Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Editor's Choice	270
Moving Beyond Just Panning for Esophagectomy Gold	257
Increased Assist Device Use Requires Reduced Excessive Bleeding and Associated Cost-to-Benefit Analysis	254
The Ross Procedure: A Rekindled Relationship	191
Editor's Choice	159
Selecting the Modern Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee	108
Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	87
The Arterial Switch Is the Same Operation Anywhere; or Is It?	85
Editor’s Choice: A Place for All Thoracic Surgeons	84
Truncal Root Dilatation: A More Measured Approach	80
Aortic-to-Right Ventricle Shunting for Rare Cardiovascular Conditions	80
Aortic Annular Enlargement During Aortic Valve Replacement: Shedding Light on the Conundrum	76
Steroid Use and Perioperative Complications of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis	72
Attrition Before Fontan vs Creating a Bad Fontan: The Dilemma	70
Resilience. Hope. Unity. STS Presidential Address 2021	64
Complex Mitral Valve Repair: Experience Matters	61
Contents	60
Polytetrafluoroethylene Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Artery Conduit in Bigger Sizes: Bespoke and Fit for Purpose	60
Validation of 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations	54
Editor’s Choice: Papers That May Change Your Practice	53
Society Board	50
Inferior-to-Superior Vena Cava Bypass for Baffle Stenosis After Atrial Switch	49
Can Salvage Surgery Cause a Paradigm Shift in Lung Cancer Treatment?	48
Pulmonary Valve Designs and Innovation	46
Early Antireflux Surgery After Lung Transplant: Can We Justify the Risk?	46

Hands On/Hands Off	46
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Transplantation: Does Univentricle Physiology Impact Early Mortality?	44
Editorial Board	43
Bridging the Gap Between Volume and Quality in Multiarterial Grafting	42
No Shame in Sole Ascending Aortic Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	41
Impact of Antegrade Pulmonary Blood Flow as Patients Progress Through Single-Ventricle Palliations	40
Two Interventions on Pathologic Nodal Staging in a Population-Based Lung Cancer Resection Cohort	40
Refining Perfusion Strategies in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: Evaluating the Impact of Goal-Directed Perfusion on AKI Reduction	39
Editorial Board	37
Improving Safety of Cardiac Surgery During Pregnancy	37
Pilot Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Esophageal Cancer After Esophagectomy	36
Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty: Patient Selection Is the Key	36
Perspectives on a Presidential Address	36
Long-Term Impact of Tricuspid Valve Intervention on Survival, Tricuspid Valve, and Ventricular Function in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	36
Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Use of Single Lungs for Transplantation	35
Different Surgical Approaches for Acute Type I Aortic Dissections	35
Beyond Zone 0 in Acute DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	34
Hemodynamic Comparison of the On-X and Top Hat Mechanical Aortic Valve Prostheses	34
Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom	34
Hospital Volume Predicts Guideline-Concordant Care in Stage III Esophageal Cancer	33
Complete Revascularization Remains the Gold Standard in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	33
Calcification of Gore-Tex Neochord After Mitral Repair: Electron Microscopy	32
Long-term Outcomes of Surgical Repair for Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries	32
Sublobar Resection in Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutant	32
Risk Assessment Tools for Blood Transfusion: How Can They Be Used to Improve Care?	31
The Future Is the Present, but Not Always the Past	31
Exploring Prognostic Models and Molecular Mechanisms in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Tumor Spread Through Air Spaces	30
Corrigendum	30
Endoscopic vs Open Vein Harvest in Drug-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease Trial	30
Functional Benefit After Parenchyma-Sparing Resection: Are We Measuring What Matters?	29
Corrigendum	29
Erratum	29
Surgeon Perception of Artificial Intelligence in Thoracic Surgery: Insights From an International Survey	28
Immunosuppression in HIV-Positive Heart Transplant Recipients During the Post–COVID-19 Era	28
Does the Type of Annuloplasty Ring or Band Affect the Outcome of Mitral Valve Repair?	28
Sutureless Aortic Valve: Is It a Bailout Option in the Belligerent Root?	28
Apical Myectomy in HCM: Time to Let the Rubber of the Operation Meet the Road of a Randomized Trial	28
Outcomes of Over 1000 Heart Transplants Using Hepatitis C–Positive Donors in the Modern Era	28
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	27
Postoperative Mortality After Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery: The Tip of the Iceberg	27
Multimodal Treatment of Resectable Esophageal Cancer	27
Contemporary Multicenter Outcomes for Truncus Arteriosus With Interrupted Aortic Arch	27
Atrial Fibrillation Management During Surgical vs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement	26
Structural Failure of the BioBridge Rib Prosthesis After Chest Wall Reconstruction	26
