Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Article	Citations
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	102
ABTS Announcement for Continuing Certification	98
Commentator Discussion: Esophagectomy may have a role in stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma	98
Continuing challenges in reproductive health for women of childbearing age following rheumatic heart disease surgery in Rwanda	83
Update Your AATS Profile	80
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	80
Don't Bring Home Leftovers: Increasing Your Impact with 7 Easy, Self-Care Strategies	66
Discussion to: The fate of concomitant tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	65
Significance of isolated postoperative atrial fibrillation in thoracic aortic aneurysm repair	65
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	65
Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery	62
Commentary: Maximum standardized uptake value is no crystal ball for candidate selection for sublobar resection: The future is cloudy (ground-glass)	60
Commentary: Just do it: Complete coronary artery revascularization—more is less!	60
Commentary: Another glimpse of light for patients with Marfan syndrome	59
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question	59
Discussion	58
Commentary: Isolated tricuspid valve surgery time has changed: From futile to a must	54
Discussion	54
Commentary: Mitigating lung cancer mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease	54
Commentary: Aging, cognitive decline and performance: Will prevention provide the cure?	50
Commentary: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: A brave new world	49
Discussion	49
Commentary: The hardest part of cardiothoracic surgery is getting to do it	48
Commentary: Challenging the final frontier of lung transplantation	46
Discussion	46

Commentary: Wherever you go, go with all your heart	44
Commentary: Shaking trees, falling apples	44
Commentary: The value of access agility in the world of transcatheter aortic valve replacement	43
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	43
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	43
Commentary: Cardioplegia for immature hearts utilized in adult hearts: What is at stake?	42
Editorial Board page	42
Commentary: Building a successful robotic mitral surgery program—one size does not fit all	41
Commentary: More insights into the resect versus respect debate: Will we ever have a winner?	40
Discussion	40
Discussion	40
Discussion	39
Commentary: Expanding the utility of the Ross procedure—proceed with caution	39
Commentary: Heart transplantation using hepatitis C–positive donors: What are we waiting for?	38
Commentary: Conduit selection in the COMPASS trial: Pointing in the wrong direction?	38
Commentary: Transcarotid versus direct aortic transthoracic aortic valve replacement: How best to enter the room where it happens?	38
Commentary: Benefits of SGLT2 inhibition in heart failure: A bellwether for importance of other metabolic pathways	37
The volume–outcome relationship in lung cancer surgery: The impact of the social determinants of health care delivery	37
Commentary: Another variable in the puzzle	37
Nonvitamin K oral anticoagulants in cardiac surgery: What cardiothoracic surgeons need to know 2.0	36
Assessing clinical competency: The long and the short of it	35
Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant	35
Surgical management strategy of slide tracheoplasty for infants with congenital tracheal stenosis	33
Commentary: David I: Some people prefer vintage	33
Critical insights on aortic aneurysm repair after cardiac ischemia	33
Interpreting survival comparisons in stage III non–small cell lung cancer: Performance bias and the need for subgroup-specific analysis	33
Training the trainee in structural heart disease: A need for change	33
Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta	33
In search of similarity in adverse events journeys of patients with left ventricular assist devices	32
Contemporary left atrial appendage management during adult cardiac surgery	32
Aortic root geometry following composite valve graft implantation: Implications for future valve-in-valve procedures	32
Reply: “Forget me not,” an appeal from the mitral valve in the left ventricular assist device-supported circulation	31
Adequate lung cancer surgery lymphadenectomy within a statewide quality collaborative: Quality improvement in action	31
Revisiting interpretability in artificial intelligence−based mitral valve risk models	31
Validity of propensity-matched observational studies in comparative effectiveness studies	31
Mind over heart: Is cognitive decline after cardiac surgery real?	31
Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support–certified centers are associated with improved failure to rescue after cardiac arrest: A propensity score–matched analysis	31
An approach to mycotic aneurysm in unrepaired coarctation of the aorta	30
