European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is 7. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Benefit of mechanical ventilation during neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass: too good to be true?251
Corrigendum to ‘Predictors of safety and success in minimally invasive surgery for degenerative mitral disease’35
Strategies to reduce acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass: is it only about oxygen delivery?35
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Pat Garrett versus Billy the Kid?30
Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial30
3-Dimensional computed tomographic assessment predicts conduction block and paravalvular leakage after rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement29
Retraction to ‘The effects of preoperative aspirin therapy on platelet function in cardiac surgery’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1992;6:598–602]28
Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to pulmonary retransplantation: prognostic factors for survival in a multicentre cohort analysis27
A reappraisal of the sinus venosus defect27
Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues26
Cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex aortic valve or root endocarditis: a 28-year experience26
Pulmonary sequestration with feeding arterial pseudoaneurysm26
Spread through air spaces is a common phenomenon of pulmonary metastasized tumours regardless of origins26
Commissural closure to treat severe mitral regurgitation: standing the test of time25
Expanding the definition of a ‘heart team’24
Robotic subxiphoid thymectomy versus lateral thymectomy: a propensity score-matched comparison24
Bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: acquired von Willebrand disease or antithrombotics?24
Long-term survival after coronary bypass surgery with multiple versus single arterial grafts23
‘Mixed’ total anomalous pulmonary venous connection—neglect at your own peril22
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
Human leukocyte antigen mismatch on lung transplantation outcomes22
Segmentectomy versus lobectomy for solid predominant cN0 lung cancer considering Deauville score21
Of hypes and paradigms in the search of the ideal valved conduit in the young21
A case of the blues20
Left ventricular assist device-related infections, strokes and management: a changing landscape20
Composition of the surgical team in aortic arch surgery—a risk factor analysis20
Non-robotic minimally invasive mitral valve repair: a 20-year single-centre experience20
Support, mentor and empower: female cardiothoracic surgeons across Europe and the role of the society20
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 Registrati18
Challenges to rescuing patients in cardiogenic shock17
Sex difference in the risk factor distributions and outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the young population17
Surgical resection of a giant cardiac fibroma in an adult17
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 reinterventions17
Management of the left ventricular outflow tract in the setting of deficient atrioventricular septation17
Long-term evolution of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels and exercise capacity in 132 left ventricular assist device recipients17
Pulmonary metastasectomy: the discussion continues16
Aortic valve repair using pericardial patch standardized with external ring annuloplasty16
Anatomical analysis of the aortic arch and feasibility study of double and triple branched thoracic endografts in the treatment of isolated arch pathologies16
Impact of hypoxemia and re-interventions on clinical outcomes after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt16
Minimally invasive thymectomy: the best option for early and locally advanced epithelial thymomas15
Transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair in functional mitral regurgitation15
Segmental volumetric analysis with a ventilated or perfused area: identifying the intersegmental plane15
Ross redux versus aortic valve repair15
Aortic root replacement: what is in your wallet?15
Long-term results of tricuspid valve repair using three-dimensional versus flexible rings in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation15
Does it still make sense to publish papers on valve bioprostheses with a short-term follow-up?14
Perioperative stroke and survival in coronary artery bypass grafting patients: a SWEDEHEART study14
Turn off the lights when leaving the operating room14
Extracardiac conduit adequacy along the respiratory cycle in adolescent Fontan patients14
OUP accepted manuscript14
Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia: just avoid norepinephrine, what else?14
Treatment strategy for patients with chronic coronary disease: surgical data versus big data—who is right?13
Predictive risk scores for patients with acute type A aortic dissection: Magic 8-Ball or inconvenient truth?13
Predictive factors and prognosis of microscopic residual disease in non-small-cell lung cancer surgery13
Late clinical and echocardiographic results with the Magna Ease© pericardial aortic bioprosthesis13
Open surgical replacement of the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta in patients with confirmed Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes: A 20-year single-centre experience13
