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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

Twelfth London International Cough Symposium (12^th LICS)

The Twelfth London International Cough Symposium will take place on 13/14 July 2022 in London. It will gather clinicians and scientists for a review of the latest clinical and research advances, evolving ideas and new treatments regarding acute and chronic cough. There will be a review of the diseases associated with acute and chronic cough, underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and cutting-edge treatments for hypersensitive cough.

Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) is now a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Starting from July 2021, AME Publishing Company is formally recognized a publisher member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and over 60 AME-published journals become a member of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), as part of AME’s commitment to best practice in scholarly publishing. Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) is among the list of COPE membership.

Lung Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future

Lung transplantation is the most viable option for many pulmonary diseases in appropriate candidates when medical therapy has failed. This series of manuscripts in this issue was planned prior to the pandemic. Donors remain rate-limiting and the field has been rapidly evolving with innovative approaches resulting in improved outcomes for recipients receiving grafts. The number of lung transplants for patients with COVID-related lung failure is increasing since the first one being performed in 2020. Since the planning of this issue we have been burdened with the COVID-19 pandemic and lung failure has become first and foremost in our lives.

Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Disease: From Bench to Bed

We organized this special series to allow respiratory physicians and thoracic surgeons to better understand the artificial intelligence technology currently applied to thoracic diseases, grasp the cutting-edge artificial intelligence cross-research progress, and inspire more respiratory physicians and thoracic surgeons to participate in the development and design of artificial intelligence-related research. The ultimate goal is to allow patients to receive better quality personalized treatment, which will lead to a better prognosis.

JTD 2021 Annual Report

We are glad to present the 2021 Annual Report of JTD here. Celebrating its new increased impact factor of 2.895, JTD continues to publish cutting-edge research covering the whole spectrum of thoracic disease.

Prolonged air leak after lung surgery: prediction, prevention and management (Ongoing)

This special series of Journal of Thoracic Disease focuses on management and prevention of postoperative Air leaks after thoracic surgery.

European Perspectives in Thoracic Surgery (2020) - the Seven Edition

For the 7^th consecutive year the Editorial Board of the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) presents a series collecting invited lectures presented during the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Annual Conference. During the past 2 years, the Covid-19 pandemic hugely impacted on the organization of all medical conferences and educational programs including the ESTS Annual Meeting. It is our hope that we will soon get back to a new normality, where people can reconvene in person at the ESTS Annual Conference, sharing experiences, physically interacting at the Conferences and at the associated social events.

Interventional Pulmonology in the Intensive Care Unit

Bronchoscopy and airway procedures represent a large portion of the interventional pulmonology that occurs in the ICU. The complementary roles of intensivists and interventional pulmonologists are highlighted in articles that delineate nuances of bronchoscopy in critically ill patients both intubated and non-intubated, novel methods to manage life threatening hemoptysis and foreign body aspiration, utilization of rigid bronchoscopy to alleviate respiratory failure from central airway obstruction, challenges and pitfalls of performing bronchoscopy on patients receiving extracorporeal life support and the evolving role of endobronchial ultrasound in the ICU.

New Impact Factor for Journal of Thoracic Disease: 2.895

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has attained its latest impact factor update for the 2020 citation year: 2.895.

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

Robotic Thoracic Surgery

Conventional thoracic incisions are associated with significant pain and morbidity. Historically thoracic procedures required prolong hospital stay and recovery time. Minimally invasive approaches, initially video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and recently the robotic approach, have offset these morbidities without compromising the technical and oncological principles of thoracic surgery. In this series, world leaders in robotic thoracic surgery have provided an update on these common thoracic procedures to elucidate the indications and techniques for the readers.

Reviewer of the Month (2021)

In 2021, JTD reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. The following reviewers are highlighted and commended for their professional effort and enthusiasm in reviews. Let us take this chance to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the journal and to the scientific process!

Radiotherapy for Brain Metastases from Lung Cancer

All aforementioned considerations relate to the patients with preserved performance status who may benefit from the progress in the management of lung cancer. However, among patients with brain metastases from lung cancer, there is a significant proportion of patients with poor performance status, for whom WBRT has no benefit over the use of steroids alone. These patients should benefit from the early introduction of all measures of palliative care without radiotherapy, because such an approach improves the quality of life, especially in patients with lung cancer.

Thoracic Surgery Worldwide (Ongoing)

Starting in 2021, the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) will be launching a new regular feature in each issue entitled “Thoracic Surgery Worldwide”. The aim of this series is to showcase the status of Thoracic Surgery around the world. This Series is edited by Dr Alan Sihoe from Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital, HK.

