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Systematic Reviews with or without Meta-analysis is a featured section with published systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses from the ACS addressing contemporary topics within the field of cardiothoracic surgery, based on the principles of evidence-based medicine. These reviews aim to identify, appraise, select and synthesize the highest-level evidence available in the current literature.

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Vol 9, No 6 (November 27, 2020): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Overcoming the transcatheter aortic valve replacement Achilles heel: conduction abnormalities—a systematic review

Alberto Alperi, Guillem Muntané-Carol, Afonso B Freitas-Ferraz, Lucia Junquera, David del Val, Laurent Faroux, François Philippon, Josep Rodés-Cabau

Vol 9, No 5 (September 30, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement II

Aortic valve replacement using stented or sutureless/rapid deployment prosthesis via either full-sternotomy or a minimally invasive approach: a network meta-analysis

Kei Woldendorp, Mathew P. Doyle, Paul G. Bannon, Martin Misfeld, Tristan D. Yan, Giuseppe Santarpino, Paolo Berretta, Marco Di Eusanio, Bart Meuris, Alfredo Giuseppe Cerillo, Pierluigi Stefàno, Niccolò Marchionni, Jacqueline K. Olive, Tom C. Nguyen, Marco Solinas, Giacomo Bianchi

Sutureless valve and rapid deployment valves: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies

Campbell D. Flynn, Michael L. Williams, Adam Chakos, Lucy Hirst, Benjamin Muston, David H. Tian

Vol 9, No 4 (July 28, 2020): Sutureless and Rapid Deployment Aortic Valve Replacement I

Long-term outcomes of sutureless and rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael L. Williams, Campbell D. Flynn, Andrew A. Mamo, David H. Tian, Utz Kappert, Manuel Wilbring, Thierry Folliguet, Antonio Fiore, Antonio Miceli, Augusto D’Onofrio, Giorgia Cibin, Gino Gerosa, Mattia Glauber, Theodor Fischlein, Francesco Pollari

Vol 9, No 3 (May 29, 2020): Frozen Elephant Trunk

Long-term outcomes of the frozen elephant trunk procedure: a systematic review

David H. Tian, Hakeem Ha, Yashutosh Joshi, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 9, No 2 (March 30, 2020): Total Artificial Heart

Comparison of SynCardia total artificial heart and HeartWare HVAD biventricular support for management of biventricular heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elizabeth J. Maynes, Thomas J. O’Malley, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Matthew P. Weber, Dylan P. Horan, Jae Hwan Choi, Sinal Patel, Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Rohinton J. Morris, John W. Entwistle, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Vol 9, No 1 (January 29, 2020): Lung Transplantation

Ex-vivo lung perfusion versus standard protocol lung transplantation—mid-term survival and meta-analysis

Adam Chakos, Paule Ferret, Benjamin Muston, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian

Single versus double lung transplantation for fibrotic disease—systematic review

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Yong Sul Kim, Georgina E. Evans, Tristan D. Yan

Domino heart transplant following heart-lung transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elizabeth J. Maynes, Thomas J. O’Malley, Melissa A. Austin, Avijit K. Deb, Jae Hwan Choi, Matthew P. Weber, Asghar Khaghani, H. Todd Massey, Richard C. Daly, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Vol 8, No 6 (November 29, 2019): Endocarditis

Systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical outcomes comparing mechanical valve replacement and bioprosthetic valve replacement in infective endocarditis

Campbell D. Flynn, Neil P. Curran, Stephanie Chan, Isabel Zegri-Reiriz, Manel Tauron, David H. Tian, Gosta B. Pettersson, Joseph S. Coselli, Martin Misfeld, Manuel J. Antunes, Carlos A. Mestres, Eduard Quintana

Management and outcomes of left ventricular assist device-associated endocarditis: a systematic review

Sinal Patel, Syed Saif Abbas Rizvi, Jae Hwan Choi, Dylan P. Horan, Matthew P. Weber, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Nana Aburjania, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, Howard T. Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Valvectomy versus replacement for the surgical treatment of infective tricuspid valve endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae-Hwan Choi, Karishma Kodia, Matthew P. Weber, Dylan P. Horan, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Laura A. Carlson, H. Todd Massey, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Vol 8, No 5 (September 24, 2019): Type A Intramural Hematoma

Surgery for type A intramural hematoma: a systematic review of clinical outcomes

David H. Tian, Adam Chakos, Lucy Hirst, Sally T. W. Chung, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 8, No 4 (July 01, 2019): Type B Intramural Hematoma and Descending Penetrating Aortic Ulcer

