European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Gastric conduit obstruction after oesophagectomy: a comprehensive approach for surgical revision	390
Pulmonary sequestration with feeding arterial pseudoaneurysm	232
Benefit of mechanical ventilation during neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass: too good to be true?	106
Cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex aortic valve or root endocarditis: a 28-year experience	36
Corrigendum to ‘Predictors of safety and success in minimally invasive surgery for degenerative mitral disease’	33
3-Dimensional computed tomographic assessment predicts conduction block and paravalvular leakage after rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement	32
Long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement using a 19-mm bioprosthesis	32
Expanding the definition of a ‘heart team’	32
Strategies to reduce acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass: is it only about oxygen delivery?	28
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	26
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Pat Garrett versus Billy the Kid?	26
Long-term outcomes after Fontan palliation—the many shades of blue	26
Retraction to ‘The effects of preoperative aspirin therapy on platelet function in cardiac surgery’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1992;6:598–602]	25
Robotic subxiphoid thymectomy versus lateral thymectomy: a propensity score-matched comparison	25
Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial	25
A reappraisal of the sinus venosus defect	25
Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to pulmonary retransplantation: prognostic factors for survival in a multicentre cohort analysis	24
Spread through air spaces is a common phenomenon of pulmonary metastasized tumours regardless of origins	24
Commissural closure to treat severe mitral regurgitation: standing the test of time	23
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues	23
Human leukocyte antigen mismatch on lung transplantation outcomes	22
Bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: acquired von Willebrand disease or antithrombotics?	22
Long-term survival after coronary bypass surgery with multiple versus single arterial grafts	22
Support, mentor and empower: female cardiothoracic surgeons across Europe and the role of the society	21
Left ventricular assist device-related infections, strokes and management: a changing landscape	21

Impact of age on the outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: analysis using inverse probability of treatment weighting	21
A case of the blues	20
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	19
Of hypes and paradigms in the search of the ideal valved conduit in the young	19
Perioperative platelet reduction after sutureless or stented valve implantation: results from the PERSIST-AVR controlled randomized trial	19
‘Mixed’ total anomalous pulmonary venous connection—neglect at your own peril	19
Composition of the surgical team in aortic arch surgery—a risk factor analysis	19
Segmentectomy versus lobectomy for solid predominant cN0 lung cancer considering Deauville score	19
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	19
Non-robotic minimally invasive mitral valve repair: a 20-year single-centre experience	18
Anatomical analysis of the aortic arch and feasibility study of double and triple branched thoracic endografts in the treatment of isolated arch pathologies	17
Segmental volumetric analysis with a ventilated or perfused area: identifying the intersegmental plane	17
Changes of stent-graft orientation after frozen elephant trunk treatment in aortic dissection	17
Impact of hypoxemia and re-interventions on clinical outcomes after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt	17
Profile and early outcomes of surgical reconstruction of coronary artery atresia in children	16
Surgical resection of a giant cardiac fibroma in an adult	16
Ross redux versus aortic valve repair	16
Aortic valve repair using pericardial patch standardized with external ring annuloplasty	16
Transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair in functional mitral regurgitation	16
Surgical intervention for late gastric conduit obstruction	16
Long-term results of tricuspid valve repair using three-dimensional versus flexible rings in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation	16
Pulmonary metastasectomy: the discussion continues	15
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	15
Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia: just avoid norepinephrine, what else?	15
Aortic root replacement: what is in your wallet?	15
Minimally invasive thymectomy: the best option for early and locally advanced epithelial thymomas	15
Long-term evolution of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels and exercise capacity in 132 left ventricular assist device recipients	15
Management of the left ventricular outflow tract in the setting of deficient atrioventricular septation	15
Extracardiac conduit adequacy along the respiratory cycle in adolescent Fontan patients	14
Perioperative stroke and survival in coronary artery bypass grafting patients: a SWEDEHEART study	14
Pharmacological treatment prior to pulmonary endarterectomy	14
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction related to systolic anterior motion of anomalous secondary chords	14
Sex difference in the risk factor distributions and outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the young population	14
Results of a prospective follow-up study after type A aortic dissection repair: a high rate of distal aneurysmal evolution and reinterventions	14
Not one less, the role of 4L in left-sided lung cancer: the message from the Polish experience	13
Does it still make sense to publish papers on valve bioprostheses with a short-term follow-up?	13
Another big win for cardiorespiratory fitness now in aortic valve disease	13
The surgical anatomy of hearts with isomeric atrial appendages—implications for surgical management	13
