Vol 14, No 4 (April 27, 2022): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Neoadjuvant gefitinib therapy: a potential standard therapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Tomoki Nishida, Yuichi Saito, Ryuta Fukai
Recent advances in electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for localization of peripheral pulmonary nodules
Yuichi Saito
Multidisciplinary and real life data: practical management of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Armida D’Incecco, Katia Cannita, Francesco Martella, Andrea De Vico, Gino Zaccagna, Lorenza Landi, Duilio Divisi
Future prospects of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) and surgery for non-small cell lung cancer
Tatsuya Nagano, Motoko Tachihara, Yugo Tanaka
The management of postoperative recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation: what is the best way?
Hiroyuki Adachi, Yuichi Saito
Tracking and tackling the tumor dynamics clonal evolution: osimertinib rechallenge after interval therapy might be an effective treatment approach in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Giulio Metro, Angelo Bonaiti, Ilaria Birocchi, Francesca Marasciulo, Martina Ubaldi, Niccolò Metelli, Vincenzo Minotti, Alfredo Addeo
Surgeons and the spirit of liberty
Henning A. Gaissert

Original Article

The pathological oral cavity as a preventable source of postoperative pneumonia in thoracic surgery: a prospective observational study
Till Ploenes, Arianne Pollok, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Sandra Kampe, Kaid Darwiche, Christian Taube, Jan Buer, Clemens Aigner
Oxygenated right ventricular assist device with a percutaneous dual-lumen cannula as a bridge to lung transplantation
Takashi Harano, Ernest G. Chan, Masashi Furukawa, Pedro Reck dos Santos, Matthew R. Morrell, Penny L. Sappington, Pablo G. Sanchez
Association of marital status with cardiovascular outcome in patients with breast cancer
Tianwang Guan, Yuyan Wang, Feng Li, Dongting Chen, Qingqian Wei, Kenie Wang, Hanbin Zhang, Jinming Yang, Jin Zeng, Yanxian Lai, Zhengxia Yang, Cheng Liu
Predictors of high flow oxygen therapy failure in COVID-19-related severe hypoxemic respiratory failure
Eftychia Polydora, Michaella Alexandrou, Stamatios Tsipilis, Nikolaos Athanasiou, Michail Katsoulis, Artemis Rodopoulou, Apostolos Pappas, Ioannis Kalomenidis
Partial upper sternotomy for aortic valve replacement provides similar mid-term outcomes as the full sternotomy
Jan Hlavicka, David Janda, Petr Budera, Petr Tousek, Marek Maly, Richard Fojt, Hana Linkova, Tomas Holubec, Petr Kacer
Clinical diagnostic algorithm in defining tuberculous unilateral pleural effusion in high tuberculosis burden areas short of diagnostic tools
Rentao Yu, Sheng Hu, Chao Wang, Hua Zhang, Zhenliang Xiao, Lijie Ma
Influence of body composition measures on chyle leak after oesophagectomy
James M. Halle-Smith, Manjunath Siddaiah-Subramanya, Abdulrahman Ghoneim, Ahmed Almonib, Benjamin H. L. Tan
Does needle-type increase the diagnostic yield of malignancies in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)?—a prospective comparative study
Piotr Skrzypczak, Łukasz Gąsiorowski, Magdalena Sielewicz, Magdalena Roszak, Mikołaj Kamiński, Cezary Piwkowski
Clinical significance of tumor necrosis and viability in non-small cell lung cancer
Seok Whan Moon, Jae Jun Kim, Seong Cheol Jeong, Yong Hwan Kim, Jung Wook Han
Translation and validation of the Chinese version of Patient-completed Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire and its implementation in patient education
Bo Peng, Lin Sun, Yan Shang, Yajuan Zhang, Xiwen Gao, Ling Ye, Meiling Jin, Wei He, Zhijun Jie, Chunling Du, Lei Zhou, Yang Liu, Xiaolian Song, Juan Du, Fengying Zhang, Yi Gong, Yuheng Shi, Wuping Bao, Haihua Chen, Jin Wang, Chijun Wen, Weihao Li, Dandan Zhao, Gang Wang, Xin Zhou, Wei Tang
The effectiveness of large group demonstration training method on the use of pressurized metered-dose inhaler in elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Woranoot Choomuang, Chaicharn Pothirat, Warawut Chaiwong, Chalerm Liwsrisakun, Theerakorn Theerakittikul, Nittaya Phetsuk, Panida Chanayat
