Serum metalloproteinase-2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 in lung carcinoma patients.

abstract：:Thyroid cancer affects 1.3% of the population with increasing rates of incidence over the last decade (approximately 2% per year). Although the overall prognosis is good in the differentiated subtypes, there has been a slow but steady increase in rate of deaths associated with thyroid cancer (approximately 0.7% per ye...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bonjoc KJ,Young H,Warner S,Gernon T,Maghami E,Chaudhry A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Aspirin therapy improves saphenous vein graft (SVG) patency in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), however, its use in the pre-operative period remains controversial. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) to update the eviden...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Solo K,Lavi S,Choudhury T,Martin J,Nevis IF,Kwok CS,Kotronias RA,Nishina N,Sponga S,Ayan D,Tzemos N,Mamas MA,Bagur R

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiopulmonary support is frequently required during lung transplantation. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) has been recently shown to be an acceptable and, perhaps, safer alternative to cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CBM) for lung transplantation. However, therapeutic anticoagulation used...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Bharat A,DeCamp MM

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health concern, mostly affecting resource-constrained settings and marginalized populations. The fight against the disease is hindered by the growing emergence of drug-resistant forms whose management can be rather challenging. Surgery may play an important role to support dia...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Subotic D,Yablonskiy P,Sulis G,Cordos I,Petrov D,Centis R,D'Ambrosio L,Sotgiu G,Migliori GB

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis (PTTS) can be divided into four types according to stenosis mechanism and site: subglottic, stoma, cuff, and tip granuloma. However, there is little information available regarding clinical differences among types of PTTS; therefore, we evaluated the clinical differences b...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shin B,Kim K,Jeong BH,Eom JS,Song WJ,Kim H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The interleukin 28 receptor alpha (IL28RA) gene was indicated to be associated with apoptosis. However, it was not clear whether long non-coding RNA 260 (lncRNA 260)-specific siRNA targeting IL28RA gene could inhibit hypoxic reoxygenation (H/R) cardiomyocytes injury or not. To explore the mechanisms underlyi...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Gong G,Yang XX,Li Y,Geng HY,Yang ZJ,Wang LS,Kim HJ,Lu XZ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Germ cell tumors, like teratoma, typically occur in young adults in their second to fourth decade with equal sex distribution. We firstly report a very rare case of a huge tumor compressed the vital structures of the mediastinum that was diagnosed in a 21-year-old woman at 39 weeks of gestation during a routine prenat...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yang M,Shen C,Du H,Wang Y,Che G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors have greatly improved clinical outcomes in several cancer types, revolutionizing the management of a wide variety of tumors endowed with poor prognosis. Despite its success, high grade immune related adverse events were observed in patients treated with checkpoint inhib...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Delgobo M,Frantz S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Red cell distribution width (RDW) might be a novel biomarker that reflects multiple physiological impairments related to atherosclerosis and coronary artery diseases (CAD). We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association of RDW between all-cause mortality and fatal/non-fatal...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Su C,Liao LZ,Song Y,Xu ZW,Mei WY

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter procedures offer less invasive approaches allowing rapid recovery and earlier hospital discharge. A number of international guidelines have defined the role of echocardiography spanning diagnosis, detailed anatomical assessment, device sizing and selection, peri-procedure guidance and post device surveil...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Rana BS

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hemoptysis is one of the most important complications associated with fungus ball. However, the association of the primary size of the fungus ball and its change with the incidence of hemoptysis was not fully established. This study aims to determine the clinical risk factors of severe hemoptysis and natural...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Kim TH,Koo HJ,Lim CM,Hong SB,Huh JW,Jo KW,Shim TS,Kim WS,Koh Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carinal resection (CR) and sleeve pneumonectomy (SP) are one of the challenging issues in thoracic surgery and performed rarely. In spite of the knowledge of the technique, the incidence of postoperative complications is higher compared to standard resections. Adequate patient selection, improved anesthetic management...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Weder W,Inci I

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary ground-glass opacity (GGO) nodules, which do not grow remarkably, are often observed without treatment. Lung tumors coexisting with inflammation and infection are difficult to diagnose. In this paper, we describe a very rare case of a pulmonary mixed GGO nodule with pleural dissemination. In 67-year-old fema...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Shinohara S,Kuroda K,Shimokawa H,Kuwata T,Takenaka M,Chikaishi Y,Oka S,Hirai A,Imanishi N,Uramoto H,Tanaka F

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma the Hyperthermic Intra THOracic Chemotherapy (HITHOC) can improve the efficacy of pleurectomy and decortication with a local cytotoxic effect. However its biological impact in patient's hemodynamic and microcirculatory changes were rarely investigated. Aim o...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Luzzi L,Franchi F,Dapoto A,Ghisalberti M,Corzani R,Marrelli D,Marchetti L,Paladini P,Scolletta S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paired basic amino acid-cleaving enzyme 4 (PACE4) was shown to enhance tumor cells proliferation and invasive. This study provides the first investigation of PACE4 expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the correlation with clinicopathologic features, prognostic indicators of 172 cases. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lin YE,Wu QN,Lin XD,Li GQ,Zhang YJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical management of bronchiectasis includes confirming the diagnosis of the disease, evaluating the patient for possible underlying etiologies and then properly assessing the patient for appropriate therapies. Patients with bronchiectasis are heterogeneous and a personalized approach to each patient is needed in...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： O'Donnell AE

