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

Goldshtrom, N., Vasquez, A. M., Chaves, D. V., Bateman, D. A., Kalfa, D., Levasseur, S., Torres, A. J., Bacha, E., & Krishnamurthy, G. (2023). Outcomes after neonatal cardiac surgery: The impact of a dedicated neonatal cardiac program. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 165(6), 2204-2211.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.06.013

Levine, D., Patel, P., Wang, C., Pan, C., Dong, A., Leshnower, B., Kurlansky, P., Smith, C. R., Chen, E., & Takayama, H. (2023). Valve-sparing root replacement versus composite valve graft root replacement: Analysis of more than 1500 patients from 2 aortic centers. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.05.022

Char, S., Fried, J., Melehy, A., Mehta, S., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P., & Takeda, K. (2023). Clinical efficacy of direct or indirect left ventricular unloading during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for primary cardiogenic shock. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 165(2), 699-707.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.024

Richmond, M. E., Deshpande, S. R., Zangwill, S. D., Bichell, D. P., Kindel, S. J., Mahle, W. T., Schroder, J. N., Wigger, M. A., Knecht, K. R., Pahl, E., Gaglianello, N. A., Goetsch, M. A., Simpson, P., Dasgupta, M., Zhang, L., North, P. E., Tomita-Mitchell, A., & Mitchell, M. E. (2023). Validation of donor fraction cell-free DNA with biopsy-proven cardiac allograft rejection in children and adults. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 165(2), 460-468.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.04.027

Melehy, A., Sanchez, J. E., Nemeth, S. K., Kurlansky, P. A., Uriel, N., Sayer, G. T., Naka, Y., & Takeda, K. (2023). National outcomes of bridge to multiorgan cardiac transplantation using mechanical circulatory support. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 165(1), 168-182.e11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.114

Ogami, T., Zimmermann, E., Zhu, R. C., Zhao, Y., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P., Stevens, J. S., Avgerinos, D. V., Patel, V. I., & Takayama, H. (2023). Proximal aortic repair in dialysis patients: A national database analysis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 165(1), 31-39.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.02.086

Hayanga, J. W. A., Lemaitre, P. H., Merritt-Genore, H., Teman, N. R., Roy, N., Sanchez, P. G., Javidfar, J., Donahoe, L., & Arora, R. C. (2022). 2021: Perioperative and critical care year in review for the cardiothoracic surgery team. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 164(6), e449–e456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.05.004

Wang, A. S., Nemeth, S., Kurlansky, P., Brodie, D., Takayama, H., Naka, Y., Kaku, Y., Fried, J., Nir, U., & Takeda, K. (2022). Sex differences in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 164(3), 960-969.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.044

Zafar, F., Allen, P., Bryant, R., Tweddell, J. S., Najm, H. K., Anderson, B. R., & Karamlou, T. (2022). A mapping algorithm for International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision codes for congenital heart surgery benchmark procedures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 163(6), 2232–2239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.10.015

Corda, R., Chrisomalis-Dring, S., Crook, S., Shawber, C. J., Wu, J. K., & Chai, P. J. (2022). Propranolol treatment for chylothorax after congenital cardiac surgery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 163(5), 1630-1641.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.09.007

Cahill, T. J., Khalique, O. K., George, I., & Kodali, S. (2022). Valve thrombosis after transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement: Incidence and outcomes. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 163(4), 1309–1315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.07.052

Gaudino, M., Bagiella, E., Chang, H. L., & Kurlansky, P. (2022). Randomized trials, observational studies, and the illusive search for the source of truth. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 163(2), 757–762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.10.120

Mittel, A., Kim, D. H., Cooper, Z., Argenziano, M., & Hua, M. (2022). Use of 90-day mortality does not change assessment of hospital quality after coronary artery bypass grafting in New York State. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 163(2), 676-682.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.03.072

Gallo, M., Blitzer, D., Laforgia, P. L., Doulamis, I. P., Perrin, N., Bortolussi, G., Guariento, A., & Putzu, A. (2022). Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft for left main coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 163(1), 94-105.e15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.010

Gelijns, A. C., Moskowitz, A. J., O’Gara, P. T., Giustino, G., Mack, M. J., Mancini, D. M., Bagiella, E., Hung, J., Ailawadi, G., Leon, M. B., Acker, M. A., Alexander, J. H., Dickert, N. W., Taddei-Peters, W. C., & Miller, M. A. (2021). Transcatheter mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation: Evaluating the evidence. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 162(5), 1504–1511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.02.132

Kurlansky, P. (2021). The rocky exhilarating journey from data to wisdom. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 162(4), 1166–1169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.019

Michelena, H. I., Della Corte, A., Evangelista, A., Maleszewski, J. J., Edwards, W. D., Roman, M. J., Devereux, R. B., Fernández, B., Asch, F. M., Barker, A. J., Sierra-Galan, L. M., De Kerchove, L., Fernandes, S. M., Fedak, P. W. M., Girdauskas, E., Delgado, V., Abbara, S., Lansac, E., Prakash, S. K., … Schäfers, H.-J. (2021). International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional and research purposes. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 162(3), e383–e414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.06.019

Michelena, H. I., Della Corte, A., Evangelista, A., Maleszewski, J. J., Edwards, W. D., Roman, M. J., Devereux, R. B., Fernández, B., Asch, F. M., Barker, A. J., Sierra-Galan, L. M., De Kerchove, L., Fernandes, S. M., Fedak, P. W. M., Girdauskas, E., Delgado, V., Abbara, S., Lansac, E., Prakash, S. K., … Schäfers, H.-J. (2021). Summary: International consensus statement on nomenclature and classification of the congenital bicuspid aortic valve and its aortopathy, for clinical, surgical, interventional, and research purposes. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 162(3), 781–797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.05.008

Brescia, A. A., Lou, X., Louis, C., Blitzer, D., Coyan, G. N., Han, J. J., Watson, J. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Lou, X., Watson, J. J., Brescia, A. A., Reich, H. J., Mehaffey, J. H., Louis, C., Coyan, G. N., Bloom, J. P., Han, J. J., Blitzer, D., & Mozer, A. B. (2021). The Thoracic Surgery Residents Association: Past contributions, current efforts, and future directions. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 162(3), 917-927.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.086