Vol 17, No 6 (June 30, 2025): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial Commentary

Is early transcatheter aortic valve replacement for asymptomatic aortic stenosis justified?—critical analysis of the strategy
Aurelien Gonze, Thibault Gennart, Emily Perriens, Sydney Blackman, Nathan De Lissnyder, Arnaud Robert, Julien Moury, Gauthier Nendumba, Benedicte Hauquiert, Priscilla Gillis, Ovidiu Vornicu, Anne-Sophie Dincq, Pierre Bulpa, Isabelle Michaux, Patrick M. Honore
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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Original Article

Physiological pattern differences in non-intubated vs. intubated thoracic anesthesia based on time series analysis
Wei Shen, Nailiang Zang, Wei Wang, Jun Liu, Xin Xu, Fei Cui, Jun Huang, Guiling Peng, Lan Lan, Hui Liu, Wenhua Liang, Hengrui Liang, Zeping Yan, Qisen Fan, Qing Ai, Jianxing He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3487-3497
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Mapping the research trends and hotspots on solid pulmonary nodules from 2000–2024: insights from bibliometric analysis
Ke Zhang, Si-Fan Chen, Yun-Dan Zhang, Fa-Jin Lv
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3498-3515
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Adaptive Fourier decomposition analysis of different pandemic stages in South Korean cities: policies and trends
Xi Zhang, Weikai Shi, Zige Liu, Aaron Finley, Kerui Cen, Zhiyao Xie, Pengjie Yang, Huitao Li, Unian Leong, Xiaoping Zhang, Honchon Kwong, Matthew Tsunlung Li, Guibin Lu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3516-3531
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Convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19 in patients with nasal catheter oxygen therapy
Ran Chen, Yingying Zhang, Ying Liu, Dandan Shi, Chuwen Wang, Jinming Ye, Danying Yan, Mingxi Peng, Dingfeng Lv, Guoqing Qian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3532-3546
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Efficacy and safety of anlotinib combined with immunotherapy as first-line treatment in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Xiqing Li, Zhan Zhou, Yin Hu, Hong Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3547-3558
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A nomogram model for predicting pneumothorax after CT-guided localization of pulmonary nodules using autologous blood and methylene blue
Jianyang Wu, Chengbin Huang, Junkai Xiong, Shaohang Wu, Zhizhou Chen, Yangsheng Ou, Jianxin Xu, Zhiyang Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3559-3567
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Factors influencing the difficulty of video-assisted thoracoscopic anterior mediastinal tumor resection via the subxiphoid approach
Zi-Yan Wei, Jin-Cheng Chen, Guang-Hu Lai, Tong-Xin Li, Ya-Lu Shen, Ping He, Tao Wu, Wei Wu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3568-3576
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The association of the advanced lung cancer inflammation index with postoperative complications in patients undergoing lung resection for bronchiectasis
Yang Gu, Chen Zhang, Jin-Bai Miao, Hui Wang, Bin Hu, Xin Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3577-3589
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Impact of pre-operative inflammatory markers on overall and disease-free survival of octogenarian patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer: a multicenter study
William Grossi, Francesco Londero, Giuseppe Serra, Andrea Dell’Amore, Giorgio Cannone, Anna Chiara Schiena, Ivan Lomangino, Nicola Tamburini, Francesco Dolcetti, Pio Maniscalco, Giampiero Dolci, Federico Rea, Mauro Benvenuti, Andrea Zuin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3590-3602
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Prediction model for postoperative pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic surgery with machine learning algorithms and SHapley Additive exPlanations
Shenyan Wang, Yongqi Lin, Hujuan Shi, Pengcheng Liang, Zihao Luo, Junfeng Kong, Junda Huang, Mingmei Cheng, Baoliang Zhang, Yanzhong Wang, Hongxing Kan, Lizhong Liang, Wanqing Xie
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3603-3618
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Diagnostic performance of Xpert MTB/RIF in lymph node tuberculosis in a general hospital
Wenting Jin, Xiaoyu Yin, Meixia Wang, Tingting Fang, Jiayi Ni, Chunmei Zhou, Wanqin Yang, Jue Pan, Bijie Hu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3619-3630
