Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	196
Resilience. Hope. Unity. STS Presidential Address 2021	146
Pulmonary Valve Designs and Innovation	128
Society Board	113
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	112
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	107
Early Antireflux Surgery After Lung Transplant: Can We Justify the Risk?	96
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	96
Contents	88
Calcification of Gore-Tex Neochord After Mitral Repair: Electron Microscopy	85
Additional Discussion From Anesthesiologists: Preventive Strategy for Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery	75
Hands On/Hands Off	69
Editorial Board	68
Does the Type of Annuloplasty Ring or Band Affect the Outcome of Mitral Valve Repair?	66
The Right WAYS to Repair the Mitral Valve	64
The Use of Anterior Mitral Leaflet Augmentation With Autologous Pericardium: Why Not?	59
Monobloc or Separate Aortic and Mitral Homografts for Endocarditis of the Intervalvular Fibrosa?	54
Editor's Choice	53
Can Salvage Surgery Cause a Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Treatment?	49
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	49
Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Shedding Light on the Conundrum	47
Editor’s Choice: Papers That May Change Your Practice	46
Immunosuppression in HIV-Positive Heart Transplant Recipients During the Post–COVID-19 Era	46
Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty: Patient Selection Is the Key	46
Erratum	45

Biodegradable Stent Placement for Airway Kinking After Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Treatment	45
Corrigendum	45
Apical Myectomy in HCM: Time to Let the Rubber of the Operation Meet the Road of a Randomized Trial	45
Editor's Choice	44
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	43
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	41
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	41
A Novel Surgical Technique to Address Post-Septal Myectomy Ventricular Septal Defect	40
Patient-Specific Biomechanics in Marfan Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms	39
Structural Failure of the BioBridge Rib Prosthesis After Chest Wall Reconstruction	39
Transcervical Transtracheal Resection of Cervical Esophageal Smooth Muscle Tumor	38
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	38
Corrigendum	36
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality?	36
Two Interventions on Pathologic Nodal Staging in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Resection Cohort	35
Sublobar Resection in Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutant	35
Is There a Prognostic Difference Between Stage IIIA Subgroups in Lung Cancer?	35
Therapeutic Application of Cannabis in Medicine and Its Relevance to Thoracic Surgery	35
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Stent Deployed in the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent	34
Surgery for Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Users	34
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	34
Steroid Use and Perioperative Complications of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis	33
Endoscopic vs Open Vein Harvest in Drug-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease Trial	33
Efficacy of an Autologous Blood Patch for Prolonged Air Leak: A Systematic Review	32
A Novel Technique to Optimize Uniportal Thoracoscopic Right Middle Lobectomy	32
Deep Inside Pathology of Cor Triatriatum Sinister	32
STS INTERMACS Database: The Key to Conduct Single-Arm Trials in Advanced Heart Failure Patients	32
Thoracoscopic Transmitral Myectomy for an Anatomically Complex Case With Midventricular Obstruction	31
Three-Field Lymphadenectomy in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma	31
Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement	31
Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Leadership for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis	31
Multimodal Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Cancer	31
To Randomize or Not to Randomize: The Quest to Define “Good Judgment”	31
Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	30
Long-Term Impact of Tricuspid Valve Intervention on Survival, Tricuspid Valve, and Ventricular Function in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	30
Long-term Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement With Aortic Homograft: 27 Years Experience	30
Risk Assessment Tools for Blood Transfusion: How Can They Be Used to Improve Care?	30
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Use of Single Lungs for Transplantation	30
Late Durability of Mitral Repair for Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Functional Mitral Regurgitation	30
Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients	30
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	29
Attrition Before Fontan vs Creating a Bad Fontan: The Dilemma	29
The Future Is the Present, but Not Always the Past	29
Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Experience Matters	29
Bridging the Gap Between Volume and Quality in Multiarterial Grafting	29
