Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Article	Citations
2021 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert consensus document: Surgical treatment of acute type A aortic dissection	147
A single-arm study of sublobar resection for ground-glass opacity dominant peripheral lung cancer	137
Neurologic complications after the frozen elephant trunk procedure: A meta-analysis of more than 3000 patients	131
Bilateral lung transplantation on intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenator: An observational study	95
2020 ACC/AHA guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease	92
Factors associated with acute stroke after type A aortic dissection repair: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database	85
Peripheral versus central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postcardiotomy shock: Multicenter registry, systematic review, and meta-analysis	80
Prognostic impact of a ground-glass opacity component in clinical stage IA non–small cell lung cancer	79
Results of low-dose computed tomography as a regular health examination among Chinese hospital employees	73
Using urinary biomarkers to reduce acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery	68
The utility of aortic valve leaflet reconstruction techniques in children and young adults	65
Safety and feasibility of esophagectomy following combined immunotherapy and chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer	63
Autologous mitochondrial transplantation for cardiogenic shock in pediatric patients following ischemia-reperfusion injury	63
Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery	62
The impact of acute kidney injury by serum creatinine or urine output criteria on major adverse kidney events in cardiac surgery patients	62
Outcomes after anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery repair: A Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Study	62
A progress report on reimplantation of the aortic valve	61
Surgical explantation of transcatheter aortic bioprostheses: Results and clinical implications	59
Clinical course of coronavirus disease 2019 in 11 patients after thoracic surgery and challenges in diagnosis	56
Gender-related differences in patients with acute aortic dissection type A	55
Increasing the United States heart transplant donor pool with donation after circulatory death	55
Multicenter study on postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	55
Surgery for type A aortic dissection in patients with cerebral malperfusion: Results from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection	54
Sutureless versus conventional bioprostheses for aortic valve replacement in severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis	54
Congenital aortic and truncal valve reconstruction using the Ozaki technique: Short-term clinical results	53

Gefitinib as neoadjuvant therapy for resectable stage II-IIIA non–small cell lung cancer: A phase II study	53
Preischemic autologous mitochondrial transplantation by intracoronary injection for myocardial protection	52
Long-term outcomes of chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene sutures to repair mitral leaflet prolapse	51
The del Nido versus cold blood cardioplegia in aortic valve replacement: A randomized trial	50
Perioperative outcomes of pulmonary resection after neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in patients with non–small cell lung cancer	50
Impact of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on training and well-being in subspecialty surgery: A national survey of cardiothoracic trainees in the United Kingdom	49
Machine learning improves mortality risk prediction after cardiac surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis	48
International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes	45
Effect of total arterial grafting in the Arterial Revascularization Trial	44
Early experience with donation after circulatory death heart transplantation using normothermic regional perfusion in the United States	44
Early outcomes of robotic versus thoracoscopic segmentectomy for early-stage lung cancer: A multi-institutional propensity score-matched analysis	44
Management of acute type B aortic dissection with malperfusion via endovascular fenestration/stenting	44
Significant reduction of postoperative pain and opioid analgesics requirement with an Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery protocol	43
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery clinical practice guidelines on the management of type B aortic dissection	43
A national analysis of open versus minimally invasive thymectomy for stage I to III thymoma	42
The long-term outcomes and durability of the Cox-Maze IV procedure for atrial fibrillation	41
Prevalence of atrial fibrillation before cardiac surgery and factors associated with concomitant ablation	41
The growth of xenotransplanted hearts can be reduced with growth hormone receptor knockout pig donors	41
Natural history of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms	41
Outcomes after endovascular versus open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A population-based study	40
Lobectomy does not confer survival advantage over segmentectomy for non–small cell lung cancer with unsuspected nodal disease	40
Lower airway bacterial microbiome may influence recurrence after resection of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer	39
Medical student perceptions of a career in cardiothoracic surgery: Results of an institutional survey	39
