2018
Type	Title
Cardiac	Short and Long-term Outcomes after Total Arch Replacement by Using the Trifurcated Graft Technique, Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion and Deep Hypothermia Circulatory Arrest
Cardiac	Transfusion in Elective Proximal Reconstruction: Where Do We Currently Stand?
Cardiac	Association Between Centers for Disease Control "High-risk" Donor Characteristics and Recipient Outcomes After Heart Transplantation: Insights from the UNOS Database
Cardiac	Sternal Wound Complications in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Cardiac	Hospitalization Prior to Index Admission for Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Decreases Mortality and Cost
Cardiac	Clinical and Functional Outcomes Associated with Age After Non-Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiac	Left Ventricular Function Recovery after Transapical Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Cardiac	Preoperative CT Scans Reduce the Risk of Stroke in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Meta-Analysis
Cardiac	Racial Disparities and Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Bridge to Transplantation or Destination Therapy
Thoracic	The Scan, the Needle or the Knife? National Trends in Diagnosing Stage I Lung Cancer
Thoracic	Safety and Feasibility of Thorascoscopic Lung Resection for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in Octogenarians
Thoracic	Trends in Surgical Approach to Thymectomy: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Thoracic	Robotic Segmentectomy Versus Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy: Comparing Intraoperative Results
Thoracic	Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Early Airway Dehiscence Following Lung Transplantation
Thoracic	Therapeutic Mediastinoscopy: Extended Indications Beyond the Staging and Diagnosis of the Mediastinum
Thoracic	Readmissions After Lobectomy in an Era of Increasing Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Statewide Analysis
Thoracic	Risk Factors for Recurrence After Thymectomy
Thoracic	Improving Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in a Community Hospital Setting
Cardiac On-Demand Presentations
Execution and Management of a Complex Clinical Trial MRSA Sepsis and ARDS; Is It Indication for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)? Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy Increases Mortality in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy Alternative Access Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR): A Single-Site's Experience with a Viable Treatment Option for Extreme Risk Patients Aortic Remodeling After Endovascular Repair of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Coronary Sinus and PA Vent Complications During Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Deep Breathing Exercises After Cardiac Surgery - Is It Necessary After Discharge? Demographic Analysis of a Single Center Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Practice Reveals Racial Disparities in Access to New Medical Technologies HTK Cardioprotection in Ross Procedure for Native/Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Early and Late Outcomes After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Left Ventricular Thrombus Found During Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in a Patient with Acute Leukemia Related Hypercoagulable State, ARDS, and Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy On-pump vs Off-pump CABG Surgery: A Single Center Outcome Postoperative Morbidity In Patients With Chronic Viral Hepatitis Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Study Pulmonary Complications Adversely Affect Long-term Mortality Following Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair Sternal Cable Closure: A Word of Caution Surgical Removal of a Large Mobile Left Ventricular Thrombus via Left Atriotomy Totally Endoscopic Robotic Treatment of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy with Septal Myomectomy and Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet Augmentation
Thoracic On-Demand Presentations
Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Management of Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleur Does Robotic Lobectomy Result in Improved Procedure Related Outcomes? A Comparative Analysis of Open, VATS and Robotic Lobectomy Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Post-Irradiation Treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma Management Algorithm for Aortoesophageal Fistula (AEF) Miliary Interstital Disease from Foreign Body Injection Novel Repair of Disruption of the Costal Margin Without Associated Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair of Chest Wall Hernias: Case Series and Report of Rare Complication after Surgical Repair of Chest Wall Hernia The "Untapped" Potential of Tunneled Pleural Catheters Thoracoscopic Right Middle Lobectomy for a Centrally Located AV Fistula
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2017
Type	Title
Cardiac	Right Axillary Cannulation in Patients with Type A Aortic Dissection with Dissected Innominate or Right Axillary Arteries
Cardiac	Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection Compared to Atherosclerotic Aneurysm
Cardiac	Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement in Octogenarians with Non-Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Cardiac	Resection of Malignant and Benign Cardiac Tumors: Operative Results and Long-Term Outcomes
Cardiac	Should Gram-Negative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Be Considered for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?
Cardiac	Silver Impregnated Dressing Does Not Decrease Incidence of Surgical Site Infection After Sternotomy Incision for Adult Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac	Higher Rates of Graft Failure with Use of Free Versus In-Situ Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafts: Insights from the PREVENT-IV Trial
Cardiac	Impact of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation on Survival in Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation as Destination Therapy Patients
Thoracic	Single Institution Experience with Uniportal VATS Thymectomy for Thymic Disease
Thoracic	Impact of Stapler Platforms on Outcomes in Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Resections
Thoracic	Predictors of Prolonged Chest Tube Duration after Lobectomy: Findings from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thoracic Surgery Database
Thoracic	Early Discharge Does Not Increase Rate of Readmission in Thoracic Surgery Patients
Thoracic	Large Series of Robotic Segmentectomies: Technical Advantages of Using Indocyanine Green Dye
Thoracic	Fine Needle Aspiration Versus Gencut Core: Is One Biopsy Method Superior in Terms of Tissue Volume?
