Vol 8, No 8 (August 01, 2016): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Voices that ever reverberate—in memory of Dr. Prof. Lawrence Grouse
Guangqiao Zeng, on behalf of Journal of Thoracic Disease
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1846-1848
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Fact checking in the history of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Gaetano Rocco
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1849-1850
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Thymic epithelial tumors in a worldwide perspective: lessons from observational studies
Mirella Marino, Tommaso Salvitti, Edoardo Pescarmona, Giovannella Palmieri
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1851-1855
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The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/the International Thymic Malignancies Interest Group proposal for the TNM staging systems for thymic epithelial tumors and large-scale retrospective data
Kazuya Kondo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1856-1858
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Non-surgical treatment of locally advanced thymic epithelial tumors—a need for multicenter trials
Anja C. Roden
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1859-1862
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How large databases may impact clinical practices for rare tumors—postoperative chemotherapy in thymic malignancies
Nicolas Girard, Claire Merveilleux du Vignaux
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1863-1864
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A new instrument for assessing the experience of dying and death in the intensive care units from the perspective of relatives
Max Andresen, Max Andresen-Vasquez
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1865-1868
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Time of parenteral nutrition in paediatric critical care patients, prior nutritional status probably makes the difference?
Mònica Balaguer, Iolanda Jordan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1869-1871
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A mortality score for acute respiratory distress syndrome: predicting the future without a crystal ball
Raquel S. Santos, Pedro L. Silva, Jose Rodolfo Rocco, Paolo Pelosi, Patricia Rieken Macêdo Rocco
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1872-1876
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More and sooner, but not necessarily better
Piyagarnt Vichayavilas, Katja Gist, Jon Kaufman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1877-1879
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Atrial fibrillation post coronary artery bypass surgery: is there still a role for perioperative statins after STICS?
Amr F. Barakat, Ahmed N. Mahmoud, Islam Y. Elgendy
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1880-1882
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Ameliorating acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: do high dose perioperative statins play a role?
Janet M. C. Ngu, Munir Boodhwani
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1883-1885
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Adjuvant immunotherapy in resected early non-small cell lung cancer—battle lost, hopefully not the war!
Branislav Jeremic, Nikola Cihoric, Pavol Dubinsky, Nenad Filipovic
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1886-1890
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Role for adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with resected small cell lung cancer
Lingling Du, Saiama N. Waqar, Daniel Morgensztern
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1891-1892
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Factors effecting one-year outcome after mechanical ventilation
Sibel Günay, Muzaffer Sariaydin, Ersin Günay
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1893-1894
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Pretreatment biopsy for thymic epithelial tumors—does histology subtype matter for treatment strategy?
Sukhmani K. Padda, Marlies Keijzers, Heather A. Wakelee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1895-1900
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Endovascular treatment of the ascending aorta: new frontiers for thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair?
Chris Klonaris, Sotirios Georgopoulos, Athanasios Katsargyris
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1901-1903
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Therapeutic lymphangiogenesis after myocardial infarction: vascular endothelial growth factor-C paves the way
Polina Goichberg
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1904-1907
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Preventive percutaneous coronary intervention and aspiration thrombectomy—updates in the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction
David S. Wald, Jonathan P. Bestwick
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1908-1912
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Pursuing early catheter ablation to treat atrial fibrillation in the congestive heart failure population: significance of the AATAC trial results
Karen P. Phillips
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1913-1915
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From the era of ineffective tumor vaccines to a future with effective immunotherapy
Wolter Igor Quincy de Waard, Michel Maria van den Heuvel
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1916-1917
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for interstitial lung disease: what is on the other side of the bridge?
Sacha Rozencwajg, Matthieu Schmidt
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1918-1920
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The impact of ChART on the science of thymic malignancies
Frank Detterbeck
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1921
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Rare airway tumors: an update on current diagnostic and management strategies
Marwan Saoud, Monali Patil, Samjot Singh Dhillon, Saraswati Pokharel, Anthony Picone, Mark Hennon, Sai Yendamuri, Kassem Harris
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1922-1934
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Original Article