Modified SEIR and AI prediction of the epidemics trend of COVID-19 in China under public health interventions

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak originating in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, coincided with chunyun, the period of mass migration for the annual Spring Festival. To contain its spread, China adopted unprecedented nationwide interventions on January 23, 2020. These policies included large-scale quarantine, strict controls on travel and extensive monitoring of suspected cases. However, it is unknown whether these policies have had an impact on the epidemic. We sought to show how these control measures impacted the containment of the epidemic.

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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肿瘤靶向治疗和免疫治疗时代下放射治疗在转移性非小细胞肺癌中的作用

晚期非小细胞肺癌(non-small cell lung... More >>

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辨识和处理免疫检查点抑制剂的不良反应

免疫逃逸是肿瘤生长的其中一个重要特征。肿瘤细胞通过逃避免疫系统的�... More >>

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Age modification of ozone associations with cardiovascular disease risk in adults: a potential role for soluble P-selectin and blood pressure

Drew B. Day, Merlise A. Clyde, Jianbang Xiang, Feng Li, Xiaoxing Cui, Jinhan Mo, Jicheng Gong,... More >>

Assessment of a respiratory face mask for capturing air pollutants and pathogens including human influenza and rhinoviruses

S. Steve Zhou, Salimatu Lukula, Cory Chiossone, Raymond W. Nims, Donna B. Suchmann, M. Khalid Ijaz More >>

Relationship between free and total malondialdehyde, a well-established marker of oxidative stress, in various types of human biospecimens

Xiaoxing Cui, Jicheng Gong, Hailong Han, Linchen He, Yanbo Teng, Teresa Tetley, Rudy Sinharay,... More >>

GARD Section more

The nationwide program of allergic disease prevention as an implementation of GARD guidelines in Poland

Filip Raciborski, Bolesław Samoliński, Edyta Krzych-Fałta, Aleksandra Grąbczewska, Filip... More >>

A strategy for measuring health outcomes and evaluating impacts of interventions on asthma and COPD—common chronic respiratory diseases in Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) countries

Teresa To, Alvaro A. Cruz, Giovanni Viegi, Rachel McGihon, Nikolai Khaltaev, Arzu Yorgancioglu,... More >>

Integrating primary care of chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Brazil: Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK Brazil): study protocol for randomised controlled trials

Max O. Bachmann, Eric D. Bateman, Rafael Stelmach, Álvaro A. Cruz, Matheus Pacheco de Andrade,... More >>

Cough Section more

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough—Chinese Thoracic Society (CTS) Asthma Consortium

Kefang Lai, Huahao Shen, Xin Zhou, Zhongmin Qiu, Shaoxi Cai, Kewu Huang, Qiuping Wang, Changzheng... More >>

Methodology for development of the Chinese evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline of the Diagnosis and Management of Cough

Mei Jiang, Yan-Qing Xie, Jia-Xing Xie, Xiang-Wei Zou, Ke-Fang Lai More >>

Cough frequency monitors: can they discriminate patient from environmental coughs?

Stefan T. Kulnik, Natalie M. Williams, Lalit Kalra, John Moxham, Surinder S. Birring More >>

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Editorial

Neoadjuvant gefitinib therapy: a potential standard therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Tomoki Nishida, Yuichi Saito, Ryuta Fukai

PDF Pages: 799-801 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Recent advances in electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for localization of peripheral pulmonary nodules

Yuichi Saito

PDF Pages: 802-804 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Multidisciplinary and real life data: practical management of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Armida D’Incecco, Katia Cannita, Francesco Martella, Andrea De Vico, Gino Zaccagna, Lorenza Landi, Duilio Divisi

PDF Pages: 805-808 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Future prospects of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) and surgery for non-small cell lung cancer

Tatsuya Nagano, Motoko Tachihara, Yugo Tanaka

PDF Pages: 809-811 Full Text COI Form Open Access

The management of postoperative recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation: what is the best way?

