Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Commentary: Adult support with a pulsatile VAD: Reawakening of a bygone era?.  161:1465-1466. 2021

Commentary: Chase perfection to catch excellence 2021

Commentary: Fast is fine, but accurate is essential 2021

Commentary: Great ideas come from the heart 2021

Commentary: Hope for the failing heart awaiting multiorgan transplantation 2021

Commentary: Incremental steps to solve challenging problems 2021

Commentary: Sublobar resection for in situ and minimally invasive adenocarcinoma—Less is more 2021

Commentary: The Fontan technique controversy: Where is the real equipoise? 2021

Endovascular repair of intercostal and visceral aortic patch aneurysms following open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair 2021

Factors associated with mortality or transplantation versus Fontan completion after cavopulmonary shunt for patients with tricuspid atresia 2021

Hepatorenal dysfunction assessment with the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Excluding INR score predicts worse survival after heart transplant in pediatric Fontan patients 2021

Red blood cell exosome hemoglobin content increases after cardiopulmonary bypass and mediates acute kidney injury in an animal model 2021

Commentary: Basilar segmentectomy: A new weapon against cancer for the modern thoracic surgeon?.  160:1595-1596. 2020

Outcomes after anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery repair: A Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Study.  160:757-771.e5. 2020

Commentary: Lung surgery in the time of COVID-19.  160:e97-e98. 2020

Commentary: U-CIRP-ing the neurological effects of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.  159:2449-2450. 2020

Commentary: Let's get rich—The use of hydrogen-rich solution for lung preservation.  159:2119-2120. 2020

Commentary: Ventricular assist devices in patients with major kidney compromise—A paradigm shift?.  159:1320-1321. 2020

Surgical palliation or primary transplantation for aortic valve atresia.  159:1451-1461.e7. 2020

American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines on selected topics in mechanical circulatory support.  159:865-896. 2020

Cardiac surgery residency and transcatheter aortic valve replacement: “What happened to my aortic valve replacement?”.  159:215-217. 2020

Commentary: Absence of ventricular assist device–related risk for rejection after heart transplantation: Good news given the “new normal” 2020

Commentary: Heart transplant second chances: Retransplantation should be supported by allocation algorithms 2020

Commentary: Proving the benefit of pulmonary metastasectomy for relapsed osteosarcoma—to the next hard target? 2020

Influence of left ventricular ejection fraction on morbidity and mortality after aortic root replacement.  158:984-991.e1. 2019

One-stage surgical management of an esophagopericardial fistula presenting with tamponade.  158:e143-e145. 2019

Features associated with myocardial ischemia in anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery: A Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society study.  158:822-834.e3. 2019

Commentary: Valve-sparing approach to the hypoplastic pulmonary valve in tetralogy of Fallot repair.  158:e57-e58. 2019

Commentary: Will it go platinum? Microcoil localization as an adjunct to thoracoscopic wedge resection.  158:603. 2019

Long-term clinical outcome and graft patency of radial artery and saphenous vein grafts in multiple arterial revascularization.  158:442-450. 2019

Virtual septal myectomy for preoperative planning in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.  158:455-463. 2019

Commentary: Ventricular assist devices in small ventricles: Framing the challenge.  157:2311-2312. 2019

Furosemide response predicts acute kidney injury in children after cardiac surgery.  157:2444-2451. 2019

Commentary: Going the distance: The effect of margin length on local recurrence after wedge resection for colorectal metastases.  157:1656-1657. 2019

Morbidity and 30-day mortality after decortication for parapneumonic empyema and pleural effusion among patients in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' General Thoracic Surgery Database.  157:1288-1297.e4. 2019

Predicting right ventricular failure after left ventricular assist device implantation: Frank and Starling prevail again.  157:1034-1035. 2019

Intervention for arch obstruction after the Norwood procedure: Prevalence, associated factors, and practice variability.  157:684-695.e8. 2019

The “increased-risk donor”: A plea for redefinition.  157:611-612. 2019

Appraisal of mentorship in cardiothoracic surgery training.  156:2216-2223. 2018

Sternotomy for esophagectomy: Is it worth the risk?.  156:e221-e222. 2018

Carbon fiber: Not just for your mountain bike anymore.  156:e181-e182. 2018

Outcomes of a novel intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomotic technique.  156:1739-1745.e1. 2018

