Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Editor's Choice	223
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	163
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	149
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	149
Editor's Choice	142
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	134
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	119
Structural Failure of the BioBridge Rib Prosthesis After Chest Wall Reconstruction	98
Unaddressed Methodological and Statistical Concerns in Assessing Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After SAVR	84
Surgeon Perception of Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Surgery: Insights From an International Survey	83
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Stent Deployed in the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent	74
Editorial Board	73
Outcomes of Leaflet Resection vs Chordal Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation	65
Sublobar Resection in Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutant	64
Bridging the Gap Between Volume and Quality in Multiarterial Grafting	60
Patient-Specific Biomechanics in Marfan Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms	60
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	57
Two Interventions on Pathologic Nodal Staging in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Resection Cohort	57
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	57
Refining Perfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Evaluating the Impact of Goal-Directed Perfusion on AKI Reduction	56
Improving Safety of Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy	54
Editorial Board	52
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	52
Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	51
Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients	51

Apical Myectomy in HCM: Time to Let the Rubber of the Operation Meet the Road of a Randomized Trial	49
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	47
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	47
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	46
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	45
Corrigendum	45
Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Shedding Light on the Conundrum	42
Corrigendum	42
Attrition Before Fontan vs Creating a Bad Fontan: The Dilemma	41
Steroid Use and Perioperative Complications of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis	41
Resilience. Hope. Unity. STS Presidential Address 2021	40
Contents	39
Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Experience Matters	39
A Novel Surgical Technique to Address Post-Septal Myectomy Ventricular Septal Defect	38
Validation of 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations	36
Anastomotic Stricture After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy	36
Polytetrafluoroethylene Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Conduit in Bigger Sizes: Bespoke and Fit for Purpose	36
Erratum	35
Editor’s Choice: Papers That May Change Your Practice	35
A Novel Technique to Optimize Uniportal Thoracoscopic Right Middle Lobectomy	34
Society Board	34
Inferior-to-Superior Vena Cava Bypass for Baffle Stenosis After Atrial Switch	33
Can Salvage Surgery Cause a Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Treatment?	33
Double-leaflet Technique for Mitral Regurgitation With Small or Tethered Posterior Leaflet	33
STS INTERMACS Database: The Key to Conduct Single-Arm Trials in Advanced Heart Failure Patients	33
Biodegradable Stent Placement for Airway Kinking After Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Treatment	32
Early Antireflux Surgery After Lung Transplant: Can We Justify the Risk?	31
The Lost History of Cardiac Surgery in Afghanistan: Establishment, Evolution, Halt, and Reemergence	31
Pulmonary Valve Designs and Innovation	31
Does the Type of Annuloplasty Ring or Band Affect the Outcome of Mitral Valve Repair?	31
Contemporary Multicenter Outcomes for Truncus Arteriosus With Interrupted Aortic Arch	31
Hands On/Hands Off	31
Calcification of Gore-Tex Neochord After Mitral Repair: Electron Microscopy	31
Sutureless Aortic Valve: Is It a Bailout Option in the Belligerent Root?	31
Comparable Clinical Outcomes Between Segmentectomy and Lobectomy for NSCLC With Unsuspected N1/N2: A Multicenter Real-World Data Study	30
Postoperative Outcomes in Infants Undergoing ABO-incompatible Heart Transplantation in the United States	30
Hospital Volume Predicts Guideline-Concordant Care in Stage III Esophageal Cancer	29
Hemodynamic Comparison of the On-X and Top Hat Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses	29
Surgical Considerations for the Mitral Valve in Congenitally Corrected Transposition	29
Complete Revascularization Remains the Gold Standard in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	29
Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom	29
Immunosuppression in HIV-Positive Heart Transplant Recipients During the Post–COVID-19 Era	29
Long-term Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries	29
