Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery is 6. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The future direction of post-transcatheter aortic valve replacement re-interventions: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database43
Spinal cord protection: lessons learned from endovascular repair38
Spinal cord injury after frozen elephant trunk procedures—prevention and management31
Robotic aortic valve replacement in the Middle East: reproducibility into practice with evolving complexity30
Cardiac transplantation in controlled donation after circulatory death: a meta-analysis of long-term survival using reconstructed time-to-event data27
Uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic segmentectomies26
Ablation or drug therapy for initial atrial fibrillation25
Technical aspects of robotically assisted left atrial myxoma resection25
The current state of redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and limitations: why TAVR explant is important as the valve reintervention strategy21
Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis21
Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience21
Surgery for endocarditis in patients with bicuspid aortic valves19
Elastin integrity in bicuspid valve-associated aortopathy is associated with altered biomechanical properties and influenced by age19
Valve-sparing aortic root replacement after previous Ross procedure: two different surgical strategies19
Update on biomarkers of bicuspid aortic disease: still a long road to run?19
Heritable aortic root aneurysms18
Neuromonitoring for descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair18
Surgical management of the anterior leaflet in mitral valve repair: the legacy of Professor Alain Carpentier17
Echocardiography of the aortic root: a practical approach for aortic valve-sparing surgery17
Advancing robotic aortic valve replacement beyond isolated therapy: a platform for multivalve therapy16
Neochords: how to best use them and when not to use them16
Complications and their management in robotic mitral valve surgery from the surgical assistant’s perspective15
Aortic valve-sparing procedure in the pediatric population15
Mitral valve surgery in mitral annular calcification15
Historical landmarks in the development of robotic coronary bypass grafting15
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
Outcomes of aortic root replacement in patients with Marfan syndrome: the role of valve-sparing and valve-replacing approaches15
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve disease: does conventional surgery have a future?14
Left atrial appendage therapies: a new topic for the Heart Team14
Biomechanics and clinical outcomes of various conduit configurations in valve sparing aortic root replacement13
Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis12
What did the transcatheter aortic valve replacement-surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR-SAVR) trials tell us?12
Robotic endoscopic aortic valve replacement with rapid deployment valve: technique and outcomes12
Multi-institutional surgical outcomes of robotic single-port surgery: a Korean experience12
Thoracic endograft repair for a complicated type B aortic dissection11
Aortic root remodeling11
Management of anomalous coronary anatomy during aortic valve repair11
Ross procedure in bicuspid aortic valve pathologies11
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
Left atrial appendage occlusion techniques for open heart surgery and for minimally invasive thoracotomy10
Teaching the next generation of robotic coronary surgeons10
Robotic mitral repair: maintaining quality at all levels of complexity10
Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
Robotic mitral valve surgery: the future is now10
Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience10
Sutureless repair of subacute left ventricular free wall rupture10
Percutaneous mechanical aspiration in tricuspid valve infective endocarditis9
The role of sex hormones in abdominal aortic aneurysms: a topical review9
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease: papillary muscle rupture, left ventricle rupture and post-infarct ventricular septal defect9
Simultaneous epicardial atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage ligation: early considerations9
Electrical graft assessment of machine-perfused hearts donated after circulatory death9
Short-term outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery anatomic pulmonary resections: experience of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital9
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 hub9
4D flow imaging—state of the art9
Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes9
A critical evaluation of donor heart offer acceptance in the United Kingdom8
Issues and considerations in perioperative management of robotic coronary bypass grafting8
Uniportal fully robotic-assisted sleeve resections: surgical technique and initial experience of 30 cases8
Total aortic arch replacement with frozen elephant trunk in patients with Marfan syndrome8
Robotic atrial myxoma resection—papillary subtype8
Frozen elephant trunk with T-NEXT8
Tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular dysfunction: preoperative non-procedural interventions to improve procedural outcomes8
Total aortic arch replacement using frozen elephant trunk: the beating-heart technique8
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms8
Importance of bicuspid aortic valve phenotype on aortopathy7
Robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass grafting: how I teach it7
Robotic degenerative mitral valve repair: an evolution7
RapidlinkTM: a new technology to simplify the supra-aortic vessel anastomoses in total aortic arch surgery7
Establishing a robotic aortic valve replacement program in Spain: growing opportunities for Europe7
Mitral valve surgery and maze procedure: the Korean experience in rheumatic versus degenerative disease7
Features and short-term outcomes of real-world transcatheter tricuspid valve repair vs. replacement in Asia-Pacific7
Prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drainage and spinal cord ischemia in thoracic and thoracoabdominal endovascular procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Changes in aortic root dimensions post aortic root enlargement with Y-incision and modified aortotomy7
Lateral access fully robotic aortic valve replacement “RAVR”: from novel to normal6
Robotic aortic valve replacement and aortic root enlargement for optimal prosthesis selection6
Outcomes of aortic valve repair with the reimplantation technique and maintenance of commissural orientation6
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant various techniques6
Surgical repair techniques for partial or total ischemic papillary muscle rupture6
Robotic mitral repair in echocardiographically symmetrical and asymmetrical Barlow’s disease6
Exposure technique for the circumflex artery territory in robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting6
Aortic root replacement with the reimplantation technique for recurrent root aneurysm, 24 years after root replacement with the remodeling technique in a Marfan patient6
The current state of transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: an updated systematic review6
Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device6
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis6
The transition to uniportal robotic surgery in the second decade of uniportal surgery6
Outcomes of cardiothoracic surgery in women with Turner syndrome6
Robotic and endoscopic mitral valve repair for degenerative disease6
Adult cardiac transplantation utilizing donors after circulatory death6
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm in women: many questions remain regarding their poor outcome6
The reverse frozen elephant trunk: the Thoracoflo® hybrid-graft6
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