Journal of Thoracic Disease

Article	Citations
Cardiovascular risk of smoking and benefits of smoking cessation	145
Robotic bronchoscopy for pulmonary lesions: a review of existing technologies and clinical data	71
Hydrogen/oxygen mixed gas inhalation improves disease severity and dyspnea in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 in a recent multicenter, open-label clinical trial	69
Impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on sleep	67
Mechanisms of resistance to osimertinib	57
Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy Consensus Statement and Guidelines for bronchoscopy and airway management amid the COVID-19 pandemic	54
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, retrospective, observational study	52
Bronchoalveolar lavage as a diagnostic procedure: a review of known cellular and molecular findings in various lung diseases	49
Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy in locally resectable advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	49
KRAS mutations testing in non-small cell lung cancer: the role of Liquid biopsy in the basal setting	47
Understanding barriers to lung cancer screening in primary care	46
Screening for obstructive sleep apnea with novel hybrid acoustic smartphone app technology	40
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	40
3D printing in adult cardiovascular surgery and interventions: a systematic review	38
The present and future of cough counting tools	38
Right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation: a review of the literature	35
Risk factors for postoperative pneumonia after cardiac surgery: a prediction model	34
Evaluation of ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block for postoperative management of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial	34
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation without systemic anticoagulation: a case-series in challenging conditions	33
Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab with chemotherapy for the treatment of stage IIB–IIIB resectable lung squamous cell carcinoma	33
Improving patient engagement, adherence, and satisfaction in lung cancer surgery with implementation of a mobile device platform for patient reported outcomes	32
High incidence of hyperventilation syndrome after COVID-19	32
Cone beam CT imaging for bronchoscopy: a technical review	31
Paraneoplastic syndromes in small cell lung cancer	31
Ex vivo lung perfusion	29

Risk factors and predictors associated with the severity of COVID-19 in China: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression	29
Image guided thermal ablation in lung cancer treatment	28
Implications of the updated Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS version 1.1) for lung cancer screening	28
Comparison of the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology with culture methods in the diagnosis of bacterial and fungal infections	28
Minimally invasive and robotic coronary artery bypass grafting—a 25-year review	28
Comparison of metagenomic next-generation sequencing technology, culture and GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis	28
Role of immunotherapy and co-mutations on KRAS-mutant non- small cell lung cancer survival	27
Foreign body aspiration	26
PARP inhibitors for small cell lung cancer and their potential for integration into current treatment approaches	26
CAR-T cell therapy for lung cancer: a promising but challenging future	26
Tumor infiltrating T cells influence prognosis in stage I–III non-small cell lung cancer	26
Radiation and immunotherapy: emerging mechanisms of synergy	26
Navigational bronchoscopy: a guide through history, current use, and developing technology	26
The impact of income and education on lung cancer screening utilization, eligibility, and outcomes: a narrative review of socioeconomic disparities in lung cancer screening	26
The feasibility and safety of radical esophagectomy in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with pembrolizumab for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	25
Implications of pneumonitis after chemoradiation and durvalumab for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer	25
What is the optimal timing to perform surgical stabilization of rib fractures?	25
Do we need to see to believe?—radiomics for lung nodule classification and lung cancer risk stratification	25
First clinical experience with the novel cold storage SherpaPakTM system for donor heart transportation	25
Trends in ambient air pollution levels and PM2.5 chemical compositions in four Chinese cities from 1995 to 2017	25
Differences in molecular epidemiology of lung cancer among ethnicities (Asian vs. Caucasian)	24
Study on automatic detection and classification of breast nodule using deep convolutional neural network system	24
Altered gut microbiome compositions are associated with the severity of asthma	24
Novel treatment strategies for early-stage lung cancer: the oncologist’s perspective	24
Narrative review of socioeconomic and racial disparities in the treatment of early stage lung cancer	23
Refining dataset curation methods for deep learning-based automated tuberculosis screening	23
Classification and staging of thymoma	23
The public health response to the COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China: a narrative review	23
How can men be good allies for women in surgery? #HeForShe	23
The effect of the enhanced recovery after surgery program on lung cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Putting artificial intelligence (AI) on the spot: machine learning evaluation of pulmonary nodules	22
Cone beam navigation bronchoscopy: the next frontier	22
The epidemiology and biology of pulmonary metastases	22
Impact of tobacco control interventions on smoking initiation, cessation, and prevalence: a systematic review	22
Application of machine learning approaches to predict the 5-year survival status of patients with esophageal cancer	21
Narrative review of metabolomics in cardiovascular disease	21
Technologic advances in the assessment and management of obstructive sleep apnoea beyond the apnoea-hypopnoea index: a narrative review	21
Astragaloside IV sensitizes non-small cell lung cancer cells to cisplatin by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy	21