Modes of the bioprosthetic valve failure of the porcine and pericardial valves in the mitral position	13
OUP accepted manuscript	13
Turn off the lights when leaving the operating room	13
Left ventricular rehabilitation in an infant with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, pulmonary stenosis and small left ventricle	13
Challenges to rescuing patients in cardiogenic shock	13
Predictive factors and prognosis of microscopic residual disease in non-small-cell lung cancer surgery	13
Treatment strategy for patients with chronic coronary disease: surgical data versus big data—who is right?	13
The questionable benefit of pectus excavatum repair on cardiopulmonary function: a prospective study	13
Frozen elephant trunk technique using hybrid grafts: 15-year outcomes from a single-centre experience	12
Impact of renal dysfunction on arch replacement in a database study	12
Optimal data, added value	12
Late clinical and echocardiographic results with the Magna Ease© pericardial aortic bioprosthesis	12

Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients older versus younger than 50 years old	12
Apposition and accuracy of TEVAR—is proximal angulation the key?	12
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	12
Predictive risk scores for patients with acute type A aortic dissection: Magic 8-Ball or inconvenient truth?	12
Safety and efficacy of surgical correction of anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries: experiences from 2 tertiary cardiac centres	12
Reply to Vervoort et al.	11
Incidence, clinical relevance and therapeutic options for outflow graft stenosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices	11
Is aortic valve-sparing root reimplantation sustainable in Loeys–Dietz patients?	11
Impact of pre-existing right or left bundle branch block on patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement	11
Repair of insufficient aortic valve and single coronary artery with intramural course	11
Cannulation strategy in frozen elephant trunk for type A aortic dissection: double arterial cannulation approach	11
Cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of surgery for aortic valve stenosis—the HUNT study	11
The negative association between skeletal muscle and fat mass wasting caused by oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma	11
Invited commentary: indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	11
Successful repair of an outflow graft twisting of Heartmate II left ventricular assist device: a case report	11
Progression of aortic insufficiency with durable mechanical support	11
Twenty-five years’ experience with isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair: impact of commissural orientation	10
Aortic screening is mandatory in minimally invasive valve surgery	10
Thoracic endovascular repair in patients with concomitant blunt aortic injuries and abdominal trauma: what are the risks and results?	10
Reassessing our journey towards improved long-term outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: let’s re-focus on the aortic arch	10
Effects of the harvesting technique and external stenting on progression of vein graft disease 2 years after coronary artery bypass	10
Retrograde autologous priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit as a blood conservation strategy: should we get pumped up?	10
Cannulation strategies for acute type A dissection—role of central cannulation	10
SWOT analysis of coronary artery bypass surgery by the use of intraoperative epiaortic imaging and functional graft assessment	10
The turbulent story of MRI in daily evaluation of aortic dissections	10
Risk stratification of ulcer-like projection in uncomplicated acute type B aortic intramural haematoma	10
Comparing survival between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by open or thoracoscopic oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma	10
Five-year results of Amaze: a randomized controlled trial of adjunct surgery for atrial fibrillation	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
Long-term outcomes in children undergoing vascular ring division: a multi-institution experience	10
Ventricular assist devices in transposition and failing systemic right ventricle: role of tricuspid valve replacement	10
Long-term durability after surgical aortic valve replacement with the Trifecta and the Intuity valve—a comparative analysis	10
Reply to Maze and Tokui	10
A novel hybrid technique for the repair of an atrioesophageal fistula post-atrial radiofrequency ablation	10
Role of cardiac magnetic resonance strain analysis in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in evaluating right ventricular (dys)function: a systematic review	10
Thoracic aortic endovascular repair or open surgery after frozen elephant trunk?—the last word has not been spoken yet!	10
Preoperative percutaneous needle indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	10
Mid-term outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery according to preoperative clinical and functional staging	9
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	9
Effects of postoperative cognitive training on neurocognitive decline after heart surgery: a randomized clinical trial	9
Intraoperative myocardial protection: still the cornerstone of cardiac surgery	9
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for structural degeneration of previously implanted transcatheter valves (TAVR-in-TAVR): a systematic review	9
Cardiac catheterization in the postoperative period: often too late, never too soon	9
Editorial comments on ‘Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial’	9
Early-to-midterm outcomes of aortic balloon occlusion technique versus hybrid procedure for aortic arch diseases	9
Commentary: Gender differences in payments to cardiothoracic surgeons are unacceptable	9
HVAD to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange: Best practices recommendations	9
Intimal aortic atherosclerosis in cardiac surgery: surgical strategies to prevent embolic stroke	9
Anastomosis oversewing technique to prevent leakage after oesophagectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis	9
