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This page shows you the most recent publications within this specialty of the MedWorm directory. This is page number 12.

Point: should systemic lytic therapy be used for submassive pulmonary embolism? Yes.
PMID: 23381309 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jiménez D Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Counterpoint: should systemic lytic therapy be used for submassive pulmonary embolism? No.
PMID: 23381310 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bilello KL, Murin S Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Rebuttal from dr jiménez.
PMID: 23381311 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jiménez D Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Rebuttal from drs bilello and murin.
PMID: 23381312 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bilello KL, Murin S Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Epidemic of Lung Cancer in Patients With HIV Infection.
This article provides an overview of the epidemiology of lung cancer in the HIV-infected population and discusses some of the important risk factors and pathways that may enhance the risk of lung cancer in this population. PMID: 23381313 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Winstone TA, Man SF, Hull M, Montaner JS, Sin DD Tags: Chest Source Type: research

T helper 17 cells in airway diseases: from laboratory bench to bedside.
Abstract T helper 17 (Th17) cytokines are now widely believed to be critical for the regulation of various chronic immune diseases. Investigations have revealed a significant role for IL-17 cytokines in regulating inflammation and modulating lung and airway structural cells in asthma and COPD. In this review, our current understanding of the role of Th17-associated cytokines in airway diseases is summarized. Therapeutic approaches targeting IL-17 during asthma and COPD are also discussed. PMID: 23381314 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Halwani R, Al-Muhsen S, Hamid Q Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Immunobiology of influenza vaccines.
Abstract Vaccination is the primary strategy for prevention and control of influenza. The surface hemagglutinin (HA) protein of the influenza virus contains two structural elements (head and stalk) that differ in their potential utility as vaccine targets. The head of the HA protein is the primary target of antibodies that confer protective immunity to influenza viruses. The underlying health status, age, and gene polymorphisms of vaccine recipients and, just as importantly, the extent of the antigenic match between the viruses in the vaccine and those that are circulating modulate influenza vaccine protection. Vac...
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Gomez Lorenzo MM, Fenton MJ Tags: Chest Source Type: research

The poorly explored impact of uncontrolled asthma.
Abstract The goal of asthma management is to achieve disease control; however, despite the availability of effective and safe medications, for many patients asthma remains uncontrolled. One reason for this is the fear of long-term side effects from the regular use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs). Adverse effects of poorly controlled asthma (for example, obesity, pneumonia, and risks to the fetus) can be perceived as side effects of ICSs. Poorly controlled asthma adversely affects children's cardiovascular fitness, while children with well-controlled asthma perform at the same level as their peers. Children with u...
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: O'Byrne PM, Pedersen S, Schatz M, Thoren A, Ekholm E, Carlsson LG, Busse WW Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Health care in china: improvement, challenges, and reform.
This article not only covers the improvement, challenges, and reform of health care in general in China, but also highlights the status of respiratory medicine-related issues. PMID: 23381317 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Wang C, Rao K, Wu S, Liu Q Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Ultrasound guidance decreases complications and improves the cost of care among patients undergoing thoracentesis and paracentesis.
Abstract Ultrasound guidance enables visualization of the needle insertion site for thoracentesis and paracentesis. The improved accuracy of needle placement using ultrasound may reduce risk of complications and their costs associated with these procedures. Using claims data from the Premier Perspective hospital database from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2008, we conducted an observational cohort study examining the effect of ultrasound guidance on risk of pneumothorax among patients undergoing thoracentesis and on risk of bleeding complications after paracentesis. Patients at elevated risk of these outcom...
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mercaldi CJ, Lanes SF Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Coding and Billing for Home (Out-of-Center) Sleep Testing.
This article reviews the process of coding and billing for sleep studies done in an unattended setting. PMID: 23381319 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nelson ME Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Massive Pulmonary Emboli in Children: Does Fiber-optic-Guided Embolectomy Have a Role? Review of the Literature and Report of Two Cases.
Abstract Massive pulmonary emboli is a rare disease in children, with only 39 reported cases in the last 50 years. Almost 50% of the patients died suddenly without receiving medical treatment. Most of the patients who were managed medically (70% of the treated patients) underwent surgical pulmonary embolectomy with 80% survival. Surgical pulmonary embolectomy is a blind procedure that can be improved by using intraoperative angioscopy. This technique was reported in adults with good results. In this article, we describe two pediatric patients who underwent fiber-optic-guided surgical pulmonary embolectomy. To our k...
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Eini ZM, Houri S, Cohen I, Sion R, Tamir A, Sasson L, Mandelberg A Tags: Chest Source Type: research

