- Beyond Dogma and Data: What I Learned after 50 Years of Cardiac Surgery. [Editorial]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 14. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Factors associated with acute intestinal ischemia after cardiac surgery: A propensity score-matched study. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 14. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: Low TECSA and high abdominal aortic calcium-score identify patients at risk of acute intestinal ischemia. TECSA represents a novel, physiologically grounded, and reproducible radiological measurement for risk stratification in cardiac surgery.
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- Commentary: Why do we still not know what causes vasoplegia?: On: Galloway AC et al. Proteomic, Transcriptomic, and Metabolic Mediators of Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass Vasoplegia Syndrome. JTCVS in press. [Editorial]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 14. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Association or confounding? Reassessing pulmonary outcomes after robotic esophagectomy. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 14. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Resection Outcomes According to Pathologic Risk in ≤2 cm Invasive Lung Adenocarcinoma. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 09. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: The oncologic adequacy of resection extent varies according to tumor biology in node-negative invasive ≤2 cm lung adenocarcinomas. Low-risk tumors demonstrated low absolute LR across resection types, whereas high-risk tumors showed progressively less favorable outcomes with lesser resection extent.
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- Oncological Outcomes of Left Upper Tri-segmentectomy vs. Lobectomy for Clinical Stage I NSCLC with Occult Lymph Node Metastasis: A Target Trial Emulation with Targeted Minimum Loss-Based Estimation and Propensity Score Matching. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 07. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: Left upper tri-segmentectomy confers survival comparable to lobectomy in patients with clinical stage I disease and occult nodal metastasis, despite higher local recurrence rates.
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- Pushing the Age Limit: Mitral Valve Surgery Is Safe and Effective in Octogenarians. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 06. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: Mitral surgery can be performed safely and effectively in appropriately selected octogenarians. Valve repair, when feasible, can promote improved mid-term survival.
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- Bridging Pediatric and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship: Defining the Thoracic Surgeon's Role Across the Continuum. [Editorial]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 04. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Beyond compensatory expansion: Extending 3-dimensional computed tomography volumetry toward lung-preserving local therapy. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 04. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- A CALL FOR STANDARDIZATION OF HYBRID ARCH FROZEN ELEPHANT TRUNK OUTCOMES REPORTING. [Editorial]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 03. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Pediatric Mitral Valve Surgery: Current Practice from the European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association Congenital Database Analysis. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 03. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric MV surgery outcomes have significantly improved over time. However, the procedure remains a high-risk intervention specifically for infants, where low body weight is one of the primary drivers of adverse outcomes.
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- Rethinking Failure to Rescue in Cardiac Surgery. [Editorial]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 03. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Undersized Fontan conduits are not without risk. [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jul 02. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Predicting high-risk recipients or high-risk donation after circulatory death hearts? [Letter]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jun 27. [Online ahead of print]JT
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- Outcomes of donation after circulatory death heart transplantation in recipients with pulmonary hypertension. [Journal Article]J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jun 27. [Online ahead of print]JT
- CONCLUSIONS: In this national registry analysis, DCD heart transplantation was not associated with increased early or midterm mortality among selected recipients with pulmonary hypertension. These findings suggest that DCD donors do not appear to confer additional risk in recipients with PH and may reasonably be considered in donor selection discussions for this population.
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