Endocarditis-associated paravalvular abscesses. Do clinical parameters predict the presence of abscess?

abstract：:A new bronchoscopic-protected catheter brush (BPCB), designed to obtain uncontaminated bronchial secretions, was studied in vitro and in vivo. The device was composed of a standard biopsy brush, protected by a single catheter and occluded with an agar plug. Ejection of the plug was obtained neither by advancing the br...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marquette CH,Ramon P,Courcol R,Wallaert B,Tonnel AB,Voisin C

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some macrolides have been found to exert anti-inflammatory effects. Lung diseases such as asthma, panbronchiolitis, cystic fibrosis, and bronchiectasis are thought to respond to the immunomodulatory properties of macrolides. We report three cases of idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, now called ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stover DE,Mangino D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of abdominal distension and decreased exercise tolerance. A chest radiograph showed a probable left pleural effusion (Fig 1). A CT scan of the abdomen revealed a solid ovarian mass with omental caking and a large volume of ascites; there was also confirmation of a l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Salinas PD,Toth LN,Manning HL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer-cell activity of fresh interstitial pulmonary cell populations from patients with squamous cell and adenocarcinoma of the lung and carcinoma metastatic to the lung was assessed and compared to that of apparently normal lung. No increase in the percentage of lymphoid cell populations was noted in the int...

journal_title：Chest

authors： deShazo RD,Moulder PV,Bozelka B,Chapman Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient underwent exercise testing during evaluation for unexplained dyspnea. Evidence of ventilation-perfusion mismatch was noted and subsequent testing revealed multiple pulmonary emboli. Ventilation perfusion parameters by serial exercise testing progressively improved during the course of the patient's illness b...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Helmers RA,Zavala DC

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no documentation in the literature of the risk of hypoxemia after chest percussion in acutely ill adults with nonsurgical pulmonary disorders. We studied the immediate effect of postural drainage and chest percussion (PDP) on oxygenation in 22 hospitalized patients with a variety of acute, nonsurgical pulmona...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Connors AF Jr,Hammon WE,Martin RJ,Rogers RM

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia, known more commonly as Castleman disease, is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. Castleman disease has two distinct clinical manifestations described as unicentric and multicentric disease. These presentations have distinct treatment algorithms and portend very different progno...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bandera B,Ainsworth C,Shikle J,Rupard E,Roach M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six young cocaine users, median age 35.5 years (range 27 to 44 years) experienced acute myocardial infarction. The close temporal correlation in two cases between cocaine use and clinical infarction and the relative paucity of atherosclerotic blockage of the coronary arteries in the others, as demonstrated by autopsy ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kossowsky WA,Lyon AF

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunologic pulmonary disorder caused by hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus. Clinically, a patient presents with chronic asthma, recurrent pulmonary infiltrates, and bronchiectasis. The population prevalence of ABPA is not clearly known, but the prevalence in...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Agarwal R

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old infant was brought to clinic for evaluation of recurrent apparent life-threatening events (ALTEs). Two ALTE episodes occurred while the infant was sleeping in a safety car seat. The first one occurred when he was 4 weeks old. His mother noticed that he was not breathing; he appeared limp with full body c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： DelRosso LM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Quadriceps fatigue can occur in patients with COPD after exhaustive cycle exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the degree of fatigue elicited by cycle exercise was greater in patients with COPD compared with matched control subjects. SUBJECTS:Nine male patients with COPD with a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mador MJ,Bozkanat E,Kufel TJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a general consensus that antimicrobial resistance in the hospital setting has emerged as an important variable influencing patient outcome and resource utilization. Hospitals worldwide are faced with increasingly rapid emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Both antibiotic-resistant Gram-negat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kollef MH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To measure the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) and to determine its effect on the physical performance response to training in otherwise healthy young adults. DESIGN:Observational, retrospective study. SETTING:Fort Jackson, SC, May to July 1998. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred thirty-seve...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sonna LA,Angel KC,Sharp MA,Knapik JJ,Patton JF,Lilly CM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An evidence-based approach is necessary for the localization and management of intraepithelial and microinvasive non-small cell lung cancer in the central airways. METHODS:Material appropriate to this topic was obtained by literature search of a computerized database. Recommendations were developed by the w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kennedy TC,McWilliams A,Edell E,Sutedja T,Downie G,Yung R,Gazdar A,Mathur PN,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequent radiographic presentation of (PCP) is bilateral interstitial or alveolar infiltrates. Atypical features include lobar distribution, pleural effusions, hilar adenopathy, cyst formation and spontaneous pneumothorax. A diffuse miliary pattern has not been described previously for PCP. A 30-year-old male...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wasser LS,Brown E,Talavera W