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Comparison of diagnostic yield and complication of medical thoracoscopy using Flexible Bronchoscope versus Semi-Rigid Pleuroscope among Hospitalized Patients with Pleural Effusion (FLEXPLEUR): a retrospective observational study
Ahmad Razman Shamsuddin, Mas Fazlin Mohamad Jailaini, Azat Azrai Azmel, Mohamed Faisal Abdul Hamid
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3631-3642
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Impact of airflow stimulation: mild cold airflow is more sensitive to influenza virus infection
Weiwei Huang, Chunguang Yang, Xiaohong Zheng, Runfeng Li, Wenlu Wang, Hua Qian, Zifeng Yang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3643-3657
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A novel technique for localizing pulmonary nodules through percutaneous catheter puncture
Dong Tian, Jia-Sheng Zhao, Hao-Ji Yan, Xiao-Han Jin, Tao Li, Long-Qi Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3658-3666
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Safety and feasibility of performing rigid bronchoscopy in the bronchoscopy suite instead of the operating room
Amit K. Mahajan, Madelyn Bean, Mary Luu, Nancy Collar, Nihar Shah, Duy K. Duong, Priya P. Patel, Manjula Parne
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3667-3672
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Contemporary outcomes of the Fontan operation: a single-institution cohort from China
Xinlin Chen, Yaping Mi, Gang Chen, Ming Ye, Huifeng Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3673-3688
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Pulsed electric field ablation safety and characterization near sensitive structures in lung: a preclinical and clinical case series study
David W. Hunter, William Krimsky, R. Ryan Meyerhoff, Joseph G. Mammarappallil, Rosa Kaviani, William C. Stoffregen, Janani Reisenauer
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3689-3701
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Incidence, risk factors, and predictive modeling of pulmonary infection after high-risk surgery for lung cancer: a retrospective case-control study
Jiajia Ma, Bei Xue, Zhengmin Zhang, Liping Yao, Xiaoxin Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3702-3715
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Longitudinal changes in ventricular function and atrioventricular valve failure following cardiac morphology after Fontan procedure
Ah Young Kim, Ji Eun Byun, Ji Eun Hwang, Wongi Woo, Chang Sin Kim, Se Yong Jung, Lucy Youngmin Eun, Jae Young Choi, Yu Rim Shin, Jo Won Jung, Han Ki Park
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3716-3726
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Comparison of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) after thoracoscopic lobar and sublobar resections for non-small cell lung cancer
Mohamed Hassan, Aljaz Hojski, Leonel Oliveira, Brigitta Gahl, Florian Rüter, Didier Lardinois
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3727-3736
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Assessment of postoperative outcomes of prescription benzodiazepine use in lung transplant recipients
Austin Chang, Taisuke Kaiho, Benjamin Louis Thomae, Yudai Miyashita, Amanda Kamar, Anne O’Boye, Ambalavanan Arunachalam, Chitaru Kurihara
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3737-3748
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Construction of a radiogenomics predictive model for KRAS mutation status in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Yunfei Li, Jiawei Li, Yiren Wang, Youhua Wang, Delong Huang, Zhongjian Wen, Yiheng Hu, Sheng Lin, Ping Zhou, Haowen Pang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3749-3761
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The efficacy and safety of castor single-branch stent graft implantation in the treatment of type B acute aortic dissection: a retrospective analysis
Shangdian Liu, Zhengyang Sun, Jinjin Qin, Yifei Dong, Bin Luo
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3762-3771
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Comparative analysis of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer burden trends between China and the global population (1990–2021)
Wei Liu, Zhen-Zhen Peng, Yu Guo, Kui Liao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3772-3782
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Sublobar resection is more beneficial than lobar resection in elderly patients with contralateral metachronous second primary lung cancer: an analysis based on the SEER database
