Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Article	Citations
Initial Management Strategy and Long-Term Outcomes in 186 Cases of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection	118
Postoperative Improvement of Brain Maturation in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease	33
Identifying Patients Vulnerable to Inadequate Pain Resolution After Cardiac Surgery	29
Commentary: Our Field is Competitive Again: Quo Vadimus?	26
Commentary: Monofocal or Multifocal Pressure Measurements in a Unifocal?	23
Commentary: Neuroprotection in Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest – is Ketamine a Magic Bullet?	23
Root Reimplantation and Aortic Annuloplasty With External Ring in Bicuspid Aortic Valve: An Anatomical Comparison	22
Commentary: Wedge Resection or Lobectomy for Treatment of Early Stage Lung Cancer: When Is “Less” the Same as “More”?	20
Predicting Aesthetic Outcome of the Nuss Procedure in Patients with Pectus Excavatum	20
Commentary: Surgical Embolectomy for Massive Pulmonary Embolism Revisited: A Contemporary Tribute to Trendelenburg Procedure	20
Commentary: How Far Will We Go?	20
Commentary: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia – Getting Ahead of the Game	19
Cardioprotective Effects of Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Infusion in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	19
Commentary: Dandrolene for Ischemia-Reperfusion: Ready for Clinical Translation?	19
Commentary: Enhanced Recovery After Congenital Cardiac Surgery: Just Say “Yes” to the Benefits of Reduced Opioid Usage	19
Concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	18
Impact of the Continuous Allocation Score (CAS) on Lung Transplant in the United States	18
Surveillance of Fontan Associated Liver Disease in Childhood and Adolescence	18
Outcomes of Mitral Valve Repair in Children With Infective Endocarditis: A Single-Center Experience	18
Surgical Management of Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma	17
Recent Articles in AATS Journals	16
Postoperative Brain Attack: Current Perspectives and Future Directions	16
Erratum to ‘Clinical and Hemodynamic Outcomes of Rapid-Deployment Aortic Bioprostheses’ [Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 34 (2022) 453-461]	16
Masthead (copyright and information page)	16
Commentary: Engineering Organs: The Science of the Future, Remains in the Future	16

Decreasing Prevalence of Benign Etiology in Resected Lung Nodules Suspicious for Lung Cancer over the Last Decade	16
Association Officers	15
Masthead (copyright and information page)	15
Commentary: The Good the, the Bad and Something in Between: The Story of Acute Lung Injury After Esophagectomy	15
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Commentary: T3N0M0 NSCLC Subtypes - A Signal for Disparate Outcomes after Surgery	14
Graft Patency of a Second Conduit for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials	14
Computational Evaluation of Venous Graft Geometries in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	14
Dantrolene Induces Mitigation of Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Ryanodine Receptor Inhibition	14
Should We Repair Moderate Tricuspid Regurgitation? An Expert Opinion	14
Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program Director Awareness of Available Visiting Medical Student Clerkships for the Underrepresented in Medicine	14
Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	14
Identification of Segmental Parenchymal Resection Margins: Left S9, 10 How I Do It	13
Nomogram to Predict Cancer Specific Survival in Patients with Pathological Stage IA Non-small Cell Lung Cancer	13
Identifying Actionable Targets to Improve Patient Satisfaction After Cardiac Surgery	13
Reply to a Letter to the Editor – Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Program Directors Have a Fiduciary Responsibility for Diverse Recruitment	12
Novel Valve Choices for Pulmonary Valve Replacement	12
Nononcologic Mortality after Pneumonectomy Compared to Lobectomy	12
Discussion	12
Commentary: Scoops and Goose Necks: Long Term Challenges Following Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair	11
Discussion	11
Limited Distal Repair Results in Low Rates of Distal Events Following Surgery for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection	11
Commentary: FALD: A Runaway Train	11
Masthead (copyright and information page)	11
