Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Editor's Choice	213
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	135
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	134
To Randomize or Not to Randomize: The Quest to Define “Good Judgment”	131
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	131
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	123
Early Hemodynamic Valve Deterioration After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	111
Different Surgical Approaches for Acute Type I Aortic Dissections	93
Editor's Choice	90
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	82
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	79
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality?	72
Editorial Board	70
Improving Safety of Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy	70
Multimodal Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Cancer	62
Paving the Way for Less Invasive Femoral Arterial Decannulation in VA-ECMO: Advancing the Decannulation Paradigm	59
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	58
Beyond Zone 0 in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	54
Comparable Clinical Outcomes Between Segmentectomy and Lobectomy for NSCLC With Unsuspected N1/N2: A Multicenter Real-World Data Study	53
Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients	53
Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies	52
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Use of Single Lungs for Transplantation	51
Long-Term Impact of Tricuspid Valve Intervention on Survival, Tricuspid Valve, and Ventricular Function in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	50
Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Leadership for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis	50
The Innovation of an Expert-Guided Emergency Re-Sternotomy Cart: A Narrative Review	49

Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	49
Outcomes of Over 1000 Heart Transplants Using Hepatitis C–Positive Donors in the Modern Era	47
Apical Myectomy in HCM: Time to Let the Rubber of the Operation Meet the Road of a Randomized Trial	46
Current and Future Applications of Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Cardiothoracic Surgery	46
Achieving Equitable Care for Racial Minority Patients With a Lung Cancer Screening Program	44
The Right WAYS to Repair the Mitral Valve	43
Additional Discussion From Anesthesiologists: Preventive Strategy for Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema After Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery	42
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	42
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	40
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	40
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	39
Corrigendum	38
Corrigendum	37
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	37
Steroid Use and Perioperative Complications of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis	36
Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Shedding Light on the Conundrum	36
Resilience. Hope. Unity. STS Presidential Address 2021	35
Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Experience Matters	35
Attrition Before Fontan vs Creating a Bad Fontan: The Dilemma	35
Contents	34
Polytetrafluoroethylene Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Conduit in Bigger Sizes: Bespoke and Fit for Purpose	33
Anastomotic Stricture After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy	33
A Novel Surgical Technique to Address Post-Septal Myectomy Ventricular Septal Defect	33
Contemporary Multicenter Outcomes for Truncus Arteriosus With Interrupted Aortic Arch	32
Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery	32
Long-term Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement With Aortic Homograft: 27 Years Experience	32
Two Interventions on Pathologic Nodal Staging in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Resection Cohort	32
Validation of 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations	32
Endoscopic vs Open Vein Harvest in Drug-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease Trial	32
Late Durability of Mitral Repair for Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Functional Mitral Regurgitation	31
Editor’s Choice: Papers That May Change Your Practice	31
A Novel Technique to Optimize Uniportal Thoracoscopic Right Middle Lobectomy	31
Erratum	31
Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty: Patient Selection Is the Key	31
Bridging the Gap Between Volume and Quality in Multiarterial Grafting	30
Double-leaflet Technique for Mitral Regurgitation With Small or Tethered Posterior Leaflet	30
Editorial Board	30
Society Board	30
STS INTERMACS Database: The Key to Conduct Single-Arm Trials in Advanced Heart Failure Patients	29
Inferior-to-Superior Vena Cava Bypass for Baffle Stenosis After Atrial Switch	29
Can Salvage Surgery Cause a Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Treatment?	29
Does the Type of Annuloplasty Ring or Band Affect the Outcome of Mitral Valve Repair?	28