Clinical and bronchoscopic aspects of bronchial healing after sleeve resection for lung cancer: a multivariate analysis on 541 cases
Alberto Lopez-Pastorini, Christoph Eckermann, Aris Koryllos, Thomas Galetin, Corinna Ludwig, Michaela Hammer-Hellmig, Erich Stoelben
A prospective trial of CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation for lung tumors
Janani S. Reisenauer, Patrick W. Eiken, Matthew R. Callstrom, Geoffrey B. Johnson, Karlyn Pierson, Bettie Lechtenberg, Shanda H. Blackmon
National trends in pectus excavatum repair: patient age, facility volume, and outcomes
Shale J. Mack, Brian M. Till, Charles Huang, Darshak Thosani, Uzma Rahman, Tyler Grenda, Nathaniel R. Evans III, Olugbenga T. Okusanya
Incidence and risk factors for sternal osteomyelitis after median sternotomy
Yoon Ki Cha, Min Suk Choi, So Hyeon Bak, Jeung Sook Kim, Chu Hyun Kim, Myung Jin Chung
Association between cine CMR-based radiomics signature and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Yongjia Peng, Kongyang Wu, Yi Xiang J. Wang, Jingshan Gong
Effect of prior cancer history on survival of patients with esophageal carcinoma: a propensity score matching, population-based study
Jingwen Liu, Yongjian Chen, Xiangyu Zhan, Yunfang Yu, Herui Yao
Tracheal stenosis as a complication of prolonged intubation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: a Peruvian cohort
José Manuel Palacios, David Arturo Bellido, Fernando Benjamín Valdivia, Pamela Alejandra Ampuero, Carlos Felipe Figueroa, Christian Medina, Jorge Edgardo Cervera
Clinical relevance of false-negative interferon-gamma release assays in patients with tuberculous pleurisy in an intermediate tuberculosis burden country
Kyung Hoon Kim, Nari Jeong, Jeong Uk Lim, Hwa Young Lee, Jongmin Lee, Hye-Yeon Lee, Seok Chan Kim, Ji Young Kang
The outcome of lung transplantation for end-stage pulmonary diseases with pulmonary hypertension: a single-center experience
Shilong Wu, Guilin Peng, Chenyang Xu, Xiuhua Li, Wenfa Jiang, Qing Ai, Chao Yang, Don Xiao, Bing Wei, Weizhe Huang, Xin Xu, Jianxing He
Early outcomes of the Frozenix J-graft with exclusion of the non-stent part at a single center
Akimasa Morisaki, Yosuke Takahashi, Hiromichi Fujii, Yoshito Sakon, Kenta Nishiya, Noriaki Kishimoto, Kokoro Yamane, Takumi Kawase, Toshihiko Shibata
Uncertainty analysis of chest X-ray lung height measurements and size matching for lung transplantation
Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, Maria C. Vazquez Guillamet, Ashraf Rjob, Andrew Bierhals, Irene Bello, Alberto Jauregui Abularach, Laneshia Tague, Michael Wallendorf, Gary F. Marklin, Chad Witt, Derek E. Byers, Daniel Kreisel, Ruben Nava, Varun Puri, Ramsey Hachem, Elbert P. Trulock
Interstitial lung disease and wedge resection are poor prognostic factors for non-small cell lung cancer
Nozomu Motono, Masahito Ishikawa, Shun Iwai, Yoshihito Iijima, Hidetaka Uramoto
Virtual-assisted lung mapping using dual staining with indocyanine green and indigo carmine enhanced marking detectability
Masahiro Yanagiya, Masaaki Sato, Naohiro Ijiri, Kimihiko Kobayashi, Masaaki Nagano, Chihiro Konoeda, Kentaro Kitano, Jun Nakajima
Prognostic impact of surgical treatment for high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: a multi-institutional retrospective study
Tomohiro Haruki, Shinji Matsui, Yuki Oshima, Hiroyuki Maeta, Shunsuke Fukino, Yohei Yurugi, Kunio Araki, Yoshihisa Umekita, Hiroshige Nakamura
Quality of transbronchial biopsy with large forceps compared to cryobiopsy: a randomized controlled, single blinded live animal study
Wissam Abouzgheib, Osheen Abramian, Shuyue Ren, William Rafferty, Bhavi Patel, Nagendra Madisi, Paul Kannarkatt, Karl Lowa, Krystal Hunter, Ziad Boujaoude
Underlying mechanisms of saphenous vein graft stenosis after coronary artery bypass caused by clipping of the side branches: an experimental study
Yanlong Ren, Bangrong Song, Jiang Li, Tieduo Kang, Jin Sheng, Shangqiu Ning, Liying Chen, Ran Dong, Wenxian Liu
Anesthetic management of heart and lung transplantation: analysis of 14 cases in a single center
