EDITORIALS:

Gerald C. Smaldone

Aerosolized Bronchodilators in the Intensive Care Unit . Much Ado about Nothing?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1029-1030. [Full text]  

CLINICAL COMMENTARY:

HENRY E. FESSLER and ROBERT A. WISE

Lung Volume Reduction Surgery . Is Less Really More?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1031-1035. [Full text]  

ARTICLES:

Airways:

JACOB K. SONT, LUUK N. A. WILLEMS, ELISABETH H. BEL, J.HAN J. M. van KRIEKEN, JAN P. VANDENBROUCKE, PETER J. STERK, and the AMPUL Study Group

Clinical Control and Histopathologic Outcome of Asthma when Using Airway Hyperresponsiveness as an Additional Guide to Long-Term Treatment

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1043-1051. [Abstract] [Full text]  

HELEEN SCHEERENS, THERESA L. BUCKLEY, THEA LEUSINK MUIS, JOHAN GARSSEN, JAN DORMANS, FRANS P. NIJKAMP, and HENK VAN LOVEREN

Long-term Topical Exposure to Toluene Diisocyanate in Mice Leads to Antibody Production and In Vivo Airway Hyperresponsiveness Three Hours after Intranasal Challenge

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1074-1080. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ARTHUR N. FREED and MICHAEL S. DAVIS

Hyperventilation with Dry Air Increases Airway Surface Fluid Osmolality in Canine Peripheral Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1101-1107. [Abstract] [Full text]  

GERARD J. J. M. BORSBOOM, WILFRID van PELT, HANS C. van HOUWELINGEN, BEN G. van VIANEN, JAN P. SCHOUTEN, and PHILIP H. QUANJER

Diurnal Variation in Lung Function in Subgroups from Two Dutch Populations . Consequences for Longitudinal Analysis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1163-1171. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ANNE K. LAATIKAINEN, HEIKKI P. J. KRÖGER, HANNU O. TUKIAINEN, RISTO J. HONKANEN, and SEPPO V. SAARIKOSKI

Bone Mineral Density in Perimenopausal Women with Asthma . A Population-based Cross-sectional Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1179-1185. [Abstract] [Full text]  

WILLIAM M. ABRAHAM, ASHFAQ AHMED, JUAN R. SABATER, ISABEL T. LAUREDO, YELENA BOTVINNIKOVA, ROBERT J. BJERCKE, X. HU, B. MITCH REVELLE, TIMOTHY P. KOGAN, IAN L. SCOTT, RICHARD A. F. DIXON, EDWARD T. H. YEH, and PAMELA J. BECK

Selectin Blockade Prevents Antigen-induced Late Bronchial Responses and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Allergic Sheep

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1205-1214. [Abstract] [Full text]  

PIERSANTE SESTINI, ROSA METELLA REFINI, MARIA GRAZIA PIERONI, ADRIANO VAGHI, MARIA ROBUSCHI, and SEBASTIANO BIANCO

Different Effects of Inhaled Aspirinlike Drugs on Allergen-Induced Early and Late Asthmatic Responses

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1228-1233. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ELIZABETH ZEMP, SERGE ELSASSER, CHRISTIAN SCHINDLER, NINO KÜNZLI, ANDRÉ P. PERRUCHOUD, GUIDO DOMENIGHETTI, TULLIO MEDICI, URSULA ACKERMANN-LIEBRICH, PHILIPP LEUENBERGER, CHRISTIAN MONN, GIANFRANCO BOLOGNINI, JEAN-PIERRE BONGARD, OTTO BRÄNDLI, WERNER KARRER, ROLAND KELLER, MARTIN H. SCHÖNI, JEAN-MARIE TSCHOPP, BEA VILLIGER, JEAN-PIERRE ZELLWEGER, and the SAPALDIA Team

Long-Term Ambient Air Pollution and Respiratory Symptoms in Adults (SAPALDIA Study)

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1257-1266. [Abstract] [Full text]  

