Pagani, F. D., Singletary, B., Cantor, R., Mehaffey, J. H., Nayak, A., Teuteberg, J., Shah, P., Cowger, J., Vega, J. D., Goldstein, D., Kurlansky, P. A., Stehlik, J., Jacobs, J., Shahian, D., Habib, R., Dardas, T. F., & Kirklin, J. K. (2025). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Intermacs Database Risk Model for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.11.039

Goel, N. J., Kelly, J. J., Patrick, W. L., Zhao, Y., Bavaria, J. E., Ouzounian, M., Estrera, A. L., Takayama, H., Chen, E. P., Reece, T. B., Hughes, G. C., Roselli, E. E., Kim, K. M., Patel, H. J., Bowdish, M. E., Sperling, J. S., Leshnower, B. G., Preventza, O., Brinkman, W. T., & Desai, N. D. (2025). Malperfusion in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Nationwide Analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.01.002

Vyas, C., Wang, P., Sun, J., Logan, R., Smith, C., Guderian, E., Schnell, S., Argenziano, M., & Kurlansky, P. (2025). Long-Term Survival Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.026

Godoy, L. C., Fuster, V., Razzouk, L., Dangas, G., Sethi, S. S., Sidhu, M. S., Rodriguez, A. E., Solomon, S. D., & Farkouh, M. E. (2024). Causes of Death Following Coronary Revascularization in Patients with Diabetes. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.12.013

Thourani, V. H., Leon, M. B., Makkar, R., Ascione, G., Szeto, W. Y., Madhavan, M. V., Kodali, S. K., Hahn, R. T., Pibarot, P., Malaisrie, S. C., Kapadia, S. R., Russo, M. J., Herrmann, H. C., Babaliaros, V., Guyton, R., Genereux, P., Cohen, D. J., Park, B., Clarke, S., … Mack, M. J. (2024). Five Year Outcomes in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing Surgery in the PARTNER 3 Trial. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.11.025

Smith, C. (2024). All Together Now: Sing for Sequential. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.11.021

Lang, M., Feirer, N., Voss, B., Geirsson, A., Amabile, A., Krane, M., & Vitanova, K. (2025). Mechanisms of Repair Failure After Mitral Valve Repair Using Chordal Replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 119(2), 362–369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.10.029

Rice, D., Singhal, S., Niemeyer, E., Sarkaria, I., Martin, L. W., Ebright, M. I., Louie, B. E., Lee, T., & Predina, J. D. (2024). Intraoperative Molecular Imaging with Pafolacianine in Resection of Occult Pulmonary Malignancy in the ELUCIDATE trial. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.10.001

Goldberg, S. W., Chalak, C., Anderson, B. R., Elhoff, J., Gaydos, S., Lubert, A. M., Sassalos, P., Gauvreau, K., & Gurvitz, M. (2024). Outcomes in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients With Down Syndrome Undergoing a Cardiac Surgical Procedure. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.037

Halkos, M. E., Jonsson, A., Badhwar, V., Balkhy, H. H., Grossi, E. A., Dearani, J. A., Geirsson, A., Gillinov, M., Melnitchouk, S., Loulmet, D., & Murphy, D. A. (2024). Developing Proficiency in Robotic Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.049

Chen, S., Pop, A., Prasad Dasi, L., & George, I. (2024). Lifetime Management for Aortic Stenosis: Strategy and Decision Making in the Current Era. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.05.047

Perry, T., Cooper, D. S., Sweberg, T., Jacobs, M. L., Jacobs, J. P., Huang, B., Chen, C., Thiagarajan, R. R., Brunetti, M. A., Lasa, J. J., Cheung, E. W., Kumar, S. R., Adachi, I., Ashfaq, A., Maeda, K., Zafar, F., & Morales, D. L. S. (2024). Outcomes in Children Who Undergo Post-cardiotomy ECMO: A Report from the STS-CHSD. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.07.020

Waldron, C., Mori, M., & Geirsson, A. (2024). Deflating Doubts: Endoaortic Balloon Occlusion Is Safe and Effective. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 118(2), 419–420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.05.002

Chung, M., Rajesh, K., Hohri, Y., Zhao, Y., Wang, C., Chan, C., Kaku, Y., Takeda, K., George, I., Argenziano, M., Smith, C., Kurlansky, P., & Takayama, H. (2024). Adverse Technical Events During Aortic Root Replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.06.014