Different characteristics of tuberculous pleural effusion according to pleural fluid cellular predominance and loculation
Jaehee Lee, Jae Kwang Lim, Seung Soo Yoo, Shin Yup Lee, Seung Ick Cha, Jae Yong Park, Chang Ho Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1935-1942
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Gram-negative bacteria facilitate tumor outgrowth and metastasis by promoting lipid synthesis in lung cancer patients
Maosong Ye, Xia Gu, Yang Han, Meiling Jin, Tao Ren
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1943-1955
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Should tumor with direct adjacent lobe invasion (Tdali) be assigned to T2 or T3 in non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis
Zhilan Xiao, Christphor Cao, Jiandong Mei, Hu Liao, Tristan Yan, Lunxu Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1956-1965
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Prognostic significance of CT-emphysema score in patients with advanced squamous cell lung cancer
Young Saing Kim, Eun Young Kim, Hee Kyung Ahn, Eun Kyung Cho, Yu Mi Jeong, Jeong Ho Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1966-1973
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Intraoperative frozen sections of the regional lymph nodes contribute to surgical decision-making in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Wei Li, Xue-Ning Yang, Ri-Qiang Liao, Qiang Nie, Song Dong, Hao-Ran Zhai, Yi-Long Wu, Wen-Zhao Zhong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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Nuss procedure for repair of pectus excavatum after failed Ravitch procedure in adults: indications and caveats
Gregor J. Kocher, Nathalie Gstrein, Dawn E. Jaroszewski, Mennatallah M. Ewais, Ralph A. Schmid
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1981-1985
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CT-guided microcoil VATS resection of lung nodules: a single-centre experience and review of the literature
Laura L. Donahoe, Elsie T. Nguyen, Tae-Bong Chung, Lan-Chau Kha, Marcelo Cypel, Gail E. Darling, Marc de Perrot, Shaf Keshavjee, Andrew F. Pierre, Thomas K. Waddell, Kazuhiro Yasufuku
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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Oxygen desaturation during a 6-minute walk test as a predictor of maximal exercise-induced gas exchange abnormalities in sarcoidosis
Cecile Chenivesse, Sarah Boulanger, Carole Langlois, Lidwine Wemeau-Stervinou, Thierry Perez, Benoit Wallaert
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:1995-2003
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Sufficient myocardial protection of del Nido cardioplegia regardless of ventricular mass and myocardial ischemic time in adult cardiac surgical patients
Ji Seong Kim, Jin Hee Jeong, Sin Ju Moon, Hyuk Ahn, Ho Young Hwang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2004-2010
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Sarcopenia of thoracic muscle mass is not a risk factor for survival in lung transplant recipients
Seokkee Lee, Hyo Chae Paik, Seok Jin Haam, Chang Young Lee, Kyung Sik Nam, Hee Suk Jung, Young Woo Do, Jee Won Shu, Jin Gu Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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Risk factors for recurrence after sublobar resection in patients with small (2 cm or less) non-small cell lung cancer presenting as a solid-predominant tumor on chest computed tomography
Youngkyu Moon, Sook Whan Sung, Seok Whan Moon, Jae Kil Park
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2018-2026
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Erythroblast transformation-specific 2 correlates with vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis in rat heterotopic heart transplantation model
Xiaojuan Liu, Daliang Yan, Yangcheng Li, Xilin Sha, Kunpeng Wu, Jianhua Zhao, Chen Yang, Chao Zhang, Jiahai Shi, Xiang Wu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2027-2037
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Lung cancer resection with concurrent off-pump coronary artery bypasses: safety and efficiency
Xuchen Ma, Fangjiong Huang, Zhitai Zhang, Feiqiang Song, Songlei Ou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2038-2045
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A comparison of balloon angioplasty of native coarctation versus surgical repair for short segment coarctation associated with ventricular septal defect—a single-center retrospective review of 92 cases
Huifeng Zhang, Ming Ye, Gang Chen, Fang Liu, Lin Wu, Bing Jia
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2046-2052
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A lot to a little or a little to a lot—which dose-volume relationship ensures the best clinical outcome in the high dose radiation therapy of thoracic tumors? A prospective approach
Christina Schröder, Rita Engenhart-Cabillic, Hilke Vorwerk, Michael Schmidt, Winfried Huhnt, Eyck Blank, Dietrich Sidow, André Buchali
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2053-2060
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Use of laryngeal mask airway for non-endotracheal intubated anesthesia for patients with pectus excavatum undergoing thoracoscopic Nuss procedure
Xiaojun Du, Songsong Mao, Jianxiu Cui, Jue Ma, Guangyan Zhang, Yong Zheng, Haiyu Zhou, Liang Xie, Dongkun Zhang, Ruiqing Shi, Gang Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2061-2067
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Serum selenium levels in patients with respiratory diseases: a prospective observational study
Yo-Han Lee, Seok Jeong Lee, Myoung Kyu Lee, Won-Yeon Lee, Suk Joong Yong, Sang-Ha Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2068-2078
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Surgical outcomes associated with postoperative atrial fibrillation after robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy: retrospective review of 208 consecutive cases
Emily P. Ng, Frank O. Velez-Cubian, Kathryn L. Rodriguez, Matthew R. Thau, Carla C. Moodie, Joseph R. Garrett, Jacques P. Fontaine, Eric M. Toloza
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2079-2085
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Preoperative misdiagnosis analysis and accurate distinguish intrathymic cyst from small thymoma on computed tomography
Xin Li, Xingpeng Han, Wei Sun, Meng Wang, Guohui Jing, Xun Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2086-2092
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Characteristics of patients with pseudochylothorax—a systematic review
