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October 2025
ALTORKI N, Damman B, Wang X, Liberman M, et al The extent of lymph node dissection is not associated with disease-free survival
following lobar or sublobar resection: Results from Cancer and Leukemia Group B
140503 (Alliance).
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:933-942. PubMedAbstract available
GOMES C, Cowan B, Xiao M, Morris P, et al Diagnostic effectiveness and safety of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for subsolid
pulmonary nodules: A multicenter prospective observational study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:945-954. PubMedAbstract available
O'CONNOR M, Hoyos ME, Fuentes LM, Martinez HR, et al Surgical trends and outcomes of neonatal Ebstein's anomaly: Multi-institutional
study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:1161-1169. PubMedAbstract available
KOBAYASHI Y, Barron DJ, Signorile M, Steve Fan CP, et al Role of primary sternal closure in early outcomes following the Norwood
procedure.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:1152-1160. PubMedAbstract available
PARK HJ, Choi SM, Na KJ, Park S, et al Prognostic impact of low muscle mass on clinical outcomes in patients who undergo
lung transplant.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:976-985. PubMedAbstract available
BUI J, Kalata S, Reddy RM, Clark M, et al An evaluation of lymph node harvest in sublobar resections in a statewide quality
collaborative.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:915-923. PubMedAbstract available
CALDARONI F, Skillington P, O'Keefe M, Buratto E, et al Twenty-five years of the ross operation in adults: The inclusion technique keeps
up the expectations.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:1017-1024. PubMedAbstract available
CARROLL AM, Kirsch MJ, McCarthy FH, Glotzbach JP, et al A multicenter analysis of aortic root replacement: Non-native chest increases
risk of postoperative mortality.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:986-993. PubMedAbstract available
BRYAN DS, Platz JJ, Naunheim KS, Ferguson MK, et al How soon will surgeons become mere technicians? Chatbot performance in managing
clinical scenarios.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:1179-1184. PubMedAbstract available
IACONA GM, Bakhos JJ, Houghtaling PL, Tipton AE, et al Multiarterial grafting in redo coronary artery bypass grafting: Type of arterial
conduit and patient sex determine benefit.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:1079-1086. PubMedAbstract available
September 2025
MANYAM R, Lou P, Shen HJ, Liu Z, et al Interpretable Artificial Intelligence to Predict Preoperative Risk Factors for
Failure to Rescue after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 30:S0022-5223(25)00850. PubMedAbstract available
KUTSUZAWA R, Kainuma S, Kawamoto N, Suzuki K, et al Prognostic impacts of biological valve size on long-term outcomes of primary
surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 29:S0022-5223(25)00846. PubMedAbstract available
ALKAAKI A, Molena D Single-Surgeon vs. Two-Surgeon Esophagectomy.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 25:S0022-5223(25)00844. PubMed
MARATHE SP, Van Dyk S, Campbell S, Betts KS, et al Platelet Responsiveness to Aspirin in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac
Surgery - A Prospective Cohort Study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 18:S0022-5223(25)00779. PubMedAbstract available
DAHLE G Commentary: Goal-directed fluid therapy integrated in ERAS, one step to improve
outcomes in cardiac surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 5:S0022-5223(25)00745. PubMed
KESHAVJEE S, Sage AT, Borrillo T, Yeung JC, et al 1,000 Cases of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion for Lung Transplantation: A Single Centre
Experience.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Sep 3:S0022-5223(25)00738. PubMedAbstract available
WU Z, Zhang S, Xie L, Qian H, et al Device closure versus surgical repair for doubly committed subarterial
ventricular septal defect.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:815-826. PubMedAbstract available
JOO S, Dhaygude K, Krebs R, Holmstrom E, et al Extracellular vesicles in lung donor plasma: Potential indicators of donor organ
quality.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:902-913. PubMedAbstract available
