Localized Wegener's granulomatosis relapsing as diffuse massive intra-alveolar hemorrhage.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence and clinical factors related to the persistence of infarct-associated pericardial effusion (PE) after primary angioplasty. DESIGN:Consecutive case-series analysis. SETTING:Coronary care unit in a university hospital. PATIENTS:Three hundred ninety-one consecutive patients wit...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sugiura T,Nakamura S,Kudo Y,Okumiya T,Yamasaki F,Iwasaka T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial stump fistula occurred on the seventh postoperative day in a 45-year-old man who underwent right pneumonectomy for T2N2M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung. It was attributable to ventilator-related barotrauma during treatment of ARDS from multiple pulmonary emboli. A frequently lethal complication, its presentatio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pomerantz AH,Derasari MD,Sethi SS,Khan S

更新日期：1988-03-01 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

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 77-year-old man with a history of renal cell carcinoma presented with orthostatic syncope. Investigation revealed metastatic carcinoma in the left lung extending through the pulmonary veins into the left atrium obstructing the mitral orifice. On review of the literature, this case appears to be the first to describe...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fogel RI,Balady GJ,Klein MD,Rajaii-Khorasani A

更新日期：1990-08-01 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：:Fifteen patients in the early stages of the adult respiratory distress syndrome with severe hypoxemia who were capable of maintaining adequate spontaneous ventilation were treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). The optimal level of CPAP was adjusted for each patient to achieve the highest oxygenation...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Venus B,Jacobs HK,Lim L

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norepinephrine, an alpha 1,2-beta 1,2-adrenergic agonist, seems to be an alternative to epinephrine, an alpha 1,2-beta 1,2-agonist, for restoration of spontaneous circulation in VF. We therefore studied the effect of epinephrine and norepinephrine on MDO2 and MVO2 using OCCM after five minutes of cardiopulmonary arres...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lindner KH,Ahnefeld FW,Schuermann W,Bowdler IM

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Cigarette smoking is the main risk factor. Former smokers are at a substantially increased risk for lung cancer compared with lifetime never-smokers. Chemoprevention is the use of specific agents to reverse, suppress, or prevent the p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gray J,Mao JT,Szabo E,Kelley M,Kurie J,Bepler G,American College of Chest Physicians.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac tamponade is a medical emergency that can be readily reversed with timely recognition and appropriate intervention. The clinical diagnosis of cardiac tamponade requires synthesis of a constellation of otherwise nonspecific features based on an understanding of the underlying pathophysiological characteristics....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kearns MJ,Walley KR

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and thrombophilia, as well as the use of antithrombotic agents, during pregnancy and is part of the American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (8th Edition). Grade 1 recommendations are strong and indicate that ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bates SM,Greer IA,Pabinger I,Sofaer S,Hirsh J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely affected ICUs and critical care health-care providers (HCPs) worldwide. RESEARCH QUESTION:How do regional differences and perceived lack of ICU resources affect critical care resource use and the well-being of HCPs? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:Betw...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wahlster S,Sharma M,Lewis AK,Patel PV,Hartog CS,Jannotta G,Blissitt P,Kross EK,Kassebaum NJ,Greer DM,Curtis JR,Creutzfeldt CJ

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lung expansion techniques (LETs) are widely used to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs). However, the effects of each of these techniques on thoracoabdominal mechanics and PPC incidence after abdominal surgery remain unclear. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of LET on pu...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lunardi AC,Paisani DM,Silva CCBMD,Cano DP,Tanaka C,Carvalho CRF

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by a hypercoagulable state, leading to arterial and venous thrombosis. We present a 23-year-old patient, suspected of having Budd-Chiari syndrome due to antiphospholipid syndrome, who developed severe and progressive hypoxemia, requiring prolonged mecha...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bunge JJH,Wiersema US,Moelker A,van Bommel J,Tjwa ETTL