EJVIND FRAUSING HANSEN, KLAUS PHANARETH, LARS C. LAURSEN, AXEL KOK-JENSEN, and ASGER DIRKSEN

Reversible and Irreversible Airflow Obstruction as Predictor of Overall Mortality in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1267-1271. [Abstract] [Full text]  

HIROSHI KANAZAWA, SATOSHI SHIRAISHI, TAKASHI OKAMOTO, KAZUTO HIRATA, and JUNICHI YOSHIKAWA

Inhibition of Bronchoprotective Effects of ₂-Adrenoceptor Agonists by Peroxynitrite in Guinea Pig Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1272-1276. [Abstract] [Full text]  

HASSAN LEMJABBAR, PHILIPPE GOSSET, CATHERINE LAMBLIN, I. TILLIE, DANIEL HARTMANN, BENOIT WALLAERT, ANDRE B. TONNEL, and CHANTAL LAFUMA

Contribution of 92 kDa Gelatinase/Type IV Collagenase in Bronchial Inflammation during Status Asthmaticus

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1298-1307. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Chronic Airways Obstruction:

CLAUDE GUERIN, ARNAUD CHEVRE, PIERRE DESSIRIER, THIERRY PONCET, MARIE-HELENE BECQUEMIN, PIERRE FRANÇOIS DEQUIN, CHANTAL LE GUELLEC, DIDIER JACQUES, and GERARD FOURNIER

Inhaled Fenoterol-Ipratropium Bromide in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1036-1042. [Abstract] [Full text]  

C. MAGNUS SKÖLD, XIANGDE LIU, TAKESHI UMINO, YUNKUI ZHU, YOSHIHIRO OHKUNI, DEBRA J. ROMBERGER, JOHN R. SPURZEM, ARTHUR J. HEIRES, and STEPHEN I. RENNARD

Human Neutrophil Elastase Augments Fibroblast-Mediated Contraction of Released Collagen Gels

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1138-1146. [Abstract] [Full text]  

NORIAKI TAKABATAKE, HIDENORI NAKAMURA, SHUICHI ABE, TOSHIHIKO HINO, HIROSHI SAITO, HIDEKI YUKI, SHUICHI KATO, and HITONOBU TOMOIKE

Circulating Leptin in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1215-1219. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Critical Care:

JULIO SANDOVAL, PEDRO ALVARADO, MARIA LUISA MARTÍNEZ-GUERRA, ARTURO GÓMEZ, ANDRÉS PALOMAR, SONIA MEZA, EFRÉN SANTOS, and MARTÍN ROSAS

Effect of Body Position Changes on Pulmonary Gas Exchange in Eisenmenger's Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1070-1073. [Abstract] [Full text]  

YUJI FUJINO, MAX KIRMSE, DEAN HESS, and ROBERT M. KACMAREK

The Effect of Mode, Inspiratory Time, and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Partial Liquid Ventilation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1087-1095. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MARK W. FRAMPTON, WILLIAM A. PRYOR, RAFAEL CUETO, CHRISTOPHER COX, PAUL E. MORROW, and MARK J. UTELL

Ozone Exposure Increases Aldehydes in Epithelial Lining Fluid in Human Lung

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1134-1137. [Abstract] [Full text]  

BJÖRN JONSON, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE RICHARD, CHRISTIAN STRAUS, JORDI MANCEBO, FRANÇOIS LEMAIRE, and LAURENT BROCHARD

Pressure-Volume Curves and Compliance in Acute Lung Injury . Evidence of Recruitment Above the Lower Inflection Point

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1172-1178. [Abstract] [Full text]  

RINALDO BELLOMO, JOHN A. KELLUM, STEPHEN R. WISNIEWSKI, MICHAEL R. PINSKY, and Brian Ondulik

Effects of Norepinephrine on the Renal Vasculature in Normal and Endotoxemic Dogs

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1186-1192. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JOHN P. KINSELLA, THOMAS A. PARKER, HENRY GALAN, BRETT C. SHERIDAN, and STEVEN H. ABMAN