Adriana Lama, Lucía Ferreiro, María E. Toubes, Antonio Golpe, Francisco Gude, José M. Álvarez-Dobaño, Francisco J. González-Barcala, Esther San José, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Carlos Rábade, Carlota Rodríguez-García, Luis Valdés
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2093-2101
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Randomized trial of epidural vs. subcutaneous catheters for managing pain after modified Nuss in adults
Dawn E. Jaroszewski, M’hamed Temkit, MennatAllah M. Ewais, Todd C. Luckritz, Joshua D. Stearns, Ryan C. Craner, Brantley D. Gaitan, Harish Ramakrishna, Christopher A. Thunberg, Ricardo A. Weis, Kelly M. Myers, Marianne V. Merritt, David M. Rosenfeld
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2102-2110
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Chronic kidney disease and the severity of coronary artery disease and retinal microvasculature changes: a cross-sectional study
Kevin Phan, Cheryl Au, Paul Mitchell, Gerald Liew, Adam J. H. Plant, Sarah B. Wang, Joseph Chiha, Aravinda Thiagalingam, George Burlutsky, Bamini Gopinath
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2111-2114
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Concomitant off-pump coronary artery bypass and non-cardiovascular surgery
Hong Chul Oh, Jung Wook Han, Jae-Woong Choi, Yong Han Kim, Ho Young Hwang, Ki-Bong Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2115-2120
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Validation of EORTC and CALGB prognostic models in surgical patients submitted to diagnostic, palliative or curative surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Alberto Sandri, Francesco Guerrera, Matteo Roffinella, Stefania Olivetti, Lorena Costardi, Alberto Oliaro, Pier Luigi Filosso, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Enrico Ruffini
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2121-2127
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Usefulness of conventional transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis, staging and molecular characterization of pulmonary neoplasias by thin-prep based cytology: experience of a single oncological institute
Maria Teresa Ramieri, Ferdinando Marandino, Paolo Visca, Tommaso Salvitti, Enzo Gallo, Beatrice Casini, Francesca Romana Giordano, Claudia Frigieri, Mauro Caterino, Sandro Carlini, Massimo Rinaldi, Anna Ceribelli, Annarita Pennetti, Pier Luigi Alò, Mirella Marino, Edoardo Pescarmona, Massimo Filippetti
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2128-2137
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Correlation of cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters with quality of life in stable COPD patients
Mahsa Mirdamadi, Besharat Rahimi, Enayat Safavi, Hamidreza Abtahi, Soheil Peiman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2138-2145
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Accuracy of ultrasound for the diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xue-Feng Leng, Yi Zhu, Ge-Ping Wang, Jian Jin, Lei Xian, Yu-Hong Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2146-2157
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Division of the intersegmental plane during thoracoscopic segmentectomy: is stapling an issue?
Amaia Ojanguren, Dominique Gossot, Agathe Seguin-Givelet
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2158-2164
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Perioperative outcomes and lymph node assessment after induction therapy in patients with clinical N1 or N2 non-small cell lung cancer
Jessica Glover, Frank O. Velez-Cubian, Kavian Toosi, Emily Ng, Carla C. Moodie, Joseph R. Garrett, Jacques P. Fontaine, Eric M. Toloza
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2165-2174
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A survey among Brazilian thoracic surgeons about the use of preoperative 2D and 3D images
Federico Enrique Garcia Cipriano, Livia Arcêncio, Lycio Umeda Dessotte, Alfredo José Rodrigues, Walter Villela de Andrade Vicente, Paulo Roberto Barbosa Évora
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2175-2184
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Global DNA methylation and PTEN hypermethylation alterations in lung tissues from human silicosis
Xianan Zhang, Xiaowei Jia, Liangying Mei, Min Zheng, Chen Yu, Meng Ye
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2185-2195
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Initial experience of single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery sleeve lobectomy and systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer
Hao Chen, Guobing Xu, Bin Zheng, Wei Zheng, Yong Zhu, Zhaohui Guo, Chun Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2196-2202
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Clinical statistics analysis on the characteristics of pneumoconiosis of Chinese miner population
Mei-Fang Wang, Run-Ze Li, Ying Li, Xue-Qin Cheng, Jun Yang, Wen Chen, Xing-Xing Fan, Hu-Dan Pan, Xiao-Jun Yao, Tao Ren, Xin Qian, Liang Liu, Elaine Lai-Han Leung, Yi-Jun Tang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2203-2211
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The analysis of components that lead to increased work of breathing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Sibei Chen, Ying Li, Zeguang Zheng, Qun Luo, Rongchang Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2212-2218
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Impact of pre-transplant pulmonary infection developed in horizontal laminar flow unit on the outcome of subsequent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Gan-Lin He, Ying-Jun Chang, Lan-Ping Xu, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Yu Wang, Kai-Yan Liu, Xiao-Jun Huang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2219-2225
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Tubeless video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) under non-intubated, intravenous anesthesia with spontaneous ventilation and no placement of chest tube postoperatively
Fei Cui, Jun Liu, Shuben Li, Weiqiang Yin, Xu Xin, Wenlong Shao, Jianxing He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2226-2232
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Modified bronchial anastomosis in video-assisted thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy: a report of 32 cases
Hao Chen, Lin Huang, Guobing Xu, Bin Zheng, Wei Zheng, Yong Zhu, Zhaohui Guo, Chun Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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Brief Report

