Late, late doxorubicin cardiotoxicity.

abstract：:We report a case of Behçet's disease with pulmonary and splenic involvement. The radiologic presentation was quite different from the modes defined in the literature. A large, anteriorly located, well circumscribed ovoid mass was the x-ray film image of a large area of infarction with hemorrhage. The involved pulmonar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tüzün H,Yaman M,Gemicioglu B,Bozkurt K,Uygun N,Aktan K

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of adult acute epiglottitis that was successfully managed by endotracheal intubation without the need for subsequent tracheostomy. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ward CF,Benumof JL,Shapiro HM

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：SETTING:Seven primary health clinics and a pulmonary disease specialty clinic in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a commercial immunochromatographic test kit (ICT Tuberculosis; AMRAD-ICT; Sidney, Australia) employing five recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis proteins for the detection of pulmonary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perkins MD,Conde MB,Martins M,Kritski AL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma are common causes for consultation in primary care, but the relationship between the two remains unclear. The aim of our study was to investigate the temporal relationship between first diagnoses of GERD and asthma in general practice. METHODS:We used ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ruigómez A,Rodríguez LA,Wallander MA,Johansson S,Thomas M,Price D

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the efficacy of albuterol by metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and spacer compared to a nebulizer. DESIGN:A prospective, open-label study. SETTING:Large urban emergency department (ED). PATIENTS:All consecutive adult asthma patients over a 2.5-year period. INTERVENTIONS:ED personnel used a st...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Newman KB,Milne S,Hamilton C,Hall K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy who was treated with a continuous high dose infusion of intravenous nitroglycerin for six months while awaiting cardiac transplantation. Surprisingly, methemoglobinemia did not develop and nitroglycerin continued to be clinically effective in relieving angina during the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perry GY,Murali S,Uretsky BF

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-nine patients were studied who had severe tricuspid regurgitation which was confirmed by right ventriculography and during surgery in order to determine the incidence of clinical, radiologic, and hemodynamic clues of severe tricuspid regurgitation. Eighty-eight percent of patients had Carvallo sign alone or in c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cha SD,Desai RS,Gooch AS,Maranhao V,Goldberg H

更新日期：1982-12-01 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：:Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and advanced pulmonary disease have pulmonary limitation of exercise, often associated with arterial oxygen desaturation. Improving oxygenation during exercise by providing supplemental oxygen may improve exercise performance in these patients. To test this, we performed graded exerc...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marcus CL,Bader D,Stabile MW,Wang CI,Osher AB,Keens TG

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Club cell secretory protein (CCSP) is a protective biomarker associated with annual decline in lung function. COPD progression results from an imbalance between injury and repair initially triggered by cigarette smoking. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the effect of CCSP as a therapeutic strategy to restore the b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gamez AS,Gras D,Petit A,Knabe L,Molinari N,Vachier I,Chanez P,Bourdin A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the Ca2+ movements in smooth muscle cells at rest and during activation and relaxation as deduced from transplasmalemmal Ca2+ fluxes and contractile respnses. The general picture which emerges is: the resting cell has a [Ca2+]cyt below 10(-7) M and large gradients are poised across both the cell membrane a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： van Breemen C,Aaronson P,Loutzenhiser R,Meisheri K

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased expression of the human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) was previously described in lung biopsy samples from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). It remains unknown, however, whether serum HE4 concentrations are elevated in CF. METHODS:Seventy-seven children with CF from six Hungarian CF centers and 57 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nagy B Jr,Nagy B,Fila L,Clarke LA,Gönczy F,Bede O,Nagy D,Újhelyi R,Szabó Á,Anghelyi A,Major M,Bene Z,Fejes Z,Antal-Szalmás P,Bhattoa HP,Balla G,Kappelmayer J,Amaral MD,Macek M Jr,Balogh I

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress-induced or tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a rare acute cardiac syndrome characterized by transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction of uncertain cause and outcome. This study sought to assess the long-term outcome of patients with TTC. METHODS:One-hundred sixteen consecutive patients were prospe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Parodi G,Bellandi B,Del Pace S,Barchielli A,Zampini L,Velluzzi S,Carrabba N,Gensini GF,Antoniucci D,Tuscany Registry of Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy.