Zhenjie Li, Zhi Wang, Silin Wang, Longren Wu, Linmin Xiong, Zijian Hu, Liancheng Ruan, Lingxiao Zhu, Shengbai Luo, Yiping Wei, Dongliang Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3783-3796
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Lobectomy versus sub-lobar resection for special type non-small cell lung cancer ≤2 cm
Yang Pan, Xuanhong Jin, Feng Li, Yan Zhang, Zhourong Liu, Liang Shi, Junnan Ru, Yuqi Lin, Zixuan Fei, Leilei Wu, Jian Zeng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3797-3808
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Analysis of clinical and oncological outcomes after simple and intentional lung segmentectomies: the deceptive simplicity of the S6 segment
Ivan Lomangino, Emanuele Addamo, Andrea Dell’Amore, Pietro Bertoglio, Simone Furia, Angela De Palma, William Grossi, Piergiorgio Muriana, Federico Femia, Maria Sole Gallazzi, Gabriele Maffeis, Armando Puglisi, Luca Vecchiarelli, Luca Melan, Stefano Silvestrin, Elena Garelli, Piergiorgio Solli, Cristiano Breda, Giuseppe Natale, Francesco De Blasi, Andrea Zuin, Giampiero Negri, Enrico Ruffini, Sara Alfonso, Matteo Rota, Federico Rea, Mauro Roberto Benvenuti, Giuseppe Marulli
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3809-3819
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Effects of suturing of the mediastinal pleura on lessening pleural effusions after lobectomy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Jiwang Bi, Zeming Ma, Xinqing Ji, Zhiwei Zhou, Shijie Wang, Liang Wang, Dachuan Zhao, Jinfeng Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3820-3830
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Association of platelet-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, and monocyte-lymphocyte ratio with coronary heart disease prevalence in asthma patients: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 1999–2018
Yi He, Caixia Deng, Pan Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3831-3839
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Bronchoscopy increased the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing lobectomy for lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study
Zhaomin Xu, Chang Liu, Chenhao Zhang, Miaomiao Gu, Yang Xue, Xibiao Yang, Yongfang Zhou
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3840-3852
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Modified thoracostomy window as a surgical treatment for chronic pleuropulmonary infections
Francina Valezka Bolaños-Morales, Pablo Gomes-da Silva de Rosenzweig, Edwin Gustavo Barrientos-Morales, Karla Ortega-Maceda, Edgar Castro-Santamaría, Luis Fernando Arana-Bolaños, Adriana Simoneta Pimienta-Ibarra
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3853-3862
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Daily validation using a metabolic simulator after regular calibration increases the quality of cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Fan Xu, Xing-Guo Sun, Fang Liu, Wen-Xuan Zhai, Ya Song, Wen-Qi Tai, Ji-Nan Wang, Yan-Fang Zhang, Qing-Qing Zhou, Chao Shi, Ben Xie, Jia-Hao Chen, Jiang Huang, Zeng-Fei Zhang, Meng-Jun Xiang, Shao-Dong Ye, Lin Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3863-3872
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Role of miR-26b in regulating non-small cell lung cancer progression via targeting RCN1
Xinming Chen, Xiaodong Xu, Yifan Li, Zhenya Shen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3873-3885
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The value of prognostic immune-inflammatory-nutritional score in predicting survival after surgery in stage I–III non-small cell lung cancer
Yang Gu, Hang Zheng, Jing Wang, Xin Li, Yi Liu, Bin Hu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3886-3896
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Prediction of the efficacy and clinical prognosis of first-line EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer patients based on ΔCt values derived from the super-amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS): a real-world retrospective study
Zhuohao Huang, Yanxia Wu, Haiyin Ye, Yongcun Wang, Zhong Huang, Yuting Chen, Zhen Cheng, Xiaobi Huang, Chang Xiao, Jinmei Li, Guanghua Chen, Wenmei Su
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3897-3911
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Electrical impedance tomography-based evaluation of regional lung ventilation according to ventilation strategy during cardiopulmonary bypass in minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Hye Ju Yeo, Hee Young Kim, Hyung Gon Je, Hye-Jin Kim, Seyeon Park, Jung-Pil Yoon, Min Ho Ju, Mi Hee Lim, Chee-Hoon Lee
