Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Title Publication Date Language Citations
Home-based preoperative rehabilitation (prehab) to improve physical function and reduce hospital length of stay for frail patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft and valve surgery2017/10/26English129
Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock after adult cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis2017/07/17English116
Right ventricular rupture and tamponade caused by malposition of the Avalon cannula for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation2012/04/20English101
Atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: risk analysis and long-term survival2012/09/19English101
IABP: history-evolution-pathophysiology-indications: what we need to know2016/08/04English98
Atrial fibrillation after pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer affects long-term survival in a prospective single-center study2012/01/10English94
Difference between pre-operative and cardiopulmonary bypass mean arterial pressure is independently associated with early cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury2010/09/08English93
Strategies to prevent intraoperative lung injury during cardiopulmonary bypass2010/01/11English89
Airway trauma: a review on epidemiology, mechanisms of injury, diagnosis and treatment2014/06/30English88
Risk factors of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis2021/04/26English88
Del Nido Cardioplegia can be safely administered in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting surgery after acute myocardial infarction: a propensity matched comparison2014/10/30English85
Hand-grip strength is a simple and effective outcome predictor in esophageal cancer following esophagectomy with reconstruction: a prospective study2011/08/15English82
European Multicenter Study on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (E-CABG registry): Study Protocol for a Prospective Clinical Registry and Proposal of Classification of Postoperative Complications2015/06/30English81
Risk factors for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery – a retrospective analysis of 1700 patients2007/05/20English79
Multimodal analgesia versus traditional opiate based analgesia after cardiac surgery, a randomized controlled trial2014/03/20English77
An outcome analysis of self-expandable metallic stents in central airway obstruction: a cohort study2011/04/08English72
Preoperative anemia increases mortality and postoperative morbidity after cardiac surgery2014/08/05English71
Stromal Vascular Fraction Transplantation as an Alternative Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure: Anti-inflammatory Role2011/03/31English70
Chylothorax after surgery on congenital heart disease in newborns and infants -risk factors and efficacy of MCT-diet2010/12/01English70
Coronary arteriovenous fistulas in the adults: natural history and management strategies2009/11/06English69
Deep sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery2013/05/20English69
Results of surgery for chronic pulmonary Aspergillosis, optimal antifungal therapy and proposed high risk factors for recurrence - a National Centre’s experience2013/08/05English68
Heartmate 3 fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device for the treatment of advanced heart failure –1 year results from the Ce mark trial2017/04/04English68
Monitoring of oxidative and metabolic stress during cardiac surgery by means of breath biomarkers: an observational study2007/09/18English66
The effect of tight glycaemic control, during and after cardiac surgery, on patient mortality and morbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis2011/01/10English65
SUPERIOR SVG: no touch saphenous harvesting to improve patency following coronary bypass grafting (a multi-Centre randomized control trial, NCT01047449)2019/05/02English65
Antiphospholipid syndrome; its implication in cardiovascular diseases: a review2010/11/03English62
Early and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery through right minithoracotomy: a 10-year experience in 1604 patients2015/12/01English62
Safety and Effectiveness of two treatment regimes with tranexamic acid to minimize inflammatory response in elective cardiopulmonary bypass patients: a randomized double-blind, dose-dependent, phase IV clinical trial2011/10/14English61
Perioperative infusion of low- dose of vasopressin for prevention and management of vasodilatory vasoplegic syndrome in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting-A double-blind randomized study2010/03/28English61