Surgical Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Interim analysis of the TVVAD trial	30
Practice patterns of female cardiothoracic surgeons older than age 58 years: Are we making progress?	30
Global best practices consensus: Long-term management of patients with hybrid centrifugal flow left ventricular assist device support	30
Reappraisal of the role of motor and somatosensory evoked potentials during open distal aortic repair	30
Outcomes of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after previous septal reduction therapy	30
Norwood operation versus comprehensive stage II after bilateral pulmonary artery banding palliation for infants with critical left heart obstruction	30
Efficacy and safety of a transaortic approach to midventricular and apical septal myectomy	29
HVAD to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange: Best practices recommendations	29
Contemporary outcomes of the double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries	29
Diazoxide preserves myocardial function in a swine model of hypothermic cardioplegic arrest and prolonged global ischemia	29
Commentary: Methods in observational studies in valve surgery, when time matters	29
Patterns and influence of nodal metastases after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and R0 resection in esophageal adenocarcinoma	29

Lung resection after initial nonoperative treatment for non–small cell lung cancer	29
Similar long-term survival after isolated bioprosthetic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement: A propensity-matched analysis	28
Discussion to: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	28
Bigger pies, bigger slices: Increased hospitalization costs for lung transplantation recipients in the non–donation service area allocation era	28
Development of a risk score to predict occurrence of deep sternal dehiscence requiring operative debridement	28
On atrioventricular canal defects in patients with and without -down syndrome: A further look	28
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits in parallel for refractory hypoxemia in patients with COVID-19	28
“To repair or not to repair, this is the question”	27
Reply: The evolving role of artificial intelligenge in pediatric cardiovascular surgery: A call for transparency, collaboration, and rigorous validation	27
Reply: Toward personalized, surgeon-level prediction in mitral valve repair	27
Automated and explainable coronary angiogram interpretation for selection of coronary artery bypass grafting candidates using artificial intelligence	27
Outcomes and experience of anatomical partial lobectomy	27
Extent of surgical resection for radiologically subsolid T1N0 invasive lung adenocarcinoma: When is a wedge resection acceptable?	27
Risk prediction of occult lymph node metastasis in patients with clinical T1 through T2 N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	27
Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair: Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study	26
Long-term outcomes of aortic valve repair in children after infancy	26
Commentary: Inverted coronary arteries mostly seen in complex forms of transposition of the great arteries	26
Operative management of cardiac papillary fibroelastomas	26
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	26
Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation	26
Getting patients to adjuvant therapy after lung cancer resection: ERAS protocols and return to intended oncologic therapy	26
Molecular characterization and clinical investigation of patients with heritable thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection	26
The burden of major complications on failure to rescue after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Analysis of more than 19,000 patients	26
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Expert Consensus Document: The use of mechanical circulatory support in lung transplantation	26
18. Form Over Function: Development of a Morphology-Based Achalasia Classification	25
RF57. Beyond the Allen's Test: Duplex Ultrasound Identifies Patients at Risk for Grip Strength Reduction Following Radial Artery Harvest	25
66. Extending the Availability of Living Allogeneic Valves for Heart Valve Transplantation	25
Ex vivo biomechanical analysis of the Ross procedure using the modified inclusion technique in a 3-dimensionally printed left heart simulator	25
123. Impact of Left Ventricular Reshaping on Post-Infarction Functional Mitral Regurgitation in a Chronic Swine Model of Advanced Heart Failure	25
P192. Longitudinal Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation Following TAVR: Echocardiographic and Survival Outcomes at Mid-Term Follow-up	25
Additional survival benefit of bilateral in situ internal thoracic artery grafting with composite radial artery graft in total arterial off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting	25
Impact of telehealth postoperative care on early outcomes following esophagectomy	25
