Selected original peer-reviewed articles

Eisner MD, Kaplan L, Herndier B, Stulbarg MS. The pulmonary manifestations of AIDS-related non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Chest 1996;110:729-36.

Eisner MD, Smith A, Blanc PD. Bartender’s respiratory health after establishment of smoke-free bars and taverns. JAMA 1998; 280:1909-14.

Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Henke J, Smith S, Blanc PD. Assessment of  asthma severity in adults with asthma treated by family practitioners, allergists, and pulmonologists. Medical Care 1998; 36:1567-77. 

Katz PP, Eisner MD, Henke J, Smith S, Shiboski S, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. The Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire: further validation and examination of responsiveness to change. J Clin Epidemiol 1999; 52:667-675. 

Yelin EH, Henke J, Katz PP, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. The work dynamics of adults with asthma. Am J Industrial Med 1999; 35:472-480. 

Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Israel L, Yelin EH. The association between occupation and asthma in general medical practice. Chest 1999; 115:1259-64. 

Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Henke J, Smith S, Blanc PD. Predictors of smoking and smoking cessation among adults with asthma. Am J Public Health 2000; 90:1307-1311.

Iribarren C, Jacobs DR, Sidney S, Gross MD, Eisner MD. Cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and risk of ARDS: a 15-year cohort study in a managed care setting. Chest 2000;117:163-168.

Blanc PD, Trupin L, Earnest G, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Alternative therapies among adults with a reported diagnosis of asthma or rhinosinusitis: data from a population-based survey. Chest 2001; 120:1461-1467.

Eisner MD, Thompson T, Hudson LD, Luce JM, Hayden D, Schoenfeld D, Matthay MA and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network. Efficacy of low tidal volume ventilation in patients with different clinical risk factors for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:231-236.

Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Trupin L, Blanc PD.  Asthma and smoking status in a population-based study of California adults. Public Health Reports 2001;116:148-157.

D’Alessandro A, Benowitz N, Muzi G, Eisner MD, Filiberto S, Fantozzi P, Montanari L, Abbritti G. Systemic Nicotine Exposure in Tobacco Harvesters. Arch Environ Health 2001; 56: 257-263.

Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Hammond SK, Blanc PD. Measurement of Environmental tobacco smoke exposure among adults with asthma. Environ Health Perspectives 2001; 109:809-814.

Iribarren C, Friedman GD, Klatsky AL, Eisner MD. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: association with personal characteristics and self-reported health conditions. J Epidemiol Community Health 2001; 55:721-8.

Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Shiboski SC, Blanc PD. Risk factors for hospitalization among adults with asthma: the influence of sociodemographic factors and asthma severity. Respiratory Research 2001; 2:53-60.         

Eisner MD, Lieu TA, Chi F, Capra AM, Mendoza G, Blanc PD. Beta agonists, inhaled steroids, and the risk of intensive care unit admission for asthma. Eur Respir J 2001, 17:233-40.

Iribarren C, Sidney S, Lydick E, Sorel ME, Eisner MD. The Association between Asthma, Asthma Therapeutic Classes and Hepatic Enzyme Elevation among Adult HMO Members. Comprehensive Therapy 2001; 27:133-139.

Blanc PD, Trupin L, Eisner MD, Earnest G, Katz PP, Israel L, Yelin EH. The work impact of asthma and rhinitis: findings from a population-based survey. J Clin Epidemiol 2001; 1:1-9.

Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD. Exposure to indoor combustion and adult asthma outcomes: environmental tobacco smoke, gas stoves, and woodsmoke. Thorax 2002; 57:973-8.

Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Trupin L, Blanc PD. The influence of chronic respiratory conditions on health status and work disability. Am J Public Health 2002; 92:1506-13.

Eisner MD. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and pulmonary function among adults in NHANES III: impact on the general population and adults with current asthma. Environ Health Persp 2002; 110: 765-70.

Eisner MD, Ackerson LM, Chi F, Kalkbrenner A, Buchner D, Mendoza G, Lieu TA.        Health-related quality of life and future health care utilization for asthma. Ann All Asthma Immunol 2002; 89:46-55.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure during travel among adults with asthma. Chest 2002; 122: 826-828.

Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Perceived control of asthma and quality of life among adults with asthma. Ann All Asthma Immunol 2002; 89: 251-8.

Nuckton TJ, Alonso JA, Kallet RA, Daniel BM, Pittet JF, Eisner MD, Matthay MA. Pulmonary dead space fraction as a risk factor for death in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med 2002;346:1281-6.

Yelin E, Trupin L, Cisternas M, Eisner M, Katz P, Blanc P. A national study of medical care expenditures for respiratory conditions. Eur Respir J 2002;19:414-21.

Eisner MD, Thompson T, Schoenfeld D, Anzueto A, and Matthay M. Airway pressures and early barotrauma in patients with acute lung injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002; 165:978-982.

Trupin L, Earnest G, San Pedro M, Balmes JR, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD. The Occupational Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Eur Respir J 2003; 22:462-469. 

Cisternas MG, Blanc PD, Yen IH, Katz PP, Earnest G, Eisner MD, Shiboski S, Yelin EH. A Comprehensive Study of the Direct and Indirect Costs of Adult Asthma. J Aller Clin Immunol 2003; 111:1212-1218.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Gas stove use and respiratory health among adults with asthma in NHANES III. Occup Environ Med 2003; 60:759-764.

Cheng IW, Ware LB, Greene KE, Nuckton TJ, Eisner MD, Matthay MA. Prognostic value of surfactant proteins A and D in patients with acute lung injury. Crit Care Med 2003; 31:20-27.

Blanc PD, Trupin L, Earnest G, San Pedro M, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Effects of physician-related factors on adult asthma care, health status, and quality of life. Am J Med 2003; 114:581-587.

Eisner MD, Parsons P, Matthay MA, Ware L, Greene K and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network. Plasma surfactant protein levels and clinical outcomes in patients with acute lung injury. Thorax; 2003:983-988.

Snyder L, Eisner MD. Obstructive lung disease among the urban homeless. Chest 2004; 125: 1719-1725.

Snyder L, Blanc PD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Leukotriene modifier use and asthma severity: how is a new medication being used by adults with asthma? Arch Intern Med 2004; 164: 617-22.

Katz PP, Yelin EH, Eisner MD, Earnest G, Blanc PD. Performance of valued life activities reflected asthma-specific quality of life more than general physical function. J Clin Epidemiol 2004; 57:259-67.

Yelin EH, Trupin L, Earnest G, Katz P, Eisner M, Blanc P. The impact of managed care on health care utilization among adults with asthma. J Asthma 2004; 41 (2): 229-242.

Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Balmes JR. The association between occupational factors and adverse health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Occup Environ Med 2004; 61:661-7.

Chen H, Katz PP, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. Health-related quality of life in adult rhinitis: the role of perceived control of disease. J Aller Clin Immunol 2004; 114:845-50.

Ware LH, Eisner MD, Thompson BT, Parsons P, Matthay MA. Significance of von Willebrand Factor in septic and non-septic patients with acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 2004; 170:766-72.

Iribarren C, Tolstykh IV, Eisner MD. Are patients with asthma at increased risk of coronary heart disease? Int J Epidemiol 2004; 33:743-8.

The NHLBI Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Clinical Trials Network. A trial of mechanical ventilation with higher versus lower positive end-expiratory pressures in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med 2004;351:327-36. (Dr. Eisner was member of the ARDS Network Steering Committee and Publications Committee). 

Eisner MD, Balmes J, Katz PP, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. Lifetime environmental tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Environmental Health 2005; 4:7.

Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Yelin EH, Katz PP.  Exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes: assessment by a single survey item compared to a detailed exposure battery and a job exposure matrix. Am J Ind Med 2005; 48:110-7. 

Eisner MD, Klein J, Hammond SK, Koren G, Lactao G, Iribarren C.  Directly measured secondhand smoke exposure and asthma health outcomes. Thorax 2005; 60: 814-21.

Sidney S, Sorel M, Quesenberry CP, Deluise C, Lanes S, Eisner MD. COPD and incident cardiovascular disease hospitalizations and mortality: Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program. Chest 2005; 128: 2068-75.

