Vol 13, No 10 (October 31, 2021): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial Commentary

An editorial commentary on non-in situ technique of heart-lung transplantation: could this ‘not-in-place’ method get in place?
Min Ho Ju, Soo Yong Lee
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Non-in situ heart-lung transplantation: doing less may prove to be worth it
Jason O. A. Thomas, Pedro Catarino
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:5579-5581
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Original Article

Operative mortality in adult cardiac surgery: is the currently utilized definition justified?
Patrick G. Chan, Laura Seese, Edgar Aranda-Michel, Ibrahim Sultan, Thomas G. Gleason, Yisi Wang, Floyd Thoma, Arman Kilic
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:5582-5591
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Effect of low protein intake on acute exacerbations in mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: data from the 2007–2012 KNHANES
Sojung Park, Seo Woo Kim, Chin Kook Rhee, Kyungjoo Kim, Woo Jin Kim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Chang Youl Lee, Deog Kyeom Kim, Yong Bum Park, Ki-Suck Jung, Jin Hwa Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5592-5603
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Comparison of surgical difficulty in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer under different neoadjuvant treatment modes: a retrospective cohort study
Fan Zhang, Bin Qiu, Ying Ji, Wei Guo, Ning Li, Qi Xue, Shugeng Gao, Jie He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5604-5616
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Pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as an important prognostic marker in stage III locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: confirmatory results from the PROCLAIM phase III clinical trial
Tithi Biswas, Rohin Gawdi, Charulata Jindal, Sharanya Iyer, Kylie H. Kang, David Bajor, Mitchell Machtay, Yuk Ming Choi, Jimmy T. Efird
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5617-5626
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Diagnostic performance of digital tomosynthesis to evaluate silicone airway stents and related complications
Bo-Guen Kim, Myung Jin Chung, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Hojoong Kim
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2021;
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:5627-5637
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The risk factors and outcomes of preoperative hepatic dysfunction in patients who receive surgical repair for acute type A aortic dissection
Zhigang Wang, Tao Chen, Min Ge, Cheng Chen, Lichong Lu, Lifang Zhang, Dongjin Wang
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2021;
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:5638-5648
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Risk factors for atelectasis of the middle lobe after right upper lobectomy: preoperative bronchial diameter and stapling of the fissure
Yasushi Mizukami, Yuki Takahashi, Ryunosuke Maki, Hirofumi Adachi
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2021;
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:5649-5657
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Meticulous closure of collateral vessels in the perihilar mediastinal pleura to control intraoperative bleeding during lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension
Haruchika Yamamoto, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Kentaro Imanishi, Kohei Hashimoto, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Shinji Otani, Masaomi Yamane, Shinichi Toyooka
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5658-5669
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Early postoperative bleeding impacts long-term survival following first-time on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting
Thomas Senage, Caroline Gerrard, Narain Moorjani, David P. Jenkins, Jason M. Ali
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:5670-5682
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Clinical observation of pulmonary lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma
Zhou Sha, Yajun Wei, Tinghua Gao, Yuanling Luo, Jiaqun Chen, Ting Li, Liyang Hu, Xiaoli Niu, Zhong Lin, Weize Lv, Xiaofeng Pei
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5683-5690
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Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1α represents a reliable prognostic predictor for patients with non-small cell lung cancer resected via curative operation
Ryuichi Ito, Masakazu Yashiro, Takuma Tsukioka, Nobuhiro Izumi, Hiroaki Komatsu, Hidetoshi Inoue, Yurie Yamamoto, Noritoshi Nishiyama
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5691-5700
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Clinical characteristics of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessed using GOLD 2016 and GOLD 2018 classifications: a cross-sectional study in China
Wenhua Jian, Huiqing Zeng, Xiaoju Zhang, Chunmei Yun, Zuojun Xu, Yan Chen, Guochao Shi, Yingyu Wang, Yun Li, Jinping Zheng
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2021;
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:5701-5716
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Emerging roles of left ventricular assist device therapy as bridge to transplant in an Asian city with scarce heart transplant donor
Ka-Lam Wong, Ka Lai Cally Ho, Oswald Joseph Lee, Kin Shing Lun, Inderjeet Bhatia, Wai Ying Eva Tam, Yue Yan Katherine Fan, Wing Kuk Timmy Au
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2021;
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:5717-5730
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Main pulmonary artery enlargement predicts 90-day readmissions in Chinese COPD patients
Yuqi Zhou, Mohamed Noorul Arafath Thanathi Mohamed Ameen, Wenjuan Li, Dingyun Feng, Hailing Yang, Xiao-Ling Zou, Shaozhu Wu, Tiantuo Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5731-5740
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BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) and miR-31 combination predicts outcomes in epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma
Albero Murrone, Luca Cantini, Federica Pecci, Valeria Cognigni, Cecilia Copparoni, Silvia Rinaldi, Ilaria Fiordoliva, Federica Monaco, Corrado Rubini, Francesca Barbisan, Alessia Cimadamore, Riccardo Giampieri, Francesca Bianchi, Marco Tomasetti, Monica Amati, Lory Santarelli, Rossana Berardi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5741-5751
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Psychometric validation of the Korean Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29 Profile V2.1 among patients with chronic pulmonary diseases
Danbee Kang, Jihyun Lim, Bo-Guen Kim, Heesu Nam, Youngha Kim, Eunjee Kang, Sooyeon Kim, Sungkeun Shim, Mangyeong Lee, Junghee Yoon, Hyun Lee, Sun Hye Shin, Hye Yun Park, Juhee Cho
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5752-5764
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Surgery without preoperative histological confirmation of lung cancer: what is the current clinical practice?
Mohammad R. Ghamati, Wilson W. L. Li, Erik H. F. M. van der Heijden, Ad F. T. M. Verhagen, Ronald A. Damhuis
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:5765-5775
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Effect of anti-reflux therapy on pulmonary function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mei Yang, Jiajia Dong, Jing An, Lin Liu, Lei Chen
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:5776-5787