Efficacy of an Autologous Blood Patch for Prolonged Air Leak: A Systematic Review	29
Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies	28
Late Durability of Mitral Repair for Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Functional Mitral Regurgitation	28
Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Hospital: Rare Harms Inform Decision Making	28
Long-Term Impact of Tricuspid Valve Intervention on Survival, Tricuspid Valve, and Ventricular Function in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	28
Impact of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Outcomes and Readmissions After Cardiac Operations	28
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality?	27

Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty: Patient Selection Is the Key	27
Different Surgical Approaches for Acute Type I Aortic Dissections	26
Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement	26
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Use of Single Lungs for Transplantation	26
Achieving Equitable Care for Racial Minority Patients With a Lung Cancer Screening Program	26
To Randomize or Not to Randomize: The Quest to Define “Good Judgment”	25
Exploring Prognostic Models and Molecular Mechanisms in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Tumor Spread Through Air Spaces	25
Outcomes of 230 Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery	25
Beyond Zone 0 in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	25
Multimodal Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Cancer	25
Outcomes of Over 1000 Heart Transplants Using Hepatitis C–Positive Donors in the Modern Era	25
Closing the Open Pipe: Restoring Balance Before the Flood	25
Paving the Way for Less Invasive Femoral Arterial Decannulation in VA-ECMO: Advancing the Decannulation Paradigm	25
Isolated Tricuspid Operations: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis	25
Outcomes of Re-Repair vs Replacement After Failed Primary Mitral Regurgitation Repair: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis	25
Endoscopic vs Open Vein Harvest in Drug-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease Trial	24
The Innovation of an Expert-Guided Emergency Re-Sternotomy Cart: A Narrative Review	24
Risk Assessment Tools for Blood Transfusion: How Can They Be Used to Improve Care?	24
Andrew Glenn Morrow, MD, and the Clinic of Surgery, National Heart Institute	24
The Future Is the Present, but Not Always the Past	24
Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery	24
Current and Future Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Cardiothoracic Surgery	24
Primary Entry Tear and Dissected Supra-Aortic Vessels: Shouldn’t We Repair Both for Acute DeBakey Type I Dissection?	23
Shaggy Aorta: How Much Thrombus Is Too Much?	23
Early Hemodynamic Valve Deterioration After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	23
How Will the Elephant Trunk Technique Evolve in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair?	23
Outcomes of Surgical Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair in 181 Patients With Biventricular Circulation	23
Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Leadership for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis	23
Assessing the Performance of Risk Models With Discrimination and Calibration	23
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	23
Subcarinal Lymph Node Dissection in Solo Robot-assisted Thoracic Surgery	22
Data-Driven Observations in Superior Vena Cava Injuries: A Call to Action	22
Heart-shaped Mediastinal Angiomyolipoma With Chylopericardium	22
Contents	22
Editorial Board	22
Not All Multifocal Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Proliferations Represent Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia	22
Beyond Surgical Volume: Time to Focus on Improving Procedure-Specific Outcomes	22
Modified Warden Procedure for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage to Promote Growth	22
Evolving Evidence for Real-time Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Mitigating the Risk of Stroke With Cardiac Surgery	22
Obstructed Right Arch: Prepare for a Challenge	22
Editorial Board	22
At the Crossroad of Decision: “One-stop Shop” to Treat Multiple Ground-glass Opacities	22
Nonemphysematus Bullae Treatment Using Valves	21
Trends in Endovascular Management of Aberrant Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	21
Editorial Board	21
Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment	21
Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: Problem, or Problem of Perception?	21
Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy With En Bloc Posterior Tracheal Wall Resection	21
Regionalization in Congenital Heart Surgery—It’s Not Just About Volume	21
Striking a Balance With Opioid Use for Pain Management After Thoracic Surgery	21
Survival Benefits of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Selected Patients With Severe COVID-19	21
Agreement Between Upper Digestive Disease App and Provider Evaluation of Esophagectomy Symptoms in a Mobile App Tool	21
