Editorial
A novel prognostic marker of non-small cell lung cancer: chromosome 9 open reading frame 86 (C9orf86)
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2284-2286
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(28 September 2016)
Ventriculo-arterial coupling: the comeback?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2287-2289
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(28 September 2016)
Aspirin before coronary artery surgery
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2290-2291
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(28 September 2016)
Stenting or bypass surgery for unprotected left main coronary artery disease—still a long rally to go
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2292-2295
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(28 September 2016)
Fine-tuning treatment for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2296-2300
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(28 September 2016)
Timing of renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury—an issue of importance?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2301-2304
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(28 September 2016)
SBRT versus lobectomy in stage I NSCLC: knowns, unknowns and its interpretation
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2305-2309
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(28 September 2016)
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation at institutions without cardiovascular surgery departments: many questions still linger before a paradigm shift
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2310-2312
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(28 September 2016)
The IASLC lung cancer staging project proposal for the classification of lung cancers with multiple pulmonary sites of involvement: the first step toward finding optimal treatment
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2313-2314
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(28 September 2016)
Improving post-resection risk stratification in non-small cell lung cancer: ‘wit, whither wander you?’
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2315-2318
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(28 September 2016)
Region specific lung nodule management practice guideline
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2319-2323
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(28 September 2016)
Stage I lung cancer—to operate or to radiate? that is the question
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2324-2327
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(28 September 2016)
Losmapimod does not reduce cardiovascular events in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2328-2330
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(28 September 2016)
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute myocardial infarction-associated cardiogenic shock: can we predict survival before decision of implantation?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2331-2333
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(28 September 2016)
Neither the maximum tumor size nor solid component size is prognostic in part-solid lung cancer: to be ground-glass opacity or not to be, is that really the question?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2334-2336
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(28 September 2016)
Pharmacotherapy in acute respiratory distress syndrome—the long and winding road
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2337-2339
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(28 September 2016)
Reducing exposure to cardiovascular risk factors: the legacy of prevention
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2340-2343
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(28 September 2016)
Response to perioperative statin therapy in cardiac surgery: a matter of race and timing?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2344-2347
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(28 September 2016)
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in hypoxemic respiratory failure: Just a matter of the interface?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2348-2352
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(28 September 2016)
Very long-term follow-up for left main coronary artery stenting: a missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2353-2356
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(28 September 2016)
Circulating tumour DNA and resistance mechanisms during EGFR inhibitor therapy in lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2357-2359
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(28 September 2016)
Relapsed small-cell lung cancer: platinum re-challenge or not
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2360-2364
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(28 September 2016)
Protective role of the matricellular protein CCN3 in abdominal aortic aneurysm
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2365-2368
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(28 September 2016)
Dual inhibition of BRAF and MEK in BRAF-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2369-2371
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(28 September 2016)
Reconsidering lung cancer screening: is biannual screening possible?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2372-2375
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(28 September 2016)
Translation from the data of clinical trials to precision medicine: limitation of the current risk score for predicting coronary thrombosis and major bleeding
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2376-2378
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(28 September 2016)
IL-1 receptor antagonist in sepsis: new findings with old data?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2379-2382
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(28 September 2016)
Dual bronchodilation and exacerbations of COPD
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2383-2386
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(28 September 2016)
From anatomy to lung cancer: questioning lobe-specific mediastinal lymphadenectomy reliability
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2387-2390
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(28 September 2016)
Does less equal more? The curious issue of small-sized lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2391-2393
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(28 September 2016)
Mitral valve prolapse: where is the missing link?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2394-2396
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(28 September 2016)
Continous renal replacement therapy and intermittent hemodialysis in acute kidney injury: equivalent or complementary?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2397-2399
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(28 September 2016)
Dealing with the critical care aftermath: where to from here?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2400-2402
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(28 September 2016)
The good receipt for the kidneys: salty…but not too much
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2403-2406
