Y-incision aortic annular enlargement and the golden ratio: Nature leads the way
We read with great interest the article by Yang and colleagues1 assessing the early outcomes of the Y-incision technique to enlarge the aortic annulus by 3 to 4 valve sizes. The outcomes have been further validated by a recent article by the same team reporting outcomes from 119 patients undergoing Y-incision aortic annular enlargement.2 Given the significance of the provided evidence, we would like to further stress another important point we believe contributes to the success of the Y-incision technique. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 7, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Dimitrios E. Magouliotis, Andrew Xanthopoulos, Thanos Athanasiou Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

What Drives Variability in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Transfusion Rates?
Postoperative transfusion at Hospital H versus Hospital L occurred in 36% versus 12% of similar cases, with 1,483 versus 198 units of PRBCs (p (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 6, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Carrinton Mauney, Eric Etchill, Amanda Rea, Clifford Edwin Fonner, Glenn Whitman, Rawn Salenger Source Type: research

What are the conotruncal malformations?
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 6, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Robert H. Anderson, Timothy J. Mohun, Deborah J. Henderson Source Type: research

Discussion to: The majority of pediatric Fontan patients have excellent posttransplant survival
Presenter: Dr Kevin Kulshrestha (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 5, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Congenital Source Type: research

Outcomes of Aortic Surgery in Patients with Takayasu Arteritis
To investigate the presentation, aortic involvement, and surgical outcomes in patients with Takayasu Arteritis undergoing aortic surgery. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 5, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ergi Defne Gunes, Saran Nishant, Pochettino Alberto, D. Hurst Philip, L. Greason Kevin, C. Daly Richard, A. Crestanello Juan, A. Dearani Joseph, Todd Austin, V. Schaff Hartzell Source Type: research

Four decades of progress in heart-lung transplantation: Two hundred seventy-one cases at a single institution
The objective of this study is to evaluate survival for combined heart-lung transplant (HLTx) recipients across 4  decades at a single institution. We aim to summarize our contemporary practice based on more than 271 HLTx procedures over 40 years. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 4, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Stefan Elde, Basil M. Baccouche, Danielle M. Mullis, Matthew M. Leipzig, Tobias Deuse, Aravind Krishnan, Moeed Fawad, Reid Dale, Sabrina Walsh, Amanda Padilla-Lopez, Brandon Wesley, Hao He, Shin Yajima, Yuanjia Zhu, Hanjay Wang, Brandon A. Guenthart, Yasu Tags: Transplantation Source Type: research

Four Decades of Progress in Heart-Lung Transplantation: 271 Cases at a Single Institution.
The objective of this study is to evaluate survival for combined heart-lung transplant (HLTx) recipients across four decades at a single institution. We aim to summarize our contemporary practice based upon more than 271 HLTx over 40 years. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 4, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Stefan Elde, Basil M. Baccouche, Danielle M. Mullis, Matthew M. Leipzig, Tobias Deuse, Aravind Krishnan, Moeed Fawad, Reid Dale, Sabrina Walsh, Amanda Padilla-Lopez, Brandon Wesley, Hao He, Shin Yajima, Yuanjia Zhu, Hanjay Wang, Brandon A. Guenthart, Yasu Source Type: research

Commentary: Challenging the assumptions of body mass index and mortality in use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for adult respiratory distress syndrome
The COVID-19 pandemic delivered unprecedented challenges for the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) community. The demand for extracorporeal gas exchange markedly increased to face the surge in life-threatening respiratory failure from adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Further, the role of ECMO for patients with cardiopulmonary failure due to COVID-19 rapidly evolved during the pandemic.1-3 In this context, identifying prognostic predictors is essential to enable provision of ECMO support to patients who are the most likely to benefit. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 2, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tessa M.F. Watt, Ranjit John Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA): Mature results for staging non –small cell lung cancer with normal mediastinum
The aim of this study is to analyze the accuracy of video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) and the unsuspected (u) N2/3 rates in patients with non –small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and normal mediastinum by integrated positron emission tomography-computed tomography. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 2, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sergi Call, Nina Reig-Oussedik, Carme Obiols, Jos é Sanz-Santos, Juan Manuel Ochoa-Alba, Lucía Reyes Cabanillas, Mireia Serra-Mitjans, Ramón Rami-Porta Tags: Thoracic Source Type: research

Importance of reporting mortality and morbidity following thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair according to the Crawford classification
In the December 2023 issue of the Journal, Lau and colleagues1 report their experience with open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair, comparing outcomes among 684 patients with and without Marfan syndrome. The primary outcome was the composite of major adverse events (MAEs) in the aggregate and for the 2 subgroups. Unfortunately, spinal cord ischemic injury (SCI), a major source of morbidity and mortality following thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair, was not included as an adverse event in their analysis. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 2, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nicholas T. Kouchoukos Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Coronary artery bypass grafting is superior to percutaneous coronary intervention for all women subgroups
We read with interest the recent article by Hannan and colleagues.1 The authors performed a propensity-matched cohort study of New York State's cardiac registry from 2012 to 2018 and evaluated the outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in women with multivessel coronary artery disease. PCI with everolimus-eluting stents was associated with a greater 6-year risk of mortality. In addition, it was associated with greater risk of major adverse cardiovascular outcomes (composite of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke), myocardial infarction, and new revascularizat...
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 2, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Victor Dayan, Nick Freemantle, Stefano Urso, Rafael Sadaba Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Commentary: Challenging the Assumptions of BMI and Mortality in Use of ECMO for ARDS
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 2, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tessa M.F. Watt, Ranjit John Source Type: research

Video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA): mature results for staging non-small cell lung cancer with normal mediastinum
The aim of this study is to analyze the accuracy of video-assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) and the unsuspected (u) N2-3 rates in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and normal mediastinum by integrated positron emission tomography (PET) - computed tomography (CT). (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 2, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sergi Call, Nina Reig-Oussedik, Carme Obiols, Jos é Sanz-Santos, Juan Manuel Ochoa-Alba, Lucía Reyes Cabanillas, Mireia Serra-Mitjans, Ramón Rami-Porta Source Type: research

Book Review of Nobility in small things: A surgeon ’s path
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 1, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: G. Alexander Patterson Source Type: research

Completion of accrual for Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102: One small step forward for thoracic clinical trials
The inception of the Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group (TSOG) by the American Association for Thoracic Surgery addressed a long-standing need for a new organizational network to support the development and conduct of multicenter, surgically focused clinical trials in thoracic malignancies.1 Among the first studies to be launched by TSOG was a prospective cohort study examining the outcomes of patients with multifocal ground glass opacities (GGOs) —TSOG 102 (NCT03802981)—which has now reached its target accrual and officially closed to accrual in October 2023. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - January 29, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: James Huang, David R. Jones, Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group 102 Investigators, Thoracic Surgical Oncology Group Executive Board Tags: Editorial Source Type: research