2020 EACTS/ELSO/STS/AATS expert consensus on post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support in adult patients	39
COVID-19 guidance for triage of operations for thoracic malignancies: A consensus statement from Thoracic Surgery Outcomes Research Network	38
Predictors of new persistent opioid use after coronary artery bypass grafting	38
Duct stenting versus modified Blalock–Taussig shunt in neonates and infants with duct-dependent pulmonary blood flow: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Robotic sleeve lobectomy for centrally located non–small cell lung cancer: A propensity score–weighted comparison with thoracoscopic and open surgery	37
Brave New World: Virtual conferencing and surgical education in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 era	37
Long-term outcomes of the arterial switch operation	36
2021: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Document: Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure	36
Survival outcomes in patients with primary cardiac sarcoma in the United States	36
Initial experience introducing an enhanced recovery program in congenital cardiac surgery	35
Comparison of mid-term outcomes of endovascular repair and medical management in patients with acute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection	35
Bilateral or unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion during surgery for acute type A dissection	34
Levosimendan in patients with reduced left ventricular function undergoing isolated coronary or valve surgery	34
Early and late outcomes following aortic root enlargement: A multicenter propensity score–matched cohort analysis	34
A systematic review of paraneoplastic syndromes associated with thymoma: Treatment modalities, recurrence, and outcomes in resected cases	33
Efficacy and safety of edoxaban in patients early after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair: A randomized clinical trial	33
Adult cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A tiered patient triage guidance statement	33
Failure of decellularized porcine small intestinal submucosa as a heart valved conduit	32
Pulmonary vein stenosis: Treatment and challenges	32
Surgical outcomes after neoadjuvant nivolumab or nivolumab with ipilimumab in patients with non–small cell lung cancer	32
The new heart transplant allocation system: Early observations and mechanical circulatory support considerations	32
Transplantation of viable mitochondria attenuates neurologic injury after spinal cord ischemia	32
Robotic aortic valve replacement	32
A novel unidirectional-valved shunt approach for end-stage pulmonary arterial hypertension: Early experience in adolescents and adults	32
Computed tomography-based hemodynamic index for aortic dissection	31
Sex differences in thoracic aortic disease: A review of the literature and a call to action	31
Outcomes with segmentectomy versus lobectomy in patients with clinical T1cN0M0 non–small cell lung cancer	31

Development of a validated risk score for interstage death or transplant after stage I palliation for single-ventricle heart disease	31
The Pediatric Heart Network Residual Lesion Score Study: Design and objectives	31
The prognostic nutritional index and postoperative complications after curative lung cancer resection: A retrospective cohort study	31
Definition and assessment of high risk in patients considered for lobectomy for stage I non–small cell lung cancer: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert panel consensus document	30
Delayed delivery of endothelial progenitor cell-derived extracellular vesicles via shear thinning gel improves postinfarct hemodynamics	30
Pulsatile ventricular assist device as a bridge to transplant for the early high-risk single-ventricle physiology	30
Development and validation of a procedure-specific assessment tool for hands-on surgical training in congenital heart surgery	30
Sublobar resection compared with stereotactic body radiation therapy and ablation for early stage non–small cell lung cancer: A National Cancer Database study	30
Perfusate adsorption during ex vivo lung perfusion improves early post-transplant lung function	30
The Canada Lymph Node Score for prediction of malignancy in mediastinal lymph nodes during endobronchial ultrasound	30
Pulmonary resection is associated with long-term survival and should remain a therapeutic option in oligometastatic lung cancer	29
Chronic progression of cardiac surgery associated acute kidney injury: Intermediary role of acute kidney disease	29
Surgery for pre- and minimally invasive lung adenocarcinoma	29
Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: A meta-analysis	29
Using machine learning to predict early readmission following esophagectomy	29
2020 AHA/ACC guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	29
Progression of vascular remodeling in pulmonary vein obstruction	28
Disparities in guideline-concordant treatment for node-positive, non–small cell lung cancer following surgery	28
Minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery with bilateral internal thoracic arteries: Early outcomes and angiographic patency	28
Association between race/ethnicity, illness severity, and mortality in children undergoing cardiac surgery	28
Single-direction thoracoscopic basal segmentectomy	28
Costs and consequences of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: A cohort study	28
Autogenous mitochondria transplantation for treatment of right heart failure	28
