European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Gastric conduit obstruction after oesophagectomy: a comprehensive approach for surgical revision	413
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 bioprosthesis	36
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 database	33
3-Dimensional computed tomographic assessment predicts conduction block and paravalvular leakage after rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement	29
Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial	29
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 defect	27
Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to pulmonary retransplantation: prognostic factors for survival in a multicentre cohort analysis	27
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues	26
Spread through air spaces is a common phenomenon of pulmonary metastasized tumours regardless of origins	26
Pulmonary sequestration with feeding arterial pseudoaneurysm	26
Cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex aortic valve or root endocarditis: a 28-year experience	25
Robotic subxiphoid thymectomy versus lateral thymectomy: a propensity score-matched comparison	24
Commissural closure to treat severe mitral regurgitation: standing the test of time	24
Human leukocyte antigen mismatch on lung transplantation outcomes	24
Expanding the definition of a ‘heart team’	23
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 peril	22
Long-term survival after coronary bypass surgery with multiple versus single arterial grafts	22
New single-branch stent grafts for the subclavian artery during distal arch endovascular repair should be designed according to morphological studies of supra-aortic trunks	22
Effect of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery compared to sternotomy on short- and long-term outcomes: a retrospective multicentre interventional cohort study based on Netherlands Heart Registrati	21

Of hypes and paradigms in the search of the ideal valved conduit in the young	21
Segmentectomy versus lobectomy for solid predominant cN0 lung cancer considering Deauville score	21
A case of the blues	20
Non-robotic minimally invasive mitral valve repair: a 20-year single-centre experience	20
Support, mentor and empower: female cardiothoracic surgeons across Europe and the role of the society	20
Composition of the surgical team in aortic arch surgery—a risk factor analysis	20
Left ventricular assist device-related infections, strokes and management: a changing landscape	20
Intervention for residual dissection in its early phase—comment on a prospective follow-up study after type A aortic dissection repair: a high rate of distal aneurysmal evolution and reinterventions	19
Surgical resection of a giant cardiac fibroma in an adult	19
Profile and early outcomes of surgical reconstruction of coronary artery atresia in children	19
Management of the left ventricular outflow tract in the setting of deficient atrioventricular septation	18
Challenges to rescuing patients in cardiogenic shock	18
Impact of hypoxemia and re-interventions on clinical outcomes after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt	17
Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia: just avoid norepinephrine, what else?	17
Segmental volumetric analysis with a ventilated or perfused area: identifying the intersegmental plane	17
Perioperative stroke and survival in coronary artery bypass grafting patients: a SWEDEHEART study	17
Minimally invasive thymectomy: the best option for early and locally advanced epithelial thymomas	16
Transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair in functional mitral regurgitation	16
Aortic root replacement: what is in your wallet?	16
Pulmonary metastasectomy: the discussion continues	16
Long-term results of tricuspid valve repair using three-dimensional versus flexible rings in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation	16
Ross redux versus aortic valve repair	16
Long-term evolution of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels and exercise capacity in 132 left ventricular assist device recipients	15
Sex difference in the risk factor distributions and outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the young population	15
Results of a prospective follow-up study after type A aortic dissection repair: a high rate of distal aneurysmal evolution and reinterventions	15
Extracardiac conduit adequacy along the respiratory cycle in adolescent Fontan patients	15
Aortic valve repair using pericardial patch standardized with external ring annuloplasty	15
Anatomical analysis of the aortic arch and feasibility study of double and triple branched thoracic endografts in the treatment of isolated arch pathologies	15
OUP accepted manuscript	15
Treatment strategy for patients with chronic coronary disease: surgical data versus big data—who is right?	14
Predictive risk scores for patients with acute type A aortic dissection: Magic 8-Ball or inconvenient truth?	14
Optimal data, added value	14
Apposition and accuracy of TEVAR—is proximal angulation the key?	14
Does it still make sense to publish papers on valve bioprostheses with a short-term follow-up?	14
