CHEST Journal Podcasts
by American College of Chest Physicians
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.
Episodes
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Impact of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Therapies on Gas Exchange in Portopulmonary Hypertension
Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD, and Laurent Savale, MD, PhD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension-specific therapies on gas exchange and the development of intrapulmonary vascular dilatations in patients...
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October 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST October 2026, Volume 170, Issue 4 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST October 2026 issue, including an examination of the associations of mucus plugs with prognosis in COPD, an investigation into the…
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CHEST Critical Care: Family Engagement in the ICU - Not Just Information Sharing and Decision-Making
Ella N.I. Christoph, MD, joins CHEST® Critical Care Podcast Moderator Dan Fein, MD, to discuss her research into how clinicians and families experience patient and family engagement in the ICU. This episode is part of a new series exploring articles published in our open access journal CHEST...
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Humanities: Permission to Cry (Episode 6)
Originally aired: September 3, 2026 Shireen N. Heidari, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, to discuss her Exhalations article, “Permission to Cry,” and delve into the process of managing burnout and giving yourself permission to show up as yourself while working in...
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Patient Perceptions of Quality of Shared Decision-Making for Lung Cancer Screening in Telehealth vs In-Person Discussions
Stephanie A. Robinson, PhD, and Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss their research into how the method of shared decision-making, in-person or telehealth, affects patients’ perceptions of quality of shared…
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September 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST September 2026, Volume 170, Issue 3 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST September 2026 issue, including an exploration of the association of menopause with lung function in women with and without HIV, a study…
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Association of Timely Antibiotics and Fluid Resuscitation With Increased Discharge to Home After Sepsis
Hallie C. Prescott, MD, MSc, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss her research into the impact of timely antibiotic delivery and fluid resuscitation on discharge to home after sepsis. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.03.002 Disclaimer: The purpose of this...
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Association Between Admission Eosinophil Count and Hospital Resource Use in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Prospective Multicenter Study
Barbara Christine Weckler, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss her research into the association between admission blood eosinophil counts and hospital resource utilization among adults with community-acquired pneumonia. DOI:...
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August 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST August 2026, Volume 170, Issue 2 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST August 2026 issue, including an investigation into the risk of burnout among multidisciplinary cystic fibrosis care teams, an examination of...
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Diagnostic Yield of CT Imaging and Point-of-Care Ultrasound After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Luke Andrea, MD, and Patrick J. Coppler, PA-C, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the use of CT and point-of-care ultrasound imaging to identify acute pathologic features that change postarrest management after in-hospital cardiac arrest. DOI:...
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July 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST July 2026, Volume 170, Issue 1 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST July 2026 issue, including an analysis of the association between inhaling marijuana and asthma attacks, an exploration of the efficacy and...
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The Effects of Targeted Mild Hypercapnia on Right Ventricular Function After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Mathias Baumann Melberg, MD, and Eirik Qvigstad, MD, PhD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the effect of targeting mild hypercapnia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on right ventricular function. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.11.017...
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CHEST Critical Care: Bridge the Gap: Effect of a Clinical Support Tool on Inadequate Sedation After Procedural Paralysis
Stephanie Lee, PharmD, and Isabel A. Mangaoang, PharmD, join CHEST® Critical Care Podcast Moderator Gretchen Sacha, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, to discuss their research into the sedation gap that can occur in patients who are critically ill and undergoing bedside procedural paralysis. This episode is...
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Evaluating the Association Between Patient Priorities and ICU Care Delivery in Adults Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Jacqueline M. Kruser, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss her research into the extent to which ICU care delivery is associated with patient priorities as reported in real time by their surrogate decision-makers. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.01.028 Disclaimer…
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Association of Recovery Rate From Exertional Desaturation With Disease Progression and Mortality Risk in Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease
Albina Tyker, MD, and Kerri A. Johannson, MD, MPH, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss their research into the association between recovery time from exertional desaturation following a 6-minute walk test with disease severity and progression in...
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June 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST June 2026, Volume 169, Issue 6 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST June 2026 issue, including an exploration of management and long-term outcomes of persistent tachypnea of infancy across European countries…
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Efficacy of Antiinflammatory Therapies for Adults With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Shota Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Takayuki Niitsu, MD; and Kenneth N. Olivier, MD, MPH, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss their research into the current efficacy and safety profile of antiinflammatory therapies for bronchiectasis. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.035...
