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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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Volume 164, Issue 9 | November 1 2001
ISSN: 1073-449X | eISSN: 1535-4970
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EDITORIALS

Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia—Nobody Said It's Perfect
Andrew G. Nicholson, and Athol U. Wells
pp. 1553–1554
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Administration of Antibiotics for Pneumonia during Respiratory Failure: Reaching the Target
Christian Brun-Buisson and François Lemaire
pp. 1554–1555
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Viral Infection and Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
James C. Hogg
pp. 1555–1556
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ARTICLES - H. Environmental Lung Disease

Increased Risk of Allergy Associated with the Use of Kerosene Fuel in the Home
ANDREA J. VENN, HAILE YEMANEBERHAN, ZEGEYE BEKELE, SARAH A. LEWIS, ELDRYD PARRY, and JOHN BRITTON
pp. 1660–1664
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BRIEF COMMUNICATION - H. Environmental Lung Disease

Passage of Intratracheally Instilled Ultrafine Particles from the Lung into the Systemic Circulation in Hamster
A. NEMMAR, H. VANBILLOEN, M. F. HOYLAERTS, P. H. M. HOET, A. VERBRUGGEN, and B. NEMERY
pp. 1665–1668
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (73 KB) 

ARTICLES - I. Respiratory Muscles

Dichloroacetate Reduces Diaphragmatic Lactate Formation But Impairs Respiratory Performance
RUSS CIUFO, ANTHONY DIMARCO, DANIEL STOFAN, DAVID NETHERY, and GERALD SUPINSKI
pp. 1669–1674
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (81 KB) 

ARTICLES - J. Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Oxygen Therapy

Modafinil as Adjunct Therapy for Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
ALLAN I. PACK, JED E. BLACK, JONATHAN R. L. SCHWARTZ, and JEAN K. MATHESON; for the U.S. Modafinil in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Study Group
pp. 1675–1681
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Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy in Patients with the Eisenmenger Syndrome
JULIO SANDOVAL, JANET S. AGUIRRE, TOMÁS PULIDO, MARIA LUISA MARTINEZ-GUERRA, EFRÉN SANTOS, PEDRO ALVARADO, MARTIN ROSAS, and EDGAR BAUTISTA
pp. 1682–1687
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ARTICLES - K. Lung Cancer

Follow-up of Bronchial Precancerous Lesions and Carcinoma in Situ Using Fluorescence Endoscopy
SUZANA BOTA, JEAN-BERNARD AULIAC, CHRISTOPHE PARIS, JOSETTE MÉTAYER, RICHARD SESBOÜÉ, GEORGES NOUVET, and LUC THIBERVILLE
pp. 1688–1693
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ARTICLES - L. Pulmonary Hypertension

Coaerosolization of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Markedly Enhances the Pulmonary Vasodilatory Response to Inhaled Iloprost in Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension
RALPH THEO SCHERMULY, ELENA KRUPNIK, HERRMANN TENOR, CHRISTIAN SCHUDT, NORBERT WEISSMANN, FRANK ROSE, FRIEDRICH GRIMMINGER, WERNER SEEGER, DIETER WALMRATH, and HOSSEIN ARDESCHIR GHOFRANI
pp. 1694–1700
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STATE OF THE ART

What Has Computed Tomography Taught Us about the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
LUCIANO GATTINONI, PIETRO CAIRONI, PAOLO PELOSI, and LAWRENCE R. GOODMAN
pp. 1701–1711
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PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE

Peripheral Muscle Wasting in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
RICHARD DEBIGARÉ, CLAUDE H. CÔTÉ, and FRANÇOIS MALTAIS
pp. 1712–1717
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F. Asthma - PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE

Reduced Airway Distensibility, Fixed Airflow Limitation, and Airway Wall Remodeling in Asthma
CHRIS WARD, DAVID P. JOHNS, ROS BISH, MIKE PAIS, DAVID W. REID, CORRIE INGRAM, BRYCE FELTIS, and E. HAYDN WALTERS
pp. 1718–1721
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ARTICLES - A. Interstitial Lung Disease

Histopathologic Variability in Usual and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonias
KEVIN R. FLAHERTY, WILLIAM D. TRAVIS, THOMAS V. COLBY, GALEN B. TOEWS, ELLA A. KAZEROONI, BARRY H. GROSS, ARVIND JAIN, ROBERT L. STRAWDERMAN III, ANDREW FLINT, JOSEPH P. LYNCH III, and FERNANDO J. MARTINEZ
pp. 1722–1727
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OCCASIONAL ESSAY

New Technologies and Infection Control Practices to Prevent Intravascular Catheter-related Infections
CHRISTIAN BRUN-BUISSON
pp. 1557–1558
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E. Airway Biology - PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE

Greater Velocity and Magnitude of Airway Narrowing in Immature Than in Mature Rabbit Lung Explants
ALEXANDRE DUGUET, CHONG-GANG WANG, RUTE GOMES, HEBERTO GHEZZO, DAVID H. EIDELMAN, and ROBERT S. TEPPER
pp. 1728–1733
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I. Respiratory Muscles - PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE

Injury of the Human Diaphragm Associated with Exertion and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
MAURICIO OROZCO-LEVI, JOSEP LLORETA, JOAN MINGUELLA, SERGI SERRANO, JOAN M. BROQUETAS, and JOAQUIM GEA
pp. 1734–1739
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CORRESPONDENCE

ERRATUM: SMOOTH REFERENCE EQUATIONS FOR SLOW VITAL CAPACITY AND FLOW–VOLUME CURVE INDEXES
Francesco Pistelli
p. 1740
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INCREASED MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE (MMP)-9 IN THE AIRWAY AFTER ALLERGEN CHALLENGE
Päivi Maisi, Timo Sorsa, Saara M. Raulo, Kaiu Prikk, Ruth Sepper, and Bruce McGorum
pp. 1740–1741
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TALC SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PLEURODESIS IN PATIENTS WITH NONMALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSIONS
Andrew J. Ghio and Victor Roggli
p. 1741
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YEAR IN REVIEW

Asthma, Airway Biology, and Allergic Rhinitis inAJRCCM 2000
MARTIN J. TOBIN
pp. 1559–1580
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Pediatrics, Surfactant, and Cystic Fibrosis in AJRCCM 2000
MARTIN J. TOBIN
pp. 1581–1594
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ARTICLES - B. Critical Care

Pulmonary Administration of Perfluorodecaline– Gentamicin and Perfluorodecaline– Vancomycin Emulsions
AXEL R. FRANZ, WOLFGANG RÖHLKE, RALF P. FRANKE, MICHAEL EBSEN, FRANK POHLANDT, and HELMUT D. HUMMLER
pp. 1595–1600
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor May Contribute to Increased Vascular Permeability in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
DAVID R. THICKETT, LYNNE ARMSTRONG, SUSAN J. CHRISTIE, and ANN B. MILLAR
pp. 1601–1605
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ARTICLES - C. Noninvasive Ventilation

Noninvasive Proportional Assist Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Insufficiency
PETER C. GAY, DEAN R. HESS, and NICHOLAS S. HILL
pp. 1606–1611
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Sexuality in Patients with Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation Due to Chronic Respiratory Failure
BERND SCHÖNHOFER, KIRSTEN VON SYDOW, THOMAS BUCHER, MARCO NIETSCH, STEFAN SUCHI, DIETER KÖHLER, and PAUL W. JONES
pp. 1612–1617
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ARTICLES - D. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Bronchiectasis

Respiratory Viruses, Symptoms, and Inflammatory Markers in Acute Exacerbations and Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
TERENCE SEEMUNGAL, RHIAN HARPER-OWEN, ANGSHU BHOWMIK, IVANA MORIC, GWENDOLYN SANDERSON, SIMON MESSAGE, PETER MacCALLUM, THOMAS W. MEADE, DONALD J. JEFFRIES, SEBASTIAN L. JOHNSTON, and JADWIGA A. WEDZICHA
pp. 1618–1623
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Bronchial Inflammation and Colonization in Patients with Clinically Stable Bronchiectasis
JOAQUIM ANGRILL, CARLES AGUSTÍ, ROSA DE CELIS, XAVIER FILELLA, ANA RAÑÓ, MONTSERRAT ELENA, JORDI PUIG DE LA BELLACASA, ANTONI XAUBET, and ANTONI TORRES
pp. 1628–1632
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BRIEF COMMUNICATION - D. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Bronchiectasis

Acute Effects of Exercise on Cognition in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CHARLES F. EMERY, VANESSA J. HONN, DAVID J. FRID, KIM R. LEBOWITZ, and PHILIP T. DIAZ
pp. 1624–1627
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ARTICLES - E. Airway Biology

Effect of Wortmannin on Human Eosinophil Responses in Vitro and on Bronchial Inflammation and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Guinea Pigs in Vivo
CHARLES I. EZEAMUZIE, JALAJA SUKUMARAN, and ELIZABETH PHILIPS
pp. 1633–1639
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ARTICLES - F. Asthma

The Nasal Passage of Subjects with Asthma Has a Decreased Ability to Warm and Humidify Inspired Air
PARAYA ASSANASEN, FUAD M. BAROODY, EDWARD NAURECKAS, JULIAN SOLWAY, and ROBERT M. NACLERIO
pp. 1640–1646
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ARTICLES - G. Lung Function Epidemiology

The Effect of Anthropometric and Socioeconomic Factors on the Racial Difference in Lung Function
RAIDA I. HARIK-KHAN, JEROME L. FLEG, DENIS C. MULLER, and ROBERT A. WISE
pp. 1647–1654
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Heritability of Longitudinal Change in Lung Function
DANIEL J. GOTTLIEB, JEMMA B. WILK, MICHAEL HARMON, JANE C. EVANS, OSCAR JOOST, DANIEL LEVY, GEORGE T. O'CONNOR, and RICHARD H. MYERS
pp. 1655–1659
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