Editorial
NUTRIREA-2 trial finds that early enteral nutrition and early parenteral nutrition do not differ with regards to major clinical outcomes
International trends in the clinical epidemiology of malignant pleural mesothelioma
A novel survival prediction model of ECMO in acute respiratory distress syndrome: things to consider for optimal use
Thresholds, triggers or requirements—time to look beyond the transfusion trials
Updated statistics of lung and bronchus cancer in United States (2018)
PCI or CABG for unprotected left main coronary artery disease?—new evidence justifies a change in perspective R. Andrew Archbold
Breast carcinoma is a multifactorial disease involving FOXN3, SINA3 and NEAT through repression of GATA3 and TJP
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: some progress, but still a long way from cure
A richer understanding of intratumoral heterogeneity: single-cell genomics put it within reach
Treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma: lessons learned and quo vadis?
Circulating microRNAs as an emerging biomarker for acute aortic dissection diagnosis—comparing with prior biomarkers
Validating guideline concordant care in lung cancer also validates good surgical judgement and skill
Multifocal adenocarcinoma: perspectives, assumptions and elephants
Immunotherapy after chemoradiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer: a new standard of care?
Stereotactic body radiation therapy vs. surgery in early-stage nonsmall cell lung cancer: lessons learned, current recommendations, future directions
Consolidation of immunotherapy becomes new standard of care in unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer
Perspectives on stereotactic body radiotherapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: a maturing treatment modality
Different strategies of myocardial protection: the age of perfectionism
Causal role of rapid-eye-movement sleep on successful memory consolidation of fear extinction
Current PD-L1 immunohistochemistry for non-small cell lung cancer
Adequacy of intra-operative nodal staging during lung cancer surgery: a poorly achieved minimum objective
Pacific trial: a new ocean or an abnormal wave?
Usefulness of robot-assisted surgery for lung cancer demonstrated from the patient’s perspective
Inequivalence of non-aggressiveness in clinically diagnosed lung cancers and overdiagnosis in lung cancer screening trials
Surgery for mediastinal lymph node and early stage lung cancer: individualized practice based on clinical database
The direction of travel to better outcomes for patients with oesophago-gastric cancer
Use of antibiotics in the ambulance for sepsis patients: is earlier really better?
Current perspectives for the size measurement of screeningdetected lung nodules
Should a therapeutic strategy be based on how the disease was diagnosed?
The evolving understanding of immunoediting and the clinical impact of immune escape
Multifocal ground-glass opacities: multifocal origin versus intrapulmonary metastasis
MicroRNAs in acute aortic dissection
Atelectrauma or volutrauma: the dilemma
Extending the curve: survival of EGFR-mutated lung cancer patients in the 21st century
Brain response to sleep-related attentional bias after cognitive-behavioral therapy in individuals with insomnia symptoms
Intratumoral heterogeneity of Notch1 expression in small cell lung cancer
Immune checkpoint blockade in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: is it ready for prime time?
Best practice for sepsis
New concepts in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Gene methylation in liquid biopsy and risk of recurrence in lung cancer
Report of the 2016–2017 ESTS-AME visiting fellow to the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University, China
Combination immuno-oncology therapy with immune checkpoint blockers targeting PD-L1, PD-1 or CTLA4 and epigenetic drugs targeting MYC and immune evasion for precision medicine
What does the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome trial (ART) teach us?—it is time for precision medicine and precision trials in critical care!
Targeted temperature management for non-shockable cardiac arrests: the debate must go on
Single agent anti PD-1 inhibitors in esophageal cancer—a first step in a new therapeutic direction
Novel insights and recent discoveries on the genetics and pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma
Do we need complementary locoregional analgesia in patients undergoing minimally invasive thoracic surgical procedures?
Does the hybrid algorithm has real impact on long-term outcomes or should only be used as a valuable approach for CTO crossing?
Deep learning and medical imaging
Meet the new boss: lung cancer staging
Dynamic stroke risk scores of atrial fibrillation
What is the best pain control after thoracic surgery?
Guidelines for stereotactic body radiation therapy treatment of lung cancer highlight important research questions: what is the next step?
Microvascular obstruction in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: another frontier to conquer?
Predictive tools in VVECMO patients: handicap or benefit for clinical practice?
Utility of computed tomography lung cancer screening and the management of computed tomography screen-detected findings
Predicting outcome of venovenous ECMO: look outside the lung!
Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery versus uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: is it a draw?