Endovascular versus medical management of type B intramural hematoma: a meta-analysis

Adam Chakos, Tisha Twindyawardhani, Arturo Evangelista, Giuliana Maldonado, Gabriele Piffaretti, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian

Vol 8, No 3 (May 01, 2019): Advanced Techniques in Aortic Valve Repair

Bicuspid aortic valve repair: systematic review on long-term outcomes

George J. Arnaoutakis, Ibrahim Sultan, Mary Siki, Joseph E. Bavaria

Vol 8, No 2 (March 30, 2019): Robotic Thoracic Surgery

A systematic review of robotic versus open and video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approaches for thymectomy

Katie E. O’Sullivan, Usha S. Kreaden, April E. Hebert, Donna Eaton, Karen C. Redmond

Understanding the financial cost of robotic lobectomy: calculating the value of innovation?

Emily Singer, Peter J. Kneuertz, Desmond M. D’Souza, Susan D. Moffatt-Bruce, Robert E. Merritt

Vol 8, No 1 (January 01, 2019): Extracorporeal Life Support in Refractory Heart Failure

Outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock: systematic review and meta-analysis

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Yulia Bogdanova, Stephanie Roydhouse, Kevin Phan, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Antonio Loforte

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during extracorporeal life support: incidence, management and outcomes

Jae Hwan Choi, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Matthew P. Weber, Haritha G. Reddy, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Avijit K. Deb, Louis E. Samuels, Rohinton J. Morris, H. Todd Massey, Antonio Loforte, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Vol 7, No 6 (November 30, 2018): Emerging Technologies in Mitral Valve Surgery

Vol 7, No 5 (September 30, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Surgical Developments and Future Prospects

Graft patency after open versus endoscopic saphenous vein harvest in coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Karishma Kodia, Sinal Patel, Matthew P. Weber, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae Hwan Choi, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Dylan P. Horan, H. Todd Massey, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Vol 7, No 4 (July 31, 2018): Coronary Revascularisation—Cardiology for the Surgeon

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary bypass surgery for unprotected left main disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Mohamed Rahouma, Ahmed Abouarab, Antonino Di Franco, Jeremy R. Leonard, Christopher Lau, Mohamed Kamel, Lucas B. Ohmes, Leonard N. Girardi, Mario Gaudino

Vol 7, No 3 (May 31, 2018): Complex Aortic Arch Surgery

Vol 7, No 2 (March 31, 2018): Tracheal Surgery

A reassessment of tracheal substitutes—a systematic review

Brooks Udelsman, Douglas J. Mathisen, Harald C. Ott

Secondary tracheal tumors: a systematic review

Maria Lucia Madariaga, Henning A. Gaissert

Vol 7, No 1 (January 31, 2018): Heart Transplantation

Heart transplantation versus left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy or bridge to transplantation for 1-year mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Christina A. Theochari, George Michalopoulos, Evangelos K. Oikonomou, Stefanos Giannopoulos, Ilias P. Doulamis, M. Alvarez Villela, Damianos G. Kokkinidis

Outcomes and survival following heart retransplantation for cardiac allograft failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae Hwan Choi, Kevin Phan, Ester Moncho Escrivà, Sinal Patel, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass grafting in heart transplant recipients with coronary allograft vasculopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1,520 patients

Jessica G. Y. Luc, Jae Hwan Choi, Syed-Saif Abbas Rizvi, Kevin Phan, Ester Moncho Escrivà, Sinal Patel, Gordon R. Reeves, Andrew J. Boyle, John W. Entwistle, Rohinton J. Morris, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Vol 6, No 6 (November 30, 2017): Marfan Syndrome

Systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical outcomes in Marfan patients undergoing aortic root surgery by composite-valve graft or valve sparing root replacement

Campbell D. Flynn, David H. Tian, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Tirone David, George Matalanis, Martin Misfeld, Stefano Mastrobuoni, Gebrine El Khoury, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 6, No 5 (September 30, 2017): Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Long term outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI): a systematic review of 5-year survival and beyond

Adam Chakos, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Sameer Arora, Tom C. Nguyen, Abhijeet Dhoble, Giuseppe Tarantini, Matthias Thielmann, John P. Vavalle, Daniel Wendt, Tristan D. Yan, David H. Tian

