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1Cardiac valve surgery—the “French correction”Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19832,018
2Complement and the damaging effects of cardiopulmonary bypassJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19831,548
3Long-term results of lung metastasectomy: Prognostic analyses based on 5206 casesJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19971,451
4Total cavopulmonary connection: A logical alternative to atriopulmonary connection for complex Fontan operationsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19881,264
5Improved technique of heart transplantation in ratsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19691,243
6Consensus-based method for risk adjustment for surgery for congenital heart diseaseJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery20021,199
7The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillationJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19911,141
8Multiple primary lung cancersJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19751,112
9Continuous insulin infusion reduces mortality in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass graftingJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery20031,086
10An aortic valve-sparing operation for patients with aortic incompetence and aneurysm of the ascending aortaJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19921,081
11Clinical application of transvenous mitral commissurotomy by a new balloon catheterJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery19841,068
12A classification system for the bicuspid aortic valve from 304 surgical specimensJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2007947
13Incidence of local recurrence and second primary tumors in resected stage I lung cancerJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1995933
14Resection margins, extrapleural nodal status, and cell type determine postoperative long-term survival in trimodality therapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results in 183 patientsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1999895
152014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart diseaseJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2014887
16Bilateral pneumectomy (volume reduction) for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1995882
17Two internal thoracic artery grafts are better than oneJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1999851
18Right ventricular failure in patients with the HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: Incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomesJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2010837
19Morbidity outcome in early versus conventional tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective randomized controlled trialJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1996825
20Isolated aortic valve replacement in North America comprising 108,687 patients in 10 years: Changes in risks, valve types, and outcomes in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National DatabaseJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2009823
21Long-term (5 to 12 years) serial studies of internal mammary artery and saphenous vein coronary bypass graftsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1985787
22The double-orifice technique in mitral valve repair: A simple solution for complex problemsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2001787
23Updated standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus documentJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2013783
24Lymph node mapping and curability at various levels of metastasis in resected lung cancerJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1978742
25Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity than open lobectomy: A propensity-matched analysis from the STS databaseJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2010721
26SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF DISSECTING ANEURYSMS OF THE AORTAJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1965711
27Health-related quality of life and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients after cardiac surgery and intensive care treatmentJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2000700
28Radical sublobar resection for small-sized non–small cell lung cancer: A multicenter studyJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2006685
29Prosthetic replacement of the aortic archJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1975662
30Randomized trial of mediastinal lymph node sampling versus complete lymphadenectomy during pulmonary resection in the patient with N0 or N1 (less than hilar) non–small cell carcinoma: Results of the American College of Surgery Oncology Group Z0030 TrialJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2011660
31Prognosis and survival in resected lung carcinoma based on the new international staging systemJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1988648
32An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgeryJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2009635
33Anatomic correction of transposition of the great vesselsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1976633
34Pleural space perfusion with cisplatin in the multimodality treatment of malignant mesothelioma: A feasibility and pharmacokinetic studyJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1999632
35Tricuspid valve repair: durability and risk factors for failureJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2004628
36Can extra protamine eliminate heparin rebound following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery?Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2004624
37Intermediate-Term Outcome Of Mitral Reconstruction In CardiomyopathyJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1998617
38Modern thirty-day operative mortality for surgical resections in lung cancerJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1983614
39The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillationJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1991612
40Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries: The Boston Circulatory Arrest TrialJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2003611
41Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for extubation failure after cardiac surgery: Pilot safety evaluationJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2009611
42Surgical management and outcome of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results from an international prospective registryJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2011605
43Reconstructive surgery of mitral valve incompetenceJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1980583
44Remodeling of the aortic valve anulusJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1993580
45Surgical management of esophageal reflux and hiatus herniaJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1967577
46Comparing apples and orangesJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2002574
47Recurrent mitral regurgitation after annuloplasty for functional ischemic mitral regurgitationJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2004564
48Deep hypothermia with circulatory arrestJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1993562
49Durability of mitral valve repair for degenerative diseaseJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1998558
50Polymerized bovine hemoglobin solution as a replacement for allogeneic red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery: Results of a randomized, double-blind trialJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2002554