Independent and Combined Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide, Liquid Perfluorochemical, and High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation in Premature Lambs with Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1220-1227. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CHRISTIAN PUTENSEN, NORBERT J. MUTZ, GABRIELE PUTENSEN-HIMMER, and JÖRG ZINSERLING

Spontaneous Breathing During Ventilatory Support Improves Ventilation-Perfusion Distributions in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1241-1248. [Abstract] [Full text]  

DAREN K. HEYLAND, DEBORAH J. COOK, LAUREN GRIFFITH, SEAN P. KEENAN, and CHRISTIAN BRUN-BUISSON

The Attributable Morbidity and Mortality of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Critically Ill Patient

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1249-1256. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JOSEPH A. FISHER, JOSHUA RUCKER, LEEOR Z. SOMMER, ALEX VESELY, ELANA LAVINE, YOEL GREENWALD, GEORGE VOLGYESI, LUDWIK FEDORKO, and STEVE ISCOE

Isocapnic Hyperpnea Accelerates Carbon Monoxide Elimination

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1289-1292. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ALEXANDRE MIGNON, NICOLAS ROUQUET, MONIQUE FABRE, SYLVIE MARTIN, JEAN CHRISTOPHE PAGÈS, JEAN FRANÇOIS DHAINAUT, AXEL KAHN, PASCALE BRIAND, and VIRGINIE JOULIN

LPS Challenge in D-galactosamine-Sensitized Mice Accounts for Caspase-dependent Fulminant Hepatitis, not for Septic Shock

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1308-1315. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Exercise and Diagnosis:

SALVATORE MANGIONE and LINDA Z. NIEMAN

Pulmonary Auscultatory Skills During Training in Internal Medicine and Family Practice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1119-1124. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CLAUDETTE M. ST. CROIX, THOMAS J. WETTER, DAVID F. PEGELOW, KEITH C. MEYER, and JEROME A. DEMPSEY

Assessment of Nitric Oxide Formation During Exercise

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1125-1133. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MARTIN SCHWAIBLMAIR, HERMANN REICHENSPURNER, CHRISTIAN MÜLLER, JOSEF BRIEGEL, HEINER FÜRST, JÜRGEN GROH, BRUNO REICHART, and CLAUS VOGELMEIER

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Before and After Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1277-1283. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Lung Injury and Pathology:

GANESH RAGHU, W. CRAIG JOHNSON, DIANE LOCKHART, and YOLANDA MAGETO

Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with a New Antifibrotic Agent, Pirfenidone . Results of a Prospective, Open-label Phase II Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1061-1069. [Abstract] [Full text]  

PETER F. BARNES, ZHENHUA YANG, JANICE M. POGODA, SUSAN PRESTON-MARTIN, BRENDA E. JONES, MICHIKO OTAYA, LAURA KNOWLES, SYDNEY HARVEY, KATHLEEN D. EISENACH, and M. DONALD CAVE

Foci of Tuberculosis Transmission in Central Los Angeles

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1081-1086. [Abstract] [Full text]  

POONAM KAUL, INDERJIT SINGH, and RONALD B. TURNER

Effect of Nitric Oxide on Rhinovirus Replication and Virus-Induced Interleukin-8 Elaboration

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1193-1198. [Abstract] [Full text]  

LEENA KAINULAINEN, JUKKA NIKOSKELAINEN, TYTTI VUORINEN, KALLE TEVOLA, KARI LIIPPO, and OLLI RUUSKANEN

Viruses and Bacteria in Bronchial Samples from Patients with Primary Hypogammaglobulinemia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1199-1204. [Abstract] [Full text]  

AZZEDDINE DAKHAMA, RICHARD G. HEGELE, GENEVIèVE LAFLAMME, EVELYNE ISRAëL-ASSAYAG, and YVON CORMIER

Common Respiratory Viruses in Lower Airways of Patients with Acute Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1316-1322. [Abstract] [Full text]  