Vol 6, No 4 (July 01, 2017): Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes and complications

Nelson Wang, Ashleigh Xie, Richard Tjahjono, David H. Tian, Steven Phan, Tristan D. Yan, Pietro Bajona, Kevin Phan

Vol 6, No 3 (May 31, 2017): Tricuspid Valve Surgery

Vol 5, No 6 (November 25, 2016): Robotic Heart Surgery (I)

A systematic review on robotic coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Christopher Cao, Praveen Indraratna, Mathew Doyle, David H. Tian, Kevin Liou, Stine Munkholm-Larsen, Ciska Uys, Sohaib Virk

Vol 5, No 5 (September 01, 2016): Pectus Excavatum

Ravitch versus Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum: systematic review and meta-analysis

Aran Kanagaratnam, Steven Phan, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvilli, Kevin Phan

Vol 5, No 4 (July 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (II)

Vol 5, No 3 (May 01, 2016): Type A Aortic Dissection (I)

Hemiarch versus total aortic arch replacement in acute type A dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shi Sum Poon, Thomas Theologou, Deborah Harrington, Manoj Kuduvalli, Aung Oo, Mark Field

Vol 5, No 2 (March 01, 2016): Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

Systematic review and meta-analysis of uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer

Christopher G. Harris, Rebecca S. James, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Mathew P. Doyle, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Christopher Cao

Vol 5, No 1 (January 01, 2016): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (II)

Minimally invasive versus open thymectomy: a systematic review of surgical techniques, patient demographics, and perioperative outcomes

Nicholas R. Hess, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Arjun Pennathur, Ryan M. Levy, Neil A. Christie, James D. Luketich

Vol 4, No 6 (November 30, 2015): Minimally Invasive Mediastinal Surgery (I)

Vol 4, No 5 (September 25, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (III)

A meta-analysis of mitral valve repair versus replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation

Sohaib A. Virk, Arunan Sriravindrarajah, Douglas Dunn, Kevin Liou, Hugh Wolfenden, Genevieve Tan, Christopher Cao

Vol 4, No 4 (July 13, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (II)

A meta-analysis of robotic vs. conventional mitral valve surgery

Christopher Cao, Hugh Wolfenden, Kevin Liou, Faraz Pathan, Sunil Gupta, Thomas A. Nienaber, David Chandrakumar, Praveen Indraratna, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 4, No 3 (May 28, 2015): Mitral Valve Repair (I)

Early surgical intervention or watchful waiting for the management of asymptomatic mitral regurgitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrew B. Goldstone, William L. Patrick, Jeffrey E. Cohen, Chiaka N. Aribeana, Rita Popat, Y. Joseph Woo

Vol 4, No 2 (March 29, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (II)

Sutureless aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kevin Phan, Yi-Chin Tsai, Nithya Niranjan, Denis Bouchard, Thierry P Carrel, Otto E Dapunt, Harald C. Eichstaedt, Theodor Fischlein, Borut Gersak, Mattia Glauber, Axel Haverich, Martin Misfeld, Peter J Oberwalder, Giuseppe Santarpino, Malakh Lal Shrestha, Marco Solinas, Marco Vola, Tristan D. Yan, Marco Di Eusanio

Systematic review and meta-analysis: techniques and a guide for the academic surgeon

Kevin Phan, David H. Tian, Christopher Cao, Deborah Black, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 4, No 1 (January 20, 2015): Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery (I)

Ministernotomy or minithoracotomy for minimally invasive aortic valve replacement: a Bayesian network meta-analysis

Kevin Phan, Ashleigh Xie, Yi-Chin Tsai, Deborah Black, Marco Di Eusanio, Tristan D. Yan

Minimally invasive reoperative aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kevin Phan, Jessie J. Zhou, Nithya Niranjan, Marco Di Eusanio, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 3, No 6 (November 30, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (II)

Vol 3, No 5 (September 26, 2014): Mechanical Circulatory Support (I)

Vol 3, No 4 (July 25, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (II)

Open surgical repair for chronic type B aortic dissection: a systematic review

David H. Tian, Ramesh P. De Silva, Tom Wang, Tristan D. Yan

Lower limb malperfusion in type B aortic dissection: a systematic review

Mauro Gargiulo, Claudio Bianchini Massoni, Enrico Gallitto, Antonio Freyrie, Santi Trimarchi, Gianluca Faggioli, Andrea Stella

Vol 3, No 3 (May 31, 2014): Type B Aortic Dissection (I)

