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  1. Thermal ablation has been increasingly used in the treatment of lung cancer in recent years. This meta-analysis aims to investigate the therapeutic effect and safety of thermal ablation plus chemotherapy as co...

    Authors: Rongxing Liu, Qiurong Shen and Hongjun Lu
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:334
  2. Mature teratomas are benign germ cell tumors. On rare occasions, they have been associated with somatic malignancies and are termed rare germ cell tumors with a somatic-type malignancy (GCTSM). Mature teratoma...

    Authors: Daisuke Sato, Asami Izu, Masashi Sakakibara, Sohei Hayashi, Riken Kawachi, Mie Shimamura, Shinobu Masuda and Hiroyuki Sakurai
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:333
  3. The characteristics are still unclear due to lack of systematic research on patients with myocardial infarction non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) in China. This study aimed to explore the clinical and...

    Authors: Xinxiang Zhao, Daobing Zeng, Liping He and Wenjing Sun
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:332
  4. Surgical resection is the most effective curative management of benign rib tumors and carries an excellent prognosis. Due to complex anatomy and narrow field, higher rib resection is technically demanding and ...

    Authors: Bohao Liu, Shan Gao, Qifei Wu, Haijun Li, Guangjian Zhang and Junke Fu
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:329
  5. To analyse and summarize branching pattern types of the interlobar portion of right pulmonary arteries (RPA) through chest thin-slice CT scans and three-dimensional reconstruction.

    Authors: Long-fei Wang, Lei Zhao, Chang-sheng Lv, Qing-tao Xu and Rong Wang
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:328
  6. Patients with right isomerism have accompanying complex congenital heart disease, which is characterized by pulmonary atresia and total anomalous pulmonary venous return. Balanced regulation of the systemic an...

    Authors: Takayoshi Oyasu, Mineji Hayakawa, Noriyoshi Ebuoka and Junichi Oba
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:327
  7. Systemic deleterious effects of cardiopulmonary bypass have been observed in the postprocedural period. Long-term assessment, including ventricular function (VF), is unclear. The objective of this study was to...

    Authors: Rafael Rocha Mol Silva, Whady Hueb, Eduardo Gomes Lima, Paulo Cury Rezende, Paulo Rogério Soares, José Antonio Franchini Ramires and Roberto Kalil Filho
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:326
  8. Multiple ground-glass nodules (mGGNs) in the lung has been defined as synchronous multiple primary lung cancer (SMPLC), it is has been very difficult challenging to differentiate SMPLC from intrapulmonary meta...

    Authors: Haijun Dong, Jianbin Zhang, Weiwei Min and Qibin Shen
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:324
  9. Despite the rise in morbidity and mortality associated with vascular diseases, the underlying pathophysiological molecular mechanisms are still unclear. RNA N6-methyladenosine modification, as the most common ...

    Authors: Yue Shu, Yilong Guo, Yin Zheng, Shuwu He and Zhensu Shi
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:323
  10. Patients with severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular systolic dysfunction have a poor prognosis, and this may result in inferior survival also after aortic valve replacement. The outcomes of transcatheter...

    Authors: Maina P. Jalava, Mikko Savontaus, Tuomas Ahvenvaara, Teemu Laakso, Marko Virtanen, Matti Niemelä, Tuomas Tauriainen, Pasi Maaranen, Annastiina Husso, Eve Kinnunen, Sebastian Dahlbacka, Jussi Jaakkola, Stefano Rosato, Paola D’Errigo, Mika Laine, Timo Mäkikallio…
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:322
  11. Maternal mortality has always been a major medical concern. Recently, the successful application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) technology in the rescue of near-death patients has been reported.

    Authors: Ying Li, Chi Xu, Furong Li, Zheng Yan, Shugao Ye, Jinqi Ma and Juan Wen
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:321
  12. Henoch-Schonlein purpura is the most common vasculitis in childhood, usually triggered by an upper respiratory tract infection and rarely observed in infective endocarditis patients. Abiotrophia defectiva is a ra...

    Authors: Wenpeng Dong, Shuibi Wu and Jing Zhou
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:320
  13. In segmentectomy, in addition to the anatomy of the segmental hilum, the identification and separation of the intersegmental plane is also an important step of the operation. Because of its simplicity and high...

    Authors: Jiajun Han, Hongjie Yu and Haitao Ma
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:319
  14. Acute and chronic complications in esophago-colonic anastomosis have a significant impact in the postoperative course of patients with colonic transposition. Evidence about their management is poor and surgica...

    Authors: Francesco Ferrante, Massimiliano Bassi, Daniele Diso, Rita Ferreira Vaz Sousa, Alessandro Maria Paganini, Federico Venuta and Tiziano De Giacomo
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:318
  15. Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without drainage-tube placement has been demonstrated to be safe and feasible for select situations. The purpose of this study is to assess the demographic, basel...

