Clinical efficacy of doxycycline for pleurodesis.

abstract：:The timing of surgical treatment of empyema remains controversial. Traditionally, thoracotomy is performed either within three weeks of diagnosis or delayed until presumed pleurodesis occurs. Often, these patients are moribund and the duration of illness impossible to determine. We report our surgical results in seven...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoover EL,Hsu HK,Ross MJ,Gross AM,Webb H,Ketosugbo A,Finch P

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The etiologic role of bacterial pathogens isolated from sputum culture in 40 to 50% of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) is controversial. If bacterial pathogens cause these AECB, they should be associated with greater neutrophilic airway inflammation than pathogen-negative exacerbations...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sethi S,Muscarella K,Evans N,Klingman KL,Grant BJ,Murphy TF

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare (1) the intensity of leg effort and dyspnea during exercise and (2) subjective limitations to performance in normal subjects, patients receiving medication for cardiac disorders, patients with pulmonary impairment, patients with pulmonary impairment who were also receiving cardiac m...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hamilton AL,Killian KJ,Summers E,Jones NL

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently showed that administration of the combination of the noradrenergic drug atomoxetine plus the antimuscarinic oxybutynin (ato-oxy) prior to sleep greatly reduced OSA severity, likely by increasing upper airway dilator muscle activity during sleep. In patients with OSA who performed the ato-oxy tria...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Taranto-Montemurro L,Messineo L,Azarbarzin A,Vena D,Hess LB,Calianese NA,White DP,Wellman A,Sands SA

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nationwide study of acute myocardial infarction in Israel was carried out during a one-year period. There were 2,504 new and 968 repeated attacks. Annual incidence rate of first attacks was 0.9 per 1,000 (1.3 in men and 0.5 in women). Incidence was highest among the European born in both sexes. But, while the patter...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shani M,Schor S,Modan B

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) for determining the end-point of the forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver were compared with an algorithm employed by a computer system (Hewlett-Packard), which yields a later end-point. The 150 subjects tested were divided into five groups of 30 on the basis of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pistelli G,Carmignani G,Paoletti P,Di Pede F,Viegi G,Carrozzi L,Celi A,Giuntini C

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postnasal drip (PND) is a common symptom associated with upper respiratory tract disorders. It occurs without other symptoms or combined with chronic rhinosinusitis. However, the pathophysiology of PND is debated to this day, and an objective definition of PND has not been established. Therefore, we aimed to...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bucher S,Schmid-Grendelmeier P,Soyka MB

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We investigated the role of two leukotriene B4 (LTB4) receptors, BLT1 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha, in conferring the susceptibility to develop COPD in smokers. Proinflammatory LTB4 activities are mediated by BLT1, while the inactivation of LTB4 is promoted by PPARalpha. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marian E,Baraldo S,Visentin A,Papi A,Saetta M,Fabbri LM,Maestrelli P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. When it coexists with a ventricular septal defect, the accurate diagnosis of aortopulmonary window on the basis of clinical examination is difficult. We report the case of an infant who had an aortopulmonary window together with a ventricular septal defect. A...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Horimi H,Hasegawa T,Shiraishi H,Endo H,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Fungal endocarditis is a rare complication of permanent pacemaker implantation. In all reports we have identified, this infection has been fatal, diagnosed postmortem. We present a patient in whom early echocardiographic diagnosis resulted in curative surgical and antimicrobial therapy. Fungal endocarditis is an unusu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wilson HA Jr,Downes TR,Julian JS,White WL,Haponik EF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The host factors affecting the longitudinal decline in lung function among 267 white male grain elevator workers who were still working in the industry and did not change their smoking habits over a period of six years were studied. Spirometric measures declined more rapidly in older grain handlers as compared with yo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tabona M,Chan-Yeung M,Enarson D,MacLean L,Dorken E,Schulzer M

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothetic benefit of CPAP on cardiac performance and on a reduction in VO2 was tested in a patient before heart transplantation after acute myocardial infarction using continuous SvO2 monitoring. The CPAP added to inotropic support (enoximone plus dobutamine) and intraaortic balloon pumping dramatically increased...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pery N,Payen D,Pinsky MR

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of a specific inspiratory muscle training in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:Fifteen patients with DMD started 6 months of training the inspiratory muscles and 15 patients served as a control group. Pulmonary and inspiratory muscle func...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wanke T,Toifl K,Merkle M,Formanek D,Lahrmann H,Zwick H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive surgery for all of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease is feasible with early diagnosis, catheterization, and aggressive medical and surgical therapy. A patient is report who, after recovering from cardiogenic shock, required a coronary bypass, closure of ventricular septal defects, mitral...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lemole GM,Perez J,Strong MD,McDonough MT

