Cigarette smoking and incidence of chronic bronchitis and asthma in women.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Although inhaled beta2-agonists are in widespread use, several reports question their potential arrhythmogenic effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cardiac electrophysiologic effects of a single, regular dose of an inhaled beta2-agonist in humans. DESIGN:Prospective study. SETTING:T...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kallergis EM,Manios EG,Kanoupakis EM,Schiza SE,Mavrakis HE,Klapsinos NK,Vardas PE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When evaluating peripheral pulmonary lesions, a 3.0-mm ultrathin bronchoscope (UTB) with a 1.7-mm working channel is advantageous regarding good access to the peripheral airway, whereas a 4.0-mm thin bronchoscope provides a larger 2.0-mm working channel, which allows the use of various instruments including ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Oki M,Saka H,Asano F,Kitagawa C,Kogure Y,Tsuzuku A,Ando M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lowest receptor occupancy for a drug occurs at trough prior to the next dose. Previous studies have focused on the effects of triple therapy at peak dose intervals using forced expiratory maneuvers. Impulse oscillometry (IOS) and body plethysmography (PLETH) are more sensitive than spirometry to assess inhal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Williamson PA,Short PM,Clearie KL,Vaidyanathan S,Fardon TC,Howaniec LJ,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD includes the chronic bronchitis (CB) and emphysema phenotypes. Although it is generally assumed that emphysema or chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) is associated with worse quality of life (QOL) than is CB, this assumption has not been tested. METHODS:The current study's analyses from the Lovelace Smok...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Meek PM,Petersen H,Washko GR,Diaz AA,Klm V,Sood A,Tesfaigzi Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the risk of acquiring ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and the impact on costs when extending ventilator circuit change intervals beyond 2 days to 7 and 30 days. DESIGN:Prospective 4-year review of mechanically ventilated patients. SETTING:The respiratory and medical ICUs of an 800-bed ter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fink JB,Krause SA,Barrett L,Schaaff D,Alex CG

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a reversible intra-Hisian block occurring under amiodarone treatment for atrial tachycardia in a patient without clear intraventricular conduction abnormalities. His bundle recordings showed an atrial tachycardia with intermittent exit block and greatly prolonged BH and HV intervals (40 and 100 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Santinelli V,Chiariello M,Ambrosio G,Stanislao M,Condorelli M

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta 2-adrenoceptor agonists act against bronchoconstriction by stimulating beta 2-adrenoceptors in bronchial smooth muscle. However, tachyphylaxis has been argued to occur because of beta 2-adrenoceptor down-regulation following therapy with beta 2-adrenergic agents. To investigate receptor alterations, human periphe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hauck RW,Böhm M,Gengenbach S,Sunder-Plassmann L,Fruhmann G,Erdmann E

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium kansasii infection is one of the most common causes of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in world. However, little is known about its background characteristics or drug sensitivity in nonendemic areas. DESIGN:We assessed the clinical features, radiologic findings, and drug sensitivity ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shitrit D,Baum GL,Priess R,Lavy A,Shitrit AB,Raz M,Shlomi D,Daniele B,Kramer MR

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma constitutes approximately 90% of primary pulmonary lymphoma, and the diagnosis of pulmonary MALT lymphoma often requires invasive methods such as surgical lung biopsy. Chromosomal rearrangements involving MALT lymphoma translocation gene 1 (MALT1) have been r...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kido T,Yatera K,Noguchi S,Sakurai Y,Nagata S,Kozaki M,Tokuyama S,Ogoshi T,Kawanami T,Yoshii C,Mukae H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Specialty societies have developed practice guidelines for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). To aid in adapting specialty recommendations for a pneumonia practice guideline at Intermountain Health Care, we investigated which physicians care for pneumonia patients in Utah. We wanted t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dean NC,Silver MP,Bateman KA

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man with a history of exposure to silica for 32 years presented with pleural thickening of the lower lobe of the left lung and a chronic right-sided pleural effusion without any radiographic evidence of parenchymal nodules in either lung. Light microscopic examination of a left visceral pleural biopsy sp...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zeren EH,Colby TV,Roggli VL

更新日期：1997-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous research, we have demonstrated the value of using necropsy "surprise" lung cancer cases, in those in whom lung cancer was not suspected during life, to estimate the size and composition of the "reservoir" of undetected lung cancer in the general population. The current research was done to determine the ch...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chan CK,Wells CK,McFarlane MJ,Feinstein AR

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cough is a common symptom prompting patients to seek medical care. Like patients in the general population, patients with compromised immune systems also seek care for cough. However, it is unclear whether the causes of cough in immunocompromised patients who are deemed unlikely to have a life-threating cond...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rosen MJ,Ireland B,Narasimhan M,French C,Irwin RS,CHEST Expert Cough Panel.

