Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Article	Citations
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management	62
Robotic aortic valve replacement in the Middle East: reproducibility into practice with evolving complexity	39
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database	30
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair	27
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data	26
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves	26
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies	22
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy	22
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation	21
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection	20
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience	20
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective	18
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification	18
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection	18
Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?	17
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age	17
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery	16
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies	16
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair	15
The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports	15
Advancing robotic aortic valve replacement beyond isolated therapy: a platform for multivalve therapy	15
Heritable aortic root aneurysms	15
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches	14
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population	14

Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team	14
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting	14
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience	14
Robotic endoscopic aortic valve replacement with rapid deployment valve: technique and outcomes	13
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement	13
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis, operability assessment and patient selection for pulmonary endarterectomy	12
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?	12
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls	12
Aortic root remodeling	11
Management of anomalous coronary anatomy during aortic valve repair	11
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?	11
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection	11
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies	11
Ascending aorta: the use of a physician investigational device exemption	11
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture	10
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity	10
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons	10
Outcomes of robotic and endoscopic combined aortic and mitral valve surgery: experience from National Taiwan University Hospital	10
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience	10
Small incisions still require great anesthesia: anesthesiology techniques to enhance recovery in robotic coronary bypass grafting	10
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy	9
Therapeutic alternatives in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: from pulmonary endarterectomy to balloon pulmonary angioplasty to medical therapy. State of the art from a multidisciplinary	9
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death	9
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	9
Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk in patients with Marfan syndrome	8
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch	8
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes	8
4D flow imaging—state of the art	8
Chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection: endovascular options to obliterate the false lumen	8
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital	8
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review	8
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations	8
Establishing a robotic aortic valve replacement program in Spain: growing opportunities for Europe	7
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom	7
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review	7
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms	7
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death	7
RapidlinkTM: a new technology to simplify the supra-aortic vessel anastomoses in total aortic arch surgery	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
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype	7
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy	7
Lateral access fully robotic aortic valve replacement “RAVR”: from novel to normal	7
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting	7
Total aortic arch replacement using frozen elephant trunk: the beating-heart technique	7
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy	7
Frozen elephant trunk with T-NEXT	6
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome	6
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting	6

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome	6
Complicated and uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection: is an endovascular solution the “Holy Grail”?	6
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it	6
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device	6
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery	6
Robotic aortic valve replacement and aortic root enlargement for optimal prosthesis selection	6
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases	6
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease	6
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation	6
Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options	6
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient	6
Functional and pathomorphological anatomy of the aortic valve and root for aortic valve sparing surgery in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves	5
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques	5
Surgical management is associated with improved survival for endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement	5
The thoracic surgeon perspective—lung transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: any conflict with the heart?	5
Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery—experience during the restart of a robotic program in Germany	5
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis	5
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results	5
The reverse frozen elephant trunk: the Thoracoflo® hybrid-graft	5
Non-intubated uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: the future of thoracic surgery?	5
Overcoming prosthesis-patient mismatch with transcatheter aortic valve replacement	5
Lateral approach in robotic aortic valve replacement: optimizing visualization from the orient and down under	5
Impact of preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz on spinal cord injury after descending aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair	5
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review	5
Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture	5
Three decades of aortic valve sparing operations	5
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant for self-expandable valves	5
Collateral network concept in 2023	5
Surgical management of pulmonary endarterectomy avoiding deep hypothermia: the Pavia experience	5
Origin of prefabricated frozen elephant trunk	4
The outcomes of three decades of the David and Yacoub procedures in bicuspid aortic valve patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Current state of hybrid solutions for aortic arch aneurysms	4
Limiting factors of current thoracic aortic endovascular technologies	4
Mitral valve repair in papillary muscle rupture	4
Systematic review and meta-analysis of mid-term survival, reoperation, and recurrent mitral regurgitation for robotic-assisted mitral valve repair	4
Frozen elephant trunk in chronic dissection	4
Robotic-assisted double valve surgery	4
Surgical repair of post-infarction ventricular free-wall rupture in the Netherlands: data from a nationwide registry	4
Speaking a common language: the international consensus on bicuspid aortic valve nomenclature and classification	4
Endovascular repair for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: current status and future challenges	4
Surgical techniques for cardiac allograft procurement and perfusion in controlled donation after circulatory death	4
Use of the angioscope for aortic endovascular repair	4
Innovations in robotic surgery and recent developments in the SP platform	4
Comparison of the short-term outcomes between Y-incision aortic annular enlargement and traditional aortic annular enlargement techniques	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
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors	4
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracic endovascular aortic repair: mandatory access but tailored placement	4
Normothermic regional perfusion and donation after circulatory death heart-lung procurement	4
Modified-Manougian aortic root enlargement	3
Reimplantation of the aortic valve in patients with tricuspid aortic valve: the Toronto General Hospital experience	3
Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysm and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Remodeling of the aortic root—a 28-year journey	3
Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients	3
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: the magic of pathophysiology	3
Robotic mitral valve replacement; results from the world’s largest series	3
Minimally invasive surgical coronary artery bypass in women	3
Trends in sex-specific differences following aortic arch repair: results from the Canadian Thoracic Aortic Collaborative	3
Extended sandwich patch technique to repair ventricular septal rupture	3
End-stage chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: is there still room for lung transplantation?—the past, the present and the future	3
Reflections on valve-sparing operations utilizing straight tube versus Valsalva grafts	3
How to implement a clinical robotic mitral valve surgery program	3
The development of the Siena graft	3
Effectiveness of Maze IV procedure versus thoracoscopic ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity score-matched analysis	3
Prosthesis-patient mismatch in transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement	3
Minimally invasive left atrial appendage occlusion plus reduced dose direct oral anticoagulant to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation—the LAAO-PlusRE	3
Historical evolution of robot-assisted cardiac surgery: a 25-year journey	3
Aortic root replacement in bicuspid versus tricuspid aortic valve patients	3
Aortic annular enlargement with Y-incision/rectangular patch	3
Uniportal hybrid robotic-assisted right upper sleeve lobectomy in an 83-year-old patient with severe pulmonary hypertension	3
The worst MitraClip Scenario: acute mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle rupture	3
Hybrid strategies for stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation	3
Explanting transcatheter aortic valves: comparative insights and surgical nuances in native versus valve-in-valve scenarios	3
Aortic root anatomy: insights into annular and root enlargement techniques	3
Surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the future role of robotic aortic valve replacement	3
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explantation experience in Japanese high-volume center	3
One stage ascending and descending aorta replacement through the posterior pericardium to treat aortic rupture due to stent graft-induced new entry (SINE) tear	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
Endo-Bentall: is this feasible?	3
How to perform distal anastomosis using a robotic platform: totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass	3

Overview of prevalence, trends, and outcomes of post myocardial infarction mechanical complications	3
Hybrid repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in female patient with Loeys-Dietz syndrome	3
Endovascular arch repair using the NEXUS arch endograft	2
A standardized approach to access in patients requiring complex endovascular aortic therapy	2
Robotic mitral valve repair—the Bruxelles experience	2
Medium and long-term patency results of distal anastomosis connectors: a meta-analysis	2
Endovascular repair of acute type B thoracic aortic dissection	2
Mid-to-long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation in surgical treatment vs. catheter ablation: a meta-analysis using aggregated survival data	2
The role of robotic coronary artery bypass grafting in the current practice of surgical myocardial revascularization	2
Heart team approach for comprehensive management of aortic coarctation in the adult	2
David procedure through an upper ministernotomy	2
Ten-year outcomes of hybrid coronary revascularization at a single center	2
Aortic valve-sparing root replacement or Bentall?	2
Pulmonary endarterectomy reoperation: frequency, risk factors and outcomes	2
Total endoscopic coronary artery bypass on a DaVinci Xi platform without an EndoWrist stabilizer combining the technology of GelPOINT Mini, AirSeal, and Octopus Nuvo	2
Twenty-five years’ experience with root remodeling and bicuspid aortic valve repair	2
The soft elephant trunk: a new approach in the treatment of aortic dissection	2
Concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation in minimally invasive cardiac surgery	2
Long-term outcomes after pulmonary endarterectomy	2
The outcomes of concomitant catheter ablation in non-mitral valve cardiac surgery—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature	2
Australian outcomes from heart transplantation in the machine perfusion era	2
Donation after circulatory death transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes and methods of donation	2
Single incision right transaxillary robotic valve and coronary artery bypass grafting: a future therapy	2
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy	2
The anesthetist perspective: optimization of cardiac allograft from withdrawal of life support to reperfusion in the controlled donation after circulatory death	2
Total aortic arch replacement using the Thoraflex Hybrid device: evolution from investigational to federally approved use in the United States	2
Transition from multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery… and evolution to uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery?	2
The impact of technology—use of hypothermic machine perfusion: the next standard of care for controlled donation after circulatory death allograft preservation?	2
Effective orifice diameter: a new sizing parameter of surgical valve prostheses to inform valve selection	2
Thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion—approaches to arch vessels and options of cannulation allowing donation after circulatory death multi-organ perfusion and procurement	2
Simple bicuspid valve repair	2
Mini-access David Procedure with endoscopic assessment of aortic valve competency: the “Snorkelling” technique	2
Current perioperative management of cerebrospinal fluid drains	2
The cardiac surgeon perspective—cardiac transplantation following donation after circulatory death: expanding the donor pool	2
Video atlas of each uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy and lymphadenectomy	2
Snorkel and chimney endografting for juxtarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms is an acceptable, but aging technology	2
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery right upper lobectomy for aspergilloma	2
The aortic team and bicuspid aortic valve patients	2
Heart transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: the Italian experience	2
Uniportal robotic versus thoracoscopic assisted surgery: a propensity score-matched analysis of the initial 100 cases	2
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in low- to intermediate-risk patients: a meta-analysis of reconstructed time-to-event data	2
Surgical implant of Medtronic Penditure left atrial appendage exclusion clip during off-pump bilateral internal thoracic artery coronary artery bypass grafting	2
Left atrial strain importance in atrial fibrillation screening process	2
T-NEXT graft: step by step operative technique	2
Robotic versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis	2