- Post-Treatment Imaging in Lung Cancer Patients: Adherence to Surveillance Guidelines Is Associated with Improved Survival in a Longitudinal Cohort. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Aug 04. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: ASA was associated with significant survival benefit compared to symptom-driven imaging which is not explained by lead-time bias, contrasting with prior reports failing to demonstrate benefits of surveillance following treatment for lung cancer.
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- Reply: Preoperative prediction of failure to rescue after coronary artery bypass grafting. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Aug 04. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Reply: Beyond the biopsies: Understanding rejection in combined heart-liver transplantation. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Aug 03. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Interhospital Variation in 180-Day Infections and Associated Medicare Spending after Cardiac Surgery. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Aug 03. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: Hospital infection rates are strongly associated with higher Medicare spending and worse outcomes. Reducing infections may offer opportunities to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare spending.
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- Real-World Outcomes after Simplified Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair under Sole Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Aug 03. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: In this real-world observational cohort, M-TEER performed under sole-TEE guidance was associated with favorable procedural and follow-up outcomes, supporting the feasibility of this simplified workflow in experienced centers.
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- Ex Vivo Biomechanical Analysis of Pulmonary Autograft Inclusion Techniques in the Ross Procedure. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 31. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate that autografts implanted within common inclusion techniques achieve leaflet and sinus performance comparable to native, unsupported autografts, while likely mitigating the risks of future autograft dilatation and neoaortic insufficiency.
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- Impact of Aortic Morphology on Long-Term Outcomes After TEVAR for Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm: A Nationwide Registry Study. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 31. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: The JACSM registry demonstrated that preoperative aneurysm diameter and neck diameters were associated with long-term outcomes after TEVAR for DTAA.
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- Reply: The possibility of the high-risk donation after circulatory death recipient. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 31. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Survival Differences Among Non-pCR Patients with Distinct Pathological Outcomes After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 29. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: Patients with MPR combined with LN negativity had long-term survival comparable to pCR, suggesting that multidimensional pathological evaluation may improve prognostic accuracy. Compared with nCRT, nICT showed better trends in nodal clearance and systemic disease control across different pathological outcomes.
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- The Missing Clock: Measuring the Pre-Rescue Gap in Cardiothoracic Surgery. [Editorial]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 27. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Survivorship bias and utility of the black box in preoperative Fontan risk model: Algorithmic governance lessons for rural public services in digital economy. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 25. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Reply: Compensation without resection: Volume changes and functional preservation. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 25. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Commentary: When Does Size Matter? [Editorial]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 24. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Incidence and outcomes of left atrioventricular valve reoperation following atrioventricular septal defect repair. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 22. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: LAVV reoperation was required in 9.9% of the patients after AVSD repair. The cumulative incidence of re-LAVV reoperations following the LAVV reoperation was relevant, requiring an alternative strategy in this cohort of patients.
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- Sex Differences in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Posterior Left Pericardiotomy: Sub-Analysis of the PALACS Trial. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 21. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: In PALACS, female patients had lower adjusted risk of POAF; however, the clinical course of POAF was similar between sexes. Posterior left pericardiotomy reduced POAF incidence without evidence of sex-specific heterogeneity.
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