Systematic review of outcomes of combined proximal stentgrafting with distal bare stenting for management of aortic dissection

Ludovic Canaud, Elsa Madeleine Faure, Baris Ata Ozdemir, Pierre Alric, Matt Thompson

Management of complicated and uncomplicated acute type B dissection. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, Spyridon N. Mylonas, Ilias Dalainas, John Kakisis, Thomas Kotsis, Christos D. Liapis

Vol 3, No 2 (March 31, 2014): Sublobar Resection

Meta-analysis of intentional sublobar resections versus lobectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer

Christopher Cao, Sunil Gupta, David Chandrakumar, David H. Tian, Deborah Black, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 3, No 1 (January 28, 2014): Atrial fibrillation surgery

A systematic review of surgical ablation versus catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Katherine Kearney, Rowan Stephenson, Kevin Phan, Wei Yen Chan, Min Yin Huang, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 2, No 6 (November 29, 2013): Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

A meta-analysis of MitraClip system versus surgery for treatment of severe mitral regurgitation

Benjamin Wan, Mohammad Rahnavardi, David H. Tian, Kevin Phan, Stine Munkholm-Larsen, Paul G. Bannon, Tristan D. Yan

A meta-analysis of minimally invasive versus conventional mitral valve repair for patients with degenerative mitral disease

Christopher Cao, Sunil Gupta, David Chandrakumar, Thomas A. Nienaber, Praveen Indraratna, Su C. Ang, Kevin Phan, Tristan D. Yan

Systematic review of robotic minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Michael Seco, Christopher Cao, Paul Modi, Paul G. Bannon, Michael K. Wilson, Michael P. Vallely, Kevin Phan, Martin Misfeld, Friedrich Mohr, Tristan D. Yan

Custodiol for myocardial protection and preservation: a systematic review

J. James B. Edelman, Michael Seco, Ben Dunne, Shannon J. Matzelle, Michelle Murphy, Pragnesh Joshi, Tristan D. Yan, Michael K. Wilson, Paul G. Bannon, Michael P. Vallely, Jurgen Passage

Vol 2, No 5 (September 01, 2013): Frozen Elephant Trunk

Vol 2, No 4 (July 30, 2013): Total arterial revascularization

Systematic review of robotic-assisted, totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting

Michael Seco, J. James B. Edelman, Tristan D. Yan, Michael K. Wilson, Paul G. Bannon, Michael P. Vallely

Vol 2, No 3 (May 30, 2013): Aortic arch surgery (II)

A systematic review and meta-analysis of hybrid aortic arch replacement

Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, Spyridon N. Mylonas, Fotis Markatis, Thomas Kotsis, John Kakisis, Christos D. Liapis

A meta-analysis of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest alone versus with adjunctive selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

David H. Tian, Benjamin Wan, Paul G. Bannon, Martin Misfeld, Scott A. LeMaire, Teruhisa Kazui, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, John A. Elefteriades, Joseph E. Bavaria, Joseph S. Coselli, Randall B. Griepp, Friedrich W. Mohr, Aung Oo, Lars G. Svensson, G. Chad Hughes, Malcolm J. Underwood, Edward P. Chen, Thoralf M. Sundt, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 2, No 2 (March 18, 2013): Aortic Arch Surgery (I)

A meta-analysis of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest versus moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion

David H. Tian, Benjamin Wan, Paul G. Bannon, Martin Misfeld, Scott A. LeMaire, Teruhisa Kazui, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, John A. Elefteriades, Joseph Bavaria, Joseph S. Coselli, Randall B. Griepp, Friedrich W. Mohr, Aung Oo, Lars G. Svensson, G. Chad Hughes, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 2, No 1 (January 28, 2013): Aortic Valve Repair

Systematic review of aortic valve preservation and repair

Richard Saczkowski, Tarek Malas, Laurent de Kerchove, Gebrine El Khoury, Munir Boodhwani

Systematic review and meta-analysis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis

Christopher Cao, Su C. Ang, Praveen Indraratna, Con Manganas, Paul Bannon, Deborah Black, David Tian, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 13, No 2 (March 29, 2024): Atrial Fibrillation Management II

The outcomes of concomitant catheter ablation in non-mitral valve cardiac surgery—a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Christian J. Wilson-Smith, Jemilla Strode Smith, Dominic Ng, Benjamin T. Muston, Aditya Eranki, Michael L. Williams, Nathan Ussher, Aashray K. Gupta