A narrative review of interstitial lung disease in anti-synthetase syndrome: a clinical approach	21
Role of precision imaging in esophageal cancer	20
The insidious presentation and challenging management of esophageal perforation following diagnostic and therapeutic interventions	20
Radiogenomics of lung cancer	20
Noninvasive biomarkers for lung cancer diagnosis, where do we stand?	20
Gender differences in aortic valve replacement: is surgical aortic valve replacement riskier and transcatheter aortic valve replacement safer in women than in men?	20
Application of artificial intelligence in COVID-19 medical area: a systematic review	20
Sleep disorder in patients with chronic liver disease: a narrative review	20
Peripheral and central mechanisms of cough hypersensitivity	20
Minimally invasive surgical management of Boerhaave’s syndrome: a narrative literature review	20
Does sarcopenia affect postoperative short- and long-term outcomes in patients with lung cancer?—a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Multi-modal tissue sampling in cone beam CT guided navigation bronchoscopy: comparative accuracy of different sampling tools and rapid on-site evaluation of cytopathology	20

Women in thoracic surgery: social media and the value of mentorship	19
Autoimmune disorders and paraneoplastic syndromes in thymoma	19
Developing a virtual reality simulation system for preoperative planning of thoracoscopic thoracic surgery	19
Impact of concurrent genomic alterations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated lung cancer	18
Time to surgery in thoracic cancers and prioritization during COVID-19: a systematic review	18
Spread through air spaces affects survival and recurrence of patients with clinical stage IA non-small cell lung cancer after wedge resection	18
Balneotherapy and hydrotherapy in chronic respiratory disease	18
Association of stress hyperglycemia ratio with intracoronary thrombus burden in diabetic patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction	18
Are there any ethnic differences in the efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of lung cancer?	18
Sleep disordered breathing and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a narrative review on classification, pathophysiology and clinical outcomes	18
A phase II, single-centre trial of neoadjuvant toripalimab plus chemotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	18
Circulating tumor cells detected only after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: is it a predictor of recurrence?	18
Pulmonary enteric adenocarcinoma: a literature review	18
The new allocation era and policy	17
The arterial-ligation-alone method for identifying the intersegmental plane during thoracoscopic anatomic segmentectomy	17
Comparison of laboratory parameters in mild vs. severe cases and died vs. survived patients with COVID-19: systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Left ventricular assist device-associated infections: incidence and risk factors	17
Identification of microRNAs enriched in exosomes in human pericardial fluid of patients with atrial fibrillation based on bioinformatic analysis	17
Effects of continuous aerobic exercise on lung function and quality of life with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Bone metastases in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review	17
CHMP4C regulates lung squamous carcinogenesis and progression through cell cycle pathway	17
Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment of the malignant pleural mesothelioma, a narrative review of literature	17
Epidemiology of thymoma	16
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	16
Predictors associated with mortality of extracorporeal life support therapy for acute heart failure: single-center experience with 679 patients	16
Living-donor lobar lung transplantation	16
Efficient isolation and quantification of circulating tumor cells in non-small cell lung cancer patients using peptide-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles	16
Cell morphological analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by transmission electron microscopy	16
The association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte count ratio and mortality in septic patients: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-III database	16
Peripheral blood eosinophilia may be a prognostic biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy	16
Diagnostic value of ultrathin bronchoscopy in peripheral pulmonary lesions: a narrative review	16
Lobectomy versus sublobar resection in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review	16
Pleural abnormalities in COVID-19: a narrative review	15
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and Children’s lung function: a dose-based association analysis	15
Risk factors of postoperative recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax	15
Different treatment efficacies and side effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy	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
An overview of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the intensive care unit	15
Safe implementation of robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass: application of learning curves and cumulative sum analysis	15
Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management in thoracic surgery: a narrative review	15
Coronary artery calcium scoring on non-gated, non-contrast chest computed tomography (CT) using wide-detector, high-pitch and fast gantry rotation: comparison with dedicated calcium scoring CT	15
Preoperative inflammation-based scores predict early recurrence after lung cancer resection	15
Peri-operative approach to esophagectomy: a narrative review from the anesthesiological standpoint	15
Diagnosis and management of sternoclavicular joint infections: a literature review	15
Immunotherapy for thymoma	15
Status and prospects: personalized treatment and biomarker for airway remodeling in asthma	15
Surgical management for unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysms: a narrative review of the literature	15
Lung cancer in women in 21th century	14
Identification key genes, key miRNAs and key transcription factors of lung adenocarcinoma	14
The role of gender in non-small cell lung cancer: a narrative review	14
