Kaneko, T., Bapat, V. N., Alakhtar, A. M., Zaid, S., George, I., Grubb, K. J., Harrington, K., Pirelli, L., Atkins, M., Desai, N. D., Bleiziffer, S., Noack, T., Modine, T., Denti, P., Kempfert, J., Ruge, H., Vitanova, K., Falk, V., Thourani, V. H., … Fukuhara, S. (2025). Transcatheter heart valve explantation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement failure: A Heart Valve Collaboratory expert consensus document on operative techniques. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 169(3), 878–889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.025

Kukreja, J., Campo-Canaveral de la Cruz, J. L., Van Raemdonck, D., Cantu, E., Date, H., D’Ovidio, F., Hartwig, M., Klapper, J. A., Kelly, R. F., Lindstedt, S., Rosso, L., Schaheen, L., Smith, M., Whitson, B., Saddoughi, S. A., & Cypel, M. (2025). The 2024 American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert consensus document: Current standards in donor lung procurement and preservation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 169(2), 484–504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.052

Chung, M. M., Rajesh, K., He, C., Zhao, Y., Hohri, Y., Jiminez, V., Owolabi, G., Norton, E., Kurlansky, P., Leshnower, B., Chen, E. P., & Takayama, H. (2025). Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in the Resternotomy Setting. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.12.030

Kalfa, D. M., Buratto, E., Bacha, E. A., Belli, E., Barron, D. J., Ly, M., Nield, L., McLeod, C., Khairy, P., Babu-Narayan, S. V., Kowalik, E., Elder, R. W., & Baruteau, A.-E. (2024). Single ventricle palliation in congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries: An international multicenter study. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.051

Moroi, M. K., Patel, K., Rajesh, K., Lin, A., Wang, P., Wang, C., Zhao, Y., Kurlansky, P. A., Latif, F., Sayer, G. T., Uriel, N., Naka, Y., & Takeda, K. (2024). Early outcomes in heart transplantation using donation after circulatory death donors in patients bridged with durable left ventricular assist devices. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.050

Stanifer, B. P., Harris, S., Nguyen, S. N., Vinogradsky, A. V., Trivedi, N., Fonseca, L., Salvatore, M., Sonett, J. R., D’Armiento, J., & Goldklang, M. (2024). Surgical management of pleural complications in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.08.038

Szeto, W. Y., Fukuhara, S., Fleischman, F., Sultan, I., Brinkman, W., Arnaoutakis, G., Takayama, H., Eudailey, K., Brinster, D., Jassar, A., DeRose, J., Brown, C., Farrington, W., & Moon, M. C. (2024). A novel hybrid prosthesis for open repair of acute DeBakey type I dissection with malperfusion: Early results from the PERSEVERE trial. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.059

Feirer, N., Buchner, A., Weber, M., Lang, M., Dzilic, E., Amabile, A., Geirsson, A., Trenkwalder, T., Krane, M., & Vitanova, K. (2024). Mechanical versus Biological Mitral Valve Replacement: Insights from Propensity Score Matching on Survival and Reoperation Rates. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.038

Singh, S. K., Levine, D., Norton, E. L., Patel, P., Kurlansky, P., Rajesh, K., Chung, M., Olakunle, O., Leshnower, B., Chen, E. P., & Takayama, H. (2024). Incidence, risk factors, and long-term outcomes associated with permanent pacemaker implantation after aortic root replacement. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.024

Nguyen, S. N., Vinogradsky, A. V., Tao, A. M., Chung, M. M., Kalfa, D. M., Bacha, E. A., & Goldstone, A. B. (2024). Rare coronary artery variants are associated with increased mortality and reinterventions following the arterial switch operation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.010

Moeller, C. M., Rubinstein, G., Oren, D., Valledor, A. F., Lotan, D., Raikhelkar, J. K., Clerkin, K. J., Colombo, P. C., Leahy, N. E., Fried, J. A., Kaku, Y., Naka, Y., Takeda, K., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Topkara, V. K., Sayer, G. T., & Uriel, N. (2024). Validation of the HeartMate 3 survival risk score in a large left ventricular assist device center. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.009

Hynds, M. A., Hayashi, H., Kurlansky, P., Zhao, Y., Vinogradsky, A. V., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Colombo, P. C., Sayer, G. T., Uriel, N., Naka, Y., & Takeda, K. (2024). Medium-Term Outcomes of Concomitant Aortic Valve Repair in Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.05.016

