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Reviewer of the Month (2023)

In 2023, JTD reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias (Ongoing)

This Series on Surgical Treatment of Arrhythmias is edited by Dr. Hiroshi Kubota from Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan.

Malignant and Benign Pleural Effusions (Ongoing)

The series on “Malignant and Benign Pleural Effusions” is edited by Dr. Avinash Aujayeb from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK.

Join us at the 31st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery

The 31st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery is going to be held in June 4-6, 2023 in Milan, Italy: https://emma.events/ests2023/.

This time, JTD as well as its sister journals and books published by AME Publishing Company will be on display during this exciting academic event! We would like to seize this great opportunity to meet our authors, editorial board members and readers.

New Impact Factor for Journal of Thoracic Disease: 3.005

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has attained its latest impact factor update for the 2021 citation year: 3.005.

Here, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our Editorial Team Members, Guest Editors, authors, and reviewers for their valuable contributions.

JTD Annual Report 2022

We are glad to present the 2022 Annual Report of JTD here. Celebrating its new increased impact factor of 3.005, JTD continues to publish cutting-edge research covering the whole spectrum of thoracic disease.

Extracorporeal Life Support in Thoracic Surgery (Ongoing)

This special series on “Extracorporeal Life Support in Thoracic Surgery” is edited by Dr. Ilhan Inci from Klinik Hirslanden Zurich, Switzerland

Minimally Invasive Treatment of Pectus Deformities (Ongoing)

The series on “Minimally Invasive Treatment of Pectus Deformities” is edited by Prof. Erik R. de Loos from Zuyderland medical center (the Netherlands), Prof. Frank-Martin Haecker from University of Basel (Switzerland) and Prof. Jean H.T. Daemen from Zuyderland medical center (the Netherlands).

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2022)

In 2022, many authors bring new findings, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to thoracic disease to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

Why is the outcome good? Secrets of lung transplantation in Japan (Ongoing)

The series on “Why is the outcome good? Secrets of lung transplantation in Japan” is edited by Prof. Masaaki Sato from the University of Tokyo (Japan).

Chest Wall Resections and Reconstructions (Ongoing)

The series on “Chest Wall Resections and Reconstructions” is edited by Prof. Erik de Loos from the Zuyderland Medical Center (The Netherlands), José Ribas de Campos from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (Brazil), Jean Daemen from the Zuyderland Medical Center (The Netherlands).

Join us at the 103rd Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

The 103rd Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) is going to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA, from May 6 to 9, 2023: https://events.aats.org/am23.

Testimonials for JTD from Eminent Experts Worldwide

Eminent Experts Worldwide, including editorial board members, authors, and readers, who know the journal well, provided testimonials for JTD. We are thankful for their support for the journal.

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Vol 15, No 5 (May, 2023)

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Editorial

Expanding clinicians’ armamentarium for regional pain control after thoracic surgery

Haley I. Tupper, Jeffrey B. Velotta

PDF Pages: 2359-2362 Full Text (39) COI Form Open Access

Improving airway management and tracheostomy care through interprofessional collaboration: aligning timing, technique, and teamwork

Vinciya Pandian, Joshua H. Atkins, Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Nicholas Prush, David J. Feller-Kopman, Brendan A. McGrath, Michael J. Brenner

PDF Pages: 2363-2370 Full Text (45) COI Form Open Access

Wall shear stress: the challenges of a rising imaging marker in current clinical practice

Guillaume Goudot, Antonia van Kampen

PDF Pages: 2371-2373 Full Text (26) COI Form Open Access

Forecasting the need for blood transfusions in non-cardiac thoracic surgery

Raymond A. Verm, Zaid M. Abdelsattar

PDF Pages: 2374-2376 Full Text (27) COI Form Open Access

Evidence-based approach to determine risk of elective surgery during COVID-19 era

Hollis Hutchings, Brandon Okeke, Parnia Behinaein, Ikenna C. Okereke

PDF Pages: 2377-2380 Full Text (30) COI Form Open Access

Going further of mitral ring annuloplasty: the role of surgery in atrial functional mitral regurgitation

Ramón Aranda-Domene, Sergio J. Canovas

PDF Pages: 2381-2384 Full Text (27) COI Form Open Access

The video double-lumen tube: does it have a future?

Bryan E. Marchant, Benjamin N. Morris, Roger L. Royster

PDF Pages: 2385-2388 Full Text (28) COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Predictors associated with mortality of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy

Elena Neumann, Sebastian D. Sahli, Alexander Kaserer, Julia Braun, Muriel A. Spahn, Raed Aser, Donat R. Spahn, Markus J. Wilhelm

PDF Pages: 2389-2401 Full Text (38) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Identification of a polycomb group-related gene signature for predicting prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy in lung adenocarcinoma

Lei Liu, Zhanghao Huang, Peng Zhang, Wenmiao Wang, Houqiang Li, Xinyu Sha, Silin Wang, Youlang Zhou, Jiahai Shi

PDF Pages: 2402-2424 Full Text (34) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Sequential therapy with crizotinib and a second-generation ALK inhibitor versus direct therapy of a second-generation ALK inhibitor in ALK-positive advanced lung cancer: a real-world study

Jingwen Wei, Huan Zhou, Zhengbo Song

PDF Pages: 2425-2437 Full Text (27) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Analysis of real-world data to investigate evolving treatment sequencing patterns in advanced non-small cell lung cancers and their impact on survival

Zongzhi Liu, Kyeryoung Lee, David Cohn, Mingwei Zhang, Lei Ai, Minghao Li, Xingming Zhang, Tomi Jun, Mitchell K. Higashi, Qi Pan, William Oh, Gustavo Stolovitzky, Eric Schadt, Xiaoyan Wang, Shuyu D. Li

PDF Pages: 2438-2449 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Trend of asthma prevalence and risk factors in the 20s age band in South Korea

Da Som Jeon, Min Ju Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Sei Won Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh

PDF Pages: 2450-2457 Full Text (26) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Pneumonitis in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: no interaction between immune checkpoint inhibition and radiation therapy

