Effects of a beta adrenergic drug and a secretolytic agent on regional mucociliary clearance in patients with COLD.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The Fas-Fas ligand (FasL) pathway is a representative system of apoptosis-signaling receptor molecules. We previously described that this pathway may play an important role in the pathogenesis of fibrosing lung diseases. In this study, we hypothesized that soluble form of Fas (sFas) and FasL (sFasL) ma...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kuwano K,Kawasaki M,Maeyama T,Hagimoto N,Nakamura N,Shirakawa K,Hara N

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article addresses two basic questions about ethics committees: why we have them, and how they might be helpful to clinicians. Our answer to the first question is twofold. First, we suggest that legal, regulatory, and professional forces drove the development of ethics committees, particularly as an alternative to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Aulisio MP,Arnold RM

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied six patients with type A botulism to determine the degree of initial respiratory compromise and to quantitate the time course and extent of recovery of the ventilatory and upper airway muscles and exercise performance. The VM weakness was identified in all patients early after botulism. Upper airway muscle ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilcox PG,Morrison NJ,Pardy RL

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each of four examiners performed standardized physical examinations on a group of patients who had just undergone tests of ventilatory function. The intensity of breath sounds heard with deep inspiration was graded on a rating scale of 0 to 4; the grades in six areas of the chest were added to give a total score, with...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pardee NE,Martin CJ,Morgan EH

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexiletine is a type 1B antiarrhythmic drug similar to lidocaine. Prolongation of ventricular depolarization has not been previously reported with the usual oral dosage of mexiletine. We describe a patient with renal failure and heart failure on low-dose oral therapy who developed mexiletine toxicity, which was manife...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nora MO,Chandrasekaran K,Hammill SC,Reeder GS

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to test the ability of magnetic resonance (MR) in the detection of pathologic flow conditions in man, we imaged 10 normal volunteers and 10 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) with ECG-gated MR. We used a single spin-echo sequence on a transverse plane through the main vessels of the upper chest. The...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Casolo GC,Bucciolini M,Giani M,Bisi G

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The leading cause of pericardial effusion in urban hospitals is now AIDS-related pathologies. Clinically, these effusions are a diagnostic and management dilemma. In our institution, pericardial biopsy and operative drainage have become part of the diagnostic and management plan. Surgical intervention, howev...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Flum DR,McGinn JT Jr,Tyras DH

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cidofovir, a nucleoside analog antiviral agent, has been used with moderate success in the treatment of juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis (JLP) by direct intralesional injection. We report the first case where IV cidofovir was used successfully to treat a rare but lethal multicystic lung disease complicating JLP. A 35...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dancey DR,Chamberlain DW,Krajden M,Palefsky J,Alberti PW,Downey GP

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional tests are not always helpful in making a diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. Many studies have investigated the usefulness of interferon (IFN)-gamma measurements in pleural fluid for the early diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy. We conducted a metaanalysis to determine the accuracy of IFN-gamma me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jiang J,Shi HZ,Liang QL,Qin SM,Qin XJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate early and late lung function abnormalities and their predictors in a large sample of children who underwent bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for leukemias in the 1990s, highlighting changes with respect to the 1980s. DESIGNS:Prospective cohort. SETTING:A university department of pediatri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cerveri I,Fulgoni P,Giorgiani G,Zoia MC,Beccaria M,Tinelli C,Locatelli F

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To explore the role of respiratory interactive computer games in teaching spirometry to preschool children, and to examine whether the spirometry data achieved are compatible with acceptable criteria for adults and with published data for healthy preschool children, and whether spirometry at this age c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vilozni D,Barak A,Efrati O,Augarten A,Springer C,Yahav Y,Bentur L

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with bronchiectasis, airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are important management strategies. RESEARCH QUESTION:What are the differences in patients with bronchiectasis and a productive cough who used ACTs and those who did not? What was the assessment of bronchiectasis exacerbation frequency and...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Basavaraj A,Choate R,Addrizzo-Harris D,Aksamit TR,Barker A,Daley CL,Anne Daniels ML,Eden E,DiMango A,Fennelly K,Griffith DE,Johnson MM,Knowles MR,Metersky ML,Noone PG,O'Donnell AE,Olivier KN,Salathe MA,Schmid A,Thom

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We designed and performed a survey to assess the roles and knowledge level of physicians, by specialty, in the management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The primary objective was to evaluate the potential variability of physician perceptions of prognosis, recommended treatments, and the impact ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perez EA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient in whom pericardial effusion, two months after coronary bypass surgery, mimicked the presence of a left atrial mass on both echocardiography and cardiac angiography. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Steffenino G,Ferrero G,Forni B,Giustetto C,Ottino G,Conte M

