Journal of Thoracic Disease

Article	Citations
Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy in locally resectable advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	52
Global burden of medication non-adherence in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma: a narrative review of the clinical and economic case for smart inhalers	48
Right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation: a review of the literature	39
Risk factors for postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery: a prediction model	39
Minimally invasive and robotic coronary artery bypass grafting—a 25-year review	38
Cone beam CT imaging for bronchoscopy: a technical review	37
Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab with chemotherapy for the treatment of stage IIB–IIIB resectable lung squamous cell carcinoma	36
Ex vivo lung perfusion	35
High incidence of hyperventilation syndrome after COVID-19	33
Image guided thermal ablation in lung cancer treatment	33
First clinical experience with the novel cold storage SherpaPakTM system for donor heart transportation	32
What is the optimal timing to perform surgical stabilization of rib fractures?	32
Improving patient engagement, adherence, and satisfaction in lung cancer surgery with implementation of a mobile device platform for patient reported outcomes	32
Implications of the updated Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS version 1.1) for lung cancer screening	32
Risk factors and predictors associated with the severity of COVID-19 in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression	31
The impact of income and education on lung cancer screening utilization, eligibility, and outcomes: a narrative review of socioeconomic disparities in lung cancer screening	31
Foreign body aspiration	29
Altered gut microbiome compositions are associated with the severity of asthma	29
Radiation and immunotherapy: emerging mechanisms of synergy	28
Implications of pneumonitis after chemoradiation and durvalumab for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer	28
A narrative review of interstitial lung disease in anti-synthetase syndrome: a clinical approach	27
The effect of the enhanced recovery after surgery program on lung cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Narrative review of metabolomics in cardiovascular disease	27
Classification and staging of thymoma	27
The feasibility and safety of radical esophagectomy in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with pembrolizumab for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	27

Bone metastases in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review	26
The epidemiology and biology of pulmonary metastases	26
How can men be good allies for women in surgery? #HeForShe	26
Application of machine learning approaches to predict the 5-year survival status of patients with esophageal cancer	25
Putting artificial intelligence (AI) on the spot: machine learning evaluation of pulmonary nodules	25
Autoimmune disorders and paraneoplastic syndromes in thymoma	24
Application of artificial intelligence in COVID-19 medical area: a systematic review	23
Narrative review of socioeconomic and racial disparities in the treatment of early stage lung cancer	23
Multi-modal tissue sampling in cone beam CT guided navigation bronchoscopy: comparative accuracy of different sampling tools and rapid on-site evaluation of cytopathology	23
Epidemiology of thymoma	23
Developing a virtual reality simulation system for preoperative planning of thoracoscopic thoracic surgery	22
Does sarcopenia affect postoperative short- and long-term outcomes in patients with lung cancer?—a systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a narrative review	21
Women in thoracic surgery: social media and the value of mentorship	21
Managing complications of percutaneous tracheostomy and gastrostomy	21
Association of stress hyperglycemia ratio with intracoronary thrombus burden in diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	20
A phase II, single-centre trial of neoadjuvant toripalimab plus chemotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	19
Sociodemographic disparities in the management of advanced lung cancer: a narrative review	19
Time to surgery in thoracic cancers and prioritization during COVID-19: a systematic review	19
Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of the malignant pleural mesothelioma, a narrative review of literature	19
A comparison of non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery with spontaneous ventilation and intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery: a meta-analysis based on 14 randomized controlled trials	19
Comparison of laboratory parameters in mild vs. severe cases and died vs. survived patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Bacterial infections in lung transplantation	18
Discriminating invasive adenocarcinoma among lung pure ground-glass nodules: a multi-parameter prediction model	18
CHMP4C regulates lung squamous carcinogenesis and progression through cell cycle pathway	18
Living-donor lobar lung transplantation	18
Peri-operative approach to esophagectomy: a narrative review from the anesthesiological standpoint	18
The new allocation era and policy	18
CircRNA 010567 plays a significant role in myocardial infarction via the regulation of the miRNA-141/DAPK1 axis	18
