Vol 6, No 2 (February 25, 2014): Journal of Thoracic Disease

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Editorial Team
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
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Editorial

Red cell distribution width: the crystal ball in the hands of intensivists?
Xiaobo Yang, Bin Du
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:64-65
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Original Article

The evaluation of different treatment protocols for trauma-induced lung injury in rats
Hızır Ufuk Akdemir, Aygül Güzel, Celal Katı, Latif Duran, Hasan Alaçam, Ayhan Gacar, Tolga Güvenç, Naci Murat, Bülent Şişman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:66-73
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Prolonged pleural catheters in the management of pleural effusions due to breast cancer
Ozkan Demirhan, Cetin Ordu, Alper Toker
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:74-78
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A study of weekly docetaxel and carboplatin as first-line chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Haiping Jiang, Xiaochen Zhang, Jing Chen, Ling Zhang, Jianping Xiong, Lin Zhong, Feng Yu, Jiong Qian, Lanfang Yu, Xiaoting Wang, Genming Shi, Jing Deng, Nong Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:79-85
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Is video-assisted thoracic surgery a versatile treatment for both simple and complex pulmonary aspergilloma?
Ping Yuan, Zhitian Wang, Feichao Bao, Yunhai Yang, Jian Hu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:86-90
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Expression and association of CD44v6 with prognosis in T2-3N0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Han Yang, Junling Liu, Hui Yu, Peng Sun, Yi Hu, Jiudi Zhong, Zhihua Zhu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:91-98
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Efficacy of combination therapy of triazole and echinocandin in treatment of invasive aspergillosis: a systematic review of animal and human studies
Ming Zhang, Wen-Kui Sun, Ting Wu, Fei Chen, Xiao-Yong Xu, Xin Su, Yi Shi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:99-108
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Transplantation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells alleviates pneumonitis of MRL/lpr mice
Yanju Zhang, Yunfei Xia, Songshi Ni, Zhifeng Gu, Hua Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:109-117
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Lentivirus vector-mediated Rho guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor 2 induces beta-2 adrenergic receptor desensitization in β2AR desensitization mice model
Songshi Ni, Jing Zhao, Zhenxue Fu, Hua Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:118-125
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Reliability of intramyocardial electrogram for the noninvasive diagnosis of acute allograft rejection after heart transplantation in rats
Jiahai Shi, Shiguo Qian, Xu Meng, Jie Han, Yangtan Chen, Jiangang Wang, Haibo Zhang, Yiyin Jia
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:126-133
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Different microbiological and clinical aspects of lower respiratory tract infections between China and European/American countries
Xin Zhang, Rui Wang, Xiuzhen Di, Bin Liu, Youning Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:134-142
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Surgical Techniques

Bilateral pulmonary metastectomy through a unilateral single-port thoracoscopic approach
Chih-Hao Chen, Ho Chang, Chih-Yin Tai, Shih-Yi Lee, Hung-Chang Liu, Tzu-Ti Hung, Chao-Hung Chen
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:143-147
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GCTAB Columns1

Thoracoscopic purse string technique for minimally invasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomy
Renquan Zhang, Ningning Kang, Wanli Xia, Yun Che, Jun Wan, Zaicheng Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:148-151
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Combined thoracoscopic and laparoscopic minimally invasive esophagectomy
Fuchun Zeng, Bin He, Youyu Wang, Yang Xue, Wei Cong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:152-155
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Thoracoscopic and laparoscopic radical esophagectomy with lateral-prone position
Zheng Ma, Huijun Niu, Taiqian Gong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:156-160
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ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient2

The global battle to improve patients’ health outcomes: COPD awareness, activities, and progress
Lawrence Grouse, Dmitry Nonikov
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:161-168
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Between You and Me3

My dreams
Nanshan Zhong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:169
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Meet the Professor

Prof. Walter McNicholas: sleep apnea—a disease calling for attention
Grace Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:170-173
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Prof. Klaus F. Rabe: COPD as a systematic disease
Grace Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:174-176
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Prof. Denis E. O’Donnell: personalized treatment of COPD
Grace Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:177-180
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Case Report

Septicemic melioidosis: a case report and literature review
Jinlan Jin, Yingxia Ning
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:E1-E4
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Spontaneous coronary artery dissection with multiple coronary artery aneurysms in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis
Basheer Tashtoush, Angela Balagadde, Mahesh Bhatt
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:E5-E10
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Surgical treatment of chylothorax caused by lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Mingliang Liu, Bingqun Wu, Yong Cui, Dong Chang, Shuhong Zhang, Min Gong
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
(2)
:E11-E14
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Dermatomyositis as an antecedent sign of lung cancer in an eldly patient: a case report
Cheng Shen, Guowei Che
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:E15-E18
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Temporary transection of innominate vein in surgery of midtracheal tumor
Fuqiang Ren, Qiang Pu, Lunxu Liu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:E19-E21
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Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy for esophageal cancer after distal gastrectomy
Song-Ping Xie, Gan-Jun Kang, Guo-Hua Fan, Qing Geng, Jie Huang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:E22-E26
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Coronary-pulmonary artery fistula—multiple diagnostic imaging modalities
Sang-Hoon Seol, Guang-Won Seo, Pil-Sang Song, Dong-Kie Kim, Ki-Hun Kim, Doo-Il Kim, Jeong-Sook Seo, Dong-Soo Kim
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
6
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:E27-E29
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Retraction

Retraction: Epigenetic aberrant methylation of tumor suppressor genes in small cell lung cancer
Editorial Team, Journal of Thoracic Disease
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2014;
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(2)
:E35
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Disclosure:

1. The series “GCTAB Column” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease and funded by the educational grants from the Greater China Thoracoscopic Advisory Board (GCTAB).

2. The series “ICC COLUMN: The Voice of the Patient” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Lawrence Grouse served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

3. The series “Between You and Me” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding.