OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery is 3. 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.)

Article	Citations
Relationship of atrial function with cardiac function in the late phase more than 20 years after a Fontan operation	25
Comparative analysis of the hydrogen sulphide pathway in internal thoracic artery and radial artery	22
False lumen/true lumen wall pressure ratio is increased in acute non-A non-B aortic dissection	21
The association of depression and postoperative delirium: we may need more information	17
Surgical and interventional rescue strategies for Fontan failure	16
Recent improvement in operative techniques lead to lower pacemaker rate after Perceval implant	16
Lung transplantation in patients with a history of anatomical native lung resection	14
Challenging conventional dogma in chest drain placement following lung resection surgery: is there a best position?	13
Sublobar resection versus lobectomy for patients with stage T1-2N0M0 pulmonary typical carcinoid tumours: a population-based propensity score matching analysis	12
Gender differences in the dissection properties of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms	12
Surgical reconstruction of a giant left ventricular aneurysm with prior unloading using a microaxial pump	12
Early postoperative pain after subxiphoid uniportal thoracoscopic major lung resection: a prospective, single- blinded, randomized controlled trial	11
Limited airway resection and reconstruction for paediatric tracheobronchial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour	10
Health-related quality of life after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum: a cross-sectional study	9
Combined surgical correction of pectus carinatum and juvenile kyphosis	9
Effects of crystalloid and colloid priming strategies for cardiopulmonary bypass on colloid oncotic pressure and haemostasis: a meta-analysis	8
Depression is associated with delirium after cardiac surgery—a population-based cohort study	8
Erratum to: Analysis of 3-dimensional interventricular septum and abnormal muscle bundles models for septal myectomy	8
Usability, performance and safety of a new device for degenerative mitral regurgitation: in vivo chronic evaluation	8
Oral anticoagulation following bioprosthetic SAVR in patients with atrial fibrillation: what’s the current status of NOACs?	8
Successful surgical aortic valve replacement in a patient with progeria	7
Repair of coronary sinus shear stress injury following blunt chest trauma using adenosine-induced asystole	7
Repair with a pulmonary neovalve in tetralogy of Fallot: does this avoid ventricular dysfunction?	7
Protective continuous ventilation strategy during cardiopulmonary bypass in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease: a prospective study	7
Does early surgery result in improved long-term survival compared to watchful waiting in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic regurgitation with preserved ejection fraction?	7

Long-term outcome of surgical revascularization in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction—a population-based cohort study	7
Feasibility of open chest management with modified negative pressure wound therapy immediately after cardiac surgery	6
Early and mid-term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair to treat aortic rupture in patients with aneurysms, dissections and trauma	6
Combined mitral valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting through a left thoracotomy after retrosternal oesophageal reconstruction	5
Boyden’s triad in the left lung: an interesting phenomenon	5
Cavopulmonary support with a modified cannulation technique in a failing Fontan patient	5
In patients undergoing oesophagectomy does postoperative home enteral nutrition have any impact on nutritional status?	5
Contemporary outcomes of cardiac surgery patients supported by the intra-aortic balloon pump	5
Simple smoke ventilation method for uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery	5
Long-term outcomes of transaxillary versus video-assisted first rib resection for neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome	5
Large thrombus in transit in a COVID-19 patient	5
Descending thoracic aortic repair outcomes for chronic aortic dissection: a single-centre experience	5
Apixaban in a porcine model of mechanical valve thrombosis in pulmonary position—a pilot study	5
Malignant granular cell tumour at the interventricular septum	4
Inferior mesenteric artery diameter and number of patent lumbar arteries as factors associated with significant type 2 endoleak after infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair	4
Changes in aortic growth rate and factors influencing aneurysmal dilatation after uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection	4
How can the rate of nontherapeutic thymectomy be reduced?	4
Transapical beating heart mitral valve repair versus conventional surgery: a propensity-matched study	4
Early and late results of mitral valve repair with anterior leaflet patch augmentation	4
First in human surgical implantation of a leadless pacemaker on the epicardial portion of the right atrial appendage in a patient with a cardiac electronic devices mediated dermatitis	4
Neochord DS1000 system versus conventional mitral valve repair for correction of mitral regurgitation due to prolapse of the posterior leaflet	4
Cervicotomy using a hemi-clamshell approach for a rare enlarged substernal goitre	4
Failure to rescue: obesity increases the risk of mortality following early graft failure in heart transplantation in UNOS database patients	4
Surgical Apgar score could predict complications after esophagectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Combination of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation and the presence of high-grade patterns is associated with recurrence in resected stage I lung adenocarcinoma	3
A novel approach of tricuspid valve repair: mitralization of tricuspid valve	3
Digital communication platforms in cardiothoracic surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: keeping us connected or isolated?	3
Prior intake of new oral anticoagulants adversely affects outcome following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection	3
A single-centre, retrospective study of mid-term outcomes of aortic arch repair using a standardized resection and patch augmentation technique	3
Coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary artery anomalies in infants and young children	3
Short-term outcomes of EXCOR Paediatric implantation	3
Effect of preoperative radiotherapy on overall survival in N2 non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database	3
Very-long-term outcomes of mechanical valves in mitral position focusing on valve-related complications	3
Challenge of a therapeutic sequence: rare case of heart failure in mitral valvular disease intensified by an extreme mediastinal shift from major diaphragmatic eventration	3
Combination of endobronchial bronchoscopic debulking and bronchoplastic segmentectomy of an obstructive neuroendocrine tumour: probably the least invasive approach	3
The correction of the diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle concomitant with a moulded silicone implant insertion in a patient with medial pectus excavatum	3
Unravelling early sinus node dysfunction after pediatric cardiac surgery: a pre-existing arrhythmogenic substrate	3