Annals ofPulmonary Medicine

Volume: 6 - Number: 57 - October 15, 2006

Outstanding

The Role of Open-Lung Biopsy in ARDS

On the Physiologic and Clinical Relevance of Lung-borne Cytokines during Ventilator-induced Lung Injury

Methylprednisolone Causes Matrix Metalloproteinase–dependent Emphysema in Adult Rats

Reversal of Nocturnal Periodic Breathing in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension After Lung Transplantation

Acute respiratory distress syndrome and surfactant

Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Recombinant Surfactant Protein C Surfactant

Asthma

Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults During an Acute Asthma Exacerbation

B. Pseudomonas in Rats

Role of the Quorum-sensing System in Experimental Pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Rats

Bronchoscopy

The Efficacy of Premixed Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen for Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study

Control of breathing

Respiratory Effects of Gestational Intermittent Hypoxia in the Developing Rat

COPD

Perforin Expression and Cytotoxic Activity of Sputum CD8+ Lymphocytes in Patients With COPD

Risk and Severity of COPD Is Associated With the Group-Specific Component of Serum Globulin 1F Allele

Critical Care

Polymorphism in the Surfactant Protein-B Gene, Gender, and the Risk of Direct Pulmonary Injury and ARDS

The Role of Open-Lung Biopsy in ARDS

Critical care perspective

On the Physiologic and Clinical Relevance of Lung-borne Cytokines during Ventilator-induced Lung Injury

Cystic lung diseases

The Repeatability of Forced Expiratory Volume Measurements in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis

Editorial

New Insights from an Old Model

The Answer Is Fifteen Percent: What Is the Question?

The Blood Lung Function Test: Does It Exist for Asthma?

To B or Not To B?: It Still Is the Question

Tracheostomy for Respiratory Failure: We Need More Answers

Tuberculosis Chemotherapy: Still a Double-edged Sword

Exercise and COPD

Six-Minute Walk Distance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Reproducibility and Effect of Walking Course Layout and Length

F. Allergic Rhinitis

Neural Expression and Increased Lavage Fluid Levels of Secretoneurin in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

H. Emphysema in Rats

Methylprednisolone Causes Matrix Metalloproteinase–dependent Emphysema in Adult Rats

Laboratory and animal investigations

Mechanical Properties of Tracheal Smooth Muscle Are Impaired in the Rabbit With Experimental Cardiac Pressure Overload

Literature review

Top Ten List in Interstitial Lung Disease

Preliminary reports

Timing of Peak Troponin T and Creatine Kinase-MB Elevations After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Review

Pulmonary Infiltrates in the Non-HIV-Infected Immunocompromised Patient: Etiologies, Diagnostic Strategies, and Outcomes

The Role of Long-Acting Bronchodilators in the Management of Stable COPD

Selected reports

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Complicating Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Reversal of Nocturnal Periodic Breathing in Primary Pulmonary Hypertension After Lung Transplantation

Serum Levels of KL-6 for Predicting the Occurrence of Radiation Pneumonitis After Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Lung Tumors

Surgery

Resection of the Right Middle Lobe and Lingula in Children for Middle Lobe/Lingula Syndrome

Tobacco addiction

Markers of Inflammation in Exhaled Breath Condensate of Young Healthy Smokers

Smoking and Lung Cancer Survival: The Role of Comorbidity and Treatment

Smoking Patterns in African Americans and Whites With Advanced COPD

Transplantation

Pulmonary Nodules in Lung Transplant Recipients: Etiology and Outcome