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) by helmet and face mask in immunocompromised patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:The general ICU of a university hospital. PATIENTS:Nineteen immunocompromised patients (hemato...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rocco M,Dell'Utri D,Morelli A,Spadetta G,Conti G,Antonelli M,Pietropaoli P

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To measure tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) in pleural effusions caused by tuberculosis (TB) and malignancy and their relationship with plasminogen activator inhibitor type I (PAI-1) and tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA), and to compare the differences between tu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hua CC,Chang LC,Chen YC,Chang SC

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of low voltage with PR-segment and ST-T wave changes in determining the amount of clinically silent pericardial effusion detected in a routine echocardiography. DESIGN:Consecutive case series analysis. SETTING:Noninvasive cardiology depart...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kudo Y,Yamasaki F,Doi T,Doi Y,Sugiura T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exacerbations of sarcoidosis are common. In particular, exacerbations of pulmonary sarcoidosis are reported in more than one-third of patients. Despite their frequent occurrence, there is little medical evidence concerning the definition, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary exacerbations of sarcoidosis. In this arti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Panselinas E,Judson MA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of double-orifice mitral valve in a 16-year-old Japanese boy is presented. Two-dimensional echocardiography, including transesophageal approach, showed two approximately equal orifices with three papillary muscles. Color Doppler echocardiography showed a mild mitral regurgitation from both orifices. No other ca...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hashimoto H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if a training session using videotaped metered dose inhaler (MDI) performances can result in high interrater and intrarater reliability of five evaluators assessing MDI technique. DESIGN:Five evaluators (three pharmacists, two pulmonary fellows) were trained to evaluate MDI technique durin...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gray SL,Nance AC,Williams DM,Pulliam CC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic valve atresia is usually associated with hypoplasia of the left ventricle and mitral valve. We report a patient presenting aortic atresia with ventricular septal defect and a normally sized left ventricle. The electrocardiogram showed left axis deviation and left ventricular hypertrophy. The ventricular septal ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pellegrino PA,Thiene G

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary impairment subsequent to a cure of pulmonary tuberculosis has been described only in selected populations. METHODS:We compared pulmonary function in a case-control study of 107 prospectively identified patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who had completed at least 20 weeks of therapy and 210 pati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pasipanodya JG,Miller TL,Vecino M,Munguia G,Garmon R,Bae S,Drewyer G,Weis SE

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about factors determining the pathogenesis and severity of asthma in Latin American countries. Costa Rica, one of the most prosperous Latin American nations, has a very high asthma prevalence. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relation between potential risk factors and childhood asthma in Costa Rica...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Celedón JC,Soto-Quiros ME,Silverman EK,Hanson L,Weiss ST

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of pulmonary edema associated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, including one fatality. All three patients had cardiac disease and reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fractions (EFs). Two patients had diabetes, and one patient had severe aortic stenosis. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may contribute ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weaver LK,Churchill S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pneumonitis in children is a rare and poorly understood disease. Controversy exists as to whether the varoius histologic changes encountered represent different disease or a spectrum of the same disease. Fourteen biopsy-confirmed cases of desquamative interstitial pneumonitis in children were seen at the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stillwell PC,Norris DG,O'Connell EJ,Rosenow EC 3rd,Weiland LH,Harrison EG Jr

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted temperature management (TTM) has been investigated experimentally and used clinically for over 100 years. The initial rationale for the clinical application of TTM, historically referred to as therapeutic hypothermia, was to decrease the metabolic rate, allowing the injured brain time to heal. Subsequent rese...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perman SM,Goyal M,Neumar RW,Topjian AA,Gaieski DF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preoperative physiologic assessment of a patient being considered for surgical resection of lung cancer must consider the immediate perioperative risks from comorbid cardiopulmonary disease, the long-term risks of pulmonary disability, and the threat to survival due to inadequately treated lung cancer. As with any...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Beckles MA,Spiro SG,Colice GL,Rudd RM,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To use an existing database from a large cohort study with follow-up as long as 5.5 years to assess the extended prognosis of patients who survived their hospitalizations for severe acute respiratory failure (ARF). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS:Secondary analysis of an inception cohort of 1,722 patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Garland A,Dawson NV,Altmann I,Thomas CL,Phillips RS,Tsevat J,Desbiens NA,Bellamy PE,Knaus WA,Connors AF Jr,SUPPORT Investigators.

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a valid surrogate for hemodynamic significance in stenotic native coronary arteries, but its validity in patients with coronary stent restenosis is unknown. DESIGN:Prospective. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENTS:We studied 42 patients (mean age +/- 1 SD, 62 +/- 10 years)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Krüger S,Koch KC,Kaumanns I,Merx MW,Hanrath P,Hoffmann R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00