European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to ‘Myasthenia is a poor prognostic factor for perioperative outcomes after robotic thymectomy for thymoma’	385
Gastric conduit obstruction after oesophagectomy: a comprehensive approach for surgical revision	226
Successful surgical treatment of a long ingrowing intra-coronary septic vegetation	101
Pulmonary sequestration with feeding arterial pseudoaneurysm	63
Benefit of mechanical ventilation during neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass: too good to be true?	60
Cryopreserved aortic homografts for complex aortic valve or root endocarditis: a 28-year experience	50
Corrigendum to ‘Predictors of safety and success in minimally invasive surgery for degenerative mitral disease’	36
Expanding the definition of a ‘heart team’	32
Human leukocyte antigen mismatch on lung transplantation outcomes	32
Liver-first strategy for a combined lung and liver transplant in patients with cystic fibrosis	32
Long-term outcomes after aortic valve replacement using a 19-mm bioprosthesis	31
3-Dimensional computed tomographic assessment predicts conduction block and paravalvular leakage after rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement	28
Strategies to reduce acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass: is it only about oxygen delivery?	26
Commissural closure to treat severe mitral regurgitation: standing the test of time	25
The prognostic value of lymph node ratio in patients with surgically resected stage I–III small-cell lung cancer: a propensity score matching analysis of the SEER database	25
Long-term outcomes after Fontan palliation—the many shades of blue	25
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis: Pat Garrett versus Billy the Kid?	24
Bleeding in patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices: acquired von Willebrand disease or antithrombotics?	24
Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial	24
Retraction to ‘The effects of preoperative aspirin therapy on platelet function in cardiac surgery’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1992;6:598–602]	23
Impact of age on the outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: analysis using inverse probability of treatment weighting	23
A reappraisal of the sinus venosus defect	23
Robotic subxiphoid thymectomy versus lateral thymectomy: a propensity score-matched comparison	22
Extracorporeal life support as a bridge to pulmonary retransplantation: prognostic factors for survival in a multicentre cohort analysis	22
Spread through air spaces is a common phenomenon of pulmonary metastasized tumours regardless of origins	21

Post-pericardiotomy syndrome: insights into neglected postoperative issues	21
Distal aortic perfusion—still of relevance for spinal cord protection during complex aortic surgery?	21
Long-term survival after coronary bypass surgery with multiple versus single arterial grafts	21
Left ventricular assist device-related infections, strokes and management: a changing landscape	20
A case of the blues	19
Effect of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery compared to sternotomy on short- and long-term outcomes: a retrospective multicentre interventional cohort study based on Netherlands Heart Registrati	19
Outcomes after concomitant aortic root and aortic arch replacement: what came first—the root or the arch?	19
Support, mentor and empower: female cardiothoracic surgeons across Europe and the role of the society	19
‘Mixed’ total anomalous pulmonary venous connection—neglect at your own peril	18
New single-branch stent grafts for the subclavian artery during distal arch endovascular repair should be designed according to morphological studies of supra-aortic trunks	18
Segmentectomy versus lobectomy for solid predominant cN0 lung cancer considering Deauville score	18
Composition of the surgical team in aortic arch surgery—a risk factor analysis	17
Changes of stent-graft orientation after frozen elephant trunk treatment in aortic dissection	17
Of hypes and paradigms in the search of the ideal valved conduit in the young	17
Obesity is not a contraindication to veno-arterial extracorporeal life support	17
Perioperative platelet reduction after sutureless or stented valve implantation: results from the PERSIST-AVR controlled randomized trial	17
Profile and early outcomes of surgical reconstruction of coronary artery atresia in children	16
Segmental volumetric analysis with a ventilated or perfused area: identifying the intersegmental plane	16
Results of a prospective follow-up study after type A aortic dissection repair: a high rate of distal aneurysmal evolution and reinterventions	16
Surgical intervention for late gastric conduit obstruction	16
Perioperative stroke and survival in coronary artery bypass grafting patients: a SWEDEHEART study	16
Non-robotic minimally invasive mitral valve repair: a 20-year single-centre experience	16
Long-term results of tricuspid valve repair using three-dimensional versus flexible rings in patients with functional tricuspid regurgitation	15
