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Review Article

Management of incidental lung nodules <8 mm in diameter

Marcelo Sánchez, Mariana Benegas, Ivan Vollmer

Published online: 22 August 2018

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Original Article

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

Zifeng Yang, Zhiqi Zeng, Ke Wang, Sook-San Wong, Wenhua Liang, Mark Zanin, Peng Liu, Xudong Cao, Zhongqiang Gao, Zhitong Mai, Jingyi Liang, Xiaoqing Liu, Shiyue Li, Yimin Li, Feng Ye, Weijie Guan, Yifan Yang, Fei Li, Shengmei Luo, Yuqi Xie, Bin Liu, Zhoulang Wang, Shaobo Zhang, Yaonan Wang, Nanshan Zhong, Jianxing He

Published online: 23 March 2020

PDF Pages: 165-174 Full Text (83047) Open Access

Review Article

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in lung cancer: an overview and update

Gillian Bethune, Drew Bethune, Neale Ridgway, Zhaolin Xu

Published online: 11 March 2010

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Guideline of Cough Section

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 Wang, Jiangtao Lin, Chuangli Hao, Lingfei Kong, Shunan Zhang, Yaolong Chen, Wei Luo, Mei Jiang, Jiaxing Xie, Nanshan Zhong

Published online: 28 November 2018

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Review Article

Approach to chronic cough: the neuropathic basis for cough hypersensitivity syndrome

Kian Fan Chung

Published online: 25 October 2014

PDF Pages: S699-S707 Full Text (61256) Open Access

Review Article

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

Published online: 21 August 2012

PDF Pages: 398-407 Full Text (55045) Open Access

Review Article

Lung transplant in end-staged chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients: a concise review

Fahad Aziz, Sudheer Penupolu, Xin Xu, Jianxing He

Published online: 11 June 2010

PDF Pages: 111-116 Full Text (54294) Open Access

Review Article

A review of current and novel therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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

Published online: 02 February 2013

PDF Pages: 48-73 Full Text (53339) Open Access

Editorial

Classification of drugs to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB): evidence and perspectives

Adrian Rendon, Simon Tiberi, Anna Scardigli, Lia D’Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Jose A. Caminero, Giovanni Battista Migliori

Published online: 01 October 2016

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Review Article

Pleural infection-current diagnosis and management

Andrew Rosenstengel, YC Gary Lee

Published online: 30 April 2012

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Review Article

Role of cannabis in cardiovascular disorders

Hemant Goyal, Hamza H. Awad, Jalal K. Ghali

Published online: 31 July 2017

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Original Article

D-dimer value in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism—may it exclude only?

Magdalena Sikora-Skrabaka, Damian Skrabaka, Paolo Ruggeri, Gaetano Caramori, Szymon Skoczyński, Adam Barczyk

Published online: 29 March 2019

PDF Pages: 664-672 Full Text (49629) Open Access

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

Published online: 30 January 2016

PDF Pages: E69-E74 Full Text (48012) Open Access

Editorial

SIRS, qSOFA and new sepsis definition

Paul E. Marik, Abdalsamih M. Taeb

Published online: 25 April 2017

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Review Article

Superior sulcus (Pancoast) tumors: current evidence on diagnosis and radical treatment

Christophoros N. Foroulis, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kaid Darwiche, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Ilias Karapantzos, Kosmas Tsakiridis, Haidong Huang, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Published online: 30 September 2013

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Practical Biostatistics

How to Calculate Sample Size in Randomized Controlled Trial?