Surgical Considerations for the Mitral Valve in Congenitally Corrected Transposition	29
Complete Revascularization Remains the Gold Standard in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	28
Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom	28
Long-term Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries	28
Hemodynamic Comparison of the On-X and Top Hat Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses	28

Validation of 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations	27
Polytetrafluoroethylene Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Conduit in Bigger Sizes: Bespoke and Fit for Purpose	26
Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery	26
Inferior-to-Superior Vena Cava Bypass for Baffle Stenosis After Atrial Switch	26
Contemporary Multicenter Outcomes for Truncus Arteriosus With Interrupted Aortic Arch	26
Anastomotic Stricture After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy	26
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	26
Outcomes of 230 Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery	26
Improving Safety of Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy	25
Refining Perfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Evaluating the Impact of Goal-Directed Perfusion on AKI Reduction	25
High-Risk Committee for Cardiac Surgery Decision-Making: Results From 110 Consecutive Patients	25
Double-leaflet Technique for Mitral Regurgitation With Small or Tethered Posterior Leaflet	25
Surgical Treatment of Post-Infarction Left Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture: A Multicenter Study	24
Outcomes of Leaflet Resection vs Chordal Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation	24
Outcomes of Over 1000 Heart Transplants Using Hepatitis C–Positive Donors in the Modern Era	24
Comparable Clinical Outcomes Between Segmentectomy and Lobectomy for NSCLC With Unsuspected N1/N2: A Multicenter Real-World Data Study	24
Sutureless Aortic Valve: Is It a Bailout Option in the Belligerent Root?	24
Different Surgical Approaches for Acute Type I Aortic Dissections	24
Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Hospital: Rare Harms Inform Decision Making	24
Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies	24
Postoperative Outcomes in Infants Undergoing ABO-incompatible Heart Transplantation in the United States	24
Beyond Zone 0 in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	24
Hospital Volume Predicts Guideline-Concordant Care in Stage III Esophageal Cancer	24
Isolated Tricuspid Operations: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis	23
Deep Sternal Wound Infections: One Bad Cut, a Lifetime of Trouble	23
Unaddressed Methodological and Statistical Concerns in Assessing Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After SAVR	23
Outcomes of Surgical Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair in 181 Patients With Biventricular Circulation	23
Pig-to-Human Heart Transplantation: Culmination of Technology and Ingenuity	23
Expert Systematic Review on the Choice of Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (S	23
Current and Future Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Cardiothoracic Surgery	23
Editorial Board	23
Impact of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Outcomes and Readmissions After Cardiac Operations	23
Nonemphysematus Bullae Treatment Using Valves	22
An Opportunity Lost: Meta-Analyses or Thoughtful Synthesis?	22
A Surgical Case for Pregnancy-Related Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection	22
Subcarinal Lymph Node Dissection in Solo Robot-assisted Thoracic Surgery	22
Postoperative Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation Related to Anastomosis Suture	22
Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment	21
Editorial Board	21
Homemade Gasbag Is Safe and Effective for Establishing the Subxiphoid Approach for Thymectomy	21
Obstructed Right Arch: Prepare for a Challenge	21
Right Axillary Thoracotomy in Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Analysis of Percutaneous Cannulation	21
Coagulation Nadirs in Risk Stratification After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	21
Contents	21
Striking a Balance With Opioid Use for Pain Management After Thoracic Surgery	21
How Would Vivien Thomas Respond?	21
Huge Simple Mediastinal Cyst With Hemorrhage and Calcification	21
TSF Donor Honor Rolls	21
Contemporary Practice Patterns of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in the United States	21
Additional Discussion From Anesthesiologists	21
Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: Problem, or Problem of Perception?	21
Alternative Access Still Essential for Improved Outcomes and Innovation	21
How Will the Elephant Trunk Technique Evolve in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair?	21
Success in Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: Judgment and Skill	21
Not All Multifocal Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Proliferations Represent Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia	21
