M D Eisner

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Pulmonary function improves after expandable metal stent placement for benign airway obstruction
    M D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0924, USA
    Chest 115:1006-11. 1999
  2. ncbi Development and validation of a survey-based COPD severity score
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Ave, Ste 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Chest 127:1890-7. 2005
  3. ncbi Gas stove use and respiratory health among adults with asthma in NHANES III
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Occup Environ Med 60:759-64. 2003
  4. ncbi Health-related quality of life and future health care utilization for asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94117, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 89:46-55. 2002
  5. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and pulmonary function among adults in NHANES III: impact on the general population and adults with current asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 110:765-70. 2002
  6. ncbi Intensive care unit admission for asthma: a marker for severe disease
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    J Asthma 42:315-23. 2005
  7. ncbi The influence of chronic respiratory conditions on health status and work disability
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:1506-13. 2002
  8. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke exposure during travel among adults with asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 94117, USA
    Chest 122:826-8. 2002
  9. ncbi Exposure to indoor combustion and adult asthma outcomes: environmental tobacco smoke, gas stoves, and woodsmoke
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 94117, USA
    Thorax 57:973-8. 2002
  10. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke and adult asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Clin Chest Med 23:749-61. 2002

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Publications106 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Pulmonary function improves after expandable metal stent placement for benign airway obstruction
    M D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0924, USA
    Chest 115:1006-11. 1999
    ..To determine whether expandable metal stent placement for benign airway lesions improves pulmonary function...
  2. ncbi Development and validation of a survey-based COPD severity score
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Ave, Ste 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Chest 127:1890-7. 2005
    ..To develop a comprehensive disease-specific COPD severity instrument for survey-based epidemiologic research...
  3. ncbi Gas stove use and respiratory health among adults with asthma in NHANES III
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Occup Environ Med 60:759-64. 2003
    ..Adults with asthma may be susceptible to the effects of gas stove exposure because of their underlying airway hyperresponsiveness, but this association has been difficult to establish...
  4. ncbi Health-related quality of life and future health care utilization for asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94117, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 89:46-55. 2002
    ..Although health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been increasingly used as an outcome in asthma, its utility for identifying patients at risk for adverse asthma outcomes has not been established...
  5. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and pulmonary function among adults in NHANES III: impact on the general population and adults with current asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 110:765-70. 2002
    ..19%). In conclusion, ETS exposure is associated with decreased pulmonary function in adult females, especially those with asthma. This analysis should provide further impetus for public policies that promote smoke-free environments...
  6. ncbi Intensive care unit admission for asthma: a marker for severe disease
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    J Asthma 42:315-23. 2005
    ..We systematically evaluated a method for defining a cohort of adults with severe asthma based on recent intensive care unit admissions for asthma...
  7. ncbi The influence of chronic respiratory conditions on health status and work disability
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Public Health 92:1506-13. 2002
    ..This study examined the impact of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on health status and work disability...
  8. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke exposure during travel among adults with asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 94117, USA
    Chest 122:826-8. 2002
    ..In California, state law now prohibits smoking in most public places. We examined the prevalence and short-term health impact of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure during travel among adults with asthma...
  9. ncbi Exposure to indoor combustion and adult asthma outcomes: environmental tobacco smoke, gas stoves, and woodsmoke
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 94117, USA
    Thorax 57:973-8. 2002
    ..Despite widespread exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), gas stoves, and woodsmoke, the impact of these exposures on adult asthma has not been well characterised...
  10. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke and adult asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Clin Chest Med 23:749-61. 2002
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  11. ncbi Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury
    M D Eisner
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 94117, USA
    Thorax 58:983-8. 2003
    ....
  12. ncbi Airway pressures and early barotrauma in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165:978-82. 2002
    ..09-1.76). Controlling for the covariates, higher PEEP was related to an increased risk of barotrauma (RH 1.50; 95% CI 0.98- 2.30). In conclusion, higher PEEP may increase the likelihood of early barotrauma in ALI/ARDS...
