Vol 16, No 5 (May 31, 2024): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

A conundrum of honeycombing: challenges in tumor size estimation in patients with honeycombing in the lung
Sana Vahidy, Raoul Pereira, Sebastiao Nunes Martins-Filho, Meena Kalluri
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:2709-2712
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Original Article

Prevalence of carotid artery stenosis and intra-cranial lesions in patients with aortic arch aneurysm and its association with intraoperative regional cerebral oxygen saturation and postoperative neurological outcomes
Daijiro Hori, Takahiro Yamamoto, Naoyuki Kimura, Atsushi Yamaguchi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2713-2722
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Thoracic cavity remodeling and pulmonary function change after chest wall resection
Seon Yong Bae, Ji Hyeon Park, Bubse Na, Kwon Joong Na, Samina Park, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:2723-2735
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Intraprocedural computed tomography-guided navigation with ventilatory strategy for atelectasis (ICNVA): a modified electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy
Shaohua Dai, Guoqiu Xu, Zhiguo Chen, Jian Tang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:2736-2744
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Network pharmacology to explore the mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of ground glass nodules
Feng Wang, Cui-Lian Mo, Ming Lu, Xiao-Long Deng, Jia-Ying Luo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:2745-2756
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Indeterminate pulmonary nodules and prior malignancy: survival and recurrence after surgery in newly diagnosed stage I non-small cell lung cancer
José Franco, Genaro Galán, Elvira Bondía, Irene Pastor, Andrea Calderón, Amelia Insa, Miguel Á. Mollá, Paloma Martín-Martorell, Juan A. Carbonell, Jaime Signes-Costa
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2757-2766
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Systemic immune-inflammation index in predicting hospitalized bronchiectasis exacerbation risks and disease severity
Wang Chun Kwok, Terence Chi Chun Tam, David Chi Leung Lam, Mary Sau Man Ip, James Chung Man Ho
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2767-2775
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Multimodal prehabilitation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a feasibility study
David W. G. ten Cate, Rosaline van den Berg, Maaike Scholten-Bakker, Charlotte J. L. Molenaar, Erik M. von Meyenfeldt, Gerrit D. Slooter, Frank J. C. van den Broek, Geertruid M. H. Marres
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:2776-2789
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Pediatric vascular ring outcomes for surgically repaired vs. unoperated children: a single-center experience
Houdaïfa Ajdaa, Karlien Carbonez, Jelena Hubrechts, Catherine Barrea, Geoffroy de Beco, Mona Momeni, Alain J. Poncelet
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2790-2799
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Prevalence of concomitant aortic disease and lung cancer: an exploratory study
Edoardo Pasqui, Luca Luzzi, Elisa Lazzeri, Giulia Casilli, Giulia Ferrante, Chiara Catelli, Piero Paladini, Gianmarco de Donato
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2800-2810
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Integrated endoscopic treatment of primitive unresectable tracheal tumor: the INTACT retrospective cohort study
Alessandro Marchioni, Linda Manicardi, Roberto Tonelli, Luca Tabbì, Dario Andrisani, Antonio Lamesta, Anna Mocellin, Giulia Bruzzi, Gaia Cappiello, Alessandro Andreani, Francesco Mattioli, Pierluigi Filosso, Enrico Clini
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2811-2821
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Different treatment modalities on the prognosis of patients with stage I–IIIa small cell lung cancer: a population based study
Fangjun Chen, Zihan Wang, Xing Gu, Yihong Ni, Guangliang Qiang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2822-2834
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The inciting factor for bradycardia in COVID-19 patients: a potential harm of steroid treatment
Misa Ogiwara, Hiroaki Ihara, Yuki Muto, Manami Haba, Hiroki Nakazawa, Saori Hotta, Hitomi Jo, Noriko Hayama, Yuichiro Honma, Sakuo Hoshi, Mitsuhiro Fujii, Kazuhisa Takahashi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2835-2844
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Intraoperative changes in upper extremity perfusion index after thoracic paravertebral and intertransverse process block in patients undergoing lung resection surgery
Chahyun Oh, Sun Yeul Lee, Soomin Lee, Jiyong Lee, Sujin Baek, Myungjong Shin, Yooyoung Chong, Min-Woong Kang, Chaeseong Lim, Sung Joon Han, Boohwi Hong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2845-2855
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Presurgical invasive mediastinal staging in lung cancer, unexpected N2 and long-term survival: a registry-based study with data from the Spanish group for video-assisted thoracic surgery