Commentary: The Shrinking Role of the Freestyle Aortic Bioprostheses in Younger Patients	11
Discussion	11
Commentary: The Ross Procedure is the Most Suitable Aortic Valve Operation in Young Adults	11
Seventy Years Managing Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome – What has been Learned and What Remains to be Learned	10
Relation Between Pulmonary Artery Pressures Measured Intraoperatively and at One-Year Catheterization After Unifocalization and Repair of Tetralogy With Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries	10
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Non-Traditional Inflow, Outflow, and Biventricular Configurations of Durable Ventricular Assist Devices	9
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Discussion	9
CHEST Watch: A High School Outreach Program	9
Aortic Valve Replacement for Moderate and Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis	9
Artificial Left Pleural Effusion to Facilitate Ultrasound-Guided Drainage of Postoperative Pericardial Effusion	9
Commentary: It Is Okay to Leave the Dissected Aortic Root Alone, but no Felt or Bio-Glue Please!	9
Discrepancy Between Radiological and Pathological Tumor Size in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Study	9
Commentary: Predicting a Changing Future	9
Clinical Impact of Flow Adjusted Transmitral Pressure Gradient After Surgical Annuloplasty for Functional Mitral Regurgitation	9
Commentary: Fontan Conversion: The Good News and Bad News	9
Lung Transplantation for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: The British Columbian Experience With New Disease Pathology	9
Long-term Outcomes of the Ross Procedure for Young Patients with Aortic Valve Disease	9
Commentary: Concomitant LAA Closure; A No-Brainer to Protect the Brain?	9
Perioperative Esophagectomy Outcomes in Older Esophageal Cancer Patients in Two Different Time Eras	9
Three-dimensional Surface Imaging for Clinical Decision Making in Pectus Excavatum	9
A Beating Heart is a Happy Heart, Especially in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	9
Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Conduits With Bulging Sinuses and a Fan-Shaped Valve in Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction	8
Commentary: Old Data Provide New Insights Into the Therapeutic Benefit of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	8
A Simplified Approach to Predicting Reintervention in the Arterial Switch Operation	8

Myocardial Bridge in Children: Do We Care About It?	8
Is It Safe to Let Trainees Operate on High Risk Cardiac Surgery Cases?	8
Cardiovascular Surgery in Panama: Evolution and Training	8
Recent Changes in Characteristics of Applicants and Matriculants to Thoracic Surgery Fellowships	8
Commentary: History Will Judge	8
Systematic Review of Sublobar Resection for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	8
Incidence, Predictors, and Impact of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Following Fontan Conversion Surgery in Young Adult Fontan Survivors	8
Commentary: Lung Transplant Recipients with Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Matter of the Heart	7
Commentary: Is It Time to Change Management Guidelines and Referral Patterns for PE?	7
Mitral Valve Repair vs Replacement in Patients with Previous Mediastinal Irradiation	7
Commentary: Fighting With Atherosclerotic Aortic Wall	7
Masthead (copyright and information page)	7
Commentary: Choosing the Right Model for Bile Reflux Induced Esophageal Disease Research	7
Prognostic Predictors of Tricuspid Regurgitation Worsening after Mitral Regurgitation Surgery with Mild Tricuspid Regurgitation	7
Commentary: Transcarotid Access TAVR: Ready for Prime Time?	7
Ketamine Mitigates Neurobehavioral Deficits in a Canine Model of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest	7
Contents	7
Transcatheter Approaches to Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Congenital Heart Disease: Revolutionizing the Management of RVOT Dysfunction?	7
Pre-sewn Multi-branched Aortic Graft and 3D-Printing Guidance for Crawford Extent II or III Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair	7
Does Sustained Reduction of Functional Mitral Regurgitation Impact Survival?	7
Masthead (copyright and information page)	7
Commentary: Should Standard Uptake Value Decide Who Gets Surgery?	7
Autologous Multilayered Fibroblast Sheets Can Reinforce Bronchial Stump in a Rat Model	7
