Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Article	Citations
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	242
ABTS Announcement for Continuing Certification	92
Commentator Discussion: Esophagectomy may have a role in stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma	86
Continuing challenges in reproductive health for women of childbearing age following rheumatic heart disease surgery in Rwanda	85
Update Your AATS Profile	77
Don't Bring Home Leftovers: Increasing Your Impact with 7 Easy, Self-Care Strategies	69
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	69
Significance of isolated postoperative atrial fibrillation in thoracic aortic aneurysm repair	67
Discussion to: The fate of concomitant tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	67
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	67
Outcomes of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after previous septal reduction therapy	64
Surgical management strategy of slide tracheoplasty for infants with congenital tracheal stenosis	62
Bigger pies, bigger slices: Increased hospitalization costs for lung transplantation recipients in the non–donation service area allocation era	61
Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair: Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study	61
Outcomes and experience of anatomical partial lobectomy	58
Interpreting survival comparisons in stage III non–small cell lung cancer: Performance bias and the need for subgroup-specific analysis	58
Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta	55
Similar long-term survival after isolated bioprosthetic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement: A propensity-matched analysis	54
Efficacy and safety of a transaortic approach to midventricular and apical septal myectomy	53
Critical insights on aortic aneurysm repair after cardiac ischemia	52
Effect of thoracic surgery regionalization on long-term survival after lung cancer resection	49
The burden of major complications on failure to rescue after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Analysis of more than 19,000 patients	49
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Expert Consensus Document: The use of mechanical circulatory support in lung transplantation	49
Reply: Toward personalized, surgeon-level prediction in mitral valve repair	48
Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery	47

Commentary: Let's start again!	47
Commentary: Why I'm biased toward bilateral internal mammary artery	47
Reply: “Forget me not,” an appeal from the mitral valve in the left ventricular assist device-supported circulation	45
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits in parallel for refractory hypoxemia in patients with COVID-19	45
Diazoxide preserves myocardial function in a swine model of hypothermic cardioplegic arrest and prolonged global ischemia	44
Commentary: Just do it: Complete coronary artery revascularization—more is less!	43
Commentary: Maximum standardized uptake value is no crystal ball for candidate selection for sublobar resection: The future is cloudy (ground-glass)	42
Commentary: Another glimpse of light for patients with Marfan syndrome	41
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question	40
Discussion	39
Commentary: Isolated tricuspid valve surgery time has changed: From futile to a must	38
Aortic root geometry following composite valve graft implantation: Implications for future valve-in-valve procedures	38
Commentary: David I: Some people prefer vintage	38
Reply: Cusp repair to achieve successful sparing of the valve in bicuspid aortopathy	37
Commentary: Mitigating lung cancer mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease	36
Discussion	36
Commentary: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: A brave new world	35
Commentary: Aging, cognitive decline and performance: Will prevention provide the cure?	35
Molecular characterization and clinical investigation of patients with heritable thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection	35
An approach to mycotic aneurysm in unrepaired coarctation of the aorta	35
Discussion	33
Discussion to: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	33
Practice patterns of female cardiothoracic surgeons older than age 58 years: Are we making progress?	33
Commentary: Time to climb the ladder of causation	33
Commentary: The hardest part of cardiothoracic surgery is getting to do it	33
Development of a risk score to predict occurrence of deep sternal dehiscence requiring operative debridement	32
Discussion	32
Commentary: Wherever you go, go with all your heart	32
Commentary: Inverted coronary arteries mostly seen in complex forms of transposition of the great arteries	32
Commentary: Shaking trees, falling apples	32
Commentary: Challenging the final frontier of lung transplantation	32
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	31
Editorial Board page	31
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	31
Commentary: How does the aortic wall interact with the aortic valve?	31
Commentary: The value of access agility in the world of transcatheter aortic valve replacement	31
Commentary: Ten-year survival, the holy grail in lung transplantation	31
Discussion	30
Commentary: Cardioplegia for immature hearts utilized in adult hearts: What is at stake?	30
Commentary: More insights into the resect versus respect debate: Will we ever have a winner?	30
Commentary: The sublobar resections and the difference between a conjecture and a theorem	30
Commentary: Building a successful robotic mitral surgery program—one size does not fit all	30
