Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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Successful surgical resection plus surgical cryoablation for the treatment of a large left ventricular fibroma	43
Letter to the Editor: Outcomes of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement in patients with obese body mass indices	36
Anomalous inferior vena cava drainage in a patient undergoing cardiac surgery	28
The recurring theme of gender difference in cardiac surgical outcomes	27
The predictive value of five glomerular filtration rate formulas for long‐term mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	26
Specific causes of death among patients with cardiac sarcoma in the United States—An analysis of The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program	23
Insertion of durable left ventricular assist device with repair of ischemic ventricular septal rupture	23
Aortopulmonary window with anomalous ascending aortic origin of left pulmonary artery: Hitherto unreported pattern	23
Response to letter to the editor: JOCS‐LE‐1478	23
Sex‐based differences in acute type A aortic dissection—Biology or bias?	22
Anterior leaflet prolapse. To repair or not to repair?	22
Four‐dimensional magnetic resonance after ascending aorta replacement and aortic valve repair with HAART 300 internal annuloplasty ring	22
Successful rapid staged hybrid approach for obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection	21
Understanding outcomes of emergency aortic dissection repair during COVID‐19 pandemic: What lessons have we learnt?	20
Letter to Editor: Surgical redo mitral valve replacement in high‐risk patients: The real‐world experience.J Card Surg. 2021;36(9):3195‐3204	20
Surgical treatment for Behcet's disease with acute superior vena cava syndrome	20
Robotic hybrid coronary revascularization—A need for strategy specific data	19
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Absorbable sutures for cardiopulmonary bypass purse strings in pediatric heart surgery	16
Machine learning‐based survival prediction after heart transplantation	16
National Fontan Operation short‐term outcomes at or below 2‐years‐of‐age compared to older than 2‐years‐of‐age	15
Acute thrombotic occlusion of a brachiocephalic branch graft and pseudoaneurysm formation after debranching surgery for a “non‐A non‐B” aortic dissection	15
Original technique for tricuspid valve replacement by mitral homograft: Step‐by‐step approach and initial results	15
Letter to the Editor: Long‐term results of percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus associated with unilateral lack of a pulmonary artery	15
Early outcomes of fenestrated intra‐extracardiac Fontan procedure: Insights, experiences, and expectations	14

Selecting the optimal treatment for left main coronary disease: The importance of identifying subgroups of patients	14
Anesthesia/surgery‐triggered takotsubo syndrome: A dearth of specific knowledge on its pathophysiology and therapy	14
Safe closure of percutaneous ventricular access site for interventions in structural heart disease	14
Transcatheter mitral valve therapies: State of the art	13
Midterm results of latent outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after septal myectomy: A propensity score‐matched study	13
Impact of preoperative Impella support on destination left ventricular assist device outcomes	13
Neuroanatomy and severity of stroke in patients with type A aortic dissection	13
A survey of cardiac surgeons to evaluate the use of sutureless aortic valve replacement in Canada	13
Usefulness of Isosurface Geometric Measurement on Volume‐Rendered Images for Quantitative Measurements of Complex Cardiac Anatomical Features	13
Using tissue mitral valves in younger patients: A word of caution	13
A rare pulmonary‐to‐systemic venous connection associated with the partially anomalous pulmonary venous connection	13
Minimally invasive right infra‐axillary thoracotomy for transaortic septal myectomy	13
Mitral valve surgery after failed MitraClip—Operation for the inoperable?	12
Mid‐ and long‐term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in acute and subacute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection	12
Effect of preoperative erector spinae muscles mass on postoperative outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist devices	12
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Mortality after sternal reconstruction with pectoralis major flap vs omental flap for postsurgical mediastinitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	12
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Large interventricular membranous septal aneurysm renders the anatomy unsuitable for transcatheter aortic valve replacement	11
Is prophylactic aortic arch replacement justified in patients with Loeys‐Dietz Syndrome who present for ascending repair?	11
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Risk of recipient age on 1‐year mortality after simultaneous heart–lung transplantation	11
A morphofunctional analysis of the regurgitant mitral valve as a guide to repair: Another point of view	11
Anomalous aortic origin of the left coronary artery: A rare case of an origin from the noncoronary sinus	11