An occult congenital fistula between the descending aorta and the left pulmonary vein in an adult presenting with recurrent episodes of hemoptysis.
We report a case of recurrent hemoptysis due to an occult congenital fistula between the descending aorta and the left pulmonary vein in a 25-year-old female patient. The anomaly was confirmed by contrast-enhanced CT scan and angiography. No abnormality was noted in the bronchia and pulmonary arteries. The patient was successfully managed by simple ligation of the fistula. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of adult-onset hemoptysis caused by an occult congenital fistula between the descending aorta and a pulmonary vein. PMID: 23381321 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Hu Y, Zhong Q, Li Z, Chen J, Shen C, Song Y Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Cognitive behavioral treatment of insomnia.
Abstract Chronic insomnia (symptoms for ≥6 months) is the most common sleep disorder, affecting 6% to 10% of adults in the general population, with even higher rates in patients with comorbid conditions (eg, hypertension, 44%; cardiac disease, 44.1%; breathing problems, 41.5%). Traditionally, chronic insomnia occurring with another condition has been considered secondary and rarely received direct treatment because treatment of the primary condition was expected to improve the insomnia. However, this approach often failed because chronic insomnia is maintained by behaviors, cognitions, and associations that patie...
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Williams J, Roth A, Vatthauer K, McCrae CS Tags: Chest Source Type: research

A 56-year-old man with undifferentiated Fever in the ICU and endobronchial plaques.
PMID: 23381323 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Del Rosario RC, Halloush RA, Khasawneh FA Tags: Chest Source Type: research

An 82-year-old woman with progressive dyspnea and bilateral infiltrates.
PMID: 23381324 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Koslow M, Raskin S, Sidi Y, Ben-Dov I, Segel MJ Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Mint condition.
PMID: 23381325 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Smits RF Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Custodial.
PMID: 23381326 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Doyle D Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Money Can't Buy….
PMID: 23381327 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Diiorio JM Tags: Chest Source Type: research

The Value of CT Scan-Guided Biopsy in Evaluation of Ground-Glass Opacity.
PMID: 23381328 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Liu Q, Liang W Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Response.
PMID: 23381329 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chang B, Um SW Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Thoracic duct embolization, unexplained thoracic duct occlusions, and lymphatic anomalies.
PMID: 23381330 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: López-Gutiérrez JC Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Arrhythmias in COPD: Consider P-Wave Dispersion and Pulmonary Hypertension, Too.
PMID: 23381331 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Medford AR Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Response.
PMID: 23381332 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Itkin M, Nadolski GJ Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Educating the adolescent and young adult with cystic fibrosis about their reproductive risks and options.
PMID: 23381333 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Owens Staub M, Leon K, Robin NH Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Response.
PMID: 23381334 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Wilchesky M, Ernst P, Brophy JM, Platt RW, Suissa S Tags: Chest Source Type: research

No closure for patent foramen ovale in obstructive sleep apnea?
PMID: 23381335 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Hoole SP, Rana B, Shapiro LM, Davies M Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Pharmacotherapy refractory insomnia in soldiers with traumatic brain injury.
PMID: 23381336 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mysliwiec V, Roth B Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Response.
PMID: 23381337 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: F Shaikh Z, I Polkey M, J Mullen M, J Morrell M Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Randomized trials and bronchoscopy.
PMID: 23381339 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Gould MK Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Response.
PMID: 23381340 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Casal RF, Jimenez CA, Nogueras-Gonzalez GM, Morice RC Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Sliding to safety.
PMID: 23381341 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Chest - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Glen CJ, Acquah SO, Kory P Tags: Chest Source Type: research

Hospitalizations among people with Down syndrome: A nationwide population‐based study in Denmark
Abstract Most persons with Down syndrome (DS) now survive to adulthood, but their health care needs beyond childhood are not well described. We followed a national cohort of 3,212 persons with DS and a reference cohort of persons without DS through the Danish National Hospital Register from January 1, 1977, to May 31, 2008. Poisson regression was used to calculate rate ratios for numbers of overnight hospital admissions and hospital days. During the study period, persons with DS had more than twice the rate of hospital admissions and nearly three times as many bed‐days as the population as a whole. Malformations, disease...
Source: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A - February 1, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Jin Liang Zhu, Henrik Hasle, Adolfo Correa, Diana Schendel, J.M. Friedman, Jørn Olsen, Sonja A. Rasmussen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Shrinking Lung Syndrome as a Manifestation of Pleuritis: A New Model Based on Pulmonary Physiological Studies.
CONCLUSION: Patients with SLS exhibited symptomatic and/or radiographic pleuritis associated with 2 characteristic physiological abnormalities: (1) impaired respiratory force at high but not low lung volumes; and (2) markedly decreased pulmonary compliance in the absence of identifiable interstitial lung disease. These findings suggest a model in which pleural inflammation chronically impairs deep inspiration, for example through neural reflexes, leading to parenchymal reorganization that impairs lung compliance, a known complication of persistently low lung volumes. Together these processes could account for the as...
Source: J Rheumatol - February 1, 2013 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Henderson LA, Loring SH, Gill RR, Liao KP, Ishizawar R, Kim S, Perlmutter-Goldenson R, Rothman D, Son MB, Stoll ML, Zemel LS, Sandborg C, Dellaripa PF, Nigrovic PA Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research

