Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Article	Citations
ABTS Announcement for Continuing Certification	119
Update Your AATS Profile	104
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	103
Don't Bring Home Leftovers: Increasing Your Impact with 7 Easy, Self-Care Strategies	90
Discussion to: The fate of concomitant tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	85
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	83
Commentary: Just do it: Complete coronary artery revascularization—more is less!	73
Commentary: Another glimpse of light for patients with Marfan syndrome	72
Commentary: Maze procedure or no maze procedure: That is the question	70
Discussion	67
Discussion	66
Commentary: Isolated tricuspid valve surgery time has changed: From futile to a must	66
Commentary: Aging, cognitive decline and performance: Will prevention provide the cure?	64
Commentary: Neoadjuvant immunotherapy: A brave new world	63
Discussion	59
Commentary: The hardest part of cardiothoracic surgery is getting to do it	58
Commentary: Challenging the final frontier of lung transplantation	57
Commentary: Wherever you go, go with all your heart	56
Commentary: The value of access agility in the world of transcatheter aortic valve replacement	54
Thoracic Articles in AATS Journals	54
Editorial Board page	52
Commentary: Cardioplegia for immature hearts utilized in adult hearts: What is at stake?	51
Commentary: Building a successful robotic mitral surgery program—one size does not fit all	48
Commentary: More insights into the resect versus respect debate: Will we ever have a winner?	47
Discussion	47

Commentary: Expanding the utility of the Ross procedure—proceed with caution	46
Discussion	46
Discussion	46
Commentary: Transcarotid versus direct aortic transthoracic aortic valve replacement: How best to enter the room where it happens?	45
Commentary: Benefits of SGLT2 inhibition in heart failure: A bellwether for importance of other metabolic pathways	44
Commentary: Another variable in the puzzle	44
Commentary: David I: Some people prefer vintage	42
Assessing clinical competency: The long and the short of it	42
Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta	41
Interpreting survival comparisons in stage III non–small cell lung cancer: Performance bias and the need for subgroup-specific analysis	41
Aortic root geometry following composite valve graft implantation: Implications for future valve-in-valve procedures	40
Mind over heart: Is cognitive decline after cardiac surgery real?	40
Critical insights on aortic aneurysm repair after cardiac ischemia	40
Revisiting interpretability in artificial intelligence−based mitral valve risk models	39
Practice patterns of female cardiothoracic surgeons older than age 58 years: Are we making progress?	37
Global best practices consensus: Long-term management of patients with hybrid centrifugal flow left ventricular assist device support	36
An approach to mycotic aneurysm in unrepaired coarctation of the aorta	36
Outcomes of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after previous septal reduction therapy	36
Commentary: Inverted coronary arteries mostly seen in complex forms of transposition of the great arteries	35
Impact of telehealth postoperative care on early outcomes following esophagectomy	35
The burden of major complications on failure to rescue after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Analysis of more than 19,000 patients	35
Patterns and influence of nodal metastases after neoadjuvant chemoradiation and R0 resection in esophageal adenocarcinoma	35
Gender differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation	35
Discussion to: Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	34
Commentary: Methods in observational studies in valve surgery, when time matters	34
Extent of surgical resection for radiologically subsolid T1N0 invasive lung adenocarcinoma: When is a wedge resection acceptable?	34
Outcomes and experience of anatomical partial lobectomy	33
Bigger pies, bigger slices: Increased hospitalization costs for lung transplantation recipients in the non–donation service area allocation era	33
Commentary: Shaking trees, falling apples	33
Development of a risk score to predict occurrence of deep sternal dehiscence requiring operative debridement	33
Automated and explainable coronary angiogram interpretation for selection of coronary artery bypass grafting candidates using artificial intelligence	33
“To repair or not to repair, this is the question”	33
Surgical Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Interim analysis of the TVVAD trial	33
Adequate lung cancer surgery lymphadenectomy within a statewide quality collaborative: Quality improvement in action	32
Validity of propensity-matched observational studies in comparative effectiveness studies	32
Modifiable risk factor reduction for pediatric ventricular assist devices and the influence of persistent modifiable risk factors at transplant	31
Molecular characterization and clinical investigation of patients with heritable thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection	31
