Vol 7, No 5 (May 29, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Less invasive left ventricular assist device implantation—a match changer!
David C. Reineke, Thierry P. Carrel
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Effect of initial antihypertensive combination therapy on primary stroke prevention
Jean Jacques N. Noubiap
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:787-789
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Original Article

Low bone mineral density is associated with increased arterial stiffness in participants of a health records based study
Ya-Qin Wang, Ping-Ting Yang, Hong Yuan, Xia Cao, Xiao-Ling Zhu, Guo Xu, Zhao-Hui Mo, Zhi-Heng Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:790-798
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Meta-analysis of the diagnostic yield and safety of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for lung nodules
Weisan Zhang, Shuo Chen, Xifeng Dong, Ping Lei
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:799-809
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Initial thrombolysis treatment compared with anticoagulation for acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis
Qixia Xu, Ke Huang, Zhenguo Zhai, Yuanhua Yang, Jun Wang, Chen Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:810-821
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Prognostic role of p53 and Ki-67 immunohistochemical expression in patients with surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma: a retrospective study
Cheol-Hong Kim, Hee Sung Lee, Ju-Hee Park, Jeong-Hee Choi, Seung-Hun Jang, Yong-Bum Park, Myung Goo Lee, In Gyu Hyun, Kun Il Kim, Hyoung Soo Kim, Sung Woo Cho, Won Yong Lee, Eung-Joong Kim, Haeyoung Kim, Jung Weon Shim, Young Hee Choi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:822-833
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Thoracoscopic double sleeve lobectomy in 13 patients: a series report from multi-centers
Jun Huang, Jingpei Li, Yuan Qiu, Xin Xu, Dmitrii Sekhniaidze, Hanzhang Chen, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Jianxing He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:834-842
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Clinical characteristics of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients with gender, age, and physiology staging at Okinawa Chubu Hospital
Tomoo Kishaba, Yousuke Shimaoka, Hajime Fukuyama, Hiroaki Nagano, Yuichiro Nei, Shin Yamashiro, Hitoshi Tamaki
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:843-849
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Expression of paired basic amino acid-cleaving enzyme 4 (PACE4) correlated with prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Yun-En Lin, Qi-Nian Wu, Xiao-Dong Lin, Guang-Qiu Li, Ya-Jie Zhang
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:850-860
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One-stage hybrid procedure without sternotomy for treating thoracic aortic pathologies that involve distal aortic arch: a single-center preliminary study
Changwei Ren, Xi Guo, Lizhong Sun, Lianjun Huang, Yongqiang Lai, Shangdong Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:861-867
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Screening for pectus excavatum among primary students and establishment of a pectus excavatum screening program in Dongguan, China
Xusen Zou, Yanqing Lin, Hui Jin, Sumei Cai, Xin Xu, Weiqiang Yin, Qingshan Geng, Jiuhao Chen, Bing Liang, Jianxing He, Wei Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:868-874
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Clinical features and mutation status of EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, EML4-ALK and ROS1 between surgical resection samples and non surgical resection samples in lung cancer
Wentao Li, Jichen Qu, Zhifei Xu
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:875-880
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Benefit of initial dual-therapy on stroke prevention in Chinese hypertensive patients: a real world cohort study
Jin-Ming Yu, Qun-Yu Kong, Tian Shen, Yu-Song He, Ji-Wei Wang, Yan-Ping Zhao
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:881-889
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Kinetics of plasma microRNA-499 expression in acute myocardial infarction
Xi Chen, Lizhu Zhang, Tong Su, Heng Li, Qiang Huang, Dan Wu, Chengjian Yang, Zhijun Han
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:890-896
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The use of an online pictorial Epworth Sleepiness Scale in the assessment of age and gender specific differences in excessive daytime sleepiness
Panagis Drakatos, Ramesh Ghiassi, Ian Jarrold, Judy Harris, Athar Abidi, Abdel Douiri, Nicholas Hart, Christopher Kosky, Adrian J. Williams, Martyn R. Partridge, Joerg Steier
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:897-902
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Brief Report

Post-treatment change in Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-stimulated tumor necrosis factor-alpha release in patients with active tuberculosis
Chang Ho Kim, Seung Soo Yoo, Shin Yup Lee, Seung Ick Cha, Jae Yong Park, Jaehee Lee
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:903-907
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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the lung: a reactive lesion or a true neoplasm?
Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Davide Patrini, Lasha Gvinianidze, Wen Ling Woo, Elaine Borg, David Lawrence
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:908-911
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Sleep and Ventilation Column (Guest Editor: Joerg Steier)1

Established vascular effects of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea—an update
Annette Marie Wons, Malcolm Kohler
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:912-919
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Epidemiological aspects of obstructive sleep apnea
John F. Garvey, Martino F. Pengo, Panagis Drakatos, Brian D. Kent
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:920-929
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Central sleep apnoea—a clinical review
Rexford T. Muza
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:930-937
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Patients’ preference of established and emerging treatment options for obstructive sleep apnoea
Tessa Campbell, Martino F. Pengo, Joerg Steier
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:938-942
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Respiratory management of the obese patient undergoing surgery
Luke E. Hodgson, Patrick B. Murphy, Nicholas Hart
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:943-952
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Statistic Corner2

Artificial neural networks for small dataset analysis
Antonello Pasini
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:953-960
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Case Report

Beware the ‘raised right hemidiaphragm’ in a female patient with previous pneumothorax surgery: liver herniation through a massive endometrosis-related diaphragmatic fenestration
Peter S. Y. Yu, Alan D. L. Sihoe
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:E112-E116
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Migratory eosinophilic alveolitis caused by radiation therapy
Jun Hyeok Lim, Hae-Seong Nam, Hun Jung Kim, Chang-Hwan Choi, In-Suh Park, Jae Hwa Cho, Jeong-Seon Ryu, Seung Min Kwak, Hong Lyeol Lee
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:E117-E121
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Single incision thoracoscopic lobectomy through a 2.5 cm skin incision
Hee Chul Yang, Dongsub Noh
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:E122-E125
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Malignant glomus tumor in pleural cavity
Feng Lin, Mei Yang, Qiang Pu, Lin Ma, Chengwu Liu, Jiandong Mei, Chenglin Guo, Lunxu Liu
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:E126-E130
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Fixation of sternal fracture using absorbable plating system, three years follow-up
Khalil Ahmad, Niels Katballe, Hans Pilegaard
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:E131-E134
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Letter to the Editor

Protocolized weaning from mechanical strategy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: respiratory therapists versus physician directed—who guides best?
Emre Erbabacan, Ma. Isabel González Pérez, Guniz M. Koksal, Antonio M. Esquinas
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:E135-E136
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Author response to letter to the editor “Protocolized weaning from mechanical strategy in COPD: respiratory therapists versus physician directed—who guides best?”
Cenk Kirakli, Ozlem Ediboglu, Ilknur Naz, Pinar Cimen, Dursun Tatar
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:E137-E138
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News

The AME Special Competition 2015: 4 rounds, 27 contestants, countless lessons learned about China
Alan D. L. Sihoe
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:E139-E147
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Expert Consensus

Expert consensus on image-guided radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary tumors—2015 edition
Bao-Dong Liu, Xiu-Yi Zhi
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2015;
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:E148-E159
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Sleep and Ventilation Column” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Joerg Steier served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

2. 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.