CHEST Journal Podcasts

March 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

CHEST March 2025, Volume 167, Issue 3

CHEST journal's Editor in Chief, Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST March 2025 issue, including an exploration of the effectiveness of guideline-recommended activities for children with asthma, a review of health system purchasing professionals' approaches to considering equity in procurement, and a new guideline on the acquisition and handling of endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial need samples.

Moderator:
Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP

Humanities: A Kind of Faith (Episode 1)

Originally aired: February 26, 2025

Rana L. Awdish, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast moderator, Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, to discuss her Exhalations article, “A Kind of Faith,” and explore how her near-death experience changed her, how she stays connected to meaning and emotion in a turbulent world, and the dark side of hope.

This episode is part of a new series exploring articles published in the journal's Humanities section.

Moderator:
Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD

February 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

CHEST February 2025, Volume 167, Issue 2

CHEST^® journal's Editor in Chief, Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST February 2025 issue, including a new guideline on RBC transfusion in critically ill adults, research exploring the association between air pollution and lung function in sarcoidosis, and much more.

January 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

CHEST January 2025, Volume 167, Issue 1

CHEST^® journal's Editor in Chief, Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST January 2025 issue, including research into understanding nonpharmacologic palliative care for patients with COPD, gender differences in patients with obesity hypoventilation syndrome, and more.

 

Mortality in Patients With Sepsis Treated With Esmolol or Landiolol

Ryota Sato, MD, MPH, FCCP, joins CHEST^® Journal Podcast Moderator, Alice De Gallo Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss his research into the potential survival benefits associated with the use of ultra-short-acting β-blockers (esmolol or landiolol) in patients with sepsis with persistent tachycardia.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.08.020

 

Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, and discussion. All articles have undergone peer review for methodologic rigor and audience relevance. Any views asserted are those of the speakers and are not endorsed by CHEST. Listeners should be aware that speakers’ opinions may vary and are advised to read the full corresponding journal article(s) for complete context. This content should not be used as a basis for medical advice or treatment, nor should it substitute the judgment used by clinicians in the practice of evidence-based medicine.

Gender Differences in Outcomes of Ambulatory and Hospitalized Patients With Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

Nathan C. Nowalk, MD, and Babak Mokhlesi, MD, FCCP, join CHEST^® Journal Podcast Moderator, Alice De Gallo Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss their research into the association between gender and outcomes among hospitalized and ambulatory adults with obesity hypoventilation syndrome.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.10.002

 

Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, and discussion. All articles have undergone peer review for methodologic rigor and audience relevance. Any views asserted are those of the speakers and are not endorsed by CHEST. Listeners should be aware that speakers’ opinions may vary and are advised to read the full corresponding journal article(s) for complete context. This content should not be used as a basis for medical advice or treatment, nor should it substitute the judgment used by clinicians in the practice of evidence-based medicine.

December 2024 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

CHEST December 2024, Volume 166, Issue 6

CHEST^® journal's Editor in Chief, Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST December 2024 issue, including research into the impact of dyspnea in adults with respiratory symptoms; differences in health care and palliative cCare utilization at the end of life; and more.

Association of RBC Transfusion Thresholds and Outcomes in Medical Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure Supported with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

CHEST December 2024, Volume 166, Issue 6

Elias H. Pratt, MD, joins CHEST^® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice de Gallo Moraes, MD, to discuss his research exploring whether implementation of different institutional RBC transfusion thresholds for patients receiving venovenous ECMO is associated with changes in RBC use and patient outcomes.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.043

 

Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, and discussion. All articles have undergone peer review for methodologic rigor and audience relevance. Any views asserted are those of the speakers and are not endorsed by CHEST. Listeners should be aware that speakers’ opinions may vary and are advised to read the full corresponding journal article(s) for complete context. This content should not be used as a basis for medical advice or treatment, nor should it substitute the judgment used by clinicians in the practice of evidence-based medicine.

Differences in Health Care and Palliative Care Utilization at the End of Life

CHEST December 2024, Volume 166, Issue 6

Angela O. Suen, MD, joins CHEST^® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research comparing health care and palliative care use by patients with COPD, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and lung cancer at the end of life.

DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.08.018

 

Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand the reach of CHEST content through awareness, critique, and discussion. All articles have undergone peer review for methodologic rigor and audience relevance. Any views asserted are those of the speakers and are not endorsed by CHEST. Listeners should be aware that speakers’ opinions may vary and are advised to read the full corresponding journal article(s) for complete context. This content should not be used as a basis for medical advice or treatment, nor should it substitute the judgment used by clinicians in the practice of evidence-based medicine.

November 2024 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

CHEST November 2024, Volume 166, Issue 5

CHEST^® journal's Editor in Chief, Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST November 2024 issue, including research into patient and provider perspectives driving inhaler choice, a framework for research gaps in pediatric ventilator liberation, and more.