In search of similarity in adverse events journeys of patients with left ventricular assist devices	31
On atrioventricular canal defects in patients with and without -down syndrome: A further look	30
Significance of isolated postoperative atrial fibrillation in thoracic aortic aneurysm repair	30
Contemporary outcomes of the double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries	30
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	30
Prevention of distal stent graft-induced new entry after endovascular repair for type B aortic dissection: A retrospective cohort study	30
Table of contents	29
Operative management of cardiac papillary fibroelastomas	29
P136. Increased Utilization with Preserved Survival of Multiorgan Heart Transplantation in the New US Heart Allocation System – a Nationwide Analysis	29
Reply: The evolving role of artificial intelligenge in pediatric cardiovascular surgery: A call for transparency, collaboration, and rigorous validation	29
Reply: Toward personalized, surgeon-level prediction in mitral valve repair	29
P192. Longitudinal Assessment of Mitral Regurgitation Following TAVR: Echocardiographic and Survival Outcomes at Mid-Term Follow-up	29
Reply: “Forget me not,” an appeal from the mitral valve in the left ventricular assist device-supported circulation	29

Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	29
P201. Safety and effectiveness of transcatheter tricuspid valve repair vs replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis	28
RF63. Empirical Platelet Transfusion After Prolonged Cardiopulmonary Bypass Does Not Reduce Bleeding Risk	28
4. Extended Arch Repair Improves Long-Term Outcomes After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection with Ascending Aortic Entry Tear	28
P206. Bronchial Artery Revascularization: Establishing the BAR in Lung Transplantation	27
RF91. Abbreviated Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Lung Transplant Candidates: Striking a Surgical Balance	27
111. Minimal Invasive Thoracic Surgery in a Mobile Unit in West-Africa	27
P59. A novel rescue strategy for post-cardiotomy circulatory collapse: ten-year experience with emergent bedside cardiopulmonary bypass in the intensive care unit	27
P91. Gastroparesis After Lung Transplantation: An Overlooked Burden	27
P224. The Diagnostic Dilemma of Sub Centimeter Lung Nodules, Leveraging Tools in Shape-Sensing Robotic Bronchoscopy	27
66. Extending the Availability of Living Allogeneic Valves for Heart Valve Transplantation	27
RF68. Transapical mitral implantation using a novel system: first-in-man report	27
18. Form Over Function: Development of a Morphology-Based Achalasia Classification	27
120. Surgery for Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation – An International Multicenter Study	27
LB6. First-in-Human Clinical Experience With 10°C Oxygenated Intermittent Cardioplegia for Donor Heart Preservation	27
RF57. Beyond the Allen's Test: Duplex Ultrasound Identifies Patients at Risk for Grip Strength Reduction Following Radial Artery Harvest	27
P29. Paracrine VEGFA Signaling and Structural Remodeling of the Ligament of Marshall Drive Arrhythmogenesis in Atrial Fibrillation	27
123. Impact of Left Ventricular Reshaping on Post-Infarction Functional Mitral Regurgitation in a Chronic Swine Model of Advanced Heart Failure	27
Efficacy and safety of a transaortic approach to midventricular and apical septal myectomy	26
Long-term outcomes of aortic valve repair in children after infancy	26
Commentary: The sublobar resections and the difference between a conjecture and a theorem	26
Ex vivo biomechanical analysis of the Ross procedure using the modified inclusion technique in a 3-dimensionally printed left heart simulator	26
Commentator Discussion: Esophagectomy may have a role in stage IV esophageal adenocarcinoma	26
Similar long-term survival after isolated bioprosthetic versus mechanical aortic valve replacement: A propensity-matched analysis	26
Discussion	26
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuits in parallel for refractory hypoxemia in patients with COVID-19	26
Continuing challenges in reproductive health for women of childbearing age following rheumatic heart disease surgery in Rwanda	26
Reappraisal of the role of motor and somatosensory evoked potentials during open distal aortic repair	26
What Twenty-Five Years Teach Us About Surgery for Infective Endocarditis	25
Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support–certified centers are associated with improved failure to rescue after cardiac arrest: A propensity score–matched analysis	25
The first prospective safety and effectiveness trial of the excimer laser assisted nonocclusive anastomosis system in coronary artery bypass grafting	25
Contemporary left atrial appendage management during adult cardiac surgery	25
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2022 Expert Consensus Document: The use of mechanical circulatory support in lung transplantation	25
Commentary: Conduit selection in the COMPASS trial: Pointing in the wrong direction?	25
Commentary: The pervasive yet elusive problem of delirium after cardiac surgery	25
Branched stented anastomosis frozen elephant trunk repair: Early results from a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption study	25
Getting patients to adjuvant therapy after lung cancer resection: ERAS protocols and return to intended oncologic therapy	25
Norwood operation versus comprehensive stage II after bilateral pulmonary artery banding palliation for infants with critical left heart obstruction	25
2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) expert consensus statement: Antithrombotic management of neonates/infants undergoing cardiac interventions	24
Commentator Discussion: Use of a novel donor lung scoring system as a tool for increasing lung recovery for transplantation	24
Author Reply to Commentary: Textbook outcomes in robotic esophagectomy: A step forward in minimally invasive surgery?	24
Lung resection after initial nonoperative treatment for non–small cell lung cancer	24
Commentator Discussion: Efficacy and safety of a transaortic approach to midventricular and apical septal myectomy	24
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	24
Pushing the age limit: Mitral valve surgery is safe and effective in octogenarians	24
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	24
Prognostic significance of preoperative exercise tolerance in patients with early-stage lung cancer	24
Commentator Discussion: Modeling of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation after aortic root replacement using 3-dimensional artificial intelligence algorithm	23
Refining the thoracic surgical oncology regionalization standards for esophageal surgery in Ontario, Canada: Moving from good to better	23
Commentary: Surgical correction of peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis appears to be a safe and durable option	23
Commentary: Stereotactic body radiation therapy utilization emits answers to the volume–outcome relationship	23
Commentary: Does untreated associated moderate aortic regurgitation have no impact on long-term outcomes if major lesion is fixed?	23
Discussion	23
Diagnostic effectiveness and safety of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for subsolid pulmonary nodules: A multicenter prospective observational study	23
Reply: Time to embrace transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement—new route, same valve	23
Reply: Mīlle viae dūcunt hominēs per saecula Rōmam	23
Industry payments and implicit bias in cardiothoracic surgery: Difference in industry payments to cardiothoracic surgeons by gender	23
Discussion	23
Commentary: Pulmonary conduits: A note of optimism in the natural history of dead tissue?	23
Commentary: Don't be afraid to call a friend	23
Commentary: To art, perchance to science	22
Commentary: Determining the role of priming for spinal cord protection during open aneurysm surgery: Have we used the right model?	22
Commentary: We should not forget the aortic valve allograft	22
Commentary: Lung transplant: No support is best	22
Discussion	22
Commentary: Left atrial appendage. To resect, or not to resect, that is the question	22
Commentary: Just the tip of the iceberg…	22
Commentary: Cashing in chips	22
Commentary: Pulling back the curtain: Need for reoperation after valve-sparing aortic root replacement	21
Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group: An American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative	21
Commentary: Coronary artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention in left main disease: Plausibility does not equal evidence	21
Discussion to: Comparing apples to apples: Exploring public reporting of congenital cardiac surgery outcomes based on common congenital heart operations	21
Cardiopulmonary exercise test in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	21
Prosthesis choice for tricuspid valve replacement in the era of transcatheter valve-in-valve technique	21
Discussion to: Statewide data on surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: The data provide a path forward	21
Surgical versus transcatheter repair for secondary mitral regurgitation: A propensity score–matched cohorts comparison	21
View Updated Content on AATS Online	21
Determinants of successful minimally invasive surgery for resectable non–small cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant therapy	21
Commentary: Old problem, new solution: Epicardial annuloplasty with left ventricular support for functional mitral regurgitation	21
Commentary: Setting the bar: Defining benchmarks in open thoracoabdominal aortic repair	21

Paradigm shift to earlier surgery for aortic regurgitation: What should be done?	21
Commentary: Can we crack the black box of machine learning for aortic aneurysms?	21
Outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with heart failure with a midrange ejection fraction	21
Risk prediction for surgery on adults with congenital heart disease: Nonprocedural clinical and social factors predominate	21
