Vol 11, No 12 (December 31, 2019) - Journal of Thoracic Disease

Guideline

Chinese expert consensus on the standardized procedure and technique of transbronchial cryobiopsy

Shuliang Guo, Qiang Li, Jinyue Jiang, Fengming Luo, Yishi Li, Faguang Jin, Xinzhu Liu, Hongwu Wang, Ping Chen, Chong Bai, Haiyun Dai, Haidong Huang, Xianwei Ye, Xianghua Yi, Jie Zhang, Changhui Wang, Mingyao Ke, Jiayuan Sun, Jing Feng, Hongmei Zhou, Youru Wu, Zhen Wang, Yun Ma, Jing Li, Liping Lv, Baosong Xie, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Weimin Ding, Xiaoping Wang, Junyong Yang, Qingshan Cai, Peng Sun, Zhuang Luo, Mohan Giri, on behalf of the Working Committee on Interventional Pulmonology, Respiratory Physicians’ Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Committee of Interventional Pulmonology, Chinese Society for Tuberculosis, Chinese Medical Association, Chinese Western Association of Interventional Pulmonology

PDF Pages: 4909-4917 Full Text (2567) Open Access

Chinese expert consensus-based guideline on assessment and management of asthma exacerbation

Jiangtao Lin, Bin Xing, Ping Chen, Mao Huang, Xin Zhou, Changgui Wu, Dong Yang, Kaisheng Yin, Shaoxi Cai, Xiaoming Cheng, Chuangli Hao, Changzheng Wang, Chuntao Liu, on behalf of China Asthma Alliance

PDF Pages: 4918-4935 Full Text (3080) Open Access

Chinese guideline on sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis and asthma

Huabin Li, Shi Chen, Lei Cheng, Yinshi Guo, He Lai, Yong Li, Xiaoping Lin, Zheng Liu, Qianhui Qiu, Jie Shao, Li Shi, Man Tian, Chengshuo Wang, Hongtian Wang, Xueyan Wang, Qingyu Wei, Yongxiang Wei, Li Xiang, Qintai Yang, Changqing Zhao, Huanping Zhang, Yuxiang Zhi, Junxiao Gao, Quansheng Li, Juan Liu, Kuiji Wang, Wencheng Zhou, Luo Zhang, Chinese Society of Allergy (CSA)

PDF Pages: 4936-4950 Full Text (9861) Open Access

Original Article

Decision-making at initial surgery for type A aortic dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome: proximal or extensive repair

Ning Li, Yu Zhang, Yuan Gao, Yifan Bai, Zhao An, Guanxin Zhang, Qingqi Han, Fanglin Lu, BaiLing Li, Lin Han, Zhiyun Xu

PDF Pages: 4951-4959 Full Text (2712) Open Access

The expression of Nesprin-1 increased in aortic dissection: why?

Wengang Yang, Dezhong Wen, Shaoxi Chen, Song Xue, Jianmin Gu, Jianggui Dan, Hui Zheng

PDF Pages: 4960-4965 Full Text (1437) Open Access

Biomechanical comparison of monocortical and bicortical plate fixation for rib fractures in a cadaveric model using a locking plate system

Abby Choke, Yoke Rung Wong, Janna-Vale Joethy

PDF Pages: 4966-4971 Full Text (2425) Open Access

Outcomes from salvage chemotherapy or pembrolizumab beyond progression with or without local ablative therapies for advanced non-small cell lung cancers with PD-L1 ≥50% who progress on first-line immunotherapy: real-world data from a European cohort

Giulio Metro, Alfredo Addeo, Diego Signorelli, Alessio Gili, Panagiota Economopoulou, Fausto Roila, Giuseppe Banna, Alessandro De Toma, Juliana Rey Cobo, Andrea Camerini, Athina Christopoulou, Giuseppe Lo Russo, Marco Banini, Domenico Galetta, Beatriz Jimenez, Ana Collazo-Lorduy, Antonio Calles, Panagiotis Baxevanos, Helena Linardou, Paris Kosmidis, Marina C. Garassino, Giannis Mountzios