Discussion	29
Commentary: Conduit selection in the COMPASS trial: Pointing in the wrong direction?	29
Commentary: Expanding the utility of the Ross procedure—proceed with caution	29
Commentary: Improving cardiothoracic scientific literature by meeting in the middle	29
Discussion	29
Commentary: With great power comes great responsibility—assessing the validity of propensity score methods	28
Commentary: Heart transplantation using hepatitis C–positive donors: What are we waiting for?	28
Commentary: Saphenous vein graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting. It's all about getting the basics right	28

Commentary: Finding delirium: It's harder than you think!	28
Commentary: Transcarotid versus direct aortic transthoracic aortic valve replacement: How best to enter the room where it happens?	27
New 3-zone hybrid graft: First-in-man experience in acute type I dissection	27
Commentary: Benefits of SGLT2 inhibition in heart failure: A bellwether for importance of other metabolic pathways	27
“To repair or not to repair, this is the question”	27
Commentary: Another variable in the puzzle	27
The importance of left ventricular size	27
Ex vivo biomechanical analysis of the Ross procedure using the modified inclusion technique in a 3-dimensionally printed left heart simulator	26
Commentary: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the thoracic surgeon: Choose wisely and preserve good judgment	26
Automated and explainable coronary angiogram interpretation for selection of coronary artery bypass grafting candidates using artificial intelligence	26
Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant	26
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	26
Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation	26
Norwood operation versus comprehensive stage II after bilateral pulmonary artery banding palliation for infants with critical left heart obstruction	26
Commentary: Methods in observational studies in valve surgery, when time matters	26
Patterns and influence of nodal metastases after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and R0 resection in esophageal adenocarcinoma	26
Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support–certified centers are associated with improved failure to rescue after cardiac arrest: A propensity score–matched analysis	26
The volume–outcome relationship in lung cancer surgery: The impact of the social determinants of health care delivery	26
Revisiting interpretability in artificial intelligence−based mitral valve risk models	25
On atrioventricular canal defects in patients with and without -down syndrome: A further look	25
In search of similarity in adverse events journeys of patients with left ventricular assist devices	25
Nonvitamin K oral anticoagulants in cardiac surgery: What cardiothoracic surgeons need to know 2.0	25
Reply: The evolving role of artificial intelligenge in pediatric cardiovascular surgery: A call for transparency, collaboration, and rigorous validation	25
Validity of propensity-matched observational studies in comparative effectiveness studies	25
Assessing clinical competency: The long and the short of it	25
Impact of telehealth postoperative care on early outcomes following esophagectomy	25
Morphological and functional reserves of the right middle lobe: Radiological analysis of changes after right lower lobectomy in healthy individuals	25
Operative management of cardiac papillary fibroelastomas	25
Reappraisal of the role of motor and somatosensory evoked potentials during open distal aortic repair	24
Getting patients to adjuvant therapy after lung cancer resection: ERAS protocols and return to intended oncologic therapy	24
Pulmonary artery size on computed tomography is associated with major morbidity after pulmonary lobectomy	24
HVAD to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange: Best practices recommendations	24
Training the trainee in structural heart disease: A need for change	24
Prevention of distal stent graft-induced new entry after endovascular repair for type B aortic dissection: A retrospective cohort study	24
Contemporary left atrial appendage management during adult cardiac surgery	24
Adequate lung cancer surgery lymphadenectomy within a statewide quality collaborative: Quality improvement in action	24
Risk prediction of occult lymph node metastasis in patients with clinical T1 through T2 N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma	24
Surgical Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Interim analysis of the TVVAD trial	24
Commentary: The Fontan cardiac transplant—time to embrace change	24
Global best practices consensus: Long-term management of patients with hybrid centrifugal flow left ventricular assist device support	24
Lung resection after initial nonoperative treatment for non–small cell lung cancer	24
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	23
Extent of surgical resection for radiologically subsolid T1N0 invasive lung adenocarcinoma: When is a wedge resection acceptable?	23
Author Reply to Commentary: Textbook outcomes in robotic esophagectomy: A step forward in minimally invasive surgery?	23
Coronary artery bypass surgery versus percutaneous interventions for women with multivessel coronary artery disease	23
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	23
Contemporary outcomes of the double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries	23
Prognostic significance of preoperative exercise tolerance in patients with early-stage lung cancer	23
Commentator Discussion: Modeling of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation after aortic root replacement using 3-dimensional artificial intelligence algorithm	23
