European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
The Right of Having Doubts in a World of Certainties	52
A Question of Mechanism: Unraveling the True Driver of Survival in Neoadjuvant Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Therapy	44
Pulmonary sequestration with feeding arterial pseudoaneurysm	41
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	25
Longer-Term Follow-up of Self-Expanding Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low Risk Patients: What Does the Data Tell Us?	22
A Novel Aortic End-to-End Anastomotic Stapler Device—Results of a Human Cadaver Study	19
Five-Year Hospital Readmission After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the United Kingdom	19
Safety and Efficacy of Stand-Alone and Hybrid Thoracoscopic Atrial Fibrillation Ablation	17
EACTS Expert Consensus Statement on the Ross Procedure in Adult Patients	16
Left ventricular assist device-related infections, strokes and management: a changing landscape	15
Safety of Percutaneous Thermal Ablation of Lung Tumours in Pulmonary Hypertension	15
Survival of a Large Traumatic Ventricular Septal Defect Caused by a Firework Explosion	14
What Is the 10-Year Reoperation Rate After Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Disease?	13
Long-Term Incidence and Risk Factors of Subaortic Pannus Overgrowth After Bileaflet Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement	12
Midterm Outcomes of Handmade Pericardial Valved Conduits in Congenital Heart Disease: A Viable Cost-Effective Alternative in Resource-Limited Settings	11
Three Decades of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Residents’ Committee	10
Perineural Invasion Affects the Risk and Pattern of Recurrence in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	10
An Innovative Echocardiographic Scoring System for Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair	9
Ross redux versus aortic valve repair	9
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	8
Hospital Variation in Aortic Valve Replacement Approach Selection for Aortic Stenosis in Patients Under 65	8
Unintentional False Lumen Placement of Frozen Elephant Trunk in Aortic Dissections: Root Cause Analysis of Morphological Risk Factors	8
Endoscopic Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery: Feasibility and Mid-term Outcomes	8

How Endpoint Definitions and Ascertainment Methods Can Influence Clinical Trial Results	7
Ventricular free-wall rupture, ventricular pseudoaneurysm, and papillary muscle rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction	7
Palpation-Free Robot-Assisted Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection Using Radiofrequency Identification Marking for Synchronous Multiple Primary Lung Cancers	7
Methods and Criteria for Evaluating the Success of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A Systematic Review	7
Segmental volumetric analysis with a ventilated or perfused area: identifying the intersegmental plane	7
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
Another big win for cardiorespiratory fitness now in aortic valve disease	6
A Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Augmented Reality Navigation-Guided Pulmonary Nodule Localization System	5
Mitral Annular Disjunction: A Roadmap for the Surgeon	5
Insights from Year 1 of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency: A US Perspective	5
Why MICS Has Been the Future of CABG for The Last 20 Years?	5
Frozen elephant trunk technique using hybrid grafts: 15-year outcomes from a single-centre experience	4
Why Should the Current Generation of Surgical Residents be Academically Active–Lessons From the Past	4
Progressive Versus Conservative Chest Tube Management Following Surgery for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax	4
The Valsalva Graft: From A Kitchen Table to Global Adoption	4
Central Aortic Cannulation as a Primary Strategy in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery	4
Outcomes of the Ross procedure in patients older versus younger than 50 years old	4
Short-Term Outcomes After Lung Transplantation Using Grafts Preserved at 10 °C: A Single-Centre Study	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
Evaluation of Radiofrequency Identification for Accurate Wedge Resection of Small Lung Lesions With Reference to Dye Marking	4
Beyond the Clock: Rethinking Surgical Timing in the Immunotherapy Era for Esophageal Cancer	4
Invited commentary: indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	4
Late clinical and echocardiographic results with the Magna Ease© pericardial aortic bioprosthesis	4
Thoracic endovascular repair in patients with concomitant blunt aortic injuries and abdominal trauma: what are the risks and results?	4
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Artificial Aortic Valves: Impact of Tilted Implantation on Haemodynamics	4
