Vol 18, No 4 (April 30, 2026): Journal of Thoracic Disease

Editorial

Position and outcomes of Minimally Invasive transCervical Esophagectomy (MICE) in treatment of esophageal cancer
Martine E. de Greeff, Irma Adbegovic, Jasmijn Herruer, Takeo Fujita, Peter P. Grimminger, Irene Fleur Kramer, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Bastiaan R. Klarenbeek
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Outcompeting opioid-induced respiratory depression
Marissa J. Andersen, Riley R. Parks, Thomas M. Langer, Nicholas J. Burgraff
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Original Article

Integrating genetic and transcriptomics data to predict neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Tingyu Li, Hongjun Li, Xinyi Ye, Yang Hu
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Relationship between systemic immune-inflammation index and risk of mortality among pneumonia patients: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Ling Duan, Zhuqing Zhang, Yanggang Ou, Daqing Peng, Zhen Ni
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Postoperative radiotherapy improves overall survival and was not associated with a statistically significant increase in cardiac-specific mortality in thymoma patients: a propensity score-matched analysis of the SEER database
Renyu Wang, Peng Dai, Xufeng Deng, Xiaobing Liu, Zubin Yu, Ji-Gang Dai, Li Jiang, Quan-Xing Liu
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Dual-energy computed tomography venography parameters as potential indicators for pulmonary embolism in deep vein thrombosis
Xing-Hua Zhang, Bei-Bei Ma, Jin-Xing Zhang, Sheng Liu, Qing-Quan Zu, Xin Hong
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Cost-effectiveness evaluation of bedaquiline- and delamanid-containing regimens for multidrug-/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in China: a retrospective study based on three nationwide, real-world multicenter cohorts
Danyuchen Sun, Zhili Li, Yingpeng Qiu, Wei Shu, Lijie Zhang, Jingtao Gao, Yuhong Liu
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Lung cancer incidence and risk factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
Xiaowei Gong, Zhifeng Zhao, Yadong Yuan
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Risk factors associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity among adults: a hospital-based cross-sectional study in Ningbo, China (2022–2025)
Wenqian Lin, Kaihao Hu, Kai Wang, Weijia Wang, Chuqing Cao, Yifan Tang, Wanjun Yu, Long Bai, Ying Chen, Xingyu Liang, Caiping Chen, Chengxiu Ling
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Effectiveness of electrical stimulation for postoperative rehabilitation of lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Qing Xie, Ji Chen, Xieping Sun, Tianyu Yang, Jianglian Tian, Guihua Chen, Zhenxiang An
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Screening air pollutants-related genes to construct a prognostic risk model for lung adenocarcinoma and analyzing its immune microenvironment
Zhimiao Tang, Jia Ye, Dong Chen
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The association between albumin/neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio score and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database
Zihao Zhao, Yanguang Li, Zhuo Liang, Qiaoyuan Li, Xu Liu, Yan Yin, Zhipeng Hu, Jiawei Zhang, Yunlong Wang
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Segmentectomy achieves comparable survival outcomes compared to lobectomy in peripheral ≤3 cm non-small cell lung cancer with occult lymph node metastases
Yuting Chen, Jie Wang, Xusheng Ding, Chunnan Liu, Yueren Yan, Yifu Sun, Chongze Yuan, Shanbo Zheng, Longlong Shao, Yunjian Pan, Hang Li, Yiliang Zhang, Xiaoyang Luo, Yawei Zhang, Jiaqing Xiang, Hong Hu, Yihua Sun
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Macrophage-enriched HMOX1 is an ischemia-reperfusion-responsive marker in the heart
Xiaohan Bi, Zhongzhou Zou, Guoyong Chen, Lipeng Li, Ruihong Xu, Zihao Li, Jietao Chen, Zutong Mai, Ningcheng Wu, Yuxuan Wang, Lei Xian
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Quality, reliability and engagement of aortic dissection-related health information on TikTok: a cross-sectional study from China
Zhongxing Ning, Xinyi Yin, Zhefu Liu, Yang Yang, Xingzi Weiguo, Yu Liang, Jingyuan Zhang, Daojun Wen, Yufeng Chi, Wenhao Xia
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The hemodynamic and clinical characteristics of recurrent hemoptysis in bronchiectasis patients after vascular intervention procedures
Bingzhu Hu, Cong Zhang, Min Chai, Wei Yu, Min Liu, Shi Chen, Fajiu Li
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Comprehensive characterization of non-small cell lung cancer of different PD-L1 expression classes: a study of 1,038 Chinese patients
Zixian Xie, Jinghao Liang, Zishan Huang, Ziqiu Cheng, Fayuan Wu, Haonan Zhao, Weiqiang Yin
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Can local consolidation therapy improve survival in EGFR-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer after first-line TKI treatment?—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yuzhao Yang, Lian Li, Heqiao Han, Guha Alai, Taiwon Park, Chuan Zhong, Yidan Lin
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Preoperative statin use and postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study of the MIMIC-IV database
Xiu Zou, Jianlei Zheng, Jianxing Zhou, Hongqiang Qiu, Xuemei Wu
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Comparative outcomes of uniportal and multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Ayesh Ali, Marina Bebawi, Jesjeevna Maan, Rachael Merritt, David Downes
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Comparative outcomes of lobectomy and combined segmentectomy in left upper-lobe lung cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis
Naoki Takeno, Shunsuke Nomura, Haruhiko Shiiya, Ryota Nagashima, Ryohei Chiba, Kazuto Ohtaka, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Nobuyuki Shiina, Hideki Ujiie, Masato Aragaki, Ryo Takagi, Mitsuhito Kaji, Tatsuya Kato
