Journal of Cardiac Surgery

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National Fontan Operation short‐term outcomes at or below 2‐years‐of‐age compared to older than 2‐years‐of‐age	52
Successful surgical resection plus surgical cryoablation for the treatment of a large left ventricular fibroma	41
Letter to the Editor: Outcomes of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement in patients with obese body mass indices	37
The recurring theme of gender difference in cardiac surgical outcomes	35
Anomalous inferior vena cava drainage in a patient undergoing cardiac surgery	35
The predictive value of five glomerular filtration rate formulas for long‐term mortality in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting	31
Hepatorenal dysfunction predicts operative mortality after triple valve surgery: Utility of MELD‐Na	26
Outcomes of adult patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) following cardiopulmonary arrest. The Mayo Clinic experience	25
Acute coronary occlusion after surgical replacement of the aortic valve treated with emergency off‐pump coronary artery bypass grafting	25
Transcatheter mitral valve therapies: State of the art	24
A survey of cardiac surgeons to evaluate the use of sutureless aortic valve replacement in Canada	23
Specific causes of death among patients with cardiac sarcoma in the United States—An analysis of The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program	23
Insertion of durable left ventricular assist device with repair of ischemic ventricular septal rupture	22
Aortopulmonary window with anomalous ascending aortic origin of left pulmonary artery: Hitherto unreported pattern	22
Sex‐based differences in acute type A aortic dissection—Biology or bias?	21
Response to letter to the editor: JOCS‐LE‐1478	21
Anterior leaflet prolapse. To repair or not to repair?	21
Four‐dimensional magnetic resonance after ascending aorta replacement and aortic valve repair with HAART 300 internal annuloplasty ring	21
Successful rapid staged hybrid approach for obstructed total anomalous pulmonary venous connection	20
Using tissue mitral valves in younger patients: A word of caution	20
Letter to Editor: Surgical redo mitral valve replacement in high‐risk patients: The real‐world experience.J Card Surg. 2021;36(9):3195‐3204	19
Understanding outcomes of emergency aortic dissection repair during COVID‐19 pandemic: What lessons have we learnt?	18
Effect of preoperative erector spinae muscles mass on postoperative outcomes in patients with left ventricular assist devices	17
Absorbable sutures for cardiopulmonary bypass purse strings in pediatric heart surgery	17
Surgical treatment for Behcet's disease with acute superior vena cava syndrome	17

Robotic hybrid coronary revascularization—A need for strategy specific data	17
Midterm results of latent outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after septal myectomy: A propensity score‐matched study	16
Fighting acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery: Did we find the best possible way?	16
Exceptional life‐threatening complication 19 years after Ravitch correction of pectus excavatum	16
Commentary: “Postoperative Changes in Left Ventricular Systolic Function after Combined Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease” Sang‐Mee An, MD, Jae‐Sik Nam, MD,	15
A rare pulmonary‐to‐systemic venous connection associated with the partially anomalous pulmonary venous connection	15
Left ventricular free wall rupture: A real nightmare	15
Machine learning‐based survival prediction after heart transplantation	14
Commentary: Malpractice in heart transplantation	14
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Letter to the Editor: Long‐term results of percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus associated with unilateral lack of a pulmonary artery	14
High incidence of fever in patients after biointegral pulmonic valved conduit implantation	13
Acute thrombotic occlusion of a brachiocephalic branch graft and pseudoaneurysm formation after debranching surgery for a “non‐A non‐B” aortic dissection	13
Early outcomes of fenestrated intra‐extracardiac Fontan procedure: Insights, experiences, and expectations	13
Minimally invasive right infra‐axillary thoracotomy for transaortic septal myectomy	13
Safe closure of percutaneous ventricular access site for interventions in structural heart disease	13
Anesthesia/surgery‐triggered takotsubo syndrome: A dearth of specific knowledge on its pathophysiology and therapy	13
From COVID‐19 or because COVID‐19?	13
Direct bilateral carotid artery cannulation can be better strategy for acute aortic dissection involving both carotid arteries	13
Selecting the optimal treatment for left main coronary disease: The importance of identifying subgroups of patients	13
Emergency aortic valve replacement complicated by unmanaged pheochromocytoma	12
Ankle‐brachial index to monitor limb perfusion in patients with femoral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	12