Turn off the lights when leaving the operating room	14
Open surgical replacement of the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta in patients with confirmed Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes: A 20-year single-centre experience	13
Safety and efficacy of surgical correction of anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries: experiences from 2 tertiary cardiac centres	13
Another big win for cardiorespiratory fitness now in aortic valve disease	13
Not one less, the role of 4L in left-sided lung cancer: the message from the Polish experience	13
Frozen elephant trunk technique using hybrid grafts: 15-year outcomes from a single-centre experience	13
Late clinical and echocardiographic results with the Magna Ease© pericardial aortic bioprosthesis	13
Incidence, clinical relevance and therapeutic options for outflow graft stenosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices	13
Predictive factors and prognosis of microscopic residual disease in non-small-cell lung cancer surgery	13
The surgical anatomy of hearts with isomeric atrial appendages—implications for surgical management	13
Cannulation strategies for acute type A dissection—role of central cannulation	12
Ventricular assist devices in transposition and failing systemic right ventricle: role of tricuspid valve replacement	12
Is aortic valve-sparing root reimplantation sustainable in Loeys–Dietz patients?	12
Left ventricular rehabilitation in an infant with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, pulmonary stenosis and small left ventricle	12
Twenty-five years’ experience with isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair: impact of commissural orientation	12
SWOT analysis of coronary artery bypass surgery by the use of intraoperative epiaortic imaging and functional graft assessment	12

Modes of the bioprosthetic valve failure of the porcine and pericardial valves in the mitral position	12
Progression of aortic insufficiency with durable mechanical support	12
Cannulation strategy in frozen elephant trunk for type A aortic dissection: double arterial cannulation approach	12
The negative association between skeletal muscle and fat mass wasting caused by oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma	12
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients older versus younger than 50 years old	12
Long-term outcomes in children undergoing vascular ring division: a multi-institution experience	11
Preoperative percutaneous needle indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	11
Long-term durability after surgical aortic valve replacement with the Trifecta and the Intuity valve—a comparative analysis	11
Repair of insufficient aortic valve and single coronary artery with intramural course	11
Successful repair of an outflow graft twisting of Heartmate II left ventricular assist device: a case report	11
Cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of surgery for aortic valve stenosis—the HUNT study	11
Invited commentary: indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	11
Thoracic endovascular repair in patients with concomitant blunt aortic injuries and abdominal trauma: what are the risks and results?	11
Reply to Vervoort et al.	11
Impact of pre-existing right or left bundle branch block on patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement	11
Reassessing our journey towards improved long-term outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: let’s re-focus on the aortic arch	10
Corrigendum to: ‘Current trends in reduction or elimination of the aortic impulse during stent-graft deployment and balloon moulding during thoracic endovascular aortic repair’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Sur	10
Multicentre prospective observational study for pulmonary vein stump thrombus after anatomical lung resections	10
Use of Aprotinin versus Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients with High-Risk for Excessive Bleeding (APACHE) trial: a multicentre retrospective comparative non-randomized historical study	10
A bilateral lung transplant and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm reconstruction with an aortic graft in a woman with pulmonary hypertension	10
Effects of postoperative cognitive training on neurocognitive decline after heart surgery: a randomized clinical trial	10
Mid-term outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery according to preoperative clinical and functional staging	10
A novel hybrid technique for the repair of an atrioesophageal fistula post-atrial radiofrequency ablation	10
Intraoperative myocardial protection: still the cornerstone of cardiac surgery	10
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for structural degeneration of previously implanted transcatheter valves (TAVR-in-TAVR): a systematic review	10
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal tumours in children: a single-centre retrospective study of 149 patients	10
Intravenous infusion of cardiac progenitor cells in animal models of single ventricular physiology	10
Comparing survival between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by open or thoracoscopic oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma	10