Adjuvant EGFR TKI therapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer: new era for personalized medicine
Original Article
In vitro assessment of cefoperazone-sulbactam based combination therapy for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in China
Peak expiratory flow among healthy children aged 5–14 years in China
Early radiological response as predictor of overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations
Fractures of the manubrium sterni: treatment options and a possible classification of different types of fractures
Age is major factor for predicting survival in patients with acute respiratory failure on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a Korean multicenter study
Early changes in coagulation profiles and lactate levels in patients with septic shock undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Selective gene amplification to detect the T790M mutation in plasma from patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have developed epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) resistance
A population-based analysis of outcomes after radiotherapy in intensive care unit patients with lung cancer
Lipoxin A4 regulates PM2.5-induced severe allergic asthma in mice via the Th1/Th2 balance of group 2 innate lymphoid cells
Percutaneous occluder device closure through femoral vein guidance by transthoracic echocardiography in adult atrial septal defect patients
Sevoflurane did not show better protective effect on endothelial glycocalyx layer compared to propofol during lung resection surgery with one lung ventilation
Atrial fibrillation is related to lower incidence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with pulmonary embolism
Effects of volume-controlled ventilation vs. pressure-controlled ventilation on respiratory function and inflammatory factors in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic radical resection of pulmonary carcinoma
Cold crystalloid versus warm blood cardioplegia in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement
Clinical results of multimodality therapy for esophageal cancer with distant metastasis
Lymph node metastases near the celiac trunk should be considered separately from other nodal metastases in patients with cancer of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery
Prognostic and clinicopathological significance of platelet to lymphocyte ratio in esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis
A long-term evaluation of postoperative moist hands after R4/ R4+5 sympathectomy for primary palmar hyperhidrosis
Comparison of short-term outcomes for connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after lung transplantation
Is closed thoracic drainage tube necessary for minimally invasive thoracoscopic-esophagectomy?
Different strategy of salvage esophagectomy between residual and recurrent esophageal cancer after definitive chemoradiotherapy
Retrograde perfusion through superior vena cava reaches the brain during circulatory arrest
The clinical value of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in patients undergoing pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic colorectal cancer
Prognostic value of pre-transplant mean pulmonary arterial pressure in lung transplant recipients: a single-institution experience
Right anterior mini-thoracotomy vs. conventional sternotomy for aortic valve replacement: a propensity-matched comparison
COP9 signalosome subunit CSN5, but not CSN6, is upregulated in lung adenocarcinoma and predicts poor prognosis
Establishment of animal model of gastroesophageal reflux disease by per-oral endoscopic tunneling: a preliminary study
Expression pattern of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in mice with Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection in the lung
Influence of lung resection volume on risk of primary spontaneous pneumothorax recurrence
Inflammation is related to preoperative hypoxemia in patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection
Single nucleotide polymorphisms of casitas B-lineage lymphoma proto-oncogene-b predict outcomes of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer after first-line platinum based doublet chemotherapy
Unhealthy alcohol use is associated with postoperative complications in veterans undergoing lung resection
The comparison of predictive factors regarding prognoses and invasion of thymic neuroendocrine tumors preoperatively and postoperatively
Perioperative management and outcomes of minimally invasive esophagectomy: case study of a high-volume tertiary center in Taiwan
Robot-assisted thymectomy via subxiphoid approach: technical details and early outcomes
Clinical significance of skipping mediastinal lymph node metastasis in N2 non-small cell lung cancer
Incremental cost-effectiveness of the second Xpert MTB/RIF assay to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Long-term survival without surgery in NSCLC patients with synchronous brain oligometastasis: systemic chemotherapy revisited
Non-intubated thoracoscopic bullectomy under sedation is safe and comfortable in the perioperative period
Subxiphoid and subcostal arch “Three ports” thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis
Spontaneous regionalization of esophageal cancer surgery: an analysis of the National Cancer Database
The curative effect of synthetic treatment for refractory acute myocardial infarction
The prognostic value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in pulmonary metastasectomy
Feasible and promising modified trans-subxiphoid thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for patients with myasthenia gravis
Aberrant epithelial remodeling with impairment of cilia architecture in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
Expression of TGF-beta receptor 1 and Smads in the tissues of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Medication regularity of pulmonary fibrosis treatment by contemporary traditional Chinese medicine experts based on data mining
Current outcomes of postrecurrence survival in patients after resection of non-small cell lung cancer
Prognostic implication of FEV1/FVC ratio for limited-stage small cell lung cancer
Impact of comorbidity burden on morbidity following thoracoscopic lobectomy: a propensity-matched analysis
Values of aortic dissection detection risk score combined with ascending aorta diameter >40 mm for the early identification of type A acute aortic dissection
