Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Article	Citations
Vasoplegic syndrome after cardiovascular surgery: A review of pathophysiology and outcome‐oriented therapeutic management	42
Impact of postoperative complications after cardiac surgery on long‐term survival	34
Using machine learning to improve survival prediction after heart transplantation	31
TEVAR for complicated and uncomplicated type B aortic dissection—Systematic review and meta‐analysis	31
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of 119 studies	30
Bilateral transversus thoracis muscle plane block provides effective analgesia and enhances recovery after open cardiac surgery	29
Fast‐track virtual reality for cardiac imaging in congenital heart disease	24
Lifetime management of aortic valve disease: Aligning surgical and transcatheter armamentarium to set the tone for the present and the future	22
Valve‐in‐valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus redo surgical aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	22
Frozen elephant trunk in total arch replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of outcomes and aortic proximalization	22
Females have an increased risk of short‐term mortality after cardiac surgery compared to males: Insights from a national database	21
Endovascular repair of the aortic arch: State of the art	21
Remote patient monitoring after cardiac surgery: The utility of a novel telemedicine system	20
Endovascular ascending aortic repair in type A dissection: A systematic review	19
Mid‐ and long‐term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in acute and subacute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection	19
The effects of neuro‐linguistic programming and guided imagery on the pain and comfort after open‐heart surgery	18
Acute aortic dissection type A: Impact of aortic specialists on short and long term outcomes	18
Valvular complications following the Impella device implantation	18
Artificial intelligence and cardiac surgery during COVID‐19 era	17
Median sternotomy pain after cardiac surgery: To block, or not? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
Delirium and depression in cardiac surgery: A comprehensive review of risk factors, pathophysiology, and management	17
Thoracic aortic aneurysms in patients with heritable connective tissue disease	17
Hypothermic circulatory arrest time affects neurological outcomes of frozen elephant trunk for acute type A aortic dissection: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	17
What is the optimal timing for thoracic endovascular aortic repair in uncomplicated Type B aortic dissection?	16
Ticagrelor versus aspirin and vein graft patency after coronary bypass: A randomized trial	16

Partial heart transplantation can ameliorate donor organ utilization	16
Comparison of risk scores for predicting outcomes after isolated tricuspid valve surgery	16
Rheumatic heart disease: The role of global cardiac surgery	16
Safety and feasibility of hemodynamic pulmonary artery pressure monitoring using the CardioMEMS device in LVAD management	15
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in congenital heart surgery: A research article	15
Systemic immune‐inflammation index predicted short‐term outcomes in ATAD patients undergoing surgery	15
Left ventricular assist devices: A comprehensive review of major clinical trials, devices, and future directions	15
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy caused by emotional stressors in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic era	15
Valve replacement or repair in native mitral valve infective endocarditis—Which is better? A meta‐analysis and systematic review	15
Aortic dissection during pregnancy and postpartum	14
Improved outcomes in CABG patients with atrial fibrillation associated with surgical left atrial appendage exclusion	14
Pre‐implant right ventricular free wall strain predicts post‐LVAD right heart failure	14
Non‐A non‐B aortic dissection: A literature review	14
Robotic versus port‐access mitral repair: A propensity score analysis	14
Aortic proximalization—Zone 0 versus Zone 2: A concept or true challenge?	14
Meta‐analysis of surgical treatment for postinfarction left ventricular free‐wall rupture	14
Surgical management of the scimitar syndrome	14
Impact of left ventricle outflow tract calcification on the outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A study‐level meta‐analysis	14
A review of medical malpractice cases in congenital cardiac surgery in the Westlaw database in the United States from 1994 to 2019	13
Myocardial injury in severe and critical coronavirus disease 2019 patients	13
Development and validation of a model for predicting acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery in patients of advanced age	13
Mild hypothermia and neurologic outcomes in patients undergoing venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	13
Long‐term outcomes of total arch replacement versus proximal aortic replacement in acute type A aortic dissection: Meta‐analysis of Kaplan–Meier‐derived individual patient data	13
Aortic remodeling, distal stent‐graft induced new entry and endoleak following frozen elephant trunk: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Simultaneous transaortic transcatheter aortic valve implantation and off‐pump coronary artery bypass: An effective hybrid approach	13
Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty	13