KAM-MENG TCHOU-WONG, OSAMU TANABE, CHUANXIANG CHI, TING-AN YIE, and WILLIAM N. ROM

Activation of NF-B in Mycobacterium tuberculosis- induced Interleukin-2 Receptor Expression in Mononuclear Phagocytes

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1323-1329. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ANTJE WIEDE, WOLFGANG JAGLA, TOBIAS WELTE, THOMAS KÖHNLEIN, HENNING BUSK, and WERNER HOFFMANN

Localization of TFF3, a New Mucus-associated Peptide of the Human Respiratory Tract

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1330-1335. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JAMES P. STEWART, JIM J. EGAN, ALAN J. ROSS, BRIAN G. KELLY, SHE S. LOK, PHILIP S. HASLETON, and ASHLEY A. WOODCOCK

The Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus DNA in Lung Tissue from Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1336-1341. [Abstract] [Full text]  

LISA A. MAIER, MARY V. RAYNOLDS, DAVID A. YOUNG, ELIZABETH A. BARKER, and LEE S. NEWMAN

Angiotensin-1 Converting Enzyme Polymorphisms in Chronic Beryllium Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1342-1350. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Pediatric Pulmonary:

MARGARET H. KERR and JAMES Y. PATON

Surfactant Protein Levels in Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1115-1118. [Abstract] [Full text]  

FRANK W. MOLER and SUZANNE E. OHMIT

Severity Of Illness Models For Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Associated Hospitalization

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1234-1240. [Abstract] [Full text]  

EUGENIO BARALDI, CINZIA DARIO, RICCARDO ONGARO, MASSIMO SCOLLO, NICOLETTA M. AZZOLIN, NICOLA PANZA, NICOLA PAGANINI, and FRANCO ZACCHELLO

Exhaled Nitric Oxide Concentrations during Treatment of Wheezing Exacerbation in Infants and Young Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1284-1288. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Sleep and Respiratory Muscles:

JUNICHI SUZUKI, RYOICHI TANAKA, SHENG YAN, RONCHANG CHEN, PETER T. MACKLEM, and BENGT KAYSER

Assessment of Abdominal Muscle Contractility, Strength, and Fatigue

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1052-1060. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CAROL J. HOY, MARJORIE VENNELLE, RUTH N. KINGSHOTT, HEATHER M. ENGLEMAN, and NEIL J. DOUGLAS

Can Intensive Support Improve Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use in Patients with the Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1096-1100. [Abstract] [Full text]  

NIGEL MCARDLE, GRAHAM DEVEREUX, HASSAN HEIDARNEJAD, HEATHER M. ENGLEMAN, THOMAS W. MACKAY, and NEIL J. DOUGLAS

Long-term Use of CPAP Therapy for Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1108-1114. [Abstract] [Full text]  

GERALDO LORENZI-FILHO, HILMI R. DAJANI, RICHARD S. T. LEUNG, JOHN S. FLORAS, and T. DOUGLAS BRADLEY

Entrainment of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Oscillations by Periodic Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1147-1154. [Abstract] [Full text]  

NEIL S. FREEDMAN, NATALIE KOTZER, and RICHARD J. SCHWAB

Patient Perception of Sleep Quality and Etiology of Sleep Disruption in the Intensive Care Unit

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1155-1162. [Abstract] [Full text]  

DINA BROOKS, RICHARD L. HORNER, JOHN S. FLORAS, LOUISE F. KOZAR, CAROLINE L. RENDER-TEIXEIRA, and ELIOT A. PHILLIPSON

Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate in a Canine Model of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1293-1297. [Abstract] [Full text]  

VICTOR HOFFSTEIN, JAMES HAIGHT, PHILIP COLE, and NOE ZAMEL

Does Snoring Contribute to Presbycusis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1351-1354. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Risk Factors Versus Mechanisms of Death in Subjects with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: 1355-1356. [Full text]  

SUPPLEMENT: "Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease"

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: S1. [Full text]  

Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . A Statement of the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1999; 159: S2-40. [Full text]  

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