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of giant cell arteritis causing severe aortic regurgitation secondary to an aneurysm of the ascending aorta are described. In two cases, the nature of the aortic pathology could be suspected considering the past clinical evidence of temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica. In the two other cases, t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nesi G,Anichini C,Pedemonte E,Tozzini S,Calamai G,Montesi GF,Gori F

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of aerobic Gram-negative bacilli (AGNB) in the oropharynx can be either temporary or persistent. Prolonged colonization (ie, carriage) is distinguished from transient presence (ie, acquisition), which often occurs in healthy individuals but less frequently in those with underlying disease. Preva...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mobbs KJ,van Saene HK,Sunderland D,Davies PD

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To address the burden of tobacco use in underserved populations, our safety net hospital developed a tobacco treatment intervention consisting of an "opt-out" electronic health record-based best practice alert + order set, which triggers consultation to an inpatient tobacco treatment consult (TTC) service fo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Herbst N,Wiener RS,Helm ED,O'Donnell C,Fitzgerald C,Wong C,Bulekova K,Waite M,Mishuris RG,Kathuria H

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：CASE PRESENTATION:A 2-year-old boy was referred to the Ankara University School of Medicine Children's Hospital with a history of recurrent respiratory distress and cyanosis since birth. His medical history was significant for premature birth at 31 weeks via cesarean section, as an infant of a diabetic mother. There wa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zirek F,Akova BŞ,Özcan G,Fitoz S,Çobanoğlu N

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:It has been suggested that fiberoptic bronchoscopy may induce life-threatening bronchospasm in persons with asthma. The safety of bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) with bilateral installation of 300 ml of saline solution was assessed prospectively in ten adults with mild asthma as a part of a study of the ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rankin JA,Snyder PE,Schachter EN,Matthay RA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young man presented to us with an asymptomatic ovoid mass which appeared to be in the right major fissure. The roentgenographic appearance of the lesion was that of a pseudotumor. The computerized tomography scan suggested tissue density leading to exploration. At surgery, we found the mass to be a portion of liver ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fanta CH,Kacoyanis GP,Koster JK Jr,McFadden ER Jr

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IV epoprostenol treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been believed to require an indefinite duration of therapy OBJECTIVE:To describe the successful discontinuation of long-term epoprostenol therapy in four patients DESIGN:Case reports SETTING:Outpatient clinic, tertiary-care hospital P...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kim NH,Channick RN,Rubin LJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esmolol, an intravenous, ultrashort-acting beta-blocker, was studied for its ability to safely control supraventricular arrhythmias up to 24 hours in 15 postoperative cardiothoracic surgery patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter and rapid ventricular response. Esmolol obtained an initial therapeutic response in ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schwartz M,Michelson EL,Sawin HS,MacVaugh H 3rd

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:CXC chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) and CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2) have been shown to play an important role in transepithelial migration of neutrophil granulocytes during inflammation in various tissues. This study investigated the regulation of gene expression and surface expression of CXCR1 and CXCR2...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Farkas L,Hahn MC,Schmoczer M,Jentsch N,Krätzel K,Pfeifer M,Schulz C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renin-angiotensin system activation is suspected of being involved in postcoronary surgery hypertension, but appears to be useful in maintaining blood pressure during anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass. To clarify these points, 19 patients were compared: ten as a control group and nine who received captopril during...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Colson P,Grolleau D,Chaptal PA,Ribstein J,Mimran A,Roquefeuil B

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Cysteinyl leukotrienes are important proinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of asthma. Since bronchial hyperresponsiveness is a noninvasive surrogate marker of asthmatic airway inflammation, we evaluated the bronchoprotection afforded by leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs). DESIGN:Systemati...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Currie GP,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fondaparinux, a selective inhibitor of factor Xa, is the first of a new class of antithrombotic compounds, the synthetic pentasaccharides. Its benefit-to-risk ratio in preventing venous thromboembolism after major orthopedic surgery was investigated in four randomized, double-blind international phase III trials in pa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Turpie AG,Eriksson BI,Bauer KA,Lassen MR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present study was to investigate nasal function by active anterior rhinomanometry with respect to spirometric data and bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in 9-year-old children. The study population consisted of 300 children (ages 8 to 11 years; mean, 9.3 years; 161 male, 139 female), w...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kiss D,Popp W,Horak F,Wagner C,Zwick H

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00