RF68. Transapical mitral implantation using a novel system: first-in-man report	25
120. Surgery for Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation – An International Multicenter Study	24
P59. A novel rescue strategy for post-cardiotomy circulatory collapse: ten-year experience with emergent bedside cardiopulmonary bypass in the intensive care unit	24
P136. Increased Utilization with Preserved Survival of Multiorgan Heart Transplantation in the New US Heart Allocation System – a Nationwide Analysis	24
4. Extended Arch Repair Improves Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection with Ascending Aortic Entry Tear	24
RF91. Abbreviated Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Lung Transplant Candidates: Striking a Surgical Balance	24
P224. The Diagnostic Dilemma of Sub Centimeter Lung Nodules, Leveraging Tools in Shape-Sensing Robotic Bronchoscopy	24
111. Minimal Invasive Thoracic Surgery in a Mobile Unit in West-Africa	24
P206. Bronchial Artery Revascularization: Establishing the BAR in Lung Transplantation	24
Commentary: The sublobar resections and the difference between a conjecture and a theorem	24
RF63. Empirical Platelet Transfusion After Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Bypass Does Not Reduce Bleeding Risk	24
P29. Paracrine VEGFA Signaling and Structural Remodeling of the Ligament of Marshall Drive Arrhythmogenesis in Atrial Fibrillation	24
P91. Gastroparesis After Lung Transplantation: An Overlooked Burden	24
P201. Safety and effectiveness of transcatheter tricuspid valve repair vs replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Prevention of distal stent graft-induced new entry after endovascular repair for type B aortic dissection: A retrospective cohort study	24
Commentator Discussion: Use of a novel donor lung scoring system as a tool for increasing lung recovery for transplantation	23
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	23
Commentator Discussion: Efficacy and safety of a transaortic approach to midventricular and apical septal myectomy	23
Commentary: Simple policy: Appropriate strategy and reliable surgical skill and technique	22
Commentator Discussion: Modeling of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation after aortic root replacement using 3-dimensional artificial intelligence algorithm	22
Commentary: In search of intrinsic indices, the Holy Grail for assessment of dysfunction and interventional results	22
Paradigm shift to earlier surgery for aortic regurgitation: What should be done?	22
Refining the thoracic surgical oncology regionalization standards for esophageal surgery in Ontario, Canada: Moving from good to better	22
Prognostic significance of preoperative exercise tolerance in patients with early-stage lung cancer	22
Safety of adjuvant atezolizumab after pneumonectomy/bilobectomy in stage II-IIIA non–small cell lung cancer in the randomized phase III IMpower010 trial	22
Diagnostic effectiveness and safety of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for subsolid pulmonary nodules: A multicenter prospective observational study	22
Commentary: In analytics we trust?	22
Discussion	22
Author Reply to Commentary: Textbook outcomes in robotic esophagectomy: A step forward in minimally invasive surgery?	22
Industry payments and implicit bias in cardiothoracic surgery: Difference in industry payments to cardiothoracic surgeons by gender	22
Commentary: One-patch, two-patch, V-patch?	22
Commentary: Surgical correction of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis appears to be a safe and durable option	22
Commentary: A return trip to MARS: Less may be more when treating mesothelioma	21
Reply: Time to embrace transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement—new route, same valve	21
Commentary: Don't be afraid to call a friend	21
Commentary: To art, perchance to science	21
Discussion	21
Commentary: Pulmonary conduits: A note of optimism in the natural history of dead tissue?	21
Discussion to: Statewide data on surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: The data provide a path forward	21
Reply: Mīlle viae dūcunt hominēs per saecula Rōmam	21
Discussion to: Comparing apples to apples: Exploring public reporting of congenital cardiac surgery outcomes based on common congenital heart operations	21
Commentary: Does untreated associated moderate aortic regurgitation have no impact on long-term outcomes if major lesion is fixed?	21
Commentary: Stereotactic body radiation therapy utilization emits answers to the volume–outcome relationship	21
Commentary: Left atrial appendage. To resect, or not to resect, that is the question	21
Commentary: What is more critical: Forward flow or backward flow? Contradictory hemodynamics with mechanical prostheses	20
Discussion	20
Commentary: Determining the role of priming for spinal cord protection during open aneurysm surgery: Have we used the right model?	20
Efficacy and safety of edoxaban in patients early after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair: A randomized clinical trial	20