Effects of the harvesting technique and external stenting on progression of vein graft disease 2 years after coronary artery bypass	10
Reply to Ignazio Condello	10
Retrograde autologous priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit as a blood conservation strategy: should we get pumped up?	10
Anastomosis oversewing technique to prevent leakage after oesophagectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis	10
Thoracic aortic endovascular repair or open surgery after frozen elephant trunk?—the last word has not been spoken yet!	10
Five-year results of Amaze: a randomized controlled trial of adjunct surgery for atrial fibrillation	10
Reply to Maze and Tokui	10
HVAD to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange: Best practices recommendations	10
Detection of blood stains using computer vision-based algorithms and their association with postoperative outcomes in thoracoscopic lobectomies	9
Effect of postoperative atrial fibrillation on early and mid-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery	9
Myocardial or endothelial protection! Preferably both, but is that achievable with current cardioplegic solutions?	9
Efficacy of singular and composite annular repositioning and subvalvular surgical techniques to treat functional tricuspid regurgitation due to leaflet tethering: Early results of a feasibility study	9
The frozen elephant trunk technique: impact of proximalization and the four-sites perfusion technique	9
Pleural effusion: a potential surrogate marker for higher-risk patients with acute type B aortic dissections	9
Long-term durability and resilient tissue: ‘the future end of valve in valve!’	9
The Fontan operation: when and why?	9
Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) randomized controlled trial: a systematic review of published responses	9
Prognostic impact of invasive exercise haemodynamics in patients with severe mitral regurgitation	9
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: is there a role for rapid deployment aortic valve replacement?	9
Anatomical variant of the right pulmonary artery	9
Commentary: Gender differences in payments to cardiothoracic surgeons are unacceptable	9
Editorial comments on ‘Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial’	9
Midterm results of arch augmentation with autologous vascular patch in interrupted aortic arch	9
Adaption of EuroSCORE II to predict mortality in acute type A aortic dissection: an effort to make fit what does not	9
Comprehensive investigation of lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces: predictive value of morphology	9
Sex-specific differences and postoperative outcomes of minimally invasive and sternotomy valve surgery	9
Variation in incidence, prevention and treatment of persistent air leak after lung cancer surgery	9
Risk factors for mortality after cardiovascular surgery in patients with functional single ventricle and right isomerism	9
Late outcome of extracardiac Fontan patients: 32 years of follow-up	9
Cardiac catheterization in the postoperative period: often too late, never too soon	9
The prognostic impact of the ground-glass opacity component in nearly pure-solid stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer	9
An aberrant anterior ascending segmental pulmonary artery (A3aii) in a patient with lung cancer	9
Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic head and neck cancer prolongs survival significantly compared to non-surgical therapy	8
Fontan conversion for Fontan failure: lessons from a vanishing craft	8
Can preoperative features predict residual false lumen remodelling after tear-oriented limited resection for acute type I dissection?	8
Eco-audit of conventional heart surgery procedures	8
Pre-emptive BioGlue priming of the branched Evita Open NEO hybrid prosthesis: tackling excessive oozing	8
Reintervention rates following bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement—a Danish Nationwide Cohort Study	8
Rapid deployment and sutureless aortic valve replacement international registry: a step forward to define the ideal target patient population	8
Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: clinical characteristics, prognosis and postoperative management	8
Heterotopic ossification of a pedicled intercostal muscle flap	8
Artificial intelligence in thoracic oncology: moving from proof of concept to clinical practice	8
Durability of bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement: valve reintervention is only the tip of the iceberg	8
Is extension of Florida Sleeve indications taking us in the right direction?	8
Reply to Sankar et al.	8
VATS versus open thoracotomy for lung cancer resection: is the game still running?	8
Risk adjustment for cardiac surgery in adults with congenital heart disease: what do we know and what do we need to learn?	8
Corrigendum to ‘Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the care of patients with acute and chronic aortic conditions’	8
Alaska pollock gelatin sealant shows long-term efficacy and safety in a pulmonary air leakage rat model	8
Risk factors for postoperative delirium after cardiac surgical procedures with cardioplegic arrest	8