Twenty-five years’ experience with isolated bicuspid aortic valve repair: impact of commissural orientation	4
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Failing Single Ventricle Physiology	3
The Benefits of a Standardized Approach in Fontan Patients–an Effective Approach for Tailoring Treatment to Individual Needs	3
The Price of Consensus: Reviewer Disagreement, Editorial Dynamics, and Impact in Thoracic Oncology Publishing	3
Comparison of 3 Surgical Procedures for DeBakey Type I Acute Aortic Dissection: When Is Frozen Elephant Trunk Recommended?	3
Reply to Ignazio Condello	3
Intravenous infusion of cardiac progenitor cells in animal models of single ventricular physiology	3
Preoperative percutaneous needle indigo carmine and lipiodol mixture marking in lung segmentectomy	3
New Editor-in-Chief for the EJCTS: Reflecting on the Past, Turning the Page, and Looking Ahead	3
Activation of the NF-κB Signalling Pathway by Angiotensin II Aggravates Renal Inflammatory Injury During Non-Pulsatile Perfusion	3
Cardiorespiratory fitness and the incidence of surgery for aortic valve stenosis—the HUNT study	3
Surgical Strategy and Outcomes in Prenatally Diagnosed Neonates With Ebstein’s Anomaly and Circular Shunt	3
Over 40 Years of Experience With Aortic Valve Surgery in the Paediatric Population—What Is the Current Best Strategy?	3
Reply to Chen et al	3
Textbook Outcome in Mitral Valve Surgery—Results from the Netherlands Heart Registration	3
Use of Inverse Probability Weighting in Cardiovascular Surgical Outcomes Research: Principles, Limitations, and Recommendations	3
Patient-Specific Susceptibility to the Nadir Oxygen Delivery on Cardiopulmonary Bypass	3
A bilateral lung transplant and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm reconstruction with an aortic graft in a woman with pulmonary hypertension	3
The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index as an Alternative to the EuroSCORE II in Estimating Cardiac Surgery Risk	2
Anatomic Versus Physiologic Repair in Congenitally Corrected Transposition: A Propensity-Matched European Multicentre Study	2
Ross(-Konno) Procedure in Neonates and Infants: A Multicentre Experience	2
Weathering the Aorta: The Impact of Environmental Factors on Acute Aortic Dissection	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
The Critical Role of Concomitant Revascularization in Mitral Valve Surgery for Post-Infarction Papillary Muscle Rupture	2
Postoperative Fibrosis-4 Index and Hemocompatibility-Related Events After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	2
The Role of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Airway Surgery: Experience From a French Referral Centre for Tracheobronchial Diseases	2
Rapid deployment and sutureless aortic valve replacement international registry: a step forward to define the ideal target patient population	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
Reply to Mukharyamov et al	2
Effect of Donor Age on Survival in Lung Transplantation: A Multicentric Retrospective Study	2
Contemporary management of borderline left ventricle	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
Surgical Ventricular Restoration: Lesson From the Past for a Better Future	2
Commentary: Gender differences in payments to cardiothoracic surgeons are unacceptable	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
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	2
Beyond Survival—Tricuspid Valve as Key Determinant for Long-Term Success After ccTGA Repair	2
Alaska pollock gelatin sealant shows long-term efficacy and safety in a pulmonary air leakage rat model	2
Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for mediastinal tumours in children: a single-centre retrospective study of 149 patients	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
Surgical Implications of the 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the Management of Valvular Heart Disease: Key Recommendations Bridging Guidelines and Clinical Practice	2
Evaluation of multiple ventricular septal defects using three-dimensional reconstruction models	2
Mid-term Outcomes of the Ross II Procedure in Infants and Young Children with Irreparable Mitral Disease	2
Types of Bleeding Following Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement	2
Questioning the Evidence for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Functional Mitral Regurgitation	2
Impact of Partial- to Full-Support Escalation With Microaxial Flow Pumps Prior to Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation	2
Interpreting Redox Biology in the Perioperative Setting	2
Invited commentary to: 4D-flow cardiac magnetic resonance for the assEssmeNt of AOrtic valve repair with OzAki TEchnique	1
Major Vascular Complications After Percutaneous Transfemoral Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Propensity-Matched Cohort: Impact on Clinical Outcomes and Survival	1