Biodegradable Stent Placement for Airway Kinking After Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Treatment	28
Hands On/Hands Off	28
Sutureless Aortic Valve: Is It a Bailout Option in the Belligerent Root?	27
The Future Is the Present, but Not Always the Past	27
Early Antireflux Surgery After Lung Transplant: Can We Justify the Risk?	27
Pulmonary Valve Designs and Innovation	27
Efficacy of an Autologous Blood Patch for Prolonged Air Leak: A Systematic Review	27
Calcification of Gore-Tex Neochord After Mitral Repair: Electron Microscopy	27

Risk Assessment Tools for Blood Transfusion: How Can They Be Used to Improve Care?	27
Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom	26
Long-term Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries	26
Hemodynamic Comparison of the On-X and Top Hat Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses	26
Refining Perfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Evaluating the Impact of Goal-Directed Perfusion on AKI Reduction	25
Hospital Volume Predicts Guideline-Concordant Care in Stage III Esophageal Cancer	25
Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement	25
Immunosuppression in HIV-Positive Heart Transplant Recipients During the Post–COVID-19 Era	25
Complete Revascularization Remains the Gold Standard in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	25
Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Hospital: Rare Harms Inform Decision Making	25
Patient-Specific Biomechanics in Marfan Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms	24
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Stent Deployed in the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent	24
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	24
Outcomes of Leaflet Resection vs Chordal Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation	24
Surgeon Perception of Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Surgery: Insights From an International Survey	24
Is There a Prognostic Difference Between Stage IIIA Subgroups in Lung Cancer?	24
Structural Failure of the BioBridge Rib Prosthesis After Chest Wall Reconstruction	24
Outcomes of 230 Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery	24
Surgical Considerations for the Mitral Valve in Congenitally Corrected Transposition	24
Editorial Board	24
Isolated Tricuspid Operations: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis	24
Impact of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Outcomes and Readmissions After Cardiac Operations	24
Postoperative Outcomes in Infants Undergoing ABO-incompatible Heart Transplantation in the United States	24
Unaddressed Methodological and Statistical Concerns in Assessing Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After SAVR	24
Outcomes of Surgical Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair in 181 Patients With Biventricular Circulation	23
Shaggy Aorta: How Much Thrombus Is Too Much?	23
Sublobar Resection in Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutant	23
Andrew Glenn Morrow, MD, and the Clinic of Surgery, National Heart Institute	23
Assessing the Performance of Risk Models With Discrimination and Calibration	23
Half of Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy Are Undetected on Initial Postoperative Esophagram	22
Heart-shaped Mediastinal Angiomyolipoma With Chylopericardium	22
Editorial Board	22
Editorial Board	22
How Will the Elephant Trunk Technique Evolve in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair?	22
At the Crossroad of Decision: “One-stop Shop” to Treat Multiple Ground-glass Opacities	22
Modified Warden Procedure for Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage to Promote Growth	22
Contents	22
Subcarinal Lymph Node Dissection in Solo Robot-assisted Thoracic Surgery	22
Impact of Functional vs Anatomic Complete Revascularization in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	22
Beyond Surgical Volume: Time to Focus on Improving Procedure-Specific Outcomes	22
Not All Multifocal Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Proliferations Represent Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia	22
Evolving Evidence for Real-time Neurophysiologic Monitoring in Mitigating the Risk of Stroke With Cardiac Surgery	21
Agreement Between Upper Digestive Disease App and Provider Evaluation of Esophagectomy Symptoms in a Mobile App Tool	21
Obstructed Right Arch: Prepare for a Challenge	21
Nonemphysematus Bullae Treatment Using Valves	21
Survival Benefits of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Selected Patients With Severe COVID-19	21
Smart Drain for Post–Cardiac Surgery Left Ventricular Volumes Evaluated in Large Animal Models	21
Data-Driven Observations in Superior Vena Cava Injuries: A Call to Action	21
Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: Problem, or Problem of Perception?	21
The Internal Thoracic Artery Remodeling	21
Trends in Endovascular Management of Aberrant Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	20
Editorial Board	20
Striking a Balance With Opioid Use for Pain Management After Thoracic Surgery	20
Deep Sternal Wound Infections: One Bad Cut, a Lifetime of Trouble	20
