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Thoracic Surgery

Free Subscription 02.06.2025 1 Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 3 Am Heart J 2 Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 4 BMC Anesthesiol 5 Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 1 Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 1 Circ Cardiovasc Interv 1 Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 1 Circulation 1 Eur Heart J 6 Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1 Heart 3 J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1 J Heart Lung Transplant 14 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1 N Engl J Med 1 PLoS One 6 Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 5 Transplant Proc

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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

1. MAJEED MW, Finnegan E, Gallo Ruelas M, Lopes LM, et al
   Effectiveness of amino acid supplementation in preventing acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
   Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2025;69:e70037.
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   Am Heart J

2. GOSVIG K, Goller J, Hansson NH, Brandes A, et al
   Rationale and design of the Anticoagulant Therapy after Left Atrial Appendage Closure (ATLAAC) Trial.
   Am Heart J. 2025 Apr 15:S0002-8703(25)00131-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.
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3. FEISTRITZER HJ, Jobs A, Zeymer U, Schneider S, et al
   Complete revascularization versus culprit-lesion only PCI in patients with NSTEMI and multivessel disease - Design and rationale of the randomized COMPLETE-NSTEMI trial.
   Am Heart J. 2025;287:94-106.
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4. MAINI AS, Abu-Much A, Redfors B, Wollmuth JR, et al
   Outcomes Among Patients with Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Undergoing Impella-Supported High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
   Am Heart J. 2025 May 22:S0002-8703(25)00176-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.
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   Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

5. KIM HA, Yoo JS
   Posterior Leaflet Overlay Patch Reinforcement for Mitral Valve Posterior Tethering: The Elbow Patch Repair.
   Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;31:25-00068.
   PubMed         Abstract available
   
   
6. RUAN W, Cai Y, Chen W
   Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) vs. Conventional Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE) for Esophageal Cancer: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis from 2017 to 2020.
   Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;31:25-00017.
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   BMC Anesthesiol

7. ZHANG D, Wu J, Yang Y, Pu R, et al
   Comparison of non-intubated and intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for perioperative complications-a systematic review and meta-analysis.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2025;25:272.
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8. CLAESSON-LINGEHALL H, Olofsson B, Gustafson Y, Wahba A, et al
   Hemodynamic control during cardiopulmonary bypass and the incidence of postoperative delirium- a post hoc analysis.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2025;25:267.
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9. HUANG PY, Ke HH, Cheng HW, Hsu PK, et al
   Effect of remimazolam in non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery: a retrospective cohort study.
   BMC Anesthesiol. 2025;25:263.
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10. WU S, Zhang J, Zhang H, Zhang Y, et al
    Anesthesia management of complex head and face injury caused by bear bite: a case report.
    BMC Anesthesiol. 2025;25:260.
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    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv

11. SAKUMA M, Oikawa Y, Kishi K, Ito Y, et al
    Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes for Chronic Total Occlusion in Patients on Dialysis: Analysis of the Japanese CTO-PCI Expert Registry.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 May 27. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31622.
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12. NG P, Thotakura S, Frizzell JD, Grantham JA, et al
    Snare-Assisted LAceration of Subintimal Hematoma (SLASH): A Novel Technique for Side Branch Preservation in Bifurcation Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 May 27. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31627.
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13. PHAGU AAS, van Oort MJH, Oliveri F, Bingen BO, et al
    Comparison of Procedural and Clinical Outcomes of Angiography- Versus Imaging-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Intravascular Lithotripsy.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 May 27. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31637.
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14. BHASKARAN J, Amat Santos IJ, Manzil AS, Mandalay A, et al
    Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Pure Native Valve Aortic Regurgitation Using a 35-mm Balloon-Expandable Myval XXL Valve and a 24-French Python BZ Smart Introducer Sheath.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 May 27. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31632.
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15. LERCHNER T, Michel L, Tiroch K, Rassaf T, et al
    Propensity Matched Analysis of 14 French Suture- Versus Plug-Based Vascular Closure During Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 May 28. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31626.
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    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging

16. MANUEL V
    Letter by Manuel Regarding Article, "Progressive LV Dysfunction and Adverse Outcomes After Aortic Valve Replacement With Bioprosthetic Valves in Young Patients".
    Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 May 30:e018428.
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    Circ Cardiovasc Interv

17. MOVAHED MR
    Letter by Movahed Regarding Article, "Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Present and Future".
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 May 30:e015552.
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    Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes

18. MANUEL V, Jacobs JP, Edwin F
    Building a Sustainable Cardiac Surgery Program in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Angola.
    Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 May 29:e012261.
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    Circulation

19. TANGUTURI VK, Abou-Karam R, Cheng F, Duan R, et al
    Electronic Provider Notification to Facilitate the Recognition and Management of Severe Aortic Stenosis: a Randomized Clinical Trial.
    Circulation. 2025 Mar 30. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.074470.
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    Eur Heart J

20. KIM MC, Park SJ, Park DW, Ahn JM, et al
    Preventive percutaneous coronary intervention for non-flow-limiting vulnerable atherosclerotic coronary plaques in diabetes: the PREVENT trial.
    Eur Heart J. 2025 May 29:ehaf273. doi: 10.1093.
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    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

21. SCHAEFER A, Schofer N, Castro L, Reichenspurner H, et al
    Tricuspid valve replacement after dislocation of a transcatheter tricuspid heart valve.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 May 10:ezaf166. doi: 10.1093.
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22. NAKADA T, Suyama Y, Otani A, Tsukamoto Y, et al
    Resection of 4 or more pulmonary segments increases the risk of non-cancer-related mortality.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf162.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
23. WINZIG A, Matsubara M, Palm J, Schaeffer T, et al
    Impact of previous left pulmonary artery stent on the outcome of a total cavopulmonary connectiondagger.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf157.
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24. WALTON AJ, Pineda AM, Rogers L, Davierwala PM, et al
    Review of minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 May 28:ezaf160. doi: 10.1093.
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    Corrigendum to: 2024 EACTS Guidelines on perioperative medication in adult cardiac surgery.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025;67:ezaf169.
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26. ARNREITER M, von Scheidt M, Albes JM, Attmann T, et al
    Extent of coronary artery disease and clinical outcomes with ticagrelor monotherapy versus aspirin after coronary artery bypass grafting: Insights from the TiCAB trial.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 May 24:ezaf175. doi: 10.1093.
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    Heart

27. GILL K, Kunadian V
    Updated evidence on selection and implementation of an invasive treatment strategy for older patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
    Heart. 2025 Feb 12:heartjnl-2024-325157. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325157.
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    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

28. CASSELMAN FPA (CO-CHAIRPERSON), Lance MD (Co-Chairperson) (Kenya), Ahmed A (United Kingdom), Ascari A (Italy), et al
    2024 EACTS/EACTAIC Guidelines on patient blood management in adult cardiac surgery in collaboration with EBCP.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Oct 11:S1053-0770(24)00789.
    PubMed        
    
    
29. HARVEY RE, Disque A, Poorsattar S, Hernandez-Morgan M, et al
    Concomitant Percutaneous Coronary Intervention During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: New Literature Supports Clinical Benefit.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Apr 24:S1053-0770(25)00331.
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30. RINEHART CD, Wang K, LoBue C, Augoustides JG, et al
    Perioperative Considerations for a Patient with Alpha-Gal Syndrome Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Apr 30:S1053-0770(25)00355.
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    J Heart Lung Transplant

31. CORRIS PA, Crespo MM, Vos R, Bhorade S, et al
    An open letter to the ISHLT and its global lung transplantation community.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 May 26:S1053-2498(25)01972.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

32. HYNDS MA, Hayashi H, Kurlansky P, Zhao Y, et al
    Medium-Term Outcomes of Concomitant Aortic Valve Repair in Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May 25:S0022-5223(24)00447.
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33. JUAREZ-CASSO FM, Schaff HV, Todd A, Arghami A, et al
    Simultaneous Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Mitral Valve Surgery: Determinants of Postoperative Pacemaker Implantation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May 27:S0022-5223(24)00449.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
34. KARADZHA A, Schaff HV, Padang R, Dearani JA, et al
    Restricted cusp motion in newly implanted tricuspid bioprostheses: Incidence, predictors, and impact on survival.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1740-1750.
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35. SIRSET-BECKER T, Clark A, Flaherty JD, Mehta CK, et al
    Modeling of Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation after Aortic Root Replacement Using 3-Dimensional Artificial Intelligence Algorithm.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun 29:S0022-5223(24)00546.
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36. KWON Y, Kim HJ, Kim JB, Kim HR, et al
    Mitral Valve Repair with Leaflet Resection versus Preservation for Degenerative Posterior Leaflet Prolapse.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 2:S0022-5223(24)00549.
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37. NISIVACO S, Kitahara H, Bhasin R, Patel B, et al
    A decade of robotic beating-heart totally endoscopic coronary bypass (TECAB) at a single institution: Outcomes with 10-year follow-up.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1753-1760.
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38. YAMANASHI K, Wang A, Bellissimo CA, Siebiger G, et al
    Protective effects of 10 degrees C preservation on donor lungs with lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:e74-e87.
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39. NORDAN T, Keshk M, Hackmann A, Givertz MM, et al
    The Impact of Blood Type and Body Size on Successful Bridging to Heart Transplantation using Intraaortic Balloon Pump or Surgically Implanted Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep 25:S0022-5223(24)00835.
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40. CRAWFORD L, Marathe SP, Betts KS, Karl TR, et al
    Outcomes after hospital discharge in children requiring post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A binational retrospective cohort study.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1548-1558.
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41. ZHAO ZR, Yan WP, Yu XY, Zhang JB, et al
    Adjuvant Immunotherapy Does Not Improve Survival in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with Major/Complete Pathological Response after Induction Immunotherapy.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Nov 29:S0022-5223(24)01109.
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42. TUPPER HI, Sarovar V, Banks KC, Schmittdiel JA, et al
    Time to Surgery in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Defining the Optimal Diagnosis-to-Resection Interval to Reduce Mortality.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Dec 12:S0022-5223(24)01125.
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43. LIM HK, Wu MH, Wang JK, Lin MT, et al
    Occluded fenestration is associated with improved long-term outcomes in patients undergoing the fenestrated Fontan operation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1536-1547.
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44. WILLIAMS JE, Schaefer SL, Jacobs RC, Jacobson-Davies F, et al
    Postoperative outcomes following lung resection performed at private equity-acquired hospitals.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;169:1585-1592.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
45. CHO AR, Najafi T, Ramanakumar AV, Ferri L, et al
    The Effect of Multimodal Prehabilitation on Postoperative Outcomes in Lung Cancer Surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Mar 3:S0022-5223(25)00173.
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    N Engl J Med

46. HUMBERT M, McLaughlin VV, Badesch DB, Ghofrani HA, et al
    Sotatercept in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension at High Risk for Death.
    N Engl J Med. 2025 Mar 31. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2415160.
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    PLoS One

47. PAL E, Shokoples B, Naik S, Hogue K, et al
    A surgical recovery matrix to evaluate post-surgical recovery in mice using sham and myocardial infarction models of cardiac surgery as prototypes.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0323317.
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    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

48. LOPEZ-PASTORINI A, Tatli Z, von Bargen A, Faltenberg D, et al
    Staging of Early-Stage Lung Cancer without Routine PET in Candidates for Segmentectomy.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;73:317-324.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
49. SADAT N, Scharfschwerdt M, Reichert S, Fujita B, et al
    Impact of Different Valve-in-Valve Positions on Functional Results of the New Generation of Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Heart Valve.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;73:288-295.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
50. PETROV A, Taghizadeh-Waghefi A, Diab AH, Breuer L, et al
    Acquired thrombocytopenia in contemporary transcatheter aortic valve prostheses.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Oct 25. doi: 10.1055/a-2198-1235.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
51. HOLST T, Hua X, Sinning C, Waschki B, et al
    Hemodynamics and diastolic function after native aortic valve preserving vs replacing surgery.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Sep 19. doi: 10.1055/a-2178-0395.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
52. DILAWAR I, Rachmat J, Puruhito I, Alwi I, et al
    Aortic valve replacement with single strip autologous pericardium.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Jun 15. doi: 10.1055/a-2111-1217.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
53. COSGUN T, Dogruyol T, Tezel C
    Are YouTube Videos Useful in Robot-assisted Segmentectomy Education?
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025;73:325-330.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    

    
    Transplant Proc

54. WILSON R, Jenkins JA, Farina JM, Langlais B, et al
    Improved Survival of Lung Transplant Patients With Subsequent Renal Transplant.
    Transplant Proc. 2025 May 9:S0041-1345(25)00209.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
55. LAI J, Ma D, Wang W, Wu L, et al
    Post-Transplant Self-Management, Self-Efficacy, and Subjective Well-Being in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study.
    Transplant Proc. 2025 May 2:S0041-1345(25)00214.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
56. DIVITHOTAWELA C, Lee SZ, Schulz M, Chambers DC, et al
    Epstein Barr Virus Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Monitoring in Lung and Bone Marrow Transplant Patients to Predict Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Systematic Review.
    Transplant Proc. 2025 May 1:S0041-1345(25)00219.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
57. YUKSEL M, Yekeler E, Kenarli K, Kilic DT, et al
    Enhancing Lung Transplant Outcomes: The Critical Role of Pretransplant Gastroenterological Evaluations.
    Transplant Proc. 2025;57:859-867.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
58. TIAN J, Jin K, Dong Y, Xu H, et al
    When to Remove Tracheal Intubation During ECMO Support in Lung Transplant Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
    Transplant Proc. 2025;57:876-884.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    

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