Congenital atrioventricular block in right atrial isomerism (asplenia). A case due to atrionodal discontinuity.

abstract：:Tracheobronchial injury is a rare but a potentially high-impact event with significant morbidity and mortality. Common etiologies include blunt or penetrating trauma and iatrogenic injury that might occur during surgery, endotracheal intubation, or bronchoscopy. Early recognition of clinical signs and symptoms can hel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grewal HS,Dangayach NS,Ahmad U,Ghosh S,Gildea T,Mehta AC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence of pseudomonal infection, colonization, and inflammation in the allograft of lung transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis (CF) as compared with recipients with other end-stage lung disease. DESIGN:Retrospective review. SETTING:University medical center transplant service. PATIENT...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nunley DR,Grgurich W,Iacono AT,Yousem S,Ohori NP,Keenan RJ,Dauber JH

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, and usually fatal disease, based on a multifaceted and incompletely understood pathogenesis. Some of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of vascular remodeling have been experimentally explored, and it is obvious that alterations of microvessels are invo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanumegowda C,Farkas L,Kolb M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the long-term clinical course of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension. DESIGN:Prospective analysis of consecutive IPF patients undergoing initial workup with right-heart catheterization (RHC) and pulmonary function testing (PFT)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamada K,Nagai S,Tanaka S,Handa T,Shigematsu M,Nagao T,Mishima M,Kitaichi M,Izumi T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) occurring within days of the start of therapy and presenting with hemoptysis is reported. Both the very early onset and the presenting symptom are highly unusual in this entity. Implications in the diagnosis of APT are discussed. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Goldstein I,Topilsky M,Segev D,Isakov A,Heller I

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocrinometabolic effects of the aerosol administration of beclomethasone dipropionate (100 microng four times daily) were evaluated in 20 asthmatic patients (11 corticodependent and nine noncorticodependent) during one month. In the noncorticodependent group, aerosol administration of beclomethasone had no stati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yernault JC,Leclercq R,Schandevyl W,Virasoro E,De Coster A,Copinschi G

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To detect intravascular hemolysis in patients with cardiac valve prostheses. Erythrocyte creatine, a marker of erythrocyte age that increases with shortening erythrocyte survival, was evaluated with other hemolytic markers and hemodynamic parameters. DESIGN:Prospective study. PATIENTS AND MEASUREMENT...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Okumiya T,Ishikawa-Nishi M,Doi T,Kamioka M,Takeuchi H,Doi Y,Sugiura T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a small population of peripheral T cells bearing the gamma delta T-cell receptor, which may be involved in the defense against invading microorganisms and tumor cells. The present study was designed to evaluate the levels of gamma delta T cells in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, chr...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ito M,Kojiro N,Ikeda T,Ito T,Funada J,Kokubu T

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

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：:A case of subaortic stenosis caused by two discrete membranes is presented. Following demonstration of the two distinct sites of obstruction by intraventricular pressure gradients and angiocardiogram, the two membranes were excised through a transaortic approach. The importance of being aware of the occurrence of this...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lemole GM,Tesler UF,Colombi M,Eldredge WJ

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The chronically critically ill (CCI) are a subgroup of critically ill patients who have survived an acute critical illness but remain profoundly debilitated and ventilator dependent. We have previously shown that CCI patients have a very high prevalence of bone hyperresorption. The objective of this pre...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nierman DM,Mechanick JI

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old woman developed severe shortness of breath 4 h after a cesarean section. Chest roentgenogram showed a pleural effusion and tension pneumothorax; insertion of a chest tube drained liquid stool. At surgery she was found to have a left diaphragmatic defect with herniation, strangulation, and perforation of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lacayo L,Taveras JM 3rd,Sosa N,Ratzan KR

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the demographic, medical, and flight characteristics of 1,115 passengers who were routinely referred for preflight medical screening by a major domestic air carrier. The largest category consisted of 892 patients who requested in-flight oxygen therapy for cardiopulmonary conditions, of which COPD and card...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gong H Jr,Mark JA,Cowan MN

