Multimodality therapy for stage IIIA (N2) lung cancer. An overview.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the contribution of the various components of a rehabilitation program to the improvement of exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with COPD. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (1966 to April 1996) was searched. Abstracts presented at international conferences were also hand ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Lacasse Y,Guyatt GH,Goldstein RS

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up-to-date estimates of burden of diseases are required for evidence-based decision-making. The objectives of this study were to determine the excess costs of COPD and its trend from 2001 to 2010 in British Columbia, Canada. METHODS:We used British Columbia's administrative health data to construct a cohort...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Khakban A,Sin DD,FitzGerald JM,Ng R,Zafarí Z,McManus B,Hollander Z,Marra CA,Sadatsafavi M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is significant heterogeneity within the primary graft dysfunction (PGD) syndrome. We aimed to identify distinct grade 3 PGD phenotypes based on severity of lung dysfunction and patterns of resolution. METHODS:Subjects from the Lung Transplant Outcomes Group (LTOG) cohort study with grade 3 PGD within ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Shah RJ,Diamond JM,Cantu E,Lee JC,Lederer DJ,Lama VN,Orens J,Weinacker A,Wilkes DS,Bhorade S,Wille KM,Ware LB,Palmer SM,Crespo M,Localio AR,Demissie E,Kawut SM,Bellamy SL,Christie JD

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of physiologic pacing utilizing transvenous atrial and ventricular electrodes has recently taken on increased importance. A simple, safe, technique for electrode implantation has been used in 14 patients and enabled the implanting physicians to establish permanent atrioventricular (A-V) sequential pacing with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Fox S,Toonder FG

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In pulmonary sarcoidosis, the optimal means of quantifying change is uncertain. The comparative usefulness of simple lung function trends and chest radiography remains unclear. We aimed to explore and contrast the disease-monitoring strategies of serial pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and chest radiography c...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zappala CJ,Desai SR,Copley SJ,Spagnolo P,Sen D,Alam SM,du Bois RM,Hansell DM,Wells AU

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the efficacy of mass spirometry use for the detection of airflow obstruction in a high-risk population. DESIGN:Free spirometry was offered to smokers who were > 39 years of age with a smoking history of > 10 pack-years. Action was preceded by the dissemination of information on the causes ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Zieliñski J,Bednarek M,Know the Age of Your Lung Study Group.

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Loyola Open-Heart Registry is a fully operational database that contains detailed data on approximately 9,000 patients who have undergone coronary bypass or cardiac valve replacement from January 1970 to December 1984. We analyzed the registry data using multivariate discriminant analysis to identify and quantitat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wright JG,Pifarré R,Sullivan HJ,Montoya A,Bakhos M,Grieco J,Jones R,Foy B,Gunnar RM,Bieniewski CL

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-pack-year smoker presented with cough, dyspnea and orthopnea of three months' duration. Spirometry revealed severe reduction in maximal expiratory flow; CT of the chest and bronchoscopy demonstrated expiratory collapse of a mid-tracheal segment, and a presumptive diagnosis of tracheomalacia was made. A right late...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dunn WF,Hubmayr RD,Pairolero PC,Sheedy PF,Edell ES,Nelson SB

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic bird fancier's lung (BFL) can be classified into two types. One group of patients develops chronic disease with fluctuating acute episodes, including low-grade fever, mild exertional dyspnea, and cough (fluctuating chronic BFL; formerly termed recurrent and relapsing chronic BFL). The o...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ohtani Y,Kojima K,Sumi Y,Sawada M,Inase N,Miyake S,Yoshizawa Y

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：:Two patients are described with severe MVS, pulmonary venous hypertension and enlarged mediastinal, pulmonary and hilar lymph nodes. These enlargements were diagnosed on a preoperative chest CT. After MV replacement these enlarged lymph nodes nearly all resolved. The lymphadenopathy should be considered to be secondar...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drent M,Gelissen JP,Ascoop CA,Wagenaar SS,van den Bosch JM

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma therapy is typically prescribed and titrated based on patient or parent self-report of symptoms. No longitudinal studies have assessed the relationship between symptoms and severe asthma exacerbations in children. The goal of our study was (1) to assess the association of asthma symptoms with severe a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Wu AC,Tantisira K,Li L,Schuemann B,Weiss ST,Fuhlbrigge AL,Childhood Asthma Management Program Research Group.

