Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 4 - Number: 27 - March 15, 2004

Outstanding

Septic Plasma": An Immunosuppressive Milieu

A Role for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Acute and Resolving Lung Injury

Echo–Doppler Demonstration of Acute Cor Pulmonale at the Bedside in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

Increased Leukotrienes in Exhaled Breath Condensate in Childhood Asthma

Airway Biology

Three-Dimensional Mapping of Sensory Innervation with Substance P in Porcine Bronchial Mucosa: Comparison with Human Airways

Bronchoscopy

Patient Satisfaction with Bronchoscopy

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Local and Systemic Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors Are Increased in Sputum

Ultrafine Particle Deposition and Clearance in the Healthy and Obstructed Lung

Effect of Discontinuation of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The COPE Study

Ciliary Dyskinesia

Computer-assisted Analysis Helps Detect Inner Dynein Arm Abnormalities

Clinical commentary

Echo–Doppler Demonstration of Acute Cor Pulmonale at the Bedside in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

Critical Care

A Role for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Acute and Resolving Lung Injury

The Richmond Agitation–Sedation Scale: Validity and Reliability in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients

Critical care perspective

Effect of Design-related Bias in Studies of Diagnostic Tests for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Cystic Fibrosis

Inflammatory Response in Airway Epithelial Cells Isolated from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Relative Ability of Full and Partial Forced Expiratory Maneuvers to Identify Diminished Airway Function in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis

Editorial

The Brain in Sleep-disordered Breathing: Is It the Chicken or Is It the Egg?

Don't Lose the Forest for the Trees: Satisfaction and Success in Bronchoscopy

Ventilator-induced Cachexia

Therapy of Pulmonary Hypertension: The Evolution from Vasodilators to Antiproliferative Agents

Septic Plasma": An Immunosuppressive Milieu

Evaluating Respiratory Muscle Adaptations: A New Approach

Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: What Was the Question?

Controversies around Lung Protective Mechanical Ventilation

Hematopoietic stem-cell transplant

Outcome of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients

Pediatric Asthma

Increased Leukotrienes in Exhaled Breath Condensate in Childhood Asthma

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Characterization of High-Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension in the Kyrgyz: Association with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Genotype

Simvastatin Attenuates Smooth Muscle Neointimal Proliferation and Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats

Sleep-disordered Breathing

Evidence of a Sleep-Specific Blunted Cortical Response to Inspiratory Occlusions in Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Brain Morphology Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The Male Predisposition to Pharyngeal Collapse: Importance of Airway Length