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(28 September 2016)
Has lobe-specific nodal dissection for early-stage non-small lung cancer already become standard treatment?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2407-2410
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(28 September 2016)
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: favorable clinical outcomes support role in intermediate risk surgical patients
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2411-2414
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(28 September 2016)
Conservatism strikes back: later is better than earlier dialysis for acute kidney injury
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2415-2419
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(28 September 2016)
Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: here to stay
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2420-2423
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(28 September 2016)
Annual or biennial lung cancer CT screening?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2424-2426
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(28 September 2016)
Original Article
Impact of intercostal paravertebral neurectomy on post thoracotomy pain syndrome after thoracotomy in lung cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2427-2433
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(28 September 2016)
Suppressive oligonucleotides inhibit inflammation in a murine model of mechanical ventilator induced lung injury
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2434-2443
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(28 September 2016)
Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: which is the learning curve of an experienced consultant?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2444-2453
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(28 September 2016)
Efficacy of lymph node dissection during robotic-assisted lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: retrospective review of 159 consecutive cases
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2454-2463
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(28 September 2016)
Prognostic value of preoperative serum lactate dehydrogenase in thymic carcinoma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2464-2472
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(28 September 2016)
A randomized, open, multicenter clinical study on the short course of intravenous infusion of 750 mg of levofloxacin and the sequential standard course of intravenous infusion/oral administration of 500 mg of levofloxacin for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2473-2484
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(28 September 2016)
Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid attenuates paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis by preventing Smad7 from deacetylation in rats
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2485-2494
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(28 September 2016)
Outcomes of different treatments on Takayasu’s arteritis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2495-2503
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(28 September 2016)
Video-assisted thoracic surgery compared with posterolateral thoracotomy for mediastinal bronchogenic cysts in adult patients
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2504-2511
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(28 September 2016)
Positive esophageal proximal resection margin: an important prognostic factor for esophageal cancer that warrants adjuvant therapy
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2512-2518
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(28 September 2016)
Association of CHEK2 polymorphisms with the efficacy of platinum-based chemotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in Chinese never-smoking women
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2519-2529
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(28 September 2016)
Progastrin-releasing peptide as a diagnostic and therapeutic biomarker of small cell lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2530-2537
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(28 September 2016)
Patient evaluation for rapid pleurodesis of malignant pleural effusions
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2538-2543
.
(28 September 2016)
Cell block samples from endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration provide sufficient material for ancillary testing in lung cancer—a quaternary referral centre experience
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2544-2550
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(28 September 2016)
The feasibility of molecular testing on cell blocks created from brush tip washings in the assessment of peripheral lung lesions
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2551-2555
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(28 September 2016)
A convenient method for identifying a small pulmonary nodule using a dyed swab and geometric mapping
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2556-2561
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(28 September 2016)
Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of non-lepidic invasive adenocarcinoma presenting as ground glass opacity nodule
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2562-2570
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(28 September 2016)
Treatment outcomes of patients with small cell lung cancer without prophylactic cranial irradiation
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2571-2579
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(28 September 2016)
Prognostic value of immunohistochemical markers in malignant thymic epithelial tumors
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2580-2591
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(28 September 2016)
Primary pulmonary artery sarcoma: a close associate of pulmonary embolism—20-year observational analysis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2592-2601
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(28 September 2016)
Modern radiotherapy using image guidance for unresectable non-small cell lung cancer can improve outcomes in patients treated with chemoradiation therapy
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2602-2609
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(28 September 2016)
Clinicopathological features and prognosis of primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2610-2616
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(28 September 2016)
The effectiveness of mediastinal lymph node evaluation in a patient with ground glass opacity tumor
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:2617-2625
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(28 September 2016)
Correlation analysis of lung cancer and urban spatial factor: based on survey in Shanghai
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2626-2637
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(28 September 2016)
Efficiency and safety of roflumilast combined with long-acting bronchodilators on moderate-to-severe stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a meta-analysis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2638-2645
.
