Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Experience Matters	175
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	152
Resilience. Hope. Unity. STS Presidential Address 2021	135
Pulmonary Valve Designs and Innovation	121
Society Board	97
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	96
Attrition Before Fontan vs Creating a Bad Fontan: The Dilemma	87
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	84
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	79
Early Antireflux Surgery After Lung Transplant: Can We Justify the Risk?	69
Polytetrafluoroethylene Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Conduit in Bigger Sizes: Bespoke and Fit for Purpose	68
Contents	65
Complete Revascularization Remains the Gold Standard in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	64
Hemodynamic Comparison of the On-X and Top Hat Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses	64
Calcification of Gore-Tex Neochord After Mitral Repair: Electron Microscopy	64
Hands On/Hands Off	61
Additional Discussion From Anesthesiologists: Preventive Strategy for Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery	61
Editorial Board	60
Double-leaflet Technique for Mitral Regurgitation With Small or Tethered Posterior Leaflet	55
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	52
Does the Type of Annuloplasty Ring or Band Affect the Outcome of Mitral Valve Repair?	49
The Right WAYS to Repair the Mitral Valve	47
Inferior-to-Superior Vena Cava Bypass for Baffle Stenosis After Atrial Switch	45
The Use of Anterior Mitral Leaflet Augmentation With Autologous Pericardium: Why Not?	43
Late Durability of Mitral Repair for Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Functional Mitral Regurgitation	43

Bridging the Gap Between Volume and Quality in Multiarterial Grafting	43
Validation of 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations	42
Contemporary Multicenter Outcomes for Truncus Arteriosus With Interrupted Aortic Arch	41
Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom	40
Monobloc or Separate Aortic and Mitral Homografts for Endocarditis of the Intervalvular Fibrosa?	40
Uniportal Thoracoscopic Decortication for Stage III Tuberculous Empyema With Severe Rib Crowding	40
Editor's Choice	40
High-Risk Committee for Cardiac Surgery Decision-Making: Results From 110 Consecutive Patients	39
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	39
Can Salvage Surgery Cause a Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Treatment?	38
Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Shedding Light on the Conundrum	37
Immunosuppression in HIV-Positive Heart Transplant Recipients During the Post–COVID-19 Era	37
Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty: Patient Selection Is the Key	35
Editor’s Choice: Papers That May Change Your Practice	35
Biodegradable Stent Placement for Airway Kinking After Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Treatment	34
Deep Inside Pathology of Cor Triatriatum Sinister	34
Erratum	33
Apical Myectomy in HCM: Time to Let the Rubber of the Operation Meet the Road of a Randomized Trial	33
Corrigendum	33
Long-term Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries	33
Editor's Choice	32
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	31
Single Center Five Years’ Experience of Ozaki Procedure: Midterm Follow-up	31
Outcomes of Leaflet Resection vs Chordal Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation	31
Sutureless Aortic Valve: Is It a Bailout Option in the Belligerent Root?	31
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	31
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	31
A Novel Surgical Technique to Address Post-Septal Myectomy Ventricular Septal Defect	30
Surgical Considerations for the Mitral Valve in Congenitally Corrected Transposition	30
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	30
Risk Assessment Tools for Blood Transfusion: How Can They Be Used to Improve Care?	30
Anastomotic Stricture After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy	30
The Future Is the Present, but Not Always the Past	30
Transcervical Transtracheal Resection of Cervical Esophageal Smooth Muscle Tumor	30
Corrigendum	29
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality?	29
Sublobar Resection in Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutant	28
Refining Perfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Evaluating the Impact of Goal-Directed Perfusion on AKI Reduction	28
Multimodal Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Cancer	28
Outcomes of Over 1000 Heart Transplants Using Hepatitis C–Positive Donors in the Modern Era	28
Therapeutic Application of Cannabis in Medicine and Its Relevance to Thoracic Surgery	28
Structural Failure of the BioBridge Rib Prosthesis After Chest Wall Reconstruction	28
Is There a Prognostic Difference Between Stage IIIA Subgroups in Lung Cancer?	28
Two Interventions on Pathologic Nodal Staging in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Resection Cohort	28
Endoscopic vs Open Vein Harvest in Drug-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease Trial	27
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Stent Deployed in the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent	27
