Vol 7, No 8 (August 28, 2015): Journal of Thoracic Disease (Respiratory Sleep Disorders)

Preface¹

Sleep apnoea: a major and under-recognised public health concern

Walter T. McNicholas, Yuanming Luo, Nanshan Zhong

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Review Article on Respiratory Sleep Disorders¹

Chronic hypoventilation syndromes and sleep-related hypoventilation

Sebastian Böing, Winfried J. Randerath

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Emerging technology: electrical stimulation in obstructive sleep apnoea

Martino F. Pengo, Joerg Steier

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Respiratory sleep disorders in patients with congestive heart failure

Matthew T. Naughton

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Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder in the population—a review on the epidemiology of sleep apnea

Karl A. Franklin, Eva Lindberg

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New developments in the use of positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea

Lucas M. Donovan, Schafer Boeder, Atul Malhotra, Sanjay R. Patel

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Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus in obstructive sleep apnoea

Brian D. Kent, Walter T. McNicholas, Silke Ryan

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The pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea

Luu V. Pham, Alan R. Schwartz

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Diagnostic approaches to respiratory sleep disorders

Renata L. Riha

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Original Article

Risk factors for acute kidney injury in overweight patients with acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective study

Honglei Zhao, Xudong Pan, Zhizhong Gong, Jun Zheng, Yongmin Liu, Junming Zhu, Lizhong Sun

PDF Pages: 1385-1390 Full Text (4051) Open Access

Quantative computerized tomography assessment of lung density as a predictor of postoperative pulmonary morbidity in patients with lung cancer

Tevfik Kaplan, Gokce Kaan Atac, Nesimi Gunal, Bulent Kocer, Aslıhan Alhan, Sezai Cubuk, Orhan Yucel, Ebru Ozan Sanhal, Koray Dural, Serdar Han

PDF Pages: 1391-1397 Full Text (4243) Open Access

Identification of immunohistochemical markers for distinguishing lung adenocarcinoma from squamous cell carcinoma

Cheng Zhan, Li Yan, Lin Wang, Yang Sun, Xingxing Wang, Zongwu Lin, Yongxing Zhang, Yu Shi, Wei Jiang, Qun Wang

PDF Pages: 1398-1405 Full Text (5244) Open Access

Bronchial artery embolization for malignant hemoptysis: a single institutional experience

Amar S. Mehta, Osman Ahmed, Danial Jilani, Steve Zangan, Jonathan Lorenz, Brian Funaki, Thuong Van Ha, Rakesh Navuluri

PDF Pages: 1406-1413 Full Text (4461) Open Access

Randomized controlled trials of induction treatment and surgery versus combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy in stages IIIA-N2 NSCLC: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Zuen Ren, Shijie Zhou, Zhidong Liu, Shaofa Xu

PDF Pages: 1414-1422 Full Text (4222) Open Access

Vitamin D binding protein gene polymorphisms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis

Huan Chen, Lei Zhang, Zhiyi He, Xiaoning Zhong, Jianquan Zhang, Meihua Li, Jing Bai

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Prognostic factors for resection of isolated pulmonary metastases in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jun Fan, Dali Chen, Heng Du, Cheng Shen, Guowei Che

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Surgical treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis: is video-assisted thoracic surgery “better” than thoracotomy?

Yi Han, Dezhi Zhen, Zhidong Liu, Shaofa Xu, Shuku Liu, Ming Qin, Shijie Zhou, Daping Yu, Xiaoyun Song, Yunsong Li, Ning Xiao, Chongyu Su, Kang Shi

PDF Pages: 1452-1458 Full Text (4681) Open Access

Functional residual capacity in beagle dogs with and without acute respiratory distress syndrome

Qi Liu, Yong-Hua Gao, Dong-Ming Hua, Wen Li, Zhe Cheng, Hui Zheng, Rong-Chang Chen