Iker López, Borja Aguinagalde, Iratxe Urreta, Iñigo Royo, Sergio Bolufer, Laura Sánchez, Jon Zabaleta, Arantza Fernández-Monge, Raúl Embún; on behalf of the Spanish Group for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (GEVATS)
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2856-2865
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Thoracoscopic surgery for rare congenital pulmonary airway malformations in adults: a decade of retrospective study
Yuqing Zhao, Huimin Jia
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2866-2874
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Differentiating inflammatory and malignant pulmonary lesions on 3T lung MRI with radiomics of apparent diffusion coefficient maps and T2w derived radiomic feature maps
Laura J. Jensen, Damon Kim, Thomas Elgeti, Ingo G. Steffen, Lars-Arne Schaafs, Bernd Hamm, Sebastian N. Nagel
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2875-2893
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Factors associated with incomplete resection for large, locally invasive non-small cell lung cancer
Whitney S. Brandt, Zhizhou Yang, Brendan T. Heiden, Pamela P. Samson, Daniel Morgensztern, Saiama N. Waqar, Bryan F. Meyers, Ruben G. Nava, G. Alexander Patterson, Benjamin D. Kozower, Varun Puri
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2894-2905
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Comparison of high-flow nasal cannula with conventional oxygen therapy for preventing postoperative hypoxemia in patients with lung resection surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Xingxing Zhang, Xiaoqing Li, Yang Li, Wenchun Wang, Yun Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2906-2917
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The safety and feasibility of mini-invasive Bentall surgery via right anterior mini-thoracotomy
Xin He, Fengwei Guo, Jing Li, Yongxin Li, Yang Yan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2918-2926
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Feasibility of the modified mini-bronchoalveolar lavage techniques using a nasogastric suction catheter and polytetrafluoroethylene bronchoscopic suction catheter in diagnosing bilateral pneumonia: a pilot study
Phongsaphat Pojpanichphong, Nadwipa Yuangtrakul
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2927-2935
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Regional trends in diagnosis of advanced lung cancer in Michigan over 33 years
Hollis E. Hutchings, Sue C. Grady, Qiong Zhang, Erik Schwarze, Andrew Popoff, Kamil Khanipov, Ikenna C. Okereke
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2936-2947
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Clinical characteristics and survival of esophageal cancer patients: annual report of the surgical treatment in Shanghai Chest Hospital, 2017
Chang Yuan, Xiaolu Wu, Yuxin Yang, Zhichao Liu, Yifeng Sun, Xufeng Guo, Bin Li, Rong Hua, Yang Yang, Teng Mao, Hong Zhang, Yuchen Su, Chunguang Li, Shanshan Geng, Zhigang Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2948-2962
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Clinical outcomes and staff satisfaction after adoption of digital chest drainage system for minimally invasive lung resections
Benjamin A. Palleiko, Anupama Singh, Christopher Strader, Tanmay Patil, Allison Crawford, Isabel Emmerick, Feiran Lou, Karl Uy, Mark W. Maxfield
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2963-2974
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Prognostic impact of ground-glass opacity components in lung cancer with lymph node metastasis
Satoru Tamagawa, Masayuki Nakao, Katsunori Oikado, Yoshinao Sato, Kohei Hashimoto, Junji Ichinose, Yosuke Matsuura, Sakae Okumura, Yukitoshi Satoh, Mingyon Mun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2975-2982
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The efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 prophylaxis and clinical assessment: an updated meta-analysis of randomized trials
Xudong Han, Wei Shi, Ya Yang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2983-2993
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Association between anion gap and the 30-day mortality of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a study of the MIMIC-III database
Hui Yu, Sheng Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:2994-3006
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mTOR inhibitors after lung transplantation: a real-life experience
Katja Schmucki, Thomas Gaisl, Patrick Hofmann, René Hage, Carolin Steinack, Thomas Hans Fehr, Silvia Ulrich, Macé M. Schuurmans
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3007-3018
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Airway stent intervention in a high-volume center: safe procedures and educational perspectives
Takuya Watanabe, Masayuki Tanahashi, Eriko Suzuki, Naoko Yoshii, Takuya Kohama, Kensuke Iguchi, Suiha Takeuchi, Minori Nakamura, Takumi Endo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3019-3030
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CT findings, prognosis, and follow-up of pulmonary artery periadventitial hematoma with aortic dissection: a retrospective single-center study