Hospital Volume Predicts Guideline-Concordant Care in Stage III Esophageal Cancer	27
Postoperative Outcomes in Infants Undergoing ABO-incompatible Heart Transplantation in the United States	27
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	27
Surgery for Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Users	27

STS INTERMACS Database: The Key to Conduct Single-Arm Trials in Advanced Heart Failure Patients	26
Steroid Use and Perioperative Complications of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis	26
Different Surgical Approaches for Acute Type I Aortic Dissections	26
A Novel Technique to Optimize Uniportal Thoracoscopic Right Middle Lobectomy	26
Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery	26
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	26
Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Hospital: Rare Harms Inform Decision Making	25
Impact of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Outcomes and Readmissions After Cardiac Operations	25
Efficacy of an Autologous Blood Patch for Prolonged Air Leak: A Systematic Review	25
Expert Systematic Review on the Choice of Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Endorsed by the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (S	25
Long-term Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement With Aortic Homograft: 27 Years Experience	25
Thoracoscopic Transmitral Myectomy for an Anatomically Complex Case With Midventricular Obstruction	25
Comparable Clinical Outcomes Between Segmentectomy and Lobectomy for NSCLC With Unsuspected N1/N2: A Multicenter Real-World Data Study	24
Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies	24
Outcomes of 230 Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery	24
Three-Field Lymphadenectomy in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma	24
Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients	24
Patient-Specific Biomechanics in Marfan Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms	24
Current and Future Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Cardiothoracic Surgery	24
Beyond Zone 0 in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	24
Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement	24
Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	24
Isolated Tricuspid Operations: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis	23
Aortic Valve Repair vs Replacement	23
The Internal Thoracic Artery Remodeling	23
Pig-to-Human Heart Transplantation: Culmination of Technology and Ingenuity	23
Surgical Treatment of Post-Infarction Left Ventricular Free-Wall Rupture: A Multicenter Study	23
Is the Use of BITA vs SITA Grafting Safe and Beneficial in Octogenarians?	23
Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring for Esophagectomy: A National Cohort Study	23
Surgical Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer	22
Subcarinal Lymph Node Dissection in Solo Robot-assisted Thoracic Surgery	22
Editorial Board	22
An Opportunity Lost: Meta-Analyses or Thoughtful Synthesis?	22
A Surgical Case for Pregnancy-Related Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection	22
Outcomes of Surgical Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair in 181 Patients With Biventricular Circulation	22
Nonemphysematus Bullae Treatment Using Valves	22
Deep Sternal Wound Infections: One Bad Cut, a Lifetime of Trouble	22
Contents	21
Postoperative Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation Related to Anastomosis Suture	21
Beyond Surgical Volume: Time to Focus on Improving Procedure-Specific Outcomes	21
Assessing the Performance of Risk Models With Discrimination and Calibration	21
Shaggy Aorta: How Much Thrombus Is Too Much?	21
Regionalization in Congenital Heart Surgery—It’s Not Just About Volume	21
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Takayasu Arteritis	21
Striking a Balance With Opioid Use for Pain Management After Thoracic Surgery	21
Evolving Evidence for Real-time Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Mitigating the Risk of Stroke With Cardiac Surgery	21
Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: Problem, or Problem of Perception?	21
Preventive Surgery in Marfan Syndrome: Which One Is Appropriate?	21
Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment	21
TSF Donor Honor Rolls	20
Alternative Access Still Essential for Improved Outcomes and Innovation	20
Survival Benefits of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Selected Patients With Severe COVID-19	20
How Will the Elephant Trunk Technique Evolve in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair?	20
Additional Discussion From Anesthesiologists	20
Not All Multifocal Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Proliferations Represent Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia	20
Trends in Endovascular Management of Aberrant Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	20
How Would Vivien Thomas Respond?	20
Homemade Gasbag Is Safe and Effective for Establishing the Subxiphoid Approach for Thymectomy	20
Obstructed Right Arch: Prepare for a Challenge	20
Huge Simple Mediastinal Cyst With Hemorrhage and Calcification	20
