Chest
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Comparative Study
Role of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in patients with chronic sinopulmonary disease.
Previous studies report a high frequency of mutations in the cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) in patients with idiopathic bronchiectasis. However, most studies have based their findings on preselected patient groups or have performed limited testing for CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) dysfunction. The objective of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of CFTR gene mutations and/or CFTR-related ion channel abnormalities among subjects with idiopathic chronic sinopulmonary disease and the prevalence of CF or a CFTR-related disorder in this population. ⋯ The high prevalence of CF and CFTR dysfunction among patients with idiopathic chronic sinopulmonary disease underscores the need for extensive diagnostic evaluation for CF.
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Comparative Study
Sleep apnea and glucose metabolism: a long-term follow-up in a community-based sample.
It has been suggested that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a risk factor for diabetes, but long-term follow-up studies are lacking. The aim of this community-based study was to analyze the influence of SDB on glucose metabolism after > 10 years. ⋯ SDB is independently related to the development of insulin resistance and, thereby, the risk of manifest diabetes mellitus.
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Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is characterized by a combination of excessive erythrocytosis,severe hypoxemia, and pulmonary hypertension, all of which affect exercise capacity. ⋯ The aerobic exercise capacity of patients with CMS is preserved in spite of severe pulmonary hypertension and relative hypoventilation, probably by a combination of increased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood and lung diffusion, the latter being predominantly due to an increased capillary blood volume.
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Scimitar syndrome is one of the large congenital pulmonary venolobar syndromes and is defined as hypogenetic lung associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. We report the case of a 25-year-old man with complex and exceptional variant scimitar syndrome. A chest CT scan with three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction led us to identify hypoplastic right lung with homolateral hemidiaphragm agenesis and hypogenetic right pulmonary artery. ⋯ This variant scimitar syndrome has been previously reported and anomalous venous return called "meandering" pulmonary vein. Diagnosis and management of these patients with complex congenital anomalies are difficult because of their exceptional condition. Chest CT scan with 3-D reconstruction offers an accurate noninvasive diagnosis.