Safe implementation of robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass: application of learning curves and cumulative sum analysis	17
Immunotherapy for thymoma	17
Diagnostic value of ultrathin bronchoscopy in peripheral pulmonary lesions: a narrative review	17
A narrative review of primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a poorly understood and resource-intensive problem	17
Effects of treatment with long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) and long-acting beta-agonists (LABA) on lung function improvement in patients with bronchiectasis: an observational study	17
Predictive value of radiological features on spread through air space in stage cIA lung adenocarcinoma	17
Fungal infections in lung transplantation	17
A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic performance and physicians’ perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted CT diagnostic technology for the classification of pulmonary nodule	17
Pulmonary metastasectomy in soft tissue sarcomas: a systematic review	17
The role of gender in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review	17
Artificial intelligence in thoracic surgery: a narrative review	16
The effectiveness of SGLT2 inhibitor in the incidence of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus/heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Surgical management for unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms: a narrative review of the literature	16
An overview of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the intensive care unit	16
Peripheral blood eosinophilia may be a prognostic biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy	16
Predictors associated with mortality of extracorporeal life support therapy for acute heart failure: single-center experience with 679 patients	16
Comparison of short-term clinical outcomes between robot- assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy and video-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Pleural abnormalities in COVID-19: a narrative review	16
Coagulation disorders and thromboembolic disease in COVID-19: review of current evidence in search of a better approach	16
Artificial intelligence-assisted decision making for prognosis and drug efficacy prediction in lung cancer patients: a narrative review	16
Immunotherapy in patients with autoimmune disease	16

Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery	16
Chronic cough—the limitation and advances in assessment techniques	15
Airway complications in lung transplantation	15
Narrative review of anxiety and depression in patients with esophageal cancer: underappreciated and undertreated	15
Minimally invasive ventricular assist device implantation	15
Perioperative identifications of non-palpable pulmonary nodules: a narrative review	15
Respiratory manifestations of Marfan syndrome: a narrative review	15
Preoperative inflammation-based scores predict early recurrence after lung cancer resection	15
Clinical guidelines on the application of Internet of Things (IOT) medical technology in the rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	15
Global status of the robotic thoracic surgery	15
Risk factors of postoperative recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax	15
Comparing the rate of fiberoptic bronchoscopy use with a video double lumen tube versus a conventional double lumen tube—a randomized controlled trial	15
Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a narrative review	14
Cost-effectiveness of empagliflozin as a treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an analysis from the Chinese healthcare perspective	14
Prenatal and postnatal exposure to Bisphenol A and Asthma: a systemic review and meta-analysis	14
Narrative review of the role of artificial intelligence to improve aortic valve disease management	14
Surgical treatment strategies for invasive thymoma	14
Integration of cryobiopsies for interstitial lung disease diagnosis is a valid and safe diagnostic strategy—experiences based on 250 biopsy procedures	14
Management of perioperative bleeding risk in patients on antithrombotic medications undergoing cardiac surgery—a systematic review	14
Current status and preventive strategies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a literature review	14
Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal carcinoma	14
Preoperative evaluation and indications for pulmonary metastasectomy	14
Long-term efficacy and safety of the Dumon stent for benign tracheal stenosis: a meta-analysis	14
Periodic limb movements during sleep: a narrative review	14
Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy	14
Identification and validation of an autophagy-related long non-coding RNA signature as a prognostic biomarker for patients with lung adenocarcinoma	14
ECM2 and GLT8D2 in human pulmonary artery hypertension: fruits from weighted gene co-expression network analysis	14
Bridge to transplantation from mechanical circulatory support: a narrative review	14
Outcomes and quality of life after Robot-assisted lobectomy/segmentectomy for lung cancer compared to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: both three-port procedures performed by a single surgeon	14
Changes in aortic arch geometry and the risk for Stanford B dissection	13
Management of life-threatening hemoptysis in the ICU	13
Rationale and design of the Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ECOPD) study in Guangdong, China: a prospective observational cohort study	13