Intraoperative transit-time flow measurement and high-frequency ultrasound in coronary artery bypass grafting: impact in off versus on-pump, arterial versus venous grafting and cardiac territory graft	9
Risk factors for mortality after cardiovascular surgery in patients with functional single ventricle and right isomerism	9
The prognostic impact of the ground-glass opacity component in nearly pure-solid stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer	9
The reason why balloons pop and whether it matters to the aorta	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
Anatomical variant of the right pulmonary artery	9
A bilateral lung transplant and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm reconstruction with an aortic graft in a woman with pulmonary hypertension	9
Intravenous infusion of cardiac progenitor cells in animal models of single ventricular physiology	9
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal tumours in children: a single-centre retrospective study of 149 patients	9
Multicentre prospective observational study for pulmonary vein stump thrombus after anatomical lung resections	9
Pleural effusion: a potential surrogate marker for higher-risk patients with acute type B aortic dissections	9
Late outcome of extracardiac Fontan patients: 32 years of follow-up	9
Fighting against ‘cancel culture’ in cardiac surgery	9
Novel concepts and early results of repairing common arterial trunk	9
The Fontan operation: when and why?	8
The frozen elephant trunk technique: impact of proximalization and the four-sites perfusion technique	8
Septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with lesser septal thickness—mitral valve repair is not necessary	8
Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) randomized controlled trial: a systematic review of published responses	8
A rare combination of the type III congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformation—thoracic gastric bronchus	8
Mediastinal lymph node dissection: punishment or discipline?	8
Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic head and neck cancer prolongs survival significantly compared to non-surgical therapy	8
Comprehensive investigation of lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces: predictive value of morphology	8
One size does not fit all patients in lung transplantation	8
Sex-specific differences and postoperative outcomes of minimally invasive and sternotomy valve surgery	8
The impact of left lower paratracheal (4L) lymph node dissection on survival in patients with surgically treated left-sided NSCLC	8
‘Ulcer-like projection’ in uncomplicated acute type B intramural haematoma: might we prevent or protect from an unexpected event?	8
Long-term durability and resilient tissue: ‘the future end of valve in valve!’	8
Reply to Van den Eyde et al.	8
Midterm results of arch augmentation with autologous vascular patch in interrupted aortic arch	8
Should we leave the door closed or open in thymic carcinoma surgery?	8
Variation in incidence, prevention and treatment of persistent air leak after lung cancer surgery	8

Persisting and reoccurring cyanosis after Fontan operation is associated with increased late mortality	8
Staged endovascular treatment of aneurysmal progressive development of an intercostal arteries island reimplanted with the loop-graft technique	8
Detection of blood stains using computer vision-based algorithms and their association with postoperative outcomes in thoracoscopic lobectomies	7
Fontan conversion for Fontan failure: lessons from a vanishing craft	7
Tricuspid annuloplasty ring for external support of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit	7
Reply to Sankar et al.	7
Myocardial or endothelial protection! Preferably both, but is that achievable with current cardioplegic solutions?	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
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: is there a role for rapid deployment aortic valve replacement?	7
Bouncing back after thoracic surgery	7
Contemporary management of borderline left ventricle	7
Durability of bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement: valve reintervention is only the tip of the iceberg	7
Alaska pollock gelatin sealant shows long-term efficacy and safety in a pulmonary air leakage rat model	7
An aberrant anterior ascending segmental pulmonary artery (A3aii) in a patient with lung cancer	7
Risk factors for postoperative delirium after cardiac surgical procedures with cardioplegic arrest	7
Corrigendum to ‘Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the care of patients with acute and chronic aortic conditions’	7
Rapid deployment and sutureless aortic valve replacement international registry: a step forward to define the ideal target patient population	7
VATS versus open thoracotomy for lung cancer resection: is the game still running?	7
Artificial intelligence in thoracic oncology: moving from proof of concept to clinical practice	7
Reporting surgical outcomes of left-sided endocarditis: can patient features and analysis methods matter more than prosthesis type?	7
Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: clinical characteristics, prognosis and postoperative management	7
Splitting hairs or not: importance of N2 subclassification after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery	7
Eco-audit of conventional heart surgery procedures	7
Adaption of EuroSCORE II to predict mortality in acute type A aortic dissection: an effort to make fit what does not	7
Is extension of Florida Sleeve indications taking us in the right direction?	7
Effect of postoperative atrial fibrillation on early and mid-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery	7
A novel technique for Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot placement for bronchopleural fistula: a traction method	7
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health	7
How non-committed is non-committed?	7
Heterotopic ossification of a pedicled intercostal muscle flap	7
Pediatric cardiac surgery in Colombia	7
Right ventricular remodelling in hypoplastic left heart syndrome following Fontan completion	7
