Diffuse tumor microembolism: a rare cause of a high-probability perfusion scan.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess whether C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive marker of pneumonia and to evaluate whether it may be used as an index of treatment response. DESIGN:A retrospective casenote review was carried out on 40 patients admitted with simple community acquired pneumonia and 20 patients admitted with p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Smith RP,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A paucity of studies have assessed the epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) that require ICU admission. We conducted a study on this group of patients with the primary objective of defining the incidence, epidemiology, and mortality rate of CAP in the ICUs in Louisville, Kentucky. The secondary...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Cavallazzi R,Furmanek S,Arnold FW,Beavin LA,Wunderink RG,Niederman MS,Ramirez JA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE PRESENTATION:A previously healthy 62-year-old woman was transferred to the ICU from the medical ward with acute bronchospastic respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation. Four weeks before, the patient was vacationing in Arizona and acquired a mildly productive cough as well as mild dyspne...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hountras P,Cajigas H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are newer, immunotherapy-based drugs that have been shown to improve survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Unlike traditional chemotherapeutic agents, ICIs work by boosting the body's natural tumor killing response. However, this unique mechanism of action has als...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Suresh K,Naidoo J,Lin CT,Danoff S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen newly diagnosed cases of symptomatic cocidioidomycosis developed two to four weeks following exposure to a severe natural dust storm. The population at risk consisted of 26,000 residents of the San Joaquin Valley with access to health care at the Naval Hospital, Lemoore, Calif. Eight patients were white, and ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Williams PL,Sable DL,Mendez P,Smyth LT

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 10 years, significant strides have been made in the understanding, development, and availability of sleep disorder therapeutics. In this review series, we discuss the current evidence surrounding the mechanisms of actions, indications, efficacy, and adverse side effects associated with the available arma...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Gulyani S,Salas RE,Gamaldo CE

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether the demonstration of plasma cells (PC), which are normally absent in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, facilitates differentiation among pulmonary disorders. Initial BAL fluid samples of 1,260 patients were analyzed. In 83 of these, PC were found. Of these 83, 47 were...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Drent M,van Velzen-Blad H,Diamant M,Wagenaar SS,Donckerwolck-Bogaert M,van den Bosch JM

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians who auscultate the chest of normal children note that the frequency content of their breath sounds appears to vary with age. Because these changes have not been systematically documented before, we recorded and analyzed inspiratory breath sounds in 35 children (0 to 13 years) and five adults (34 to 43 years...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Hidalgo HA,Wegmann MJ,Waring WW

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients since PH can occur because of pulmonary arteriopathy, pulmonary parenchymal destruction, and left ventricular cardiac dysfunction. DESIGN AND SETTING:Consecutive case series in a university hospital. PATIENTS:N...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Strange C,Bolster M,Mazur J,Taylor M,Gossage JR,Silver R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic pulmonary infiltration is an uncommon presentation from cocaine abuse. We present a patient with migratory pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia consistent with Löffler's syndrome. Our review uncovered two other similar patients. The importance of early recognition is stressed in our report. Either absti...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nadeem S,Nasir N,Israel RH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) can occur in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension and enlarged pulmonary artery trunk. It has been usually described in the setting of congenital defects such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, and, more rarely, isolated persistent d...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Caldera AE,Cruz-Gonzalez I,Bezerra HG,Cury RC,Palacios IF,Cockrill BA,Inglessis-Azuaje I

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocardial involvement associated with disseminated histoplasmosis has been infrequently documented, especially among patients with prosthetic valves. The therapeutic approach to these patients is also not yet clearly defined. A 54-year-old man with prosthetic valve endocarditis due to histoplasmosis was successfully...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kanawaty DS,Stalker MJ,Munt PW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of low voltage with PR-segment and ST-T wave changes in determining the amount of clinically silent pericardial effusion detected in a routine echocardiography. DESIGN:Consecutive case series analysis. SETTING:Noninvasive cardiology depart...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Kudo Y,Yamasaki F,Doi T,Doi Y,Sugiura T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes an unusual patient with X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) in whom diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) developed as a complication of alemtuzumab therapy following renal transplantation. A 26-year-old man with XLAS underwent retransplantation with a cadaveric renal allograft. He received alemtuzumab th...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sachdeva A,Matuschak GM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gas exchange and hemodynamics were evaluated before, during, and after a two-hour period of prone position in 13 moderate-severe ARDS patients. Lung computerized tomography was obtained in both the supine and prone positions in two of these patients. Average arterial oxygenation improved after prone positioning (p...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Langer M,Mascheroni D,Marcolin R,Gattinoni L

