EDITORIALS:

Mark H. Sanders

The Upper Airway and Sleep-disordered Breathing: Getting the Big Picture

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 509-510 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul W. Noble and David G. Morris

Time Will Tell: Predicting Survival in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 510-511 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin J. Tobin

The Role of a Journal in a Scientific Controversy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 511 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Béla Suki, Kenneth R. Lutchen, and Edward P. Ingenito

On the Progressive Nature of Emphysema: Roles of Proteases, Inflammation, and Mechanical Forces

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 516-521 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Video Reconstruction of Sleep Apnea:

Richard J. Schwab, Michael Pasirstein, Robert Pierson, Adonna Mackley, Robert Hachadoorian, Raanan Arens, Greg Maislin, and Allan I. Pack

Identification of Upper Airway Anatomic Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 522-530. First published online May 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-866OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis:

Panagiota I. Latsi, Roland M. du Bois, Andrew G. Nicholson, Thomas V. Colby, Danai Bisirtzoglou, Ageliki Nikolakopoulou, Srihari Veeraraghavan, David M. Hansell, and Athol U. Wells

Fibrotic Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia: The Prognostic Value of Longitudinal Functional Trends

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 531-537. First published online June 5 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1245OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harold R. Collard, Talmadge E. King, Jr., Becki Bucher Bartelson, Jason S. Vourlekis, Marvin I. Schwarz, and Kevin K. Brown

Changes in Clinical and Physiologic Variables Predict Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 538-542. First published online May 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1311OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Kevin R. Flaherty, Jeanette A. Mumford, Susan Murray, Ella A. Kazerooni, Barry H. Gross, Thomas V. Colby, William D. Travis, Andrew Flint, Galen B. Toews, Joseph P. Lynch, III, and Fernando J. Martinez

Prognostic Implications of Physiologic and Radiographic Changes in Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 543-548. First published online May 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1112OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Blast Lung Injury:

Michael Tsokos, Friedrich Paulsen, Susan Petri, Burkhard Madea, Klaus Püschel, and Elisabeth E. Türk

Histologic, Immunohistochemical, and Ultrastructural Findings in Human Blast Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 549-555. First published online July 3 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-528OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Genetics of Lung Function:

Alka Malhotra, Andy P. Peiffer, Darin T. Ryujin, Tami Elsner, Richard E. Kanner, Mark F. Leppert, and Sandra J. Hasstedt

Further Evidence for the Role of Genes on Chromosome 2 and Chromosome 5 in the Inheritance of Pulmonary Function

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 556-561. First published online June 5 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-410OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Online Supplement]  

E. Exercise Muscles and COPD:

William D.-C. Man, Mohamed G. G. Soliman, Johanne Gearing, Sheena G. Radford, Gerrard F. Rafferty, Barry J. Gray, Michael I. Polkey, and John Moxham

Symptoms and Quadriceps Fatigability after Walking and Cycling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 562-567. First published online June 26 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-162OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Online Supplement]  

F. Airway Biology and Chloride:

James G. Martin, Holly R. Campbell, Hiroaki Iijima, Denyse Gautrin, Jean-Luc Malo, David H. Eidelman, Qutayba Hamid, and Karim Maghni

Chlorine-induced Injury to the Airways in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 568-574. First published online April 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200201-021OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Airway Biology and Ribavirin:

Dian-Jung Chiang, Yi-Ling Ye, Wei-Li Chen, Yueh-Lun Lee, Ni-Yun Hsu, and Bor-Luen Chiang

Ribavirin or CpG DNA Sequence–Modulated Dendritic Cells Decrease the IgE Level and Airway Inflammation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 575-580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Airway Biology Mucus and Macrolides:

Takeshi Shimizu, Shino Shimizu, Reiko Hattori, Esteban C. Gabazza, and Yuichi Majima

In Vivo and In Vitro Effects of Macrolide Antibiotics on Mucus Secretion in Airway Epithelial Cells

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 581-587. First published online June 26 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200212-1437OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Cystic Fibrosis:

Terry E. Robinson, Ann N. Leung, William H. Northway, Francis G. Blankenberg, Frandics P. Chan, Daniel A. Bloch, Tyson H. Holmes, and Richard B. Moss

Composite Spirometric–Computed Tomography Outcome Measure in Early Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 588-593. First published online May 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1093OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helen L. Wallace, Pierre M. Barker, and Kevin W. Southern

Nasal Airway Ion Transport and Lung Function in Young People with Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 594-600. First published online June 26 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1302OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia:

Meera Subramaniam, Kumiya Sugiyama, David H. Coy, Yanping Kong, York E. Miller, Peter F. Weller, Keiji Wada, Etsuko Wada, and Mary E. Sunday

Bombesin-like Peptides and Mast Cell Responses: Relevance to Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 601-611. First published online June 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200212-1434OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Marcelo Amato, Laurent Brochard, Thomas Stewart, Roy Brower, Peter Q. Eichacker, Steven M. Banks, and Charles Natanson

Metaanalysis of Tidal Volume in ARDS

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 612-613 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frederic W. Grannis, Jr., Edward F. Patz, Jr., and Philip C. Goodman

Conflict of Interest

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 613 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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