Vol 13, No 9 (September 26, 2021): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Original Article

Mini-thoracotomy in redo mitral valve surgery: safety and efficacy of a standardized procedure
Filippo Prestipino, Riccardo D’Ascoli, Ádám Nagy, Gianluca Paternoster, Erica Manzan, Giampaolo Luzi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5363-5372
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Evaluation of the impact of an integrated care pathway for pulmonary embolism: a quasi-experimental pre-post study
Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez, Alberto Ruano-Raviña, Adriana Lama, Lucía Ferreiro, Jorge Ricoy, José M. Álvarez-Dobaño, Juan Suárez-Antelo, M. Elena Toubes, Carlos Rábade, Antonio Golpe, Vanessa Riveiro, Ana Casal, Romina Abelleira, Francisco Javier González-Barcala, José R. González-Juanatey, Luis Valdés
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5373-5382
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Discriminating invasive adenocarcinoma among lung pure ground-glass nodules: a multi-parameter prediction model
Fuying Hu, Haihua Huang, Yunyan Jiang, Minxiang Feng, Hao Wang, Min Tang, Yi Zhou, Xianhua Tan, Yalan Liu, Chen Xu, Ning Ding, Chunxue Bai, Jie Hu, Dawei Yang, Yong Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5383-5394
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Development and validation of a nomogram model for early postoperative hyperlactatemia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Su Wang, Dashuai Wang, Xiaofan Huang, Hongfei Wang, Sheng Le, Jinnong Zhang, Xinling Du
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5395-5408
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The role of targeted regulation of COX11 by miR-10a-3p in the development and progression of paediatric mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Wenhong Li, Xin Ding, Rui Zhao, Donghui Xiong, Zhiping Xie, Jing Xu, Meiling Tan, Chunyu Li, Chunfu Yang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5409-5418
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Second and later-line erlotinib use in non-small cell lung cancer: real world outcomes and practice patterns overtime in Canada
Kirstin Perdrizet, Rinku Sutradhar, Qing Li, Ning Liu, Craig C. Earle, Natasha B. Leighl
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5419-5429
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Propofol decreases CD8+ T cells and sevoflurane increases regulatory T cells after lung cancer resection: a randomized controlled trial
Ai Yamaguchi, Izumi Kawagoe, Shigeaki Inoue, Tsukasa Kochiyama, Masataka Fukuda, Masafumi Saito, Masakazu Hayashida
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5430-5438
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) protocol adapted to the Brazilian reality: a prospective cohort study for thoracic patients
Fernando C. Abrão, Sabrina Araujo de França, Igor R. L. B. de Abreu, João Carlos das Neves Pereira, Emílio C. del Massa, Andréa Oliver, Maria Gabriela C. Cavalcante
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5439-5447
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Modified “in situ” arch replacement with an integrative frozen elephant trunk device for acute type A aortic dissection
Yunxing Xue, Hailong Cao, Qing Zhou, Jun Pan, Fudong Fan, Bomin Zhang, Dongjin Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5448-5457
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Pre-implant left ventricular dimension is not associated with worse outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation
Amudan J. Srinivasan, Mahbub Jamil, Laura Seese, Ibrahim Sultan, Gavin Hickey, Mary E. Keebler, Michael A. Mathier, Arman Kilic
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5458-5466
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The relationship between pre-procedural elevated arterial lactate and contrast-induced nephropathy following primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Jun-Qing Yang, Xiao-Sheng Guo, Peng Ran, Xiang-Ming Hu, Ning Tan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5467-5476
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Outcomes following interventions to sustain body weight in esophageal cancer patients starting preoperative therapy: a retrospective cohort study
Jeffrey B. Velotta, Jennifer R. Dusendang, Hyunjee Kwak, Michelle Huyser, Ashish Patel, Simon K. Ashiku, Lisa J. Herrinton
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5477-5486
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Cumulative experience of the anterior approach in robot-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer patients
Koji Yamazaki, Gouji Toyokawa, Yuka Kozuma, Fumihiro Shoji, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Sadanori Takeo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5487-5495
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Clinicopathologic features and prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in patients with pT1a and pT1b invasive lung adenocarcinoma after surgical resection
Shiqi Chen, Siqian Yang, Yang Zhang, Jiaqing Xiang, Yawei Zhang, Hong Hu, Yihua Sun, Fangqiu Fu, Chaoqiang Deng, Shengping Wang, Qiao Li, Yajia Gu, Yuan Li, Xuxia Shen, Ting Ye
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5496-5507
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Combination of albumin concentration and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for predicting overall survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Jinsen Weng, Jieping Huang, Wei Yu, Zhiyong Zhao, Biao Zhu, Jingping Lin, Yibin Cai, Jiulong Zhang, Weikun Su, Xiaohui Chen, Kunshou Zhu, Shaofeng Lin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5508-5516
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Relationship between HSPA1A-regulated gene expression and alternative splicing in mouse cardiomyocytes and cardiac hypertrophy
Shuai Li, Ping Yang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5517-5533
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miR-488-5p promotes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma progression by suppressing the P53 pathway
Chang Su, Wenxiu Liu, Tao Jiang, Junfeng Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5534-5545
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Sternal lifting increases the operating space in esophagectomy via mediastinoscopy: a prospective cohort study
Shaojin Zhu, Gengxin Zhang, Qi You, Fei Li, Boying Ding, Feng Liu, Tongjun Ma
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5546-5555
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Review Article

A narrative review of interstitial lung disease in anti-synthetase syndrome: a clinical approach
Naina Sawal, Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, Sheetal Rayancha, Alastair Moore, Puneet Garcha, Anupam Kumar, Viren Kaul
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5556-5571
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Letter to the Editor

Pregnancy-associated lung cancer: a clinical and scientific challenge more than treatment dilemma
Weitao Zhuang, Guibin Qiao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
13
(9)
:5572-5574
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