Left atrial appendage occlusion device causing coronary obstruction: A word of caution	12
The effects of vitamin D supplementation on postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with vitamin D deficiency	12
Optimal temperature management in aortic arch surgery: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis	12
Toward stroke‐free coronary surgery: The role of the anaortic off‐pump bypass technique	12
Urgent transcatheter aortic valve replacement may be performed with acceptable long‐term outcomes	12
Propensity score‐based analysis of 30‐day survival in cardiogenic shock patients supported with different microaxial left ventricular assist devices	12
Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases	12
Future of cardiac surgery, introducing the interventional surgeon	12
A case of fulminant myocarditis due to COVID‐19 in an adolescent patient successfully treated with venous arterial ECMO as a bridge to recovery	11
The secret life of the mitral valve	11
Femoral versus axillary cannulation in acute type A aortic dissections: A meta‐analysis	11
Comparison of postoperative outcomes between robotic mitral valve replacement and conventional mitral valve replacement	11
Minithoracotomy versus full sternotomy for isolated aortic valve replacement: Propensity matched data from two centers	11
Off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with severely reduced ventricular function—A justified strategy?	11
Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement with sutureless bioprosthesis through right minithoracotomy with completely central cannulation—Early results in 203 patients	11
Is mitral annuloplasty an effective treatment for severe atrial functional mitral regurgitation?	11
Sternal closure with single compared with double or figure of 8 wires in obese patients following cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
The learning curve of robotic coronary arterial bypass surgery: A report from the STS database	11
Intraoperative renal hypoxia and risk of cardiac surgery‐associated acute kidney injury	11
Color Doppler ultrasound for surveillance following EVAR as the primary tool	11
Impact of center donor acceptance patterns on utilization of extended‐criteria donors and outcomes	11
Impact of a surgical approach for implantation of durable left ventricular assist devices in patients on extracorporeal life support	11
Benefits of mitral valve repair over replacement in the elderly: a systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery: Incidence, predictors, and impact on outcomes	11

A new hemodynamic index to predict late right failure in patients implanted with last generation centrifugal pump	11
Thoracotomy versus sternotomy? The effect of surgical approach on outcomes after left ventricular assist device implantation: A review of the literature and meta‐analysis	11
Machine learning in medicine: It has arrived, let's embrace it	10
Outcomes of cardiac surgery in nonagenarians	10
Risk factors for vasoplegia after coronary artery bypass and valve surgery	10
Correlation of coagulopathy and frozen elephant trunk use in aortic arch surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Effects of WeChat follow‐up management of infants who underwent ventricular septal defect repair on parents' disease knowledge and quality of life: A prospective randomized controlled study	10
Alternate accesses for transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A network meta‐analysis	10
COVID‐19 and cardiothoracic surgery: Effects on training and workforce utilization in a global pandemic	10
Erector spinae plane block as perioperative analgesia for midline sternotomy in cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Comparison of alternate preparative techniques on wall thickness in coronary artery bypass grafts: The HArVeST randomized controlled trial	10
Transapical off‐pump mitral valve repair with NeoChord implantation: A systematic review	10
Successful heart transplantation after 17 h ex vivo time using the Organ Care System—3 years follow‐up	10
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in urgent transcatheter mitral valve repair: A National Inpatient Sample analysis	10
Robotic‐assisted cardiac surgery without aortic cross‐clamping: A safe alternative approach	10
Variants of the aortic arch in adult general population and their association with thoracic aortic aneurysm disease	10
Telemedicine in the era of coronavirus 19: Implications for postoperative care in cardiac surgery	10
miR‐6718‐5p and miR‐4329 can be used as potential biomarkers for acute myocardial infarction	10
Changes in multiorgan heart transplants following the 2018 allocation policy change	10
The effect of socioeconomic factors on patient outcomes in cardiac surgery	10
Controlled temperatures in cold preservation provides safe heart transplantation results	10
Surgical and multimodality treatment of cardiac sarcomas: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Hybrid robotic off‐pump versus conventional on‐pump and off‐pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery in women	9
C‐reactive protein and procalcitonin after congenital heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass: When should we be worried?	9
Iron deficiency does not impair the outcome after elective coronary artery bypass and aortic valve procedures	9
