CHEST Journal Podcasts

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Each month, CHEST hosts a discussion with the author of one or more articles from the current issue, adding context and commentary on the most relevant topics facing those in the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

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March 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

Mar 03 2025 18 mins

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, a

Humanities: A Kind of Faith (Episode 1)

Feb 25 2025 41 mins

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 article

February 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

Feb 03 2025 18 mins

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

Jan 06 2025 18 mins

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

Jan 06 2025 21 mins

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

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

Jan 06 2025 28 mins

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 CH

December 2024 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

Dec 02 2024 18 mins

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

Dec 02 2024 28 mins

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:

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

Dec 02 2024 23 mins

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

November 2024 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights

Nov 01 2024 19 mins

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.