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Copanlisib ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis by modulating cellular autophagy through PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 pathway
Zhiyi Li, Yujie Shi, Ruxuan Chen, Mengqi Wang, Qi Chen, Chi Shao, Xiaohe Li, Honggang Zhou, Hui Huang
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Development and Internal validation of a simple echocardiography score for diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis
Tingting Liu, Mingxiu Wen, Xiaoyan Hao, Xiaoyan Gu, Yanping Ruan, Xian Yang, Ruihan Jia, Xu Yang, Jiancheng Han, Yihua He
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Machine learning of intraoperative variables to test feasibility of multivariable prediction modelling for postoperative complications in thoracic surgery: a prospective cohort study
Biniam Kidane, Atif Ul Aftab, Eagan J. Peters, Sadeesh Srinathan, Gordon Buduhan, Lawrence Tan, Emma Poole, Michael Domaratzki
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Psychosocial factors associated with depression and sleep quality in patients with tuberculosis: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Huanhuan Li, Xue Qiu, Huizhen Lan, Zihan Chen, Huan Zhang, Guibing Zhu, Xiangmin Liu
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Routine fluoroscopic esophagography does not change clinical management of patients initially diagnosed with spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a dual-center retrospective study
Wei He, Baoguo Zhou, Chaonan Pang, Jintao Song, Keyi Wang, Jingdi Wang, Shuai Luo, Ping Ni, Guangliang Qiang
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Oncologic outcomes after declining lung cancer surgery: mixed methods analysis of a prospective pilot cohort
Robert M. Van Haren, Alique Topalian, Melinda Butsch Kovacic, Sofia W. Viana, Allison Moore, Catherine G. Pratt, Shesh Rai, John Kues
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Lesion-level comparison of primary and secondary tumors after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in multifocal esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a single-center retrospective study
Xin Liu, Guoqing Zhang, Wentao Wang, Jindong Li
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Association of anesthetic technique with mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing surgery with one-lung ventilation under general anaesthesia
Tak Kyu Oh, In-Ae Song, Jung-Won Hwang
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Effectiveness of heterologous mRNA vaccine boosters during an Omicron wave of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in Macao (China)
Jinghua Zhang, Boyuan Wang, Eric Lau, Zhiqi Zeng, Wei He, C. L. Philip Chen, Chiwai Chang, Zifeng Yang, Ka-Lok Tong, Nanshan Zhong, Chitin Hon
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Prognostic significance of post-bronchoscopy sputum cytology in lung cancer diagnosed by bronchoscopy: a retrospective cohort study of 625 patients
Satoshi Endo, Hisao Imai, Kyoichi Kaira, Takuya Fusegawa, Takeshi Masubuchi, Misa Iijima, Koichi Minato, Ken Masubuchi
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Association between the endothelial activation and stress index and 30-day in-hospital mortality rate in patients with traumatic lung injury: a retrospective analysis based on the MIMIC-IV database
Hong Wang, Wei Yi, Lihong Dong, Yue Zhang, Xixiang Yang, Yanxi Yang
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Quality and reliability of aortic dissection-related health information on TikTok and Bilibili: a cross-sectional content analysis study
Liang Fang, Jianfeng Yin, Tingting Dai, Xingjiang Li
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Global trends and advances in pediatric bronchiolitis treatment in the last two decades: a bibliometric analysis
Wei Li, Jing Zhao, Die Liu, Bo Pang, Jun Wang, Qingliang Shao
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Global trends and research hotspots in pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a bibliometric analysis (2000–2024)
Rong Jiang, Li-Min Cheng, Xin-Ling Gong
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Clinical and computed tomography (CT) features of nodular pulmonary histoplasmosis
Fei Li, Yanli He, Yanyan Li, Xiaoyan Qu, Mei Yu, Wen Wang, Gangfeng Li, Wei Li
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Age-polarized burden of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza, 1990–2021: global-China evidence for a shift toward older adults
Jiabian Lian, Lu Xia, Jian Liu, Chenshuang Yan, Mei Xing, Luhua Fu, Jiahai Lu
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Emerging research themes in macrophage-associated research for esophageal cancer: a bibliometric and visualized analysis
Yu Chen, Mei Yang
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Early surgery before the onset of symptoms: a retrospective analysis of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations of the lung
Xinning Li, Xiao Shen, Gang Chen, Weicheng Chen, Wenbo Zhang, Ming Ye, Huifeng Zhang
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Comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary tuberculosis: a bibliometric analysis (2011–2025) with narrative review
Yao Meng, Sha Huang, Xiaoju Liu
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Prediction of microinvasive spread in stage T1 non-small cell lung cancer based on a preoperative tumor margin CT radiomics model
Yating Chai, Xianshuai Zhang, Bingyang Bian, Yingnan Liu, Erfa Ribi, Ye Li
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Establishment of a prediction model for hospital mortality in critically ill patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Yuanjie Qiu, Huizhong Hu, Xiong Gao, Jia Zhang, Yihan Meng, Xinming Xie, Jian Wang, Manxiang Li
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Impact of intercostal nerve cryoablation on opioid use in pleural mesothelioma surgery: results from a high-volume integrated regional center