Reoperative Mitral Valve Surgery Through Port Access	7
Commentary: Radiomics: Can We Demystify the Subsolid Nodules?	7
Commentary: Is Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Older Patients Still Justified in the Current Era?	7
Outcomes of Reoperative Aortic Root Replacement After Previous Acute Type A Dissection Repair	7
Commentary: The Crow and the Pitcher - Necessity is the Mother of Invention for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction	7
Commentary: In With The New: Three-Dimensional Surface Imaging For Pectus Excavatum	7
Commentary: Nodal Assessment in Lepidic Adenocarcinoma: Less is not More	7
Novel Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement Device: Between a David and a Yacoub	7
Recent Articles in AATS Journals	6
Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pulmonary Embolism after Systemic Thrombolysis	6
Discussion to: Characterization of Favorable Right Ventricular Dimensions for Optimal Reverse Remodeling following Pulmonary Valve Replacement	6
Introduction to Mini-series on PVR	6
Commentary: The Devil in Z Details	6
Pseudo Heparin Resistance After Pulmonary Endarterectomy: Role of Thrombus Production of Factor VIII	6
Prediction of Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay Following Cardiac Surgery	6
Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting With Cerebrovascular Accident at Advanced Age	6
Commentary: A Simplified Treatment Algorithm for Late Presenting d-TGA Combines Clinical Success With Insights Into the Potential of the Morphologic LV	6
Commentary: Similar, yet Unique Challenges Face Cardiothoracic Surgeons Worldwide	6
Risk of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Following Bentall Operation	6
Spinal Cord Ischemia Prevention and Management in Thoracoabdominal Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair	6
Association of Ongoing Cerebral Oxygen Extraction During Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Postoperative Brain Injury	6
Recent Articles in AATS Journals	6
Commentary: Donor-Recipient Size Mismatches: Recalibrating the Calculus	6
Commentary: Is Minimally Invasive Mitral Approach After a Previous Sternotomy Still Competitive?	6
Trends in Pulmonary Valve Replacement	6
Commentary: Left Atrial Reduction Versus Preservation During Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation	5
Commentary: Fate Revealed: How Simulation Predicts False Lumen Evolution	5
Commentary: Of Mice to Men: Mitigating Spinal Cord Injury During Complex Thoracic Aortic Surgery	5
Commentary: The Road Less Traveled	5
Commentary: Evaluating Pediatric Mitral Valve Patient-Prosthetic Mismatch—When Is Too Small, Too Small?	5
Recent Articles in AATS Journals	5
Masthead (copyright and information page)	5
DISCUSSION	5
Congenital Heart Surgery Training Experiences and Perceptions Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents	5
Masthead (copyright and information page)	5
Commentary: Matters of the Heart: Understanding the Unusual	5
Association Officers	5
Reoperative Arch Replacement: Outcomes and Technical Considerations	5
Commentary: Do surgeons believe treating atrial fibrillation improves survival yet?	5
Complete Lymphadenectomy for Clinical Stage I Lepidic Adenocarcinoma of the Lung: Is it justified?	4
Making the Transition From Cardiac Missions to Autonomous Heart Surgery at a Nigerian Teaching Hospital: Challenges and Lessons Learned	4
Cardiorespiratory Fitness After Open Repair for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection – A Prospective Study	4
Aortic Valve Repair: Wisdom or Folly?	4
Management of Endograft Infection after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair	4
Discussion	4
Commentary: Does Toll Play the Sole Role?	4
Commentary: Why Do Stage I Patients Die From Lung Cancer?	4
Commentary: Indication Creep: Rebranding the Alfieri Stitch During Aortic Surgery	4
Commentary: Challenges of 3D Surface Image-based Prediction Models for Pectus Excavatum	4
Analytic Morphomics Are Related to Outcomes After Lung Volume Reduction Surgery	4
Discussion to: Twenty-Five Years of Lung Transplantation in Medellín: Overcoming the Challenges of an Emerging Country	4
Patient–Prosthesis Mismatch Associated With Somatic Growth After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in Small Children: Metrics for Reoperation and Outcomes	4
The Surgical Approach to Pulmonary Valve Replacement	4
Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network Update	4
Impact of Anatomical Sub-types and Shunt Types on Aortopulmonary Collaterals in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome	4
Commentary: Bronchopleural Fistulae: Are Fibroblasts Necessarily the Real Answer?	4
Recent Articles in AATS Journals	4

Discussion	4
Current Status of Treatment for the Acute Type A Aortic Dissection in Japan	4
Optimal Management of Mitral Regurgitation Due to Ruptured Mitral Chordae Tendineae in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy	4
Effect of Left Ventricular Hyperenhancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Reverse Remodeling After Mitral Valve Repair for Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation	4
Del Nido Cardioplegia in Ascending Aortic Surgery	4
Commentary: A “Watch”Ful Eye On The Future	4
Commentary: Are Explanted Aortic Valves Always Infected?	4
A Risk Model to Predict the Delivery of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following Lung Resection in Patients With Pathologically Positive Lymph Nodes	4
Commentary: Ebstein Anomaly – Still So Many Unanswered Questions	4
Discussion	4
Discussion	3
Commentary: Analytic Morphomics and LVRS – A Story of Frailty and Fibrosis	3
Cessation of Routine Jejunostomy Tube Placement at Time of Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy and Impact on Body Mass Index	3
AATS 2022 Annual Meeting	3
Internal Thoracic Arteries Injuries During Harvesting: Mitigation and Management	3
Randomized Trial of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Protection Against Cerebrovascular Events	3
Association Between Antibodies Against Lung Self-Antigens and Gastroesophageal Reflux in Lung Transplant Candidates	3
The Only Mitral Valve Repair Techniques That Everyone Ever Needs to Know	3
The Role of Surgery for Local Consolidative Therapy in the Management of Oligometastatic Disease	3
Acute Kidney Injury Affects Mid-Term Outcomes of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms Repair	3
Discussion	3
Sustained Total All-Region Perfusion During the Norwood Operation and Postoperative Recovery	3
Commentary: Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks–Spinal Cord Protection with Nicorandil	3
Influence of Shunt Type on Survival and Right Heart Function after the Norwood Procedure for Aortic Atresia	3
Looking to the Right Ventricle After Heart Transplantation: Invited Expert Opinion	3
Systematic Review of Image-Guided Thermal Ablation for Treatment of High-Risk Patients with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	3
Expert Opinion: Where Does the Novel Hybrid Aortic Prosthesis Fit Into the Management of the Aortic Arch in DeBakey Type I Aortic Dissections?	3
Early Results of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for the Management of Acute Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection	3
A Cavopulmonary Assist Device for Long-Term Therapy of Fontan Patients	3
Is Connective Tissue Disorder a Risk Factor for Durability after Valve-Sparing Root Replacement?	3
Commentary: Switching Things Up is not Just for Transposition Anymore	3
Outcomes After Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Bicuspid vs Tricuspid Aortic Valve	3
Commentary: Quality of Life is Remembered Long After the Surgery is Forgotten	3
Risk Factors for Thrombus Formation at Stage 2 Palliation and Its Effect on Long-Term Outcome in Patients With Univentricular Heart	3
Commentary: Septal Myectomy in Noonan Syndrome…“From Both Sides Now”	3
Endovascular Repair of Chronic Descending Dissection	3
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting is Overutilized	3
Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting is the Future: Pro	3
Chest Wall Resection and Reconstruction for T4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	3
Patient and Surgeon Predictors of Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Repair for Infective Endocarditis	3
Recent Articles in AATS Journals	3
Concomitant Procedures in Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery	3
Commentary: Radiotherapy Heart Disease	3
Recent Articles in AATS Journals	3
Incidence and Prevalence of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Population-Based Studies	2
Subsolid Lung Adenocarcinomas: Radiological, Clinical and Pathological Features and Outcomes	2
Commentary: The A-B-C's of H-I-T	2