Mortality after sternal reconstruction with pectoralis major flap vs omental flap for postsurgical mediastinitis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	12
Impact of preoperative Impella support on destination left ventricular assist device outcomes	12
Mitral valve surgery after failed MitraClip—Operation for the inoperable?	12
Letter to the editor: “Papillary muscle intervention versus mitral ring annuloplasty in ischemic mitral regurgitation”	11
Neuroanatomy and severity of stroke in patients with type A aortic dissection	11
Cytokine filter application in COVID‐19 patients; island of hope for crash and burn patients or future solution for all septic acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients	11
Impact of percutaneous valve intervention on mechanical valves selection	11
Berry syndrome with bovine aortic arch	11
Early experience of aortic surgery during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: A multicenter study	11
Original technique for tricuspid valve replacement by mitral homograft: Step‐by‐step approach and initial results	11
Issue Information Page	11
The supernumerary valve in the right atrium of the human heart: A rare case of “the valve of superior caval vein”	11
Bicuspid aortic valve repair: An ongoing struggle in material science	11
Virtual reality in cardiac interventions—New tools or new toys?	11
Improving evaluation and outcomes for isolated tricuspid valve surgery	11
Mid‐ and long‐term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair in acute and subacute uncomplicated type B aortic dissection	11
Transfemoral aortic valve implantation in a patient with mediastinal displacement following pneumonectomy	11
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Exploring Thoracic Aortic Graft Infection: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis and Treatment Options with a Management Strategy Algorithm	10
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	10
Bilateral transversus thoracis muscle plane block provides effective analgesia and enhances recovery after open cardiac surgery	10
The learning curve of robotic coronary arterial bypass surgery: A report from the STS database	10
Transcatheter closure for postinfarction ventricular septal defect: A meta‐analysis of the current evidence	10
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): Can we do it ourselves?	10
Successful treatment of massive pulmonary embolism in a pregnant woman complicated with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome	10
The role of the unilateral pectoralis major muscle flap in the treatment of deep sternal wound infection and dehiscence	10

Regional anesthesia for cardiac surgery: A sine qua non condition?	10
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Risk of recipient age on 1‐year mortality after simultaneous heart–lung transplantation	10
Postmyocardial infarction ventricular septal defect and ventricular aneurysm repair with a “double‐patch frame” technique	10
A morphofunctional analysis of the regurgitant mitral valve as a guide to repair: Another point of view	10
Is prophylactic aortic arch replacement justified in patients with Loeys‐Dietz Syndrome who present for ascending repair?	9
Feasibility of percutaneous coronary intervention before mitral NeoChord implantation: Single‐center early results	9
Two giant sinus of Valsalva pseudoaneurysms as a casual finding	9
Mesenteric ischemia postcardiac surgery—Elusive and less stratified complexity	9
Failing Fontan cardiovascular support: Review	9
Outcomes of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene pericardial membrane implantation in left ventricular assist device explantation and heart transplantation	9
Percutaneous cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in robotic mitral valve surgery with zero groin complications	9
Extended systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in ventricular assist device recipients, an infectious disease perspective	9
Multivessel coronary artery vasospasm masquerading as surgical coronary atherosclerotic disease	9
The catastrophe of hypoxia in complex aortic surgery	9
The 70thanniversary of the first artificial heart valve “From a Plastic Valve to Homotransplantation to Cusp Type Valves”	9
Structural changes in explanted TAVR valves: Digging to find the answer	9
COVID‐19 and GoogleTrends as a patient therapeutic education resource on extracorporeal life support	9
Medical malpractice in heart transplantation from 1994 to 2019	9
Aortic valve neocuspidization and its technical nuance	9
To replace or not the root during type A aortic dissection: “Keep the patient alive they say and keep it simple,” but at what long‐term reintervention cost?	9
Preoperative pulmonary vascular resistance and neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio predict the demand of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after pulmonary endarterectomy	9
Large interventricular membranous septal aneurysm renders the anatomy unsuitable for transcatheter aortic valve replacement	9
Preparing end‐stage heart failure patients and care providers in the era of climate change‐driven hurricanes	9