Management of an intrapleural foreign body and empyema with video-assisted thoracoscopy
Chigozirim Ekeke, Stephen Noble, Robert E. Merritt
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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An investigation report about the lack of VB1
Hangju Zhu, Guiju Sun, Baoli Zhu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2244-2246
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Penetrating thoracic injury with retained foreign body: can video-assisted thoracic surgery take up the leading role in acute management?
Peter S. Y. Yu, Herman H. M. Chan, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Freddie G. Capili, Malcolm J. Underwood, Innes Y. P. Wan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:2247-2251
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Surgical Technique

A “reverse direction” technique of single-port left upper pulmonary resection
Min Zhang, Alan D. L. Sihoe, Ming Du
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2252-2255
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery left superior segmentectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy in the semiprone position
Zongwu Lin, Junjie Xi, Songtao Xu, Qun Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2256-2258
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Left upper lobectomy and systematic lymph nodes dissection in enlarged pulmonary hilar lymph nodes in primary lung cancer patient by uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery
Jun-Qiang Fan, Jie Yao, Zhi-Bo Chang, Qi Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2259-2263
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Modular 3-cm uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy with systemic lymphadenectomy
Qi Wang, Yi-Xin Cai, Yu Deng, Sheng-Ling Fu, Xiang-Ning Fu, Ni Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2264-2268
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VATS right upper lobe bronchial sleeve resection
Qianli Ma, Deruo Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:2269-2271
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery right upper lobectomy with systemic lymphadenectomy
Ding-Pei Han, Jie Xiang, He-Cheng Li, Jun-Biao Hang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2272-2274
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy
Gang Shen, Ying Chai, Lijian Huang, Maoying Yang, Guofei Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:2275-2280
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for left upper lobe: single-direction lobectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy
Mingxiang Feng, Miao Lin, Yaxin Shen, Hao Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:2281-2283
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Review Article

Radiological contribution to the diagnosis of early postoperative complications after lung resection for primary tumor: a revisional study
Luciano Cardinale, Adriano Massimiliano Priola, Sandro Massimo Priola, Francesco Boccuzzi, Najada Dervishi, Elena Lisi, Andrea Veltri, Francesco Ardissone
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E643-E652
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Long noncoding RNAs are novel potential prognostic biomarkers for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: an overview
Han-Yu Deng, Yun-Cang Wang, Peng-Zhi Ni, Yi-Dan Lin, Long-Qi Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E653-E659
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Left ventricular assist devices—current state and perspectives
Anatol Prinzing, Ulf Herold, Anna Berkefeld, Markus Krane, Rüdiger Lange, Bernhard Voss
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E660-E666
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Case Report