Regionalization in Congenital Heart Surgery—It’s Not Just About Volume	20
Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy With En Bloc Posterior Tracheal Wall Resection	20
Coagulation Nadirs in Risk Stratification After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	20
Erratum	20
Homemade Gasbag Is Safe and Effective for Establishing the Subxiphoid Approach for Thymectomy	20
Aortic Valve Repair vs Replacement	20
Additional Discussion From Anesthesiologists	20
Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment	20
Alternative Access Still Essential for Improved Outcomes and Innovation	20
Intensive Care Unit Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	19
The Importance of Heart Team in Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass	19
Quest for Biomarkers in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery	19
Molecular Imaging in Precision-Cut Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Slices	19
Contents	19
A Surgical Case for Pregnancy-Related Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection	19
Editor's Choice	19
Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Outcomes and Cost After Cardiac Surgery	19
Preoperative Maximum Standardized Uptake Value Associated With Recurrence Risk in Early Lung Cancer	19
The Critical Role of Mitral Regurgitation Etiology in TAVR	19
Editorial Board	19
Success in Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement: Judgment and Skill	19
Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease Following Congenital Heart Surgery: A Review	19
Good Old-Fashioned Lasix: An Early Novel Kidney Biomarker	19
How Would Vivien Thomas Respond?	19
An Opportunity Lost: Meta-Analyses or Thoughtful Synthesis?	19
Surgical Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer	18

Improving Outcomes of Open Stent Grafts for Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair	18
Progress on the Road to Total Endovascular Treatment of All Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections	18
Clinical T2 N0 M0 Esophageal Cancer: Identifying Predictive Factors of Upstaging	18
Challenges in the Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Heart Valve Technologies	18
Enhancing Support for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Through Allyship and Targeted Initiatives	18
Clinical Significance of Regional Lymph Node Evaluation During Sublobar Resection in Lung Cancer	18
Explantation of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprostheses in a Very High Risk Population	18
Making a Difference: 5 Years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA)	18
From Pickup to Patient: How Far Should a Heart Travel?	18
The Most Important Is the Arterial Conduits Use	18
Improved Long-term Outcome of Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure Without Previous Pulmonary Artery Banding	18
Developing Proficiency in Robotic Cardiac Surgery	18
Ross Operation in Neonates: A Meta-analysis	18
Prognostic Impact and Recurrence Pattern of KRAS G12C Mutation in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	18
Bridging Two Worlds: Application of Organizational Theory to Cardiac Surgery	18
Incidence and Impact of a Single-Unit Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database 2010-2019	18
Lobar versus Sub-Lobar Resection for Clinical Stage IA1-2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Tumor Spread Through Air Spaces	18
Reading Between the Vertebrae: Statistical Bias in Spinal Cord Ischemia?	18
Thresholds for Intervention in Neonates and Infants With Coarctation	18
Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Aortic Root Replacement With and Without Valve Preservation	18
The Consequences of the Kennedy v Braidwood Ruling on Thoracic Surgeons and Their Patients	18
Mitral Valve Repair in Infective Endocarditis: A Patient-Tailored Approach	18
Acute Type A Aortic Dissection With an Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery: A Rare Entry Formation	18
The Never-Ending Story of Ideal Patients and Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	18
Vicryl Mesh Coverage Reduced Recurrence After Bullectomy for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax	18
Demographic Landscape of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Residents at United States Training Programs	18
Right Axillary Thoracotomy in Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Analysis of Percutaneous Cannulation	18
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in Paroxysmal vs Persistent Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Surgery	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
Assessing Quality of Cardiac Surgical Care at Safety-Net Hospitals	18
Women in Thoracic Surgery 2020 Update—Subspecialty and Work-Life Balance Analysis	17
Impact of Psychiatric Comorbidities on Surgical Outcomes for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	17
Preemptive Intercostal Nerve Block as an Alternative to Epidural Analgesia	17
Hemodynamic Surveillance After Type A Aortic Dissection: The Role of Virtual Wards and Intelligent Monitoring	17
Optimizing Nonintubated ECMO Bridging in Heart Transplantation: The Role of Early Extubation	17