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3912-3923
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Impact of platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy on the effectiveness of IB–IIIA non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma with varying EGFR mutation statuses: a propensity score matching analysis
Yiqiu Xiao, Zhe Wang, Xinbin Yang, Wang Ning, Xiaofang Deng, Gang Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3924-3934
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Impact of personalized accurate intensity exercise on radial artery pulse wave in patients with multi-chronic diseases: a holistic functional assessment approach
Jiang Huang, Xing-Guo Sun, Jia-Hao Chen, Ben Xie, Fan Xu, Meng-Jun Xiang, Zeng-Fei Zhang, Qing-Qing Zhou, Chao Shi, Yan-Fang Zhang, Ji-Nan Wang, Fang Liu, You-Hong Xie
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3935-3947
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A comparative study of the effects of spontaneous ventilation versus one-lung mechanical ventilation on ipsilateral lung injury during thoracic surgery: an empirical analysis based on a rat model
Sida Liao, Xinyao Zhang, Lili Long, Jiamin Zeng, Zijie Sun, Boye Wang, Binzhi Jiang, Beini Tan, Lingfeng Hong, Anqi Huang, Yuewen Ouyang, Xiaobang Chen, Fanwen Yang, Canzhou Zhang, Lan Lan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3948-3961
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Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy using 1.7-mm probes in interstitial lung disease
Ai Koike, Kazuya Tsubouchi, Satoshi Nakamura, Tomotsugu Takano, Mikiko Hashisako, Takuya Hino, Hidetake Yabuuchi, Isamu Okamoto
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3962-3970
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Learning curve for electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy-guided microwave ablation: a cumulative sum analysis
Yaochen Huang, Lin Zhou, Yongyong Wang, Jianing Wang, Zhipeng Hao, Xiangning Fu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3971-3980
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Clinical and surgical outcome following chest wall reconstruction using a novel rigid prosthesis—a single-center experience
Meret Appel, Maurice Pradella, Zeljko Djakovic, Didier Lardinois
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3981-3990
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Body mass index should be considered as an indicator for laparoscopic surgery or robot-assisted surgery selection in patients with hiatal hernia
Minghao Liu, Chen Li, Jing Yao, Yanbing Jian, Bing Wang, Zheng Wan, Linlin Zhang, Wen Tian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:3991-4004
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Risk factors and management strategies for periprocedural cardiac tamponade during percutaneous cardiac interventions: an 11-year single-center case-control study
Lihua Zhou, Fuzhong Chen, Muhammad Khalid, Yafan Zhao, Zhipeng Bao, Jiale Fang, Xiaohan Xu, Jing Lin, Ying He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4005-4014
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Holistic integrative interpretation for similarities and differences of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) pathophysiological characteristics in patients with left and right heart failure
Meng-Jun Xiang, Xing-Guo Sun, Jia-Hao Chen, Fang Liu, Fan Xu, Zeng-Fei Zhang, Jiang Huang, Ben Xie, Yan-Fang Zhang, Chao Shi, Yan Cui, You-Hong Xie
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4015-4033
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Assessment of efficacy, safety and survival of tislelizumab as neoadjuvant therapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a real-world data study
Zhouxv Feng, Yifei Tu, Xu Li, Huihan Yi, Zhan Zhuang, Bo Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4034-4045
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Optimizing primary tumor resection decisions for non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases: analysis based on the SEER database and development and external validation of predictive models
Yuyu Lin, Weishuai Wu, Xiaoting Su, Yuanfeng Lin, Chen Huang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4046-4061
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Causality of genetically determined gut microbiota on lung cancer: a Mendelian randomization study