PDF Pages: 4972-4981 Full Text (2977) Open Access

Inter-tumor heterogeneity of PD-L1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer

Yuichi Saito, Sho Horiuchi, Hiroaki Morooka, Takayuki Ibi, Nobumasa Takahashi, Tomohiko Ikeya, Yoshihiko Shimizu, Eishin Hoshi

PDF Pages: 4982-4991 Full Text (2284) Open Access

Comparison of next-generation sequencing and immunohistochemistry analysis for targeted therapy-related genomic status in lung cancer patients

Lin Nong, Zhenzhen Zhang, Yan Xiong, Yalin Zheng, Xin Li, Dong Li, Qiye He, Ting Li

PDF Pages: 4992-5003 Full Text (4457) Open Access

Associations between changes in oxygenation, dead space and driving pressure induced by the first prone position session and mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

David M. van Meenen, Jan-Paul Roozeman, Ary Serpa Neto, Paolo Pelosi, Marcelo Gama de Abreu, Janneke Horn, Olaf L. Cremer, Frederique Paulus, Marcus J. Schultz, for the MARS Consortium

PDF Pages: 5004-5013 Full Text (2270) Open Access

Adiposity and the risk of thyroid nodules with a high-suspicion sonographic pattern: a large cross-sectional epidemiological study

Xingjian Lai, Bo Zhang, Yong Wang, Yuxin Jiang, Jianchu Li, Luying Gao, Ying Wang

PDF Pages: 5014-5022 Full Text (1403) Open Access

An investigation of the classification accuracy of a deep learning framework-based computer-aided diagnosis system in different pathological types of breast lesions

Mengsu Xiao, Chenyang Zhao, Qingli Zhu, Jing Zhang, He Liu, Jianchu Li, Yuxin Jiang

PDF Pages: 5023-5031 Full Text (1380) Open Access

Diagnostic accuracy of single-source dual-energy computed tomography and ultrasonography for detection of lateral cervical lymph node metastases of papillary thyroid carcinoma

Lin Li, Sai-Nan Cheng, Yan-Feng Zhao, Xiao-Yi Wang, De-Hong Luo, Yong Wang

PDF Pages: 5032-5041 Full Text (2090) Open Access

Clinical features of pulmonary mucormycosis in patients with different immune status

Min Peng, Hua Meng, Yinghao Sun, Yu Xiao, Hong Zhang, Ke Lv, Baiqiang Cai

PDF Pages: 5042-5052 Full Text (2157) Open Access

Serum alpha 1-antitrypsin predicts severe acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery

Songlin Du, Jianwei Tian, Zhiwen Xiao, Zhiwen Luo, Tong Lin, Shaoyi Zheng, Jun Ai

PDF Pages: 5053-5062 Full Text (2086) Open Access

Increased serum bile acid level is associated with high-risk coronary artery plaques in an asymptomatic population detected by coronary computed tomography angiography

Bu-Chun Zhang, Jun-Hong Chen, Chu-Han Xiang, Ming-Yu Su, Xue-Shan Zhang, Yan-Feng Ma

PDF Pages: 5063-5070 Full Text (2713) Open Access

The features of contrast enhanced ultrasound and BRAF V600E in papillary thyroid carcinoma

Zi-Mei Lin, Cao-Xin Yan, Yue Song, Yu-Rong Hong, Qing Wen, Yong-Yuan Xu, Min-Qiang Pan, Qin Ye, Pin-Tong Huang

PDF Pages: 5071-5078 Full Text (1458) Open Access

Introduction of thoracoscopic surgery for congenital pulmonary airway malformation in infants: review of 13 consecutive surgical cases

Atsushi Ito, Motoshi Takao, Akira Shimamoto, Shinji Kaneda, Kohei Matsushita, Mikihiro Inoue, Keiichi Uchida

PDF Pages: 5079-5086 Full Text (Video) (1577) Open Access

Triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio as a risk factor of repeat revascularization among patients with acute coronary syndrome after first-time percutaneous coronary intervention

Ya-Min Su, Rui Zhang, Rong-Feng Xu, Hong-Lei Wang, Hai-Hua Geng, Min Pan, Yang-Yang Qu, Wen-Jie Zuo, Zhen-Jun Ji, Gen-Shan Ma

PDF Pages: 5087-5095 Full Text (1515) Open Access

Restrictive mitral valve annuloplasty for chronic ischaemic mitral regurgitation: outcomes of flexible versus semi-rigid rings

Philip Y. K. Pang, Ming Jie Huang, Teing Ee Tan, See Lim Lim, Madhava J. Naik, Victor T. T. Chao, Yoong Kong Sin, Chong Hee Lim, Yeow Leng Chua

PDF Pages: 5096-5106 Full Text (1474) Open Access

Lung ultrasonography versus chest radiography for the diagnosis of pediatric community acquired pneumonia in emergency department: a meta-analysis

Liang Wang, Wei Song, Yong Wang, Jie Han, Ke Lv

PDF Pages: 5107-5114 Full Text (2729) Open Access

Optimal margin distance of bullectomy for primary spontaneous pneumothorax reduces postoperative recurrence

Kenji Tsuboshima, Yasumi Matoba, Teppei Wakahara

PDF Pages: 5115-5123 Full Text (1157) Open Access

Contralateral bulla neogenesis associated with postoperative recurrences of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients

Kenji Tsuboshima, Yasumi Matoba, Teppei Wakahara

PDF Pages: 5124-5129 Full Text (1179) Open Access

Impact of postprocedural permanent pacemaker implantation on clinical outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ziwei Xi, Tong Liu, Jing Liang, Yu-Jie Zhou, Wei Liu

PDF Pages: 5130-5139 Full Text (1622) Open Access

A meta-analysis comparing transaxillary and transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Yong Zhan, Siavash Saadat, Avneet Soin, Masashi Kawabori, Frederick Y. Chen

PDF Pages: 5140-5151 Full Text (1337) Open Access

Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer

Mamdoh Al-Ameri, Erik Sachs, Ulrik Sartipy, Veronica Jackson

PDF Pages: 5152-5161 Full Text (1729) Open Access

Patterns of diagnostic procedures for lung cancer pathology in the Middle East and North Africa

Abdul Rahman Jazieh, Adda Bounedjar, Foad Al Dayel, Shamayel Fahem, Arafat Tfayli, Kakil Rasul, Hassan Jaafar, Mohammad Jaloudi, Turki Al Fayea, Hatim Q. Almaghrabi, Hanaa Bamefleh, Khaled AlKattan, Blaha Larbaoui, Taha Filalli, Mufid Al Mistiri, Hamed Alhusaini

PDF Pages: 5162-5168 Full Text (3275) Open Access

Impact of paravertebral blockade use in geriatric patients undergoing thoracic surgery on postoperative adverse outcomes

Chaoyang Tong, Hongwei Zhu, Bin Li, Jingxiang Wu, Meiying Xu

PDF Pages: 5169-5176 Full Text (1085) Open Access

Reduction of drainage-associated complications in cardiac surgery with a digital drainage system: a randomized controlled trial

Arnaud Van Linden, Florian Hecker, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Mani Arsalan, Josepha Köhne, Christina Brei, Tomas Holubec, Thomas Walther

PDF Pages: 5177-5186 Full Text (2797) Open Access

A systematic review and meta-analysis of stereotactic body radiation therapy for colorectal pulmonary metastases

Christopher Cao, Daniel Wang, David H. Tian, Ashley Wilson-Smith, James Huang, Andreas Rimner

PDF Pages: 5187-5198 Full Text (2409) Open Access

The CatLet score: a new coronary angiographic scoring tool accommodating the variable coronary anatomy for the first time

Ming-Xing Xu, Ruo-Ling Teng, Terrence D. Ruddy, Paul Schoenhagen, Thomas Bartel, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Olcay Aksoy, Milind Desai, Yskert von Kodolitsch, Javier Escaned, Peter A. McCullough, Anupama Vasudevan, Cheng-Xing Shen, Xin Zhao, Ya-Feng Zhou, Hai-Feng Xu, Xu-Jie Cheng, Yong-Ming He, written on behalf of the AME Interventional Cardiology Collaborative Group

