Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
The outcomes of concomitant catheter ablation in non-mitral valve cardiac surgery—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature	46
The Ross inclusion Dacron graft	30
The Ross inclusion technique	22
Best transcatheter approach for a failed mitral valve ring	22
Minimally invasive surgical coronary artery bypass in women	21
Current approaches to spinal cord protection during open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	19
4D flow imaging—state of the art	19
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair	19
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management	18
Transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation in adult patients with prior congenital heart surgery	18
Aortic valve choice in the transcatheter aortic valve replacement era	18
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data	13
Trends in sex-specific differences following aortic arch repair: results from the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative	13
Diameter-based decision making in bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy: is it time to expand our perspective?	13
Simple bicuspid valve repair	13
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom	13
Endovascular repair of acute type B thoracic aortic dissection	13
Video atlas of each uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy and lymphadenectomy	12
Transcatheter options for atrial fibrillation treatment: an overview of the ablative techniques currently available and future perspectives	12
Long-term outcomes after pulmonary endarterectomy	12
The Ross procedure with a bicuspid pulmonary autograft	12
Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow biventricular assist devices	11
Pathologic von Willebrand factor degradation is a major contributor to left ventricular assist device-associated bleeding: pathophysiology and evolving clinical management	11
Mini-access David Procedure with endoscopic assessment of aortic valve competency: the “Snorkelling” technique	11
Forward-thinking design solutions for mechanical circulatory support: multifunctional hybrid continuous-flow ventricular assist device technology	11

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Endovascular aortic repair of Kommerell diverticulum associated with aberrant left subclavian artery	11
Medium and long-term patency results of distal anastomosis connectors: a meta-analysis	11
The Ross sub-coronary technique	10
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients	10
Historical evolution of robot-assisted cardiac surgery: a 25-year journey	10
Current perioperative management of cerebrospinal fluid drains	10
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting	10
Mechanical circulatory supports after pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy: why, when and how	9
Endo-Bentall: is this feasible?	9
How to advance from minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting to totally endoscopic coronary bypass grafting: challenges in Europe versus United States of America	9
Pulmonary endarterectomy in severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Toronto experience	9
The cardiac surgeon perspective—cardiac transplantation following donation after circulatory death: expanding the donor pool	9
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database	8
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the magic of pathophysiology	8
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital	8
Ross operation after failure of aortic valve repair	8
A glimpse into the future of valve-in-valve to treat early bioprosthesis structural degeneration—are we really doing right?	8
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease: papillary muscle rupture, left ventricle rupture and post-infarct ventricular septal defect	8
Australian outcomes from heart transplantation in the machine perfusion era	8
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	7
Robotic mitral valve replacement; results from the world’s largest series	7
Robotic mitral valve repair—the Bruxelles experience	7
Y-incision aortic annular enlargement after surgical explantation of transcatheter aortic valve bioprosthesis	7
Surgical treatment of post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Early and mid-term outcomes of aortic annular enlargement: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Surgical implant of Medtronic Penditure left atrial appendage exclusion clip during off-pump bilateral internal thoracic artery coronary artery bypass grafting	6
Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications	6
Aortic valve-sparing root replacement or Bentall?	6
Transapical transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with degenerated mitral bioprostheses or failed ring annuloplasty	6
Effectiveness of Maze IV procedure versus thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity score-matched analysis	6
The Ross procedure is the optimal solution for young adults with unrepairable aortic valve disease	6
Minimally invasive left atrial appendage occlusion plus reduced dose direct oral anticoagulant to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation—the LAAO-PlusRE	6
Remodeling of the aortic root—a 28-year journey	6
One stage ascending and descending aorta replacement through the posterior pericardium to treat aortic rupture due to stent graft-induced new entry (SINE) tear	5
Hemodynamic outcomes after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a single-center experience	5
Robotic septal myectomy for hypertrophy cardiomyopathy	5
Isolated aortic regurgitation in normal-appearing aortic root: what do I do?	5
Uniportal robotic versus thoracoscopic assisted surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis of the initial 100 cases	5
Prognostic implication of left atrial strain in patients experiencing early recurrence of atrial fibrillation after totally thoracoscopic ablation	5
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype	5
