Recently published (2016 – present) manuscripts utilizing STS data: Adult Cardiac Surgery, General Thoracic Surgery, Congenital Heart Surgery, and Intermacs/Pedimacs. 

Adult Cardiac Surgery Database
Lead Author Title Publication Date
Sarah Brownlee Hematocrit and Renal Failure in Aortic Arch Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Study The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2024
Qiudong Chen Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repairs - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2024
Kukbin Choi Effect of preoperative clopidogrel on outcomes of isolated coronary artery bypass graft The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2024
Carlos Diaz-Castrillon The burden of major complications on failure to rescue after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: Analysis of more than 19,000 patients The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery July 2024
James Edgerton Risk of Transfusion in Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Models developed from the STS Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2024
Nicholas Teman Operating Room Extubation for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A National STS Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2024
Vinod Thourani Outcomes of Isolated Tricuspid Valve Surgery: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Analysis and Risk Model The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2024
Sherif Khairallah Trends in the Management of Anterior Mitral Leaflet Regurgitation JAMA Network Open April 2024
Michael Bowdish Cardiac Surgery after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Trends and Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2024
Lamia Harik Intraoperative Anemia Mediates Sex Disparity in Operative Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Journal of the American College of Cardiology March 2024
Paul Grayburn Comparison of Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair for Primary Mitral Regurgitation Outcomes to Hospital Volumes of Surgical Mitral Valve Repair Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions March 2024
Jacob Raphael Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Pulmonary Complications: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024
Joseph Sabik Multi-Arterial versus Single-Arterial Coronary Surgery: Ten Year Follow-up of One Million Patients The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024
Motahar Hosseini Analysis of Anemia, Transfusions and CABG Outcomes in the The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024
Christopher Mehta Age-Stratified Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024
Moritz Wyler von Ballmoos The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Procedure Data and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2023
Adeel Abbasi Interpretable Machine Learning-Based Predictive Modeling of Patient Outcomes Following Cardiac Surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery November 2023
William Keeling National Trends in Emergency Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery October 2023
Jake Awtry National Trends in Utilization of Transatrial Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement and Postoperative Outcomes The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery October 2023
Vinod Thourani Survival Following Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients: A Contemporary Trial Benchmark The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2023
Thomas Schwann Practice Makes Perfect? Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023
Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023
Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery August 2023
Sameer Hirji Benchmarking Outcomes of Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valves The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2023
Thomas Schwann Long-Term Outcomes and Anticoagulation in Mitral Valve Surgery - A Report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2023
Takuya Ogami The Impact of Reoperative Surgery on Aortic Root Replacement in the United States The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery May 2023
Robert Hawkins Redo Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement After Prior Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions April 2023
Shinichi Fukuhara Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis after Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2023
Mario Gaudino Operative Outcomes of Women Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the US, 2011 to 2020 JAMA Surgery March 2023
Kevin Lobdell Technologic Transformation of Perioperative Cardiac Care and Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2023
Angela Lowenstern Impact of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Availability on Volume and Outcomes of Surgical Repair Journal of the American College of Cardiology February 2023
Babatunde Yerokun Long-term outcomes of aortic root operations in the United States among Medicare beneficiaries The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery February 2023
 
Emilly MacKay Predictors of Intraoperative Echocardiography: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Qiudong Chen Isolated Tricuspid Operations: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Karen Kim The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Amit Lyengar2 Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status Independently Predicts Outcomes After Mitral Valve Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023 
 
Anubodh Varshney Bridging Strategies and Cardiac Replacement Outcomes in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure-Related Cardiogenic Shock European Journal of Heart Failure January 2023 
 
Vinay Badhwar Risk of Surgical Mitral Valve Repair for Primary Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Siavash Saadat Multiarterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Practice Patterns in the United States: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2022
Laurent Glance Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery JAMA Network Open December 2022
Natalia Ivascu Girardi Incidence and Impact of a Single Red Blood Cell Transfusion: Analysis of the STS Database 2010-2019 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2022
George Arnaoutakis Outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Journal of Cardiac Surgery November 2022 
Nadav Rappoport Volume-Outcome Relationship of Resternotomy Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2022 
Thomas Schwann Peri-operative Anemia and Transfusions and Late Mortality in Coronary Artery Bypass Patients The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2022
Jacob Raphael Association of Intraoperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions with Venous Thromboembolism and Adverse Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery Annals of Surgery October 2022
Michael Mazzeffi Red Blood Cell Transfusion and Postoperative Infection in Patients Having Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Anesthesia & Analgesia September 2022
Oliver Jawitz Comparing Consumer-Directed Hospital Rankings With STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2022
Michael Cain Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Minimally-Invasive Single Vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy Annals of Surgery July 2022
