Vol 9, No 5 (May 28, 2017): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

RASSF1A methylation, YAP1 activation and metastasis: a new role for an old foe in lung cancer
Min Hee Oh, William W. Lockwood
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1165-1167
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Balancing the paradox of medical-surgical advances: a historical perspective on the current situation in thoracic surgery
Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Humberto Aymerich, Kristin Eckland
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1168-1170
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Optimal revascularization for left main coronary artery disease—coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention
Ian C. Bostock, Jock N. McCullough, Alexander Iribarne
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1171-1173
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The use of transcatheter mitral valve system: can we make mitral regurgitation better again?
Mohammed A. Chamsi-Pasha, Stephen H. Little, Michael J. Reardon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1174-1177
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From biological mechanisms to clinical implications: the role of mineral dust-induced gene in lung cancers
Jianjun Zhang, Hongwen Zhao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1178-1181
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Original Article

Log odds of positive lymph nodes is a novel prognostic indicator for advanced ESCC after surgical resection
Mingjian Yang, Hongdian Zhang, Zhao Ma, Lei Gong, Chuangui Chen, Peng Ren, Xiaobin Shang, Peng Tang, Hongjing Jiang, Zhentao Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1182-1189
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Tumor invasiveness defined by IASLC/ATS/ERS classification of ground-glass nodules can be predicted by quantitative CT parameters
Qian-Jun Zhou, Zhi-Chun Zheng, Yong-Qiao Zhu, Pei-Ji Lu, Jia Huang, Jian-Ding Ye, Jie Zhang, Shun Lu, Qing-Quan Luo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1190-1200
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Elevated serum levels of immunoglobulin A correlate with the possibility of readmission in patients with microscopic polyangiitis
Huijuan Wang, Chao Zhang, Zhaohui Tong, Xiaoning Bu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1201-1208
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Urinothorax: a systematic review
María E. Toubes, Adriana Lama, Lucía Ferreiro, Antonio Golpe, José M. Álvarez-Dobaño, Francisco J. González-Barcala, Esther San José, Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Carlos Rábade, Tamara Lourido, Luis Valdés
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1209-1218
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Prolonged air leak after video-assisted thoracic surgery lung cancer resection: risk factors and its effect on postoperative clinical recovery
Kejia Zhao, Jiandong Mei, Chao Xia, Binbin Hu, Huasheng Li, Weimin Li, Lunxu Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1219-1225
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The effects of additional ezetimibe treatment to baseline rosuvastatin on circulating PCSK9 among patients with stable angina
Jian Zhang, Mingzhi Long, Yichao Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1226-1233
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Mid- to long-term outcomes of bovine jugular vein conduit implantation in Chinese children
Hui-Feng Zhang, Gang Chen, Ming Ye, Xian-Gang Yan, Qi-Lin Tao, Bing Jia
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1234-1239
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Remedial localization after dislodgement of primary mechanical localization in lung surgery
Long Wang, Xufeng Zhang, Mu Li, Xiermaimaiti Kadeer, Chenyang Dai, Zhe Shi, Chang Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1240-1246
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Transthoracic echocardiography is a safe alternative for assessment and guidance of transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defect in children
Alban-Elouen Baruteau, Sébastien Hascoët, Alain Fraisse
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1247-1256
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Benefits of postoperative thoracic radiotherapy for small cell lung cancer subdivided by lymph node stage: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shuling Zhang, Xin Sun, Li Sun, Zhicheng Xiong, Jietao Ma, Chengbo Han
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1257-1264
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Barbed suture material technique for wound closure and concomitant tube placement in uniportal VATS for pneumothorax
Kyung Soo Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1265-1272
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Management of the vertebral artery during thoracic endovascular aortic repair with coverage of the left subclavian artery
Jian Zhu, Er-Ping Xi, Shui-Bo Zhu, Gui-Lin Yin, Rong-Ping Wang, Yu Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1273-1280
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Benefits of a right anterolateral minithoracotomy rather than a median sternotomy in isolated tricuspid redo procedures
Aikebaier Maimaiti, Lai Wei, Ye Yang, Huan Liu, Chunsheng Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1281-1288
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Identifying patients at higher risk of pneumonia after lung resection
Gan-Wei Liu, Xi-Zhao Sui, Shao-Dong Wang, Hui Zhao, Jun Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1289-1294
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Clinicopathological factors influenced the prognosis of surgically resected pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma
Katsuhiro Okuda, Risa Oda, Ayumi Suzuki, Tadashi Sakane, Osamu Kawano, Hiroshi Haneda, Satoru Moriyama, Ryoichi Nakanishi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1295-1302
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Pressure-controlled versus volume-controlled ventilation during one-lung ventilation for video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
Yi-Qi Zhu, Fang Fang, Xiao-Min Ling, Jian Huang, Jing Cang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1303-1309
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The use of thrombolytics in the management of complex pleural fluid collections
Jessica Heimes, Hannah Copeland, Aditya Lulla, Marjulin Duldulao, Khaled Bahjri, Salman Zaheer, Jason M. Wallen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1310-1316
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Intrapleural perfusion thermo-chemotherapy for pleural effusion caused by lung carcinoma under VATS
Runlei Hu, Hong Jiang, Hu Li, Dongshan Wei, Guoqing Wang, Shenglin Ma
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1317-1321
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Long-term statin therapy could be efficacious in reducing the lipoprotein (a) levels in patients with coronary artery disease modified by some traditional risk factors
Ming-Xing Xu, Chang Liu, Yong-Ming He, Xiang-Jun Yang, Xin Zhao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1322-1332
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Severe and uncontrolled asthma in China: a cross-sectional survey from the Australasian Severe Asthma Network
Gang Wang, Fang Wang, Peter G. Gibson, Michael Guo, Wei-Jie Zhang, Peng Gao, Hong-Ping Zhang, Erin S. Harvey, Hui Li, Jie Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1333-1344
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Statin-ezetimibe versus statin lipid-lowering therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Yun-Yan Dai, Hai-Shan Zhang, Xin-Gang Zhang, Qi-Gang Guan, Yuan Gao, Yu-Ze Li, Yue-Lan Zhang, Da-Lin Jia, Ying-Xian Sun, Guo-Xian Qi, Wen Tian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1345-1352
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Decreased expression of perforin in CD8+ T lymphocytes in patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and its potential value as a marker for efficacy of treatment
Hongbin Jiang, Huili Gong, Qing Zhang, Jin Gu, Li Liang, Jun Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1353-1360
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Review Article