Stem cell–derived exosomes and the failing heart: Small cause, big effect.  156:1089-1092. 2018

The stiff heart: Can we more safely navigate heart surgery?.  156:194-195. 2018

Will cardiac surgeons even turn pumpkins into carriages?.  155:1647-1649. 2018

Do not throw the baby with the water bath!.  154:557. 2017

The value of salvage surgery after stereotactic body radiotherapy failure: A sticky conundrum.  154:700-701. 2017

That's one small step….  153:1608. 2017

Building a bioartificial heart: A 3-song saga.  153:744-747. 2017

The regurgitant bicuspid aortic valve: Recalibrating our surgical strategies.  153:S72-S73. 2017

Aortic valve homografts: Experiential atrophy spawns evolution of standards.  153:281-282. 2017

CD133⁺ cells: How could they have an IMPACT?.  152:1589-1591. 2016

Disruption of desmin-mitochondrial architecture in patients with regurgitant mitral valves and preserved ventricular function.  152:1059-1070.e2. 2016

Robotic lobectomy can be taught while maintaining quality patient outcomes.  152:991-997. 2016

Tissue plasminogen activator for mediastinal tube clearance in pediatric chylous effusion: A case report.  152:e55-e56. 2016

The future of stem cells: Should we keep the “stem” and skip the “cells”?.  152:345-349. 2016

Challenging homografts as the holy grail for aortic valve endocarditis.  151:1230-1231. 2016

Extended criteria donors: Closer to the truth.  152:899-900. 2016

Lung torsion: Some answers but more questions.  152:658. 2016

Mock loop revelations and the calculus for recovery.  150:348-349. 2015

A time-related parametric risk factor analysis for postoperative atrial fibrillation after heart surgery.  149:886-892. 2015

Effects of antegrade versus integrated blood cardioplegia on left ventricular function evaluated by echocardiographic real-time 3-dimensional speckle tracking.  149:877-884.e5. 2015

Left upper lobectomy after coronary artery bypass grafting.  150:531-535. 2015

Predictors of contemporary coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes.  148:2720-2726.e2. 2014

The modern Fontan operation shows no increase in mortality out to 20 years: A new paradigm.  148:2517-2524.e1. 2014

Completeness of coronary revascularization and survival: Impact of age and off-pump surgery.  148:1307-1315.e1. 2014

Effect of severe acidosis on vasoactive effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine in human distal mammary artery.  147:1698-1705. 2014

Hypogammaglobulinemia after cardiopulmonary bypass in infants.  147. 2014

Satisfaction and compensatory hyperhidrosis rates 5 years and longer after video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathotomy for hyperhidrosis.  147. 2014

Optimal technique for the removal of chest tubes after pulmonary resection.  145:1535-1539. 2013

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to pulmonary transplantation.  145:862-868. 2013

Durability of left ventricular assist devices: Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) 2006 to 2011.  146. 2013

Technical aspects and early results of robotic esophagectomy with chest anastomosis.  145:90-96. 2013

Reply to the editor.  144:1531-1533. 2012

Survival and quality of life at least 1 year after pneumonectomy.  144:1139-1145. 2012

Long-term mechanical circulatory support (destination therapy): On track to compete with heart transplantation?.  144:584-603. 2012

Mechanism of myocardial ischemia with an anomalous left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva.  144:402-408. 2012

Association of feeding modality with interstage mortality after single-ventricle palliation.  144:173-177. 2012

Optimization of mediastinal staging in potential candidates for stereotactic radiosurgery of the chest.  144:81-86. 2012

Operative techniques in robotic thoracic surgery for inferior or posterior mediastinal pathology.  143:1138-1143. 2012

Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute respiratory failure: Do we need a new configuration?.  143:993-994. 2012

Gene polymorphisms and cytokine plasma levels as predictive factors of complications after cardiopulmonary bypass.  144:467-473.e2. 2012

Mitral valve reconstruction in Barlow disease: Long-term echographic results and implications for surgical management.  143. 2012

Outcomes after transplantation for "failed" Fontan: A single-institution experience.  143:1183-1192.e4. 2012

Vodka to prevent postoperative adhesions: Another unsuspected cardiac benefit of alcohol.  143:960-961. 2012

Consequences of mitral valve prolapse on chordal tension: Ex vivo and in vivo studies in large animal models.  142:1585-1587. 2011

Initial consecutive experience of completely portal robotic pulmonary resection with 4 arms.  142:740-746. 2011

Interstage attrition between bidirectional Glenn and Fontan palliation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.  142:511-516. 2011

Survival after resection of synchronous non-small cell lung cancer.  142:547-553. 2011

Perceptions regarding cardiothoracic surgical training at Veterans Affairs hospitals.  141:1107-1113. 2011

Mitral valve repair in heart failure: Five-year follow-up from the mitral valve replacement stratum of the Acorn randomized trial.  142. 2011

Optimal care of patients with non-small cell lung cancer reduces perioperative morbidity.  141:22-33. 2011

Loss of p53, rather than beta-catenin overexpression, induces survivin-mediated resistance to apoptosis in an esophageal cancer cell line.  140:225-232. 2010

General thoracic surgery is safe in patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix).  140:970-976. 2010

Infection after implantation of pulsatile mechanical circulatory support devices.  139. 2010

Standard versus bicaval techniques for orthotopic heart transplantation: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database.  140. 2010

Effect of sympathectomy level on the incidence of compensatory hyperhidrosis after sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis.  138:581-585. 2009

The analysis of a prospective surgical database improves postoperative fast-tracking algorithms after pulmonary resection.  137:1173-1179. 2009

The role of cerebral hyperperfusion in postoperative neurologic dysfunction after left ventricular assist device implantation for end-stage heart failure.  137:1012-1019. 2009

Concomitant giant coronary artery and coronary sinus aneurysms.  137:763-765. 2009

Change in maximum standardized uptake value on repeat positron emission tomography after chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer identifies complete responders.  137:605-609. 2009

Is botulinum toxin injection of the pylorus during Ivor-Lewis esophagogastrectomy the optimal drainage strategy?.  137:565-572. 2009

Posttransplant survival is not diminished in heart transplant recipients bridged with implantable left ventricular assist devices.  138. 2009

Successful cardiac transplant after Berlin Heart bridge in a single ventricle heart: Use of aortopulmonary shunt as a supplementary source of pulmonary blood flow.  137. 2009

Reply to the Editor:.  136:798. 2008

Rigid bronchoscopy and surgical resection for broncholithiasis and calcified mediastinal lymph nodes.  136:186-190. 2008

Cardiac stem cells in the real world.  135:673-678. 2008

Is palpation of the nonresected pulmonary lobe(s) required for patients with non-small cell lung cancer? A prospective study.  135:261-268. 2008

Results of a prospective algorithm to remove chest tubes after pulmonary resection with high output.  135:269-273. 2008

Predicting survival among high-risk pediatric cardiac transplant recipients: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database.  135. 2008

Gastroesophageal reflux in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis referred for lung transplantation.  133:1078-1084. 2007

The effect of ischemic time on survival after heart transplantation varies by donor age: An analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database.  133:554-559. 2007

Vascular pulsatility in patients with a pulsatile- or continuous-flow ventricular assist device.  133:517-524. 2007

The clinical stage of non-small cell lung cancer as assessed by means of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomographic/computed tomographic scanning is less accurate in cigarette smokers.  132:1363-1368. 2006

Adult-age donors offer acceptable long-term survival to pediatric heart transplant recipients: An analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing database.  132:1208-1212. 2006

Myoblast-seeded biodegradable scaffolds to prevent post-myocardial infarction evolution toward heart failure.  132:124-131. 2006

Inhibition of complement activation by pexelizumab reduces death in patients undergoing combined aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery.  131:352-356. 2006

Mitral valve surgery in heart failure: Insights from the Acorn Clinical Trial.  132. 2006

Restaging patients with N2 (stage IIIa) non-small cell lung cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: A prospective study.  131:1229-1235. 2006

Intercostal muscle flap reduces the pain of thoracotomy: A prospective randomized trial.  130:987-993. 2005

Enhancement of the functional benefits of skeletal myoblast transplantation by means of coadministration of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α.  130:173-179. 2005

The accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography with fine-needle aspiration, integrated positron emission tomography with computed tomography, and computed tomography in restaging patients with esophageal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.  129:1232-1241. 2005

Left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy: A new look at survival.  129:9-17. 2005

The maximum standardized uptake values on positron emission tomography of a non-small cell lung cancer predict stage, recurrence, and survival.  130:151-159. 2005

Evolving trends in risk profiles and causes of death after heart transplantation: A ten-year multi-institutional study.  125:881-890. 2003

Modulation of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels and sodium-hydrogen exchange provide additive protection from severe ischemia-reperfusion injury.  125:863-871. 2003

Amiodarone in cardiothoracic surgery patients: What is a surgeon to do?.  125:463-464. 2003

Improving outcomes for women after coronary artery bypass grafting: A case for prevention.  126:1704-1706. 2003

Pulmonary transplantation for advanced bronchioloalveolar carcinoma.  125:45-48. 2003

Multicenter clinical evaluation of the HeartMate vented electric left ventricular assist system in patients awaiting heart transplantation.  122:1186-1195. 2001

Ischemic preconditioning with opening of mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels or Na⁺/H⁺ exchange inhibition: Which is the best protective strategy for heart transplants?.  121:155-162. 2001

Comparison of the effects of fetal cardiomyocyte and skeletal myoblast transplantation on postinfarction left ventricular function.  119:1169-1175. 2000

Controlled postcardioplegia reperfusion: Mechanism for attenuation of reperfusion injury.  119:1093-1101. 2000

Prophylactic value of preincision intra-aortic balloon pump: Analysis of a statewide experience.  120:1112-1119. 2000

Correlation of functional recovery with myocardial blood flow, glucose uptake, and morphologic features in patients with chronic left ventricular ischemic dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.  113:371-378. 1997

Efficient gene transfer method into the whole heart through the coronary artery with hemagglutinating virus of Japan liposome.  113. 1997

Platypnea and orthodeoxia: Shunting associated with an aortic aneurysm.  113:955-956. 1997

Preoperative and postoperative comparison of patients with univentricular and biventricular support with the thoratec ventricular assist device as a bridge to cardiac transplantation.  113:202-209. 1997

Tirofiban provides 'platelet anesthesia' during cardiopulmonary bypass in baboons.  113:182-193. 1997

Coronary vascular regulation during postcardioplegia reperfusion.  112:1054-1063. 1996

Developmental differences in myocyte contractile response after cardioplegic arrest.  111:1257-1266. 1996

Ischemic preconditioning in cardiac surgery: A word of caution.  112:1378-1386. 1996

Acadesine: A new drug that may improve myocardial protection in coronary artery bypass grafting. Results of the first international multicenter study.  110:1096-1106. 1995

Cardiac transplant coronary artery disease: A multivariable analysis of pretransplantation risk factors for disease development and morbid events.  109:1081-1089. 1995

Preconditioning with potassium channel openers:. A new concept for enhancing cardioplegic protection?.  110:1606-1614. 1995

Tissue oxygenation with graded dissolved oxygen delivery during cardiopulmonary bypass.  110:774-785. 1995

Xanthine oxidase inactivation attenuates postocclusion shock after descending thoracic aorta occlusion and reperfusion in rabbits.  110:715-722. 1995

A potential mechanism of vasodilation after warm heart surgery: The temperature-dependent release of cytokines.  107:293-299. 1994

Effect of hemoglobin concentration on oxyhemoglobin dissociation during hypothermic blood cardioplegic arrest.  108:664-671. 1994

Invited letter concerning: Acute interstitial nephritis in a cardiac transplant recipient receiving ciprofloxacin.  107:1364-1365. 1994

Reply to the Editor.  107:1366-1367. 1994

Xanthine oxidoreductase release after descending thoracic aorta occlusion and reperfusion in rabbits.  107:1222-1227. 1994

Duration of asystolic reperfusion and reperfusate electrolyte composition influence postcardioplegia ventricular fibrillation.  106:511-519. 1993

Improved recovery of heart transplants with a specific kit of preservation solutions.  105:353-363. 1993

Invited letter concerning: Cytokines and mechanisms of capillary leakage after cardiopulmonary bypass [6].  106:566-567. 1993

Invited letter concerning: Transplantation tolerance and transplantation [6].  105:184-185. 1993

Long-term function of cryopreserved aortic homografts: A ten-year study.  106:154-166. 1993

Outcomes in neonatal pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: A multiinstitutional study.  105:406-427. 1993

Maintenance of the myocardial thiol pool by N-acetylcysteine: An effective means of improving cardioplegic protection.  103:936-944. 1992