Ablation of atrial fibrillation during coronary artery bypass grafting: Late outcomes in a Medicare population	28
Outcomes in anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery after surgical reimplantation	28
Single- versus multidose cardioplegia in adult cardiac surgery patients: A meta-analysis	28
Unilateral is comparable to bilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion in acute type A aortic dissection repair	27
Does the prognostic nutritional index have a predictive role in the outcomes of adult cardiac surgery?	27
Development of a risk score for early saphenous vein graft failure: An individual patient data meta-analysis	27
Aortic valve surgery in children	27
Cardiac surgery in North America and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Regional variability in burden and impact	27
Neuromonitoring detects brain injury in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support	26
Comparison of three nutritional scoring systems for outcomes after complete resection of non–small cell lung cancer	26
Dysphagia after cardiac surgery: Prevalence, risk factors, and associated outcomes	26
In vivo implantation of 3-dimensional printed customized branched tissue engineered vascular graft in a porcine model	26
The reality of limping to pediatric heart transplantation	26
Fetal brain growth and risk of postnatal white matter injury in critical congenital heart disease	26
Trends in MitraClip, mitral valve repair, and mitral valve replacement from 2000 to 2016	26
External stenting and disease progression in saphenous vein grafts two years after coronary artery bypass grafting: A multicenter randomized trial	26
Long-term outcome after early repair of complete atrioventricular septal defect in young infants	26
Durability and clinical experience using a bovine pericardial prosthetic aortic valve	26
Del Nido cardioplegia in isolated adult coronary artery bypass surgery	26
Aortic uncrossing and tracheobronchopexy corrects tracheal compression and tracheobronchomalacia associated with circumflex aortic arch	26
Aortic growth and development of partial false lumen thrombosis are associated with late adverse events in type B aortic dissection	25
Stage 1 acute kidney injury is independently associated with infection following cardiac surgery	25
Long-term survival outcome after lobectomy in patients with clinical T1 N0 lung cancer	25
Results of ascending aortic and arch replacement for type A aortic dissection	25
Perioperative care after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: The Baylor College of Medicine experience. Part 2: Postoperative management	25
Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutation in resected lung adenocarcinoma	25
Intermediate-term outcomes of aortic valve replacement using a bioprosthesis with a novel tissue	25
Goal-directed resuscitation following cardiac surgery reduces acute kidney injury: A quality initiative pre–post analysis	25
Effect of mode of intraoperative support on primary graft dysfunction after lung transplant	24
Clinical impact of a small component of ground-glass opacity in solid-dominant clinical stage IA non–small cell lung cancer	24
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation concomitant to coronary-artery bypass grafting provides cost-effective mortality reduction	24
Mitral valve repair versus replacement in patients with rheumatic heart disease	24
Thrombocytopenia after implantation of the Perceval S aortic bioprosthesis	24
Strategies to prolong homeostasis of ex vivo perfused lungs	24
Cone versus conventional repair for Ebstein's anomaly	24
Del Nido cardioplegia versus blood cardioplegia in adult aortic root surgery	24
Comprehensive National Institutes of Health funding analysis of academic cardiac surgeons	24
Quantitative assessment of technical performance during hands-on surgical training of the arterial switch operation using 3-dimensional printed heart models	24
Clinical efficacy of direct or indirect left ventricular unloading during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for primary cardiogenic shock	24
Abnormalities in cerebral hemodynamics and changes with surgical intervention in neonates with congenital heart disease	24
Multicenter, prospective, observational study of a novel technique for preoperative pulmonary nodule localization	24
The roles of surgery, stereotactic radiation, and ablation for treatment of pulmonary metastases	24
Outcome of delayed versus timely esophagectomy after chemoradiation for esophageal adenocarcinoma	24
Prognostic influence of tumor microenvironment after hypofractionated radiation and surgery for mesothelioma	24
Sublobar resection is comparable to lobectomy for screen-detected lung cancer	23
Optimum surgical treatment for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons national database	23
Management of the aortic arch in patients with Loeys–Dietz syndrome	23
Is previous cardiac surgery a risk factor for open repair of acute type A aortic dissection?	23
Wall stress analyses in patients with ≥5 cm versus <5 cm ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm	23
Aortic root replacement with bicuspid valve reimplantation: Are outcomes and valve durability comparable to those of tricuspid valve reimplantation?	23
The no-touch saphenous vein is an excellent alternative conduit to the radial artery 8 years after coronary artery bypass grafting: A randomized trial	23
Treatment options for ischemic mitral regurgitation: A meta-analysis	23
