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Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Device Exchange After Primary Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Indications and Outcomes
- Long-term survival of patients with pulmonary disease undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery
General Thoracic
- Surgical Treatment of Nonmalignant Tracheoesophageal Fistula: A Thirty-Five Year Experience
- Pulmonary metastasectomy for osteogenic and soft tissue sarcoma: who really benefits from surgical treatment?
Congenital
- Outcomes of Mechanical Valves in the Pulmonic Position in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Over a 20-Year Period
- Right ventricular outflow tract strategies for repair of tetralogy of Fallot: effect of monocusp valve reconstruction
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
MARCH 2013
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Robotic Posterior Mitral Leaflet Repair: Neochordal Versus Resectional Techniques
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Pathways That Maximize Post-Heart Transplant Survival
- Mitral valve repair or replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation? The Italian Study on the Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (ISTIMIR)
- The long-term effects of developing renal failure post-coronary artery bypass surgery, in patients with normal preoperative renal function
General Thoracic
- A New Method to Predict Postoperative Lung Function: Quantitative Breath Sound Measurements
- Nutritional Status and Postoperative Outcome After Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer
- The role of hepatic metastases and pulmonary tumor burden in predicting survival after complete pulmonary resection for colorectal cancer
- Comparison of non-divided intercostal muscle flap and intercostal nerve cryoanalgesia treatments for post-oesophagectomy neuropathic pain control
Congenital
- Contemporary Outcomes in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease and Bochdalek Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Regional Cerebral Perfusion With Neuromonitoring for Neonatal Aortic Arch Reconstruction
- Fontan fenestration closure and event-free survival
- Is heart transplantation for complex congenital heart disease a good option? A 25-year single centre experience
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
- Tranexamic Acid in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Without Clopidogrel and Aspirin Cessation: Randomized Trial and 1-Year Follow-Up
- Lactate Clearance Time and Concentration Linked to Morbidity and Death in Cardiac Surgical Patients
FEBRUARY 2013
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Acute type A aortic dissection: long-term results and reoperations
- Leukocyte filtration of blood cardioplegia attenuates myocardial damage and inflammation
General Thoracic
- Open and laparoscopically assisted oesophagectomy: a prospective comparative study
- Stage migration: results of lymph node dissection in the era of modern imaging and invasive staging for lung cancer
- Modern surgical results of lung cancer involving neighboring structures: A retrospective analysis of 531 pT3 cases in a Japanese Lung Cancer Registry Study [JTCS, August 2012]
- Invasive adenocarcinoma with bronchoalveolar features: A population-based evaluation of the extent of resection in bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma [JTCS, March 2012]
Congenital
JANUARY 2013
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting is superior to other forms of multiple arterial grafting in providing survival benefit after coronary bypass surgery
- Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation trends and outcomes in North America
- Long-term survival after aortic valve replacement in octogenarians and high-risk subgroups
- Open Repair of Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections in Patients Aged Younger Than 60 Years: Superior to Endovascular Repair?
General Thoracic
- Prediction of pathologic node-negative clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma for optimal candidates undergoing sublobar resection
- Omental reinforcement of the thoracic esophagogastric anastomosis: An analysis of leak and reintervention rates in patients undergoing planned and salvage esophagectomy
- A paradigm shift for sternal reconstruction using a novel titanium rib bridge system following oncological resections
- Role of Blebs and Bullae Detected by High-Resolution Computed Tomography and Recurrent Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Congenital
- Low-flow antegrade cerebral perfusion attenuates early renal and intestinal injury during neonatal aortic arch reconstruction
- Natural and modified history of single-ventricle physiology in adult patients
- Gastrointestinal Complications After Stage I Norwood Versus Hybrid Procedures
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
DECEMBER 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Risk of late aortic events after an isolated aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis with concomitant ascending aortic dilation [EJCTS, November 2012]
- Interim Results of the 5-Box Thoracoscopic Maze Procedure [ATS, December 2012]
General Thoracic
- Clinical, radiological and functional assessment of pulmonary status in patients with achalasia cardia before and after treatment [EJCTS, November 2012]
- Is Lymph Node Dissection Required in Pulmonary Metastasectomy for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma? [ATS, December 2012]
Congenital
- Efficacy of tranexamic acid in paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis [EJCTS, November 2012]
- Longevity and Durability of Atrioventricular Valve Repair in Single-Ventricle Patients [ATS, December 2012]
- Interstage mortality after the Norwood procedure: Results of the multicenter Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial [JTCS, October 2012]
- Perioperative atrial tachycardia is associated with increased mortality in infants undergoing cardiac surgery [JTCS, August 2012]
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion Is Associated With Troponin Release After Elective Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery [ATS, December 2012]
NOVEMBER 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
General Thoracic
Congenital
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
OCTOBER 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Persistent Annual Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Rate After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
- Long-term results of mitral repair for functional mitral regurgitation in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
General Thoracic
- Thoracoscopic Talc Versus Tunneled Pleural Catheters for Palliation of Malignant Pleural Effusions
- Diffuse descending necrotizing mediastinitis: surgical therapy and outcome in a single-centre series
Congenital
- Postoperative Assessment of Laryngopharyngeal Dysfunction in Neonates After Norwood Operation
- Twenty-eight years' experience of arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries in a single institution
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
SEPTEMBER 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Right-sided infective endocarditis: surgical management
- Survival benefit of multiple arterial grafting in a 25-year single-institutional experience: the importance of the third arterial graft [EJCTS, August 2012]
- Long-term evaluation of biological versus mechanical prosthesis use at reoperative aortic valve replacement [JTCS, July 2012]
General Thoracic
- Surgical Resection Should Be Considered for Stage I and II Small Cell Carcinoma of the Lung
- Comparison of perioperative outcomes following open versus minimally invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy at a single, high-volume centre
- National trends in lung cancer surgery [EJCTS, August 2012]
- Prevalence, outcomes, and a risk–benefit analysis of diaphragmatic hernia admissions: An examination of the National Inpatient Sample database [JTCS, October 2011]
- The utility of automated volumetric growth analysis in a dedicated pulmonary nodule clinic [JTCS, August 2011]
- Multicenter analysis of high-resolution computed tomography and positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings to choose therapeutic strategies for clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma [JTCS, June 2011]
Congenital
- Trends in the Indications and Survival in Pediatric Heart Transplants: A 24-year Single-Center Experience in 307 Patients
- Tetralogy of Fallot with an abnormal coronary artery: surgical options and prognostic factors
- Impact of right ventricle–pulmonary artery conduit placement on pulmonary artery development after the Norwood procedure in hypoplastic left heart syndrome [EJCTS, August 2012]
- Impact of early fundoplication or gastrostomy tube on midterm outcomes for patients with single ventricle [JTCS, April 2012]
- Durability of bioprosthetic valves in the pulmonary position: Long-term follow-up of 181 implants in patients with congenital heart disease [JTCS, August 2011]
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
AUGUST 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Contemporary Etiologies, Risk Factors, and Outcomes After Pericardiectomy
- Transfusion of blood during cardiac surgery is associated with higher long-term mortality in low-risk patients [EJCTS, July 2012]
General Thoracic
- Sublobar Resection Versus Definitive Radiation in Patients With Stage IA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Sleeve resections with unprotected bronchial anastomoses are safe even after neoadjuvant therapy [EJCTS, July 2012]
Congenital
- Variation in Outcomes for Risk-Stratified Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Operations: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database
- Mid-term results of bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement in pulmonary regurgitation after tetralogy of Fallot repair [EJCTS, July 2012]
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
JULY 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
General Thoracic
Congenital
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
JUNE 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Do Pericardial Bioprostheses Improve Outcome of Elderly Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement?
- Contemporary outcomes of conventional aortic valve replacement in 638 octogenarians: insights from an Italian Regional Cardiac Surgery Registry (RERIC)
General Thoracic
- Anatomic Segmentectomy for the Solitary Pulmonary Nodule and Early-Stage Lung Cancer
- Mediastinal lymph node dissection in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: totally thoracoscopic vs thoracotomy
Congenital
- Reparative surgery of the pulmonary autograft: experience with Ross reoperations
- Morbidity of the Arterial Switch Operation
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
MAY 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Contemporary outcomes of urgent coronary artery bypass graft surgery following non-ST elevation myocardial infarction: urgent coronary artery bypass graft surgery consistently outperforms Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events predicted survival
- Long-Term Angiographic Follow-Up of Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Revascularization
General Thoracic
- Diffusing capacity predicts long-term survival after lung resection for cancer
- Lung Transplantation for Patients With High Lung Allocation Score: Single-Center Experience
Congenital
- Use of surveillance criteria reduces interstage mortality after the Norwood operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- The Complex Relationship Between Center Volume and Outcome in Patients Undergoing the Norwood Operation
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
APRIL 2012
Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Influence of Surgeon Volume on Outcomes With Aortic Valve Replacement
- Propensity matched analysis of bilateral internal mammary artery versus single left internal mammary artery grafting at 17-year follow-up: validation of a contemporary surgical experience
General Thoracic
- Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Is Less Costly and Morbid Than Open Lobectomy: A Retrospective Multiinstitutional Database Analysis
- Completeness of lung cancer surgery: is mediastinal dissection common practice?
Congenital
- Bilateral Sensory Permanent Hearing Loss After Palliative Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Operation
- Aortic arch enlargement and coarctation repair through a left thoracotomy: significance of ductal perfusion
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Publication Date: 9-Nov-2009
Last Modified: 3-Apr-2013
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