Routine chest radiography after thoracostomy tube removal and during postoperative follow-up is not necessary after lung resection	21
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibition using tatCN19o ameliorates spinal cord ischemia associated with aortic surgery	20
Lung transplant outcomes after implementation of a hospital-based 10 °C controlled hypothermic organ preservation unit	20
Commentary: Primary cardiac lymphoma: Chasing rarity	20
Characterizing phantom lymph node collection during curative-intent resection of non−small cell lung cancer	20
Social vulnerability is associated with increased postoperative morbidity following esophagectomy	20
Incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of reintervention after mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair	20
Stroke after aortic arch surgery with short circulatory arrest times: The role of cerebral perfusion strategies	20
Cardiac substrate utilization in heart failure: Where is the relevance of SGLT2 inhibition?	20
Reply: Preoperative diabetes duration and long-term outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	20
Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene conduits with curved and handsewn bileaflet designs for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction	20
Long-term prognostic value of Heart Failure Association Pretest Assessment, Echocardiography and Natriuretic Peptide, Functional Testing, Final Etiology score in patients undergoing isolated surgical	20
Commentary: Simple enough, but not oversimplified	20
Late incidence and recurrence of new-onset atrial fibrillation after isolated surgical aortic valve replacement	20
Supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection type Ib: Morphology and outcomes	20
Information for readers	20
Five-year outcomes of transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement	20
Congenital Articles in AATS Journals	20
Commentary: In search of intrinsic indices, the Holy Grail for assessment of dysfunction and interventional results	20
Outcomes of urgent aortic wrapping for acute type A aortic dissection	20
Commentator Discussion: AATS Quality Gateway: A surgeon case study of its application in adult cardiac surgery for quality assurance	19
Impact of epiaortic ultrasound utilization in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	19
Outcomes of donation after circulatory death heart transplantation in recipients with pulmonary hypertension	19
Coronary artery bypass surgery versus percutaneous interventions for women with multivessel coronary artery disease	19
Efficacy and safety of edoxaban in patients early after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation or valve repair: A randomized clinical trial	19
Device closure versus surgical repair for doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect	19
Hemiarch versus extended arch repair for acute type A dissection: Results from a multicenter national registry	19
Effect of sarcopenia on survival and spinal cord deficit outcomes after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients 60 years of age and older	19
Commentary: Simple policy: Appropriate strategy and reliable surgical skill and technique	19
SciScribe: Automating and contextualizing literature reviews in cardiac surgery	19
Commentator Discussion: Survival, function, and immune profiling after beating heart transplantation	19
The journey of becoming a congenital heart surgeon: Too long, too costly, too unpredictable	19
Adaptation of cold preservation techniques to partial heart transplant	19
Early outcomes of lung transplantation with lung allografts from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–positive donors	19
Static cold storage at 10 °C mitigates the influence of advanced donor age on heart transplant recipient outcomes	19
Extent of resection in surgically resected stage IV non−small cell lung cancer: Results from two tertiary referral centers	19
Durability and elongation of artificial chords in pediatric mitral valve repair: A comprehensive echocardiographic analysis	18
Safety of adjuvant atezolizumab after pneumonectomy/bilobectomy in stage II-IIIA non–small cell lung cancer in the randomized phase III IMpower010 trial	18
P138. Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysms: Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of a Rare Surgical Cohort	18
RF106. AI-assisted education enhances diagnostic accuracy and surgical planning for pulmonary nodules in thoracic surgery residents: a randomized crossover trial	18
26. Aortic Root Surgery in Patients with Repaired Congenital Conotruncal Defects – Procedures, Hospital Survival, Risk Factors, an ECHSA Database Study	18
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	18
P115. Aortic Morphology Changes During Computed Tomography Based Follow Up After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Intramural Hematoma	18
Outcomes of left atrioventricular valve operation following atrioventricular septal defect repair	18
Optimal coronary flow rates for preservation of function during normothermic ex situ heart perfusion	18
