European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Papers
(The H4-Index of European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is 22. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Gastric conduit obstruction after oesophagectomy: a comprehensive approach for surgical revision413
Benefit of mechanical ventilation during neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass: too good to be true?243
Corrigendum to ‘Predictors of safety and success in minimally invasive surgery for degenerative mitral disease’40
Long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement using a 19-mm bioprosthesis36
Strategies to reduce acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass: is it only about oxygen delivery?34
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Pat Garrett versus Billy the Kid?33
The prognostic value of lymph node ratio in patients with surgically resected stage I–III small-cell lung cancer: a propensity score matching analysis of the SEER database33
3-Dimensional computed tomographic assessment predicts conduction block and paravalvular leakage after rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement29
Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial29
Retraction to ‘The effects of preoperative aspirin therapy on platelet function in cardiac surgery’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1992;6:598–602]28
A reappraisal of the sinus venosus defect27
Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to pulmonary retransplantation: prognostic factors for survival in a multicentre cohort analysis27
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues26
Spread through air spaces is a common phenomenon of pulmonary metastasized tumours regardless of origins26
Pulmonary sequestration with feeding arterial pseudoaneurysm26
Cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex aortic valve or root endocarditis: a 28-year experience25
Robotic subxiphoid thymectomy versus lateral thymectomy: a propensity score-matched comparison24
Commissural closure to treat severe mitral regurgitation: standing the test of time24
Human leukocyte antigen mismatch on lung transplantation outcomes24
Expanding the definition of a ‘heart team’23
New single-branch stent grafts for the subclavian artery during distal arch endovascular repair should be designed according to morphological studies of supra-aortic trunks22
Bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: acquired von Willebrand disease or antithrombotics?22
‘Mixed’ total anomalous pulmonary venous connection—neglect at your own peril22
Long-term survival after coronary bypass surgery with multiple versus single arterial grafts22
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