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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
More insights into acute aortic dissection, but with what clinical consequence?	23
Robotic subxiphoid-optical thymectomy	16
Malignant granular cell tumour at the interventricular septum	16
Erratum to: Analysis of 3-dimensional interventricular septum and abnormal muscle bundles models for septal myectomy	15
Comparative analysis of the hydrogen sulphide pathway in internal thoracic artery and radial artery	13
Intraoperative risk factors for major complications after oesophagectomy: the surgical Apgar score	11
Failure to rescue: obesity increases the risk of mortality following early graft failure in heart transplantation in UNOS database patients	11
Oral anticoagulation following bioprosthetic SAVR in patients with atrial fibrillation: what’s the current status of NOACs?	11
Neochord DS1000 system versus conventional mitral valve repair for correction of mitral regurgitation due to prolapse of the posterior leaflet	10
How can the rate of nontherapeutic thymectomy be reduced?	10
Depression is associated with delirium after cardiac surgery—a population-based cohort study	10
The association of depression and postoperative delirium: we may need more information	9
Usability, performance and safety of a new device for degenerative mitral regurgitation: in vivo chronic evaluation	9
Short-term outcomes of EXCOR Paediatric implantation	8
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	8
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the assessment of extrinsic tracheal stenosis	8
Engineering analysis of aortic wall stress and root dilatation in the V-shape surgery for treatment of ascending aortic aneurysms	8
Pulmonary valve neocuspidization and tricuspid valve replacement in intravenous drug abusers with infective endocarditis: Report of two cases	7
Relationship of atrial function with cardiac function in the late phase more than 20 years after a Fontan operation	7
Is aortic valve-sparing root reimplantation (David-I) justified in cardiac redo surgery?	6
False lumen/true lumen wall pressure ratio is increased in acute non-A non-B aortic dissection	6
Effects of crystalloid and colloid priming strategies for cardiopulmonary bypass on colloid oncotic pressure and haemostasis: a meta-analysis	6
Corrigendum to: Contemporary outcomes of cardiac surgery patients supported by the intra-aortic balloon pump	5
Lung transplantation in patients with a history of anatomical native lung resection	5
Cervicotomy using a hemi-clamshell approach for a rare enlarged substernal goitre	5

Recent improvement in operative techniques lead to lower pacemaker rate after Perceval implant	5
Giant subaortic left ventricular diverticulum with aortic regurgitation and stenosis	5
Long-term paracorporeal pulsatile mechanical circulatory support in adolescent and adult patients	5
Clinical translation of surgical simulated closure of a ventricular septum defect	5
Pathological and clinical features of multiple cancers and lung adenocarcinoma: a multicentre study	5
Transapical beating heart mitral valve repair versus conventional surgery: a propensity-matched study	5
Protective continuous ventilation strategy during cardiopulmonary bypass in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease: a prospective study	5