Alison S. Baskin, Seif Elmankabadi, Vincent Zhang, Pranita Mishra, Kian C. Banks, Julia Wei, Jeffrey B. Velotta
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Influencing factors and diagnostic yield of second-look ultrasound-guided pleural biopsy based on CT characteristics: a real-world study
Jia-Qian He, Ji-Dong Chen, Yun-Hao Luo, Guo Zhou, Hao Wu, Wen-Bin Cao, Jun Luo
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Short-term gaseous and particulate air pollution exposure and risk of acute kidney injury: a 12-year case-crossover study [2013–2024] in Guangzhou, China
Yuqi Chen, Zhiman Liang, Keran Zhang, Wenhan Cao, Youpeng Chen, Chengtao Zhou, Guanghui Dong, Baoqing Sun, Zhangkai J. Cheng
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The efficacy and safety of fiberoptic bronchoscopy-guided bronchial alveolar lavage combined with local drug injection in the treatment of severe pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials
Chuan Wang, Yang Li, Jinying Shi, Jingrong Xia, Xiaojing Gu, Jie Chen, Shukun Chai
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Mortality among people with airflow limitation according to the fixed ratio criterion but not the lower limit of normal criterion
Jiangyu Cui, Fan Wu, Juncheng Liang, Jie Ou, Zhishan Deng, Suyin Huang, Qi Wan, Xiaohui Wu, Kunning Zhou
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Efficacy of double-point jejunostomy in laparoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer: a comparative study
Shuang-Da Ji, Jia-Jun Han, Zhi-Wei Yan, Zi-Qing Shen, Jin-Feng Ge
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Ten-year survival, clinical durability, and physiological resilience of minimally invasive versus sternotomy coronary artery bypass grafting: propensity-matched analysis
Tong Ding, Yuanhao Fu, Jian Song, Rui Li, Hang Yang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Yichen Gong, Yunpeng Ling
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Long-term economic value analysis of reducing postoperative air leak following lung resection
Yi Yan, Libo Tao, Zhe Tao, Chang Liu, Yao Wu, Fangxu Wang, Shuang Sun
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The U-shaped association between serum osmolality and 28-day mortality in patients with acute respiratory failure: a retrospective cohort study using the MIMIC-IV database
Yingbo Zhang, Shuhong Hao, Cheng Ning, Yingzi Guo, Chunmei Hu
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A pilot study on the relationship between temperature and humidity and the detection of basidiomycetes in sputum from patients with chronic cough in the Nagasaki region
Jun Iriki, Takahiro Takazono, Yasushi Obase, Susumu Fukahori, Shinnosuke Takemoto, Noriho Sakamoto, Chizu Fukushima, Tomoya Nishino, Hiroshi Mukae
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Association of the prognostic nutritional index and geriatric nutritional risk index with clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Yang Gao, Weiyuan Hou, Yan Ma, Zhiwei Xu
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Associations between physical activity and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease population with comorbidities: a prospective cohort
Xinyi Feng, Mingze Gao, Yanqing Wang, Haiyun Dai
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Comparative prognostic analysis of primary thymic adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma: a 20-year retrospective real-world study
Rui Han, Chenran Guo, Chang Zhan, Fatao Yu, Fang Li, Shanqing Li, Jiagen Li
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Development and internal validation of a nomogram for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Shanna Li, Li Yin, Gui Huang
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Staple line coverage with suture fixation of polyglycolic acid patch for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Yeon Soo Kim, Soorack Ryu
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Robotic vs. video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective analysis of safety and length of stay during initial implementation of a robotic program
Nikita Arora, Rena Seeger, Caitlin Anstee, Angie Stackhouse, Daniel Jones, Sebastien Gilbert, Patrick Villeneuve
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Sequelae of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves evaluated with quantitative VQ SPECT CT and quantitative CT—a sub analysis of the EMPHYSISE study
Chong G. Chew, Andrew Fon, Benjamin Crouch, Hubertus Jersmann, Bright Ahinkorah, Phan Nguyen
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Nomogram for predicting prognostic risk in severe pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective analysis from the MIMIC-IV database
Daichen Ju, Wendi Zhou, Jiamin Lin, Liang Yan, Ning Su, Jialou Zhu, Dexian Li, Chaoxian Yu, Jinxing Hu
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Impact of antimicrobial exposure on bronchoscopy yields in immunocompromised patients: a single-centre experience
Albert Teng, Deshawn Tan, Kundan Reddy Saripalli, Timothy Toh, Youxin Puan, Brian Lee Wei Chua, Isaac Fong, Eugene Ming Jin Gan, Yi Hern Tan
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Effect of diuretic burden and model for end-stage liver disease-sodium score after isolated tricuspid valve surgery
Yuki Tamagawa, Shin Yajima, Daisuke Yoshioka, Ai Kawamura, Yusuke Misumi, Arudo Hiraoka, Teruya Nakamura, Masatoshi Hata, Toshihiro Funatsu, Yasushi Yoshikawa, Takeshi Onohara, Osamu Monta, Katsukiyo Kitabayashi, Haruhiko Kondoh, Tetsuya Saito, Mutsunori Kitahara, Hajime Matsue, Soh Hosoba, Naosumi Sekiya, Junya Yokoyama, Keiji Iwata, Akinobu Ohtani, Kazuma Handa, Kunitaka Kumagai, Yusuke Yanagino, Yumi Kakizawa, Takahiro Ohmori, Takuji Kawamura, Shunsuke Saito, Kazuo Shimamura, Shigeru Miyagawa
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What affects adequate lymph node harvest in pulmonary resections?—assessment of compliance with a national quality standard