Uniport vs. multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for anatomical lung resection—which is less invasive?	13
Improving diagnostic yield of navigational bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: a review of advancing technology	13
Risk factors for and outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients received DeBakey type I aortic dissection repairment	13
Enhanced recovery after surgery and chest tube management	13
Postoperative atrial fibrillation in pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer	13
Quantification of volume changes in the descending aorta after frozen elephant trunk procedure using the Thoraflex hybrid prosthesis for type A aortic dissection	13
Identification of key immune-related genes and immune infiltration in atrial fibrillation with valvular heart disease based on bioinformatics analysis	13
Machine learning models for predicting critical illness risk in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia	12
Predictability of early changes in derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibit	12
Minimally invasive tricuspid valve surgery	12
Reference values of respiratory impedance with impulse oscillometry in healthy Chinese adults	12
Pneumothorax in patients with respiratory failure in ICU	12
Developing a minimally-invasive anaesthesiological approach to non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in minor and major thoracic surgery	12
US women in thoracic surgery: reflections on the past and opportunities for the future	12
Clinical outcomes and immune phenotypes associated with STK11 co-occurring mutations in non-small cell lung cancer	12
State of the art: percutaneous tracheostomy in the intensive care unit	12
A narrative review of socioeconomic disparities in the treatment of esophageal cancer	12
Video-assisted versus open thoracotomy lobectomy: comparison on lymphadenectomy and survival in early stage of lung cancer	12
Oligoprogression in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review	12
Applications of artificial intelligence in the thorax: a narrative review focusing on thoracic radiology	12
Surgical modality for stage IA non-small cell lung cancer among the elderly: analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database	12
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy localization of lung nodules for thoracoscopic resection	12
International consensus statement on robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)	12
The lower the eosinophils, the stronger the inflammatory response? The relationship of different levels of eosinophils with the degree of inflammation in acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmona	12
Tracheal stenosis as a complication of prolonged intubation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: a Peruvian cohort	12
Wound care management: tracheostomy and gastrostomy	12
The role of postoperative radiotherapy in stage II and III thymoma: a Korean multicenter database study	12
Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of primary pulmonary lymphoma	12
Persistent air leak management in critically ill patients	12
Midterm results of less invasive approach to ascending aorta and aortic root surgery	12
Real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in small-cell lung cancer: a systematic literature review	11
Measuring cough: what really matters?	11
From female surgical resident to academic leaders: challenges and pathways forward	11
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for central and ultracentral node-negative lung tumors	11
From less invasive to minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation	11
Analysis of the prognostic role and biological characteristics of circulating tumor cell-associated white blood cell clusters in non-small cell lung cancer	11
Esophageal diverticula: from diagnosis to therapeutic management—narrative review	11
Autologous blood patch pleurodesis for prolonged postoperative air leaks	11
The role of pulmonary metastasectomy for pulmonary metastasis from head and neck cancer	11
Association of serum vitamin D levels with disease severity, systemic inflammation, prior lung function loss and exacerbations in a cohort of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)	11
The co-mutation of EGFR and tumor-related genes leads to a worse prognosis and a higher level of tumor mutational burden in Chinese non-small cell lung cancer patients	11
Remote monitoring of patient recovery following lung cancer surgery: a messenger application approach	11
Pleural effusion post coronary artery bypass surgery: associations and complications	11
Women in thoracic surgery: European perspectives	11
Serum exosomal microRNA-146a as a novel diagnostic biomarker for acute coronary syndrome	11
The value of multidisciplinary team (MDT) management in the diagnosis and treatment of primary intrathoracic synovial sarcomas: a single-center experience	11
Protocol-driven daily optimisation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation blood flows: an alternate paradigm?	11
Current trends in candidate selection, contraindications, and indications for lung transplantation	11

Diagnosis, clustering, and immune cell infiltration analysis of m6A-related genes in patients with acute myocardial infarction—a bioinformatics analysis	11
