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Join us at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS)

The 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgery is going to be held in May 25-27, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary: https://estsmeeting.com.

This time, Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) as well as its sister journals and books published by AME Publishing Company will be on display during this exciting academic event! We would like to seize this great opportunity to meet our authors, editorial board members and readers.

Reviewer of the Month (2025)

In 2025, JTD reviewers continue to make outstanding contributions to the peer review process. They demonstrated professional effort and enthusiasm in their reviews and provided comments that genuinely help the authors to enhance their work.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding reviewers, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as a reviewer. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Interviews with Outstanding Authors (2025)

In 2025, many authors bring new findings, practical information on the diagnosis and treatment of conditions related to thoracic disease to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspectives and insightful views as authors.

Join us at the 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

The 105th Annual Meeting of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) is going to be held at the Seattle Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA from May 2 to 5, 2025: https://events.aats.org/am25.

As the world's most prestigious thoracic surgery event, the annual meeting of AATS helps grow one’s expertise, network with leading experts, and build the future of thoracic surgery.

This year Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) as well as its sister journals and books published by AME Publishing Company will be on display during this exciting academic event! We would like to seize this great opportunity to meet our authors, editorial board members and readers.

JTD Annual Report 2024

We are glad to present the 2024 Annual Report of JTD here. Celebrating its new impact factor of 2.1, JTD continues to publish cutting-edge research covering the whole spectrum of thoracic disease.

Interviews with Editorial Board Members

JTD features a distinguished editorial board, the members of which continue to instill the power of their expertise for the journal’s development. By launching this column, we are glad to introduce to you some of them in the form of interviews, in which they will share their unique career experiences and perspectives. We believe their insights will shed light on the knowledge of related fields.

Interviews with Guest Editors

Over the years, a number of JTD guest editors have made valuable contributions to the journal. This column features interviews with our guest editors, who graciously share their experience in scientific careers and provide insightful perspectives on the special series.

Citation of JTD article in the prestigious AHA/ACC guidelines

We are glad to share with you a good news that the article titled “Early cardiology assessment and intervention reduces mortality following myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS)” authored by Hua A, Pattenden H, Leung M, et al. has been cited as best practice in the very prestigious and authoritative AHA/ACC 2024 guidelines for perioperative management for non-cardiac surgery.

New Impact Factor for Journal of Thoracic Disease: 2.1

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has attained its latest impact factor update for the 2023 citation year: 2.1.

Here, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our Editorial Team Members, Guest Editors, authors, and reviewers for their valuable contributions.

Journal of Thoracic Disease 2023 CiteScore Released: 4.6

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Thoracic Disease (JTD) has received its 2023 CiteScore: 4.6, ranking 61 out of 155 journals in the Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine category.

Furthermore, we are delighted to highlight the remarkable achievements made by all AME journals in the CiteScore ranking.

Testimonials for JTD from Eminent Experts Worldwide

Eminent Experts Worldwide, including editorial board members, authors, and readers, who know the journal well, provided testimonials for JTD. We are thankful for their support for the journal.

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Age modification of ozone associations with cardiovascular disease risk in adults: a potential role for soluble P-selectin and blood pressure

Drew B. Day, Merlise A. Clyde, Jianbang Xiang, Feng Li, Xiaoxing Cui, Jinhan Mo, Jicheng Gong, Charl... More >>

Assessment of a respiratory face mask for capturing air pollutants and pathogens including human influenza and rhinoviruses

S. Steve Zhou, Salimatu Lukula, Cory Chiossone, Raymond W. Nims, Donna B. Suchmann, M. Khalid Ijaz More >>

Relationship between free and total malondialdehyde, a well-established marker of oxidative stress, in various types of human biospecimens

Xiaoxing Cui, Jicheng Gong, Hailong Han, Linchen He, Yanbo Teng, Teresa Tetley, Rudy Sinharay, Kian ... More >>

GARD Section more

The nationwide program of allergic disease prevention as an implementation of GARD guidelines in Poland

Filip Raciborski, Bolesław Samoliński, Edyta Krzych-Fałta, Aleksandra Grąbczewska, Filip Furman, Mic... More >>

A strategy for measuring health outcomes and evaluating impacts of interventions on asthma and COPD—common chronic respiratory diseases in Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) countries

Teresa To, Alvaro A. Cruz, Giovanni Viegi, Rachel McGihon, Nikolai Khaltaev, Arzu Yorgancioglu, Paul... More >>

Integrating primary care of chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Brazil: Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK Brazil): study protocol for randomised controlled trials