  13. ncbi Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, UCSF Box 0924, CA 94113 0924, USA
    Environ Health 4:7. 2005
    ..Although ETS exposure appears to cause asthma in children and adults, its role in causing COPD has received limited attention in epidemiologic studies...
  14. ncbi The influence of cigarette smoking on adult asthma outcomes
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 9:53-6. 2007
    ..Smoking is a modifiable risk factor for adverse asthma health outcomes. Public health interventions should focus on smoking reduction among adults with asthma...
  15. ncbi Predictors of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation among adults with asthma
    M D Eisner
    University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Am J Public Health 90:1307-11. 2000
    ..This study sought to determine the predictors of smoking and time until smoking cessation in a cohort of adults with asthma...
  16. ncbi Secondhand smoke exposure, pulmonary function, and cardiovascular mortality
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 17:364-73. 2007
    ..Our goal was to elucidate the association between baseline SHS exposure and the risk of lung function decline and cardiovascular mortality over a period of nearly a decade...
  17. ncbi Efficacy of low tidal volume ventilation in patients with different clinical risk factors for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome
    M D Eisner
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 164:231-6. 2001
    ..In conclusion, we found no evidence that the efficacy of the low VT ventilation strategy differed among clinical risk factor subgroups for ALI/ARDS...
  18. ncbi Measurement of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among adults with asthma
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 109:809-14. 2001
    ..This instrument could be a valuable tool for studying the effect of ETS exposure on adult asthma health outcomes...
  19. ncbi Risk factors for hospitalization among adults with asthma: the influence of sociodemographic factors and asthma severity
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    Respir Res 2:53-60. 2001
    ..The morbidity and mortality from asthma have markedly increased since the late 1970s. The hospitalization rate, an important marker of asthma severity, remains substantial...
  20. ncbi Impact of depressive symptoms on adult asthma outcomes
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 94:566-74. 2005
    ..Psychological disorders, including depression, are common in adults with asthma. Although depression is treatable, its impact on longitudinal asthma outcomes is not clear...
  21. ncbi Asthma and smoking status in a population-based study of California adults
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94117, USA
    Public Health Rep 116:148-57. 2001
    ..The authors sought to determine whether adult asthmatics are less likely to smoke cigarettes than members of the general population...
  22. ncbi Directly measured second hand smoke exposure and asthma health outcomes
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Thorax 60:814-21. 2005
    ..In a prospective cohort study of adult non-smokers recently admitted to hospital for asthma, the impact of SHS exposure on asthma health outcomes was examined...
  23. ncbi Area-level socio-economic status and health status among adults with asthma and rhinitis
    P D Blanc
    Dept of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Eur Respir J 27:85-94. 2006
    ..In conclusion, area-level socio-economic status is linked to some, but not all, of the studied health status measures after taking into account individual-level socio-economic status...
  24. ncbi Performance of self-reported occupational exposure compared to a job-exposure matrix approach in asthma and chronic rhinitis
    P J Quinlan
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
    Occup Environ Med 66:154-60. 2009
    ..Our objective was to characterise the performance of VGDF for repeatability, systematic misclassification, and sensitivity and specificity against exposure likelihood by a job-exposure matrix (JEM)...
  25. ncbi The association between occupational factors and adverse health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    P D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Occup Environ Med 61:661-7. 2004
    ..Despite recognition that occupational exposures may make a substantive contribution to the aetiology of COPD, little is known about the potential role of work related factors in COPD related health outcomes...
  26. ncbi Negative life events and quality of life in adults with asthma
    C Archea
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Thorax 62:139-46. 2007
    ..Stress, quantified by negative life events, may be linked to quality of life in asthma through multiple pathways, including increase in disease severity and adverse effects on socioeconomic status (SES)...
  27. ncbi Work dynamics of adults with asthma
    E Yelin
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Am J Ind Med 35:472-80. 1999
    ..Asthma has been found to be among the most common conditions in the working age population and is among the most common causes of work limitation, but we could find no longitudinal studies of employment among persons with this condition...
  28. ncbi Socioeconomic status, race and COPD health outcomes
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    J Epidemiol Community Health 65:26-34. 2011
    ..Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of death and disability, little is known about the effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and race-ethnicity on health outcomes...
  29. ncbi The occupational burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    L Trupin
    Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0920, USA
    Eur Respir J 22:462-9. 2003
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  30. ncbi Occupational exposures and the risk of COPD: dusty trades revisited
    P D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Thorax 64:6-12. 2009
    ..The contribution of occupational exposures to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and, in particular, their potential interaction with cigarette smoking remains underappreciated...
  31. ncbi Occupational exposures and COPD: an ecological analysis of international data
    P D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Eur Respir J 33:298-304. 2009
    ....
  32. ncbi Alternative therapies among adults with a reported diagnosis of asthma or rhinosinusitis : data from a population-based survey
    P D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    Chest 120:1461-7. 2001
    ..Alternative treatments could have important impacts on health status among those individuals with these conditions, but specific prevalence data for these treatments are limited...
  33. ncbi Recent trends in acute lung injury mortality: 1996-2005
    Sara E Erickson
    Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Crit Care Med 37:1574-9. 2009
    ..We sought to determine whether recent advances in the treatment of ALI and related critical illnesses have resulted in decreased mortality from ALI...
  34. ncbi The impact of allergy and pulmonary specialist care on emergency asthma utilization in a large managed care organization
    Sara Erickson
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Fransisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Ste 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Health Serv Res 40:1443-65. 2005
    ..In the context of comprehensive prepaid health care, the benefit of specialist care was modest...
  35. ncbi BMI and health status among adults with asthma
    Michael Vortmann
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:146-52. 2008
    ..A convincing body of literature links obesity with a higher risk for developing adult-onset asthma. The impact of obesity on asthma severity among adults with pre-existing asthma, however, is less clear...
  36. ncbi The association between occupation and asthma in general medical practice
    P D Blanc
    Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, 94143 0924, USA
    Chest 115:1259-64. 1999
    ..In general practice settings, the proportion of adult asthma attributable to occupational factors is not known...
  37. ncbi The influence of perceived control of asthma on health outcomes
    Carolyn S Calfee
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
    Chest 130:1312-8. 2006
    ..This difference does not appear to be mediated by changes in preventive care or asthma self-management practices...
  38. ncbi Pathogenetic and prognostic significance of altered coagulation and fibrinolysis in acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome
    Lorraine B Ware
    Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
    Crit Care Med 35:1821-8. 2007
    ..However, direct evidence for the contribution of abnormalities in coagulation and fibrinolysis proteins to outcomes in patients with acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome is lacking...
  39. ncbi Plasma receptor for advanced glycation end products and clinical outcomes in acute lung injury
    C S Calfee
    Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0130, USA
    Thorax 63:1083-9. 2008
    ....
  40. ncbi Beta agonists, inhaled steroids, and the risk of intensive care unit admission for asthma
    M D Eisner
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, Division of Research Northern California Kaiser Permanente, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Eur Respir J 17:233-40. 2001
    ..This suggests that ICS prescription to adults with moderate-to-severe asthma could reduce the risk of life-threatening exacerbation...
  41. ncbi Lower tidal volume ventilation and plasma cytokine markers of inflammation in patients with acute lung injury
    Polly E Parsons
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont, USA
    Crit Care Med 33:1-6; discussion 230-2. 2005
    ..Low tidal volume ventilation is associated with a more rapid attenuation of the inflammatory response...
  42. ncbi Leukotriene modifier use and asthma severity: how is a new medication being used by adults with asthma?
    Laurie Snyder
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 94117, USA
    Arch Intern Med 164:617-22. 2004
    ..9; 95% CI, 1.6-14.8). CONCLUSIONS: Adults with asthma who receive leukotriene modifiers have more severe asthma...