Gluttony in the intensive care unit: time to push back from the consensus table.
PMID: 23378435 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Rice TW Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Rescue for H1N1 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Equipoise Regained.
PMID: 23378436 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Cooper DJ, Hodgson CL Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Obstructive sleep apnea pharmacotherapy: one step closer.
PMID: 23378437 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Veasey S, White DP Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Cryptogenic bronchial stenosis.
PMID: 23378438 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Grosu HB, Jimenez CA, Morice RC, Ost D, Sarkiss MG, Eapen GA Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Beneficial effects of Angiotensin receptor blockade in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
PMID: 23378439 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Andreas S, Hasenfuß G Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Look for comorbidities, but don't forget lung function.
PMID: 23378440 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Cerveri I, Rossi A, Brusasco V Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Reply: look at the moon, not just at the finger indicating the moon.
PMID: 23378441 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Fabbri LM, Beghè B, Agustí A Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Sleep-disordered Breathing, Hypoxemia, and Cancer Mortality.
PMID: 23378442 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Miller YE, Karoor V, Dempsey EC, Fagan KA Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Inducible intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunt in a patient with beriberi heart.
PMID: 23378443 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Nakano S, Sujino Y, Tanno J, Ariyama M, Muramatsu T, Senbonmatsu T, Nishimura S, Tamura Y, Fukuda K Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Pneumomediastinum leading to respiratory compromise as a complication of acute severe asthma.
PMID: 23378444 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jones MG, Rae W, Lwin AA, Kurukulaaratchy RJ Tags: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Source Type: research

Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive Ventilation vs Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure
CONCLUSIONSAlthough NIV use is increasing in US hospitals, its adoption remains low and varies widely between hospitals. Our observational study suggests NIV appears to be more effective and safer than IMV for AECOPD in the real‐world setting. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2013. © 2013 Society of Hospital Medicine
Source: Journal of Hospital Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Chu‐Lin Tsai, Wen‐Ya Lee, George L. Delclos, Nicola A. Hanania, Carlos A. Camargo Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Clinical report: Two patients with atelosteogenesis type I caused by missense mutations affecting the same FLNB residue
We present two patients with Atelosteogenesis Type I (AO type I) caused by two novel Filamin B (FLNB) mutations affecting the same FLNB residue: c.542G > A, predicting p.Gly181Asp and c.542G > C, predicting p.Gly181Arg. Both children had typical manifestations of AO type I, with severe rhizomelic shortening of the extremities, limited elbow and knee extension with mild webbing, pectus excavatum, broad thumbs with brachydactyly that was most marked for digits 3–5, dislocated hips and bilateral talipes equinovarus. Facial features included proptosis, hypertelorism, downslanting palpebral fissures, cleft palat...
Source: American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A - February 1, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ben C. Li, Jacob Hogue, Meg Eilers, Pavni Mehrotra, James Hyland, Tara Holm, Tracy Prosen, Anne M. Slavotinek Tags: Clinical Report Source Type: research

Common WU polyomavirus infection in a Beijing population indicated by surveillance for serum IgG antibody against capsid protein VP2.
CONCLUSIONS: The high prevalence of IgG against WU polyomavirus in Beijing-based study population indicates that WU virus infection is common in Beijing. WU virus may be responsible for some pediatric ARI cases, and primary infection of this virus may occur mostly in childhood. PMID: 23389332 [PubMed - in process]
Source: World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP - February 1, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Zhang NN, Zhao LQ, Qian Y, Zhu RN, Deng J, Wang F, Sun Y, Liu LY Tags: World J Pediatr Source Type: research

Expression and distribution of sialic acid influenza virus receptors in wild birds.
Abstract Avian influenza (AI) viruses have been detected in more than 105 wild bird species from 12 different orders but species-related differences in susceptibility to AI viruses exist. Expression of α2,3-linked (avian-type) and α2,6-linked (human-type) sialic acid (SA) influenza virus receptors in tissues is considered one of the determinants of the host range and tissue tropism of influenza viruses. We investigated the expression of these SA receptors in 37 wild bird species from 11 different orders by lectin histochemistry. Two isoforms of Maackia amurensis (MAA) lectin, MAA1 and MAA2, were used to detect α...
Source: Avian Pathology - February 1, 2013 Category: Pathology Authors: França M, Stallknecht DE, Howerth EW Tags: Avian Pathol Source Type: research

Whole‐Heart Coronary MRA with 3D Affine Motion Correction Using 3D Image‐Based Navigation
ConclusionWe demonstrate that 3D‐NAV and 3D affine correction can be used to acquire Cartesian whole‐heart 3D coronary artery images with 100% scan efficiency with similar image quality as with the state‐of‐the‐art gated and corrected method with approximately 50% scan efficiency. Magn Reson Med, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Magnetic Resonance in Medicine - February 1, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Markus Henningsson, Claudia Prieto, Amedeo Chiribiri, Ghislain Vaillant, Reza Razavi, René M Botnar Tags: Full Paper Source Type: research