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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... 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 >>

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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 >>

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

A nationwide analysis of disparities in guideline-concordant care in American Indians and Alaska Natives with stage I non-small cell lung cancer
Jamee Schoephoerster, Corinne Praska, McKenzie White, Aitua Salami, Schelomo Marmor, Rafael Andrade, Amit Bhargava, Ilitch Diaz-Gutierrez, Jane Hui, Todd Tuttle, Mary Owen, Madhuri Rao
Vascular access site complications after transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation: a comparison of open and percutaneous puncture approaches
Yosuke Sumii, Akimasa Morisaki, Tsukasa Okai, Satsuki Taniuchi, Ayumi Shintani, Takumi Kawase, Kenta Nishiya, Yoshito Sakon, Hiromichi Fujii, Toshihiko Shibata, Yosuke Takahashi
Safety and tolerability of combination treatment with pirfenidone and nintedanib in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jonghoo Lee, Jae-Uk Song
Door to door in 24: factors that allow surgical stabilization of rib fractures within 24 hours of admission
Kiara Leasia, Jonne T. H. Prins, Ryan Lawless, Clay Cothren Burlew, Ernest E. Moore, Barry Platnick, Lakshmipriya Karamsetty, Fredric M. Pieracci
Social vulnerability is associated with post-operative morbidity following robotic-assisted lung resection
Christina M. Stuart, Adam R. Dyas, Sara Byers, Catherine G. Velopulos, Simran K. Randhawa, Elizabeth A. David, John D. Mitchell, Robert A. Meguid
Fate of descending aorta after acute type A aortic dissection repair
Wan Kee Kim, Tae-Hoon Kim, Ha Lee, Suk-Won Song, Kyung-Jong Yoo
CT evaluation of systemic artery to pulmonary artery fistula: an underdiagnosed disease in patients with hemoptysis
Jung Han Woo, Yoon Ki Cha, Sang Yub Lee, Jong Hee Kim, Jun Gon Kim, Yiseul Son, Myung Jin Chung
Characteristics of pulmonary infarction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism in China: a single-center retrospective observational study
Yuan Yuan, Huan-Yong Wang, Zhen-Chuan Xing, Zi-Liang Hou, Jin-Xiang Wang, Shuai Zhang
CircRNA ARHGAP10 promotes osteogenic differentiation through the miR-335-3p/RUNX2 pathway in aortic valve calcification
Yun Jiang, Jiaqi Zhu, Zhijian Chen, Weixin Wang, Zhenyu Cao, Xingyou Chen, Jianle Chen
Video-assisted thoracic surgery drainage is feasible and safe for acute necrotizing mediastinitis: a retrospective cohort study
Lin-Chuan Liang, Zhi-Yu Peng, Hua-Hang Lin, Ke Zhou, Jie Cao, Zhao-Kang Huang, Ze-Tao Liu, Jian-Dong Mei
Safety of omitting nasogastric decompression after esophagectomy: a propensity score-matched study
Ran Guo, Longlong Shao, Bin Li, Yihua Sun, Hong Hu, Yawei Zhang, Jiaqing Xiang, Longsheng Miao
What is the benefit of preserving the superior segment in anatomical thoracoscopic resections of the lower lobe?
Seung Keun Yoon, Jae Kwang Yun, Sehoon Choi, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Yong-Hee Kim, Dong Kwan Kim, Seung-Il Park, Geun Dong Lee
Adjacent angle size correlates with diagnostic sensitivity of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath
Mai Kato, Daichi Fujimoto, Takahiro Kaki, Eri Takase, Takeya Sugimoto, Ryota Shibaki, Shunsuke Teraoka, Atsushi Hayata, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Masanori Nakanishi, Yasuhiro Koh, Nobuyuki Yamamoto
Impact of extended mediastinal lymph node dissection for stage I ground-glass opacity lesions
Wongi Woo, Yoon Jin Cha, Jimin Lee, Duk Hwan Moon, Sungsoo Lee
Reduction of volume loss after left atrial injury by balloon occlusion—an experimental study
Marc Irqsusi, Kai Dielmann, Ildar Talipov, Ardawan Rastan, Detlef Bartsch, Andreas Kirschbaum
Clinical implications of wheezing in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Hyewon Seo, Youlim Kim, Jong Geol Jang, June Hong Ahn, Seung Won Ra, Yong Bum Park, Kwang Ha Yoo, Ki Suck Jung, Jaehee Lee
Comparative bioinformatics analysis of transcriptomes between β-aminopropionitrile-induced aortic dissection murine model and human aortic dissection
Ke Hu, Yi Guo, Yuxuan Li, Shunchang Zhou, Yiqing Li, Weici Wang
Performance of radial endobronchial ultrasound for peripheral pulmonary lesions without automation technology in tuberculous endemic region: real-world experience in a single institution over 6 years
Sze Shyang Kho, Shirin Hui Tan, Chan Sin Chai, Nga Hung Ngu, Mei Ching Yong, Swee Kim Chan, Siew Teck Tie
The characteristics of emphysema and pulmonary perfusion derived from spectral CT in smokers
Yu Guan, Xiuxiu Zhou, Di Zhang, Yi Xia, Shiyuan Liu, Li Fan
PM2.5 induces lung inflammation and fibrosis via airway smooth muscle cell expression of the Wnt5a/JNK pathway
Weifeng Zou, Shuling Liu, Dong Ye, Ge Bai, Meihua Guo, Ruiting Sun, Pixin Ran
Genetic characteristics of lung adenocarcinoma with ground-glass opacity component
Weipeng Zhu, Na Bai, Jiashun Cao, Fan Yang, Donghong Chen
Osimertinib vs. afatinib as first-line treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R mutation
Sophia Gilardone, Ram Thapa, José Laborde, Michael Shafique, Andreas Saltos, Ben Creelan, Tawee Tanvetyanon, Alberto Chiappori, George Simon, Eric B. Haura, Jhanelle E. Gray, Dung-Tsa Chen, Daniel Melzer, Bruna Pellini
Utilizing residential histories to assess environmental exposure and socioeconomic status over the life course among mesothelioma patients
Bian Liu, Li Niu, Furrina F. Lee
Impact of hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) during resection of pleural mesothelioma on patient survival
Irmina A. Elliott, Hao He, Natalie S. Lui, Douglas Z. Liou, Brandon A. Guenthart, Joseph B. Shrager, Mark F. Berry, Leah M. Backhus
Safety and usability of an endo staple line reinforcement device for pulmonary resections
Kenneth A. Kesler, David Zeltsman, Linda W. Martin, Emily Cassidy, Andrew Wheeler, Zane Hammoud, Andrew Popoff, Jo-El Baudendistel, Paula P. Veldhuis, Mordechai G. Sadowsky
ZLN005 improves the protective effect of mitochondrial function on alveolar epithelial cell aging by upregulating PGC-1α
Miao Ma, Yujuan Gao, Xiaohua Qiu, Xianhua Gui, Yaqiong Tian, Mi Tian, Timothy E. Albertson, Tomoo Kishaba, Yoshinori Tanino, Yuichi Sakairi, Jingyu Chen, Jinghong Dai, Hourong Cai
Development and validation of a prognostic model based on RNA binding proteins in patients with esophageal cancer
Hailei Du, Yong Li, Shuai Pang, Ikponmwosa Enofe, Pierlorenzo Pallante, Lianggang Zhu, Junbiao Hang, Ling Chen
Analysis of the hospitalization costs of surgical patients with congenital heart disease in the plateau region of western China, 2010–2019
