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  1. Near Misses as Signals of System Vulnerability in Thoracic Surgery: A Narrative Review on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
  2. Artificial Intelligence in Adult Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery: Real-World Deployments and Outcomes
  3. Optimizing Lymph Node Staging in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Surgery: Evidence, Guidelines, and Quality Improvement Strategies
  4. Regional Disparities and Unmet Needs in Long‐Term Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support Across Europe
  5. Family-Wide Dysregulation of Phosphodiesterases Alters cAMP/cGMP Microdomains in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  6. Endo-Aortic Balloon Occlusion Versus Transthoracic Clamping in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Harmonizing the Evidence
  7. Open Heart Mitral Valve Replacement Using Transcatheter Heart Valves for Severe Mitral Annular Calcification—A Literature Review
  8. Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair with the Ascyrus Medical Dissection Stent
  9. He Lives and He Reigns
  10. Mitral Valve Surgery with and Without Mitral Annular Disjunction: A Meta-Analysis
  11. Extended Sleeve Lobectomy After Immunochemotherapy: Selection, Superiority, or Something More?
  12. Beyond Mortality: Textbook Outcome as a Novel Quality Metric in Cardiothoracic Surgical Care
  13. Optimizing Risk Prediction: Comparative Study of Surgical Outcome Risk Tool Versions 1 and 2 in Aortic Surgery Running Head: SORT V1 and V2 in Aortic Surgery
  14. Is Less More? A Meta-Analysis of Non-Intubated Versus Intubated VATS for Anatomic Resections in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  15. Beating Heart Versus Arrested Heart for Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery: A Kaplan–Meier–Derived Meta-Analysis
  16. Snorkel Stenting During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Single-Center Study
  17. A Statewide Quality Initiative to Promote Aortic Annular Enlargement: Leading An Evolving Paradigm Shift
  18. Surgical judgment in the age of artificial intelligence
  19. Failure to Rescue and Lung Resections for Lung Cancer: Measuring Quality from the Operation Room to the Intensive Care Unit
  20. Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes in Pancreatic Surgery with Vascular Resection from a Prospective Multicenter Global Study
  21. Individualized Selection of Valve Intervention Strategies in Aortic Disease Is Key for Better Outcomes
  22. Prognostic Models in Heart Failure: Hope or Hype?
  23. Left ventricular assist device mitral regurgitation: Time to clip the problem?
  24. Why the aortic organ fails longitudinally: A molecular mirror to biomechanical insigh
  25. A Transcriptomic Analysis Exploring the Role of Aquaporins in the Pathogenesis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  26. Beyond the valve: Silent coronary artery disease in TAVR patients
  27. Post-Furosemide Urinary Creatinine Excretion in Advanced Heart Failure
  28. Surgical vs. Medical Management of Infective Endocarditis Following TAVR: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  29. Comparative Outcomes of Aortic Root Preservation Versus Root Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Balancing Survival, Durability, and Reoperation
  30. Transcatheter Repair for Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Heart Failure: A Time-to-Event Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
  31. Janus and the Algorithm: Navigating the Future of AI in Surgical Education and Practice
  32. Effect of del Nido Cardioplegia on Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Study-level Meta-analysis
  33. Mitral Valve Surgery After Failed Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: A Meta-Analysis
  34. The Role of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: From Pathogenesis to Diagnosis and Treatment
  35. Epigenetic Biomarkers in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Dissection, and Bicuspid Aortopathy: A Comprehensive Review
  36. Evolution of Untreated Moderate Mitral Regurgitation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
  37. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv)
  38. ERS Congress 2024: highlights from the Thoracic Oncology Assembly
  39. Recurrence patterns and post-recurrence survival of patients with bilobar colorectal liver metastases: international multicentre retrospective study
  40. Changes in quality of life of early-stage lung cancer patients undergoing sublobar resection: a systematic review
  41. Not All SAVR Are Created Equal: All the Approaches Available for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
  42. Balloon-versus self-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation in small aortic annuli: a meta-analysis of randomized and propensity studies
  43. Effect of del Nido cardioplegia in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: A meta-analysis
  44. In-depth Computational Analysis Reveals The Significant Dysregulation of Key Gap Junction Proteins (GJPs) Driving Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Development
  45. Transcatheter Aortic Valve-in-Valve Implantation in Failed Stentless Valves: A Single-Center Experience