Thoracic	The Effect of Body Mass Index on Outcomes Comparing Robotic to Non-robotic Approach for Anatomic Pulmonary Resections
Thoracic	Paraesophageal Hernia Following Esophagectomy
Thoracic	Thoracic Surgery in Limited Resource Settings - Experience at Three Referral Hospitals In Rwanda. Case Series
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2016
Type	Title
Cardiac	In-Hospital Outcome and Complications of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in the United States between 2008 and 20162
Cardiac	Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Insufficiency Improves Symptoms and Ejection Fraction at Late Follow-Up
Cardiac	Risk factors for Recurrent Regurgitation Following Mitral Valve Repair in Degenerative Disease
Cardiac	Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Technique and Outcomes
Cardiac	Computational Fluid Dynamics Wall-Stress Assessment of Root, Ascending Aorta and Arch Supports the Preservation of the Dissected Arch with Treatment of Type-A Dissections
Cardiac	Patient Age, Cost and Readmission of Heart Transplantation in the U.S. Medicare Population
Cardiac	Role of Coronary Artery Disease in Clinical Outcomes Following Trans-catheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiac	Del Nido Cardioplegia Simplifies Myocardial Protection Strategy for Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiac	Is Partial Sternotomy a Viable Option in Patients with Concurrent Coronary Artery Disease and Aortic Valve Replacement?
Cardiac	Regional Availability of Low-Risk Donors Does Not Drive Organ Acceptance in Heart Transplantation
Thoracic	Comparative Outcome Analysis of Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis and Open Transhiatal Esophagectomy
Thoracic	Use of Cryoablation in Treatment of Subglottic Tracheal Stenosis in Pediatric Patients with Wegener's Granulomatosis
Thoracic	Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy for Peripheral Lung Lesions: Factors Associated with Improved Diagnostic Yield
Thoracic	Traumatic Esophageal Injury: a 27 Year Experience in a Large Trauma Registry
Thoracic	Utilization of the Esophageal Wound VAC to Treat Esophageal Luminal Disruption
Thoracic	Recurrence of Breast Cancer in the Chest Wall -Our Experience with Successful Resection and Reconstruction
Thoracic	Pneumonectomy is Necessary Following Pulmonary Artery Compromise: Case Series and Literature Review
Thoracic	Current Treatment of Bronchopleural-Cutaneous Fistula
Thoracic	Transverse Rectus Abdominis Flap in Pneumonectomy for Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Thoracic	Genetic Contribution to Non-Squamous, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers
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2015
Type	Title
Cardiac	Alternate Approaches to Femoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in High-risk Patients with Limited Peripheral Access or Challenging Aorta
Cardiac	Total Arch Replacement Using the Trifurcation Graft, Antegrade Cerebral Perfusion in the Era of Endovascular Surgery
Cardiac	Prophylactic Application of Hemostatic Agents in Left Ventricular Assist Device Does Not Reduce Chest Tube Output nor Transfusion Requirements
Cardiac	The Use of Axillary Cannulation in Re-Do Cardiac Surgery Utilizing Port Access Technology
Cardiac	Intracoronary Delivery of Cardiac Stem Cells to the Right Ventricle: Preclinical Assessment in a Swine Model
Cardiac	Effect of Repeat Sternotomy on Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Cardiac	Is the Underlying Etiology of Cardiogenic Shock Associated with Myocardial Recovery in Patients on Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation?
Cardiac	Characteristics Influencing Outcomes in Patients Who Undergo Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Cardiac	Which Patients are at Risk for Distal Aortic Pathology Following Conservative Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection?
Cardiac	Preventing Knot Failure in Mitral Valve Chordal Replacement Using ePTFE
Cardiac	Regional Variability of In-Patient Outcomes for Coronary Artery Bypass in the United States
Thoracic	Surgical Treatment of Diffuse Complex Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations (PAVM) in Pediatric Patients
Thoracic	Lymph Node Sampling Rates and Wedge Resection for Primary NSCLC: An Analysis of the SEER Database (2004-20152)
Thoracic	The Use of Liposomal Bupivaccaine in Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic	Geographic Variability in Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery Adoption: A MedPAR Medicare Analysis of Lobectomy for Primary Lung Cancer
Thoracic	Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Decortication for the Management of Late Stage Pleural Emphyema, Is it Easible?