Stephens, E. H., Feins, E. N., Karamlou, T., Anderson, B. R., Alsoufi, B., Bleiweis, M. S., d’Udekem, Y., Nelson, J. S., Ashfaq, A., Marino, B. S., St. Louis, J. D., Najm, H. K., Turek, J. W., Ahmad, D., Dearani, J. A., & Jacobs, J. P. (2024). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Neonates and Infants with Coarctation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.04.012

Thourani, V. H., Bonnell, L., Wyler von Ballmoos, M. C., Mehaffey, J. H., Bowdish, M., Kurlansky, P., Jacobs, J. P., O’Brien, S., Shahian, D. M., & Badhwar, V. (2024). Outcomes of Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Analysis and Risk Model. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.04.014

Thourani, V. H., Abbas, A. E., Ternacle, J., Hahn, R. T., Makkar, R., Kodali, S. K., George, I., Kapadia, S., Svensson, L. G., Szeto, W. Y., Herrmann, H. C., Ailawadi, G., Leipsic, J., Blanke, P., Webb, J., Jaber, W. A., Russo, M., Malaisrie, S. C., Yadav, P., … Pibarot, P. (2024). Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Analysis of the PARTNER Trials. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 117(6), 1164–1171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.01.023

Wang, A. S., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P., Hayashi, H., Rosenzweig, E. B., Brady, D., & Takeda, K. (2024). Acute Kidney Injury After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy: Associated Factors and Impact. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 117(2), 311–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.08.009

Singh, S. K., Vinogradsky, A., Kirschner, M., Sun, J., Wang, C., Kurlansky, P., Kaku, Y., Smith, C. R., & Takeda, K. (2024). Mechanical Circulatory Support During Surgical Revascularization for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 117(5), 932–939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.01.017

Peng, D. M., Davies, R. R., Simpson, K. E., Shugh, S. B., Morales, D. L. S., Jacobs, J. P., Butto, A., Joong, A., Conway, J., Schindler, K., Griffiths, E. R., Koehl, D., Cantor, R. S., Kirklin, J. K., Rossano, J. W., & Adachi, I. (2024). Seventh Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Report. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 117(4), 690–703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.11.035

Gaudino, M., Rong, L. Q., Baiocchi, M., Dimagli, A., Doenst, T., Fremes, S. E., Gelijins, A. C., Kurlansky, P., Sandner, S., Weinsaft, J. W., & Di Franco, A. (2024). Research Concepts and Opportunities for Early-Career Investigators in Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 117(4), 704–713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.10.033

Kurlansky, P. A. (2023). Failure to Rescue in Cardiac Surgery: Where Do We Go From Here? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(6), 1309–1310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.05.018

Asija, R., Singh, R., Paneitz, D. C., Wolfe, S. B., Chukwudi, C., Michel, E., Rabi, S. A., Langer, N. B., Osho, A. A., & Ganapathi, A. M. (2023). Is Transplantation With Coronavirus Disease 2019–Positive Donor Lungs Safe? A US Nationwide Analysis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(5), 1046–1054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.05.048

Zaid, S., Hirji, S. A., Bapat, V. N., Denti, P., Modine, T., Nguyen, T. C., Mack, M. J., Reardon, M. J., Kaneko, T., Tang, G. H. L., Saha, S., Kiefer, P., Holzhey, D., Noack, T., Voisine, P., Mohammadi, S., Harrington, K. B., Squiers, J. J., Fukuhara, S., … Bavaria, J. E. (2023). Surgical Explantation of Failed Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(5), 933–942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.05.036

Gaudino, M., Di Franco, A., Arbustini, E., Bacha, E., Bates, E. R., Cameron, D. E., Cao, D., David, T. E., De Paulis, R., El-Hamamsy, I., Farooqi, K. M., Girardi, L. N., Gräni, C., Kochav, J. D., Molossi, S., Puskas, J. D., Rao, S. V., Sandner, S., Tatoulis, J., … Mery, C. M. (2023). Management of Adults With Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries: State-of-the-Art Review. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(6), 1124–1141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.025