IGUIDBASHIAN J, Zakrzewski J, Lu L, Garcia AM, et al Targeted immunotherapy with sphingosine-1-phosphate improves myocardial
contractility and mitochondrial function in a novel murine ex vivo perfusion and
transplantation model.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:764-771. PubMedAbstract available
GHOREISHI M, Shah A, Chahal D, Kang J, et al Endo-Bentall repair: Early results and feasibility of a physician-constructed
Endo-Bentall device.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:639-649. PubMedAbstract available
August 2025
KIM MS, Ryu AJ, Kim JW, Lee CH, et al Prediction of graft patency during the year following coronary artery bypass
grafting: preoperative computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve versus
intraoperative transit-time flow measurement.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 30:S0022-5223(25)00684. PubMedAbstract available
FENG SN, Rizaldi AA, Dong D, Zhou A, et al Impact of the Composite Allocation Score on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Lung
Transplantation Waitlist Outcomes.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 30:S0022-5223(25)00734. PubMedAbstract available
ROSARIO J, Jindani R, Uehara M At-risk populations for poor outcomes post-coronary artery bypass grafting.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 25:S0022-5223(25)00649. PubMed
GARCIA-VILLARREAL OA The primary driver of survival after mitral valve surgery in functional mitral
regurgitation: The role of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 22:S0022-5223(25)00645. PubMed
FUKUHARA S, Ling C, Patel HJ, Hamilton BCS, et al Challenging the Transcatheter-First Paradigm: Redo Surgical Aortic Valve
Replacement After Prior Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 19:S0022-5223(25)00668. PubMedAbstract available
CHENG AM Commentary: The Pressure to Get It Right: Will This Reduce Cardiac
Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 14:S0022-5223(25)00663. PubMed
LIU TX, McCarthy PM, Manerikar A, Won D, et al Automated and Explainable Coronary Angiogram Interpretation for Selection of
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Candidates using Artificial Intelligence.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Aug 14:S0022-5223(25)00655. PubMedAbstract available
EL-ESHMAWI A, Halas M, Bethea BT, David TE, et al The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2025 Expert Consensus
Document: Surgical management of mitral annular calcification.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:502-522. PubMedAbstract available
WILLIAMS AM, Ahmad A, Bommareddi S, Lima B, et al Normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death compared with
brain dead donors: Single-center cardiac allograft outcomes.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:585-593. PubMedAbstract available
BROWN KL, Huang Q, Espuny-Pujol F, Van Doorn C, et al A cohort evaluation of surgical pathways reported to a national audit of children
undergoing treatment for congenital heart disease in England and Wales.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:316-324. PubMedAbstract available
PONZONI M, Bertelli F, Yoo SJ, Peel B, et al Mixed reality for preoperative planning and intraoperative assistance of surgical
correction of complex congenital heart defects.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:327-335. PubMedAbstract available
SHACKER M, Biswas Roy S, Arjuna A, Schaheen LW, et al Lung transplant outcomes in recipients of advanced age: Are two always better
than one?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:413-422. PubMedAbstract available
SAWMA T, Schaff HV, Juarez-Casso F, Rahme S, et al Clinical features and postoperative outcomes in elderly patients undergoing
septal myectomy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:532-541. PubMedAbstract available
July 2025
AL EBRAHIM KE Reassessing outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in the presence of
chronic total occlusions.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 31:S0022-5223(25)00560. PubMed
SCHNEIDER C, Darras M, Oulehri W, Marguerite S, et al Optimizing patient blood management through intraoperative goal-directed fluid
therapy protocol within an enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery program.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 25:S0022-5223(25)00635. PubMedAbstract available
MANUEL V Rethinking International Collaboration in Cardiac Surgery in Africa: From
Dependency to Sustainable Empowerment.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 18:S0022-5223(25)00579. PubMed
MARIN-CUARTAS M, Dietze Z, Freiburger S, Weber C, et al Early extraction versus conservative management in patients with non-infected
cardiac implantable electronic devices undergoing cardiac surgery for left-sided
infective endocarditis: Insights from the multicentric CAMPAIGN Registry.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 18:S0022-5223(25)00570. PubMedAbstract available
ALSHNEIKAT M, Ramsingh R, Awad AK, Houghtaling PL, et al Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Patent Bilateral Internal
Thoracic Artery Grafts: Exceptions to a Lifetime Warranty.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 18:S0022-5223(25)00575. PubMedAbstract available
DEMAREST CT, Stokes J, Trindade AJ, Shaver CM, et al Early institutional experience with third party procurement in lung
transplantation - an observational pilot study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 17:S0022-5223(25)00568. PubMed
MILES TJ, Guinn MT, Tan X, Qi H, et al Tissue perfusion pressure: A novel hemodynamic measure to assess risk of acute
kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 16:S0022-5223(25)00565. PubMedAbstract available
SAADE S, Schneider C, Sender S, Darras M, et al Coronary revascularization in France: six-year trends and outcomes in coronary
artery bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 7:S0022-5223(25)00555. PubMedAbstract available
ENDO T, Tran K, Goodin DA, Katsaros G, et al Predicting and Diagnosing Pneumonia in Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac
Surgery via Machine Learning Analysis of Exhaled Volatile Carbonyl Compounds.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 2:S0022-5223(25)00548. PubMedAbstract available
ZERVOS M, Park BJ, Marshall MB, Wee JO, et al Robotic-assisted single-port system for pulmonary lobectomy: A prospective
feasibility study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:54-60. PubMedAbstract available
CHAVEZ M, Zubair MM, Staffa SJ, Emani SM, et al Primary repair versus pulmonary artery banding in complete atrioventricular canal
defects in the modern surgical era.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:25-33. PubMedAbstract available
NUDOTOR R, Ha JS, Ruck JM, Aziz H, et al Securing the future: Financial ties of thoracic surgery program directors to
industry.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:107-113. PubMedAbstract available
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
RUSINGIZA E, Schulick N, Umuganwa P, Ntirushwa D, et al Reproductive health among women of child-bearing age after surgery for rheumatic
heart disease in Rwanda.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:299-307. PubMedAbstract available
YU J, Yi J, Nikolaisen G, Wilson LD, et al Efficacy of a surgical cardiac ablation clamp using nanosecond pulsed electric
fields: An acute porcine model.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:200-206. PubMedAbstract available
ARORA RC, Chatterjee S, Milewski R, Baciewicz FA, et al 2022: Perioperative and critical care year in review for the cardiothoracic
surgery team.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;170:279-286. PubMedAbstract available
June 2025
ZHENG A, Schaff HV, Sawma T, Luis SA, et al Reinterventions Following Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Carcinoid Heart
Disease.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 25:S0022-5223(25)00540. PubMed
OHMORI T, Hiraoka A, Hamada Y, Kishimoto S, et al Long-term Prognostic Value of HFA-PEFF Score in Patients Undergoing Isolated
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 25:S0022-5223(25)00541. PubMedAbstract available
OVERBEY DM, Kucera JA, Aykut B, Wolf SE, et al Pediatric Heart Transplant in Donation After Circulatory Death using Normothermic
Regional Perfusion.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 20:S0022-5223(25)00535. PubMedAbstract available
FU Y, Hong Y, Ding T, Meng L, et al Early outcomes and follow-up of robotic-assisted multivessel coronary artery
bypass with in situ bilateral internal thoracic artery: report of 221 patients in
a single center.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 16:S0022-5223(25)00522. PubMedAbstract available
