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Study Protocol

Rehabilitative intervention of frailty for patients with chronic respiratory disease (REINFORCE study): Research protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Tadayoshi Nonoyama, Masatoshi Hanada, Shinichi Arizono, Kensuke Kataoka, Atsuhito Nakazawa, Yorihide Yanagita, Tatsuya Morishita, Akira Morino, Atsuyoshi Kawagoshi, Takeshi Inagaki, Takat sugu Kubo, Masashi Shiraishi, Shinjiro Miyazaki, Shuntaro Sato

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Research trends and hot topics of radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis: a bibliometric analysis and visualization study from 2015 to 2025

Yuxin Zhong, Yiren Wang, Li Zhang, Hao Wang, Kaili Dai

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Construction and validation of a prognostic model for in-hospital multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in ICU patients with respiratory failure based on ultrasound and laboratory parameters

Qian Wang, Qun Wu, Fengying Jie, Wen Sun, Fengtao Wang, Shuping Deng, Jiao Han, Fang Dong

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Brief Report

Clinical Benefits of Covering the Bronchial Stump with a Free Pericardial Fat Pad after Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

Sota Yoshimine, Toshiki Tanaka, Junichi Murakami, Hiroshi Kurazumi, Kimikazu Hamano

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

m6A target gene signatures reveal immune-related diagnostic biomarkers in systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension

Yansheng Jin, Wen Xu, Maoxiao Fan, Xiaozhong Li

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Prediction and Intraoperative Validation of Pulmonary Interlobar Fissure Development Based on High-Resolution Thin-Slice Computed Tomography and Multiplanar Reconstruction Three- Dimensional Reconstruction Technology: A Prospective Study

Xiuxin Mo, Hongbing Zhang, Chengcheng Chen, Jun Chen

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Global trends and research hotspots in enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for lung cancer resection: a bibliometric and visual analysis (2010–2025)

Chunxiu Dong, Haiping Yu

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Clinical features and prognostic factor of small (≤2 cm) lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces

Yuichiro Machida, Kento Suzuki, Takashi Kojima, Takumi Sonokawa, Norihito Kawasaki, Jitsuo Usuda

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Review Article

Artificial intelligence-assisted early screening of lung cancer and accurate diagnosis of pulmonary nodules: research progress and clinical prospects from radiomics to multi-omics integration

Junwei Wang, Guixue Yang, Zhuoxin Dai, Miao Yang, Peng Dai, Mengyang Chang, Quan-Xing Liu, Ji-Gang Dai

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Usefulness of the multimodal biopsy approach in radial EBUS biopsy for peripheral lung lesions: a single center retrospective study

Donghyun Lee, Chul Park, Ganghee Chae, Jin Hyoung Kim, Seung Won Ra, Kwang Won Seo, Yangjin Jegal, Jong Joon Ahn, Mun-kwon Jang, Hee Won Son, Hee Yun Seol, Taehoon Lee

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Diagnostic Value of Lesion-to-Spinal Cord Ratio and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Differentiating Benign and Malignant Pulmonary Nodules and Masses

Heng Li, Wei Wei, Chanjuan Yu, Na Zhao, Man Xu, Xumiao Li, Xiao Yang, Xiuzheng Yue, Zhiwei Shen, Yuedong Han

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Sex modifies the association between blood pressure variability and lung function decline among population over 45 years old: a pooled analysis of two national cohorts

Jing Fu, Longfei Xie, Jing Zhao, Rui Zhao

Published online: 30 April 2026

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Original Article

Minimally invasive off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with reduced postoperative intra-aortic balloon pump use

Yanbin Lei, Guang Li, Jiazhen Mei, Yi Xu, Zhao Yang, Zheng Qu, Yuming Hao, Bin You

Published online: 28 April 2026

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Review Article

2025 annual review of basic and translational research advances in pulmonary fibrosis: a narrative review

Juan Li, Xiao Xiao Tang

Published online: 27 April 2026

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Review Article

Post-LVAD cognitive trajectories and determinants of non-improvement in end-stage heart failure

Mingxiu Wen, Shuanglei Zhao, Yi Hu, Qianxian Li, Siji Chen, Hongjia Zhang, Ming Gong

Published online: 26 April 2026

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Original Article

Clinical characteristics, symptom burden, and pulmonary function trajectories of spirometry- and MMEF-defined bronchodilator responsiveness in COPD: a single-center prospective study

Zhaoqian Gong, Junrao Wang, Meijia Chen, Xueying Zhao, Junwen Huang, Ying Chen, Yuling Hu, Hailun Huang, Wenqu Zhao, Jianpeng Liang, Haijin Zhao

Published online: 26 April 2026

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Original Article

Clinical impact and prognostic factors of early radiotherapy in limited-disease small-cell lung cancer cohort

Kyung-Il Han, Hyun Seok Kwak, Yechan Song, Min Jee Kim, Wonjun Ji, Jae Cheol Lee, Chang Min Choi

Published online: 26 April 2026

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Original Article

Head-to-head comparison of maximum standardized uptake value and three-dimensional consolidation-to-tumor ratio for preoperative prediction of International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer grade 3 in clinical stage IA invasive lung adenocarcinoma

Satoshi Fumimoto, Kiyoshi Sato, Takahiro Katsumata, Nobuharu Hanaoka

Published online: 26 April 2026

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Review Article

Progress on the mechanism of Piezo1 in mechanical ventilationinduced lung injury

Yulong Jia, Han Xue, Chenxu Chou, Xiaoyu Zhang, Bo Chen, Xiaguang Duan

Published online: 26 April 2026

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Original Article

FDG-PET/CT data enhances machine learning prediction of occult lymph-node metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma

Akihiro Sasaki, Haruhiko Shiiya, Hideki Ujiie, Kenji Hirata, Takahiro Ogawa, Sho Narita, Shinya Otsuka, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Kazuto Ohtaka, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Masato Aragaki, Tatsuya Kato

Published online: 24 April 2026

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Original Article

Association of triglyceride-glucose index and triglyceride-glucose body mass index with risk and prognosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yan Wu, Nianhong Wu, Langli Gao

Published online: 24 April 2026

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Review Article

Clinical application of liquid biopsy in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer: taking ctDNA for example

Ziqiang Jiang, Hongxue Cui

Published online: 24 April 2026

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Original Article

Video double-lumen endotracheal tube reduces hypoxemia during one-lung ventilation in thoracoscopic surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Si Long, Yuhang Li, Xiaoyang Zheng, Fang Ye, Jiayan Li, Yu Yu, Juanying Guo, Wenqi Huang, Zhongxing Wang, Rong Hu

Published online: 23 April 2026

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Review Article

A systematic review of artificial intelligence-based diagnosis models for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Ruo-Nan Yan, Hai-Yang Hu, Zi-Ru Ma, Wen-Han Zhao, Li-Li Xu, Dan-Yang Zang, Shu-Guang Yang, Xue-Qing Yu

Published online: 23 April 2026

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Original Article

Development and internal validation of a prognostic model for esophageal cancer liver metastases using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database

Jingyuan Jiang, Yukai Zeng, Jun Wan, Lening Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Rong Bai, Chao Wang, Fengwu Lin

Published online: 26 February 2026

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