Impact of epiaortic ultrasound utilization in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	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	23
Commentator Discussion: Use of a novel donor lung scoring system as a tool for increasing lung recovery for transplantation	23
SciScribe: Automating and contextualizing literature reviews in cardiac surgery	23
Five-year outcomes of transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement	23
Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with heart failure with a midrange ejection fraction	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
Paradigm shift to earlier surgery for aortic regurgitation: What should be done?	22
Commentary: One-patch, two-patch, V-patch?	22
Incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of reintervention after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	22
Refining the thoracic surgical oncology regionalization standards for esophageal surgery in Ontario, Canada: Moving from good to better	22
Complete atrioventricular septal defect with absent or diminutive primum component: Incidence, anatomic characteristics, and outcomes	22
Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative	22
Commentary: Are the early benefits of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in complicated type B dissection durable through time?	22
Commentary: Simple enough, but not oversimplified	22
Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation during coronary artery bypass grafting: A propensity score–matched analysis	22
Commentary: The Vulcan mind MELD-XI	21
Commentary: In analytics we trust?	21
Commentary: Surgical correction of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis appears to be a safe and durable option	21
Reply: The challenges of comprehensive assessment in ischemic cardiomyopathy	21
Discussion	21
Discussion	21
Discussion to: Comparing apples to apples: Exploring public reporting of congenital cardiac surgery outcomes based on common congenital heart operations	21
Commentary: Pulling back the curtain: Need for reoperation after valve-sparing aortic root replacement	21
Commentary: Does untreated associated moderate aortic regurgitation have no impact on long-term outcomes if major lesion is fixed?	21
Commentary: Beware the AVSD with no “A”	21
Commentary: A return trip to MARS: Less may be more when treating mesothelioma	21
The journey of becoming a congenital heart surgeon: Too long, too costly, too unpredictable	21
Reply: Time to embrace transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement—new route, same valve	21
Commentary: Pulmonary conduits: A note of optimism in the natural history of dead tissue?	20

Reply: Mīlle viae dūcunt hominēs per saecula Rōmam	20
Discussion	20
Commentary: We should not forget the aortic valve allograft	20
Commentary: Stereotactic body radiation therapy utilization emits answers to the volume–outcome relationship	20
Commentary: Don't be afraid to call a friend	20
Commentary: Left atrial appendage. To resect, or not to resect, that is the question	20
View Updated Content on AATS Online	20
Prosthesis choice for tricuspid valve replacement in the era of transcatheter valve-in-valve technique	20
Commentary: Primary cardiac lymphoma: Chasing rarity	20
Discussion to: Statewide data on surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: The data provide a path forward	20
Commentary: Profile matters: 1-year results of low profile endograft with thoracic aortic aneurysm and ulcer pathologies	20
Commentary: To art, perchance to science	20
Reply: Preoperative diabetes duration and long-term outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	19
Commentary: Cashing in chips	19
Commentary: Determining the role of priming for spinal cord protection during open aneurysm surgery: Have we used the right model?	19
Commentary: In vortices veritas—quantitative approach	19
Discussion	19
Discussion	19
Information for readers	19
Commentary: Once bitten twice…fry?	19
Early outcomes of lung transplantation with lung allografts from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–positive donors	19
Commentary: Putting the lid on left main revascularization equipoise	19
Commentary: Lung transplant: No support is best	19
Routine chest radiography after thoracostomy tube removal and during postoperative follow-up is not necessary after lung resection	19
Hemiarch versus extended arch repair for acute type A dissection: Results from a multicenter national registry	18
Revascularization after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting in 566 patients: Is it a problem?	18
Commentary: Ebstein anomaly with circular shunt—round and round we go but not necessarily very fast	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
Commentary: Old problem, new solution: Epicardial annuloplasty with left ventricular support for functional mitral regurgitation	18
Commentary: Just the tip of the iceberg…	18
Industry payments and implicit bias in cardiothoracic surgery: Difference in industry payments to cardiothoracic surgeons by gender	18
Commentary: In search of intrinsic indices, the Holy Grail for assessment of dysfunction and interventional results	18
Redlining, structural racism, and lung cancer screening disparities	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
Diagnostic effectiveness and safety of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for subsolid pulmonary nodules: A multicenter prospective observational study	18
Commentary: Can we crack the black box of machine learning for aortic aneurysms?	18
