Vol 13, No 12 (December 29, 2021): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Original Article

Predictors of survival and technical success of bronchoscopic interventions in malignant airway obstruction
Cláudia Freitas, Mariana Serino, Catarina Cardoso, Sandra Saleiro, Ana Paula Vaz, Hélder Novais-Bastos, António Morais, Adriana Magalhães, Gabriela Fernandes
Comparison of outcomes in DeBakey type I versus DeBakey type II aortic dissection: a 17-year single center experience
Mona Salehi Ravesh, Mohamed Salem, Georg Lutter, Christine Friedrich, Veronika Walter, Thomas Puehler, Jochen Cremer, Assad Haneya
Long-term outcomes after aortic root replacement for patients with Marfan syndrome
Yu Zhu, Zhao Jian, Ruiyan Ma, Yong Wang, Yingbin Xiao
An innovative cold storage system for donor heart transportation—lessons learned from the first experience in Switzerland
Martin O. Schmiady, Tim Graf, Ahmed Ouda, Raed Aser, Andreas J. Flammer, Paul R. Vogt, Markus J. Wilhelm
The impact of marginal lung function on outcomes in the era of minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Hiroko Nakahama, Mark Jaradeh, Zaid M. Abdelsattar, James Lubawski, Wickii T. Vigneswaran
Ambulant treatment with a digital chest tube for prolonged air leak is safe and effective
Lars Dinjens, Wytze S. de Boer, Jos A. Stigt
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy facilitates resection of surgically-challenging lung squamous cell cancer
Ke Xu, Haitang Yang, Wenyan Ma, Liwen Fan, Beibei Sun, Zhexin Wang, Mohammad Faisal Al-Hurani, Ralph A. Schmid, Feng Yao
Technical and safety performance of CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for lung tumors: an ablate and resect study
Shanda H. Blackmon, Rosalie M. Sterner, Patrick W. Eiken, Thomas J. Vogl, Bradley B. Pua, Jeffrey L. Port, Damian E. Dupuy, Matthew R. Callstrom
Development of a competing risk nomogram for the prediction of cause-specific mortality in patients with thymoma: a population- based analysis
Tao Zhang, Lipin Liu, Bin Qiu
Barriers to surveillance imaging adherence in early-staged lung cancer
Ian C. Bostock, Wayne Hofstetter, Reza Mehran, Ravi Rajaram, David Rice, Boris Sepesi, Stephen Swisher, Ara Vaporciyan, Garrett Walsh, Mara B. Antonoff
Comparison of National Comprehensive Cancer Network and European Position Statement protocols for nodule management in low-dose computed tomography lung cancer screening in a general Chinese population
Yihui Du, Yanju Li, Monique D. Dorrius, Grigory Sidorenkov, Marleen Vonder, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Marjolein A. Heuvelmans, Xiaonan Cui, Zhaoxiang Ye, Geertruida H. de Bock
Establishment and evaluation of a 30-minute detection method for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid using a novel ultra-fast real-time PCR instrument
Wenkuan Liu, Zhichao Zhou, Lu Zhang, Lei Li, Lin Wang, Linxiu Song, Shuyan Qiu, Li Zhang, Duo Xu, Xingui Tian, Xiao Li, Yujie Yang, Jiaxin Liang, Yong Liu, Xiaobo Li, Rong Zhou
ELABELA acts as a protective biomarker in patients with atrial fibrillation
Chunhong Cui, Hongmei Zhou, Jin Xu
Efficacy of multi-groove silicone drains in single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery and their effect on C-reactive protein: a single-center experience
Yuanshan Yao, Qingwang Hua, Suyue Liu, Zhenhua Yang, Haibo Shen, Wen Gao
3'-daidzein sulfonate protects myocardial cells from hypoxic-ischemic injury via the NRF2/HO-1 signaling pathway
Xueliang Zeng, Junjian Yu, Taohui Zeng, Yuan Liu, Bei Li

Review Article

Bridge to transplantation from mechanical circulatory support: a narrative review
Alice L. Zhou, Eric W. Etchill, Katherine A. Giuliano, Benjamin L. Shou, Kavita Sharma, Chun W. Choi, Ahmet Kilic

Study Protocol

Rationale and design of the Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ECOPD) study in Guangdong, China: a prospective observational cohort study
Fan Wu, Yumin Zhou, Jieqi Peng, Zhishan Deng, Xiang Wen, Zihui Wang, Youlan Zheng, Heshen Tian, Huajing Yang, Peiyu Huang, Ningning Zhao, Ruiting Sun, Rongchang Chen, Pixin Ran; the ECOPD study investigators

Review Article on Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Disease: from Bench to Bed1

Applications of artificial intelligence in the thorax: a narrative review focusing on thoracic radiology
Yisak Kim, Ji Yoon Park, Eui Jin Hwang, Sang Min Lee, Chang Min Park
Artificial intelligence in thoracic surgery: a narrative review
Valentina Bellini, Marina Valente, Paolo Del Rio, Elena Bignami
Machine learning methods for perioperative anesthetic management in cardiac surgery patients: a scoping review
Santino R. Rellum, Jaap Schuurmans, Ward H. van der Ven, Susanne Eberl, Antoine H. G. Driessen, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, Denise P. Veelo
Artificial intelligence assisted display in thoracic surgery: development and possibilities
Zhuxing Chen, Yudong Zhang, Zeping Yan, Junguo Dong, Weipeng Cai, Yongfu Ma, Jipeng Jiang, Keyao Dai, Hengrui Liang, Jianxing He
A narrative review of artificial intelligence-assisted histopathologic diagnosis and decision-making for non-small cell lung cancer: achievements and limitations
Yongzhong Li, Donglai Chen, Xuejie Wu, Wentao Yang, Yongbing Chen
Artificial intelligence-assisted decision making for prognosis and drug efficacy prediction in lung cancer patients: a narrative review
Jingwei Li, Jiayang Wu, Zhehao Zhao, Qiran Zhang, Jun Shao, Chengdi Wang, Zhixin Qiu, Weimin Li
Application of artificial intelligence in COVID-19 medical area: a systematic review
Zhoulin Chang, Zhiqing Zhan, Zifan Zhao, Zhixuan You, Yang Liu, Zhihong Yan, Yong Fu, Wenhua Liang, Lei Zhao

Disclosure:

1. The series “Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Disease: From Bench to Bed” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Jianxing He and Hengrui Liang served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.