Vol 7, No 10 (October 31, 2015) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Pier Luigi Filosso, Victor Auguste Nigra, Giovanni Lanza, Lorena Costardi, Giulia Bora, Paolo Solidoro, Riccardo Carlo Cristofori, Massimo Molinatti, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Enrico Ruffini, Alberto Oliaro, Francesco Guerrera

PDF Pages: 1719-1724 Full Text (3865) Open Access

Effects of long-term smoking on the activity and mRNA expression of CYP isozymes in rats

Xiao-Meng He, Ying Zhou, Ming-Zhen Xu, Yang Li, Hu-Qun Li, Wei-Yong Li

PDF Pages: 1725-1731 Full Text (5497) Open Access

High mobility group box 1: a novel mediator of Th2-type response-induced airway inﬂammation of acute allergic asthma

Libing Ma, Jinrong Zeng, Biwen Mo, Changming Wang, Jianwei Huang, Yabing Sun, Yuanyuan Yu, Shaokun Liu

PDF Pages: 1732-1741 Full Text (5606) Open Access

Bronchial sleeve resection or pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched analysis of long-term results, survival and quality of life

Saana E. M. Andersson, Ville H. S. Rauma, Eero I. Sihvo, Jari V. Räsänen, Ilkka K. Ilonen, Jarmo A. Salo

PDF Pages: 1742-1748 Full Text (3619) Open Access

The efficacy and toxicities of combined lobaplatin with paclitaxel as a first-line chemotherapy for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Ming-Qiu Chen, Cheng Chen, Hai-Jie Lu, Ben-Hua Xu

PDF Pages: 1749-1755 Full Text (3943) Open Access

Lower airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in non-asthmatic patients with non-allergic rhinitis

Qiuping Wang, Junfeng Ji, Yanqing Xie, Weijie Guan, Yong Zhang, Zhiyi Wang, Kunmin Wu, Nanshan Zhong

PDF Pages: 1756-1764 Full Text (4677) Open Access

Pharmacological treatment response according to the severity of symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Jae Seung Lee, Joon Beom Seo, Sang Min Lee, Tai Sun Park, Sei Won Lee, Yeon-Mok Oh, Ji-Hyun Lee, Eun-Kyung Kim, Tae-Hyung Kim, Joo Hun Park, Seung Soo Sheen, Seong Yong Lim, Ina Jung, Sang-Do Lee

PDF Pages: 1765-1773 Full Text (5645) Open Access

Clinical feasibility and efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) anatomical resection in patients with central lung cancer: a comparison with thoracotomy

Hee Suk Jung, Hyeong Ryul Kim, Se Hoon Choi, Yong Hee Kim, Dong Kwan Kim, Seung Il Park

PDF Pages: 1774-1779 Full Text (2864) Open Access

Comparison of clinicopathologic features and survival between eastern and western population with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Jie Zhang, Yizhou Jiang, Chunxiao Wu, Shuang Cai, Rui Wang, Ying Zhen, Sufeng Chen, Kuaile Zhao, Yangle Huang, James Luketich, Haiquan Chen

PDF Pages: 1780-1786 Full Text (4212) Open Access

Asiatic acid inhibits cardiac hypertrophy by blocking interleukin- 1β-activated nuclear factor-κB signaling in vitro and in vivo

Xiaohan Xu, Linjie Si, Jing Xu, Chenlong Yi, Fang Wang, Weijuan Gu, Yuqing Zhang, Xiaowei Wang

PDF Pages: 1787-1797 Full Text (4354) Open Access

A comparative analysis of lung cancer patients treated with lobectomy via three-dimensional video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus two-dimensional resection

Chengliang Yang, Lili Mo, Yegang Ma, Guilin Peng, Yi Ren, Wei Wang, Yongyu Liu, Jianxing He

PDF Pages: 1798-1805 Full Text (4262) Open Access

Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 promotes lung cancer cells proliferation and invasion via PI3K/Akt/mTOR axis

Guiping Yu, Bin Huang, Guoqiang Chen, Yedong Mi

PDF Pages: 1806-1816 Full Text (4901) Open Access

Clinical experience of spontaneous pneumomediastinum: diagnosis and treatment

Kyung Soo Kim, Hyun Woo Jeon, Youngkyu Moon, Young Du Kim, Myeong Im Ahn, Jae Kil Park, Keon Hyun Jo