Transcatheter edge-to-edge valve repair in functional mitral regurgitation	15
Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia: just avoid norepinephrine, what else?	15
Long-term evolution of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels and exercise capacity in 132 left ventricular assist device recipients	15
Surgical resection of a giant cardiac fibroma in an adult	15
Aortic root replacement: what is in your wallet?	15
Minimally invasive thymectomy: the best option for early and locally advanced epithelial thymomas	15
Challenges to rescuing patients in cardiogenic shock	15
Ross redux versus aortic valve repair	15
Aortic valve repair using pericardial patch standardized with external ring annuloplasty	15
Pulmonary metastasectomy: the discussion continues	15
Implications of abnormal ascending aorta geometry for risk prediction of acute type A aortic dissection	14
Can we predict the risk for atrial fibrillation recurrence after concomitant surgical atrial fibrillation ablation and should this influence our treatment strategy?	14
Pharmacological treatment prior to pulmonary endarterectomy	14
Management of the left ventricular outflow tract in the setting of deficient atrioventricular septation	14
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction related to systolic anterior motion of anomalous secondary chords	14
Long-term fate of moderate aortic regurgitation left untreated at the time of mitral valve surgery	14
Intervention for residual dissection in its early phase—comment on a prospective follow-up study after type A aortic dissection repair: a high rate of distal aneurysmal evolution and reinterventions	14
Anatomical analysis of the aortic arch and feasibility study of double and triple branched thoracic endografts in the treatment of isolated arch pathologies	13
Extracardiac conduit adequacy along the respiratory cycle in adolescent Fontan patients	13
Turn off the lights when leaving the operating room	13
Predictive factors and prognosis of microscopic residual disease in non-small-cell lung cancer surgery	13
Sex difference in the risk factor distributions and outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in the young population	13
Impact of hypoxemia and re-interventions on clinical outcomes after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt	13
Modes of the bioprosthetic valve failure of the porcine and pericardial valves in the mitral position	13
OUP accepted manuscript	13
Infective endocarditis in childhood: moving forward	13
Not one less, the role of 4L in left-sided lung cancer: the message from the Polish experience	13

Frozen elephant trunk technique using hybrid grafts: 15-year outcomes from a single-centre experience	13
Late clinical and echocardiographic results with the Magna Ease© pericardial aortic bioprosthesis	12
Left ventricular rehabilitation in an infant with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, pulmonary stenosis and small left ventricle	12
Does it still make sense to publish papers on valve bioprostheses with a short-term follow-up?	12
The questionable benefit of pectus excavatum repair on cardiopulmonary function: a prospective study	12
Predictive risk scores for patients with acute type A aortic dissection: Magic 8-Ball or inconvenient truth?	12
Incidence, clinical relevance and therapeutic options for outflow graft stenosis in patients with left ventricular assist devices	12
Isolated tricuspid valve surgery: first outcomes report according to a novel clinical and functional staging of tricuspid regurgitation	12
The surgical anatomy of hearts with isomeric atrial appendages—implications for surgical management	12
Apposition and accuracy of TEVAR—is proximal angulation the key?	12
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients older versus younger than 50 years old	12
Safety and efficacy of surgical correction of anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries: experiences from 2 tertiary cardiac centres	12
Another big win for cardiorespiratory fitness now in aortic valve disease	12
Optimal data, added value	12
Treatment strategy for patients with chronic coronary disease: surgical data versus big data—who is right?	12
Impact of renal dysfunction on arch replacement in a database study	12
Cannulation strategy in frozen elephant trunk for type A aortic dissection: double arterial cannulation approach	11
Successful repair of an outflow graft twisting of Heartmate II left ventricular assist device: a case report	11
Driveline exit-site care protocols in patients with left ventricular assist devices: a systematic review	11
Repair of insufficient aortic valve and single coronary artery with intramural course	11
Invited commentary: indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	11
The negative association between skeletal muscle and fat mass wasting caused by oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma	11
Open surgical replacement of the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta in patients with confirmed Marfan and Loeys-Dietz syndromes: A 20-year single-centre experience	11
Cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of surgery for aortic valve stenosis—the HUNT study	11
Is aortic valve-sparing root reimplantation sustainable in Loeys–Dietz patients?	11
The turbulent story of MRI in daily evaluation of aortic dissections	10
Reassessing our journey towards improved long-term outcomes in hypoplastic left heart syndrome: let’s re-focus on the aortic arch	10
A novel hybrid technique for the repair of an atrioesophageal fistula post-atrial radiofrequency ablation	10
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	10
Computational fluid dynamics: a promising diagnostic tool	10
Cannulation strategies for acute type A dissection—role of central cannulation	10
Ventricular assist devices in transposition and failing systemic right ventricle: role of tricuspid valve replacement	10
SWOT analysis of coronary artery bypass surgery by the use of intraoperative epiaortic imaging and functional graft assessment	10
Reply to Vervoort et al.	10
Risk stratification of ulcer-like projection in uncomplicated acute type B aortic intramural haematoma	10
Reply to Maze and Tokui	10
Effects of the harvesting technique and external stenting on progression of vein graft disease 2 years after coronary artery bypass	10
Five-year results of Amaze: a randomized controlled trial of adjunct surgery for atrial fibrillation	10
A bilateral lung transplant and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm reconstruction with an aortic graft in a woman with pulmonary hypertension	10
Preoperative percutaneous needle indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	10
Aortic screening is mandatory in minimally invasive valve surgery	10
Twenty-five years’ experience with isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair: impact of commissural orientation	10
Progression of aortic insufficiency with durable mechanical support	10
Anastomosis oversewing technique to prevent leakage after oesophagectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis	10
Comparing survival between neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by open or thoracoscopic oesophagectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma	10
Effects of postoperative cognitive training on neurocognitive decline after heart surgery: a randomized clinical trial	10
Learning curve, patient selection and new technique for branched endovascular aortic arch repair	10
Thoracic aortic endovascular repair or open surgery after frozen elephant trunk?—the last word has not been spoken yet!	10
Long-term outcomes in children undergoing vascular ring division: a multi-institution experience	10
Thoracic endovascular repair in patients with concomitant blunt aortic injuries and abdominal trauma: what are the risks and results?	10
Long-term durability after surgical aortic valve replacement with the Trifecta and the Intuity valve—a comparative analysis	10
Impact of pre-existing right or left bundle branch block on patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement	10
Role of cardiac magnetic resonance strain analysis in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome in evaluating right ventricular (dys)function: a systematic review	9
Treatment effects of coronary bypass surgery—the math and the myths of the ejection fraction	9
Multicentre prospective observational study for pulmonary vein stump thrombus after anatomical lung resections	9
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal tumours in children: a single-centre retrospective study of 149 patients	9
Anatomical variant of the right pulmonary artery	9
Cardiac catheterization in the postoperative period: often too late, never too soon	9
Late outcome of extracardiac Fontan patients: 32 years of follow-up	9
Retrograde autologous priming of the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit as a blood conservation strategy: should we get pumped up?	9
HVAD to HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device exchange: Best practices recommendations	9
Intravenous infusion of cardiac progenitor cells in animal models of single ventricular physiology	9
One size does not fit all patients in lung transplantation	9
Pleural effusion: a potential surrogate marker for higher-risk patients with acute type B aortic dissections	9
Risk factors for mortality after cardiovascular surgery in patients with functional single ventricle and right isomerism	9
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for structural degeneration of previously implanted transcatheter valves (TAVR-in-TAVR): a systematic review	9
Intraoperative transit-time flow measurement and high-frequency ultrasound in coronary artery bypass grafting: impact in off versus on-pump, arterial versus venous grafting and cardiac territory graft	9
Corrigendum to: ‘Current trends in reduction or elimination of the aortic impulse during stent-graft deployment and balloon moulding during thoracic endovascular aortic repair’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Sur	9
Intimal aortic atherosclerosis in cardiac surgery: surgical strategies to prevent embolic stroke	9
Intraoperative myocardial protection: still the cornerstone of cardiac surgery	9
Mid-term outcomes of isolated tricuspid valve surgery according to preoperative clinical and functional staging	9
The frozen elephant trunk technique: impact of proximalization and the four-sites perfusion technique	9
The prognostic impact of the ground-glass opacity component in nearly pure-solid stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer	9
Sex-specific differences and postoperative outcomes of minimally invasive and sternotomy valve surgery	8
Midterm results of arch augmentation with autologous vascular patch in interrupted aortic arch	8
Early-to-midterm outcomes of aortic balloon occlusion technique versus hybrid procedure for aortic arch diseases	8
Effect of postoperative atrial fibrillation on early and mid-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery	8
Variation in incidence, prevention and treatment of persistent air leak after lung cancer surgery	8
An aberrant anterior ascending segmental pulmonary artery (A3aii) in a patient with lung cancer	8
The Fontan operation: when and why?	8

Staged endovascular treatment of aneurysmal progressive development of an intercostal arteries island reimplanted with the loop-graft technique	8
Long-term durability and resilient tissue: ‘the future end of valve in valve!’	8
Septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with lesser septal thickness—mitral valve repair is not necessary	8
Novel concepts and early results of repairing common arterial trunk	8
Fighting against ‘cancel culture’ in cardiac surgery	8
Efficacy of singular and composite annular repositioning and subvalvular surgical techniques to treat functional tricuspid regurgitation due to leaflet tethering: Early results of a feasibility study	8
Persisting and reoccurring cyanosis after Fontan operation is associated with increased late mortality	8
Reply to Van den Eyde et al.	8
Prognostic impact of invasive exercise haemodynamics in patients with severe mitral regurgitation	8
‘Ulcer-like projection’ in uncomplicated acute type B intramural haematoma: might we prevent or protect from an unexpected event?	8
Commentary: Gender differences in payments to cardiothoracic surgeons are unacceptable	8
Should we leave the door closed or open in thymic carcinoma surgery?	8
Editorial comments on ‘Effects of ischaemic postconditioning in aortic valve replacement: a multicenter randomized controlled trial’	8
The reason why balloons pop and whether it matters to the aorta	8
The impact of left lower paratracheal (4L) lymph node dissection on survival in patients with surgically treated left-sided NSCLC	8
Adaption of EuroSCORE II to predict mortality in acute type A aortic dissection: an effort to make fit what does not	8
Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic head and neck cancer prolongs survival significantly compared to non-surgical therapy	8
Mediastinal lymph node dissection: punishment or discipline?	8
A rare combination of the type III congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformation—thoracic gastric bronchus	8
Pediatric cardiac surgery in Colombia	7
Right ventricular remodelling in hypoplastic left heart syndrome following Fontan completion	7
The transformation of risk modelling in cardiac and thoracic surgery through artificial intelligence	7
Risk factors for postoperative delirium after cardiac surgical procedures with cardioplegic arrest	7
Detection of blood stains using computer vision-based algorithms and their association with postoperative outcomes in thoracoscopic lobectomies	7
Artificial intelligence in thoracic oncology: moving from proof of concept to clinical practice	7
Heterotopic ossification of a pedicled intercostal muscle flap	7
Rapid deployment and sutureless aortic valve replacement international registry: a step forward to define the ideal target patient population	7
Corrigendum to ‘Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the care of patients with acute and chronic aortic conditions’	7
Prognostic thresholds of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography mean and maximum standardized uptake values for survival and nodal involvement in lung neuroendocrine neoplasms	7
Reporting surgical outcomes of left-sided endocarditis: can patient features and analysis methods matter more than prosthesis type?	7
Contemporary management of borderline left ventricle	7
Durability of bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement: valve reintervention is only the tip of the iceberg	7
Comprehensive investigation of lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces: predictive value of morphology	7
Alaska pollock gelatin sealant shows long-term efficacy and safety in a pulmonary air leakage rat model	7
Myocardial or endothelial protection! Preferably both, but is that achievable with current cardioplegic solutions?	7
Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: is there a role for rapid deployment aortic valve replacement?	7
Is extension of Florida Sleeve indications taking us in the right direction?	7
A novel technique for Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot placement for bronchopleural fistula: a traction method	7
Can preoperative features predict residual false lumen remodelling after tear-oriented limited resection for acute type I dissection?	7
Splitting hairs or not: importance of N2 subclassification after neoadjuvant treatment and surgery	7
Tricuspid annuloplasty ring for external support of right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit	7
Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer (PulMiCC) randomized controlled trial: a systematic review of published responses	7
Combined large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: clinical characteristics, prognosis and postoperative management	7
Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health	7
Fontan conversion for Fontan failure: lessons from a vanishing craft	7
How non-committed is non-committed?	7
Erratum to: ‘United in earnest: first pilot sites for increased surgical capacity for rheumatic heart disease announced by cardiac surgery intersociety alliance’ [Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021;59:1139–	6
The land of the Lotus-eaters in the COVID-19 epidemic	6
Cefazolin prophylaxis in children undergoing cardiac surgery with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass—is the dosing correct?	6
Functional outcomes after pulmonary valve replacement: how can we expect patients to rehabilitate if we do not help them?	6
Ascending aortic morphology: the need for standardization of nomenclature	6
Protective effects of 17β-oestradiol on coagulation and systemic inflammation after total occlusion of the descending aorta in male rats	6
Esophageal anastomosis: to oversew or to not oversew—is that the question?	6
Eco-audit of conventional heart surgery procedures	6
Reintervention rates following bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement—a Danish Nationwide Cohort Study	6
Bouncing back after thoracic surgery	6
Magnetic resonance angiography-derived flow parameters to assess thoracic aortic disease risk	6
The double-edged sword of cardiac surgical care: rethinking sustainability in an ever-growing field	6
Double arterial cannulation: a classical yet useful cannulation strategy—comment on cannulation strategy in frozen elephant trunk for type A aortic dissection: double arterial cannulation approach	6
Reply to Liu and Bu	6
A cloud with a silver lining: ground glass in a hypermetabolic sky	6
Efficacy of central extracorporeal life support for patients with fulminant myocarditis and cardiogenic shock	6
Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: what should be accepted as the gold standard?	6
Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve dysplasia in children	6
Tear-oriented strategy to avoid tears of patients and surgeons	6
Mechanical versus biological valve prostheses for left-sided infective endocarditis	6
Pre-emptive BioGlue priming of the branched Evita Open NEO hybrid prosthesis: tackling excessive oozing	6
Treatment and intention-to-treat propensity score analysis to evaluate the impact of video-assisted thoracic surgery on 90-day mortality after anatomical resection for lung cancer	6
After a perfect myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which patients should need more? That is the question	6
Mechanical circulatory support in the failing systemic right ventricle: a step towards better outcome	6
Why robotic surgery for thymoma in patients with myasthenia gravis is not ‘one size fits all’	6
Bridging patients in cardiogenic shock with a paracorporeal pulsatile biventricular assist device to heart transplantation—a single-centre experience	6
The robotic surgery learning curve of a surgeon experienced in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery compared with his own video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery learning curve for anatomical lung resect	6
Does danger impend not after arrival but before arrival?	6
Prognosis of epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated stage I lung adenocarcinoma with radiologically solid features	6
Consensus document on optimal management of patients with common arterial trunk	6
Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery	6
Is it time for an endovascular first approach for ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms?	6
Surgical repair for post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: where do we stand?	6
VATS versus open thoracotomy for lung cancer resection: is the game still running?	6
Risk adjustment for cardiac surgery in adults with congenital heart disease: what do we know and what do we need to learn?	6
Reply to Sankar et al.	6
2021 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease	6
From learning how to fly to becoming a war pilot	6
Polymeric valves appearing on the transcatheter horizon	6