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited data are available on the impact of time to ICU admission and outcomes for patients with severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Our objective was to examine the association of time to ICU admission and 30-day mortality in patients with severe CAP. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study of 161 ICU ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Restrepo MI,Mortensen EM,Rello J,Brody J,Anzueto A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the acute bronchodilatory effect of the long-acting beta2-agonist formoterol against the short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA) terbutaline during exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in children with asthma. DESIGN:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study of the imme...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hermansen MN,Nielsen KG,Buchvald F,Jespersen JJ,Bengtsson T,Bisgaard H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen asymptomatic postmenopausal women volunteered to ingest 2 ml of 100-proof vodka per kg of body weight in orange juice on one night and a placebo on another. Overnight sleep monitoring was performed immediately thereafter. Alcohol ingestion caused reduction in total sleep time from 329 to 281 minutes and a dec...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Block AJ,Hellard DW,Slayton PC

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether higher personnel intensive chest physical therapy can prevent the atelectasis that routinely follows cardiac valve surgery. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING:Tertiary care hospital. PATIENTS:Seventy-eight patients undergoing elective cardiac valve surgery between Octob...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Johnson D,Kelm C,Thomson D,Burbridge B,Mayers I

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalizations for patients with acute exacerbations of COPD are associated with several adverse patient outcomes as well as with significant health-care costs. Despite many interventions targeted at reducing readmissions following an initial hospitalization, there are few strategies that have been consistently asso...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Freedman N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the incidence and severity of organ dysfunction associated with sepsis. DESIGN:Comprehensive review of prospectively collected data from intensive care patients hospitalized between 1997 and 2001. SETTING:Thirty-five ICUs in nonuniversity and university hospitals located in the Paris area. PATIENT...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Guidet B,Aegerter P,Gauzit R,Meshaka P,Dreyfuss D,CUB-Réa Study Group.

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-two healthy young individuals were subjected to controlled, moderate hyperventilation with room air and with 4.9 percent CO2 in air, and monitored electrocardiographically. Significant summed frontal T-wave changes with hyperventilation (sigmaT1,2,3 larger than or equal to 1.5 mm) were observed in 12 patients....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Golden GS,Golden LH,Beerel FR

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disease affecting predominantly populations surrounding the Mediterranean basin. It is the most prevalent hereditary periodic fever syndrome characterized mainly by recurrent and short attacks of fever and serositis (pleuritis, arthritis, peritonitis). Unila...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Katsenos S,Mermigkis C,Psathakis K,Tsintiris K,Polychronopoulos V,Panagou P,Ritis K,Light RW

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal aspirates from four previously healthy infants with acute pulmonary hemorrhage, and small volume bronchial lavages from children undergoing flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy were examined for pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM) containing hemosiderin. Hemosiderin formation was also studied in vitro. Macrophag...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sherman JM,Winnie G,Thomassen MJ,Abdul-Karim FW,Boat TF

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether changes in respiratory chemosensitivity during the menstrual cycle are related to worsening of airway functions, hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory and P0.1 responses, airway function, and serum progesterone levels were studied in 11 female asthmatic patients in both the follicular and luteal phase...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Munakata M,Yamamoto H,Akiyama Y,Inaba S,Kawakami Y

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poverty is a major social problem in the United States and throughout much of the world. Poverty and the broader term socioeconomic status (SES) are important determinants of overall health status and many pulmonary diseases. The purpose of this study was to review the medical literature from the past 20 years address...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hegewald MJ,Crapo RO

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the value of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of amiodarone-associated pneumonitis, we examined the results of BAL total and differential cell counts and phenotyping of lymphocytes in 22 patients with this lung disorder and in 33 normal subjects. Overall, the total cel...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Akoun GM,Cadranel JL,Blanchette G,Milleron BJ,Mayaud CM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that funeral directors have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB). Although there is indirect evidence of transmission of TB from cadavers to mortuary workers, there is only one recently documented case in the literature. We report here another case of occupationally acquired TB in a funera...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lauzardo M,Lee P,Duncan H,Hale Y

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients who have experienced acute myocardial infarction (MI), primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be of benefit in terms of clinical outcomes. However, the value of performing routine PCI in patients with early MI (ie, an MI occurring > 12 h to < or = 7 days before patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yip HK,Wu CJ,Yang CH,Chang HW,Chen SM,Hung WC,Hang CL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary manifestations of pyoderma gangrenosum are relatively rare. We report the case of a 45-year-old patient with multiple pulmonary nodules with central necrosis as assessed by CT scan. The patient had a 4-year history of pyoderma gangrenosum with only minor skin manifestations. A CT-guided, fine-needle biopsy o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krüger S,Piroth W,Amo Takyi B,Breuer C,Schwarz ER

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current management guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) recommend a treatment choice based primarily on World Health Organization (WHO) functional class. This study was designed to assess how the incorporation of readily obtained clinical and test-based information may significantly improve t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kane GC,Maradit-Kremers H,Slusser JP,Scott CG,Frantz RP,McGoon MD

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00