Is neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy really better than neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma?
This study comparing neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy (NACI) versus neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma provides substantial insights into the evolving landscape of cancer treatment modalities. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 27, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kexun Li, Jiapeng Yang, Ynchao Huang Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Discussion to: Four decades of progress in heart-lung transplantation: 271 cases at a single institution
Presenter: Dr Stefan Elde (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 25, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Adult Source Type: research

Prognostic value of KRAS G12V mutation in lung adenocarcinoma stratified by stages and radiological features
In this study, we investigated the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic value of KRAS G12V mutation in LUAD. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 23, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Wangyang Zhu, Han Han, Zelin Ma, Hang Cao, Yueren Yan, Yue Zhao, Chaoqiang Deng, Haomiao Xu, Fangqiu Fu, Fanfan Fan, Yang Zhang, Haiquan Chen Source Type: research

Commentary: ctDNA in Resectable NSCLC: Emerging Canary in the Coal Mine
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 22, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Uma M. Sachdeva Source Type: research

The Relationship Between Discharge Location and Cardiac Rehabilitation Use After Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a guideline-recommended risk reduction program offered to cardiac surgical patients. Despite CR ’s association with better outcomes, attendance remains poor. The relationship between discharge location and CR use is poorly understood. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 22, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tyler M. Bauer, Maximilian Fliegner, Hechaun Hou, Temilolaoluwa Daramola, Jeffrey S. McCullough, Whitney Fu, Francis D. Pagani, Donald S. Likosky, Steven J. Keteyian, Michael P. Thompson Source Type: research

Gamification in Cardiothoracic Surgical Education: Time to Learn More
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Arjun Puri, Stephen C. Yang, Benjamin D. Kozower Source Type: research

Commentary: A Tough Call: Does the Kidney Come with the Heart?
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Joseph C. Cleveland Source Type: research

Practical Approaches to Concomitant Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Matching the Ablation to the Patient
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Patrick M. McCarthy, James L. Cox Source Type: research

Changes in Heart Transplant Outcomes of Elderly Patients in the New Allocation Era
Studies demonstrate that heart transplantation (HT) can safely be performed in septuagenarians. We evaluate outcomes of septuagenarians undergoing HT after the US heart allocation change in 2018. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 20, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Zachary W. Sollie, Jennie H. Kwon, Benjamin Usry, Khaled Shorbaji, Brett A. Welch, Zubair A. Hashmi, Lucas Witer, Nicolas Pope, Ryan J. Tedford, Arman Kilic Source Type: research

Commentary: Truncal valve repair: Reduce the root, preserve the cusps.
(Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 20, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Igor E. Konstantinov, Tyson A. Fricke Source Type: research

103rd American Association for Thoracic Surgery Presidential Address: Dreamers and pragmatists: A story of our past, present, and future
Thank you. This is more than I can actually express. It is quite an honor and has been an absolute joy. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 18, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yolonda Lorig Colson Tags: Presidential Address Source Type: research

Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in Donation after Circulatory Death: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the NOVEL Trial
Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors offer the ability to expand the lung donor pool and ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) further contributes to this ability by allowing for additional evaluation and resuscitation of these extended criteria donors. We sought to determine the outcomes of recipients receiving organs from DCD EVLP donors in a multi-center setting. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 18, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Doug A. Gouchoe, Pablo G. Sanchez, Jonathan D ’Cunha, Christian A. Bermudez, Mani A. Daneshmand, Robert D. Davis, Matthew G. Hartwig, Thomas C. Wozniak, Zachary N. Kon, Bartley P. Griffith, William R. Lynch, Tiago N. Machuca, Michael J. Weyant, Michael Source Type: research

From information creep to indication creep
We read with interest the paper by Chen and colleagues1 in which they reported a propensity-matched study addressing the differential outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for bicuspid aortic stenosis (BAV) among 6450 Medicare beneficiaries. The findings are significant: after matching, recipients who underwent TAVR had similar risk of mortality and heart failure readmission at 6  months compared with SAVR; nonetheless, from 6 months to 3 years of follow-up, recipients of SAVR displayed a significantly lower risk of both (overall) mortality and readmission...
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 15, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Amedeo Anselmi, Sylvain Beurtheret, Fabio Barili, Ovidio A. Garc ía-Villarreal, International Evidence Grading Research Initiative Targeting Transparency and Quality (INTEGRITTY) Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Reply: Atrial fibrillation surgery concomitant with mitral valve surgery: Much more than gilding the lily
We thank Kataoka and Imamura1 for their interest in our study demonstrating superior clinical outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF) surgery concomitant with mitral valve (MV) surgery compared with MV surgery alone.2 Multicenter, big data studies are generally regarded as more powerful studies providing more clinical information compared with smaller, single-center studies. However, bigger is not always better. Big data studies may have disadvantages such as potential for selection bias and confounding. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 15, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Min-Seok Kim, Seung Hyun Lee Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Erector Spinae Blocks for opioid-sparing multimodal pain management after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.
Peripheral regional anesthesia is proposed to enhance recovery. We sought to evaluate: the efficacy of bilateral continuous erector spinae plane blocks (B-ESpB) for postoperative analgesia and the impact on recovery in children undergoing cardiac surgery. (Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - March 15, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nathalie Roy, M. Fernanda Parra, Morgan L. Brown, Lynn A. Sleeper, Joe Kossowsky, Andreas M. Baumer, Sarah E. Blitz, Jocelyn M. Booth, Connor E. Higgins, Viviane G. Nasr, Pedro J. del Nido, Roland Brusseau Source Type: research