Commentary: Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcome: Magnetic Resonance Imaging vs A Tape Measure	2
Specialization in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair: The Outcomes and Challenges	2
Discussion	2
Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduit Size Is Associated with Conduit and Pulmonary Artery Reinterventions After Truncus Arteriosus Repair	2
Commentary: Transaortic Mitral Valve Repair With Edge-to-Edge Technique	2
Commentary: Strike a Happy Medium	2
Clinical Outcomes After Surgical Revascularization Using No-Touch Versus Conventional Saphenous Vein Grafts: Mid-Term Follow-Up of Propensity Score Matched Cohorts	2
Commentary: Incursion of “Sarcopenia” Into Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery	2
AATS 2022 Annual Meeting	2
Commentary: Artificial Organs: The Fits, The Starts, and Maybe the Future?	2
Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse: Pathophysiology, Diagnostics, and Management Strategies	2
Longitudinal Hemodynamics of Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve in Hemodialysis Patients	2
Maximum Standardized Uptake Value on Positron Emission Tomography is Associated With More Advanced Disease and High-risk Features in Lung Adenocarcinoma	2
Commentary: Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve or Root Replacement in Patients on Hemodialysis: Lessons Learned and Remaining Challenges	2
Homelessness and Race are Mortality Predictors in US Veterans Undergoing CABG	2
Re-Operative Aortic Arch Surgery in a Contemporary Series	2
Commentary: A New Double-Blinded Study: The Residency Application Process	2
Commentary: Is the Sun Setting on the Gastroepiploic Artery Graft?	2
Commentary: Back to the Future: The Re-emergence of Non-anatomic Lung Resection for Cancer Be very, very careful	2
Commentary: Gastrectomy or Esophagectomy for Gastroesophageal Junction Tumors: Are we Comparing Apples to Apples?	2
Commentary: Wishful or watchful waiting?	2
Commentary: The Autonomy/Safety Dilemma in Cardiac Surgical Training	2
Commentary: SARS-CoV-2 and Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Timely Operations and Good Outcomes	2
Commentary: Bringing Back Better Backs	1
Lung Transplantation in Patients With COVID-19-The Early National Experience	1
Endosonography-Guided Biopsy as a First Test in the Diagnosis of Lymphoma	1
Discussion	1
The Evolving Role of Lymph Node Resection in the Era of Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	1
Commentary: Saving 10-Minutes Can Lower Your Workflow Entropy	1
The Anatomy and Physiology of Aortic Root Repair	1
Treatment Selection for the High-Risk Patient with Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Sublobar Resection, Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy or Image-Guided Thermal Ablation?	1
Commentary: When does “Quality Improvement” become “Research”	1
Commentary: Development of Cardiac Surgery Specialty and Training: Cultivating Talent	1
Commentary: Past is Prologue – Leveraging Big Data to Optimize Future Operative Risk Prediction	1
Immunohistochemical Detection of Bacteria in the Resected Valves was Associated with Stromal Immune Checkpoint Protein Expression that may Contribute to Calcific Aortic Stenosis	1
Prediction of Bleeding in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Using Clinical Characteristics and Prospective Coagulation Test Results	1
Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Safety & Efficacy of Unilateral Epicardial Access	1
AATS 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting	1
Commentary: Explaining Intervention and Exposure Effects: An Introduction to Mediation Analysis	1
Commentary: Walking the Tightrope	1
Commentary: The Best Choice for the Second Graft: The Graft Patency Evidence Revisited	1
Masthead (copyright and information page)	1
Early and Mid-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease	1
Comparison of Clinical Scoring Tools to Predict Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Cardiac Surgery	1
Commentary: Leave the Knife and Take the Needle and a Cytopathologist	1
Integrating Quality Metrics with Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting	1
Commentary: Great Outcomes Associated With Robotic Thymectomy –Thank You Very Much Mr Robot	1
Well-being of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in the Time of COVID-19: A Survey by the Wellness Committee of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery	1