Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Endovascular repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: current status and future challenges	34
Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices—a systematic review	31
The incidence and impact of cardiac conduction disturbances after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	29
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the magic of pathophysiology	24
Transapical off-pump echo-guided mitral valve repair with neochordae implantation mid-term outcomes	23
Pediatric ventricular assist device registries: update and perspectives in the era of miniaturized continuous-flow pumps	22
An updated meta-analysis of MitraClip versus surgery for mitral regurgitation	21
Mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring: tips, tricks, and outcomes	20
Bioprosthetic valve fracture: a practical guide	19
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	18
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement: latest advances and future directions	18
A step-by-step guide to transseptal valve-in-valve transcatheter mitral valve replacement	18
Current state of hybrid solutions for aortic arch aneurysms	18
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	16
LAMPOON techniques to prevent or manage left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in transcatheter mitral valve replacement	16
Concomitant cardiac surgery procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation: single-centre experience	15
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: the niche of post-infarction mechanical complications	15
Endovascular repair of the ascending aorta: the last frontier	14
Thoracic endovascular repair of chronic type B aortic dissection: a systematic review	13
Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow biventricular assist devices	13
The Ross procedure in children: a systematic review	12
Long-term outcomes of the Ross procedure in adults	12
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	12
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy	12
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device systems infections: current outcomes and management strategies	11

Overcoming the transcatheter aortic valve replacement Achilles heel: conduction abnormalities—a systematic review	11
The role of the ventricular assist device coordinator: quo vadis?	10
The Ross procedure is an excellent operation in non-repairable aortic regurgitation: insights and techniques	10
Surgical treatment of post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch	10
Historical evolution of robot-assisted cardiac surgery: a 25-year journey	10
Twenty-five years’ experience with root remodeling and bicuspid aortic valve repair	9
Pulmonary endarterectomy in severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Toronto experience	9
Outcomes of reoperations after Ross procedure	9
Systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term outcomes in adults undergoing the Ross procedure	9
Edge-to-edge repair: past challenge, current case selection and future advances	8
Robotic versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Long-term outcomes of etiology specific annuloplasty ring repair of ischemic mitral regurgitation	8
Uniportal robotic versus thoracoscopic assisted surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis of the initial 100 cases	8
Bicuspid aortic valve repair: the 180°-Reimplantation technique	8
Endovascular therapy for patients with heritable thoracic aortic disease	8
Development of tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular performance after implantation of centrifugal left ventricular assist devices	8
A step-by-step guide to trans-axillary transcatheter aortic valve replacement	8
Post-infarction ventricular septal rupture	8
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls	8
The left ventricular assist device as a patient monitoring system	8
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy—the Royal Papworth experience	7
Overcoming the transcatheter aortic valve replacement Achilles heel: coronary re-access	7
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes	7
Endovascular repair of acute complicated type B aortic dissection—systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term survival and reintervention	7
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	7
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: The Marie Lannelongue Hospital experience	7
Sex differences in outcomes following less-invasive left ventricular assist device implantation	7
Pathologic von Willebrand factor degradation is a major contributor to left ventricular assist device-associated bleeding: pathophysiology and evolving clinical management	7
Systematic review and meta-analysis of mid-term survival, reoperation, and recurrent mitral regurgitation for robotic-assisted mitral valve repair	6
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted major pulmonary resections	6
End-stage chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is there still room for lung transplantation?—the past, the present and the future	6
The Ross procedure and valve-sparing root replacement procedures in the adult patient: do guidelines follow the evidence?	6
Reimplantation of the aortic valve in patients with tricuspid aortic valve: the Toronto General Hospital experience	6
Therapeutic alternatives in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from pulmonary endarterectomy to balloon pulmonary angioplasty to medical therapy. State of the art from a multidisciplinary	6
Two hundred robotic mitral valve repair procedures for degenerative mitral regurgitation: the Yale experience	6
Procedural and clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid aortic valve patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The learning curve of the robotic-assisted lobectomy—a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Mitral valve repair in papillary muscle rupture	6
Functional and pathomorphological anatomy of the aortic valve and root for aortic valve sparing surgery in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves	6
Transseptal chordal replacement: early experience	6
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the Spanish experience	6
Back to the root: a large animal model of the Ross procedure	5
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience	5
Imaging the mitral valve: a primer for the interventional surgeon	5
Endovascular arch repair using the NEXUS arch endograft	5
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement aortic root orientation: implications for future coronary access and redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement	5
Endovascular aortic repair of Kommerell diverticulum associated with aberrant left subclavian artery	5
Current state of transcatheter mitral valve implantation in bioprosthetic mitral valve and in mitral ring as a treatment approach for failed mitral prosthesis	5
Pre- and post-operative mechanical circulatory support in surgical repair of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	5

Hemodynamic outcomes after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a single-center experience	5
Evolving perspectives on mechanical circulatory support biocompatibility and interfaces	5
Combining echocardiographic and anatomic variables to predict outcomes of mitral valve repair with the NeoChord procedure	5
Ross operation after failure of aortic valve repair	5
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	5
Valve thrombosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement—cause for concern?	5
Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options	5
Conventional and alternative sites for left ventricular assist device inflow and outflow cannula placement	5
Aortic valve-sparing root replacement or Bentall?	5
Over 15 years: the advancement of transcatheter aortic valve replacement	5
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in degenerated aortic bioprostheses: are patients with small surgical bioprostheses at higher risk for unfavourable mid-term outcomes?	4
Is tri-port totally thoracoscopic surgery for mitral valve replacement a feasible approach?	4
4D flow imaging—state of the art	4
The importance of coronary artery disease and special considerations for left ventricular assist device implantation	4
Hybrid atrial fibrillation ablation	4
Chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection: endovascular options to obliterate the false lumen	4
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture	4
Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for degenerated stentless aortic bioroots	4
Computational sentiment analysis of an online left ventricular assist device support forum: positivity predominates	4
The need for comprehensive multidisciplinary programs, complex interventions, and precision medicine for bicuspid aortic valve disease	4
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Continuous-flow left ventricular assist device versus orthotopic heart transplantation in adults with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
The Ross inclusion Dacron graft	4
Pathology and pathophysiology of the aortic root	4
The natural history of aortic root aneurysms	4
Triple patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	4
Perioperative management of patients undergoing thoracic endovascular repair	4
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age	4
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases	4
Transition from multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery… and evolution to uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery?	4
Over 15 years: the advancement of transcatheter mitral valve repair	4
Long-term outcomes after pulmonary endarterectomy	4
Reinventing the displacement left ventricular assist device in the continuous-flow era: TORVAD, the first toroidal-flow left ventricular assist device	4
Surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular free-wall rupture in the Netherlands: data from a nationwide registry	4
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy	4
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?	4
Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications	4
Three decades of reimplantation of the aortic valve—the Brussels Experience	3
Elimination of drive exit line: transcutaneous energy transmission	3
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review	3
Direct transcatheter mitral valve implantation in severe mitral annular calcification: technique and evidence	3
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients	3
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery lung-sparing carinal sleeve resection and reconstruction	3
Multi-modality imaging evaluation and pre-surgical planning for aortic valve-sparing operations in patients with aortic root aneurysm	3
Collateral network concept in 2023	3
Minimally invasive staged segmental artery coil embolization (MIS2ACE) for spinal cord protection	3
Aortic root remodeling	3
How to implement a clinical robotic mitral valve surgery program	3
Transcatheter solutions for transcatheter aortic valve replacement dysfunction: is redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement a durable option?	3
Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients	3
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome	3
Transapical transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with degenerated mitral bioprostheses or failed ring annuloplasty	3
Forward-thinking design solutions for mechanical circulatory support: multifunctional hybrid continuous-flow ventricular assist device technology	3
Exercise physiology in left ventricular assist device patients: insights from hemodynamic simulations	3
Heart team approach for comprehensive management of aortic coarctation in the adult	3
The outcomes of three decades of the David and Yacoub procedures in bicuspid aortic valve patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Spinal cord protection for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: from bench to bedside	3
Management of increased systemic flow requirements in patients with left ventricular assist devices	3
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease	3
Off-pump left ventricular assist device implantation via bilateral mini-thoracotomy in cardiac reoperations: the extrapericardial subxiphoid route	3
Metabolomic profile of patients with left ventricular assist devices: a pilot study	3
Tailoring the valve choice to the patient: contemporary choices and their optimal applications	3
Endo-Bentall: is this feasible?	3
Isolator Synergy EnCompass clamp: surgical notes	3
Robotic mitral valve replacement; results from the world’s largest series	3
Transseptal direct complete annuloplasty: early experience	3
Uniportal three-arm robotic-assisted thoracic surgery right upper lobe and carinal sleeve resection	3
Chordal replacement: future surgical gold standard or first-line option as bridge to definitive therapy in primary mitral regurgitation?	3
Transcatheter valve implantation for degenerated tricuspid bioprosthesis and failed tricuspid ring	3
The Ross procedure—the loose jacket technique	3
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors	2
Direct access hybrid transatrial implantation of a Sapien 3 valve inside a bioprosthetic mitral valve with concomitant tricuspid valve replacement and cryoablation	2
The aortic team and bicuspid aortic valve patients	2
Prosthesis-patient mismatch in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement	2
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2
Mechanical circulatory supports after pulmonary thrombo-endarterectomy: why, when and how	2
The Ross procedure is the optimal solution for young adults with unrepairable aortic valve disease	2
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity	2
Surgical versus transcatheter mitral valve replacement in functional mitral valve regurgitation	2
Valve-sparing procedure for a dilated pulmonary autograft	2

Access options for transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with prior surgical bioprosthesis	2
Outcomes after transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation using a balloon-expandable Edwards Sapien valve in patients with degenerated Freestyle aortic bioprosthesis	2
Snorkel and chimney endografting for juxtarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms is an acceptable, but aging technology	2
Bioprosthetic valve fracture to facilitate valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve repair	2
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review	2
Snaring technique for explantation of transcatheter aortic valve bioprosthesis	2
Concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation in minimally invasive cardiac surgery	2
Impact of COVID-19 on the incidence of post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	2
Endovascular repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm using a physician-modified four-vessel fenestrated endograft	2
The unfinished saga of invasive procedures for secondary mitral regurgitation	2
Robotic mitral valve repair—the Bruxelles experience	2
Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery—experience during the restart of a robotic program in Germany	2
Impact of extra-corporeal life support (ECLS) cannulation strategy on outcome after durable mechanical circulation support system implantation on behalf of durable MCS after ECLS Study Group	2
The Ross-Konno procedure for congenital aortic stenosis	2
Development of malignancies and their outcomes in patients supported on continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices—a systematic review	2
Resurgence of the Ross procedure	2
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches	2
Myocardial function recovery interventional assessment and surgical pump removal	2
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?	2
Use of transesophageal echocardiography for transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation for patients with prior bioprosthetic surgical aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonic valves	2
How I perform totally endoscopic robotic mitral valve repair	2
Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	2
The Ross inclusion technique	2
Endovascular repair of acute type B thoracic aortic dissection	2
Sutureless repair techniques for post-infarction left ventricular free wall rupture	2
Overcoming prosthesis-patient mismatch with transcatheter aortic valve replacement	2
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis	2
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results	2
Update on the German Ross Registry	2
Surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an historical perspective	2
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	1
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device	1
A new hybrid graft for open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	1
Transcatheter devices for direct annuloplasty and chordal replacement in degenerative mitral regurgitation	1
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy	1
Comparison of the short-term outcomes between Y-incision aortic annular enlargement and traditional aortic annular enlargement techniques	1
Uniportal hybrid robotic-assisted right upper sleeve lobectomy in an 83-year-old patient with severe pulmonary hypertension	1
Fracture of a 21 mm failed bioprosthetic aortic valve	1
Valve-sparing root replacement—reimplantation technique	1
Biportal robotic surgery for anterior mediastinal mass	1
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy	1
Infant miniaturized continuous-flow pumps and permanent support in Pediatrics	1
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection	1
Robotic mitral valve surgery in Latin America	1
Overcoming the transcatheter aortic valve replacement Achilles heel: paravalvular leak	1
Transcatheter mitral valve repair in functional mitral regurgitation: who will benefit?	1
Master of cardiothoracic surgery: transcaval transcatheter aortic valve replacement	1
Hybrid repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in female patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome	1
Transcatheter pulmonic valve implantation in adult patients with prior congenital heart surgery	1
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective	1
Heritable aortic root aneurysms	1
Male-female differences in contemporary elective ascending aortic surgery: insights from the Netherlands Heart Registration	1
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: resection of the first rib	1
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population	1
Surgical management of pulmonary endarterectomy avoiding deep hypothermia: the Pavia experience	1
MitraClip™: a step by step guide for surgeons	1
David procedure through an upper ministernotomy	1
Hybrid uniportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery staplers: technical aspects and results	1
Robotic-assisted double valve surgery	1
Effective orifice diameter: a new sizing parameter of surgical valve prostheses to inform valve selection	1
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement using the reimplantation (David) technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis on survival and clinical outcome	1
Who should get surgical aortic valve replacement in the era of transcatheter aortic valve replacement?—a surgeon’s perspective	1
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience	1
The Ross procedure for bicuspid aortic valve: total root implantation technique	1
Patient selection for aortic valve-sparing operations	1
Current perioperative management of cerebrospinal fluid drains	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
Aortic valve choice in the transcatheter aortic valve replacement era	1
Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery	1
The periareolar approach to robotic mitral valve repair	1
The use of mechanical circulatory support in post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications	1
Valve-sparing operations after Ross procedure: a single-center experience	1
Matching the type of aortic valve-sparing to the aortic root pathology	1
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery	1
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in chronic pulmonary disease—the Royal Papworth Hospital experience	1
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pneumonectomy	1
Operative strategies for acute mitral regurgitation as a mechanical complication of myocardial infarction	1
Transcatheter valve implantation in a failed homograft	1
Aortic valve-sparing root replacement (David-I) for acute aortic dissection type A	1
The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture	1
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and surgical aortic valve replacement volume-outcome relationships: a Pandora’s box	1
Aortic root anatomy: insights into annular and root enlargement techniques	1
Obstetric considerations for aortopathy in pregnancy	1
Remodeling of the aortic root—a 28-year journey	1
Pulmonary endarterectomy reoperation: frequency, risk factors and outcomes	1
BASILICA to prevent coronary obstruction in transcatheter aortic valve replacement	1
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement	1
The Ross sub-coronary technique	1
The value of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in incomplete revascularization and advanced hybrid revascularization	1