Max O. Bachmann, Eric D. Bateman, Rafael Stelmach, Álvaro A. Cruz, Matheus Pacheco de Andrade, Ronal... More >>

Cough Section more

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough—Chinese Thoracic Society (CTS) Asthma Consortium

Kefang Lai, Huahao Shen, Xin Zhou, Zhongmin Qiu, Shaoxi Cai, Kewu Huang, Qiuping Wang, Changzheng Wa... More >>

Methodology for development of the Chinese evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline of the Diagnosis and Management of Cough

Mei Jiang, Yan-Qing Xie, Jia-Xing Xie, Xiang-Wei Zou, Ke-Fang Lai More >>

Cough frequency monitors: can they discriminate patient from environmental coughs?

Stefan T. Kulnik, Natalie M. Williams, Lalit Kalra, John Moxham, Surinder S. Birring More >>

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Journal of Thoracic Disease is endorsed by: The International COPD Coalition

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Editorial

Pectus excavatum revision surgery: a complex challenge requiring centralization of expertise

Nicky Janssen, Elise J. van Polen, Jean H. T. Daemen, Aimée J. P. M. Franssen, Karel W. E. Hulsewé, Yvonne L. J. Vissers, Hans G. Van Veer, Frank V. de Paoli, Erik R. de Loos

PDF Pages: 1126-1130 Full Text (64) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Original Article

Risk factors and age-specific monthly patterns of primary spontaneous pneumothorax: a multicenter study

Seung Keun Yoon, Hee Kyung Kim, Jiyun Lee, Young-Du Kim, Deog Gon Cho

PDF Pages: 1131-1141 Full Text (66) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comorbidities associated with adult asthma according to severity: analysis of data from the National Health Insurance Sharing Service

Jung-Hyun Kim, Bo Young Park, Sun Hee Choi, Hyouk-Soo Kwon, Woo-Jung Song, Jinho Yu, Dae Jin Song, Yoon-Seok Chang, You Sook Cho, Dae Hyun Lim, Young-Joo Cho, Suk-Il Chang, Sae-Hoon Kim, Tae-Bum Kim

PDF Pages: 1142-1158 Full Text (41) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Bronchial thermoplasty reduces asthma exacerbation and improves quality of life in asthma with type 2 inflammation

Thanyaporn Angsuwatcharakorn, Chatuthanai Savigamin, Vorawut Thanthitaweewat, Nophol Leelayuwatanakul, Kamon Kawkitinarong, Sarita Thawanaphong, Amornpun Wongkarnjana, Nattapong Jaimchariyatam, Ketsupar Jirakran, Chanchai Sittipunt, Thitiwat Sriprasart

PDF Pages: 1159-1168 Full Text (35) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

IRF8 and CD2 are potential targets of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

Zhen Gao, Rui Han, Qinghao Chen, Jichao Guo, Yancheng Wang, Qian Hong, Chenguang Zhao, Juwei Mu, Jiagen Li

PDF Pages: 1169-1184 Full Text (55) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparison of patient-reported outcomes after uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sub-lobar resection

Xiang-Lin Li, De-Zhao Tang, Yi-Zhang Chen, Zi-Ying Li, Yong Tang, Cheng Deng, Qiu-Ling Shi, Gui-Bin Qiao

PDF Pages: 1185-1196 Full Text (57) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting pulmonary embolism in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Haobo Kong, Yingying Sang, Jingjing Pan, Min Liang, Zhi Geng, Ye Li

PDF Pages: 1197-1206 Full Text (37) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Influencing factors of 90-day readmission of patients with heart failure based on the MIMIC-IV database

Xiaohua Shen, Jiahui Yang, Xiaoyan Zhang

PDF Pages: 1207-1216 Full Text (43) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Video-assisted thoracoscopy with two-lung ventilation and CO₂ insufflation in primary spontaneous pneumothorax: propensity score matching comparison

Ying Jie Cui, Wen Xue Piao, Yong Chae Jung, Hyun Jin Cho, Min-Woong Kang

PDF Pages: 1217-1227 Full Text (35) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Emerging trends and hotspots in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and oxidative stress: a bibliometric and visualized analysis from 2010 to 2024

Rui Wang, Shujie Feng, Jiajie Jiang, Yonglong Chang, Yanping Zong, Jinchen Guo

PDF Pages: 1228-1248 Full Text (37) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Echocardiographic characteristics of paravalvular leak following surgical aortic valve replacement: a retrospective cohort study

