Vol 15, No 8 (August 31, 2023): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

How to determine surgical management in octogenarian patients with lung cancer?
Dohun Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4130-4133
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Surgery for octogenarians: the secret is in the selection
Pietro Bertoglio, Leonardo Valentini, Marco Scarci, Peter Kestenholz, Fabrizio Minervini
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4134-4136
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Management and mindset for air leak and intraoperative bleeding in thoracic surgery
Takahiro Iida, Yoshihisa Shimada, Masaaki Sato
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4137-4140
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Is indwelling pleural catheter placement worthwhile for pleural effusion after lung resection?
Jackson Ka-Chun Leung, Ka-Yan Chiang, Macy Mei-Sze Lui
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4141-4142
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The impact of novel instrumentation in promoting uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Nathan J. Alcasid, Kian C. Banks, Jeffrey B. Velotta
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4143-4145
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Idiopathic tracheal stenosis and hormone receptors
Jenna Aziz, Raghav Murthy
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4146-4147
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Pulmonary transplantation—is it a long-term solution?
Sivaveera Kandasamy, Christine L. Lau, Alexander Sasha Krupnick
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4148-4150
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Patient reported outcomes in thoracic trauma—lesson learned from thoracic oncology
Michael R. Gooseman, Michael E. Cowen, Vasileios Tentzeris, Syed S. A. Qadri, Alessandro Brunelli, Cecilia Pompili
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4151-4153
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Original Article