  46. Trends, Implications, and Outcomes in the Changing Landscape of Cardiac Surgery: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Concomitant Coronary Artery Disease
  47. The Prognostic Role of RDW in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients with and Without Chronic Kidney Disease
  48. Implications for prosthesis selection in dialysis patients undergoing aortic valve replacement
  49. Complex Thoracic Aortic Diseases and Surgery: A Quest for the Golden Fleece
  50. Pooled comparative analysis of transcatheter aortic valve replacement versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with left ventricular assist device
  51. Assessing Preoperative (EORTC) QLQ-C30 Score in Elderly Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study
  52. Hemostatic Properties of Aortic Root Preservation versus Root Replacement for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: A Pooled Analysis
  53. Neurohormonal Effects of Intravenous Dopamine in Patients with Acute Heart Failure
  54. Transthoracic Cross Clamp versus Endoaortic Balloon Occlusion in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Pooled Study with Subgroup Analyses
  55. Recent advances in the diagnostic methods and therapeutic strategies of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis
  56. Transthoracic Cross Clamp Versus Endoaortic Balloon Occlusion in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Pooled Study with Subgroup Analyses
  57. Surgical Strategies in Reoperation of the Proximal Aorta and Arch for Patients with Previous Frozen Elephant Trunk
  58. Assessment of Myocardial Viability in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy With Reduced Left Ventricular Function Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
  59. Prevention of Anthracyclines and HER2 Inhibitor-Induced Cardiotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  60. Contemporary Use of Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients: A “Real-World” Experience
  61. Stage I and II nonsmall cell lung cancer treatment options
  62. Validation of Perioperative Troponin Levels for Predicting Postoperative Mortality and Long-Term Survival in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer
  63. Latest updates on structure and recommendations of cardiac rehabilitation programs in chronic heart failure
  64. Surgical aortic valve replacement in patients aged <50 years and the choice of the prosthesis used: revisiting of the established practice based on convincing evidence or upon ‘comparing apples to oranges’?
  65. Valve Type and Operative Risks in Surgical Explantation of Transcatheter Aortic Valves: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  66. The Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis: A Comprehensive Review
  67. 30-day Morbidity and Mortality after Cholecystectomy for Benign Gallbladder Disease (AMBROSE)
  68. Y-incision aortic annular enlargement and the golden ratio: Nature leads the way
  69. Artificial Intelligence in Heart Failure: Friend or Foe?
  70. Heart Transplantation
  71. Concomitant Valve Replacement and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: Lessons from the Past, Guidance for the Future? A Mortality Analysis in 294 Patients
  72. Analysis of the Larissa Heart Failure Risk Score: Predictive Value in 9207 Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure from a Single Center
  73. Transcriptomic Analysis of Tight Junction Proteins Demonstrates the Aberrant Expression and Function of Zona Occludens 2 (ZO-2) Protein in Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection
  74. Pancreatic surgery outcomes: multicentre prospective snapshot study in 67 countries
  75. New challenges for the surgeon in the modern era of transcatheter aortic valves: Early single center experience of their surgical explantation
  76. Pneumomediastinum: Experience with 87 Patients
  77. Sizing the Frozen Elephant Trunk Based on Aortic Pathology and the Importance of Pre-Operative Imaging
  78. Efficacy of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor in Acute on Chronic Liver Failure: A Systematic Review and Survival Meta-Analysis
  79. The Sympathetic Nervous System in Hypertensive Heart Failure with Preserved LVEF
  80. Safety outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with advanced organ disease: the ONWARD study: a prospective cohort study
  81. Heart Failure in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
  82. The sympathetic nervous system in heart failure revisited
  83. Development and validation of a novel risk score to predict overall survival following surgical clearance of bilobar colorectal liver metastases
  84. Surgery and Reason: The End of History and the Last Surgeon
  85. Association between Dapagliflozin, Cardiac Biomarkers and Cardiac Remodeling in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure
  86. Hypertensive Heart Failure
  87. Lessons learned from the EACTS-MSTCVS quality fellowship: a call to action for continuous improvement of cardiothoracic surgery outcomes in Europe
  88. Comparative Analysis of Morbidity and Mortality Outcomes in Elderly and Nonelderly Patients Undergoing Elective TEVAR: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  89. The Emerging Role of “Failure to Rescue” as the Primary Quality Metric for Cardiovascular Surgery and Critical Care
  90. Myocardial Recovery