Editorial Board	20
Good Old-Fashioned Lasix: An Early Novel Kidney Biomarker	20
Success in Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: Judgment and Skill	20
Improving Outcomes of Open Stent Grafts for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair	19
Coagulation Nadirs in Risk Stratification After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	19
In Memoriam: Vincent L. Gott, MD (1927-2020)	19
The Most Important Is the Arterial Conduits Use	19
At the Crossroad of Decision: “One-stop Shop” to Treat Multiple Ground-glass Opacities	19
Clinical Significance of Regional Lymph Node Evaluation During Sublobar Resection in Lung Cancer	19
The Importance of Heart Team in Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass	19
Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy With En Bloc Posterior Tracheal Wall Resection	19
Bridging Two Worlds: Application of Organizational Theory to Cardiac Surgery	19
Contemporary Practice Patterns of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in the United States	19
Right Axillary Thoracotomy in Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Analysis of Percutaneous Cannulation	19
A New Technique for Shaping the Aortic Sinuses and Conserving Dynamism in the Remodeling Operation	19
Modified Warden Procedure for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage to Promote Growth	19
Editor's Choice	19
Smart Drain for Post–Cardiac Surgery Left Ventricular Volumes Evaluated in Large Animal Models	18
Agreement Between Upper Digestive Disease App and Provider Evaluation of Esophagectomy Symptoms in a Mobile App Tool	18
Ross Operation in Neonates: A Meta-analysis	18

Assessing Quality of Cardiac Surgical Care at Safety-Net Hospitals	18
Demographic Landscape of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Residents at United States Training Programs	18
Cardiac Biomarkers Associated With Hospital Length of Stay After Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery	18
Systematic Mapping of Conduction Tissue Regions During Congenital Heart Surgery	18
Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection	18
How Should I Treat Aortoesophageal Fistula	18
Heart-shaped Mediastinal Angiomyolipoma With Chylopericardium	18
Time-Related Risk of Pulmonary Conduit Re-replacement: A Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Study	18
Endovascular Arch Repair Using Inner Branch Stent-Graft With Transapical Access	18
The Critical Role of Mitral Regurgitation Etiology in TAVR	18
Pericardial Mitochondrial DNA Levels Are Associated With Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery	18
Data-Driven Observations in Superior Vena Cava Injuries: A Call to Action	18
Spread Through Air Spaces in Stage I Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma	18
Preoperative Maximum Standardized Uptake Value Associated With Recurrence Risk in Early Lung Cancer	17
Long-term Results and Functional Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Benign Laryngotracheal Stenosis	17
Impact of Different Annuloplasty Methods for Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Network Meta-Analysis	17
Quest for Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery	17
Intensive Care Unit Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	17
Thresholds for Intervention in Neonates and Infants With Coarctation	17
Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: A Survey of Canadian Cardiac Surgeons	17
Vicryl Mesh Coverage Reduced Recurrence After Bullectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax	17
Enhancing Support for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Through Allyship and Targeted Initiatives	17
Molecular Imaging in Precision-Cut Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Slices	17
Incidence and Impact of a Single-Unit Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database 2010-2019	17
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in Paroxysmal vs Persistent Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Surgery	17
Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Outcomes and Cost After Cardiac Surgery	17
Preemptive Intercostal Nerve Block as an Alternative to Epidural Analgesia	17
Radiation Exposure During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Impact of Arterial Approach and Prosthesis Type	17
Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Surgical Outcomes for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	17
A Brief History of Xenotransplantation	17
Erratum	17
Editorial Board	17
Two-Year Quality of Life Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive and Open Esophagectomy	17
Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An STS Database Analysis	17
Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Aortic Root Replacement With and Without Valve Preservation	17
Developing Proficiency in Robotic Cardiac Surgery	16
The Global Role and Impact of Social Media	16
Half of Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy Are Undetected on Initial Postoperative Esophagram	16
State of the Art Review: Aortic Valve Repair in Infants and Children	16
Challenges in the Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Heart Valve Technologies	16