Splitting hairs or not: importance of N2 subclassification after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery	8
Pediatric cardiac surgery in Colombia	8

Treatment and intention-to-treat propensity score analysis to evaluate the impact of video-assisted thoracic surgery on 90-day mortality after anatomical resection for lung cancer	8
The transformation of risk modelling in cardiac and thoracic surgery through artificial intelligence	8
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health	8
How non-committed is non-committed?	8
Reply to Van den Eyde et al.	8
Should we leave the door closed or open in thymic carcinoma surgery?	8
Tricuspid annuloplasty ring for external support of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit	8
Protective effects of 17β-oestradiol on coagulation and systemic inflammation after total occlusion of the descending aorta in male rats	7
Complex segmentectomy is not a complex procedure relative to simple segmentectomy	7
The robotic surgery learning curve of a surgeon experienced in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery compared with his own video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery learning curve for anatomical lung resect	7
Ascending aortic morphology: the need for standardization of nomenclature	7
Mechanical versus biological valve prostheses for left-sided infective endocarditis	7
A cloud with a silver lining: ground glass in a hypermetabolic sky	7
Evaluation of multiple ventricular septal defects using three-dimensional reconstruction models	7
Bouncing back after thoracic surgery	7
From learning how to fly to becoming a war pilot	7
Relationship of smoking cessation period with the incidence of complications in lung cancer surgery	7
Bridging patients in cardiogenic shock with a paracorporeal pulsatile biventricular assist device to heart transplantation—a single-centre experience	7
Does danger impend not after arrival but before arrival?	7
Is it time for an endovascular first approach for ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms?	7
Surgical repair for post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: where do we stand?	7
Reporting surgical outcomes of left-sided endocarditis: can patient features and analysis methods matter more than prosthesis type?	7
Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery	7
Contemporary management of borderline left ventricle	7
Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve dysplasia in children	7
A national analysis of open versus minimally invasive thymectomy for stage I–III thymic carcinoma	7
Prognosis of epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated stage I lung adenocarcinoma with radiologically solid features	7
Esophageal anastomosis: to oversew or to not oversew—is that the question?	7
2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease	7
Tear-oriented strategy to avoid tears of patients and surgeons	7
Prognostic thresholds of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography mean and maximum standardized uptake values for survival and nodal involvement in lung neuroendocrine neoplasms	7
Erratum to: ‘United in earnest: first pilot sites for increased surgical capacity for rheumatic heart disease announced by cardiac surgery intersociety alliance’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021;59:1139–	7
Magnetic resonance angiography-derived flow parameters to assess thoracic aortic disease risk	7
Validation of a novel risk score to predict mortality after surgery for acute type A dissection	6
Management of acute type A aortic dissection in the elderly: an analysis from IRAD	6
The state of left ventricular device therapy for advanced heart failure: midway upon the journey towards euvolemia and full functional recovery	6
Reply to Huang et al.	6
Ross procedure provides survival benefit over mechanical valve in adults: a propensity-matched nationwide analysis	6
Reply to Liu and Bu	6
Application of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy-guided microwave ablation in multiple pulmonary nodules: a single-centre study	6
Anatomical feasibility of the total endovascular aortic arch repair—and what lies beyond	6
Weekday and outcomes of elective cardiac surgery in the UK: a large retrospective database analysis	6
A new dissection-specific hybrid stent graft for patients with DeBakey type I aortic dissection	6
Invited commentary to: surgical treatment of tricuspid valve regurgitation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices	6
Sleeve lobectomy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a report from the European Society of Thoracic Surgery database 2021	6
Quantification of visceral perfusion and impact of femoral cannulation: in vitro model of aortic dissection	6
Beware of the distal last remnant: how we should deal with the remaining dissected aorta after open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in case of post-dissection aneurysm	6
The double-edged sword of cardiac surgical care: rethinking sustainability in an ever-growing field	6
Double arterial cannulation: a classical yet useful cannulation strategy—comment on cannulation strategy in frozen elephant trunk for type A aortic dissection: double arterial cannulation approach	6