Improving Outcomes of Open Stent Grafts for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair	21
Assessing Quality of Cardiac Surgical Care at Safety-Net Hospitals	20
The Most Important Is the Arterial Conduits Use	20
In Memoriam: Vincent L. Gott, MD (1927-2020)	20
Editor's Choice	20
Bridging Two Worlds: Application of Organizational Theory to Cardiac Surgery	20
The Importance of Heart Team in Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass	20
Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy With En Bloc Posterior Tracheal Wall Resection	20
How Should I Treat Aortoesophageal Fistula	20
At the Crossroad of Decision: “One-stop Shop” to Treat Multiple Ground-glass Opacities	20
Time-Related Risk of Pulmonary Conduit Re-replacement: A Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Study	19
Thresholds for Intervention in Neonates and Infants With Coarctation	19
Aortic Valve Repair vs Replacement	19
Modified Warden Procedure for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage to Promote Growth	19
Developing Proficiency in Robotic Cardiac Surgery	19
Smart Drain for Post–Cardiac Surgery Left Ventricular Volumes Evaluated in Large Animal Models	19
Shaggy Aorta: How Much Thrombus Is Too Much?	19
Clinical T2 N0 M0 Esophageal Cancer: Identifying Predictive Factors of Upstaging	19
Beyond Surgical Volume: Time to Focus on Improving Procedure-Specific Outcomes	19
Cardiac Biomarkers Associated With Hospital Length of Stay After Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery	19
Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection	19
Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Aortic Root Replacement With and Without Valve Preservation	19
Surgical Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer	19
Good Old-Fashioned Lasix: An Early Novel Kidney Biomarker	19
Systematic Mapping of Conduction Tissue Regions During Congenital Heart Surgery	18

Explantation of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprostheses in a Very High Risk Population	18
Incidence and Impact of a Single-Unit Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database 2010-2019	18
Editorial Board	18
Making a Difference: 5 Years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA)	18
Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Outcomes and Cost After Cardiac Surgery	18
Trends in Endovascular Management of Aberrant Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	18
Data-Driven Observations in Superior Vena Cava Injuries: A Call to Action	18
Heart-shaped Mediastinal Angiomyolipoma With Chylopericardium	18
Erratum	18
Clinical Significance of Regional Lymph Node Evaluation During Sublobar Resection in Lung Cancer	18
Analysis of Outcomes of Novel Single-Branched Aortic Stent Graft for Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection	18
Editorial Board	18
Reading Between the Vertebrae: Statistical Bias in Spinal Cord Ischemia?	18
Evolving Evidence for Real-time Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Mitigating the Risk of Stroke With Cardiac Surgery	18
Regionalization in Congenital Heart Surgery—It’s Not Just About Volume	18
Higher Long-term Quality of Life Metrics After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy Compared With Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy	18
Social Vulnerability Index: A Tool to Help Close the Quality Chasm?	18
Hemodynamic Surveillance After Type A Aortic Dissection: The Role of Virtual Wards and Intelligent Monitoring	18
The Global Role and Impact of Social Media	18
Successful Resection of a Posterior Tricuspid Leaflet Lipoma and Reconstruction of the Tricuspid Valve	18
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Takayasu Arteritis	18
Half of Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy Are Undetected on Initial Postoperative Esophagram	18
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in Paroxysmal vs Persistent Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Surgery	18
Survival Benefits of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Selected Patients With Severe COVID-19	18
Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease Following Congenital Heart Surgery: A Review	18
Quest for Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery	17
Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An STS Database Analysis	17
Escalation and De-escalation of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Joint Consensus Report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society	17
Assessing the Performance of Risk Models With Discrimination and Calibration	17
Intensive Care Unit Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	17
Improved Long-term Outcome of Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure Without Previous Pulmonary Artery Banding	17
Contents	17
A New Technique for Shaping the Aortic Sinuses and Conserving Dynamism in the Remodeling Operation	17
Enhancing Support for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Through Allyship and Targeted Initiatives	17
Impact of Functional vs Anatomic Complete Revascularization in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	17
Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: A Survey of Canadian Cardiac Surgeons	17
Spread Through Air Spaces in Stage I Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma	17
State of the Art Review: Aortic Valve Repair in Infants and Children	17
The Never-Ending Story of Ideal Patients and Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	17
The Consequences of the Kennedy v Braidwood Ruling on Thoracic Surgeons and Their Patients	17
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2024 Update on National Trends and Outcomes	17
Demographic Landscape of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Residents at United States Training Programs	17
Two-Year Quality of Life Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive and Open Esophagectomy	17
The Critical Role of Mitral Regurgitation Etiology in TAVR	17
Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Surgical Outcomes for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	17
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery in Adults	17
Challenges in the Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Heart Valve Technologies	17
Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring for Esophagectomy: A National Cohort Study	17
The Internal Thoracic Artery Remodeling	16
Preoperative Maximum Standardized Uptake Value Associated With Recurrence Risk in Early Lung Cancer	16
Thoracoscopic Lateral Basal Segmentectomy Based on Dissection Along the Intersegmental Veins	16
Trends in Diversity in Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residencies	16
Midterm Results of Isolated Tricuspid Valve Replacement—Implications for Clinical Decision Making	16
Impact of the Axillary Approach on Epicardial Pacing Lead Durability in Children	16
Curb Your Enthusiasm for the Ozaki Procedure in Small Children	16
Board of Directors	16
A Brief History of Xenotransplantation	16
Ross Operation in Neonates: A Meta-analysis	16
Expert Consensus Paper: Lateral Thoracotomy for Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Device Implant	16
Can We Make the Gold Standard Better?	16
Complement Upregulates Runx-2 to Induce Profibrogenic Change in Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells	16
Reintubation After Lung Cancer Resection: Development and External Validation of a Predictive Score	16
Is It Feasible to Implant Sutureless Valves in Presence of Diseased Aortic Root and Aortic Aneurysm?	16
Field Defect in Esophageal Cancer: A Stochastic Evolution in Cancer Biology	16
Molecular Imaging in Precision-Cut Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Slices	16
Vicryl Mesh Coverage Reduced Recurrence After Bullectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax	16
Women in Thoracic Surgery 2020 Update—Subspecialty and Work-Life Balance Analysis	16
Prognostic Impact and Recurrence Pattern of KRAS G12C Mutation in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	16
Multimodal Analgesic Strategy for Thoracoscopic Surgery	16
Triple-Branched Stent Graft Implantation for Acute Non-A–non-B Aortic Dissection	16
Board of Directors	16
Paving the Swamp	16
Agreement Between Upper Digestive Disease App and Provider Evaluation of Esophagectomy Symptoms in a Mobile App Tool	16
Preemptive Intercostal Nerve Block as an Alternative to Epidural Analgesia	16
Endoscopic Fundoplication vs Robotic or Laparoscopic Fundoplication in Treating Achalasia	15
How Low Can You Go?	15
Simplified Endovascular Treatment of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	15
Adding Mitral Valve Translocation to the Tool Kit for Treatment of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation	15
Mitral Ring “Size” Is Not an Absolute: A 30 Is Not a 30	15
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Its Role in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery	15
Impact of Aortic Atresia After Fontan Operation in Patients With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	15
Impact of Reintervention During Stage 1 Palliation Hospitalization: A National, Multicenter Study	15
Contents	15
Lung Cancer Surgery With Persistent COVID-19 Infection	15
The Time for Change Is Now	15
What’s in a Name? The Diminishing Value of Quality Designations for Donor Lungs	15
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Shock: Time to Look for Action Instead of Selection?	15
Modified Candy-plug Device for Dilated False Lumen Occlusion: Is a Candle Better Than a Candy?	15
Most Valuable Application of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Acute Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection	15
The Renaissance of the Ross Procedure	15
Pacemaker Lead–induced Tricuspid Valve Stenosis and Reverse Lutembacher Syndrome	15
From Safety to Benefit in Cell Delivery During Surgical Repair of Ebstein Anomaly: Initial Results	15
Transposition of Great Arteries With Intact Ventricular Septum in an Adult: A Successful Outcome	15
Surgical Perspective on the American Thoracic Society Statement on Race Correction of Pulmonary Function Testing	15
Evolving Multidisciplinary Team Approach Continues to Contribute to the Progress in Anticancer Therapy	15