EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES:

Terence K. Trow

Clinical Year in Review I: Diagnostic Imaging, Asthma, Lung Transplantation, and Interventional Pulmonology
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 553-556. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Terence K. Trow

Clinical Year in Review II: Occupational Lung Disease, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Bronchiectasis, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 557-560. [Full Text] [PDF]  

SYMPOSIA: PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION:

Lewis J. Rubin, Marius M. Hoeper, and Gérald Simonneau

Introduction
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 563. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victor F. Tapson and Marc Humbert

Incidence and Prevalence of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: From Acute to Chronic Pulmonary Embolism
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 564-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irene Lang and Kim Kerr

Risk Factors for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 568-570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nazzareno Galiè and Nick H. S. Kim

Pulmonary Microvascular Disease in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 571-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Coulden

State-of-the-Art Imaging Techniques in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 577-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nick H. S. Kim

Assessment of Operability in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 584-588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eckhard Mayer and Walter Klepetko

Techniques and Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 589-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Bresser, Joanna Pepke-Zaba, Xavier Jaïs, Marc Humbert, and Marius M. Hoeper

Medical Therapies for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An Evolving Treatment Paradigm
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lewis J. Rubin, Marius M. Hoeper, Walter Klepetko, Nazzareno Galiè, Irene M. Lang, and Gérald Simonneau

Current and Future Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: From Diagnosis to Treatment Responses
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 601-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Peacock, Gérald Simonneau, and Lewis Rubin

Controversies, Uncertainties and Future Research on the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 608-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SYMPOSIA: IMPROVING SURVIVAL IN COPD:

Sean D. Sullivan and Andrew Briggs

Improving Survival in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Assessing the Value of Life-Saving Therapy
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 617-618. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David M. G. Halpin and Marc Miravitlles

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Disease and Its Burden to Society
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 619-623. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Don D. Sin and S. F. Paul Man

Pharmacotherapy for Mortality Reduction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 624-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maureen Rutten-van Mölken and Todd A. Lee

Economic Modeling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 630-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott D. Ramsey and F. D. Richard Hobbs

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Risk Factors, and Outcome Trials: Comparisons with Cardiovascular Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 635-640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus F. Rabe

Guidelines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment and Issues of Implementation
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2006 3: 641-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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