Fady Riad Anticoagulation in new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation: An analysis from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Heart Rhythm O2 June 2022
Kimberly Holst Impact of Hospital Volume on Outcomes of Septal Myectomy for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2022
Nadav Rappoport Re-Sternotomy Coronary Artery Bypass 1999-2018: Insights from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2022
Karthik Ragunathan Cerebral Oximetry during Adult Cardiac Surgery Is Associated with Improved Postoperative Outcomes Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia April 2022
Jonathan Hemli Transfusion in Root Replacement for Aortic Dissection: The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2022
John Kelly Coronary Endarterectomy: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2022
Emily MacKay Association of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography and Clinical Outcomes After Open Cardiac Valve or Proximal Aortic Surgery JAMA Network Open February 2022
Agni Orfanoudaki Machine learning models for mitral valve replacement: A comparative analysis with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Score Journal of Cardiac Surgery January 2022
David Shahian Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 2: Empirical Studies in Cardiac Surgery; Risk Model Recommendations The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2022
David Shahian

Social Risk Factors in Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models. Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2022
Arman Kilic Supplementing Existing Societal Risk Models for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With Machine Learning for Improved Prediction Journal of the American Heart Association November 2021
Jared Belle Strategies for Mechanical Right Ventricular Support during Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2021
Curtis Bergquist Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: An STS Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2021
Laura Seese Optimal Circulatory Arrest Temperature for Aortic Hemiarch Replacement with Antegrade Brain Perfusion The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery November 2021
Vinod Thourani Association of Volume and Outcomes in 234,556 Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2021
Tyler Wallen National Outcomes of Elective Hybrid Arch Debranching with Endograft Exclusion versus Total Arch Replacement Procedures: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database     Aorta (Stamford) October 2021
Manuel Caceres Polo Aortic Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2021
Frederick Lombard Processed EEG Use During Anesthesia and Outcomes: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2021
William Patrick The learning curve of robotic coronary arterial bypass surgery: A report from the STS Database Journal of Cardiac Surgery November 2021
Nirvik Pal Dexmedetomidine, Delirium, and Adverse Outcomes: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2021
Alina Nicoara The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Echocardiography The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2021
Oliver Jawitz Sex Differences in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Techniques: An STS Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2021
Tom Nguyen The effect of COVID-19 on adult cardiac surgery in the United States in 717,103 patients The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2021
Joanna Chikwe Mitral surgery after transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis Journal of the American College of Cardiology July 2021
Michael Bowdish STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Outcomes, Quality, and Research
 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2021
Jeffrey Jacobs Current penetration, completeness, and representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2021
Makoto Mori Toward dynamic risk prediction of outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft: Improving risk prediction with intraoperative events using gradient boosting Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes June 2021
Thomas Metkus Transesophageal echocardiography in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery Journal of the American College of Cardiology May 2021
Christopher Ryan Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement for Chronic Aortic Insufficiency: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2021
Alexander Nissen Less Invasive Mitral Surgery versus Conventional Sternotomy stratified by Mitral Pathology: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Databases The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2021
Andrei Churyla Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation With Isolated Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2021
Ankur Kalra Off-label Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients Receiving Surgical Mechanical and Bioprosthetic Heart Valves JAMA Network Open March 2021
Arman Kilic2 Performance of a Machine Learning Algorithm in Predicting Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2021
Shinichi Fukuhara Surgical Explantation of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprostheses and Concurrent Other Cardiac Procedures Journal of the American College of Cardiology February 2021
Victor Nauffal Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulant vs. Warfarin for Post Cardiac Surgery Atrial Fibrillation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2021
J. Hunter Mehaffey Aortic Annular Enlargement in the Elderly: Short and Long-Term Outcomes in the United States The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2021
Shinichi Fukuhara Surgical Explant of Transcatheter Aortic Bioprosthesis: Results and Clinical Implications from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Database Analysis Circulation December 2020
Arnar Geirsson The Evolving Burden of Drug Use Associated Infective Endocarditis 
in the United States
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Jonathan Hemli Transfusion in Elective Aortic Root Replacement: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Zachary Enumah Persistent Racial and Sex Disparities in Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Retrospective Clinical Registry Review in the Drug-eluting Stent Era Annals of Surgery October 2020
Vinay Badhwar Volume-Outcome Association of Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States JAMA Cardiology October 2020
Toshinobu Kazui Short-Term Risk of Bilateral Internal Mammary Artery Grafting in Diabetic Patients Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery September 2020
J. Mark Erfe Outcomes of Sutureless/Rapid Deployment Valves Compared to Traditional Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2020
J. Mauricio Del Rio The Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Section of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2020 Update on Quality and Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2020
Victor Nauffal Short-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Versus Isolated Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Mediastinal Radiation-Associated Severe Aortic Stenosis Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions February 2021