(28 September 2016)
Short Communication
Cardiogenic syncope possibly related to bevacizumab-containing combination chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2646-2650
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(28 September 2016)
Surgical Technique
Excision of middle mediastinal parathyroid adenoma by videoscopic assisted mediastinoscopy (VAM)
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2651-2653
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(28 September 2016)
Guideline
AME evidence series 001—The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and early identification of sepsis in the hospital
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:2654-2665
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(28 September 2016)
Review Article
Ultrasound-guided central vascular interventions, comments on the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology guidelines on interventional ultrasound
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E851-E868
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(28 September 2016)
International association for the study of lung cancer map, Wang lymph node map and rapid on-site evaluation in transbronchial needle aspiration
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E869-E874
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(28 September 2016)
Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an overview of different cannulation techniques
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E875-E885
.
(28 September 2016)
Atrial fibrillation: review of current treatment strategies
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E886-E900
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(28 September 2016)
Emerging co-morbidities of obstructive sleep apnea: cognition, kidney disease, and cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E901-E917
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(28 September 2016)
Mini-Review
Developing miRNA therapeutics for cardiac repair in ischemic heart disease
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E918-E927
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(28 September 2016)
Statistic Corner1
P value interpretations and considerations
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E928-E931
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(28 September 2016)
Study designs in thoracic surgery research
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E932-E934
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(28 September 2016)
Case Report
Hybrid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy and en-bloc chest wall resection for non-small cell lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E935-E937
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(28 September 2016)
A giant pleural poorly differentiated synovial sarcoma (PDSS) in a 64-year-old woman
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E938-E941
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(28 September 2016)
Unilateral absence of pulmonary artery associated with contralateral lung cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E942-E946
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(28 September 2016)
Primary pulmonary chondrosarcoma and a fast-growing mass that accidentally mimicked teratoma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E947-E951
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(28 September 2016)
Surgical management of very late paravalvular leaks after mitral valve replacement: a single institutional experience
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E952-E956
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(28 September 2016)
Thick lung wedge resection for acute life-threatening massive hemoptysis due to aortobronchial fistula
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E957-E960
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(28 September 2016)
Extensive plastic bronchitis: etiology of a rare condition
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E961-E965
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(28 September 2016)
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper sleeve lobectomy and tracheoplasty in a 10-year-old patient
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E966-E969
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(28 September 2016)
A case of anterior mediastinitis and bilateral multiple lung abscesses occurring after trans-subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for thymoma with myasthenia gravis
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E970-E973
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(28 September 2016)
Chronic suppurative lung disease in adults
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E974-E978
.
(28 September 2016)
Perspective
Observership in China—an opinion about current and future collaboration
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E979-E981
.
(28 September 2016)
Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: the importance of ventilator settings
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E982-E986
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(28 September 2016)
Patient selection for partial breast irradiation by intraoperative radiation therapy: can magnetic resonance imaging be useful?—perspective from radiation oncology point of view
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E987-E992
.
(28 September 2016)
Commentary
Adjuvant vitamin C treatment in sepsis—how many oranges a day keep (vasopressor-dependent) septic shock away?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E993-E995
.
(28 September 2016)
Quick sequential organ failure assessment: big databases vs. intelligent doctors
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E996-E998
.
(28 September 2016)
Dexmedetomidine for hyperactive delirium: worth further study
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E999-E1002
.
(28 September 2016)
Microsized lung adenocarcinoma vs. small-sized lung adenocarcinoma: clinical characteristics, advantages and surgical implications
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E1003-E1005
.
(28 September 2016)
Early or delayed initiation of renal replacement therapy for critically ill patients—do we know the right time?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E1006-E1009
.
(28 September 2016)
Snapshots of CD4+ T cell plasticity in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E1010-E1012
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(28 September 2016)
High-flow nasal cannula in postextubation management
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1013-E1016
.