Sociodemographic disparities in the management of advanced lung cancer: a narrative review	14
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy skill for peripheral lung lesions and complications prevention	14
New cephalosporins for the treatment of pneumonia in internal medicine wards	14
Clinical guidelines on the application of Internet of Things (IOT) medical technology in the rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	14
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	14
ECM2 and GLT8D2 in human pulmonary artery hypertension: fruits from weighted gene co-expression network analysis	14
Uncommon EGFR mutations in lung adenocarcinoma: features and response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors	14
Diameter and growth rate of the thoracic aorta—analysis based on serial computed tomography scans	14
Fungal infections in lung transplantation	14
Challenges of PD-L1 testing in non-small cell lung cancer and beyond	14
Identification and validation of an autophagy-related long non-coding RNA signature as a prognostic biomarker for patients with lung adenocarcinoma	14
Pulmonary metastasectomy in soft tissue sarcomas: a systematic review	14
Prevalence of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in association with the occurrence of acute exacerbations	14
Managing complications of percutaneous tracheostomy and gastrostomy	14
Narrative review of sleep and stroke	14
CircRNA 010567 plays a significant role in myocardial infarction via the regulation of the miRNA-141/DAPK1 axis	14
Cost-effectiveness of empagliflozin as a treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an analysis from the Chinese healthcare perspective	14
Pulmonary metastasectomy in the era of targeted therapy and immunotherapy	13
Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging study to explain high prevalence of pulmonary vein stump thrombus after left upper lobectomy	13
How to identify intersegmental planes in performing sublobar anatomical resections	13
Predictive value of radiological features on spread through air space in stage cIA lung adenocarcinoma	13
Artificial intelligence-assisted decision making for prognosis and drug efficacy prediction in lung cancer patients: a narrative review	13
Effects of indoor environment and lifestyle on respiratory health of children in Chongqing, China	13
Reimplantation versus remodeling in valve-sparing surgery for aortic root aneurysms: a meta-analysis	13
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	13
Coagulation disorders and thromboembolic disease in COVID-19: review of current evidence in search of a better approach	13
Dosimetric analysis of lymphopenia during chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer	13
Advances in the treatment of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine: a narrative review	13
Long-term efficacy and safety of the Dumon stent for benign tracheal stenosis: a meta-analysis	13
Comparison of short-term clinical outcomes between robot- assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy and video-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13

Total cavopulmonary connection with a new restorative vascular graft: results at 2 years	13
Clinical efficacy of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors	13
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery	13
Artificial intelligence in thoracic surgery: a narrative review	13
Gender effects on quality of life and symptom burden in patients with lung cancer: results from a prospective, cross-cultural, multi-center study	13
Discriminating invasive adenocarcinoma among lung pure ground-glass nodules: a multi-parameter prediction model	13
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	13
The prognostic value of pretreatment prognostic nutritional index in patients with small cell lung cancer and it’s influencing factors: a meta-analysis of observational studies	13
Perioperative risk factors for delayed extubation after acute type A aortic dissection surgery	12
Narrative review of anxiety and depression in patients with esophageal cancer: underappreciated and undertreated	12
Pneumothorax in patients with respiratory failure in ICU	12
Immunotherapy in patients with autoimmune disease	12
Conversion method to manage surgical difficulties in non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for major lung resection: simple thoracotomy without intubation	12
Bacterial infections in lung transplantation	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
Multiomics and machine learning in lung cancer prognosis	12
Respiratory manifestations of Marfan syndrome: a narrative review	12
Reference values of respiratory impedance with impulse oscillometry in healthy Chinese adults	12
Integration of cryobiopsies for interstitial lung disease diagnosis is a valid and safe diagnostic strategy—experiences based on 250 biopsy procedures	12
Global status of the robotic thoracic surgery	12
Management of cardiovascular comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients	12
Pleural manometry: techniques, applications, and pitfalls	12
Airway complications in lung transplantation	12
Uniport vs. multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for anatomical lung resection—which is less invasive?	12
Perioperative identifications of non-palpable pulmonary nodules: a narrative review	12
US women in thoracic surgery: reflections on the past and opportunities for the future	12
Video-assisted versus open thoracotomy lobectomy: comparison on lymphadenectomy and survival in early stage of lung cancer	12
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	12
Drugs in development for small cell lung cancer	12
A narrative review of primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a poorly understood and resource-intensive problem	12
Minimally invasive ventricular assist device implantation	12
Respiratory failure and sleep-disordered breathing in late-onset Pompe disease: a narrative review	12
Improving diagnostic yield of navigational bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions: a review of advancing technology	11
Applications of artificial intelligence in the thorax: a narrative review focusing on thoracic radiology	11
Surgical treatment strategies for invasive thymoma	11
Surgical modality for stage IA non-small cell lung cancer among the elderly: analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database	11