PDF Pages: 1817-1824 Full Text (6162) Open Access

A randomized controlled trial evaluating airway inspection effectiveness during endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy

Lonny Yarmus, Jason Akulian, Ricardo Ortiz, Richard Thompson, Karen Oakjones-Burgess, Sixto Arias, Roy Semaan, David Feller-Kopman, Hans Lee, Ko Pen Wang

PDF Pages: 1825-1832 Full Text (3897) Open Access

Establishment of a mathematic model for predicting malignancy in solitary pulmonary nodules

Man Zhang, Na Zhuo, Zhanlin Guo, Xingguang Zhang, Wenhua Liang, Sheng Zhao, Jianxing He

PDF Pages: 1833-1841 Full Text (4415) Open Access

Characterization of a new subtype of allergen in dermatophagoides farinae—Der f 28

Jian-Li Lin, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Xiao-Jun Xiao, Yu-Lan Wu, Bao-Qing Sun, An-Jian Gao, Zhi-Gang Liu, Jing Li, Ping-Chang Yang, Xiao-Yu Liu

PDF Pages: 1842-1849 Full Text (4980) Open Access

Surgical Technique

Percutaneous trans-jugular vein closure of atrial septal defect with steerable introducer under echocardiographic guidance

Shaobo Xie, Jian Fang, Chao Yang, Lunchao Ma, Suhua Kuang, Guoliang Lu, Yingyuan Zhang, Shengjie Liao

PDF Pages: 1850-1853 Full Text (2816) Open Access

Single-port thoracoscopic right main bronchial tumor sleeve resection and secondary carinal reconstruction

Mingqiang Liang, Chun Chen, Wei Zheng, Hao Chen, Weidong Wu, Shuliang Zhang

PDF Pages: 1854-1856 Full Text (2653) Open Access

Totally robotic-assisted non-circumferential tracheal resection and anastomosis for leiomyoma in an elderly female

Wenjie Jiao, Yandong Zhao, Youjun Luo, Hongmei Wang, Xiuzhi Yang, Xiaoyang Ren, Liangdong Zhang, Yiren Luo

PDF Pages: 1857-1860 Full Text (2841) Open Access

Video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper lobe sleeve lobectomy combined with carinal resection and reconstruction

Jihong Lin, Mingqiang Kang, Shuchen Chen, Jiangbo Lin, Wu Han, Mingduan Chen

PDF Pages: 1861-1864 Full Text (Video) (3550) Open Access

Left lower sleeve lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection by single-incision video-assisted thoracic surgery

Junqiang Fan, Qi Wang, Jie Yao, Zhibo Chang

PDF Pages: 1865-1869 Full Text (Video) (2970) Open Access

Perspective

Endoscopic intervention of lower airway foreign matter in adults—a different perspective

Anne Ann Ling Hsu

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News

The Journal of Visualized Surgery has been established as the Official Journal of the Asia Thoracoscopic Surgery Education Program

Grace S. Li

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Review Article

Pre-analytic variability in cardiovascular biomarker testing

Roberto Cemin, Massimo Daves

PDF Pages: E395-E401 Full Text (8121) Open Access

Red blood cell distribution width and cardiovascular diseases

Elisa Danese, Giuseppe Lippi, Martina Montagnana

PDF Pages: E402-E411 Full Text (23874) Open Access

Pollutional haze as a potential cause of lung cancer

Xuefei Shi, Hongbing Liu, Yong Song

PDF Pages: E412-E417 Full Text (4741) Open Access

Muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: update on causes and biological findings

Joaquim Gea, Sergi Pascual, Carme Casadevall, Mauricio Orozco-Levi, Esther Barreiro

PDF Pages: E418-E438 Full Text (18538) Open Access

Ultrasound techniques in the evaluation of the mediastinum, part 2: mediastinal lymph node anatomy and diagnostic reach of ultrasound techniques, clinical work up of neoplastic and inflammatory mediastinal lymphadenopathy using ultrasound techniques and how to learn mediastinal endosonography