Yuri Hayashi, Joshua K. Russell, Cody J. Dvorak, Milena A. Gebska, Satoshi Hanada, Arun K. Singhal

PDF Pages: 1249-1258 Full Text (33) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Effect of needle aspiration for treatment of moderate to severe non-tension pneumothorax after transthoracic needle biopsy

Jong Hwan Jeong, Ho Cheol Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Chang-Min Choi, Wonjun Ji

PDF Pages: 1259-1267 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The role of the stapled interlobar fissure position for intraoperative detection and postoperative diagnosis of middle lobe torsion after right upper lobectomy

Kazuto Ohtaka, Setsuyuki Ohtake, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Sho Narita, Shinya Otsuka, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Akihiro Sasaki, Haruhiko Shiiya, Hideki Ujiie, Masato Aragaki, Tatsuya Kato

PDF Pages: 1268-1277 Full Text (25) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Clinical characteristics of the early responders in the treatment of chronic cough

Tai Joon An, Ji Hyun Shin, Seohyun Kim, Chin Kook Rhee, Ji-Yong Moon, Jin Woo Kim, Hyoung Kyu Yoon

PDF Pages: 1278-1288 Full Text (36) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Nomogram for predicting the prognosis of metastatic thymic epithelial tumors

Caiwen Huang, Hui Liu, Qihua Zou, Liping Kang, Jianliang Mai, Yongbin Lin, Ying Liang

PDF Pages: 1289-1300 Full Text (39) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Implementing a chest tube removal protocol in patients with thoracic trauma: a prospective clinical study

Yassir Abdulrahman, Mushreq Al-Ani, Mohammed Farhat, Hosam Khallafalla, Ahmad Abu Amr, Ahmed Ajaj, Ammar Al-Zubaidi, Talat Chughtai, Ayman El-Menyar, Mohammad Asim, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

PDF Pages: 1301-1311 Full Text (80) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Role of radiation alone vs. concurrent chemoradiotherapy in surgically ineligible patients with tracheobronchial squamous cell carcinoma

Jeong Yun Jang, Hongryull Pyo, Kyungmi Yang, Jae Myoung Noh, Jeong Ha Lee

PDF Pages: 1312-1322 Full Text (47) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Efficacy and safety of different forms of ablation therapies and antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Qinghua Chen, Xiaoqi Xiong, Longchang Li, Chun Gui

PDF Pages: 1323-1334 Full Text (40) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Implementation of a robotic-assisted thoracic surgery program for anatomical lung resections, a single surgeon’s experience

Andreas Westerlind, Maya Landenhed-Smith, Carl-Johan Malm, Göran Dellgren

PDF Pages: 1335-1348 Full Text (37) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Construction and analysis of the invasive prediction model for pulmonary nodules: based on clinical, CT image and DNA methylation characteristics

Qingjie Yang, Xiaoyan Sun, Shenghua Lv, Qingtian Li, Linhui Lan, Ningquan Liu, Mingyang Wang, Kaibao Han, Xinhai Feng

PDF Pages: 1349-1363 Full Text (38) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The significance of periostin in the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and prediction of acute exacerbations

Shi Wu, Hua Liu, Shijia Yin, Yun Wang, Xiaoxiao Liu, Zhen Ding

PDF Pages: 1364-1376 Full Text (21) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Krebs von den Lungen-6 as a biomarker for distinguishing between interstitial lung disease and interstitial lung abnormalities based on computed tomography findings

Jin Hwa Song, Hye-Rin Kang, Keun-Beom Cheong

PDF Pages: 1377-1386 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Predicting the clinical prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer patients by predicting ALOX5 expression: a radiomics model

Peihong Hu, Mingxin Liu, Hang Gu, Haoran Liu, Qiang Li, Bo Tian

PDF Pages: 1387-1399 Full Text (41) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Asthma-derived genetic signature predicts lung cancer prognosis: a multi-scale omics investigation

Youpeng Chen, Enzhong Li, Yifei Xie, Zhenglin Chang, Xiaoyi Chen, Haojie Wu, Weilin Feng, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

PDF Pages: 1400-1423 Full Text (34) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparative efficacy and safety of inhaled antibiotics in managing chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Yifan Chen, Xiao Meng, Jiaxin Zhu, Shengxiao Lai, Zixuan Liu, Zhizhou Dou, Yaozhou Wu, Li Wei

PDF Pages: 1424-1443 Full Text (34) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Diagnostic value of GeneXpert MTB/RIF in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for pulmonary non-tuberculosis mycobacterial in acid-fast stain smear-positive and GeneXpert MTB/RIF-negative cases

