Background: Current guidelines suggest a role for clinical assessment of chest rise in determining adequacy of positive pressure ventilation (PPV). However, these guidelines do not state how chest ...

New UK recommendations for the assessment of chest pain are prioritizing the use of CT angiography in cases where a diagnosis of stable angina cannot be excluded on the basis of a clinical assessment ...

Definitive chemoradiation for oligometastatic esophageal cancer patients. PIONEER: A multicenter, open-label, randomized phase II trial of second-line apatinib plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy ...

(HealthDay News) — Chest computed tomography (CT) is increasingly being used, and can provide additional insight, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research published in ...

Researchers sought to characterize the effect of the changes in the GINA 2019 recommendations in a real-world patient setting. This article is part of MPR’s coverage of the CHEST Virtual 2020 meeting.

In cold temperatures, blood vessels constrict, which can increase blood pressure and strain the heart. This can lead to chest ...

The diagnostics advisory committee considered evidence on software with artificial intelligence (AI)‑derived algorithms for detecting and measuring lung nodules and other abnormalities in chest X‑ray ...

Causes of a lump on your chest can include a cyst, abscess, lipoma, or benign tumor. A doctor can diagnose the lump with imaging tests, and if they find anything, they can recommend treatment. When ...