Vol 16, No 2 (February 29, 2024): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Original Article

Effectiveness of S100 calcium-binding protein A12 combined with modified early warning score in the clinical diagnosis of adult community-acquired pneumonia
Xiao-Lian Zhou, Lu-Ying Shu, Qiao Liu, Jian Deng, Dan Wang, Duo Li
A comparison of GOLD 2019 and 2023 recommendations to contemporaneous real-world inhaler treatment patterns for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management in Singapore
Rayan Alsuwaigh, Anthony Yii, Chee Hong Loh, Xiaomeng Xu, Priti Bahety, Aldo A. Navarro Rojas, Dominique Milea, Augustine Tee
The role of the female gender on mid-term outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective study
Paolo Nardi, Calogera Pisano, Carlo Bassano, Fabio Bertoldo, Dario Buioni, Vincenzo Labriola, Alessandro Cristian Salvati, Mattia Scognamiglio, Claudia Altieri, Giovanni Ruvolo
Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on patients with stage IB non-small cell lung cancer with visceral pleural invasion
Bo-Guen Kim, Juwhan Choi, Sun-Kyung Lee, Sue In Choi, Chan Kwon Park, Jae Kyeom Sim, Hyun Lee, Sang-Heon Kim, Jang Won Sohn, Ho Joo Yoon, Sung Yong Lee, Dong Won Park
Direct oral anticoagulants compared with warfarin in patients with left ventricular thrombus: a cohort study from China
Yang Zhou, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Yang Lin, Wenxing Peng
Can a stapling device with bioabsorbable polyglycolic acid felt reduce intraoperative air leak?
Takashi Makino, Takuma Matsumura, Masakazu Kono, Yoichi Anami
Anatomical distribution and clinical significance of translobar bronchi, arteries, and veins hidden in the interlobar fissure
Wenzheng Xu, Zhihua Li, Zhicheng He, Chuan Gao, Shusheng Zhu, Weibing Wu, Liang Chen
Exploring diverse programmed cell-death patterns to develop a novel gene signature for predicting the prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma patients
Zhanming Ma, Yue Wang, Yaxin Yu, Fangqiu Fu, Yang Zhang
Histopathologic fate of resected pulmonary pure ground glass nodule: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wongi Woo, Du-Young Kang, Yoon Jin Cha, Vincent Kipkorir, Seung Hwan Song, Duk Hwan Moon, Jae Il Shin, Sungsoo Lee
Imaging features and deep learning for prediction of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in CT images
Junfeng Huang, Shuojia Xie, Junjie Huang, Ziwen Zheng, Zikai Lin, Jinsheng Lin, Kailun Tang, Mingqiang Meng, Yulin Zhao, Wanzhe Liao, Chunping Liu, Yingying Gu, Shiyue Li, Huai Chen, Ruchong Chen
Palliation of malignant esophageal stent esophagorespiratory fistula with rigid bronchoscope and Y silicone trachea stent: experience with seven patients
Qixia Wang, Yanghuan Chen, Yihua Xu, Hang Xu, Xiaoting Cai, Runchen Wang, Zhiming Ye, Zijian Wen, Shiyue Li, Yu Chen
Comparison of outcomes of surgical and other invasive treatment modalities for malignant pleural effusion in patients with pleural carcinomatosis
Joshua Schramm, Elina Eslauer, Sameer Hammoudeh, Sebastian Stange, Zsolt Sziklavari
Anti-titin antibodies in a cohort of myasthenia gravis patients
João Moura, Ana Paula Sousa, Raquel Samões, Paula Carneiro, Esmeralda Neves, Ana Martins Silva, Ernestina Santos
Phenotypes of esophageal pressure response to the change of positive end-expiratory pressure in patients with moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome
Wei Cheng, Jing Jiang, Yun Long, Siyi Yuan, Yujing Sun, Zhanqi Zhao, Huaiwu He