Aortic Valve Repair vs Replacement	21
Erratum	21
Good Old-Fashioned Lasix: An Early Novel Kidney Biomarker	20
Preoperative Maximum Standardized Uptake Value Associated With Recurrence Risk in Early Lung Cancer	20
The Critical Role of Mitral Regurgitation Etiology in TAVR	20
Improving Outcomes of Open Stent Grafts for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair	20
Clinical T2 N0 M0 Esophageal Cancer: Identifying Predictive Factors of Upstaging	20
Quest for Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery	20
Homemade Gasbag Is Safe and Effective for Establishing the Subxiphoid Approach for Thymectomy	20
Deep Sternal Wound Infections: One Bad Cut, a Lifetime of Trouble	20
The Importance of Heart Team in Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass	20
Mitral Valve Repair in Infective Endocarditis: A Patient-Tailored Approach	20
Ross Operation in Neonates: A Meta-analysis	20
How Would Vivien Thomas Respond?	20
Editor's Choice	20
Alternative Access Still Essential for Improved Outcomes and Innovation	20
Editorial Board	20
Contents	20
Improved Long-term Outcome of Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure Without Previous Pulmonary Artery Banding	20
Surgical Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer	20
An Opportunity Lost: Meta-Analyses or Thoughtful Synthesis?	20
A Surgical Case for Pregnancy-Related Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection	20
Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Surgical Outcomes for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	19
The Consequences of the Kennedy v Braidwood Ruling on Thoracic Surgeons and Their Patients	19
Assessing Quality of Cardiac Surgical Care at Safety-Net Hospitals	19
Social Vulnerability Index: A Tool to Help Close the Quality Chasm?	19
Making a Difference: 5 Years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA)	19
Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An STS Database Analysis	19

Half of Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy Are Undetected on Initial Postoperative Esophagram	19
The Most Important Is the Arterial Conduits Use	19
State of the Art Review: Aortic Valve Repair in Infants and Children	19
Analysis of Outcomes of Novel Single-Branched Aortic Stent Graft for Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection	19
The Never-Ending Story of Ideal Patients and Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	19
Smart Drain for Post–Cardiac Surgery Left Ventricular Volumes Evaluated in Large Animal Models	19
Molecular Imaging in Precision-Cut Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Slices	19
Thresholds for Intervention in Neonates and Infants With Coarctation	19
Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Aortic Root Replacement With and Without Valve Preservation	19
Hemodynamic Surveillance After Type A Aortic Dissection: The Role of Virtual Wards and Intelligent Monitoring	19
Editor's Choice	19
Systematic Mapping of Conduction Tissue Regions During Congenital Heart Surgery	19
Reading Between the Vertebrae: Statistical Bias in Spinal Cord Ischemia?	18
Intensive Care Unit Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	18
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Takayasu Arteritis	18
Clinical Significance of Regional Lymph Node Evaluation During Sublobar Resection in Lung Cancer	18
Optimizing Nonintubated ECMO Bridging in Heart Transplantation: The Role of Early Extubation	18
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	18
Acute Type A Aortic Dissection With an Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery: A Rare Entry Formation	18
Lobar vs Sublobar Resection for Clinical Stage IA1-2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Tumor Spread Through Air Spaces	18
Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring for Esophagectomy: A National Cohort Study	18
Incidence and Impact of a Single-Unit Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database 2010-2019	18
Bridging Two Worlds: Application of Organizational Theory to Cardiac Surgery	18
Challenges in the Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Heart Valve Technologies	18
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in Paroxysmal vs Persistent Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Surgery	18
The Internal Thoracic Artery Remodeling	18
Arterial Cannulation and Brain Perfusion Strategies for Acute Type A Dissection in North America	18
Postoperative Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation Related to Anastomosis Suture	18
From Pickup to Patient: How Far Should a Heart Travel?	18
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in CABG Patients: A novel Instrument Variable Analysis of Over 80,0000 Patients	18
Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Outcomes and Cost After Cardiac Surgery	18
Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection	18
We Still Have So Far to Go	17
How Low Can You Go?	17
Progress on the Road to Total Endovascular Treatment of All Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections	17
Developing Proficiency in Robotic Cardiac Surgery	17
