Other Issues:	Contents: July 1998, Volume 158, Issue 1   [Index by Author]         EDITORIAL        Airways        Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease        Critical Care        Lung Injury and Infection        Lung Surgery        Pediatric Pulmonary Disease        Sleep and Ventilatory Control        AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY        CORRESPONDENCE
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EDITORIAL:

Jesse B. Hall

Respiratory System Mechanics in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome . Stretching Our Understanding

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:1-2. [Full Text]

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ARTICLES:

Airways:

MARTIN R. MILLER, OLE FIND PEDERSEN, and PHILIP H. QUANJER

The Rise and Dwell Time for Peak Expiratory Flow in Patients with and without Airflow Limitation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:23-27. [Abstract] [Full Text]

SAMIRA DAOUI, CÉCILE COGNON, EMMANUEL NALINE, XAVIER EMONDS-ALT, and CHARLES ADVENIER

Involvement of Tachykinin NK₃ Receptors in Citric Acid-induced Cough and Bronchial Responses in Guinea Pigs

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:42-48. [Abstract] [Full Text]

DAVID A. TAYLOR, JENNIFER L. MCGRATH, BRIAN J. O'CONNOR, and PETER J. BARNES

Allergen-induced Early and Late Asthmatic Responses Are Not Affected by Inhibition of Endogenous Nitric Oxide

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:99-106. [Abstract] [Full Text]

ROBERT A. WOOD, ELIZABETH F. JOHNSON, MARK L. VAN NATTA, PEI HUA CHEN, and PEYTON A. EGGLESTON

A Placebo-controlled Trial of a HEPA Air Cleaner in the Treatment of Cat Allergy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:115-120. [Abstract] [Full Text]

THYS van der MOLEN, BETTY MEYBOOM-DE JONG, HELMA H. MULDER, and DIRKJE S. POSTMA

Starting with a Higher Dose of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Primary Care Asthma Treatment

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:121-125. [Abstract] [Full Text]

LUCIE BLAIS, PIERRE ERNST, JEAN-FRANÇOIS BOIVIN, and SAMY SUISSA

Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Prevention of Readmission to Hospital for Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:126-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]

SUNIL D. KUMAR, MICHAEL J. EMERY, NEAL D. ATKINS, IGNACIO DANTA, and ADAM WANNER

Airway Mucosal Blood Flow in Bronchial Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:153-156. [Abstract] [Full Text]

CATHARINE J. HOLBERG, WAYNE J. MORGAN, ANNE L. WRIGHT, and FERNANDO D. MARTINEZ

Differences in Familial Segregation of FEV₁ between Asthmatic and Nonasthmatic Families . Role of a Maternal Component

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:162-169. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MARK D. EISNER, EDWARD H. YELIN, JONATHAN HENKE, STEPHEN C. SHIBOSKI, and PAUL D. BLANC

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Adult Asthma . The Impact of Changing Exposure Status on Health Outcomes

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:170-175. [Abstract] [Full Text]

GRAHAM P. BURNS and G. JOHN GIBSON

Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Asthma . Not Just a Problem of Smooth Muscle Relaxation with Inspiration

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:203-206. [Abstract] [Full Text]

KARALASINGAM RAJAKULASINGAM, STEPHEN TILL, SUN YING, MARC HUMBERT, JULIA BARKANS, MARK SULLIVAN, QIU MENG, CHRISTOPHER J. CORRIGAN, JATINDER BUNGRE, J. ANDREW GRANT, A. BARRY KAY, and STEPHEN R. DURHAM

Increased Expression of High Affinity IgE (FcRI) Receptor- Chain mRNA and Protein-bearing Eosinophils in Human Allergen-induced Atopic Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:233-240. [Abstract] [Full Text]

TAKASHI OHRUI, MUTSUO YAMAYA, KIYOHISA SEKIZAWA, NORIHIRO YAMADA, TOMOKO SUZUKI, MASANORI TERAJIMA, SHOJI OKINAGA, and HIDETADA SASAKI

Effects of Rhinovirus Infection on Hydrogen Peroxide- induced Alterations of Barrier Function in the Cultured Human Tracheal Epithelium