What are the risk factors for postoperative home oxygen therapy in patients with lung cancer?
Takahiro Yamanaka, Yuichi Sakairi, Yuki Sata, Takahide Toyoda, Terunaga Inage, Kazuhisa Tanaka, Hidemi Suzuki, Yukiko Matsui, Ichiro Yoshino
High flow nasal oxygen vs. conventional oxygen therapy over respiratory oxygenation index after esophagectomy: an observational study
Cristian Deana, Massimo Vecchiato, Francesco Bellocchio, Annarita Tullio, Antonio Martino, Antonio Ziccarelli, Vincenzo Patruno, Marika Pascolo, Flavio Bassi, Marta Pontoni, Paola Raimondi, Lorenzo Cereser, Luigi Vetrugno, Roberto Petri, Alessandro Uzzau
Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted chest computer tomography (CT) insights: a study on intensive care unit (ICU) admittance trends in 78 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients
Rudolf Bumm, Paolo Zaffino, Andras Lasso, Raúl San José Estépar, Steven Pieper, Jakob Wasserthal, Maria Francesca Spadea, Tsogyal Latshang, Nadine Kawel-Boehm, Adrian Wäckerlin, Raphael Werner, Gabriela Hässig, Markus Furrer, Ron Kikinis
Optimal therapeutic strategy for non-small cell lung cancer with thoracic extrathoracic metastasis: a study based on SEER database
Zhehao He, Xuqi Sun, Jinming Xu, Luming Wang, Jun Cheng, Wang Lv, Jian Hu
Compare three diagnostic criteria of progressive pulmonary fibrosis
Tao Chen, Chunfang Zeng
Fascial structure of the anterior mediastinum: the surgical figure of the sternopericardial ligament and the role of affixing the thymus to the pericardium
Kozo Nakanishi, Hidenori Goto
Predicting postoperative lung function using ventilation SPECT/CT in patients with lung cancer
Yong Ho Jeong, Hyun Lee, Hyo Jun Jang, Dong Won Park, Yun Young Choi, Soo Jin Lee
Surgical-decision making in the setting of unsuspected N2 disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Brian Mitzman, Thomas K. Varghese Jr, Wallace L. Akerley, Richard E. Nelson
Risk factor and correlation between postoperative serum myoglobin and acute kidney injury after pulmonary endarterectomy
Mingyuan Xu, Yanan Zhen, Zhaohua Zhang, Xia Zheng, Xiaopeng Liu, Jingwen Liu, Liang Yang, Zhidong Ye, Jianyan Wen, Peng Liu
Characteristics and patient-reported outcomes of long-term lung cancer survivors
Ana Fonseca, Mariana Antunes, João Firmino-Machado, Ana Barroso, Margarida Dias
Prognostic implication of Vasoactive Inotropic Score in adult patients with cardiogenic shock on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Yao Hu, Liangshan Wang, Feng Yang, Xiaomeng Wang, Shuai Zhang, Xing Hao, Hong Wang, Xiaotong Hou
A novel neoadjuvant therapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer in a mouse model
Lanlin Zhang, Jiangyuan Du, Xianghua Wu
Dietary habits and nutrition status in esophageal cancer patients after esophageal reconstruction
Yan He, Ya-Ya Wu, Wan Wei, Yong-Bo Yang, Yao Lin, Liang Dai
Pirfenidone and nintedanib attenuate pulmonary fibrosis in mice by inhibiting the expression of JAK2
Yan Yang, Xinmeng Wang, Jie Zhang
The association between patient preoperative disposition and outcomes after diagnostic lung biopsy
Adam R. Dyas, Christina M. Stuart, Yizhou Fei, Jake L. Cotton, Kathryn L. Colborn, Michael J. Weyant, Simran K. Randhawa, Elizabeth A. David, John D. Mitchell, Christopher D. Scott, Robert A. Meguid
Negative impact of ratio of the microvascular area to tumor area on the response to EGFR-TKI in non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR mutation