Can preoperative features predict residual false lumen remodelling after tear-oriented limited resection for acute type I dissection?	7
Prognostic impact of invasive exercise haemodynamics in patients with severe mitral regurgitation	7
Esophageal anastomosis: to oversew or to not oversew—is that the question?	6
2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease	6
Risk adjustment for cardiac surgery in adults with congenital heart disease: what do we know and what do we need to learn?	6
From learning how to fly to becoming a war pilot	6
Mechanical circulatory support in the failing systemic right ventricle: a step towards better outcome	6
Relationship of smoking cessation period with the incidence of complications in lung cancer surgery	6
Protective effects of 17β-oestradiol on coagulation and systemic inflammation after total occlusion of the descending aorta in male rats	6
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–	6
Surgical repair for post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: where do we stand?	6
Cefazolin prophylaxis in children undergoing cardiac surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass—is the dosing correct?	6
Functional outcomes after pulmonary valve replacement: how can we expect patients to rehabilitate if we do not help them?	6
Why robotic surgery for thymoma in patients with myasthenia gravis is not ‘one size fits all’	6
Mechanical versus biological valve prostheses for left-sided infective endocarditis	6
Evaluation of multiple ventricular septal defects using three-dimensional reconstruction models	6
Reintervention rates following bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement—a Danish Nationwide Cohort Study	6
Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery	6
Efficacy of central extracorporeal life support for patients with fulminant myocarditis and cardiogenic shock	6
Reply to de Kerchove et al.: ‘Rather addition than extension of Florida sleeve indications’	6
The land of the Lotus-eaters in the COVID-19 epidemic	6
The double-edged sword of cardiac surgical care: rethinking sustainability in an ever-growing field	6
Does danger impend not after arrival but before arrival?	6
A cloud with a silver lining: ground glass in a hypermetabolic sky	6
Ascending aortic morphology: the need for standardization of nomenclature	6
Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: what should be accepted as the gold standard?	6
Is it time for an endovascular first approach for ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms?	6
Pre-emptive BioGlue priming of the branched Evita Open NEO hybrid prosthesis: tackling excessive oozing	6
The transformation of risk modelling in cardiac and thoracic surgery through artificial intelligence	6
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	6
Tear-oriented strategy to avoid tears of patients and surgeons	6
Evaluation of custom-made Relay® stent-grafts for aortic arch landing zones 0 and 1: experience from two high-volume aortic centres	6
Anatomical feasibility of the total endovascular aortic arch repair—and what lies beyond	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
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	6
Magnetic resonance angiography-derived flow parameters to assess thoracic aortic disease risk	6
Prognosis of epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated stage I lung adenocarcinoma with radiologically solid features	6
Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve dysplasia in children	6
Reply to Liu and Bu	6
A national analysis of open versus minimally invasive thymectomy for stage I–III thymic carcinoma	5
Application of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy-guided microwave ablation in multiple pulmonary nodules: a single-centre study	5
Quantification of visceral perfusion and impact of femoral cannulation: in vitro model of aortic dissection	5
Surgical valve replacement in adults late after total cavo-pulmonary connection/Fontan procedure	5
Influence of age at surgery on left ventricular strain in patients with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery	5
Validation of a novel risk score to predict mortality after surgery for acute type A dissection	5
Ross procedure provides survival benefit over mechanical valve in adults: a propensity-matched nationwide analysis	5
A new dissection-specific hybrid stent graft for patients with DeBakey type I aortic dissection	5
Invited commentary to: 4D-flow cardiac magnetic resonance for the assEssmeNt of AOrtic valve repair with OzAki TEchnique	5
Emergency surgical retrieval of a migrated LAmbre device through the mitral valve	5
Maximizing lymph node dissection from fresh lung cancer specimens	5
The Ross procedure in 2021—aiming for operative perfection	5
Two-year outcome after standardized papillary muscle relocation for type IIIb secondary mitral regurgitation: is it enough to assess the result improvement?	5
Sleeve lobectomy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a report from the European Society of Thoracic Surgery database 2021	5
Surgical experience makes a difference: but what is surgical experience?	5
Weekday and outcomes of elective cardiac surgery in the UK: a large retrospective database analysis	5
Complex segmentectomy is not a complex procedure relative to simple segmentectomy	5
Outcomes in very low birthweight infants with severe congenital heart defect following cardiac surgery within the first year of life	5
Bridging patients in cardiogenic shock with a paracorporeal pulsatile biventricular assist device to heart transplantation—a single-centre experience	5
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	5
Invited commentary to: Intraoperative echocardiographic assessment of mitral valve translocation	5
International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes	5
Management of acute type A aortic dissection in the elderly: an analysis from IRAD	5
The state of left ventricular device therapy for advanced heart failure: midway upon the journey towards euvolemia and full functional recovery	5