Hirofumi Koike, Eijun Sueyoshi, Chika Somagawa, Hiroki Nagayama, Ryo Toya
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3031-3041
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Non-intubated bronchoscopic tracheobronchial surgeries with electroencephalogram-monitored intravenous anesthesia: feasibility and outcomes
Yu Fang, Ching-Kai Lin, Zong-Han Yao, Hung-Jen Fan, Ya-Jung Cheng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3042-3050
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Erythromycin regulates peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ to ameliorate cigarette smoke-induced oxidative stress in macrophages
Qiqi Li, Yunjie Wei, Yanlin Wei, Kaiye He, Guopeng Liao, Lingyun Cheng, Meihua Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3051-3060
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Establishment and validation of a clinicopathological prediction model for postoperative recurrence of stage IA lung adenocarcinoma
Xin Zhang, Jie Yang, Shining Li, Yong Ao, Leqi Zhong, Xinyu Liu, Kongjia Luo, Yi Hu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3061-3074
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Causal relationship between renal function and risk of esophageal cancer: insights from Mendelian randomization
Yi Shi, Qingyue Zeng, Shuangqing Li, Di Deng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3075-3084
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Comparison of cardiorespiratory parameters between 6-minute walk test and 1-minute sit to stand test in young adults with post-COVID-19: follow-up 3 months
Patchareeya Amput, Puttipong Poncumhak, Saisunee Konsanit, Sirima Wongphon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3085-3095
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Early chest tube removal within 6 hours after thoracic surgery results in improved postoperative prognosis and no adverse effects
Takahiro Homma, Hisashi Saji, Yoshifumi Shimada, Keitaro Tanabe, Koji Kojima, Hideki Marushima, Tomoyuki Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Kimura, Hiroki Sakai, Kanji Otsubo, Takayuki Hatakeyama, Tomoshi Tsuchiya
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3096-3106
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Interest of the Leicester Cough Questionnaire in predicting postoperatives complications after lung resection: LCQ-SURGE
Caroline Corbice, André Gillibert, François-Régis Sarhan, Mathieu Sarsam, Jean Selim, Benjamin Bottet, Jean-Marc Baste, Fairuz Boujibar
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3107-3116
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Risk factors for the recurrence of left atrioventricular valvular regurgitation after surgical repair of partial and transitional atrioventricular septal defect
Jiatong Li, Tan Liu, Yuji Xie, Xin Zhang, Jie Liu, Ruize Zhang, Yun Yang, Shuangshuang Zhu, Yali Yang, Jing Wang, Li Zhang, Qing Lv, Lin He, Lingyun Fang, Wenqian Wu, He Li, Yuman Li, Mingxing Xie
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3117-3128
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Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia: clinical outcomes of 60 consecutive cases
Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Toru Arai, Taisuke Tsuji, Chikatoshi Sugimoto, Kazunobu Tachibana, Masanori Akira, Yoshikazu Inoue
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3129-3141
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Diagnostic value and safety of medical thoracoscopy in undiagnosed pleural effusions—a prospective observational cohort study
Ken Junyang Goh, Carrie Kah-Lai Leong, Si Ling Young, Brian Lee Wei Chua, Jane Jing Yi Wong, Ivana Gilcrist Chiew Sian Phua, Wen Ting Lim, Devanand Anantham, Qiao Li Tan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3142-3151
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Integrative bioinformatics approach for identifying key genes and potential therapeutic targets in the concurrent manifestation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pulmonary hypertension
Xi Zheng, Chenyang Zhang, Tao Yang, Zhanyang Luo, Junyi Xia, Weibin Tian, Juan Shao, Hu Zhang, Jingru Gong, Xuhui Bao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3152-3169
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Specific sequelae symptoms of COVID-19 of Omicron variant in comparison with non-COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study in Japan
Takahiro Omori, Mariko Hanafusa, Nobuyuki Kondo, Yasunari Miyazaki, Shusho Okada, Takeo Fujiwara, Jin Kuramochi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3170-3180
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Complement activation is associated with right ventricular dysfunction and the severity of pulmonary embolism: links with prothrombotic state
Paweł Rostoff, Michał Ząbczyk, Joanna Natorska, Anetta Undas
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3181-3191
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Comparison of frailty indexes as predictors of clinical outcomes after major thoracic surgery