Arman Kilic Mitral Valve Surgery for Papillary Muscle Rupture: Outcomes in 1,342 Patients from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2020
Makoto Mori Variations in Anticoagulation Practice Following Bioprosthetic Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacement and Repair Journal of the American College of Cardiology November 2020
Ibrahim Sultan Predictors and Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke After Cardiac Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Derek Klarin Does Concomitant Carotid Endarterectomy and Cardiac Surgery Decrease Post-Operative Stroke Rates? Journal of Vascular Surgery August 2020
Mehrdad Ghoreishi Less-Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: Trends and Outcomes from the STS Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Michael Bowdish The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2020 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2020
Thomas Schwann Effect of Skeletonization of Bilateral Internal Thoracic Arteries on Deep Sternal Wound Infections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2020
Oliver Jawitz Reoperation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: 
An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database
JACC Cardiovasc Interv. June 2020
Arnar Geirsson The Evolving Burden of Drug Use Associated Infective Endocarditis 
in the United States
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2020
Jaimin Trivedi Is the Internal Mammary Artery Graft Beneficial in Emergent Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery? A Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database Analysis The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery April 2020
Oliver Jawitz Association of Postoperative Complications and Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting American Heart Journal April 2020
Jason Matos Anticoagulation and Amiodarone for New Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Prescription Patterns and 30-day Outcomes in the United States and Canada The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery February 2020
S. Chris Malaisrie Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Late Outcomes in a Medicare Population The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery November 2019
Mario Gaudino Surgeons' Coronary Bypass Practice Patterns in the United States Journal of the American College of Cardiology October 2020
Mark Slaughter Optimum surgical treatment for tricuspid valve infective endocarditis: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery November 2019
Sreekanth Vemulapalli Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Mitral Valve Surgery in the United States JAMA Cardiology November 2019
Dan Loberman Myocardial preservation methods in isolated minimal invasive mitral valve surgery: Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) database outcomes The Journal of Cardiac Surgery January 2020
George Arnaoutakis Longitudinal Outcomes After Surgical Repair of PostInfarction Ventricular Septal Defect in the Medicare Population The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Shinobu Itagaki Impact of Cerebral Perfusion on Outcomes of Aortic Surgery: STS Adult Cardiac Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Ankur Kalra Aortic Valve Replacement in Bioprosthetic Failure: Insights from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Manuel Caceres Polo Risk Analysis And Outcomes Of Postoperative Renal Failure Following Aortic Valve Surgery In The Us The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Kan Nawata First Database Comparison Between the United States and Japan: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Niv Ad Surgical Treatment for Stand-Alone Atrial Fibrillation in North America The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
Hayley Gershengorn Association of Overnight Extubation With Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery in the Intensive Care Unit The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
J. Hunter Mehaffey Distressed communities are associated with worse outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery August 2019
Meghana Helder Regional and Temporal Trends in the Outcomes of Repairs for Acute Type A Aortic Dissections The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
Derrick Tam Surgical valve selection in the era of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2019
Mehrdad Ghoreishi Factors associated with acute stroke after type A aortic dissection repair: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2019
Tsuyoshi Kaneko Characterizing Risks Associated With Mitral Annular Calcification in Mitral Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2019
Judson Williams Impact of Microbiological Organism Type on Surgically Managed Endocarditis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Vinod Thourani The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Tyler Wallen Elective Aortic Root Replacement in North America: Analysis of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Thomas Schwann Bilateral internal thoracic artery versus radial artery multi-arterial bypass grafting: a report from the STS Database European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery April 2019
Arman Kilic Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Ryan Hendrix Mitral valve repair vs replacement in elderly with degenerative disease: Analysis of the STS ACSD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Lawrence Wei Contemporary Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the United States The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Daniel Friedman Use of left atrial appendage occlusion among older cardiac surgery patients with preoperative atrial fibrillation: A national cohort study Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology February 2019
Zachary Kon The Incidence and Outcomes of Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy in North America The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Jeremiah Brown Utility of Biomarkers to Improve Prediction of Readmission or Mortality After Cardiac Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
J. Scott Rankin The Impact of Mitral Disease Etiology on Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Operations The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Alice Wang Robotic Mitral Valve Repair in Older Individuals: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Mohamad Alaeddine Aortic clamping strategy and postoperative stroke The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery October 2018
Morgan Cox Outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock and unresponsive neurological state: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Makoto Mori Perioperative Risk Profiles and Volume-Outcome Relationships in Proximal Thoracic Aortic Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
James Gammie Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2018
John Fallon The Incidence and Consequence of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2018
Vinay Badhwar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2018
S. Chris Malaisrie Burden of preoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery June 2018
J. Scott Rankin Associations Between Surgical Ablation and Operative Mortality After Mitral Valve Procedures The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2018
