Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Article	Citations
Collateral damage of COVID‐19 pandemic: Delayed medical care	178
Cardiac manifestations in COVID‐19 patients—A systematic review	109
At the heart of COVID‐19	70
The impact of COVID‐19 on the provision of cardiac surgical services	45
The role of ECMO in COVID‐19: Can it provide rescue therapy in those who are critically ill?	45
Role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID‐19: A systematic review	40
Vasoplegic syndrome after cardiovascular surgery: A review of pathophysiology and outcome‐oriented therapeutic management	37
Telemedicine in cardiovascular surgery during COVID‐19 pandemic: A systematic review and our experience	35
Impact of postoperative complications after cardiac surgery on long‐term survival	29
COVID‐19 and cardiac surgery: A perspective from United Kingdom	27
Bilateral transversus thoracis muscle plane block provides effective analgesia and enhances recovery after open cardiac surgery	27
Mitral valve repair with minimally invasive approaches vs sternotomy: A meta‐analysis of early and late results in randomized and matched observational studies	26
Using machine learning to improve survival prediction after heart transplantation	25
TEVAR for complicated and uncomplicated type B aortic dissection—Systematic review and meta‐analysis	24
Impact of COVID‐19 on cardiac surgical training: Our experience in the United Kingdom	24
Digital cardiovascular care in COVID‐19 pandemic: A potential alternative?	23
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 119 studies	22
Early respiratory outcomes following cardiac surgery in patients with COVID‐19	22
The Pan London Emergency Cardiac Surgery service: Coordinating a response to the COVID‐19 pandemic	21
Minimally invasive surgical aortic valve replacement: The RALT approach	21
Lifetime management of aortic valve disease: Aligning surgical and transcatheter armamentarium to set the tone for the present and the future	21
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridge to heart transplant: Trends following the allocation change	20
Tricuspid atresia: Where are we now?	20
Medical and surgical management of acute type B aortic intramural hematoma	20
Remote patient monitoring after cardiac surgery: The utility of a novel telemedicine system	19

Current trends in the management of acute type A aortic intramural hematoma	19
Fast‐track virtual reality for cardiac imaging in congenital heart disease	19
Endovascular ascending aortic repair in type A dissection: A systematic review	19
Time of day does not influence outcomes in acute type A aortic dissection: Results from the IRAD	18
Frozen elephant trunk in total arch replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of outcomes and aortic proximalization	18
Endovascular repair of the aortic arch: State of the art	18
Acute aortic dissection type A: Impact of aortic specialists on short and long term outcomes	18
Coronary revascularization during treatment of severe aortic stenosis: A meta‐analysis of the complete percutaneous approach (PCI plus TAVR) versus the complete surgical approach (CABG plus SAVR)	18
Valve‐in‐valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus redo surgical aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
The impact of COVID‐19 on thoracic surgery residency programs in the US: A program director survey	17
The surgical management of acute type A aortic dissection: Current options and future trends	17
COVID‐19 pandemic: Beyond medical education in Brazil	16
Pregnancy and cardiac interventions: What are the optimal management options?	16
The effects of neuro‐linguistic programming and guided imagery on the pain and comfort after open‐heart surgery	16
Artificial intelligence and cardiac surgery during COVID‐19 era	16
Comparison of risk scores for predicting outcomes after isolated tricuspid valve surgery	16
Delirium and depression in cardiac surgery: A comprehensive review of risk factors, pathophysiology, and management	16
Valvular complications following the Impella device implantation	15
Mini‐sternotomy vs right anterior thoracotomy for aortic valve replacement	15
Left ventricular assist devices: A comprehensive review of major clinical trials, devices, and future directions	15
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Factors affecting outcomes	15
Comparison of preincisional and postincisional parasternal intercostal block on postoperative pain in cardiac surgery	15
Partial heart transplantation can ameliorate donor organ utilization	15
Mid‐ and long‐term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in acute and subacute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection	15
Risk factors of early right ventricular failure in patients undergoing LVAD implantation with intermediate Intermacs profile for advanced heart failure	14
The impact of hospital safety‐net burden on mortality and readmission after CABG surgery	14
Hypothermic circulatory arrest time affects neurological outcomes of frozen elephant trunk for acute type A aortic dissection: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	14