Huiwen Yu, Chongde Pan, Yu Jiang, Yuechun Lin, Fei Chen, Yulin Zhao, Hengrui Liang, Wei Wang, Jianxing He, Xin Xu, Ying Huang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4062-4078
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The branching patterns of bronchi and pulmonary arteries are associated with lingula division volume
Yun Liu, Zhidan Che, Songlin Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4079-4090
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Bayesian-weighted Mendelian randomization reveals sleep apnea syndrome mediates the BMI-chronic pain link
Wenbao Shi, Jing Luo, Liu Yang, Dalin Chen, Yongqin Zhang, Jun Peng, Kurt Ruetzler, Manyun Sun, Hua Jin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4091-4103
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Transcriptome sequencing showed the differential expression of circRNAs in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Nan Wang, Yongheng Gao, Peini Xue, Salim Surani, Gary S. Schwartz, Ruina Ma, Yanyan Li, Wei Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4104-4116
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Identification and validation of a prognostic signature of m5C-related genes for esophageal cancer
Zhengrong Huang, Ying Peng, Siqian Cai, Liyan Wang, Hanwen Lin, Jiaying Qiu, Yaqi Wen, Yixin Chen, Yuanmei Chen, Yuanji Xu, Zhizhong Lin, Jingjing Dong, Haiyan Peng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4117-4135
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Esophageal foreign bodies: a retrospective analysis of 275 cases
Baokui Liu, Shengli Kuang, Mingbo Cao, Xiuling Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4136-4144
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Single atom-substituted gold nanoclusters for alleviating neural injury induced by deep hypothermic circulatory arrest
Jiahui Wang, Yang Cao, Yadong Zhe, Marcus Taylor, Zhigang Liu, Chenyu Zhao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4145-4158
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Predictive factors for the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study
Yan Zhu, Shikai Wu, Feiyan Ma, Takehiro Uemura, Nanlin Hu, Chan Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4159-4176
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Validation of S100A16 as an asthma biomarker and its role in IL-13-induced bronchial epithelial cell injury
Hui Zhang, Limei Han, Huiyong Ding, Jie Li, Aierken Kailiman, Jiepeng Li, Feifei Wang, Abudu Abudukahaer, Rong Liu, Wushou’er Qimanguli, Shun Ge
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4177-4188
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Nutritional status of patients with driver gene mutation-negative non-small cell lung cancer after postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy
Qin Ding, Qiong Wang, Ting-Ting Ye, Ying Gu, Zhi-Yan Qi, Yan-Hong Chen, Jun-Rong Ding, Yi-Qun Ling, Wei Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4189-4197
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The development and application of a novel precise health management model for pulmonary nodules population: a prospective cohort study
Dahai Liu, Wenxiao Li, Hong Zhang, Chengdong Meng, Duilio Divisi, Yucui Xiao, Ying Sun, Meiling Gu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4198-4209
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Effects of selective sleep deprivation on the hemodynamics of healthy individuals: a randomized trial
Yahui Xu, Lina Sun, Linwei Li, Bimaje Akpa, Yahui Zhang, Dexiang Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
17
(6)
:4210-4218
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 (30 June 2025) 
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Role of PLEKHA7 in promoting radioresistance in esophageal cancer cells via the inhibition of cuproptosis
Guannan Zou, Xiang Cao, Fanwei Meng, Yizhi Ge, Ruozhou Sun, Jiazhen Chen, Xin Chen, Dan Zong, Xia He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
17
(6)
:4219-4237
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 (30 June 2025) 
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Effect of pirfenidone on pulmonary fibrosis in acute lung injury via the regulation of the miR-34a-5p/TGF-β1/SMAD pathway
Chengyue Yu, Yonghuai Li, Youhui Tu, Mengyuan Dai, Liming Fei
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
17
(6)
:4238-4248
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 (30 June 2025) 
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TIMP1 regulation of cardiac fibroblast proliferation via the TGF-β/Smad pathway in an in vitro model of atrial fibrillation