Hiroyuki Adachi, Yuichi Saito

PDF Pages: 812-815 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Tracking and tackling the tumor dynamics clonal evolution: osimertinib rechallenge after interval therapy might be an effective treatment approach in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Giulio Metro, Angelo Bonaiti, Ilaria Birocchi, Francesca Marasciulo, Martina Ubaldi, Niccolò Metelli, Vincenzo Minotti, Alfredo Addeo

PDF Pages: 816-819 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Surgeons and the spirit of liberty

Henning A. Gaissert

PDF Pages: 820-821 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Original Article

The pathological oral cavity as a preventable source of postoperative pneumonia in thoracic surgery: a prospective observational study

Till Ploenes, Arianne Pollok, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Sandra Kampe, Kaid Darwiche, Christian Taube, Jan Buer, Clemens Aigner

PDF Pages: 822-831 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Oxygenated right ventricular assist device with a percutaneous dual-lumen cannula as a bridge to lung transplantation

Takashi Harano, Ernest G. Chan, Masashi Furukawa, Pedro Reck dos Santos, Matthew R. Morrell, Penny L. Sappington, Pablo G. Sanchez

PDF Pages: 832-840 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Association of marital status with cardiovascular outcome in patients with breast cancer

Tianwang Guan, Yuyan Wang, Feng Li, Dongting Chen, Qingqian Wei, Kenie Wang, Hanbin Zhang, Jinming Yang, Jin Zeng, Yanxian Lai, Zhengxia Yang, Cheng Liu

PDF Pages: 841-850 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Predictors of high flow oxygen therapy failure in COVID-19-related severe hypoxemic respiratory failure

Eftychia Polydora, Michaella Alexandrou, Stamatios Tsipilis, Nikolaos Athanasiou, Michail Katsoulis, Artemis Rodopoulou, Apostolos Pappas, Ioannis Kalomenidis

PDF Pages: 851-856 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Partial upper sternotomy for aortic valve replacement provides similar mid-term outcomes as the full sternotomy

Jan Hlavicka, David Janda, Petr Budera, Petr Tousek, Marek Maly, Richard Fojt, Hana Linkova, Tomas Holubec, Petr Kacer

PDF Pages: 857-865 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Clinical diagnostic algorithm in defining tuberculous unilateral pleural effusion in high tuberculosis burden areas short of diagnostic tools

Rentao Yu, Sheng Hu, Chao Wang, Hua Zhang, Zhenliang Xiao, Lijie Ma

PDF Pages: 866-876 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Influence of body composition measures on chyle leak after oesophagectomy

James M. Halle-Smith, Manjunath Siddaiah-Subramanya, Abdulrahman Ghoneim, Ahmed Almonib, Benjamin H. L. Tan

PDF Pages: 877-883 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Does needle-type increase the diagnostic yield of malignancies in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)?—a prospective comparative study

Piotr Skrzypczak, Łukasz Gąsiorowski, Magdalena Sielewicz, Magdalena Roszak, Mikołaj Kamiński, Cezary Piwkowski

PDF Pages: 884-891 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Clinical significance of tumor necrosis and viability in non-small cell lung cancer

Seok Whan Moon, Jae Jun Kim, Seong Cheol Jeong, Yong Hwan Kim, Jung Wook Han

PDF Pages: 892-904 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Translation and validation of the Chinese version of Patient-completed Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire and its implementation in patient education

Bo Peng, Lin Sun, Yan Shang, Yajuan Zhang, Xiwen Gao, Ling Ye, Meiling Jin, Wei He, Zhijun Jie, Chunling Du, Lei Zhou, Yang Liu, Xiaolian Song, Juan Du, Fengying Zhang, Yi Gong, Yuheng Shi, Wuping Bao, Haihua Chen, Jin Wang, Chijun Wen, Weihao Li, Dandan Zhao, Gang Wang, Xin Zhou, Wei Tang

PDF Pages: 905-918 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The effectiveness of large group demonstration training method on the use of pressurized metered-dose inhaler in elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Woranoot Choomuang, Chaicharn Pothirat, Warawut Chaiwong, Chalerm Liwsrisakun, Theerakorn Theerakittikul, Nittaya Phetsuk, Panida Chanayat

PDF Pages: 919-926 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Clinical and bronchoscopic aspects of bronchial healing after sleeve resection for lung cancer: a multivariate analysis on 541 cases

Alberto Lopez-Pastorini, Christoph Eckermann, Aris Koryllos, Thomas Galetin, Corinna Ludwig, Michaela Hammer-Hellmig, Erich Stoelben

PDF Pages: 927-938 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A prospective trial of CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for lung tumors

Janani S. Reisenauer, Patrick W. Eiken, Matthew R. Callstrom, Geoffrey B. Johnson, Karlyn Pierson, Bettie Lechtenberg, Shanda H. Blackmon

PDF Pages: 939-951 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

National trends in pectus excavatum repair: patient age, facility volume, and outcomes

Shale J. Mack, Brian M. Till, Charles Huang, Darshak Thosani, Uzma Rahman, Tyler Grenda, Nathaniel R. Evans III, Olugbenga T. Okusanya