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:241-248. [Abstract] [Full Text]

CRISTINA E. MAPP, ROSARIA E. LUCCHINI, DEBORAH MIOTTO, PASQUALE CHITANO, LAURA JOVINE, MARINA SAETTA, PIERO MAESTRELLI, DAVID R. SPRINGALL, JULIA POLAK, and LEONARDO M. FABBRI

Immunization and Challenge with Toluene Diisocyanate Decrease Tachykinin and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Immunoreactivity in Guinea Pig Central Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:263-269. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MUTSUO YAMAYA, KIYOHISA SEKIZAWA, SATOSHI ISHIZUKA, MIZUE MONMA, KATSUMI MIZUTA, and HIDETADA SASAKI

Increased Carbon Monoxide in Exhaled Air of Subjects with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:311-314. [Abstract] [Full Text]

HEIDI W. F. M. de GOUW, JENNY HENDRIKS, ANDREA M. WOLTMAN, IRENE M. TWISS, and PETER J. STERK

Exhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) Is Reduced Shortly after Bronchoconstriction to Direct and Indirect Stimuli in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:315-319. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease:

The Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Registry Study Group

Survival and FEV₁ Decline in Individuals with Severe Deficiency of ₁-Antitrypsin

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:49-59. [Abstract] [Full Text]

RICHARD K. ALBERT, JOSHUA O. BENDITT, JACK HILDEBRANDT, DOUGLAS E. WOOD, and MICHAEL P. HLASTALA

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Has Variable Effects on Blood Gases in Patients with Emphysema

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:71-76. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MARC E. GRASSO, WENDY E. WELLER, THOMAS J. SHAFFER, GREGORY B. DIETTE, and GERARD F. ANDERSON

Capitation, Managed Care, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:133-138. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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Critical Care:

LUCIANO GATTINONI, PAOLO PELOSI, PETER M. SUTER, ALESSIA PEDOTO, PAOLA VERCESI, and ALFREDO LISSONI

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Disease . Different Syndromes?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:3-11. [Abstract] [Full Text]

VENKATARAMAN BALARAMAN, JOAN MEISTER, TERCIA L. KU, SNEHA L. SOOD, ELIZABETH TAM, JEFFREY KILLEEN, CATHERINE F. T. UYEHARA, EDMUND EGAN, and DAVID EASA

Lavage Administration of Dilute Surfactants after Acute Lung Injury in Neonatal Piglets

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:12-17. [Abstract] [Full Text]

ZHENGDONG WANG and ROBERT H. NOTTER

Additivity of Protein and Nonprotein Inhibitors of Lung Surfactant Activity

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:28-35. [Abstract] [Full Text]

BRUNO VALTIER, BERNARD P. CHOLLEY, JEAN-PIERRE BELOT, JEAN-EMMANUEL de la COUSSAYE, JOAQUIM MATEO, and DIDIER M. PAYEN

Noninvasive Monitoring of Cardiac Output in Critically Ill Patients Using Transesophageal Doppler

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:77-83. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MARCEL LEVI, TOM van der POLL, HUGO ten CATE, BART KUIPERS, BART J. BIEMOND, HENK M. JANSEN, and JAN WOUTER ten CATE

Differential Effects of Anti-cytokine Treatment on Bronchoalveolar Hemostasis in Endotoxemic Chimpanzees

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:92-98. [Abstract] [Full Text]

DELPHINE WERMERT, CHARLES-HUGO MARQUETTE, MARIE-CHRISTINE COPIN, FRÉDÉRIC WALLET, ANNE FRATICELLI, PHILIPPE RAMON, and ANDRÉ-BERNARD TONNEL

Influence of Pulmonary Bacteriology and Histology on the Yield of Diagnostic Procedures in Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:139-147. [Abstract] [Full Text]

AKIRA AIDA, KENJI MIYAMOTO, MASAHARU NISHIMURA, MIYOJI AIBA, SHIRO KIRA, YOSHIKAZU KAWAKAMI, and the Respiratory Failure Research Group in Japan

Prognostic Value of Hypercapnia in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure during Long-term Oxygen Therapy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:188-193. [Abstract] [Full Text]