    Authors: Seha Ahn and Youngkyu Moon
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:317
  16. The aim of the study was to investigate and summarize the effectiveness and safety of CT-guided microcoil localization before video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the removal of ground-glass opacity (GGO).

    Authors: Jianli An, Yanchao Dong, Yanguo Li, Xiaoyu Han, Hongtao Niu, Zibo Zou, Jingpeng Wu, Ye Tian and Zhuo Chen
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:316
  17. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is one of the principle therapies for coronary artery disease, as it improves survival rate and quality of life (QoL). Polypropylene suture is commonly used in vascu...

    Authors: Ravi Shankar Shetty, Ajay Kaul, Aayush Goyal, Govardhan Reddy Konda, Sushant Srivastava, Ashok Kumar Moharana and T. S. Deepak
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:315
  18. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax usually occurs in tall and thin young people without an underlying disease or traumatic history. Most patients with pectus excavatum have similar body shapes as patients with p...

    Authors: Hyung Joo Park, Chan Beom Park and Jin Yong Jeong
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:314
  19. Aortic arch injuries account for about 8% of thoracic aortic injuries. Penetrating zone I neck injuries account for 18% of vascular injuries in the neck and have great potential to traverse to involve thoracic...

    Authors: Herbert Ariaka, John Paul Magala, Naomi Kebba, Ronald Kabuye, Stella Magara Namirembe, Tom Philip Mwambu, Kenneth Ahabwe and Miriam Nalule
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:312
  20. Right coronary artery (RCA) fistulized to the coronary sinus is rare condition in adult cardiac anomalies, and the management and operative indication are controversial.

    Authors: Xuebiao Li, Jianfang Qian, Zhonghua Shen and Aiqiang Dong
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:309
  21. Clinically insignificant hemolytic anemia is occasionally a complication of prosthetic valve replacement. However, hemolysis related to kinked grafts is a very rare complication after central repair for acute ...

    Authors: Kazuki Tamura, Wataru Tatsuishi, Yasunobu Konishi, Naoki Konno, Yusuke Kato and Tomonobu Abe
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:308
  22. In this study, we aimed to summarize the extremely important lesson and experience in the whole process of surgical treatments of lung tumors for the benefit of steps taken to prevent against unplanned reopera...

    Authors: Long-Yong Mei, Yong-Geng Feng, Shao-Lin Tao, Bin Jiang, Fu-Qiang Dai, Jing-Hai Zhou, Cheng Shen, Wei Guo, Qun-You Tan and Bo Deng
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:306
  23. Descending aortic replacement often involves making large incisions; thus, it results in massive invasions. We report the case of a patient with dilated descending aorta treated using endoscopic-assisted desce...

    Authors: Takeshi Wada, Hidenori Sako, Kenya Kizu, Takahiro Tashima, Tetsushi Takayama and Shinji Miyamoto
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:305
  24. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a well-established therapeutic option for the management of variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis. The simultaneous migration of the coil and n-but...

    Authors: Yue-Lin Zhang, Chun-Hui Nie, Tan-Yang Zhou, Guan-Hui Zhou, Tong-Yin Zhu, Sheng-Qun Chen, Hong-Liang Wang, Bao-Quan Wang, Zi-Niu Yu, Li Jing, Qi Xia, Hong-Tan Chen and Jun-Hui Sun
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:304
  25. Aortic regurgitation (AR) is one of the most common cardiac valvular diseases, and it is frequently caused by cusp prolapse. However, the precise relationship of commissure position and aortic cusp prolapse wi...

    Authors: Yuanjia Zhu, Matthew H. Park, Annabel Imbrie-Moore, Robert Wilkerson, Sarah Madira and Y. Joseph Woo
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:303
  26. Thoracic surgeons are frequently asked to biopsy suspicious tissues in the anterior mediastinum to discriminate between a reactive versus malignant pathology such as lymph nodes. The most common benign cause o...

    Authors: Sonia Singhal, Feredun Azari, Gabriel C. Caponetti and Gregory T. Kennedy
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:302
  27. Blunt thoracic aortic injury is one of the most lethal traumatic injuries. Ruptured cases often result in cardiac arrest before arrival at the hospital, and survival is rare.

    Authors: Takaaki Maruhashi, Hideo Maruki, Toshiaki Mishima, Tadashi Kitamura, Yutaro Kurihara, Marina Oi, Yuichi Kataoka, Kagami Miyaji and Yasushi Asari
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:301
  28. Abnormal tumor vascularization and escalating tumor size represent two major impediments that make cancer surgery impossible or complicated.

    Authors: Yoshihito Iijima, Masahito Ishikawa, Shun Iwai, Aika Yamagata, Nozomu Motono, Hiroyuki Tsuji and Hidetaka Uramoto
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:300
  29. Hyperactive parathyroid glands (PTGs) are in the mediastinum 4.3% of the time. Historically, localization and resection of these glands can be challenging.

    Authors: Ian A. Makey, Laura E. Geldmaker, John D. Casler, Magdy M. El-Sayed Ahmed, Samuel Jacob and Mathew Thomas
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:299
  30. Pleural effusions commonly occur in patients recovering from cardiac surgery; however, the impact on outcomes is not well characterized. The purpose of this study is to characterize the clinical outcomes of ca...

    Authors: Fridtjof Schiefenhövel, Akira-Sebastian Poncette, Edward M. Boyle, Christian von Heymann, Mario Menk, Gerald Vorderwülbecke, Herko Grubitzsch, Sascha Treskatsch and Felix Balzer
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:298
  31. Time in therapeutic range (TTR) is an index to assess the effectiveness of anticoagulation and is important to predict the risk of bleeding and thrombosis in patients taking warfarin. In recent years, the port...

    Authors: Yue Shen, Fu-xiu Zhong and Xue-shan Huang
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:297

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  32. Saddle pulmonary embolism (SPE) represents a rare type of venous thromboembolism that frequently causes circulation collapse and sudden death. While venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) h...

    Authors: Jianneng Pan, Xiaoyang Zhou, Zhaojun Xu and Bixin Chen
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:296
  33. To evaluate the prognostic value of frailty in older recipients of concomitant valve replacement (VR) and bipolar radiofrequency ablation (BRFA), we examined whether clinical and functional outcomes differed b...

    Authors: Zhi-qin Lin, Xiu-jun Chen, Xiao-fu Dai, Liang-wan Chen and Feng Lin
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:295
  34. Research shows that even the short-term administration of inhaled drugs immediately before surgery can improve respiratory function in surgical candidates with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). How...

    Authors: Ryusuke Machino, Koichiro Shimoyama, Takeshi Nagayasu and Tsutomu Tagawa
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:294
  35. Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are a rare subtype of benign primary cardiac tumours, which are most commonly found on the aortic valve. Although median sternotomy is still used frequently there has been diffe...

    Authors: Sadia Batool, Arnaud Patoir, Amelie de Meaux and Marco Vola
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:292
  36. Anomalous coronary arteries arise in a small subset of the population, with each configuration conveying a varying degree of long-term risk. The utilization of cardiac grafts with these anomalies have not been...

    Authors: Nicholas R. Hess, Mary E. Keebler, Carly A. Fabrizio and David J. Kaczorowski
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:291
  37. This study intends to explore the factors affecting the growth of pulmonary nodules in the natural process by immunohistochemical method.

    Authors: Haoxin Guo, Wenfei Xue, Qingtao Zhao, Huanfen Zhao, Zhonghui Hu, Xiaopeng Zhang and Guochen Duan
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:290
  38. Lobectomy may be a challenging treatment option in lung cancer with inflammatory lymph node infiltration. Moreover, the en-masse lobectomy technique, which involves the simultaneous ligation or stapling of pul...

    Authors: Yoshihito Iijima, Masahito Ishikawa, Shun Iwai, Aika Yamagata, Nozomu Motono, Sohsuke Yamada and Hidetaka Uramoto
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:289
  39. Angiosarcomas are the most common malignant tumors of the heart and great vessels. Late onset and unspecific symptoms are reasons why a diagnosis is made rather late at a time when most tumors have already met...

    Authors: Edina Korça, Jad Kanaan, Kálmán Benke, Gábor Veres, Jens Michaelsen and Gábor Szabó
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:288
  40. Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a rare but life-threatening complication after esophagectomy. A new gastrointestinal occluder device provides treatment for TEF patients. However, TEF-related pneumonia and r...

    Authors: He Huang, Jigang Zhang, Lurong Li, Guoxin Zhang and Dechong Zhu
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:287
  41. Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a serious complication with high mortality and morbidity that can be seen after lung resections. Although several methods have been described to prevent postoperative BPF it is ...

    Authors: Kenan Can Ceylan, Güntuğ Batıhan and Şeyda Örs Kaya
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:286
  42. Uniport video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been applied widely for the treatment of lung cancer in recent years. Some studies have reported that uniport VATS might provide better outcomes than mul...

    Authors: Ya-Fu Cheng, Chang-Lun Huang, Wei-Heng Hung, Ching-Yuan Cheng and Bing-Yen Wang
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:284
  43. Anomalous aortic origin of the right coronary artery is a rare disease. Although there are various reports on its treatment, the method of the surgical approach is still controversial. Here, we present a rare ...

    Authors: Keiichiro Kasama, Yasuko Uranaka, Hiroto Tomita, Takuya Saba, Takahiro Koura, Yukio Yamashita and Shinichi Suzuki
    Citation: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2022 17:283

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