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]  

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]  

Sabah N. A. Hussain and Theodoros Vassilakopoulos

Ventilator-induced Cachexia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 166: 1307-1308 [Full Text]  

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]  

CLINICAL COMMENTARY:

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] [Online Data Supplement]  

CRITICAL CARE PERSPECTIVE:

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] [Online Data Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Sleep-disordered Breathing:

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] [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] [Online Data Supplement]  

B. Bronchoscopy:

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] [Online Data Supplement]  

C. Mechanical Ventilation:

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] [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] [Online Data Supplement]  

D. Critical Care:

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]  

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] [Online Data Supplement]  

E. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

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]  

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]  

F. Pediatric Asthma:

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]  

G. Cystic Fibrosis:

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]  

H. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

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]  

I. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation:

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]  

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