  43. ncbi Elevated plasma levels of soluble TNF receptors are associated with morbidity and mortality in patients with acute lung injury
    Polly E Parsons
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05401, USA
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 288:L426-31. 2005
    ..Furthermore, LTVV is associated with a specific decrease in sTNFRI levels. This suggests that one beneficial effect of LTVV may be to attenuate alveolar epithelial injury...
  44. ncbi COPD as a systemic disease: impact on physical functional limitations
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Am J Med 121:789-96. 2008
    ..We aimed to elucidate the physical functional limitations that are directly attributable to COPD compared to a matched referent group without the condition...
  45. ncbi Development of disability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: beyond lung function
    Mark D Eisner
    University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M1097, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Thorax 66:108-14. 2011
    ..COPD is a major cause of disability, but little is known about how disability develops in this condition...
  46. ncbi Risk factors for death in adults with severe asthma
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 0111, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 101:130-6. 2008
    ..Mortality risk in adult asthma is poorly understood, especially the interplay among race, disease severity, and health care access...
  47. ncbi Comparison of urine cotinine and the tobacco-specific nitrosamine metabolite 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) and their ratio to discriminate active from passive smoking
    Maciej Lukasz Goniewicz
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of California, San Francisco, Box 1220, San Francisco, CA 94143 1220, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 13:202-8. 2011
    ..The aim of the study was to determine optimal cutoff points to discriminate active versus passive smokers and to compare sensitivity and specificity for the use of cotinine, NNAL, and the ratio of the NNAL/cotinine in urine...
  48. ncbi Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury
    Carolyn S Calfee
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94143 0111, USA
    Intensive Care Med 35:248-57. 2009
    ....
  49. ncbi Passive smoking and adult asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 28:521-37, viii. 2008
    ..This article evaluates the evidence that secondhand smoke exposure is a risk factor for new-onset asthma among adults and exacerbates pre-existing adult asthma, resulting in greater symptom burden and morbidity...
  50. ncbi Subpicogram per milliliter determination of the tobacco-specific carcinogen metabolite 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol in human urine using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
    Peyton Jacob
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Box 1220, San Francisco, California 94143 1220, USA
    Anal Chem 80:8115-21. 2008
    ..The lower limit of quantitation is 0.25 pg/mL for 5-mL urine specimens. Applications to studies of people with a range of different SHS exposure levels is described...
  51. ncbi Randomized clinical trial of activated protein C for the treatment of acute lung injury
    Kathleen D Liu
    Division of Nephrology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Box 0532, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0532, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 178:618-23. 2008
    ..Plasma protein C levels are decreased in patients with acute lung injury and are associated with higher mortality and fewer ventilator-free days...
  52. ncbi Pulmonary function and the risk of functional limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 167:1090-101. 2008
    ..Longitudinal follow-up can delineate the impact of these functional limitations on the prospective risk of disability, guiding preventive strategies that could attenuate the disablement process...
  53. ncbi The impact of disability on depression among individuals with COPD
    Patricia P Katz
    University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California St, Ste 270, San Francisco, CA 94143 0920, USA
    Chest 137:838-45. 2010
    ..Both disability and depression are common in COPD, but limited information is available on the time-ordered relationship between increases in disability and depression onset...
  54. ncbi Urine cotinine underestimates exposure to the tobacco-derived lung carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone in passive compared with active smokers
    Neal Benowitz
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 1220, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:2795-800. 2010
    ....
  55. ncbi Socioeconomic gradients in tiotropium use among adults with COPD
    Paul D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 3:483-90. 2008
    ..Inequalities in the use of new medications may contribute to health disparities. We analyzed socioeconomic gradients in the use of tiotropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
  56. ncbi The COPD Helplessness Index: a new tool to measure factors affecting patient self-management
    Theodore A Omachi
    University of California, San Francisco, Box 0111, 505 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Chest 137:823-30. 2010
    ..Psychologic factors affect how patients with COPD respond to attempts to improve their self-management skills. Learned helplessness may be one such factor, but there is no validated measure of helplessness in COPD...