Risk factors for mitral valve dysfunction, reoperation and death following repair of the primary mitral valve disease in children
Yixuan Cai, Na Jiang, Gang Chen, Yaping Mi, Hui Zhong, Bing Jia, Huifeng Zhang, Ming Ye
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4154-4171
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in lung large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Zheng Shi, Jingwen Wei, Manyi Xu, Zhengbo Song
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4172-4181
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Prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a hospitalized lung cancer population: a single center study
Haiyan Qu, Mengjing Zhu, Chuxiao Shan, Xuan Ji, Guijuan Ji, Wenhui Zhang, Hao Zhang, Bi Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4182-4197
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Continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during lung operations
Andreas Kirschbaum, Nora Jochens, David Stay, Christian Meyer, Detlef K. Bartsch
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4198-4206
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Association between Childhood Asthma Control Test scores and lung pathophysiologic indicators in longitudinal measurements
Xiaoxing Cui, Xiaojian Zhou, Zhen Li, Yanbo Teng, Lili Lin, Qian Wang, Jianguo Hong, Yan Lin, Marilyn S. Black, Michael H. Bergin, Junfeng Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4207-4215
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Comparison of uniport versus triport thoracoscopic single or combined basal segmentectomy for stage IA lung cancer
Zhangyi Dai, Yiming Li, Xingqi Mi, Zhenyu Yang, Jiayi Gao, Chengwu Liu, Jiandong Mei, Lunxu Liu, Qiang Pu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4216-4228
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Evaluation of automated sample preparation system for lymph node sampling
Jennifer D. Duke, Charles D. Sturgis, Christopher Hartley, Morgan Bailey, Michal Reid, Ryan Kern, Alex Bluestone, Hariharan Subramanian, Janani Reisenauer
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4229-4236
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High level of C-reactive protein as a predictive factor for immune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study
Ren Onodera, Shinji Chiba, Satoru Nihei, Itaru Fujimura, Masachika Akiyama, Yu Utsumi, Hiromi Nagashima, Kenzo Kudo, Makoto Maemondo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4237-4247
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Primary clear cell adenocarcinoma of the lung: a national analysis
Arian Mansur, Zain Saleem, Alexandra L. Potter, Camille Mathey-Andrews, Priyanka Senthil, Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4248-4261
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Impact of intraoperative use of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on the status of von Willebrand factor large multimers during single lung transplantation
Hisashi Oishi, Yoshinori Okada, Yamato Suzuki, Takashi Hirama, Yutaka Ejima, Shin-ichi Fujimaki, Shingo Sugawara, Noriyuki Okubo, Hisanori Horiuchi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4262-4272
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Improved clinical outcomes following introduction of an attending intensivist for patients admitted to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit after valvular heart surgery: a single-center experience
Dong Jung Kim, You Kyeong Park, Kang Min Kim, Sang Yoon Kim, Joon Chul Jung, Hyoung Woo Chang, Jae Hang Lee, Jun Sung Kim, Cheong Lim, Kay-Hyun Park
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4273-4284
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Practice patterns and trends in surgical treatment for chronic lung infections: a survey from the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery
Alessandro Wasum Mariani, Paula Duarte D’Ambrosio, Eserval Rocha Junior, Antero Gomes Neto, Sérgio Tadeu Lima Fortunato, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4285-4291
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of segmentectomy vs. lobectomy for stage IA non-small cell lung cancer
Zhangyi Dai, Jiawen Hu, Cheng Shen, Xingqi Mi, Qiang Pu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4292-4305
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Preoperative diameters of aorta influence the remodeling after surgery for type A aortic dissection
Lanlin Zhang, Sheng Yang, Huiqiang Gao, Shangdong Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4306-4313
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Effect of baseline cancer pain on the efficacy of immunotherapy in lung cancer patients
Huan Zhou, Jingwen Wei, Wei Sun, Zhengbo Song
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4314-4323
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A clinical study on the surgical treatment of simple multiple rib fractures in older adult patients
Dong Zhang, Langran Wang, Siqi Xi, Run Li, Chenbo Jiao, Qiang Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4324-4336
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Clinical outcomes of the cuff wrapping technique in the modified Bentall procedure: a propensity score-matched study
Ling-Chen Huang, Chuang Liu, Shu-Ya Fan, Yang-Xue Sun, Hong-Wei Guo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4337-4345
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Selective coronary vein bypass graft improves outcomes of patients with right coronary artery lesion
Longsheng Dai, Wenyuan Yu, Mingxin Gao, Yang Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4346-4356
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Total arch replacement versus hybrid operation for aortic arch aneurysm in elderly patients: a retrospective cohort analysis
Kyungsub Song, Yun Seok Kim, Woo Sung Jang, Suryeun Chung, Yang Hyun Cho, Dong Seop Jeong, Wook Sung Kim, Kiick Sung
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4357-4366
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Recommended first-line management of asymptomatic brain metastases from EGFR mutant and ALK positive non-small cell lung cancer varies significantly according to specialty: an international survey of clinical practice
Chin Heng Fong, Nicholas Meti, Timothy Kruser, Jessica Weiss, Zhihui Amy Liu, Hirokazu Takami, Yoshitaka Narita, Fabio Ynoe de Moraes, Archya Dasgupta, Choo Khoon Ong, James C. H. Yang, Jih Hsiang Lee, Natalya Kosyak, Nicholas Pavlakis, Paul Kongkham, Mark Doherty, Natasha B. Leighl, David B. Shultz
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4367-4378
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Occult pneumothorax in patients with blunt chest trauma: key findings on supine chest radiography
Il Hwan Park, Chang Wan Kim, Young Un Choi, Tae Wook Kang, Jihye Lim, Chun Sung Byun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4379-4386
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Long-term survival in esophagectomy for early-stage esophageal cancer versus endoscopic resection plus additional chemoradiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yong Chen, Yong-Yong Wang, Lei Dai, Ming-Wu Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4387-4395
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K. pneumoniae and M. smegmatis infect epithelial cells via different strategies
Renjing Hu, Lin Wan, Xiaoyun Liu, Jie Lu, Xichi Hu, Xiaoli Zhang, Min Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4396-4412
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Prognostic value of initial routine laboratory blood tests in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring mechanical ventilation: a retrospective cohort study
Jiayi Ren, Chong Zhang, Yahua Liu, Hongguang Han, Yong Liang, Qiyan Zhang, Simeng Li, Bryan S. Benn, Kenneth M. Nugent, Hong Qu, Guobiao Liang, Yang Bai
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4413-4425
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Serum levels of lead are associated with venous thromboembolism: a retrospective study based on the NHANES database (1999 to 2018)
Min Xiao, Dan Li, Xiaoqian Wang, Jing Zhang, Xiaoping Wang, Jiao Gao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4426-4433
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Age and treatment disparities in survival of primary malignant cardiac tumors: an analysis of over 40 years and 500 patients
Wenmiao Wang, Li Kang, Jiaxin Zhang, Houqiang Li, Tiegang Cao, Shuai He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4434-4444
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Selection of key genes for dilated cardiomyopathy based on machine learning algorithms and assessment of diagnostic accuracy
Tingting Chen, Xiulin Xuan, Jiajia Ni, Shuyin Jiang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4445-4455
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Dynamic changes in macrophage subtypes during lung cancer progression and metastasis at single-cell resolution
Jian Wang, Weiqing Wu, Jinquan Xia, Lipeng Chen, Dongcheng Liu, Guangsuo Wang, Lingwei Wang, Qijun Zheng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4456-4471
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4-phenylbutyric acid re-trafficking hERG/G572R channel protein by modulating the endoplasmic reticulum stress-associated chaperones and endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation gene
Wen Tang, Dihui Cai, Yin Fu, Zequn Zheng, Xiaoyan Huang, Rami N. Khouzam, Yongfei Song, Jiangfang Lian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4472-4485
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Development of a prediction model for exercise tolerance decline in the exercise assessment of patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention revascularization in the acute phase
Miaomiao Du, Xiaomei Ye, Delong Li, Congya Yang, Ruozhu Dai
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4486-4496
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Surgical Technique

Patient-specific stent for hemolytic anemia due to a kinked ascending aortic graft
June Lee, Hyun Ah Lim, Seok Beom Hong, Yong Han Kim, Hwan Wook Kim, Do Yeon Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4497-4502
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Review Article

The interplay of physical and cognitive function in rehabilitation of interstitial lung disease patients: a narrative review
Masatoshi Hanada, Takako Tanaka, Ryo Kozu, Yuji Ishimatsu, Noriho Sakamoto, Ani Orchanian-Cheff, Dmitry Rozenberg, W. Darlene Reid
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4503-4521
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Narrative review: respiratory tract microbiome and never smoking lung cancer
Sydney Pindling, Madelyn Klugman, Qing Lan, H. Dean Hosgood III
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4522-4529
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Review Article on Clinical Update Sleep 20231

The neurophysiologic landscape of the sleep onset: a systematic review
Nazanin Biabani, Adam Birdseye, Sean Higgins, Alessio Delogu, Jan Rosenzweig, Zoran Cvetkovic, Alexander Nesbitt, Panagis Drakatos, Joerg Steier, Veena Kumari, David O’Regan, Ivana Rosenzweig
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2023;
15
(8)
:4530-4543
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Disclosure

1. The series “Clinical Update Sleep 2023” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any funding or sponsorship. Joerg Steier served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.