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Research Article 16 April 2025
Subxiphoid uniportal robotic thymectomy using da Vinci Xi system
Takashi Suda and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf127, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf127 -
Research Article 16 April 2025
Disparities in heart transplant survival and graft rejection outcomes persist in the modern era: a call to race towards a more equitable future
Ahad Firoz and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf141, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf141 -
Review Article 15 April 2025
Imaging-based biomechanical parameters for assessing risk of aortic dissection and rupture in thoracic aortic aneurysms
Nitish Bhatt and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf128, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf128 -
Research Article 12 April 2025
The GERAADA score for 30-day mortality prediction in type A acute aortic dissection surgery: A systematic review and meta-Analysis
Marco Gemelli and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf138, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf138 -
Research Article 12 April 2025
Statistical primer: An introduction into the principles of Bayesian statistical analyses in clinical trials
Samuel Heuts and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf139, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf139 -
Research Article 12 April 2025
Machine learning algorithms integrating positron emission tomography/computed tomography features to predict pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in lung cancer
Zhenxin Sheng and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf132, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf132 -
Research Article 12 April 2025
Benefits and risks of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in children and young adults with congenital heart disease, primary electrical disease, or pediatric cardiomyopathy
Andrei Fetcu and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf134, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf134 -
Research Article 12 April 2025
Comparative oncological features of centrally- and peripherally-located small sized radiologically solid-dominant non-small cell lung cancer
Norifumi Tsubokawa and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf072, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf072 -
Research Article 12 April 2025
Twenty-five year milestone for the ECHSA database: Time to focus on patient survival rather than procedural success
Richard A JonasEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf136, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf136 -
Research Article 11 April 2025
Safety and limitations of line pressure-targeted cerebral perfusion strategy in aortic arch surgery
Joon Chul Jung and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf131, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf131 -
Research Article 11 April 2025
Prognosis of adenocarcinoma with innumerable pure ground-glass nodules and/or part-solid nodules
Hirofumi Takenaka and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf130, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf130 -
Research Article 10 April 2025
Modified Ross procedure with pulmonary autograft reinforcement within a Valsalva Dacron graft: long-term results
Thomas Denisselle and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf133, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf133 -
Research Article 8 April 2025
Implications of pacemaker implantation after aortic valve surgery for endocarditis: a nationwide study
Lisa O F Bearpark and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf125, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf125 -
Research Article 4 April 2025
Preoperative consecutive isoprenaline-adenosine is safe and reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in a porcine model of cardiac surgery with recent acute myocardial infarction
Sarah Smith and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf120, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf120 -
Research Article 2 April 2025
Same-day discharge for patients undergoing subxiphoid thoracoscopic thymectomy for small tumors without myasthenia gravis: a prospective, single-arm clinical trial
Yuan-Liang Zheng and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf122, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf122 -
Research Article 1 April 2025
Reconstruction of isolated left vertebral artery in total aortic arch replacement of type A aortic dissection via single upper right hemisternotomy approach
Lu Wang and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf121, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf121 -
Research Article 25 March 2025
Longitudinal outcomes following international multicenter experience with robotic aortic valve replacement
Lawrence M Wei and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf103, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf103 -
Letter 22 March 2025
Rethinking tricuspid ring size: one size does not fit all?
Olga Papazisi and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf091, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf091 -
Research Article 13 March 2025
Long-term outcome of Fontan procedure in Heterotaxy—towards further improvement of outcome
Shunji Sano and Yasuyuki KobayashiEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf074, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf074 -
Research Article 12 March 2025
Evaluation of multiple ventricular septal defects using three-dimensional reconstruction models
Naoki Yoshimura and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf080, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf080 -
Letter 12 March 2025
MiECC should not be restricted to selected patients and experienced teams. A MiECTiS rebuttal to 2024 EACTS/EACTAIC/EBCP guidelines on patient blood management
Kyriakos Anastasiadis and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf065, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf065 -
Research Article 28 January 2025
Long-term survival from a randomized controlled trial of lobectomy by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus thoracotomy for early-stage lung cancer
Finn Amundsen Dittberner and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezaf017, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf017 -
Review Article 10 October 2024
2024 EACTS/EACTAIC Guidelines on patient blood management in adult cardiac surgery in collaboration with EBCP
Filip P A Casselman and othersEuropean Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, ezae352, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezae352