EDITORIALS:

Edward Abraham

Progress Report on the AJRCCM: Continued Growth and Evolution for the Journal

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 823-824 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jadwiga A. Wedzicha

Heliox in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Lightening the Airflow

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 825-826 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Samy Suissa

Statistical Treatment of Exacerbations in Therapeutic Trials of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 842-846. First published online January 26 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200508-1338PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE UPDATES:

Richard L. Horner and T. Douglas Bradley

Update in Sleep and Control of Ventilation 2005

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 827-832 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric B. Milbrandt, Akitoshi Ishizaka, and Derek C. Angus

Update in Critical Care 2005

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 833-841 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

Barnaby Waters, John Owers-Bradley, and Mike Silverman

Acinar Structure in Symptom-free Adults by Helium-3 Magnetic Resonance

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 847-851. First published online January 26 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200411-1595OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Asthma and Allergy:

Scott M. Drouin, Meenal Sinha, Georgia Sfyroera, John D. Lambris, and Rick A. Wetsel

A Protective Role for the Fifth Complement Component (C5) in Allergic Airway Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 852-857. First published online January 26 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-334OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Klaus Juul, Anne Tybjærg-Hansen, Stefan Marklund, Peter Lange, and Børge G. Nordestgaard

Genetically Increased Antioxidative Protection and Decreased Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 858-864. First published online January 6 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1387OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Elizabeth A. Laude, Nicholas C. Duffy, Chloe Baveystock, Beatriz Dougill, Michael J. Campbell, Rod Lawson, Paul W. Jones, and Peter M. Calverley

The Effect of Helium and Oxygen on Exercise Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 865-870. First published online January 26 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-925OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Tom M. A. Wilkinson, Gavin C. Donaldson, Sebastian L. Johnston, Peter J. M. Openshaw, and Jadwiga A. Wedzicha

Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Airway Inflammation, and FEV₁ Decline in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 871-876. First published online February 2 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1489OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Critical Care:

Cesare Gregoretti, Vincenzo Squadrone, Claudio Fogliati, Carlo Olivieri, and Paolo Navalesi

Transtracheal Open Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure Secondary to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 877-881. First published online January 19 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-450OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Robert M. Kacmarek, Herbert P. Wiedemann, Philip T. Lavin, Mark K. Wedel, Ahmet S. Tütüncü, and Arthur S. Slutsky

Partial Liquid Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 882-889. First published online October 27 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200508-1196OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Elianne J. L. E. Vrijlandt, Jorrit Gerritsen, H. Marike Boezen, René G. Grevink, and Eric J. Duiverman

Lung Function and Exercise Capacity in Young Adults Born Prematurely

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 890-896. First published online February 2 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200507-1140OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Mathias Grebe, Hans Joachim Eisele, Norbert Weissmann, Christian Schaefer, Harald Tillmanns, Werner Seeger, and Richard Schulz

Antioxidant Vitamin C Improves Endothelial Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 897-901. First published online January 26 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200508-1223OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Eliot S. Katz, Carole L. Marcus, and David P. White

Influence of Airway Pressure on Genioglossus Activity during Sleep in Normal Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 902-909. First published online January 26 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1450OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Reena Mehra, Emelia J. Benjamin, Eyal Shahar, Daniel J. Gottlieb, Rawan Nawabit, H. Lester Kirchner, Jayakumar Sahadevan, and Susan Redline

Association of Nocturnal Arrhythmias with Sleep-disordered Breathing: The Sleep Heart Health Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 910-916. First published online January 19 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1442OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Transplantation:

Natalie H. Yip, David J. Lederer, Steven M. Kawut, Jessie S. Wilt, Frank D'Ovidio, Yuanjia Wang, Edward Dwyer, Joshua R. Sonett, and Selim M. Arcasoy

Immunoglobulin G Levels before and after Lung Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 917-921. First published online January 6 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200510-1609OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Tuberculosis:

Mauro Schechter, Roberto Zajdenverg, Gisely Falco, Grace Link Barnes, José Cláudio Faulhaber, Jacqueline S. Coberly, Richard D. Moore, and Richard E. Chaisson

Weekly Rifapentine/Isoniazid or Daily Rifampin/Pyrazinamide for Latent Tuberculosis in Household Contacts

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 922-926. First published online February 10 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200512-1953OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy R. Sterling, James Bethel, Stefan Goldberg, Paul Weinfurter, Lourdes Yun, C. Robert Horsburgh, and the Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium

The Scope and Impact of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States and Canada

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 927-931. First published online January 19 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200510-1563OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

David L. Hahn

Why Is "Hard" Evidence "Hard" to Accept?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 932 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Homer A. Boushey, Paul Enright, and Jon Samet

Why Is "Hard" Evidence "Hard" to Accept?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 932a-933 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brian D. Gelbman

Total Educational Debt May Be More Important than Monthly Debt Payments on Career Choices

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 933 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig Weinert, Joanne Billings, Rita Ryan, and David H. Ingbar

Total Educational Debt May Be More Important than Monthly Debt Payments on Career Choices

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 933a-934 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ioanna Dimopoulou

Association between Adrenal Insufficiency and Ventilator Weaning

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 934 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Horng-Chyuan Lin and Chung-Jen Huang

Association between Adrenal Insufficiency and Ventilator Weaning

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 173: 934a-935 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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