Quantitation of mapping uncertainty in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Implications for anatomic characterization and surgical division of accessory atrioventricular connections.  104:1045-1052. 1992

Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of multicentric left ventricular myxomas mimicking a left atrial tumor.  103:471-474. 1992

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A quantitative morphometric analysis of surgical anatomy.  104:802-811. 1992

Analysis and predictors of pulmonary vascular resistance after cardiac transplantation.  101:432-445. 1991

Case report: Circulatory support for seventy days with resolution of acute heart failure [2].  102:932-934. 1991

Routine use of intraoperative epicardial echocardiography and Doppler color flow imaging to guide and evaluate repair of congenital heart lesions. A prospective study..  100:297-309. 1990

High alveolar surface tension pulmonary edema--relationship to adult respiratory distress syndrome..  100:145-146. 1990

A promising approach for improving the recovery of heart transplants. Prevention of free radical injury through iron chelation by deferoxamine.  100:13-21. 1990

Airway obstructions associated with congenital heart disease in infancy.  99:1091-1098. 1990

Continuous arteriovenous hemodialysis for acute renal failure after cardiac operations.  99:175-176. 1990

Invited letter concerning: High alveolar surface tension pulmonary edema - Relationship to adult respiratory distress syndrome (I).  100:145. 1990

Prophylactic therapy for rejection after cardiac transplantation. A comparison of rabbit antithymocyte globulin and OKT3.  99:716-724. 1990

Deferoxamine reduces neutrophil-mediated free radical production during cardiopulmonary bypass in man.  96:582-589. 1988

Survival, functional status, and reoperations after repair of tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia.  96:102-116. 1988

Current risks and protocols for operations for double-outlet right ventricle. Derivation from an 18 year experience..  92:913-930. 1986

A comparative study of free radical scavengers in cardioplegic solutions. Improved protection with peroxidase.  92:264-271. 1986

Cryosurgical modification of retrograde atrioventricular conduction: Implications for the surgical treatment of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia.  91:826-834. 1986

Have the results of mitral valve replacement improved?.  92:186-197. 1986

The Fontan operation. Ventricular hypertrophy, age, and date of operation as risk factors.  92:1049-1064. 1986

The effects of cardioplegic potassium concentration and myocardial temperature on electrical activity in the heart during elective cardioplegic arrest.  92:755-765. 1986

The effects of retrograde perfusion of cardioplegic solutions in cardiac operations..  92:457-458. 1986

Death and other events after cardiac repair in discordant atrioventricular connection..  90:711-728. 1985

Influence of the pH of cardioplegic solutions on intracellular pH, high-energy phosphates, and postarrest performance. Protective effects of acidotic, glutamate-containing cardioplegic perfusates.  90:235-242. 1985

Alteration of antegrade atrioventricular conduction by cryoablation of peri-atrioventricular nodal tissue: Implications for the surgical treatment of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia.  88:67-75. 1984

An asanguineous reperfusion solution. An effective adjunct to cardioplegic protection in high-risk valve operations.  88:278-286. 1984

Complement and the damaging effects of cardiopulmonary bypass.  86:845-857. 1983

Supraventricular conduction abnormalities following cardiac operations. A complication of inadequate atrial preservation.  85:105-115. 1983

Determinants of early and late results of repair of atrioventricular septal (canal) defects.  84:523-542. 1982

Elective prolongation of atrioventricular conduction by multiple discrete cryolesions. A new technique for the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.  84:554-559. 1982

Encircling endocardial ventriculotomy for refractory ischemic ventricular tachycardia. I. Electrophysiological effects.  83:840-849. 1982

Encircling endocardial ventriculotomy for refractory ischemic ventricular tachycardia. II. Effects on regional myocardial blood flow.  83:850-856. 1982

Encircling endocardial ventriculotomy for refractory ischemic ventricular tachycardia. III. Effects on regional left ventricular function.  83:857-864. 1982

Surgical management of multiple ventricular septal defects.  80:485-493. 1980

Familial cardiac myxoma. Emphasis on unusual clinical manifestations.  77:782-788. 1979

In vitro evidence for increased cellular immunity to lung cancer antigen during Levamisole immunotherapy.  73:189-194. 1977

Surgical correction of double outlet right ventricle with noncommitted ventricular septal defect.  73:399-403. 1977