Shane S. Neibart, Jyoti Malhotra, Jason A. Roy, Brian L. Strom, Salma K. Jabbour

PDF Pages: 2458-2468 Full Text (29) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Indwelling pleural catheters for persistent pleural effusions secondary to post lung resection for malignancies

Jean Reinoso, Ghulam Aftab, Karthik Vijayan, Hiren J. Mehta

PDF Pages: 2469-2474 Full Text (28) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The long-term outcomes of surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation during redo left-sided valvular surgery

Yoonjin Kang, Jae Woong Choi, Ji Seong Kim, Suk Ho Sohn, Ho Young Hwang, Kyung Hwan Kim

PDF Pages: 2475-2484 Full Text (35) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Ultrasound-guided lung biopsy for small (≤2 cm) subpleural lung lesions: comparison of diagnostic yield and safety with larger lesions

Byunggeon Park, Jongmin Park, Kyung Min Shin, Jae-Kwang Lim, Jihoon Hong, Jung Guen Cha, So Mi Lee, Seung Hyun Cho, Sun Ha Choi, Ji Yun Jeong, Young Woo Do

PDF Pages: 2485-2496 Full Text (Video) (154) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Analyzing the impact of minimally invasive surgical approaches on post-operative outcomes of pneumonectomy and sleeve lobectomy patients

Lindsay J. Nitsche, Sean Jordan, Todd Demmy, Elisabeth Dexter, Mark Hennon, Chukwumere Nwogu, Sai Yendamuri, Anthony Picone

PDF Pages: 2497-2504 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A semiautomated radiomics model based on multimodal dual-layer spectral CT for preoperative discrimination of the invasiveness of pulmonary ground-glass nodules

Yue Wang, Hebing Chen, Yuyang Chen, Zhenguang Zhong, Haoyu Huang, Peng Sun, Xiaohui Zhang, Yiliang Wan, Lingli Li, Tianhe Ye, Feng Pan, Lian Yang

PDF Pages: 2505-2516 Full Text (28) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease in a multi-center registry cohort

Veronica Marcoux, Stacey Lok, Prosanta Mondal, Deborah Assayag, Jolene H. Fisher, Shane Shapera, Julie Morisset, Hélène Manganas, Charlene D. Fell, Nathan Hambly, P. Gerard Cox, Martin Kolb, Andrea S. Gershon, Teresa To, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Nasreen Khalil, Alyson W. Wong, Pierce G. Wilcox, Christopher J. Ryerson, Kerri A. Johannson

PDF Pages: 2517-2527 Full Text (43) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Prediction of clinicopathological features, multi-omics events and prognosis based on digital pathology and deep learning in HR⁺/HER2⁻ breast cancer

Jia Hu, Hong Lv, Shen Zhao, Cai-Jin Lin, Guan-Hua Su, Zhi-Ming Shao

PDF Pages: 2528-2543 Full Text (32) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Changes in targeted metabolomics in lung tissue of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Yi Feng, Meiqin Xie, Qi Liu, Jiali Weng, Liangyu Wei, Kian Fan Chung, Ian M. Adcock, Qing Chang, Mengnan Li, Yan Huang, Hai Zhang, Feng Li

PDF Pages: 2544-2558 Full Text (31) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Temporal trend in burden of asthma in China, South Korea, and Japan, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Kailun Tang, Junfeng Huang, Shuojia Xie, Zikai Lin, Jingzhan Li, Xiaohu Wang, Shiyue Li, Ruchong Chen

PDF Pages: 2559-2570 Full Text (28) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

TAK-242 protects against oxygen-glucose deprivation and reoxygenation-induced injury in brain microvascular endothelial cells and alters the expression pattern of lncRNAs

Li-Yun Kong, Shen-Yu Zhu, Mao-Yan Si, Xue-Hua Xu, Jun-Jian Yu, Wei-Xiang Zhong, Cheng-Peng Sang, Ding-Yu Rao, Fa-Chun Xie, Zi-You Liu, Zhi-Xian Tang

PDF Pages: 2571-2584 Full Text (26) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Risk factors of aspiration occurrence with different feeding patterns in elderly intensive care unit patients: a cross-sectional study

Pingping Miao, Yan Zhang, Ailing Zhong

PDF Pages: 2585-2600 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

PCK2 inhibits lung adenocarcinoma tumor cell immune escape through oxidative stress-induced senescence as a potential therapeutic target

Mingming Tang, Jianjun Sun, Zhigang Cai

PDF Pages: 2601-2615 Full Text (26) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A test of miR-128-3p and miR-33a-5p in serum exosome as biomarkers for auxiliary diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer

Mengxing Li, Tao Liu, Wen Cheng, Hai Jin, Xiaowei Wang

PDF Pages: 2616-2626 Full Text (27) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Differentiating between tuberculous and non-tuberculous pleural effusions using the pleural fluid ratio of 10× adenosine deaminase/lactate dehydrogenase

Yan Li, Zhujun Chen, Pan Yang, Hailing Duan, Jian He, Liang Gong, Lintao Zhao

PDF Pages: 2627-2635 Full Text (27) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Oral rifampicin interferes with urine dipstick tests for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Fei Wang, Lihui Zhao, Wei Du, Yan Hu, Yi Ren

PDF Pages: 2636-2643 Full Text (29) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Overexpression of TWF1 promotes lung adenocarcinoma progression and is associated with poor prognosis in cancer patients through the MMP1 signaling pathway

Kui Zhai, Ni Jiang, Ji-Fan Wen, Xiao Zhang, Tao Liu, Kai-Jun Long, Xi-Xian Ke, Gang Xu, Cheng Chen

PDF Pages: 2644-2658 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Clinical value of peripheral blood circulating tumor DNA in predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Jing Wang, Xirong Fan, Jinshu Zhang, Cheng Huang

PDF Pages: 2659-2667 Full Text (27) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The predictive value of chest computed tomography images, tumor markers, and metabolomics in the identification of benign and malignant pulmonary nodules

Shuhua Xu, Jingjun Ge, Xiaoli Liu, Qiyu He, Dongjin Xu, Weikang Cao, Junning Ding, Xinghua Kai, Guoping Zhou

PDF Pages: 2668-2679 Full Text (25) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Analysis of risk factors for negative emotions in patients with severe pneumonia and their impact on prognosis