PDF Pages: 5199-5209 Full Text (3041) Open Access

Comparison of QFT-Plus and QFT-GIT tests for diagnosis of M. tuberculosis infection in immunocompetent Korean subjects

Ji Young Hong, So Yeong Park, Ahreum Kim, Sang-Nae Cho, Yun-Gyoung Hur

PDF Pages: 5210-5217 Full Text (4001) Open Access

Heterogeneity of perception of symptoms in patients with asthma

Akihiko Ohwada, Katsuhiko Sato

PDF Pages: 5218-5227 Full Text (1191) Open Access

Postoperative changes of the free pericardial fat pad for bronchial stump coverage

Takuya Nagashima, Hiroyuki Ito, Joji Samejima, Daiji Nemoto, Daisuke Eriguchi, Haruhiko Nakayama, Tetsukan Woo, Munetaka Masuda

PDF Pages: 5228-5236 Full Text (1286) Open Access

Spiral wire localization of lung nodules: procedure effectiveness and oncological usefulness

Miriam Patella, Dario Alberto Bartolucci, Francesco Mongelli, Roberto Cartolari, Eleonora Maddalena Minerva, Rolf Inderbitzi, Stefano Cafarotti

PDF Pages: 5237-5246 Full Text (1332) Open Access

Predictive factors of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease analysed by modified HRCT classification of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to the 2018 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT criteria

Hideaki Yamakawa, Shintaro Sato, Emiri Tsumiyama, Tomotaka Nishizawa, Rie Kawabe, Tomohiro Oba, Teppei Kamikawa, Masanobu Horikoshi, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Hidekazu Matsushima

PDF Pages: 5247-5257 Full Text (4860) Open Access

Gender differences in treatment strategies among patients ≥80 years old with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Yong-Gang Sui, Si-Yong Teng, Jie Qian, Yuan Wu, Ke-Fei Dou, Yi-Da Tang, Shu-Bin Qiao, Yong-Jian Wu

PDF Pages: 5258-5265 Full Text (1211) Open Access

Benefits may not outweigh risks of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in early postoperative thromboprophylaxis following minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis

Wei Li, Pei Wang, Shiguan Le, Wang Xi, Jing Wang, Liang Yin, Qing Wang, Yufeng Zhang, Zhinong Wang

PDF Pages: 5266-5273 Full Text (1501) Open Access

Characteristics of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and strain elastography of locally advanced breast cancer

Li-Shuang Gu, Rui Zhang, Yong Wang, Xue-Mei Liu, Fei Ma, Jia-Yu Wang, Xiao-Ying Sun, Meng-Jia Liu, Bo Wang, Shuang-Mei Zou

PDF Pages: 5274-5289 Full Text (1479) Open Access

Clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in transthoracic biopsy of malignant anterior mediastinal masses

Jie Han, Xiao-Li Feng, Tian-Yu Xu, Wen-Qi Feng, Meng-Jia Liu, Bo Wang, Ting-Lin Qiu, Yong Wang

PDF Pages: 5290-5299 Full Text (1250) Open Access

Association between thoracic fat measured using computed tomography and lung function in a population without respiratory diseases

Won Gun Kwack, Yun-Seong Kang, Yun Jeong Jeong, Jin Young Oh, Yoon Ki Cha, Jeung Sook Kim, Young Soon Yoon

PDF Pages: 5300-5309 Full Text (1431) Open Access

Outcomes after total robotic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a propensity-matched comparison with hybrid robotic esophagectomy

Kwon Joong Na, Samina Park, In Kyu Park, Young Tae Kim, Chang Hyun Kang

PDF Pages: 5310-5320 Full Text (1460) Open Access

Effect of normal saline flush injection into a bronchus on lung decellularization

Masahiro Yanagiya, Kentaro Kitano, Takuma Yotsumoto, Daiya Takai, Hiromichi Asahina, Kazuhiro Nagayama, Jun Nakajima