Intraoperative management of a hybrid extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit for lung transplantation	14
Late tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular remodeling after tricuspid annuloplasty	14
Thoracic aortic aneurysms in patients with heritable connective tissue disease	14
Long‐term survival in triple‐vessel disease: Hybrid coronary revascularization compared to contemporary revascularization methods	14
Surgical management of thoracic aortic emergency with pre‐ and postoperative COVID‐19 disease	14
Aortic root enlargement: When and how	14
Systemic immune‐inflammation index predicted short‐term outcomes in ATAD patients undergoing surgery	13
The C‐reactive protein/albumin ratio as a new predictor for postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery	13
Median sternotomy pain after cardiac surgery: To block, or not? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in congenital heart surgery: A research article	13
Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty	13
Safety and feasibility of hemodynamic pulmonary artery pressure monitoring using the CardioMEMS device in LVAD management	13
Technology and cardiovascular diseases in the era of COVID‐19	13
Valve replacement or repair in native mitral valve infective endocarditis—Which is better? A meta‐analysis and systematic review	13
Development and validation of a model for predicting acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in patients of advanced age	13
Pre‐implant right ventricular free wall strain predicts post‐LVAD right heart failure	13
Ticagrelor versus aspirin and vein graft patency after coronary bypass: A randomized trial	13
What is the optimal timing for thoracic endovascular aortic repair in uncomplicated Type B aortic dissection?	13
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by emotional stressors in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic era	13
Is there a vascular side of the story? Vascular consequences during COVID‐19 outbreak in Lombardy, Italy	13
Simultaneous transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation and off‐pump coronary artery bypass: An effective hybrid approach	13
ECMO therapy in COVID‐19: An experience from Zurich	13
Examining the impact of COVID‐19 on cardiac surgery services: The lessons learned from this pandemic	13

Rheumatic heart disease: The role of global cardiac surgery	13
Aortic dissection during pregnancy and postpartum	13
Clinical predictors of in‐hospital mortality in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	12
Females have an increased risk of short‐term mortality after cardiac surgery compared to males: Insights from a national database	12
Future of cardiac surgery, introducing the interventional surgeon	12
Balancing supply and demand: Review of the 2018 donor heart allocation policy	12
A review of medical malpractice cases in congenital cardiac surgery in the Westlaw database in the United States from 1994 to 2019	12
Cardiac surgery in patients with confirmed COVID‐19 infection: Early experience	12
Impact of left ventricle outflow tract calcification on the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A study‐level meta‐analysis	12
Essen—Commando: How we do it	12
Mild hypothermia and neurologic outcomes in patients undergoing venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	12
The importance of repeat testing in detecting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in a coronary artery bypass grafting patient	12
Myocardial injury in severe and critical coronavirus disease 2019 patients	12
United States national trends in comorbidity and outcomes of adult cardiac surgery patients	11
Impact of a surgical approach for implantation of durable left ventricular assist devices in patients on extracorporeal life support	11
Robotic versus port‐access mitral repair: A propensity score analysis	11
Aortic proximalization—Zone 0 versus Zone 2: A concept or true challenge?	11
Racial disparities and cardiovascular disease: One size fits all approach?	11
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with sutureless bioprosthesis through right minithoracotomy with completely central cannulation—Early results in 203 patients	11
Left atrial appendage occlusion device causing coronary obstruction: A word of caution	11
Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement may be performed with acceptable long‐term outcomes	11
Six‐year follow‐up of aortic valve reoperation rates: Carpentier‐Edwards Perimount versus St. Jude Medical Trifecta	11
Propensity score‐based analysis of 30‐day survival in cardiogenic shock patients supported with different microaxial left ventricular assist devices	11
A case of fulminant myocarditis due to COVID‐19 in an adolescent patient successfully treated with venous arterial ECMO as a bridge to recovery	11
The secret life of the mitral valve	11
Toward stroke‐free coronary surgery: The role of the anaortic off‐pump bypass technique	11
Benefits of mitral valve repair over replacement in the elderly: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Sternal closure with single compared with double or figure of 8 wires in obese patients following cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Minithoracotomy versus full sternotomy for isolated aortic valve replacement: Propensity matched data from two centers	11
Improved outcomes in CABG patients with atrial fibrillation associated with surgical left atrial appendage exclusion	11
miR‐6718‐5p and miR‐4329 can be used as potential biomarkers for acute myocardial infarction	10
Surgical management of the scimitar syndrome	10
Treatment strategies for malperfusion syndrome secondary to acute aortic dissection	10
The effects of vitamin D supplementation on postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with vitamin D deficiency	10
Correlation of coagulopathy and frozen elephant trunk use in aortic arch surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery: Incidence, predictors, and impact on outcomes	10
Color Doppler ultrasound for surveillance following EVAR as the primary tool	10
Successful coronary artery bypass operation in a SARS‐COV‐2 infected patient with acute coronary syndrome	10
Intraoperative renal hypoxia and risk of cardiac surgery‐associated acute kidney injury	10
RVAD implantation in a Fontan patient with protein‐losing enteropathy as a bridge to transplant: Prêtre modification	10
Midterm results after St Jude Medical Epic porcine xenograft for aortic, mitral, and double valve replacement	10
Robotic trans‐mitral septal myectomy and papillary muscle reorientation for HOCM combined with or without mitral valve repair: Technical aspects – How we do it	10
Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases	10
Optimizing outcomes in infective endocarditis: A comprehensive literature review	10
Outcomes of biventricular repair for shone's complex	10
The role of Cor‐Knot in the future of cardiac surgery: A systematic review	10
Outcomes of cardiac surgery in nonagenarians	10
Telemedicine in the era of coronavirus 19: Implications for postoperative care in cardiac surgery	10
Meta‐analysis of surgical treatment for postinfarction left ventricular free‐wall rupture	10
Successful management of COVID‐19 and associated coagulopathy in a patient with durable left ventricular assist device	10
Outcomes of tissue versus mechanical aortic valve replacement in patients 50 to 70 years of age	10
Adult cardiac surgery in Trinidad and Tobago during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Lessons from a developing country	10
Changes in multiorgan heart transplants following the 2018 allocation policy change	10
Alternate accesses for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A network meta‐analysis	10
Comparison of postoperative outcomes between robotic mitral valve replacement and conventional mitral valve replacement	10
A new hemodynamic index to predict late right failure in patients implanted with last generation centrifugal pump	10
Prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis complicated by COVID‐19 and hemorrhage	10
Anticoagulation management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic review	9
Thoracotomy versus sternotomy? The effect of surgical approach on outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation: A review of the literature and meta‐analysis	9
Iron deficiency does not impair the outcome after elective coronary artery bypass and aortic valve procedures	9
Impact of center donor acceptance patterns on utilization of extended‐criteria donors and outcomes	9
Isolated tricuspid valve surgery—Repair versus replacement: A meta‐analysis	9
Outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in influenza versus COVID‐19 during the first wave of COVID‐19	9
Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postinfarction ventricular septal defect: Case series of three patients with a literature review	9
FFR‐guided versus coronary angiogram‐guided CABG: A review and meta‐analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials	9
Effects of WeChat follow‐up management of infants who underwent ventricular septal defect repair on parents' disease knowledge and quality of life: A prospective randomized controlled study	9
Surgical and multimodality treatment of cardiac sarcomas: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	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
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: Outcomes of a tailored surgical approach	9
Comparison of alternate preparative techniques on wall thickness in coronary artery bypass grafts: The HArVeST randomized controlled trial	9
Machine learning models for mitral valve replacement: A comparative analysis with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score	9
Non‐A non‐B aortic dissection: A literature review	9
Is mitral annuloplasty an effective treatment for severe atrial functional mitral regurgitation?	9
Hemoadsorption for management of patients on veno‐venous ECMO support for severe COVID‐19 acute respiratory distress syndrome	9
Blood lactate predicts mortality after surgical repair of type A acute aortic dissection	9
The outcome of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy and consecutive implantation of a left ventricular assist device	9
