Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Papers
(The H4-Index of Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery is 40. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits in parallel for refractory hypoxemia in patients with COVID-19224
Discussion201
Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation135
Commentary: Can and should the National Inpatient Sample be used to evaluate trends in ventricular assist device use and outcomes?106
Tumor biology is a major determinant of survival after pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer84
Commentary: Ten-year survival, the holy grail in lung transplantation84
Commentary: Let's start again!75
Commentary: Long journey and a heavy load72
Commentary: Take two mitochondria and call me in the morning71
Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta71
Commentary: Time to climb the ladder of causation70
Commentary: Why I'm biased toward bilateral internal mammary artery70
Commentary: Saphenous vein graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting. It's all about getting the basics right67
Commentary: With great power comes great responsibility—assessing the validity of propensity score methods66
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals60
Commentary: Benefits of SGLT2 inhibition in heart failure: A bellwether for importance of other metabolic pathways56
Assessing clinical competency: The long and the short of it55
Commentary: Aging, cognitive decline and performance: Will prevention provide the cure?55
Commentary: Expanding the utility of the Ross procedure—proceed with caution54
Commentary: Another variable in the puzzle51
Discussion50
Commentary: Wherever you go, go with all your heart50
Commentary: Strategic surgery to type A dissection: A bird in the hand or 2 in the bush?49
Discussion49
Table of Contents48
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question46
Commentary: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: A brave new world46
The importance of left ventricular size45
Additional survival benefit of bilateral in situ internal thoracic artery grafting with composite radial artery graft in total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting45
Discussion to: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction44
Commentary: Transcarotid versus direct aortic transthoracic aortic valve replacement: How best to enter the room where it happens?44
Commentary: Unraveling the mysteries of atherogenesis: An elusive goal44
Commentary: David I: Some people prefer vintage44
Commentary: The value of access agility in the world of transcatheter aortic valve replacement44
Adequate lung cancer surgery lymphadenectomy within a statewide quality collaborative: Quality improvement in action43
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals43
Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support–certified centers are associated with improved failure to rescue after cardiac arrest: A propensity score–matched analysis41
Commentary: Challenging the final frontier of lung transplantation40
Long-term outcomes of warfarin versus aspirin after Fontan surgery40
Defining low-risk lesions in early-stage esophageal adenocarcinoma40
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