Protective effect of angulated aorta for saving coronary artery during endovascular repair for ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm
Myeong Gun Kim, Woong Chol Kang, Pyung Chun Oh, Yang Bin Jeon, Ji Yeon Lee, Eak Kyun Shin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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Treatment decision based on the biological behavior of pulmonary benign metastasizing leiomyoma
Aurel Ottlakan, Bernadett Borda, Gyorgy Lazar, Laszlo Tiszlavicz, Jozsef Furak
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E672-E676
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Giant thymoma successfully resected via hemiclamshell thoracotomy: a case report
Weigang Zhao, Wentao Fang
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2016;
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:E677-E680
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A case of long-term survival after multimodal local treatments of intramedullary spinal cord metastasis of squamous cell lung cancer
Shojiro Minomo, Akihiro Tokoro, Tomoki Utsumi, Masahiro Ishihara, Masanori Akira, Shinji Atagi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E681-E683
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Giant bronchogenic cyst with pericardial defect: a case report & literature review in Japan
Toshiko Kamata, Shigetoshi Yoshida, Takekazu Iwata, Yukio Nakatani, Ichiro Yoshino
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E684-E688
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Successful treatment of a bronchopleural fistula after en masse lobectomy
Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Takashi Ibe, Natsuko Kawatani, Fumi Ohsawa, Ryohei Yoshikawa
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E689-E692
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Perforation of esophagus and subsequent mediastinitis following mussel shell ingestion
Il Hwan Park, Hyun Kyo Lim, Seung Woo Song, Kwang Ho Lee
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2016;
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:E693-E697
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Non-intubated laparoscopic repair of giant Morgagni’s hernia for a young man
Miao Zhang, Heng Wang, Dong Liu, Xuefeng Pan, Wenbin Wu, Zhengqun Hu, Hui Zhang
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2016;
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:E698-E701
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Evaluation of airway resistance in primary small cell carcinoma of the trachea by MostGraph: a case study
Eri Hagiwara, Yasuhiro Gon, Kentaro Hayashi, Mai Takahashi, Yuko Iida, Hisato Hiranuma, Yoshiko Nakagawa, Tsukasa Hataoka, Kenji Mizumura, Shuichiro Maruoka, Tetsuo Shimizu, Noriaki Takahashi, Shu Hashimoto
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:E702-E706
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Mycotic aortic arch aneurysm coexistent with constrictive pericarditis: is surgery a dangerous resort?
Peter S. Y. Yu, Simon C. H. Yu, Cheuk-Man Chu, Micky W. T. Kwok, Yuk-Hoi Lam, Malcolm J. Underwood, Randolph H. L. Wong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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:E707-E710
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a young heart transplant recipient crossing the traditional boundaries
Khalil Ahmad, Christian Juhl Terkelsen, Kim Allan Terp, Ole Norling Mathiassen, Bjarne Linde Nørgaard, Henning Rud Andersen, Steen Hvitfeldt Poulsen
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ICC COLUMN1

The unity of respiratory patient advocacy
Lawrence Grouse
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Sleep complaints and sleep breathing disorders in upper and lower obstructive lung diseases
Matteo Ferrando, Diego Bagnasco, Valeria Roustan, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Fulvio Braido, Ilaria Baiardini
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2016;
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Statistic Corner2

Misuse of statistics in surgical literature
Matthew S. Thiese, Brenden Ronna, Riann B. Robbins
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Statistical modelling for thoracic surgery using a nomogram based on logistic regression
Run-Zhong Liu, Ze-Rui Zhao, Calvin S. H. Ng
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Perspective

Déjà-vu from the nineties: is there a perspective for anti-endotoxin strategies to improve the outcome of multiple trauma patients?
Tina Histing, Michael D. Menger
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Bioresorbable vascular scaffolds—what does the future bring?
Jacek Bil, Robert J. Gil
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2016;
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Cytokine amplification and macrophage effector functions in aortic inflammation and abdominal aortic aneurysm formation
Talha Ijaz, Ronald G. Tilton, Allan R. Brasier
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Resected small cell lung cancer—time for more?
Alissa S. Marr, Chi Zhang, Apar Kishor Ganti
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On the complexity of scoring acute respiratory distress syndrome: do not forget hemodynamics!
Xavier Repessé, Alix Aubry, Antoine Vieillard-Baron
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Is there light at the end of the tunnel?—new perspectives in ECMO survival
Federico Pappalardo, Andrea Montisci
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Videothoracoscopic resection for lung cancer: moving towards a “standard of care”
Tom Treasure
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Commentary

