The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

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  • Computed Tomography Volumetrics for Size Matching in Lung Transplantation for Restrictive Disease. 2023
  • AKI After Type A Dissection Repair: Do We Really Need More Replication Studies?.  115:886-887. 2023
  • China's Opaque Wall of Secrecy..  115:1088-1089. 2023
  • Low-Dose vs Standard Warfarin After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement: A Randomized Trial..  115:929-938. 2023
  • Reflux Surgery in Lung Transplantation: A Multicenter Retrospective Study..  115:1024-1032. 2023
  • ECMO Outcomes, Transfusions, and Hemostatic Management: Quo Vadis?.  115:802-803. 2023
  • Perioperative Anemia and Transfusions and Late Mortality in Coronary Artery Bypass Patients..  115:759-769. 2023
  • Risk of Surgical Mitral Valve Repair for Primary Mitral Regurgitation..  115:600-610. 2023
  • Comparing Consumer-Directed Hospital Rankings With STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Outcomes..  115:533-540. 2023
  • It Depends What the Definition of "Safe" Is..  115:394-395. 2023
  • Multi-institutional Care in Clinical Stage II and III Esophageal Cancer..  115:370-377. 2023
  • Selective Sinus Replacement for Aortic Root Aneurysm: Durable Approach in Selected Patients..  115:378-385. 2023
  • Surgical Evaluation in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer..  115:338-345. 2023
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: A Tool for Learning, Not Judging..  115:293-296. 2023
  • Variation in Case-Mix Across Hospitals: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  115:485-492. 2023
  • Development of a Novel Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Congenital Mortality Risk Model. 2023
  • Assessing the Performance of Risk Models With Discrimination and Calibration..  115:282-286. 2023
  • Contemporary Multicenter Outcomes for Truncus Arteriosus With Interrupted Aortic Arch..  115:144-150. 2023
  • Impact of Ventricular Dominance on Long-Term Fontan Outcomes: A 25-year Single-institution Study. 2022
  • Steroid use and perioperative complications of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis. 2022
  • Aortic Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database..  114:2140-2147. 2022
  • Identification of Trajectory-Based Acute Kidney Injury Phenotypes Among Cardiac Surgery Patients..  114:2235-2243. 2022
  • Impact of Chest Wall Resection on Mortality After Lung Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  114:2023-2031. 2022
  • Is There A Role for Aortic Wrapping in Acute Type A Dissection?.  114:2397. 2022
  • Survival After Intervention for Single-Ventricle Heart Disease Over 15 Years at a Single Institution..  114:2303-2312. 2022
  • Congenitally Corrected Transposition Cardiac Surgery: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis..  114:1715-1722. 2022
  • Consensus for Thoracoscopic Lower Lobectomy: Essential Components and Targets for Simulation..  114:1895-1901. 2022
  • Restrictive Mitral Annuloplasty: Patient Selection Is the Key..  114:1983-1984. 2022
  • Risk of Each of the Five Lung Lobectomies: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis..  114:1871-1877. 2022
  • Association of Volume and Outcomes in 234 556 Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement..  114:1299-1306. 2022
  • Late Durability of Mitral Repair for Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Functional Mitral Regurgitation..  114:1358-1365. 2022
  • Procedural Outcomes of Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum in Neonates: A Multicenter Study. 2022
  • Stent Graft-induced Aortic Wall Injury: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes..  114:684-692. 2022
  • Impact of Diabetes on Pathologic Response to Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer. 2022
  • Composite Performance Measures: The Foundation of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Program..  114:368-372. 2022
  • Conversion to Thoracotomy During Thoracoscopic vs Robotic Lobectomy: Predictors and Outcomes..  114:409-417. 2022
  • Strategies for Mechanical Right Ventricular Support During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant..  114:484-491. 2022
  • The STS Participant-Level, Multiprocedural Composite Measure for Adult Cardiac Surgery..  114:467-475. 2022
  • Failure to Rescue: A New Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Metric for Cardiac Surgery..  113:1935-1942. 2022
  • Perioperative Outcomes and Survival After Preoperative Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  113:1811-1820. 2022
  • Postoperative Renal Failure, Shunt Type, and Mortality After Norwood Palliation..  113:2046-2053. 2022
  • Sex Differences in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Techniques: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis..  113:1979-1988. 2022
  • The Impact of Extended Delayed Surgery for Indolent Lung Cancer or Part-Solid Ground Glass Nodules..  113:1827-1834. 2022
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Composite Measure: 2021 Methodology Update..  113:1954-1961. 2022
  • Understanding and Managing Direct Operating Room Supply Costs in Cardiac Surgery. 2022
  • Current Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  113:1461-1468. 2022
  • Executive Summary: Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models..  113:1405-1406. 2022
  • Minimum Core Data Elements for Evaluation of TAVR: A Scientific Statement by PASSION CV, HVC, and TVT Registry..  113:1730-1742. 2022
  • Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies..  113:1703-1717. 2022
  • Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 2: Empirical Studies in Cardiac Surgery; Risk Model Recommendations..  113:1718-1729. 2022
  • What's in a Name? The Diminishing Value of Quality Designations for Donor Lungs..  113:1759. 2022
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American Association for Thoracic Surgery Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Type B Aortic Dissection..  113:1073-1092. 2022
  • 2020 Women in Thoracic Surgery Update on the Status of Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery..  113:918-925. 2022
  • Consensus Statement: Hemostasis Trial Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery and Mechanical Support..  113:1026-1035. 2022
  • Evolving Cost-Quality Relationship in Pediatric Heart Surgery..  113:866-873. 2022
  • Impact of Time to Endoscopic Resection on Outcomes for Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma..  113:942-948. 2022
  • Perioperative Outcomes of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis: A Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis..  113:904-910. 2022
  • Surgical Sutureless and Sutured Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-risk Patients..  113:616-622. 2022
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2021 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models for Multiple Valve Operations..  113:511-518. 2022
  • Management of Perioperative Iron Deficiency in Cardiac Surgery: A Modified RAND Delphi Study..  113:316-323. 2022
  • The Assassination of Medgar Evers..  113:366-371. 2022
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Echocardiography..  113:13-24. 2022
  • Fifteen Years of Aortic Valve-sparing Root Replacement and Impact of Eccentric Jets on Late Outcomes..  112:1901-1907. 2021
  • Unethical Studies on Transplantation in Cardiothoracic Surgery Journals..  112:1746-1752. 2021
  • Acquired Sinus of Valsalva Fistula and Turner Syndrome..  112:e275-e277. 2021
  • Community Size and Lung Cancer Resection Outcomes: Studying The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database..  112:1076-1082. 2021
  • Consensus for Thoracoscopic Left Upper Lobectomy-Essential Components and Targets for Simulation..  112:436-442. 2021
  • Increased Calculated Panel Reactive Antigen and Symbiosis: The Art of Living and Surviving Together..  112:681-682. 2021
  • Smoking Relapse After Lung Transplantation: Is a Second Transplant Justified?.  112:373-378. 2021
  • Diaphragm Paralysis After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: An STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database Study..  112:139-146. 2021
  • Factors Associated With Successful Postoperative Day One Discharge After Anatomic Lung Resection..  112:221-227. 2021
  • The Evolving Surgical Burden of Fontan Failure: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  112:179-187. 2021
  • Coronary Anastomosis Simulation: Directed Interventions to Optimize Success..  111:2072-2077. 2021
  • Costs Associated With Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: An Analysis Merging STS and Medicare Data..  111:1781-1790. 2021
  • Independent Validation of the Ozaki Procedure: A Welcome Addition to the Literature But the Jury Is Still Out..  111:1944. 2021
  • Induction Therapy or Upfront Surgery? The Debate Rages On: Reply..  111:2085-2086. 2021
  • Initial and Longitudinal Cost of Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer..  111:1827-1833. 2021
  • Variability in Smoking Status for Lobectomy Among Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Participants..  111:1842-1848. 2021
  • When to Consider Deferral of Surgery in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Review..  111:1754-1762. 2021