A. Laurie Shroyer Single- Versus Multicenter Surgeons' Risk-Adjusted Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Procedural Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
Thomas Schwann Operative Outcomes of Multiple-Arterial Versus Single-Arterial Coronary Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2018
Alexander Brescia Determinants of Variation in Pneumonia Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2018
Daniel Friedman Association Between Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Readmission for Thromboembolism Among Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgery JAMA January 2018
Teng Lee Contemporary management and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection: An analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Journal of Cardiac Surgery January 2018
Richard D'Agostino The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Outcomes and Quality The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2018
Brent Keeling Conversion From Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting to On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2017
Thomas Schwann Worldwide Trends in Multi-arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery 2004-2014: A Tale of 2 Continents Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Autumn 2017
Brian Englum Hypothermia and cerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: A comparative effectiveness analysis from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery September 2017
Vinay Badhwar Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Trends and Propensity Matched Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017
Vinod Thourani The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2017
Vinay Badhwar Performing Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Repair at the Time of Mitral Valve Operations Is Not Associated With Increased Operative Mortality The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2017
Thomas Schwann Variation in Warfarin Use at Hospital Discharge After Isolated Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database CHEST September 2016
Sean O’Brien Variation in Hospital Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rates Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States: A Report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes September 2016
Fred Edwards Failure to Rescue Rates After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: An Analysis From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2016
Vinay Badhwar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2016
Jonathan Afilalo Gait Speed and Operative Mortality in Older Adults Following Cardiac Surgery JAMA Cardiology June 2016
Fred Edwards Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement JAMA Cardiology April 2016
David Whellan Trends in Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Study of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 2006 to 2012 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2016
Deepak Acharya Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Data From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2016
Jeffrey Jacobs Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2016
Rajendra Mehta Association of Hospital and Physician Characteristics and Care Processes With Racial Disparities in Procedural Outcomes Among Contemporary Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery  Circulation January 2016
General Thoracic Surgery Database
Lead Author Title Publication Date
Aidan Gilbert Minimally invasive versus open esophagectomy; comparing the combined effects of smoking burden and operative approach on outcomes in esophagectomy Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     August 2024
Lisa Brown Predictors of Discharge with Supplemental Oxygen after Lobectomy for Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2024
Justin Blasberg Longitudinal Follow-up of Medicare Patients after Esophageal Cancer Resection in the STS Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2024
Ammara Watkins Trends and Comparative Outcomes Between Operative Approaches for Segmentectomy in Lung Cancer Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery July 2024
Jeffrey Velotta 2024 Update of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Short-Term Esophagectomy Risk Model: More Inclusive and Improved Calibration The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2024
Andy Lee The Risk Analysis Index is an Independent Predictor of Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection PLOS One May 2024
Christopher Towe STS Database Analysis: Comparing Sublobar Techniques in Stage IA Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2024
Andrea Axtell Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism after Lung Cancer Resection The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2024
Christopher Towe The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2023
Andrew Li Respect the Middle Lobe: Perioperative Risk of Bilobectomy Compared to Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2023
Andrea Axtell Association Between Interstitial Lung Disease and Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2023
Joseph Reza Implementation of Screening Guidelines in Early Esophageal Cancer: A Study of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Annals of Surgery March 2023
Lye-Yeng Wong The Impact of Age and Need for Emergent Surgery in Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Elliot Servais The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Puja Khaitan Robotic Esophagectomy Trends and Early Surgical Outcomes: The US Experience The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2022
Andy Lee Frailty Is Associated With Adverse Postoperative Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection JTO Clinical and Research Reports September 2022
Stephanie Worrell Morbidity After Esophagectomy Is Higher for Benign Than Malignant Disease The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2022
Stephanie Worrell Impact of Diabetes on Pathologic Response to Multimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2022
Justin Karush Predicting Non-home Discharge after Lung Surgery: Analysis of the General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2022
Brooks Udelsman Association of Lymph Node Sampling and Clinical Volume in Lobectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2022
Peter Kneuertz Segmentectomy for clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer: National benchmarks for nodal staging and outcomes by operative approach Cancer April 2022
Phillip Linden Risk of Each of the Five Lung Lobectomies: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2022
Elisabeth Dexter Does Operative Duration of Lobectomy for Early Lung Cancer Increase Perioperative Morbidity? The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2022
Uma Sachdeva Contributing factors to lymph node recovery with esophagectomy by thoracic surgeons: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database Diseases of the Esophagus January 2022
Mark Allen Bias Against Complex Lung Cancer Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2021
Christopher Seder Robotic vs. Thoracoscopic Anatomic Lung Resection in Obese Patients: A Propensity Adjusted Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2021
Elliot Servais The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2021
Elliot Servais Conversion to thoracotomy during thoracoscopic versus robotic lobectomy: Predictors and outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2021
Peter Kneuertz National Trends and Outcomes of Segmentectomy in the Society of Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2021
Matthew Facktor Initial Assessment of the effect of ProvenCare on Lung Cancer Surgical Quality The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2021
Shruti Raja Perioperative Outcomes of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis: A Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2021
Nicholas Arndt Redefining the Risk of Surgery for Clinical Stage IIIA (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of the STS GTSD and ESTS Registry Lung Cancer June 2021
Brooks Udelsman Concordance of Clinical and Pathologic Nodal Staging in Resectable Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2021
Oliver Jawitz Complications After Ravitch versus Nuss Repair of Pectus Excavatum: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis Surgery January 2021
Uma Sachdeva Impact of Obesity on Treatment Approach for Resectable Esophageal Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2020
Mark Onaitis Equivalent Survival Between Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Clinical Stage IA Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2020
Zaid Abdelsattar Contemporary Practice Patterns of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in the United States The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2020
Rachel Medbery Costs Associated with Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: A Novel Analysis Merging STS and Medicare Data The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2020
John Melvan Community Size and Lung Cancer Resection Outcomes: Studying the Society of Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2020
James Clark Variability in Smoking Status for Lobectomy Among Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Participants The Annals f Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Patricia Cowper Initial and Longitudinal Cost of Surgical Resection for Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Christopher Towe Factors Associated with Successful Postoperative Day One Discharge Following Anatomic Lung Resection The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2020
Farhood Fariah Volume Pledge is Not Associated with Better Short-Term Outcomes After Lung Cancer Resection Journal of Clinical Oncology October 2020
Benjamin Resio Invasive staging procedures do not prevent nodal metastases from being missed in stage I lung cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2020
Farhood Farjah The volume pledge is not associated with better short-term outcomes after lung cancer resection Journal of Clinical Oncology June 2020
Henning Gaissert Concordance of Clinical and Pathological Nodal Staging in Resectable Lung Cancer The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2020
Christopher Seder A prolonged air leak score for lung cancer resection: An analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2019
Traves Crabtree The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2019 update on research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2019
Andrew Feczko Proficiency of Robotic Lobectomy Based on Prior Surgical Technique in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2019
Phillip Linden Postoperative Day 1 Discharge After Anatomic Lung Resection: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery September 2019
Phillip Linden Mortality After Esophagectomy: Analysis of Individual Complications and Their Association with Mortality Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery August 2019
Lisa Brown Readmission after Lobectomy for Lung Cancer: Not All Complications Contribute Equally Annals of Surgery August 2019
Felix Fernandez Lack of correlation between short- and long-term performance after lung cancer surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery April 2019
Betty Tong Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database for Lobectomy The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Bryan Stanifer Short-Term Outcomes of Tracheal Resection in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2018
Traves Crabtree The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2018
Brian Mitzman Complications After Esophagectomy Are Associated With Extremes of Body Mass Index The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Seth Krantz Invasive Mediastinal Staging for Lung Cancer by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Participants The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Daniel Boffa Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy Journal of Clinical Oncology August 2018
Christopher Towe Restrictive Transfusion Practices After Esophagectomy Are Associated With Improved Outcome: A Review of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
Christopher Seder The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database 2018 Update on Outcomes and Quality The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
Felix Fernandez Differential effects of operative complications on survival after surgery for primary lung cancer The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery March 2018
Mark Onaitis Prediction of Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery for Elderly Patients in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2018
Henning Gaissert The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2017
A. Laurie Shroyer Geographic Variations in Lung Cancer Lobectomy Outcomes: The General Thoracic Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2017
Michael Durheim Mortality and Respiratory Failure After Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017
Daniel Boffa Surgically Managed Clinical Stage IIIA-Clinical N2 Lung Cancer in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2017
Trevor Williams Operative Risk for Major Lung Resection Increases at Extremes of Body Mass Index The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2017
Henning Gaissert The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Brian Louie Comparison of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Robotic Approaches for Clinical Stage I and Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2016
Felix Fernandez STS Lung Cancer Resection Risk Model: Higher Quality Data and Superior Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2016
Felix Fernandez Longitudinal Follow-up of Lung Cancer Resection From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database in Patients 65 Years and Older The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2016
Smita Sihag Minimally Invasive Versus Open Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: A Comparison of Early Surgical Outcomes From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2016
Congenital Heart Surgery Database
Lead Author Title Publication Date
John Vossler Impact of Atrioventricular Valve Intervention at Each Stage of Single Ventricle Palliation World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery September 2024
Tanya Perry Outcomes in Children Who Undergo Post-cardiotomy ECMO: A Report from the STS-CHSD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2024