  57. ncbi Screening for depression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Laura J Julian
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143 0920, USA
    COPD 6:452-8. 2009
    ..These results suggest that mood disorders are relatively common among persons with COPD. The GDS-15 is a useful screening measure to identify patients at risk for depression...
  58. ncbi Depression and health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Am J Med 122:778.e9-15. 2009
    ..Furthermore, we have an incomplete understanding of how much depression versus respiratory factors contributes to poor health-related quality of life...
  59. ncbi Obstructive sleep apnea: a risk factor for work disability
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Sleep 32:791-8. 2009
    ..To examine obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as a risk factor for work disability...
  60. ncbi Further exploration of the links between occupational exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Paul D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 51:804-10. 2009
    ..To examine occupational risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)...
  61. ncbi Secondhand smoke at work
    Mark D Eisner
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143 0111, USA
    Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 10:121-6. 2010
    ..The present study reviews the recent evidence linking workplace SHS exposure with poor health and the benefits of smoke-free workplace legislation...
  62. ncbi The impact of SHS exposure on health status and exacerbations among patients with COPD
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 4:169-76. 2009
    ..18 and HR 1.40; 95% CI 0.94 to 2.10, respectively). In conclusion, SHS was associated with poorer health status and a greater risk of COPD exacerbation. COPD patients may comprise a vulnerable population for the health effects of SHS...
  63. ncbi Measurement of COPD severity using a survey-based score: validation in a clinically and physiologically characterized cohort
    Mark D Eisner
    University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M 1097, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Chest 137:846-51. 2010
    ..In this study, we aimed to further validate the severity score in a different COPD cohort and using a combination of patient-reported and objective physiologic measurements...
  64. ncbi Onset of depressive symptoms among adults with asthma: results from a longitudinal observational cohort
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0936, USA
    Prim Care Respir J 19:223-30. 2010
    ..The study goal was to identify risk factors for depression onset among a community-based sample of adults with asthma...
  65. ncbi Exposure to traffic: lung function and health status in adults with asthma
    John R Balmes
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif 94143 0843, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 123:626-31. 2009
    ..Exposure to traffic has been associated with asthma outcomes in children, but its effect on asthma in adults has not been well studied...
  66. ncbi Influence of anxiety on health outcomes in COPD
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0111, USA
    Thorax 65:229-34. 2010
    ..To better define the role of anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study was conducted of the inter-relations between anxiety and COPD in a large cohort of subjects with COPD and a matched control group...
  67. ncbi The impact of a "low-intensity" versus "high-intensity" medical intensive care unit on patient outcomes in critically ill veterans
    Jonathan P Singer
    Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, UC San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    J Intensive Care Med 25:233-9. 2010
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  68. ncbi An integrated model of environmental factors in adult asthma lung function and disease severity: a cross-sectional study
    Laura Trupin
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Environ Health 9:24. 2010
    ..We sought to evaluate the contribution of combined social and physical environmental exposures to adult asthma lung function and disease severity...
  69. ncbi Predictive and pathogenetic value of plasma biomarkers for acute kidney injury in patients with acute lung injury
    Kathleen D Liu
    Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Crit Care Med 35:2755-61. 2007
    ..To identify biological and clinical predictors of acute kidney injury in subjects with acute lung injury...
  70. ncbi Impact of perceived neighborhood problems on change in asthma-related health outcomes between baseline and follow-up
    Irene H Yen
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, San Francisco, CA 94143 0856, USA
    Health Place 14:468-77. 2008
    ..34; 95% confidence interval: 1.09-5.00). NP did not predict decline in QOL. Analyses adjusted for demographics, asthma severity, and baseline value of the health outcome...
  71. ncbi Perceived neighborhood problems and quality of life, physical functioning, and depressive symptoms among adults with asthma
    Irene H Yen
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, San Francisco, CA 94143 0856, USA
    Am J Public Health 96:873-9. 2006
    ..We investigated associations between perceived neighborhood problems and quality of life (QOL), physical functioning, and depressive symptoms among adults with asthma...