Christian Jenssen, Jouke Tabe Annema, Paul Clementsen, Xin-Wu Cui, Mathias Maximilian Borst, Christoph Frank Dietrich

PDF Pages: E439-E458 Full Text (19788) Open Access

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation using electrically driven devices: a review

Anatol Prinzing, Stefan Eichhorn, Marcus-André Deutsch, Ruediger Lange, Markus Krane

PDF Pages: E459-E467 Full Text (8210) Open Access

Consensus

China experts consensus on icotinib for non-small cell lung cancer treatment (2015 version)

Yuankai Shi, Yan Sun, Cuimin Ding, Ziping Wang, Changli Wang, Zheng Wang, Chong Bai, Chunxue Bai, Jifeng Feng, Xiaoqing Liu, Fang Li, Yue Yang, Yongqian Shu, Milu Wu, Jianxing He, Yiping Zhang, Shucai Zhang, Gongyan Chen, Honghe Luo, Rongcheng Luo, Caicun Zhou, Yanbin Zhou, Qingsong Pang, Hong Zhao, Qiong Zhao, Aiqin Gu, Yang Ling, Cheng Huang, Baohui Han, Shunchang Jiao, Hong Jiao

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Medical Education: Duke Experience¹

A primer on medical education in the United States through the lens of a current resident physician

Yvonne M. Mowery

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Statistic Corner²

Mismatching of population groups in thoracic surgery case control studies

Marius Roman, Edward Caruana, Jules Hernandez-Sanchez, Piergiorgio Solli

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ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient³

COPD diagnosis: genome first

Lawrence Grouse

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Case Report

Underrated value of repeated right heart catheterization in pulmonary hypertension with heart failure—a case of persisted pulmonary arterial hypertension after treatment for biventricular failure

Shinhee Park, Hee Young Yoon, Soomin Jeung, Nah Kyum Lee, Min-Seok Kim, Jung-Min Ahn, Dae-Hee Kim, Jae Seung Lee

PDF Pages: E489-E492 Full Text (4033) Open Access

Deep-seated intramuscular lipoma penetrates the intercostal muscle

Jinwook Hwang, Won-Min Jo, Byoung-Ju Min, Jae Seung Shin

PDF Pages: E493-E495 Full Text (9518) Open Access

Primary pericardial synovial sarcoma

Takashi Muramatsu, Shinji Takeshita, Yoko Tanaka, Hiroaki Morooka, Ryota Higure, Motomi Shiono

PDF Pages: E496-E498 Full Text (3191) Open Access

Intranodal lymphangiography as a possible therapeutic option for patients with isolated thoracic duct injury from penetrating chest trauma

Sung Wook Chang, Bong Man Kim, Kyoung Min Ryu, Jae-Wook Ryu

PDF Pages: E499-E501 Full Text (2606) Open Access

A rare case of anomalous venous drainage of the right upper lobe

David J. Heineman, Joost G. van den Aardweg, Wilhelmina H. Schreurs

PDF Pages: E502-E504 Full Text (3216) Open Access

A rare case of mediastinal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)

Augusto Carbonari, Marco Camunha, Marcelo Binato, Mauro Saieg, Fabio Marioni, Lucio Rossini

PDF Pages: E505-E508 Full Text (3431) Open Access

Potentially disseminated solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura: a case report

Tomoyuki Nakano, Shunsuke Endo, Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, Kenji Tetsuka, Mitsuhiro Nokubi

PDF Pages: E509-E512 Full Text (Video) (2609) Open Access

Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma: a case report

Daniel E. Sarmiento, Jessica A. Clevenger, Gregory A. Masters, Thomas L. Bauer, Brian T. Nam

PDF Pages: E513-E516 Full Text (3864) Open Access

Fatal bleeding due to sternal steel wire fracture following open-heart surgery

Wenhui Gong, Xiaofeng Ye, Zhe Wang, Sen Li, Qiang Zhao

PDF Pages: E517-E519 Full Text (5368) Open Access

Erratum

Erratum to link between environmental air pollution and allergic asthma: East meets West

Editorial Team

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Erratum to mechanistic impact of outdoor air pollution on asthma and allergic diseases

Editorial Team

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Disclosure:

1. The series “Medical Education” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.

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.

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.

Vol 7, No 10 (October 31, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease

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