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the efficacy of corticosteroid therapy initiated as an alternate-day regimen to that of a four-times-daily regimen in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In this double-blind study, 44 patients with moderate to severe COPD (mean FEV1 740 +/- 310 ml) were hospitalized and randomly al...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Blair GP,Light RW

更新日期：1984-10-01 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：:Human genetic variation has enormous implications for individual susceptibility to lung disease, as well as for differences in prognosis and response to therapeutic interventions. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most common type of DNA sequence variation. An SNP is the substitution of a single base in t...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Tebbutt SJ,James A,Paré PD

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growing evidence suggests that no-reflow reperfusion after direct percutaneous coronary intervention (d-PCI) is associated with an unfavorable clinical outcome. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether prerevascularization angiographic morphologic features of infarct-related arteries (IRAs) and time...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Yip HK,Chen MC,Chang HW,Hang CL,Hsieh YK,Fang CY,Wu CJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central sleep apnea (CSA) is common among patients with heart failure (HF) and is promoted by elevated CO2 chemosensitivity. Left atrial size is a marker of the hemodynamic severity of HF. The aim of this study was to determine if left atrial size predicts chemosensitivity to CO2 and CSA in patients with HF....

journal_title：Chest

authors： Calvin AD,Somers VK,Johnson BD,Scott CG,Olson LJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic pneumothoraces are a common consequence of major trauma. Despite this, there is a paucity of literature regarding their optimal management, including the role of conservative treatment. The aim of this study was to assess the treatment, complications, and outcomes of traumatic pneumothoraces in pat...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Walker SP,Barratt SL,Thompson J,Maskell NA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Black smokers have been reported to have higher serum cotinine levels than do white smokers, and have higher rates of most smoking-related diseases, despite smoking fewer cigarettes per day. Another striking racial difference is the preference for mentholated cigarettes among black smokers. The contrib...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Clark PI,Gautam S,Gerson LW

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bayesian analysis was used in this study to investigate the diagnostic value of the bronchial provocation test with methacholine in patients with asthma. The best cutoff value of accumulated concentration of methacholine administered that caused a 20 percent fall in FEV1 post-saline (PC20) in our sample, determine...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Perpiñá M,Pellicer C,de Diego A,Compte L,Macián V

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital readmissions for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs) pose burdens to the health-care system and patients. A current gap in knowledge is whether a predischarge screening and educational tool administered to patients with COPD reduces readmissions and ED visits. METHODS:A single-center, randomized ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Jennings JH,Thavarajah K,Mendez MP,Eichenhorn M,Kvale P,Yessayan L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been no published reports of pneumopericardium complicating laparoscopy. Following an apparently uncomplicated laparoscopy, a 35-year-old woman developed pneumopericardium associated with subcutaneous emphysema of the neck. This resolved without specific therapy and without sequelae. ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Nicholson RD,Berman ND

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of prior cardiac or pulmonary disease upon the utility of ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scans in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Ventilation/perfusion scans were evaluated among 365 patients with no prior cardiac or pulmonary disease and compared to V/Q ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Stein PD,Coleman RE,Gottschalk A,Saltzman HA,Terrin ML,Weg JG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To examine the utilization of chemoprophylaxis for tuberculosis in certain high-risk groups, ie, infected contacts 50 years and older, and to study the safety of isoniazid (INH) preventive therapy in such persons. DESIGN:From 1987 to 1992, two-part questionnaires were sent to each of the regional heal...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Sorresso DJ,Mehta JB,Harvill LM,Bentley S

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale, randomized clinical trials have produced over the last few years a wide consensus about the role of thrombolysis in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It has been estimated from the trials with broader inclusion criteria that about 40% of the patients admitted to coronary care units with ...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Franzosi MG,Maggioni AP,Tognoni G

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitation of apneas and hypopneas is routinely included in studies of epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The definition of apnea appears clear-cut in the sleep literature. In contrast, the literature contains remarkable variety in both recording techniques and definitions of...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Moser NJ,Phillips BA,Berry DT,Harbison L

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of electrolyte disturbances in patients with chronic, stable asthma, and to assess whether the therapeutic agents used to treat chronic asthma have an effect on abnormal electrolyte levels. DESIGN:Prospective, hospital-based, cross-sectional study. SETTING:University teaching hos...

journal_title：Chest

authors： Alamoudi OS

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00