DAYAN V, Hernandez M, Montero JA, Sosa C, et al Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Multi-Arterial Grafting in Coronary
Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights from a Latin American National Cohort.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jun 9:S0022-5223(25)00466. PubMedAbstract available
WILLIAMS JE, Schaefer SL, Jacobs RC, Jacobson-Davies F, et al Postoperative outcomes following lung resection performed at private
equity-acquired hospitals.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1585-1592. PubMedAbstract available
LIM HK, Wu MH, Wang JK, Lin MT, et al Occluded fenestration is associated with improved long-term outcomes in patients
undergoing the fenestrated Fontan operation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1536-1547. PubMedAbstract available
CRAWFORD L, Marathe SP, Betts KS, Karl TR, et al Outcomes after hospital discharge in children requiring post-cardiotomy
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A binational retrospective cohort study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1548-1558. PubMedAbstract available
YAMANASHI K, Wang A, Bellissimo CA, Siebiger G, et al Protective effects of 10 degrees C preservation on donor lungs with
lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:e74-e87. PubMedAbstract available
NISIVACO S, Kitahara H, Bhasin R, Patel B, et al A decade of robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary bypass (TECAB) at a
single institution: Outcomes with 10-year follow-up.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1753-1760. PubMedAbstract available
KARADZHA A, Schaff HV, Padang R, Dearani JA, et al Restricted cusp motion in newly implanted tricuspid bioprostheses: Incidence,
predictors, and impact on survival.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1740-1750. PubMedAbstract available
May 2025
DONG J, Li Z, Sun Y, Du C, et al The Fate of Aortic Valve after Surgical Repair for Discrete Membranous Subaortic
Stenosis in Pediatric Patients.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May 26:S0022-5223(25)00398. PubMedAbstract available
LI K, Lu S, Peng L, Leng X, et al Reply: Intrathoracic versus cervical anastomosis in esophagectomy: The analyses
for middle and lower thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May 6:S0022-5223(25)00280. PubMed
JAGGERS J, Winlaw D, Fuller S, Sethi N, et al 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery Working
Group- Expert consensus document on the management of patients with pulmonary
atresia with intact ventricular septum.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May 2:S0022-5223(25)00286. PubMedAbstract available
SONG W, Sirset-Becker T, Mata Quinonez LR, Polsani D, et al Machine Learning Methods to Predicting Transvalvular Gradient Waveform
Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using Pre-procedural Echocardiogram.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May 2:S0022-5223(25)00385. PubMedAbstract available
ROCHA RV, Barron DJ, Mazine A, Lee DS, et al Evolving concern: Late outcomes after repair of transposition of the great
arteries.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1296-1303. PubMedAbstract available
WEKSLER B, Maxwell C, Drake L, Crist L, et al A randomized study of cryoablation of intercostal nerves in patients undergoing
minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1375-1382. PubMedAbstract available
CHOI ES, Kim DH, Kwon BS, Park CS, et al Current outcomes of systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt in patients with
biventricular circulation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1327-1335. PubMedAbstract available
BOTTET B, Seguin-Givelet A, Fourdrain A, Sarsam M, et al Multicenter evaluation of patient safety incidents in lung surgery: The Epithor
Patient Safety Incident study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1356-1366. PubMedAbstract available
ABELN KB, Froede L, Giebels C, Schafers HJ, et al Durability of right ventricular conduits in the Ross procedure.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1306-1314. PubMedAbstract available
NARAHARI AK, Horgan TM, Chandrabhatla AS, Kareddy A, et al The influence of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery on clinical trial
development by cardiothoracic surgeons.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1409-1414. PubMedAbstract available