Jian Fang, Xiaoxue Zhuang, Zhaomin Huang, Lan Lan, Hanyu Yang, Chao Yang, Shaobo Xie
Integrated gene expression profiling analysis reveals SERPINA3, FCN3, FREM1, MNS1 as candidate biomarkers in heart failure and their correlation with immune infiltration
Yuanyuan Jiang, Yanzhou Zhang, Chuhuan Zhao
The effect of early tracheal extubation combined with physical training on pulmonary rehabilitation of patients after lung transplantation: a randomized controlled trial
Ting Wu, Shufang Zhou, Bo Wu, Jingyu Chen, Xuefen Zhu, Yinghua Cai
Prognostic value of thoracic tumor staging and volume parameters in non-small cell lung cancer patients with synchronous solitary bone metastasis
Kan Deng, Shuping Li, Jian Zhang, Xiande Ye, Kai Yao, Ying Li, Jianru Xiao
Prognostic value of peripheral blood circular RNAs in patients with acute coronary syndrome
Chen Chen, Xiwen Zhao, Xiaoliang Xie
MiR-223-3p affects myocardial inflammation and apoptosis following myocardial infarction via targeting FBXW7
Libin Zhang, Jing Yang, Ming Guo, Minghui Hao
Effects of Kangdaxin on myocardial fibrosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction rats
Xiang Wu, Tingting Zhang, Jianfeng Qiao, Cuiyun Li, Chao Lin, Shangquan Xiong
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of transitional care interventions on the prognosis of patients with heart failure
Xiuzhen Lin, Ruxiang Ji, Xia Wang, Ruomei Xin, Qiongyan Chen
Effect of high-throughput screening of circRNA01724 on a rat model of myocardial ischemia ventricular arrhythmia
Xiaomin Hu, Dan Wu, Bing Zou, Huiling Xiao, Tao Yang, Chenxi Wang, Hui Zhou, Wen Shen, Chenjie Zhang, Tao Wu
Evaluating the efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus the optimal drug therapy (ODT) for stable coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xiaodong Qian, Haoze Deng, Jiamin Yuan, Junting Hu, Lujia Dai, Tingbo Jiang
Trichosanthin inhibits cell growth and metastasis by promoting pyroptosis in non-small cell lung cancer
Yan Tan, Junyu Xiang, Zixian Huang, Lin Wang, Yiling Huang
Retrospective study of treatment with a drug-coated balloon alone is beneficial for ostial coronary lesions
Wenduo Zhang, Fusui Ji, Xue Yu, Chenguang Yang, Xinyue Wang
A study of mechanical ventilation in the ICU after cardiac surgery: a bibliometric analysis
Mengwen Zhang, Yongbo Zhao, Rongmin Cui, Bo An
Differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodular mucinous adenocarcinoma and tuberculoma with dynamic CT: a retrospective study
Yue-Hui Yin, Yuan-Gang Qi, Bing Wang
The efficacy and safety of Wulingsan modified formulas for chronic heart failure patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ziyun Li, Lang Ren, Renjun Gu, Conghui Zhou, Xu Tong, Jingqing Hu
Identification and in vitro validation of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for lung squamous cell carcinoma
Xiaopeng Zhao, Chong Yuan, Xu He, Miao Wang, Haoran Zhang, Jingge Cheng, Hongyan Wang
Risk factors for cardiac rupture after acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction during the percutaneous coronary intervention era: a retrospective case-control study
Zesheng Xu, Yingkai Li, Ruyan Zhang, Yongqing Liu, Hua Liu, Jiancai Yu, Xianbo Zhou, Yihui Du, Hongliang Cong
Consistency analysis of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I in peripheral blood and venous blood by quantum dot immunofluorescence assay and clinical application in acute myocardial infarction
Haohao Liu, Fang Luo, Lizhu Zhang, Zhijun Han, Mingxiang Shao, Hong Du

Review Article on Thoracic Surgery Worldwide1

Cardiothoracic surgery in South Africa: a history
Ivan Schewitz
Thoracic surgery in Egypt
Hussein Elkhayat, Hany Hasan Elsayed, Waleed Adel, Ahmed Gamal Elkhouly, Amr Abdellateef, Wagdy Abdel Moneim Amin, Alaa Ibrahim Abd El Hafiez, Hatem Beshir, Yasser Ahmed Elsayed, Moustafa Mohamed Elhamami, Ehab Abdel Moneim Wahby, Elhusseiny Elhusseiny Gamil, Ahmed Elminshawy

Disclosure:

1. The series “Thoracic Surgery Worldwide” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Alan Sihoe served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.