Simpson, M. T., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P., Colombo, P. C., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Uriel, N., Naka, Y., & Takeda, K. (2022). Outcomes of treatment for deep left ventricular assist device infection. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.09.020

Coselli, J. S., Roselli, E. E., Preventza, O., Malaisrie, S. C., Stewart, A., Stelzer, P., Takayama, H., Chen, E. P., Estrera, A. L., Gleason, T. G., Fischbein, M. P., Girardi, L. N., Patel, H. J., Bavaria, J. E., & LeMaire, S. A. (2022). Total aortic arch replacement using a frozen elephant trunk device: Results of a 1-year US multicenter trial. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.08.029

Konstantinov, I. E., Chai, P., Bacha, E., Caldarone, C. A., Da Silva, J. P., Da Fonseca Da Silva, L., Dearani, J., Hornberger, L., Knott-Craig, C., del Nido, P., Qureshi, M., Sarris, G., Starnes, V., & Tsang, V. (2024). The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2024 expert consensus document: Management of neonates and infants with Ebstein anomaly. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 168(2), 311–324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.04.018

Rajesh, K., Chung, M., Levine, D., Norton, E., Patel, P., Childress, P., Zhao, Y., Wang, P., Leshnower, B., Kurlansky, P., Chen, E., & Takayama, H. (2024). Long-term outcomes after aortic root replacement for bicuspid aortic valve–associated aneurysm. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.003

Singh, S. K., Elefteriades, J., & Takayama, H. (2024). Discussion to: Reintervention after valve-sparing aortic root replacement: A comprehensive analysis of 781 David V procedures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(4), 1239–1240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.030

Brener, M. I., Hamandi, M., Hong, E., Pizano, A., Harloff, M. T., Garner, E. F., El Sabbagh, A., Kaple, R. K., Geirsson, A., Deaton, D. W., Islam, A. M., Veeregandham, R., Bapat, V., Khalique, O. K., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P. A., Grayburn, P. A., Nazif, T. M., Kodali, S. K., … George, I. (2024). Early outcomes following transatrial transcatheter mitral valve replacement in patients with severe mitral annular calcification. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(4), 1263-1275.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.07.038

Singh, S. K., Levine, D., Patel, P., Norton, E., Wang, C., Kurlansky, P., Childress, P., Chung, M., Olakunle, O., George, I., Leshnower, B., Chen, E. P., & Takayama, H. (2024). Reintervention after valve-sparing aortic root replacement: A comprehensive analysis of 781 David V procedures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(4), 1229-1238.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.013

Beqaj, H., Goldshtrom, N., Linder, A., Buratto, E., Setton, M., DiLorenzo, M., Goldstone, A., Barry, O., Shah, A., Krishnamurthy, G., Bacha, E., & Kalfa, D. (2024). Valved Sano conduit improves immediate outcomes following Norwood operation compared with nonvalved Sano conduit. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(4), 1404–1413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.08.036

Gaudino, M., Audisio, K., Hueb, W. A., Stone, G. W., Farkouh, M. E., Di Franco, A., Rahouma, M., Serruys, P. W., Bhatt, D. L., Biondi Zoccai, G., Yusuf, S., Girardi, L. N., Fremes, S. E., Ruel, M., & Redfors, B. (2024). Coronary artery bypass grafting versus medical therapy in patients with stable coronary artery disease: An individual patient data pooled meta-analysis of randomized trials. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(3), 1022-1032.e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.06.003

Gouchoe, D. A., Sanchez, P. G., D’Cunha, J., Bermudez, C. A., Daneshmand, M. A., Davis, R. D., Hartwig, M. G., Wozniak, T. C., Kon, Z. N., Griffith, B. P., Lynch, W. R., Machuca, T. N., Weyant, M. J., Jessen, M. E., Mulligan, M. S., D’Ovidio, F., Camp, P. C., Cantu, E., Whitson, B. A., … Whitson, B. A. (2024). Ex vivo lung perfusion in donation after circulatory death: A post hoc analysis of the Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion as an Assessment of Extended/Marginal Donors Lungs trial. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.011

Bouhout, I., Singh, S., Nguyen, S., Vinogradsky, A., Barrett, C., Kalfa, D., Bacha, E., & Goldstone, A. (2024). Influence of preoperative aortic regurgitation on long-term autograft durability and dilatation in children and adolescents undergoing the Ross procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(3), 1123-1131.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.06.012

Zhang, A., Kurlansky, P., Ning, Y., Wang, A., Kaku, Y., Fried, J., & Takeda, K. (2024). Outcomes following successful decannulation from extracorporeal life support for cardiogenic shock. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(3), 1033-1046.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.08.007