PDF Pages: 5321-5327 Full Text (1264) Open Access

The benefits of digital drainage system versus traditional drainage system after robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy

Kristina Jacobsen, Steven Talbert, Joseph H. Boyer

PDF Pages: 5328-5335 Full Text (2572) Open Access

Spontaneous breathing anesthesia for cervical tracheal resection and reconstruction

Yanran Zhou, Hui Liu, Xi Wu, Shuben Li, Lixia Liang, Qinglong Dong

PDF Pages: 5336-5342 Full Text (1516) Open Access

Clinical outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical pulmonary valve replacement: a meta-analysis

Ying Zhou, Tixiusi Xiong, Peng Bai, Chong Chu, Nianguo Dong

PDF Pages: 5343-5351 Full Text (2812) Open Access

Prognostic factors in stage IB non-small cell lung cancer according to the 8^th edition of the TNM staging system after curative resection

Youngkyu Moon, Si Young Choi, Jae Kil Park, Kyo Young Lee

PDF Pages: 5352-5361 Full Text (1599) Open Access

Relationship of soluble ST2 to pulmonary hypertension severity in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy

Jonathan Beaudoin, Jackie Szymonifka, Zachary Lavender, Roderick C. Deaño, Qing Zhou, James L. Januzzi, Jagmeet P. Singh, Quynh A. Truong

PDF Pages: 5362-5371 Full Text (1559) Open Access

Late clinical outcomes of aortic valve replacement with Carpentier-Edwards pericardial valves

Hyoung Woo Chang, Wook Sung Kim, Joong Hyun Ahn, Keumhee C. Carriere, Dong Seop Jeong, Yang Hyun Cho, Kiick Sung, Pyo Won Park

PDF Pages: 5372-5381 Full Text (2465) Open Access

Dynamics of coagulation factor XIII activity after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer

Suguru Shirai, Yoshikane Yamauchi, Fumi Yokote, Takashi Sakai, Yuichi Saito, Yukinori Sakao, Masafumi Kawamura

PDF Pages: 5382-5389 Full Text (1321) Open Access

Preoperative hypoxemia in patients with type A acute aortic dissection: a retrospective study on incidence, related factors and clinical significance

Zijian Guo, Yanwei Yang, Mingming Zhao, Bo Zhang, Jiakai Lu, Mu Jin, Weiping Cheng

PDF Pages: 5390-5397 Full Text (1419) Open Access

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of biventricular changes during vacuum bell correction of pectus excavatum

Lorenzo Monti, Orsola Montini, Emanuele Voulaz, Marie Maagaard, Emanuela Morenghi, Hans K. Pilegaard, Maurizio Infante

PDF Pages: 5398-5406 Full Text (1721) Open Access

A nomogram to predict overall survival of patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer

Jiahui Zhang, Jingyi Fan, Rong Yin, Liguo Geng, Meng Zhu, Wei Shen, Yuzhuo Wang, Yang Cheng, Zhihua Li, Juncheng Dai, Guangfu Jin, Zhibin Hu, Hongxia Ma, Lin Xu, Hongbing Shen

PDF Pages: 5407-5416 Full Text (2217) Open Access

Identification of key genes and pathways in calcific aortic valve disease by bioinformatics analysis

Yiran Zhang, Liang Ma

PDF Pages: 5417-5426 Full Text (2667) Open Access

A novel technique for identification of the segments based on pulmonary artery plane combined with oxygen diffusing discrepancy

Yandong Zhao, Yunpeng Xuan, Jianfang Song, Tong Qiu, Yi Qin, Wenjie Jiao

PDF Pages: 5427-5432 Full Text (1110) Open Access

NF-κB1 promoter-94ins/delATTG polymorphisms correlate with the acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Xun Meng, Shao-Qiang Zheng, Jin-Hong Wang, Tao Zhang

PDF Pages: 5433-5439 Full Text (1077) Open Access

Risk factors and survival of patients with permanent pacemaker implantation after heart transplantation

