Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of Cardiothoracic 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.)
ArticleCitations
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database55
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data34
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management28
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair24
Robotic aortic valve replacement in the Middle East: reproducibility into practice with evolving complexity22
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection22
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection21
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves21
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation21
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis17
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies17
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy17
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience17
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification16
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair16
Heritable aortic root aneurysms16
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective15
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies14
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 population14
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting13
Advancing robotic aortic valve replacement beyond isolated therapy: a platform for multivalve therapy13
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery13
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches12
The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports12
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age12
Access options for transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with prior surgical bioprosthesis11
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team11
Robotic endoscopic aortic valve replacement with rapid deployment valve: technique and outcomes11
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience11
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement10
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection10
Aortic root remodeling10
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 exemption10
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?10
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls10
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy10
Management of anomalous coronary anatomy during aortic valve repair9
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies9
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity9
Small incisions still require great anesthesia: anesthesiology techniques to enhance recovery in robotic coronary bypass grafting8
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons8
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy8
Outcomes of robotic and endoscopic combined aortic and mitral valve surgery: experience from National Taiwan University Hospital8
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
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 hub8
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture8
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience8
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review7
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes7
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 lumen7
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch7
4D flow imaging—state of the art7
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death7
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations7
Best transcatheter approach for a failed mitral valve ring7
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it6
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy6
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death6
Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk in patients with Marfan syndrome6
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital6
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review6
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy6
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome6
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review6
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms6
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease: papillary muscle rupture, left ventricle rupture and post-infarct ventricular septal defect6
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Lateral access fully robotic aortic valve replacement “RAVR”: from novel to normal6
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype6
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting6
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom6
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases5
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?5
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device5
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques5
Non-intubated uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: the future of thoracic surgery?5
Functional and pathomorphological anatomy of the aortic valve and root for aortic valve sparing surgery in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves5
Frozen elephant trunk with T-NEXT5
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting5
Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options5
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation5
Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture5
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review5
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery5
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient5
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease5
Robotic aortic valve replacement and aortic root enlargement for optimal prosthesis selection5
Establishing a robotic aortic valve replacement program in Spain: growing opportunities for Europe5
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome5
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results5
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