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September 2025
PAPARELLA D, Belley-Cote EP, Di Mauro M, Squiccimarro E, et al Oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart valve
prosthesis: a substudy from the LAAOS III Trial.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 8:S0022-5223(25)00763. PubMedAbstract available
August 2025
SHAREW B, Chikwe J, Sallam A, Razavi AA, et al Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients Undergoing Degenerative Mitral Repair:
Prevalence and Impact on Survival.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 21:S0022-5223(25)00671. PubMedAbstract available
Commentator Discussion: Mortality and stroke after routine left atrial appendage
occlusion in patients undergoing isolated mitral repair without atrial
fibrillation in the United States.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 9:S0022-5223(25)00332. PubMed
July 2025
NOONA SWW, Young SD, Weber MP, El Moheb M, et al Prophylactic left atrial appendage ligation during coronary artery bypass
grafting: A propensity score-matched analysis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:207-215. PubMedAbstract available
June 2025
CHENG X, Geske JB, Zhou W, Zhu Y, et al Impact of post-operative left bundle branch block on left ventricular remodeling
following transapical beating-heart septal myectomy.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 25:S0022-5223(25)00542. PubMedAbstract available
MAHAMOUD OA, Sun Y, Qian Y The impact of surgical left atrial appendage closure on the recurrence of atrial
fibrillation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 5:S0022-5223(25)00391. PubMed
May 2025
YI JJ, Yates TA, McGilvray M, Vinyard C, et al The Long-term Outcomes of Concomitant Cox-Maze IV Procedure in Patients with
Mitral Valve Disease and Atrial Fibrillation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May 16:S0022-5223(25)00390. PubMedAbstract available
April 2025
GIKANDI A, Davee J, O'Leary ET, DeWitt ES, et al Ventricular septation for double inlet ventricle: Avoiding conduction injury.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1055-1065. PubMedAbstract available
March 2025
TAM DY, Sallam A, Chen Q, Gill G, et al Mortality and Stroke after Routine Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients
Undergoing Isolated Mitral Repair without Atrial Fibrillation in the United
States.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 14:S0022-5223(25)00204. PubMedAbstract available
February 2025
YI JJ, McGilvray M, Yates TA, Procasky S, et al Left Atrial and Ventricular Remodeling in Chronic Mitral Regurgitation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Feb 19:S0022-5223(25)00124. PubMedAbstract available
January 2025
NISIVACO S, Lysyy T, Kruse J, Cox JL, et al Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jan 22:S0022-5223(25)00037. PubMed
November 2024
Commentator Discussion: Durability of annuloplasty in patients with atrial
functional mitral regurgitation associated with atrial fibrillation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Nov 8:S0022-5223(24)00920. PubMed
October 2024
PYO WK, Kim JB, Cho YH, Je HG, et al The long-term impact of lesion set in the surgical ablation of atrial
fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: multi-center propensity-score weighted
study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Oct 29:S0022-5223(24)00988. PubMedAbstract available
August 2024
BAKIR NH, Bernabei A, Burns DJP, Blackstone EH, et al Durability of Annuloplasty in Patients with Atrial Functional Mitral
Regurgitation Associated with Atrial Fibrillation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 26:S0022-5223(24)00763. PubMedAbstract available
ZHANG W, Gauvreau K, DeWitt ES, Lee JM, et al Impact of permanent pacemaker for iatrogenic atrioventricular block on outcomes
after congenital heart surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 23:S0022-5223(24)00687. PubMedAbstract available
Commentator Discussion: Evaluation of sex differences in the receipt of
concomitant atrial fibrillation procedures during nonmitral cardiac surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Aug 22:S0022-5223(24)00648. PubMed
July 2024
HASAN I, Sultan I Commentary: Treating Atrial Fibrillation in Women: Guidelines versus Reality.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 23:S0022-5223(24)00626. PubMed
AD N Commentary: What evidence do we need to establish the clinical advantages of
surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;168:119-120. PubMed
June 2024
SONG K, Lee JH, Woo HT, Kim YS, et al Surgical Outcome of Mitral Valve Surgery in Atrial Functional Mitral
Regurgitation Compared with Degenerative Etiology.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun 13:S0022-5223(24)00515. PubMedAbstract available
May 2024
JUAREZ-CASSO FM, Schaff HV, Todd A, Arghami A, et al Simultaneous Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Mitral Valve Surgery:
Determinants of Postoperative Pacemaker Implantation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May 27:S0022-5223(24)00449. PubMedAbstract available
MEHAFFEY JH, Rankin JS, Wei LM, Badhwar V, et al Outcome Benefits of Surgical Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Obliteration for
Atrial Fibrillation During Adult Cardiac Surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May 23:S0022-5223(24)00439. PubMed
April 2024
WAGNER CM, Theurer PF, Clark MJ, He C, et al Evaluation of sex differences in the receipt of concomitant atrial fibrillation
procedures during non-mitral cardiac surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Apr 12:S0022-5223(24)00309. PubMedAbstract available
March 2024
MCCARTHY PM, Cox JL Practical Approaches to Concomitant Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation:
Matching the Ablation to the Patient.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 21:S0022-5223(24)00277. PubMed
KIM MS, Lee SH Reply: Atrial fibrillation surgery concomitant with mitral valve surgery: Much
more than gilding the lily.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Mar 15:S0022-5223(24)00181. PubMed
DI MAURO M, Formica F Commentary: In the beginning there was (sinus) rhythm.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:994-995. PubMed
February 2024
KATAOKA N, Imamura T How to demonstrate the clinical implication of concomitant intervention to atrial
fibrillation in patients receiving mitral valve surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Feb 28:S0022-5223(24)00113. PubMed
GARCIA-VILLARREAL OA The importance of the critical mass concept in the Cox-maze procedure.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:e41. PubMed
GILLINOV M, Soltesz EG Commentary: Maze deniers and the giant left atrium.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:692-693. PubMed
January 2024
KIM MS, Kim HJ, Je HG, Cho YH, et al Long-Term Results Of Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Concomitant With Mitral Valve
Surgery: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jan 16:S0022-5223(24)00026. PubMedAbstract available
CHUNG MM, Pan C, Hayashi H, Kandula V, et al Significance of Isolated Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Thoracic Aortic
Aneurysm Repair.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jan 6:S0022-5223(24)00002. PubMedAbstract available
December 2023
WALKER JD Commentary: When to restore the rhythm.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;166:1669. PubMed
November 2023
RYU YH, Song MK, Lee SY, Kim GB, et al Late development of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia in lateral tunnel Fontan
patients and the preventive role of prophylactic cryoablation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Nov 20:S0022-5223(23)01104. PubMedAbstract available
October 2023
AD N, Holmes SD Author Reply to Commentary: Surgical Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation: When It
Comes to Atrial Fibrillation It Is Not the Great Evidence, It Is the Surgeon.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 25:S0022-5223(23)00999. PubMed
CHURYLA A, McCarthy PM, Kruse J, Andrei AC, et al Concomitant ablation of atrial fibrillation: New pacemakers and early rhythm
recovery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 20:S0022-5223(23)00987. PubMedAbstract available
September 2023
Discussion to: Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation is superior to appendage
obliteration alone: An analysis of 100,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 30:S0022-5223(23)00779. PubMed
Discussion to: Statewide data on surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation: The
data provide a path forward.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 29:S0022-5223(23)00777. PubMed
FU W, Green C, Wagner C, Pawar G, et al Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Mitral Valve Surgery is Not Benign.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 12:S0022-5223(23)00785. PubMedAbstract available
March 2023
FEINS EN, Del Nido PJ Conduction in Congenital Heart Surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar 16:S0022-5223(23)00250. PubMed
ONO Y, Hoashi T, Imai K, Okuda N, et al Comparison of long-term outcomes of atrial switch with Rastelli and physiological
repair using left ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit for levo-transposition of
the great arteries.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;165:1205-1215. PubMedAbstract available
August 2022
SZLAPKA M, Hausmann H, Timm J, Bauer A, et al Transcatheter mitral valve implantation versus conventional redo surgery for
degenerated mitral valve prostheses and rings in a multicenter registry.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug 6. pii: S0022-5223(22)00831. PubMedAbstract available
April 2022
WAGNER CM, Brescia AA, Watt TMF, Bergquist C, et al Surgical strategy and outcomes for atrial functional mitral regurgitation: All
functional mitral regurgitation is not the same!
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Apr 6. pii: S0022-5223(22)00373. PubMedAbstract available