Early experience of aortic surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: A multicenter study	11
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Failing Fontan cardiovascular support: Review	11
To replace or not the root during type A aortic dissection: “Keep the patient alive they say and keep it simple,” but at what long‐term reintervention cost?	11
Mesenteric ischemia postcardiac surgery—Elusive and less stratified complexity	11
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Outcomes of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene pericardial membrane implantation in left ventricular assist device explantation and heart transplantation	11
Postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect and ventricular aneurysm repair with a “double‐patch frame” technique	11
Wound hematoma after radial artery harvest caused by digital blood pressure monitoring cuff	10
Structural changes in explanted TAVR valves: Digging to find the answer	10
Regional anesthesia for cardiac surgery: A sine qua non condition?	10
Exploring Thoracic Aortic Graft Infection: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis and Treatment Options with a Management Strategy Algorithm	10
Preoperative pulmonary vascular resistance and neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio predict the demand of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after pulmonary endarterectomy	10
Aortic valve neocuspidization and its technical nuance	10
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to retrieve a stented elephant trunk graft entrapped in the false lumen of dissection patients	10
National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity	10
Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty	10
The role of the unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap in the treatment of deep sternal wound infection and dehiscence	10
COVID‐19 and GoogleTrends as a patient therapeutic education resource on extracorporeal life support	10
A theory of relativity in donor organ ischemia	10
The 70thanniversary of the first artificial heart valve “From a Plastic Valve to Homotransplantation to Cusp Type Valves”	10
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery: What approach shall I use?	10
Modified Left Atrial Closure Technique Using Barbed Sutures in Robotic Cardiac Surgery: A Single‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study	10
Percutaneous cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in robotic mitral valve surgery with zero groin complications	10
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Long‐term results of percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus associated with unilateral lack of a pulmonary artery	9
Impact of percutaneous valve intervention on mechanical valves selection	9
Transfemoral aortic valve implantation in a patient with mediastinal displacement following pneumonectomy	9
Virtual reality in cardiac interventions—New tools or new toys?	9
Articulation is essential: First in cardiovascular surgery implementation of 360° surgeon‐powered robotic instruments	9
A successful double valve repair on an interesting background: Case report	9
Transcatheter closure for postinfarction ventricular septal defect: A meta‐analysis of the current evidence	9
Improving evaluation and outcomes for isolated tricuspid valve surgery	9
Berry syndrome with bovine aortic arch	9
The supernumerary valve in the right atrium of the human heart: A rare case of “the valve of superior caval vein”	9
Long‐term outcomes of total arch replacement versus proximal aortic replacement in acute type A aortic dissection: Meta‐analysis of Kaplan–Meier‐derived individual patient data	9
Clinical outcomes of bileaflet St. Jude Medical and tilting disc TTK Chitra mechanical heart valve prosthesis: A comparative study	9
Letter to the editor: “Papillary muscle intervention versus mitral ring annuloplasty in ischemic mitral regurgitation”	9
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): Can we do it ourselves?	9
Bicuspid aortic valve repair: An ongoing struggle in material science	9
Extended systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in ventricular assist device recipients, an infectious disease perspective	9
Artificial chordae for mitral valve repair	8
Cardiac Metabolic Stress During Ischemia and Reperfusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Using Either Calafiore or Modified Del Nido Cardioplegic Solutions	8
The effects of vitamin D supplementation on postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with vitamin D deficiency	8
Tricuspid atresia with absent pulmonary valve: A rare form of single ventricle	8
Fixed‐dose aspirin monotherapy compared with thromboelastography directed antiplatelet therapy in long‐term management of left ventricular assist devices	8
Midterm clinical outcome of a case of aortic arch aneurysm treated with a novel arch stentgraft system	8
Pioneers in congenital cardiac surgery: Dr. Helen Brook Taussig	8
Toward equitable utilization of durable left ventricular assist device therapy in advanced heart failure—Raising the veil of health disparities	8