Hahn, R. T., Lawlor, M. K., Davidson, C. J., Badhwar, V., Sannino, A., Spitzer, E., Lurz, P., Lindman, B. R., Topilsky, Y., Baron, S. J., Chadderdon, S., Khalique, O. K., Tang, G. H. L., Taramasso, M., Grayburn, P. A., Badano, L., Leipsic, J., Lindenfeld, J., Windecker, S., … Stone, G. (2023). Tricuspid Valve Academic Research Consortium Definitions for Tricuspid Regurgitation and Trial Endpoints. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(5), 908–932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.09.018

Backer, C. L., Overman, D. M., Dearani, J. A., Romano, J. C., Tweddell, J. S., Kumar, S. R., Marino, B. S., Bacha, E. A., Jaquiss, R. D. B., Zaidi, A. N., Gurvitz, M., Costello, J. M., Pierick, T. A., Ravekes, W. J., Reagor, J. A., St. Louis, J. D., Spaeth, J., Mahle, W. T., Shin, A. Y., … Pasquali, S. K. (2023). Recommendations for Centers Performing Pediatric Heart Surgery in the United States. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(5), 871–907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.08.016

Singh, S. K., Chung, M. M., Takeda, K., & Takayama, H. (2023). Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Postcardiotomy Shock: Time to Look for Action Instead of Selection? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 116(1), 154–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.04.010

Bavaria, J. E., Griffith, B., Heimansohn, D. A., Rozanski, J., Johnston, D. R., Bartus, K., Girardi, L. N., Beaver, T., Takayama, H., Mumtaz, M. A., Rosengart, T. K., Starnes, V., Timek, T. A., Boateng, P., Ryan, W., Cornwell, L. D., Blackstone, E. H., Borger, M. A., Pibarot, P., … Puskas, J. D. (2023). Five-year Outcomes of the COMMENCE Trial Investigating Aortic Valve Replacement With RESILIA Tissue. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(6), 1429–1436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.058

Sandner, S., & Kurlansky, P. (2023). Multiarterial Grafting and the Challenge of Redefining Quality in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(6), 1419–1420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.01.009

Cheung, E. W., Mastropietro, C. W., Flores, S., Amula, V., Radman, M., Kwiatkowski, D., Puente, B. N., Buckley, J. R., Allen, K., Loomba, R., Karki, K., Chiwane, S., Cashen, K., Piggott, K., Kapileshwarkar, Y., Gowda, K. M. N., Badheka, A., Raman, R., Costello, J. M., … Iliopoulos, I. (2023). Procedural Outcomes of Pulmonary Atresia With Intact Ventricular Septum in Neonates: A Multicenter Study. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(6), 1470–1477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.07.055

Boucek, K., Mastropietro, C. W., Beall, J., Keller, E., Beshish, A., Flores, S., Chlebowski, M., Yates, A. R., Choudhury, T. A., Mueller, D., Kwiatkowski, D. M., Migally, K., Karki, K., Willett, R., Radman, M. R., Reddy, C., Piggott, K., Capone, C. A., Kapileshwarkar, Y., … Costello, J. M. (2023). Staged vs Complete Repair in Tetralogy of Fallot With Pulmonary Atresia. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(6), 1463–1468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.01.029

Levine, D., & Kurlansky, P. (2023). Insurance Status, Wound Complications, and New Paradigms for Evaluating Patient Care. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(5), 1143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.01.010

Jain, S. S., Clerkin, K. J., Anstey, D. E., Liu, Q., Fried, J. A., Raikhelkar, J., Griffin, J. M., Marshall, D., Colombo, P., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Topkara, V., Naka, Y., Takeda, K., Sayer, G., Uriel, N., & Leb, J. (2023). Outflow Graft Narrowing of the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(5), 1282–1288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.014

Adachi, I., Peng, D. M., Hollander, S. A., Simpson, K. E., Davies, R. R., Jacobs, J. P., VanderPluym, C. J., Fynn-Thompson, F., Wells, D. A., Law, S. P., Amdani, S., Cantor, R., Koehl, D., Kirklin, J. K., Morales, D. L. S., & Rossano, J. W. (2023). Sixth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(5), 1098–1108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.10.042

Ivascu Girardi, N., Cushing, M. M., Evered, L. A., Benedetto, U., Schwann, T. A., Kurlansky, P., Habib, R. H., & Gaudino, M. F. L. (2023). Incidence and Impact of a Single-Unit Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database 2010-2019. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(4), 1035–1041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.11.037