Katz P, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Trupin L, Earnest G, Balmes J, Blanc PD. Functioning and psychological status among individuals with COPD. Quality of Life Research 2005; 14:1835-43.

Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yen IH, Archea C, Earnest G, Janson S, Masharani UB, Quinlan PJ, Hammond SK, Thorne PS, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Yelin EH. Impact of the home environment on adult asthma and rhinitis. J Occup Environ Med 2005; 47:362-372.

Masharani U, Shiboski S, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Janson SJ, Granger DA, Blanc PD. Impact of exogenous glucocorticoid use on salivary cortisol measurements among adults with asthma and rhinitis. Pychoneuroendocrinology 2005; 30:744-752.

Erickson MD, Tolstykh I, Selby JV, Mendoza G, Iribarren C, Eisner MD. The impact of allergy and pulmonary specialist care on emergency asthma utilization in a large managed care organization. Health Services Research 2005; 40:1443-65. 

Eisner MD, Trupin L, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Balmes J, Blanc PD. Development and validation of a survey-based COPD severity score. Chest 2005; 127:1890-7. 

Harrold LR, Andrade SE, Go AS, Buist SA, Eisner M, Vollmer WM, Chan KA, Frazier EA, Weller PF, Wechsler ME, Yood RA, Davis KJ, Platt R. Incidence of Churg-Strauss syndrome in asthma drug users: a population-based perspective. J Rheumatol. 2005;32:1076-80.

Parsons P, Matthay M, Ware L, Eisner MD. Elevated Plasma Levels of Soluble TNF Receptors Are Associated with Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Acute Lung Injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005; 288:L426-31. 

Eisner MD, Katz PP, Lactao G, Iribarren C. Impact of depressive symptoms on adult asthma health outcomes. Ann All Asthma Immunol 2005; 94:566-74.

Eisner MD, Boland M, Tolstykh I, Mendoza G, Iribarren CG. Intensive care unit admission for asthma: a marker of severe disease. J Asthma 2005; 315-23.

Parsons P, Eisner MD, Thompson BT, Matthay MA, Ancukiewicz M, Bernard GR, Wheeler AP; the NHLBI Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network. Lower tidal volume ventilation and plasma cytokine markers of inflammation in patients with acute lung injury. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:1-6.

Cheng IW, Eisner MD, Thompson BT, Ware LB, Matthay MA; the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network. Acute effects of tidal volume strategy on hemodynamics, fluid balance, and sedation in acute lung injury. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:63-70.

Chen H, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Blanc PD. Measuring disease-specific quality of life in obstructive airway disease: validation of a modified version of the airways questionnaire 20. Chest 2006; 129:1644-52.

Yelin EH, Katz P, Balmes J, Trupin L, Earnest G, Eisner M, Blanc PD. Work Life of    Persons with Asthma, Rhinitis, and COPD: A Study Using a National, Population-Based Sample. J Occup Med Toxicol 2006; 1(1):2.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ARDS Clinical Trials Network. Efficacy and safety of corticosteroids for persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med 2006; 354:1671-1684 (Dr. Eisner was member of the ARDS Network Steering Committee and Publications Committee).

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ARDS Clinical Trials Network. Pulmonary-artery versus central venous catheter to guide treatment of acute lung injury. N Engl J Med 2006; 354:2213-2224. (Dr. Eisner was member of the ARDS Network Steering Committee and Publications Committee).  
 

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ARDS Clinical Trials Network. Comparison of two fluid-management strategies in acute lung injury. N Engl J Med 2006; 354:2564-2575). (Dr. Eisner was member of the ARDS Network Steering Committee and Publications Committee).  

Blanc PD, Yen IH, Chen H, Katz PP, Earnest G, Balmes JR, Trupin L, Friedling N, Yelin EH, Eisner MD. Area-level socioeconomic status and health status among adults with  asthma and rhinitis. European Respiratory Journal 2006;27:85-94.

Eisner MD, Balmes J, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Hammond SK, Benowitz N, Blanc PD. Directly measured secondhand smoke exposure and COPD health outcomes. BMC pulmonary medicine 2006; 6:12.

Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Lactao G, Iribarren C, Blanc PD. Risk factors for work disability in severe asthma. Am J Med 2006; 119:884-91.

Calfee CS, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Iribarren C, Eisner MD. The influence of perceived control on asthma health outcomes. Chest 2006; 130:1312-1318. 

Yen IH, Yelin EH, Katz P, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Perceived neighborhood problems and quality of life, physical functioning, and depressive symptoms among adults with asthma. Am J Public Health 2006; 96:873-9. 

McClintock D, Starcher B, Eisner MD, Thompson BT, Hayden DL, Church GD, Matthay MA. Higher urine desmosine levels are associated with mortality in patients with acute lung injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2006; 291: L566-71. 

Archea C, Yen IH, Chen H, Eisner MD, Katz PP, Masharani U, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Blanc PD. Negative life events and quality of life in asthma. Thorax 2007; 62:139-146.      

Eisner MD, Iribarren C. The influence of cigarette smoking on adult asthma outcomes. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 2007;9:53-56.

McClintock DE, Ware LB, Eisner MD, Wickersham N, Thompson BT, Matthay MA. Higher urine nitric oxide is associated with improved outcomes in patients with acute lung injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2007; 175:256-262.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Sidney S, Yelin EH, Lathon PV, Katz PP, Tolstykh I, Ackerson L, Iribarren C. Body composition and functional limitation in COPD. Respiratory Research 2007; 8:7.

Erickson SE, Iribarren C, Tolstykh I, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. The Effects of Race on Asthma Management and Outcomes. Archives of Internal Medicine 2007; Sep 24;167(17):1846-52.

Ware LB, Matthay MA, Parsons PE, Thompson BT, Jauuzzi JL, and Eisner MD. Pathogenetic and Prognostic Significance of Altered Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in ALI/ARDS. Critical Care Medicine 2007; 35:1821-8.

Eisner MD, Wang Y, Haight TJ, Balmes J, Hammond SK, Tager IB. Secondhand smoke exposure, pulmonary function, and cardiovascular mortality. Annals of Epidemiology 2007; May;17(5):364-73 Calfee CS, Eisner MD,

Ware LB, Thompson T, Parsons PE, Wheeler AP, Korpak A, Matthay MA, and the NHLBI ARDS Network. Trauma-Associated Lung Injury Differs Clinically and Biologically From Acute Lung Injury Due to Other Clinical Disorders. Critical Care Medicine 2007; 35:2243-50. 

Yen IH, Yelin EH, Katz P, Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Prospective impact of perceived neighborhood problems on change in asthma-related health outcomes. Health and Place, 2008;  14:468-77.

Liu K, Glidden D, Eisner M, Parsons P, Ware L, Wheeler A, Korpak A, Thompson T, Chertow G, Matthay MA. Predictive and pathogenic values of plasma biomarkers for acute kidney injury in patients with acute lung injury. Critical Care Medicine 2007; 35:2755-61. 

Vortmann M, Eisner MD. BMI and health status among adults with asthma. Obesity 2008;16:146-52.

Eisner MD, Iribarren C, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz P, Ackerson L, Lathon P, Tolstykh I, Omachi T, Byl N, Blanc PD. Pulmonary function and the risk of functional limitation in COPD. American Journal of Epidemiology 2008; 167:1090-1101.

Quinlan P, Earnest G, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Katz P, Balmes JR, Blanc PD. Performance  of self-reported occupational exposure compared to a job exposure matrix approach in asthma and chronic rhinitis. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2008; in press.

Blanc PD, Eisner MD, Yelin EH, Earnest G, Balmes JR, Gregorich SE, Katz PP. Socioeconomic gradients in tiotropium use among adults with COPD.  International Journal of COPD 2008; in press.

Calfee CS, Ware LB, Eisner MD, Parsons PE, Thompson BT, Wickersham N, Matthay MA. Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products And Clinical Outcomes in Acute Lung Injury. Thorax 2008; in press.