Xiaoli Tai, Xiaoli Zhou

PDF Pages: 2680-2693 Full Text (31) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Prediction of target genes in community-acquired pneumonia based on the bioinformatics method

Yangsong Zuo, Wenyi Shen, Guiming Chen, Huailian Liu, Na Liu, Ting Xu, Juan Pu

PDF Pages: 2694-2707 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Identification of the potential ferroptosis key genes in lung cancer with bone metastasis

Qin Zhou, Ting Xu, Jiajing Li, Jing Tan, Qixing Mao, Tengfei Liu, Lijun Wang, Minhao Zhang

PDF Pages: 2708-2720 Full Text (29) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The association between the MELD-XI score and heart failure in patients with acute myocardial infarction after coronary artery stenting-a retrospective study

Difang Chen, Mei Lu, Zhaoming Fu, Kejun Ding, Peng Liang

PDF Pages: 2721-2728 Full Text (35) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Analysis of risk factors and management of unexpected intraoperative bleeding during video-assisted thoracic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: a case-control study

Wei Chen, Kuanzhe Jin, Zhanwu Yu, Hongxu Liu

PDF Pages: 2729-2741 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Extracellular RNA profiles in non-small cell lung cancer plasma

Yaojun Ni, Wenhao Zhang, Guang Mu, Yan Gu, Hongchang Wang, Ke Wei, Yang Xia, Xueying Xie, Qinyu Ge, Tan Tan, Jun Wang

PDF Pages: 2742-2753 Full Text (46) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Analysis of heart displacement during thoracic radiotherapy based on electrocardiograph-gated 4-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging

Guanghui Yang, Guanzhong Gong, Chengrui Fu, Chengxin Liu

PDF Pages: 2754-2762 Full Text (28) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Effectiveness and feasibility of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in treating combined aortic and mitral regurgitation: a retrospective observational study

Jinsong Cao, Xuan Zheng, Ming Chen, Xintan Liu, Jinping Liu, Gangcheng Zhang

PDF Pages: 2763-2768 Full Text (34) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Surgery vs. radiotherapy in a population-based cohort of elderly patients with early-stage small-cell lung cancer: an IPTW propensity-score analysis

Lipin Liu, Runze Li, Yue Peng, Tao Zhang, Bin Qiu

PDF Pages: 2769-2778 Full Text (22) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Nutritional status in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and new nutritional risk screening model for active tuberculosis: a national, multicenter, cross-sectional study in China

Wei Chen, Qin Ding, Sheng-Kang Zhang, Zhao-Wei Tong, Fei Ren, Chun-Mei Hu, Shi-Fang Su, Xiao-Hong Kan, Hanjuan Cao, Rong Li, Gang Fang, Xin-Zhi Guo, Xiao-Hong Chen, Gu-Qing Zhu, Qian Yao, Hai-Yan Luo, Han-Mei Tang, Jian-Yan Lin, Luca Bertolaccini, Lin Fan

PDF Pages: 2779-2799 Full Text (31) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Brief Report

Experiences of novel cotton device for uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: CS Two-Way Handle^TM

Takahiro Homma, Hisashi Saji, Yoshifumi Shimada, Keitaro Tanabe

PDF Pages: 2800-2805 Full Text (Video) (141) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Obesity and lung cancer—a narrative review

Yeshwanth Vedire, Sukumar Kalvapudi, Sai Yendamuri

PDF Pages: 2806-2823 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Social determinants of health among family caregiver centered outcomes in lung cancer: a systematic review

Dede K. Teteh, Madeleine Love, Marissa Ericson, Marissa Chan, Tanyanika Phillips, Aroona Toor, Betty Ferrell, Loretta Erhunmwunsee, Susanne B. Montgomery, Virginia Sun, Jae Y. Kim

PDF Pages: 2824-2835 Full Text (92) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Innovation in rigid bronchoscopy—past, present, and future

Carlos Aravena, Atul C. Mehta, Francisco A. Almeida, Carla Lamb, Fabien Maldonado, Thomas R. Gildea

PDF Pages: 2836-2847 Full Text (75) COI Form Open Access

Revisit of the CatLet (Hexu) angiographic scoring system: a narrative review

Yong-Ming He, Shinichiro Masuda, Chao Gao

PDF Pages: 2848-2858 Full Text (25) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Study Protocol

Efficacy and safety of Lianhua Qingwen capsules combined with standard of care in the treatment of adult patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 (FLOSAN): protocol for a randomized, double-blind, international multicenter clinical trial

Yang-Qing Zhan, Rui-Feng Chen, Qing-Shan Zheng, Xing-Wang Li, You-Ning Liu, Piroon Mootsikapun, Methee Chayakulkeeree, Pureepat Arttawejkul, Truong Thi Ngoc Lan, Gordon G. Liu, Hong-Zhou Lu, Qing-Quan Liu, Nan-Shan Zhong, Zi-Feng Yang, Jin-Ping Zheng

PDF Pages: 2859-2872 Full Text (35) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Original Article of GARD Section¹

Global Asthma Network Phase I Syria asthma surveillance and the impact of the war

Yousser Mohammad, Shaaban Rafea, Youssef Latifeh, Thayr Haydar, Hassan Jamal, Ghoroub Alkhayer, Ghazal Dib, Mohammad Sadek AL-Massalmeh, Abdulraouf AL-Lahham, Yaser Fawaz, Louei D. Nahas, Asma El Sony, Philippa Ellwood

PDF Pages: 2873-2881 Full Text (71) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Is machine learning-based assessment of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes on standard histologic images associated with outcomes of immunotherapy in patients with NSCLC?