  91. Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries
  92. Validation of the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT) and SORT v2 for Predicting Postoperative Mortality in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Undergoing Surgery
  93. ERS International Congress 2022: highlights from the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Assembly
  94. Demystifying the Value of Minimal Clinically Important Difference in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Context
  95. The Prognostic Role of Spot Urinary Sodium and Chloride in a Cohort of Hospitalized Advanced Heart Failure Patients: A Pilot Study
  96. Infective Endocarditis: Controversies and Convictions in the Surgical Treatment
  97. Long-Term Survival after Extended Sleeve Lobectomy (ESL) for Central Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): A Meta-Analysis with Reconstructed Time-to-Event Data
  98. Comparing Patient Selection and 30‑Day Outcomes Between One Anastomosis and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: a Closer Look
  99. Bioinformatic Analysis of the BCL-xL/BCL2L1 Interactome in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
  100. Differences in long-term survival outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting using single vs multiple arterial grafts: a meta-analysis with reconstructed time-to-event data and subgroup analyses
  101. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries
  102. Post-Implant Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  103. A scoring system for predicting malignancy in intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: a multicenter EUROPEAN validation
  104. COVID-19 and the heart
  105. Meta-analysis of survival after extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) versus pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) for malignant pleural mesothelioma in the context of macroscopic complete resection (MCR)
  106. Meta-analysis of robot-assisted versus video-assisted McKeown esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
  107. Heterogeneity of management practices surrounding operable gallbladder cancer – results of the OMEGA-S international HPB surgical survey
  108. Machine learning and artificial intelligence in cardiac transplantation: A systematic review
  109. Radiomics Represent a New Opportunity for Bariatric Surgery When Implemented in a Quality Improvement Context
  110. Implementation of Routine Computed Tomography (CT) Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: New Evidence Brings New Challenges
  111. ERS International Congress 2021: highlights from the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation Assembly
  112. Proximal versus extensive repair in acute type A aortic dissection: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
  113. Establishment of Patient-derived Orthotopic Xenografts (PDX) as Models for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
  114. A meta-analysis evaluating the role of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a fourth treatment modality for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer
  115. Use of preoperative EORTC quality-of-life questionnaires to predict postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery
  116. SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study
  117. Effects of pre‐operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery: an international prospective cohort study
  118. Recommendations for the use of coronary and valve simulators in cardiac surgical training: a systematic review
  119. In-depth bioinformatic study of the cadherin 5 interactome in patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm unveils 8 novel biomarkers
  120. A meta-analysis evaluating contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasound (CE-IOUS) in the context of surgery for colorectal liver metastases
  121. Acute myocardial infarction not attributed to coronary artery disease: A seldom initial presentation of a left ventricular myxoma
  122. Mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty ring dehiscence: a systematic review with pooled analysis
  123. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study
  124. Comment on: Randomized clinical trial on closure versus non-closure of mesenteric defects during laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery
  125. Laparoscopic Versus Open Right Colectomy for Cancer in the Era of Complete Mesocolic Excision with Central Vascular Ligation: Pathology and Short-Term Outcomes
  126. Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection
  127. Correction to: Uniportal Versus Multiportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: An Updated Meta-analysis
  128. Validation of the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT) for Predicting Postoperative Mortality in Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery and Subgroup Analysis
  129. Leiomyosarcoma of the spermatic cord presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia: a rare presentation of a rare condition
  130. Validation of the Surgical Outcome Risk Tool (SORT) in patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing surgery
  131. The Significant Hormonal Traits of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Are Further Supported Using Three-Dimensional MDCT Gastrography