Atrial fibrillation ablation during robotic mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Aditya Eranki, Benjamin Muston, Dominic Ng, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Aashray K. Gupta

Vol 13, No 1 (January 30, 2024): Atrial Fibrillation Management I

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation during mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Aditya Eranki, Benjamin Muston, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Christian Wilson-Smith, Michael Williams, Matthew Doyle, Martin Misfeld

Mid-to-long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation in surgical treatment vs. catheter ablation: a meta-analysis using aggregated survival data

Benjamin T. Muston, James Bilbrough, Aditya Eranki, Christian Wilson-Smith, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith

Vol 12, No 6 (November 27, 2023): Aortic Disease in Women

Sex differences in long-term outcomes following surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nitish Bhatt, Rodolfo V. Rocha, Farid Foroutan, Michael W. A. Chu, Maral Ouzounian, Daniyal N. Mahmood, Jennifer Chia-Ying Chung

Vol 12, No 5 (September 28, 2023): Spinal Cord Protection

Open, closed or a bit of both: a systematic review and meta-analysis of staged thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Benjamin T. Muston, James Bilbrough, Ymer Bushati, Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Martin Misfeld, Tristan Yan

Spinal cord injury after open and endovascular repair of descending thoracic aneurysm and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Talal Alzghari, Kevin R. An, Lamia Harik, Mohamed Rahouma, Arnaldo Dimagli, Roberto Perezgorvas-Olaria, Michelle Demetres, Gianmarco Cancelli, Giovanni Soletti Jr, Christopher Lau, Leonard N. Girardi, Mario Gaudino

Vol 12, No 4 (July 31, 2023): Three Decades of Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations II

The outcomes of three decades of the David and Yacoub procedures in bicuspid aortic valve patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Christian J. Wilson-Smith, Jemilla Strode Smith, Dominic Ng, Benjamin T. Muston, Aditya Eranki, Michael L. Williams

Vol 12, No 3 (May 31, 2023): Three Decades of Aortic Valve-Sparing Operations I

Valve-sparing aortic root replacement using the reimplantation (David) technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis on survival and clinical outcome

Stefano Mastrobuoni, Pascal J. Govers, Kevin M. Veen, Jama Jahanyar, Silke van Saane, Antonio Segreto, Luca Zanella, Laurent de Kerchove, Johanna J. M. Takkenberg, Bardia Arabkhani

Vol 12, No 2 (March 31, 2023): Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery II

The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries—a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Christian J. Wilson-Smith, Naomi Anning, Benjamin Muston, Aditya Eranki, Michael L. Williams, Diego Gonzalez-Rivas, Tristan D. Yan, James Ephraums

Vol 12, No 1 (January 31, 2023): Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery I

The learning curve of the robotic-assisted lobectomy—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Naomi Anning, Benjamin Muston, Aditya Eranki, Michael L. Williams, Christian J. Wilson-Smith, Diego G. Rivas, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 11, No 6 (November 29, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery II

Systematic review and meta-analysis of mid-term survival, reoperation, and recurrent mitral regurgitation for robotic-assisted mitral valve repair

Michael L. Williams, Aditya Eranki, Andrew Mamo, Ashley Wilson-Smith, Bridget Hwang, Ramanen Sugunesegran, Tristan Yan, Emiliano Navarra, T. Sloane Guy, Johannes Bonatti

Vol 11, No 5 (September 30, 2022): Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery I

Robotic versus conventional sternotomy mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael L. Williams, Bridget Hwang, Linna Huang, Ashley Wilson-Smith, John Brookes, Aditya Eranki, Tristan D. Yan, T. Sloane Guy, Johannes Bonatti

Vol 11, No 4 (July 29, 2022): Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Incidence of bicuspid valve related aortic dissection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Aditya Eranki, Benjamin Muston, Harish Kamalanathan, Amanda Yung, Michael L. Williams, Prachi Sahai, Caroline Zi, Hector Michelena

Vol 11, No 3 (May 31, 2022): Surgical & Non-Surgical Management of Mechanical Complications of AMI

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the mechanical complications of ischemic heart disease: papillary muscle rupture, left ventricle rupture and post-infarct ventricular septal defect

Campbell D. Flynn, Paraskevi Morris, Lucy Manuel, Matteo Matteucci, Daniele Ronco, Giulio Massimi, Federica Torchio, Roberto Lorusso

