Vol 11, No 5 (May 31, 2019): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial Commentary

Intermittent pneumatic compression plus pharmacological thromboprophylaxis to prevent deep vein thrombosis
Luis Jara-Palomares, Samira Marin-Romero, María Isabel Asensio-Cruz, Teresa Elias-Hernandez, Remedios Otero-Candelera
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
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:1731-1733
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Intermittent pneumatic compression on top of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in intensive care: added value or added cost?
Christophe Vandenbriele, Lorenz Van der Linden, Thomas Vanassche, Peter Verhamme
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1734-1737
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Electronic chest tube drainage devices and low suction following video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary lobectomy
Jessica A. Bowman, Garth H. Utter
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1738-1741
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Decoding left bundle branch block: insights into the future of his-purkinje conduction system pacing
Amal Muthumala, Weijian Huang, Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1742-1745
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Fluid administration during lung resection: what is the optimum?
Hasan Fevzi Batirel
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1746-1748
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Risk factors of chylothorax after esophagectomy
Sufeng Chen, Yue Zhao, Haiquan Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1749-1752
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Optimal fluid therapy for thoracic surgery
Eun-Ho Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1753-1755
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Original Article

Standard dose osimertinib for erlotinib refractory T790M-negative EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer with leptomeningeal disease
Surein Arulananda, Hongdo Do, Gareth Rivalland, Zoe Loh, Ashan Musafer, Eddie Lau, Paul Mitchell, Alexander Dobrovic, Thomas John
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1756-1764
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Serum tumor marker levels at the development of intracranial metastasis in patients with lung or breast cancer
Naoya Ishibashi, Toshiya Maebayashi, Takuya Aizawa, Masakuni Sakaguchi, Masahiro Okada
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1765-1771
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The construction and analysis of the aberrant lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA network in non-small cell lung cancer
Xiaoyuan Wang, Hang Yin, Luquan Zhang, Dayong Zheng, Yingnan Yang, Jinfeng Zhang, Hao Jiang, Xiaodong Ling, Yanzhong Xin, Hao Liang, Chengyuan Fang, Jianqun Ma, Jinhong Zhu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1772-1778
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Circular RNA profiling identified as a biomarker for predicting the efficacy of Gefitinib therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Yu-Tao Liu, Xiao-Hong Han, Pu-Yuan Xing, Xing-Sheng Hu, Xue-Zhi Hao, Yan Wang, Jun-Ling Li, Zhi-Shang Zhang, Zhi-Hao Yang, Yuan-Kai Shi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1779-1787
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Clinical factors affecting the survival of patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and metastatic malignant pleural effusion, treated with hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy or chemical talc pleurodesis: a monocentric, prospective, randomized trial
Athanasios Kleontas, Antonia Sioga, Niki Pandria, Nikolaos Barbetakis, Achilleas Lazopoulos, Ioannis Katsikas, Christos Asteriou, Dimitrios Paliouras, Efstathios Kamperis, Dimitrios Ikonomou, Theodora Papamitsou, Dimitrios Filippou, Chariklia Destouni, Louiza Ikonomou, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Kostas Papagiannopoulos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1788-1798
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Circulating miR-182-5p and miR-5187-5p as biomarkers for the diagnosis of unprotected left main coronary artery disease
Lingping Zhu, Tong Chen, Wenrui Ye, Jun-Yao Wang, Ji-Peng Zhou, Zhen-Yu Li, Chuan-Chang Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1799-1808
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CT-based radiomics features analysis for predicting the risk of anterior mediastinal lesions
He Sui, Lin Liu, Xuejia Li, Panli Zuo, Jingjing Cui, Zhanhao Mo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1809-1818
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Paramedic-initiated helivac to tertiary hospital for primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a strategy for improving treatment delivery times
Paul Davis, Graham J. Howie, Bridget Dicker, Nicholas K. Garrett
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1819-1830