Outcomes in very low birthweight infants with severe congenital heart defect following cardiac surgery within the first year of life	6
Surgical management of long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis with tracheobronchial malacia	6
Influence of age at surgery on left ventricular strain in patients with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery	6
Prognostic factors of 10-year mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a secondary analysis of the arterial revascularization trial	6
Two-year outcome after standardized papillary muscle relocation for type IIIb secondary mitral regurgitation: is it enough to assess the result improvement?	6
Reply to de Kerchove et al.: ‘Rather addition than extension of Florida sleeve indications’	6
Mechanical circulatory support in the failing systemic right ventricle: a step towards better outcome	6
Evaluation of custom-made Relay® stent-grafts for aortic arch landing zones 0 and 1: experience from two high-volume aortic centres	6
Repair with annuloplasty only of balanced bileaflet mitral valve prolapse with severe regurgitation	5
A novel method of tracheal anastomosis healing using a single submucosal injection of basic fibroblast growth factor: initial report	5
Maximizing lymph node dissection from fresh lung cancer specimens	5
Preoperative oral magnesium loading to prevent postoperative atrial fibrillation following coronary surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial	5
Reply to Centofanti et al.	5
Adam Smith’s invisible hand in robotic surgery	5
Single-centre outcome of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after the neonatal Norwood procedure	5
Invited commentary to: 4D-flow cardiac magnetic resonance for the assEssmeNt of AOrtic valve repair with OzAki TEchnique	5
Influence of residual primary entry following the tear-oriented strategy for acute type A aortic dissection	5
Outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery in contemporary practice	5
Invited commentary to: Intraoperative echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve translocation	5
Taking tricuspid valve surgery to the next level: repair techniques below the annulus	5
What my life will be like after surgery?	5
Mechanical support of pulmonary blood flow as a strategy to support the Norwood circulation-lumped parameter model study	5
Surgical valve replacement in adults late after total cavo-pulmonary connection/Fontan procedure	5
The figure-of-8 aortic valve suturing technique optimizes the effective orifice area of a small aortic annulus—an ex vivo study	5
Garbage in, garbage out	5
Surgical management of failing Fontan circulation: results from 30 cases with 285 patient-years follow-up	5
Enduring nemesis: human leucocyte antigen mismatch on lung transplant outcomes	5
Demonstrating equal perfusion during coarctation repair using transfontanellar contrast-enhanced ultrasound: diagnostic niche or future standard imaging?	5
The importance of what proposed is not diminished if you are the first or the second	5
Surgery for infective endocarditis following low-intermediate risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement—a multicentre experience	5
Right ventricular dysfunction in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: superimposed effects of afterload and insulin resistance in puberty?	5
Robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery demonstrates a lower rate of conversion to thoracotomy than video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for complex lobectomies	5
Standardized papillary muscle relocation for type IIIb secondary mitral regurgitation improves 2-year outcome	5
5-Year results from the prospective European multi-centre study on decellularized homografts for pulmonary valve replacement ESPOIR Trial and ESPOIR Registry data	4
Late infection of permanent epicardial pacing wires	4
A predictive model of lymph node metastasis for thymic epithelial tumours	4
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting is safe and effective in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction	4
Lung transplant and severe coronary artery disease: results from a single-centre experience	4
Multiarterial coronary grafting using the radial artery as a second arterial graft: how far does the survival benefit extend?	4
Heart transplantation from an extended criteria donation after circulatory death donor	4
Coronary artery bypass surgery in the UK, trends in activity and outcomes from a 15-year complete national series	4
Equal cerebral perfusion during extended aortic coarctation repair	4
Early discharge on postoperative day 1 following lobectomy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer is safe in high-volume surgical centres: a national cancer database analysis	4
Adjuvant chemotherapy for visceral pleural invasion in 3–4-cm non-small-cell lung cancer improves survival	4
Prospective validation and extension of the Multimodality Prognostic Score for the treatment allocation of pleural mesothelioma patients	4
Perfection in the staging of thymic epithelial tumours: is it always obligatory?	4