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Increasing evidence indicates that routine preoperative diagnostic spirometry (pulmonary function tests [PFTs]) before elective abdominal surgery does not predict individual risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and is overutilized. This economic evaluation estimates potential savings from reduc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： De Nino LA,Lawrence VA,Averyt EC,Hilsenbeck SG,Dhanda R,Page CP

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：:Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon benign condition that is occasionally associated with air within the spinal canal. We describe a further case in a 14-year-old girl and suggest a classification system based on a detailed review of the previous literature. Forty-eight patients with spontaneous pneumomediast...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Belotti EA,Rizzi M,Rodoni-Cassis P,Ragazzi M,Zanolari-Caledrerari M,Bianchetti MG

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The functional consequences of pulmonary emphysema have been estimated from autopsy studies. This antemortem study correlates structure as assessed by criteria applied to chest radiographs and function in earlier disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Four thousand one hundred seven male shipyard and construction wor...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kilburn KH,Warshaw RH,Thornton JC

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We analyzed the effects of the use of a rollator on walking distance and physiologic variables: pulmonary gas exchange, heart rate, minute ventilation (Ve), oxygen saturation, and symptoms during the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in patients with COPD. SETTING:Outpatient clinic at university hospital. PATIEN...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Probst VS,Troosters T,Coosemans I,Spruit MA,Pitta Fde O,Decramer M,Gosselink R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disease-specific patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments are important in assessing the impact of disease and treatment. The Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-Symptoms and Impact Questionnaire is the first instrument for quantifying pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) symptoms and impacts developed accord...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chin KM,Gomberg-Maitland M,Channick RN,Cuttica MJ,Fischer A,Frantz RP,Hunsche E,Kleinman L,McConnell JW,McLaughlin VV,Miller CE,Zamanian RT,Zastrow MS,Badesch DB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated endorphin levels in patients with COPD may act to diminish the sensation of dyspnea. Exogenous opioids decrease exertional dyspnea and increase exercise capacity in COPD patients. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of endogenous opioids on the exercise capacity and control of breathing in ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kirsch JL,Muro JR,Stansbury DW,Fischer CE,Monfore R,Light RW

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to assess recent changes in the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma and the possible influence of diagnostic exchange on these trends. The routinely collected data of the provincial Health Insurance Plan (physicians' claims) were used to determine the annual prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma i...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Manfreda J,Becker AB,Wang PZ,Roos LL,Anthonisen NR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a variety of cardiac anomalies. However, its association with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is rare. We treated a female newborn with CDH, HLHS, and omphalocele. The operation for omphalocele and the diaphragmatic defect was successful, although the pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nishimura M,Taniguchi A,Imanaka H,Taenaka N

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to determine if the hemosiderin content of BAL macrophages allows us to draw any differential diagnostic conclusions in a variety of lung diseases. PATIENTS AND STUDY DESIGN:One hundred one patients who underwent BAL for different diagnostic reasons were studied prospectively. MAIN R...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Grebski E,Hess T,Hold G,Speich R,Russi E

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histopathologic appearance of lung carcinoma remains an important guide to prognosis and treatment. The newly revised World Health Organization classification retains the broadest pathologic categories of the older classification but includes several revisions, including the elimination of the small cell, intermed...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Franklin WA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Induced sputum cytology and protein biomarkers can be used to assess airways inflammation. Increases in sputum iron have been described in inflammatory lung disease. We hypothesized that other sputum metals may be affected by airways inflammation and investigated their potential value as biomarkers. METHODS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gray RD,Duncan A,Noble D,Imrie M,O'Reilly DS,Innes JA,Porteous DJ,Greening AP,Boyd AC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of tubocurarine, pancuronium, gallamine, or decamethonium into the cisterna magna of chloralosed dogs induced a rise in blood pressure. Clonidine (3 micrograms/kg) administered into the cisterna magna after tubocurarine, pancuronium, or gallamine significantly increased blood pressure; no significant ch...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsoucaris-Kupfer D,Schmitt H

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been no published reports of pneumopericardium complicating laparoscopy. Following an apparently uncomplicated laparoscopy, a 35-year-old woman developed pneumopericardium associated with subcutaneous emphysema of the neck. This resolved without specific therapy and without sequelae. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nicholson RD,Berman ND

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing clinical, radiologic, and pathologic recognition of the coexistence of emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis in the same patient, resulting in a clinical syndrome known as combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) that is characterized by dyspnea, upper-lobe emphysema, lower-lobe fibrosis, and ab...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jankowich MD,Rounds SIS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00