  • Evaluation of Routine Coronary Angiography Before Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy..  111:1703-1709. 2021
  • Heart Transplantation Survival Outcomes of HIV Positive and Negative Recipients..  111:1465-1471. 2021
  • Mitigating the Impact of Using Female Donor Hearts in Male Recipients Using BMI Difference..  111:1299-1307. 2021
  • Unicuspid Aortic Valve Repair Using Geometric Ring Annuloplasty..  111:1359-1366. 2021
  • Impact of Age on Surgical Outcomes for Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer..  111:996-1003. 2021
  • Rethinking Aortic Root Replacement With Anomalous Left Coronary After Computed Tomographic Angiogram..  111:e219. 2021
  • Four Columns of the Thorax: Operative Decision-Making in the Setting of Complete Bony Instability..  111:e101-e103. 2021
  • Patterns of Use of Induction Therapy for T2N0 Esophageal Cancer..  111:440-447. 2021
  • STS-ACC TVT Registry of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement..  111:701-722. 2021
  • TEVAR for Chronic Type B Dissection: Highlighting the Importance of Patient Selection, Adjunctive False Lumen Procedures, Speaking the Same Language, and Industry Collaboration..  111:501-502. 2021
  • Effect of Lymph Node Assessment on Outcomes in Surgery for Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer..  110:1854-1860. 2020
  • Equivalent Survival Between Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer..  110:1882-1891. 2020
  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines: Who Makes Them? What Are They? Why Are They Important?.  110:1789-1795. 2020
  • Patterns of Care in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Node-Positive Esophageal Adenocarcinoma..  110:1832-1839. 2020
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2020 Update on Outcomes and Research..  110:1809-1818. 2020
  • Permissive Hypertension and Collateral Revascularization May Allow Avoidance of Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair..  110:1469-1474. 2020
  • Predictors of Older Donor Lung Use: Are We Too Good at Saying No?.  110:1683-1690. 2020
  • Anomalous Aortic Origin of a Coronary Artery: Surgical Emergency?.  110:e257-e259. 2020
  • Mustard Baffle Revision With Systemic Ventricular Assist Device Placement..  110:e279-e280. 2020
  • Perioperative Transfusion Practices and Aortic Root Replacement: The Devil Is in the Details..  110:1234. 2020
  • The Evolving Burden of Drug Use Associated Infective Endocarditis in the United States..  110:1185-1192. 2020
  • Cangrelor and Heparin for Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia..  110:e161-e163. 2020
  • Estimating Resource Utilization in Congenital Heart Surgery..  110:962-968. 2020
  • The Effect of Timing of Adjuvant Therapy on Survival After Esophagectomy..  110:1023-1029. 2020
  • Increased Calculated Panel Reactive Antigen Is Associated With Increased Waitlist Time and Mortality in Lung Transplantation..  110:414-423. 2020
  • Renal Outcomes in Patients Bridged to Heart Transplant With a Left Ventricular Assist Device..  110:567-574. 2020
  • Anticoagulation Strategies in the Perioperative Period for Lung Transplant..  110:e23-e25. 2020
  • INVITED COMMENTARY..  110:38-39. 2020
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Mitral Valve Surgery: Results From the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry..  109:1789-1796. 2020
  • A Minimally Invasive Approach to Lobectomy After Induction Therapy Does Not Compromise Survival..  109:1503-1511. 2020
  • The Use and Misuse of Indirectly Standardized, Risk-Adjusted Outcomes and Star Ratings..  109:1319-1322. 2020
  • Impact of Positive Margins and Radiation After Tracheal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Resection on Survival..  109:1026-1032. 2020
  • Intrapulmonary Activated Factor VII for Hemoptysis Complicating Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy..  109:e243-e245. 2020
  • Risk Analysis and Outcomes of Postoperative Renal Failure After Aortic Valve Surgery in the United States..  109:1133-1141. 2020
  • Gender Bias Affects Assessment of Frailty and Recommendations for Surgery..  109:938-944. 2020
  • Heart Transplantation After HeartMate 3 Use Shortens Hospitalization but Might Impose Increased Risk of Rejection..  109:985-987. 2020
  • Invited Commentary..  109:667-668. 2020
  • Rare Presentation of Endocarditis and Mycotic Brain Aneurysm..  109:e179-e181. 2020
  • Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Reporting Standards for Type B Aortic Dissections..  109:959-981. 2020
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score Rating for Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer..  109:848-855. 2020
  • Valve-in-Ring Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement After Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy..  109:e163-e165. 2020
  • Impact of Aortic Atherosclerosis Burden on Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement..  109:465-471. 2020
  • The Oldest Old: A National Analysis of Outcomes for Patients 90 Years or Older With Lung Cancer..  109:350-357. 2020
  • Failure to Rescue Contributes to Center-Level Differences in Mortality After Lung Transplantation..  109:218-224. 2020
  • Invited Commentary..  109:33-35. 2020
  • Acting In Good Faith: Operating Without Truly Informed Consent..  108:1613-1614. 2019
  • Surgery Is Associated With Survival Benefit in T4a Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A National Analysis..  108:1633-1639. 2019
  • Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes in Turner Syndrome: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis..  108:1430-1437. 2019
  • Impact of Donor Brain Death Duration on Outcomes After Lung Transplantation..  108:1519-1526. 2019
  • Impact of Microbiological Organism Type on Surgically Managed Endocarditis..  108:1325-1329. 2019
  • Clinical Experience of HeartMate II to HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange: A Multicenter Experience..  108:1178-1182. 2019
  • Left Transthoracic Approach for Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation Device LINX Implantation..  108:e225-e227. 2019
  • Ethical Standards for Cardiothoracic Surgeons' Participation in Social Media..  108:666-670. 2019
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research..  108:671-679. 2019
  • Transseptal Access-Gateway to Transcatheter Mitral Interventions..  108:654-656. 2019
  • Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Early Large Cell Lung Neuroendocrine Cancer: A National Analysis..  108:377-383. 2019
  • Refining The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Mortality Risk Model With Enhanced Risk Adjustment for Chromosomal Abnormalities, Syndromes, and Noncardiac Congenital Anatomic Abnormalities..  108:558-566. 2019
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research..  108:334-342. 2019
  • Outcomes After Extracorporeal Right Ventricular Assist Device Combined With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support..  107:1768-1774. 2019
  • Readmission After Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database..  107:1816-1823. 2019
  • The Optimal Treatment for Stage IIIA-N2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis..  107:1866-1875. 2019
  • Elective Aortic Root Replacement in North America: Analysis of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  107:1307-1312. 2019
  • The Incidence and Outcomes of Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy in North America..  107:1401-1408. 2019
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Immediately After Heart Transplant and Long-Term Outcomes..  107:1348-1355. 2019
  • Development and Application of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Stroke After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry..  107:1097-1103. 2019
  • Right-Sided Versus Left-Sided Pneumonectomy After Induction Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  107:1074-1081. 2019
  • Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database..  107:754-759. 2019
  • Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy..  107:897-902. 2019
  • Risk Prediction Model for Major Adverse Outcome in Proximal Thoracic Aortic Surgery..  107:795-801. 2019
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Outcomes and Quality..  107:691-704. 2019
  • Contemporary Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the United States..  107:460-466. 2019
  • Development of a Congenital Heart Surgery Composite Quality Metric: Part 1-Conceptual Framework..  107:583-589. 2019
  • Development of a Congenital Heart Surgery Composite Quality Metric: Part 2-Analytic Methods..  107:590-596. 2019
  • Factors Associated With New Persistent Opioid Usage After Lung Resection..  107:363-368. 2019
  • Multicenter Analysis of Early Childhood Outcomes After Repair of Truncus Arteriosus..  107:553-559. 2019
  • Defining Proficiency for The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Participants Performing Thoracoscopic Lobectomy..  107:202-208. 2019
  • Less Is More in Post Pediatric Heart Transplant Care..  107:165-171. 2019
  • Longitudinal Changes in Regional Cerebral Perfusion and Cognition After Cardiac Operation..  107:112-118. 2019
  • Is Septal Myectomy Needed During Mitral Replacement for Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy?.  106:1892. 2018
  • Salvage Coronary Artery Bypass Predicts Increased Mortality During Aortic Root Operation..  106:1727-1734. 2018