Safety and efficacy of surgical correction of anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries: experiences from 2 tertiary cardiac centres13
Another big win for cardiorespiratory fitness now in aortic valve disease12
Modes of the bioprosthetic valve failure of the porcine and pericardial valves in the mitral position12
Progression of aortic insufficiency with durable mechanical support12
Cannulation strategies for acute type A dissection—role of central cannulation12
Left ventricular rehabilitation in an infant with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, pulmonary stenosis and small left ventricle12
Frozen elephant trunk technique using hybrid grafts: 15-year outcomes from a single-centre experience12
Ventricular assist devices in transposition and failing systemic right ventricle: role of tricuspid valve replacement12
Incidence, clinical relevance and therapeutic options for outflow graft stenosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices12
The surgical anatomy of hearts with isomeric atrial appendages—implications for surgical management12
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients older versus younger than 50 years old12
Is aortic valve-sparing root reimplantation sustainable in Loeys–Dietz patients?12
Cannulation strategy in frozen elephant trunk for type A aortic dissection: double arterial cannulation approach12
Cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of surgery for aortic valve stenosis—the HUNT study11
Successful repair of an outflow graft twisting of Heartmate II left ventricular assist device: a case report11
Long-term durability after surgical aortic valve replacement with the Trifecta and the Intuity valve—a comparative analysis11
Impact of pre-existing right or left bundle branch block on patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement11
Thoracic endovascular repair in patients with concomitant blunt aortic injuries and abdominal trauma: what are the risks and results?11
Invited commentary: indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy11
Repair of insufficient aortic valve and single coronary artery with intramural course11
Reply to Vervoort et al.11
Twenty-five years’ experience with isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair: impact of commissural orientation11
Intravenous infusion of cardiac progenitor cells in animal models of single ventricular physiology10
Five-year results of Amaze: a randomized controlled trial of adjunct surgery for atrial fibrillation10
Effects of postoperative cognitive training on neurocognitive decline after heart surgery: a randomized clinical trial10
Intraoperative myocardial protection: still the cornerstone of cardiac surgery10
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 Sur10
Thoracic aortic endovascular repair or open surgery after frozen elephant trunk?—the last word has not been spoken yet!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 study10
Preoperative percutaneous needle indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy10
Reply to Maze and Tokui10
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal tumours in children: a single-centre retrospective study of 149 patients10
Effects of the harvesting technique and external stenting on progression of vein graft disease 2 years after coronary artery bypass10
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for structural degeneration of previously implanted transcatheter valves (TAVR-in-TAVR): a systematic review10
Long-term outcomes in children undergoing vascular ring division: a multi-institution experience10
Anastomosis oversewing technique to prevent leakage after oesophagectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis10
A bilateral lung transplant and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm reconstruction with an aortic graft in a woman with pulmonary hypertension10
Comparing survival between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by open or thoracoscopic oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma10
HVAD to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange: Best practices recommendations10
Reply to Ignazio Condello10
Reassessing our journey towards improved long-term outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: let’s re-focus on the aortic arch10
A novel hybrid technique for the repair of an atrioesophageal fistula post-atrial radiofrequency ablation10
Mid-term outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery according to preoperative clinical and functional staging9
Editorial comments on ‘Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial’9
Commentary: Gender differences in payments to cardiothoracic surgeons are unacceptable9
Midterm results of arch augmentation with autologous vascular patch in interrupted aortic arch9
Myocardial or endothelial protection! Preferably both, but is that achievable with current cardioplegic solutions?9
Heterotopic ossification of a pedicled intercostal muscle flap9
Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic head and neck cancer prolongs survival significantly compared to non-surgical therapy9
Pleural effusion: a potential surrogate marker for higher-risk patients with acute type B aortic dissections9
The prognostic impact of the ground-glass opacity component in nearly pure-solid stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer9
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 study9