Gosev, I., Pham, D. T., Um, J. Y., Anyanwu, A. C., Itoh, A., Kotkar, K., Takeda, K., Naka, Y., Peltz, M., Silvestry, S. C., Couper, G., Leacche, M., Rao, V., Sun, B., Tedford, R. J., Mokadam, N., McNutt, R., Crandall, D., Mehra, M. R., & Salerno, C. T. (2024). Ventricular assist device using a thoracotomy-based implant technique: Multi-Center Implantation of the HeartMate 3 in Subjects With Heart Failure Using Surgical Techniques Other Than Full Median Sternotomy (HM3 SWIFT). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.02.013

Chung, M. M., Yu, A., Zhao, Y., Wist, E., Hohri, Y., Kurlansky, P., Leb, J., O’Donnell, T. F. X., Patel, V., & Takayama, H. (2024). Utility of structured follow-up imaging after aortic surgery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.02.007

Hayashi, H., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P., Vaynrub, A., Bacchetta, M., Rosenzweig, E. B., & Takeda, K. (2024). Characteristics and prognostic significance of right heart remodeling and tricuspid regurgitation after pulmonary endarterectomy. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(2), 658-667.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.002

Singh, S. K., Hassanein, M., Ning, Y., Wang, C., Kurlansky, P., Clerkin, K., Sayer, G., Uriel, N., & Takeda, K. (2024). Increasing waiting times for status 2 patients in new United Network for Organ Sharing allocation system: Impact on waitlist and posttransplant outcomes. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(2), 535-543.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.05.040

Vinogradsky, A., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P., Kirschner, M., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Colombo, P., Sayer, G., Uriel, N., Naka, Y., & Takeda, K. (2024). Less is better? Comparing effects of median sternotomy and thoracotomy surgical approaches for left ventricular assist device implantation on postoperative outcomes and valvulopathy. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(2), 731-743.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.036

Konstantinov, I. E., Bacha, E., Barron, D., David, T., Dearani, J., d’Udekem, Y., El-Hamamsy, I., Najm, H. K., del Nido, P. J., Pizarro, C., Skillington, P., Starnes, V. A., & Winlaw, D. (2024). Optimal timing of Ross operation in children: A moving target? The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.02.012

Singh, S., Bouhout, I., Nguyen, S., Vinogradsky, A., Lampe, A., Moroi, M., Salna, M., Takayama, H., Bacha, E., & Goldstone, A. B. (2024). Aortic insufficiency following balloon aortic valvuloplasty does not impact long-term autograft durability after the Ross procedure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.01.024

Nguyen, S. N., Bouhout, I., Singh, S., Vinogradsky, A. V., Chung, M. M., Sevensky, R., Kalfa, D. M., Bacha, E. A., & Goldstone, A. B. (2024). Long-term autograft dilation and durability after the Ross procedure are similar in infants, children, and adolescents with primary aortic stenosis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.01.022

Chung, M. M., Pan, C., Hayashi, H., Kandula, V., Zhao, Y., Levine, D., Childress, P., Sutherland, L., Raza, S. T., Kurlansky, P., Smith, C. R., & Takayama, H. (2024). Significance of isolated postoperative atrial fibrillation in thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.12.023

Badhwar, V., Pereda, D., Khaliel, F. H., Poffo, R., Darehzereshki, A., Mehaffey, J. H., Yan, T. D., Melnitchouk, S., Geirsson, A., Arghami, A., Navia, J. L., Raikar, G. V., Weber, A. C., Ramzy, D., Černý, Š., Vojáček, J., Smith, R. L., Bonatti, J., Thourani, V. H., & Wei, L. M. (2024). Outcomes following initial multicenter experience with robotic aortic valve replacement: Defining a path forward. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(4), 1244–1250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.01.020

Kirschner, M., Topkara, V. K., Sun, J., Kurlansky, P., Kaku, Y., Naka, Y., Yuzefpolskaya, M., Colombo, P. C., Sayer, G., Uriel, N., & Takeda, K. (2023). Comparing 3-year survival and readmissions between HeartMate 3 and heart transplant as primary treatment for advanced heart failure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.12.019

John, R., Kanwar, M. K., Cleveland, J. C., Uriel, N., Naka, Y., Salerno, C., Horstmanshof, D., Hall, S. A., Cowger, J. A., Heatley, G., Somo, S. I., & Mehra, M. R. (2023). Concurrent valvular procedures during left ventricular assist device implantation and outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of the Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 trial portfolio. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(6), 1684-1694.e18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.021