Association of rosuvastatin and delirium in severe sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Leili Pourafkari, Nader D. Nader, Jahan Porhomayon
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What is more important: defibrillation or compression?
Wei Gu, Chun-Sheng Li
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A new tool to assess relatives’ experience of dying and death in the intensive care unit
Isabell Fridh, Anna Forsberg
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Early goal directed mobility in the ICU: ‘something in the way you move’
Claudia C. dos Santos, Margaret Herridge, Jane Batt
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Bugs, genes, and the intensive care unit
Kerina Jane Denny, Jeffrey Lipman
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Amiodarone and lidocaine for shock refractory ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: are they really effective?
Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Masahiro Kashiura, Yuichi Hamabe
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2016;
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Targeting metabolic peculiarities: a potentially novel therapeutic approach for KRAS-mutant lung cancer?
Omar Abdel-Rahman
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Therapeutic hypothermia in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): a long way to go
Luca Liberale, Fabrizio Montecucco
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Minimally invasive lobectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer—it can be done without sacrificing oncologic outcomes
Mark F. Berry
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Beta-blockers in septic shock: a magnifying glass on the relation heart vessel
Calypso Mathieu, Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Marc Leone
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Proposals for revisions of the classification of lung cancers with multiple pulmonary sites: the radiologist’s, thoracic surgeon’s and oncologist’s point of view
Stefania Rizzo, Francesco Petrella, Antonio Passaro, Filippo de Marinis, Massimo Bellomi
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Impact of lymph node occult metastases in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): what is the evidence?
Giuseppe Marulli, Marco Mammana, Federico Rea
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2016;
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Savior or not: ADAM17 inhibitors overcome radiotherapy-resistance in non-small cell lung cancer
Katsuaki Ieguchi, Yoshiro Maru
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2016;
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Assessment of clinical criteria for sepsis—was the cart put before the horse?
Mylène Aublanc, Jean-Christophe Richard
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Disability after prolonged mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit: tracking the fate of our patients
Lorenzo Ball, Paolo Pelosi
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Insights into ascending aortic aneurysm pathogenesis using in vivo and ex vivo imaging systems in angiotensin II-infused mice
Mary B. Sheppard, Alan Daugherty, Hong Lu
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2016;
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Endovascular repair of the ascending aorta: the last frontier?
Drosos Kotelis, Johannes Kalder, Michael J. Jacobs
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The evolution of mitral valve prolapse: insights from the Framingham Heart Study
Zhaozhuo Niu, Vincent Chan, Thierry Mesana, Marc Ruel
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2016;
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Heart rate reduction may be a major determinant of vascular tone in esmolol-treated septic shock patients—although still remains to be confirmed!
Antoine Kimmoun, Chaoije Wei, Bruno Levy, Djillali Annane
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Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in lung cancer: a new prognostic parameter
Kobe Reynders, Dirk De Ruysscher
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2016;
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The bell tolls for indeterminant lung nodules: computer-aided nodule assessment and risk yield (CANARY) has the wrong tune
David O. Wilson, Jiantao Pu
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2016;
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Promising but still uncertain steps towards better prediction of functional outcome in ICU patients
Lieuwe D. Bos, Laura R. Schouten, Marcus J. Schultz
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2016;
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Outcomes with intravascular ultrasound-guided stent implantation: a meta-analysis of randomized trials in the era of drug-eluting stents
Soo-Jin Kang, Gary S. Mintz
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2016;
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Dual antiplatelet therapy duration after drug-eluting stents: how long?
Gérard Helft
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2016;
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Letter to the Editor

Treatment for in-stent restenosis: patient-specific decision rather than universal recommendation
Joo Myung Lee, Jonghanne Park, Tae-Min Rhee, Hyo-Soo Kim
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2016;
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Erratum

Erratum to the sleep apnea cardiovascular endpoints (SAVE) trial: Rationale and start-up phase
Editorial Office
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Disclosure:

1. 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.

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.