Machine learning in medicine: It has arrived, let's embrace it	9
Optimal temperature management in aortic arch surgery: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis	9
Off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with severely reduced ventricular function—A justified strategy?	9
C‐reactive protein and procalcitonin after congenital heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass: When should we be worried?	9

Predictors for the risk of permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Fontan venovenous collaterals and hepatic fibrosis	9
Transapical off‐pump mitral valve repair with NeoChord implantation: A systematic review	9
The best approach for functional tricuspid regurgitation: A network meta‐analysis	9
Outcomes of truncus arteriosus repair and predictors of mortality	9
Benefits of perioperative sildenafil therapy in children with a ventricular septal defect with pulmonary artery hypertension on early surgical outcomes	9
The learning curve of robotic coronary arterial bypass surgery: A report from the STS database	9
Decreased RPM reduces von Willebrand factor degradation with the EVAHEART LVAS: implications for device‐specific LVAD management	9
COVID‐19 infection in left ventricular assist device patients	9
COVID‐19 and cardiothoracic surgery: Effects on training and workforce utilization in a global pandemic	9
Impact of subclinical hypothyroidism on outcomes of coronary bypass surgery	8
Coronary revascularisation in cardiac amyloidosis	8
Cardiovascular disease and the impact of COVID‐19	8
Risk factors for vasoplegia after coronary artery bypass and valve surgery	8
Top 100 cited manuscripts in aortic valve replacement: A bibliometric analysis	8
The COVID‐19 crisis: reflections on cardiothoracic surgery training	8
Management of acute and chronic aortic disease during the COVID‐19 pandemic—Results from a web‐based ad hoc platform	8
Femoral versus axillary cannulation in acute type A aortic dissections: A meta‐analysis	8
Prognostic influence of objective nutritional indexes on mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis (from the nutrition‐SAVR trial)	8
Surgical outcomes and optimal approach to treatment of aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess	8
Comparison of dopamine versus norepinephrine in circulatory shock after cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial	8
Hybrid robotic off‐pump versus conventional on‐pump and off‐pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery in women	8
Complete transcatheter versus complete surgical treatment in patients with aortic valve stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease: Study‐level meta‐analysis with reconstructed time‐to‐event dat	8
Outcomes of isolated surgical aortic valve replacement in the era of transcatheter aortic valve implantation	8
Early experience of aortic surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the UK: A multicentre study	8
Outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis following mediastinal irradiation	8
Infective endocarditis profile, prognostic factors and in‐hospital mortality: 6‐year trends from a tertiary university center in South America	8
Surgical management of unroofed coronary sinus syndrome: A 20‐year‐single‐center experience	8
Bicuspid aortic valve sparing root replacement	8
Impact of valve size, predicted effective and indexed effective orifice area after aortic valve replacement	8
Robotic‐assisted cardiac surgery without aortic cross‐clamping: A safe alternative approach	8
Anatomic classification of mitral annular calcification for surgical and transcatheter mitral valve replacement	8
Transcatheter mitral valve therapies: State of the art	8
Left ventricular assist device implantation in patients with a history of malignancy	8
Local prolonged release of antibiotic for prevention of sternal wound infections postcardiac surgery—A novel technology	8
Cardiac tamponade in COVID‐19 patients: Management and outcomes	8
The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on congenital heart surgery practice: An alarming change in demographics	8
Racial disparities in in‐hospital outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation	8
From E‐VITA open plus to E‐VITA NEO and E‐NOVIA	8
Discontinuation of anticoagulants after successful surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation	8
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Clinical expert opinion and consensus statement for Asia	8
Sex differences in primary malignant cardiac tumors: A multi‐institutional cohort study from National Cancer Database	8
Erector spinae plane block as perioperative analgesia for midline sternotomy in cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	8
COVID‐19 and cardiac surgery: Do outcomes differ?	8
Prospective randomized trial of endoscopic vs open radial artery harvest for CABG: Clinical outcome, patient satisfaction, and midterm RA graft patency	8
Impact of increased donor distances following adult heart allocation system changes: A single center review of 1‐year outcomes	7
Utility of CT in the diagnosis of prosthetic valve abnormalities	7
