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1 | Cardiac valve surgery—the “French correction” | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1983 | 2,018 |
2 | Complement and the damaging effects of cardiopulmonary bypass | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1983 | 1,548 |
3 | Long-term results of lung metastasectomy: Prognostic analyses based on 5206 cases | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1997 | 1,451 |
4 | Total cavopulmonary connection: A logical alternative to atriopulmonary connection for complex Fontan operations | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1988 | 1,264 |
5 | Improved technique of heart transplantation in rats | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1969 | 1,243 |
6 | Consensus-based method for risk adjustment for surgery for congenital heart disease | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2002 | 1,199 |
7 | The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1991 | 1,141 |
8 | Multiple primary lung cancers | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1975 | 1,112 |
9 | Continuous insulin infusion reduces mortality in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2003 | 1,086 |
10 | An aortic valve-sparing operation for patients with aortic incompetence and aneurysm of the ascending aorta | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1992 | 1,081 |
11 | Clinical application of transvenous mitral commissurotomy by a new balloon catheter | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1984 | 1,068 |
12 | A classification system for the bicuspid aortic valve from 304 surgical specimens | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2007 | 947 |
13 | Incidence of local recurrence and second primary tumors in resected stage I lung cancer | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1995 | 933 |
14 | Resection margins, extrapleural nodal status, and cell type determine postoperative long-term survival in trimodality therapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma: Results in 183 patients | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1999 | 895 |
15 | 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2014 | 887 |
16 | Bilateral pneumectomy (volume reduction) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1995 | 882 |
17 | Two internal thoracic artery grafts are better than one | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1999 | 851 |
18 | Right ventricular failure in patients with the HeartMate II continuous-flow left ventricular assist device: Incidence, risk factors, and effect on outcomes | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2010 | 837 |
19 | Morbidity outcome in early versus conventional tracheal extubation after coronary artery bypass grafting: A prospective randomized controlled trial | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1996 | 825 |
20 | Isolated 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 Database | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2009 | 823 |
21 | Long-term (5 to 12 years) serial studies of internal mammary artery and saphenous vein coronary bypass grafts | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1985 | 787 |
22 | The double-orifice technique in mitral valve repair: A simple solution for complex problems | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2001 | 787 |
23 | Updated standardized endpoint definitions for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: The Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 consensus document | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2013 | 783 |
24 | Lymph node mapping and curability at various levels of metastasis in resected lung cancer | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1978 | 742 |
25 | Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity than open lobectomy: A propensity-matched analysis from the STS database | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2010 | 721 |
26 | SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF DISSECTING ANEURYSMS OF THE AORTA | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1965 | 711 |
27 | Health-related quality of life and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients after cardiac surgery and intensive care treatment | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2000 | 700 |
28 | Radical sublobar resection for small-sized non–small cell lung cancer: A multicenter study | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2006 | 685 |
29 | Prosthetic replacement of the aortic arch | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1975 | 662 |
30 | Randomized 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 Trial | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2011 | 660 |
31 | Prognosis and survival in resected lung carcinoma based on the new international staging system | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1988 | 648 |
32 | An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2009 | 635 |
33 | Anatomic correction of transposition of the great vessels | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1976 | 633 |
34 | Pleural space perfusion with cisplatin in the multimodality treatment of malignant mesothelioma: A feasibility and pharmacokinetic study | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1999 | 632 |
35 | Tricuspid valve repair: durability and risk factors for failure | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2004 | 628 |
36 | Can extra protamine eliminate heparin rebound following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery? | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2004 | 624 |
37 | Intermediate-Term Outcome Of Mitral Reconstruction In Cardiomyopathy | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1998 | 617 |
38 | Modern thirty-day operative mortality for surgical resections in lung cancer | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1983 | 614 |
39 | The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1991 | 612 |
40 | Neurodevelopmental status at eight years in children with dextro-transposition of the great arteries: The Boston Circulatory Arrest Trial | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2003 | 611 |
41 | Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation for extubation failure after cardiac surgery: Pilot safety evaluation | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2009 | 611 |
42 | Surgical management and outcome of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Results from an international prospective registry | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2011 | 605 |
43 | Reconstructive surgery of mitral valve incompetence | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1980 | 583 |
44 | Remodeling of the aortic valve anulus | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1993 | 580 |
45 | Surgical management of esophageal reflux and hiatus hernia | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1967 | 577 |
46 | Comparing apples and oranges | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2002 | 574 |
47 | Recurrent mitral regurgitation after annuloplasty for functional ischemic mitral regurgitation | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2004 | 564 |
48 | Deep hypothermia with circulatory arrest | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1993 | 562 |
49 | Durability of mitral valve repair for degenerative disease | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 1998 | 558 |
50 | Polymerized bovine hemoglobin solution as a replacement for allogeneic red blood cell transfusion after cardiac surgery: Results of a randomized, double-blind trial | Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2002 | 554 |