Prediction of clinical response to omalizumab in moderate-to-severe asthma patients using the change in total serum IgE level	11
Review: immunosuppression for the lung transplant patient	11
Efficacy and safety of omitting chest drains after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Management of chronic rejection after lung transplantation	11
Regional anesthesia for thoracic surgery: a narrative review of indications and clinical considerations	11
Cough in chronic lung disease: a state of the art review	11
Xenogeneic materials for the surgical treatment of aortic infections	10
Narrative review of management controversies for paraesophageal hernia	10
Comparison of laparoscopic vs. robotic paraesophageal hernia repair: a systematic review	10
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in the use of stereotactic body radiotherapy for treating non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review	10
BAPN-induced rodent model of aortic dissecting aneurysm and related complications	10
A brief overview of thoracic surgery in the United States	10
Cannulation strategies in type A aortic dissection: a novel insight narrative review	10
Global trends in the burden of esophageal cancer, 1990−2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	10
Pneumothorax in otherwise healthy non-intubated patients suffering from COVID-19 pneumonia: a systematic review	10
Patient-centred care in thoracic surgery: a holistic approach—A review of the subjects of enhanced recovery after surgery, rehabilitation, pain management and patient-reported outcome measures in thor	10
Endoscopic vein harvesting	10
Acute Stanford type B aortic dissection—who benefits from genetic testing?	10
Effects of enteral nutrition support combined with enhanced recovery after surgery on the nutritional status, immune function, and prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer after Ivor-Lewis operati	10
The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is associated with postoperative mortality of cardiac surgery	10
Diagnostic value of radial endobronchial ultrasonographic features in predominant solid peripheral pulmonary lesions	10
Association between individual surgeon volume and outcome in mitral valve surgery: a systematic review	10
Follow-up loss in smoking cessation consultation: can we predict and prevent it?	10
Pneumothorax as the presenting manifestation of COVID-19	10
Estimating the risk of conversion from video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery to thoracotomy—a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Three-dimensional computed tomography angiography and bronchography combined with three-dimensional printing for thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer	10
Epidemiology and clinical features of common community human coronavirus disease	10
Exercise-based interventions for Indigenous adults with chronic lung disease in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and USA: a systematic review	10
Anesthesia for minimally invasive cardiac surgery	10
Prevalence of comorbidities in a surgical pectus excavatum population	10
Clinicopathological features and prognostic analysis of metastatic pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a SEER analysis	10
Dl-3-n-butylphthalide attenuates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury by suppressing oxidative stress and regulating cardiac mitophagy via the PINK1/Parkin pathway in rats	10
A phase II study of everolimus in patients with advanced solid malignancies with TSC1, TSC2, NF1, NF2 or STK11 mutations	10
An innovative cold storage system for donor heart transportation—lessons learned from the first experience in Switzerland	10
Bacteriology, antibiotic resistance and risk stratification of patients with culture-positive, community-acquired pleural infection	10
The efficacy of endobronchial valves for the treatment of bronchopleural fistula: a single-arm clinical trial	10
LncRNA SNHG7 promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression and cisplatin resistance by inducing autophagic activity	10
Chest wall injury centers—how we did it	9
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the correlation between plasma homocysteine levels and coronary heart disease	9
The role of seven autoantibodies in lung cancer diagnosis	9
Household mold exposure in association with childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis in a northwestern city and a southern city of China	9
Does denosumab offer survival benefits? —Our experience with denosumab in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immune-checkpoint inhibitors	9
Preoperative localization of lung nodules: a comparative analysis of hookwire and radio-guided procedures	9
Decreased postoperative complications, neuropathic pain and epidural anesthesia-free effect of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lung resection: a single-center initial experience of 1	9
Robotic mitral valve surgery: a review and tips for safely negotiating the learning curve	9
MiR-223-3p affects myocardial inflammation and apoptosis following myocardial infarction via targeting FBXW7	9
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in neoadjuvant therapy of non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 1: a guide to decision-making	9
Smoking history and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