The Never-Ending Story of Ideal Patients and Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	16
Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery in Adults	16
Expert Consensus Paper: Lateral Thoracotomy for Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Device Implant	16
Clinical T2 N0 M0 Esophageal Cancer: Identifying Predictive Factors of Upstaging	16
Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease Following Congenital Heart Surgery: A Review	16
Women in Thoracic Surgery 2020 Update—Subspecialty and Work-Life Balance Analysis	16
Late Health Status of Patients Undergoing Myectomy for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	16
Escalation and De-escalation of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: Joint Consensus Report of the PeriOperative Quality Initiative and the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Cardiac Society	16
Hemodynamic Surveillance After Type A Aortic Dissection: The Role of Virtual Wards and Intelligent Monitoring	16
Impact of Functional vs Anatomic Complete Revascularization in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	16
Making a Difference: 5 Years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA)	16
Successful Resection of a Posterior Tricuspid Leaflet Lipoma and Reconstruction of the Tricuspid Valve	16
Editorial Board	16
Distal Remodeling After Operations for Extensive Acute Aortic Dissection	16
Analysis of outcomes of novel single-branched aortic stent graft for treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection	16
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2024 Update on National Trends and Outcomes	16
Simplified Endovascular Treatment of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	15
Paving the Swamp	15
Reducing Postoperative Complications Related to Air Leaks—Is the Goddard Score the Answer?	15
Board of Directors	15
Board of Directors	15
Impact of Reintervention During Stage 1 Palliation Hospitalization: A National, Multicenter Study	15
Complex Esophageal Reconstruction: Challenges and Techniques	15
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: On Track to Succeed or Time to Reset?	15
The Renaissance of the Ross Procedure	15
Establishment and Implementation of Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing Guidelines in Cardiac Surgery	15
Reintubation After Lung Cancer Resection: Development and External Validation of a Predictive Score	15
A Novel Approach to Extensive Chest Wall Reconstruction in a Child	15
Is It Feasible to Implant Sutureless Valves in Presence of Diseased Aortic Root and Aortic Aneurysm?	15
Practical Limitation of Applying Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Cardiothoracic Surgery	15
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Perfluorocarbon in a Therapy Refractory Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	15
Multimodal Analgesic Strategy for Thoracoscopic Surgery	15
Ticagrelor or Aspirin After Coronary Artery Bypass in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Improved Long-term Outcome of Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure Without Previous Pulmonary Artery Banding	15
Can We Make the Gold Standard Better?	15
Surgical Perspective on the American Thoracic Society Statement on Race Correction of Pulmonary Function Testing	15
Complement Upregulates Runx-2 to Induce Profibrogenic Change in Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells	15
Midterm Results of Isolated Tricuspid Valve Replacement—Implications for Clinical Decision Making	15
Triple-Branched Stent Graft Implantation for Acute Non-A–non-B Aortic Dissection	15
Impact of FDG PET Standardized Uptake Value in Resected Clinical Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	15
Perioperative Immunotherapy for Node-Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer—Current Evidence and Future Directions	15
Pulmonary Artery Dissection Associated With Aortopulmonary Artery Fistula	15
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Its Role in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery	15
Curb Your Enthusiasm for the Ozaki Procedure in Small Children	15
Higher Long-term Quality of Life Metrics After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy Compared With Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy	15
Thoracoscopic Lateral Basal Segmentectomy Based on Dissection Along the Intersegmental Veins	15
Most Valuable Application of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Acute Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection	15
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Statements on a Framework for a Standardized National Robotic Curriculum for Thoracic Surgery Trainees	15
Impact of the Axillary Approach on Epicardial Pacing Lead Durability in Children	15
Trends in Diversity in Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residencies	15
National Survey of Burnout and Distress Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees	15
Field Defect in Esophageal Cancer: A Stochastic Evolution in Cancer Biology	15
Lung Cancer Treatment Is a Team Sport	15
Lung Cancer Surgery With Persistent COVID-19 Infection	15
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy: How I Teach It	14