Machine learning models for mitral valve replacement: A comparative analysis with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk score	9
Urinary TIMP‐2 and IGFBP‐7 protein levels as early predictors of acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery	9
Hemoadsorption for management of patients on veno‐venous ECMO support for severe COVID‐19 acute respiratory distress syndrome	9
The best approach for functional tricuspid regurgitation: A network meta‐analysis	9
Sex differences in primary malignant cardiac tumors: A multi‐institutional cohort study from National Cancer Database	9
The outcome of patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy and consecutive implantation of a left ventricular assist device	9
Prognostic influence of objective nutritional indexes on mortality after surgical aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis (from the nutrition‐SAVR trial)	9
Transcatheter mitral valve therapies: State of the art	9
Anticoagulation management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A systematic review	9
Predictors for the risk of permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Isolated tricuspid valve surgery—Repair versus replacement: A meta‐analysis	9
A machine learning approach to high‐risk cardiac surgery risk scoring	9
Outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in influenza versus COVID‐19 during the first wave of COVID‐19	9
Favorable neurological outcomes in thoracic endovascular aortic repair with RELAY™ branched—An international perspective	9
Prioritizing heart transplantation during the COVID‐19 pandemic	9
Criteria for endovascular intervention in type B aortic dissection	9
Bicuspid aortic valve sparing root replacement	9
Comparison of dopamine versus norepinephrine in circulatory shock after cardiac surgery: A randomized controlled trial	9
Impact of subclinical hypothyroidism on outcomes of coronary bypass surgery	9
Complete transcatheter versus complete surgical treatment in patients with aortic valve stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease: Study‐level meta‐analysis with reconstructed time‐to‐event dat	9
The great vessel freeze‐out: A meta‐analysis of conventional versus frozen elephant trunks in aortic arch surgery	9
Surgical management of unroofed coronary sinus syndrome: A 20‐year‐single‐center experience	9
Outcomes of pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis following mediastinal irradiation	9
Surgical outcomes and optimal approach to treatment of aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess	9
Blood lactate predicts mortality after surgical repair of type A acute aortic dissection	9
Anatomic classification of mitral annular calcification for surgical and transcatheter mitral valve replacement	8
Surgical repair of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: 13‐year single center experience	8
Surgical redo mitral valve replacement in high‐risk patients: The real‐world experience	8
Bioprosthetic valve fracture for valve‐in‐valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with structural valve degeneration: Systematic review with meta‐analysis	8
The impact of socioeconomic status in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs)	8
Effects of acute normovolemic hemodilution on post‐cardiopulmonary bypass coagulation tests and allogeneic blood transfusion in thoracic aortic repair surgery: An observational cohort study	8
Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm	8
Bloodstream and respiratory coinfections in patients with COVID‐19 on ECMO	8
Recent trends in aortic valve interventions: Data of the Netherlands heart registration	8
Aortic valve leaflet and root dimensions in normal tricuspid aortic valves: A computed tomography study	8
Accuracy of predicted effective orifice area in determining incidence of patient‐prosthesis mismatch after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	8
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) survival: A quaternary center analysis	8
Twenty‐year survival following orthotopic heart transplantation in the United States	8
Early experience of aortic surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the UK: A multicentre study	8
Physical activities and surgical outcomes in elderly patients with acute type A aortic dissection	8
Prognosis of functional mitral regurgitation after aortic valve replacement for pure severe aortic stenosis	8
Impact of valve size, predicted effective and indexed effective orifice area after aortic valve replacement	8
Outcomes of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID‐19: The lessons learned from the first wave of COVID‐19	8
Trends in the utilization of marginal donors for orthotopic heart transplantation	8
Awake cardiac surgery using the novel pectoralis‐intercostal‐rectus sheath (PIRS) plane block and subxiphoid approach	8
Mitral valve repair versus replacement in severe ischemic mitral regurgitation systematic review and meta‐analysis	8
Cardiac surgeons’ perspectives and practices regarding people who use drugs: A scoping review	8
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Brazil: A nationwide perspective	8
Zone 0 frozen elephant trunk for type A retrograde acute aortic dissection following endovascular stenting of the arch	7
Risk factors of bronchial dehiscence after primary lung transplantation	7
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery in obese patients: Can the bigger afford the smaller?	7
