Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 5 - Number: 40 - April 15, 2005

Outstanding

Lasers, Staples, Bovine Pericardium, Talc, Glue and... Suction Cylinders?: Tools of the Trade To Avoid Air Leaks in Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Evaluation of Pleural Disease With 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging

Overexpression of Placenta Growth Factor Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Emphysema

Comparison of Lung Deposition in Two Types of Nebulization: Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation vs Jet Nebulization

Cardiology

Assessment of Symptoms and Exercise Capacity in Cyanotic Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

Long-term Maintenance of Normal Sinus Rhythm in Patients With Current Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation: Amiodarone vs Propafenone, Both in Low Doses

Association Between Serum C-Reactive Protein Elevation and Left Ventricular Thrombus Formation After First Anterior Myocardial Infarction

Increased Circulating Endothelin-1 in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis: Irrelevance to Left Atrial and Pulmonary Artery Pressures

Measurement of Ejection Fraction After Myocardial Infarction in the Population

clinical investigations AEROSOLS

Comparison of Lung Deposition in Two Types of Nebulization: Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation vs Jet Nebulization

clinical investigations LUNG BIOPSY

Repeated Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 2 Aerosol-Mediated Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Gene Transfer to the Lungs of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis: A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Diagnostic Value of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration by Wang 22-Gauge Cytology Needle in Intrathoracic Lymphadenopathy

Education and Experience Improve the Performance of Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: A Learning Curve at a Cancer Center

clinical investigations PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS

Impact of Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function on Quality of Life of Long-term Survivors of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Clinical Significance of Elevated Diffusing Capacity

Methacholine Challenge Testing*: Comparison of the Two American Thoracic Society-Recommended Methods

The Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Renal Transplant Recipients Using Invasive and Noninvasive Procedures

COPD

Chest Wall Kinematics and Breathlessness During Pursed-Lip Breathing in Patients With COPD

Matrix Metalloproteinases Activity in COPD Associated With Wood Smoke

Prospective Multicenter Study of Relapse Following Emergency Department Treatment of COPD Exacerbation

Cough

Gender Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Complaining of Chronic Cough

Edema pulmonar y la presión intrabdominal

Junior versus Senior Physicians for Informing Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients

Editorial

Lasers, Staples, Bovine Pericardium, Talc, Glue and... Suction Cylinders?: Tools of the Trade To Avoid Air Leaks in Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Nebulized Morphine: A Convenient and Safe Alternative to Dyspnea Relief?

Integrated System for Chronic Disease Management: Can We Apply Lessons Learned From France?

Emphysema and Placenta Growth Factor

Overexpression of Placenta Growth Factor Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Emphysema

J. Passive Smoke Substance P and Guinea Pigs

Passive Smoke Effects on Cough and Airways in Young Guinea Pigs: Role of Brainstem Substance P

Nuclear Medicine

Evaluation of Pleural Disease With 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Imaging

The Utility of 99mTc Depreotide Compared With F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and Surgical Staging in Patients With Suspected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Pulmonary Edema and Abdominal Pressure

An Increase of Abdominal Pressure Increases Pulmonary Edema in Oleic Acid–induced Lung Injury

Surgery

Potassium Supplementation, Diet vs Pills: A Randomized Trial in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Patients

Epidemiology of Nosocomial Pneumonia in Infants After Cardiac Surgery

Novadaq SPY: Intraoperative Quality Assessment in Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Impaired Quality of Life of Healthy Young Smokers

Tobacco addiction

Comparison of Conservative and Aggressive Smoking Cessation Treatment Strategies Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery