Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Current AATS guidelines on surgical treatment of infective endocarditis	95
The value of an “Endocarditis Team”	32
The AngioVac system as a bail-out option in infective valve endocarditis	23
Long-term outcomes of the frozen elephant trunk procedure: a systematic review	22
Results of frozen elephant trunk from the international E-vita Open registry	21
Long-term outcomes of sutureless and rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Frozen elephant trunk with Frozenix prosthesis	20
The incidence and impact of cardiac conduction disturbances after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	19
The “UFO” procedure	19
Comparison of SynCardia total artificial heart and HeartWare HVAD biventricular support for management of biventricular heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Transapical off-pump echo-guided mitral valve repair with neochordae implantation mid-term outcomes	18
Ex-vivo lung perfusion versus standard protocol lung transplantation—mid-term survival and meta-analysis	17
Endovascular repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: current status and future challenges	17
Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices—a systematic review	16
Open total arch replacement with trifurcated graft and frozen elephant trunk	16
Sutureless and rapid deployment valves: implantation technique from A to Z—the Perceval valve	15
The sutureless and rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement international registry: lessons learned from more than 4,500 patients	15
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement: latest advances and future directions	14
Addressing donor-organ shortages using extended criteria in lung transplantation	14
Pediatric ventricular assist device registries: update and perspectives in the era of miniaturized continuous-flow pumps	14
Optimal timing of type A intramural hematoma repair	14
Right anterior mini-thoracotomy and sutureless valves: the perfect marriage	13
Sutureless and rapid deployment implantation in bicuspid aortic valve: results from the sutureless and rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement international registry	13
A step-by-step guide to transseptal valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement	13
Valvectomy versus replacement for the surgical treatment of infective tricuspid valve endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with right-sided endocarditis undergoing cardiac surgery	13
An updated meta-analysis of MitraClip versus surgery for mitral regurgitation	12
Sutureless valve and rapid deployment valves: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies	12
Outcome of rapid deployment aortic valves: long-term experience after 700 implants	12
Mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring: tips, tricks, and outcomes	12
Normal and abnormal development of the aortic valve and ascending aortic wall: a comprehensive overview of the embryology and pathology of the bicuspid aortic valve	11
Concomitant cardiac surgery procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation: single-centre experience	11
Management of retrograde type A IMH with acute arch tear/type B dissection	11
Current state of hybrid solutions for aortic arch aneurysms	11
Hybrid arch frozen elephant trunk repair: evidence from the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative	11
Long-term outcome with sutureless valves: 12 years of Perceval experience	10
Bioprosthetic valve fracture: a practical guide	9
Frozen elephant trunk with straight vascular prosthesis	9
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device systems infections: current outcomes and management strategies	9
Systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical outcomes comparing mechanical valve replacement and bioprosthetic valve replacement in infective endocarditis	9
Minimally invasive approach for infective mitral valve endocarditis	9
Contemporary approaches in the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support patients waiting for lung transplantation	8
The role of the ventricular assist device coordinator: quo vadis?	8
A series of four transcatheter aortic valve replacement in failed Perceval valves	8
LAMPOON techniques to prevent or manage left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in transcatheter mitral valve replacement	8
Overcoming the transcatheter aortic valve replacement Achilles heel: conduction abnormalities—a systematic review	8
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the magic of pathophysiology	8
Long-term outcomes of the Ross procedure in adults	7
The frozen elephant trunk technique in acute and chronic aortic dissection: intraoperative setting and patient selection are key to success	7
Is the frozen elephant trunk technique justified for chronic type A aortic dissection in Marfan syndrome?	6
Aortic valve replacement using stented or sutureless/rapid deployment prosthesis via either full-sternotomy or a minimally invasive approach: a network meta-analysis	6
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy	6
Long-term outcomes of etiology specific annuloplasty ring repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation	6
Overcoming the transcatheter aortic valve replacement Achilles heel: coronary re-access	6
The impact of hepatitis C viremic donor lung allograft characteristics on post-transplantation outcomes	6
Outcomes of reoperations after Ross procedure	6
Heart transplantation after SynCardia® total artificial heart implantation	6
Conduction disorders after aortic valve replacement: what is the real impact of sutureless and rapid deployment valves?	6
Development of tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular performance after implantation of centrifugal left ventricular assist devices	6
The left ventricular assist device as a patient monitoring system	6
Edge-to-edge repair: past challenge, current case selection and future advances	6
Endovascular repair of the ascending aorta: the last frontier	6
Aortic arch repair with frozen elephant trunk versus conventional elephant trunk	6
The total artificial heart in pediatrics: outcomes in an evolving field	6
Multiple valve endocarditis: a Hemi-Commando procedure	6
Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow biventricular assist devices	6
The Ross procedure in children: a systematic review	5
Frozen Elephant Trunk—the Bologna experience	5
Thoracic endovascular repair of chronic type B aortic dissection: a systematic review	5
Sex differences in outcomes following less-invasive left ventricular assist device implantation	5
Normothermic frozen elephant trunk surgery without circulatory arrest: how we do it in Ancona	5
Management of malperfusion syndrome in acute type A aortic intramural hematoma	5
Systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term outcomes in adults undergoing the Ross procedure	5
Surgery without visible scars—double valve surgery using the right lateral access	5
Insertion of the total artificial heart in the Fontan circulation	5

Transseptal chordal replacement: early experience	5
Combining echocardiographic and anatomic variables to predict outcomes of mitral valve repair with the NeoChord procedure	5
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	5
Robotic versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Endovascular therapy for patients with heritable thoracic aortic disease	5
History, development and clinical perspectives of sutureless and rapid deployment surgical aortic valve replacement	5
Acute type A aortic dissection: the role of frozen elephant trunk	5
Single versus double lung transplantation for fibrotic disease—systematic review	5
Total artificial heart: surgical technique in the patient with normal cardiac anatomy	5
Pre- and post-operative mechanical circulatory support in surgical repair of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	4
Ultra fast-track trans-axillary mini-aortic valve replacement	4
Sternotomy versus thoracotomy lung transplantation: key tips and contemporary results	4
Endovascular aortic repair of Kommerell diverticulum associated with aberrant left subclavian artery	4
The Ross procedure and valve-sparing root replacement procedures in the adult patient: do guidelines follow the evidence?	4
Surgical treatment of post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Conduction disorders after aortic valve replacement with rapid-deployment bioprostheses: early occurrence and one-year evolution	4
The Ross procedure is an excellent operation in non-repairable aortic regurgitation: insights and techniques	4
Cannulation strategies, circulation management and neuroprotection for type A intramural hematoma: tips and tricks	4
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: the niche of post-infarction mechanical complications	4
Use of the frozen elephant trunk technique for type B aortic dissection and aberrant right subclavian artery: an anatomic repair of the “arteria lusoria”	4
Pathologic von Willebrand factor degradation is a major contributor to left ventricular assist device-associated bleeding: pathophysiology and evolving clinical management	4
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Spanish experience	4
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: The Marie Lannelongue Hospital experience	4
Post-infarction ventricular septal rupture	4
Renal function after implantation of the total artificial heart	4
Tricuspid valve endocarditis	4
Endovascular repair of acute complicated type B aortic dissection—systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term survival and reintervention	4
Uncomplicated type A intramural hematoma: surgery or conservative approach?—surgery	4
A step-by-step guide to trans-axillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement	4
Current state of transcatheter mitral valve implantation in bioprosthetic mitral valve and in mitral ring as a treatment approach for failed mitral prosthesis	4
Infective valve endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation—a dangerous liaison	3
Chordal replacement: future surgical gold standard or first-line option as bridge to definitive therapy in primary mitral regurgitation?	3
Management of increased systemic flow requirements in patients with left ventricular assist devices	3
Repair of type A aortic intramural hematoma with ascending and hemiarch reconstruction using circulatory arrest and retrograde cerebral perfusion	3
Incidence of infective valve endocarditis as after antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines changed—there is a change	3
Tailoring the valve choice to the patient: contemporary choices and their optimal applications	3
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement aortic root orientation: implications for future coronary access and redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement	3
Historical evolution of robot-assisted cardiac surgery: a 25-year journey	3
The Ross inclusion Dacron graft	3
Over 15 years: the advancement of transcatheter mitral valve repair	3
Transseptal direct complete annuloplasty: early experience	3
Bicuspid aortic valve repair: the 180°-Reimplantation technique	3
Mini-access branch-first total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk procedure	3
Use of the frozen elephant trunk technique for type A intramural hematoma	3
Imaging the mitral valve: a primer for the interventional surgeon	3
Conventional and alternative sites for left ventricular assist device inflow and outflow cannula placement	3
Evolving perspectives on mechanical circulatory support biocompatibility and interfaces	3
