EDITORIALS:

Martin J. Tobin

Impact Factor and the Journal

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 621-622 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John A. Belperio

Paying a Toll for Acute Lung Allograft Rejection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 623-624 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew T. Naughton

Cycling Sleep Apnea: The Balance of Compensated and Decompensated Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 624-625 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert F. Lemanske, Jr.

Does Respiratory Syncytial Viral–induced Bronchiolitis Result from Helper T Cell Type 1/Type 2 Cytokine Imbalance?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 625-627 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Lung Transplant:

Scott M. Palmer, Lauranell H. Burch, R. Duane Davis, Walter F. Herczyk, David N. Howell, Nancy L. Reinsmoen, and David A. Schwartz

The Role of Innate Immunity in Acute Allograft Rejection after Lung Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 628-632. First published online May 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-447OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis:

Julian P. Legg, Imran R. Hussain, Jill A. Warner, Sebastian L. Johnston, and John O. Warner

Type 1 and Type 2 Cytokine Imbalance in Acute Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 633-639. First published online May 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1148OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Pediatric Asthma:

Nicole Beydon, Isabelle Pin, Régis Matran, Michèle Chaussain, Michèle Boulé, Beurey Alain, Mireille Bellet, Francis Amsallem, Corinne Alberti, André Denjean, and Claude Gaultier

Pulmonary Function Tests in Preschool Children with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 640-644. First published online July 17 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-449OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

Magdy Younes

Contributions of Upper Airway Mechanics and Control Mechanisms to Severity of Obstructive Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 645-658. First published online May 28 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-201OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Ramon Farré, Jordi Rigau, Josep M. Montserrat, Lara Buscemi, Eugeni Ballester, and Daniel Navajas

Static and Dynamic Upper Airway Obstruction in Sleep Apnea: Role of the Breathing Gas Properties

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 659-663. First published online July 17 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1304OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eliot S. Katz and David P. White

Genioglossus Activity in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea during Wakefulness and Sleep Onset

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 664-670. First published online July 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-092OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Arterial Pulse and Mechanical Ventilation:

Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Karim Chergui, Roch Augarde, Sebastien Prin, Bernard Page, Alain Beauchet, and François Jardin

Cyclic Changes in Arterial Pulse during Respiratory Support Revisited by Doppler Echocardiography

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 671-676. First published online July 17 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-135OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Acute Lung Injury and Glucocorticoids:

Patricia R. M. Rocco, Alba B. Souza, Debora S. Faffe, Caroline P. Pássaro, Flávia B. Santos, Elnara M. Negri, Januário G. M. Lima, Renata S. Contador, Vera L. Capelozzi, and Walter A. Zin

Effect of Corticosteroid on Lung Parenchyma Remodeling at an Early Phase of Acute Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 677-684. First published online July 3 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-256OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Surfactant and Cystic Fibrosis:

Terry L. Noah, Paula C. Murphy, Jorien J. Alink, Margaret W. Leigh, William M. Hull, Mildred T. Stahlman, and Jeffrey A. Whitsett

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Surfactant Protein-A and Surfactant Protein-D Are Inversely Related to Inflammation in Early Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 685-691. First published online June 26 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-005OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Surfactant:

Yong-Zheng Wu, Samir Medjane, Sophie Chabot, Flavia Saldanha Kubrusly, Isaias Raw, Michel Chignard, and Lhousseine Touqui

Surfactant Protein-A and Phosphatidylglycerol Suppress Type IIA Phospholipase A2 Synthesis via Nuclear Factor-B

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 692-699. First published online July 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200304-467OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

I. Experimental Empyema:

Scott A. Sasse, Martin R. Jadus, and Gary D. Kukes

Pleural Fluid Transforming Growth Factor–ß1 Correlates with Pleural Fibrosis in Experimental Empyema

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 700-705 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Diaphragm and COPD:

Sanford Levine, Taitan Nguyen, Larry R. Kaiser, Neal A. Rubinstein, Greg Maislin, Christopher Gregory, Lawrence C. Rome, Gary A. Dudley, Gary C. Sieck, and Joseph B. Shrager

Human Diaphragm Remodeling Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Clinical Implications

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 706-713. First published online July 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1070OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

K. Respiratory Muscles:

William D-C. Man, Dimitris Kyroussis, Tracey A. Fleming, Alfredo Chetta, Farzaneh Harraf, Naveed Mustfa, Gerrard F. Rafferty, Michael I. Polkey, and John Moxham

Cough Gastric Pressure and Maximum Expiratory Mouth Pressure in Humans

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 714-717. First published online July 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-334BC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Jean-Damien Ricard, Didier Dreyfuss, Christopher E. Cox, and Shannon S. Carson

Evidence-based Medical Education: Caution

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 718 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Mutti, Massimo Corradi, Israel Rubinstein, and Richard M. Effros

Reporting Data on Exhaled Breath Condensate

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 719 [Full Text] [PDF]  

SUPPLEMENT:

Methods for the Assessment of Endobronchial Biopsies in Clinical Research:

Peter Jeffery, Stephen Holgate, and Sally Wenzel

Methods for the Assessment of Endobronchial Biopsies in Clinical Research: Application to Studies of Pathogenesis and the Effects of Treatment

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 1-S17 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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