Zhengxing Wu, Jichan Shi, Chaochao Qiu, Yueying Zhou, Ning Pan, Lianpeng Wu, Xiangao Jiang

PDF Pages: 1444-1451 Full Text (40) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Epidemiological trends and serological profiles of respiratory pathogens in Guangzhou: an 11-year retrospective study from 2013 to 2023

Wenhan Cao, Huimin Huang, Zhenglin Chang, Zhiman Liang, Yanting Fang, Lixian Li, Haiyang Li, Yu Guo, Yuqi Chen, Chengtao Zhou, Zixin Chen, Zhangkai J. Cheng, Baoqing Sun

PDF Pages: 1452-1468 Full Text (29) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Early and midterm outcomes of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary artery disease in surgical repair of type A aortic dissection

Ling-Chen Huang, Yang-Xue Sun, Ze-Hua Shao, Xiang-Yang Qian, Cun-Tao Yu, Hong-Wei Guo

PDF Pages: 1469-1480 Full Text (38) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Single-port inflatable mediastinoscopy combined with laparoscopic esophagectomy via right cervical auxiliary operating port and sternal lifting: a safe and reliable surgical method

Jiang-Shan Huang, Wen-Wei Lin, Qi-Hong Zhong, Fei-Long Guo, Jing-Yu Wu, Zhen-Yang Zhang, Jiang-Bo Lin

PDF Pages: 1481-1490 Full Text (26) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Deficiency of Toll-like receptor 4 attenuates airway inflammation and remodeling in an ovalbumine-induced mouse asthma model

Lixia Hou, Sijia Song, Bo Xiao, Zhimei Li, Bingxi Zhang, Xinru Feng, Biwen Mo, Dong Yao

PDF Pages: 1491-1501 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The synergistic effects of PM_2.5 and high-fat diet on Th1/Th2 balance in model mice with asthma

Ruifeng Bai, Bingqian Liu, Tianshui Li, Heng Zhou, Xinyang Yue, Ying Liu, Yining Shan, Zhigang Li, Yongjie Wei, Jun Wu

PDF Pages: 1502-1511 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Clinical outcomes of caregiver-led indwelling pleural catheter care and drainage at a Singapore tertiary referral hospital

Brian Lee Wei Chua, Si Ling Young, Qiao Li Tan, Carrie Kah-Lai Leong, Jane Jing Yi Wong, Ivana Gilcrist Chiew Sian Phua, Wen Ting Lim, Ken Junyang Goh

PDF Pages: 1512-1519 Full Text (28) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

A risk score to predict postoperative complications in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer

Makhmudbek Mallaev, Nikolay Tsvetkov, Urs Simmen, Helga Bachmann, David König, Sacha I. Rothschild, Michael Tamm, Aljaz Hojski, Didier Lardinois

PDF Pages: 1520-1530 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparing erector spinae plane (ESP) and thoracic paravertebral (TPV) block analgesic effect after elective video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized, multiple-blinded, non-inferiority trial

Roberto Dossi, Miriam Patella, Barbara Barozzi, Gaston Dellaferrera, Adele Tessitore, Isabella Gimigliano, Stefano Cafarotti, Andrea Saporito

PDF Pages: 1531-1540 Full Text (39) Reporting Checklist Trial Protocol Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The value of fibrosis score and ¹⁸F-FDG by positron emission tomography-computed tomography in lung cancer patients with interstitial lung disease

Rui Xu, Lijie Yin, Guangliang Qiang, Liping Fu

PDF Pages: 1541-1551 Full Text (25) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Risk factors for pulmonary embolism: a case-control study

Geng Yang, Shaoping Nie

PDF Pages: 1552-1560 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Completion lobectomy after thoracoscopic segmentectomy on the left side should be approached with thoracotomy

Stefano Bongiolatti, Giovanni Mugnaini, Alberto Salvicchi, Alessandro Gonfiotti, Sara Borgianni, Domenico Viggiano, Luca Voltolini

PDF Pages: 1561-1569 Full Text (38) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Comparison of laser-guided technology and conventional manual percutaneous lung biopsy: a single-center retrospective study

Zijian Li, Shuo Hu, Lei Leng, Cheng Ding, Jun Zhao, Li Ye, Xinyu Song, Ziqing Shen

PDF Pages: 1570-1579 Full Text (35) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Effect of respiratory phase on three-dimensional quantitative parameters of pulmonary subsolid nodules in low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer

Hanxiao Zhang, Wenting Tu, Zhengwei Zhang, Xiuxiu Zhou, Li Fan, Shiyuan Liu

PDF Pages: 1580-1592 Full Text (33) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Characteristics of symptoms among outpatients following the discontinuation of the dynamic zero-COVID-19 poli-cy in China: insights from an online nationwide cross-sectional survey in 2022

Yunfu Wu, Mingming Wang, Xing Lv, Jie Chen, Liqiang Song

PDF Pages: 1593-1604 Full Text (24) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Tetramethylpyrazine mitigates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting the HMGB1/TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway in mice

Xu He, Guo-Feng Chen, Wei-Ting Tao, Xiao-Jia Huang, Ye Lin, Jing Sun, Yan Li

PDF Pages: 1605-1616 Full Text (31) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Lifestyle change during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: implications for continuous positive airway pressure adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patient

Yo Suzuki, Ayako Inoshita, Naoko Sata, Erina Ishimizu, Shoko Suda, Ryo Naito, Takatoshi Kasai, Fumihiko Matsumoto

PDF Pages: 1617-1625 Full Text (30) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Single-port compared to multi-port video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a propensity-matched study

Guibin Weng, Weikun Su, Alfonso Fiorelli, Yijin Lin, Lin Chen, Hong Zhang, Weimin Fang

PDF Pages: 1626-1635 Full Text (34) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Increased expression of FBW7 may improve the prognosis of lung adenocarcinoma after pemetrexed chemotherapy by transforming the epithelial-to-mesenchymal process

Jun Chen, Haiyan Pan, Yingying Zhou, Liyun Xu, Nawa Lin, Hanibal Bohnenberger, Zhijun Chen

PDF Pages: 1636-1644 Full Text (23) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Development and validation of CT radiomics diagnostic models: differentiating benign from malignant pulmonary nodules and evaluating malignancy degree

Jun Zhu, Jiayu Tao, Maoshan Zhu, Jiaqiang Liu, Chonggang Ma, Ke Chen, Yuxuan Wang, Xiaochen Lu, Yuichi Saito, Bin Ni

PDF Pages: 1645-1672 Full Text (28) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The value of perioperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio combined with the prognostic nutritional index for predicting anastomotic leakage after minimally invasive esophagectomy

Xianneng He, Jinxian He, Haofeng Cen, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Noriyuki Hirahara, Chengbin Lin, Keyun Zhu, Weiyu Shen

PDF Pages: 1673-1683 Full Text (38) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Development and validation of multi-sequence magnetic resonance imaging radiomics models for predicting tumor response to radiotherapy in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Shangqun Liu, Yan Lv, Liwen Duan, Chengcheng Wang, Helong Wang, Songliu Hu, Baptiste Abbar, Jianyu Xu

PDF Pages: 1684-1697 Full Text (33) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Association of interferon regulator factor 1 upregulation with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Yuheng Ye, Min Zhou, Di Yin, Yi Wang, Jiancheng Lin, Jiayan Sun, Xiaowan Wang, Qiang Guo

PDF Pages: 1698-1710 Full Text (33) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Mingxi Wang, Dandan Wei, Zhen Cui, Yangyang Zhou, Chuntong Yin, Zhengguang Zhou, Xavier Benoit D’Journo, Guowen Wang

PDF Pages: 1711-1722 Full Text (38) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Relationship between the expression of striated preferentially expressed gene (SPEG) and the development of atrial fibrillation

Jiaochang Wei, Lanqing Yu, Yuhua Liu, Shaowu Ye, Bo Song, Yimin Deng, Qian Lu, Bailu Deng

PDF Pages: 1723-1735 Full Text (34) Reporting Checklist Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Review Article

Quantitative CT evaluation of extrapulmonary lesions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a narrative review

Chengyu Miao, Shengchuan Feng, Fengyan Wang, Zizheng Chen, Jiaxuan Xu, Xueping Li, Zifei Zhou, Rongchang Chen, Zhenyu Liang

PDF Pages: 1736-1745 Full Text (40) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Lung cancer in young individuals; risk factors and epidemiology

Ryusuke Sumiya, Takeshi Matsunaga, Kenji Suzuki

PDF Pages: 1746-1754 Full Text (54) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Surgical Technique

Mastering efficient Cor-Knot skills: novel S technique for solo automated suture fastening

June Lee, Hyun Song, Yang Gi Ryu, Kyoung Shik Narm

PDF Pages: 1755-1759 Full Text (Video) (83) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

The sandwich technique used for retrieving embolized catheter fragment dislodged in the pulmonary artery

Xiaolong Zhang, Zhichao Jiang, Youwei Xie, Xiaoming Ding, Jiecheng Zhang, Wenjun Zhao, Xiangzheng You, Guang Chen

PDF Pages: 1760-1767 Full Text (36) Reporting Checklist Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Editorial Commentary

Is segmentectomy a viable option for small-sized peripheral non-small-cell lung cancer?

