasa J,Agustí C,Gonzalez J,de Celis R,Jiménez de Anta MT

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bosentan, an oral endothelin (ET)-A/ET-B receptor antagonist, is effective in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the safety and efficacy of bosentan therapy in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). DESIGN:Case series. SETTIN...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bonderman D,Nowotny R,Skoro-Sajer N,Jakowitsch J,Adlbrecht C,Klepetko W,Lang IM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to identify the CT scan features that predict patient outcome after reexpansion procedures in patients with the fibrotic stage of endobronchial TB. METHODS:We retrospectively enrolled 30 patients (four men, 26 women) aged 32 +/- 11 years who had lobar or whole-lung atelectasis ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lee JY,Yi CA,Kim TS,Kim H,Kim J,Han J,Kwon OJ,Lee KS,Chung MJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-associated bronchiolitis and diffuse panbronchiolitis might overlap. We examined whether these conditions can be differentiated by comparing their clinical features and the effect of long-term macrolide treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifty-eight Japanes...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kadota J,Mukae H,Fujii T,Seki M,Tomono K,Kohno S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the administration of ouabain on the peak negative left ventriculat (LV) dP/dt were studied in 14 patients with acute myocardial infarction. Prior to administration of ouabain, negative LV dP/at was lower than previously reported for patients without coronary arterial disease. One hour after administrat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Loeb HS,Sinno MZ,Rahimtoola SH,Gunnar RM,Blount SG Jr

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal inherited disease of Caucasians. At present, cystic fibrosis accounts for most cases of chronic progressive pulmonary disease and for many other clinical features in the first three decades of life. Thus, it is a challenge to both pediatricians and internists, particularly ches...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Davis PB,di Sant'Agnese PA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contemporary surgical repertoire for the evaluation and treatment of patients with lung cancer includes the bronchoscope, mediastinoscope, thoracoscope, and standard surgical instrumentation. The recent advances in video optics and the development of endoscopic instruments have significantly expanded the surgical ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mentzer SJ,DeCamp MM,Harpole DH Jr,Sugarbaker DJ

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term treatment with inhaled beta 2-agonists may be associated with a deterioration in asthma control, potentially due to tolerance. Regular use of short-acting beta 2-agonists has been shown to induce tolerance to allergen or adenosine 5'-monophosphate challenge. The aim of the study was to detect the efficacy of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Giannini D,Carletti A,Dente FL,Bacci E,Di Franco A,Vagaggini B,Paggiaro PL

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of the SAS is unknown. To test whether endogenous opioids could be pathologically active in SAS, markers of opioid systems were measured in the CSF of 15 patients with SAS and in control subjects. Measured by receptor assay, the concentration of so-called fraction 1 opioid was higher in patients with SAS ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gislason T,Almqvist M,Boman G,Lindholm CE,Terenius L

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antemortem diagnosis of a perforated MV aneurysm by Doppler echocardiography, as well as two-dimensional echocardiography (2-DE), has not been reported. Herein we present such a case. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chua SO,Chiang CW,Lee YS,Chang CH,Hung JS

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperlipemia in an acyanotic patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholism, and pancreatitis produced a falsely elevated concentration of methemoglobin (19 percent) and a lower-than-expected oxygen saturation measured with an automated spectrophotometer (IL-282 CO-Oximeter). In addition, there was a "normal" hemoglob...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Spurzem JR,Bonekat HW,Shigeoka JW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old male homosexual, a former intravenous drug abuser, was found to be human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive in 1984. He developed AIDS in 1987 and began treatment with zidovudine in 1989. One year later he developed left apical pleural blebs, a pneumothorax and an exudative pleural effusion. A maligna...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Behling CA,Wolf PL,Haghighi P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recovery of Candida from the respiratory tract of a critically ill patient receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) usually indicates colonization rather than infection of the respiratory tract. However, interactions between Candida and bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas, have been reported. Thus, Candida colon...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Azoulay E,Timsit JF,Tafflet M,de Lassence A,Darmon M,Zahar JR,Adrie C,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Cohen Y,Mourvillier B,Schlemmer B,Outcomerea Study Group.

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We wished to identify the physiologic abnormalities that distinguish severely breathless (SB) patients with chronic airflow limitation (CAL) from mildly breathless (MB) patients. Thirty-seven patients with stable, advanced CAL (FEV1 = 38 +/- 10 percent predicted, mean +/- SD) were separated into two distinct groups, S...

journal_title：Chest

authors： O'Donnell DE,Webb KA

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the efficacy and safety of perioperative treatment with methylprednisolone on the development of lung injury after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. METHODS:This was a randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 98 adult patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kerr KM,Auger WR,Marsh JJ,Devendra G,Spragg RG,Kim NH,Channick RN,Jamieson SW,Madani MM,Manecke GR,Roth DM,Shragg GP,Fedullo PF

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Among adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute asthma, we sought to determine the prevalence of obesity, and the relation of body mass index (BMI) to asthma severity in this high-risk population. DESIGN:Multicenter, prospective cohort study. SETTING:Twenty-six North American EDs....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thomson CC,Clark S,Camargo CA Jr,MARC Investigators.

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00