Erratum to: Evolution of Right Ventricular Function and Pulmonary Artery Coupling After Transapical Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement	1
Surgery for aberrant origin of coronary arteries from the aorta: questions that remain and how we may find the answers	1
A Network Meta-Analysis of Drainage Systems and Suction Strategies After Lung Cancer Surgery	1
Is Cooler Safer and More Advantageous? A Feasibility Study in Rabbits	1
Late Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Outside Versus Inside Instruction for Use	1
Fully Supported Ross Procedure is Associated With Neo-Aortic Regurgitation in Adolescents and Young Adults	1
Early Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Congenital Heart Surgery	1
Comparison of Short-Term Surgical Outcomes for Thymectomy With Various Minimally Invasive Approaches: A Single-Centre Experience	1
Short- and Mid-term Cardiac Ventricular Remodelling After Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Adults With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot	1
Reply to de Kerchove et al.: ‘Rather addition than extension of Florida sleeve indications’	1
Quantitative Analysis of Changes in the Thoracic Anatomy over Time after Pneumonectomy Using Computed Tomography	1
Oncologic Safety of Omitting Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection in Segmentectomy for Ground-Glass Opacity-Dominant Lung Cancer: A Supplementary Analysis of JCOG1211	1
Influence of age at surgery on left ventricular strain in patients with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery	1
Excess of open access	1
Anaortic Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With and Without Saphenous Vein: 20-Year Clinical Results	1
Long-Term Durability of the Sorin Soprano Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve—A Swedish Nationwide Study	1
Artificial Intelligence-Advanced Imaging for Solid-Type Lung Adenocarcinoma: Towards Greater Clinical Relevance	1
Evaluation of custom-made Relay® stent-grafts for aortic arch landing zones 0 and 1: experience from two high-volume aortic centres	1
Video Analysis of Intraoperative Complications and Management in Robotic Lung Segmentectomy	1
Volumetric Compensation After Anatomical Lung Resection: Comparative Analysis of Lobectomy and Segmentectomy	1
Ross(-Konno) Procedure in Neonates and Infants: A Multicentre Experience	1
The Use of Root Computed Tomography Angiography as Morphological Evaluation for Aortic Valve Repair and Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement	1
Ground-Glass Opacity Component as a Protective Factor for Patients With Invasive Adenocarcinoma ≤3 cm With Micropapillary or Solid Pathological Patterns	1
The Blood Urea Nitrogen to Albumin Ratio as a Prognostic Indicator in Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Type B Aortic Dissection After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair	1
Artificial Intelligence Models to Predict Recurrence Risk Prediction in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review	1
Predictors of Loco-Regional Recurrence After Pulmonary Non-Anatomical Metastasectomy: A Multicentre Retrospective Analysis	1
Outcomes of No-Touch Vs Conventionally Harvested Saphenous Veins for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials	1
Impact of Mild-to-Moderate Donor Lung Infiltration on Post-lung Transplant Survival Outcomes and Risk Factors: A National Cohort Study	1
E-vita OPEN NEO in the treatment of acute or chronic aortic pathologies: first interim results of the NEOS study	1
Effect of Surgical Resection on Isolated Pleural Dissemination in Patients with Stage IV (M1a) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis from a Cohort-Based Registry and a Population-Based Database	1
Suitability Analysis of 2 Devices for Endovascular Aortic Arch Repair Following Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery	1
Evaluation and Proposed Refinement of the Thoracic Trauma Severity Score: Improving Prognostic Accuracy in Blunt Chest Trauma Including Polytrauma Patients	1
Lymph Node Upstaging in Robotic, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, and Open Lung Resections: A Matched Analysis From the Brazilian Lung Cancer Registry	1
Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Surgery During HeartMate 3 LVAD Implantation and Long-Term Outcomes: Insights From the ELEVATE Registry	1
A Subgroup Analysis of Perioperative Pembrolizumab in Clinical Stage II Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer from the Randomized KEYNOTE-671 Study	1
Prognostic Value of 18Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Type A Aortic Intramural Haematoma	1
Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients: Effects on Pulmonary Function and Incidence of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications—A Multicentre Real-World Study	1
Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation for Failed Bioprostheses and Annuloplasty Rings	1