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Evaluation of cardiovascular morphology and associated anomalies in patients with crossed pulmonary arteries on multidetector computed tomography angiography	9
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) to retrieve a stented elephant trunk graft entrapped in the false lumen of dissection patients	9
Noninvasive ventilation: An important option in the management of hemidiaphragm paralysis	9
Wound hematoma after radial artery harvest caused by digital blood pressure monitoring cuff	9
National outcomes following benign cardiac tumor resection: A critical sex‐based disparity	9
Anomalous aortic origin of the left coronary artery: A rare case of an origin from the noncoronary sinus	9
Articulation is essential: First in cardiovascular surgery implementation of 360° surgeon‐powered robotic instruments	9
Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery: What approach shall I use?	9
An unusual case of Shone's complex in an adult depicted on computed tomography angiography	9
A theory of relativity in donor organ ischemia	9
Long‐term results of percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus associated with unilateral lack of a pulmonary artery	9
Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty	9
Surgical treatment of a giant right coronary aneurysm following coronary stent fracture	9
Toward equitable utilization of durable left ventricular assist device therapy in advanced heart failure—Raising the veil of health disparities	8
Clinical outcomes of bileaflet St. Jude Medical and tilting disc TTK Chitra mechanical heart valve prosthesis: A comparative study	8
Surgery for aortic recoarctation in children less than 10 years old: A single‐center experience in Siberia, Russia	8
Clinical performance of a novel bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve in a German high‐volume center	8
The malnutritional facet of inflammatory prognostication in acute aortic dissection	8
Unrecognized indication for aortic valve neocuspidization: Patient with warfarin‐induced Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis	8
Surgical management and long‐term follow‐up of aberrant right coronary arteries in adults	8
A successful double valve repair on an interesting background: Case report	8
Cardiac Metabolic Stress During Ischemia and Reperfusion in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Using Either Calafiore or Modified Del Nido Cardioplegic Solutions	8
Physical activities and surgical outcomes in elderly patients with acute type A aortic dissection	8
Hybrid ablation of atrial fibrillation: A unilateral left‐sided thoracoscopic approach	8
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for respiratory failure in phases of COVID‐19 variants	8
Pioneers in congenital cardiac surgery: Dr. Helen Brook Taussig	8
Partial ring annuloplasty in the management of mitral annular calcification	8
Surgical outcomes and optimal approach to treatment of aortic valve endocarditis with aortic root abscess	8
The effects of vitamin D supplementation on postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with vitamin D deficiency	8
Impact of digital transformation on the future of medical education and practice	8
Apex rotation as a risk factor for total anomalous pulmonary connection repair in single ventricle	8
Artificial chordae for mitral valve repair	8
Clinical assessment or scoring model for acute lung injury: A crossing path?	8
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: Defining the optimal approach	7
Transit‐time flow measurement parameters after protamine infusion in CABG surgeries	7
Risk factors for heart transplant survival with greater than 5 h of donor heart ischemic time	7
Redo mitral valve replacement for young patients living in low and middle income‐countries: Which prosthesis should I choose?	7
Direct relationship between transvalvular velocity and cardiac dysfunction, morbidity, and mortality in patients with aortic stenosis	7
The use of sutureless and rapid‐deployment aortic valve prosthesis in patients with bicuspid aortic valve: A focused review	7
Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation and toraymyxin, option for frail patient	7
Improving contemporary outcomes following heart transplantation for cardiac amyloidosis	7
Fixed‐dose aspirin monotherapy compared with thromboelastography directed antiplatelet therapy in long‐term management of left ventricular assist devices	7
Mobilization of an anomalous retroaortic coronary artery to prevent myocardial ischemia after aortic valve replacement	7
Outcomes of long versus short stent cronus hybrid prosthesis in type A aortic dissection: A single centre experience	7
Impact of occurrence of cardiac arrest in the donor on long‐term outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation	7
Tetralogy of Fallot associated with a rare type partially anomalous pulmonary venous connection and levoatrial cardinal vein	7
Mitral valve repair with artificial chords: Tips and tricks	7
Dawn of a new era: The Matryoshka procedure	7