Kentaro Inamura, Yasuyuki Shigematsu

PDF Pages: 2882-2884 Full Text (29) COI Form Open Access

Erratum

Erratum to relationship of pleural fluid pH and glucose: a multi-centre study of 2,971 cases

Editorial Office

PDF Pages: 2885-2886 Full Text (20) Open Access

Disclosure

1. The series “GARD Section” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Yousser Mohammad and Luis Taborda-Barata served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

Original Article

Nonintubated thoracoscopic lung resection: a 3-year experience with 285 cases in a single institution

Ke-Cheng Chen, Ya-Jung Cheng, Ming-Hui Hung, Yu-Ding Tseng, Jin-Shing Chen

Delays in the diagnosis of lung cancer

Peter M Ellis, Rachel Vandermeer

The diagnostic utility of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath and tomosynthesis images for ground glass opacity pulmonary lesions

Takehiro Izumo, Shinji Sasada, Christine Chavez, Takaaki Tsuchida

Hydration with magnesium and mannitol without furosemide prevents the nephrotoxicity induced by cisplatin and pemetrexed in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Keiko Muraki, Ryo Koyama, Yuichiro Honma, Shigehiro Yagishita, Takehito Shukuya, Rina Ohashi, Fumiyuki Takahashi, Kenji Kido, Shin-ichiro Iwakami, Shinichi Sasaki, Akihiko Iwase, Kazuhisa Takahashi

Local control rates with five-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastatic cancer to the lung

Deepinder Singh, Yuhchyau Chen, Mary Z. Hare, Kenneth Y. Usuki, Hong Zhang, Thomas Lundquist, Neil Joyce, Michael C. Schell, Michael T. Milano

Theoretical models of carcinogenic particle deposition and clearance in children’s lungs

Robert Sturm

A novel paradigm in the treatment of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Salma K Jabbour, Parima Daroui, Dirk Moore, Edward Licitra, Molly Gabel, Joseph Aisner

Radiotherapy for a second primary lung cancer arising post-pneumonectomy: planning considerations and clinical outcomes

Sashendra Senthi, Cornelis J. A. Haasbeek, Frank J. Lagerwaard, Wilko F. Verbakel, Patricia F. de Haan, Ben J. Slotman, Suresh Senan

Impact of metformin use on survival in locally-advanced, inoperable non-small cell lung cancer treated with definitive chemoradiation

Inaya Ahmed, Adam Ferro, Alan Cohler, John Langenfeld, Sujani G. Surakanti, Joseph Aisner, Wei Zou, Bruce G. Haffty, Salma K. Jabbour

Utility of EBUS-TBNA for diagnosis of mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis: a multicentre Australian experience

James Geake, Gary Hammerschlag, Phan Nguyen, Peter Wallbridge, Grant A. Jenkin, Tony M. Korman, Barton Jennings, Douglas F. Johnson, Louis B. Irving, Michael Farmer, Daniel P. Steinfort

Comparative outcomes of squamous and non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in phase II studies of ASA404 (DMXAA) – retrospective analysis of pooled data

Mark J McKeage, Michael B Jameson, AS1404-201 Study Group Investigators

High prevalence of gene abnormalities in young patients with lung cancer

Osamu Nagashima, Rina Ohashi, Yasuko Yoshioka, Ai Inagaki, Manabu Tajima, Yoshika Koinuma, Shin-ichiro Iwakami, Akihiko Iwase, Shinichi Sasaki, Shigeru Tominaga, Kazuhisa Takahashi

Home-based exercise: promising rehabilitation for symptom relief, improved functional status and quality of life for post-surgical lung cancer patients

Amy J. Hoffman, Ruth Ann Brintnall, Alexander von Eye, Lee W. Jones, Gordon Alderink, Lawrence H. Patzelt, Jean K. Brown

Thoracic malignant solitary fibrous tumors: A population-based study of survival

Michael T Milano, Deepinder P Singh, Hong Zhang

Differences in chemosensitivity between primary and paired metastatic lung cancer tissues: In vitro analysis based on the collagen gel droplet embedded culture drug test (CD-DST)

Masahiko Higashiyama, Jiro Okami, Jun Maeda, Toshiteru Tokunaga, Ayako Fujiwara, Ken Kodama, Fumio Imamura, Hisayuki Kobayashi

High-resolution CT findings of patients with pulmonary nocardiosis

Naoki Tsujimoto, Takeshi Saraya, Ken Kikuchi, Saori Takata, Yasuyuki Kurihara, Sayuki Hiraoka, Hiroshi Makino, Shota Yonetani, Koji Araki, Haruyuki Ishii, Hajime Takizawa, Hajime Goto

Signal stratification of autoantibody levels in serum samples and its application to the early detection of lung cancer

Graham F. Healey, Stephen Lam, Peter Boyle, Geoffrey Hamilton-Fairley, Laura J. Peek, John F. R. Robertson

Review Article

Molecular biology of lung cancer

Wendy A. Cooper, David C. L. Lam, Sandra A. O’Toole, John D. Minna

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections

Margaret M. Johnson, John A. Odell

Treatment of advanced non small cell lung cancer

Maria Anna Bareschino, Clorinda Schettino, Antonio Rossi, Paolo Maione, Paola Claudia Sacco, Rosario Zeppa, Cesare Gridelli

Chemotherapy advances in small-cell lung cancer

Bryan A. Chan, Jermaine I. G. Coward

Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy: A descriptive analysis

Steven Leong, Hong Ju, Henry Marshall, Rayleen Bowman, Ian Yang, Ann-Maree Ree, Cathy Saxon, Kwun M Fong

Targeted therapy in lung cancer: IPASS and beyond, keeping abreast of the explosion of targeted therapies for lung cancer

Peter Savas, Brett Hughes, Benjamin Solomon

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for stage I NSCLC: Recent advances and controversies

Suresh Senan, David A. Palma, Frank J. Lagerwaard

The anticipation and management of air leaks and residual spaces post lung resection

Michael Rolf Mueller, Beatrice A. Marzluf

Exploiting sensitization windows of opportunity in hyper and hypo-fractionated radiation therapy

Anish Prasanna, Mansoor M. Ahmed, Mohammed Mohiuddin, C. Norman Coleman

Ultrasound techniques in the evaluation of the mediastinum, part 2: mediastinal lymph node anatomy and diagnostic reach of ultrasound techniques, clinical work up of neoplastic and inflammatory mediastinal lymphadenopathy using ultrasound techniques and how to learn mediastinal endosonography

Christian Jenssen, Jouke Tabe Annema, Paul Clementsen, Xin-Wu Cui, Mathias Maximilian Borst, Christoph Frank Dietrich

Revisiting signs, strengths and weaknesses of Standard Chest Radiography in patients of Acute Dyspnea in the Emergency Department

Luciano Cardinale, Giovanni Volpicelli, Alessandro Lamorte, Jessica Martino, Andrea veltri

The continuing role of chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the targeted therapy era

Zarnie Lwin, Jonathan W. Riess, David Gandara

MicroRNAs in mesothelioma: from tumour suppressors and biomarkers to therapeutic targets

Glen Reid

Pleural controversies: image guided biopsy vs. thoracoscopy for undiagnosed pleural effusions?