Eric Klipsch, Joshua Braun, Saylor Hardin, John Keck, Reid Keller, Ian C. Bostock, Barry C. Gibney, Kathryn E. Engelhardt
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Deep learning-based real-time intraoperative detection of thoracic duct
Qi Yu, Xiran Cao, Subinuer Maimaiti, Ruijie Yang, Feng Su, Jilu Yang, Shunping Mao, Shinan Wang, Lijie Tan, Yaxing Shen, Shuo Wang
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Association between Endothelial Activation and Stress Index and mortality in patients with coronary heart disease at intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study
Shuyang Dai, Bingjie Li, Zongshan Zhang, Gaoli Zhang, Si Guo
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Myocardial extracellular volume fraction in cardiac CT: comparison of deep learning reconstruction and iterative reconstruction
Hao Wu, Kedi Niu, Lu Liu, Zhuangfei Ma, Dongdong Song, Jing Shen, Jing Yu, Jing Qin, Jianlin Wu
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Association between the glucose-to-platelet ratio and short-term and long-term all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study
Wenjing Zhang, Xinyi Liu, Zuokun Li, Yuchao Zhou, Chengjun Zhuang, Linyan Zhao
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Microbubble fibrin sealant application technique for prolonged air leak after anatomical lung resection: a retrospective comparative study
Ryuji Nakamura, Katsuhiro Okuda, Kensuke Iguchi, Shin Hosokawa, Emi Hagui, Kensuke Chiba, Tsutomu Tatematsu, Keisuke Yokota
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The safety and feasibility of non-intubated versus intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery in NSCLC patients after neoadjuvant therapy: a propensity score matching study
Tongxin Zheng, Biao Zhang, Xuguang Zhang, Shaoyong Dong, Qiang Guo, Yongle Li, Mo Deng, Kexuan He, Jun Bai, Longlong Liu, Jinyu Kong, Hefei Li
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Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy and molecular adequacy between conventional endobronchial ultrasound, contrast-enhanced endobronchial ultrasound and elastography for hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathies: a retrospective observational study
Luca Frasca, Ilaria Suriano, Antonio Sarubbi, Filippo Longo, Pierfilippo Crucitti
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Characteristics of patients qualified for aortic valve replacement combined with coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in the era of transcatheter aortic valve implantation dominance study (CAPTOR study)
Marek Reszczyński, Radosław Litwinowicz, Maciej Brzeziński, Bartłomiej Perek, Mariusz Kowalewski, Kazimierz Widenka, Krzysztof Bartuś, Marian Burysz
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Community-acquired pneumonia with Staphylococcus aureus and viral co-infection: clinical characteristics and pathogen genomic analysis
Yi Liu, Shiqi Guo, Xiaofeng Hu, Qiang Guo, Fan Lu
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Safety and efficacy of mild hypothermic circulatory arrest with bilateral cerebral perfusion in acute aortic dissection surgery: a retrospective cohort study
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α activation attenuates susceptibility to postoperative atrial fibrillation
Bin Jia, Jinjuan Fu, Weize Xu, Lanying Gao, Jian Chen, Yong Luo, Yongnan Li, Shuzheng Wang, Lijie Jiang
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Hyperoxia-induced lung microvascular injury is mediated by endothelial cell-derived WNT5A
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Vasopressor requirements and hemodynamic stability during anesthesia using remimazolam and sevoflurane in patients undergoing minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery: a prospective randomized controlled study
Jimin Lee, Sang-Wook Shin, Ji-Uk Yoon, Hye-Jin Kim, Jung-Pil Yoon, Hong-Sik Shon, Da Eun Lee, Hee Young Kim
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Predictive value of combined inflammatory and coagulation markers for immune-related pneumonitis in non-small cell lung cancer patients on immunotherapy: a retrospective cohort study
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Quality of rib fracture-related video information on TikTok and Bilibili: a cross-sectional study
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Global trends and projections of tracheal, bronchial, and lung cancer (TBL) associated with secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in women: insights of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2021 from 1990 to 2021 and prediction to 2035
Jian Ding, Weizhen Guo, Gang Cheng, Qian Xue, Di Wu, Jiabing Tong, Cheng Yang, Zegeng Li
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Chemotherapy-free anlotinib-based regimens in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a real-world retrospective cohort study
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Practice of airway clearance in critically ill patients: a cross-sectional survey of respiratory therapists and physiotherapists in China
Shimin Zhang, Kailiang Duan, Ying Zhao, Yaxiaerjiang Muhetaer, Xingshuo Hu, Lixin Xie, Huiqing Ge, Kai Liu
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Prognostic stratification of T1 lung adenocarcinoma with micropapillary or solid patterns: a cohort study
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Clinical outcomes of diaphragm pacing in facilitating weaning from mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Pulmonary amyloidosis: clinicopathologic spectrum and diagnostic pitfalls in a 12-patient case series
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Retrospective comparison of three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography-assisted indocyanine green reverse staining versus modified inflation-deflation in robotic-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy
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Development and validation of a CT radiomics nomogram for preoperative prediction of right recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node metastasis in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Xu Liu, Zhengpan Wei, Kaiyuan Li, Shaowu Sun, Wenbo Fan, Zelong Wang, Tianliang Zhao, Tongfa Yan, Bin Yan, Zhiqian Zhao, Guoqing Zhang, Xue Pan, Xiangnan Li
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Multi-omics analysis identified serum B4GALT1 as a prognostic factor for small cell lung cancer
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Association between the systemic inflammatory response index and 1-year all-cause mortality in intensive care unit patients with heart failure: a retrospective cohort study
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Practice patterns and inpatient outcomes in lung abscess: a cross sectional study
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Clinical characteristics and longitudinal prognosis of patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease progressing from different lung function trajectories
Xiaozi Guo, Fan Wu, Yingtong Chen, Qiaorui Zhou, Zhishan Deng, Qi Wan, Gaoying Tang, Lifei Lu, Kunning Zhou, Cuiqiong Dai, Jieqi Peng, Xiaohui Wu, Pixin Ran, Yumin Zhou
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Automated identification of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma using impulse oscillometry combined with quantitative computed tomography parameters and radiomics features
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Focus on pleural empyema: etiology, epidemiology, infectiology, treatment, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic—a single-center analysis
Dominik Lobinger, Andreas Hiebinger, Florian Eicher, Gudrun Groß, Henriette Klein, Ekaterina Mamonova, Alicia Reiche, Johannes Bodner
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Glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic related glutathione metabolism inhibited high mobility group box 1 release by regulating epithelium ferroptosis in asthma
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Predictive role of lung ultrasound score for mortality risk of patients with severe pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Learning curve, safety and diagnostic yield of the GalaxyTM, Noah Medical Group robotic bronchoscopy platform
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The therapeutic effects of dupilumab in asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap and pure asthma: a pilot study
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Rapid decline in lung function is associated with more chronic respiratory symptoms, more severe small airway dysfunction and lung structural changes
Qiaorui Zhou, Fan Wu, Qi Wan, Xiaozi Guo, Yingtong Chen, Zhishan Deng, Kunning Zhou, Changli Yang, Shengtang Chen, Yongqing Huang, Shuqing Yu, Yumin Zhou, Pixin Ran
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Analysis of drug-induced pulmonary embolism risk based on the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System database
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Limited adoption of thymectomy for nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis
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Honeycomb wall thickening during acute deterioration of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: clinical, imaging and prognostic characteristics
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Incidence and risk factors of vaccination hesitancy among early-stage lung cancer patients: a cross-sectional study
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Complication of silicone stent in the management of airway stenosis: a single-center experience
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Advancing lung adenocarcinoma diagnosis using peri-nodular features: a CT radiomics study for determining invasiveness in sub-centimeter pure ground glass nodules
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Age-related outcomes of minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum: a single-center retrospective cohort study
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Clinical impact of coinfection with SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus among adults: a multicenter retrospective cohort study [2021–2025]
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Impact of thoracic inlet anatomy and reconstruction route selection based on computed tomography three-dimensional reconstruction on cervical anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy
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Association between clinical pulmonary infection score and mortality in patients with severe pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Pleural fluid C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 as a diagnostic biomarker for malignant pleural effusion
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Kinetics of spontaneous residual shunt closure: a comparative analysis between two surgical procedures for perimembranous ventricular septal defect
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Primary tumor surgical resection in multimodal treatment of stage IVA non-small cell lung cancer—comparison of resected and non-resected cases
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Shape-sensing robotic-assisted versus electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: a single-operator experience
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Transthoracic ultrasound features to differentiate tuberculous from malignant pleural effusion: development of a machine learning-based clinical prediction model
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Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation, hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation, and standard care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients—a systematic review and network meta-analysis
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Basilar segmentectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: is it worth preserving the S6 segment?