Prognostic Impact and Recurrence Pattern of KRAS G12C Mutation in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	17
Time-Related Risk of Pulmonary Conduit Re-replacement: A Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Study	17
Demographic Landscape of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Residents at United States Training Programs	17
Safe Implantation of a Bovine Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve in a Patient With Galactose-α-1,3-Galactose Allergy	17
Multimodal Analgesic Strategy for Thoracoscopic Surgery	17
Reducing Postoperative Complications Related to Air Leaks—Is the Goddard Score the Answer?	17
Women in Thoracic Surgery 2020 Update—Subspecialty and Work-Life Balance Analysis	17
Spread Through Air Spaces in Stage I Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma	17
Explantation of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprostheses in a Very High Risk Population	17
A Brief History of Xenotransplantation	17
Preemptive Intercostal Nerve Block as an Alternative to Epidural Analgesia	17
Time to Rethink Congenital Heart Surgery: Minimally Invasive Surgery or Better Yet Minimal Impact Surgery	17
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2024 Update on National Trends and Outcomes	17
Enhancing Support for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Through Allyship and Targeted Initiatives	17
Pig-to-Human Heart Transplantation: Culmination of Technology and Ingenuity	17
Impact of Functional vs Anatomic Complete Revascularization in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	17
Higher Long-term Quality of Life Metrics After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy Compared With Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy	17
Regionalization Equals Excellence in Pediatric Tracheal Surgery	16
Endoscopic Fundoplication vs Robotic or Laparoscopic Fundoplication in Treating Achalasia	16
Lung Cancer Treatment Is a Team Sport	16
Simplified Endovascular Treatment of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	16
Weighing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Native Aortic Regurgitation	16
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: On Track to Succeed or Time to Reset?	16
From Safety to Benefit in Cell Delivery During Surgical Repair of Ebstein Anomaly: Initial Results	16
Systemic Disease and the Impact on Esophageal Carcinoma Management: The Big Picture	16
Reproducibility and Survival in Swine Structural Heart Research	16
Is It Feasible to Implant Sutureless Valves in Presence of Diseased Aortic Root and Aortic Aneurysm?	16
Marked Variation in Medicare Reimbursement of Thoracic Surgeons in the US—Misuse of CPT Codes, or Validation of the Pareto Principle?	16
Mitral Ring “Size” Is Not an Absolute: A 30 Is Not a 30	16
Adding Mitral Valve Translocation to the Tool Kit for Treatment of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation	16
Practical Limitation of Applying Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Cardiothoracic Surgery	16
Board of Directors	16
Don’t Stop Believing	15
Can We Make the Gold Standard Better?	15
Press “2” for Postdischarge Follow-up	15
Incertitude Pathophysiology and Management During the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic	15
Most Valuable Application of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Acute Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection	15
Lung Cancer Surgery With Persistent COVID-19 Infection	15
Myocardial Infarction in Swine: A Difficult Model for Structural Heart Research	15
A Step Forward for the Functional Electronic Health Record	15
What’s in a Name? The Diminishing Value of Quality Designations for Donor Lungs	15
Understanding the “X”s and “Y”s of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	15
Editorial Board	15
Evolving Multidisciplinary Team Approach Continues to Contribute to the Progress in Anticancer Therapy	15
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Perfluorocarbon in a Therapy Refractory Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	15
Blood Transfusion as a Never Event: It Is Possible?	15
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot	15
Executive Summary: Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models	15
Society Board	15
Impact of the Axillary Approach on Epicardial Pacing Lead Durability in Children	15
Paving the Swamp	15
Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy: How I Teach It	15
One-Year Mortality Is Not a Reliable Indicator of Lung Transplant Center Performance	15
Avoiding Obstructive Behavior	15
Pacemaker Lead–induced Tricuspid Valve Stenosis and Reverse Lutembacher Syndrome	15
Thoracoscopic Lateral Basal Segmentectomy Based on Dissection Along the Intersegmental Veins	15
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Its Role in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery	15
The Right Axillary Artery Is Almost Always the Right Answer	15
Perioperative Immunotherapy for Node-Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer—Current Evidence and Future Directions	14