Giles Dixon, Duneesha de Fonseka, Nick Maskell

Preservation solutions for cardiac and pulmonary donor grafts: a review of the current literature

Nicholas Latchana, Joshua R. Peck, Bryan Whitson, Sylvester M. Black

Active-specific immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Hauke Winter, Natasja K. van den Engel, Margareta Rusan, Nina Schupp, Christian H. Poehlein, Hong Ming Hu, Rudolf A. Hatz, Walter J. Urba, Karl Walter Jauch, Bernard A. Fox, Dominik Rüttinger

Advanced imaging in COPD: insights into pulmonary pathophysiology

Stephen Milne, Gregory G. King

Advances in lung adenocarcinoma classification: a summary of the new international multidisciplinary classification system (IASLC/ATS/ERS)

Elizabeth R. Tang, Andrew M. Schreiner, Bradley B. Pua

Diagnosis and early detection of COPD using spirometry

David P. Johns, Julia A.E. Walters, E. Haydn Walters

Improving radiotherapy planning, delivery accuracy, and normal tissue sparing using cutting edge technologies

Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Indrin J. Chetty

Pediatric lung transplantation: indications and outcomes

Stephen Kirkby, Don Hayes Jr

Staging lymph node metastases from lung cancer in the mediastinum

Mario D. Terán, Malcolm V. Brock

JTD special edition ‘Hot Topics in COPD’—The microbiome in COPD

Daniel C. Chambers, Shaan L. Gellatly, Philip Hugenholtz, Philip M. Hansbro

Lung donor selection criteria

John Chaney, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Edward Cantu III, Victor van Berkel

Molecular markers to predict clinical outcome and radiation induced toxicity in lung cancer

Joshua D. Palmer, Nicholas G. Zaorsky, Matthew Witek, Bo Lu

Lung cancer screening: identifying the high risk cohort

Michael W. Marcus, Olaide Y. Raji, John K. Field

Pleural controversies: indwelling pleural catheter vs. pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions

Marc Fortin, Alain Tremblay

New techniques for assessing response after hypofractionated radiotherapy for lung cancer

Sarah A. Mattonen, Kitty Huang, Aaron D. Ward, Suresh Senan, David A. Palma

Supportive and palliative care for lung cancer patients

Patsy Yates, Penelope Schofield, Isabella Zhao, David Currow

Editorial

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for lung cancer: What does the future hold?

Billy W Loo Jr

Case Report

First report of a novel liquid nitrogen adjustable flow spray cryotherapy (SCT) device in the bronchoscopic treatment of disease of the central tracheo-bronchial airways

Robert Browning, Scott Parrish, Saiyad Sarkar, J. Francis Turner Jr

Severe amiodarone induced pulmonary toxicity

Nicholas Nacca, Castigliano M Bhamidipati, Luke S Yuhico, Sowmya Pinnamaneni, Tamas Szombathy

Guideline

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Nico van Zandwijk, Christopher Clarke, Douglas Henderson, A. William Musk, Kwun Fong, Anna Nowak, Robert Loeragan, Brian McCaughan, Michael Boyer, Malcolm Feigen, David Currow, Penelope Schofeild, Beth Ivimey Nick Pavlakis, Jocelyn McLean, Henry Marshall, Steven Leong, Victoria Keena, Andrew Penman

Research Highlight

Gene expression assays as prognostic and predictive markers in early stage non-small cell lung cancer

Tom Donnem, Roy M Bremnes, Lill-Tove Busund, Sigve Andersen, Francesco Pezzella

Short Communication

The sleep apnea cardiovascular endpoints (SAVE) trial: Rationale and start-up phase

R Doug McEvoy, Craig S Anderson, Nick A Antic, Baoyuan Chen, Quanying He, Emma Heeley, Shaoguang Huang, Yining Huang, Jiguang Wang, Nanshan Zhong

Circulating Tumor Cells

Detection methods of circulating tumor cells

Klaus Pantel, Catherine Alix-Panabières

Original Article

Esophageal cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2009

Wanqing Chen, Yutong He, Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang, Hongmei Zeng, Xiaonong Zou, Jie He

Catamenial pneumothorax: a rare entity? Report of 5 cases and review of the literature

Aikaterini N. Visouli, Kaid Darwiche, Andreas Mpakas, Paul Zarogoulidis, Antonios Papagiannis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aikaterini Stylianaki, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Clinicopathological and prognostic significance of programmed cell death ligand1 (PD-L1) expression in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Zhen-Kui Pan, Feng Ye, Xuan Wu, Han-Xiang An, Jing-Xun Wu

Nonintubated thoracoscopic lung resection: a 3-year experience with 285 cases in a single institution

Ke-Cheng Chen, Ya-Jung Cheng, Ming-Hui Hung, Yu-Ding Tseng, Jin-Shing Chen

Review Article

Molecular biology of lung cancer

Wendy A. Cooper, David C. L. Lam, Sandra A. O’Toole, John D. Minna

Asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome (ACOS): current literature review

Antonis Papaiwannou, Paul Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos Porpodis, Dionysios Spyratos, Ioannis Kioumis, Georgia Pitsiou, Athanasia Pataka, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Stamatis Arikas, Andreas Mpakas, Theodora Tsiouda, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Stavros Siminelakis, Alexander Kolettas, George Kessis, Thomas Beleveslis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections

Margaret M. Johnson, John A. Odell

Epidemiology and prognosis of breast cancer in young women

Hussein A. Assi, Katia E. Khoury, Haifa Dbouk, Lana E. Khalil, Tarek H. Mouhieddine, Nagi S. El Saghir

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kaid Darwiche, Efimia Boutsikou, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Ilias Karapantzos, Haidong Huang, Dionysios Spyratos