Efficacy of an Autologous Blood Patch for Prolonged Air Leak: A Systematic Review	26
The Lost History of Cardiac Surgery in Afghanistan: Establishment, Evolution, Halt, and Reemergence	26
Postoperative Outcomes in Infants Undergoing ABO-incompatible Heart Transplantation in the United States	25
Impact of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Outcomes and Readmissions After Cardiac Operations	25
Increasing but Variable Use of Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: An Update from The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database	25
We Should Not Celebrate Congenital Heart Surgeon Scarcity	25

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Masquerading as Pulmonary Mucormycosis	25
Patient-Specific Biomechanics in Marfan Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms	25
Primary Entry Tear and Dissected Supra-Aortic Vessels: Shouldn’t We Repair Both for Acute DeBakey Type I Dissection?	24
Anastomotic Stricture After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy	24
Andrew Glenn Morrow, MD, and the Clinic of Surgery, National Heart Institute	24
Comparable Clinical Outcomes Between Segmentectomy and Lobectomy for NSCLC With Unsuspected N1/N2: A Multicenter Real-World Data Study	24
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair Stent Deployed in the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent	24
Late Durability of Mitral Repair for Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Functional Mitral Regurgitation	24
The Innovation of an Expert-Guided Emergency Re-Sternotomy Cart: A Narrative Review	24
Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients	24
Outcomes of Leaflet Resection vs Chordal Replacement for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation	24
Editorial Board	24
Optimal Margin for Sublobar Resection of Invasive Lung Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Mixed Ground-Glass Nodules	23
Multimodal Pain Management Protocol to Decrease Opioid Use and to Improve Pain Control After Thoracic Surgery	23
To Randomize or Not to Randomize: The Quest to Define “Good Judgment”	23
Outcomes of Re-Repair vs Replacement After Failed Primary Mitral Regurgitation Repair: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis	23
Achieving Equitable Care for Racial Minority Patients With a Lung Cancer Screening Program	23
Closing the Open Pipe: Restoring Balance Before the Flood	23
Surgical Considerations for the Mitral Valve in Congenitally Corrected Transposition	23
Paving the Way for Less Invasive Femoral Arterial Decannulation in VA-ECMO: Advancing the Decannulation Paradigm	23
Isolated Tricuspid Operations: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis	23
Early Hemodynamic Valve Deterioration After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation	23
Outcomes of 230 Patients Undergoing Surgical Repair of Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery	23
Outcomes of Surgical Interrupted Aortic Arch Repair in 181 Patients With Biventricular Circulation	23
Unaddressed Methodological and Statistical Concerns in Assessing Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After SAVR	23
Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Leadership for Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Qualitative Analysis	23
Lung Cancer Screening in a Safety-Net Hospital: Rare Harms Inform Decision Making	23
Editorial Board	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
Agreement Between Upper Digestive Disease App and Provider Evaluation of Esophagectomy Symptoms in a Mobile App Tool	22
Assessing the Performance of Risk Models With Discrimination and Calibration	22
Shaggy Aorta: How Much Thrombus Is Too Much?	22
Heart-shaped Mediastinal Angiomyolipoma With Chylopericardium	22
Survival Benefits of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Selected Patients With Severe COVID-19	22
Editorial Board	22
How Will the Elephant Trunk Technique Evolve in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair?	22
Contents	22
Data-Driven Observations in Superior Vena Cava Injuries: A Call to Action	22
Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery: Problem, or Problem of Perception?	22
Alternative Access Still Essential for Improved Outcomes and Innovation	21
Good Old-Fashioned Lasix: An Early Novel Kidney Biomarker	21
The Critical Role of Mitral Regurgitation Etiology in TAVR	21
Striking a Balance With Opioid Use for Pain Management After Thoracic Surgery	21
Regionalization in Congenital Heart Surgery—It’s Not Just About Volume	21
Surgical Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer	21
How Would Vivien Thomas Respond?	21
Cor Triatriatum Sinister and Eustachian Valve Mimicking Vena Cava Inferior Stenosis: Coexistent Remnant Membranes	21
Deep Sternal Wound Infections: One Bad Cut, a Lifetime of Trouble	21
Aortic Valve Repair vs Replacement	21
Assessing the Quality of Quality Assessment	21
Editor's Choice	21
Contents	21
Editorial Board	21
Trends in Endovascular Management of Aberrant Subclavian Artery With Kommerell Diverticulum	21
Editorial Board	21
Risk of Pacemaker Implantation After Aortic Root Replacement With and Without Valve Preservation	20
Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Outcomes and Cost After Cardiac Surgery	20
Incidence and Impact of a Single-Unit Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database 2010-2019	20
Interesting Trends, but the Perfect Valve Still Eludes Us	20
Bridging Two Worlds: Application of Organizational Theory to Cardiac Surgery	20
Improved Long-term Outcome of Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure Without Previous Pulmonary Artery Banding	20
The Most Important Is the Arterial Conduits Use	20
The Never-Ending Story of Ideal Patients and Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	20
Reframing the Modified Konno: Bidirectional Exposure Without Right Ventricle Incision	20
Systematic Mapping of Conduction Tissue Regions During Congenital Heart Surgery	20
Clinical T2 N0 M0 Esophageal Cancer: Identifying Predictive Factors of Upstaging	20
Assessing Quality of Cardiac Surgical Care at Safety-Net Hospitals	20
Making a Difference: 5 Years of Cardiac Surgery Intersociety Alliance (CSIA)	20
Challenges in the Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Heart Valve Technologies	20
Analysis of Outcomes of Novel Single-Branched Aortic Stent Graft for Treatment of Type B Aortic Dissection	20
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in Paroxysmal vs Persistent Atrial Fibrillation During Mitral Surgery	19
Not All Multifocal Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Proliferations Represent Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia	19
A Plea for Early Intervention for Atrioventricular Valve Regurgitation in Patients With a Single Ventricle	19
Lobar vs Sublobar Resection for Clinical Stage IA1-2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Tumor Spread Through Air Spaces	19
Hemodynamic Surveillance After Type A Aortic Dissection: The Role of Virtual Wards and Intelligent Monitoring	19
Concomitant Surgical Ablation in CABG Patients: A novel Instrument Variable Analysis of Over 80,0000 Patients	19
Molecular Imaging in Precision-Cut Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Slices	19
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Regurgitation Caused by Takayasu Arteritis	19

Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism After Lung Cancer Resection	19
Reading Between the Vertebrae: Statistical Bias in Spinal Cord Ischemia?	19
Optimizing Nonintubated ECMO Bridging in Heart Transplantation: The Role of Early Extubation	19
Pulmonary Artery–Bronchial Territory Mismatch in Segmentectomy and Its Effect on Surgical Resection Margins	19
Thresholds for Intervention in Neonates and Infants With Coarctation	19
Editor's Choice	19
Social Vulnerability Index: A Tool to Help Close the Quality Chasm?	18
Preemptive Intercostal Nerve Block as an Alternative to Epidural Analgesia	18
Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An STS Database Analysis	18
Arterial Cannulation and Brain Perfusion Strategies for Acute Type A Dissection in North America	18
Acute Type A Aortic Dissection With an Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Right Coronary Artery: A Rare Entry Formation	18
From Pickup to Patient: How Far Should a Heart Travel?	18
Explantation of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprostheses in a Very High Risk Population	18
Developing Proficiency in Robotic Cardiac Surgery	18
Intraoperative Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring for Esophagectomy: A National Cohort Study	18
The Consequences of the Kennedy v Braidwood Ruling on Thoracic Surgeons and Their Patients	18
Demographic Landscape of Cardiothoracic Surgeons and Residents at United States Training Programs	18
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus Pathway for Robotic Cardiac Surgical Training	18
Prognostic Impact and Recurrence Pattern of KRAS G12C Mutation in Surgically Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	18
Laparoscopic Transhiatal Esophagectomy With En Bloc Posterior Tracheal Wall Resection	18
Erratum	18
Postoperative Bronchial Complications After Lung Transplantation Related to Anastomosis Suture	18
Spread Through Air Spaces in Stage I Pulmonary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma	18
Mitral Valve Repair in Infective Endocarditis: A Patient-Tailored Approach	18
Progress on the Road to Total Endovascular Treatment of All Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections	18
Announcements	18
Supporting Inclusivity of Women in Congenital Heart Surgery	18
Contents	17
What Price Proximal Control? Left Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury in Open Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair	17
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	17
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2024 Update on National Trends and Outcomes	17
Variation as a Symptom: What Hospital-Level TAVR Utilization Reveals About Lifetime Valve Planning	17
Evolving Wedge Resection for NSCLC: The Missing Link of Margin Cytology and Biological R1	17
Atypical Histology in Pulmonary Biopsies Obtained Using Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy: Natural History and Clinical Practice	17