Moriyasu Anai, Koichi Saruwatari, Kosuke Imamura, Kosuke Fujino, Takayuki Jodai, Shinya Sakata, Shinji Iyama, Yusuke Tomita, Sho Saeki, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Koei Ikeda, Makoto Suzuki, Takuro Sakagami
Liposomal bupivacaine intercostal block placed under direct vision reduces morphine use in thoracic surgery
Anupama Singh, Miles McAllister, Luis E. De León, Suden Kücükak, Matthew M. Rochefort, Emanuele Mazzola, Luisa Maldonado, Phillip M. Hartigan, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Scott J. Swanson, Raphael Bueno, Ashley L. Deeb, Namrata Patil
Early postoperative constrictive pericarditis in China: a single-center retrospective observational study
Jianhui Peng, He Wang, Keng Zhong, Jie Lu, Chengliang Cai, Fan Yang, Shangyi Yu, Lin Han, Zhiyun Xu, Guanxin Zhang
Perioperative morbidity and 3-year survival in non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery: a propensity matched analysis
Brooks V. Udelsman, Anna Jang, Ashok Muniappan, Peter L. Zhan, Xiaodong Bao, Tongyan Chen, Henning A. Gaissert
Low-normal free triiodothyronine as a predictor of post-operative atrial fibrillation after surgical coronary revascularization
Cuncun Hua, Pengfei Liu, Min Zhang, Jiayin Niu, Lefeng Wang, Guangzhen Zhong
Learning curve for complex segmentectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the treatment of early-stage lung cancer
Seha Ahn, Youngkyu Moon
Factors influencing the length of stay (LOS) undergoing robot-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery in the setting of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol for pediatric patients: a retrospective study
Jiabin Fan, Yi Gao, Jialian Zhao, Liang Liang, Yue Jin, Haiyan Jin
Analysis of the hemostatic effect of preset wrapping technique for type A aortic dissection with abnormal coagulation
Zhixiang Cai, Tao Yan, Ben Zhang, Weida Zhang, Chenjie Su, Hanwei Chen, Xianyue Wang
HOXA5-induced lncRNA DNM3OS promotes human embryo lung fibroblast fibrosis via recruiting EZH2 to epigenetically suppress TSC2 expression
Hong Lv, Xingjia Qian, Zhengzheng Tao, Jun Shu, Dongfang Shi, Jing Yu, Guiqin Fan, Qiuhong Qian, Luhong Shen, Bing Lu
Transcriptomic analysis reveals the potential crosstalk genes and immune relationship between Crohn’s disease and atrial fibrillation
Xiaohan Qiu, Junlin Teng, Ning Wang, Luying Cao, Congyi Cheng, Cong Su, Youran Dong, Fen Wang, Wenqiang Chen
A closed surgical intensive care unit organization improves cardiac surgical patient outcomes
Lauren A. Johnson, Brianna Klucher, Hanna Jensen, Rebecca Reif, Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Kevin Sexton, Mary Katherine Kimbrough
Frequency and predictive factors of nodal micro-metastasis (NMM) in resectable non-small cell lung cancer
Sophon Siwachat, Apichat Tantraworasin, Nirush Lertprasertsuke, Somcharoen Saeteng
Veno-venous extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation in complex tracheobronchial resection
Luca Voltolini, Alberto Salvicchi, Alessandro Gonfiotti, Sara Borgianni, Giovanni Cianchi, Giovanni Mugnaini, Stefano Bongiolatti
Cerebral protection in acute type A aortic dissection surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mehran Rahimi, Hadi Sahrai, Ali Norouzi, Mohammadreza Taban-Sadeghi, Ahmadali Khalili, Sina Hamzehzadeh, Reza Ali Akbari Khoei, Hossein Hosseinifard, Ralf Martz Sulague, Jacques Kpodonu
More attention should be paid to Omicron-associated sepsis: a multicenter retrospective study in south China
Ling Sang, Yonghao Xu, Yongbo Huang, Zhengtu Li, Deliang Wen, Changbo Liu, Yichun Wang, Lewu Xian, Linling Cheng, Feng Ye, Hongkai Wu, Xilong Deng, Yueping Li, Weiyan Ye, Nanshan Zhong, Yimin Li, Shiyue Li, Xiaoqing Liu
