Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is 4. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The Ross procedure with a bicuspid pulmonary autograft49
Pathologic von Willebrand factor degradation is a major contributor to left ventricular assist device-associated bleeding: pathophysiology and evolving clinical management32
Forward-thinking design solutions for mechanical circulatory support: multifunctional hybrid continuous-flow ventricular assist device technology23
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair23
The Ross procedure is the optimal solution for young adults with unrepairable aortic valve disease23
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database22
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data21
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management21
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ascending aortic aneurysm or dissection20
Ross operation after failure of aortic valve repair20
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves18
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection18
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis16
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience15
The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports14
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy14
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation14
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies14
Robotic mitral valve repair with complete excision of mitral annular calcification13
Heritable aortic root aneurysms13
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair13
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective12
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population12
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting12
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies12
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery12
Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?12
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 age11
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement11
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches11
Access options for transcatheter mitral valve implantation in patients with prior surgical bioprosthesis10
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 endarterectomy10
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?9
Pulmonary endarterectomy: technique and pitfalls9
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience9
Management of increased systemic flow requirements in patients with left ventricular assist devices9
What are the alternatives to replace the pulmonary root in the absence of pulmonary homografts?9
Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team9
The Ross procedure: total root technique9
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?9
Aortic root remodeling9
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis8
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies8
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons8
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity8
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection8
Small incisions still require great anesthesia: anesthesiology techniques to enhance recovery in robotic coronary bypass grafting8
Management of anomalous coronary anatomy during aortic valve repair8
Ascending aorta: the use of a physician investigational device exemption8
Resurgence of the Ross procedure7
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 thoracotomy7
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 hub7
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture7
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations7
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience7
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death7
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review7
Resolution of sudden left ventricular assist device failure due to outflow graft narrowing6
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease: papillary muscle rupture, left ventricle rupture and post-infarct ventricular septal defect6
4D flow imaging—state of the art6
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes6
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy6
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom6
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital6
Parallel grafts and physician modified endografts for endovascular repair of the aortic arch6
The role of transcatheter approaches for the treatment of pulmonary homograft dysfunction6
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review6
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting6
Chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection: endovascular options to obliterate the false lumen6
Best transcatheter approach for a failed mitral valve ring6
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms5
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype5
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it5
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement for degenerated mitral bioprostheses: a systematic review5
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome5
Residual pulmonary hypertension after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy: incidence, pathogenesis and therapeutic options5
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease5
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases5
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death5
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy5
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device5
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 orientation4
Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture4
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis4
Functional and pathomorphological anatomy of the aortic valve and root for aortic valve sparing surgery in tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valves4
The outcomes of robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting surgery in the Atlantic demographic—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature4
Innovations in robotic surgery and recent developments in the SP platform4
Use of the angioscope for aortic endovascular repair4
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 outcome4
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient4
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting4
Robotic mitral valve repair in National Taiwan University Hospital: 10-year results4
Continuous-flow biventricular mechanical support implantation strategies4
Surgical management is associated with improved survival for endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement4
Fracture of a 21 mm failed bioprosthetic aortic valve4
Impact of preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz on spinal cord injury after descending aortic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair4
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review4
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery4
Why and how you should learn to do the Ross Procedure in 20204
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques4
The Ross-Konno procedure for congenital aortic stenosis4
Three decades of aortic valve sparing operations4
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant for self-expandable valves4
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