Published in Eur J Cardiothorac Surg on November 21, 2012
Primary esophageal repair for Boerhaave's syndrome whatever the free interval between perforation and treatment. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 3.31
Correction of Pectus Excavatum by Custom-Made Silicone Implants: Contribution of Computer-Aided Design Reconstruction. A 20-Year Experience and 401 Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg (2016) 3.11
Role of YKL-40 in bronchial smooth muscle remodeling in asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 2.53
Graft ischemic time and outcome of lung transplantation: a multicenter analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 2.08
Assessment of spontaneous pneumomediastinum: experience with 12 patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2003) 1.94
Bronchial smooth muscle remodeling involves calcium-dependent enhanced mitochondrial biogenesis in asthma. J Exp Med (2007) 1.91
Management of prosthetic heart valve obstruction: fibrinolysis versus surgery. Early results and long-term follow-up in a single-centre study of 263 cases. Arch Cardiovasc Dis (2009) 1.79
The Thoracic Surgery Scoring System (Thoracoscore): risk model for in-hospital death in 15,183 patients requiring thoracic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 1.66
Biventricular stimulation improves right and left ventricular function after tetralogy of Fallot repair: acute animal and clinical studies. Heart Rhythm (2009) 1.58
Surgical management and outcomes of elderly patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer: a nested case-control study. Chest (2011) 1.55
Management of superior sulcus tumors: experience with 139 cases treated by surgical resection. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 1.52
Surgical treatment of lung cancer in the octogenarians: results of a nationwide audit. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.51
Factors influencing accuracy of CT-guided percutaneous biopsies of pulmonary lesions. Eur Radiol (2004) 1.50
Calcium channel blocker reduces airway remodeling in severe asthma. A proof-of-concept study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 1.48
Tryptase-stimulated human airway smooth muscle cells induce cytokine synthesis and mast cell chemotaxis. FASEB J (2003) 1.44
Parallel FISH and immunohistochemical studies of ALK status in 3244 non-small-cell lung cancers reveal major discordances. J Thorac Oncol (2014) 1.41
Intra-diaphragmatic pacemaker implantation in very low weight premature neonate. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 1.41
Gastric distension is a contributing factor to pneumonia after pulmonary resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.39
Bronchial measurements in patients with asthma: comparison of quantitative thin-section CT findings with those in healthy subjects and correlation with pathologic findings. Radiology (2009) 1.32
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation with off-pump, epicardial, high-intensity focused ultrasound: results of a multicenter trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.29
Prognostic factors in patients with primary mediastinal germ cell tumors, a surgical multicenter retrospective study. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2010) 1.19
Is radiofrequency ablation or stereotactic ablative radiotherapy the best treatment for radically treatable primary lung cancer unfit for surgery? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2012) 1.17
The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: data elements for the prospective project. J Thorac Oncol (2009) 1.13
Does nodal status influence survival? Results of a 19-year systematic lymphadenectomy experience during lung metastasectomy of colorectal cancer. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2014) 1.11
Staging in lung cancer: is 3 cm a prognostic threshold in pathologic stage I non-small cell lung cancer? A multicenter study of 1,020 patients. Chest (2002) 1.11
Impairment of NO-dependent relaxation in intralobar pulmonary arteries: comparison of urban particulate matter and manufactured nanoparticles. Environ Health Perspect (2008) 1.10
Double lumen bi-cava cannula for veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as bridge to lung transplantation in non-intubated patient. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 1.05
Surgery for aspergilloma: time trend towards improved results? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 1.03
Are daily routine chest radiographs necessary after pulmonary surgery in adult patients? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 1.01
Is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation effective in relieving postoperative pain after thoracotomy? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 1.00
Lung transplantation for pulmonary langerhans' cell histiocytosis: a multicenter analysis. Transplantation (2006) 1.00
Malignancy of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung in aged. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann (2009) 0.99
Two types of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients receiving long term therapy by HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. Eur J Pharmacol (2007) 0.99
Clinical significance of early thrombosis after prosthetic mitral valve replacement: a postoperative monocentric study of 680 patients. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 0.98
Surgery for prosthetic valve obstruction. A single center study of 136 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 0.97
Risk model of in-hospital mortality after pulmonary resection for cancer: a national database of the French Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Epithor). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 0.97
Characterization and prediction of prolonged air leak after pulmonary resection: a nationwide study setting up the index of prolonged air leak. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.97
Outcomes after bronchoscopic procedures for primary tracheobronchial amyloidosis: retrospective study of 6 cases. Pulm Med (2012) 0.96
The hemiclamshell approach in thoracic surgery: indications and associated morbidity in 50 patients. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2009) 0.96
Task-independent metrics to assess the data quality of medical registries using the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) Database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 0.96
Structure and function of small airways in smokers: relationship between air trapping at CT and airway inflammation. Radiology (2003) 0.95
Are we running out of thoracic or cardiac surgeons? Demography of thoracic and cardiac surgeons in France in 2012. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 0.95
The bilateral superficial cervical plexus block with 0.75% ropivacaine administered before or after surgery does not prevent postoperative pain after total thyroidectomy. Reg Anesth Pain Med (2006) 0.95
Three-dimensional culture model to distinguish normal from malignant human bronchial epithelial cells. Eur Respir J (2013) 0.95
Impact of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on postoperative outcomes after esophageal cancer resection: results of a European multicenter study. Ann Surg (2014) 0.94
Does the use of extended criteria donors influence early and long-term results of lung transplantation? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 0.94
Late outcome of 132 Senning procedures after 20 years of follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.93
Intra-operative paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia in thoracotomy patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.93
Influence of donor characteristics on outcome after lung transplantation: a multicenter study. J Heart Lung Transplant (2005) 0.92
Fast track echo of abdominal aortic aneurysm using a real pocket-ultrasound device at bedside. Echocardiography (2011) 0.92
Role of DNA repair gene polymorphisms in the efficiency of platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Mol Diagn Ther (2011) 0.91
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue of the thymus hyperplasia vs lymphoma. Am J Clin Pathol (2002) 0.91
Pulmonary hypertension in patients with neurofibromatosis type I. Medicine (Baltimore) (2011) 0.90
Airway remodeling in a mouse asthma model assessed by in-vivo respiratory-gated micro-computed tomography. Eur Radiol (2009) 0.90
Transaortic migration of a Steinman wire from the shoulder. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 0.89
National perioperative outcomes of pulmonary lobectomy for cancer: the influence of nutritional status. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 0.89
House dust mites induce proliferation of severe asthmatic smooth muscle cells via an epithelium-dependent pathway. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 0.88
Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel-3.1 blocker TRAM-34 attenuates airway remodeling and eosinophilia in a murine asthma model. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2012) 0.88
Assessment of dual-time-point 18F-FDG-PET imaging for pulmonary lesions. Nucl Med Commun (2009) 0.88
Does surgical stabilization improve outcomes in patients with isolated multiple distracted and painful non-flail rib fractures? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 0.87
Previous tumour as a prognostic factor in stage I non-small cell lung cancer. Thorax (2006) 0.86
Increased relaxation of immature airways to beta2-adrenoceptor agonists is related to attenuated expression of postjunctional smooth muscle muscarinic M2 receptors. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2004) 0.86
Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in very high-risk patients: adjustment and preliminary results. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2008) 0.85
Beating versus arrested heart coronary revascularization: evaluation by cardiac troponin I release. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.85
In vivo micro-CT assessment of airway remodeling in a flexible OVA-sensitized murine model of asthma. PLoS One (2012) 0.85
Echocardiographic analysis with a two-dimensional strain of chronic myocardial ischemia induced with ameroid constrictor in the pig. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2010) 0.85
A mediastinal germ cell tumor mimicking an ectopic pregnancy. J Gynecol Oncol (2011) 0.84
Should cystic fibrosis patients infected with Burkholderia cepacia complex be listed for lung transplantation? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 0.83
The use of Impella 2.5 in severe refractory cardiogenic shock complicating an acute myocardial infarction. J Interv Cardiol (2015) 0.82
Experience of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation in France. J Heart Lung Transplant (2013) 0.82
Beating-heart coronary artery bypass surgery with the help of mini extracorporeal circulation for very high-risk patients. Perfusion (2011) 0.82
Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the lung: pathological study and clinical outcome of 18 resected cases. Lung Cancer (2002) 0.82
Dehydroepiandrosterone reverses chronic hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced right ventricular dysfunction in rats. Eur Respir J (2012) 0.82
Validation of an animal model of right ventricular dysfunction and right bundle branch block to create close physiology to postoperative tetralogy of Fallot. Int J Cardiol (2010) 0.82
Relative impact of human leukocyte antigen mismatching and graft ischemic time after lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2008) 0.82
Videothoracoscopic silver nitrate pleurodesis for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: an alternative to pleurectomy and pleural abrasion? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.82
Feasibility of assessing [(18)F]FDG lung metabolism with late dynamic PET imaging. Mol Imaging Biol (2011) 0.81
Increased Extravascular Lung Water and Plasma Biomarkers of Acute Lung Injury Precede Oxygenation Impairment in Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation. Transplantation (2016) 0.81
BRAFV600E mutation analysis by immunohistochemistry in patients with thoracic metastases from colorectal cancer. Pathology (2014) 0.81
Lethal hemorrhagic alveolitis after adenovirus pneumonia in a lung transplant recipient. Heart Lung (2011) 0.81
Variability and recombination of clinical human cytomegalovirus strains from transplantation recipients. J Clin Virol (2010) 0.81
Lymphohistiocytoid variant of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura: a series of 22 cases. Am J Surg Pathol (2007) 0.80
Complete tracheal rupture after a failed suicide attempt. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 0.80
Should we perform bilateral-lung or heart–lung transplantation for patients with pulmonary hypertension? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2013) 0.80
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) improves pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a pilot study. Ann Endocrinol (Paris) (2012) 0.80
Postoperative exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Does it exist? Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 0.80
Surgery for the sequelae of postprimary tuberculosis. Thorac Surg Clin (2012) 0.79
Adjustment and characterization of an original model of chronic ischemic heart failure in pig. Cardiol Res Pract (2010) 0.79