An initial exploration for comprehensive assessment of IgG4- related lung disease: analyses on the cases enrolled from a systematic review
Virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP) shortened surgical time of wedge resection
Effect of low molecular weight heparin on venous thromboembolism disease in thoracotomy patients with cancer
Antiplatelet and anticoagulant for prevention of reocclusion in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing endovascular treatment for low extremity ischemia
Short-term one-lung ventilation does not influence local inflammatory cytokine response after lung resection
Aortic arch repair under moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with or without antegrade cerebral perfusion based on the extent of repair
Retrospective study on video-assisted vs. open mediastinal lymphadenectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a propensitymatched analysis
Correlation and prognostic significance of PD-L1 and P53 expression in resected primary pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
HIV-negative pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in Southern Brazil: clinical and microbiological characterization
A comparison between two lung ventilation with CO2 artificial pneumothorax and one lung ventilation during thoracic phase of minimally invasive esophagectomy
Appropriate lymphadenectomy significantly reduced recurrence after segmentectomy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Cerebral protection devices in transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a clinical meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Automatic detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis using artificial intelligence
Treatment choice by patients with obstructive sleep apnea: data from two centers in China
Original Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner1
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration and cervical mediastinoscopy for mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective comparison study
Surgical Technique
Fifty years of coronary artery bypass grafting
Study Protocol
Prospective registry database of patients with malignant mesothelioma: directions for a future Japanese registry-based lung cancer study
Review Article
Fiducial marker placement for stereotactic body radiation therapy via convex probe endobronchial ultrasound: a case series and review of literature
Pneumatosis intestinalis in solid organ transplant recipients
The role of local anaesthetic techniques in ERAS protocols for thoracic surgery
Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation, a novel therapeutic approach for central sleep apnea
Recent progress and market analysis of anticoagulant drugs
Esophagectomy for benign disease
Wild-type transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTRwt-CA), previously known as senile cardiac amyloidosis: clinical presentation, diagnosis, management and emerging therapies
ECG Pearls2
Ventricular tachycardia or artifact?
How to recognize silent atrial fibrillation in pacemakers and defibrillators—the value of atrial electrograms
Editorial of GARD Section3
Asthma in the context of global alliance against respiratory diseases (GARD) in Turkey
Original Article of Air Pollution Section4
Assessment of a respiratory face mask for capturing air pollutants and pathogens including human influenza and rhinoviruses
Case Report
A rare case of renal angiomyolipoma involved both inferior vena cava and pulmonary arteries
Sleeve lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant afatinib
Urokinase application for hemothorax in pulmonary mucormycosis
Three-dimensional (3D) bronchial tree model for bronchial resection with pulmonary segmentectomy
Isolated traumatic phrenic nerve injury treated with video-assisted thoracoscopic diaphragmatic plication—a case report
Successful repair of neonatal tricuspid regurgitation due to chordae rupture
Successful extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a postpartum patient with amniotic fluid embolism
A novel simple external fixation for securing silicone stent in patients with upper tracheal stenosis
Antero mediastinal retrosternal goiter: surgical excision by combined cervical and hybrid robot-assisted approach
Successful surgical treatment of massive spontaneous hemothorax due to intrathoracic secondary degeneration of a neurofibroma from mediastinal involvement of type 1 neurofibromatosis
Transcatheter closure of a large patent ductus arteriosus using jugular access in an infant
Is laryngeal mask airway general anesthesia feasible for minimally invasive esophagectomy?
Transaxillary uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic surgery for right upper lobectomy
Letter to the Editor
Serial chest CT findings of intravascular large B-cell lymphoma of the lungs
Letter to: acute respiratory distress syndrome in traumatic brain injury: how do we manage it?
Should the ART trial change our practice?
Protection of lung oxidative injury by remote ischemic preconditioning: a study of exhaled water during pulmonary lobectomy
Remote ischemic preconditioning in patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy: we are on the right path
Zebrafish as experimental model to establish the contribution of mutant p53 and ID4 to breast cancer angiogenesis in vivo
Lobectomy versus segmentectomy and wedge resection in the treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer
Palliative ventilatory support: same knowledge, different goal
News
Look around the world, focus on Asia: the establishment of the Asia Society of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Erratum
Erratum to bronchial interrupted suture anastomosis for videoassisted thoracic surgery (VATS) right upper lobe resection
Erratum to pulmonary embolism concurrent with lung cancer and central emboli predict mortality in patients with lung cancer and pulmonary embolism
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.
2. The series “ECG Pearls” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Adrian Baranchuk served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
3. The series “GARD Section” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Yousser Mohammad and Alvaro A. Cruz served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.
4. The series “Air Pollution” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Junfeng (Jim) Zhang served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