Rasmus Rivinius, Matthias Helmschrott, Ann-Kathrin Rahm, Fabrice F. Darche, Dierk Thomas, Tom Bruckner, Andreas O. Doesch, Philipp Ehlermann, Hugo A. Katus, Edgar Zitron

PDF Pages: 5440-5452 Full Text (2866) Open Access

Obstructive sleep apnoea and open heart surgery: a review of its incidence and impact to patients

Sivakumar Krishnasamy, Saidah Mohd Sahid, Shahrul Amry Hashim, Sukcharanjit Singh, Frances Chung, Raja Amin Raja Mokhtar, Wang Chew Yin

PDF Pages: 5453-5462 Full Text (2944) Open Access

Surgical outcomes of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer: a single-center experience

Chenxi Zhang, Lei Wang, Weimiao Li, Zhao Huang, Wenhao Liu, Peilong Bao, Yuanyang Lai, Yong Han, Xiaofei Li, Jinbo Zhao

PDF Pages: 5463-5473 Full Text (5669) Open Access

Surgical indication for congenital tracheal stenosis complicated by pulmonary artery sling

Atsushi Harada, Naoki Shimojima, Akihiro Shimotakahara, Saya Azuma, Yoshiaki Ishizuka, Hirofumi Tomita, Seiichi Hirobe

PDF Pages: 5474-5479 Full Text (1364) Open Access

Population-based analysis of esophageal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma between 2004 and 2015

Guangda Yuan, Cheng Zhan, Donglin Zhu, Hongya Xie, Tengteng Wei, Tao Lu, Yong Yang, Yimeng Zhu, Qun Wang

PDF Pages: 5480-5488 Full Text (1089) Open Access

Extended resections for the treatment of patients with T4 stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (T₄N_0–1M₀) with or without cardiopulmonary bypass: a 15-year two-center experience

Dimitrios Filippou, Athanasios Kleontas, Vasilios Tentzeris, Christos Emmanouilides, Stavros Tryfon, Sofia Baka, Ioanna Filippou, Kostas Papagiannopoulos

PDF Pages: 5489-5501 Full Text (1533) Open Access

Efficacy and safety of pleurectomy and wedge resection versus simple pleurectomy in patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax

Agata Dżeljilji, Krzysztof Karuś, Artur Kierach, Barbara Kazanecka, Wojciech Rokicki, Witold Tomkowski

PDF Pages: 5502-5508 Full Text (1411) Open Access

Does an imbalance in circulating vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) cause atrial fibrillation in patients with valvular heart disease?

Keke Wang, Yanyan Liu, Suiqing Huang, Huayang Li, Jian Hou, Jiaxing Huang, Jiantao Chen, Kangni Feng, Mengya Liang, Guangxian Chen, Zhongkai Wu

PDF Pages: 5509-5516 Full Text (1544) Open Access

Impact of diabetes mellitus on coagulation function before and after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Dawei Wang, Yu Liu, Ziying Chen, Fei Yang, Zhenming Zhang, Yulei Wei

PDF Pages: 5517-5526 Full Text (1089) Open Access

Correlation study of venous thromboembolism with SAA, IL-1, and TNF-a levels and gene polymorphisms in Chinese population

Refukaiti Abuduhalike, Juan Sun, Li Zhao, Ailiman Mahemuti

PDF Pages: 5527-5534 Full Text (1407) Open Access

Identification of potential microRNAs and their targets in promoting gefitinib resistance by integrative network analysis

Fushuang Zheng, Hongyan Zhang, Jibin Lu

PDF Pages: 5535-5546 Full Text (1406) Open Access

A cross-sectional evaluation of the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patient satisfaction and quality of life with a care coordinator

Nathan Hambly, Sarah Goodwin, Afia Aziz-Ur-Rehman, Nima Makhdami, Margaret Ainslie-Garcia, Daniel Grima, Gerard Cox, Martin Kolb, Diana Fung, Czerysh Cabalteja, Patricia DeMarco, Daniel Moldaver

PDF Pages: 5547-5556 Full Text (1743) Open Access

Cystic fibrosis patients at risk for disease progression marked by decline in FEV1% predicted: development of the cystic fibrosis risk of disease progression score

Nathan L. Marsteller, Eliezer Nussbaum, Tricia Morphew, Inderpal S. Randhawa

PDF Pages: 5557-5565 Full Text (1687) Open Access

Intra-operative blood transfusion significantly increases the risk of post-operative pulmonary embolism

Qiaojun Zeng, Shufang Tan, Qiang Bao, Shanping Jiang

PDF Pages: 5566-5571 Full Text (3535) Open Access

Review Article

Electronic cigarettes: where to from here?