Redlining, structural racism, and lung cancer screening disparities	20
Early outcomes of lung transplantation with lung allografts from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–positive donors	20
Determinants of successful minimally invasive surgery for resectable non–small cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant therapy	20
Commentary: We should not forget the aortic valve allograft	20
Commentary: Cashing in chips	20
Discussion	20
Commentary: Lung transplant: No support is best	20
Hemiarch versus extended arch repair for acute type A dissection: Results from a multicenter national registry	20
Device closure versus surgical repair for doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect	20
Commentary: Profile matters: 1-year results of low profile endograft with thoracic aortic aneurysm and ulcer pathologies	20
Commentary: Putting the lid on left main revascularization equipoise	20
Commentary: Just the tip of the iceberg…	20
Cardiopulmonary exercise test in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	20
SciScribe: Automating and contextualizing literature reviews in cardiac surgery	20
Commentary: Ebstein anomaly with circular shunt—round and round we go but not necessarily very fast	19
Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation during coronary artery bypass grafting: A propensity score–matched analysis	19
The journey of becoming a congenital heart surgeon: Too long, too costly, too unpredictable	19
View Updated Content on AATS Online	19
Early and late experience of the modified aortic reimplantation operation	19
Commentary: Coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention in left main disease: Plausibility does not equal evidence	19
Commentary: Old problem, new solution: Epicardial annuloplasty with left ventricular support for functional mitral regurgitation	19
Commentary: Can we crack the black box of machine learning for aortic aneurysms?	19
Prosthesis choice for tricuspid valve replacement in the era of transcatheter valve-in-valve technique	19
Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative	19
Social vulnerability is associated with increased postoperative morbidity following esophagectomy	19
Midterm outcomes of patients with multivessel disease treated at centers with and without on-site cardiac surgery services	19
Routine chest radiography after thoracostomy tube removal and during postoperative follow-up is not necessary after lung resection	19
Coronary artery bypass surgery versus percutaneous interventions for women with multivessel coronary artery disease	19
Late incidence and recurrence of new-onset atrial fibrillation after isolated surgical aortic valve replacement	19
Commentary: Simple enough, but not oversimplified	19
Outcomes of coronary artery obstructions after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries	18
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	18
Static cold storage at 10 °C mitigates the influence of advanced donor age on heart transplant recipient outcomes	18
Reply: Preoperative diabetes duration and long-term outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	18
Commentary: Primary cardiac lymphoma: Chasing rarity	18
Outcomes of urgent aortic wrapping for acute type A aortic dissection	18
From zone 1 to zone 3: Feasibility and safety of complex endovascular aortic repairs in type A aortic dissection	18
Risk prediction for surgery on adults with congenital heart disease: Nonprocedural clinical and social factors predominate	18
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	18
Long-term prognostic value of Heart Failure Association Pretest Assessment, Echocardiography and Natriuretic Peptide, Functional Testing, Final Etiology score in patients undergoing isolated surgical	18
A mapping algorithm for International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision codes for congenital heart surgery benchmark procedures	18
Outcomes of left atrioventricular valve operation following atrioventricular septal defect repair	18
Extent of resection in surgically resected stage IV non−small cell lung cancer: Results from two tertiary referral centers	18
Adaptation of cold preservation techniques to partial heart transplant	18
Five-year outcomes of transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement	18
Commentary: Setting the bar: Defining benchmarks in open thoracoabdominal aortic repair	18
Lung transplant outcomes after implementation of a hospital-based 10 °C controlled hypothermic organ preservation unit	18
Impact of epiaortic ultrasound utilization in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	18
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibition using tatCN19o ameliorates spinal cord ischemia associated with aortic surgery	18
Information for readers	18
Effect of sarcopenia on survival and spinal cord deficit outcomes after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients 60 years of age and older	18
Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection type Ib: Morphology and outcomes	18
Surgical versus transcatheter repair for secondary mitral regurgitation: A propensity score–matched cohorts comparison	18
Revascularization after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting in 566 patients: Is it a problem?	18
Commentary: Pulling back the curtain: Need for reoperation after valve-sparing aortic root replacement	18
Incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of reintervention after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	18
Characterizing phantom lymph node collection during curative-intent resection of non−small cell lung cancer	17
8. Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass using a Third-Generation Robot with Endowrist Stabilizer: Insights from 1,000 Consecutive Cases	17
RF81. Uninvolved vs Metastatic Tumor-Draining Lymph Nodes in NSCLC: Distinct Immune Ecologies Inform Selective Dissection and Immunotherapy	17
99. Postoperative MRD status Refines Recurrence Risk Stratification Beyond Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer	17
L12. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Mediates Protection from Heart Transplantation Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through a STAT3-dependent Mechanism	17
Commentator Discussion: AATS Quality Gateway: A surgeon case study of its application in adult cardiac surgery for quality assurance	17
RF46. Four-Year Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes Following Tricuspid Valve Replacement Using a Novel Bovine Pericardial Valve Bioprosthesis	17
P146. Optimization of Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel Technique for Safe Redo Sternotomy: An Ex Vivo Study	17
RF106. AI-assisted education enhances diagnostic accuracy and surgical planning for pulmonary nodules in thoracic surgery residents: a randomized crossover trial	17
Targeted immunotherapy with sphingosine-1-phosphate improves myocardial contractility and mitochondrial function in a novel murine ex vivo perfusion and transplantation model	17
P115. Aortic Morphology Changes During Computed Tomography Based Follow Up After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Intramural Hematoma	17
CV15. Percutaneous Bicaval Balloon Occlusion in Minimally Invasive Right-sided Heart Surgery: A Simplified Technique	17
Impact of membranous septum length and valve calcification on permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic valve replacement	17
Cardiac substrate utilization in heart failure: Where is the relevance of SGLT2 inhibition?	17
26. Aortic Root Surgery in Patients with Repaired Congenital Conotruncal Defects – Procedures, Hospital Survival, Risk Factors, an ECHSA Database Study	17
RF94. The Interaction of Age and Time on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support and Its Effect on Heart Transplant Outcomes	17
126. Impact of Endoscopic vs Open Vein Harvest on 2-Year Saphenous Vein Graft Patency: Prespecified Analysis of the NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5 Randomized Trial	17
The 49th parallel: Does geographic position affect longevity of patients with cystic fibrosis?	17
RF18. Sublobectomy for Pulmonary Sequestration Based on Fluorescence Visualization of Watershed Topography 3D Reconstruction	17
Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with heart failure with a midrange ejection fraction	17
Commentator Discussion: Survival, function, and immune profiling after beating heart transplantation	17
Stroke after aortic arch surgery with short circulatory arrest times: The role of cerebral perfusion strategies	17
P60. Decreased Pre-Operative Left Atrial Strain is Predictive of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery	17
P138. Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysms: Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of a Rare Surgical Cohort	17
Commentary: Better genetics, less pathology	16
Commentary: The enemy of good: Wishing we always have randomized data	16
Commentary: Preventing the virulent lethality of ascending aortic aneurysm	16
Reply from author: Science and judgment in mitral repair: The proof is in the pudding	16
Commentary: Alpha-gal syndrome and cardiac implant durability	16
Commentary: The forgotten nodal station in esophageal cancer	16
Commentary: Potential advantages of terminal warm blood cardioplegia: Will the “hot shot” approach become hot stuff?	16
Commentary: Should the brain be continuously monitored during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support?	16
Discussion	16
Commentary: Wrap one's aorta around	16
Reply: Patient selection is both the problem and the solution	16
Commentary: Are cardiac surgeons treating patients of lower socioeconomic status differently?	16
Commentary: Goldi-Ross and the 3 VSRRs	16
Commentary: Posting up for the stentless	16
Commentary: Are we at a CROSSroads in neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer?	16