Correlation of immune-related adverse events and response from immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer	11
Risk factors for venous thromboembolism and evaluation of the modified Caprini score in patients undergoing lung resection	11
Efficacy and safety of omitting chest drains after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Enhanced recovery after surgery and chest tube management	11
Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a narrative review	11
Comparison of post-operative pain and quality of life between uniportal subxiphoid and intercostal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy	11
The growth feature and its diagnostic value for benign and malignant pulmonary nodules met in routine clinical practice	11
International consensus statement on robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE)	11
Narrative review of the role of artificial intelligence to improve aortic valve disease management	11
Current status and preventive strategies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China: a literature review	11
Effect of high-flow nasal cannula versus conventional oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation for preventing reintubation: a Bayesian network meta-analysis and systematic review	11
Thyroid cancer diagnosis in the era of precision imaging	11
Preoperative evaluation and indications for pulmonary metastasectomy	11
The tricuspid valve in review: anatomy, pathophysiology and echocardiographic assessment with focus on functional tricuspid regurgitation	11
Awake veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with perioperative period acute heart failure in cardiac surgery	11
Persistent air leak management in critically ill patients	11
Pleural effusion post coronary artery bypass surgery: associations and complications	11
Robotic segmentectomy: indication and technique	11
Postoperative atrial fibrillation in pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer	11
Clinical utility of a composite scoring system including Charlson Comorbidity Index score in patients with interstitial lung disease	11
Economic evaluation of the specialized donor care facility for thoracic organ donor management	11
Risk factors for and outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation in patients received DeBakey type I aortic dissection repairment	11
Comparison of different surgical approaches for anterior mediastinal tumor	11
The role of pulmonary metastasectomy for pulmonary metastasis from head and neck cancer	11
Tracheobronchial stent sizing and deployment practices airway stenting practices around the world: a survey study	11
Systemic therapy for limited stage small cell lung carcinoma	11
Developing a minimally-invasive anaesthesiological approach to non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in minor and major thoracic surgery	11
Postoperative hiatal hernia after minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer	11
The load and capacity model of healthcare delivery: considerations for the crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Rationale and design of the Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ECOPD) study in Guangdong, China: a prospective observational cohort study	11
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	11
Prenatal and postnatal exposure to Bisphenol A and Asthma: a systemic review and meta-analysis	11
Management of perioperative bleeding risk in patients on antithrombotic medications undergoing cardiac surgery—a systematic review	11
Machine learning models for predicting critical illness risk in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia	11
Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal carcinoma	11
Effectiveness and safety of exercise training and rehabilitation in pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Bridge to transplantation from mechanical circulatory support: a narrative review	10
Xenogeneic materials for the surgical treatment of aortic infections	10
Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of primary pulmonary lymphoma	10
From female surgical resident to academic leaders: challenges and pathways forward	10
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for central and ultracentral node-negative lung tumors	10
Prediction of clinical response to omalizumab in moderate-to-severe asthma patients using the change in total serum IgE level	10
Long non-coding RNA growth arrest specific-5: a potential biomarker for early diagnosis of severe asthma	10
Sub-solid lung adenocarcinoma in Asian versus Caucasian patients: different biology but similar outcomes	10
A new lung donor score to predict short and long-term survival in lung transplantation	10
Video-assisted thoracoscopy for lung cancer: who is the future of thoracic surgery?	10
Change in quality of life of stage IA lung cancer patients after sublobar resection and lobectomy	10
Approaches to lung nodule risk assessment: clinician intuition versus prediction models	10
Mediastinoscopy-assisted transhiatal esophagectomy versus thoraco-laparoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a single-center initial experience	10
The interstitial lung disease spectrum under a uniform diagnostic algorithm: a retrospective study of 1,945 individuals	10
Protocol-driven daily optimisation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation blood flows: an alternate paradigm?	10
Does neoadjuvant targeted therapy provide an opportunity for resectable EGFR-mutant lung cancer: a real-world retrospective study	10
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)	10
The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is associated with postoperative mortality of cardiac surgery	10
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy localization of lung nodules for thoracoscopic resection	10
Evolution of chest CT manifestations of COVID-19: a longitudinal study	10
The role of ATP in cough hypersensitivity syndrome: new targets for treatment	10
Identification of key immune-related genes and immune infiltration in atrial fibrillation with valvular heart disease based on bioinformatics analysis	10
Advances in targeting acquired resistance mechanisms to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors	10