Current management of esophageal cancer

Xavier Benoit D’Journo, Pascal Alexandre Thomas

A review of current and novel therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Rokhsara Rafii, Maya M. Juarez, Timothy E. Albertson, Andrew L. Chan

Pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy of lung lesions under CT guidance

Tatjana Boskovic, Jelena Stanic, Slobodanka Pena-Karan, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kostas Drevelegas, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Andreas Mpakas, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Georgios Kesisis, Theodora Tsiouda, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Stamatis Arikas, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Right heart failure post left ventricular assist device implantation

Mihalis Argiriou, Styliani-Maria Kolokotron, Timothy Sakellaridis, Orestis Argiriou, Christos Charitos, Paul Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Ioanna Kougioumtzi, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Theodora Tsiouda, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

The pivotal role of pathology in the management of lung cancer

Morgan R. Davidson, Adi F. Gazdar, Belinda E. Clarke

Cardiac regeneration: current therapies—future concepts

Stefanie A. Doppler, Marcus-André Deutsch, Rüdiger Lange, Markus Krane

Mechanistic impact of outdoor air pollution on asthma and allergic diseases

Shau-Ku Huang, Qingling Zhang, Zhiming Qiu, Kian Fan Chung

Guideline

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

Uniportal VATS

Geometrical Characteristics of Uniportal VATS

Luca Bertolaccini, Gaetano Rocco, Andrea Viti, Alberto Terzi

Review Article on Respiratory Sleep Disorders

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in the population—a review on the epidemiology of sleep apnea

Karl A. Franklin, Eva Lindberg

Review Article on Pollutional Haze

The impact of PM2.5 on the human respiratory system

Yu-Fei Xing, Yue-Hua Xu, Min-Hua Shi, Yi-Xin Lian

Original Article

Suppressive oligonucleotides inhibit inflammation in a murine model of mechanical ventilator induced lung injury

Julia Scheiermann, Dennis M. Klinman

Five-year update on the mouse model of orthotopic lung transplantation: Scientific uses, tricks of the trade, and tips for success

Xue Lin, Wenjun Li, Jiaming Lai, Mikio Okazaki, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Sumiharu Yamamoto, Xingan Wang, Andrew E. Gelman, Daniel Kreisel, Alexander Sasha Krupnick

A pooled analysis of advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer patients with stable treated brain metastases in two phase II trials receiving bevacizumab and pemetrexed as second-line therapy

Matthew A. Gubens, Jody C. Chuang, Wallace Akerley, Corey J. Langer, Christelle Clément- Duchêne, Melanie San Pedro-Salcedo, A. Dimitrios Colevas, Konstantin Dragnev, Mark A. Socinski, Heather A. Wakelee

Pleurodesis: a comparison of two sclerosing agents for pleural effusions in Mozambique

Ivo Figueiredo, Anilsa Cossa, Anila Hassane, José Sousa, Joaquim Pondo, João Teixeira, Kevan Akrami, Susannah K. Graves, Atul Malhotra, Elizabete A. Nunes

Review Article

Atypical antibody responses to influenza

Dalton Hermans, Richard J. Webby, Sook-San Wong

What can individuals do to reduce personal health risks from air pollution?

Robert Laumbach, Qingyu Meng, Howard Kipen

The role of rotors in atrial fibrillation

David E. Krummen, Vijay Swarup, Sanjiv M. Narayan

Current outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: evidence from randomized controlled trials

Daniel Fudulu, Umberto Benedetto, Gustavo Guida Pecchinenda, Pierpaolo Chivasso, Vito Domenico Bruno, Filippo Rapetto, Alan Bryan, Gianni Davide Angelini

Staging lymph node metastases from lung cancer in the mediastinum

Mario D. Terán, Malcolm V. Brock

Improving radiotherapy planning, delivery accuracy, and normal tissue sparing using cutting edge technologies

Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Indrin J. Chetty

Esophageal cancer: staging system and guidelines for staging and treatment

Mark F. Berry

Implementing the new IASLC/ATS/ERS classification of lung adenocarcinomas: results from international and Chinese cohorts

Ming-Ching Lee, Kyuichi Kadota, Daniel Buitrago, David R. Jones, Prasad S. Adusumilli

Premature menopause in young breast cancer: effects on quality of life and treatment interventions

Shoshana M. Rosenberg, Ann H. Partridge

Strategies for the acquisition of transcriptional and epigenetic information in single cells

Guang Li, Elda Dzilic, Nick Flores, Alice Shieh, Sean M. Wu

The role of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β in the infarcted myocardium

Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis

Utility of cardiac magnetic resonance for evaluation of mitral regurgitation prior to mitral valve surgery

Neil K. Mehta, Jiwon Kim, Jonathan Y. Siden, Sara Rodriguez-Diego, Javid Alakbarli, Antonino Di Franco, Jonathan W. Weinsaft

Adjuvant, neoadjuvant, and definitive radiation therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Gwendolyn Cramer, Charles B. Simone II, Theresa M. Busch, Keith A. Cengel

Editorial

Conservatism strikes back: later is better than earlier dialysis for acute kidney injury

Dana Bielopolski, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

Sleep and critical illness: bridging the two pillars at the ATS 2016

Stuti J. Jaiswal, Atul Malhotra, Robert L. Owens

Temperature and duration targets during post-arrest care: choosing the right prescription for the right patient

John C. Greenwood, Abhishek Bhardwaj, Benjamin S. Abella

Examining the paradox of high high-density lipoprotein and elevated cardiovascular risk

Kavisha Singh, Anand Rohatgi

Mortality after red blood cell transfusions from previously pregnant donors: complexities in the interpretation of large data

Susan Kuldanek, Christopher C. Silliman

Optogenetic tools for cell biological applications

Abhirup Mukherjee, Nicole A. Repina, David V. Schaffer, Ravi S. Kane

Editorial on “Transcription factor SPZ1 promotes TWIST-mediated epithelial—mesenchymal transition and oncogenesis in human liver cancer”

Dan J. Raz

Editorial on “Can CT-PET and endoscopic assessment post-neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy predict residual disease in esophageal cancer”

Chia-Ju Liu, Wei Lu

The hemodynamic impact of acute nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: is it safe?