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Humanities: My Voice (Episode 5)
Originally aired: May 14, 2026 Lilit A. Sargsyan, MD, FCCP, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, to discuss her Exhalations article, “My Voice,” and how her journey of self-advocacy while navigating a cancer diagnosis and her experience of immigrating to Russia and the...
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May 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST May 2026, Volume 169, Issue 5 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST May 2026 issue, including an analysis of interactive pathways of key prognostic factors in severe asthma, an investigation of the long-term...
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Exacerbation Risk by Chronic Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Obstructive Lung Diseases
Valerie Dehondt, PharmD, and Lies Lahousse, PharmD, PhD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss their research into the association between long-term proton pump inhibitor use and exacerbation risk in patients with chronic obstructive airway diseases. DOI:...
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Patients With Nosocomial Respiratory Infections: A Secondary Analysis of the European Network for ICU-Related Respiratory Infections
Luis F. Reyes, MD, PhD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss his research into the prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among patients with nosocomial respiratory infections in the ICU. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.033 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is…
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April 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST April 2026, Volume 169, Issue 4 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST April 2026 issue, including an exploration of inspiratory effort and dynamic transpulmonary driving pressure in extremely preterm infants...
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Use of and Outcomes Related to Intrapleural Enzyme Therapy for Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema in an Integrated Health System
Eduardo Solbes, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss his research into the variation in full MIST2 regimen dosing of intrapleural enzyme therapy across 21 hospitals in adults hospitalized with complicated parapneumonic effusion of empyema. DOI:...
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March 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST March 2026, Volume 169, Issue 3 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST March 2026 issue, including an investigation into a specialist dietary intervention in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease...
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Adjunctive Corticosteroid Use and Clinical Outcomes in Non-HIV Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Aaron M. Pulsipher, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss his research into the dose-response relationship between adjunctive corticosteroids and outcomes in adult patients with non-HIV Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.10.036...
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CHEST Critical Care: The Impact of Mechanical Power Normalized to Predicted Body Weight on Outcomes in Pediatric ARDS
Authors Herng Lee Tan, MSc, and Judith Ju Ming Wong, MBBCh, BAO, and editorialist Vicent Modesto i Alapont, MD, PhD, join CHEST® Critical Care Podcast Moderator Dan Fein, MD, to discuss their research into the impact of mechanical power normalized to predicted body weight on outcomes in pediatric...
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February 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST February 2026, Volume 169, Issue 2 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST February 2026 issue, including an examination of the association between culture conversion and mortality in patients with Mycobacterium...
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Comparative Effectiveness of Tocilizumab vs Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: An Emulated Target Trial
James Cheng Chung Wei, MD, PhD, and Po-Cheng Shih, MD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss their research into the comparative effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab and rituximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung...
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Intersession Variability in Single-Breath Diffusing Capacity of Carbon Monoxide
Hemang Yadav, MBBS, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss his research into the magnitude and determinants of diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide intersession variability in routine clinical practice and evidence-based thresholds that can guide...
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Effectiveness of Health Communication Intervention to Improve Knowledge on Timeliness to Return for Annual Lung Cancer Screening: The Larch Trial
Karen J. Wernli, PhD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research into additional health communication to improve patient knowledge of lung cancer screening timeliness. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.07.4111 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to expand...
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Humanities: The Mountain (Episode 4)
Originally aired: January 28, 2026 Avraham Z. Cooper, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, to discuss his Exhalations article, “The Mountain,” and explore his relationship with his late father, a physician with a photographic memory, and how his complicated…
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January 2026 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST January 2026, Volume 169, Issue 1 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST January 2026 issue, including an exploration of intermittent asthma and risk of severe exacerbation in children, an examination of the use…
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Echocardiography in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Bettia Celestin, MD, and Francois Haddad, MD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the reliability of a fully automated deep learning workflow in echocardiography when assessing pulmonary hypertension. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.06.052…
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December 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST December 2025, Volume 168, Issue 6 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST December 2025 issue, including an exploration of the relationship between inflammation and mucociliary clearance in chronic respiratory...
