Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Robotic aortic valve replacement in the Middle East: reproducibility into practice with evolving complexity44
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management34
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair31
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data28
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database27
Training the next generation in complex aortic surgery: needs and challenges26
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies25
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation21
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection20
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy20
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience19
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies18
Coils embolization for aortic arch lesions: technical tips18
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis18
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair17
Surgical management of the anterior leaflet in mitral valve repair: the legacy of Professor Alain Carpentier17
Heritable aortic root aneurysms17
Neochords: how to best use them and when not to use them16
Advancing robotic aortic valve replacement beyond isolated therapy: a platform for multivalve therapy16
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population15
The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports15
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification15
Mitral valve surgery in mitral annular calcification15
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery14
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting13
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches13
Frozen elephant trunk technique in redo aortic arch surgery: a step-by-step approach13
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective13
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement12
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience12
Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team12
What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?12
Aortic root remodeling11
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons11
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies11
Robotic endoscopic aortic valve replacement with rapid deployment valve: technique and outcomes11
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection11
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity10
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 hub10
Robotic mitral valve surgery: the future is now10
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience10
Outcomes of robotic and endoscopic combined aortic and mitral valve surgery: experience from National Taiwan University Hospital10
Small incisions still require great anesthesia: anesthesiology techniques to enhance recovery in robotic coronary bypass grafting10
Percutaneous mechanical aspiration in tricuspid valve infective endocarditis9
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations9
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy9
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death9
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review9
Total aortic arch replacement using frozen elephant trunk: the beating-heart technique8
Endovascular technology for aortic arch repair: from innovation to integration8
Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk in patients with Marfan syndrome8
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting8
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms8
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom8
Tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction: preoperative non-procedural interventions to improve procedural outcomes8
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype8
The value of preoperative risk scores prior to tricuspid valve interventions: The TRI-SCORE and beyond8
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital8
Mitral valve surgery and maze procedure: the Korean experience in rheumatic versus degenerative disease7
Lateral access fully robotic aortic valve replacement “RAVR”: from novel to normal7
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome7
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Robotic degenerative mitral valve repair: an evolution7
Features and short-term outcomes of real-world transcatheter tricuspid valve repair vs. replacement in Asia-Pacific7
Frozen elephant trunk with T-NEXT7
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it7
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy7
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease6
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases6
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient6
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome6
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation6
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death6
Robotic aortic valve replacement and aortic root enlargement for optimal prosthesis selection6
Robotic mitral repair in echocardiographically symmetrical and asymmetrical Barlow’s disease6
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery6
RapidlinkTM: a new technology to simplify the supra-aortic vessel anastomoses in total aortic arch surgery6
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting6
Establishing a robotic aortic valve replacement program in Spain: growing opportunities for Europe6
The reverse frozen elephant trunk: the Thoracoflo® hybrid-graft5
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques5
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis5
Three decades of aortic valve sparing operations5
Frozen elephant trunk in chronic dissection5
The thoracic surgeon perspective—lung transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory determination of death: any conflict with the heart?5
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results5
Non-intubated uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: the future of thoracic surgery?5
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review5
Should open and endovascular arch repair coexist or compete?5
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant for self-expandable valves5
Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery—experience during the restart of a robotic program in Germany5
Functional and pathomorphological anatomy of the aortic valve and root for aortic valve sparing surgery in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves5
Impact of mitral annular calcification in mitral valve surgery: 25-year Mayo Clinic experience5
Surgical management is associated with improved survival for endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement5
Standardized total arch replacement using the frozen elephant trunk technique5
Impact of preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz on spinal cord injury after descending aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair5
Origin of prefabricated frozen elephant trunk5
The outcomes of robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in the Atlantic demographic—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature5
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