Liang Qi, Xiaoxue Wang, Haixia Liu, Athar M. Qureshi, Melissa Winder, Ching Kit Chen, Bing Song, Shuai Dong, Yuhui Dang
Development and validation of an immune-related gene prognostic index for lung adenocarcinoma
Zitao Liu, Yujie Lei, Junting Shen, Guangqiang Zhao, Xi Wang, Yutian Wang, Yujin Kudo, Jun Liao, Yunchao Huang, Tingdong Yu
Effectiveness and safety of camrelizumab-containing neoadjuvant therapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study
Yi Zhang, Guoyi Shen, Rongyu Xu, Guozhong Huang, Zhijun Huang, Hongbing Duan, Shengsheng Yang, Qingfeng Zheng, Libao Yang, Rongxing Liu, Liangyun Ma, Shaogeng Chen, Yunfeng Yi, Zheming Zhang, Kezhi Li, Thomas J. Birdas, Kazuo Koyanagi, Charles B. Simone II
Development of predictive models for assessing the progression and invasiveness of satellite lesions in patients with multiple pulmonary ground glass nodules
Chen Gu, Hongguang Tang, Zhigang Wu, Lichen Zhang, Jiacong Liu, Rui Zou, Ziyue Zhu, Jinghua Pang, Alberto Salvicchi, Hiroaki Kuroda, Feng Chen, Junhan Pan, Xiayi Lve
Yanghepingchuan granule improves airway inflammation by inhibiting autophagy via miRNA328-3p/high mobility group box 1/Toll-like receptor 4 targeting of the pathway of signaling in rat models of asthma
Xiaomei Cao, Kun Wang, Huizhi Zhu
A signature of five 7-methylguanosine-related genes is a prognostic marker for lung squamous cell carcinoma
Wensheng Liu, Ying Wang, Paola Ulivi, Simona Tavolari, Syed A. A. Rizvi, Enrico Capobianco, Alfons Navarro, Yongjun Zhang
Association between the modified lung immune predictive index and clinical outcomes of advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with chemotherapy
Hanyan Xu, Wenyi Tian, Xiuxiu Lin, Tracy L. Leong, Nobuhiko Seki, Yoshinobu Ichiki, Shanshan Su, Junjie Chen, Yuping Li, Junru Ye
Serum iron status and the risk of lung cancer: a two-sample Mendelian-randomization study
Xiang Feng, Tiantian Zhao, Xianling Liu, Yuyao Liu, Yawen Gao
Complications related to extracorporeal life support in lung transplantation: single-center analysis
Michaela Orlitová, Wout Goos, Jan Van Slambrouck, Karlien Degezelle, Cedric Vanluyten, Christelle Vandervelde, Julie De Beule, Xin Jin, Evelien Berkmans, Paul De Leyn, Herbert Decaluwé, Hans Van Veer, Lieven Depypere, Geert M. Verleden, Laurent Godinas, Robin Vos, Erwin De Troy, Dieter F. Dauwe, Catherine Ingels, Philippe Meersseman, Greet Hermans, Joost Wauters, Filip Rega, Bart Meyns, Tom Verbelen, Dirk E. Van Raemdonck, Arne P. Neyrinck, Laurens J. Ceulemans

Brief Report

An optimized D-dimer cut-off value to predict pulmonary thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients
Sophie Y. H. Engels, Ilonka H. P. A. A. van Veen, Matthijs Oudkerk, Job van der Palen, Marjolein A. Heuvelmans

Case Report: iMDT Corner

Collaborative multidisciplinary management and expertise of cT2–3 locally advanced operable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a report of two cases
Xuefeng Leng, Daisuke Kurita, Yi Zhu, Seiichiro Abe, Ruixiang Zhang, Xufeng Guo, Liang Dai, Ian Yu-Hong Wong, Seong Yong Park, Berend J. van der Wilk, Xing Gao, Yung-Chang Chen, Rui Zhao, Jiahua Lv, Haomiao Qing, Yang Liu, Kyle G. Mitchell, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, Yongtao Han, Hiroyuki Daiko

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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