Editorial
What can we expect from the book Esophageal Cancer?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1880-1881
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(28 November 2015)
Pulmonary function tests and computed tomography lung attenuation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1882-1884
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(28 November 2015)
Caution! Overestimation of treatment effects of corticosteroid therapy for community-acquired pneumonia in a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1885-1886
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(28 November 2015)
PET-CT limitations in early stage non-small cell lung cancer: to whom more aggressive approach in radiotherapy and surgery should be directed?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1887-1890
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(28 November 2015)
Original Article
Genetic variants of the class A scavenger receptor gene are associated with essential hypertension in Chinese
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1891-1897
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(28 November 2015)
Clinical role of a new prognostic score using platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma undergoing extrapleural pneumonectomy
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1898-1906
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(28 November 2015)
Risk factors for distal stent graft-induced new entry following endovascular repair of type B aortic dissection
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1907-1916
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(28 November 2015)
Albert-Lembert versus hybrid-layered suture in hand sewn end-to-end cervical esophagogastric anastomosis after esophageal squamous cell carcinoma resection
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1917-1926
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(28 November 2015)
Incidence and risk factors of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in patients after acute pulmonary embolism
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1927-1938
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(28 November 2015)
Prognostic value of stromal decorin expression in patients with breast cancer: a meta-analysis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1939-1950
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(28 November 2015)
Impacts of anemia on 3-year ischemic events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a propensity-matched study
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1951-1959
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(28 November 2015)
Pain control of thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection: is pre-emptive local bupivacaine injection able to replace the intravenous patient controlled analgesia?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1960-1969
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(28 November 2015)
Voluntary pulmonary function screening with GOLD standard: an effective and simple approach to detect lung obstruction
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1970-1977
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(28 November 2015)
Covering the staple line with a polyglycolic acid sheet after bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax prevents postoperative recurrent pneumothorax
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1978-1985
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(28 November 2015)
Correlation of fluid balance and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients after esophagectomy for cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1986-1993
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(28 November 2015)
Partial esophagogastrostomy with esophagogastric anastomosis below the aortic arch in cardiac carcinoma: characteristics and treatment of postoperative anastomotic leakage
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:1994-2002
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(28 November 2015)
Prognosis and status of lymph node involvement in patients with adenocarcinoma in situ and minimally invasive adenocarcinoma—a systematic literature review and pooled-data analysis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2003-2009
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(28 November 2015)
Physiologic and immunologic effects of subxiphoid pulmonary lobectomy compared with transthoracic pulmonary lobectomy in a canine survival model
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2010-2017
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(28 November 2015)
Prolonged postoperative length of stay is associated with poor overall survival after an esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2018-2023
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(28 November 2015)
Safety of thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer without interruption of anti-platelet agents
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2024-2032
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(28 November 2015)
Perioperative outcomes of upper lobectomy according to preservation or division of the inferior pulmonary ligament
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2033-2040
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(28 November 2015)
Impact of anemia on long-term ischemic events and bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a system review and meta-analysis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2041-2052
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(28 November 2015)
Determining optimal fluid and air leak cut off values for chest drain management in general thoracic surgery
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2053-2057
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(28 November 2015)
Surgical Technique
Extracorporeal instrument knotting technique for minimal access thoracic surgery
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2058-2060
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(28 November 2015)
Perspective
Current and emerging treatments for severe asthma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E522-E525
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(28 November 2015)
Consensus
Chinese expert consensus on clinical use of non-invasive airway inflammation assessment in bronchial asthma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:2061-2078
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(28 November 2015)
Statistic Corner1
The game theory in thoracic surgery: from the intuitions of Luca Pacioli to the operating rooms management
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E526-E530
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(28 November 2015)
Rationales for an accurate sample size evaluation
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E531-E536
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(28 November 2015)
Longitudinal studies
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E537-E540
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(28 November 2015)
Interpretation of lung cancer study outcomes
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E541-E547
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(28 November 2015)
Case Report
Severe aortic regurgitation and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection in a Turner syndrome patient
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E548-E551
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(28 November 2015)
Left ventricular thrombus associated with arteriovenous extra corporeal membrane oxygenation
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E552-E554
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(28 November 2015)
Aortic aneurysms and trans-apical endovascular repair in high risk heart transplant recipient, one year follow up
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E555-E559
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(28 November 2015)
Removal of metallic foreign body in heart by minimally invasive procedure under the guidance of transesophageal echocardiography and transthoracic echocardiogram
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E560-E563
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(28 November 2015)
Letter to the Editor
Severe epistaxis during adult extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: not your average nosebleed
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E564-E565
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(28 November 2015)
Severe epistaxis in patients on extracorporeal membranous oxygenator support occurrence and management
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E566-E567
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(28 November 2015)
Meet the Professor
Professor Giovanni Battista Migliori: the global fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E568-E569
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(28 November 2015)
Professor Richard A. Jonas: exploring ways to improve brain development in children with congenital heart disease
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E570-E572
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(28 November 2015)
Professor Jørgen Vestbo: advances on the management of COPD
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2015;
7
(11)
:E573-E574
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(28 November 2015)
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.
