OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management	62
Robotic aortic valve replacement in the Middle East: reproducibility into practice with evolving complexity	39
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database	30
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair	27
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves	26
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data	26
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies	22
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy	22
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation	21
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection	20
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience	20
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective	18
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification	18
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection	18
Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?	17
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age	17
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery	16
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies	16
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	15
The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports	15
Advancing robotic aortic valve replacement beyond isolated therapy: a platform for multivalve therapy	15
Heritable aortic root aneurysms	15
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches	14
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population	14

Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team	14
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting	14
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience	14
Robotic endoscopic aortic valve replacement with rapid deployment valve: technique and outcomes	13
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement	13
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls	12
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy	12
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?	12
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies	11
Ascending aorta: the use of a physician investigational device exemption	11
Aortic root remodeling	11
Management of anomalous coronary anatomy during aortic valve repair	11
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?	11
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection	11
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture	10
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity	10
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons	10
Outcomes of robotic and endoscopic combined aortic and mitral valve surgery: experience from National Taiwan University Hospital	10
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience	10
Small incisions still require great anesthesia: anesthesiology techniques to enhance recovery in robotic coronary bypass grafting	10
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy	9
Therapeutic alternatives in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from pulmonary endarterectomy to balloon pulmonary angioplasty to medical therapy. State of the art from a multidisciplinary	9
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death	9
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	9
Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk in patients with Marfan syndrome	8
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch	8
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes	8
4D flow imaging—state of the art	8
Chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection: endovascular options to obliterate the false lumen	8
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital	8
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review	8
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations	8
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting	7
Total aortic arch replacement using frozen elephant trunk: the beating-heart technique	7
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy	7
Establishing a robotic aortic valve replacement program in Spain: growing opportunities for Europe	7
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom	7
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	7
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms	7
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death	7
RapidlinkTM: a new technology to simplify the supra-aortic vessel anastomoses in total aortic arch surgery	7
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	7
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype	7
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy	7
Lateral access fully robotic aortic valve replacement “RAVR”: from novel to normal	7
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient	6
Frozen elephant trunk with T-NEXT	6
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome	6

Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting	6
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome	6
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?	6
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it	6
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device	6
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery	6
Robotic aortic valve replacement and aortic root enlargement for optimal prosthesis selection	6
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases	6
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease	6
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation	6
Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options	6