EDITORIALS:

Lane L. Clarke

Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors and Cystic Fibrosis: Correcting Chloride Channel Dysfunction

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 469-470 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tim Byers

Nutrition and Lung Cancer: Lessons from the Differing Effects of Foods and Supplements

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 470-471 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Armin Ernst and Sidhu P. Gangadharan

A Good Case for a Declining Role for Mediastinoscopy Just Got Better

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 471-472 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

John M. Brehm and Juan C. Celedón

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Hispanics

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 473-478. First published online November 20 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1274PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE UPDATE:

Wing Wai Yew and Chi Chiu Leung

Update in Tuberculosis 2007

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 479-485 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Jenny Hallberg, Annica Dominicus, Ulrika K. Eriksson, Maria Gerhardsson de Verdier, Nancy L. Pedersen, Magnus Dahlbäck, Ulf Nihlén, Tim Higenbottam, and Magnus Svartengren

Interaction between Smoking and Genetic Factors in the Development of Chronic Bronchitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 486-490. First published online November 29 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200704-565OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay Sethi, Catherine Wrona, Karen Eschberger, Phyllis Lobbins, Xueya Cai, and Timothy F. Murphy

Inflammatory Profile of New Bacterial Strain Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 491-497. First published online December 13 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1234OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Critical Care:

Vandack Nobre, Stephan Harbarth, Jean-Daniel Graf, Peter Rohner, and Jérôme Pugin

Use of Procalcitonin to Shorten Antibiotic Treatment Duration in Septic Patients: A Randomized Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 498-505. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1238OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Cystic Fibrosis:

Bob Lubamba, Hugues Lecourt, Jean Lebacq, Patrick Lebecque, Hugo De Jonge, Pierre Wallemacq, and Teresinha Leal

Preclinical Evidence that Sildenafil and Vardenafil Activate Chloride Transport in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 506-515. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-344OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders:

David Ost, Judith Goldberg, Linda Rolnitzky, and William N. Rom

Survival after Surgery in Stage IA and IB Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 516-523. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-815OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Christopher G. Slatore, Alyson J. Littman, David H. Au, Jessie A. Satia, and Emily White

Long-Term Use of Supplemental Multivitamins, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and Folate Does Not Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 524-530. First published online November 7 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200709-1398OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kurt G. Tournoy, Frederic De Ryck, Lieve R. Vanwalleghem, Frank Vermassen, Marleen Praet, Joachim G. Aerts, Georges Van Maele, and Jan P. van Meerbeeck

Endoscopic Ultrasound Reduces Surgical Mediastinal Staging in Lung Cancer: A Randomized Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 531-535. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1241OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Babe Bakouboula, Olivier Morel, Antoine Faure, Fatiha Zobairi, Laurence Jesel, Annie Trinh, Michel Zupan, Matthieu Canuet, Lelia Grunebaum, Agnès Brunette, Dominique Desprez, François Chabot, Emmanuel Weitzenblum, Jean-Marie Freyssinet, Ari Chaouat, and Florence Toti

Procoagulant Membrane Microparticles Correlate with the Severity of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 536-543. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-840OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Larissa Dyugovskaya, Andrey Polyakov, Peretz Lavie, and Lena Lavie

Delayed Neutrophil Apoptosis in Patients with Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 544-554. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200705-675OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Claude Guerin

Questions on the Reversibility of Lung Collapse in Early Acute ARDS

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 555 [Full Text] [PDF]  

João Batista Borges

Questions on the Reversibility of Lung Collapse in Early Acute ARDS

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 555 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark O. Turner

Inhaled Corticosteroids and Pneumonia in COPD: An Association Looking for Evidence

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 555-556 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Ernst and Samy Suissa

Inhaled Corticosteroids and Pneumonia in COPD: An Association Looking for Evidence

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 556 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ware G. Kuschner

Measuring Airborne Particulates with a Light Scattering Monitor

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 556-557 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liesl M. Osman and Jon G. Ayres

Measuring Airborne Particulates with a Light Scattering Monitor

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 557 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick K. Moonan and Stephen E. Weis

Assessing the Impact of Targeted Tuberculosis Interventions

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 557-558 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurits Demedts, Willy Lissens, Wim Wuyts, Gert Matthijs, Michiel Thomeer, and Roger Bouillon

A New Missense Mutation in the CASR Gene in Familial Interstitial Lung Disease with Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia and Defective Granulocyte Function

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 558-559 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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