Vol 7, No 7 (July 30, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Early and sustained blood pressure control is necessary for stroke prevention
Steven G. Chrysant
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy versus stereotactic radiotherapy for stage I lung cancer
Javier Aragón, Itzell Perez, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas
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Improve survival from prolonged mechanical ventilation: beginning with first step
Chun Pan, Haibo Qiu
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A new free-cost e-service supporting clinicians to manage their difficult-to-treat TB cases: the ERS-WHO TB consilium
Lia D’Ambrosio, Marina Tadolini, Rosella Centis, Giovanni Battista Migliori
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Full or hypocaloric nutritional support for the critically ill patient: is less really more?
Arthur R.H. Van Zanten
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Noninvasive respiratory support for acute respiratory failure—high flow nasal cannula oxygen or non-invasive ventilation?
Gerard F. Curley, John G. Laffy, Haibo Zhang, Arthur S. Slutsky
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Magnetic resonance imaging for staging of non-small-cell lung cancer—technical advances and unmet needs
Gregor Sommer, Bram Stieltjes
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Management of subsolid pulmonary nodules in CT lung cancer screening
Marjolein A. Heuvelmans, Matthijs Oudkerk
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The impact of percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions on left ventricular function and clinical outcomes
Georgios E. Christakopoulos, Muhammad Nauman J. Tarar, Emmanouil S. Brilakis
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Illuminating anthracycline cardiotoxicity: the renaissance of evidence-based onco-cardiology
Isaac B. Rhea, Guilherme H. Oliveira
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Original Article

The role of SOX-2 on the survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Wenlong Shao, Hanzhang Chen, Jianxing He
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A chest drainage system with a real-time pressure monitoring device
Chih-Hao Chen, Tsang-Pai Liu, Ho Chang, Tung-Sung Huang, Hung-Chang Liu, Chao-Hung Chen
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EPHX1 rs2234922 polymorphism and lung cancer susceptibility in Asian populations: a meta-analysis
Xuefang Xu, Hongxia Hua, Bing Fan, Qing Sun, Xuedan Guo, Jiawei Zhang
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A modified nebulization modality versus classical ultrasonic nebulization and oxygen-driven nebulization in facilitating airway clearance in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial
Qiaoling Luo, Zeguang Zheng, Huihong Cen, Mei Jiang, Qin Chen
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Predictors of dynamic hyperinflation during the 6-minute walk test in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Rui Chen, Lin Lin, Jing-Wei Tian, Bin Zeng, Lei Zhang, Xin Chen, Hai-Yan Yan
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Human embryonic lung fibroblasts treated with artesunate exhibit reduced rates of proliferation and human cytomegalovirus infection in vitro
Ai-Hong Zeng, Yang-Ying Ou, Ming-Ming Guo, Xuan Dai, De-Zhi Zhou, Rui Chen
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Low molecular weight heparin once versus twice for thromboprophylaxis following esophagectomy: a randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial
Jie-Qiong Song, Li-Zhen Xuan, Wei Wu, Jun-Feng Huang, Ming Zhong
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Midterm results of “treat and repair” for adults with non-restrictive ventricular septal defect and severe pulmonary hypertension
Zhenlei Hu, Bo Xie, Xinming Zhai, Jidong Liu, Jianmin Gu, Xudong Wang, Hui Zheng, Song Xue
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Major morbidity after video-assisted thoracic surgery lung resections: a comparison between the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons definition and the Thoracic Morbidity and Mortality system
Alberto Sandri, Kostas Papagiannopoulos, Richard Milton, Emmanuel Kefaloyannis, Nilanjan Chaudhuri, Emily Poyser, Nicholas Spencer, Alessandro Brunelli
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Clinical efficacy of crizotinib in Chinese patients with ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer with brain metastases
Yuan-Yuan Lei, Jin-Ji Yang, Wen-Zhao Zhong, Hua-Jun Chen, Hong-Hong Yan, Jie-Fei Han, Lu-Lu Yang, Yi-Long Wu
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Clarithromycin might attenuate the airway inflammation of smoke-exposed asthmatic mice via affecting HDAC2
Min Hao, Jiangtao Lin, Jun Shu, Xiaoyan Zhang, Qiongzhen Luo, Lin Pan, Jing Guo
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Urinary excretion of 9α,11β-prostaglandin F2 and leukotriene E4 in patients with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
Tae-Rim Shin, Joo-Hee Kim, Cheol-Hong Kim, In-Gyu Hyun, Jeong-Hee Choi
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Accidental invisible intrathoracic disseminated pT4-M1a: a distinct lung cancer with favorable prognosis
Wen-Zhao Zhong, Wei Li, Xue-Ning Yang, Ri-Qiang Liao, Qiang Nie, Song Dong, Hong-Hong Yan, Xu-Chao Zhang, Hai-Yan Tu, Bin-Chao Wang, Jian Su, Jin-Ji Yang, Qing Zhou, Yi-Long Wu
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Effectiveness of hemostasis with Foley catheter after vacuum-assisted breast biopsy
Shao-Mei Fu, Xue-Mei Wang, Chu-Yang Yin, Hui Song
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Female breast cancer incidence and mortality in 2011, China
Manman Jia, Rongshou Zheng, Siwei Zhang, Hongmei Zeng, Xiaonong Zou, Wanqing Chen
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Clinical experience with titanium mesh in reconstruction of massive chest wall defects following oncological resection
Haitang Yang, Jicheng Tantai, Heng Zhao
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Mediastinoscopic esophagectomy for patients with early esophageal cancer
Qian-Yun Wang, Jing-Pei Li, Lei Zhang, Nan-Qing Jiang, Zhong-Lin Wang, Xiao-Ying Zhang
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Surgical Technique