  • Higher Use of Surgery Confers Superior Survival in Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  106:1533-1540. 2018
  • Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database..  106:1388-1393. 2018
  • The Impact of Mitral Disease Etiology on Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Operations..  106:1406-1413. 2018
  • Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Lung Cancer by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Participants..  106:1055-1062. 2018
  • National Benchmarks for Proportions of Patients Receiving Blood Transfusions During Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  106:1197-1203. 2018
  • Outcomes of Planned Two-Stage Hybrid Aortic Repair With Dacron-Replaced Proximal Landing Zone..  106:1136-1142. 2018
  • Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis..  106:716-727. 2018
  • Surgical Management and Outcomes of Ebstein Anomaly in Neonates and Infants: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Analysis..  106:785-791. 2018
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research..  106:654-663. 2018
  • Oncologic Equivalence of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy: The Scientific and Practical Arguments..  106:609-617. 2018
  • Reply..  106:638. 2018
  • Is Functional Independence Associated With Improved Long-Term Survival After Lung Transplantation?.  106:79-84. 2018
  • The Association of Aortic Valve Pathology With Renal Resistive Index as a Kidney Injury Biomarker..  106:107-114. 2018
  • The Incidence and Consequence of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement..  106:14-22. 2018
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety..  106:8-13. 2018
  • Associations Between Surgical Ablation and Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Procedures..  105:1790-1796. 2018
  • Hybrid Palliation: Outcomes After the Comprehensive Stage 2 Procedure..  105:1455-1460. 2018
  • Single- Versus Multicenter Surgeons' Risk-Adjusted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedural Outcomes..  105:1308-1314. 2018
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 1-Background, Design Considerations, and Model Development..  105:1411-1418. 2018
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2-Statistical Methods and Results..  105:1419-1428. 2018
  • Association of Tricuspid Regurgitation With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes: A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry..  105:1121-1128. 2018
  • Associations Between Unplanned Cardiac Reinterventions and Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Operations..  105:1255-1263. 2018
  • Operative Outcomes of Multiple-Arterial Versus Single-Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting..  105:1109-1119. 2018
  • Using a Regent Aortic Valve in a Small Annulus Mitral Position Is a Viable Option..  105:1200-1204. 2018
  • Long-Term Survival in Patients Receiving a Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device..  105:696-701. 2018
  • Shunt Failure-Risk Factors and Outcomes: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  105:857-864. 2018
  • Surgical Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Ipilimumab for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  105:924-929. 2018
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Outcomes and Quality..  105:680-689. 2018
  • Biventricular Support With Intracorporeal, Continuous Flow, Centrifugal Ventricular Assist Devices..  105:548-555. 2018
  • Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting..  105:513-520. 2018
  • Subclavian/Axillary Access for Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Renders Equivalent Outcomes as Transfemoral..  105:477-483. 2018
  • Sympathectomy for Stabilization of Heart Failure Due to Drug-Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia..  105:e51-e53. 2018
  • A Comprehensive Risk Score to Predict Prolonged Hospital Length of Stay After Heart Transplantation..  105:83-90. 2018
  • Prediction of Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery for Elderly Patients in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database..  105:309-316. 2018
  • Safety of Moderate Hypothermia With Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion in Total Aortic Arch Replacement..  105:54-61. 2018
  • Interleukin-8 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Predict Acute Kidney Injury After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery..  104:2072-2079. 2017
  • Patterns of Treatment and Outcomes for Definitive Therapy of Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  104:1881-1888. 2017
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Interfacility Transfer: A Regional Referral Experience..  104:1471-1478. 2017
  • Geographic Variations in Lung Cancer Lobectomy Outcomes: The General Thoracic Surgery Database..  104:1650-1655. 2017
  • Novel Airway and Ventilator Management of Tracheobronchial Disruption After Blunt Trauma..  104:e359-e361. 2017
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research..  104:1450-1455. 2017
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy Does Not Confer Superior Survival in Patients With Atypical Carcinoid Tumors..  104:1221-1230. 2017
  • Conversion From Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting to On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting..  104:1267-1274. 2017
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research..  104:731-741. 2017
  • Mortality and Respiratory Failure After Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease..  104:465-470. 2017
  • Surgically Managed Clinical Stage IIIA-Clinical N2 Lung Cancer in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database..  104:395-403. 2017
  • Angiotensin Receptor Blockade Improves Cardiac Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome..  104:98-105. 2017
  • Revascularization Strategies and Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Multivessel Coronary Disease..  104:107-115. 2017
  • Socioeconomic Status, Not Race, Is Associated With Reduced Survival in Esophagectomy Patients..  104:234-244. 2017
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research..  104:22-28. 2017
  • The Use of Topical Hemostatic Agents in Cardiothoracic Surgery..  104:353-360. 2017
  • Surgery Versus Optimal Medical Management for N1 Small Cell Lung Cancer..  103:1767-1772. 2017
  • Survival After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in Patients Undergoing Bridge to Transplantation With the HeartWare HVAD Versus the Heartmate II..  103:1505-1511. 2017
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Evaluating Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer..  103:1661-1667. 2017
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement Plus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Composite Score: A Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Task Force..  103:1475-1481. 2017
  • Alternatives to Lobectomy for High-Risk Patients With Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  103:1330-1339. 2017
  • The Racial Paradox in Multiarterial Conduit Utilization for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting..  103:1214-1221. 2017
  • 2016 Annual Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry..  103:1021-1035. 2017
  • Imaging Surveillance After Proximal Aortic Operations: Is it Necessary?.  103:734-741. 2017
  • Lung Donation After Death Resulting From a Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection..  103:e273-e275. 2017
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Outcomes and Quality..  103:699-709. 2017
  • Invited Commentary..  103:460-461. 2017
  • Performing Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Mitral Valve Operations Is Not Associated With Increased Operative Mortality..  103:587-593. 2017
  • Medication Nonadherence After Lung Transplantation in Adult Recipients..  103:274-280. 2017
  • A Risk Score to Assist Selecting Lobectomy Versus Sublobar Resection for Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  102:1814-1820. 2016
  • Impact of Retrograde Arch Extension in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection on Management and Outcomes..  102:2036-2043. 2016
  • Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration With Aneurysmal Feeding Vessel: Use of Hybrid Surgical Management..  102:e533-e535. 2016
  • Long-Term Survival in Patients With Acute Kidney Injury After Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair..  102:2003-2009. 2016
  • Patient Preferences in Treatment Choices for Early-Stage Lung Cancer..  102:1837-1844. 2016
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2016 Annual Report..  102:1790-1797. 2016
  • Concomitant Thoracic Aortobifemoral Bypass With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation..  102:e413-e415. 2016
  • Congenital Heart Surgery Case Mix Across North American Centers and Impact on Performance Assessment..  102:1580-1587. 2016
  • Delayed Sternal Closure in Infant Heart Surgery-The Importance of Where and When: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  102:1565-1572. 2016
  • Prevalence of Noncardiac and Genetic Abnormalities in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Operations: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  102:1607-1614. 2016
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research..  102:1444-1451. 2016