The bronchoscopic interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to different phenotypes
Jian-Jun Zhang, Yan Yin, Gang Hou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1361-1365
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Short Communication

Quick spontaneous remodelling of thrombosed false lumen in acute type-A aortic dissection
Miguel Piñón, Beatriz Acuña, Julio Lugo, Gonzalo Pradas
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1366-1368
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Study Protocol

Intensive blood pressure control in patients with acute type B aortic dissection (RAID): study protocol for randomized controlled trial
Jian-Cang Zhou, Nan Zhang, Zhong-Heng Zhang, Ting-Ting Wang, Yue-Feng Zhu, Hui Kang, Wei-Min Zhang, Dong-Lin Li, Wei-Dong Li, Zhen-Jie Liu, Xi-Min Qian, Ming-You Zhang, Jue Wang, Mi Zhou, Zhi-Tao Yang, Yun-Xian Yu, Hang-Yang Li, Jian Zhang, Yong-Gang Wang, Jian-Ping Gao, Lin Ling, Kong-Han Pan, for the Pressure in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection (RAID) study group
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1369-1374
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Surgical Technique

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery left upper lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection with fused fissure
Ying Chen, Jun-Tao Lin, Song Dong, Xue-Ning Yang, Yi-Long Wu, Wen-Zhao Zhong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1375-1381
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic completion thymectomy based on mediastinal pleura guidance
Kai Guo, Liping Tong, Xiaofei Li, Xiaolong Yan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:1382-1385
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Original Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner1

Optical imaging of tissue obtained by transbronchial biopsies of peripheral lung lesions
Kassem Harris, Daniel J. Rohrbach, Kristopher Attwood, Jingxin Qiu, Ulas Sunar
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:1386-1392
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Case Report

Malignant tracheal necrosis and fistula formation following palliative chemoradiotherapy: a case report
In Ae Kim, Hyeon Kang Koh, Sun Jong Kim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Kye Young Lee, Hee Joung Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E402-E407
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Traumatic esophageal perforation by a self bougienage
Eung-Soo Kim, Jong-Yael Kang, In-Soo Cho, Gwang-Woo Rhee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E408-E411
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Mediastinal hemangioma presenting with a characteristic feature on dynamic computed tomography images
Sheng-Min Li, Hsian-He Hsu, Shih-Chun Lee, Hong-Wei Gao, Kai-Hsiung Ko
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E412-E415
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Imaging-guided thoracoscopic resection of a ground-glass opacity lesion in a hybrid operating room equipped with a robotic C-arm CT system
Chen-Ping Hsieh, Ming-Ju Hsieh, Hsin-Yueh Fang, Yin-Kai Chao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E416-E419
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Rupture of right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm protruding into the pulmonary artery with aortic and pulmonary valve endocarditis
Tae-Eun Jung, Jong-Hyun Baek, Dong-Hyup Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E420-E423
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Late cardiac tamponade following Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum
Jong-Hyun Baek, Young-Uk Lee, Tae-Eun Jung, Dong-Hyup Lee, Jung-Cheul Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E424-E426
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Successful thoracoscopic resection of a large mediastinal angiomyolipoma
Young Du Kim, Seong Cheol Jeong, Hyun Woo Jeon, Sun Wha Song, Ok Ran Shin, Si Young Choi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E427-E431
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Esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction-related functional chest pain treated using robotic-assisted thoracoscopic esophageal myotomy
Kuan-Hsun Lin, Shih-Chun Lee, Tsai-Wang Huang, Hsu-Kai Huang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E432-E436
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Editorial