Clinical assessment or scoring model for acute lung injury: A crossing path?	8
Surgical management and long‐term follow‐up of aberrant right coronary arteries in adults	8
Thromboelastography and multiplate tests for current rotational left ventricular assist device management	8
Macroscopic and microscopic features of surgically explanted transcatheter aortic valve prostheses	8
Partial ring annuloplasty in the management of mitral annular calcification	8
Unrecognized indication for aortic valve neocuspidization: Patient with warfarin‐induced Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis	8
The catastrophe of hypoxia in complex aortic surgery	8
Evaluation of cardiovascular morphology and associated anomalies in patients with crossed pulmonary arteries on multidetector computed tomography angiography	8
Septal myectomy in the era of genetic testing	8
Attached right aortic valve leaflet causing ischemia and severe regurgitation: Successful repair with Ozaki technique	8
Practical characteristics of the patients with primary cardiac tumors	8
Transit‐time flow measurement parameters after protamine infusion in CABG surgeries	7
Management of antithrombotic therapy after prosthetic valve implantation	7
Surgical treatment of a giant right coronary aneurysm following coronary stent fracture	7
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure in phases of COVID‐19 variants	7
The malnutritional facet of inflammatory prognostication in acute aortic dissection	7
Surgical outcomes and optimal approach to treatment of aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess	7
Mitral valve paravalvular leaks: Comprehensive review of literature	7
Direct relationship between transvalvular velocity and cardiac dysfunction, morbidity, and mortality in patients with aortic stenosis	7
Towards an improved definition of periprocedural myocardial infarction: The role of high‐sensitivity cardiac troponins	7
Cerebral protection using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest versus retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic hemiarch reconstruction	7
Mitral valve repair with artificial chords: Tips and tricks	7
Coronary artery bypass or percutaneous coronary intervention in dialysis‐dependent patients: An unresolved dilemma	7
Addressing the elephant in the room: Conventional versus frozen elephant trunk in complex aortic surgery	7
Letter to the Editor: Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty	7
Impella 5.0: An intermediate strategy for bridging a patient from infected durable LVAD to cardiac transplant	7
Coronary button dehiscence after the modified Bentall procedure	7
Clinical performance of a novel bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve in a German high‐volume center	7
The use of sutureless and rapid‐deployment aortic valve prosthesis in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: A focused review	7
Etiology, clinical presentation, and management of left main coronary artery aneurysms	7
Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation and toraymyxin, option for frail patient	7
Impact of occurrence of cardiac arrest in the donor on long‐term outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation	7
Bioprosthetic valve battles: The destiny of the dysfunctional valve	7
Impact of digital transformation on the future of medical education and practice	7
Extended aortic arch repair via simple median sternotomy using a parabronchial approach: A case report	7
Frozen elephant trunk for blunt aortic arch injury	7
Is 3–6 months anticoagulation with warfarin necessary after left ventricular thrombectomy with left ventricular aneurysm surgery?	7
What future for coronary artery bypass surgery	7
Hypothermic circulatory arrest versus aortic clamping in thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	7
Hybrid ablation of atrial fibrillation: A unilateral left‐sided thoracoscopic approach	7
Surgery for aortic recoarctation in children less than 10 years old: A single‐center experience in Siberia, Russia	7
Protek Duo cannula potential advantages in minimally invasive aortic valve replacement	7
Risk factors for heart transplant survival with greater than 5 h of donor heart ischemic time	7
The ability of the logistic EuroSCORE to predict long‐term outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery	7
Origin of the left common carotid artery from ascending aorta in association with tetralogy of Fallot and hypoplastic right cervical aortic arch	7
Monocyte to high‐density lipoprotein ratio at hospital admission predicts intrahospital mortality in patients with Stanford type‐A dissection	7
Coronary Revascularization Surgical Techniques and Outcomes in Octogenarians: A Multicenter Retrospective Matched Study	7
Intraoperative renal hypoxia and risk of cardiac surgery‐associated acute kidney injury	7
Out of sight, but not out of heart: The prevailing burden of rheumatic heart disease in high‐income countries	7
Comparable long‐term results of the extracardiac conduit total cavopulmonary connection in heterotaxy to non‐heterotaxy patients	7
Too big to fail?—An aggressive strategy for a dire problem	6