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrated electronic display model for teaching bronchoscopic technique has been most helpful in guiding the student-bronchoscopist, especially in the early stages of reorientation in both the procedure for insertion and the practice of identification of the individual segmental orifice. The display board is elec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cunanan OS,Mazza JE

更新日期：1977-09-01 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：:We discuss a patient with cocaine intoxication in whom the initial presentation was that of asystole and ventricular fibrillation. Cocaine has a direct toxic action on the heart and also sensitizes cardiac tissue to the action of catecholamines. Cocaine intoxication should be considered in any patient with unexplained...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nanji AA,Filipenko JD

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether continuous Fick cardiac output measurement is applicable to exercise testing, cardiac output data obtained by the continuous Fick method (Qcf) during exercise were compared with data obtained by the thermodilution method (Qth). Seventeen patients with old myocardial infarction underwent a 1-min or...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nakanishi N,Yoshioka T,Okano Y,Nishimura T

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clonidine was given to patients with essential hypertension, renovascular hypertension, and hypertension with parenchymal renal disease. The drug was effective in all groups but was more effective in patients with high plasma renin concentration. Renal function did not deteriorate when the drug was used, and there was...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Morgan T

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the efficacy of positive pressure ventilation (PPV) vs negative pressure ventilation (NPV) in providing ventilatory muscle rest for five normal subjects and six patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). All participants underwent measurement of transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi), pressure ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belman MJ,Soo Hoo GW,Kuei JH,Shadmehr R

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the incidence of catamenial pneumothorax (CP) among women who have been referred for the surgical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) and to study its pathogenic mechanisms. DESIGN:A prospective study of women of reproductive age who have been referred to our center for the surgical treat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alifano M,Roth T,Broët SC,Schussler O,Magdeleinat P,Regnard JF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary pulmonary hypertension in an adult man with CD8/T-cell large granulocyte leukemia. Successful treatment of his leukemia with cladribine resulted in dramatic and sustained improvement of his pulmonary hypertension. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rossoff LJ,Genovese J,Coleman M,Dantzker DR

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：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：:Chronic cough is a common symptom with significant morbidity. We report a case of a 51-year-old woman who presented with chronic cough. She recently had received a diagnosis of glaucoma and had started receiving therapy with topical latanoprost. The onset of cough coincided with the use of latanoprost. We performed a ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fahim A,Morice AH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamics of cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) during sleep were investigated in the right middle cerebral artery of 10 patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) (mean age, 37 years) and 10 healthy control subjects (mean age, 32 years) throughout the entire sleep period. A computer-assisted pulsed (2 MHz) transcra...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hajak G,Klingelhöfer J,Schulz-Varszegi M,Sander D,Rüther E

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of prior cardiac or pulmonary disease upon the utility of ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scans in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Ventilation/perfusion scans were evaluated among 365 patients with no prior cardiac or pulmonary disease and compared to V/Q ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stein PD,Coleman RE,Gottschalk A,Saltzman HA,Terrin ML,Weg JG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inspiratory muscle weakness and abnormalities in breathing pattern and in respiratory drive have been reported in patients with multisystem disorders. In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), data on respiratory muscle strength and control of breathing are scarce. METHODS:We studied a subset of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Scano G,Goti P,Duranti R,Misuri G,Emmi L,Rosi E

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary arteriovenous fistula is an uncommon, although not rare, congenital cardiac malformation, especially in the adult. Most such reported such cases have involved but a single coronary vessel. This report documents the second case of coronary arteriovenous fistulae involving the right and circumflex coronary vess...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Babb JD,Field JM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To validate a previously developed multisystem organ failure (MSOF) score with and without the addition of the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level as a predictor of survival to hospital discharge in patients with AIDS-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Forrest DM,Djurdjev O,Zala C,Singer J,Lawson L,Russell JA,Montaner JS

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norepinephrine, an alpha 1,2-beta 1,2-adrenergic agonist, seems to be an alternative to epinephrine, an alpha 1,2-beta 1,2-agonist, for restoration of spontaneous circulation in VF. We therefore studied the effect of epinephrine and norepinephrine on MDO2 and MVO2 using OCCM after five minutes of cardiopulmonary arres...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lindner KH,Ahnefeld FW,Schuermann W,Bowdler IM

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00