State of the Art Review: Aortic Valve Repair in Infants and Children	17
Huge Simple Mediastinal Cyst With Hemorrhage and Calcification	17
Analysis of Outcomes of Novel Single-Branched Aortic Stent Graft for Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection	17
Spread Through Air Spaces in Stage I Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma	17
Systematic Mapping of Conduction Tissue Regions During Congenital Heart Surgery	17
Expert Consensus Paper: Lateral Thoracotomy for Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Device Implant	17
A Brief History of Xenotransplantation	17
Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An STS Database Analysis	17
Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring for Esophagectomy: A National Cohort Study	17
Pig-to-Human Heart Transplantation: Culmination of Technology and Ingenuity	17
Social Vulnerability Index: A Tool to Help Close the Quality Chasm?	17
Postoperative Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation Related to Anastomosis Suture	17
Editor's Choice	17
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2024 Update on National Trends and Outcomes	17
Higher Long-term Quality of Life Metrics After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy Compared With Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy	17
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in CABG Patients: A novel Instrument Variable Analysis of Over 80,0000 Patients	17
Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: A Survey of Canadian Cardiac Surgeons	17
Systemic Disease and the Impact on Esophageal Carcinoma Management: The Big Picture	16
From Safety to Benefit in Cell Delivery During Surgical Repair of Ebstein Anomaly: Initial Results	16
Safe Implantation of a Bovine Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve in a Patient With Galactose-α-1,3-Galactose Allergy	16
How Low Can You Go?	16
We Still Have So Far to Go	16
Mitral Ring “Size” Is Not an Absolute: A 30 Is Not a 30	16
Regionalization Equals Excellence in Pediatric Tracheal Surgery	16
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: On Track to Succeed or Time to Reset?	16
Time to Rethink Congenital Heart Surgery: Minimally Invasive Surgery or Better Yet Minimal Impact Surgery	16
Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection	16
Reducing Postoperative Complications Related to Air Leaks—Is the Goddard Score the Answer?	16
Cardiac Surgery Outcomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic Worsened Across All Socioeconomic Statuses	16
Endoscopic Fundoplication vs Robotic or Laparoscopic Fundoplication in Treating Achalasia	16
Field Defect in Esophageal Cancer: A Stochastic Evolution in Cancer Biology	16
Time-Related Risk of Pulmonary Conduit Re-replacement: A Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Study	16
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Takayasu Arteritis	16
Multimodal Analgesic Strategy for Thoracoscopic Surgery	16
Marked Variation in Medicare Reimbursement of Thoracic Surgeons in the US—Misuse of CPT Codes, or Validation of the Pareto Principle?	16
Adding Mitral Valve Translocation to the Tool Kit for Treatment of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation	15
Practical Limitation of Applying Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Cardiothoracic Surgery	15
Lung Cancer Treatment Is a Team Sport	15
Avoiding Obstructive Behavior	15
Incertitude Pathophysiology and Management During the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic	15
Evolving Multidisciplinary Team Approach Continues to Contribute to the Progress in Anticancer Therapy	15
Weighing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Native Aortic Regurgitation	15
Midterm Results of Isolated Tricuspid Valve Replacement—Implications for Clinical Decision Making	15
Is It Feasible to Implant Sutureless Valves in Presence of Diseased Aortic Root and Aortic Aneurysm?	15
Selective Sinus Replacement for Aortic Root Aneurysm: Durable Approach in Selected Patients	15
Lung Cancer Surgery With Persistent COVID-19 Infection	15
Press “2” for Postdischarge Follow-up	15
Board of Directors	15
Reproducibility and Survival in Swine Structural Heart Research	15
Simplified Endovascular Treatment of Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	15
Blood Transfusion as a Never Event: It Is Possible?	15
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Perfluorocarbon in a Therapy Refractory Case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome	15
One-Year Mortality Is Not a Reliable Indicator of Lung Transplant Center Performance	15
Most Valuable Application of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Acute Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection	15
A Step Forward for the Functional Electronic Health Record	14
Executive Summary: Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models	14
Normothermic Regional Perfusion: Ethical Issues in Thoracic Organ Donation	14
Society Board	14
What’s in a Name? The Diminishing Value of Quality Designations for Donor Lungs	14
The Right Axillary Artery Is Almost Always the Right Answer	14