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the pulmonary and systemic hemodynamic effects of oral captopril in patients with connective tissue disease and pulmonary hypertension, we performed right heart catheterization in eight patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis, the CREST syndrome, or mixed connective tissue diseases prior to and immediately ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alpert MA,Pressly TA,Mukerji V,Lambert CR,Mukerji B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy and safety profiles of corticosteroid therapy in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. DESIGN:Four hundred one of 1,278 SARS cases treated in Guangzhou China between December 2002 and June 2003 fulfilled the diagnostic criteria issued by the World Health Organiz...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chen RC,Tang XP,Tan SY,Liang BL,Wan ZY,Fang JQ,Zhong N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients at risk for sepsis after cardiac surgery, the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (Ig) treatment was compared with a historical control population, equivalent in patient characteristics and disease severity. Using APACHE II scores, especially in the high-risk group (IgG), we could discriminate between l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Pilz G,Kreuzer E,Kääb S,Appel R,Werdan K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To summarize the available data on COPD prevalence and assess reasons for conflicting prevalence estimates in the published literature. DESIGN:We reviewed published studies that (1) estimated COPD prevalence for a population, and (2) clearly described the methods used to obtain the estimates. RESULTS...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Halbert RJ,Isonaka S,George D,Iqbal A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is recognized as a stroke risk factor in atrial fibrillation (AF). Patients with diabetes with retinopathy have an increased risk for systemic cardiovascular complications, and severe diabetic retinopathy predisposes to ocular bleeding. We hypothesized that patients with diabetes, retinopat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lip GYH,Clementy N,Pierre B,Boyer M,Fauchier L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We report on the long-term safety and efficacy of bosentan treatment in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). BACKGROUND:In a preceding study, bosentan was well tolerated and significantly improved the exercise capacity and hemodynamics of patients with PAH after 12 weeks of treatment. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sitbon O,Badesch DB,Channick RN,Frost A,Robbins IM,Simonneau G,Tapson VF,Rubin LJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemically bioavailable leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) can reduce the essential components of allergic inflammation in allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma by blocking cysteinyl leukotriene (CysLT) activity, resulting in a wide range of clinical effects. CysLTs, mediators, and modulators in the pathophysiolog...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Busse W,Kraft M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman presented with recurrent acute illness, characterized by high-grade fever, pleuritic chest pain, and unilateral nodular infiltrate on chest radiograph. During the follow-up period, there were six similar episodes, each starting 2 to 3 days prior to her menstrual period and resolving within 5 to 10 ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yigla M,Ben-Itzhak O,Solomonov A,Guralnik L,Oren I

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a null gene for alpha1-antitrypsin was detected in a family study by the inheritance of intermediate antitrypsin deficiency in association with a normal (PiM) phenotypic pattern. The proband, a 42-year-old man (M-phenotype), was a cigarette smoker and had physiologic evidence of pulmonary emphysema. Th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lieberman J,Gaidults L,Schleissner LA

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year follow-up after tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) with a Starr-Edwards caged-ball prosthesis in a ten-year old boy is described. TVR is performed for Ebstein's anomaly, with strict indications in childhood. Despite the current preference for bioprostheses, good performance can be expected from the Starr-Edwa...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Di Lello F,Flemma RJ,Mullen DC,Kleinman LH,Werner PH

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the basal level as well as the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha- and interferon (IFN)-gamma-induced expression and release of the neutrophil chemoattractants interleukin (IL)-8 and growth-related oncogene (GRO)-alpha in primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBECs)...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Schulz C,Krätzel K,Wolf K,Schroll S,Köhler M,Pfeifer M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated factors related to the diagnostic sensitivity of CT-guided transbronchial biopsy (TBB) using an ultrathin bronchoscope and virtual bronchoscopy (VB) navigation for small peripheral pulmonary lesions. METHOD:We have performed this procedure on 83 patients with 85 small peripheral pulmonary le...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shinagawa N,Yamazaki K,Onodera Y,Asahina H,Kikuchi E,Asano F,Miyasaka K,Nishimura M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse cardiovascular effects are commonly seen in severe theophylline poisoning. Primary ST-T wave changes have not been described previously. We report T wave inversion associated with severe theophylline toxicity in a 33-year-old woman with no evidence of organic heart disease. The T wave inversion resolved after ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kolander SA,Nydegger CC,Porter RS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently involves the pleura with resultant pleural effusion. Previous studies have reported that detection of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in pleural fluid using animal tissue as substrate was a sensitive and specific method for distinguishing SLE pleural effusions from other etio...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Khare V,Baethge B,Lang S,Wolf RE,Campbell GD Jr

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboendarterectomy is the treatment of choice for chronic large vessel thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. To identify the mechanisms responsible for the improvement in gas exchange following thromboendarterectomy, we studied nine patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension before and eight to 18...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kapitan KS,Clausen JL,Moser KM

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postmenopausal woman with severe obstructive airways disease and bronchospasm developed increased airflow limitation with the reintroduction of estrogen therapy for osteoporosis. Discontinuation of the estrogen caused symptomatic improvement and decreased her corticosteroid requirement. Readministration of estrogen ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Collins LC,Peiris A

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00