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Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
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(25 September 2014)
Editorial
Thoracoscopic sleeve resection—the better approach?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1164-1166
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(25 September 2014)
Breast cancer control in China: challenges and opportunities of the use of population-based routine data studies
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1167-1169
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(25 September 2014)
Moving beyond the boundary: the emerging role of video-assisted thoracic surgery for bronchoplastic resections
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1170-1172
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(25 September 2014)
Original Article
Wedge resection for localized infectious lesions: high margin/lesion ratio guaranteed operational safety
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1173-1179
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(25 September 2014)
Effectiveness and safety of a protocolized mechanical ventilation and weaning strategy of COPD patients by respiratory therapists
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1180-1186
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(25 September 2014)
An analysis of and new risk factors for reexpansion pulmonary edema following spontaneous pneumothorax
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1187-1192
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(25 September 2014)
Rapid detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae by real-time fluorescence loop-mediated isothermal amplification
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1193-1199
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(25 September 2014)
Airway bacterial colonization in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and the alterations during the perioperative period
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1200-1208
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(25 September 2014)
Corticosteroid therapy against treatment-related pulmonary toxicities in patients with lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1209-1217
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(25 September 2014)
Comparison of outcomes of open and minimally invasive esophagectomy in 183 patients with cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1218-1224
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(25 September 2014)
Is video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy in benign disease practical and effective?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1225-1229
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(25 September 2014)
Risk factors for postoperative complications after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer in elderly patients at a single institution in China
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1230-1238
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(25 September 2014)
Impact of EGFR mutation status on tumor response and progression free survival after first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1239-1250
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(25 September 2014)
Lesion with morphologic feature of organizing pneumonia (OP) in CT-guided lung biopsy samples for diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP): a retrospective study of 134 cases in a single center
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1251-1260
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(25 September 2014)
Elevated pretreatment serum globulin albumin ratio predicts poor prognosis for advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1261-1270
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(25 September 2014)
Effects of different LAD-blocked sites on the development of acute myocardial infarction and malignant arrhythmia in a swine model
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1271-1277
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(25 September 2014)
Adiponectin protects rat heart from left ventricular remodeling induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia via inhibition of TGF-β/smad2/3 pathway
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1278-1284
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(25 September 2014)
FDG PET-CT combined with TBNA for the diagnosis of atypical relapsing polychondritis: report of 2 cases and a literature review
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1285-1292
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(25 September 2014)
Construction and management of ARDS/sepsis registry with REDCap
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1293-1299
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(25 September 2014)
Application of piezoelectric nanogenerator in medicine: bio-experiment and theoretical exploration
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1300-1306
.
(25 September 2014)
Brief Report
Malignant giant cell tumor of the rib with lung metastasis in a man
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1307-1310
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(25 September 2014)
Calcified amorphous tumor in left atrium presenting with cerebral infarction
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1311-1314
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(25 September 2014)
Single-staged uniportal VATS major pulmonary resection for bilateral synchronous multiple primary lung cancers
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1315-1318
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(25 September 2014)
Review Article
Cardiovascular, diabetes, and cancer strips: evidences, mechanisms, and classifications
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1319-1328
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(25 September 2014)
The latest progress in research on triple negative breast cancer (TNBC): risk factors, possible therapeutic targets and prognostic markers
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1329-1335
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(25 September 2014)
The challenging management of hepatopulmonary fistulas
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1336-1339
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(25 September 2014)
Magnetic resonance imaging for lung cancer screen
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1340-1348
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(25 September 2014)
Statistic Corner1
The chicken-and-egg debate about statistics and research
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1349-1350
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(25 September 2014)
GCTAB Columns2
Video-assisted thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1351-1353
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(25 September 2014)
Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic esophagectomy with intrathoracic anastomosis for middle or lower esophageal carcinoma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1354-1357
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(25 September 2014)
Unidirectionally thoracoscopic resection of lingual segment of the left upper pulmonary lobe
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1358-1363
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(25 September 2014)
Meet the Professor
Prof. De-Min Li: what we expect from da Vinci robotic surgery
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1364-1367
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(25 September 2014)
Prof. Shijiang Zhang: the development of hybrid surgery in China
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1368-1370
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(25 September 2014)
Surgical Heritage
Mei-Shin Shih: a surgeon, master, and mentor
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:1371-1373
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(25 September 2014)
Case Report
Gastrointestinal bleeding in lung leiomyosarcoma history: report of a case
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E163-E165
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(25 September 2014)
Primary pleural liposarcoma, pleomorphic variant
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E166-E168
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(25 September 2014)
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations presenting as refractory heart failure
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E169-E172
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(25 September 2014)
Mediastino-hepato-renal cystic lymphangiomas—diagnostic and surgical considerations
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E173-E175
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(25 September 2014)
A case of heart failure due to alcoholic cardiomyopathy combined with acute pulmonary embolism
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E176-E180
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(25 September 2014)
Primary myelolipoma in posterior mediastinum
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E181-E187
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(25 September 2014)
Undifferentiated pleiomorphic sarcoma simultaneously occuring with thymoma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E188-E190
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(25 September 2014)
Letter to the Editor
The burden of Lophomonas blattarum under the light microscope
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E191-E192
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(25 September 2014)
The importance of definition of active pulmonary tuberculosis and non-tuberculous pulmonary diseases in studies of diagnostic accuracy in high incidence areas
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E193
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(25 September 2014)
Red cell distribution width: a novel predictor of mortality in critically ill patients
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E194-E195
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(25 September 2014)
Too much covariates in a multivariable model may cause the problem of overfitting
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E196-E197
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(25 September 2014)
Pulse rate trends in obstructive sleep apnea: a reliable tool to predict long term response to CPAP?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E198-E199
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(25 September 2014)
Response from the authors to the letter “Pulse rate trends in obstructive sleep apnoea: a reliable tool to predict long term response to CPAP?”
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E200-E201
.
(25 September 2014)
ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient3
ICC policy statement concerning ICC sponsorship funds
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E202
.
(25 September 2014)
Cost-effective medicine vs. the medical-industrial complex
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E203-E206
.
(25 September 2014)
Erratum
Erratum
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2014;
6
(9)
:E207-E208
.
(25 September 2014)
Disclosure:
1. The series “Statistics Corner” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Luca Bertolaccini served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
2. The series “GCTAB Column” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease and funded by the educational grants from the Greater China Thoracoscopic Advisory Board (GCTAB).
3. The series “ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Lawrence Grouse served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