PDF Pages: 952-961 Full Text Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Incidence and risk factors for sternal osteomyelitis after median sternotomy

Yoon Ki Cha, Min Suk Choi, So Hyeon Bak, Jeung Sook Kim, Chu Hyun Kim, Myung Jin Chung

PDF Pages: 962-968 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Association between cine CMR-based radiomics signature and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Yongjia Peng, Kongyang Wu, Yi Xiang J. Wang, Jingshan Gong

PDF Pages: 969-978 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Effect of prior cancer history on survival of patients with esophageal carcinoma: a propensity score matching, population-based study

Jingwen Liu, Yongjian Chen, Xiangyu Zhan, Yunfang Yu, Herui Yao

PDF Pages: 979-994 Full Text Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Tracheal stenosis as a complication of prolonged intubation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: a Peruvian cohort

José Manuel Palacios, David Arturo Bellido, Fernando Benjamín Valdivia, Pamela Alejandra Ampuero, Carlos Felipe Figueroa, Christian Medina, Jorge Edgardo Cervera

PDF Pages: 995-1008 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Clinical relevance of false-negative interferon-gamma release assays in patients with tuberculous pleurisy in an intermediate tuberculosis burden country

Kyung Hoon Kim, Nari Jeong, Jeong Uk Lim, Hwa Young Lee, Jongmin Lee, Hye-Yeon Lee, Seok Chan Kim, Ji Young Kang

PDF Pages: 1009-1019 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The outcome of lung transplantation for end-stage pulmonary diseases with pulmonary hypertension: a single-center experience

Shilong Wu, Guilin Peng, Chenyang Xu, Xiuhua Li, Wenfa Jiang, Qing Ai, Chao Yang, Don Xiao, Bing Wei, Weizhe Huang, Xin Xu, Jianxing He

PDF Pages: 1020-1030 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Early outcomes of the Frozenix J-graft with exclusion of the non-stent part at a single center

Akimasa Morisaki, Yosuke Takahashi, Hiromichi Fujii, Yoshito Sakon, Kenta Nishiya, Noriaki Kishimoto, Kokoro Yamane, Takumi Kawase, Toshihiko Shibata

PDF Pages: 1031-1041 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Uncertainty analysis of chest X-ray lung height measurements and size matching for lung transplantation

Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, Maria C. Vazquez Guillamet, Ashraf Rjob, Andrew Bierhals, Irene Bello, Alberto Jauregui Abularach, Laneshia Tague, Michael Wallendorf, Gary F. Marklin, Chad Witt, Derek E. Byers, Daniel Kreisel, Ruben Nava, Varun Puri, Ramsey Hachem, Elbert P. Trulock

PDF Pages: 1042-1051 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Interstitial lung disease and wedge resection are poor prognostic factors for non-small cell lung cancer

Nozomu Motono, Masahito Ishikawa, Shun Iwai, Yoshihito Iijima, Hidetaka Uramoto

PDF Pages: 1052-1060 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Virtual-assisted lung mapping using dual staining with indocyanine green and indigo carmine enhanced marking detectability

Masahiro Yanagiya, Masaaki Sato, Naohiro Ijiri, Kimihiko Kobayashi, Masaaki Nagano, Chihiro Konoeda, Kentaro Kitano, Jun Nakajima

PDF Pages: 1061-1069 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Prognostic impact of surgical treatment for high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: a multi-institutional retrospective study

Tomohiro Haruki, Shinji Matsui, Yuki Oshima, Hiroyuki Maeta, Shunsuke Fukino, Yohei Yurugi, Kunio Araki, Yoshihisa Umekita, Hiroshige Nakamura

PDF Pages: 1070-1078 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Quality of transbronchial biopsy with large forceps compared to cryobiopsy: a randomized controlled, single blinded live animal study

Wissam Abouzgheib, Osheen Abramian, Shuyue Ren, William Rafferty, Bhavi Patel, Nagendra Madisi, Paul Kannarkatt, Karl Lowa, Krystal Hunter, Ziad Boujaoude

PDF Pages: 1079-1087 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Underlying mechanisms of saphenous vein graft stenosis after coronary artery bypass caused by clipping of the side branches: an experimental study

Yanlong Ren, Bangrong Song, Jiang Li, Tieduo Kang, Jin Sheng, Shangqiu Ning, Liying Chen, Ran Dong, Wenxian Liu

PDF Pages: 1088-1098 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Anesthetic management of heart and lung transplantation: analysis of 14 cases in a single center

Jian Fang, Xiaoxue Zhuang, Zhaomin Huang, Lan Lan, Hanyu Yang, Chao Yang, Shaobo Xie