Sara Parini, Danila Azzolina, Fabio Massera, Christian Garlisi, Esther Papalia, Guido Baietto, Giulia Bora, Maria Giovanna Mastromarino, Michela Barini, Enrico Ruffini, Alessandro Carriero, Ottavio Rena
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3192-3203
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Anesthetic predictors for postoperative pneumonia in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Wenzhi Zhu, Liping Zhu, Shuang Li, Xiaoyi Wang, Hongyu Tan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3204-3212
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Value of computed tomography radiomics combined with inflammation indices in predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with locally advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Hancheng Shao, Jun Zhu, Liang Shi, Jie Yao, Yuxuan Wang, Chonggang Ma, Andrzej Swierniak, Bin Ni
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3213-3227
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The clinical, radiological, postoperative pathological, and genetic features of nodular lung adenocarcinoma: a real-world single-center data
Weixiang Zhong, Wenshu Zhang, Lei Dai, Mingwu Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3228-3250
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Increasing serum complement component 1q is associated with worse prognosis in advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a single-center, retrospective study
Jiazhuo Tang, Yang Fu, Yuxiao Song, Jiaxin Yin, Jun Wang, Hugo Arasanz, Bicheng Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3251-3259
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Clinical outcomes of the type II hybrid procedure for the repair of extensive aortic arch pathology
Yuan Xue, Yeting Lou, Xiaomeng Wang, Shipan Wang, Yue Shi, Duanduan Chen, Giovanni Mariscalco, Ioannis Dimarakis, Haiyang Li, Hongjia Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3260-3271
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Effectiveness and safety of a novel modified homemade snare in retrograde percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion lesions: a retrospective cohort study
Tao Zhang, Yuchen Zhang, Tingting Feng, Lin Zhao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3272-3281
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Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for patent foramen ovale detection
Kun Xu, Xiaoguang Tian, Meifang Hao, Yiying Li, Jingxuan Zhang, Randolph H. L. Wong, Adrianna Othmani, Quanbin Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3282-3290
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Analysis of related factors and treatment effect of chylothorax after lung surgery
Xingyu Zhu, Xiangwei Feng, Zhengwei Huang, Wangjue Xu, Aotian Guo, Jingwei Xu, Zhao Chen, Tao Shen, Jiayu Zhou, Zhengfu He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3291-3305
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Development and validation of a self-attention network-based algorithm to detect mediastinal lesions on computed tomography images
Sizhu Wu, Shengyu Liu, Ming Zhong, Erik R. de Loos, Marc Hartert, Álvaro Fuentes-Martín, Alessandra Lenzini, Dejian Wang, Qing Qian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3306-3316
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Comparative outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open surgery for bronchogenic cysts in adults: a retrospective cohort study
Guowen Wang, Xiang Ji, Chunyu Yao, Yiyao Jiang, Lin Wang, Chuankui Li, Tao Tao, Qicai Li, Yifan Yang, Lixiang Li, Jae Jun Kim, Gregor J. Kocher, Angelo Carretta, Savvas Lampridis, Panagiotis T. Tasoudis, Zuyi Wang, Huaguang Pan, Hanlin Fang, Renquan Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3317-3324
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Postoperative follow-up of 221 patients with infective endocarditis from Gaoligong mountain area of Yunnan in China: a retrospective, single-center, observational cohort study
Hua Li, Yaxiong Li, Zheng Jia, Le Ren, Francesco Nappi, Xiao Ma, Yu Jiang, Shen Han
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3325-3337
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Somatic KMT2D loss-of-function mutations in lung squamous cell carcinoma: a single-center cohort study
Zekui Fang, Xiping Wu, Li Xiao, Chunli Wang, Yanyan Zhao, Qingchao Zhang, Paola Anna Jablonska, Alonso La Rosa, Wolfram C. M. Dempke, Muhammad Furqan, Huizhen Fan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3338-3349
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Performance verification of a biochemical detection system for hydrothorax and ascites and clinical diagnostic accuracy evaluation of exudate and tuberculous effusion
Junyuan Huang, Pinning Feng, Yongjiang Chen, Xi Li, Iyare Izevbaye, Weiguo Lu, Yingchun Zhou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3350-3360
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Brief Report

Does pulmonary embolism guideline increase the pulmonary vascular obstruction index and help to elucidate the severity of pulmonary embolism?
Yi Liu, Danrong Yang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3361-3365
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Mycobacterium gordonae: the canary in the coal mine?
