ELECTRONIC PAGES:

[EDITORS' SELECTIONS]

EDITORIALS:

Theodore J. Iwashyna and Julia Lynch

Seduction and Insight from Cross-National Comparisons

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 799-800 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David C. Perlman, Chi Chiu Leung, and Wing Wai Yew

Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Patients with HIV: Do We Know Enough?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 800-801 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Patrick A. Flume, Peter J. Mogayzel, Jr., Karen A. Robinson, Christopher H. Goss, Randall L. Rosenblatt, Robert J. Kuhn, Bruce C. Marshall, and and the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Therapies Committee

Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Guidelines: Treatment of Pulmonary Exacerbations

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 802-808. First published online September 3 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200812-1845PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Emily DiMango, Janet T. Holbrook, Erin Simpson, Joan Reibman, Joel Richter, Surinder Narula, Nancy Prusakowski, John G. Mastronarde, and Robert A. Wise for the American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers

Effects of Asymptomatic Proximal and Distal Gastroesophageal Reflux on Asthma Severity

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 809-816. First published online August 6 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200904-0625OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Jacqueline Gamble, Michael Stevenson, Elizabeth McClean, and Liam G. Heaney

The Prevalence of Nonadherence in Difficult Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 817-822. First published online July 30 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200902-0166OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khoa D. Nguyen, Christopher Vanichsarn, and Kari C. Nadeau

Impaired IL-10–dependent Induction of Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells by CD4⁺CD25^hiCD127^lo/– Natural Regulatory T Cells in Human Allergic Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 823-833. First published online August 13 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0761OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Hitesh S. Deshmukh, Anne McLachlan, Jeffrey J. Atkinson, William D. Hardie, Thomas R. Korfhagen, Maggie Dietsch, Yang Liu, Peter Y. P. Di, Scott C. Wesselkamper, Michael T. Borchers, and George D. Leikauf

Matrix Metalloproteinase-14 Mediates a Phenotypic Shift in the Airways to Increase Mucin Production

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 834-845. First published online August 6 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200903-0328OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Jack F. Dummer, Michael J. Epton, Jan O. Cowan, Julie M. Cook, Robin Condliffe, C. Erik Landhuis, Andrew D. Smith, and D. Robin Taylor

Predicting Corticosteroid Response in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Exhaled Nitric Oxide

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 846-852. First published online August 6 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0685OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Critical Care:

Élie Azoulay, Jean-François Timsit, Charles L. Sprung, Marcio Soares, Katerina Rusinová, Ariane Lafabrie, Ricardo Abizanda, Mia Svantesson, Francesca Rubulotta, Bara Ricou, Dominique Benoit, Daren Heyland, Gavin Joynt, Adrien Français, Paulo Azeivedo-Maia, Radoslaw Owczuk, Julie Benbenishty, Michael de Vita, Andreas Valentin, Akos Ksomos, Simon Cohen, Lidija Kompan, Kwok Ho, Fekri Abroug, Anne Kaarlola, Herwig Gerlach, Theodoros Kyprianou, Andrej Michalsen, Sylvie Chevret, and Benoît Schlemmer for the Conflicus Study Investigators and for the Ethics Section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Prevalence and Factors of Intensive Care Unit Conflicts: The Conflicus Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 853-860. First published online July 30 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200810-1614OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Ricard Ferrer, Antonio Artigas, David Suarez, Eduardo Palencia, Mitchell M. Levy, Angel Arenzana, Xose Luis Pérez, and Josep-Maria Sirvent for the Edusepsis Study Group

Effectiveness of Treatments for Severe Sepsis: A Prospective, Multicenter, Observational Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 861-866. First published online August 20 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200812-1912OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Narsa M. Reddy, Vegiraju Suryanaraya, Melinda S. Yates, Steven R. Kleeberger, Paul M. Hassoun, Masayuki Yamamoto, Karen T. Liby, Michael B. Sporn, Thomas W. Kensler, and Sekhar P. Reddy

The Triterpenoid CDDO-Imidazolide Confers Potent Protection against Hyperoxic Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 867-874. First published online August 13 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0670OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Hannah Wunsch, Walter T. Linde-Zwirble, David A. Harrison, Amber E. Barnato, Kathryn M. Rowan, and Derek C. Angus

Use of Intensive Care Services during Terminal Hospitalizations in England and the United States

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 875-880. First published online August 27 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200902-0201OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Gabor Kovacs, Robert Maier, Elisabeth Aberer, Marianne Brodmann, Stefan Scheidl, Natascha Tröster, Christian Hesse, Wolfgang Salmhofer, Winfried Graninger, Ekkehard Gruenig, Lewis J. Rubin, and Horst Olschewski

Borderline Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Is Associated with Decreased Exercise Capacity in Scleroderma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 881-886. First published online August 13 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200904-0563OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Transplantation:

David J. Lederer, Jessie S. Wilt, Frank D'Ovidio, Matthew D. Bacchetta, Lori Shah, Shankari Ravichandran, Jenny Lenoir, Brenda Klein, Joshua R. Sonett, and Selim M. Arcasoy

Obesity and Underweight Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Death after Lung Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 887-895. First published online July 16 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200903-0425OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Tuberculosis and Mycobacterial Disease:

Kyeongman Jeon, O Jung Kwon, Nam Yong Lee, Bum-Joon Kim, Yoon-Hoh Kook, Seung-Heon Lee, Young Kil Park, Chang Ki Kim, and Won-Jung Koh

Antibiotic Treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease: A Retrospective Analysis of 65 Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 896-902. First published online August 6 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0704OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Patama Monkongdee, Kimberly D. McCarthy, Kevin P. Cain, Theerawit Tasaneeyapan, Nguyen H. Dung, Nguyen T. N. Lan, Nguyen T. B. Yen, Nipat Teeratakulpisarn, Nibondh Udomsantisuk, Charles Heilig, and Jay K. Varma

Yield of Acid-fast Smear and Mycobacterial Culture for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 903-908. First published online July 23 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0692OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Mark L. Metersky

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Menstrual Cycle: Potential Role of Fluid Retention?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 909 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefania Redolfi and T. Douglas Bradley

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Menstrual Cycle: Potential Role of Fluid Retention?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 909 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Stradling and Malcolm Kohler

Indices of Hypoxic Stress in Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 910 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vsevolod Y. Polotsky, Susheel P. Patil, Sarah Kamsheh, Edmarie Guzman-Velez, and Alan R. Schwartz

Erratum: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Insulin Resistance, and Steatohepatitis in Severe Obesity

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 910-911 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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