Etiologic factors of chronic bronchitis in dairy farmers. Case control study in the Doubs region of France.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and correlate pulmonary function and high-resolution CT (HRCT) scan scores in individuals with a high risk for development of pulmonary fibrosis, ie, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS) patients with mutations in the HPS-1 gene. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis of consecutive, eligible patients. PATI...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Brantly M,Avila NA,Shotelersuk V,Lucero C,Huizing M,Gahl WA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of a Greenfield inferior vena cava (IVC) filter being dislodged during central venous catheter placement are described. This event appears to be related to J-tip guidewire use during venous catheterization. To our knowledge, this occurrence previously has not been reported. One of the two filters was dislodg...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Marelich GP,Tharratt RS

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional echocardiography (CSE) was performed on 19 patients with mitral stenosis (MS). Nine patients (group 1) had little or no mitral valve (MV) calcification; ten patients (group 2) had heavy MV calcification. An opening snap was present in each of the patients in group 1. Of the group 2 patients, five (grou...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Chandraratna PA,Aronow WS,Lurie M

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of modern therapy on survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is not clear. We sought to determine associations among commonly used clinical and hemodynamic variables, treatment, and long-term survival in PAH associated with SSc compared with PAH d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Rubenfire M,Huffman MD,Krishnan S,Seibold JR,Schiopu E,McLaughlin VV

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histopathologic evidence of fibrosis on surgical lung biopsy has been associated with reduced survival in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). Changes of pulmonary fibrosis detected on CT may also correlate with prognosis in patients with HP. METHODS:We identified 69 consecutive patients with HP...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hanak V,Golbin JM,Hartman TE,Ryu JH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient in whom cardiac magnetic resonance imaging detected a clinically unsuspected pulmonary artery thromboembolus. Follow-up MRI after surgical removal of the thromboembolus showed normal pulmonary arteries. This case illustrates the potential utility of MRI in the detection and follow-up of central pul...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Szucs RA,Rehr RB,Tatum JL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since first described in 1984, nontraumatic pneumothoraces in patients with AIDS has become more common. When compared with spontaneous pneumothorax in the general population, pneumothoraces in patients with AIDS are often complicated by prolonged air leaks as well as higher recurrence rates. Chemical pleurodesis has ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Read CA,Reddy VD,O'Mara TE,Richardson MS

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Follow-up of patients with subclinical inflammatory alveolitis associated with systemic diseases may represent the best opportunity to study the mechanisms responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease. We report a seven-year sequential pulmonary evaluation of one patient with clinically isolated gastri...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Dugas M,Wallaert B,Tonnel AB,Voisin C

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shared decision-making is an essential element of low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer. Understanding patient-level outcomes from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) is critical to effectively communicate risks and benefits of screening to patients. METHODS:We performed a secondary analysis of ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Iaccarino JM,Silvestri GA,Wiener RS

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bedside ultrasound examination could be used to assess jugular venous pressure (JVP), and thus central venous pressure (CVP), more reliably than clinical examination. METHODS:The study was a prospective, blinded evaluation comparing physical examination of external jugular venous pressure (JVPEXT), internal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deol GR,Collett N,Ashby A,Schmidt GA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:We sought to compare catheter studies using a right ventricular ejection fraction (REF) catheter together with echocardiography and MRI in patients with pulmonary hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We compared hemodynamic findings, echocardiography, and MRI studies in 16 patients with pulmonary hypert...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hoeper MM,Tongers J,Leppert A,Baus S,Maier R,Lotz J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old laboratory technician developed pulmonary infiltrates consistent with chemical pneumonitis following accidental exposure to a mixture of hydrogen bromide and phosphorus tribromide. A protracted clinical course ensued consistent with bronchiolitis obliterans. These problems may have been avoided if the po...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kraut A,Lilis R

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to 1978, the conventional treatment of pneumothorax generally consisted of conservative therapies such as rest, needle puncture, or thoracic cavity drainage; however, when conservative therapies were ineffective or relapse occurred therapeutic approach, 34 percent (11/32) of our patients required a thoracotomy. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tsukamoto T,Nakamura H,Satoh T,Yamada K,Nagasawa M

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen therapy is an integral part of the treatment of critically ill patients. Maintenance of adequate oxygen delivery to vital organs often requires the administration of supplemental oxygen, sometimes at high concentrations. Although oxygen therapy is lifesaving, it may be associated with deleterious effects when a...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Budinger GRS,Mutlu GM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients underwent exercise testing because of a history of pain in the chest; all four developed marked elevation of the S-T segment only during recovery after exercise. Three of the four patients showed ST-segment depression during exercise, but ST-segment elevation was absent until two or more minutes after ce...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Weiner DA,Schick EC Jr,Hood WB Jr,Ryan TJ

