OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is 4. 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
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
Best transcatheter approach for a failed mitral valve ring	22
The Ross inclusion technique	22
Minimally invasive surgical coronary artery bypass in women	21
4D flow imaging—state of the art	19
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair	19
Current approaches to spinal cord protection during open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	19
Transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation in adult patients with prior congenital heart surgery	18
Aortic valve choice in the transcatheter aortic valve replacement era	18
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management	18
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
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
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
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
Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow biventricular assist devices	11
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
The Ross sub-coronary technique	10
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients	10
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
Mechanical circulatory supports after pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy: why, when and how	9
Endo-Bentall: is this feasible?	9
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
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
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
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	7
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
Early and mid-term outcomes of aortic annular enlargement: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
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
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
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Robotic totally endoscopic beating-heart unroofing of a left anterior descending artery myocardial bridge	4
Evolving perspectives on mechanical circulatory support biocompatibility and interfaces	4
The role of the ventricular assist device coordinator: quo vadis?	4
The Ross procedure for bicuspid aortic valve: total root implantation technique	4
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves	4
Heart transplantation following donation after euthanasia	4
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pneumonectomy	4
Impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	4
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome	4
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review	4
Endovascular repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a physician-modified four-vessel fenestrated endograft	4
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms	4
Endovascular arch repair using the NEXUS arch endograft	4
The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture	4
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience	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
Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients	4
Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	4
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Spanish experience	4
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it	4
Valve-sparing root replacement—reimplantation technique	4
Transcatheter valve implantation in a failed homograft	4
Evolution of minimally invasive thoracic surgery	4
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death	4
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection	4