The role of red blood cell distribution width in mortality and cardiovascular risk among patients with coronary artery diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：Background:The incidence of conduction disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have remained a common concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of postprocedural PPM implantation following TAVR on clinical outcomes. Metho...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xi Z,Liu T,Liang J,Zhou YJ,Liu W

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has been more commonly performed due to the reduced amount of bleeding and transfusion and length of hospital stay. We investigated the feasibility of performing MICS using single-lumen endotracheal tube (SLT). METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of clinical...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kim HY,Baek SH,Je HG,Kim TK,Kim HJ,Ahn JH,Park SJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decades lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide for both sexes. Even though cigarette smoking has been proved to be the main causative factor, many other agents (e.g., occupational exposure to asbestos or heavy metals, indoor exposure to radon gas radiation, particulate air pollution) have ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Spyratos D,Zarogoulidis P,Porpodis K,Angelis N,Papaiwannou A,Kioumis I,Pitsiou G,Pataka A,Tsakiridis K,Mpakas A,Arikas S,Katsikogiannis N,Kougioumtzi I,Tsiouda T,Machairiotis N,Siminelakis S,Argyriou M,Kotsakou M,Kess

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:There is a lack of data regarding the incidence and associated factors of pneumothorax following thoracentesis conducted in emergency department (ED) settings. The present study aims to determine the incidence of pneumothorax following thoracentesis in ED settings and evaluate the association of specific dem...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Cho HY,Ko BS,Choi HJ,Koh CY,Sohn CH,Seo DW,Lee YS,Lee JH,Oh BJ,Lim KS,Kim WY

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We describe a modified method to facilitate gastric mobilization in robotic esophagectomy. Furthermore, we performed a prospective comparative analysis of surgical outcomes between the conventional method and described technique. Methods:From April 1st, 2016 to December 31st, 2016, 59 consecutive patients w...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zheng Y,Zhao XW,Zhang HL,Wang ZH,Wang Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) has commonly been performed in patients with controlled metastatic sarcoma. We reviewed our single-institution experience with pulmonary resections for sarcoma to analyse clinical outcome and to identify prognostic factors associated with patient survival. Methods:All sarcoma p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Dudek W,Schreiner W,Mykoliuk I,Higaze M,Sirbu H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly-appearing lung nodules on surveillance imaging in patients with pre-existing lung cancer can present a diagnostic dilemma when attempting to differentiate between metastatic disease, infection, and other inflammatory conditions. Here we report a case of an EGFR-/ALK-/BRAF+ metastatic adenocarcinoma patient who u...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kalchiem-Dekel O,Paulk A,Kligerman SJ,Burke AP,Shah NG,Dixon RK

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on diagnostic tests for exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) have centered around the asthmatic and elite athletic population. Traditionally, the exercise challenge test (ET) was recommended to assess EIB. We aimed to compare the performance of surrogate testing, mainly the hypertonic saline (H...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Tan JHY,Chew WM,Lapperre TS,Tan GL,Loo CM,Koh MS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheostomy is a common procedure. It can be done surgically or percutaneously by dilating the stoma using Seldinger technique. Percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) is now routinely performed by surgeons and non-surgeons such as intensivists and anesthesiologists in the intensive care units (ICU) all over the world. Althou...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Rashid AO,Islam S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1995, video-assisted thoracoscopic oesophagectomy (VATS), according the same surgical principles as the Japanese open surgery, has been completed in 700 patients with oesophageal cancer. Our indication for VATS is (I) no extensive pleural adhesion; (II) no contiguous tumor spread; (III) pulmonary function capabl...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Osugi H,Narumiya K,Kudou K

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intrathoracic (or substernal) goiter is more often benign; but it can be malignant in 2-22% of patients. There is history of prior thyroid surgery in 10% to more than 30% of patients. Intrathoracic goiters cause adjacent structure compression more frequently than the cervical goiters, due to the limited space of t...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Tsakiridis K,Visouli AN,Zarogoulidis P,Karapantzos E,Mpakas A,Machairiotis N,Stylianaki A,Christofis C,Katsikogiannis N,Courcoutsakis N,Zarogoulidis K

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Whether lobe-specific lymph node dissection (L-SLND) could serve as an alternative to systematic lymph node dissection (SLND) in treating early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted this comprehensive meta-analysis to compare the effect of L-SLND with that of SLND ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Deng HY,Qin CL,Li G,Alai G,Lin Y,Qiu XM,Zhou Q

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of this study was to systematically assess the subjective and objective outcomes of macrolide therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Methods:PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases were searched for clinical trials detailing the effects of macrolide therapy in patients with CRS and published up...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shen S,Lou H,Wang C,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tetraspanin KAI1/CD82 was identified as a tumor metastasis suppressor that down-regulated in malignant progression of lung cancer. However, the underlying mechanism of anti-metastasis role of KAI1 in lung cancer is hardly known. In this paper, we sought to study the function and regulatory mechanism of K...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： You J,Chang R,Liu B,Zu L,Zhou Q

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection requires an extremely complex surgical strategy and presents high risk of complications. Although many different procedures were reported to treat this aortic dissection, high mortality rate and incidences of complications still exist. This study presents a 59-year-old lady with...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Liu L,Qin C,Hou J,Zhu D,Zhang B,Ma H,Guo Y