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A retrospective study of low-dose apatinib combined with S-1 in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Tong Zhou, Changling Wu, Changsong Zhang, Peng Li, Huajie Dong, Xiaoyue Zhou, Hongjun Lu, Chuang Qi, Yang Ling
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1831-1837
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Sublobar resection is associated with better perioperative outcomes in elderly patients with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Zhenrong Zhang, Hongxiang Feng, Heng Zhao, Jian Hu, Lunxu Liu, Yang Liu, Xiaofei Li, Lin Xu, Yin Li, Xike Lu, Xiangning Fu, Haiying Yang, Deruo Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1838-1848
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VEGFR endocytosis regulates the angiogenesis in a mouse model of hindlimb ischemia
Yingnan Bai, Rongle Liu, Zhixing Li, Yaqi Zhang, Xiaoyan Wang, Jian Wu, Zhuoquan Li, Sanli Qian, Bingyu Li, Zhenzhong Zhang, Abdel Hamid Fathy, Donato Cappetta, Jingmin Zhou, Yunzeng Zou, Juying Qian, Junbo Ge
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1849-1859
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Robot-assisted esophagogastric reconstruction in minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
Zihao Wang, Hanlu Zhang, Fuqiang Wang, Yun Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1860-1866
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Regionalization of thoracic surgery improves short-term cancer esophagectomy outcomes
Sora Ely, Amy Alabaster, Simon K. Ashiku, Ashish Patel, Jeffrey B. Velotta
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1867-1878
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Impact of resection margin length and tumor depth on the local recurrence after thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection of a single colorectal metastasis
Jae Ho Chung, Sung Ho Lee, Eunjue Yi, Ju Yong Lim, Jae Seung Jung, Ho Sung Son, Kyung Sun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1879-1887
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Influence of marital status in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Costanza Pellegrini, Tobias Rheude, Lukas Mahr, Teresa Trenkwalder, N. Patrick Mayr, Jonathan Michel, Heribert Schunkert, A. Markus Kasel, Michael Joner, Christian Hengstenberg, Adnan Kastrati, Oliver Husser, Thorsten Kessler
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1888-1895
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In vitro potency of antipseudomonal β-lactams against blood and respiratory isolates of P. aeruginosa collected from US hospitals
Safa S. Almarzoky Abuhussain, Christina A. Sutherland, David P. Nicolau
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1896-1902
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A novel risk assessment model for venous thromboembolism after major thoracic surgery: a Chinese single-center study
Bo Tian, Hui Li, Songping Cui, Chunfeng Song, Tong Li, Bin Hu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1903-1910
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Use of ulinastatin was associated with reduced mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis
Qiancheng Xu, Qian Yan, Shanghua Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1911-1918
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Correlation between thyroid transcription factor-1 expression, immune-related thyroid dysfunction, and efficacy of anti-programmed cell death protein-1 treatment in non-small cell lung cancer
Junji Koyama, Atsushi Horiike, Takahiro Yoshizawa, Yosuke Dotsu, Ryo Ariyasu, Masafumi Saiki, Tomoaki Sonoda, Ken Uchibori, Shingo Nishikawa, Satoru Kitazono, Noriko Yanagitani, Hironori Ninomiya, Yuichi Ishikawa, Makoto Nishio
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1919-1928
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A prospective randomized comparative study of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen and non-invasive ventilation in hypoxemic patients undergoing diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy
Bancha Saksitthichok, Tananchai Petnak, Apichart So-ngern, Viboon Boonsarngsuk
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1929-1939
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Risk factors for recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax after thoracoscopic surgery
Hisatoshi Asano, Takashi Ohtsuka, Yuki Noda, Daiki Kato, Shohei Mori, Takeo Nakada, Hideki Matsudaira
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1940-1944
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Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in low and intermediate risk patients with severe aortic stenosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity score matching observational studies
Jintao Fu, Mohammad Sharif Popal, Yulin Li, Guoqi Li, Yue Qi, Fang Fang, Joey S. W. Kwong, Bin You, Xu Meng, Jie Du
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1945-1962
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Pleurectomy/decortication and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemoperfusion using cisplatin and doxorubicin for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Laura V. Klotz, Michael Lindner, Martin E. Eichhorn, Uwe Grützner, Ina Koch, Hauke Winter, Teresa Kauke, Thomas Duell, Rudolf A. Hatz