Stop the LVAD bleeding
Antigone Koliopoulou, Craig H. Selzman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E437-E439
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Tailored antiplatelet therapy in high-risk ACS patients treated with PCI stenting: lessons from the ANTARCTIC trial
Nathan Messas, Jean-François Tanguay, Marie Lordkipanidzé
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E440-E443
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Paradigm shift in anticoagulation therapy, fueling the pump and preventing rhythm crisis
Bright E. Ohene, Fei Gao, Yu Jie Zhou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E444-E446
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What is the optimal first-line treatment for advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer?
Ikuo Sekine
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E447-E450
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PCI or CABG for severe unprotected left main coronary artery disease: making sense of the NOBLE and EXCEL trials
Anthony A. Holmes, Sripal Bangalore
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E451-E456
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HeartMate 3—a “Step” in the right direction
Juglans Alvarez, Vivek Rao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E457-E460
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Non-cardiac surgery following drug-eluting coronary stent implantation—a question of timing?
Andrew J. Mitchell, Michael A. Gillies, Nicholas L. Cruden
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E461-E464
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Intratumoral heterogeneity of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Dirk Walter
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E465-E467
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Neutrophils dominate the immune landscape of non-small cell lung cancer
Cristina Teixidó, Rafael Rosell
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E468-E469
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PD-L1 protein expression in non-small cell lung cancer based on different immunohistochemical antibodies
Minghui Zhang, Di Feng, Jing Jing, Hang Liu, Shu Zhao, Qingyuan Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E470-E473
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MYCing and YAPing the escape of tumor cell growth arrest after chronic PI3K/mTOR inhibition
Georgios D. Vavougios, Sotirios G. Zarogiannis
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E474-E476
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Echocardiography is a feasible tool for assessing volume responsiveness
Michael J. Lanspa
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E477-E479
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Examined lymph node count in non-small-cell lung cancer: will it be a decision making approach in treatment of NSCLC?
Renwang Liu, Jun Chen, Song Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E480-E482
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What is the role of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in the management of surgically resectable and operable stage I non-small cell lung cancer?
Susannah M. Love, Gillian Hardman, Ruchir Mashar, Rajesh D. Shah
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E483-E486
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Modifiable risk factors and the role of driving pressure in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Jessica A. Keeley, Dennis Y. Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E487-E488
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Is tumor location an independent prognostic factor in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with trimodality therapy?
Kazuhiko Shien, Shinichi Toyooka, Junichi Soh, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Shinichiro Miyoshi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E489-E491
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The evolution of left ventricular assist devices—a moment to reflect
Michael Kuehl, Jens Garbade
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E492-E494
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Imaging homeostatic sleep pressure and circadian rhythm in the human brain
Zhuo Fang, Hengyi Rao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E495-E498
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Comment on prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation subtypes in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer
Yujin Kudo, Yoshihisa Shimada, Hisashi Saji, Norihiko Ikeda
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E499-E502
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Gender differences in cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coronary artery disease and those with type 2 diabetes
Ichiro Wakabayashi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E503-E506
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The emerging role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction
Zahra Mohri, Armando Del Rio Hernandez, Rob Krams
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E507-E509
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Congenital heart disease in a dish: progress toward understanding patient-specific mutations
Emily J. Mercer, Todd Evans
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E510-E513
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Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement—where are we?
Sameer Arora, John P. Vavalle
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E514-E518
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Immunotherapy supplanting chemotherapy for upfront treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: what’s next?
Marius Ilie, Paul Hofman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
(5)
:E519-E521
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Intra-aortic balloon pump during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: still a matter of debate? Contemporary multi-device approach to cardiogenic shock
Anna Mara Scandroglio, Marina Pieri, Federico Pappalardo, Giovanni Landoni
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E522-E524
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Viewpoint

Tuberculosis control programs and challenges in developed cities with intermediate disease burden: China experience
Jun Li, Xin Shen, Eng-Kiong Yeoh, Pui-Hong Chung
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E525-E528
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Letter to the Editor

Reintervention after thoracic endovascular aortic repair deserves more attention
Zhenjiang Li, Lei Zhang, Zaiping Jing, Jian Zhou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E529-E530
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Meet the Professor

Professor Gang Chen: enhance the development of thoracic surgery techniques and serve for people’s healthcare
May Li, Li Ma
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E537-E538
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Erratum

Erratum to totally thoracoscopic pulmonary anatomic segmentectomies: technical considerations
Editorial Office
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2017;
9
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:E539
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Interventional Pulmonology Corner” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Kassem Harris served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.