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Compression depth of 30 mm has similar efficacy and fewer complications versus 50 mm during mechanical chest compression with miniaturized chest compressor in a porcine model of cardiac arrest
Lian Liang, Zuyong Li, Ran Chen, Siqi Liu, Tianen Zhou, Longyuan Jiang, Wanchun Tang, Jun Jiang, Zhengfei Yang
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2021;
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:5788-5798
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Increasing atmospheric temperature implicates increasing risk for acute type A dissection in hypertensive patients
Deborah Henzi, Anna Platzmann, Jan Brtek, Tomas Holubec, Maximilian Y. Emmert, Paul Vogt, Carlos A. Mestres, Diana Reser
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:5799-5806
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Neuroprotective effects of dynamic bubble trap use in patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy: a two-arm randomized controlled trial
Jasmin El Shazly, Tibo Gerriets, Juergen Hennig, Marius Butz, Sabrina Kastaun, Christoph B. Wiedenroth, Markus Schoenburg, Marc Wollenschlaeger, Georg Bachmann, Stefan Guth, Martin Juenemann
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2021;
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:5807-5817
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A single center experience with minimally invasive approaches in congenital cardiac surgery
Joseph R. Nellis, Mani A. Daneshmand, Jeffrey G. Gaca, Nicholas D. Andersen, John C. Haney, Joseph W. Turek
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2021;
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:5818-5825
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Positive nodal status is still a risk factor for long-term survivors of non-small cell lung cancer 5 years after complete resection
Young Ho Yang, Ha Eun Kim, Byung Jo Park, Seokkee Lee, Seong Yong Park, Chang Young Lee, Dae Joon Kim, Hyo Chae Paik, Jin Gu Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5826-5834
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Pneumonectomy for lung cancer in the elderly: lessons learned from a multicenter study
Fabrizio Minervini, Gregor J. Kocher, Pietro Bertoglio, Peter B. Kestenholz, Carlos Gálvez Muñoz, Davide Patrini, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Housne Begum, Jon Lutz, Max Shojai, Yaron Shargall, Marco Scarci
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2021;
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:5835-5842
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Surgical treatment of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in Central Europe
Alaa Selman, Hayan Merhej, Tomoyuki Nakagiri, Norman Zinne, Tobias Goecke, Axel Haverich, Patrick Zardo
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2021;
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:5843-5850
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Clinical impact of nosocomial infection with pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in a respiratory ward in Guangzhou
Yangqing Zhan, Xiaojuan Chen, Weijie Guan, Wenda Guan, Chunguang Yang, Sihua Pan, Sook-San Wong, Rongchang Chen, Feng Ye
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5851-5862
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Long-term radiation therapy-related risk of second primary malignancies in patients with lung cancer
Chang Han, Yijun Wu, Kai Kang, Zhile Wang, Zhikai Liu, Fuquan Zhang
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2021;
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:5863-5874
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Surgery provides improved overall survival in surgically fit octogenarians with esophageal cancer after chemoradiation therapy
Haydee Del Calvo, Duc T. Nguyen, Edward Y. Chan, Ray Chihara, Edward A. Graviss, Min P. Kim
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2021;
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:5875-5886
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Is sleeve lobectomy safe after induction therapy?—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Louis-Emmanuel Chriqui, Céline Forster, Alban Lovis, Hasna Bouchaab, Thorsten Krueger, Jean Yannis Perentes, Michel Gonzalez
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2021;
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:5887-5898
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Evaluation of local aggressive lung therapy versus systemic therapy in oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chenxi Zhang, Nan Ma, Qitong Zhang, Kaifu Zheng, Chuang Sun, Xiyang Tang, Xiaofei Li, Jinbo Zhao
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2021;
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:5899-5910
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with COVID-19: 1-year experience
Koray Durak, Rashad Zayat, Oliver Grottke, Michael Dreher, Rüdiger Autschbach, Gernot Marx, Nikolaus Marx, Jan Spillner, Sebastian Kalverkamp, Alexander Kersten
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5911-5924
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Assessment of intrathoracic lymph nodes by FDG PET/CT in patients with asbestos-related lung cancer
Norichika Iga, Hiroshi Sonobe, Daisuke Mizuno, Hideyuki Nishi
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2021;
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:5925-5932
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A modified system for classifying the bilateral superior pulmonary veins using three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography images
Jun Wang, Haoran Lin, Chengyu Bian, Zhipeng Chen, Jingjing Huang, Yang Xia, Weibing Wu, Quan Zhu, Mei Yuan, Liang Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5933-5941
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Prognostic value of surgical intervention in advanced lung adenocarcinoma: a population-based study
Shuncang Zhu, Tao Ge, Junjie Hu, Gening Jiang, Peng Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5942-5953
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The prognostic significance of left atrial appendage peak flow velocity in the recurrence of persistent atrial fibrillation following first radiofrequency catheter ablation
Wentao Yang, Qing Zhao, Minghui Yao, Xiangdong Li, Yue Zhang, Chuanbin Liu, Zhaoliang Shan, Yutang Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5954-5963
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Correlation of EGFR G873R mutation with prognosis of docetaxel in non-small cell lung cancer
Yu Tian, Xiaogang Zhao, Peichao Li, Ming Lu, Hui Tian
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2021;
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:5964-5972
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Autophagic tumor-associated macrophages promote the endothelial mesenchymal transition in lung adenocarcinomas through the FUT4/p-ezrin pathway
Kangwu Wang, Xiao Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:5973-5985
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Three-dimensional reconstruction facilitates thoracoscopic anatomical partial lobectomy by an inexperienced surgeon: a single-institution retrospective review
Yun Liu, Songlin Zhang, Chaobing Liu, Lailong Sun, Ming Yan
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2021;
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:5986-5995
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Soft coral-derived Aspernolide A suppressed non-small cell lung cancer induced osteolytic bone invasion via the c-Fos/NFATC1 signaling pathway
Heng Jiao, Wenli Jiang, Hongliang Wang, Hao Zheng, Haobing Yu, Caiguo Huang
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Review Article