Joanne Starr Temperature and Neurologic Outcomes in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Journal of the American College of Cardiology August 2024
Elaine Griffeth   Risk of Cardiac Reoperation: An Analysis of The STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  June 2024
Elaine Griffeth Risk of Cardiac Reoperation: An Analysis of The STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports June 2024
Ari Cedars Reoperations in Adolescents and Adults after Prior Arterial Switch Operation: STS Congenital Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  June 2024
Joseph Nellis Primary vs Staged Biventricular Repair for Neonatal IAA with VSD and LVOTO The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2024
S. Ram Kumar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2023 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2024
Sara Pasquali Association Between Past and Present Operative Mortality in Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2024
Manan Desai Perioperative Morbidity and Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Transitioned From Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Ventricular Assist Device Support: A Study of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database ASAIO Journal October 2023
Paul Devlin Contemporary Applications and Outcomes of Pulmonary Artery Banding: An Analysis of the STS CHSD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2023
Karl Welke Contemporary Relationship Between Hospital Volume and Outcomes in Congenital Heart Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023
Jacob Miller Outcomes of the Kawashima: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2023
Morgan Brown Predictors of Time Prior to Incision and Anesthesia Ready Time: Analysis and Benchmark Data JTCVS Open June 2023
Nicholas Clarke Contemporary Patterns of Care in Tetralogy of Fallot: Analysis of Society of Thoracic Surgeons Data The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2023
Jennifer Nelson Development of a Novel Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Congenital Mortality Risk Model The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Georgina Rowe Ross Procedure in Children: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
S Ram Kumar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2023
Kevin Hill Methylprednisolone for Infant Heart Surgery- A Randomized Controlled Trial The New England Journal of Medicine November 2022
Sharon-Lise Normand Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Surgery in Children: An STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2022
Jeffrey Jacobs Variation in Case-Mix Across Hospitals: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2022
Joshua Chew Congenitally Corrected Transposition Cardiac Surgery: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2022
Amit Misra Outcomes of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Trait Following Congenital Heart Disease Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2022
Viviane Nasr The Practice of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology in the United States Anesthesia & Analgesia March 2022
Sharon-Lise Normand Reevaluating Congenital Heart Surgery Center Performance Using Operative Mortality The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2022
S. Ram Kumar The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2021 Update on Outcomes and Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2021
Jennifer Nelson Capturing Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Framework for Development of an Adult Congenital Heart Disease Mortality Risk Model The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2021
Laura Seese Utilization and Outcomes of the Nikaidoh, Rastelli, and REV Procedures: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2021
Sara Pasquali Evolving Cost-Quality Relationship in Pediatric Heart Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2021
Kyle Riggs Tracheal Surgery for Airway Anomalies Associated with Increased Mortality In Pediatric Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     March 2021
Martina Steurer Association between Z-score for Birth Weight and Postoperative Outcomes in Neonates and Infants with Congenital Heart Disease Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery January 2021
Justin Long Postoperative Hematocrit and Adverse Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Cross-sectional Study from the STS and CCAS Database Collaboration Anesthesia & Analgesia December 2020
Sara Pasquali National Variation in Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes Circulation October 2020
Sara Pasquali Estimating Resource Utilization in Congenital Heart Surgery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2020
John Serfas The Evolving Surgical Burden of Fontan Failure: Insights from a Nationwide Surgical Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Charles Fraser III Diaphragm Paralysis after Pediatric Cardiac Surgery: An STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database Study The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Jennifer Nelson Aortic Valve Replacement in Young and Middle-Aged Adults: Current and Potential Roles of TAVR The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2020
Faith Ross Associations Between Anthropometric Indices and Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Infants and Young Children: An Analysis of Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database American Heart Journal June 2020
Kevin Hill Overcoming underpowering: Trial simulations and a global rank end point to optimize clinical trials in children with heart disease American Heart Journal  May 2020
David Vener The Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society-Society of Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Anesthesia Database Collaboration World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery January 2020
Kevin Hill Rationale and Design of the Steroids to Reduce Systemic Inflammation After Infant Heart Surgery (STRESS) Trial American Heart Journal December 2019
Marshall Jacobs The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2019 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Lauren Sarno Significant Improvements in Mortality after the Fontan Operation in Children with Down Syndrome The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2019
Jennifer Nelson National Practice Patterns and Early Outcomes of Aortic Valve Replacement in Children and Teens The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2019
David Cooper Cardiac Surgery in Patients With Trisomy 13 and 18: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Journal of the American Heart Association July 2019
Joshua Chew Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes in Turner Syndrome: Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery July 2019
Dylan Thibault Postoperative Transcatheter Interventions in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions June 2019
Nadine Straka Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes after Repair of Anomalous Coronary from Pulmonary Artery The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2019
Charles Fraser III The Prevalence and Impact of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Spring 2019
Jeffrey Jacobs Refining The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Mortality Risk Model with Enhanced Risk Adjustment for Chromosomal Abnormalities, Syndromes, and Noncardiac Congenital Anatomic Abnormalities The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2019