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of red blood cell (RBC) antioxidants as clinical markers of oxidative exposure, we measured RBC glutathione (GSH) concentrations in 32 adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and 8 healthy age-matched control subjects. We chose patients with CF because this disease is characterized by severe bro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mangione S,Patel DD,Levin BR,Fiel SB

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Osteoporosis is a common condition in patients with end-stage lung disease, but little attention has been given to bone disease in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in patients with severe PPH befo...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tschopp O,Schmid C,Speich R,Seifert B,Russi EW,Boehler A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous hemodynamic and blood gas measurements were performed in 26 hypertensive adults, who were cigarette smokers, before and after a 30-minute infusion of saralasin (5 microgram/kg/min) which is a highly specific competitive antagonist of angiotensin II (AII). The arterial pressure fell in nine, rose in seven ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Mookherjee S,Obeid AI,Ashutosh K,Warner RA,Smulyan H

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to determine if garnetting and raw cotton dusts differed in botanical composition. Estimates of dust composition were based on the contents of gross trash in cotton raw materials and the potential of each gross trash component to be converted into less than 10 mum particulate by a laboratory abrasion...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Morey PR

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To investigate the efficacy and safety of amiodarone administered as the drug of first choice in the conversion of atrial fibrillation, regardless of its duration. DESIGN:: Prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study. SETTING:: Tertiary cardiac referral center. PATIENTS:Two-hundred eight cons...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Vardas PE,Kochiadakis GE,Igoumenidis NE,Tsatsakis AM,Simantirakis EN,Chlouverakis GI

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Black smokers have earlier development of lung disease as well as poorer sleep health than whites. RESEARCH QUESTION:In a sample of black smokers, to what extent does sleep health modify the association between smoking level and functional exercise capacity? DESIGN AND METHODS:Cross-sectional data from 209...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gangemi AJ,Satti A,Zantah M,Blair R,Brewer B,Ma G,Grandner MA,Davey A,Criner GJ,Patterson F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is a worldwide problem. It cannot be prevented or cured, but it is possible, at least in principle, to control asthma with modern management. Control usually is assessed by history of symptoms, physical examination, and measurement of lung function. A practical problem is that these measures of contro...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Green RJ,Klein M,Becker P,Halkas A,Lewis H,Kitchin O,Moodley T,Masekela R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) has an unfavorable prognosis, especially when the disease is extensive at presentation. Accurate staging procedures are therefore needed for treatment planning. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a modern noninvasive imaging technique, the value of which for the staging...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hauber HP,Bohuslavizki KH,Lund CH,Fritscher-Ravens A,Meyer A,Pforte A

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:There is no consensus at the present time about the effect of welding on lung function decline. This study compared lung function decline between blue-collar workers exposed and not exposed to welding fumes in a French longitudinal cohort of 21,238 subjects aged 37 to 52 years at inclusion. METHODS:Medical ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Thaon I,Demange V,Herin F,Touranchet A,Paris C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because PGE1 previously has been reported to increase survival of patients with ARDS, we evaluated physiologic effects and side effects of PGE1 in a prospective open-label study of patients with ARDS. Seventeen patients with ARDS who did not have significant renal or hepatic dysfunction received PGE1 by continuous cen...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Russell JA,Ronco JJ,Dodek PM

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of the dipyridamole stress test (DSST) in predicting > or = 50% obstruction of an internal mammary artery or new native coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with saphenous vein graft obstru...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Deluca AJ,Cusack E,Aronow WS,Monsen CE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if animals with abnormally low albumin levels are more susceptible to the effects of hypercapnia on BP compared to normal animals. DESIGN:Prospective, controlled laboratory experiment. SETTING:University research laboratory. ANIMALS:Eighteen male Sprague-Dawley rats: 6 rats 10 to 12 week...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gómez JL,Gunnerson KJ,Song M,Li J,Kellum JA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unidirectional endobronchial valves, originally studied for potential treatment of emphysema, have emerged as a useful intervention for patients with persistent air leak from the lung. The procedure is accomplished via bronchoscopy in a patient who already has a chest tube in place for management of the air leak. It u...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kovitz KL,French KD

更新日期：2013-08-01 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