Vol 12, No 4 (April 28, 2020): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Surgical treatment of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: what is better to do?
Dania Nachira, Elisa Meacci, Maria Teresa Congedo, Luca Pogliani, Marco Chiappetta, Maria Letizia Vita, Stefano Margaritora
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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Gender disparities in treatment response in octogenarians with acute coronary syndrome
Pablo Díez-Villanueva, Lourdes Vicent, Fernando Alfonso
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1277-1279
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Thoracoscopic surgery for congenital lung lesions—is this the future?
Michal Gur, Ran Kremer, Lea Bentur
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1280-1282
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Incidence and therapeutic strategies for the management of pulmonary papillary cell carcinoma
Alvaro Martin, Kassem Harris
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:1283-1285
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Original Article

Validation of novel automatic ultra-wideband radar for sleep apnea detection
Yong Zhou, Degui Shu, Hangdi Xu, Yuanhua Qiu, Pan Zhou, Wenjing Ruan, Guangyue Qin, Joy Jin, Hao Zhu, Kejing Ying, Wenxia Zhang, Enguo Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1286-1295
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The validity and reliability of four-meter gait speed test for stable interstitial lung disease patients: the prospective study
Ryosuke Hirabayashi, Yusuke Takahashi, Kazuma Nagata, Takeshi Morimoto, Kyosuke Wakata, Atsushi Nakagawa, Ryo Tachikawa, Kojiro Otsuka, Keisuke Tomii
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1296-1304
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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with pneumonia caused by Raoultella planticola
Goohyeon Hong, Ho Jin Yong, Dabee Lee, Doh Hyung Kim, Youn Seup Kim, Jae-Suk Park, Young Koo Jee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1305-1311
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Psychiatric comorbidities among patients with esophageal cancer in South Korea: a nationwide population-based, longitudinal study
Jaesung Heo, O Kyu Noh
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1312-1319
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Prognostic value of plasma mitochondrial DNA in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): a single-center observational study
Lili Huang, Wei Chang, Yingzi Huang, Xiuping Xu, Yi Yang, Haibo Qiu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1320-1328
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Does size matter? A national analysis of the utility of induction therapy for large thymomas
Douglas Z. Liou, Divya Ramakrishnan, Natalie S. Lui, Joseph B. Shrager, Leah M. Backhus, Mark F. Berry
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1329-1341
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Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with Artis Pheno for pulmonary nodule resection
Ya-Fu Cheng, Heng-Chung Chen, Pei-Cing Ke, Wei-Heng Hung, Ching-Yuan Cheng, Ching-Hsiung Lin, Bing-Yen Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1342-1349
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Impact of normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion on early post-transplantation cytomegalovirus infection
Achim Koch, Nikolaus Pizanis, Vasiliki Bessa, Alexis Slama, Clemens Aigner, Christian Taube, Markus Kamler
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1350-1356
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Differentiating thymoma from thymic cyst in anterior mediastinal abnormalities smaller than 3 cm
Woohyun Jung, Sukki Cho, Sungwon Yum, Young Kyung Lee, Kwhanmien Kim, Sanghoon Jheon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1357-1365
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The analysis of prognosis factor in patients with non-small cell lung cancer receiving pneumonectomy
Guige Wang, Lei Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Shanqing Li
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:1366-1373
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Manometry performed at indwelling pleural catheter insertion to predict unexpandable lung
Paul J. Halford, Rahul Bhatnagar, Paul White, Mohammed Haris, Richard N. Harrison, Jayne Holme, Pasupathy Sivasothy, Alex West, Lesley J. Bishop, Andrew E. Stanton, Mark Roberts, Clare Hooper, Nick A. Maskell
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1374-1384
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PD-L1 expression in malignant pleural effusion samples and its correlation with oncogene mutations in non-small cell lung cancer
Zhengbo Song, Guoping Cheng, Yiping Zhang
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2020;
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:1385-1392
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Anti-apoptosis effect of heme oxygenase-1 on lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass
Wei Sheng, Haiqin Yang, Zhaozhuo Niu, Hong Yin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1393-1403
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Development and validation of nomograms for predicting overall and cancer-specific survival in young patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Yizhou Peng, Yihua Sun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1404-1416