Effects of concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting on early and late mortality in the treatment of post-infarction mechanical complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Daniele Ronco, Claudio Corazzari, Matteo Matteucci, Giulio Massimi, Michele Di Mauro, Justine M. Ravaux, Cesare Beghi, Roberto Lorusso

Surgical ventricular reconstruction for ischemic cardiomyopathy—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7,685 patients

Brandon E. Ferrell, Diana C. Jimenez, Danial Ahmad, Kabir Malkani, Jake L. Rosen, Gabriel Gaw, Konstadinos A. Plestis, T. Sloane Guy, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Surgical management for mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of long-term outcomes

Sarah Yousef, Ibrahim Sultan, Helena M. VonVille, Kevin Kahru, George J. Arnaoutakis

Surgical treatment of post-infarction papillary muscle rupture: systematic review and meta-analysis

Giulio Massimi, Matteo Matteucci, Mariusz Kowalewski, Daniele Ronco, Federica Jiritano, Cesare Beghi, Paolo Severgnini, Roberto Lorusso

Vol 11, No 2 (March 31, 2022): PTE in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Disease

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review

John D. L. Brookes, Crystal Li, Sally T. W. Chung, Elizabeth M. Brookes, Michael L. Williams, Nicholas McNamara, Sofia Martin-Suarez, Antonio Loforte

Vol 11, No 1 (January 24, 2022): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions II

Thoracic endovascular repair of chronic type B aortic dissection: a systematic review

Michael L. Williams, Madeleine de Boer, Bridget Hwang, Bruce Wilson, John Brookes, Nicholas McNamara, David H. Tian, Timothy Shiraev, Ourania Preventza

Vol 10, No 6 (November 28, 2021): Thoracic Aortic Endovascular Solutions I

Endovascular repair of acute complicated type B aortic dissection—systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term survival and reintervention

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Benjamin Muston, Harish Kamalanathan, Amanda Yung, Cheng-Hao Jacky Chen, Prachi Sahai, Aditya Eranki

Vol 10, No 5 (September 29, 2021): Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve

Vol 10, No 4 (July 30, 2021): Ross Procedure

Systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term outcomes in adults undergoing the Ross procedure

Campbell D. Flynn, Joshua H. De Bono, Benjamin Muston, Nivedita Rattan, David H. Tian, Marco Larobina, Michael O’Keefe, Peter Skillington

The Ross procedure in children: a systematic review

Morgan K. Moroi, Emile A. Bacha, David M. Kalfa

Vol 10, No 3 (May 31, 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure II

Development of malignancies and their outcomes in patients supported on continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices—a systematic review

Elizabeth J. Maynes, Jonathan S. Gordon, Matthew P. Weber, Thomas J. O’Malley, Tyler M. Bauer, Chelsey T. Wood, Rohinton J. Morris, Louis E. Samuels, John W. Entwistle, H. Todd Massey, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow biventricular assist devices

James Farag, Kei Woldendorp, Nicholas McNamara, Paul G. Bannon, Silvana F. Marasco, Antonio Loforte, Evgenij V. Potapov

Vol 10, No 2 (March 31, 2021): Continuous-Flow MCS in End-Stage Heart Failure I

Contemporary outcomes of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices—a systematic review

Nicholas McNamara, Harry Narroway, Michael Williams, John Brookes, James Farag, David Cistulli, Paul Bannon, Silvana Marasco, Evgenij Potapov, Antonio Loforte

Vol 10, No 1 (January 29, 2021): Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

An updated meta-analysis of MitraClip versus surgery for mitral regurgitation

Nicholas A. Oh, Polydoros N. Kampaktsis, Michele Gallo, Alvise Guariento, Viktoria Weixler, Steven J. Staffa, Dimitrios V. Avgerinos, Andrea Colli, Ilias P. Doulamis

Vol 1, No 4 (November 29, 2012): Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Systematic review of trimodality therapy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

Christopher Cao, David Tian, Con Manganas, Phoebe Matthews, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 1, No 3 (September 26, 2012): Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Combined open and endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic pathologies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Konstantinos G. Moulakakis, Spyridon N. Mylonas, Constantinos N. Antonopoulos, Christos D. Liapis

Vol 1, No 2 (July 26, 2012): Transapical Aortic Valve Implantation

A systematic review on transapical aortic valve implantation

Mohammad Rahnavardi, Jaime Santibanez, Karan Sian, Tristan D. Yan

Vol 1, No 1 (May 01, 2012): Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resection