PDF Pages: 1459-1466 Full Text (4194) Open Access

Effect of dobutamine on lung aquaporin 5 in endotoxine shock-induced acute lung injury rabbit

Cai-Zhi Sun, Hua Shen, Xiao-Wei He, Lei Bao, Yang Song, Zheng Zhang, Hai-Dong Qin

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Endobronchial closure of bronchopleural fistula using Amplatzer device

Laura V. Klotz, Wolfgang Gesierich, Sabine Schott-Hildebrand, Rudolf A. Hatz, Michael Lindner

PDF Pages: 1478-1482 Full Text (5931) Open Access

Surgical Technique

Incidental bronchial injury by soft coagulation

Tomoki Shibano, Shunsuke Endo, Shinichi Otani, Tomoyuki Nakano

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GCTAB Column²

Minimally invasive esophageal resection and intrathoracic anastomosis for lower thoracic esophageal cancer with single position

Lufeng Zhao, Jianjun Ge, Wenshan Li, Yaping Luo, Ying Chai

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Opinion

Uniportal VATS—a new era in lung cancer surgery

Calvin S. H. Ng, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Thomas A. D’Amico, Gaetano Rocco

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Editorial

High-flow oxygen cannula: a very effective method to correct severe hypoxemia

Jean-Louis Vincent

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Issues of energy and protein feeding in critically ill: the permissive underfeeding trial

Peter J. M. Weijs

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Solitary pure ground-glass nodules measuring 5 mm or less: current imaging management, question and suggestion

Li Fan, Shi-Yuan Liu

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¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography characterization of solitary pulmonary nodules: can we do better?

Ana María García Vicente, Víctor M. Pérez-García, Ángel Soriano Castrejón

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Chronic total occlusion: no more meta-analysis, please—a randomized clinical trial is urgently needed

Alfredo Bardají, Gil Bonet

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Chronic total improvement in ventricular function and survival

Marouane Boukhris, Zied Ibn Elhadj, Alfredo R. Galassi

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A meta-analysis of left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation—adding to the debate but elements remain unresolved

Syed Mohammad Afzal Sohaib, Kevin F. Fox

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High flow on the rise—pediatric perspectives on the FLORALI trial

Christophe Milési, Julien Baleine, Julia le Bouhellec, Marti Pons-Odena, Gilles Cambonie

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High flow nasal cannula—coming to a hypoxic patient near you!

Jan Hau Lee, Michael A. Gentile

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Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation—what have we learned?

John M. Stulak

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Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: an editorial

Pouya Nezafati, Mojgan Gharipour, Mohammad Hassan Nezafati

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Big-data Clinical Trial (BCT): the third talk

Stephen D. Wang, Yaxing Shen

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The air we breathe and lung disease

Mary B. Rice, Atul Malhotra

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Electronic cigarettes: the new face of nicotine delivery and addiction

Laura E. Crotty Alexander, Anuja Vyas, Dean E. Schraufnagel, Atul Malhotra

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Case Report

Spontaneous pneumothorax as the first manifestation of lung cancer: two case report

Yun-Kyung Choi, Kwan-Chang Kim

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A case of recurrent pneumothorax related to oral methylphenidate

Viboon Boonsarngsuk, Thitiporn Suwatanapongched

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News

Precision medicine initiative—report of the 10th Lung Cancer Summit Forum for Chinese Directors of Thoracic Surgery and the 4th Summit Forum for Chinese Lung Cancer Collaborative Group (CLCCG)

Lucine M. Gao

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AME College: a Clinical Research Training Program

Editorial Office

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Prof. He Jianxing was granted AATS membership

Grace S. Li

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Time to change: big show for revolution in the 8^th National Forum on Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lung Cancer

May Li

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Disclosure:

1. The series “Respiratory Sleep Disorders” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Walter T. McNicholas and Yuanming Luo served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

2. The series “GCTAB Column” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease and funded by the educational grants from the Greater China Thoracoscopic Advisory Board (GCTAB).