  72. ncbi Functioning and psychological status among individuals with COPD
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 270, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Qual Life Res 14:1835-43. 2005
    ..We examined the link between functioning and psychological status among persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using measures of both general functional status and performance of life activities...
  73. ncbi Exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes: assessment by a single survey item compared to a detailed exposure battery and a job exposure matrix
    Paul D Blanc
    Department of Medicine, The Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA
    Am J Ind Med 48:110-7. 2005
    ..Occupational exposure assessment often relies upon subject report. We examined the characteristics of self-reported exposure in respondents' longest held job to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes (VGDF) compared to other measures of exposure risk...
  74. ncbi Pulmonary dead-space fraction as a risk factor for death in the acute respiratory distress syndrome
    Thomas J Nuckton
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0130, USA
    N Engl J Med 346:1281-6. 2002
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  75. ncbi Impact of the home indoor environment on adult asthma and rhinitis
    Paul D Blanc
    Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    J Occup Environ Med 47:362-72. 2005
    ..We sought to study the combined effects of multiple home indoor environmental exposures in adult asthma and rhinitis...
  76. ncbi Health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: the role of perceived control of disease
    Hubert Chen
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:845-50. 2004
    ..Factors affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult rhinitis have not been well described...
  77. ncbi Performance of valued life activities reflected asthma-specific quality of life more than general physical function
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Ave, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    J Clin Epidemiol 57:259-67. 2004
    ..We examined the prevalence of disability in valued life activities (VLAs) among a group of adults with asthma and the impact of general physical function and performance of VLAs on asthma-specific quality of life (QOL)...
  78. ncbi Perceived control of asthma and quality of life among adults with asthma
    Patricia P Katz
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143 0920, USA
    Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 89:251-8. 2002
    ..Perceived control of certain chronic conditions influences health status outcomes...
  79. ncbi Higher urine desmosine levels are associated with mortality in patients with acute lung injury
    Dana E McClintock
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143 0130, and Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 291:L566-71. 2006
    ..These results illustrate the value of evaluating urinary biological markers that may have prognostic and pathogenetic significance in acute lung injury...
  80. ncbi Directly measured secondhand smoke exposure and COPD health outcomes
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Box 0924, San Francisco, CA 94113 0924, USA
    BMC Pulm Med 6:12. 2006
    ..Despite the importance of this question, the impact of SHS exposure on COPD health outcomes remains unknown...
  81. ncbi Measuring disease-specific quality of life in obstructive airway disease: validation of a modified version of the airways questionnaire 20
    Hubert Chen
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0924, USA
    Chest 129:1644-52. 2006
    ..The Airways Questionnaire 20 (AQ20) is a concise measure of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in obstructive airway disease; however, its original format may underestimate impairment due to the complete cessation of certain activities...
  82. ncbi Effect of race on asthma management and outcomes in a large, integrated managed care organization
    Sara E Erickson
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Arch Intern Med 167:1846-52. 2007
    ..Morbidity from asthma disproportionately affects black people. Whether this excess morbidity is fully explained by differences in asthma severity, access to care, or socioeconomic status (SES) is unknown...
  83. ncbi Risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Am J Med 119:884-91. 2006
    ..We aimed to elucidate the prevalence of and risk factors for work disability in severe adult asthma and to evaluate the impact of work disability on downstream health outcomes...
  84. ncbi Higher urine nitric oxide is associated with improved outcomes in patients with acute lung injury
    Dana E McClintock
    Cardiovascular Research Institute and Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:256-62. 2007
    ..Nitrogen oxide (NO) species are markers for oxidative stress that may be pathogenic in acute lung injury (ALI)...
  85. ncbi Body composition and functional limitation in COPD
    Mark D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Respir Res 8:7. 2007
    ..Low body mass index has been associated with increased mortality in severe COPD. The impact of body composition earlier in the disease remains unclear. We studied the impact of body composition on the risk of functional limitation in COPD...