Single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lung resection: experiences in Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Yong Zhu, Guobing Xu, Bin Zheng, Mingqiang Liang, Weidong Wu, Wei Zheng, Chun Chen
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From open to single port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: a stepwise and return progression of the experience from Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command of P.L.A
Qihang Zhu, Haiping Xiao, Enwu Xu, Ming Liao, Yong Tang, Yiwen Xuan, Kai Su, Zhe He, Xiufan Peng, Zhuohua Zhang, Yan Liu, Guibin Qiao
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A video demonstration of the Li’s anastomosis—the key part of the “non-tube no fasting” fast track program for resectable esophageal carcinoma
Yan Zheng, Yin Li, Zongfei Wang, Haibo Sun, Ruixiang Zhang
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Perspective

Strategy analysis of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in the community
Jin Wang, Li Ma, Yuan-Qiang Lu
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Review Article

Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) review of a lifesaving technology
George Makdisi, I-wen Wang
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Statistic Corner1

Some tips about statistics on medical research
Na Qin, Jiahui Zhang, Weihong Zhang, Juncheng Dai, Wensen Chen
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Case Report

Primary squamous cell carcinoma in the chest wall mimicking abscess
Yoon Sang Shin, Chang Hwan Choi, Youn Jeong Kim, Yeo Ju Kim, Kyung Hee Lee, Mi Young Kim
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Bilateral multiple intrapulmonary nodules: a puzzled and rare disease
Chong Zhang, Wenzhen Xu, Caijin Jin, Jun Li, Jian Hu
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Right lung cancer with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return and absent right upper lobe
Zhengcheng Liu, Rusong Yang, Feng Shao, Yanqing Pan
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Anemia resolved by thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal mass: a case report of unicentric Castleman’s disease
Jong Hui Suh, Sook Hee Hong, Seong Cheol Jeong, Chan Beom Park, Kuk Bin Choi, Ok Ran Shin, Si Young Choi
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Transcatheter arterial embolization for intercostal arterial bleeding in a patient after chest tube insertion
Ren-Biao Chen, Hong-Jie Hu, Erik Matro
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A late visceral hernia after diaphragmatic flap coverage of the bronchial stump
Kemal Ayalp, Erkan Kaba, Özkan Demirhan, Mehmet Oğuzhan Özyurtkan, Alper Toker
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Letter to the Editor

Exponential growth of publications on carbon nanodots by Chinese authors
Junqing Wang, Hak Soo Choi, Yì-Xiáng J. Wáng
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Erratum

Erratum to Study on risk factors and phenotypes of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Guangzhou, China—design and baseline characteristics
Editorial Team
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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.