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Initial diagnosis and management of adult community-acquired pneumonia: a 5-day prospective study in Shanghai
Wei-Ping Hu, Feng-Ying Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jing-Qing Hang, Ying-Ying Zeng, Chun-Ling Du, Zhi-Jun Jie, Xiao-Yan Jin, Cui-Xia Zheng, Xu-Ming Luo, Yi Huang, Qi-Jian Cheng, Jie-Ming Qu, on behalf of Shanghai Primary Respiratory Care Union and Pulmonary Infection Assembly of Shanghai Respiratory Society
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1417-1426
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Aortic and mitral valve surgery for infective endocarditis with reconstruction of the intervalvular fibrous body: an analysis of clinical outcomes
Xuan Jiang, Jinduo Liu, Fareed Khan, Rui Tang, Yuhai Zhang, Tianxiang Gu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1427-1436
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Endovascular treatment for aortic arch pathologies: chimney, on-the-table fenestration, and in-situ fenestration techniques
Chang Shu, Bowen Fan, Mingyao Luo, Quanming Li, Kun Fang, Ming Li, Xin Li, Hao He, Tun Wang, Chenzi Yang, Yunfei Xue, Haoyu Gao, Jiawei Zhao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1437-1448
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A prospective trial of intraoperative tissue oxygenation measurement and its association with anastomotic leak rate after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
Prasad S. Adusumilli, Marom Bikson, Nabil P. Rizk, Valerie W. Rusch, Boris Hristov, Rachel Grosser, Kay See Tan, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, James Huang, Daniela Molena, David R. Jones, Manjit S. Bains
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1449-1459
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopy is a safe approach in patients with empyema requiring surgery
Lars B. van Middendorp, Stijn Franssen, Sanne Gillissen, Jos G. Maessen, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1460-1466
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A simple endoscopic method with radial endobronchial ultrasonography for low-migration rate coil-tailed fiducial marker placement
Samy Lachkar, Florian Guisier, Maxime Roger, Suzanna Bota, Delphine Lerouge, Nicolas Piton, Luc Thiberville, Mathieu Salaün
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1467-1474
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Optical imaging versus CT and plain radiography to quantify pectus severity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jean H. T. Daemen, Tom G. J. Loonen, Pieter W. J. Lozekoot, Jos G. Maessen, Thomas J. J. Maal, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1475-1487
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An effective inflation treatment for frozen section diagnosis of small-sized lesions of the lung
Zhenzhen Xiang, Jie Zhang, Jikai Zhao, Jinchen Shao, Lanxiang Zhao, Ye Zhang, Gang Qin, Jie Xing, Yuchen Han, Keke Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1488-1495
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Minimally invasive surgery for left ventricular assist device implantation is safe and associated with a decreased risk of right ventricular failure
Adrien Carmona, Tam Hoang Minh, Stéphanie Perrier, Clément Schneider, Sandrine Marguerite, Gharib Ajob, Cristinar Mircea, Paul-Michel Mertes, Darmesh Ramlugun, Joseph Atlan, Jean-Jacques Von Hunolstein, Eric Epailly, Jean-Philippe Mazzucotelli, Michel Kindo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1496-1506
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Effects of non-invasive ventilation in subjects undergoing cardiac surgery on length of hospital stay and cardiac-pulmonary complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Qinhan Wu, Guiling Xiang, Jieqiong Song, Liang Xie, Xu Wu, Shengyu Hao, Xiaodan Wu, Zilong Liu, Shanqun Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1507-1519
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The impact of immune-inflammation-nutritional parameters on the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with atezolizumab
Taichi Matsubara, Shinkichi Takamori, Naoki Haratake, Ryo Toyozawa, Naoko Miura, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Takashi Seto, Mitsuhiro Takenoyama
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1520-1528
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Perioperative outcomes and mid-term effects in performing video- assisted thoracoscopic extended thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: subxiphoid versus right thoracic approaches
Zhihong Qiu, Liru Chen, Qin Lin, Hao Wu, Huangtao Sun, Xin Zhou, Yeji Hu, Lei Peng, Yangchun Liu, Quan Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1529-1539
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miR-107 inhibited malignant biological behavior of non-small cell lung cancer cells by regulating the STK33/ERK signaling pathway in vivo and vitro
Xueqiang Wei, Yujie Lei, Minjie Li, Guangqiang Zhao, Yongchun Zhou, Lianhua Ye, Yunchao Huang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1540-1551
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Effects of wogonoside on invasion and migration of lung cancer A549 cells and angiogenesis in xenograft tumors of nude mice
Yubo Yan, Lei Yao, Haobo Sun, Sainan Pang, Xianglong Kong, Su Zhao, Shidong Xu
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Review Article

Treatment with inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Christer Janson
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1561-1569
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Study Protocol