The role of postoperative radiotherapy for thymomas: a multicentric retrospective evaluation from three Italian centers and review of the literature	9
Can peritumoral regions increase the efficiency of machine-learning prediction of pathological invasiveness in lung adenocarcinoma manifesting as ground-glass nodules?	9
A narrative review of sociodemographic risk and disparities in screening, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of the most common extrathoracic malignancies in the United States	9
Aspirin plus ticagrelor or clopidogrel on graft patency one year after coronary bypass grafting: a single-center, randomized, controlled trial	9
Comparative analysis of structural valve deterioration and long-term clinical outcomes after bovine pericardial versus porcine bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement	9
Operative mortality in adult cardiac surgery: is the currently utilized definition justified?	9
Robotic lung resection: a narrative review of the current role on primary lung cancer treatment	9
A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 2: systematic review of evidence regarding resection extent in generally heal	9
Efficacy of the intraoperative opioid-sparing anesthesia on quality of patients’ recovery in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized trial	9
Systematic review and meta-analysis of aortic valve-sparing surgery versus replacement surgery in ascending aortic aneurysms and dissection in patients with Marfan syndrome and other genetic connectiv	9
Predictors of survival and technical success of bronchoscopic interventions in malignant airway obstruction	9
Safety of hybrid bronchial stents in transplant airway complications: a single center experience	9
Viral infections in lung transplantation	9
Circulating miR-130 is a potential bio signature for early prognosis of acute myocardial infarction	9
Prognostic value of symptoms at lung cancer diagnosis: a three-year observational study	9
Reduced expression of circRNA novel_circ_0005280 and its clinical value in the diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer	9
Implementation of an enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery care pathway for thoracotomy patients—achieving better pain control with less (schedule II) opioid utilization	9
Liquid biopsy is a valuable tool in the diagnosis and management of lung cancer	9
Indocyanine green fluorescence-navigated thoracoscopy versus traditional inflation-deflation approach in precise uniportal segmentectomy: a short-term outcome comparative study	9
The prognosis and risk factors for acute kidney injury in high-risk patients after surgery for type A aortic dissection in the ICU	9
Role of TRPA1/TRPV1 in acute ozone exposure induced murine model of airway inflammation and bronchial hyperresponsiveness	9
Predictors and long-term prognosis of left ventricular aneurysm in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the contemporary era	9
Effect of operative approach on quality of life following anatomic lung cancer resection	9
A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation—part 4: systematic review of evidence involving SBRT and ablation	9
Obesity and lung cancer—a narrative review	9
The impact of age and sex on in-hospital outcomes in acute type A aortic dissection surgery	9
Patient reported outcomes (PROs) after minimally invasive and open esophagectomy	9
Does short-term cessation of smoking before lung resections reduce the risk of complications?	9
Adult pectus excavatum repair: national outcomes of the Nuss and Ravitch procedures	9
Developing of risk models for small solid and subsolid pulmonary nodules based on clinical and quantitative radiomics features	9
A randomized comparison between the VivaSight double-lumen tube and standard double-lumen tube intubation in thoracic surgery patients	9
Low expression of long non-coding RNA ARAP1-AS1 can inhibit lung cancer proliferation by inducing G0/G1 cell cycle organization	9
Narrative review of current COPD status in Japan	9
Teaching non-technical skills: the patient centered approach	9
Impact of hypertension on short- and long-term survival of patients who underwent emergency surgery for type A acute aortic dissection	9
Worldwide prevalence, risk factors and burden of chronic cough in the general population: a narrative review	9
Prognostic value of surgical intervention in advanced lung adenocarcinoma: a population-based study	9
Computed tomography-based visual assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: comparison with pulmonary function test and quantitative computed tomography	9
When to suspect a thymoma: clinical point of view	9
Trichosanthin inhibits cell growth and metastasis by promoting pyroptosis in non-small cell lung cancer	8
Screening and evaluation of the role of immune genes of brain metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma progression based on the TCGA and GEO databases	8
Patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can generate sufficient inspiratory flows via Easyhaler® dry powder inhaler: a pooled analysis of two randomized controlled trials	8
Charlson comorbidity index as a predictor of short-term outcomes after pulmonary resection	8
Drug-eluting beads bronchial arterial chemoembolization plus intercostals arterial infusion chemotherapy is effective and well- tolerated in treating non-small cell lung cancer patients with refractor	8
Donation after circulatory death donors in lung transplantation	8