AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (164 6)

Alfred P. Fishman: On Keeping an Eye on the Right Ventricle in Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 913-914. [Full text]
Dick Menzies: Controlling Tuberculosis among Foreign Born within Industrialized Countries . Expensive Band-Aids; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 914-915. [Full text]
David L. Cohn: The Effect of BCG Vaccination on Tuberculin Skin Testing . Does It Matter?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 915-916. [Full text]

UPDATE IN NONPULMONARY CRITICAL CARE:

STEVEN P. SCHULMAN and HENRY E. FESSLER: Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 917-922. [Full text]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

JOHAN C. KIPS and ROMAIN A. PAUWELS: Long-acting Inhaled $beta$ ₂-Agonist Therapy in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 923-932. [Full text]

ARTICLES:

Airway Biology:

YIN CHEN, YU HUA ZHAO, and REEN WU: In Silico Cloning of Mouse Muc5b Gene and Upregulation of Its Expression in Mouse Asthma Model; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1059-1066. [Abstract] [Full text]
TAKESHI SHIMIZU, HITOMI HIRANO, SHINO SHIMIZU, CHIKAKO KISHIOKA, YASUO SAKAKURA, and YUICHI MAJIMA: Differential Properties of Mucous Glycoproteins in Rat Nasal Epithelium . A Comparison between Allergic Inflammation and Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1077-1082. [Abstract] [Full text]

Asthma:

GEOK TENG SEAH, PEI SONG GAO, JULIAN M. HOPKIN, and GRAHAM A. W. ROOK: Interleukin-4 and Its Alternatively Spliced Variant (IL-4 $delta$ 2) in Patients with Atopic Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1016-1018. [Abstract] [Full text]
SUSAN J. WILSON, ANNIKA WALLIN, GIOVANNI DELLA-CIOPPA, THOMAS SANDSTRÖM, and STEPHEN T. HOLGATE: Effects of Budesonide and Formoterol on NF- $kappa$ B, Adhesion Molecules, and Cytokines in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1047-1052. [Abstract] [Full text]
CHRISTOPHER L. KEPLEY, PATRICIA J. McFEELEY, JANET M. OLIVER, and MARY F. LIPSCOMB: Immunohistochemical Detection of Human Basophils in Postmortem Cases of Fatal Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1053-1058. [Abstract] [Full text]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

JUDITH GARCIA-AYMERICH, EDUARD MONSÓ, RAMON M. MARRADES, JOAN ESCARRABILL, MIQUEL A. FÉLEZ, JORDI SUNYER, JOSEP M. ANTÓ, and the EFRAM Investigators: Risk Factors for Hospitalization for a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation . EFRAM STUDY; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1002-1007. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
MORTEN DAHL, ANNE TYBJ $OE$ RG-HANSEN, JØRGEN VESTBO, PETER LANGE, and BØRGE G. NORDESTGAARD: Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Associated with Reduced Pulmonary Function and Increased Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1008-1011. [Abstract] [Full text]
IVONE MARTINS FERREIRA, MEHDI S. HAZARI, CARLOS GUTIERREZ, NOE ZAMEL, and KENNETH R. CHAPMAN: Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Hydrogen Peroxide in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease . Effects of Inhaled Beclomethasone; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1012-1015. [Abstract] [Full text]

Critical Care:

J. JANE PILLOW, MALCOLM H. WILKINSON, HEATHER L. NEIL, and C. ANDREW RAMSDEN: In Vitro Performance Characteristics of High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilators; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1019-1024. [Abstract] [Full text]
PATRICIA R. M. ROCCO, ELNARA M. NEGRI, PEDRO M. KURTZ, FERNANDA P. VASCONCELLOS, GABRIELA H. SILVA, VERA L. CAPELOZZI, PABLO V. ROMERO, and WALTER A. ZIN: Lung Tissue Mechanics and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1067-1071. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]

Environmental Tobacco Smoke:

DEBORAH H. YATES, HELEN BREEN, and PAUL S. THOMAS: Passive Smoke Inhalation Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Normal Subjects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1043-1046. [Abstract] [Full text]

Interstitial Lung Disease:

TALMADGE E. KING, JR., MARVIN I. SCHWARZ, KEVIN BROWN, JANET A. TOOZE, THOMAS V. COLBY, JAMES A. WALDRON, JR., ANDREW FLINT, WILLIAM THURLBECK, and REUBEN M. CHERNIACK: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis . Relationship between Histopathologic Features and Mortality; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1025-1032. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANGELO M. TAVEIRA-DaSILVA, CAROLYN HEDIN, MARIO P. STYLIANOU, WILLIAM D. TRAVIS, KASUHIRO MATSUI, VICTOR J. FERRANS, and JOEL MOSS: Reversible Airflow Obstruction, Proliferation of Abnormal Smooth Muscle Cells, and Impairment of Gas Exchange as Predictors of Outcome in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1072-1076. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatric Airway Disorders:

CHRISTOPHE DELACOURT, HUBERT LORINO, CLAIRE FUHRMAN, MARTINE HERVE-GUILLOT, PHILIPPE REINERT, ALAIN HARF, and BRUNO HOUSSET: Comparison of the Forced Oscillation Technique and the Interrupter Technique for Assessing Airway Obstruction and Its Reversibility in Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 965-972. [Abstract] [Full text]
SCOTT A. VENNERS, XIAOBIN WANG, CHANGZHONG CHEN, BINYAN WANG, JIATONG NI, YONGTANG JIN, JIANHUA YANG, ZHIAN FANG, SCOTT T. WEISS, and XIPING XU: Exposure-Response Relationship Between Paternal Smoking and Children's Pulmonary Function; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 973-976. [Abstract] [Full text]
PETER G. GIBSON, JODIE L. SIMPSON, ANITA C. CHALMERS, RUTH C. TONEGUZZI, PETER A. B. WARK, AMANDA J. WILSON, and MICHAEL J. HENSLEY: Airway Eosinophilia Is Associated with Wheeze But Is Uncommon in Children with Persistent Cough and Frequent Chest Colds; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 977-981. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatrics: Prenatal Issues:

BORIS W. KRAMER, TIMOTHY J. MOSS, KAREN E. WILLET, JOHN P. NEWNHAM, PETER D. SLY, SUHAS G. KALLAPUR, MACHIKO IKEGAMI, and ALAN H. JOBE: Dose and Time Response after Intraamniotic Endotoxin in Preterm Lambs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 982-988. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
HARMANJATINDER S. SEKHON, JENNIFER A. KELLER, NEAL L. BENOWITZ, and ELIOT R. SPINDEL: Prenatal Nicotine Exposure Alters Pulmonary Function in Newborn Rhesus Monkeys; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 989-994. [Abstract] [Full text]
RACHEL L. MILLER, GINGER L. CHEW, COURTNEY A. BELL, STEPHANIE A. BIEDERMANN, MANEESHA AGGARWAL, PATRICK L. KINNEY, WEI YANN TSAI, ROBIN M. WHYATT, FREDERICA P. PERERA, and JEAN G. FORD: Prenatal Exposure, Maternal Sensitization, and Sensitization In Utero To Indoor Allergens in an Inner-City Cohort; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 995-1001. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]

Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

PHILIPPE GIRARD, MARIELLE DECOUSUS, SILVY LAPORTE, ANDREA BUCHMULLER, PHILIPPE HERVÉ, CHRISTIAN LAMER, FLORENCE PARENT, and BERNARD TARDY: Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis . Specificity of Symptoms and Perfusion Defects at Baseline and during Anticoagulant Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1033-1037. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
JEAN-LUC CRACOWSKI, CLAIRE CRACOWSKI, GERMAIN BESSARD, JEAN-LOUIS PEPIN, JANINE BESSARD, CAROLE SCHWEBEL, FRANÇOISE STANKE-LABESQUE, and CHRISTOPHE PISON: Increased Lipid Peroxidation in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1038-1042. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]

Respiratory Muscles:

BERNARD THÉBAUD, ANNE-MARIE BARLIER-MUR, BERNADETTE CHAILLEY-HEU, ALEXANDRA HENRION-CAUDE, DICK TIBBOEL, ANH-TUAN DINH-XUAN, and JACQUES R. BOURBON: Restoring Effects of Vitamin A on Surfactant Synthesis in Nitrofen-induced Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 1083-1089. [Abstract] [Full text]

Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

URSULA C. GUIDRY, LISA A. MENDES, JANE C. EVANS, DANIEL LEVY, GEORGE T. O'CONNOR, MARTIN G. LARSON, DANIEL J. GOTTLIEB, and EMELIA J. BENJAMIN: Echocardiographic Features of the Right Heart in Sleep-Disordered Breathing . The Framingham Heart Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 933-938. [Abstract] [Full text]
CARMEN MONASTERIO, SILVIA VIDAL, JOAQUIN DURAN, MONTSE FERRER, CARMEN CARMONA, FERRAN BARBÉ, MERCE MAYOS, NICOLAS GONZALEZ-MANGADO, MONTSERRAT JUNCADELLA, ANNA NAVARRO, ROCIO BARREIRA, FRANCISCO CAPOTE, LOLA R. MAYORALAS, GERMAN PECES-BARBA, JORDI ALONSO, and JOSEP M. MONTSERRAT: Effectiveness of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Mild Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 939-943. [Abstract] [Full text]
CLAIRE CRACOWSKI, JEAN-LOUIS PÉPIN, BERNARD WUYAM, and PATRICK LÉVY: Characterization of Obstructive Nonapneic Respiratory Events in Moderate Sleep Apnea Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 944-948. [Abstract] [Full text] [Online Data Supplement]
DORIT CARMELLI, DONALD L. BLIWISE, GARY E. SWAN, and TERRY REED: Genetic Factors in Self-reported Snoring and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness . A Twin Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 949-952. [Abstract] [Full text]

Tuberculosis:

STEPHEN E. WEIS, PATRICK K. MOONAN, JANICE M. POGODA, LE TURK, BARBARA KING, SHERRY FREEMAN-THOMPSON, and GERRY BURGESS: Tuberculosis in the Foreign-Born Population of Tarrant County, Texas by Immigration Status; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 953-957. [Abstract] [Full text]
C. B. E. CHEE, C. H. SOH, I. C. BOUDVILLE, S. S. CHOR, and Y. T. WANG: Interpretation of the Tuberculin Skin Test in Mycobacterium bovis BCG-vaccinated Singaporean Schoolchildren; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 958-961. [Abstract] [Full text]
DAVE SINGH, CHRIS SUTTON, and ASHLEY WOODCOCK: Repeat Tuberculin Testing in BCG-vaccinated Subjects in the United Kingdom . The Booster Effect Varies with the Time of Reading; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 962-964. [Abstract] [Full text]