Respiratory manifestations of Marfan syndrome: a narrative review
Mon Hnin Tun, Bryan Borg, Maurice Godfrey, Nancy Hadley-Miller, Edward D. Chan
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:6012-6025
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Synthesis of multidimensional pathophysiological process leading to type A aortic dissection: a narrative review
Mikko Uimonen
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:6026-6036
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Peri-operative approach to esophagectomy: a narrative review from the anesthesiological standpoint
Cristian Deana, Luigi Vetrugno, Elena Bignami, Flavio Bassi
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:6037-6051
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Study Protocol

Validation of the accuracy of the childhood asthma model for clinical decision support: a study protocol
Na Dong, Beirong Wu, Bingru Yin, Wei Dong, Xiaoqun Jin, Miao Wang, Xiuhe Xu, Canghong Zhi, Dandan Zhao, Min Lu, Haoxiang Gu, Rong Qiao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:6052-6061
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Mirogabalin treatment of postoperative neuropathic pain after thoracic surgery: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, interventional trial
Ryoichiro Doi, Takuro Miyazaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Keitaro Matsumoto, Koichi Tomoshige, Ryusuke Machino, Satoshi Mizoguchi, Takamune Matsumoto, Keita Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Takatsuna, Kazuhito Shiosakai, Takeshi Nagayasu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2021;
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:6062-6070
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Original Article of Sleep Section1