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing support for the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) in the treatment of patients with acute respiratory failure. Highest success rates are recorded in patients with exacerbation of COPD, particularly in patients presenting primarily with hypercarbic respiratory failure...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rocker GM,Mackenzie MG,Williams B,Logan PM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the association between left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction and outcomes in patients with idiopathic or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Our rationale was to investigate the prevalence of LV diastolic dysfunction, and its association with disease severity and out...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tonelli AR,Plana JC,Heresi GA,Dweik RA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1986, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) has imposed an obligation on hospitals and physicians to evaluate and stabilize patients who present to a hospital ED seeking care. Available sanctions for noncompliance include fines, damages awarded in civil litigation, and exclusion from Medicare. E...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hyman DA,Studdert DM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) during flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is the recommended procedure for diagnosing sarcoidosis in most cases, although its yield in stage I disease is reported to be not as high as when parenchymal involvement is radiologically evident. We undertook this study to assess the...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Trisolini R,Lazzari Agli L,Cancellieri A,Poletti V,Tinelli C,Baruzzi G,Patelli M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a widespread disease with important implications for health-care systems worldwide. This study investigated direct costs, treatment patterns, and outcomes associated with two patient cohorts hospitalized with CAP. DESIGN:The study design was naturalistic, prospect...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bauer TT,Welte T,Ernen C,Schlosser BM,Thate-Waschke I,de Zeeuw J,Schultze-Werninghaus G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitic infestations affect millions of the world's population. Global immigration and climate change have led to changes in the natural distribution of parasitic diseases far removed from endemic areas. A broad spectrum of helminthic and protozoal parasitic diseases frequently affects the respiratory system. The wi...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Khemasuwan D,Farver CF,Mehta AC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging and Doppler echocardiography permits assessment of right ventricular size and systolic function and of pulmonary arterial pressures, and it may facilitate detection of thromboemboli within the heart or pulmonary artery. In patients with acute pulmonary embolism of sufficient severity to appreciably increase ri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Come PC

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) is a major cyclic adenosine-3',5'-monophosphate-metabolizing enzyme in immune and inflammatory cells, airway smooth muscle, and pulmonary nerves. Selective inhibitors of this enzyme have been available for a number of years and show a broad spectrum of activity in animal models of COPD and a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sturton G,Fitzgerald M

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:The role of lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of amiodarone-induced lung disease is controversial. Increases in the percentages of lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar fluid of both patients and animals with amiodarone pulmonary toxicity have been reported. To assess whether these lymphocytes are functionally activated, we me...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Karpel JP,Mitsudo S,Norin AJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronary arteriogram of a 52-year-old man with Basedow's disease and who was suffering from myocardial infarction following rapid atrial fibrillation, showed severe myocardial squeezing without organic stenosis. Angiographically, the functional obstructive lesion was always observed both at systole and diastole du...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Endo M,Lee YW,Hayashi H,Wada J

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two patients with non-conventional thyroiditis whose chief complaint was chronic persistent cough. Cough was attributed to thyroiditis only after extensive diagnostic evaluations failed to uncover another cause and only after cough and thyroiditis disappeared simultaneously with suppressive therapy for the l...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Irwin RS,Pratter MR,Hamolsky MW

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:COPD is a heterogeneous disease characterized by airflow obstruction and diagnosed by lung function. CT imaging is emerging as an important, noninvasive tool in phenotyping COPD. However, the use of CT imaging in defining the disease heterogeneity above lung function is not fully known. METHODS:Seventy-five...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Bafadhel M,Umar I,Gupta S,Raj JV,Vara DD,Entwisle JJ,Pavord ID,Brightling CE,Siddiqui S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an unusual case of a patient with chronic hepatitis C who experienced dyspnea, fever, and cough after 2 1/2 months' treatment with interferon. His radiograph demonstrated diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid showed an increase in lymphocytes, especially CD8-positive cells. The lung...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Ogata K,Koga T,Yagawa K

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) are now widely used for intermediate and long-term access in current-day health care, especially in the inpatient setting, where they are increasingly supplanting conventional central venous catheters (CVCs) placed percutaneously into the internal jugula...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Safdar N,Maki DG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present study was to compare antibiotic prescribing practices and survival in the ICU for patients with pneumococcal severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP) between 2000 and 2013. METHODS:This was a matched case-control study of two prospectively recorded cohorts in Europe. Eighty pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gattarello S,Borgatta B,Solé-Violán J,Vallés J,Vidaur L,Zaragoza R,Torres A,Rello J,Community-Acquired Pneumonia en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos II Study Investigators*.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between November, 1965 and June, 1970, 175 patients underwent mitral valve replacement with the Smeloff-Cutter prosthesis (109 patients) or the toroidal valve (66 patients). The early mortality for patients with a toroidal mitral prosthesis was 18.2 percent (12 patients) and the late mortality 34.8 percent (23 patient...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rees JR,Holswade GR,Carlson RG,Subramanian VA,Murphy TE,Lillehei CW

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We initiated the present study to predict interstitial lung involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by means of logistic regression analysis of clinical data, lung function, chest roentgenogram, and serologic parameters. Fifty-eight nonsmoking patients with RA were randomized from the rheumatologic unit and sent for ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Popp W,Rauscher H,Ritschka L,Braun O,Scherak O,Kolarz G,Zwick H

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00