Seeley EJ, McAuley D, Eisner MD, Miletin M, Matthay MA, Kallet R. Predictors of mortality in acute lung injury during the era of lung-protective ventilation. Thorax 2008; in press.

Omachi TA, Yelin EH, Katz PP, Blanc PD, Eisner MD. The COPD severity score: a dynamic prediction tool for health care utilization. Journal of COPD 2008; in press.

Katz P, Morris A, Gregorich S, Yazdany J, Eisner MD, Yelin E, Blanc PD. Valued Life Activity Disability Played a Significant Role in Self-Rated Health among Adults with Chronic Health Conditions. J Clinical Epidemiology 2008; in press.

Calfee CS, Eisner MD, Parsons PE, Thompson BT, Matthay MA, Ware LB.  Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Lung Injury. Intensive Care Medicine 2008; in press.

Liu K, Levitt J, Zhuo H, Kallet R, Brady S, Steingrub J, Tidswell M, Siegel M, Soto G, Peterson M, Chesnutt M, Phillips C, Weinacker A, Thompson BT, Eisner MD, Matthay MA. Randomized Clinical Trial of Activated Protein C for the Treatment of Acute Lung Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2008; in press.

Blanc PD, Iribarren C, Trupin L, Earnest G, Katz P, Balmes JR, Sidney S, Eisner MD. Occupational exposures and the risk of COPD: dusty trades revisited. Thorax 2008; in press.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD, Yelin EH, Sidney S, Katz P, Ackerson L, Lathon P, Tolstykh I, Omachi T, Byl N, Iribarren C. COPD as a systemic disease: impact on physical functional limitations. American Journal of Medicine 2008; in press.

Omachi TA, Iribarren C, Sarkar U, Tolstykh I, Yelin EH, Blanc PD, Eisner MD.  Prospective risk factors for death among adults with severe asthma. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology 2008; in press.

Selected book chapters and review articles

Eisner MD. Guest Editor for Environmental Factors and Asthma: What We earned from Epidemiological Studies. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 2008; 28(3).  

Eisner MD. Passive smoking and adult asthma. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 2008; 28 (3):521-37.

Chen H, Eisner MD. Acute Respiratory Failure. In: Flanders S, Whitcomb WF, Cohn SL.      Michota FA, Holman R, Gross R, Merji GJ, eds. Comprehensive Hospital Medicine: an        evidence based approach. Phila, PA: Saunders Elsevier 2007.

Intitute of Medicine Committee on Gulf War and Health, National Academy of Sciences (Eisner MD, IOM committee member and contributing author). In: Gulf War and Health Volume 3: Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propellants. Washington, D.C.: The National Acadamies Press 2005.

Balmes JR, Tager IB, Eisner MD. Air pollution. In: Mason R, Broaddus VC, Murray JF, Nadel JA, eds. Murray and Nadel’s Textbook of Respiratory Medicine, Fourth Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2005.

Eisner, MD. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and asthma. In: Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke – The Report of the California Environmental Protection Agency. 2004.

Eisner MD, contributing author. In: Samet JM, Norman LA, Wilbanks C, eds. The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health; Washington, D.C. 2004.

Eisner, MD. Environmental tobacco smoke and adult asthma. Clin Chest Med 2002; 23:749-61.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Workplace environmental tobacco smoke exposure and acute airway responses. Sem Resp and Crit Care Med 1999;20:609-616.

Eisner MD, Blanc PD. Environmental tobacco smoke and adult asthma. In: Watson, R. Environmental Tobacco Smoke. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2001; p.81-105.

Editorials

Eisner MD. Indoor air, passive smoking, and COPD. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007; 176:426-7.

Eisner MD. Banning smoking in public places – time to clear the air. JAMA 2006; 296:1778-9.

Eisner MD, Forastiere F. Passive smoking, lung function, and public health. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006; 173:1184-5.

Eisner MD. Asthma and influenza vaccination. Chest 2003; 124:775-777.        

Eisner MD. Before diagnostic testing for pulmonary embolism: estimating the prior probability of disease. Am J Med 2003; 114:232-234.

Eisner MD, Matthay MA. Health-related quality of life after acute lung injury. Critical Care Medicine 1999;27:2825-26.