journal.publications.chestnet.org University of Ulsan College of Medicine; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Yim), Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine. Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The authors have reported to CHEST that no potential confl icts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products or services ...

T he past decade has been extraordinarily fruitful for the study and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The ability of physicians to make a clear and definitive diagnosis has greatly improved, and a proliferation of clinical studies has started to build an evidence base upon which rational treatment decisions can be built. Nevertheless, the challenges facing patients and physici...

Perfusion lung imaging for diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE) was introduced 50 y ago (1). At that time, it offered a noninvasive alternative to pulmonary angiography in patients with a clinical suspicion of PE. Because there are many causes of diminished regional blood flow in the lungs, particularly redistribution of blood flow away from regions with lung disease, the subsequent introduction ...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Chronic pulmonary diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma exert increasing burden on society while the management of them is far from adequate. The objective of this study is to evaluate adherence to guidelines through a patient study, and then investigate the effects of a short-term quality improvement educational program among clinicia...

Background: The treatment of acute promyelocy!c leukemia with all-trans-re!noic acid (ATRA) some!mes results in a syndrome characterized by fever, respiratory distress, weight gain, pleural or pericardial effusion, and pulmonary infiltrates. We report the major clinical and radiologic features of ATRA syndrome. Materials and Methods: In the past, occasional case reports and literature pertainin...

Pulmonary saequestration is a rare congenital malformation characterized by dysplastic portion of lung parenchyma supplied an anomalous artery originating from the aorta or its branches. The worldwide incidence pulmonary sequestration among all malformations in children ranges 1.5% to 6.4%. There are two main types according localization malformation, i.e., intrapulmonary (dysplastic tissue loc...

Affi liations: From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Dr Metersky), University of Connecticut School of Medicine; and the Music Department (Mr Bean), Central Connecticut State University. Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The authors have reported to CHEST that no potential confl icts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products or services may be dis...

2010;137;95S-101S Chest Mardi Gomberg-Maitland and Evangelos D. Michelakis Perspective Pulmonary Vascular Disease: The Global Registry: Is It Needed? Is It Feasible? A Global Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/137/6_suppl/95S.full.html services can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine attitudes and knowledge about sleep medicine among chest physicians. DESIGN : Interactive survey of self-selected respondents. SETTING Interactive session at the 1998 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) annual meeting. PARTICIPANTS Approximately 60 chest physicians. INTERVENTIONS Interactive questions about the knowledge, training, attitudes, and pr...