  132. Uniportal Versus Multiportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: An Updated Meta-analysis
  133. New issues in thoracic surgery and lung transplantation
  134. Iatrogenic Bile Duct Injuries: A Critical Appraisal of Classification Systems
  135. Bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting: time to reconsider our strategy?
  136. Facing a dilemma in the treatment of an internal mammary artery mycotic pseudoaneurysm: coil embolization or surgery? A case report and brief literature review
  137. In Silico Transcriptomic Analysis of the Chloride Intracellular Channels (CLIC) Interactome Identifies a Molecular Panel of Seven Prognostic Markers in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
  138. Novel Candidate Genes of the Bcl-2 Interactome as Mediators of Apoptosis in Lung Transplant Recipients With Primary Graft Dysfunction
  139. Ulcerative Colitis in Hematological Malignancies: Paraneoplastic Manifestation or Coincidental Bystander?
  140. The Necessity for Routine Administration of Ursodeoxycholic Acid After Bariatric Surgery
  141. Transcriptomic Analysis of the Aquaporin Gene Family and Associated Interactors in Rectal Cancer
  142. Perioperative radiotherapy versus surgery alone for retroperitoneal sarcomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  143. A meta-analysis of liver-first versus classical strategy for synchronous colorectal liver metastases
  144. Closure of Mesenteric Defects in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: a Meta-Analysis
  145. Aquaporins in health and disease
  146. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Teenager After Physical Exercise: a Benign and Rare, but Sometimes Challenging, Entity
  147. Letter to the Editor Concerning: Clinical Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass After Failed Adjustable Gastric Banding
  148. Unveiling the malabsorptive nature of one anastomosis gastric bypass: a closer look
  149. One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity: an Updated Meta-Analysis
  150. Transcriptomic analysis of the Aquaporin (AQP) gene family interactome identifies a molecular panel of four prognostic markers in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
  151. Hyperuricemia and acute gout after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
  152. Comments on “Treatment of Pericardial Effusion Through Subxiphoid Tube Pericardiostomy and Computerized Tomography - Or Echocardiography - Guided Percutaneous Catheter Drainage Methods”
  153. A meta-analysis of laparoscopic versus open left lateral hepatic sectionectomy
  154. Comment on: Single-stage conversions from failed gastric band to sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a closer look
  155. Updated meta-analysis of survival after extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication in mesothelioma
  156. Patient Derived Xenografts (PDX) for personalized treatment of pancreatic cancer: emerging allies in the war on a devastating cancer?
  157. Banded vs. non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  158. Hair Loss After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  159. Single Incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity: A Meta-Analysis
  160. Tumor-treating fields as a fourth treating modality for glioblastoma: a meta-analysis
  161. One anastomosis gastric bypass versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a meta-analysis
  162. Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Gastrointestinal Motility
  163. Robotic versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a review of the current evidence
  164. Early Career Members at the ERS International Congress 2017: highlights from the Assemblies
  165. Current knowledge and perception of bariatric surgery among Greek doctors living in Thessaly
  166. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation versus cardiopulmonary bypass during lung transplantation: a meta-analysis
  167. Ursodeoxycholic Acid in the Prevention of Gallstone Formation After Bariatric Surgery: an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  168. One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  169. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass versus Sleeve Gastrectomy as Revisional Procedure after Adjustable Gastric Band: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  170. Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Metabolic and Gut Microbiota Profile: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  171. Robotic versus Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  172. Transcriptional over-expression of chloride intracellular channels 3 and 4 in malignant pleural mesothelioma
  173. Airways microbiota: Hidden Trojan horses in asbestos exposed individuals?