Enhanced recovery after surgery pathway leads to decreased length of stay for patients undergoing minimally invasive lung resection
Madeline L. Fryer, Benjamin A. Palleiko, Isabel Emmerick, Allison Crawford, Mamatha Kadiyala, Feiran Lou, Karl Uy, Mark W. Maxfield
Differential response to roflumilast in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: real-world evidence
Hyun Woo Lee, Jiyu Sun, Hyo-Jin Lee, Jung-Kyu Lee, Tae Yeon Park, Eun Young Heo, Chin Kook Rhee, Deog Kyeom Kim
Investigating the multitarget pharmacological mechanism of Rhodiola wallichiana var. cholaensis acting on angina pectoris using combined network pharmacology and molecular docking
Haitao Zhang, Xudong Zhuang, Zhixiong Li, Xinrui Wang
Effect of prone positioning on survival in adult patients receiving venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute respiratory distress syndrome: a prospective multicenter randomized controlled study
Hongjie Tong, Feiyan Pan, Xiaoling Zhang, Shengwei Jia, Rishik Vashisht, Kun Chen, Qianqian Wang
Feasibility and performance of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease population screener and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening questionnaire in a Chinese physical examination center
Xiaoqing Huang, Hanguang Yu, Enmin Huang, Shuqian Wang, Jiali Chen, Jinweng Weng, Peter S. P. Cho, Mi Hyoung Moon, Mei Song, Xueying Fang
Modified surgical incision suturing technique in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary resection
Liuying Pan, Tengfei Chen, Zhipan Liang, Piergiorgio Solli, Benedetta Bedetti, Kyung Soo Kim, Xiaowei She
Improvement of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis through a combination of Astragalus radix and Angelica sinensis radix via mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway-induced autophagy in rat
Chao Sun, Huaman Liu, Baihong Chi, Jia Han, Yasuhiko Koga, Kamyar Afshar, Xue Liu
Mebendazole induces apoptosis and inhibits migration via the reactive oxygen species-mediated STAT3 signaling downregulation in non-small cell lung cancer
Zhipan Liang, Qiuyun Chen, Liuying Pan, Xiaowei She, Tengfei Chen
Promotion of non-small cell lung cancer tumor growth by FHL2 via inducing angiogenesis and vascular permeability
Tengfei Chen, Jun Chen, Qiuyun Chen, Zhipan Liang, Liuying Pan, Jun Zhao, Xiaowei She
Identification of prognostic biomarkers of smoking-related lung cancer
Chen Liang, Wei Pan, Zhijun Zhou, Xiaomin Liu
Long-term prognosis analysis of surgical therapy for bilateral synchronous multiple primary lung cancer: a follow-up of 293 cases
Hui Zhang, Lian Chen, Feng Mao, Jiantiao Li, Masatsugu Hamaji, Yoshihisa Shimada, Chi Wan Koo, Zuodong Song, Liwei Song, Shun Lu
Bioinformatics analysis of the prognostic role of alternative splicing data in lung adenocarcinoma
Lingling Zhao, Shuting He, Ziwei Liu, Zhibin Song, Xiaochun Hou, Ling Gai
Effects of case volume on short- and long-term outcomes following cadaveric lung transplantation in Japan
Masayuki Chida, Takashi Inoue, Takahiro Nakajima, Yoshinori Okada, Hisashi Oishi, Jun Nakajima, Masaaki Sato, Ichiro Yoshino, Hidemi Suzuki, Daisuke Nakajima, Yasushi Shintani, Takashi Kanou, Shinichi Toyooka, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Takeshi Shiraishi, Toshihiko Sato, Keitaro Matsumoto, Takeshi Nagayasu, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Yasushi Matsuda, Sumiko Maeda, Hiroshi Date

