EDITORIALS:

A. Keith Tanswell and Robert P. Jankov

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: One Disease or Two?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1-2 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles G. Plopper, Susan J. Nishio, and Edward S. Schelegle

Tethering Tracheobronchial Airways within the Lungs

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 2-3 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

John A. Fleetham

Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Related to Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 3-4 [Full Text] [PDF]  

William F. Dunn

Education Theory Applied to Critical Care: Dewey versus Tradition: It Really Does Matter

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 4-5 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Inman

Do Complex Conditions Require Complex Treatment?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 6 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia:

Ling-Yi L. Chang, Meera Subramaniam, Bradley A. Yoder, Brian J. Day, Misoo C. Ellison, Mary E. Sunday, and James D. Crapo

A Catalytic Antioxidant Attenuates Alveolar Structural Remodeling in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 57-64 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. In Utero Smoking:

John G. Elliot, Neil G. Carroll, Alan L. James, and Philip J. Robinson

Airway Alveolar Attachment Points and Exposure to Cigarette Smoke In Utero

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 45-49 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Sleep in Children:

Raanan Arens, Joseph M. McDonough, Aaron M. Corbin, Nathania K. Rubin, Mary Ellen Carroll, Allan I. Pack, Jianguo Liu, and Jayaram K. Udupa

Upper Airway Size Analysis by Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 65-70. First published online October 11 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-613OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Sleep-disordered Breathing:

Mark H. Sanders, Anne B. Newman, Catherine L. Haggerty, Susan Redline, Michael Lebowitz, Jonathan Samet, George T. O'Connor, Naresh M. Punjabi, and Eyal Shahar

Sleep and Sleep-disordered Breathing in Adults with Predominantly Mild Obstructive Airway Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 7-14 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Kathleen A. Ferguson, Kim Heighway, and Ralph R. F. Ruby

A Randomized Trial of Laser-assisted Uvulopalatoplasty in the Treatment of Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 15-19 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Clifford A. Massie, Nigel McArdle, Robert W. Hart, Wolfgang W. Schmidt-Nowara, Alan Lankford, David W. Hudgel, Nancy Gordon, and Neil J. Douglas

Comparison between Automatic and Fixed Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in the Home

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 20-23. First published online October 4 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200201-022OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Airway Biology:

Atsuko Kibe, Hiromasa Inoue, Satoru Fukuyama, Kentaro Machida, Koichiro Matsumoto, Hiroshi Koto, Tomomi Ikegami, Hisamichi Aizawa, and Nobuyuki Hara

Differential Regulation by Glucocorticoid of Interleukin-13–induced Eosinophilia, Hyperresponsiveness, and Goblet Cell Hyperplasia in Mouse Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 50-56 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Asthma:

Janette K. Burgess, Peter R. A. Johnson, Qi Ge, Wendy W. Au, Maree H. Poniris, Brent E. McParland, Greg King, Michael Roth, and Judith L. Black

Expression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor in Asthmatic Airway Smooth Muscle Cells

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 71-77 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Donald N. R. Payne, Andrew V. Rogers, Ellinor Ädelroth, Venkata Bandi, Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, Andrew Bush, and Peter K. Jeffery

Early Thickening of the Reticular Basement Membrane in Children with Difficult Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 78-82 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Sarah V. Culpitt, Duncan F. Rogers, Pallav Shah, Carmen De Matos, Richard E. K. Russell, Louise E. Donnelly, and Peter J. Barnes

Impaired Inhibition by Dexamethasone of Cytokine Release by Alveolar Macrophages from Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 24-31. First published online September 17 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200204-298OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Mechanical Ventilation:

Christopher E. Cox, Shannon S. Carson, E. Wesley Ely, Joseph A. Govert, Joanne M. Garrett, Roy G. Brower, David G. Morris, Edward Abraham, Vincent Donnabella, Antoinette Spevetz, and Jesse B. Hall

Effectiveness of Medical Resident Education in Mechanical Ventilation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 32-38. First published online September 25 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-624OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

I. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome:

Peter M. Krein, Peter J. B. Sabatini, William Tinmouth, Francis H. Y. Green, and Brent W. Winston

Localization of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I in Lung Tissues of Patients with Fibroproliferative Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 83-90 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Pulmonary Embolism:

Arnaud Perrier, Mathieu R. Nendaz, François P. Sarasin, Nigel Howarth, and Henri Bounameaux

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Diagnostic Strategies for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Including Helical Computed Tomography

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 39-44 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Ulrike Gehring

Erratum: House dust endotoxin and sensitization in children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 91 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard M. Effros, Benjamin M. Gaston, and John F. Hunt

Do low exhaled condensate nh₄⁺ concentrations in asthma reflect reduced pulmonary production?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 91-92 [Full Text] [PDF]  

François Jardin, Ana Villagrá, Josefina López Aguilar, and Lluis Blanch

Recruitment maneuvers during lung protective ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 92 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian M. Kähler, Jutta Wechselberger, Clemens Molnar, Christian Prior, Richard Schulz, Werner Seeger, and Friedrich Grimminger

Serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor are elevated in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and severe night time hypoxia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 92-93 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert P. Blankfield, Dimitar Sajkov, and R. Douglas McEvoy

Continuous positive airway pressure normalizes pulmonary artery pressures in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 94 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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