OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The Right of Having Doubts in a World of Certainties	59
A Question of Mechanism: Unraveling the True Driver of Survival in Neoadjuvant Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Therapy	57
Pulmonary sequestration with feeding arterial pseudoaneurysm	42
Five-Year Hospital Readmission After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the United Kingdom	28
Surgical Outcome of Supra-Valvular Aortic Stenosis: A 50-Year Single-Centre Experience	28
Beyond Annuloplasty: Anatomy-based Tricuspid Valve Repair for Right Ventricular Dysfunction	22
Longer-Term Follow-up of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low Risk Patients: What Does the Data Tell Us?	20
A Novel Aortic End-to-End Anastomotic Stapler Device—Results of a Human Cadaver Study	20
EACTS Expert Consensus Statement on the Ross Procedure in Adult Patients	17
Safety and Efficacy of Stand-Alone and Hybrid Thoracoscopic Atrial Fibrillation Ablation	17
Safety of Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Lung Tumours in Pulmonary Hypertension	16
Left ventricular assist device-related infections, strokes and management: a changing landscape	15
Survival of a Large Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defect Caused by a Firework Explosion	14
Long-Term Incidence and Risk Factors of Subaortic Pannus Overgrowth After Bileaflet Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement	13
Midterm Outcomes of Handmade Pericardial Valved Conduits in Congenital Heart Disease: A Viable Cost-Effective Alternative in Resource-Limited Settings	13
Three Decades of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Residents’ Committee	13
What Is the 10-Year Reoperation Rate After Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Disease?	12
Perineural Invasion Affects the Risk and Pattern of Recurrence in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	11
Ross redux versus aortic valve repair	10
An Innovative Echocardiographic Scoring System for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair	10
A Conversation in Baltimore: The Origins of EACTS	10
Is Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting the Best Revascularization Strategy for Women?	9
Comparative Evaluation of ARCH and GERAADA Scores for Mortality Prediction in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	9
Hospital Variation in Aortic Valve Replacement Approach Selection for Aortic Stenosis in Patients Under 65	9
Segmental volumetric analysis with a ventilated or perfused area: identifying the intersegmental plane	8

Palpation-Free Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection Using Radiofrequency Identification Marking for Synchronous Multiple Primary Lung Cancers	8
Endoscopic Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery: Feasibility and Mid-term Outcomes	8
Unintentional False Lumen Placement of Frozen Elephant Trunk in Aortic Dissections: Root Cause Analysis of Morphological Risk Factors	8
Ventricular free-wall rupture, ventricular pseudoaneurysm, and papillary muscle rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction	7
Methods and Criteria for Evaluating the Success of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A Systematic Review	7
How Endpoint Definitions and Ascertainment Methods Can Influence Clinical Trial Results	7
Mitral Annular Disjunction: A Roadmap for the Surgeon	6
Another big win for cardiorespiratory fitness now in aortic valve disease	6
Safety and efficacy of surgical correction of anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries: experiences from 2 tertiary cardiac centres	6
The “Heart-and-Brain Interaction” in Newborns with Complex Congenital Heart Disease	6
Left ventricular rehabilitation in an infant with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, pulmonary stenosis and small left ventricle	6
Progressive Versus Conservative Chest Tube Management Following Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax	5
What Is the 20-Year Durability of a Surgical Tricuspid Bioprosthesis?	5
Insights from Year 1 of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency: A US Perspective	5
Short-Term Outcomes After Lung Transplantation Using Grafts Preserved at 10 °C: A Single-Centre Study	5
Late clinical and echocardiographic results with the Magna Ease© pericardial aortic bioprosthesis	5
Why MICS Has Been the Future of CABG for The Last 20 Years?	5
Why Should the Current Generation of Surgical Residents be Academically Active–Lessons From the Past	5
Frozen elephant trunk technique using hybrid grafts: 15-year outcomes from a single-centre experience	5
Twenty-five years’ experience with isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair: impact of commissural orientation	4
A Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Augmented Reality Navigation-Guided Pulmonary Nodule Localization System	4
The Valsalva Graft: From A Kitchen Table to Global Adoption	4
Textbook Outcome in Mitral Valve Surgery—Results from the Netherlands Heart Registration	4
Reply to Chen et al	4
The Benefits of a Standardized Approach in Fontan Patients–an Effective Approach for Tailoring Treatment to Individual Needs	4
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients older versus younger than 50 years old	4
Results from a Multicentre Italian Registry on the Use of a Novel “Custom/Off the Shelf” Inner-Branch Device for Endovascular Repair of Complex Aortic Lesions	4
Central Aortic Cannulation as a Primary Strategy in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery	4
The Price of Consensus: Reviewer Disagreement, Editorial Dynamics, and Impact in Thoracic Oncology Publishing	4
Cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of surgery for aortic valve stenosis—the HUNT study	4
Invited commentary: indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	4
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Artificial Aortic Valves: Impact of Tilted Implantation on Haemodynamics	4
Beyond the Clock: Rethinking Surgical Timing in the Immunotherapy Era for Esophageal Cancer	4
Comparison of 3 Surgical Procedures for DeBakey Type I Acute Aortic Dissection: When Is Frozen Elephant Trunk Recommended?	4
Preoperative percutaneous needle indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	4
The Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Airway Surgery: Experience From a French Referral Centre for Tracheobronchial Diseases	3
Activation of the NF-κB Signalling Pathway by Angiotensin II Aggravates Renal Inflammatory Injury During Non-Pulsatile Perfusion	3
Corrigendum to: EACTS/STS Guidelines for Diagnosing and Treating Acute and Chronic Syndromes of the Aortic Organ	3
Over 40 Years of Experience With Aortic Valve Surgery in the Paediatric Population—What Is the Current Best Strategy?	3
A bilateral lung transplant and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm reconstruction with an aortic graft in a woman with pulmonary hypertension	3
Use of Aprotinin versus Tranexamic Acid in Cardiac Surgery Patients with High-Risk for Excessive Bleeding (APACHE) trial: a multicentre retrospective comparative non-randomized historical study	3
Reply to Ignazio Condello	3
Evaluation of Radiofrequency Identification for Accurate Wedge Resection of Small Lung Lesions With Reference to Dye Marking	3
Thoracic endovascular repair in patients with concomitant blunt aortic injuries and abdominal trauma: what are the risks and results?	3
Surgical Strategy and Outcomes in Prenatally Diagnosed Neonates With Ebstein’s Anomaly and Circular Shunt	3
Intravenous infusion of cardiac progenitor cells in animal models of single ventricular physiology	3
Interpreting Redox Biology in the Perioperative Setting	3
Use of Inverse Probability Weighting in Cardiovascular Surgical Outcomes Research: Principles, Limitations, and Recommendations	3
New Editor-in-Chief for the EJCTS: Reflecting on the Past, Turning the Page, and Looking Ahead	3
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Failing Single Ventricle Physiology	3

Patient-Specific Susceptibility to the Nadir Oxygen Delivery on Cardiopulmonary Bypass	3
Alaska pollock gelatin sealant shows long-term efficacy and safety in a pulmonary air leakage rat model	2
Ross(-Konno) Procedure in Neonates and Infants: A Multicentre Experience	2
Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients: Effects on Pulmonary Function and Incidence of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications—A Multicentre Real-World Study	2
Anatomic Versus Physiologic Repair in Congenitally Corrected Transposition: A Propensity-Matched European Multicentre Study	2
Prognostic Significance of the Controlling Nutritional Status Score in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy: Development of a Predictive Nomogram	2
Corrigendum to: Acute kidney injury and aorta-related mortality during open surgery of the abdominal aorta with suprarenal clamping using different renal protection strategies	2
Weathering the Aorta: The Impact of Environmental Factors on Acute Aortic Dissection	2
The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index as an Alternative to the EuroSCORE II in Estimating Cardiac Surgery Risk	2
Ascending aortic morphology: the need for standardization of nomenclature	2
Prognostic thresholds of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography mean and maximum standardized uptake values for survival and nodal involvement in lung neuroendocrine neoplasms	2
Commentary: Gender differences in payments to cardiothoracic surgeons are unacceptable	2
Fully Supported Ross Procedure is Associated With Neo-Aortic Regurgitation in Adolescents and Young Adults	2
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac Surgery; Should the Indications Expand?	2
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Thoracic Surgery: An International Survey of European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) and Japanese Association for Chest Surgery (JACS) Members	2
Is Cooler Safer and More Advantageous? A Feasibility Study in Rabbits	2
Effect of Donor Age on Survival in Lung Transplantation: A Multicentric Retrospective Study	2
Lymph Node Upstaging in Robotic, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, and Open Lung Resections: A Matched Analysis From the Brazilian Lung Cancer Registry	2
Surgical Implications of the 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease: Key Recommendations Bridging Guidelines and Clinical Practice	2
Surgical Ventricular Restoration: Lesson From the Past for a Better Future	2
Mid-term Outcomes of the Ross II Procedure in Infants and Young Children with Irreparable Mitral Disease	2
Contemporary management of borderline left ventricle	2
Questioning the Evidence for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Functional Mitral Regurgitation	2
Robotic-Assisted Paediatric Lung Anatomical Resection: A Safe Alternative to Thoracotomy in Children’s Complex Cases	2
The transformation of risk modelling in cardiac and thoracic surgery through artificial intelligence	2
Impact of Mild-to-Moderate Donor Lung Infiltration on Post-lung Transplant Survival Outcomes and Risk Factors: A National Cohort Study	2
Reply to Mukharyamov et al	2
Rapid deployment and sutureless aortic valve replacement international registry: a step forward to define the ideal target patient population	2
A Subgroup Analysis of Perioperative Pembrolizumab in Clinical Stage II Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer from the Randomized KEYNOTE-671 Study	2
Impact of Partial- to Full-Support Escalation With Microaxial Flow Pumps Prior to Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	2
Suitability Analysis of 2 Devices for Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair Following Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery	2
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal tumours in children: a single-centre retrospective study of 149 patients	2
Types of Bleeding Following Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement	2
The Critical Role of Concomitant Revascularization in Mitral Valve Surgery for Post-Infarction Papillary Muscle Rupture	2
Evaluation of multiple ventricular septal defects using three-dimensional reconstruction models	2
EACTS/STS/AATS Guidelines on temporary mechanical circulatory support in adult cardiac surgery	2
Postoperative Fibrosis-4 Index and Hemocompatibility-Related Events After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	2
Beyond Survival—Tricuspid Valve as Key Determinant for Long-Term Success After ccTGA Repair	2
Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery	2