Mitral valve paravalvular leaks: Comprehensive review of literature	7
Practical characteristics of the patients with primary cardiac tumors	7
Origin of the left common carotid artery from ascending aorta in association with tetralogy of Fallot and hypoplastic right cervical aortic arch	7
Cerebral protection using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest versus retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic hemiarch reconstruction	7
Impact of COVID‐19 on coronary artery surgery: Hard lessons learned	7
Attached right aortic valve leaflet causing ischemia and severe regurgitation: Successful repair with Ozaki technique	7

Tricuspid atresia with absent pulmonary valve: A rare form of single ventricle	7
Towards an improved definition of periprocedural myocardial infarction: The role of high‐sensitivity cardiac troponins	7
Management of antithrombotic therapy after prosthetic valve implantation	7
Split right coronary artery and shepherd's crook course of direct origin of the conal artery: An unhitherto association in a case of rheumatic mitral stenosis	7
Impella 5.0: An intermediate strategy for bridging a patient from infected durable LVAD to cardiac transplant	7
Monocyte to high‐density lipoprotein ratio at hospital admission predicts intrahospital mortality in patients with Stanford type‐A dissection	7
Midterm clinical outcome of a case of aortic arch aneurysm treated with a novel arch stentgraft system	7
Hypothermic circulatory arrest versus aortic clamping in thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	7
Etiology, clinical presentation, and management of left main coronary artery aneurysms	7
The ability of the logistic EuroSCORE to predict long‐term outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery	7
Septal myectomy in the era of genetic testing	7
Prognosis of functional mitral regurgitation after aortic valve replacement for pure severe aortic stenosis	7
Thromboelastography and multiplate tests for current rotational left ventricular assist device management	7
Bioprosthetic valve battles: The destiny of the dysfunctional valve	7
Macroscopic and microscopic features of surgically explanted transcatheter aortic valve prostheses	7
Coronary button dehiscence after the modified Bentall procedure	7
Anatomical reasons for failure of dual‐filter cerebral embolic protection application in TAVR: A CT‐based analysis	6
Long‐Term Survival of Mitroflow and Perimount Aortic Valve Replacements	6
Response to revascularization‐first strategy in managing acute type A aortic dissection with mesenteric malperfusion: Current evidence	6
Interventricular septal mass with coronary artery disease—An unusual presentation in a septuagenarian patient	6
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Invited commentary: A prospective randomized trial on parents' disease knowledge and quality of life. Shall WeChat about telehealth?	6
Accessory left atrial cords: A case report and literature review	6
The beat heard around the world: Making the case for global cardiac surgery	6
New trend: Surgical correction of Ebstein's anomaly using modified cone repair and a combination of different techniques	6
Coronary artery bypass or percutaneous coronary intervention in dialysis‐dependent patients: An unresolved dilemma	6
Anomalous right pulmonary artery from aorta, surgical approach case report and literature review	6
Mitral regurgitation in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: The role of the edge‐to‐edge technique	6
Right‐parasternal approach for aortic valve replacement and ascending aortic repair after ante‐thoracic route gastric tube reconstruction	6
Ticagrelor versus aspirin 2 years after coronary bypass: Observational analysis from the TARGET trial	6
Is 3–6 months anticoagulation with warfarin necessary after left ventricular thrombectomy with left ventricular aneurysm surgery?	6
The evolving role of dexmedetomidine in pediatric cardiac surgery: Beyond anxiolysis	6
Residual mitral regurgitation following isolated aortic valve replacement	6
Extended aortic arch repair via simple median sternotomy using a parabronchial approach: A case report	6
Too big to fail?—An aggressive strategy for a dire problem	6
Frozen elephant trunk for blunt aortic arch injury	6
Robotic‐assisted beating heart mitral valve surgery: Preliminary report	6
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The influence of mitral valve pathology on the concomitant tricuspid valve repair	6
Ventricular septal defect complicating myocardial infarction: A case of delayed percutaneous transcatheter closure	6
Unintended consequences of achieving equity in the new heart allocation policy	6
Improving results of acute type A aortic dissection repair: Just a matter of surgical expertise?	6
Clinicopathological insights from early structural valve deterioration of a surgical and transcatheter valve‐in‐valve mitral bioprotheses	6
Benefits of mitral valve repair over replacement in the elderly	6
Intraoperative renal hypoxia and risk of cardiac surgery‐associated acute kidney injury	6
No need to treat atrial fibrillation. An unexpected perspective	6