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:A number of treatment modalities are available to patients with early non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but there is inconsistency regarding their effects on survival. The associated survival of each treatment modality is crucial for patients in making informed treatment decisions. We aimed to examine the c...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Akhtar-Danesh GG,Finley C,Seow HY,Shakeel S,Akhtar-Danesh N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic dyspnoea, or breathlessness for more than four weeks duration, is a common symptom in adults presenting to primary and tertiary care. It often presents a diagnostic challenge due to the wide spectrum of underlying disease, which is multifactorial in approximately one third of cases. Challenges in diagnosis inc...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ferry OR,Huang YC,Masel PJ,Hamilton M,Fong KM,Bowman RV,McKenzie SC,Yang IA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart-lung transplantation is reserved for selected patients who have end-stage cardiac and pulmonary disease. Gastroparesis, which is associated with aspiration, is commonly seen after transplantation. Here, we present a case in which gastric contents aspiration leads to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection, 11...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Tao Y,Yan Z,Sha J,Zhu Z,Lei H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 30% to 50% of patients will develop ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) after a myocardial infarction, which is a result of progressive left ventricular remodeling and dysfunction of the subvalvular apparatus, and portends a poor long-term prognosis. Surgical treatment is centered on mitral valve repair u...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Mihos CG,Santana O

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Considerable studies have reported that NADPH oxidase (NOX) expression or activity may play an important role in the tumorigenesis of lung cancer. However, the results are inconsistent. Thus, a systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted in this study...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Han M,Zhang T,Yang L,Wang Z,Ruan J,Chang X

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The technical concepts of thoracoscopic segmentectomy are still evolving. In this study we present a simple bronchoscopy-based intersegmental demarcation technique with short- and mid-term outcomes compared between thoracoscopic segmentectomy and lobectomy. Methods:All 105 consecutive patients with lung can...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Helminen O,Valo J,Andersen H,Lautamäki A,Räsänen J,Sihvo E

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common valve abnormality in general population. Despite the general belief of a benign disorder, several articles since the 1980s report sudden cardiac death (SCD) in MVP patients, with a substantial percentage of asymptomatic young individuals. The problem is to detect those patients ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Spartalis M,Tzatzaki E,Spartalis E,Athanasiou A,Moris D,Damaskos C,Garmpis N,Voudris V

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely used in combination with second controller medications in the management of asthma in adults and children. There lacks a systematic comparison between addition of leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) and theophylline to ICS. The purpose of this meta-analysis was ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Chen X,Kang YB,Wang LQ,Li Y,Luo YW,Zhu Z,Chen R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with malignant pleural disease (MPD) was considered to be contraindication for surgery, but sometimes MPD was unexpectedly found intraoperatively. There was no consensus on the role of surgical intervention on the primary tumor in patients with MPD. The object of this resea...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xu Y,Chen N,Wang Z,Zhang Y,Mei J,Liu C,Liu L

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is a potential life threatening complication. Better understanding of the incidence, predictors, clinical presentation, diagnostic measures, complications and management of PVE may help ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Ahmad K,Klaaborg KE,Hjortdal V,Nørgaard BL,Terkelsen CJ,Jensen K,Christiansen EH,Terp KA,Andersen G,Hvitfeldt S,Andersen HR

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents an increasing healthcare concern as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Our objective was to predict the outcome of COPD patients associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) by scoring models. METHODS:A re...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Xiao K,Guo C,Su L,Yan P,Li X,Xie L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchial lung biopsy with a cryoprobe, or cryobiopsy, is a promising new bronchoscopic biopsy technique capable of obtaining larger and better-preserved samples than previously possible using traditional biopsy forceps. Over two dozen case series and several small randomized trials are now available describing e...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Lentz RJ,Argento AC,Colby TV,Rickman OB,Maldonado F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The purpose of our study was to investigate the correlation between tumor volume (TV) and each subtype of thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) based on the World Health Organization (WHO) classification and Masaoka staging. Methods:Sixty-one consecutive patients (45 thymomas and 16 thymic carcinomas) were studie...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Sato Y,Yanagawa M,Hata A,Enchi Y,Kikuchi N,Honda O,Nakanishi K,Tomiyama N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:A compression-ventilation (C:V) ratio of 30:2 is recommended for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by the current American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. However, continuous chest compression (CCC) is an alternative strategy for CPR that minimizes interruption especially when an advanced airway ...

journal_title：Journal of thoracic disease

authors： Yang Z,Liu Q,Zheng G,Liu Z,Jiang L,Lin Q,Chen R,Tang W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00