Sean O’Brien Development of a Congenital Heart Surgery Composite Quality Metric: Part 2—Analytic Methods The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2019
Sara Pasquali Development of a Congenital Heart Surgery Composite Quality Metric: Part 1-Conceptual Framework The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2019
Brian Kogon Readmission Following Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery February 2019
Michael Quartermain Prenatal Diagnosis Influences Preoperative Status in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Pediatric Cardiology October 2018
Vyas Kartha National Benchmarks for Proportions of Patients Receiving Blood Transfusions During Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2018
Nathaniel Greene A Study of Practice Behavior for Endotracheal Intubation Site for Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Surgery: Impact of Endotracheal Intubation Site on Perioperative Outcomes-An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society Database Anesthesia & Analgesia September 2018
Kimberly Holst Surgical Management and Outcomes of Ebstein Anomaly in Neonates and Infants: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2018
Marshall Jacobs The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2018 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2018
Clifford Cua Hybrid Palliation: Outcomes After the Comprehensive Stage 2 Procedure The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2018
John Costello Associations Between Unplanned Cardiac Reinterventions and Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Operations The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2018
Nhue Do Shunt Failure-Risk Factors and Outcomes: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2018
Marshall Jacobs The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2017
Michael O’Byrne Effect of Obesity and Underweight Status on Perioperative Outcomes of Congenital Heart Operations in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: An Analysis of Data From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database Circulation August 2017
Brett Anderson Association of Surgeon Age and Experience With Congenital Heart Surgery Outcomes Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes July 2017
Kristen Nelson-McMillan Delayed Sternal Closure in Infant Heart Surgery-The Importance of Where and When: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Sara Pasquali Congenital Heart Surgery Case Mix Across North American Centers and Impact on Performance Assessment The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Angira Patel Prevalence of Noncardiac and Genetic Abnormalities in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Operations: Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2016
Patricia Hickey Critical Care Nursing’s Impact on Pediatric Patient Outcomes The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2016
Jeffrey Jacobs Mortality Trends in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery October 2016
David Meyer Variation in Perfusion Strategies for Neonatal and Infant Aortic Arch Repair: Contemporary Practice in the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery September 2016
William Mahle Early Extubation After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot and the Fontan Procedure: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2016
Marshall Jacobs The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research The Annals of Thoracic Surgery September 2016
Lawrence Schwartz The Perioperative Use of Dexmedetomidine in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis from the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society-Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Disease Database Anesthesia & Analgesia September 2016
Christopher Mastropietro Tracheostomy After Operations for Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery June 2016
Intermacs/Pedimacs
Lead Author Title Publication Date
Jennifer Cowger Defining Optimal Left Ventricular Assist Device Short-Term Outcomes May Provide Insight into Programmatic Quality Assessment The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation August 2024
Caroline West Social Determinants of Health and Outcomes After Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Pediatric Transplantation August 2024
Awais Ashfag Predicting Stroke for Pediatric Patients Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices: A PEDIMACS Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2024
Shahnawaz Amdani Impact of Center Volume on Outcomes after Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in Pediatric Patients: An Analysis of the STS-Pedimacs Database The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation January 2024
David Peng Seventh Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2023
Ulrich Jorde The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2023 Annual Report: Focus on Magnetically Levitated Devices The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2023
Renzo Loyaga-Rendon Predicting Survival of End-Stage Heart Failure patients receiving HeartMate-3: Comparing Machine learning Methods ASAIO Journal November 2023
Aniket Rali Changing Strategy Between Bridge to Transplant and Destination LVAD Therapy After the First 3 Months: Analysis of the STS-INTERMACS Database Journal of Cardiac Failure October 2023
Awais Ashfaq Survival in Pediatric Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices: A Special Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023
Jennifer Conway Widening Care Gap in VAD Therapy The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation August 2023
Francisco Arabia Heart Transplant Outcomes After Total Artificial Heart Transplantation Proceedings July 2023
Ana Alba The Impact of Obesity and LVAD-Bridging on Heart Transplant Candidate Outcomes: A Linked STS INTERMACS - OPTN/UNOS Data Analysis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation June 2023
Sarah Birk Clinical Outcomes of Ventricular Assist Device Support by HIV Infection Status: An STS-Intermacs Analysis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation May 2023
Mustafa Ahmed Timing and Outcomes of Concurrent and Sequential BiVAD Implantation: An STS INTERMACS Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2023
Arman Kilic Impact of Adverse Events on Health-Related Quality of Life after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation - An STS INTERMACS Analysis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation April 2023
Pierre-Emmanuel Noly Association of Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Ventricular Assist Device Implantation With Adverse Events and Quality of Life JAMA Surgery February 2023
Melana Yuzefpolskaya The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2022 Annual Report: Focus on the 2018 Heart Transplant Allocation System The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2022
Thomas Cascino Comparison of Evaluations for Heart Transplant Before Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device and Subsequent Receipt of Transplant at Transplant vs Nontransplant Centers JAMA Network Open November 2022
Iki Adachi Sixth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs Annual Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery November 2022