Use of the pictorial Sleepiness and Sleep Apnoea Scale in Chinese patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Yang Ji, Hongxia Wang, Min Liu, Martyn R. Partridge
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Original Article of GARD Section2

Depression, suicidal motivation and suicidal ideation among individuals with asthma: a cross-sectional study
Vanessa Serva Vázquez, Valmar Bião de Lima, Luane Marques de Mello, Drielle Caroline Bidu Duarte, Thaís Dantas Saback de Oliveira, Álvaro Augusto Cruz
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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:6082-6094
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Letter to the Editor of the 5th Clinical Update Sleep1

An introduction to artificial intelligence in sleep medicine
Christopher A. Lovejoy, Abdul-Rahman Abbas, Deeban Ratneswaran
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:6095-6098
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Letter to the Editor

The triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease increases the risk of pneumonias compared to the dual-bronchodilator therapy
Keisuke Watanabe, Nobuyuki Horita, Takeshi Kaneko
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:6099-6101
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Responses to: pregnancy-associated lung cancer: a clinical and scientific challenge more than treatment dilemma
Yun-Ting He, Lei Yang, Wei-Chi Luo, Qing Zhou
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2021;
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:6102-6103
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Chest wall injury centers—how we did it
Joseph D. Forrester, Zachary M. Bauman, Andrew R. Doben, Evert A. Eriksson
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:6104-6107
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Efficacy of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration repeat-biopsy
Chun-Li Tang, Di-Fei Chen, Chang-Hao Zhong, Yu Chen, Xiao-Bo Chen, Rong-Mei Geng, Shi-Yue Li
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2021;
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:6108-6110
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Editorial on Robotic Thoracic Surgery3

Is robotic approach more suited for thoracic procedures than video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)?
Ghulam Abbas
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:6111-6112
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Outcomes and technique of robotic diaphragm plication
Lana Schumacher, Danjing Zhao
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:6113-6115
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Review Article on Robotic Thoracic Surgery3

Development of the fundamentals of thoracic robotic surgery curriculum
Jeffrey S. Levy, Farid Gharagozloo
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:6116-6122
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Global status of the robotic thoracic surgery
Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Pedro Henrique Cunha Leite, Alberto Jorge Monteiro Dela Vega
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:6123-6128
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Beyond the learning curve: a review of complex cases in robotic thoracic surgery
Travis C. Geraci, Joshua Scheinerman, David Chen, Amie Kent, Costas Bizekis, Robert J. Cerfolio, Michael D. Zervos
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2021;
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:6129-6140
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Robotic first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome
Farid Gharagozloo, Nabhan Atiquzzaman, Mark Meyer, Barbara Tempesta, Scott Werden
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:6141-6154
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Overview of the outcomes of robotic segmentectomy and lobectomy
Giulia Veronesi, Pierluigi Novellis, Gianluca Perroni
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:6155-6162
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Outcomes of robotic esophagectomy
Amy Young, José María Alvarez Gallesio, David B. Sewell, Rebecca Carr, Daniela Molena
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:6163-6168
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Training residents in robotic thoracic surgery
Evan T. Alicuben, Sean C. Wightman, Kimberly A. Shemanski, Elizabeth A. David, Scott M. Atay, Anthony W. Kim
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:6169-6178
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Surgical Technique on Robotic Thoracic Surgery3

Robotic pulmonary segmentectomy
Kelsey A. Musgrove, Charlotte R. Spear, Kamil Abbas, Britney R. Harris, Ghulam Abbas
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:6179-6186
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Robotic thymectomy for myasthenia gravis surgical techniques and outcomes
Beebarg Raza, Ankit Dhamija, Ghulam Abbas, Alper Toker
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:6187-6194
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Technique of robotic esophagectomy
Tadeusz D. Witek, John J. Brady, Inderpal S. Sarkaria
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:6195-6204
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Erratum

Erratum to clinicopathological models for predicting lymph node metastasis in patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma: the application of machine learning algorithms
Editorial Office
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Erratum to perioperative changes in respiratory impedance in lobectomy and their clinical impact
Editorial Office
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Sleep Section” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship.

2. The series “GARD Section” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship.

3. The series “Robotic Thoracic Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Ghulam Abbas served as the unpaid Guest Editor for this series.