PDF Pages: 1099-1105 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Integrated gene expression profiling analysis reveals SERPINA3, FCN3, FREM1, MNS1 as candidate biomarkers in heart failure and their correlation with immune infiltration

Yuanyuan Jiang, Yanzhou Zhang, Chuhuan Zhao

PDF Pages: 1106-1119 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

The effect of early tracheal extubation combined with physical training on pulmonary rehabilitation of patients after lung transplantation: a randomized controlled trial

Ting Wu, Shufang Zhou, Bo Wu, Jingyu Chen, Xuefen Zhu, Yinghua Cai

PDF Pages: 1120-1129 Full Text Reporting Checklist Trial Protocol Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Prognostic value of thoracic tumor staging and volume parameters in non-small cell lung cancer patients with synchronous solitary bone metastasis

Kan Deng, Shuping Li, Jian Zhang, Xiande Ye, Kai Yao, Ying Li, Jianru Xiao

PDF Pages: 1130-1138 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Prognostic value of peripheral blood circular RNAs in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Chen Chen, Xiwen Zhao, Xiaoliang Xie

PDF Pages: 1139-1145 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

MiR-223-3p affects myocardial inflammation and apoptosis following myocardial infarction via targeting FBXW7

Libin Zhang, Jing Yang, Ming Guo, Minghui Hao

PDF Pages: 1146-1156 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Effects of Kangdaxin on myocardial fibrosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction rats

Xiang Wu, Tingting Zhang, Jianfeng Qiao, Cuiyun Li, Chao Lin, Shangquan Xiong

PDF Pages: 1157-1163 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of transitional care interventions on the prognosis of patients with heart failure

Xiuzhen Lin, Ruxiang Ji, Xia Wang, Ruomei Xin, Qiongyan Chen

PDF Pages: 1164-1171 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Effect of high-throughput screening of circRNA01724 on a rat model of myocardial ischemia ventricular arrhythmia

Xiaomin Hu, Dan Wu, Bing Zou, Huiling Xiao, Tao Yang, Chenxi Wang, Hui Zhou, Wen Shen, Chenjie Zhang, Tao Wu

PDF Pages: 1172-1182 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Evaluating the efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus the optimal drug therapy (ODT) for stable coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaodong Qian, Haoze Deng, Jiamin Yuan, Junting Hu, Lujia Dai, Tingbo Jiang

PDF Pages: 1183-1192 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Trichosanthin inhibits cell growth and metastasis by promoting pyroptosis in non-small cell lung cancer

Yan Tan, Junyu Xiang, Zixian Huang, Lin Wang, Yiling Huang

PDF Pages: 1193-1202 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Retrospective study of treatment with a drug-coated balloon alone is beneficial for ostial coronary lesions

Wenduo Zhang, Fusui Ji, Xue Yu, Chenguang Yang, Xinyue Wang

PDF Pages: 1203-1211 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

A study of mechanical ventilation in the ICU after cardiac surgery: a bibliometric analysis

Mengwen Zhang, Yongbo Zhao, Rongmin Cui, Bo An

PDF Pages: 1212-1224 Full Text COI Form Open Access

Differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodular mucinous adenocarcinoma and tuberculoma with dynamic CT: a retrospective study

Yue-Hui Yin, Yuan-Gang Qi, Bing Wang

PDF Pages: 1225-1231 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

The efficacy and safety of Wulingsan modified formulas for chronic heart failure patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ziyun Li, Lang Ren, Renjun Gu, Conghui Zhou, Xu Tong, Jingqing Hu

PDF Pages: 1232-1242 Full Text Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

Identification and in vitro validation of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for lung squamous cell carcinoma

Xiaopeng Zhao, Chong Yuan, Xu He, Miao Wang, Haoran Zhang, Jingge Cheng, Hongyan Wang

PDF Pages: 1243-1255 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Risk factors for cardiac rupture after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction during the percutaneous coronary intervention era: a retrospective case-control study

Zesheng Xu, Yingkai Li, Ruyan Zhang, Yongqing Liu, Hua Liu, Jiancai Yu, Xianbo Zhou, Yihui Du, Hongliang Cong

PDF Pages: 1256-1266 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Consistency analysis of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in peripheral blood and venous blood by quantum dot immunofluorescence assay and clinical application in acute myocardial infarction

Haohao Liu, Fang Luo, Lizhu Zhang, Zhijun Han, Mingxiang Shao, Hong Du

PDF Pages: 1267-1274 Full Text Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement COI Form Open Access