Balloon expandable transcatheter aortic valve for degenerative prior prosthetic valve dysfunction	5
The need for comprehensive multidisciplinary programs, complex interventions, and precision medicine for bicuspid aortic valve disease	5
Reimplantation of the aortic valve in patients with tricuspid aortic valve: the Toronto General Hospital experience	5
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection	5
Resolution of sudden left ventricular assist device failure due to outflow graft narrowing	5
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation	5
How I perform totally endoscopic robotic mitral valve repair	5
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy	5
The role of transcatheter approaches for the treatment of pulmonary homograft dysfunction	5

Severe aortic valve insufficiency with a ‘normal’ appearing aortic root: reimplantation (David) procedure	5
Aortic root anatomy: insights into annular and root enlargement techniques	5
Elimination of drive exit line: transcutaneous energy transmission	5
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience	4
Valve-sparing root replacement—reimplantation technique	4
Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients	4
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Spanish experience	4
Transcatheter valve implantation in a failed homograft	4
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Evolution of minimally invasive thoracic surgery	4
Evolving perspectives on mechanical circulatory support biocompatibility and interfaces	4
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death	4
The role of the ventricular assist device coordinator: quo vadis?	4
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection	4
Robotic totally endoscopic beating-heart unroofing of a left anterior descending artery myocardial bridge	4
The Ross procedure for bicuspid aortic valve: total root implantation technique	4
Impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	4
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves	4
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review	4
Heart transplantation following donation after euthanasia	4
Endovascular repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a physician-modified four-vessel fenestrated endograft	4
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pneumonectomy	4
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome	4
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms	4
Total endoscopic coronary artery bypass on a DaVinci Xi platform without an EndoWrist stabilizer combining the technology of GelPOINT Mini, AirSeal, and Octopus Nuvo	4
Endovascular arch repair using the NEXUS arch endograft	4
Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	4
The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture	4
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it	4
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysm and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Hybrid uniportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery staplers: technical aspects and results	3
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device	3
Transcatheter pulmonary valve in failed bioprosthesis	3
Heritable aortic root aneurysms	3
The value of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in incomplete revascularization and advanced hybrid revascularization	3
Annular stabilization in remodelling technique	3
Transition from multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery… and evolution to uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery?	3
How to perform distal anastomosis using a robotic platform: totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass	3
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases	3
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy	3
Prosthesis-patient mismatch in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement	3
End-stage chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is there still room for lung transplantation?—the past, the present and the future	3
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification	3
Direct access hybrid transatrial implantation of a Sapien 3 valve inside a bioprosthetic mitral valve with concomitant tricuspid valve replacement and cryoablation	3
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation	3
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age	3
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies	3
The learning curve of the robotic-assisted lobectomy—a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explantation experience in Japanese high-volume center	3
Utilization of minimally invasive approaches for transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: when and how?	3
Effective orifice diameter: a new sizing parameter of surgical valve prostheses to inform valve selection	3
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy	3
Why and how you should learn to do the Ross Procedure in 2020	3
A standardized approach to access in patients requiring complex endovascular aortic therapy	3
Reflections on valve-sparing operations utilizing straight tube versus Valsalva grafts	3
Uniportal hybrid robotic-assisted right upper sleeve lobectomy in an 83-year-old patient with severe pulmonary hypertension	3
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population	2
The Ross procedure and valve-sparing root replacement procedures in the adult patient: do guidelines follow the evidence?	2
The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports	2
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient	2
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review	2
Surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an historical perspective	2
Computational sentiment analysis of an online left ventricular assist device support forum: positivity predominates	2
Development of tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular performance after implantation of centrifugal left ventricular assist devices	2
Hybrid strategies for stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation	2
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome	2