Syed Peer Effect of preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy on postventricular assist device outcomes: an analysis of the STS Pedimacs database European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery November 2022
David Peng Self-reported quality of life in children with ventricular assist devices Pediatric Transplantation June 2022
Chris Kapelios Right Heart Failure Following Left Ventricular Device Implantation: Natural History, Risk Factors, and Outcomes: An Analysis of the STS INTERMACS Database Circulation Heart Failure June 2022
Michael Pienta Advancing Quality Metrics for Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant: Analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2022
J. Hunter Mehaffey Impact of preoperative versus postoperative dialysis on left ventricular assist device outcomes: An analysis from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Database JTCVS Open March 2022
Imad Hariri Long-term survival on LVAD support: Device complications and end-organ dysfunction limit long-term success The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation February 2022
Palak Shah Twelfth Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Report: Readmissions after LVAD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2022
J. Eduardo Rame Evolution of Late Right Heart Failure With Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Association With Outcomes Journal of the American College of Cardiology December 2021
Joseph Rossano Fifth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support(Pedimacs) Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2021
Andrew Xanthopoulous Postimplant Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors Use Is Associated With Lower Rates of Thrombotic Events After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation JACC Heart Failure December 2021
Edo Bedzra Systemic ventricular assist device support of the Fontan circulation yields promising outcomes: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Pedimacs and Intermacs Databases The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery November 2021
Brent Lampert Impact of thoracotomy approach on right ventricular failure and length of stay in left ventricular assist device implants: An Intermacs registry analysis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation September 2021
Rebecca Cogswell HVAD to Heartmate 3 Device Exchange: A Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Analysis The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2021
Leora Yarboro Progression to Transplant under New Heart Allocation System: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2021
Alexander Brescia Generalizability of Trial Data to Real-World Practice: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2021
Dominic Emerson Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in an Aging Population: An STS INTERMACS Analysis Journal of the American College of Cardiology August 2021
Farooq Sheikh Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Inflammatory Cardiomyopathies Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support: An STS-Intermacs Registry Analysis Journal of Cardiac Failure August 2021
Shahnawaz Amdani Significance of pre and post-implant MELD-XI score on survival in children undergoing VAD implantation The Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation
August 2021
Sung-Min Cho Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis from the Intermacs Registry Circulation July 2021
Sameed Khatana Association of Health Insurance Payer Type and Outcomes after Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Analysis of the STS-INTERMACS Registry Circulation: Heart Failure May 2021
Francis Pagani Concordance of Treatment Effect: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 2021
Trever Symalla STS INTERMACS Database: The Key to Conduct Single-arm Trials in Advanced Heart Failure Patients The Annals of Thoracic Surgery April 2021
Ezequiel Molina The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2020 Annual Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2021
Robert Niebler Stroke in Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device Patients - A Pedimacs Registry Analysis Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation
March 2021
Alexander Brescia Assessment of Mortality Among Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients Ineligible for Clinical Trials JAMA Network Open January 2021
David Morales Fourth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2020
Sameed Khatana   Medicaid Expansion and Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: An Analysis of the Intermacs Registry Journal of the American College of Cardiology July 2020
James Kirklin Quantifying the impact from stroke during support with continuous flow ventricular assist devices: An STS Intermacs analysis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation April 2020
Jeffrey Teuteberg The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications The Annals of Thoracic Surgery March 2020
Renzo Loyaga-Rendon Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: An Analysis of the STS-INTERMACS Database Circulation: Heart Failure March 2020
Kathleen Simpson Right Ventricular Failure is Common After Left Ventricular Assist Device and Associated with Increased Risk of Death in Children: An Analysis of the Pedimacs Registry Database The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation November 2019
Jennifer Cowger Outcomes Based on Blood Pressure in Patients On Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Support: An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support analysis The Journal of Heart and 
Lung Transplantation
November 2019
Abhishek Jaiswa Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes Journal of Cardiac Failure October 2019
Seth Hollander Renal injury and recovery in pediatric patients after ventricular assist device implantation and cardiac transplant Pediatric 
Transplantation
May 2019
David Peng Outcomes of children with congenital heart disease implanted with ventricular assist devices: An analysis of the Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support (Pedimacs) The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation April 2019
Robert Kormos The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs Database Annual Report: Evolving Indications, Outcomes, and Scientific Partnerships The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation February 2019
Palak Shah Stroke and death risk in ventricular assist device patients varies by ISHLT infection category: An INTERMACS analysis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation February 2019
Francisco Arabia Interagency registry for mechanically assisted circulatory support report on the total artificial heart The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation November 2018
Ari Cedars An Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) analysis of hospitalization, functional status, and mortality after mechanical circulatory support in adults with congenital heart disease The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation May 2018
Jennifer Cowger Impact of Center Left Ventricular Assist Device Volume on Outcomes After Implantation: An Intermacs Analysis Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Heart Failure October 2017

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