Ranard, L. S., Vahl, T. P., & Thourani, V. H. (2023). Weighing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Native Aortic Regurgitation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(4), 877–878. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.02.001

Smith, C. R. (2023). Rolling a Seven. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(3), 575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.01.006

Yuzefpolskaya, M., Schroeder, S. E., Houston, B. A., Robinson, M. R., Gosev, I., Reyentovich, A., Koehl, D., Cantor, R., Jorde, U. P., Kirklin, J. K., Pagani, F. D., & D’Alessandro, D. A. (2023). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2022 Annual Report: Focus on the 2018 Heart Transplant Allocation System. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(2), 311–327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.11.023

Buckley, J. R., Costello, J. M., Smerling, A. J., Sassalos, P., Amula, V., Cashen, K., Riley, C. M., Bakar, A. M., Iliopoulos, I., Jennings, A., Narasimhulu, S. S., & Mastropietro, C. W. (2023). Contemporary Multicenter Outcomes for Truncus Arteriosus With Interrupted Aortic Arch. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(1), 144–150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.08.040

Jarrett, C. M., Pelletier, M., Abu-Omar, Y., Baeza, C., Elgudin, Y., Markowitz, A., Vega, P. R., Dressler, O., Kappetein, A. P., Serruys, P. W., Stone, G. W., & Sabik, J. F. (2023). Endoscopic vs Open Vein Harvest in Drug-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Left Main Disease Trial. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(1), 72–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.12.079

Salna, M., & Takayama, H. (2023). Prolene or Products: When Is the Right Time to Bite the Bullet and Takeback? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 115(1), 239–240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.08.003

Russo, M. J., Thourani, V. H., Cohen, D. J., Malaisrie, S. C., Szeto, W. Y., George, I., Kodali, S. K., Makkar, R., Lu, M., Williams, M., Nguyen, T., Aldea, G., Genereux, P., Fang, H. K., Alu, M. C., Rogers, E., Okoh, A., Herrmann, H. C., Kapadia, S., … Mack, M. J. (2022). Minimally Invasive Versus Full Sternotomy for Isolated Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(6), 2124–2130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.048

Molina, E. J., Cowger, J., Lee, S., Horstmanshof, D., Cleveland, J. C., Goldstein, D. J., Mehra, M. R., Uriel, N., Salerno, C. T., Bourque, K., Chuang, J., & Naka, Y. (2022). Outcomes in Smaller Body Size Adults After HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(6), 2262–2269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.071

Kriegel, J., & Takayama, H. (2022). Sizable Valve Implantation May Lead to Sizable Pacemaker Risk. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(5), 1627–1628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.064

Salna, M., & Takayama, H. (2022). Plight or Potential in Overengineering? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(4), 1340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.074

Amabile, A., Krane, M., Dufendach, K., Baird, C. W., Ganjoo, N., Eckstein, F. S., Albertini, A., Gruber, P. J., Mumtaz, M. A., Bacha, E. A., Benedetto, U., Chikwe, J., Geirsson, A., Holfeld, J., Iida, Y., Lange, R., Morell, V. O., & Chu, D. (2022). Standardized Aortic Valve Neocuspidization for Treatment of Aortic Valve Diseases. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(4), 1108–1117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.03.067

Hannan, E. L., Wu, Y., Cozzens, K., Friedrich, M., Chikwe, J., Adams, D. H., Sundt, T. M., Girardi, L., Smith, C. R., Lahey, S. J., Gold, J. P., & Wechsler, A. (2022). The Association of Socioeconomic Factors With Outcomes for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(4), 1318–1325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.10.006

Malick, A., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P. A., Melehy, A., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Colombo, P. C., Sayer, G., Uriel, N., Naka, Y., & Takeda, K. (2022). Development of De Novo Aortic Insufficiency in Patients With HeartMate 3. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(2), 450–456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.074

Shahian, D. M., Badhwar, V., Kurlansky, P. A., Bowdish, M. E., Lobdell, K. W., Furnary, A. P., Thourani, V. H., Jacobs, J. P., Wyler von Ballmoos, M. C., Kim, K. M., Vassileva, C., Antman, M. S., Grau-Sepulveda, M. V., & O’Brien, S. M. (2022). The STS Participant-Level, Multiprocedural Composite Measure for Adult Cardiac Surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 114(2), 467–475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.084