Rapid deployment versus trans‐catheter aortic valve replacement in intermediate‐risk patients: A propensity score analysis	7
Factors associated with excessive bleeding following elective on‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting	7
Trends and outcomes following total artificial heart as bridge to transplant from the UNOS database	7
COVID‐19: The rising cost of cardiac surgery and disease	7

Adhesion barriers in cardiac surgery: A systematic review of efficacy	7
Impact of increased donor distances following adult heart allocation system changes: A single center review of 1‐year outcomes	7
Surgical management of divided atrial chambers	7
Trifecta versus perimount bioprosthesis for surgical aortic valve replacement; systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Outcomes of 3‐day discharge after elective cardiac surgery	7
Machine learning to predict adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Importance of pulse pressure after extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation	7
Brachiocephalic artery dissection is a marker of stroke after acute type A aortic dissection repair	7
Risk factors for heart transplant survival with greater than 5 h of donor heart ischemic time	7
Temporary mechanical circulatory support prevents the occurrence of a low‐output state in high‐risk coronary artery bypass grafting: A case series	7
Management of aortic arch hypoplasia in neonates and infants	7
Role of matrix metalloproteinases in mitral valve regurgitation: Association between the of MMP‐1, MMP‐9, TIMP‐1, and TIMP‐2 expression, degree of mitral valve insufficiency, and pathologic etiology	7
Transcatheter closure of extracardiac Fontan conduit fenestration using new promising materials	7
Impact of socioeconomic deprivation on incidence and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection repair in New Zealand	7
The effect of recipient BMI on waitlist and post‐transplant outcomes after the 2018 heart transplant allocation policy change	7
Minimally invasive right infra‐axillary thoracotomy for transaortic septal myectomy	7
CTA analysis of 482 cases of coronary artery fistula: A large‐scale imaging study	7
Long‐term survival after heart transplantation for cardiac sarcoidosis	7
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19): A retrospective cohort study	7
Determinants of QRS duration in patients with tetralogy of Fallot after pulmonary valve replacement	7
Impact of ethnicity and race on outcomes after thoracic endovascular aortic repair	7
A case of a pregnant patient with COVID‐19 infection treated with emergency c‐section and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	7
Coronary artery bypass surgery for acute coronary syndrome: A network meta‐analysis of on‐pump cardioplegic arrest, off‐pump, and on‐pump beating heart strategies	7
A modern approach to aortic valve insufficiency: Aortic root restoration via HAART 300 internal annuloplasty ring	7
Anomalous origin of left main coronary artery from pulmonary artery: Patient characteristics and imaging associations on multidetector computed tomography angiography	7
Surgical treatment of primary cardiac tumors in the contemporary era: A single‐centre analysis	7
The routine use of platelet function tests in elective coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective observational trial	7
Ultrasound‐assisted catheter directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolus during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	7
The frequent insignificance of a “significant” p ‐value	7
Rapid deployment technology versus conventional sutured bioprostheses in aortic valve replacement	7
Exploring the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cardiac surgical services: A scoping review	7
A review of the therapeutic management of multiple ventricular septal defects	7
Understanding aortic valve repair through Ozaki procedure: A review of literature evidence	7
Mortality after sternal reconstruction with pectoralis major flap vs omental flap for postsurgical mediastinitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Paving the way for E‐vita open NEO hybrid prosthesis implantation for complex aortic arch disease in Asia‐Pacific	7
Outcomes of adult patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) following cardiopulmonary arrest. The Mayo Clinic experience	7
Cannulation strategies & circulation management in type‐A aortic dissection	7
Artificial chordae for mitral valve repair	7
Slow gait speed is associated with worse postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Five‐year outcomes of rapid‐deployment aortic valve replacement with the Edwards Intuity valve	7
Fifty years of the pericardial valve: Long‐term results in the aortic position	6
Mitral valve repair with artificial chords: Tips and tricks	6
Frozen elephant trunk procedure for complex aortic arch surgery: The Salerno experience with Thoraflex hybrid	6
Surgical outcomes of post‐infarct ventricular septal defect repair: Insights from the UK national adult cardiac surgery audit database	6
Articulation is essential: First in cardiovascular surgery implementation of 360° surgeon‐powered robotic instruments	6
Determining optimal donor heart ischemic times in adult cardiac transplantation	6
Outcomes of redo‐isolated tricuspid valve surgery after left‐sided valve surgery	6