The Dilemma of Hypertension During Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Clevidipine May be the Answer	1
Recurrence Patterns of Oesophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Differ by Tumour Location and Pathologic Stage	1
Endovascular Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection Accompanied by Retrograde Intramural Haematoma	1
Interdisciplinary and Cross-Sectoral Perioperative Care Model in Cardiac Surgery: ERAS Implementation in the Setting of Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery (INCREASE)—Results of a Randomized Contro	1
Sleeve lobectomy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: a report from the European Society of Thoracic Surgery database 2021	1
How to Read Non-Inferiority Trials	1
Surgery Versus Surveillance: A Quality-of-Life Analysis of Patients With Moderately Dilated Aortic Root or Ascending Aorta	1
The Difference Between Learning and Claiming: Why Hypothesis Testing and Multiplicity Control Should Depend on Context	1
Can we Trust the References? The Challenge of Misinformation in Medical Research	1
Reply to Lei et al.	1
Aortic Arch Morphology as a Predictor of Dissection Type: Unveiling the Hidden Link	1
Y-Incision Aortic Annular Enlargement in Patients With Anomalous Left Circumflex Artery	1
Outcomes of Hemiarch Versus Zone 2 Arch Replacement for DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissection	1
Annulus-guided Neochord Length Setting for Anterior Mitral Leaflet Repair	1
The Incidence of Malignancy and Autoimmune Disorders After Thymectomy: An Exploratory Study	1

Innovation in Cardiothoracic Surgery: From Incremental Progress to Transformative Change	1
Sternal Complications After Clamshell Surgery for (Heart-)Lung Transplantation—A Systematic Literature Review	1
Epicardial open chest ventricular tachycardia ablation in no entry left ventricle	1
Association between overweight and obesity with coronary artery bypass graft failure: an individual patient data analysis of clinical trials	1
How I Came up with the Idea of Using Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for Neuroprotection During Descending Thoracic Aortic Surgery	1
Do You Need a Robot for Mini-Mitrals?	1
More Questions Than Answers: The Elusive Meaning of Success in Left Atrial Appendage Closure	1
Ascending aortic morphology: the need for standardization of nomenclature	1
Predictors and Patterns of Hilar Lymph Node Metastasis by Tumour Location in Clinical Stage IA Pure-solid Non-small-cell Lung Cancer	1
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac Surgery; Should the Indications Expand?	1
Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Versus Traditional Intraoperative Ultrasound for Detecting Lung Nodules During Robotic-assisted Thoracic Surgery	1
Lung transplantation long-term survival is worse in patients who have undergone previous cardiac surgery	1
Optimized Extracorporeal Perfusion Strategy: A New Concept	1
“Knowing is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Willing is Not Enough; We Must Do.”	1
Maximizing lymph node dissection from fresh lung cancer specimens	1
Reprogramming the Surgeon: Robotics and the Future of Training	1
Contemporary Real-world Outcomes of Stage 1 Palliation for Single-ventricle Patients: A Kids’ Inpatient Database Analysis	1
Robotic-Assisted Single-Port Subcostal Entry Technique: The Cornell Method	1
The 2025 Accra Declaration on Upskilling and Cost- Effective Cardiac Surgery in Africa	1
Randomized Trials in Cardiothoracic Surgery: Make Sure You Do It Right	1
2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease	1
Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Study: A Multi-Centre European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Working Group Evaluating Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes	1
Towards a More Standardized Bicuspid Aortic Valve Repair: Rationale and Design of the CONTOUR Trial	1
Surgical valve replacement in adults late after total cavo-pulmonary connection/Fontan procedure	1
Long-Term Durability of Paediatric Mitral Valve Repair: Balancing Stenosis and Regurgitation	1
ERS/ESTS/ESTRO/ESR/ESTI/EFOMP statement on management of incidental findings from low dose CT screening for lung cancer	1
Surgical Outcomes of Subxiphoid Thoracoscopic Complex Basilar Sublobar Resection Versus Lower Lobectomy: A Single-Centre Retrospective Analysis	1
Erratum to: Surgical Strategy and Outcomes in Prenatally Diagnosed Neonates With Ebstein’s Anomaly and Circular Shunt	1
Does Robotic Segmentectomy Improve Long-Term Outcomes in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?	1
A Nomogram for Predicting Residual Mitral Regurgitation in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrohpic Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Transapical Beating-Heart Septal Myecotmy	1
Descending Thoracic Aortic Diameter Is a Predictor of Poor Outcome After Endovascular Aortic Repair	1