  • Critical Care Nursing's Impact on Pediatric Patient Outcomes..  102:1375-1380. 2016
  • Mortality Trends in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  102:1345-1352. 2016
  • Early Extubation After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot and the Fontan Procedure: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  102:850-858. 2016
  • Induction Chemotherapy is Not Superior to a Surgery-First Strategy for Clinical N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  102:884-894. 2016
  • Outcomes of Major Lung Resection After Induction Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients..  102:962-970. 2016
  • Sanctions for Research Misconduct in Cardiothoracic Surgery Journals..  102:685-687. 2016
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research..  102:688-695. 2016
  • Failure to Rescue Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  102:458-464. 2016
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis..  102:416-423. 2016
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Lung Cancer Resection Risk Model: Higher Quality Data and Superior Outcomes..  102:370-377. 2016
  • Intervention for Supravalvar Pulmonary Stenosis After the Arterial Switch Operation..  102:154-162. 2016
  • Outcomes in Patients Bridged With Univentricular and Biventricular Devices in the Modern Era of Heart Transplantation..  102:102-108. 2016
  • Predictors of Major Morbidity or Mortality After Resection for Esophageal Cancer: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Risk Adjustment Model..  102:207-214. 2016
  • Trends in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Study of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 2006 to 2012..  102:140-146. 2016
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass Strategy for a Cyanotic Child With Hemoglobin SC Disease..  101:2373-2375. 2016
  • Invited Commentary..  101:2235-2236. 2016
  • Longitudinal Follow-up of Lung Cancer Resection From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database in Patients 65 Years and Older..  101:2067-2076. 2016
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Mitral Repair/Replacement Composite Score: A Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Task Force..  101:2265-2271. 2016
  • Tracheostomy After Operations for Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  101:2285-2292. 2016
  • Minimally Invasive Versus Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Comparison of Early Surgical Outcomes From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database..  101:1281-1288. 2016
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Score for Rating Program Performance for Lobectomy for Lung Cancer..  101:1379-1386. 2016
  • Impact of Positive Margins on Survival in Patients Undergoing Esophagogastrectomy for Esophageal Cancer..  101:1060-1067. 2016
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Outcomes and Quality..  101:850-862. 2016
  • Use and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Data Base..  101:1037-1042. 2016
  • Annual Outcomes With Transcatheter Valve Therapy: From the STS/ACC TVT Registry..  101:789-800. 2016
  • Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Data From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database..  101:558-566. 2016
  • Electroencephalography During Hemiarch Replacement With Moderate Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest..  101:631-637. 2016
  • Gunshot-Induced Aorto-Left Atrial Fistula Diagnosed by Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography..  101:771-773. 2016
  • Invited Commentary..  101:590-591. 2016
  • Predicted Risk of Mortality, Transfusion, and Postoperative Outcomes in Isolated Primary Valve Operations..  101:620-624. 2016
  • Surgical Technique for Replacement of Centrifugal Left Ventricular Assist Device Through a Left Thoracotomy..  101:e55-e56. 2016
  • Changes in Risk Profile and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement From the Pre- to Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Eras..  101:110-117. 2016
  • Laparoscopic Robot-Assisted Diaphragm Plication..  101:369-371. 2016
  • Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  101:33-41. 2016
  • Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting..  101:72-79. 2016
  • Evaluation of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Online Risk Calculator for Assessment of Risk in Patients Presenting for Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: An Analysis Using the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  100:2109-2115. 2015
  • Introduction to the STS National Database Series: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety..  100:1992-2000. 2015
  • Marginal Donor Use in Patients Undergoing Heart Transplantation With Left Ventricular Assist Device Explantation..  100:2117-2125. 2015
  • Outcomes of Patients With Severe Chronic Lung Disease Who Are Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement..  100:2136-2145. 2015
  • Resection of Carcinoid Tumor Metastatic to the Right Ventricle and Tricuspid Valve..  100:2348-2350. 2015
  • Estimating Mortality Risk for Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  100:1728-1735. 2015
  • MELD-XI Score Predicts Early Mortality in Patients After Heart Transplantation..  100:1737-1743. 2015
  • Perioperative Removal of Autologous Platelets..  100:1970. 2015
  • Transapical Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair as a Bridge to Open Repair of an Infected Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm..  100:1883-1886. 2015
  • Transapical and Transaortic Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States..  100:1718-1726. 2015
  • What Is the Optimal Transplant for Older Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis?.  100:1826-1833. 2015
  • A Decade of Change: Training and Career Paths of Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents 2003 to 2014..  100:1305-1313. 2015
  • Contemporary Outcomes of Repeat Aortic Valve Replacement: A Benchmark for Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Procedures..  100:1298-1304. 2015
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Composite Measure of Individual Surgeon Performance for Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Measurement Task Force..  100:1315-1324. 2015
  • Impact of Patient Characteristics on Hospital-Level Outcomes Assessment in Congenital Heart Surgery..  100:1071-1076. 2015
  • Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Results From the Valiant United States Investigational Device Exemption Study..  100:802-808. 2015
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Mortality Risk Model: Part 1-Statistical Methodology..  100:1054-1062. 2015
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Mortality Risk Model: Part 2-Clinical Application..  100:1063-1068. 2015
  • Long-Term Survival After Bovine Pericardial Versus Porcine Stented Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: Does Valve Choice Matter?.  100:550-559. 2015
  • Pulmonary Artery Band Reduces Left Atrial Pressure in Dilated Cardiomyopathy..  100:e35-e36. 2015
  • Right Minithoracotomy Versus Median Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Surgery: A Propensity Matched Study..  100:575-581. 2015
  • Benchmark Outcomes for Pulmonary Valve Replacement Using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Databases..  100:138-145. 2015
  • Factor VIIa for Annulus Rupture After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement..  100:313-315. 2015
  • Impact of Pulmonary Function Measurements on Long-Term Survival After Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer..  100:271-276. 2015
  • Contemporary Outcomes of Surgical Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Patients With Heterotaxy Syndrome..  99:2134-2139. 2015
  • Long-Term Outcomes of Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Definitive Radiation Treatment..  99:1914-1920. 2015
  • Adult surgical experience with Loeys-Dietz syndrome..  99:1275-1281. 2015
  • Bridge to long-term mechanical circulatory support with a left ventricular assist device: novel use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement..  99:e91-e93. 2015
  • Invited commentary..  99:768-769. 2015
  • Psychoemotional and quality of life response to mitral operations in patients with mitral regurgitation: a prospective study..  99:847-854. 2015
  • The impact of high-risk cases on hospitals' risk-adjusted coronary artery bypass grafting mortality rankings..  99:856-862. 2015
  • Defining the role of adjuvant chemotherapy after lobectomy for typical bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors..  99:428-434. 2015
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of neurologic sequela after atrioesophageal fistula..  99:681-682. 2015
  • Improved early survival with a nonsternotomy approach for continuous-flow left ventricular assist device replacement..  99:561-566. 2015
  • VATS lobectomy has better perioperative outcomes than open lobectomy: CALGB 31001, an ancillary analysis of CALGB 140202 (Alliance)..  99:399-405. 2015
  • Contemporary real-world outcomes of surgical aortic valve replacement in 141,905 low-risk, intermediate-risk, and high-risk patients..  99:55-61. 2015
  • Spontaneous herniation of the lung and diaphragm treated with surgical repair..  99:1821-1823. 2015
  • The prognostic importance of the number of dissected lymph nodes after induction chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer..  99:265-269. 2015
  • Differential outcomes with early and late repeat transplantation in the era of the lung allocation score..  98:1914-1920. 2014
  • Epidemiology and outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest after pediatric cardiac surgery..  98:2138-2143. 2014
  • Modified uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: Duke approach..  98:2239-2241. 2014
  • Pseudoaneurysm formation after medtronic freestyle porcine aortic bioprosthesis implantation: a word of caution..  98:2061-2067. 2014
  • Reply: To PMID 24582050..  98:2270-2271. 2014
  • Root replacement surgery versus more conservative management during type A acute aortic dissection repair..  98:2078-2084. 2014
  • The association of chronic lung disease with early mortality and respiratory adverse events after aortic valve replacement..  98:2068-2077. 2014
  • The association of transcatheter aortic valve replacement availability and hospital aortic valve replacement volume and mortality in the United States..  98:2016-2022. 2014
  • The effect of prior pneumonectomy or lobectomy on subsequent lung transplantation..  98:1922-1928. 2014
  • Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for chronic DeBakey IIIb aortic dissection..  98:2092-2097. 2014
  • Baseline body mass index does not significantly affect outcomes after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy..  98:1776-1781. 2014
  • Definition of the inclusion criteria of Poland's syndrome..  98:1886. 2014
  • Excess costs associated with complications and prolonged length of stay after congenital heart surgery..  98:1660-1666. 2014
  • Quantifying the safety benefits of wedge resection: a society of thoracic surgery database propensity-matched analysis..  98:1705-1711. 2014
  • Reply: To PMID 24360877..  98:1890. 2014
  • Sternal talon offers a solution for secondary sternum osteosynthesis in patients with nonunion..  98:1804-1808. 2014
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guidelines on the role of multimodality treatment for cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction..  98:1880-1885. 2014
  • The importance of patient-specific preoperative factors: an analysis of the society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery database..  98:1653-1658. 2014
  • Exposure of difficult left hilum in bilateral sequential lung transplantation..  98:1493-1495. 2014
  • Readmissions after cardiac surgery: experience of the National Institutes of Health/Canadian Institutes of Health research cardiothoracic surgical trials network..  98:1274-1280. 2014
  • Thoracoscopic pneumonectomy in management of histoplasmosis and fibrosing mediastinitis..  98:e95-e96. 2014
  • Congenital heart operations performed in the first year of life: does geographic variation exist?.  98:912-918. 2014
  • Outcomes and prosthesis choice for active aortic valve infective endocarditis: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  98:806-814. 2014
  • Surgeon and center volume influence on outcomes after arterial switch operation: analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  98:904-911. 2014
  • Surgical excision for mediastinal synovial sarcoma with limited response to chemoradiotherapy..  98:e69-e70. 2014
  • Does mitral valve repair offer an advantage over replacement in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement?.  98:598-603. 2014
  • Off-label use of recombinant human factor VIIa..  98:393-395. 2014
  • Reply: To PMID 24266946..  98:784. 2014
  • Assessment of different threshold preoperative glomerular filtration rates as markers of outcomes in lung transplantation..  98:283-289. 2014
  • Thoracoscopic approach to lobectomy for lung cancer does not compromise oncologic efficacy..  98:197-202. 2014
  • Composite outcomes in coronary bypass surgery versus percutaneous intervention..  97:1983-1988. 2014
  • Quantitative assessment of mitral valve coaptation using three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography..  97:1998-2004. 2014
  • Serum brain natriuretic peptide and risk of acute kidney injury after cardiac operations in children..  97:2142-2147. 2014
  • Does recipient age impact functional outcomes of orthotopic heart transplantation?.  97:1636-1642. 2014
  • Procedure-based complications to guide informed consent: analysis of society of thoracic surgeons-congenital heart surgery database..  97:1838-1849. 2014
  • Safe application of a restrictive transfusion protocol in moderate-risk patients undergoing cardiac operations..  97:1630-1635. 2014
  • The STS AVR+CABG composite score: a report of the STS Quality Measurement Task Force..  97:1604-1609. 2014
  • The expanding role of mitral valve repair in triple valve operations: contemporary North American outcomes in 8,021 patients..  97:1513-1519. 2014
  • The correction index: setting the standard for recommending operative repair of pectus excavatum..  97:1176-1179. 2014
  • Thoracoscopic resection of the left atrial appendage after failed focal atrial tachycardia ablation..  97:1322-1327. 2014
  • Impact of extracardiac vascular disease on vein graft failure and outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery..  97:824-830. 2014
  • The risk of acute kidney injury with co-occurrence of anemia and hypotension during cardiopulmonary bypass relative to anemia alone..  97:865-871. 2014
  • Reply: To PMID 23673070..  97:736. 2014
  • Aortic subannular left ventricular aneurysm: a rare and surgically correctable cause of angina..  97:313-315. 2014
  • Rethinking the ross procedure in adults..  97:175-181. 2014
  • Sleeve lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer with N1 nodal disease does not compromise survival..  97:230-235. 2014
  • Predictors of anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: an analysis of the society of thoracic surgeons general thoracic database..  96:1919-1926. 2013
  • Semiautologous repair for congenital discontinuous right pulmonary artery..  96:2230-2231. 2013
  • Status quo of hybrid coronary revascularization for multi-vessel coronary artery disease..  96:2268-2277. 2013
  • Isolated mitral valve surgery risk in 77,836 patients from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database..  96:1587-1594. 2013
  • Current outcomes for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis surgery in North America..  96:1374-1381. 2013
  • Impact of preoperative chronic lung disease on survival after surgical aortic valve replacement..  96:1322-1328. 2013
  • Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return to azygos vein with absent segmental bronchus..  96:1486. 2013
  • A comparative analysis of bronchial stricture after lung transplantation in recipients with and without early acute rejection..  96:1008-1017. 2013
  • Variation in ventilation time after coronary artery bypass grafting: an analysis from the society of thoracic surgeons adult cardiac surgery database..  96:757-762. 2013
  • Evaluation of the reliability of clinical staging of T2 N0 esophageal cancer: a review of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database..  96:382-390. 2013
  • Extensive invasion of the left atrium by lung cancer..  96:685-687. 2013
  • Hospital variation in postoperative infection and outcome after congenital heart surgery..  96:657-663. 2013
  • Issues in quality measurement: target population, risk adjustment, and ratings..  96:718-726. 2013
  • Association of gender and lowest hematocrit on cardiopulmonary bypass with acute kidney injury and operative mortality in patients undergoing cardiac surgery..  96:133-140. 2013
  • Invited commentary..  96:140. 2013
  • Norwood reconstruction using continuous coronary perfusion: a safe and translatable technique..  96:219-23: discussion 223-4. 2013
  • Outcomes before and after implementation of a pediatric rapid-response extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program..  95:2140-2146. 2013
  • Variation in warfarin thromboprophylaxis after mitral valve repair: does equipoise exist and is a randomized trial warranted?.  95:1991-1998. 2013
  • Coronary aneurysm and purulent pericardial effusion: old disease with an unusual cause..  95:1791-1793. 2013
  • Does pneumonectomy have a role in the treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer?.  95:1700-1707. 2013
  • Minimally invasive edge-to-edge mitral repair with or without artificial chordae..  95:1347-1353. 2013
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons risk model for operative mortality after multiple valve surgery..  95:1484-1490. 2013
  • Pump replacement for left ventricular assist device failure can be done safely and is associated with low mortality..  95:500-505. 2013
  • The role of radiation therapy in resected T2 N0 esophageal cancer: a population-based analysis..  95:453-458. 2013
  • Differential case ascertainment in clinical registry versus administrative data and impact on outcomes assessment for pediatric cardiac operations..  95:197-203. 2013
  • Framing for success: nocebo effects in thoracic surgery..  95:9-11. 2013
  • Longitudinal outcome of isolated mitral repair in older patients: results from 14,604 procedures performed from 1991 to 2007..  94:1870-1877. 2012
  • Reoperative sternotomy is associated with increased mortality after heart transplantation..  94:2025-2032. 2012
  • Statement regarding the pre and post market assessment of durable, implantable ventricular assist devices in the United States..  94:2147-2158. 2012
  • Statement regarding the pre and post market assessment of durable, implantable ventricular assist devices in the United States: executive summary..  94:e163-e168. 2012
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) Composite Score: a report of the STS Quality Measurement Task Force..  94:2166-2171. 2012
  • Weighting composite endpoints in clinical trials: essential evidence for the heart team..  94:1908-1913. 2012
  • Evaluation of pediatric near-infrared cerebral oximeter for cardiac disease..  94:1527-1533. 2012
  • Long-term outcomes after transmyocardial revascularization..  94:1500-1508. 2012
  • Results of thoracic endovascular aortic repair 6 years after United States Food and Drug Administration approval..  94:1394-1399. 2012
  • Invited commentary..  94:709. 2012
  • Evaluation of failure to rescue as a quality metric in pediatric heart surgery: an analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  94:573-579. 2012
  • Lymph node evaluation by open or video-assisted approaches in 11,500 anatomic lung cancer resections..  94:347-353. 2012
  • Needs assessment for an errors-based curriculum on thoracoscopic lobectomy..  94:368-373. 2012
  • Thoracoscopic segmentectomy for lung cancer..  94:668-681. 2012
  • Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for perioperative right ventricular assessment..  94:468-474. 2012
  • Variation in outcomes for risk-stratified pediatric cardiac surgical operations: an analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  94:564-571. 2012
  • Acute kidney injury increases mortality after lung transplantation..  94:185-192. 2012
  • Pulmonary endarterectomy: recent changes in a single institution's experience of more than 2,700 patients..  94:97-103. 2012
  • Benign metastasizing leiomyoma: a rare cause of multiple pulmonary nodules..  93:e149-e151. 2012
  • Hemiarch replacement at 28°C: an analysis of mild and moderate hypothermia in 500 patients..  93:1910-1915. 2012
  • Induction chemoradiation is not superior to induction chemotherapy alone in stage IIIA lung cancer..  93:1807-1812. 2012
  • Intraoperative use of low-dose recombinant activated factor VII during thoracic aortic operations..  93:1921-1928. 2012
  • Prisoners on death row should be accepted as organ donors..  93:1773-1779. 2012
  • Relative impact of surgeon and center volume on early mortality after the Norwood operation..  93:1992-1997. 2012
  • Risk factors for conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery..  93:1936-1941. 2012
  • The complex relationship between center volume and outcome in patients undergoing the Norwood operation..  93:1556-1562. 2012
  • 2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS expert consensus document on transcatheter aortic valve replacement: developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Heart Failure Society of America, Mended Hearts, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance..  93:1340-1395. 2012
  • Outcomes after surgical management of synchronous bilateral primary lung cancers..  93:1055-1060. 2012
  • Invited commentary..  93:883. 2012
  • Quality of life after early mitral valve repair using conventional and robotic approaches..  93:761-769. 2012
  • Improved survival but marginal allograft function in patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after lung transplantation..  93:366-371. 2012
  • Invited commentary..  93:591. 2012
  • Long-term survival of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy treated by coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy..  93:523-530. 2012
  • Outcomes of repair of common arterial trunk with truncal valve surgery: a review of the society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery database..  93:164-169. 2012
  • The society of thoracic surgeons 30-day predicted risk of mortality score also predicts long-term survival..  93:26-33. 2012
  • Perioperative management of patients on clopidogrel (Plavix) undergoing major lung resection..  92:1971-1976. 2011
  • The 2010 Thoracic Surgery Residents Association workforce survey report: a view from the trenches..  92:2062-2070. 2011
  • Variation in outcomes for benchmark operations: an analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  92:2184-2191. 2011
  • Complications after the Norwood operation: an analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database..  92:1734-1740. 2011
  • Clinical impact of concomitant tricuspid valve procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation..  92:1414-1418. 2011
  • Regional variation in patient risk factors and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting..  92:1277-1282. 2011
  • Transplantation of high panel-reactive antibody left ventricular assist device patients without crossmatch using on-bypass pheresis and alemtuzumab..  92:1428-1434. 2011
  • Creation of a quantitative recipient risk index for mortality prediction after cardiac transplantation (IMPACT)..  92:914-921. 2011
  • Perioperative use of dexmedetomidine is associated with decreased incidence of ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias after congenital cardiac operations..  92:964-972. 2011
  • Public reporting of cardiac surgery performance: Part 1--history, rationale, consequences..  92:S2-11. 2011
  • Public reporting of cardiac surgery performance: Part 2--implementation..  92:S12-S23. 2011
  • Fundoplication after lung transplantation prevents the allograft dysfunction associated with reflux..  92:462-468. 2011
  • Report of the 2010 society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery practice and manpower survey..  92:762-768. 2011
  • Risk factors for mortality and morbidity after the neonatal Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure..  92:642-651. 2011
  • Efficacy of mediastinal lymph node dissection during lobectomy for lung cancer by thoracoscopy and thoracotomy..  92:226-231. 2011
  • Results with a selective revascularization strategy for left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic endovascular aortic repair..  92:97-102. 2011
  • Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database to social security data to examine survival after cardiac operations..  92:32-37. 2011
  • Impact of preoperative renal dysfunction on long-term survival for patients undergoing aortic valve replacement..  91:1798-1806. 2011
  • Utility of a simple algorithm to grade diastolic dysfunction and predict outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery..  91:1844-1850. 2011
  • Center variation in patient age and weight at Fontan operation and impact on postoperative outcomes..  91:1445-1452. 2011
  • Impact of tricuspid valve regurgitation in patients treated with implantable left ventricular assist devices..  91:1342-1346. 2011
  • A 10-gene progenitor cell signature predicts poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma..  91:1046-1050. 2011
  • Lessons learned from 119 consecutive cardiac transplants for pediatric and congenital heart disease..  91:1248-1254. 2011
  • Long-term survival for patients with preoperative renal failure undergoing bioprosthetic or mechanical valve replacement..  91:1127-1134. 2011
  • 2011 update to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists blood conservation clinical practice guidelines..  91:944-982. 2011
  • Bleeding complications and blood product utilization with left ventricular assist device implantation..  91:740-747. 2011
  • Fifteen-year outcome trends for valve surgery in North America..  91:677-684. 2011
  • The role of intrathoracic free flaps for chronic empyema..  91:865-868. 2011
  • Invited commentary..  91:525-526. 2011
  • Invited commentary..  90:1943. 2010
  • Predictors of mitral valve repair: clinical and surgeon factors..  90:1904-1911. 2010
  • Richard E. Clark Award. Aortic dissection as a complication of cardiac surgery: report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database..  90:1812-1816. 2010
  • Impact of oropharyngeal dysphagia on long-term outcomes of lung transplantation..  90:1622-1628. 2010
  • Influence of patient age on procedural selection in mitral valve surgery..  90:1479-1485. 2010
  • J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper for adult cardiac surgery. Less-invasive mitral valve operations: trends and outcomes from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  90:1401-1410.e1. 2010
  • Acquired von Willebrand syndrome in continuous-flow ventricular assist device recipients..  90:1263-1269. 2010
  • Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare data..  90:1150-1156. 2010
  • Contemporary patterns of management of tetralogy of Fallot: data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database..  90:813-819. 2010
  • Controversies in oral antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing aortocoronary bypass surgery..  90:1040-1051. 2010
  • STS database risk models: predictors of mortality and major morbidity for lung cancer resection..  90:875-881. 2010
  • Risk factors for atrial fibrillation after lung cancer surgery: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons general thoracic surgery database..  90:368-374. 2010
  • Endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysms: results with "on-label" application in the post Food and Drug Administration approval era..  90:83-89. 2010
  • Ethics in cardiothoracic surgery: a survey of surgeons' views..  90:11-13.e1-4. 2010
  • Pulmonary homograft monocusp reconstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract: outcomes to the intermediate term..  90:42-49. 2010
  • Safety of aprotinin in congenital heart operations: results from a large multicenter database..  90:14-21. 2010
  • An innovative approach for sternal closure..  89:1995-1999. 2010
  • Intraoperative device closure of postinfarction ventricular septal defects..  89:e48-e50. 2010
  • The impact of race on survival after heart transplantation: an analysis of more than 20,000 patients..  89:1956-1963. 2010
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy: the gold standard for early-stage lung cancer?.  89:S2098-S2101. 2010
  • Three-year outcomes of multivessel revascularization in very elderly acute coronary syndrome patients..  89:1889-1894. 2010
  • Impact of early renal recovery on survival after cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury..  89:1098-1104. 2010
  • Left ventricular assist device destination therapy versus extended criteria cardiac transplant..  89:1205-1209. 2010
  • Nonoperative management of postintubation tracheal injuries..  89:1265-1266. 2010
  • Pulmonary function tests do not predict pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy..  89:1044-1051. 2010
  • Inhaled epoprostenol during one-lung ventilation..  89:981-983. 2010
  • Invited commentary..  89:694-695. 2010
  • Major infection after pediatric cardiac surgery: a risk estimation model..  89:843-850. 2010
  • A target for perioperative blood pressure during cardiac operations..  89:672-673. 2010
  • An inexpensive, reproducible tissue simulator for teaching thoracoscopic lobectomy..  89:594-597. 2010
  • Partial and transitional atrioventricular septal defect outcomes..  89:530-536. 2010
  • Utility of remote wireless pressure sensing for endovascular leak detection after endovascular thoracic aneurysm repair..  89:446-452. 2010
  • Midterm results for endovascular repair of complicated acute and chronic type B aortic dissection..  89:97-102. 2010
  • Outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication..  89:220-225. 2010
  • Surgical revision after percutaneous mitral repair with the MitraClip device..  89:72-80. 2010
  • "Hybrid" repair of aneurysms of the transverse aortic arch: midterm results..  88:1882-1887. 2009
  • Evaluation of risk indices in continuous-flow left ventricular assist device patients..  88:1889-1896. 2009
  • Mitral valve repair for degenerative disease: a 20-year experience..  88:1828-1837. 2009
  • Results of 141 consecutive minimally invasive tricuspid valve operations: an 11-year experience..  88:1845-1850. 2009
  • Surgical management of pulmonary metastases..  88:2052-2060. 2009
  • Impact of left ventricular assist device bridging on posttransplant outcomes..  88:1457-1461. 2009
  • Mitral gradients and frequency of recurrence of mitral regurgitation after ring annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation..  88:1197-1201. 2009
  • Risk factors for morbidity after lobectomy for lung cancer in elderly patients..  88:1093-1099. 2009
  • Glenn shunt facilitated weaning of right ventricular mechanical support..  88:e16-e17. 2009
  • Heart transplantation for adults with congenital heart disease: analysis of the United network for organ sharing database..  88:814-821. 2009
  • Can the Kawashima procedure be performed in younger patients?.  88:581-586. 2009
  • Invited commentary..  88:130. 2009
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery..  88:S2-22. 2009
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery..  88:S23-S42. 2009
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 3--valve plus coronary artery bypass grafting surgery..  88:S43-S62. 2009
  • Thoracic duct ligation for persistent chylothorax after pediatric cardiothoracic surgery..  88:246-251. 2009
  • Prognostic factors for recurrence after pulmonary resection of colorectal cancer metastases..  87:1684-1688. 2009
  • Laser-assisted extraction of pacemaker and defibrillator leads: the role of the cardiac surgeon..  87:1446-1450. 2009
  • Treatment selection for coronary artery disease: the collision of a belief system with evidence..  87:1328-1331. 2009
  • Trends in mitral valve surgery in the United States: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database..  87:1431-1437. 2009
  • A previously unreported complication of apicoaortic conduit for severe aortic stenosis..  87:927-928. 2009
  • Mechanical pleurodesis aided by peritoneal drainage: procedure for hepatic hydrothorax..  87:245-250. 2009
  • No heroic measures: how soon is too soon to stop?.  87:11-18. 2009
  • "Real world" thoracic endografting: results with the Gore TAG device 2 years after U.S. FDA approval..  86:1530-1537. 2008
  • Myocardial viability mapping by magnetic resonance-based multiparametric systolic strain analysis..  86:1546-1553. 2008
  • Increased mortality at low-volume orthotopic heart transplantation centers: should current standards change?.  86:1250-1259. 2008
  • Invited commentary..  86:1165-1166. 2008
  • Right heart dysfunction after left ventricular assist device implantation: a comparison of the pulsatile HeartMate I and axial-flow HeartMate II devices..  86:832-840. 2008
  • Survival prognosis and surgical management of ischemic mitral regurgitation..  86:735-744. 2008
  • Invited commentary..  86:11-12. 2008
  • Gender differences in mortality after mitral valve operation: evidence for higher mortality in perimenopausal women..  85:2040-2044. 2008
  • Predictors of prolonged length of stay after lobectomy for lung cancer: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database risk-adjustment model..  85:1857-1865. 2008
  • Propensity matched comparison of outcomes in older and younger patients after coronary artery bypass graft surgery..  85:1974-1979. 2008
  • Temporal trends in the management of potentially resectable lung cancer..  85:1850-1855. 2008
  • Management of 239 patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related malformations from 1993 to 2007..  85:1691-1696. 2008
  • Atrial fibrillation correction surgery: lessons from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database..  85:909-914. 2008
  • Coronary artery bypass graft failure after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass: findings from PREVENT IV..  85:494-499. 2008
  • Impact of saphenous vein graft radiographic markers on clinical events and angiographic parameters..  85:520-524. 2008
  • Molecular biologic staging of lung cancer..  85:S737-S742. 2008
  • Thoracoscopic segmentectomy: technical considerations and outcomes..  85:S716-S718. 2008
  • Accuracy of the aristotle basic complexity score for classifying the mortality and morbidity potential of congenital heart surgery operations..  84:2027-2037. 2007
  • Comparison of cardiac surgery volumes and mortality rates between the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Medicare databases from 1993 through 2001..  84:1538-1546. 2007
  • Influence of pretransplant panel-reactive antibody on outcomes in 8,160 heart transplant recipients in recent era..  84:1556-1562. 2007
  • Intraoperative hyperglycemia and cognitive decline after CABG..  84:1467-1473. 2007
  • Off-pump techniques benefit men and women and narrow the disparity in mortality after coronary bypass grafting..  84:1447-1454. 2007
  • Intraoperative pulmonary artery stenting: an alternative technique for the management of pulmonary artery stenosis..  84:1338-1341. 2007
  • Pulmonary segmentectomy by thoracotomy or thoracoscopy: reduced hospital length of stay with a minimally-invasive approach..  84:1107-1112. 2007
  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in left ventricular assist device bridge-to-transplant patients..  84:841-845. 2007
  • Invited commentary..  84:986-987. 2007
  • Off-pump coronary artery bypass with bivalirudin for patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia or antiplatelet factor four/heparin antibodies..  84:836-839. 2007
  • Endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair with concomitant myocardial and carotid revascularization..  84:e1-e3. 2007
  • Invited commentary..  84:168-169. 2007
  • Impact of residency status on perfusion times and outcomes for coronary artery bypass graft surgery..  83:2103-2110. 2007
  • Perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists clinical practice guideline..  83:S27-S86. 2007
  • Positive heparin-platelet factor 4 antibody complex and cardiac surgical outcomes..  83:1737-1743. 2007
  • Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 1--Conceptual framework and measure selection..  83:S3-12. 2007
  • Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 2--Statistical considerations in composite measure scoring and provider rating..  83:S13-S26. 2007
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy facilitates the delivery of chemotherapy after resection for lung cancer..  83:1245-1249. 2007
  • Outcomes associated with the use of secondary prevention medications after coronary artery bypass graft surgery..  83:993-1001. 2007
  • Techniques and benefits of multiple internal mammary artery bypass at 20 years of follow-up..  83:1008-1014. 2007
  • Use of both internal thoracic arteries in diabetic patients increases deep sternal wound infection..  83:1002-1006. 2007
  • Bivalirudin during cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with previous or acute heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and heparin antibodies: results of the CHOOSE-ON trial..  83:572-577. 2007
  • Is early too early? Effect of shorter stays after bypass surgery..  83:100-107. 2007
  • Physician payment for 2007: a description of the process by which major changes in valuation of cardiothoracic surgical procedures occurred..  83:12-20. 2007
  • Molecular and genetic markers in thoracic surgery..  82:2335-2336. 2006
  • Venovenous extracorporeal life support after pulmonary endarterectomy: indications, techniques, and outcomes..  82:2139-2145. 2006
  • Invited commentary..  82:1488. 2006
  • Nine-year single center experience with cervical mediastinoscopy: complications and false negative rate..  82:1185-1189. 2006
  • Selection of surgical or percutaneous coronary intervention provides differential longevity benefit..  82:1420-1428. 2006
  • Effect of pexelizumab in coronary artery bypass graft surgery with extended aortic cross-clamp time..  82:781-788. 2006
  • Minitransseptal versus left atrial approach to the mitral valve: a comparison of outcomes..  82:834-839. 2006
  • Pexelizumab reduces death and myocardial infarction in higher risk cardiac surgical patients..  82:486-492. 2006
  • Reimplantation technique (David operation) for multiple sinus of valsalva aneurysms..  82:e14-e16. 2006
  • Short-term and intermediate-term outcomes of aortic root replacement with St. Jude mechanical conduits and aortic allografts..  82:579-585. 2006
  • Thoracoscopic lobectomy: a safe and effective strategy for patients receiving induction therapy for non-small cell lung cancer..  82:214-218. 2006
  • Coagulopathy and inflammation in neonatal heart surgery: mechanisms and strategies..  81:S2360-S2366. 2006
  • Serum protein expression predicts recurrence in patients with early-stage lung cancer after resection..  81:1982-1987. 2006
  • Relationship between renal function and left ventricular assist device use..  81:1745-1751. 2006
  • Transcerebral platelet activation after aortic cross-clamp release is linked to neurocognitive decline..  81:1644-1649. 2006
  • Trends in emergency coronary artery bypass grafting after percutaneous coronary intervention, 1994-2003..  81:1658-1665. 2006
  • "Adjustable" artificial chordal replacement for repair of mitral valve prolapse..  81:1526-1528. 2006
  • Morbidity and mortality of major pulmonary resections in patients with early-stage lung cancer: initial results of the randomized, prospective ACOSOG Z0030 trial..  81:1013-1019. 2006
  • Invited commentary..  80:2153-2154. 2005
  • Surgical treatment of mitral valve endocarditis in North America..  80:2199-2204. 2005
  • Improved results treating lung allograft failure with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation..  80:1872-1879. 2005
  • Cerebral physiology of cardiac surgical patients treated with the perfluorocarbon emulsion, AF0144..  80:1401-1407. 2005
  • Isolated mitral valve repair in patients with depressed left ventricular function..  80:1309-1314. 2005
  • Left ventricular assist device as destination therapy in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy..  80:717-719. 2005
  • Low morbidity and mortality for bronchoplastic procedures with and without induction therapy..  80:418-421. 2005
  • Outcomes of tracheobronchial stents in patients with malignant airway disease..  80:434-437. 2005
  • Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and the risk of acute nephropathy after cardiac surgery..  80:382-383. 2005
  • Preemptive use of bivalirudin for urgent on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with potential heparin-induced thrombocytopenia..  80:299-303. 2005
  • Troubleshooting video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy..  79:1744-1752. 2005
  • Early experience with activated recombinant factor VII for intractable hemorrhage after cardiovascular surgery..  79:1303-1306. 2005
  • Principal strain orientation in the normal human left ventricle..  79:1338-1343. 2005
  • Antihuman factor V antibodies after use of relatively pure bovine thrombin..  79:1037-1038. 2005
  • Acute renal injury and lowest hematocrit during cardiopulmonary bypass: not only a matter of cellular hypoxemia..  78:1880-1881. 2004
  • Aortic atheroma burden and cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery..  78:1556-1562. 2004
  • J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Paper. Early fundoplication prevents chronic allograft dysfunction in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease..  78:1142-1151. 2004
  • Reducing hospital morbidity and mortality following esophagectomy..  78:1170-1176. 2004
  • Preliminary report on the interaction of apolipoprotein E polymorphism with aortic atherosclerosis and acute nephropathy after CABG..  78:520-526. 2004
  • Video-assisted thoracoscopic transplantation of myoblasts into the heart..  78:303-307. 2004
  • How I Teach a Thoracoscopic Lobectomy..  101:846-849. 2016
  • Invited Commentary..  101:973. 2016
  • Invited Commentary..  101:152-153. 2016
  • Invited Commentary..  100:2053-2054. 2015
  • Invited Commentary..  100:1802-1803. 2015
  • Reply: To PMID 25301369..  100:1508. 2015
  • Invited Commentary..  100:917. 2015
  • Invited Commentary..  100:73. 2015
  • Invited commentary..  98:1754. 2014
  • Invited commentary..  97:788. 2014
  • Reply: To PMID 23545195..  97:382-383. 2014
  • Invited commentary..  96:1775. 2013
  • Reply: To PMID 23063200..  96:1911. 2013
  • Reply: To PMID 22632483..  95:770-771. 2013
  • Invited commentary..  95:125. 2013
  • Invited commentary..  94:920-921. 2012
  • Invited commentary..  93:1240-1241. 2012
  • Invited commentary..  92:1314. 2011
  • Invited commentary..  92:1050. 2011
  • Invited commentary..  91:348-349. 2011
  • Invited commentary..  90:1920-1921. 2010
  • Invited commentary..  90:1661. 2010
  • Invited commentary..  90:115-116. 2010
  • Invited commentary..  89:1203-1204. 2010
  • Invited commentary..  88:39. 2009
  • Invited commentary..  83:963. 2007
  • Invited commentary..  83:221-222. 2007
  • Invited commentary..  81:1027. 2006
  • Extended surgical staging for potentially resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma..  80:1988-1992. 2005
  • Robotic Esophagectomy Trends and Early Surgical Outcomes: The US Experience. 2023
  • Prolonged Periods of Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion Are Safe During Elective Arch Surgery. 2023
  • Aortic Arch Management During Acute and Subacute Type A Aortic Syndromes. 2022
  • Clinical Outcomes Using Freestyle Valve-Valsalva Graft Composite Conduit for Aortic Root Replacement. 2022
  • Coronary Endarterectomy: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. 2022
  • Utilization and Outcomes of the Nikaidoh, Rastelli, and REV Procedures: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. 2022
  • Intermediate Outcomes After Repair of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery. 2021
  • Benchmarking Outcomes: Reoperation for Aortic Valve Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch. 2021
  • A Novel Murine Model of Marfan Syndrome Accelerates Aortopathy and Cardiomyopathy. 2017
  • Should We Perform Carotid Doppler Screening Before Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement? 2017
  • Report of the 2015 Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Practice Survey. 2017
  • Does Platelet Reactivity Predict Bleeding in Patients Needing Urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting During Dual Antiplatelet Therapy? 2016
  • Can a Surgeon Refuse to Operate When an Advance Directive Limits Postoperative Care? 2016
  • Impact of Operative and Postoperative Factors on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Cardiac Operations. 2016
  • Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis For Esophagectomy: A Survey of Practice Patterns Among Thoracic Surgeons. 2016
  • Moderate Versus Deep Hypothermia With Unilateral Selective Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion for Acute Type A Dissection. 2015
  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has improved short-term but similar midterm outcomes in isolated aortic valve replacement after prior coronary artery bypass grafting. 2014
  • Incidence of postoperative stroke using the Heartstring device in 1,380 coronary artery bypass graft patients with mild to severe atherosclerosis of the ascending aorta. 2014
  • Acute type a dissection: impact of antegrade cerebral perfusion under moderate hypothermia. 2013
  • The impact of specific preoperative organ dysfunction in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. 2013
  • Impact of preoperative renal dysfunction in patients undergoing off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass. 2011
  • Moderate hypothermia and unilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: a contemporary cerebral protection strategy for aortic arch surgery. 2010
  • Off-pump coronary artery bypass disproportionately benefits high-risk patients. 2009
  • Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. 2009
  • Long-term outcomes after isolated aortic valve replacement in octogenarians: a modern perspective. 2008
  • Off-pump coronary bypass provides reduced mortality and morbidity and equivalent 10-year survival. 2008