P60. Decreased Pre-Operative Left Atrial Strain is Predictive of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery	18
99. Postoperative MRD status Refines Recurrence Risk Stratification Beyond Pathologic Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer	18
LB15. Single or Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts: The 15 Year Outcomes of the Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART)	18
RF46. Four-Year Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes Following Tricuspid Valve Replacement Using a Novel Bovine Pericardial Valve Bioprosthesis	18
CV15. Percutaneous Bicaval Balloon Occlusion in Minimally Invasive Right-sided Heart Surgery: A Simplified Technique	18
Commentary: One-patch, two-patch, V-patch?	18
RF94. The Interaction of Age and Time on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support and Its Effect on Heart Transplant Outcomes	18
RF81. Uninvolved vs Metastatic Tumor-Draining Lymph Nodes in NSCLC: Distinct Immune Ecologies Inform Selective Dissection and Immunotherapy	18
8. Robotic Totally Endoscopic Coronary Bypass using a Third-Generation Robot with Endowrist Stabilizer: Insights from 1,000 Consecutive Cases	18
P146. Optimization of Ultrasonic Bone Scalpel Technique for Safe Redo Sternotomy: An Ex Vivo Study	18
RF18. Sublobectomy for Pulmonary Sequestration Based on Fluorescence Visualization of Watershed Topography 3D Reconstruction	18
Impact of membranous septum length and valve calcification on permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic valve replacement	17
Commentary: Ebstein anomaly with circular shunt—round and round we go but not necessarily very fast	17
Outcomes of coronary artery obstructions after the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries	17
Commentary: Alpha-gal syndrome and cardiac implant durability	17
Commentary: Posting up for the stentless	17
Commentary: Take a picture, it'll last longer	17
Commentary: Wrap one's aorta around	17
L12. Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Mediates Protection from Heart Transplantation Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Through a STAT3-dependent Mechanism	17
Editorial Board Page	17
Commentary: The forgotten nodal station in esophageal cancer	17
Revascularization after minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting in 566 patients: Is it a problem?	17
Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation during coronary artery bypass grafting: A propensity score–matched analysis	17
Early and late experience of the modified aortic reimplantation operation	17
From zone 1 to zone 3: Feasibility and safety of complex endovascular aortic repairs in type A aortic dissection	17
The 49th parallel: Does geographic position affect longevity of patients with cystic fibrosis?	17
Commentary: Finding the balance: The role for adjuvant immunotherapy in the neoadjuvant era	17
Discussion	16
LB14. A Self-Contained Pleural Gas Analyzer Is Feasible in Clinical Practice and May Lead to Earlier Removal of Chest Tubes	16
RF32. Does the Third Conduit Matter? A 27-Year Propensity-Matched Analysis of Adding a Radial Artery or Saphenous Vein to Bilateral Internal Mammary Arteries in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	16
53. Two Tumors, Same Size, Different Prognosis: The Case for Lung Capacity-Adjusted Staging in NSCLC	16
P159. Long-Term Outcomes of the Double Ross Procedure: Salvaging and Using Native Aortic Valve in the Pulmonary Position	16
RF5. Novel Modular Multi-arm Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Early Prospective Evaluation of Safety, Feasibility, and Operative Workflow	16
Commentary: Goldi-Ross and the 3 VSRRs	16
CV6. Extended Zone (EZ) RITA CABG	16
P221. Saphenous Vein Graft Patency Following Concomitant Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting During Lung Transplantation	16
P82. Re-Do Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Vs Valve-In-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Balloon Valve Fracture: Short Term Clinical And Hemodynamic Outcomes	16
P172. A Descriptive Analysis of Troponin Trajectories and Early Prognosis After Different Types of Cardiac Surgery	16
P63. Impact of Intraoperative Oxygen Delivery on Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury After CABG Surgery	16
Commentary: Potential advantages of terminal warm blood cardioplegia: Will the “hot shot” approach become hot stuff?	16
CV45. Surgical Explant of an EVOQUE Valve	16
P58. A New Clinical Score to Enhance Risk Stratification of Patients at Risk for Prolonged ICU Stay After CABG Surgery	16
RF21. Impact of intimal tear location on clinical outcomes in extensive arch repair of acute type A aortic dissection	16
85. Outcomes After Curative-intent Resection of Synchronous Primary Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Two is Worse than One	16
RF64. Safety and Effect on Enhanced Recovery of a No Chest Drain Strategy Following VATS Wedge Resection: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study	16
Discussion	16