Annette J. Theron, Charles Feldman, Guy A. Richards, Gregory R. Tintinger, Ronald Anderson

PDF Pages: 5572-5585 Full Text (2833) Open Access

Surgical Technique

Preclinical, cadaveric study of the application of da Vinci single port system in thoracic surgery

Seong Yong Park, Hubert Stein, Seung Young Heo

PDF Pages: 5586-5591 Full Text (Video) (2121) Open Access

Clinical Trials Notes

Design of a prospective, multicenter, and cohort study of an innovative electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy in diagnosing pulmonary nodules among Chinese population

Fangfang Xie, Jian Zhang, Liming Cao, Xiaoxuan Zheng, Junxiang Chen, Ying Li, Baohui Han, Jiayuan Sun

PDF Pages: 5592-5600 Full Text (1720) Open Access

Editorial of Cough Section¹

Introduction to JTD Cough Section

Woo-Jung Song

PDF Pages: 5601-5602 Full Text (1620) Open Access

Editorial Section of Interventional Pulmonology²

The utility of bronchoscopy in immunocompromised patients: a review

Christopher Morton, Jonathan Puchalski

PDF Pages: 5603-5612 Full Text (2635) Open Access

Editorial Commentary

Benefits of omitting chest drain after thoracoscopic major lung resection

Mateja Ladan, René Horsleben Petersen

PDF Pages: 5613-5615 Full Text (1568) Open Access

VATS lobectomy vs. open lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer: an endless question—are we close to a definite answer?

Francesco Guerrera, Anne Olland, Enrico Ruffini, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz

PDF Pages: 5616-5618 Full Text (2122) Open Access

A personalized approach to the acute respiratory distress syndrome: recent advances and future challenges

Elena Spinelli, Domenico L. Grieco, Tommaso Mauri

PDF Pages: 5619-5625 Full Text (2136) Open Access

Is this the right MOMENTUM?—evidence from a HeartMate 3 randomized trial

Silvia Mariani, Anamika Chatterjee, Jasmin S. Hanke, Katharina Homann, Günes Dogan, Axel Haverich, Jan D. Schmitto

PDF Pages: 5626-5630 Full Text (1516) Open Access

Neoadjuvant radiation therapy for esophageal cancer: is a higher dose better?

Waqar Haque, E. Brian Butler, Bin S. Teh

PDF Pages: 5631-5634 Full Text (1389) Open Access

A first attempt to establish a definition of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer by a European consensus group

Koji Haratani, Masayuki Takeda, Kazuhiko Nakagawa

PDF Pages: 5635-5642 Full Text (1734) Open Access

Is skeletal muscle mass an optimal marker for postoperative outcomes in lung cancer patients?

Yusuke Takahashi, Takeo Nakada, Noriaki Sakakura, Hiroaki Kuroda

PDF Pages: 5643-5645 Full Text (1052) Open Access

Neoadjuvant versus adjuvant chemotherapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer debate revisited

Chan Yeu Pu, Sai Yendamuri

PDF Pages: 5646-5648 Full Text (1163) Open Access

Local consolidative therapy for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Pamela P. Samson, Matthew B. Spraker, Shahed N. Badiyan, Gregory Vlacich, Clifford G. Robinson, Aadel A. Chaudhuri

PDF Pages: 5649-5651 Full Text (1292) Open Access

The change of therapeutic trends in the thymic epithelial tumor

Chang Hyun Kang

PDF Pages: 5652-5654 Full Text (935) Open Access

Treatment of postoperative air leak with fresh frozen plasma

Youngkyu Moon

PDF Pages: 5655-5657 Full Text (1048) Open Access

Personalized mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: are we ready?—Maybe