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The Influence of Hospital Policies on Clinicians’ Decisions to Withhold or Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatment
Gina M. Piscitello, MD, and Katrina E. Hauschildt, PhD, BCPA, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss their research into the ways that and extent to which hospital policies influence clinician approaches to decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment...
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The Impact of the Unknown: Patient Experiences With Uncertainty in Sarcoidosis
Kristen R. Mathias, MD, MHS, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research into the ways patients with sarcoidosis describe their experiences with the disease, how they are impacted by uncertainty around sarcoidosis management, and the challenges they face in...
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November 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST November 2025, Volume 168, Issue 5 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST November 2025 issue, including an investigation into oxygen saturation targets and neurologic outcomes after cardiac arrest, an…
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Low-Tidal-Volume Ventilation and Mortality in Patients With Acute Brain Injury: A Secondary Analysis of an International Observational Study
Shaurya Taran, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss his research into the association between low-tidal-volume ventilation and mortality in patients with acute brain injuries receiving mechanical ventilation. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.06.042...
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Covert Triage During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of Rationing in Intensive Care
Eva-Maria Schmolke, MD, and Kathrin Knochel, MD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the institutional implementation of a national triage guideline in German ICUs during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and their subsequent analysis...
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Longitudinal Pulmonary Arterial Pressure Trajectories Inform Clinical Outcome in Kidney Transplantation Patients
Katarina Zeder, MD, PhD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss her research into the ways in which longitudinal pulmonary arterial pressure trajectories inform clinical outcome in patients undergoing kidney transplantation. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.05.024...
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Oxygen Saturation Targets and Neurologic Outcomes Following Cardiac Arrest: A Secondary Analysis of the Pragmatic Investigation of Optimal Oxygen Targets Trial
Stephanie C. DeMasi, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator, Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss her research comparing neurologic outcomes between lower and higher oxygen saturation targets following cardiac arrest. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.04.027 Disclaimer: The purpose of this activity is to...
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October 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST October 2025, Volume 168, Issue 4 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST October 2025 issue, including an exploration of the association of physical frailty with incidence and life expectancy of COPD, an...
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The Frequency and Predictors of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Referrals Among Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Analysis of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry
Morgan Bailey, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research into the frequency of pulmonary rehabilitation referrals among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and the factors associated with underutilization of pulmonary rehabilitation. DOI:...
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The Association Between Mechanical Power Within the First 24 Hours and ICU Mortality in Mechanically Ventilated Adult Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Registry-Based Cohort Study
Stephan von Düring, MD, and Eddy Fan, MD, PhD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Matt Siuba, DO, MS, to discuss their research into the association between mechanical power within the first 24 hours and ICU mortality in adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure who are...
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Humanities: Making Anger Count (Episode 3)
Originally aired: September 11, 2025 Gabriel T. Bosslet, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator, Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, to discuss his Exhalations article, “Making Anger Count,” and explore how his experiences of anger during the COVID-19 pandemic and testifying in front of the Indiana…
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September 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST September 2025, Volume 168, Issue 3 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST September 2025 issue, including a national study on the impact of COVID-19 on pulmonary and critical care medicine fellows' in-training...
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To Make a Self: Exploring and Supporting Professional Identity Formation and Resilience of Intensivists Through Humanities
Briseida Mema, MD, MHPE, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Gretchen Winter, MD, to discuss her research into how critical care clinicians turn to the humanities to improve their overall well-being and reflect on the transformative experiences that disrupt their professional identity. DOI:...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Pulmonary Critical Care Fellows In-Training Exam Performance: A National Study
Mahmoud Alwakeel, MD, joins CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss his research into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of pulmonary and critical care medicine fellows on the in-training examination. DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.04.015...
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August 2025 CHEST Journal Editor Highlights
CHEST August 2025, Volume 168, Issue 2 CHEST® journal's Editor in Chief Peter Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP, highlights key research published in the journal CHEST August 2025 issue, including an exploration of the impacts of abortion bans on pulmonary and critical care physicians, a Bayesian...
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Inhaled Menthol for Dyspnea Relief During Cycle Exercise in COPD: A Randomized Trial
Michele R. Schaeffer, PhD, Andreas von Leupoldt, PhD, and Daniel Langer, PhD, join CHEST® Journal Podcast Moderator, Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FCCP, to discuss their research into inhaled menthol as a potential treatment for dyspnea relief during cycle exercise for patients with COPD. DOI:...
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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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