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胸外科手术肺漏气与术中出血的诊治:基于Delphi法制定的意大利胸外科学会专家共识

肺持续性漏气和术中出血的诊治是胸外科手术中常见的挑战之一。 More >>

中国香港胸外科现状简介

中国香港的胸外科早在20世纪50年代还是一个新兴的亚专科,主要关注于非解剖性肺切除术和肺结核的开胸治疗。 More >>

中国台湾医疗系统与胸外科发展

中国台湾位于南海以北,距大陆东南沿海约180公里,总面积3.6万平方公里... More >>

Air Pollution more

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, Charl... 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, Kian ... 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 Wa... 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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Original Article

Riociguat as bridging therapy to pulmonary endarterectomy in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective cohort study
Zhaohua Zhang, Jingwen Liu, Yanan Zhen, Xiaopeng Liu, Mingyuan Xu, Junyu Ma, Jianyan Wen, Peng Liu
An analysis of residual lung volume changes after segmentectomy based on three-dimensional computed tomography
Miyuki Abe, Atsushi Osoegawa, Takashi Karashima, Shinkichi Takamori, Yohei Takumi, Kenji Sugio
Long-term outcomes of surgical reconstruction for post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis: a 7-year follow-up in a tuberculosis-endemic region
Truong Thanh Thiet, Nguyen Thanh Trung, Khuu Tan Phat, Nguyen Huu Lan, Le Tien Dung, Le Viet Anh, Nguyen Hoai Nam, Nguyen Lam Vuong
Factors associated with mortality in acute respiratory failure patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome
Tanuwong Viarasilpa, Watsamon Wattananiyom, Surat Tongyoo, Thummaporn Naorungroj, Preecha Thomrongpairoj, Chairat Permpikul
Prognostic significance of immunotherapy in postoperative recurrent non-small cell lung cancer without EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements
Shunsuke Shigefuku, Satoshi Takahashi, Masaru Hagiwara, Masatoshi Kakihana, Tatsuo Ohira, Norihiko Ikeda
Prevalence and patient risk factors for pneumothorax in COVID-19 and in influenza pneumonia: a nationwide comparative analysis
Sanya Chandna, Kavin Raj, Ankit Agrawal, Saumya Nanda, Keerthana Jyotheeswara Pillai, Umesh Bhagat, Suryansh Bajaj, Suhail Raoof, Atul C. Mehta
Efficacy and safety of casirivimab and imdevimab for preventing and treating COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhifang Cui, Hongwu Wang, Heng Zou, Lei Li, Ye Zhang, Wenyu Chen
Diaphragmatic dysfunction is associated with postoperative pulmonary complications in the aged patients underwent radical resection of esophageal cancer: a prospective observational study
Fuqiang Liu, Qian Wen, Yiwen Yang, Jiahui Chen, Guangshan Jin, Ling Yu, Jianhua He
Lobar lung transplantation in the mouse
Jiang Shi, Caikang Luo, Yu Xu, Xiaoxue Cheng, Jiaqin Zhang, Guilin Peng, Chao Yang, Mengyang Liu, Wenhua Liang, Xin Xu, Jianxing He
Nefopam as a multimodal analgesia in thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Hyun-Seo Ki, Jae-Geum Shim, Hyung-Kyeong Choi, Kyoung-Ho Ryu, Du-Young Kang, Jiyeon Park, Jin Hee Ahn, Sung Hyun Lee, Eun-Ah Cho
Risk factor analysis and nomogram prediction model construction of postoperative complications of thoracoscopic non-small cell lung cancer
Shixin Ma, Fei Li, Jian Li, Lunqing Wang, Haiping Song
Optimal methodology for percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: a comparative analysis between conventional and multidisciplinary approaches utilizing ultrasound, flexible bronchoscopy, and microcatheter puncture in critically ill individuals of diminutive stature—a longitudinal single-institutional experience and retrospective analysis
Song-Am Lee, Jun-Seok Kim, Michael Ji, Dong-Kyu Kim, Hyeong-Ju Moon, Woo-Surng Lee
Size-matching in lung transplantation by computed tomography for end-stage interstitial disease: a retrospective analysis