Won-Young Kim, Sang-Bum Hong

PDF Pages: 5658-5661 Full Text (1494) Open Access

For radiation therapy before surgery in esophageal cancer, dose matters, and with each answer comes more questions

Mark Hennon, Sai Yendamuri

PDF Pages: 5662-5663 Full Text (710) Open Access

Prehabilitation prior to lung cancer surgery: a small step forward

Andrew E. Giles, Sadeesh K. Srinathan

PDF Pages: 5664-5665 Full Text (1612) Open Access

What is synchronous oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer?

Chan-Kyung Jane Cho, Balamurugan A. Vellayappan, Emma M. Dunne, Shankar Siva, Mitchell Liu, Alexander V. Louie, Gerard G. Hanna, Simon S. Lo

PDF Pages: 5666-5669 Full Text (1096) Open Access

Accelerating the development of therapeutic strategy for oligometastasis

Yoshihisa Shimada

PDF Pages: 5670-5673 Full Text (1055) Open Access

Neoadjuvant vs. adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer—is timing everything?

Melanie P. Subramanian, Varun Puri

PDF Pages: 5674-5676 Full Text (1251) Open Access

Is there a real need for a remotely actuated magnetic chest drain device?

Ludovic Fournel, Marco Alifano, Philippe Icard

PDF Pages: 5677-5679 Full Text (959) Open Access

The clinical significance of ground glass opacities in lung adenocarcinoma in the era of UICC-TNM classification ver.8

Masayoshi Inoue, Masanori Shimomura

PDF Pages: 5680-5681 Full Text (1207) Open Access

Definitive chemoradiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost of radiotherapy dose for T4 esophageal cancer—will it stand for a standard treatment?

Satoru Matsuda, Shuhei Mayanagi, Tomoyuki Irino, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Yuko Kitagawa

PDF Pages: 5682-5684 Full Text (1073) Open Access

Beyond the fluid bolus

Peter Bentzer, Anja Lindén-Søndersø

PDF Pages: 5685-5687 Full Text (905) Open Access

Radiation doses in esophageal cancer

Susan A. Smith, Matthew P. Fox

PDF Pages: 5688-5690 Full Text (785) Open Access

Re-do lung transplantation: keys to success

Lara Schaheen, Jonathan D’Cunha

PDF Pages: 5691-5693 Full Text (1384) Open Access

FLOaTing toward new standards in locally advanced resectable gastroesophageal cancer

Lorenzo Fornaro, Caterina Vivaldi, Lorenzo Calvetti, Alessandro Cappetta, Alfredo Falcone, Giuseppe Aprile

PDF Pages: 5694-5700 Full Text (2654) Open Access

Early neuromuscular blockade in acute respiratory distress syndrome: to personalize or paralyze?

Ken Kuljit S. Parhar, Kevin Solverson, Vasileios Zochios

PDF Pages: 5701-5705 Full Text (1459) Open Access

Editorial of current practise in the use of chest ultrasound in thoracic surgery

Kunal Bhakhri, Aman Coonar

PDF Pages: 5706-5707 Full Text (770) Open Access

Letter to the Editor

On the possibility of over-diagnosis of osteoporotic vertebral fracture at mid-thoracic level

Yì Xiáng J. Wáng, Xiao-Rong Wang, Nazmi Che-Nordin, Fei-Rong Xu, Qiu-Li Huang

PDF Pages: 5708-5711 Full Text (1398) Open Access

News

Global specialists talk on latest advances in cough studies: a close-up of the Third International Cough Conference in Guangzhou, China

Wei Luo, Tingting Xu, Yuehan Chen, Ziyu Jiang, Wenzhi Zhan, Li Long, Kefang Lai

PDF Pages: 5712-5717 Full Text (1077) Open Access

Disclosure:

1. The series “Cough Section” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Woo-Jung Song served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series starting from Nov. 2019.

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.

Vol 11, No 12 (December 31, 2019): Journal of Thoracic Disease