Extent of resection in surgically resected stage IV non−small cell lung cancer: Results from two tertiary referral centers	18
Early and late experience of the modified aortic reimplantation operation	18
Commentary: Frailty, surgical volume and outcomes: Implication for percutaneous treatment	18
From zone 1 to zone 3: Feasibility and safety of complex endovascular aortic repairs in type A aortic dissection	18
Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection type Ib: Morphology and outcomes	18
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	18
Esophageal adenocarcinoma with any component of signet ring cells portends poor prognosis and response to neoadjuvant therapy	18
Stroke After Aortic Arch Surgery with Short Circulatory Arrest Times: The Role of Cerebral Perfusion Strategies	18
Commentary: The anticlimax of the left ventricular assist devices–associated antibodies	18
Midterm outcomes of patients with multivessel disease treated at centers with and without on-site cardiac surgery services	18
Commentary: What is more critical: Forward flow or backward flow? Contradictory hemodynamics with mechanical prostheses	18
Commentary: A crusade against current pulmonary metastasectomy practice in colorectal cancer patients: Do the con arguments remain after the PulMiCC trial?	18
Commentary: Follow where the data take you	18
Device closure versus surgical repair for doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect	18
Determinants of successful minimally invasive surgery for resectable non–small cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant therapy	18
Outcomes of coronary artery obstructions after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries	18
A mapping algorithm for International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision codes for congenital heart surgery benchmark procedures	18
Commentary: Atrioventricular valve insufficiency: Achilles' heel in single-ventricle physiology	17
Commentary: The forgotten nodal station in esophageal cancer	17
Commentary: Better genetics, less pathology	17
Targeted immunotherapy with sphingosine-1-phosphate improves myocardial contractility and mitochondrial function in a novel murine ex vivo perfusion and transplantation model	17
Commentary: Coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention in left main disease: Plausibility does not equal evidence	17
Commentator Discussion: AATS Quality Gateway: A surgeon case study of its application in adult cardiac surgery for quality assurance	17
Outcomes of urgent aortic wrapping for acute type A aortic dissection	17
Adaptation of cold preservation techniques to partial heart transplant	17
Commentary: Another day, another model… where does red cell distribution width fit in perioperative risk prediction?	17
Discussion to: Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair (B-SAFER): Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study	17
Commentary: Tube or no tube?	17
Commentary: Alpha-gal syndrome and cardiac implant durability	17
The 49th parallel: Does geographic position affect longevity of patients with cystic fibrosis?	17
Commentary: Wrap one's aorta around	17
Surgical versus transcatheter repair for secondary mitral regurgitation: A propensity score–matched cohorts comparison	17
Social vulnerability is associated with increased postoperative morbidity following esophagectomy	17
Lung Transplant Outcomes After Implementation Of a Hospital-Based 10C Controlled Hypothermic Organ Preservation Unit	17
Late incidence and recurrence of new-onset atrial fibrillation after isolated surgical aortic valve replacement	17
Efficacy and safety of edoxaban in patients early after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair: A randomized clinical trial	17
Applications for WTSA Membership	17
Commentary: Spinal cord ischemia: It's the anatomy, stupid	17
Commentary: Finding the balance: The role for adjuvant immunotherapy in the neoadjuvant era	17
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis at comprehensive versus primary valve centers	17
Cardiac substrate utilization in heart failure: Where is the relevance of SGLT2 inhibition?	17
Commentator Discussion: Survival, function, and immune profiling after beating heart transplantation	17
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibition using tatCN19o ameliorates spinal cord ischemia associated with aortic surgery	17
Outcomes of left atrioventricular valve operation following atrioventricular septal defect repair	17
Cardiopulmonary exercise test in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	17
Provider and procedural factors associated with guideline-concordant lymph node sampling in lung cancer resection	17
Commentary: Potential advantages of terminal warm blood cardioplegia: Will the “hot shot” approach become hot stuff?	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: The evolution of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: Through the eyes of the experts	16
Commentary: Posting up for the stentless	16
Commentary: The enemy of good: Wishing we always have randomized data	16
Commentary: Should the brain be continuously monitored during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support?	16
Discussion	16
Commentary: To whom much is given much will be required	16
REPLY: PROPORTIONING OUR BELIEFS TO THE EVIDENCE	16
Commentary: Spread the news: Spread through air spaces matters	16
Commentary: Goldi-Ross and the 3 VSRRs	16
Commentary: A picture is worth a thousand words: Improving surgical approaches using advanced multimodal cardiac imaging	16