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) of cytologic specimens is a useful ancillary technique in needle aspiration procedures of pulmonary/mediastinal lesions, but few reports had been carried out to confirm the utility in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) by radial probe endobronchial ultrasound...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen CH,Cheng WC,Wu BR,Chen CY,Chen WC,Hsia TC,Liao WC,Tu CY,Shih CM,Hsu WH,Wang KP

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac amyloidosis is thought to be a rare group of diseases caused by extracellular deposition of misfolded proteins in the extracellular cardiac matrix resulting in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This review focuses on the similarities and differences between the pathophysiology, clinical p...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Halatchev IG,Zheng J,Ou J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Every patient undergoing curative treatment for primary lung cancer is a candidate for metachronous lung cancer, with a reported risk of 5% per year. The majority of cases are stage I patients. Patients who undergo resection for lung cancer should be followed regularly. A metachronous lung cancer that develops as bila...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kocaturk CI,Cansever L,Kanmaz DZ,Bedirhan MA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periostin, an extracellular matrix molecule, is associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It is known that the frequency of familial IPF (FIPF) ranges from 0.5% to 2.2% among IPF cases. However, the relationship between periostin and FIPF has not been previously described. We report the first case of perios...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Murata K,Koga Y,Kasahara N,Hachisu Y,Nunomura S,Nakajima N,Yokoo H,Kaira K,Maeno T,Dobashi K,Izuhara K,Hisada T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kehlet first introduced the notion of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS). Moreover, in the last years, the fast-track programmes demonstrated a reduction of complications and the hospital length of stay in general surgery. ERAS involves a multidisciplinary to development the value of care introducing the evidence-...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bertolaccini L,Brunelli A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder which afflicts a large number of individuals around the world. OSA causes sleepiness and is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Since its inception in the early 1980's, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has emerged as the major treatment of OSA, and it has been show...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Donovan LM,Boeder S,Malhotra A,Patel SR

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thanks to the recent improvements in thoracoscopy, a great deal of complex lung resections can be performed without performing thoracotomies. During the last years, experience gained through video-assisted thoracoscopic techniques, enhancement of the surgical instruments and improvement of high definition cameras have...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Gonzalez-Rivas D,Fieira E,Delgado M,de la Torre M,Mendez L,Fernandez R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is reportedly overexpressed in most esophageal tumors, but most targeted therapies showed no efficacy in non-selected patients. This study aims at investigating the adaptive cetuximab subset in a cohort of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patient-derived xenog...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Zhu H,Wang C,Wang J,Chen D,Deng J,Deng J,Fan J,Badakhshi H,Huang X,Zhang L,Cai J,Guo S,Qian W,Nie Y,Li Q,Zhao K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With accumulation of experiences in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy, complete VATS sleeve lobectomy (SL) has been carried out in more and more medical centers. We here presented a procedure of sleeve right upper lobectomy by complete VATS for a 62-year-old male patient with central squamous cell carci...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Guo J,Liu Y,Liang C

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Angiolymphatic invasion (ALI) plays an important role in lymph node metastasis. The presence of an ALI predicts a high risk for lymph node metastasis and a poor prognosis in patients with lymph node negative esophageal carcinoma. The independent prognostic value of ALI in node-negative patients remains contr...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wang A,Tan Y,Zhang Y,Xu D,Fang Y,Chen X,Wang S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This editorial comments on the study by Lee et al. which reported on the use of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) as first strategy after resection of stage IIIA-pN2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). After completion of PORT, 41% of patients received postoperative chemotherapy (POCT). The five-year overall survival ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kepka L,Socha J,Rucinska M,Wasilewska-Tesluk E,Komosinska K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Assessment of serum extracellular matrix (ECM) metalloproteinase MMP-2 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase TIMP-2 concentrations in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients considering TNM staging. Assessment of the prognostic value of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 concentrations in NSCLC patients. Me...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Drzewiecka-Jędrzejczyk M,Wlazeł R,Terlecka M,Jabłoński S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has gained widespread acceptance as a treatment option for patients at high risk for conventional aortic valve replacement. The most commonly used access site for TAVI is the common femoral artery. Yet, in a significant number of patients the transfemoral access is not su...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Schofer N,Deuschl F,Conradi L,Lubos E,Schirmer J,Reichenspurner H,Blankenberg S,Treede H,Schäfer U

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:For malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), the benefit of resection, as well as the optimal surgical technique, remain controversial. In efforts to better refine patient selection, this retrospective observational cohort study queried the National Cancer Database in an effort to quantify and evaluate predicto...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Wright C,Verma V,Barsky AR,Haque W,Polamraju PV,Ludmir EB,Zaorsky NG,Lehrer EJ,Trifiletti DM,Grover S,Friedberg JS,Simone CB 2nd

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We previously reported the techniques for total endoscopic atrial septal defect (ASD) repair on hearts arrested with cardioplegia through three small incisions in the chest wall without aid of a surgical robotic system. The optimal results motivated us to use total thoracoscopic technology for ASD on perfuse...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Tang Y,Wu Y,Zhu J,Liu X,Zhou J,Huang H,Li M,Dai Y,Han X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00