GROZDANOV D, Piber N, Borgmann K, Schaeffer T, et al Comparison of pulmonary artery growth between ductus stent and
systemic-to-pulmonary shunt as single-ventricle palliation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1317-1326. PubMedAbstract available
SINGH SK, Levine D, Norton EL, Patel P, et al Incidence, risk factors, and long-term outcomes associated with permanent
pacemaker implantation after aortic root replacement.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1427-1435. PubMedAbstract available
QAMAR Y, Schaff HV, Castro-Varela A, Cui H, et al Outcomes of surgical septal myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
after previous septal reduction therapy.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1483-1490. PubMedAbstract available
April 2025
VERMA R, Hibino M, Dhingra NK, Patel SK, et al Association of Increased Red Blood Cell Distribution Width with Adverse
Cardiorenal Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 30:S0022-5223(25)00342. PubMed
CHAI P, Konstantinov IE, da Fonseca da Silva L, Qureshi M, et al The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2025 Expert Consensus
Document: Management of Ebstein anomaly in children and adults.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 29:S0022-5223(25)00212. PubMedAbstract available
BASKIN AS, Funk EC, Francescatti AB, Sinco BR, et al Early Compliance with Lung Cancer Lymph Node Standard 5.8: An Analysis of 2022
and 2023 Commission on Cancer Site Reviews.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 29:S0022-5223(25)00340. PubMedAbstract available
CHAE MC, Yoon S, Lee HJ, Jang WS, et al Outcomes of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation after Coronary Revascularization Alone
in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 24:S0022-5223(25)00336. PubMedAbstract available
BROWN JA, Ashwat E, Warraich N, Iyanna N, et al Outcomes of Surgical versus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients
with Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 23:S0022-5223(25)00333. PubMedAbstract available
EISENBERG MA, Werner R, Ries S, Hofstetter WL, et al Extent of Resection in Surgically Resected Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer:
Results from Two Tertiary Referral Centers.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 23:S0022-5223(25)00327. PubMedAbstract available
SCHAFER M, Selzman C, DiChiacchio L, Heiler JC, et al Reduced left atrial compliance exacerbates primary graft dysfunction after lung
transplantation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 22:S0022-5223(25)00309. PubMedAbstract available
LI H, Pezeshkian F, Xie Y, Mazzola E, et al Lung Cancer Recurrence after Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 20:S0022-5223(25)00328. PubMedAbstract available
Commentator Discussion: Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in
patients younger than age 65 years in the United States.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 19:S0022-5223(25)00200. PubMed
NAKAJIMA D, Sakanoue I, Kayawake H, Sumitomo R, et al Outcomes of adult-to-adult living-donor lobar lung transplantation: A single
institution experience.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 19:S0022-5223(25)00274. PubMedAbstract available
CHO PD, White JP, Kim ST, Zappacosta H, et al Early Outcomes of Lung Transplantation under the Composite Allocation Score
System.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 18:S0022-5223(25)00303. PubMedAbstract available
WANG CC, Petrovic M, Ahmad A, Navid W, et al The effect of warm ischemic intervals on primary graft dysfunction in
normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death heart
transplant.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 18:S0022-5223(25)00290. PubMedAbstract available
CHANG SH, Grossi EA, Yongue C, Chan JC, et al Initial Experience with Fully Robotic Bilateral Lung Transplantation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 17:S0022-5223(25)00300. PubMed
WILLIAMS JE, Jacobs RC, Savitch SL, Hollenbeck ME, et al Provider and Procedural Factors Associated with Guideline-Concordant Lymph Node
Sampling in Lung Cancer Resection.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 17:S0022-5223(25)00304. PubMedAbstract available
CHOUNOUNE R, Groth SS Commentary: Planned or Salvage Esophagectomy vs Definitive Chemoradiation for
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Is the Photon Mightier than the Sword?
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 11:S0022-5223(25)00299. PubMed
LEE JH, Kim HJ Reply: Preoperative diabetes duration and long-term outcomes in patients with
acute myocardial infarction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 4:S0022-5223(25)00206. PubMed
ANTONOFF MB, Gay CM Timing of local consolidative pulmonary resection for oncogene-driven stage IV
lung cancer.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Apr 3:S0022-5223(25)00281. PubMed
OSAWA T, Schaeffer T, Schmiel M, Hoa Nguyen Cong MB, et al Impact of aortopulmonary and venovenous collaterals on the onset of plastic
bronchitis after the Fontan procedure.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1070-1079. PubMedAbstract available
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
CAO H, Zhu W, Tang H, Deng C, et al Dissecting the clinicopathologic, genomic, and prognostic significance of
anaplastic lymphoma kinase rearrangement in resected lung adenocarcinoma.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1143-1152. PubMedAbstract available
BAI YZ, Yan Y, Chang SH, Yang Z, et al Use of a novel donor lung scoring system as a tool for increasing lung recovery
for transplantation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1162-1171. PubMedAbstract available
HOWELL AJ, Chetan D, Guariento A, Zubair A, et al Outcomes of left atrioventricular valve operation following atrioventricular
septal defect repair.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1044-1054. PubMedAbstract available
MULLIS DM, Garrison A, Heng E, Zhu Y, et al Heart-liver transplantation using the en bloc technique: A single-center
experience over two decades.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1254-1262. PubMedAbstract available
WEBER MP, Strobel RJ, Norman AV, Kareddy A, et al Cardiac Surgical Unit-Advanced Life Support-certified centers are associated with
improved failure to rescue after cardiac arrest: A propensity score-matched
analysis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1271-1281. PubMedAbstract available
March 2025
AYKUT B, Ghandour H, Mensah-Mamfo M, Ngeve SM, et al Partial heart transplant valves demonstrate growth in piglets despite prolonged
cold storage.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 26:S0022-5223(25)00270. PubMedAbstract available
SILVA CAMPOS AA, da Silveira Maia A, Vilca Mejia OA Building knowledge through guidelines: A discussion about coronary artery bypass
grafting recommendations in 2025.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 25:S0022-5223(25)00188. PubMed
QI M, Yang X Refining preoperative diabetes assessment: Implications for acute myocardial
infarction-coronary artery bypass grafting management and long-term outcomes.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 21:S0022-5223(25)00177. PubMed
PEPE R, Tobia J, Lee LY Ask why not: The case for on-table extubation in cardiac surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 21:S0022-5223(25)00174. PubMed
REDDY RK, Schumacher KR, Ghanayem NS, Zhang W, et al Unplanned reinterventions after congenital cardiac surgery and hospital
mortality: a report from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC(4)).
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 14:S0022-5223(25)00203. PubMedAbstract available
FAZLINOVIC S, Liden H, Hjortdal V, Giang KW, et al Survival trends of adults with congenital heart disease after heart surgery in
Sweden.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 7:S0022-5223(25)00190. PubMedAbstract available
QU R, Fu X Esophageal cancer invading adjacent organs: Esophagectomy combined organ
resection may be a good approach.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 3:S0022-5223(25)00103. PubMed
CHO AR, Najafi T, Ramanakumar AV, Ferri L, et al The Effect of Multimodal Prehabilitation on Postoperative Outcomes in Lung Cancer
Surgery.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 3:S0022-5223(25)00173. PubMedAbstract available
MOROI MK, Vinogradsky AV, Nguyen SN, Choudhury TA, et al The impact of a residual atrial communication in patients undergoing complete
repair for tetralogy of Fallot: A propensity score-matched analysis.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:999-1011. PubMedAbstract available
PARVIN NEJAD S, Tran C, Goraieb A, Halajha G, et al Burden of reintervention after tetralogy of Fallot repair: A joint pediatric and
adult congenital experience over 30 years.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:985-998. PubMedAbstract available
ROSTMEYER K, Yong V, Deng M, Chin K, et al Racial differences in cardiothoracic surgery letters of recommendation.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:718-726. PubMedAbstract available
LEIVA CL, Chetan D, Saprungruang A, Fan CS, et al Long-term enlargement of the neo-aortic root and aortic arch following arch
reconstruction in hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:952-963. PubMedAbstract available
KALFA DM, Buratto E, Bacha EA, Belli E, et al Single ventricle palliation in congenitally corrected transposition of the great
arteries: An international multicenter study.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1022-1027. PubMedAbstract available
BOJKO MM, Wiggins L, Cleveland JD, Bagrodia N, et al The landscape of congenital heart disease treated with the Ross procedure.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:974-984. PubMedAbstract available
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Commentator Discussion: The impact of blood type and body size on successful
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