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19): A retrospective cohort study	7
Revascularization‐first strategy in acute aortic dissection with mesenteric malperfusion	7
Prioritizing heart transplantation during the COVID‐19 pandemic	7
Physical activities and surgical outcomes in elderly patients with acute type A aortic dissection	7
Ultrasound‐assisted catheter directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolus during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Early results of neopulmonary valve creation technique using right atrial appendage tissue	7
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in urgent transcatheter mitral valve repair: A National Inpatient Sample analysis	7
Awake cardiac surgery using the novel pectoralis‐intercostal‐rectus sheath (PIRS) plane block and subxiphoid approach	7
Transcatheter aortic valve‐in‐valve‐in‐valve implantation with three‐dimensional printing guidance: A case report	7
Rapid deployment versus trans‐catheter aortic valve replacement in intermediate‐risk patients: A propensity score analysis	7
Variants of the aortic arch in adult general population and their association with thoracic aortic aneurysm disease	7
Exploring the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cardiac surgical services: A scoping review	7
Implantation of a HeartMate 3 ventricular assist device in a 21‐kg pediatric patient with Fontan failure	7
Urinary TIMP‐2 and IGFBP‐7 protein levels as early predictors of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery	7
Aortic remodeling, distal stent‐graft induced new entry and endoleak following frozen elephant trunk: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Paving the way for E‐vita open NEO hybrid prosthesis implantation for complex aortic arch disease in Asia‐Pacific	7
Outcomes of 3‐day discharge after elective cardiac surgery	7
Outcomes in techniques of valve sparing aortic root replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Bloodstream and respiratory coinfections in patients with COVID‐19 on ECMO	7
Successful heart transplantation after 17 h ex vivo time using the Organ Care System—3 years follow‐up	7
Prognosis of functional mitral regurgitation after aortic valve replacement for pure severe aortic stenosis	7
Accuracy of predicted effective orifice area in determining incidence of patient‐prosthesis mismatch after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	7
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) survival: A quaternary center analysis	7
Surgical repair of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: 13‐year single center experience	7
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement during the COVID‐19 pandemic—A Dutch single‐center analysis	7
Left ventricle unloading strategies in ECMO: A single‐center experience	7
A Perspective from New York of COVID 19: Effect and impact on cardiac surgery	7
Acute complicated type B aortic dissection during the New York City COVID‐19 surge	7
COVID‐19: The rising cost of cardiac surgery and disease	7
A case of a pregnant patient with COVID‐19 infection treated with emergency c‐section and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Twenty‐year survival following orthotopic heart transplantation in the United States	7
Asymptomatic patients with coronavirus disease and cardiac surgery: When should you operate?	7
Favorable neurological outcomes in thoracic endovascular aortic repair with RELAY™ branched—An international perspective	7
Cannulation strategies & circulation management in type‐A aortic dissection	7
Left atrial appendage exclusion is effective in reducing postoperative stroke after mitral valve replacement	7
Temporary mechanical circulatory support prevents the occurrence of a low‐output state in high‐risk coronary artery bypass grafting: A case series	7
Type A aortic dissection in the East and West: A comparative study between two hospitals from China and the US	7
Risk factors of bronchial dehiscence after primary lung transplantation	7
The routine use of platelet function tests in elective coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective observational trial	7
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery in obese patients: Can the bigger afford the smaller?	7
Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery versus percutaneous coronary intervention: What is the clinical decision framework amid COVID‐19 era?	7
Criteria for endovascular intervention in type B aortic dissection	7
The impact of socioeconomic status in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)	7
Impact of cytomegalovirus serologic status on heart transplantation	7
The frequent insignificance of a “significant” p ‐value	7
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Results in 831 patients from a single center	7
Prediction of right ventricular failure after continuous flow left ventricular assist device implantation	7
Bioprosthetic valve fracture for valve‐in‐valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with structural valve degeneration: Systematic review with meta‐analysis	7