Hu, D., Blitzer, D., Zhao, Y., Chan, C., Yamabe, T., Kim, I., Adeniyi, A., Pearsall, C., Kurlansky, P., George, I., Smith, C. R., Patel, V., & Takayama, H. (2023). Quantifying the effects of circulatory arrest on acute kidney injury in aortic surgery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(6), 1707-1716.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.03.024

Lee, J. J. R., Srinivasan, R., Ong, C. S., Alejo, D., Schena, S., Shpitser, I., Sussman, M., Whitman, G. J. R., & Malinsky, D. (2023). Causal determinants of postoperative length of stay in cardiac surgery using causal graphical learning. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(5), e446–e462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.08.012

Awtry, J. A., Shi, W. Y., McGurk, S., Louis, C., Ailawadi, G., George, I., Smith, R. L., Sabe, A. A., & Kaneko, T. (2023). National trends in utilization of transatrial transcatheter mitral valve replacement and postoperative outcomes. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.10.010

Feng, I., Wang, A. S., Takeda, K., & Topkara, V. K. (2024). Simultaneous heart-kidney transplant compared with heart transplant alone in patients with borderline renal function who are not dialysis dependent. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 168(1), 149-160.e15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.10.007

Nguyen, S. N., Vinogradsky, A. V., Barrett, C., Shah, A. M., Bacha, E., & Kalfa, D. M. (2024). Infant with Ebstein anomaly after the neonatal Starnes procedure: What is next? The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 168(1), 243–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.09.063

Bacha, E., & Gellis, L. (2023). Discussion to: Left atrioventricular valve repair after primary atrioventricular canal surgery: Predictors of durability. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(4), 1178–1180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.06.022

Smerling, J. L., Goldstone, A. B., Bacha, E. A., & Liberman, L. (2023). Long-term outcomes of tricuspid valve intervention during stage 2 palliation in patients with a single right ventricle. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(4), 1200-1209.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.05.014

Nguyen, S. N., Vinogradsky, A. V., Sevensky, R., Crystal, M. A., Bacha, E. A., & Goldstone, A. B. (2023). Use of the Inspiris valve in the native right ventricular outflow tract is associated with early prosthetic regurgitation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(4), 1210-1221.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.04.018

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 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(6), 1782–1820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.09.001

Chen, P., Van Hassel, J., Pinezich, M. R., Diane, M., Hudock, M. R., Kaslow, S. R., Gavaudan, O. P., Fung, K., Kain, M. L., Lopez, H., Saqi, A., Guenthart, B. A., Hozain, A. E., Romanov, A., Bacchetta, M., & Vunjak-Novakovic, G. (2024). Recovery of extracorporeal lungs using cross-circulation with injured recipient swine. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 167(5), e106–e130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.09.032

Nathan, M., Gauvreau, K., White, O., Anderson, B. R., Bacha, E. A., Barron, D. J., Cleveland, J., del Nido, P. J., Eghtesady, P., Galantowicz, M., Kennedy, A., Kohlsaat, K., Ma, M., Mattila, C., Van Arsdell, G., & Gaynor, J. W. (2023). Comparing apples to apples: Exploring public reporting of congenital cardiac surgery outcomes based on common congenital heart operations. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.08.052

Meadows, J. J., Bauser-Heaton, H., Petit, C. J., Goldstein, B. H., Qureshi, A. M., McCracken, C. E., Kelleman, M. S., Nicholson, G. T., Law, M. A., Zampi, J. D., Shahanavaz, S., Chai, P. J., Romano, J. C., Batlivala, S. P., Maskatia, S. A., Asztalos, I. B., Eilers, L., Kamsheh, A. M., Healan, S. J., … Mascio, C. E. (2023). Comparison of treatment strategies for neonates with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(3), 916-925.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.01.008

Kalfa, D., Karamichalis, J. M., Singh, S. K., Jiang, P., Anderson, B. R., Vargas, D., Choudhury, T., Habib, A., & Bacha, E. (2023). Operative mortality after Society of Thoracic Surgeons–European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Mortality Category 1 to 3 procedures: Deficiencies and opportunities for quality improvement. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 166(2), 325-333.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.11.022

Levine, D., Patel, P., Zhao, Y., Chung, M., Singh, S., Childress, P., Chodisetty, S., Leshnower, B., Kurlansky, P., Smith, C. R., Chen, E., & Takayama, H. (2023). Valve-sparing aortic root replacement versus composite valve graft with bioprosthesis in patients under age 50. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.016