| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Outcome of unroofing procedure for repair of anomalous aortic origin of left or right coronary artery.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2003
|
2.64
|
|
2
|
The influence of surgeon specialty on outcomes in general thoracic surgery: a national sample 1996 to 2005.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2009
|
2.49
|
|
3
|
The complex relationship between pediatric cardiac surgical case volumes and mortality rates in a national clinical database.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2009
|
2.37
|
|
4
|
National practice patterns for management of adult congenital heart disease: operation by pediatric heart surgeons decreases in-hospital death.
|
Circulation
|
2008
|
1.99
|
|
5
|
The rush to atrial septal defect closure: is the introduction of percutaneous closure driving utilization?
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2008
|
1.59
|
|
6
|
Comparison of pediatric cardiac surgical mortality rates from national administrative data to contemporary clinical standards.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2009
|
1.50
|
|
7
|
The surgeon's work in transition: should surgeons spend more time outside the hospital? Pro.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2004
|
1.39
|
|
8
|
The relationship between hospital surgical case volumes and mortality rates in pediatric cardiac surgery: a national sample, 1988-2005.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2008
|
1.19
|
|
9
|
Evolution of treatment options and outcomes for hypoplastic left heart syndrome over an 18-year period.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.08
|
|
10
|
Lipopolysaccharide preconditioning induces robust protection against brain injury resulting from deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2007
|
1.07
|
|
11
|
Current assessment of mortality rates in congenital cardiac surgery.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2006
|
1.06
|
|
12
|
The improvement of care for paediatric and congenital cardiac disease across the World: a challenge for the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.
|
Cardiol Young
|
2008
|
1.04
|
|
13
|
Effects of circuit miniaturization in reducing inflammatory response to infant cardiopulmonary bypass by elimination of allogeneic blood products.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2006
|
1.04
|
|
14
|
The Boston Circulatory Arrest Study: an analysis.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2004
|
0.96
|
|
15
|
Mortality rate is not a valid indicator of quality differences between pediatric cardiac surgical programs.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2010
|
0.95
|
|
16
|
Mentorship, learning curves, and balance.
|
Cardiol Young
|
2007
|
0.93
|
|
17
|
Human innate Mycobacterium tuberculosis-reactive alphabetaTCR+ thymocytes.
|
PLoS Pathog
|
2008
|
0.92
|
|
18
|
Impact of a transfer center on interhospital referrals and transfers to a tertiary care center.
|
Acad Emerg Med
|
2005
|
0.90
|
|
19
|
Oversizing pulmonary homograft conduits does not significantly decrease allograft failure in children.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2005
|
0.90
|
|
20
|
Postoperative hypoxemia exacerbates potential brain injury after deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2004
|
0.89
|
|
21
|
Improved quality and cost-effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States from 1988 to 2005.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
22
|
The use of live three-dimensional Doppler echocardiography in the measurement of cardiac output: an in vivo animal study.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.85
|
|
23
|
Current strategies for optimizing the use of cardiopulmonary bypass in neonates and infants.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2003
|
0.85
|
|
24
|
One year, and counting, after publication of our ACS "Code of Professional Conduct".
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2004
|
0.85
|
|
25
|
The influence of valve physiology on outcome following aortic valvotomy for congenital bicuspid valve in children: 30-year results from a single institution.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2005
|
0.85
|
|
26
|
Gender differences in mortality after mitral valve operation: evidence for higher mortality in perimenopausal women.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
27
|
A rare case of vascular ring: retroesophageal artery between the right brachiocephalic artery and the left descending aorta.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
28
|
Interrupted aortic arch: surgical decision making.
|
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
29
|
Recognition and management of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass patients.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2006
|
0.83
|
|
30
|
Adults or big kids: what is the ideal clinical environment for management of grown-up patients with congenital heart disease?
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
31
|
Hypothermic low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass impairs pulmonary and right ventricular function more than circulatory arrest.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2006
|
0.82
|
|
32
|
Measurement of quality in pediatric cardiac surgery: understanding the threats to validity.
|
ASAIO J
|
2008
|
0.82
|
|
33
|
Routine use of mechanical ventricular assist following the Norwood procedure.
|
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
34
|
Mortality as an outcome parameter for pediatric heart surgery.
|
ASAIO J
|
2006
|
0.81
|
|
35
|
Using a miniaturized circuit and an asanguineous prime to reduce neutrophil-mediated organ dysfunction following infant cardiopulmonary bypass.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
36
|
Matching procedure to morphology improves outcomes in neonates with tricuspid atresia.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
37
|
Acute hemodynamic effects of pacing in patients with Fontan physiology: a prospective study.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
38
|
Opinions from the audience response survey at the first joint meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society and the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association.
|
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
39
|
Population-based perspective of long-term outcomes after surgical repair of partial atrioventricular septal defect.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2007
|
0.78
|
|
40
|
Reducing risk in infant cardiopulmonary bypass: the use of a miniaturized circuit and a crystalloid prime improves cardiopulmonary function and increases cerebral blood flow.
|
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu
|
2005
|
0.77
|
|
41
|
Hypoxemic reperfusion exacerbates the neurological injury sustained during neonatal deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: a model of cyanotic surgical repair.
|
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
42
|
Treatment of endocarditis: a decade of experience.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
43
|
Pentalogy of Cantrell with double-outlet right ventricle: a case of surgical correction.
|
Cardiol Young
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
44
|
Common ground: measuring intrainstitutional mortality among pediatric surgical procedures.
|
Surgery
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
45
|
Exercise echocardiographic comparison of pulmonary autograft and aortic homograft replacements for aortic valve disease in adults.
|
J Heart Valve Dis
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
46
|
Fourth International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion.
|
ASAIO J
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
47
|
New technology and methodologies for intraoperative, perioperative, and intraprocedural monitoring of surgical and catheter interventions for congenital heart disease.
|
Echocardiography
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
48
|
Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary arteryin an adult.
|
Heart Surg Forum
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
49
|
Valve-sparing replacement of the aortic root for a 2-year-old child with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
|
Cardiol Young
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
50
|
Cardiac output augmentation during hypoxemia improves cerebral metabolism after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
51
|
Advances in congenital heart surgery.
|
Curr Opin Pediatr
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
52
|
Valve-sparing replacement of the aortic root after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
|
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
53
|
Whom does the Grail serve? A vision of transformation in thoracic surgery.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2007
|
0.75
|
|
54
|
Anomalous pulmonary venous connections and related anomalies: nomenclature, embryology, anatomy, and morphology.
|
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
|
2013
|
0.75
|