What are the factors affecting the progression of kidney failure, mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery in patients with chronic kidney disease?	6
Observed versus predicted mortality after isolated tricuspid valve surgery	6
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients	6
One‐year outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement for aortic regurgitation: A single‐center study	6
Subjective assessment underestimates surgical risk: On the potential benefits of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for open thoracoabdominal repair	6
Harvesting techniques of the saphenous vein graft for coronary artery bypass: Insights from a network meta‐analysis	6
First‐in‐man successful use of the SPECTRUM percutaneous dual‐stage right ventricle and right atrium to pulmonary artery ventricular assist device	6
Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in dialysis‐dependent patients: A pooled meta‐analysis of reconstructed time‐to‐event data	6
Safety and efficacy of concomitant ablation for atrial fibrillation in rheumatic mitral valve surgery: A meta‐analysis	6
Minimally invasive versus conventional aortic valve replacement: The network meta‐analysis	6
Midterm outcomes of mitral valve repair versus replacement in elderly patients: A propensity score‐matched analysis	6
Infectious complications following contemporary left ventricular assist device implantation	6
Global longitudinal strain to determine optimal timing for surgery in primary mitral regurgitation: A systematic review	6
Use of a novel bicarbonate‐based Impella 5.5 purge solution in a coagulopathic patient	6
Type A aortic syndromes in COVID‐19 positive patients: Case series from a UK multicentre study	6
Incidence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation after surgical aortic v alve replacement: Data of the Netherlands Heart Registration (NHR)	6
Routine minimally invasive approach via left anterior mini‐thoracotomy in multivessel coronary revascularization	6
Unique technical challenges in patients undergoing TAVR for failed aortic homografts	6
Complicated postoperative course in isolated tricuspid valve surgery: Looking for predictors	6
Variable definitions and treatment approaches for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: A scoping review of the literature	6
Long‐term surgical results of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery repair in infants and older patients	6
Percutaneous mitral valve repair assisted by a catheter‐based circulatory support device in a heart transplant patient	6
Anatomical reasons for failure of dual‐filter cerebral embolic protection application in TAVR: A CT‐based analysis	6
Heart transplantation in the new era of extended donor criteria	6
Surgery for heart failure: Treatment options and implications	6
Patient survival in severe low‐flow, low‐gradient aortic stenosis after aortic valve replacement or conservative management	6
A simplified delivery frozen elephant trunk technique to reduce circulatory arrest time in hybrid aortic arch surgery	6
Paradigm shift: Beyond the COVID‐19 era, is YouTube the future of education for CABG patients?	6
Revascularization‐first strategy versus central repair‐first strategy for acute type A aortic dissection complicated with mesenteric malperfusion syndrome: A meta‐analysis	6
Interstage mortality in two‐stage elephant trunk surgery	6
Veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for drug intoxications: A single center, 14‐year experience	6
Outcomes of long versus short stent cronus hybrid prosthesis in type A aortic dissection: A single centre experience	6
Association between continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device infections requiring long‐term antibiotic use and post‐heart transplant morbidity and mortality	6
Impact of digital transformation on the future of medical education and practice	6
Recurrent cardiac intimal sarcoma misdiagnosed as a myxoma or malignant transformation of a cardiac myxoma?	6
Diagnosis and treatment strategies for intraoperative pulmonary embolism caused by renal tumor thrombus shedding	6
Use of longitudinal rigid sternal fixation in prevention and treatment of wound complications among high‐risk patients after cardiac surgery	6
Isolated vascular rings in the era of high prenatal detection rates: Demographics, diagnosis, risk factors, and outcome	6
Cardiogenic shock and machine learning: A systematic review on prediction through clinical decision support softwares	6
Intraoperative hyperoxygenation may negatively affect postoperative cognitive functions in coronary artery bypass graft operations: A randomized controlled study	6
Management of aortic root in type A dissection: Bentall approach	6
Transcatheter closure for postinfarction ventricular septal defect: A meta‐analysis of the current evidence	6
Waitlist and transplant outcomes for patients bridged to heart transplantation with Impella 5.0 and 5.5 devices	6
Improving the prediction of long‐term readmission and mortality using a novel biomarker panel	6
Evaluation of respiratory and peripheral muscle training in individuals undergoing myocardial revascularization	6
Sex‐based outcomes after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection	6
Effect of preoperative erector spinae muscles mass on postoperative outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist devices	6
STratification risk analysis in OPerative management (STOP score) for drug‐induced endocarditis	6