Robotic‐assisted beating heart mitral valve surgery: Preliminary report	6
No need to treat atrial fibrillation. An unexpected perspective	6
Anatomical reasons for failure of dual‐filter cerebral embolic protection application in TAVR: A CT‐based analysis	6
The evolving role of dexmedetomidine in pediatric cardiac surgery: Beyond anxiolysis	6
Tetralogy of Fallot associated with a rare type partially anomalous pulmonary venous connection and levoatrial cardinal vein	6

The beat heard around the world: Making the case for global cardiac surgery	6
On‐ versus off‐pump CABG in octogenarians: A propensity‐matched analysis from the UK National Database	6
Interventricular septal mass with coronary artery disease—An unusual presentation in a septuagenarian patient	6
Implication of subjective surgical risk assessment as compared with objective assessment for open thoracoabdominal repair	6
Clinical impact of time of day for cardiac surgery	6
Right‐parasternal approach for aortic valve replacement and ascending aortic repair after ante‐thoracic route gastric tube reconstruction	6
Unusual case of a right atrial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor presenting with an episodic cyanosis in an infant	6
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: Defining the optimal approach	6
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Ticagrelor versus aspirin 2 years after coronary bypass: Observational analysis from the TARGET trial	6
Intraoperative Ultrasound‐Based Assessment of Coagulation in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Single‐Center Experience	6
Long‐Term Survival of Mitroflow and Perimount Aortic Valve Replacements	6
Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases	6
The influence of mitral valve pathology on the concomitant tricuspid valve repair	6
Response to Letter to the Editor—Analysis of racial disparities in acute type A aortic dissection repair at a rural tertiary academic medical center	6
Using aortic arch short axis views during transesophageal echocardiographic examination facilitates right ventricular assist device imaging	6
Split right coronary artery and shepherd's crook course of direct origin of the conal artery: An unhitherto association in a case of rheumatic mitral stenosis	6
Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm	6
Improving results of acute type A aortic dissection repair: Just a matter of surgical expertise?	6
Intermediate‐term survival and functional outcomes of COVID‐19 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients	6
Intraoperative pump thrombosis (PT) in HeartMate (HM) III	5
Benefits of mitral valve repair over replacement in the elderly	5
Different connective tissue disorders lead to similar outcomes of aortic disease:  Are we missing something?	5
Biomechanical characteristics of different methods of neo‐chordal fixation to the papillary muscles	5
On time surgery start: Is standardization the answer?	5
Cardiac surgeons’ perspectives and practices regarding people who use drugs: A scoping review	5
Intraoperative accurate assessment of septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)	5
A rare association of bilateral atrial divisions and quadricuspid aortic valve	5
Response to Letter to Editor Regarding: Equivalent outcomes with minimally invasive and sternotomy mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral valve disease. J Card Surg. 2021; 36:2636‐43	5
A rare case on anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in congenital cardiovascular disease	5
Successful biventricular repair in a 14‐year‐old patient of asplenia with congenital heart disease syndrome	5
Replace it or preserve it? How outcomes differ using different techniques	5
Simple left ventricular apical cannulation for temporary mechanical circulatory support	5
Does deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with versus without retrograde cerebral perfusion affect the outcomes after proximal aortic arch aneurysm and acute type A aortic dissection repair? Different	5
Development of nurses' knowledge questionnaire of chest tube maintenance and management	5
Pulmonary artery aneurysm associated with a nonstenotic bicuspid pulmonic valve: A role for genetics?	5
Accessory left atrial cords: A case report and literature review	5
Impact of surgical approach for left ventricular assist device implantation on postoperative invasive hemodynamics and right ventricular failure	5
Contemporary Outcomes and Predictors of Adverse Events After Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Report From an Aortic Center	5
Minimally invasive bail‐out transthoracic coiling of giant cardiac pseudoaneurysm with good long‐term result	5
The efficiency of the preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the setting of postinfarction ventricular septal defect and how to optimize outcomes: A single center case series	5
Aortic root management in acute type A aortic dissection: A nationwide analysis	5
Supplement to right anterior mini‐thoracotomy approach for isolated aortic valve replacement	5
Ventricular septal defect complicating myocardial infarction: A case of delayed percutaneous transcatheter closure	5
