Published in N Engl J Med on November 09, 2017
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Surgical treatment of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2014) 7.23
Mitral-valve repair versus replacement for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2013) 6.21
Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral-valve surgery. N Engl J Med (2015) 4.77
Off-pump or on-pump coronary-artery bypass grafting at 30 days. N Engl J Med (2012) 4.32
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Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare data. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 2.24
Radial artery conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting: current perspective. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 2.21
In vivo prevention of transplant arteriosclerosis by ex vivo-expanded human regulatory T cells. Nat Med (2010) 2.01
Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization during off-pump, on-pump, and open cardiac surgery procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 1.93
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Outcomes of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Impact of preoperative risk. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 1.67
Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database to social security data to examine survival after cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.58
New-onset atrial fibrillation predicts long-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 1.57
Duplex ultrasonography predicts safety of radial artery harvest in the presence of an abnormal Allen test. Ann Thorac Surg (2004) 1.53
Impact of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery on postoperative pulmonary complications in patients with chronic lung disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.52
Impact of preoperative chronic lung disease on survival after surgical aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.52
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Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is predictive of adverse events after coronary artery bypass surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.49
Effects of off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on early and late right ventricular function. Circulation (2008) 1.49
Hybrid coronary revascularization for the treatment of left main coronary stenosis: a feasibility study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2011) 1.45
Impact of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia on postoperative outcomes after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.42
Ventricular arrhythmia after cardiac surgery: incidence, predictors, and outcomes. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 1.41
Nitric oxide modulates superoxide release and peroxynitrite formation in human blood vessels. Hypertension (2002) 1.41
Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization after biologic and mechanical aortic valve replacement: investigation with multirange and multifrequency transcranial Doppler ultrasound. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 1.40
Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion via right axillary artery cannulation reduces morbidity and mortality after proximal aortic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.27
Moderate hypothermia and unilateral selective antegrade cerebral perfusion: a contemporary cerebral protection strategy for aortic arch surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.24
Elevated preoperative hemoglobin A1c level is associated with reduced long-term survival after coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.23
A comparison of transit-time flowmetry and intraoperative fluorescence imaging for assessing coronary artery bypass graft patency. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.23
Off-pump and on-pump coronary revascularization in patients with low ejection fraction: a report from the society of thoracic surgeons national database. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 1.22
Diabetes with coronary disease--a moving target amid evolving therapies? N Engl J Med (2009) 1.12
Prediction of global left ventricular functional recovery in patients with heart failure undergoing surgical revascularisation, based on late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2010) 1.11
The 2010 ESC/EACTS guidelines on myocardial revascularisation. Heart (2010) 1.10
Design, rationale, and initiation of the Surgical Interventions for Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Trial: a report from the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 1.08
Intraoperative imaging techniques to assess coronary artery bypass graft patency. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 1.07
Stem cell therapy for chronic ischaemic heart disease and congestive heart failure. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2014) 1.06
Long-term outcomes after isolated aortic valve replacement in octogenarians: a modern perspective. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.05
Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery: A Consensus Statement of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2009. Innovations (Phila) (2010) 1.04
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting--the current state. Circ J (2012) 1.04
A meta-analysis comparing bilateral internal mammary artery with left internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass grafting. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.03
Bilateral internal mammary arteries: a very important missing trick for coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.02
Improvement in cardiac function with small intestine extracellular matrix is associated with recruitment of C-kit cells, myofibroblasts, and macrophages after myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 1.00
Long-term survival for patients with preoperative renal failure undergoing bioprosthetic or mechanical valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 1.00
Informed consent for interventions in stable coronary artery disease: problems, etiologies, and solutions. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 0.99
Gaseous and solid cerebral microembolization during proximal aortic anastomoses in off-pump coronary surgery: the effect of an aortic side-biting clamp and two clampless devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2007) 0.99
Hybrid coronary revascularization versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for the treatment of multivessel coronary artery disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.98
Hybrid coronary revascularization versus off-pump coronary artery bypass for the treatment of left main coronary stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.98
Coronary artery bypass grafting: Part 2--optimizing outcomes and future prospects. Eur Heart J (2013) 0.96
The impact of specific preoperative organ dysfunction in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.95
The present status of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 0.95
The rationale for Heart Team decision-making for patients with stable, complex coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J (2013) 0.94
Hemiarch replacement at 28°C: an analysis of mild and moderate hypothermia in 500 patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.94
Pulmonary outcomes of off-pump vs on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in a randomized trial. Chest (2005) 0.93
Impact of preoperative renal dysfunction in patients undergoing off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.92
Recommendations of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on Future Direction in Cardiac Surgery. Circulation (2005) 0.92
On-pump versus off-pump CABG. N Engl J Med (2010) 0.92
Acute type a dissection: impact of antegrade cerebral perfusion under moderate hypothermia. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 0.91
Bypassing the pump: changing practices in coronary artery surgery. Chest (2005) 0.91
The impact of body mass index on morbidity and short- and long-term mortality in cardiac valvular surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.91
Utility of cardiac biomarkers for the diagnosis of type V myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass grafting: insights from serial cardiac MRI. Heart (2011) 0.91
The effect of diabetes mellitus on in-hospital and long-term outcomes after heart valve operations. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.90
Weighting composite endpoints in clinical trials: essential evidence for the heart team. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.90
Influence of on-pump versus off-pump techniques and completeness of revascularization on long-term survival after coronary artery bypass. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.90
Letter by Salzberg et al regarding article, "Should off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting be abandoned?". Circulation (2014) 0.90
Long-term results of the endoscopic atraumatic coronary artery bypass. Ann Thorac Surg (2007) 0.89
Details of left ventricular remodeling and the mechanism of paradoxical ventricular septal motion after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. J Invasive Cardiol (2011) 0.89
Heparin anticoagulation in patients undergoing off-pump and on-pump coronary bypass surgery. J Anesth (2007) 0.89
The effects of on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting on intraoperative graft flow in arterial and venous conduits defined by a flow/pressure ratio. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2008) 0.89
Relationship of irreversible myocardial injury to troponin I and creatine kinase-MB elevation after coronary artery bypass surgery: insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 0.88
Does off-pump total arterial grafting increase the incidence of intraoperative graft failure? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2004) 0.88
Risk factors for conversion to cardiopulmonary bypass during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.88
Evaluation of Cystatin C as a marker of renal injury following on-pump and off-pump coronary surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2005) 0.88
Impact of preoperative renal dysfunction on long-term survival for patients undergoing aortic valve replacement. Ann Thorac Surg (2011) 0.87
Racial disparity persists after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Circulation (2009) 0.86
Comparative efficacies and durations of action of phenoxybenzamine, verapamil/nitroglycerin solution, and papaverine as topical antispasmodics for radial artery coronary bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 0.86
Diabetes mellitus as a predictor for radial artery vasoreactivity in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 0.86
Avoiding the clamp during off-pump coronary artery bypass reduces cerebral embolic events: results of a prospective randomized trial. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2011) 0.85
Short-term changes in cerebral activity in on-pump and off-pump cardiac surgery defined by functional magnetic resonance imaging and their relationship to microembolization. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 0.85
Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Ann Thorac Surg (2009) 0.85
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery for high-risk patients: only in expert centers? Curr Opin Cardiol (2008) 0.85
Coronary artery bypass grafting in high-RISk patients randomised to off- or on-Pump surgery: a randomised controlled trial (the CRISP trial). Health Technol Assess (2014) 0.84
Early administration of clopidogrel is safe after off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 0.84
On-pump versus off-pump CABG. N Engl J Med (2010) 0.84
Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting can be performed safely without cardiopulmonary bypass in selected patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2005) 0.84
Sternotomy versus nonsternotomy LIMA-LAD grafting for single-vessel disease. Ann Thorac Surg (2012) 0.83
Antifibrinolytic agents in cardiac surgery: current controversies. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 0.83
Normal values of regional and global myocardial wall motion in young and elderly individuals using navigator gated tissue phase mapping. Age (Dordr) (2013) 0.83
Optimal revascularization for complex coronary artery disease. Nat Rev Cardiol (2013) 0.83
Short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing valve surgery with end-stage renal failure receiving chronic hemodialysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.83
Prediction of new onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac revascularization surgery. Am J Cardiol (2012) 0.82
Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis and systematic review. Innovations (Phila) (2010) 0.82
The role of microembolisation in cerebral injury as defined by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2004) 0.81