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The longitudinal associations between depression or anxiety and COPD, and their comorbid effect on prognosis, have not been adequately addressed by previous reviews. We aimed to systematically assess these associations to inform guidelines and practice. METHODS:We searched electronic databases for articles ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Atlantis E,Fahey P,Cochrane B,Smith S

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:Postoperative cardiac tamponade due to localized compression of the atria occurred in a 64-year-old man after aortic valve replacement and repair of an ascending aortic dissection. The clinical findings were subtle and the echocardiographic findings were unusual. Color Doppler flow imaging assisted in making the diagn...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Otto CM,McKeown PP,Pearlman AS

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute or short-term complications following the use of flow-directed balloon-tipped catheters are well recognized. Long-term sequelae are rarely reported. We report herein an early complication of pulmonary arterial rupture with infarction followed by the delayed development of a pulmonary arterial aneurysm. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smart FW,Husserl FE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:s: Consensus guidelines for the empirical treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have been published. We investigated the following factors: (1) the degree of adherence to American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR) guidelines; and (2) the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Menéndez R,Ferrando D,Vallés JM,Vallterra J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Characterizing acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) and individualizing therapy is challenging. Key exacerbation therapies include antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids. Blood eosinophils, when either low or high, may offer a simple, inexpensive distinction to predict beneficial responses to these therapi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： MacDonald MI,Osadnik CR,Bulfin L,Hamza K,Leong P,Wong A,King PT,Bardin PG

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old man developed a rupture of the papillary muscle on the fifth day of acute posterior myocardial infarction. The two-dimensional echocardiographic features of ruptured papillary muscle included (1) mobile mass of echos attached to normal chordae tendineae in the left ventricle, (2) absent tip of papillary ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Erbel R,Schweizer P,Bardos P,Meyer J

更新日期：1981-05-01 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：:Percutaneous cannulation of the internal jugular vein is commonly performed to obtain central venous access. We report the first case of massive hemoptysis occurring during cannulation of the internal jugular vein. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Friedman Y,Tilly E,Rackow EC,Weil MH

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the individual and joint effect of various pretreatment clinical characteristics on the survival of patients with mesothelioma treated by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between June 1984 and September 1994, 337 patients with malignant mesothelioma and no prior chemothe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herndon JE,Green MR,Chahinian AP,Corson JM,Suzuki Y,Vogelzang NJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most studies, many statistical tests are performed. They can be run to compare the groups at baseline, look at relationships among the various measures, and, for intervention trials, examine more than one end point. As the number of tests increases, so does the probability of finding at least one of them to be stat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Streiner DL,Norman GR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant eosinophilia is a prominent feature in Churg-Strauss syndrome but has only rarely been described in Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). We describe two Wegener's granulomatosis patients with > 30% eosinophilia on their initial presentations. Other etiologies that could account for their eosinophilia were exclud...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Potter MB,Fincher RK,Finger DR

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (Sch-PAH) may be one of the most prevalent forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) worldwide. However, the clinical and hemodynamical response to specific PAH therapy in Sch-PAH is not known. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the charts of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fernandes CJCS,Dias BA,Jardim CVP,Hovnanian A,Hoette S,Morinaga LK,Souza S,Suesada M,Breda AP,Souza R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selection of patients with lung cancer who are most likely to benefit from chemotherapeutic treatment would be a substantial step forward. Therefore, a prospective study in predictive chemosensitivity testing in vitro using the fast green assay (FGA) as developed by Weisenthal et al was carried out. Sixty-six pretreat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smit EF,de Vries EG,Meijer C,Mulder NH,Postmus PE

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of COPD are not restricted to pulmonary inflammation and structural remodeling. Rather, this disorder is associated with clinically significant systemic alterations in biochemistry and organ function. The systemic aspects of COPD include oxidative stress and altered circula...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wouters EF,Creutzberg EC,Schols AM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00