Thoracic	Management of Prolonged Pulmonary Air Leaks with Endobronchial Valve Placement
Thoracic	Identifying Small Pulmonary Nodules for Minimally Invasive Resection: The Role of Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy
Thoracic	Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy Reduces the Time Required for Localization and Resection of Lung Nodules
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2014
Type	Title
Cardiac	Requirement of Right Ventricular Assist Device Results in Worse Post-Transplant Survival
Cardiac	Contemporary Outcomes of Adult Veno Venous ECMO for ARDS
Cardiac	Lower Extremity Complications in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Arteriovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator Support
Cardiac	Septal Myectomy is Safe and Effective at a Medium Volume Center
Cardiac	Forgut Injuries as a Complication of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac	Anatomy of a Cardiac Surgical Program Turnaround: Is Risk Aversion the Answer?
Cardiac	Rescue Strategies for Repair of Intraoperative Thoracic Vena Caval Injury
Cardiac	Bedside Surgical Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants is Safe and Efficacious
Cardiac	Operative Strategies and Patient Outcomes in Acute Type A Dissections (ATAAD) Before and After the Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Aortic Surgery Team
Cardiac	Pulmonary Complications Adversely Affect Long-term Mortality Following Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair
Cardiac	Initial Experience with a Combined Bilateral Mini Thoractomy Approach for Valve and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Cardiac	Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients
Cardiac	Concomitant Bypass Grafts Have no Impact on Early or Long-Term Outcomes Following Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiac	The Impact of Gastrointestional Complications on Patients Who Undergo Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Thoracic	The Role of Navigational Bronchoscopy in Localization of Lung Nodules for Robotic Resection
Thoracic	Robotic Lobectomy: An Examination of Perioperative Outcomes in One-hundred and Fifty Consecutive Cases
Thoracic	Modern Outcomes in Surgical Repair of Esophageal Perforation
Thoracic	Standardizing Robotically Assisted VATS Lobectomy: Assessing Feasibility and Safety in 128 Consecutive Patients by Multiple Surgeons Across a Single Healthcare System
Thoracic	Comparison of Post-Operative Symptoms in Patients Undergoing Pyloroplasty, Botulinum Toxin, or No Gastric Emptying Procedure After Esophagectomy
Thoracic	The Application of Spray Cryotherapy in Treatment of Benign and Malignant Bronchial Strictures
Thoracic	Implementing a Free Lung Cancer Screening Program in a Teriary Healthcare Network
Thoracic	Surgical Outcomes in a Clinical CT Lung Screening Program
Thoracic	Minimally Invasive Fundopolication is Effective for Patients with Severe Esophageal Hypomotility
Thoracic	Improving Lives with Tunneled Pleural Catheters
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2013
Type	Title
Cardiac	CT Annular Measurement of the Aortic Valve by M2S Software Provide Optimal Sizing and Valuable Preoperative Case Planning Information in TAVR
Cardiac	Defining the Futility Point: Early and Late Outcomes of Surgical Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection in Octogenarians
Cardiac	Is Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Sustained Over the Long-Term?: Review of a Single Institution's Experience
Cardiac	Long-term Outcomes After Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect Repair: Impact of Early Repair and Role of Autologous Atrial Appendage Advancement Flap
Cardiac	Operative Outcomes After Open Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in the Era of Endovascular Surgery
Cardiac	Preoperative Identification of Aortic Root Calcium Landmark on 3D CT Image on M2S Imaging Software Optimizes Valve Deployment in TAVR
Cardiac	Propensity-Matched Comparison of Open Aortic and Mitral Replacement or Repair Versus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Significant Mitral Regurgitation
Cardiac	Thoracic Endovascular Stent Graft Repair for the Treatment of Ascending Aortic Pathologies in High Open Surgical Risk Patients
Cardiac	Univariate Comparison of Patients Going on Cardiopulmonary Bypass During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Thoracic	Does the Robotic Platform Offer Substantive Benefit for Esophagectomy: A comparative Analysis of Open, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Assisted Procedures
Thoracic	Effect of Pulmonary Function Tests on Peri-Operative Outcomes After Robotic-Assisted Pulmonary Lobectomy: Retrospective Analysis of 234 Consecutive Cases
Thoracic	Effect of Small Body Habitus on Peri-Operative Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted Pulmonary Lobectomy: Retrospective Analysis of 200 Consecutive Patients
Thoracic	Perioperative Outcomes and Survival Patterns After Resection of Primary Salivary Gland Tumors of the Lung and Trache
Thoracic	Single Lung Transplantation with ABO Compatible Donors Results in Excellent Outcomes
Thoracic	The Role of the Surgical Robot in an Advanced VATS Program
Thoracic	Transbronchial and Surgical Lung Biopsies in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients with Pulmonary Disease
Thoracic	Wedge Resection Versus Lobectomy For Stage 1A Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in the Elderly: A Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Database Analysis
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