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Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
1.2
(top 50%)
impact factor
9.8K
(top 2%)
papers
82.7K
(top 5%)
citations
72
(top 10%)
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1.3
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10.0K
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87.8K
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101
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Title
Journal
Year
Citations
1
Towards evidence-based medicine in cardiothoracic surgery: best BETS
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2003
640
2
Surgical versus conservative treatment of flail chest. Evaluation of the pulmonary status
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2005
310
3
Single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
297
4
The Fontan circulation: who controls cardiac output?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
226
5
Procedural, 30-day and one year outcome following CoreValve or Edwards transcatheter aortic valve implantation: results of the Belgian national registry
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
199
6
Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open thoracotomy for non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of propensity score-matched patients
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2013
184
7
3D-Imaging of cardiac structures using 3D heart models for planning in heart surgery: a preliminary study
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2008
175
8
Functional and postoperative outcomes after preoperative exercise training in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2016
167
9
Statistical Primer: heterogeneity, random- or fixed-effects model analyses?†
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2018
162
10
Aortic valve reconstruction using self-developed aortic valve plasty system in aortic valve disease
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
157
11
Analgesic efficacy and safety of thoracic paravertebral and epidural analgesia for thoracic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2014
155
12
Pectus excavatum: history, hypotheses and treatment options
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2012
154
13
Thoracic complications of nasogastric tube: review of safe practice
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2005
141
14
Epidemiological and pathological characteristics of cardiac tumors: a clinical study of 242 cases
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2007
137
15
In vitro cardiomyogenic differentiation of adult human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The role of 5-azacytidine
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2007
136
16
Use of minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation in cardiac surgery: principles, definitions and potential benefits. A position paper from the Minimal invasive Extra-Corporeal Technologies international Society (MiECTiS)
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2016
136
17
One-year follow-up of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery assessed with the Comprehensive Assessment of Frailty test and its simplified form
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
133
18
Spread through air spaces is a predictive factor of recurrence and a prognostic factor in stage I lung adenocarcinoma
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2016
130
19
Should patients undergoing cardiac surgery with atrial fibrillation have left atrial appendage exclusion?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
128
20
Preliminary experience in the use of an extracellular matrix to repair congenital heart diseases
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
127
21
Delirium after cardiac surgery: incidence and risk factors
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2013
126
22
Control charts, Cusum techniques and funnel plots. A review of methods for monitoring performance in healthcare
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2009
125
23
In patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery excision, what is the best way to locate a subcentimetre solitary pulmonary nodule in order to achieve successful excision?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2012
119
24
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for primary spontaneous pneumothorax: clinical and economic analysis in comparison to the traditional approach
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2008
113
25
Frailty is a predictor of short- and mid-term mortality after elective cardiac surgery independently of age
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2014
111
26
Small intestinal submucosa extracellular matrix (CorMatrix®) in cardiovascular surgery: a systematic review
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2016
111
27
Comprehensive analysis of 4205 patients with chest trauma: a 10-year experience☆
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2009
109
28
Is video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical decortication superior to open surgery in the management of adults with primary empyema?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
108
29
Intracardiac leiomyomatosis: a comprehensive analysis of 194 cases
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2013
106
30
Scaffold-free trachea regeneration by tissue engineering with bio-3D printing†
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2018
106
31
Low copy number and low oxidative damage of mitochondrial DNA are associated with tumor progression in lung cancer tissues after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2008
102
32
Arginine vasopressin is an ideal drug after cardiac surgery for the management of low systemic vascular resistant hypotension concomitant with pulmonary hypertension
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2007
100
33
Aortic dissection reconsidered: type, entry site, malperfusion classification adding clarity and enabling outcome prediction
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2020
96
34
Significant increase in circulating tumour cells in pulmonary venous blood during surgical manipulation in patients with primary lung cancer
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2014
95
35
In patients undergoing thoracic surgery is paravertebral block as effective as epidural analgesia for pain management?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
94
36
Single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
94
37
Surgical stress hormones response is reduced after awake videothoracoscopy☆
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
92
38
Epicardial left atrial appendage clip occlusion also provides the electrical isolation of the left atrial appendage
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2012
92
39
Single-port thoracoscopic lobectomy in a nonintubated patient: the least invasive procedure for major lung resection?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2014
92
40
Which cannulation (ascending aortic cannulation or peripheral arterial cannulation) is better for acute type A aortic dissection surgery?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
91
41
Transfusion of red blood cells: the impact on short-term and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting, a ten-year follow-up
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
91
42
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with spontaneous breathing as a bridge to lung transplantation
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2013
90
43
Cardiac surgical theatre traffic: time for traffic calming measures?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
88
44
First experience with the ultra compact mobile extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system Cardiohelp in interhospital transport
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
88
45
Should asymptomatic bronchogenic cysts in adults be treated conservatively or with surgery?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
86
46
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or transsternal thymectomy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis?
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2011
86
47
Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2014
86
48
Three-dimensional printed prototypes refine the anatomy of post-modified Norwood-1 complex aortic arch obstruction and allow presurgical simulation of the repair
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2016
86
49
Outcomes of airway stenting for advanced lung cancer with central airway obstruction
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
85
50
Do patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing cardiac surgery have acceptable outcomes?☆
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
2010
85
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