Best of CHEST® 2023

As a top journal for clinicians across pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, the journal CHEST^® is committed to delivering our readers the latest advancements in chest medicine.

We are excited to share some of our best research, clinical reviews, and guidance from 2023, handpicked by our editorial team. 

Asthma

• CT Mucus Score and ¹²⁹Xe MRI Ventilation Defects After 2.5 Years’ Anti-IL-5Rα in Eosinophilic Asthma abre em uma nova guia/janela

• Albuterol-Budesonide Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Asthma: Results of the DENALI Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial abre em uma nova guia/janela

Chest Infections

• The Changing Epidemiology of Cystic Fibrosis: The Implications for Adult Care abre em uma nova guia/janela

• Effect of Corticosteroids on Mortality and Clinical Cure in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, and Meta-regression of Randomized Control Trials abre em uma nova guia/janela

COPD

• Association of Inhaled Corticosteroids With All-Cause Mortality Risk in Patients With COPD: A Meta-analysis of 60 Randomized Controlled Trials abre em uma nova guia/janela

• Lung Imaging in COPD Part 1: Clinical Usefulness abre em uma nova guia/janela

Critical Care

• High-Dose IV Hydroxocobalamin (Vitamin B12) in Septic Shock: A Double-Blind, Allocation-Concealed, Placebo-Controlled Single-Center Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (The Intravenous Hydroxocobalamin in Septic Shock Trial) abre em uma nova guia/janela

• How We Escalate Vasopressor and Corticosteroid Therapy in Patients With Septic Shock abre em uma nova guia/janela

• Respiratory Management of Patients With Neuromuscular Weakness: An American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline and Expert Panel Report abre em uma nova guia/janela

Diffuse Lung Disease

• Efzofitimod for the Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis abre em uma nova guia/janela

• Diagnosis and Management of Myositis-Associated Lung Disease abre em uma nova guia/janela

Education And Clinical Practice

• Feasibility of a New Lung Ultrasound Protocol to Determine the Extent of Lung Injury in COVID-19 Pneumonia abre em uma nova guia/janela

Humanities

• A Case Study in Artificial Intelligence-Generated Manuscripts abre em uma nova guia/janela

• A Kind of Faith abre em uma nova guia/janela

Pulmonary Vascular

• Evaluation of Dyspnea and Exercise Intolerance After Acute Pulmonary Embolism abre em uma nova guia/janela

• The Effects of Exercise Training in Patients With Persistent Dyspnea Following Pulmonary Embolism: A Randomized Controlled Trial abre em uma nova guia/janela

Sleep

• Remote Monitoring of Positive Airway Pressure Data: Challenges, Pitfalls, and Strategies to Consider for Optimal Data Science Applications abre em uma nova guia/janela

• Polysomnographic Assessment of Sleep Disturbances in Cancer Development: A Historical Multicenter Clinical Cohort Study abre em uma nova guia/janela

Thoracic Oncology

• Shape-Sensing Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy vs Digital Tomosynthesis-Corrected Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy: A Comparative Cohort Study of Diagnostic Performance abre em uma nova guia/janela

• Pressure-Dependent Pneumothorax and Air Leak: Physiology and Clinical Implications abre em uma nova guia/janela