Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database	55
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data	34
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management	28
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair	24
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection	22
Robotic aortic valve replacement in the Middle East: reproducibility into practice with evolving complexity	22
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation	21
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection	21
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves	21
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies	17
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy	17
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience	17
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification	16
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	16
Heritable aortic root aneurysms	16
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective	15
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies	14
Transcatheter solutions for transcatheter aortic valve replacement dysfunction: is redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement a durable option?	14
Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?	14
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population	14
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting	13
Advancing robotic aortic valve replacement beyond isolated therapy: a platform for multivalve therapy	13
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery	13
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches	12

The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports	12
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age	12
Access options for transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with prior surgical bioprosthesis	11
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team	11
Robotic endoscopic aortic valve replacement with rapid deployment valve: technique and outcomes	11
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience	11
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy	10
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement	10
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection	10
Aortic root remodeling	10
What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?	10
Ascending aorta: the use of a physician investigational device exemption	10
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?	10
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls	10
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity	9
Management of anomalous coronary anatomy during aortic valve repair	9
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies	9
Small incisions still require great anesthesia: anesthesiology techniques to enhance recovery in robotic coronary bypass grafting	8
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons	8
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy	8
Outcomes of robotic and endoscopic combined aortic and mitral valve surgery: experience from National Taiwan University Hospital	8
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Heart and multiple organ transplantation from donation after circulatory death using mobile normothermic regional perfusion and cardiac surgery extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation team out of the hub	8
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture	8
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience	8
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review	7
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes	7
Therapeutic alternatives in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from pulmonary endarterectomy to balloon pulmonary angioplasty to medical therapy. State of the art from a multidisciplinary	7
Chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection: endovascular options to obliterate the false lumen	7
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch	7
4D flow imaging—state of the art	7
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death	7
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations	7
Best transcatheter approach for a failed mitral valve ring	7
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting	6
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom	6
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it	6
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy	6
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death	6
Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk in patients with Marfan syndrome	6
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital	6
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review	6
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy	6
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome	6
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	6
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms	6
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	6
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Lateral access fully robotic aortic valve replacement “RAVR”: from novel to normal	6

Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype	6
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?	5
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques	5
Non-intubated uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: the future of thoracic surgery?	5
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery	5
Functional and pathomorphological anatomy of the aortic valve and root for aortic valve sparing surgery in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves	5
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease	5
Establishing a robotic aortic valve replacement program in Spain: growing opportunities for Europe	5
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting	5
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation	5
Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture	5
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases	5
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review	5
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device	5
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient	5
Robotic aortic valve replacement and aortic root enlargement for optimal prosthesis selection	5
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome	5
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results	5
Frozen elephant trunk with T-NEXT	5
Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options	5
Impact of preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz on spinal cord injury after descending aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair	4
The reverse frozen elephant trunk: the Thoracoflo® hybrid-graft	4
Three decades of aortic valve sparing operations	4
The thoracic surgeon perspective—lung transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: any conflict with the heart?	4
Collateral network concept in 2023	4
Surgical management is associated with improved survival for endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	4
Use of the angioscope for aortic endovascular repair	4
Robotic-assisted double valve surgery	4
Overcoming prosthesis-patient mismatch with transcatheter aortic valve replacement	4
Surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular free-wall rupture in the Netherlands: data from a nationwide registry	4
Innovations in robotic surgery and recent developments in the SP platform	4
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis	4
Fracture of a 21 mm failed bioprosthetic aortic valve	4
Surgical management of pulmonary endarterectomy avoiding deep hypothermia: the Pavia experience	4
The outcomes of three decades of the David and Yacoub procedures in bicuspid aortic valve patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant for self-expandable valves	4
How to perform distal anastomosis using a robotic platform: totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass	3
Endo-Bentall: is this feasible?	3
How to advance from minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting to totally endoscopic coronary bypass grafting: challenges in Europe versus United States of America	3
Mitral valve repair in papillary muscle rupture	3
Aortic annular enlargement with Y-incision/rectangular patch	3
Limiting factors of current thoracic aortic endovascular technologies	3
The outcomes of robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in the Atlantic demographic—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature	3
Lateral approach in robotic aortic valve replacement: optimizing visualization from the orient and down under	3
Endovascular repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: current status and future challenges	3
Minimally invasive surgical coronary artery bypass in women	3
Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	3
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explantation experience in Japanese high-volume center	3
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the magic of pathophysiology	3
Historical evolution of robot-assisted cardiac surgery: a 25-year journey	3
Effectiveness of Maze IV procedure versus thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity score-matched analysis	3
Speaking a common language: the international consensus on bicuspid aortic valve nomenclature and classification	3
Safeguards and pitfalls for Bioprosthetic or Native Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to Prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery Obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement—the BASILICA t	3
Frozen elephant trunk in chronic dissection	3
Comparison of the short-term outcomes between Y-incision aortic annular enlargement and traditional aortic annular enlargement techniques	3
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors	3
Surgical techniques for cardiac allograft procurement and perfusion in controlled donation after circulatory death	3
Remodeling of the aortic root—a 28-year journey	3
Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients	3
One stage ascending and descending aorta replacement through the posterior pericardium to treat aortic rupture due to stent graft-induced new entry (SINE) tear	3
Robotic mitral valve replacement; results from the world’s largest series	3
Trends in sex-specific differences following aortic arch repair: results from the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative	3
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracic endovascular aortic repair: mandatory access but tailored placement	3
Systematic review and meta-analysis of mid-term survival, reoperation, and recurrent mitral regurgitation for robotic-assisted mitral valve repair	3
Normothermic regional perfusion and donation after circulatory death heart-lung procurement	3
Origin of prefabricated frozen elephant trunk	3
Current state of hybrid solutions for aortic arch aneurysms	3
Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery—experience during the restart of a robotic program in Germany	3
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients	3
Aortic root anatomy: insights into annular and root enlargement techniques	3
Minimally invasive left atrial appendage occlusion plus reduced dose direct oral anticoagulant to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation—the LAAO-PlusRE	3
Hybrid strategies for stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation	2
Thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion—approaches to arch vessels and options of cannulation allowing donation after circulatory death multi-organ perfusion and procurement	2
Total aortic arch replacement using the Thoraflex Hybrid device: evolution from investigational to federally approved use in the United States	2
Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysm and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Prosthesis-patient mismatch in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement	2
The anesthetist perspective: optimization of cardiac allograft from withdrawal of life support to reperfusion in the controlled donation after circulatory death	2
Heart transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: the Italian experience	2
Twenty-five years’ experience with root remodeling and bicuspid aortic valve repair	2
Heart team approach for comprehensive management of aortic coarctation in the adult	2

Snorkel and chimney endografting for juxtarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms is an acceptable, but aging technology	2
The impact of technology—use of hypothermic machine perfusion: the next standard of care for controlled donation after circulatory death allograft preservation?	2
Donation after circulatory death transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes and methods of donation	2
Explanting transcatheter aortic valves: comparative insights and surgical nuances in native versus valve-in-valve scenarios	2
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy	2
Ten-year outcomes of hybrid coronary revascularization at a single center	2
Reflections on valve-sparing operations utilizing straight tube versus Valsalva grafts	2
Uniportal hybrid robotic-assisted right upper sleeve lobectomy in an 83-year-old patient with severe pulmonary hypertension	2
Reimplantation of the aortic valve in patients with tricuspid aortic valve: the Toronto General Hospital experience	2
The development of the Siena graft	2
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in low- to intermediate-risk patients: a meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data	2
Single incision right transaxillary robotic valve and coronary artery bypass grafting: a future therapy	2
The aortic team and bicuspid aortic valve patients	2
Modified-Manougian aortic root enlargement	2
Simple bicuspid valve repair	2
Left atrial strain importance in atrial fibrillation screening process	2
End-stage chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is there still room for lung transplantation?—the past, the present and the future	2
Concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation in minimally invasive cardiac surgery	2
David procedure through an upper ministernotomy	2
Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications	2
Surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the future role of robotic aortic valve replacement	2
The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture	2
Hybrid repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in female patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome	2
Robotic versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery right upper lobectomy for aspergilloma	2
The role of robotic coronary artery bypass grafting in the current practice of surgical myocardial revascularization	2
Pulmonary endarterectomy reoperation: frequency, risk factors and outcomes	2
Mid-to-long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation in surgical treatment vs. catheter ablation: a meta-analysis using aggregated survival data	2
How to implement a clinical robotic mitral valve surgery program	2