Daniel Condit, Lori Avery, Charles L. Daley, Mark Metersky
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3366-3370
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Atezolizumab and nintedanib in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and interstitial lung disease
Teppei Yamaguchi, Junichi Shimizu, Fumie Shigematsu, Naohiro Watanabe, Takaaki Hasegawa, Yoshitsugu Horio, Yoshitaka Inaba, Yutaka Fujiwara
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3371-3380
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Study Protocol

Treatment rationale and protocol design: an investigator-initiated phase II study of combination treatment of nivolumab and TM5614, a PAI-1 inhibitor for previously treated patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Takeshi Masuda, Taizo Hirata, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Yukari Tsubata, Eiki Ichihara, Toshiyuki Kozuki, Hiroyasu Shoda, Masanori Motonaga, Takako Yoshida, Miki Fukutani, Kazue Tsuji-Takayama, Atsushi Tamura, Harunobu Amagase, Hideki Fujihara, Gaku Aoki, Tomoyuki Akita, Yasushi Orihashi, Toshio Miyata, Noboru Hattori
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3381-3388
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Review Article

Application of nanomaterials in heart transplantation: a narrative review
Huaiyu Jiang, Qiang Zhao, Xiaofeng Ye
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3389-3405
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Clinically important pulmonary vascular variations: a narrative review
Maciej T. Pawlica, Karolina Buchajska, Zuzanna Gabrysz, Marcin M. Cackowski, Michał Dziedzic, Tadeusz M. Orłowski, Dariusz A. Dziedzic
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3406-3421
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Post-thoracotomy pain syndrome in the era of minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Takuro Miyazaki, Ryoichiro Doi, Keitaro Matsumoto
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3422-3430
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Lung abscess: the non-conservative management: a narrative review
Walid Hadid, Giulia Maria Stella, Ashish P. Maskey, Rabih I. Bechara, Shaheen Islam
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3431-3440
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Thoracic manifestations and respiratory function alterations in axial spondyloarthritis and newest possibilities of ultrasound to detect changes in diaphragm—a narrative review
Hana Skala Kavanagh, Jan Aksentijević, Frane Grubišić, Simeon Grazio, Marija Gomerčić Palčić
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3441-3449
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A narrative review of theophylline: is there still a place for an old friend?
Martin Scurek, Kristian Brat
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3450-3460
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Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation in mitral valve surgery: a narrative review
Yang Zou, Ning Yang, Fangbao Ding, Yingman Wang, Ju Mei, Zhaolei Jiang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3461-3471
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Development of neuromodulation for atrial fibrillation: a narrative review
Ning Yang, Yang Zou, Bohan Wen, Yingman Wang, Ju Mei, Zhaolei Jiang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3472-3483
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Management of soft tissue sarcomas of the chest wall: a comprehensive overview
Lori M. van Roozendaal, Joanna W. A. M. Bosmans, Jean H. T. Daemen, Aimee J. P. M. Franssen, James van Bastelaar, Sanne M. E. Engelen, Kristien B. M. I. Keymeulen, Wolfgang W. Schmidt Aguiar, Jose Ribas Milanez de Campos, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Erik R. de Loos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3484-3492
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Case Report: iMDT Corner

Intrapleural minocycline pleurodesis for bilateral pneumothorax due to septic pulmonary embolism: a case report
Masahiro Yanagiya, Yoshihiro Kazama, Shun-Mao Yang, Amos Lal, Debora Russo, Satoshi Watanabe, Ami Wada, Yoshiaki Furuhata, Jun Nakajima
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3493-3502
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A case report of cStage IIIB squamous cell lung carcinoma completely resected after downstaging with neoadjuvant therapy
Jijia Li, Peng Zu, Marko Jakopović, Antoine Legras, Hisashi Saji, Ken Onodera, Georg Schlachtenberger, Hongxu Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3503-3511
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Editorial Commentary

Wedge resection vs. segmentectomy: when is each acceptable in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma?
Palina Woodhouse, Eric L. Grogan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3512-3514
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Who are the real candidates for wedge resection of lung cancer?
Takayuki Kosaka, Seshiru Nakazawa, Takashi Ibe, Ken Shirabe
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3515-3517
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Pure ground-glass opacities (GGO) lung adenocarcinoma: surgical resection is curative
Kevin X. Huang, Barry C. Gibney
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3518-3521
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Striking a balance when operating for acute type A aortic dissection
Viswajit Kandula, Adham Elmously, Thomas F. X. O’Donnell, Virendra I. Patel, Hiroo Takayama
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3522-3524
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Let’s think outside of the box
Paula Duarte D’Ambrosio, Juliana Ferreira, C. Isabela Silva Muller, Paula Antonia Ugalde Figueroa
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3525-3527
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Anatomical partial lobectomy is a minimally invasive and precise procedure: beware of overuse
Junji Ichinose, Ayumi Suzuki, Yosuke Matsuura, Masayuki Nakao, Sakae Okumura, Mingyon Mun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
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:3528-3530
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The evolving field of sublobar resection: in search of the optimal operation or the optimal definition
Luis J. Herrera, Kojo Dadzie
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2024;
16
(5)
:3531-3534
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