Letter to the Editor: Minimally invasive aortic valve repair using geometric ring annuloplasty	6
Addressing the elephant in the room: Conventional versus frozen elephant trunk in complex aortic surgery	6
Using aortic arch short axis views during transesophageal echocardiographic examination facilitates right ventricular assist device imaging	6
Protek Duo cannula potential advantages in minimally invasive aortic valve replacement	6
What future for coronary artery bypass surgery	6
Common arterial trunk in the era of high prenatal detection rates: Results of neonatal palliation and primary repair	6
Clinical impact of time of day for cardiac surgery	6
Supplement to right anterior mini‐thoracotomy approach for isolated aortic valve replacement	6
Perimembranous ventricular septal defect closure via ultra‐minimal trans intercostal incision in children	6
Blood cysts of the cardiac valves in adults: Review and analysis of published cases	6
Assessing perioperative benefits of bilateral transversus thoracis muscle plane block in patients undergoing open cardiac surgery	6
Successful biventricular repair in a 14‐year‐old patient of asplenia with congenital heart disease syndrome	6
Unusual case of a right atrial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor presenting with an episodic cyanosis in an infant	6
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Association of perfusate oxygenation with cardiovascular disorder in tetralogy of fallot children: A nested case–control study	6
Socioeconomic disparities in surveillance and follow‐up of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm	6
A unique arrangement of “kissing” atrial appendages	6
Response to Letter to the Editor—Analysis of racial disparities in acute type A aortic dissection repair at a rural tertiary academic medical center	6
Comparable long‐term results of the extracardiac conduit total cavopulmonary connection in heterotaxy to non‐heterotaxy patients	6
Intermediate‐term survival and functional outcomes of COVID‐19 extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients	6
On‐ versus off‐pump CABG in octogenarians: A propensity‐matched analysis from the UK National Database	6
Implication of subjective surgical risk assessment as compared with objective assessment for open thoracoabdominal repair	6
Heart transplantations amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic: “In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity”	6
Out of sight, but not out of heart: The prevailing burden of rheumatic heart disease in high‐income countries	6
Association between continuous‐flow left ventricular assist device infections requiring long‐term antibiotic use and post‐heart transplant morbidity and mortality	5
Cardiac surgeons’ perspectives and practices regarding people who use drugs: A scoping review	5
Smartphone‐based app for evaluating cardiothoracic residents: Feasibility and engagement	5
A machine learning approach to model for end‐stage liver disease score in cardiac surgery	5
Coronary stent rupture with infected false aneurysm and atrial fistula formation	5
Representation of racial minorities in cardiac surgery randomized clinical trials	5
The efficiency of the preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the setting of postinfarction ventricular septal defect and how to optimize outcomes: A single center case series	5
Cardiogenic shock and machine learning: A systematic review on prediction through clinical decision support softwares	5
Risk factors for vasoplegia after coronary artery bypass and valve surgery	5
Pushing the boundaries: Are we approaching the limits for transcatheter ASD closure?	5
Aneurysmal right ventricular outflow in an adult patient with unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot and an absent pulmonary valve	5
A novel approach to stenting a stenotic graft housing a Berlin Heart cannula by utilizing an adapted left ventricular assist device circuit	5
Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: Transcatheter intervention or surgical repair?	5
Commentary: “Kicking the can down the road”	5
Biomechanical characteristics of different methods of neo‐chordal fixation to the papillary muscles	5
Cor triatriatum sinister: Long‐term surgical outcomes in children and a proposal for a new classification	5
Surgical management of the scimitar syndrome	5
Structural valve deterioration in surgically implanted aortic bioprostheses	5
Bilateral lung transplant for pulmonary hypertension with pulmonary artery aneurysm	5
Fifteen‐year experience with the Tirone David procedure in bicuspid aortic valve: A safe option	5
Left pulmonary veins draining into persistent left superior caval vein in presence of unroofed coronary sinus	5
Anatomical reasons for failure of dual‐filter cerebral embolic protection application in TAVR: A CT‐based analysis	5
Alexis Carrel: The surgeon, the visionary, the Nobel Laureate	5
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Females have an increased risk of short‐term mortality after cardiac surgery compared to males: Insights from a national database	5