State of the Art Review: Aortic Valve Repair in Infants and Children	17
Clinical Significance of Regional Lymph Node Evaluation During Sublobar Resection in Lung Cancer	17
Intensive Care Unit Bypass for Robotic-Assisted Single-Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	17
Smart Drain for Post–Cardiac Surgery Left Ventricular Volumes Evaluated in Large Animal Models	17
Impact of Functional vs Anatomic Complete Revascularization in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	17
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Recurrent Discrete Subaortic Stenosis: Insights from Bioinformatics Analysis of Human Tissue Samples	17
Timing the Arterial Switch Operation: A Switch in Time Saves Nine	17
Half of Anastomotic Leaks After Esophagectomy Are Undetected on Initial Postoperative Esophagram	17
Women in Thoracic Surgery 2020 Update—Subspecialty and Work-Life Balance Analysis	17
Blood Transfusion as a Never Event: It Is Possible?	16
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Surgery: On Track to Succeed or Time to Reset?	16
Marked Variation in Medicare Reimbursement of Thoracic Surgeons in the US—Misuse of CPT Codes, or Validation of the Pareto Principle?	16
How Low Can You Go?	16
We Still Have So Far to Go	16
Clarifications and Questions on the Volume Issue in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery	16
Editorial Board	16
Impact of the Axillary Approach on Epicardial Pacing Lead Durability in Children	16
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot	16
Avoiding Obstructive Behavior	16
Board of Directors	16
Lung Cancer Surgery With Persistent COVID-19 Infection	16
Reducing Postoperative Complications Related to Air Leaks—Is the Goddard Score the Answer?	16
Systemic Disease and the Impact on Esophageal Carcinoma Management: The Big Picture	16
Editorial Board	16
Deflating Doubts: Endoaortic Balloon Occlusion Is Safe and Effective	16
Society Board	16
Don’t Stop Believing	16
Pacemaker Lead–induced Tricuspid Valve Stenosis and Reverse Lutembacher Syndrome	16
Most Valuable Application of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Acute Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection	16
Lung Cancer Treatment Is a Team Sport	16
Mitral Ring “Size” Is Not an Absolute: A 30 Is Not a 30	16
Time to Rethink Congenital Heart Surgery: Minimally Invasive Surgery or Better Yet Minimal Impact Surgery	16
Evolving Multidisciplinary Team Approach Continues to Contribute to the Progress in Anticancer Therapy	16
Press “2” for Postdischarge Follow-up	16
Clarifying the UDD Tool's Role in Post-Esophagectomy Care	16
Primary Entry Tears in the Descending Thoracic Aorta: The Devil Is in the Details	16
Paving the Swamp	16
Can We Make the Gold Standard Better?	16
Adding Mitral Valve Translocation to the Tool Kit for Treatment of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation	16
Race and Socioeconomic Disparities in Proximal Aortic Surgery	15
Optimizing Aortic Valve Replacement Through the Hawthorne Effect	15
Thoracoscopic Lateral Basal Segmentectomy Based on Dissection Along the Intersegmental Veins	15
Safe Implantation of a Bovine Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve in a Patient With Galactose-α-1,3-Galactose Allergy	15
Surgical Intervention Among Heritable Thoracic Aortic Disease Parent-Child Dyads	15
Impact of Reintervention During Stage 1 Palliation Hospitalization: A National, Multicenter Study	15
Weighing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Native Aortic Regurgitation	15
Recent Advances in Lung Transplantation: Innovations Shaping the Next Era	15
Current Practices for Cohort Reporting and Statistical Adjustment in Studies From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database	15
From Policy to Practice: Enforcing Perinatal Standards in Cardiothoracic Surgical Training	15
A Timely Multidisciplinary Framework to Optimize Outcomes for Patients Requiring Large-Bore Arterial Access (or “Our Sickest Patients”)	15
Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Addition to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Are We Muddying the Waters?	15
Perioperative Immunotherapy for Node-Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer—Current Evidence and Future Directions	15
Practical Limitation of Applying Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in Cardiothoracic Surgery	15
Intersection of Race and Gender in the Cardiothoracic Workforce: Study of Representation and Salary	15
Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Early-Onset Lung Adenocarcinoma in a Large Chinese Cohort	15
Contents	15
Surgical Perspective on the American Thoracic Society Statement on Race Correction of Pulmonary Function Testing	15
Impact of FDG PET Standardized Uptake Value in Resected Clinical Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	15
Long-Term Outcomes in Infants After Tetralogy of Fallot Repair: Does Repair Strategy Matter?	15
Safety of Concomitant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Repair During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study	15
Selective Sinus Replacement for Aortic Root Aneurysm: Durable Approach in Selected Patients	15