Procedural and clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Ethical considerations in controlled donation after circulatory death	2
Poorly sized TEVAR: implications and lessons learned	2
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery	2
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies	2
Thoracic endovascular repair of chronic type B aortic dissection: a systematic review	2
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting	2
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?	2
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques	2
Transcatheter solutions for transcatheter aortic valve replacement dysfunction: is redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement a durable option?	2
Open, closed or a bit of both: a systematic review and meta-analysis of staged thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair	2
Modified-Manougian aortic root enlargement	2
Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?	2

Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options	2
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting	2
Outcomes after transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation using a balloon-expandable Edwards Sapien valve in patients with degenerated Freestyle aortic bioprosthesis	2
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	2
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease	2
How to robotically take down a mammary artery	2
Endovascular repair of acute complicated type B aortic dissection—systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term survival and reintervention	2
Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery	2
The periareolar approach to robotic mitral valve repair	2
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective	2
Rationale of the PAPAartis trial	2
How to implement a clinical robotic mitral valve surgery program	2
Simplified technique for bilateral access totally thoracoscopic Maze	2
Non-intubated uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: the future of thoracic surgery?	1
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis	1
Robotic mitral valve surgery in Latin America	1
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted bronchovascular sleeve bilobectomy	1
The use of mechanical circulatory support in post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	1
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery	1
The impact of technology—use of hypothermic machine perfusion: the next standard of care for controlled donation after circulatory death allograft preservation?	1
The role of aortic annular enlargement in the lifetime management of aortic stenosis patients	1
From valve-sparing aortic root replacement to aortic root reconstruction: the importance of aortic valve repair	1
Development of malignancies and their outcomes in patients supported on continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices—a systematic review	1
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?	1
Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team	1
Perioperative management of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular repair	1
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results	1
Normal and abnormal development of the aortic valve and ascending aortic wall: a comprehensive overview of the embryology and pathology of the bicuspid aortic valve	1
Hybrid repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in female patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome	1
Obstetric considerations for aortopathy in pregnancy	1
Open transcatheter valve replacement for prosthesis-patient mismatch at redo surgical aortic valve replacement	1
Will valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement shift the treatment paradigm for young adults with aortic valve disease?	1
Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture	1
Three decades of reimplantation of the aortic valve—the Brussels Experience	1
Explanting transcatheter aortic valves: comparative insights and surgical nuances in native versus valve-in-valve scenarios	1
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Intercostal artery reattachment for prevention of spinal cord ischaemia	1
The perfect prosthesis/patient match: pursuit of the Holy Grail	1
Pulmonary endarterectomy reoperation: frequency, risk factors and outcomes	1
Transcatheter valve implantation for degenerated tricuspid bioprosthesis and failed tricuspid ring	1
Left atrial strain importance in atrial fibrillation screening process	1
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience	1
Laser fenestration in chronic type B aortic dissection: creating a distal landing zone to facilitate thoracic endovascular aortic repair	1
Aortic root remodeling	1
The Ross procedure—the loose jacket technique	1
Access options for transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with prior surgical bioprosthesis	1
Bilateral uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery sleeve lobectomy for a bilateral endobronchial lung cancer	1
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for degenerated stentless aortic bioroots	1
Managing and repairing ventricular free-wall rupture: the triple-patch technique	1
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches	1
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant and aortomitral curtain reconstruction	1
The anesthetist perspective: optimization of cardiac allograft from withdrawal of life support to reperfusion in the controlled donation after circulatory death	1
How I do it: simplified Cox-Maze IV via right mini-thoracotomy	1
Ten-year outcomes of hybrid coronary revascularization at a single center	1
Management of increased systemic flow requirements in patients with left ventricular assist devices	1
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls	1
Retraction: Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience	1
Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass: 10-year outcomes	1
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy	1