OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery is 5. 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.)

Article	Citations
Recent improvement in operative techniques lead to lower pacemaker rate after Perceval implant	25
Relationship of atrial function with cardiac function in the late phase more than 20 years after a Fontan operation	21
Comparative analysis of the hydrogen sulphide pathway in internal thoracic artery and radial artery	20
The association of depression and postoperative delirium: we may need more information	17
False lumen/true lumen wall pressure ratio is increased in acute non-A non-B aortic dissection	15
Surgical and interventional rescue strategies for Fontan failure	15
Lung transplantation in patients with a history of anatomical native lung resection	13
Challenging conventional dogma in chest drain placement following lung resection surgery: is there a best position?	13
Early postoperative pain after subxiphoid uniportal thoracoscopic major lung resection: a prospective, single- blinded, randomized controlled trial	12
Sublobar resection versus lobectomy for patients with stage T1-2N0M0 pulmonary typical carcinoid tumours: a population-based propensity score matching analysis	12
Surgical reconstruction of a giant left ventricular aneurysm with prior unloading using a microaxial pump	12
Gender differences in the dissection properties of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms	11
Health-related quality of life after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum: a cross-sectional study	10
Limited airway resection and reconstruction for paediatric tracheobronchial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour	9
Erratum to: Analysis of 3-dimensional interventricular septum and abnormal muscle bundles models for septal myectomy	8
Depression is associated with delirium after cardiac surgery—a population-based cohort study	8
Effects of crystalloid and colloid priming strategies for cardiopulmonary bypass on colloid oncotic pressure and haemostasis: a meta-analysis	8
Usability, performance and safety of a new device for degenerative mitral regurgitation: in vivo chronic evaluation	8
Combined surgical correction of pectus carinatum and juvenile kyphosis	8
Oral anticoagulation following bioprosthetic SAVR in patients with atrial fibrillation: what’s the current status of NOACs?	8
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
Protective continuous ventilation strategy during cardiopulmonary bypass in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease: a prospective study	7
Successful surgical aortic valve replacement in a patient with progeria	7
Long-term outcome of surgical revascularization in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction—a population-based cohort study	7
Repair with a pulmonary neovalve in tetralogy of Fallot: does this avoid ventricular dysfunction?	7

Repair of coronary sinus shear stress injury following blunt chest trauma using adenosine-induced asystole	7
Early and mid-term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair to treat aortic rupture in patients with aneurysms, dissections and trauma	6
Feasibility of open chest management with modified negative pressure wound therapy immediately after cardiac surgery	5
Simple smoke ventilation method for uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery	5
In patients undergoing oesophagectomy does postoperative home enteral nutrition have any impact on nutritional status?	5
Combined mitral valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting through a left thoracotomy after retrosternal oesophageal reconstruction	5
Cavopulmonary support with a modified cannulation technique in a failing Fontan patient	5
Contemporary outcomes of cardiac surgery patients supported by the intra-aortic balloon pump	5
Apixaban in a porcine model of mechanical valve thrombosis in pulmonary position—a pilot study	5
Boyden’s triad in the left lung: an interesting phenomenon	5
Descending thoracic aortic repair outcomes for chronic aortic dissection: a single-centre experience	5
Large thrombus in transit in a COVID-19 patient	5
Inferior mesenteric artery diameter and number of patent lumbar arteries as factors associated with significant type 2 endoleak after infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair	5