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1963-1972
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Clinical outcomes following an initial experience with a novel powered vascular stapler in video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomies: results of a Chinese multi-center study
Bin Qiu, Xiaozheng Kang, Ke-Neng Chen, Jian Hu, Jian Li, Liping Zeng, Elliott J. Fegelman, Michael L. Schwiers, Erin E. Creedon, Jason R. Waggoner, Ding Ding, Tengfei Yang, Shugeng Gao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1973-1979
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Associations between mean arterial pressure and 28-day mortality according to the presence of hypertension or previous blood pressure level in critically ill sepsis patients
Gun Tak Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Ik Joon Jo, Tae Rim Kim, Hee Yoon, Joo Hyun Park, Won Chul Cha, Min Seob Sim, Tae Gun Shin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1980-1988
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Stand-alone surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: a novel bilateral double-port approach
Huiming Guo, Hongkun Qing, Yuyuan Zhang, Jian Liu, Zhao Chen, Zhongming Cao, Jindong Xu, Huanlei Huang, Yumei Xue, Xianzhang Zhan, Fangzhou Liu, Shulin Wu, Jian Zhuang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1989-1995
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Mechanical versus bioprosthetic valves in patients on dialysis
Patrick G. Chan, Ibrahim Sultan, Thomas G. Gleason, Forozan Navid, Arman Kilic
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:1996-2005
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Fat-free mass index is superior to body mass index as a novel risk factor for prolonged air leak complicating video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer
Shuang-Jiang Li, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Wen-Biao Zhang, Yong-Jiang Li, Shan Cheng, Guo-Wei Che, Lun-Xu Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2006-2023
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Long-term impact of complications after lung resections in non-small cell lung cancer
Shuichi Shinohara, Kenichi Kobayashi, Chinatsu Kasahara, Takamitsu Onitsuka, Masaki Matsuo, Makoto Nakagawa, Masakazu Sugaya
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2024-2033
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Accuracy of qSOFA for the diagnosis of sepsis-3: a secondary analysis of a population-based cohort study
Hongcheng Tian, Jianfang Zhou, Li Weng, Xiaoyun Hu, Jinmin Peng, Chunyao Wang, Wei Jiang, Xueping Du, Xiuming Xi, Youzhong An, Meili Duan, Bin Du, for China Critical Care Clinical Trials Group (CCCCTG)
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2034-2042
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Trophinin-associated protein expression is an independent prognostic biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma
Zhao Chen, Yuhan Zhou, Raojun Luo, Kai Liu, Zhoumiao Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2043-2050
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Prognosis of patients with acute respiratory failure and prolonged intensive care unit stay
Chih-Cheng Lai, Kuei-Ling Tseng, Chung-Han Ho, Shyh-Ren Chiang, Chin-Ming Chen, Khee-Siang Chan, Chien-Ming Chao, Shu-Chen Hsing, Kuo-Chen Cheng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2051-2057
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Application of the IQQA-3D imaging interpretation and analysis system in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy: a series study
Guobing Xu, Chun Chen, Wei Zheng, Yong Zhu, Hao Chen, Bingqiang Cai
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2058-2066
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Wide phenotypic variability in RSPH9-associated primary ciliary dyskinesia: review of a case-series from Cyprus
Panayiotis K. Yiallouros, Panayiotis Kouis, Panayiota Pirpa, Kyriaki Michailidou, Maria A. Loizidou, Louiza Potamiti, Margarita Kalyva, Giorgos Koutras, Kyriacos Kyriacou, Andreas Hadjisavvas
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2067-2075
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Performance of the EuroSCORE II and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons score in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis
Piotr Duchnowski, Tomasz Hryniewiecki, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, Piotr Szymanski
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2076-2081
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Comparing the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG-PET/CT versus CT for differentiating benign and malignant solitary pulmonary nodules: a meta-analysis
Yuzhu Jia, Wanfeng Gong, Zhiping Zhang, Gaofeng Tu, Jiapeng Li, Fanfan Xiong, Hongtao Hou, Yunyi Zhang, Meiqian Wu, Liping Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2082-2098
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Short Communication