(28 September 2016)
Pioneers, sceptics and those who seek the truth
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1017-E1018
.
(28 September 2016)
The quest for the optimal blood pressure in septic shock
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1019-E1022
.
(28 September 2016)
Coronary artery bypass grafting saves lives!
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1023-E1024
.
(28 September 2016)
Aortic aneurysm, CCN3 may solve the problem
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1025-E1027
.
(28 September 2016)
Systemic therapy for echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 anaplastic lymphoma kinase non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E1028-E1031
.
(28 September 2016)
The role of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy in the current era
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1032-E1033
.
(28 September 2016)
Risk guided use of the direct thrombin inhibitor bivalirudin: insights from recent trials and analyses
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1034-E1040
.
(28 September 2016)
Beta-blockers in patients with septic shock: plenty of promise, but no hard evidence yet
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E1041-E1043
.
(28 September 2016)
Quantitative computed tomography: what does airway obstruction look-like?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1044-E1046
.
(28 September 2016)
LATITUDE-TIMI: is there still hope for anti-inflammatory therapy in acute myocardial infaction?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E1047-E1049
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(28 September 2016)
Adenocarcinoma containing lepidic growth
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1050-E1052
.
(28 September 2016)
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance, mitral regurgitation and outcomes: the importance of accurate assessment in an era of increasing intervention
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
(9)
:E1053-E1056
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(28 September 2016)
Shedding light on the mechanisms of stent thrombosis with optical coherence tomography
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1057-E1059
.
(28 September 2016)
Early detection and early treatment of lung cancer: risks and benefits
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1060-E1062
.
(28 September 2016)
Statins for delirium in ICU patients: a negative trial but a positive step
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1063-E1066
.
(28 September 2016)
Early feeding after esophagectomy may be too early
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1067
.
(28 September 2016)
Do p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors have a future for the treatment of cardiovascular disease?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1068-E1071
.
(28 September 2016)
Dexmedetomidine for agitated delirium in intensive care unit intubated patients
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1072-E1074
.
(28 September 2016)
Tiny lung adenocarcinomas: better prognosis with a word of caution
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1075-E1078
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(28 September 2016)
The necessity of mediastinal lymph node resection for screen-diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) manifesting as subsolid nodule
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1079-E1081
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(28 September 2016)
Immunoproteasome deficiency in non-small cell lung cancer and its relevance to immunotherapy
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1082-E1086
.
(28 September 2016)
Learning how to do esophagectomies
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1087-E1089
.
(28 September 2016)
Antiplatelet agents in out of hospital cardiac arrest survivors—does an impaired biological response increase stent thrombosis risk?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1090-E1092
.
(28 September 2016)
Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Cardiovascular Conditions (GenTAC) registry predicting predictors for aortic dissection: a new thought around the corner?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1093-E1095
.
(28 September 2016)
Correspondence
Scoring systems for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: if you fail to prepare you are preparing to fail
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1096-E1099
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(28 September 2016)
Meta-analyses and randomized trials investigating percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions: what is left to explore?
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1100-E1102
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(28 September 2016)
Acute hyperglycemia impairs flow-mediated dilatation through an increase in vascular oxidative stress: winter is coming for excess sugar consumption
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1103-E1105
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(28 September 2016)
Anti-coagulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: the real blood and guts
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1106-E1107
.
(28 September 2016)
Meet the Professor
Prof. Qingdong Cao: single-port inflatable mediastinoscopy combined with laparoscopy for the radical treatment of esophageal cancer
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1108-E1109
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(28 September 2016)
Prof. Hitoshi Fujiwara: experience in performing lymph node dissection
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1110
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(28 September 2016)
Erratum
Erratum to transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation versus reoperative conventional aortic valve replacement: a systematic review
Journal of Thoracic Disease
2016;
8
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:E1111
.
(28 September 2016)
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.