  86. ncbi Trauma-associated lung injury differs clinically and biologically from acute lung injury due to other clinical disorders
    Carolyn S Calfee
    Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
    Crit Care Med 35:2243-50. 2007
    ....
  87. ncbi Effects of physician-related factors on adult asthma care, health status, and quality of life
    Paul D Blanc
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94117, USA
    Am J Med 114:581-7. 2003
    ....
  88. ncbi Impact of exogenous glucocorticoid use on salivary cortisol measurements among adults with asthma and rhinitis
    Umesh Masharani
    Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 94143 1222, USA
    Psychoneuroendocrinology 30:744-52. 2005
    ....
  89. ncbi Longer term exposure to secondhand smoke and health outcomes in COPD: impact of urine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol
    Mark D Eisner
    Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 609, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:945-53. 2009
    ..Secondhand smoke (SHS) contains respiratory irritants and has the potential to adversely affect adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but few studies have evaluated the impact of SHS on COPD...
  90. ncbi The COPD severity score: a dynamic prediction tool for health-care utilization
    Theodore A Omachi
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0111, USA
    COPD 5:339-46. 2008
    ..This severity score may be used to adjust for disease severity or to identify high-risk populations...
  91. ncbi Prognostic and pathogenetic value of combining clinical and biochemical indices in patients with acute lung injury
    Lorraine B Ware
    DivisionAllergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 2650, USA
    Chest 137:288-96. 2010
    ..We hypothesized that a combination of biologic and clinical markers would be superior to either biomarkers or clinical factors alone in predicting ALI/ARDS mortality and would provide insight into the pathogenesis of clinical ALI/ARDS...
  92. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke and adult asthma
    M D Eisner
    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Exp Lung Res 31:8-14. 2005
  93. ncbi Acute effects of tidal volume strategy on hemodynamics, fluid balance, and sedation in acute lung injury
    Ivan W Cheng
    Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Crit Care Med 33:63-70; discussion 239-40. 2005
    ..Therefore, concerns regarding potential adverse effects of this protocol should not preclude its use in patients with acute lung injury or the acute respiratory distress syndrome...
  94. ncbi Smoking and adult asthma: a healthy smoker effect?
    Mark D Eisner
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165:1566; author reply 1566-7. 2002
  95. ncbi Aggressive management of lung donors classified as unacceptable: excellent recipient survival one year after transplantation
    Michaela Straznicka
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817-1418, USA
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124:250-8. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: Aggressive organ procurement organization management of donors initially considered unacceptable may increase the number of lungs available for transplantation...
  96. ncbi Reasons for nonenrollment in a clinical trial of acute lung injury
    Andrea E Glassberg
    The Permanente Medical Group, 39400 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
    Chest 134:719-23. 2008
    ..We examined the reasons for nonenrollment and the impact of the availability of a surrogate decision maker on critical care clinical trials enrollment...
  97. ncbi Prognostic value of surfactant proteins A and D in patients with acute lung injury
    Ivan W Cheng
    Cardiovascular Research Institute and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
    Crit Care Med 31:20-7. 2003
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  98. ncbi A comprehensive study of the direct and indirect costs of adult asthma
    Miriam G Cisternas
    MGC Data Services, Carlsbad, California, USA
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 111:1212-8. 2003
    ..0001, 1-way ANOVA). CONCLUSION: Asthma-related costs are substantial and are driven largely by pharmaceuticals and work loss...
  99. ncbi Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and adult asthma
    Mark D Eisner
    Chest 121:2084. 2002
  100. ncbi COPD and incident cardiovascular disease hospitalizations and mortality: Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program
    Stephen Sidney
    Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
    Chest 128:2068-75. 2005
    ..To determine the relationship between diagnosed and treated COPD and the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) hospitalization and mortality...
  101. ncbi Interferon gamma-1b for pulmonary fibrosis
    Mark D Eisner
    N Engl J Med 350:1794-7; author reply 1794-7. 2004