Statement from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis on the current status of surgical outcome in infective endocarditis	3
The importance of coronary artery disease and special considerations for left ventricular assist device implantation	3
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device versus orthotopic heart transplantation in adults with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Safeguards and pitfalls for Bioprosthetic or Native Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to Prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery Obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement—the BASILICA t	3
Effects of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting on early and late mortality in the treatment of post-infarction mechanical complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Distal repair after frozen elephant trunk: open or endovascular?	3
Aortic arch replacement using the branch-first and frozen elephant trunk techniques	3
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age	3
Procedural and clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Total arch repair with frozen elephant trunk for type A acute aortic dissection: the “zone 0 arch repair” strategy	3
Endovascular arch repair using the NEXUS arch endograft	3
Transapical transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with degenerated mitral bioprostheses or failed ring annuloplasty	3
Over 15 years: the advancement of transcatheter aortic valve replacement	3
Ross operation after failure of aortic valve repair	3
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes	3
Direct access hybrid transatrial implantation of a Sapien 3 valve inside a bioprosthetic mitral valve with concomitant tricuspid valve replacement and cryoablation	2
Systematic review and meta-analysis of mid-term survival, reoperation, and recurrent mitral regurgitation for robotic-assisted mitral valve repair	2
Bioprosthetic valve fracture to facilitate valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve repair	2
Use of transesophageal echocardiography for transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for patients with prior bioprosthetic surgical aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonic valves	2
Snaring technique for explantation of transcatheter aortic valve bioprosthesis	2
Direct transcatheter mitral valve implantation in severe mitral annular calcification: technique and evidence	2
Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients	2
Total artificial heart in patients with post-infarction ventricular septal defect	2
Metabolomic profile of patients with left ventricular assist devices: a pilot study	2
Aortic valve endocarditis complicated by proximal false aneurysm	2
Pulmonary endarterectomy in severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Toronto experience	2
Frozen elephant trunk: debranch first technique	2
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy—the Royal Papworth experience	2
Management and outcomes of left ventricular assist device-associated endocarditis: a systematic review	2
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls	2
Perioperative management of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular repair	2
Therapeutic alternatives in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from pulmonary endarterectomy to balloon pulmonary angioplasty to medical therapy. State of the art from a multidisciplinary	2
Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options	2

Valve thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement—cause for concern?	2
End-stage chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is there still room for lung transplantation?—the past, the present and the future	2
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?	2
Quality of life and rehabilitation after total artificial heart	2
Aortic root endocarditis: a Biointegral Bioconduit subannular implantation	2
Incidence of infective valve endocarditis as after antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines changed—there is no change	2
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in degenerated aortic bioprostheses: are patients with small surgical bioprostheses at higher risk for unfavourable mid-term outcomes?	2
Back to the root: a large animal model of the Ross procedure	2
Is tri-port totally thoracoscopic surgery for mitral valve replacement a feasible approach?	2
Combined valve surgery with sutureless and rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement: when and why	2
DCD lungs: is it all the same?	2
Renal protective effect of the aortic balloon occlusion technique in total arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk	2
Off-pump left ventricular assist device implantation via bilateral mini-thoracotomy in cardiac reoperations: the extrapericardial subxiphoid route	2
Chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection: endovascular options to obliterate the false lumen	2
Sutureless and rapid deployment valves: implantation technique from A to Z—the INTUITY Elite valve	2
Reinventing the displacement left ventricular assist device in the continuous-flow era: TORVAD, the first toroidal-flow left ventricular assist device	2
Strategies for pediatric lung transplantation: bridging, listing and surgical technique	2
Computational sentiment analysis of an online left ventricular assist device support forum: positivity predominates	2
Elimination of drive exit line: transcutaneous energy transmission	2
Sutureless valves fit/perform well in a small aortic annulus	2
Hemodynamic outcomes after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a single-center experience	2
Mechanical circulatory supports after pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy: why, when and how	2
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease: papillary muscle rupture, left ventricle rupture and post-infarct ventricular septal defect	2