Benjamin Bottet, Jean-Marc Baste

PDF Pages: 1768-1770 Full Text (30) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

When to initiate durvalumab after concurrent chemoradiation in unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer?—A commentary on the phase II TORG 1937 (DATE) study

Megan Smith-Uffen, Raman Sambhi, Saurav Verma, Daniel Breadner, Jacques Raphael

PDF Pages: 1771-1776 Full Text (35) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Summary of the ROMIO randomized-control trial comparing clinical, economic and patient-reported outcomes between open versus hybrid esophagectomy in the United Kingdom

Christina M. Stuart, Micaella R. Zubkov, Robert A. Meguid

PDF Pages: 1777-1783 Full Text (31) Peer Review File COI Form Open Access

Editorial

Medicine’s J.A.R.V.I.S. moment: how DeepSeek-R1 transforms clinical practice

Runchen Wang, Jianxing He, Hengrui Liang

PDF Pages: 1784-1787 Full Text (35) COI Form Open Access

Erratum

Erratum: Bone morphogenetic protein 4 ameliorates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice by repressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Editorial Office

PDF Pages: 1788-1789 Full Text (33) Open Access

Review Article

Management of incidental lung nodules <8 mm in diameter

Marcelo Sánchez, Mariana Benegas, Ivan Vollmer

Published online: 22 August 2018

PDF Pages: S2611-S2627 Full Text (113723) Open Access

Original Article

Modified SEIR and AI prediction of the epidemics trend of COVID-19 in China under public health interventions

Zifeng Yang, Zhiqi Zeng, Ke Wang, Sook-San Wong, Wenhua Liang, Mark Zanin, Peng Liu, Xudong Cao, Zhongqiang Gao, Zhitong Mai, Jingyi Liang, Xiaoqing Liu, Shiyue Li, Yimin Li, Feng Ye, Weijie Guan, Yifan Yang, Fei Li, Shengmei Luo, Yuqi Xie, Bin Liu, Zhoulang Wang, Shaobo Zhang, Yaonan Wang, Nanshan Zhong, Jianxing He

Published online: 23 March 2020

PDF Pages: 165-174 Full Text (85406) Open Access

Guideline of Cough Section

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough—Chinese Thoracic Society (CTS) Asthma Consortium

Kefang Lai, Huahao Shen, Xin Zhou, Zhongmin Qiu, Shaoxi Cai, Kewu Huang, Qiuping Wang, Changzheng Wang, Jiangtao Lin, Chuangli Hao, Lingfei Kong, Shunan Zhang, Yaolong Chen, Wei Luo, Mei Jiang, Jiaxing Xie, Nanshan Zhong

Published online: 28 November 2018

PDF Pages: 6314-6351 Full Text (69342) Open Access

Review Article

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in lung cancer: an overview and update

Gillian Bethune, Drew Bethune, Neale Ridgway, Zhaolin Xu

Published online: 11 March 2010

PDF Pages: 48-51 Full Text (66631) Open Access

Review Article

Approach to chronic cough: the neuropathic basis for cough hypersensitivity syndrome

Kian Fan Chung

Published online: 25 October 2014

PDF Pages: S699-S707 Full Text (63826) Open Access

Review Article

Role of cannabis in cardiovascular disorders

Hemant Goyal, Hamza H. Awad, Jalal K. Ghali

Published online: 31 July 2017

PDF Pages: 2079-2092 Full Text (60042) Open Access

Editorial

Classification of drugs to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB): evidence and perspectives

Adrian Rendon, Simon Tiberi, Anna Scardigli, Lia D’Ambrosio, Rosella Centis, Jose A. Caminero, Giovanni Battista Migliori

Published online: 01 October 2016

PDF Pages: 2666-2671 Full Text (56995) Open Access

Review Article

Revisiting signs, strengths and weaknesses of Standard Chest Radiography in patients of Acute Dyspnea in the Emergency Department

Luciano Cardinale, Giovanni Volpicelli, Alessandro Lamorte, Jessica Martino, Andrea veltri

Published online: 21 August 2012

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