Impact of patient blood management guidelines on blood transfusions and patient outcomes during cardiac surgery	23
Thoracic surgery outcomes for patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019	23
Role of surgeon intuition and computer-aided design in Fontan optimization: A computational fluid dynamics simulation study	23
Computed tomography density is not associated with pathological tumor invasion for pure ground-glass nodules	23
Long-term outcomes with the pulmonary autograft inclusion technique in adults with bicuspid aortic valves undergoing the Ross procedure	23

Reintervention rates after bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement in patients younger than 30 years of age: A multicenter analysis	23
Midterm outcomes of the Potts shunt for pediatric pulmonary hypertension, with comparison to lung transplant	22
A nationwide survey of UK cardiac surgeons' view on clinical decision making during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic	22
Left atrial assist device to treat patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Initial in vitro study	22
Impact of shaggy aorta on outcomes of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	22
Single-dose cardioplegia protects myocardium as well as traditional repetitive dosing: A noninferiority randomized study	22
Truncus arteriosus repair: A 40-year multicenter perspective	22
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A retrospective multicenter study	22
A novel target to reduce microglial inflammation and neuronal damage after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest	22
Single running suture technique is associated with low rate of bronchial complications after lung transplantation	22
Outcomes of treatment pathways in 240 patients with congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries	22
A novel cross-species model of Barlow's disease to biomechanically analyze repair techniques in an ex vivo left heart simulator	22
Outcomes of mitral valve repair compared with replacement for patients with rheumatic heart disease	22
Nitric oxide delivery during cardiopulmonary bypass reduces acute kidney injury: A randomized trial	22
Predicting benign, preinvasive, and invasive lung nodules on computed tomography scans using machine learning	22
Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for patients with refractory coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Multicenter experience of referral hospitals in a large health care system	21
Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery	21
Non–vitamin K oral anticoagulant use after cardiac surgery is rapidly increasing	21
Esophageal aperistalsis and lung transplant: Recovery of peristalsis after transplant is associated with improved long-term outcomes	21
Normothermic regional perfusion: Ethical issues in thoracic organ donation	21
Comparison of cancer control between segmentectomy and wedge resection in patients with clinical stage IA non–small cell lung cancer	21
Anomalous papillary muscles—Implications in the surgical treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy	21
Protein-losing enteropathy and plastic bronchitis after the Fontan procedure	21
Is hemiarch replacement adequate in acute type A aortic dissection repair in patients with arch branch vessel dissection without cerebral malperfusion?	21
Risk factors, resource use, and cost of postoperative low cardiac output syndrome	21
The learning curve on uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: An analysis of proficiency	21
Predictor of false lumen thrombosis after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for type B dissection	21
Sutureless versus transcatheter aortic valves in elderly patients with aortic stenosis at intermediate risk: A multi-institutional study	21
Current status of open surgery for acute type A aortic dissection in Japan	21
The rapid transformation of cardiac surgery practice in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: Insights and clinical strategies from a center at the epicenter	21
Comparative study of Japanese frozen elephant trunk device for open aortic arch repairs	21
Advanced experience allows robotic mitral valve repair in the presence of extensive mitral annular calcification	21
Management of primary cardiac paraganglioma	21
Protective effect of necrosulfonamide on rat pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury via inhibition of necroptosis	21
The impact of pulmonary artery catheter use in cardiac surgery	21
Transplantation of viable mitochondria improves right ventricular performance and pulmonary artery remodeling in rats with pulmonary arterial hypertension	20
The role of flow stasis in transcatheter aortic valve leaflet thrombosis	20
Exosomes isolated from human cardiosphere–derived cells attenuate pressure overload–induced right ventricular dysfunction	20
Hepatorenal dysfunction assessment with the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Excluding INR score predicts worse survival after heart transplant in pediatric Fontan patients	20
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery Working Group 2021 consensus document on a comprehensive perioperative approach to enhanced recovery after pediatric cardiac su	20
Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Predictors of nonuse of donation after circulatory death lung allografts	20
The influence of coronary artery anatomy on mortality after the arterial switch operation	20
Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft for left main coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis	20
Allergic response to medical products in patients with alpha-gal syndrome	20
A multiparameter algorithm to guide repair of degenerative mitral regurgitation	20
Effect of primary colorectal cancer tumor location on survival after pulmonary metastasectomy	20
Positive end-expiratory pressure and recruitment maneuvers during one-lung ventilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Cell-free DNA in human ex vivo lung perfusate as a potential biomarker to predict the risk of primary graft dysfunction in lung transplantation	20
Transvascular endosonographic-guided needle biopsy of intrathoracic lesions	20
Oxygen delivery-guided perfusion for the prevention of acute kidney injury: A randomized controlled trial	20
Renal perfusion with histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate compared with Ringer's solution in patients undergoing thoracoabdominal aortic open repair	19
Revisiting prosthesis choice in mitral valve replacement in children: Durable alternatives to traditional bioprostheses	19
Long-term durability of bioprosthetic valves in pulmonary position: Pericardial versus porcine valves	19
Safety of robotic first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome	19
Comparison of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with thoracotomy in bronchial sleeve lobectomy for centrally located non–small cell lung cancer	19
Conduction disturbances following surgical aortic valve replacement with a rapid-deployment bioprosthesis	19
Surgical results for prosthetic versus native valve endocarditis: A multicenter analysis	19
Single-institution outcomes of surgical repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection	19
Cardiac surgery outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A case-series report	19
Total arch replacement in octogenarians and nonagenarians: A single-center 18-year experience	19
Ciprofloxacin accelerates aortic enlargement and promotes dissection and rupture in Marfan mice	19
Ten-year outcomes after off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from the Arterial Revascularization Trial	19
Low preoperative superior vena cava blood flow predicts bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt failure	19
Ross procedure or complex aortic valve repair using pericardium in children: A real dilemma	19
Stent-assisted balloon dilatation of chronic aortic dissection	19
Access or excess? Examining the argument for regionalized cardiac care	19
Five-year outcomes of endovascular repair of complicated acute type B aortic dissections	18
Predictors of survival following surgical resection of limited-stage small cell lung cancer	18
Synthetic tracheal grafts seeded with bone marrow cells fail to generate functional tracheae: First long-term follow-up study	18
Timing of coronary artery bypass grafting after acute myocardial infarction may not influence mortality and readmissions	18
Anticoagulation and amiodarone for new atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: Prescription patterns and 30-day outcomes in the United States and Canada	18
The complex interplay among atherosclerosis, inflammation, and degeneration in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms	18
The prognostic value of Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog mutations in resected lung adenocarcinoma differs according to clinical features	18
Anterior versus posterior leaflet mitral valve repair: A propensity-matched analysis	18
Durable circulatory support with a paracorporeal device as an option for pediatric and adult heart failure patients	18
Impact of redo sternotomy on proximal aortic repair: Does previous aortic repair affect outcomes?	18
Mesenchymal stem cell secretions improve donor heart function following ex vivo cold storage	18
Postoperative chemotherapy and radiation improve survival following cardiac sarcoma resection	18
Molecular profiling of key driver genes improves staging accuracy in multifocal non–small cell lung cancer	18
Perioperative considerations for neoadjuvant immunotherapy in non–small cell lung cancer	17
Long-term outcomes of truncus arteriosus repair: A modulated renewal competing risks analysis	17
Use of patient-specific computational models for optimization of aortic insufficiency after implantation of left ventricular assist device	17
Asymptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation repair: Validating guidelines for early intervention	17
The hemodynamics of transcatheter aortic valves in transcatheter aortic valves	17
Neighborhood socioeconomic status is associated with differences in operative management and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting	17
Branch stent-grafting for endovascular repair of chronic aortic arch dissection	17
Supercharged cervical anastomosis for esophagectomy and gastric pull-up	17
Resection following concurrent chemotherapy and high-dose radiation for stage IIIA non–small cell lung cancer	17
Factors influencing osteogenic differentiation of human aortic valve interstitial cells	17
Outcomes of different revascularization strategies among patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation	17
Open surgery and endovascular repair for mycotic aortic aneurysms: Benefits beyond survival	17
Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study	17
Fundoplication to preserve allograft function after lung transplant: Systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Outcomes of sleeve lobectomy versus pneumonectomy: A propensity score-matched study	17