Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
The Ross procedure with a bicuspid pulmonary autograft	49
Pathologic von Willebrand factor degradation is a major contributor to left ventricular assist device-associated bleeding: pathophysiology and evolving clinical management	32
The Ross procedure is the optimal solution for young adults with unrepairable aortic valve disease	23
Forward-thinking design solutions for mechanical circulatory support: multifunctional hybrid continuous-flow ventricular assist device technology	23
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair	23
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database	22
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management	21
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data	21
Ross operation after failure of aortic valve repair	20
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection	20
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection	18
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves	18
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience	15
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation	14
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies	14
The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports	14
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy	14
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	13
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification	13
Heritable aortic root aneurysms	13
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery	12
Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?	12
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective	12
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population	12

Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting	12
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies	12
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement	11
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches	11
Transcatheter solutions for transcatheter aortic valve replacement dysfunction: is redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement a durable option?	11
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age	11
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Access options for transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with prior surgical bioprosthesis	10
Will valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement shift the treatment paradigm for young adults with aortic valve disease?	10
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy	10
Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team	9
The Ross procedure: total root technique	9
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?	9
Aortic root remodeling	9
What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?	9
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls	9
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience	9
Management of increased systemic flow requirements in patients with left ventricular assist devices	9
What are the alternatives to replace the pulmonary root in the absence of pulmonary homografts?	9
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity	8
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection	8
Small incisions still require great anesthesia: anesthesiology techniques to enhance recovery in robotic coronary bypass grafting	8
Management of anomalous coronary anatomy during aortic valve repair	8
Ascending aorta: the use of a physician investigational device exemption	8
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies	8
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons	8
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience	7
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death	7
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review	7
Resurgence of the Ross procedure	7
Therapeutic alternatives in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from pulmonary endarterectomy to balloon pulmonary angioplasty to medical therapy. State of the art from a multidisciplinary	7
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy	7
Heart and multiple organ transplantation from donation after circulatory death using mobile normothermic regional perfusion and cardiac surgery extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation team out of the hub	7
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture	7
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations	7
The role of transcatheter approaches for the treatment of pulmonary homograft dysfunction	6
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	6
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting	6
Chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection: endovascular options to obliterate the false lumen	6
Best transcatheter approach for a failed mitral valve ring	6
Resolution of sudden left ventricular assist device failure due to outflow graft narrowing	6
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	6
4D flow imaging—state of the art	6
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes	6
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy	6
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom	6
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital	6
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch	6
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome	5

Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options	5
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease	5
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases	5
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death	5
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy	5
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device	5
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms	5
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype	5
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it	5
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review	5
Surgical management is associated with improved survival for endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	4
Fracture of a 21 mm failed bioprosthetic aortic valve	4
Impact of preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz on spinal cord injury after descending aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair	4
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review	4
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery	4
Why and how you should learn to do the Ross Procedure in 2020	4
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques	4
The Ross-Konno procedure for congenital aortic stenosis	4
Three decades of aortic valve sparing operations	4
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant for self-expandable valves	4
Non-intubated uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: the future of thoracic surgery?	4
The Ross procedure and valve-sparing root replacement procedures in the adult patient: do guidelines follow the evidence?	4
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation	4
Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture	4
Functional and pathomorphological anatomy of the aortic valve and root for aortic valve sparing surgery in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves	4
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis	4
The outcomes of robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in the Atlantic demographic—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature	4
Innovations in robotic surgery and recent developments in the SP platform	4
Use of the angioscope for aortic endovascular repair	4
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?	4
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome	4
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient	4
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting	4
Continuous-flow biventricular mechanical support implantation strategies	4
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results	4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of mid-term survival, reoperation, and recurrent mitral regurgitation for robotic-assisted mitral valve repair	3
How to advance from minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting to totally endoscopic coronary bypass grafting: challenges in Europe versus United States of America	3
Robotic mitral valve replacement; results from the world’s largest series	3
The Ross inclusion Dacron graft	3
Minimally invasive surgical coronary artery bypass in women	3
Robotic-assisted double valve surgery	3
The Ross inclusion technique	3
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracic endovascular aortic repair: mandatory access but tailored placement	3
The outcomes of three decades of the David and Yacoub procedures in bicuspid aortic valve patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Collateral network concept in 2023	3
Surgical management of pulmonary endarterectomy avoiding deep hypothermia: the Pavia experience	3
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors	3
Mitral valve repair in papillary muscle rupture	3
Historical evolution of robot-assisted cardiac surgery: a 25-year journey	3
Endo-Bentall: is this feasible?	3
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients	3
Endovascular repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: current status and future challenges	3
Surgical techniques for cardiac allograft procurement and perfusion in controlled donation after circulatory death	3
Myocardial function recovery interventional assessment and surgical pump removal	3
Surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular free-wall rupture in the Netherlands: data from a nationwide registry	3
Overcoming prosthesis-patient mismatch with transcatheter aortic valve replacement	3
Normothermic regional perfusion and donation after circulatory death heart-lung procurement	3
Limiting factors of current thoracic aortic endovascular technologies	3
The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture	3
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the magic of pathophysiology	3
Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow biventricular assist devices	3
Trends in sex-specific differences following aortic arch repair: results from the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative	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
Aortic annular enlargement with Y-incision/rectangular patch	3
Speaking a common language: the international consensus on bicuspid aortic valve nomenclature and classification	3
Comparison of the short-term outcomes between Y-incision aortic annular enlargement and traditional aortic annular enlargement techniques	3
Current state of hybrid solutions for aortic arch aneurysms	3
The thoracic surgeon perspective—lung transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: any conflict with the heart?	3
Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery—experience during the restart of a robotic program in Germany	3
Snorkel and chimney endografting for juxtarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms is an acceptable, but aging technology	2
Thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion—approaches to arch vessels and options of cannulation allowing donation after circulatory death multi-organ perfusion and procurement	2
Heart transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: the Italian experience	2
Ten-year outcomes of hybrid coronary revascularization at a single center	2
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy	2
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explantation experience in Japanese high-volume center	2
One stage ascending and descending aorta replacement through the posterior pericardium to treat aortic rupture due to stent graft-induced new entry (SINE) tear	2
Remodeling of the aortic root—a 28-year journey	2
Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients	2
Explanting transcatheter aortic valves: comparative insights and surgical nuances in native versus valve-in-valve scenarios	2

How to implement a clinical robotic mitral valve surgery program	2
Heart team approach for comprehensive management of aortic coarctation in the adult	2
Aortic root anatomy: insights into annular and root enlargement techniques	2
The aortic team and bicuspid aortic valve patients	2
Evolving perspectives on mechanical circulatory support biocompatibility and interfaces	2
Mid-to-long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation in surgical treatment vs. catheter ablation: a meta-analysis using aggregated survival data	2
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery right upper lobectomy for aspergilloma	2
The anesthetist perspective: optimization of cardiac allograft from withdrawal of life support to reperfusion in the controlled donation after circulatory death	2
Pulmonary endarterectomy reoperation: frequency, risk factors and outcomes	2
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in low- to intermediate-risk patients: a meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data	2
Minimally invasive left atrial appendage occlusion plus reduced dose direct oral anticoagulant to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation—the LAAO-PlusRE	2
How to perform distal anastomosis using a robotic platform: totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass	2
Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	2
End-stage chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is there still room for lung transplantation?—the past, the present and the future	2
Exercise physiology in left ventricular assist device patients: insights from hemodynamic simulations	2
Modified-Manougian aortic root enlargement	2
Robotic versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Reflections on valve-sparing operations utilizing straight tube versus Valsalva grafts	2
The role of robotic coronary artery bypass grafting in the current practice of surgical myocardial revascularization	2
Donation after circulatory death transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes and methods of donation	2
Concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation in minimally invasive cardiac surgery	2
Hybrid repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in female patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome	2
David procedure through an upper ministernotomy	2
Reimplantation of the aortic valve in patients with tricuspid aortic valve: the Toronto General Hospital experience	2
Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications	2
Effectiveness of Maze IV procedure versus thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity score-matched analysis	2
Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysm and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Uniportal hybrid robotic-assisted right upper sleeve lobectomy in an 83-year-old patient with severe pulmonary hypertension	2
The impact of technology—use of hypothermic machine perfusion: the next standard of care for controlled donation after circulatory death allograft preservation?	2
Hybrid strategies for stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation	2
Left atrial strain importance in atrial fibrillation screening process	2
Prosthesis-patient mismatch in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement	2