Bo Xu, Reena Mehra

Tumor spread through air space (STAS) is an important predictor of clinical outcome in stage IA lung adenocarcinoma

Hui-Zi Chen, Erin M. Bertino, Kai He

Antiviral prophylaxis of cytomegalovirus reactivation in immune competent patients—the jury remains out

Sara A. Mansfield, Charles H. Cook

Allosterically targeting EGFR drug-resistance gatekeeper mutations

Nicholas Spellmon, Chunying Li, Zhe Yang

Imaging homeostatic sleep pressure and circadian rhythm in the human brain

Zhuo Fang, Hengyi Rao

Tumor mutational burden (TMB) as a biomarker of response to immunotherapy in small cell lung cancer

Yanis Boumber

Letter to the Editor

Response to “VATS vs. thoracotomy regarding postoperative chronic pain”

Emine Ozgur Bayman, Kalpaj R. Parekh, John Keech, Timothy J. Brennan

The role of a decision analysis in treatment of T2N0 esophageal cancer

Tara R. Semenkovich, Bryan F. Meyers, Benjamin D. Kozower, Varun Puri

Case Report

Intraoperative near-infrared imaging can identify subcentimeter colorectal cancer lung metastases during pulmonary metastasectomy

Andrew D. Newton, Jarrod D. Predina, Lydia G. Frenzel-Sulyok, Michael H. Shin, Yiqing Wang, Sunil Singhal

A novel strategy for cardiopulmonary support during lung transplantation

Ramiro Fernandez, Malcolm M. DeCamp, Ankit Bharat

Short Communication

Predictive value of pulmonary function measures for short-term outcomes following lung resection: analysis of a single high-volume institution

Lauren J. Taylor, Walker A. Julliard, James D. Maloney

Review Article on Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Left ventricular assist device driveline infections: recent advances and future goals

Anne-Marie Leuck

Short Communication of Interventional Pulmonology Corner

Endobronchial ultrasound—guidance for interstitial photodynamic therapy of locally advanced lung cancer—a new interventional concept

Kassem Harris, Emily Oakley, David Bellnier, Gal Shafirstein

Commentary

Insights into ascending aortic aneurysm pathogenesis using in vivo and ex vivo imaging systems in angiotensin II-infused mice

Mary B. Sheppard, Alan Daugherty, Hong Lu

Management of screening-detected stage I lung cancer

Raymond U. Osarogiagbon

New strategies in esophageal carcinoma: promises and problems

Zhaohui Xiong, Jingxi He, Xiaoxin Luke Chen

Below are the latest Journal of Thoracic Disease articles published online ahead of print publication.

Original Article

Prognostic significance of extranodal extension in patients with pathologic N1 non-small cell lung cancer undergoing complete resection

Seung Keun Yoon, Jae Kwang Yun, Geun Dong Lee, Sehoon Choi, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Yong-Hee Kim, Seung-Il Park, Dong Kwan Kim

Published online: 02 June 2023

Brief Report

Clinical pharmacokinetic study of tacrolimus in continuous intravenous administration for lung transplantation

You Min Sohn, Ryoung-Eun Ko, Hyo Jung Park, Eunjung Choo, Minji Jung, Sukhyang Lee, Kyeongman Jeon

Published online: 01 June 2023

Editorial

Lung cancer screening: are we performing it satisfactorily?

Fabrizio Minervini, Pietro Bertoglio, Peter B. Kestenholz, Marco Scarci

Published online: 31 May 2023

Editorial

Wedge resection—finding its place in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer?

Morgan A. Hill, Barry C. Gibney

Published online: 31 May 2023

Original Article

Factors influencing continuous positive airway pressure adherence in elderly with obstructive sleep apnea

Nantaporn Tiyapun, Kanokkarn Sunkonkit, Warawut Chaiwong, Ratirat Worasuthaneewan, Theerakorn Theerakittikul

Published online: 30 May 2023

Original Article

Bacterial lysate add-on therapy in adult and childhood asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Siyang Yao, Rundong Qin, Xiaonan Song, Li He, Xinliu Lin, Jing Li

Published online: 29 May 2023

Original Article

Critical COVID-19 patients through first, second, and third wave: retrospective observational study comparing outcomes in intensive care unit

Irene Coloretti, Carlotta Farinelli, Emanuela Biagioni, Ilenia Gatto, Elena Munari, Lorenzo Dall’Ara, Stefano Busani, Marianna Meschiari, Roberto Tonelli, Cristina Mussini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Andrea Cossarizza, Enrico Clini, Massimo Girardis; the MO-COVID19 Working Group

Published online: 26 May 2023

Original Article

Twenty-year survival following lung transplantation

John James Miggins, Ross M. Reul Jr, Spencer Barrett, Abbas Rana, Ahmed Alnajar, Jordan Dunson, Alexis Shafii, Puneet Garcha, John Goss, Gabriel Loor

Published online: 24 May 2023

Brief Report

Expanded extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridge to heart and lung transplant candidate selection does not impact outcomes compared to traditional candidate selection criteria

Abdul Wahab, Andrew C. Hanson, Steve Peters, Mauricio A. Villavicencio, Sahar A. Saddoughi, Sadia Z. Shah, Philip J. Spencer, Cassie C. Kennedy, Kelly M. Pennington

Published online: 24 May 2023

Original Article

Left ventricular strain and myocardial work in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Christos G. Mihos, Sofia A. Horvath, Rafle Fernandez, Esteban Escolar

Published online: 23 May 2023

Original Article

Effective omalizumab treatment influenced eosinophil function in severe allergic asthmatics

Huacheng Yan, Lin Sun, Yingmeng Ni, Juan Du, Dong Liu, Ping Wang, Jin Cao, Guofang Xu, Yi Tao, Ranran Dai, Wei Tang

Published online: 22 May 2023

Original Article

Efficacy and safety of immunoradiotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective comparative cohort study

Yifan Gao, Xiaorong Sun, Yichen Hou, Mingzhu Zhang, Weiyue Tan, Yi Zhang, Jie Wang, Zhonghang Zheng, Chaozhuo Li, Haoran Qi, Mengyu Hu, Ligang Xing