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery Worldwide¹

Cardiothoracic surgery in South Africa: a history

Ivan Schewitz

PDF Pages: 1275-1281 Full Text Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Thoracic surgery in Egypt

Hussein Elkhayat, Hany Hasan Elsayed, Waleed Adel, Ahmed Gamal Elkhouly, Amr Abdellateef, Wagdy Abdel Moneim Amin, Alaa Ibrahim Abd El Hafiez, Hatem Beshir, Yasser Ahmed Elsayed, Moustafa Mohamed Elhamami, Ehab Abdel Moneim Wahby, Elhusseiny Elhusseiny Gamil, Ahmed Elminshawy

PDF Pages: 1282-1295 Full Text Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Resection of an anterior apical tumor invading the ventral first rib: a less invasive lateral thoracotomy approach

Noriaki Sakakura, Suguru Shirai, Takeo Nakada, Yusuke Takahashi, Hiroaki Kuroda

PDF Pages: 1296-1298 Full Text (Video) Full Text Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Disclosure:

1. The series “Thoracic Surgery Worldwide” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Alan Sihoe served as the unpaid Guest Editor 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.

Review Article

Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a narrative review

Casey Hamilton, Paul Alfille, Jeremi Mountjoy, Xiaodong Bao

Thoracic surgery in Hong Kong

Aliss T. C. Chang, Joyce W. Y. Chan, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Calvin S. H. Ng

Iatrogenic opioid withdrawal syndromes in adults in intensive care units: a narrative review

Patrice S. Lamey, Dylan M. Landis, Kenneth M. Nugent

Thoracic surgery in Estonia

Tanel Laisaar

Thoracic surgery in France

Dominique Gossot, Gabriel Saiydoun, Jean-Baptiste Leclerc, Marcel Dahan, Pascal Alexandre Thomas, Jean-Philippe Verhoye, Agathe Seguin-Givelet

Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a narrative review

Sarah A. Guigui, Christian Torres, Esteban Escolar, Christos G. Mihos

Thoracic surgery in Palestine

Mayar Ishaq Idkedek, Bayan Fathi Al-Qtishat, Bisanne Hamdi Shaqqura, Firas Emad Abu Akar

Thoracic surgery in Brazil: an overview

Fernando Vannucci, Caio César Bianchi de Castro

A narrative review of progress in airway stents

Sen Tian, Haidong Huang, Zhenli Hu, Yuchao Dong, Chong Bai

General thoracic surgery in Finland, a perspective from the Helsinki University Hospital

Tommi Järvinen, Ilkka Ilonen, Jari Räsänen

Bone metastases in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review

Brendan J. Knapp, Siddhartha Devarakonda, Ramaswamy Govindan

Thoracic surgery in Slovenia

Tomaž Štupnik

Thoracic surgery in Taiwan

Xing Gao, Yin-Kai Chao

Immune checkpoint inhibitor-related interstitial lung disease in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: systemic review of characteristics, incidence, risk factors, and management

Seohyun Kim, Jeong Uk Lim

A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation— part 1: a guide to decision-making

Frank C. Detterbeck, Justin D. Blasberg, Gavitt A. Woodard, Roy H. Decker, Ulas Kumbasar, Henry S. Park, Vincent J. Mase Jr, Brett C. Bade, Andrew X. Li, Whitney S. Brandt, David C. Madoff

Original Article

Prolonged air leak after video-assisted thoracic anatomical pulmonary resections: a clinical predicting model based on data from the Italian VATS group registry, a machine learning approach

Duilio Divisi, Marco Pipitone, Reinhold Perkmann, Luca Bertolaccini, Carlo Curcio, Francesco Baldinelli, Roberto Crisci, Francesco Zaraca; Italian VATS group

Cytoplasmic expression of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 correlates with poor postoperative prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer

Zhen-Hua Li, Chang Liu, Qing-Hua Liu, Jian Wang, Ying Wang, Yan-Fei Wang, Shou-Jun Deng, Ding-Biao Li

Reference equations of the impulse oscillatory in healthy Thai adults

Athavudh Deesomchok, Warawut Chaiwong, Chalerm Liwsrisakun, Sirianong Namwongprom, Chaicharn Pothirat

The effects of oral steroid duration on stricture prevention after extensive endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal cancer

Dong Kyu Lee, Jun Young Kim, Yang Won Min, Hyuk Lee, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Poong-Lyul Rhee, Jae J. Kim

Prognostic impact of preoperative respiratory colonization on early-onset pneumonia after lung transplantation

Taehwa Kim, Hye Ju Yeo, Jin Ho Jang, Dohyung Kim, Doosoo Jeon, Yun Seong Kim, Woo Hyun Cho