Risk factors for mortality after cardiovascular surgery in patients with functional single ventricle and right isomerism9
Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) randomized controlled trial: a systematic review of published responses9
Artificial intelligence in thoracic oncology: moving from proof of concept to clinical practice9
Should we leave the door closed or open in thymic carcinoma surgery?9
Cardiac catheterization in the postoperative period: often too late, never too soon9
Late outcome of extracardiac Fontan patients: 32 years of follow-up9
Anatomical variant of the right pulmonary artery9
An aberrant anterior ascending segmental pulmonary artery (A3aii) in a patient with lung cancer9
Detection of blood stains using computer vision-based algorithms and their association with postoperative outcomes in thoracoscopic lobectomies9
Tricuspid annuloplasty ring for external support of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit9
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: is there a role for rapid deployment aortic valve replacement?9
Comprehensive investigation of lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces: predictive value of morphology8
Splitting hairs or not: importance of N2 subclassification after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery8
Rapid deployment and sutureless aortic valve replacement international registry: a step forward to define the ideal target patient population8
Alaska pollock gelatin sealant shows long-term efficacy and safety in a pulmonary air leakage rat model8
How non-committed is non-committed?8
Pre-emptive BioGlue priming of the branched Evita Open NEO hybrid prosthesis: tackling excessive oozing8
Evaluation of multiple ventricular septal defects using three-dimensional reconstruction models8
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 cancer8
The transformation of risk modelling in cardiac and thoracic surgery through artificial intelligence8
Pediatric cardiac surgery in Colombia8
Effect of postoperative atrial fibrillation on early and mid-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery8
Prognostic impact of invasive exercise haemodynamics in patients with severe mitral regurgitation8
Fontan conversion for Fontan failure: lessons from a vanishing craft8
Reply to Van den Eyde et al.8
Reporting surgical outcomes of left-sided endocarditis: can patient features and analysis methods matter more than prosthesis type?8
Contemporary management of borderline left ventricle8
Can preoperative features predict residual false lumen remodelling after tear-oriented limited resection for acute type I dissection?8
Is extension of Florida Sleeve indications taking us in the right direction?8
Durability of bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement: valve reintervention is only the tip of the iceberg8
Risk factors for postoperative delirium after cardiac surgical procedures with cardioplegic arrest8
Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: clinical characteristics, prognosis and postoperative management8
Adaption of EuroSCORE II to predict mortality in acute type A aortic dissection: an effort to make fit what does not8
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health8
Prognostic thresholds of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography mean and maximum standardized uptake values for survival and nodal involvement in lung neuroendocrine neoplasms8
Bouncing back after thoracic surgery8
Reply to Sankar et al.8
Mechanical circulatory support in the failing systemic right ventricle: a step towards better outcome7
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
Tear-oriented strategy to avoid tears of patients and surgeons7
Esophageal anastomosis: to oversew or to not oversew—is that the question?7
Mechanical versus biological valve prostheses for left-sided infective endocarditis7
Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve dysplasia in children7
A cloud with a silver lining: ground glass in a hypermetabolic sky7
Anatomical feasibility of the total endovascular aortic arch repair—and what lies beyond7
The double-edged sword of cardiac surgical care: rethinking sustainability in an ever-growing field7
Surgical repair for post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: where do we stand?7
From learning how to fly to becoming a war pilot7
Ascending aortic morphology: the need for standardization of nomenclature7
Does danger impend not after arrival but before arrival?7
Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery7
Reply to de Kerchove et al.: ‘Rather addition than extension of Florida sleeve indications’7
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 approach7
Outcomes in very low birthweight infants with severe congenital heart defect following cardiac surgery within the first year of life7
A national analysis of open versus minimally invasive thymectomy for stage I–III thymic carcinoma7
Is it time for an endovascular first approach for ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms?7
Protective effects of 17β-oestradiol on coagulation and systemic inflammation after total occlusion of the descending aorta in male rats7
VATS versus open thoracotomy for lung cancer resection: is the game still running?7
Magnetic resonance angiography-derived flow parameters to assess thoracic aortic disease risk7
Reply to Liu and Bu7
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