AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (November 15 2002, 166 [10])

EDITORIALS:

David Gozal: The Brain in Sleep-disordered Breathing: Is It the Chicken or Is It the Egg?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1305-1306 [Full Text] [PDF]

Atul C. Mehta: Don't Lose the Forest for the Trees: Satisfaction and Success in Bronchoscopy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1306-1307 [Full Text] [PDF]

Sabah N. A. Hussain and Theodoros Vassilakopoulos: Ventilator-induced Cachexia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1307-1308 [Full Text] [PDF]

Lewis J. Rubin: Therapy of Pulmonary Hypertension: The Evolution from Vasodilators to Antiproliferative Agents; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1308-1309 [Full Text] [PDF]

Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Sebastien Prin, Karim Chergui, Olivier Dubourg, and François Jardin: Echo–Doppler Demonstration of Acute Cor Pulmonale at the Bedside in the Medical Intensive Care Unit; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1310-1319 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Sophie Michaud, Sadao Suzuki, and Stephan Harbarth: Effect of Design-related Bias in Studies of Diagnostic Tests for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1320-1325 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Paul M. Macey, Luke A. Henderson, Katherine E. Macey, Jeffry R. Alger, Robert C. Frysinger, Mary A. Woo, Rebecca K. Harper, Frisca L. Yan-Go, and Ronald M. Harper: Brain Morphology Associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1382-1387 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Atul Malhotra, Yaqi Huang, Robert B. Fogel, Giora Pillar, Jill K. Edwards, Ron Kikinis, Stephen H. Loring, and David P. White: The Male Predisposition to Pharyngeal Collapse: Importance of Airway Length; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1388-1395 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Noah Lechtzin, Haya R. Rubin, Peter White, Jr., Mollie Jenckes, and Gregory B. Diette: Patient Satisfaction with Bronchoscopy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1326-1331. First published online July 19 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200203-231OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

R. Andrew Shanely, Murat A. Zergeroglu, Shannon L. Lennon, Takao Sugiura, Tossaporn Yimlamai, Debbie Enns, Angelo Belcastro, and Scott K. Powers: Mechanical Ventilation–induced Diaphragmatic Atrophy Is Associated with Oxidative Injury and Increased Proteolytic Activity; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1369-1374 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Ivan Goldstein, Frederic Wallet, Armelle Nicolas-Robin, Fabio Ferrari, Charles-Hugo Marquette, and Jean-Jacques Rouby: Lung Deposition and Efficiency of Nebulized Amikacin during Escherichia coli Pneumonia in Ventilated Piglets; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1375-1381. First published online October 11 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200204-363OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

David R. Thickett, Lynne Armstrong, and Ann B. Millar: A Role for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Acute and Resolving Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1332-1337 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Curtis N. Sessler, Mark S. Gosnell, Mary Jo Grap, Gretchen M. Brophy, Pam V. O'Neal, Kimberly A. Keane, Eljim P. Tesoro, and R. K. Elswick: The Richmond Agitation–Sedation Scale: Validity and Reliability in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1338-1344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

Almaz A. Aldashev, Akpay S. Sarybaev, Akyl S. Sydykov, Bolot B. Kalmyrzaev, Elena V. Kim, Lira B. Mamanova, Rashid Maripov, Baktybek K. Kojonazarov, Mirsaid M. Mirrakhimov, Martin R. Wilkins, and Nicholas W. Morrell: Characterization of High-Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension in the Kyrgyz: Association with Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Genotype; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1396-1402. First published online August 28 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200204-345OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Toshihiko Nishimura, John L. Faul, Gerald J. Berry, Laszlo T. Vaszar, Daoming Qiu, Ronald G. Pearl, and Peter N. Kao: Simvastatin Attenuates Smooth Muscle Neointimal Proliferation and Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1403-1408. First published online August 15 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200203-268OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Zsuzsanna Csoma, Sergei A. Kharitonov, Beatrix Balint, Andrew Bush, Nicola M. Wilson, and Peter J. Barnes: Increased Leukotrienes in Exhaled Breath Condensate in Childhood Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1345-1349. First published online September 5 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200203-233OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sarath C. Ranganathan, Andrew Bush, Carol Dezateux, Siobhán B. Carr, Ah-Fong Hoo, Sooky Lum, Su Madge, John Price, John Stroobant, Angie Wade, Colin Wallis, Hilary Wyatt, and Janet Stocks: Relative Ability of Full and Partial Forced Expiratory Maneuvers to Identify Diminished Airway Function in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1350-1357 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul van der Valk, Evelyn Monninkhof, Job van der Palen, Gerhard Zielhuis, and Cees van Herwaarden: Effect of Discontinuation of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The COPE Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1358-1363. First published online September 5 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-512OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bekele Afessa, Ayalew Tefferi, Mark R. Litzow, and Steve G. Peters: Outcome of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1364-1368. First published online September 25 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-792OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]