Published online: 15 May 2023

Mini-Review

ABO blood type incompatible lung transplantation

Toyofumi F. Chen-Yoshikawa

Published online: 15 May 2023

Original Article

The role of local expression of hormone receptors in the genesis of idiopathic tracheal stenosis

Johannes Schweipert, Carina Riediger, Jan Erik Balandat, Viktor Bonkowsky, Christoph Kahlert, Dietmar Kraus

Published online: 12 May 2023

Original Article

Development and linguistic validation of the Korean version of the Severe Asthma Questionnaire

Sung-Yoon Kang, Kyung-Min Ahn, Ji-Hyang Lee, Soo Jie Chung, Kyoung-Hee Sohn, So Young Park, Tae-Bum Kim, Woo-Jung Song

Published online: 12 May 2023

Original Article

The nodule in the emphysematous lung: an appeal for surgery in a lung volume reduction concept

Till Plönes, Alexis Slama, Gernot Seebacher, Jan Viehof, Özlem Okumus, Dirk Theegarten, Kaid Darwiche, Christian Taube, Clemens Aigner

Published online: 11 May 2023

Editorial

The importance of correct regional lymph node removal as part of surgical treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma: could it be a therapeutic strategy?

Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Juliette H. R. J. Degens, Jean H. T. Daemen, Iris E. W. G. Laven, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos

Published online: 11 May 2023

Original Article

Does the weekend effect exist for acute type A aortic dissection?—a retrospective case-control study

Jinlin Wu, Guang Tong, Julia Fayanne Chen, Changjiang Yu, Jue Yang, Zerui Chen, Xin Li, Xinjian Yan, Donglin Zhuang, Yongchao Yang, Yaorong Liu, Zhichao Liang, Jie Liu, Zhen Zhang, Ruixin Fan, Tucheng Sun

Published online: 11 May 2023

Original Article

Isoproterenol pre-treatment improve the therapeutic efficacy of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) transplantation for myocardial infarction

Xiaoying Duan, Jing Yang, Wenbo Zhang, Xifeng Yang, Yuan Xia, Shuangjiao Gan, Suhua Kuang, Xinshi Cheng, Shaobo Xie, Yunqi Liu

Published online: 10 May 2023

Original Article

Presence and sequence of bronchiectasis onset impact on the clinical characteristics in asthmatic patients

Haiyan Sheng, Yuhong Wang, Xiujuan Yao, Xichun Zhang, Xiangdong Wang, Xiaofang Liu, Luo Zhang

Published online: 10 May 2023

Original Article

Upgrading extra corporeal life support to ECMELLA using Impella 5.0 in rescued INTERMACS 1 patients, lactate level matters!

Chadi Aludaat, Estelle Dovonou, Emmanuel Besnier, Charles Fauvel, Nathalie Nardone, Vincent Le Guillou, Alessandra D’Agostino, Catherine Nafeh-Bizet, Arnaud Gay, François Bouchart, Fabrice Bauer

Published online: 09 May 2023

Original Article

Exploration of the shared genes and signaling pathways between lung adenocarcinoma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Houqiang Li, Wenmiao Wang, Zhanghao Huang, Peng Zhang, Lei Liu, Xinyu Sha, Silin Wang, You Lang Zhou, Jiahai Shi

Published online: 09 May 2023

Original Article

Outcomes after thymectomy in non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis

Nathaniel Deboever, Ying Xu, Hope A. Feldman, Karin H. Woodman, Merry Chen, Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Ravi Rajaram

Published online: 08 May 2023

Original Article

Is the incident of once chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related admission a high risk for readmission in the future?

Ling Lu, Min Chen, Xiangju Xing, Xiang Liu, Xiaoling Wei, Li Wang, Yumei Zhao, Jing Xia, Xiaoli Guo, Wei Yao, Jingyu Zou, Xin Sun, Changzheng Wang

Published online: 08 May 2023

Original Article

Thoracic aneurysm and dissection gene variants increase the risk of aortic-related adverse events in early-onset isolated Stanford type B aortic dissection after endovascular aortic repair

Shuangshuang Li, Sheng Chang, Renle Guo, Jin Yang, Zilin Lu, Pengcheng Du, Jian Dong, Jian Zhou, Zaiping Jing

Published online: 08 May 2023

Original Article

Osteo-cartilaginous pain syndromes at the chest wall: results of costal cartilage excision

Bastian Fakundiny, Kathrin S. Kehrer, Anton Popov, Henning Busk, Thorsten Walles

Published online: 08 May 2023

Original Article

Anatomical variation of sympathetic ganglia in R4+R5 sympathicotomy for primary palmar axillary hyperhidrosis

Wenhan Weng, Xiaoqi Li, Guotian Pei, Yuqing Huang, Yanguo Liu

Published online: 06 May 2023

Original Article

Midterm outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery with a mini-thoracotomy and beating heart strategy

Heemoon Lee, Jihoon Kim, Ji-Hyun Jung, Jae Suk Yoo

Published online: 06 May 2023

Review Article

Preventing atelectasis during bronchoscopy under general anesthesia

Asad Khan, Sami I. Bashour, Roberto F. Casal

Published online: 04 May 2023

Original Article

Development of prognostic models to estimate the probability of lung injury one year after COVID-19-related hospitalization —a prospective study

Ana Casal-Mouriño, José Manuel Álvarez-Dobaño, María Jesús Domínguez, Francisco Gude, María E. Toubes, Óscar Lado-Baleato, Anxo Martínez de Alegría, Manuel Taboada, Vanessa Riveiro, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Adriana Lama, Lucía Ferreiro, Borja Otero, Juan Suárez-Antelo, Antonio Pose, Luis Valdés

Published online: 26 April 2023

Original Article

Esophagram should be performed to diagnose esophageal perforation before inter-hospital transfer

Helen J. Madsen, Christina M. Stuart, Brandon M. Wojcik, Adam R. Dyas, Amanda Hunt, Laura J. Helmkamp, Anna K. Gergen, Michael J. Weyant, Simran K. Randhawa, John D. Mitchell, Robert A. Meguid

Published online: 26 April 2023

Original Article