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Post-operative outcomes of lung resection after perioperative chemoimmunotherapy for stage IIB–IIIB non-small-cell lung cancer in the elderly: a single center real-life experience
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A novel esophagus-preserving strategy for T1b esophageal cancer combining endoscopic submucosal dissection and thoracoscopic lymph nodes sampling: the first case series
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Association between statins and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: insights from cohort and genetic validation
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Development of a model to predict high-risk histopathological features in early T-stage lung adenocarcinoma using thin-slice CT and FDG-PET/CT parameters for selecting optimal candidates for sub-lobar resection
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Comparison of lung function and survival in high-risk vs. standard risk lung volume reduction surgery patients
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Risk factors associated with plastic bronchitis in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Risk factors postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction in video-assisted thoracic surgery patients: a dynamic digital radiography study
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Safety analysis of long-acting dual bronchodilator after market approval: a real-world study from FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database
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Development and validation of a simplified machine learning model based on T-SPOT.TB and routine clinical data for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion
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Biosafety of micron-sized Fe3O4 magnetic fluid for pulmonary injection: a preclinical study toward lung nodule localization
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Feasibility of ambulatory chest drainage and talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion
Kevin Conroy, Mohammed El Bashir, Benjamin Prudon, Graham Miller, Avinash Aujayeb, Andrew E. Stanton
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SIX1 mediates pulmonary arterial hypertension endothelial dysfunction through the IL-6/STAT3 axis
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Development of risk prediction model for new-onset atrial fibrillation in elderly patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective cohort study
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Repurposing the MEK inhibitor binimetinib as a dual anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic agent in pulmonary fibrosis
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Development of a diagnostic model using the circulating long noncoding RNAs LINC00857 and KLHDC7B-DT in lung adenocarcinoma
Yanhua Zhu, Mei Xiao, Xi Chen, Lei Guo, Jiezhen Liu, Xiao Liu, Xu Chen, Yanliang Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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A nomogram for in-hospital mortality in the intensive care unit: development and validation with a type B aortic dissection cohort
Weijian Chen, Xiaojun Shu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Risk stratification of PD-L1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer: a predictive model for prognosis
Longfei Jia, Yi Yang, Xinye Xia, Feixuan Luo, Yujie Wang, Yinghan Jin, Henglun Liang, Liangyong He, Guojie Lu, Yuanzhou Wu, Hui Li, Qunqing Chen, Dan Mu, Yingwei Zhang, Kaican Cai, Yang Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Development of a CT-based integrated model combining clinical features, radiomics, and deep learning to predict STAS in subsolid nodules of stage I lung cancer: a retrospective cohort study
Honghai Li, Yunze Liu, Haoning Nan, Zejin Zhang, Yafei Sun, Siyu Chen, Ming Zhao, Yonghui Qiu, Yuqi Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Development and validation of a nomogram integrating multi-dimensional clinical factors for predicting lung cancer-related mediastinal/hilar lymph node metastasis before endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
Keqing Li, He Zhang, Shuang Liang, Wen Wen, Chunfeng Liu, Yun Zhang, Xing Wang, Jun Deng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Comparative analysis of safety and efficacy of non-intubation in lung wedge resection using thoracoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Bing Pan, Zhihua Kong, Yuhui Jia, Juanjuan Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Assessment of ad hoc lung cancer screening at a safety net hospital
Mollie Hudson, Adali Martinez, Brian Haas, George Su, Brian B. Graham
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Superiority of single-photon emission computed tomography for predicting postoperative lung function after anatomical lung resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rachid Eduardo Noleto da Nobrega Oliveira, Lucas Monteiro Delgado, Adriana Simoneta Pimienta Ibarra, Felipe S. Passos, Isabella Cabianca Moriguchi Caetano Salvador, Lucas Diniz da Conceição, Diana Palacio, Isabella Faria, Roman Petrov
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Identification and validation of prognostic genes related to mitochondrial dynamics and mitochondrial autophagy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Hui Lin, Feng-Nian Zhuang, Wei-Jie Chen, Wen-Wei Wei, Peng-Qiang Gao, Pei-Yuan Wang, Feng Wang, Shan Shi
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Feasibility and acceptability of a smart healthcare cloud platform based on a standardized discourse form in the postoperative follow-up of patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Zhe Wu, Guohua Wang, Zhiyuan Yao, Qiancheng Lu, Rongjian Xu, Tong Qiu, Wenxing Du, Xiao Sun, Enzheng Yu, Fengyi Han, Wenjie Jiao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Development and validation of nomograms integrating electrolyte, nutritional, and inflammatory indicators to predict survival in advanced esophageal cancer undergoing immunotherapy or radioimmunotherapy
Shaotong Tang, Can Feng, Ning Liang, Lili Qiao, Zhong Lu, Yajuan Lv, Xiaofan Yang, Yuying Hao, Jiandong Zhang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Bibliometric analysis of lung cancer organoid research: trends and emerging areas of study
Zhe Wu, Sheng Chen, Yifan Man, Min Zhao, Rongjian Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Association of body mass index and serum markers with immune-related adverse events in lung cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors
Zhenzhen Liu, Yuzhu Diao, Shuchen Chen, Meizi Jin, Chengyu Hong, Jielin Li, Fei Li, Ting Li, Lihui Meng, Duo Wang, Xinjiang Zhu, Xiaoling Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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LEF1/NFE2L3/TACC1 axis activates the AKT-mTOR pathway to promote the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Hao Li, Shengming Xu, Ning Li, Tongyi Xu, Tao Li, Hezhong Chen, Qijue Lu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Brief Report

Recommendation-adherent systematic lymph node sampling is not associated with increased complication rates in non-small cell lung cancer surgery—combined cardiothoracic center experience
Aapo Pikkujämsä, Tuomas Mäkelä, Joonas H. Kauppila, Olli Helminen, Fredrik Yannopoulos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Efficacy of bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement in reducing air leakage following pulmonary resection: a cadaveric study
Jotaro Yusa, Kazuhisa Tanaka, Hiroki Imabayashi, Yuichi Sakairi, Takane Suzuki, Ichiro Yoshino, Hidemi Suzuki
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Review Article

Bronchiectasis in the precision medicine era: pathogenesis and therapeutic advances
Xuantao Xia, Qibiao Wu, Zhiyong Cao, Hao Zeng, Lili Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Heart failure in 2025: new insights, therapies, and clinical directions
Zifan Shen, Pingjing Zheng, Gaocheng Gu, Yang Zhang, Zhangwei Chen, Juying Qian
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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The regulation of oxidative stress response by epigenetic modifications in acute respiratory distress syndrome
Pengcheng Ma, Lifeng Jia, Haikun Zhang, Jinxiang Yu, Le Cao, Nianliang Zhang, Tao Zhao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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The role of pulsed electric field therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review of a novel minimally invasive intervention
Illaa Smesseim, Phillip Perez, Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, Daniel H. Sterman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Clinical and translational roles of circulating tumor cells in non-small cell and small cell lung cancer: a narrative review
Wei Liu, Aliss T. C. Chang, Joyce W. Y. Chan, Junko C. S. Chan, Clarence H. W. Chan, Tony S. K. Mok, Rainbow W. H. Lau, Molly S. C. Li, Calvin S. H. Ng
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for idiopathic inflammatory myopathy-associated interstitial lung disease: a narrative review
Zhiyong Wang, Chengfen Yin, Xinjing Gao, Lei Xu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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The role of growth heterogeneity in solid nodular non-small cell lung cancer in clinical practice: a narrative review
Jiaqi Chen, Jianwei Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Relationship between airway stents and airway microorganisms: a literature review
Xiaoting Cai, Shiman Pang, Chunli Tang, Shiyue Li
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Narrative review of fluid dynamics in the left ventricle: from the perspective of aortic regurgitation
Yuichiro Kitada, Jack Nickles, Gift Owolabi, Jonathan Kochav, Muhammad Umair, Adham Elmously, Hideyuki Hayashi, Koichi Akiyama, Keiichi Itatani, Giovanni Ferrari, Hiroo Takayama
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Frozen elephant trunk: a narrative review of global and temporal trends
Jack Nickles, Megan Chung, Yuichiro Kitada, Marco Tagliafierro, Valeria Jimenez, Davide Pacini, George Arnaoutakis, Hiroo Takayama, Adham Elmously
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Periprocedural pain management in pleural disease: a narrative review of current and emerging strategies
Jacob Schwartz, Mateus Fernandes, David Eldeiry, Zachary Greenstein, Brenda Garcia, Kevin Shayani, Husam A. Nayef, Jonathan Moore, Michael Murn
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Radiologic reporting of DeBakey type I aortic dissection: key preoperative and postoperative findings of the AMDS hybrid stent
Ryaan El-Andari, Nicholas M. Fialka, Sabin J. Bozso, Leonard Pitts, Scott A. Wong, Karim Samji, Wilson Y. Szeto, Jörg Kempfert, Michael C. Moon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Narrative review of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation utilization in surgical management of tracheal intubation injuries
Alan R. Parr, Jonathan T. Liles, Mohammad J. Malik, Clinton T. Morgan
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Clinical research advances in thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology in 2025: a panoramic narrative review
Zijie Sun, Xin Li, Zhexue Hao, Honghao Zhang, Dichen Ou, Wenhao Zhou, Hengrui Liang, Fei Cui
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Study Protocol

Evaluation of the utility of slow mode for pulmonary vessel resection using a surgical stapler in anatomical pulmonary resection: a prospective randomized controlled trial protocol
Ryo Karita, Terunaga Inage, Kohei Takahashi, Takeshi Sugawara, Hidemi Suzuki
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Improving self-care behaviors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using a knowledge-based intelligent self-care system: protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Yong Liu, Hongyi Zhu, Lin He, Yimiao Li, Dajun Liu, Xi Yu, Yuan Liu, Yuehao Shen, Jingchun He, Lan Wang
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Letter to the Editor

The rising burden of early-onset esophageal cancer: a call to action
Manas Pustake
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Early-onset esophageal cancer in the context of global burden trends
Zongyuan Li, Jili Li, Feng Lin
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Phenotype-specific considerations in antifibrotic therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: refining risk assessment
Xiaohuan Ding, Xiaodong Lv
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Adverse side-effects of antifibrotic drugs in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—clarification of several points
Dragana Jovanovic, Nesrin Mogulkoc, Martina Sterclova, Mordechai Kramer, Veronika Müller, Vladimir Bartos, Martina Plackova, Martina Doubkova, Katarzyna Lewandowska, Amelia Szymanowska-Narloch, Monika Zurkova, Petra Ovesna, Martina Koziar Vasakova
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Station 7 metastasis in upper lobe non-small cell lung cancer ≤2 cm: anatomical anomaly or marker of tumor aggressiveness?
