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1Engineered heart tissue grafts improve systolic and diastolic function in infarcted rat heartsNature Medicine2006928
2Stroke after cardiac surgery: a risk factor analysis of 16,184 consecutive adult patientsAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2003559
3Early and late outcomes of 517 consecutive adult patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory postcardiotomy cardiogenic shockJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2010514
4Minimally Invasive Port-Access Mitral Valve SurgeryJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1998409
5Neuromonitoring and neurocognitive outcome in off-pump versus conventional coronary bypass operationAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2000379
6Computer-enhanced “robotic” cardiac surgery: Experience in 148 patientsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2001356
7Five-Year results of 219 consecutive patients treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory postoperative cardiogenic shockAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2004301
8Cyphering the Complexity of Coronary Artery Disease Using the Syntax Score to Predict Clinical Outcome in Patients With Three-Vessel Lumen Obstruction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary InterventionAmerican Journal of Cardiology2007269
9Total endoscopic computer enhanced coronary artery bypass graftingEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2000261
10Predictors of delirium after cardiac surgery delirium: Effect of beating-heart (off-pump) surgeryJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2004261
11Minimal invasive mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation: results of 1339 consecutive patients☆European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2008260
12The collateral network concept: A reassessment of the anatomy of spinal cord perfusionJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2011255
13Decreased rates of substrate oxidation ex vivo predict the onset of heart failure and contractile dysfunction in rats with pressure overloadCardiovascular Research2010209
14Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist System for Treating Advanced HFJournal of the American College of Cardiology2015208
15Aortic Valve Replacement in Octogenarians: Utility of Risk Stratification With EuroSCOREAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2009190
16Computer-enhanced coronary artery bypass surgeryJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1999182
17Robot-assisted minimally invasive solo mitral valve operationJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery1998178
18The collateral network concept: Remodeling of the arterial collateral network after experimental segmental artery sacrificeJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2011168
19What Is the Best Strategy for Brain Protection in Patients Undergoing Aortic Arch Surgery? A Single Center Experience of 636 PatientsAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2012166
20Humoral Immune Response During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting : A Comparison of Limited Approach, "Off-Pump" Technique, and Conventional Cardiopulmonary BypassCirculation2000162
21The evolution of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery – 2 year experience1European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery1999150
22Redo Aortic Valve Surgery: Early and Late OutcomesAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2011135
23Swan-Ganz Catheter-Induced Severe Complications in Cardiac Surgery: Right Ventricular Perforation, Knotting, and Rupture of a Pulmonary ArteryJournal of Cardiac Surgery2006132
24Impact of clinical factors and surgical techniques on early outcome of patients treated with frozen elephant trunk technique by using EVITA open stent-graft: results of a multicentre studyEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2016132
25Cardiac Surgery Fast-track Treatment in a Postanesthetic Care UnitAnesthesiology2008128
26Feasibility, safety, and efficacy of totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting: Multicenter European experienceJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2007125
27Complex coronary anatomy in coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Impact of complex coronary anatomy in modern bypass surgery? Lessons learned from the SYNTAX trial after two yearsJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2011124
28Aortic valve calcium scoring is a predictor of significant paravalvular aortic insufficiency in transapical-aortic valve implantationEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2012124
29Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome: Beating Heart Versus Conventional Cardioplegic Cardiac Arrest StrategiesCirculation2006122
30Ten Years of Clinical Results With a Tissue-Engineered Pulmonary ValveAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2011122
31Experience with the conventional and frozen elephant trunk techniques: a single-centre studyEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2013115
32Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Cardiac Surgery OutcomeThoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon2003112
33Human Minimally Invasive Off-Pump Valve-in-a-Valve ImplantationAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2008109
34Does Reasonable Incomplete Surgical Revascularization Affect Early or Long-Term Survival in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Receiving Left Internal Mammary Artery Bypass to Left Anterior Descending Artery?Circulation2009107
35Transapical Aortic Valve ImplantationCirculation2011107
36Crimping May Affect the Durability of Transcatheter Valves: An Experimental AnalysisAnnals of Thoracic Surgery2011105
37Minimal invasive aortic valve replacement surgery is associated with improved survival: a propensity-matched comparison†European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery2015105
38First-in-man endovascular preconditioning of the paraspinal collateral network by segmental artery coil embolization to prevent ischemic spinal cord injuryJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2015102
39Rapid Deployment Versus Conventional Bioprosthetic Valve Replacement for Aortic StenosisJournal of the American College of Cardiology2018100
40Ambient hemolysis and activation of coagulation is different between HeartMate II and HeartWare left ventricular assist devicesJournal of Heart and Lung Transplantation201499
41On-pump beating heart versus off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery—evidence of pump-induced myocardial injuryEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery200594
42Effects of exercise training on insulin-like growth factor-I expression in the skeletal muscle of non-cachectic patients with chronic heart failureEuropean Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation200589
43Iatrogenic type A aortic dissection during cardiac procedures: early and late outcome in 48 patientsEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery201285
44Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 2011: A Report on Behalf of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryThoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon201284
45Predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation after Medtronic CoreValve bioprosthesis implantationEuropace201281
46The Cardica C-Port System: Clinical and angiographic evaluation of a new device for automated, compliant distal anastomoses in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery—A multicenter prospective clinical trialJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery200579
47Visceral Arterial Compromise During Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation TherapyCirculation201078
48Neurologic complications after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with and without aortic manipulation: Meta-analysis of 11,398 cases from 8 studiesJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery201177
49Developments in robotic cardiac surgeryCurrent Opinion in Cardiology200076
50Near-infrared Spectroscopy Monitoring of the Collateral Network Prior to, During, and After Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair: A Pilot StudyEuropean Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery201376