The great vessel freeze‐out: A meta‐analysis of conventional versus frozen elephant trunks in aortic arch surgery	5
Saphenous vein harvesting: Meta‐analysis, metaflammation, and adipose tissue remodeling	5
Invited commentary: Outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis following mediastinal irradiation	5
Know your enemy before making it bleed: Emergent cardiac surgery in patients with oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications	5
Association between continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device infections requiring long‐term antibiotic use and post‐heart transplant morbidity and mortality	5
Commentary to: “Comparing midterm outcomes” of Cox‐Maze procedure and pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation after concomitant mitral valve surgery: A “systematic review”	5
Aortic annulus elevation for aortic valve and root replacement	5
Device‐based prevention of neurological events in coronary artery bypass patients with calcified ascending aorta	5
Coronavirus 2019 (COVID‐19) venovenous extracorporeal oxygenation: Single community hospital results and insights	5
Six‐month outcomes in postapproval HeartMate3 patients: A single‐center US experience	5
Aortic valve biologic protheses: A cohort comparison of premature valve failure	5
Preoperative evaluation of aortic calcification by computed tomography in thoracic aortic disease	5
Left ventricular fibroma presenting as esophageal spasm: A case report	5
Ministernotomy aortic valve replacement: The cost of preference	5
Patching an aortic tear using the side‐arm and surrounding skirt of a physician‐modified ascending aortic graft	5
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Oxacillin plus ertapenem rapidly clears persistent left ventricular assist device‐related methicillin‐susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia	5
Alexis Carrel: The surgeon, the visionary, the Nobel Laureate	5
Assessing perioperative benefits of bilateral transversus thoracis muscle plane block in patients undergoing open cardiac surgery	5
New trend: Surgical correction of Ebstein's anomaly using modified cone repair and a combination of different techniques	5
Retrospective record review on timing of COVID‐19 vaccination and cardiac surgery	5
Cor triatriatum sinister: Long‐term surgical outcomes in children and a proposal for a new classification	5
“Time is aorta?”: Timeliness of surgical repair in type A aortic dissection	4
Early onset of deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery is associated with decreased survival: A propensity weighted analysis	4
Lifetime management of aortic valve disease: The emerging role of aortic valve neocuspidization	4
Hepatic fibrosis gender differences in extracardiac Fontan patients	4
To understand a meta‐analysis, best read the fine print	4
Letter to the editor: “Long‐term surgical results of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery repair in infants and older patients”	4
The impact of complete versus partial preservation of the sub‐valvular apparatus on left ventricular function in mitral valve replacement	4
Usefulness of postoperative high‐sensitive troponin T measurement and implications for defining type 5 infarction	4
Commissural alignment: In the quest of the perfect transcatheter heart valve orientation	4
Aortic balloon occlusion simplifies dissected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair after frozen elephant trunk	4
A review of the therapeutic management of multiple ventricular septal defects	4
Comparing the efficacy of N‐acetylcysteine plus carvedilol versus carvedilol in the prevention of atrial fibrillation following coronary artery bypass graft surgery	4
Coronary injury postvalve surgery: Do not miss the intraoperative diagnosis	4
Prediction of mortality in isolated tricuspid surgery	4
Hemodynamic follow‐up after valve‐in‐valve TAVR for failed aortic bioprosthesis	4
Supplement to the assessment of the prognostic outcome of isolated tricuspid valve surgery	4
Concomitant surgery for double‐chambered right ventricle and coronary stenosis	4
Aortic valve neocuspidization: Frequently asked technical questions	4
Cover Image: Volume 37 Issue 8	4
Transapical aortic valve replacement for quadricuspid aortic valve with severe aortic regurgitation which caused multiorgan failure	4
Concomitant surgical revascularization in postinfarction ventricular septal rupture and ventricular aneurysm repair: A straightforward indication or a prognostic factor?	4
Size does matter: Yet BMI extremes are manageable in minimally invasive cardiac surgery	4
Letter to the Editor: Utilization and outcomes of postcardiotomy mechanical circulatory support	4
Glycemic control is not associated with neurocognitive decline after cardiac surgery	4
Management of the aortic root in aortic dissection: Replace or repair?	4
Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty	4
Four‐dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging is useful for assessing hemolytic anemia following surgical repair of type A aortic dissection	4
Letter to the editor: Long‐term outcomes of elderly patients receiving continuous‐flow left ventricular support	4
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