Yuan Gao, Xiaoyan Le
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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From our hospitals to their kitchens: a dual-perspective plea for continuous nutrition in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care
Qingchao Chen, Tao Yu
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Mapping the gaps: a geospatial approach to equity in lung cancer screening
Emily June Zolfaghari, Jayaditya D. Patil, Mara B. Antonoff
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Geospatial analysis as a tool for identification of potential targetable regions for lung cancer screening interventions in Massachusetts
Fatima G. Wilder, Miles McAllister, Anupama Singh, Yue Xie, Emanuele Mazzola, Daniel Wiener, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Rian M. Hasson
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Active surveillance for esophageal cancer after clinically complete response: relevant considerations of the SANO-trial
Berend J. van der Wilk, Bas P. L. Wijnhoven, J. Jan B. van Lanschot; the SANO study group
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Editorial Commentary

Esophagectomy with colonic interposition: what outcomes can we salvage?
James Tankel, Elad Boaz, Daniel Solomon
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Reassessing the role of combined organ resection in cT4b esophageal cancer: feasibility, outcomes, and future directions
Anna Różańska-Walędziak, Ewa Skopińska, Maciej Walędziak
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Barrett’s oesophagus surveillance in a centralised system: implications for progression risk and management
Ravi Vissapragada, Aaditya Narendra, David I. Watson
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Postoperative pulmonary complications after neuromuscular blockade: what does the recent evidence demonstrate?
Wiriya Maisat, Koichi Yuki
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Should early non-invasive ventilation be used in non-critical care wards for acute respiratory failure?
James Schneider, Nishkantha Arulkumaran
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Intercostal nerve block vs. erector spinae plane block for uniport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Melinda Seering, Javier Campos
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Preventing infusion-related reactions: the lessons learn with the use of amivantamab
Christos Chouaïd, Jean Baptiste Assié, Jean Bernard Auliac
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Efficacy without compromising resection: surgical outcomes from AEGEAN
Rafik ElBeblawy, Chinmay T. Jani, Sanad Alhushki, Aakash Desai
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Association of chemoradiation, trimodality therapy, or salvage resection with survival in stage II–III esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: to cut or not to cut?
Christian C. Cullen, Rian M. Hasson
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Does central ligation of the right gastric artery matter in robot-assisted resection of gastroesophageal junction cancer?
Daniel Krstic, Florian Seyfried, Felix Nickel
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Push the flow—mind the micro: renal microcirculation during high-flow cardiopulmonary bypass
Elise Langouet, Alexandre Ouattara, Nadir Tafer, Olivier Villemain
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Cardiac prehabilitation: progress toward the who, what, when, where, and how
Barbara Wilkey, Jessica Y. Rove
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Chemotherapy in combination with KRAS inhibitors in KRAS-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
Rafael Rosell, María González-Cao
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Reconsidering the role of esophagectomy in selected patients with stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma
Shuhei Komatsu, Tomoki Konishi, Hirotaka Konishi, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Eigo Otsuji, Atsushi Shiozaki
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Protamine dosing in cardiac surgery: method is key
Anne M. Beukers, Floor J. Mansvelder, Susanne Eberl, Henning Hermanns
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Prehabilitation in thoracic surgery: strong signal or surgical confounding?
Victoria Lai, Julie Reeve, Ianthe Boden
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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One step backward, two steps forward: esophageal diversion and the staged reconstruction of esophageal catastrophe
Annie Zhang, Brooks V. Udelsman
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Long‐term outcomes after esophageal diversion: insights and implications
Yahya Alwatari, Abdulsalam Alahmed, Dennis Wigle, Carlos A. Puig Gilbert
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Targeting driving pressure in ARDS: refining the “When” and “How” after the STAMINA trial
Taichi Nakazawa, Yasuhiro Norisue
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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Erratum

Erratum: Biofunctional study on chemoresistance in esophageal squamous carcinoma cells induced by missense mutation of NOTCH1 p.E450K
Editorial Office
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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Erratum: Impact of the corona virus disease 2019 pandemic on the prevalence of common respiratory pathogens in hospitalized young patients with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia
Editorial Office
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
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Erratum: Correlation between serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and clinical characteristics of patients with coronary heart disease: a cross-sectional study
Editorial Office
Journal of Thoracic Disease  
2026;
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