Tracheal and laryngotracheal resections and reconstructions—a single-centre experience

Felipe Marchant, Antti Mäkitie, Jarmo Salo, Jari Räsänen

Clinical characteristics and determinants of mortality in COVID-19 patients on an intensive care unit—a retrospective explorative 1-year all-comers study

Wiebke Brücker, Amir Abbas Mahabadi, Annette Hüschen, Jan Becker, Sebastian Daehnke, Stefan Möhlenkamp

National guideline concordance and outcomes for pathologic N2 disease in non-small cell lung cancer

Brian Mitzman, Thomas K. Varghese Jr, Kristine Kuchta, Seth B. Krantz

Leucine-rich a-2 glycoprotein as a potential biomarker of idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease with pulmonary involvement: a single-center case-control study from Japan

So Takata, Yoshito Takeda, Haruhiko Hirata, Yuya Shirai, Takayoshi Morita, Yu Futami, Yujiro Naito, Kentaro Masuhiro, Takayuki Shiroyama, Kotaro Miyake, Tetsuji Naka, Atsushi Kumanogoh

Long-term patency of bilateral internal thoracic artery Y composite coronary artery bypass grafts—determinants and impact on survival

Hyoung Woo Chang, Hyun Jeong Han, Kay-Hyun Park

Pirfenidone inhibits cell fibrosis in connective tissue disease- associated interstitial lung disease by targeting the TNF-α/STAT3/ KL6 pathway

Yanhua Zuo, Jing Liu, Huaheng Xu, Yanxia Li, Ran Tao, Zongfang Zhang

Using discrete event simulation to optimize nucleic acid testing process for COVID-19

Wenda Guan, Junhou Zhou, Xiaodong Huang, Shiguan Wu, Qiubao Wu, Sook-San Wong, Zifeng Yang

Hemodynamic study of the effect of the geometric height of leaflets on the performance of the aortic valve under aortic valve reconstruction

Xinrui Ma, Bin Gao, Liang Tao, Jinli Ding, Shu Li, Aike Qiao, Yu Chang

Clinical value of echocardiography in evaluating hemodynamics and right ventricular function in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after balloon pulmonary angioplasty

Jiaxin Chen, Shangwei Ding, Chenkai Zhang, Rifei Li, Wenliang Guo, Chen Hong, Qing Tang

Predictors associated with mortality of extracorporeal life support therapy for acute heart failure: single-center experience with 679 patients

Sebastian D. Sahli, Alexander Kaserer, Julia Braun, Maximilian Halbe, Yuliya Dahlem, Muriel A. Spahn, Julian Rössler, Bernard Krüger, Francesco Maisano, Donat R. Spahn, Markus J. Wilhelm

Serum protein level as a predictor of therapeutic response and adverse effects associated with Afatinib use

Wang Chun Kwok, James Chung Man Ho, Terence Chi Chun Tam, Mary Sau Man Ip, David Chi Leung Lam

Double stapling method for closure of intraoperative alveolar air leakage adjacent to the staple line: a randomized experimental study on ex vivo porcine lungs

Takahiro Suzuki, Keisuke Asakura, Takumi Egawa, Masahiro Kawauchi, Yu Okubo, Kyohei Masai, Kaoru Kaseda, Tomoyuki Hishida, Hisao Asamura

Effect of pulmonary vein cryoballoon ablation in dogs with coolant-nitrogen

Yun Xie, Rong Guo, Meiyu Yan, Tingting Zhao, Yawei Xu, Dongdong Zhao

Clinical outcomes and immune phenotypes associated with STK11 co-occurring mutations in non-small cell lung cancer

Jyoti Malhotra, Brid Ryan, Malini Patel, Nancy Chan, Yanxiang Guo, Joseph Aisner, Salma K. Jabbour, Sharon Pine

CT-based radiomics analysis for differentiation between thymoma and thymic carcinoma

Ryosuke Ohira, Masahiro Yanagawa, Yuki Suzuki, Akinori Hata, Tomo Miyata, Noriko Kikuchi, Yuriko Yoshida, Kazuki Yamagata, Shuhei Doi, Keisuke Ninomiya, Noriyuki Tomiyama

Research output of artificial intelligence in arrhythmia from 2004 to 2021: a bibliometric analysis

Junlin Huang†, Yang Liu, Shuping Huang, Guibao Ke, Xin Chen, Bei Gong, Wei Wei, Yumei Xue, Hai Deng, Shulin Wu

Multifocal locules including the anterior mediastinum side as a surgical indicator in pleural infection