Baoliang Zhong

Published online: 11 December 2009

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Original Article

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic marker in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: a retrospective study

Ying Wang, Mohan Ju, Cuicui Chen, Dong Yang, Dongni Hou, Xinjun Tang, Xiaodan Zhu, Donghui Zhang, Lilin Wang, Shimeng Ji, Jinjun Jiang, Yuanlin Song

Published online: 31 January 2018

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Review Article

Esophageal cancer: staging system and guidelines for staging and treatment

Mark F. Berry

Published online: 27 May 2014

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Statistic Corner

Longitudinal studies

Edward Joseph Caruana, Marius Roman, Jules Hernández-Sánchez, Piergiorgio Solli

Published online: 28 November 2015

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Review Article

Sleep disorder in patients with chronic liver disease: a narrative review

Neeraj Mukesh Shah, Akanksha Mimi Malhotra, Georgios Kaltsakas

Published online: 15 October 2020

PDF Pages: S248-S260 Full Text (44412) Reporting Checklist COI Form Open Access

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

Published online: 28 August 2015

PDF Pages: 1311-1322 Full Text (42258) Open Access

Review Article

Pneumothorax: from definition to diagnosis and treatment

Paul Zarogoulidis, Ioannis Kioumis, Georgia Pitsiou, Konstantinos Porpodis, Sofia Lampaki, Antonis Papaiwannou, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Bojan Zaric, Perin Branislav, Nevena Secen, Georgios Dryllis, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Aggeliki Rapti, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis

Published online: 10 October 2014

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Review Article

The complete blood count to diagnose septic shock

Joshua David Farkas

Published online: 01 February 2020

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Review Article

Anatomy of the atrial septum and interatrial communications

Nitha Naqvi, Karen P. McCarthy, Siew Yen Ho

Published online: 10 September 2018

PDF Pages: S2837-S2847 Full Text (38141) Open Access

Review Article

Pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) induced by cigarette smoke

Mari Hikichi, Kenji Mizumura, Shuichiro Maruoka, Yasuhiro Gon

Published online: 31 October 2019

PDF Pages: S2129-S2140 Full Text (38018) Open Access

Review Article

Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) review of a lifesaving technology

George Makdisi, I-wen Wang

Published online: 30 July 2015

PDF Pages: E166-E176 Full Text (37514) Open Access

Review Article

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

Published online: 26 June 2013

PDF Pages: S2-S8 Full Text (37335) Open Access

Review Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner

Indwelling pleural catheters: complications and management strategies

Michel Chalhoub, Amina Saqib, Michael Castellano

Published online: 31 July 2018

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Review Article

Management of chest trauma

Corinna Ludwig, Aris Koryllos

Published online: 13 April 2017

PDF Pages: S172-S177 Full Text (36455) Open Access

Case Report

Arnold’s nerve cough reflex: evidence for chronic cough as a sensory vagal neuropathy

Nicole M. Ryan, Peter G. Gibson, Surinder S. Birring

Published online: 25 October 2014

PDF Pages: S748-S752 Full Text (36339) Open Access

Original Article

Peak expiratory flow among healthy children aged 5–14 years in China

Yanhong Lu, Jinping Zheng, Chuanhe Liu, Tao Ai, Ning Wang, Ning Meng, Shuo Li, Ronghua Luo, Xiaomei Ren, Wujun Jiang, Yi Gao, Chuangli Hao

Published online: 31 March 2018

PDF Pages: 1377-1385 Full Text (36357) Open Access

Letter to the Editor

Morphine in acute heart failure: good in relieving symptoms, bad in improving outcomes

Òscar Miró, Víctor Gil, W. Frank Peacock

Published online: 27 September 2017

PDF Pages: E871-E874 Full Text (36295) Open Access

Review Article

Bronchoalveolar lavage as a diagnostic procedure: a review of known cellular and molecular findings in various lung diseases

Kevin R. Davidson, Duc M. Ha, Marvin I. Schwarz, Edward D. Chan

Published online: 23 September 2020

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Case Report

Severe amiodarone induced pulmonary toxicity

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

Published online: 21 December 2012

PDF Pages: 667-670 Full Text (34197) Open Access

Original Article

Coronary artery calcium scoring on non-gated, non-contrast chest computed tomography (CT) using wide-detector, high-pitch and fast gantry rotation: comparison with dedicated calcium scoring CT

Jae Min Shin, Tae Hoon Kim, Ji Young Kim, Chul Hwan Park

Published online: 29 October 2020

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Review Article

Acute respiratory distress syndrome: new definition, current and future therapeutic options

Vito Fanelli, Aikaterini Vlachou, Shirin Ghannadian, Umberto Simonetti, Arthur S. Slutsky, Haibo Zhang

Published online: 26 June 2013

PDF Pages: 326-334 Full Text (33544) Open Access

Cough Section (Section Director: Peter Dicpinigaitis)

Somatic cough syndrome or psychogenic cough—what is the difference?