Study Protocol

Myocardial protection: comparing histological effects of single-dose cardioplegic solutions—study protocol for a secondary analysis of the CARDIOPLEGIA trial
Kathize Betti Lira, Renan Senandes Delvaux, Felipe Abatti Spadini, Luis Henrique Hauschild, Rafael Oliveira Ceron, Fernando Anschau, Luciane Kopittke, Juarez Rode, Rafael Antônio Widholzer Rey, Estefania Inez Wittke, Alfeu Roberto Rombaldi, Eduardo Cambruzzi, Eron Rodrigues Cunha Lopes, Adriana Silveira Almeida

Surgical Technique

Modified open-thoracotomy-view approach in robotic-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection
Keisei Tachibana, Jun Miura, Yoshifumi Hirata, Kazuharu Suda, Kohei Hashimoto, Ryota Tanaka, Haruhiko Kondo

Review Article

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery: clinical practice review
Orlando R. Suero, Ahmed K. Ali, Lauren R. Barron, Matthew W. Segar, Marc R. Moon, Subhasis Chatterjee
Tackling complex thoracic surgical operations with robotic solutions: a narrative review
Ayham M. Odeh, Kody Wyant, Richard K. Freeman, Zaid M. Abdelsattar
Incidental pulmonary nodule management in Canada: exploring current state through a narrative literature review and expert interviews
Geneviève C. Digby, Jeffrey Habert, Jyoti Sahota, Lucía Zhu, Daria Manos
Developing technologies and areas of interest in lung cancer screening adjuncts
Ju Ae Park, Duy Pham, Sriya Yalamanchili, Shaina Twardus, Kei Suzuki
Optimal antithrombotic strategy following valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacement
Maximilian Reisinger, Polydoros N. Kampaktsis, Tanush Gupta, Isaac George
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on esophageal cancer resource allocation: a systematic review
Nicholas M. Fialka, Ryaan El-Andari, Uzair Jogiat, Eric L. R. Bédard, Bryce Laing, Jayan Nagendran
The influence of novel coronavirus pneumonia on chronic disease management of asthma—a narrative review
Xue-Fen Chen, Jing-Min Deng
A narrative review of the controversy on the risk of mycobacterial infections with immune checkpoint inhibitor use: does Goldilocks have the answer?
Akshara Vaddi, Holly J. Hulsebus, Emily L. O’Neill, Vijaya Knight, Edward D. Chan
Donor management and extremely high donor lung utilization rate in Japan
Yasushi Hoshikawa, Yasushi Matsuda, Juntaro Ashikari
The effect of infectious diseases on lung transplantation in Japan
Satoshi Kitaura, Koh Okamoto
Chylothorax: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management—a comprehensive review
Malvika Bhatnagar, Annette Fisher, Sudarshan Ramsaroop, Alison Carter, Benjamin Pippard
Hepatic hydrothorax
Hannah Wilkins, Ellie Britt, Malvika Bhatnagar, Benjamin Pippard
Cardiac related pleural effusions: a narrative review
Thisarana Wijayaratne, Asfandyar Yousuf, Rakesh Panchal
Pectus excavatum and carinatum: a narrative review of epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical features, and classification
Nicky Janssen, Nadine A. Coorens, Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Jean H. T. Daemen, Iris L. Michels, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos
Hybrid ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: a narrative review
Shohei Kataoka, Morio Shoda, Koichiro Ejima, Ken Kato, Kyoichiro Yazaki, Shun Hasegawa, Masayuki Sakai, Satoshi Higuchi, Daigo Yagishita, Junichi Yamaguchi
Chest wall resections for sulcus superior tumors
Semih Ünal, David Jonathan Heineman, Martijn van Dorp, Toon Winkelman, Jerry Braun, Max Dahele, Chris Dickhoff
Sternal cleft: new options for reconstruction
João Paulo Cassiano de Macedo, Pedro Henrique Xavier Nabuco de Araujo, José Ribas Milanez de Campos, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes

Editorial

Chest wall resections and reconstructions
Jean H. T. Daemen, Jose R. Milanez de Campos, Erik R. de Loos