Takashi Sakai, Atsushi Sano, Hiroshige Shimizu, Yoko Azuma, Naohisa Urabe, Kazutoshi Isobe, Susumu Sakamoto, Yujiro Takai, Yoshitaka Murakami, Kazuma Kishi, Akira Iyoda

The impact of age and sex on in hospital outcomes in acute type A aortic dissection surgery

Mohammed Morjan, Carlos A. Mestres, Isabel Lavanchy, Mustafa Gerçek, Mathias Van Hemelrijck, Juri Sromicki, Paul Vogt, Diana Reser

The role of miR-145-5p in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tumor-associated macrophages and selection of immunochemotherapy

Junhong Lin, Sikai Wu, Kanghao Zhu, Jian Zhang, Xiaoshun Shi, Jianfei Shen, Jianfeng Xu

Uncommon EGFR mutations in lung carcinoma: features and treatment outcomes in a retrospective French cohort

Pierre Tankere, Romain Boidot, Philippe Bonniaud, Ayoube Zouak, Pascal Foucher, Alice Milliere, Aurélie Bertaut, Laure Favier, Aurélie Lagrange, François Ghiringhelli, Courèche Guillaume Kaderbhai, Cléa Fraisse

The transformation of atrial fibroblasts into myofibroblasts is promoted by trimethylamine N-oxide via the Wnt3a/β-catenin signaling pathway

Wentao Yang, Qing Zhao, Minghui Yao, Xiangdong Li, Zhaoliang Shan, Yutang Wang

Treatment of secondary pneumothorax with interstitial lung disease: the surgical indications at the start of treatment is important

Takuya Watanabe, Masayuki Tanahashi, Eriko Suzuki, Naoko Yoshii, Hiroyuki Tsuchida, Shogo Yobita, Kensuke Iguchi, Suiha Uchiyama, Minori Nakamura

Efficacy of dacomitinib in patients with non-small cell lung cancer carrying complex EGFR mutations: a real-world study

Hong-Shuai Li, Jun-Ling Li, Xiang Yan, Hai-Yan Xu, Li-Qiang Zhou, Xing-Sheng Hu, Yu-Ying Wang, Si-Yu Lei, Yan Wang

Patterns of recurrence after intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery for brain-only metastases from non-small cell lung cancer and the impact of upfront thoracic therapy with synchronous presentation

Derek P. Bergsma, Michael J. Moravan, Jaipreet S. Suri, Michael A. Cummings, Kenneth Y. Usuki, Deepinder P. Singh, Michael T. Milano

Serial evaluation of segmental esophageal reconstruction using a polyurethane scaffold in a pig model

Tiffany L. Sarra an, Jennifer L. Brazzell, Matthew Barron, Johnathon Aho, Ellen Blanco, Chelsea Powell, Jed Johnson, Dennis A. Wigle

Long chain noncoding RNA-ROR promotes hypoxic injury of cardiomyocytes by targeting the miR-145/HAX-1 axis

Ya Yang, Qianmei Tang, Yu Li, Lianjing Dai, Minfeng Li, Yongxin Fu

Cost-effectiveness of empagliflozin as a treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an analysis from the Chinese healthcare perspective

Xiaohui Lin, Minhua Lin, Maobai Liu, Weiying Huang, Xuekun Nie, Zichun Chen, Bin Zheng

Comparison of laboratory parameters in mild vs. severe cases and died vs. survived patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis

Budao Cao, Xuefen Jing, Yan Liu, Rong Wen, Cuifeng Wang

A novel seven-gene risk profile in BALF to identify high-risk patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Ziliang Hou, Dan Peng, Jingjing Yang, Shuai Zhang, Jinxiang Wang

Establishing a TNM-like risk classification for metachronous second pulmonary adenocarcinoma in patients with previously resected pulmonary adenocarcinoma

Shen-Shen Fu, Yu-Zhen Zheng, Xian-Yu Qin, Xing-Ping Yang, Piao Shen, Wei-Jie Cai, Xiao-Qiang Li, Hong-Ying Liao

Analysis of the prognostic role and biological characteristics of circulating tumor cell-associated white blood cell clusters in non-small cell lung cancer

Zheng Li, Liwen Fan, Yun Wu, Yuxu Niu, Xuelin Zhang, Bin Wang, Yuanshan Yao, Chunji Chen, Ning Qi, Daisy Dandan Wang, Peter Ping Lin, Dongfang Tang, Wen Gao

Clinical, imaging and functional determinants of sarcoidosis phenotypes in a Greek population

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