Yimeng Zhou, Lianzhi Zhang, Wenjia Zhang, Qunlin Gong, Zhong Zhang, Nan Xu, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Nannan Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
17
(6)
:4249-4263
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Brief Report

HEs Consciousness Scale: a rapid and promising classification for early assessment of post-anesthesia consciousness recovery
Jiawei Chen, Wei Shen, Yanran Zhou, Hanyu Yang, Guilin Peng, Chao Yang, Lan Lan, Hui Liu, Zhaoxia Sun, Zhongqiao Mo, Zihao Liu, Weixue Cui, Hongsheng Deng, Ahmed G. Elkhouly, Mahmoud Ismail, Raja M. Flores, Keng-Leong Ang, Eugenio Pompeo, Gonzalez-Rivas Diego, Jingping Wang, Xin Xu, Jianxing He
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4264-4268
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Review Article

Stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy for treatment of ultra-central lung tumors: a narrative review
Lisi Sun, Dan Tao, Yue Xie, Chunyu Wang, Wei Zhou, Yongzhong Wu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4269-4286
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Role of radiotherapy in advanced oncogenic-driven oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients: a narrative review
Meng Zhang, Qi Wang, Tian-Hui Guo, Wen Gao, Bi-Yuan Zhang, Hai-Ji Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4287-4301
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Addressing treatable traits in bronchiectasis through non-pharmacological therapies: a narrative review
Annemarie L. Lee, Arietta Spinou, Ashwin Basavaraj
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4302-4322
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Study Protocol

Efficacy and safety of combined Baduanjin-auricular acupressure treatment for the postoperative rehabilitation of patients with non-small cell lung cancer: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Hongmei Shi, Yalun Guo, Haoxu Dong, Mengdie Pan, Cong Li, Xiaoying Hou, Yan Qian, Pei Ye, Shuang Ma, Miao Liu, Na Zhu, Chunhua Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4323-4338
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Protocol for robotic-assisted bronchoscopy versus electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules: a randomized trial (ARTICULAtE study)
Fangfang Xie, Chunxi Zhang, Chun Li, Dan Liu, Yuanlin Song, Michael J. Simoff, Jiayuan Sun
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4339-4348
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Case Report: iMDT Corner

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia with pulmonary hypertension: a report of three cases
Wenwen Shi, Yan Kang, Xiaotao Wang, Haoyu Wang, Yang Xiao, Jiming Si, Shaohua Hua, Juanjuan Tan, Francesco Nappi, Jianjun Jin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4349-4359
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Surgical Technique

Application of an advanced steerable microcatheter for challenging arterial embolization in massive hemoptysis
Lu Liu, Qing-Hui Zeng, Zhong-Wei Zhao, Ri-Sheng Yu, Fa-Zong Wu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4360-4365
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Letter to the Editor

Critical considerations for assessing quality of life and physical recovery in elderly patients after lung resection
Yujing Zhou, Zhenzhen Wu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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:4366-4367
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Generalization of the findings from the article on the association between health-related quality of life and perioperative exercise capacity in older postoperative patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Masato Oikawa, Masatoshi Hanada, Hiroki Nagura, Rina Takeuchi, Keitaro Matsumoto, Takuro Miyazaki, Ryoichiro Doi, Shuntaro Sato, Ryo Kozu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4368-4370
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 (30 June 2025) 
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Reevaluating the management of iatrogenic tracheal injuries
Elisa Daffré, Jeremy Tricard, Alain Wurtz, Massimo Conti
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
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(6)
:4371-4373
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Iatrogenic tracheal tear secondary to endotracheal intubation
Zheng Tao, Wentian Zhang, Lei Jiang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2025;
17
(6)
:4374-4375
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 (30 June 2025) 
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