Radical radiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer—what’s up with arm positioning?
Donna H. Murrell, Scott J. Karnas, Mark T. Corkum, Scott Hipwell, David A. Palma, George Rodrigues, Alexander V. Louie
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2099-2104
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Surgical Technique

Upper-esophageal inflammatory pseudotumor associated with middle-esophageal diverticulum: a case report
Jian Li, Yingmei Jiang, Yongxiang Song, Gang Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2105-2107
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Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula: a rare cause of spontaneous hemothorax
Jian Li, Yingmei Jiang, Yongxiang Song, Gang Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2108-2110
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Review Article

Current management and perspectives in the treatment of ventricular assist device-specific infections
Mosab Al Shakaki, Heinrich Rotering, Stefano Mastrobuoni, Henryk Welp, Angelo M. Dell’Aquila
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2111-2116
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Changes in store for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
Jason E. Sandler, Angelica D’Aiello, Balazs Halmos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2117-2125
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Ectopic mineralization in heart valves: new insights from in vivo and in vitro procalcific models and promising perspectives on noncalcifiable bioengineered valves
Antonella Bonetti, Maurizio Marchini, Fulvia Ortolani
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2126-2143
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Simulation training for crises during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Simon W. C. Sin, Pauline Y. Ng, Wallace C. W. Ngai, Peter C. K. Lai, Andy Y. T. Mok, Ricky W. K. Chan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2144-2152
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Review Article of Sleep Section1

Domiciliary use of transcutaneous electrical stimulation for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a conceptual framework for the TESLA home programme
Baiting He, Miral Al-Sherif, Miriam Nido, Rukiye Tas, Marianne Beach, Esther I. Schwarz, Michael Cheng, Athanasius Ishak, Kai Lee, Nimish Shah, Brian Kent, Paul Eze-John, Culadeeban Ratneswaran, Gerrard Rafferty, Adrian J. Williams, Nicholas Hart, Yuanming Luo, John Moxham, Martino Pengo, Joerg Steier, on behalf of the TESLA-investigator group
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2153-2164
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Perspective of Interventional Pulmonology Corner2

Perspective on airway stenting in inoperable patients with tracheoesophageal fistula after curative-intent treatment for esophageal cancer
Udit Chaddha, D. Kyle Hogarth, Septimiu Murgu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2165-2174
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Original Article of Interventional Pulmonology Corner2

Age is an independent predictor in pathological diagnosis of sarcoidosis: a retrospective analysis of diagnosis by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
Eriko Kuwasaki, Tetsutaro Nagaoka, Hiroaki Ihara, Takeo Tsutsumi, Ai Nakamura, Hitomi Yoshikawa, Takashi Yoshida, Junko Watanabe, Masako Ichikawa, Ryo Koyama, Naoko Shimada, Kazuhisa Takahashi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:2175-2180
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Letter to the Editor

Invited author response to editorials on liposomal bupivacaine in minimally-invasive thoracic surgery: the judge is in favor but the jury is still out
Sora Ely, Dana A. Dominguez, Jeffrey B. Velotta
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:E71-E73
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Comment from the authors: the tests combination in patients with lung cancer and malignant pleural effusion
Clement Brun, Pierre Gay, Michele Cottier, Georgia Karpathiou, Arnaud Patoir, Olivier Tiffet, Fabrice-Guy Barral, Jean-Michel Vergnon, Marios E. Froudarakis
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:E74-E75
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Cardioplegia and myocardial protection: time for a reassessment?
Alexandro Hoyer, Philipp Kiefer, Michael Borger
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:E76-E78
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Erratum

Erratum to volumetric analysis of the thymic epithelial tumors: correlation of tumor volume with the WHO classification and Masaoka staging
Editorial Team
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:E79
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Erratum: Spread through air spaces predicts a worse survival in patients with stage I adenocarcinomas >2 cm after radical lobectomy
Lin Yang, Yikun Yang, Peiqing Ma, Bo Zheng, Wenchao Liu, Zhirong Zhang, Ningning Ding, Li Liu, Yousheng Mao, Ning Lv
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2019;
11
(5)
:E80-E81
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Sleep Section” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Walter McNicholas served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

2. 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.