Anne E. Vertigan

Published online: 28 March 2017

PDF Pages: 831-838 Full Text (31537) Open Access

Review Article

Pleural mesothelial cells in pleural and lung diseases

Hitesh Batra, Veena B. Antony

Published online: 08 June 2015

PDF Pages: 964-980 Full Text (31144) Open Access

Review Article

Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy: A descriptive analysis

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

Published online: 30 April 2012

PDF Pages: 173-185 Full Text (31033) Open Access

Review Article

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

Robert Laumbach, Qingyu Meng, Howard Kipen

Published online: 26 January 2015

PDF Pages: 96-107 Full Text (30951) Open Access

Original Article

CT signs, patterns and differential diagnosis of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura

Cardinale Luciano, Ardissone Francesco, Volpicelli Giovanni, Solitro Federica, Fava Cesare

Published online: 11 March 2010

PDF Pages: 21-25 Full Text (30819) Open Access

Review Article

Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect: principles and available devices

Se Yong Jung, Jae Young Choi

Published online: 10 September 2018

PDF Pages: S2909-S2922 Full Text (30649) Open Access

Short Communication

Hydrogen/oxygen mixed gas inhalation improves disease severity and dyspnea in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 in a recent multicenter, open-label clinical trial

Wei-Jie Guan, Chun-Hua Wei, Ai-Lan Chen, Xiao-Cong Sun, Guang-Yun Guo, Xu Zou, Jin-Dong Shi, Pei-Zhen Lai, Ze-Guang Zheng, Nan-Shan Zhong

Published online: 26 June 2020

PDF Pages: 3448-3452 Full Text (30513) COI Form Online Supplement Open Access

Review Article

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer: common pathways for pathogenesis

Brielle A. Parris, Hannah E. O’Farrell, Kwun M. Fong, Ian A. Yang

Published online: 31 October 2019

PDF Pages: S2155-S2172 Full Text (30209) Open Access

Review Article

Mitral valve prolapse: an underestimated cause of sudden cardiac death—a current review of the literature

Michael Spartalis, Eleni Tzatzaki, Eleftherios Spartalis, Antonios Athanasiou, Demetrios Moris, Christos Damaskos, Nikolaos Garmpis, Vassilis Voudris

Published online: 29 December 2017

PDF Pages: 5390-5398 Full Text (30244) Open Access

Review Article

Alternative medicine in atrial fibrillation treatment—Yoga, acupuncture, biofeedback and more

Arun Kanmanthareddy, Madhu Reddy, Gopi Ponnaganti, Hari Priya Sanjani, Sandeep Koripalli, Nivedita Adabala, Avanija Buddam, Pramod Janga, Thanmay Lakkireddy, Sudharani Bommana, Ajay Vallakati, Donita Atkins, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Published online: 06 February 2015

PDF Pages: 185-192 Full Text (30054) Open Access

Case Report

Surgical treatment of esophageal leiomyoma larger than 5 cm in diameter: A case report and review of the literature

Xuefei Sun, Jiabang Wang, Guotao Yang

Published online: 14 June 2012

PDF Pages: 323-326 Full Text (29546) Open Access

Guideline

South African guideline for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

Tom H. Boyles, Adrian Brink, Greg L. Calligaro, Cheryl Cohen, Keertan Dheda, Gary Maartens, Guy A. Richards, Richard van Zyl Smit, Clifford Smith, Sean Wasserman, Andrew C. Whitelaw, Charles Feldman, South African Thoracic Society, Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa

Published online: 29 June 2017

PDF Pages: 1469-1502 Full Text (29146) Open Access

Letter to the Editor