KEITH G. HICKLING

The Pressure-Volume Curve Is Greatly Modified by Recruitment . A Mathematical Model of ARDS Lungs

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:194-202. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MICHAEL QUINTEL, RONALD B. HIRSCHL, HARRY ROTH, REINHARD LOOSE, and KLAUS van ACKERN

Computer Tomographic Assessment of Perfluorocarbon and Gas Distribution during Partial Liquid Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:249-255. [Abstract] [Full Text]

DIETRICH HÄFNER, PAUL-GEORG GERMANN, and DIETER HAUSCHKE

Effects of rSP-C Surfactant on Oxygenation and Histology in a Rat-Lung-Lavage Model of Acute Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:270-278. [Abstract] [Full Text]

PAUL M. HASSOUN, FENG-SHENG YU, CLAUDIA G. COTE, JAVIER J. ZULUETA, RANEETA SAWHNEY, KELLY A. SKINNER, HENRY B. SKINNER, DALE A. PARKS, and JOSEPH J. LANZILLO

Upregulation of Xanthine Oxidase by Lipopolysaccharide, Interleukin-1, and Hypoxia . Role in Acute Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:299-305. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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Lung Injury and Infection:

EMMANUEL OGER, CHRISTOPHE LEROYER, LUC BRESSOLLETTE, MICHEL NONENT, EMMANUELLE LE MOIGNE, YVES BIZAIS, JEAN AMIRAL, MARC GRIMAUX, JEAN CLAVIER, PATRICK ILL, JEAN-FRANÇOIS ABGRALL, and DOMINIQUE MOTTIER

Evaluation of a New, Rapid, and Quantitative D-Dimer Test in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:65-70. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MARY J. MALIARIK, KANG MEI CHEN, MARCIE L. MAJOR, ROBERTA G. SHEFFER, JOHN POPOVICH Jr., BENJAMIN A. RYBICKI, and MICHAEL C. IANNUZZI

Analysis of HLA-DPB1 Polymorphisms in African-Americans with Sarcoidosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:111-114. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MASAHIRO NARITA, DAVID ASHKIN, ELENA S. HOLLENDER, and ARTHUR E. PITCHENIK

Paradoxical Worsening of Tuberculosis Following Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients with AIDS

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:157-161. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MARK A. WOODIN, RUSS HAUSER, YOUCHENG LIU, THOMAS J. SMITH, PAUL D. SIEGEL, DANIEL M. LEWIS, DAVID J. TOLLERUD, and DAVID C. CHRISTIANI

Molecular Markers of Acute Upper Airway Inflammation in Workers Exposed to Fuel-Oil Ash

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:182-187. [Abstract] [Full Text]

WILLIAM W. DOUGLAS, JAY H. RYU, STEPHEN J. SWENSEN, KENNETH P. OFFORD, DARRELL R. SCHROEDER, GAIL M. CARON, RICHARD A. DEREMEE, and Members of the Lung Study Group

Colchicine versus Prednisone in the Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis . A Randomized Prospective Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:220-225. [Abstract] [Full Text]

ISABELLE ROMIEU, FERNANDO MENESES, MATIANA RAMIREZ, SILVIA RUIZ, ROGELIO PEREZ PADILLA, JUAN JOSE SIENRA, MARIETTE GERBER, LINDA GRIEVINK, RIENEKE DEKKER, INGRID WALDA, and BERT BRUNEKREEF

Antioxidant Supplementation and Respiratory Functions among Workers Exposed to High Levels of Ozone

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:226-232. [Abstract] [Full Text]

KIMBERLY A. HANSON, FIONA BURNS, SERGEI D. RYBALKIN, JIM WAGER MILLER, JOSEPH BEAVO, and WILLIAM R. CLARKE

Developmental Changes in Lung cGMP Phosphodiesterase-5 Activity, Protein, and Message

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:279-288. [Abstract] [Full Text]

DAVID E. ABBEY, RAOUL J. BURCHETTE, SYNNØVE F. KNUTSEN, WILLIAM F. MCDONNELL, MICHAEL D. LEBOWITZ, and PAUL L. ENRIGHT

Long-term Particulate and Other Air Pollutants and Lung Function in Nonsmokers

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:289-298. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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Lung Surgery:

CHRIS WARD, GREGORY I. SNELL, LING ZHENG, BERNADETTE ORSIDA, HELEN WHITFORD, TREVOR J. WILLIAMS, and E. HAYDN WALTERS

Endobronchial Biopsy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Stable Lung Transplant Recipients and Chronic Rejection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:84-91. [Abstract] [Full Text]

AMAL JUBRAN, FRANCO LAGHI, MALINDA MAZUR, SAIRAM PARTHASARATHY, EDWARD R. GARRITY Jr., PATRICK J. FAHEY, and MARTIN J. TOBIN

Partitioning of Lung and Chest-wall Mechanics Before and After Lung-volume-reduction Surgery

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:306-310. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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Pediatric Pulmonary Disease:

PETER G. GIBSON, JOHN W. WLODARCZYK, MICHAEL J. HENSLEY, MAREE GLEESON, RICHARD L. HENRY, ALLAN W. CRIPPS, and ROBERT L. CLANCY

Epidemiological Association of Airway Inflammation with Asthma Symptoms and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Childhood

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:36-41. [Abstract] [Full Text]

JOACHIM KUEHR, THOMAS FRISCHER, WILFRIED KARMAUS, ROLF MEINERT, THOMAS PRACHT, and WILLI LEHNERT

Cotinine Excretion as a Predictor of Peak Flow Variability

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:60-64. [Abstract] [Full Text]

STEPHANIE DAVIS, MARCUS JONES, JEFF KISLING, CONNIE ANGELICCHIO, and ROBERT S. TEPPER

Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Forced Expiratory Flows in Infants with Tracheomalacia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:148-152. [Abstract] [Full Text]

AUGUSTO A. LITONJUA, VINCENT J. CAREY, HARRIET A. BURGE, SCOTT T. WEISS, and DIANE R. GOLD

Parental History and the Risk for Childhood Asthma . Does Mother Confer More Risk than Father?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:176-181. [Abstract] [Full Text]

SEAMUS J. LINNANE, VERA M. KEATINGS, CHRISTINE M. COSTELLO, JOHN B. MOYNIHAN, CLARE M. O'CONNOR, MUIRIS X. FITZGERALD, and PAUL MCLOUGHLIN

Total Sputum Nitrate plus Nitrite Is Raised during Acute Pulmonary Infection in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:207-212. [Abstract] [Full Text]

ANJA A. P. H. VERBERNE, CHRIS FROST, ERIC J. DUIVERMAN, MARION H. GROL, KAREL F. KERREBIJN, and the Dutch Paediatric Asthma Study Group

Addition of Salmeterol versus Doubling the Dose of Beclomethasone in Children with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:213-219. [Abstract] [Full Text]

MATTHIAS GRIESE, PETRA PUDENZ, and WOLFGANG GEBHARD

Inhibitors of Elastase in Airway Lavage Samples from Ventilated Preterm Human Neonates

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:256-262. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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Sleep and Ventilatory Control:

FERRAN BARBÉ, JORDI PERICÁS, ARACELI MUÑOZ, LARRY FINDLEY, JOSEP MARÍA ANTÓ, ALVAR G.N. AGUSTÍ, and MARIA de LLUC JOAN

Automobile Accidents in Patients with Sleep Apnea Syndrome . An Epidemiological and Mechanistic Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:18-22. [Abstract] [Full Text]

E. L. DE VITO, A. J. RONCORONI, E. E. A. BERIZZO, and F. PESSOLANO

Effects of Spontaneous and Hypercapnic Hyperventilation on Inspiratory Effort Sensation in Normal Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:107-110. [Abstract] [Full Text]

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AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

Update: Future Directions for Research on Diseases of the Lung

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:320-334. [Full Text]

International Guidelines for the Selection of Lung Transplant Candidates

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:335-339. [Full Text]

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CORRESPONDENCE:

Wayne Mitzner and Clarke Tankersley

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:340-342. [Full Text]

George T. Wolff

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1998. 158:341-342. [Full Text]

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