Mathieu Coblence, Harry Etienne, Arnaud Roussel, Quentin Pellenc, Pierre Cerceau, Raphaël Borie, Philippe Montravers, Hervé Mal, Antoine Khalil, Yves Castier, Pierre Mordant
Incidence and risk factors for recurrent primary spontaneous pneumothorax after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ningbin Huang, Shi He, Siting Chen, Guolong Zhang, Liang Ruan, Jingjuan Huang
Clipless internal mammary artery harvesting for minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting using the shear-tip harmonic scalpel
Yong Chae Jung, Yooyoung Chong, Min-Woong Kang, Sung Joon Han, Hyun Jin Cho, Sang-Jun Park, Man-Shik Shim
Clinical usefulness of psoas muscle thickness for the prognosis of acute type A aortic dissection patients undergoing total arch replacement
Xinfan Lin, Linfeng Xie, Zhaofeng Zhang, Qingsong Wu, Yuling Xie, Zhihuang Qiu, Liangwan Chen
The safety and prognostic evaluation of subsequent aortic surgery after thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a retrospective cohort study
Jie Liu, Jun Ke, Yingfei Lu, Kan Zhou, Changjiang Yu, Jianfan Zhen, Zhuohang Jiang, Jinlin Wu, Tucheng Sun
Thoracoscopic pulmonary resection combined with real-time image-guided percutaneous ablation for multiple pulmonary nodules: a novel surgical approach and literature review
Yi Tian, Hong-Feng Tong, Yao-Guang Sun, Peng Jiao, Chao Ma, Qing-Jun Wu, Wen-Xin Tian, Han-Bo Yu, Dong-Hang Li, Chuan Huang
A real-world study evaluating the safety and utility of a two-row stapler reload on pulmonary vasculature
Sandeep J. Khandhar, Neetha P. Desai, Sylvain Anselme, David D. Shersher, Christopher W. Seder, Pablo G. Sanchez
KLRB1 expression is associated with lung adenocarcinoma prognosis and immune infiltration and regulates lung adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and metastasis through the MAPK/ERK pathway
Siwei Xu, Yujian Xu, Wenjun Chai, Xiaoli Liu, Jing Li, Lei Sun, Hongyu Pan, Mingxia Yan
A pilot study of nintedanib in molecularly selected patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Christine Auberle, Feng Gao, Mark Sloan, Daniel Morgensztern, Linda Winkler, Jeffrey P. Ward, Siddhartha Devarakonda, Timothy P. Rearden, Ramaswamy Govindan, Saiama N. Waqar
Predictive risk score for isolated brain metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer
Kristina Merino, Aria Bassiri, Benjamin Parker, Debora S. Bruno, Philip A. Linden, Jillian Sinopoli, Christopher W. Towe
Management for recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis following oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer: thoracic surgeon perspective
Jun Oh Lee, Jae Kwang Yun, Yong Ho Jeong, Yoon Se Lee, Yong-Hee Kim
Diagnostic utility of adding needle aspiration (using PeriView FLEX needle) to radial endobronchial ultrasound guide sheath transbronchial lung biopsy: a single center retrospective study
Donghyun Lee, Ganghee Chae, Jin Hyoung Kim, Seung Won Ra, Kwang Won Seo, Yangjin Jegal, Jong Joon Ahn, Taehoon Lee
Computed tomography radiomics study of invasion and instability of lung adenocarcinoma manifesting as ground glass nodule
Wen-Zhao Zhang, Yao-Yun Zhang, Xin-Lin Yao, Pei-Ling Li, Xin-Yue Chen, Li-Yi He, Ji-Zhao Jiang, Jian-Qun Yu
Assessing patient perception and preferences for outcomes in lung cancer resection surgery: a cross-sectional study
Matthew Shiu Hang Wong, Aina Pons, Paulo De Sousa, Chiara Proli, Simon Jordan, Sofina Begum, Silviu Buderi, Eric Lim
Analysis of the resistance profile of real-world alectinib first-line therapy in patients with ALK rearrangement-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer using organoid technology in one case of lung cancer
Yingbo Xie, Yuxin Zhang, Yongqing Wu, Xiaohong Xie, Xinqing Lin, Qing Tang, Chengzhi Zhou, Zhanhong Xie
Preoperative respiratory assessment predicts post-operative survival in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer
Mototsugu Watanabe, Tomoki Tamura, Noriaki Shiraha, Kanau Sonobe, Kaoru Kondo, Toshio Shiotani
More isn’t always better: antibiotic duration after surgical decortication in pleural empyema
Devon C. Freudenberger, Daniel Scheese, Luke G. Wolfe, Bhavishya U. Ramamoorthy, Leslie M. Burrell, Carlos A. Puig, Rachit D. Shah, Walker A. Julliard
Recommendations for broadening eligibility criteria in esophagus cancer clinical trials: the mortality disparity of esophagus cancer as a first or second primary malignancy
Jinhang Leng, Hongrui Qiu, Qizhi Huang, Jinqiang Zhang, Haiyu Zhou
Efficacy and safety of sintilimab in combination with chemotherapy for recurrent extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a real-world retrospective study
Jingyi Wang, Shuzhi Liang, Li Xu, Yi Kong, Nobuhiko Seki, Apar Kishor Ganti, Joel W. Neal, Jia Li, Fang Xu, Kang Li, Yan Xu, Lin Wu, Bolin Chen
Tumor immune microenvironment remodeling and prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with and without immunotherapy: a retrospective cohort study
Lihong Liu, Yueping Liu, Li’ang Xu, Yan Ding, Jing Han, Qi Wang, Xiaoxi Chen, Khaldoun Almhanna, Chun Han, Lan Wang
Long-term outcomes of the BalMedic bovine pericardial bioprosthetic valve in female patients ≤50 years: a multicenter retrospective study
Kai Lv, Sumin Yang, Can Jin, Naiyan Gan, Yuxiang Zhu, Haoyu Hu, Bingqi Sun, Athar M. Qureshi, Zhigang Liu
The predictive value of CHA2DS2-VASc score on the prognosis of patients with atrial fibrillation based on a prospective cohort study
Haiyan Jiang, Wenxiao Yan, Peixin Han, Jie Zhang, Hua Miao, Guiwen Liang, Xinye Luo, Lunan Shen, Yousheng Liu, Lei Qi, Hui Gong, Yansong Dong, Juying Lu
Construction and validation of a risk prediction model for postoperative delirium in patients with off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Ying Zhang, Min Ren, Wenqian Zhai, Jiange Han, Zhigang Guo
The different doses of sufentanil combined with nalmefene in bronchoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhanqi Zhao, Junting Zhang, Zhongqun Wang, Francesco Petrella
A novel amino acid metabolism-related gene signature to predict the overall survival of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients
Kebing Chen, Zhizhong Lin, Yongshi Shen, Yijin Lin, Juhui Chen, Guy D. Eslick, Yuanmei Chen, Yuanji Xu, Yong Xin
Association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and the risk of pulmonary nodules in patients with intestinal polyps
Bing Wu, Junpei Zhang, Ying Chen, Shiyao Chen, Hailing Liu
Simultaneous ST-elevation in lead augmented vector right (aVR) and III in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
Qingxing Chen, Lili Xu, Zilong Xiao, Chaofeng Chen, Yang Pang, Ye Xu, Kuan Cheng, Guijian Liu, Tian Zou, Meiling Zhou, Weihua Chen, Wenqing Zhu, Junbo Ge

Expert Consensus

Consensus for antifungal stewardship in China (2024 edition)
Feng Ye, Shaoxi Cai, Bin Cao, Linling Cheng, Hong Fan, Yi Huang, Shanping Jiang, Guoxiang Lai, Yuping Li, Yi Shi, Danyang She, Xin Su, Kejing Tang, Hongmin Wang, Lingwei Wang, Bin Xu, Jinfu Xu, Jing Zhang, Jianquan Zhang, Tiantuo Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yunhui Zhang, Hua Zhou, Jianda Hu, Xiaojun Huang, Erlie Jiang, Qifa Liu, Jingbo Wang, Depei Wu, Xi Zhang, Yan Kang, Haibo Qiu, Bing Gu, Baoqing Sun, Yingchun Xu, Cunwei Cao, Ruoyu Li, Weihua Pan, Chao Zhuo, Liping Zhu, Haihui Huang, Rongsheng Tong, Jing Zhang, Mei Jiang, Jieming Qu; on behalf of the AFS Working Group

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

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

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

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

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