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch	2
Surgery for type A intramural hematoma: a systematic review of clinical outcomes	2
Valve-sparing procedure for a dilated pulmonary autograft	2
Development of malignancies and their outcomes in patients supported on continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices—a systematic review	2
Surgical aortic valve replacement due to infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the self-expanding Portico valve prosthesis	1
Transcatheter valve implantation for degenerated tricuspid bioprosthesis and failed tricuspid ring	1
Outcomes after transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation using a balloon-expandable Edwards Sapien valve in patients with degenerated Freestyle aortic bioprosthesis	1
Resurgence of the Ross procedure	1
Antithrombotic therapy for patients with total artificial hearts	1
Mitral valve repair in papillary muscle rupture	1
Surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an historical perspective	1
Timing of surgery after secondary embolic events in infective endocarditis	1
Overcoming the transcatheter aortic valve replacement Achilles heel: paravalvular leak	1
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy	1
Who should get surgical aortic valve replacement in the era of transcatheter aortic valve replacement?—a surgeon’s perspective	1
Infant miniaturized continuous-flow pumps and permanent support in Pediatrics	1
Impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	1
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and surgical aortic valve replacement volume-outcome relationships: a Pandora’s box	1
Application of total artificial heart in patients with primary malignant cardiac tumors—current treatment strategies	1
Operative strategies for acute mitral regurgitation as a mechanical complication of myocardial infarction	1
Uncomplicated type A intramural hematoma: surgery or conservative approach?—conservative approach	1
Endo-Bentall: is this feasible?	1
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for degenerated stentless aortic bioroots	1
4D flow imaging—state of the art	1
Transcatheter mitral valve repair in functional mitral regurgitation: who will benefit?	1
Surgical technique for the implantation of mechanical circulatory support with the Impella 5.0 pump in a patient with post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock	1
Myocardial function recovery interventional assessment and surgical pump removal	1
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease	1
Exercise physiology in left ventricular assist device patients: insights from hemodynamic simulations	1
CT based sizing may reduce pacemaker implantation and paravalvular leaks after sutureless and rapid deployment valve implantation	1
Total artificial heart: patient selection and risk factors	1
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection	1
Transcatheter devices for direct annuloplasty and chordal replacement in degenerative mitral regurgitation	1
Transition from multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery… and evolution to uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery?	1
Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery—experience during the restart of a robotic program in Germany	1
The need for comprehensive multidisciplinary programs, complex interventions, and precision medicine for bicuspid aortic valve disease	1
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture	1
Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications	1
Minimally invasive sutureless aortic valve replacement in the Redo setting: the new surgical frontier in the valve-in-valve era	1
Transcatheter valve implantation in a failed homograft	1
Surgical versus transcatheter mitral valve replacement in functional mitral valve regurgitation	1
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients	1
Aortic valve choice in the transcatheter aortic valve replacement era	1
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?	1
Forward-thinking design solutions for mechanical circulatory support: multifunctional hybrid continuous-flow ventricular assist device technology	1
The Ross procedure—the loose jacket technique	1
The Ross-Konno procedure for congenital aortic stenosis	1
Snorkel and chimney endografting for juxtarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms is an acceptable, but aging technology	1
How to implement a clinical robotic mitral valve surgery program	1
Update on the German Ross Registry	1
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device	1
Diagnostic tools in surgically treated patients with infective valve endocarditis	1
Endovascular repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a physician-modified four-vessel fenestrated endograft	1
Donor directed lobar lung transplantation	1
Uniportal robotic versus thoracoscopic assisted surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis of the initial 100 cases	1
Two hundred robotic mitral valve repair procedures for degenerative mitral regurgitation: the Yale experience	1
The learning curve of the robotic-assisted lobectomy—a systematic review and meta-analysis	1
Triple patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	1
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review	1
Fracture of a 21 mm failed bioprosthetic aortic valve	1
Percutaneous endovascular repair of acute type A intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta	1
Surgical options in infective valve endocarditis with neurological complications	1
The Ross procedure is the optimal solution for young adults with unrepairable aortic valve disease	1
The Ross inclusion technique	1
Access options for transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with prior surgical bioprosthesis	1