Spontaneous ventilation versus mechanical ventilation during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax: a study protocol for multicenter randomized controlled trial
Fei Cui, Ke Xu, Hengrui Liang, Wenhua Liang, Jingpei Li, Wei Wang, Hui Liu, Jun Liu, Jianxing He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1570-1581
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iMDT Corner

Different efficacy in the non-small cell lung cancer patient with bilateral synchronous lesions treated with neoadjuvant gefitinib therapy: a case report
Wenxing Du, Yandong Zhao, Yunpeng Xuan, Yi Qin, Rongjian Xu, Balazs Halmos, Thomas Fabian, Wenjie Jiao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1582-1587
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Double lung transplantation for end-stage Kartagener syndrome: a case report and literature review
Bo Wang, Xinghua Zhang, Wenyang Jiang, Jie Huang, Jingyu Chen, Daniel Kreisel, Jose Luis J. Danguilan, Michael Hsin, Huiqing Lin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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Editorial Section of Interventional Pulmonology1

Virtual or reality: divergence between preprocedural computed tomography scans and lung anatomy during guided bronchoscopy
Michael A. Pritchett, Krish Bhadra, Mike Calcutt, Erik Folch
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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Editorial Commentary

Surgery for stage IV non-small cell lung cancer?
Carlos A. Puig, Dennis Wigle
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1612-1614
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Neoadjuvant immunotherapy with resectable non-small cell lung cancer: recent advances and future challenges
Sijia Ren, Chunguo Wang, Jianfei Shen, Chengchu Zhu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1615-1620
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Minimally invasive mitral valve repair: for every patient, for every surgeon or still a work in progress?
Antonio M. Calafiore, Antonio Totaro, Nicola Testa, Michele Di Mauro
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1621-1623
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Revisiting the role of dose escalation in esophageal cancer in the era of modern radiation delivery
Chukwuka Eze, Nina-Sophie Schmidt-Hegemann, Lino Morris Sawicki, Franziska Walter, Farkhad Manapov
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1624-1627
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Prehabilitation in lung cancer resection—are we any closer to the ideal program?
Kajan Mahendran, Babu Naidu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1628-1631
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Letter to the Editor

Terlipressin in septic shock: what do we know?
Zi-Meng Liu, Xiang-Dong Guan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:1632-1634
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Coexisting active pulmonary tuberculosis in tuberculous spondylitis: the prevalence and the role of chest CT
Eun Jung Shim, So Youn Shin, Mirinae Seo, Seung Hyeun Lee, Jung Im Kim, Han Na Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1635-1638
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Identification of the segmental structures of the right upper lobe of the lung using non-enhanced thin-slice CT
Renfeng Wang, Yi Zhang, Quanteng Hu, Ke Jin, Gang Huang, Jianfei Shen, Feichao Bao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1639-1644
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Erratum

Erratum to video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open thoracotomy lobectomy: a Swedish nationwide cohort study
Mamdoh Al-Ameri, Per Bergman, Anders Franco-Cereceda, Ulrik Sartipy
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Editorial on Interventional Cardiology2

Current topics in interventional cardiology
Ion S. Jovin
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:1646-1647
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Review Article on Interventional Cardiology2

Radiation protection in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
Sylvia Marie R. Biso, Mladen I. Vidovich
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1648-1655
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Oral antiplatelet therapy in the elderly undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: an umbrella review
Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Barbara Antonazzo, Arturo Giordano, Francesco Versaci, Giacomo Frati, Stefano Ronzoni, Alessandro Nudi, Francesco Nudi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1656-1664
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Current issues in transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Silvia Mas-Peiro, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Claudia Walther, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1665-1680
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Current developments in endovascular therapy of peripheral vascular disease
Damianos G. Kokkinidis, Ehrin J. Armstrong
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:1681-1694
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Quality management in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
Shady Henien, Herbert D. Aronow, J. Dawn Abbott
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Mortality prediction algorithms for patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Istvan Hizoh, Dominika Domokos, Gyongyver Banhegyi, David Becker, Bela Merkely, Zoltan Ruzsa
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1706-1720
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The conundrum of contrast-induced acute kidney injury
Mohammad Faraz Ul Haq, Cindy S. Yip, Pradeep Arora
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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:1721-1727
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New developments in transcatheter therapy of mitral valve disease
Claudia Walther, Stephan Fichtlscherer, Tomas Holubec, Mariuca Vasa-Nicotera, Mani Arsalan, Thomas Walther
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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Improving outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with stable ischemic heart disease
Dhavalkumar B. Patel, Rachit Shah, Ion S. Jovin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2020;
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Interventional Pulmonology” 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 “Interventional Cardiology” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Ion S. Jovin served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.