Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.012
Qiang Wu MD, Zhenyang Lv MMed, Ting Lei MD
{"title":"Beyond SUVmax and Morphology: The Critical Role of Tumor Invasive Size in Hypometabolic Nodal Spread","authors":"Qiang Wu MD, Zhenyang Lv MMed, Ting Lei MD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Pages 249-250"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145439934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-02-06DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.031
J. Hunter Mehaffey MD, MSc, Vikrant Jagadeesan MD, J.W. Hayanga MD, Dhaval Chauhan MD, Lawrence Wei MD, Christopher E. Mascio MD, Ramesh Daggubati MD, Vinay Badhwar MD
{"title":"Trends of Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients 65 Years and Younger in the United States","authors":"J. Hunter Mehaffey MD, MSc, Vikrant Jagadeesan MD, J.W. Hayanga MD, Dhaval Chauhan MD, Lawrence Wei MD, Christopher E. Mascio MD, Ramesh Daggubati MD, Vinay Badhwar MD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.01.031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Current guidelines recommend surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) over transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients ≤65 years of age. Recent state-specific data suggest that >50% of patients aged ≤65 years undergo TAVR. Given recent data of a potential survival benefit for mechanical SAVR in patients aged 60 years and younger, we sought to evaluate the national incidence of TAVR, bioprosthetic SAVR, and mechanical SAVR in young patients.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Using the Premier Healthcare Database, all patients aged 40 to 65 years undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement (2016-2024) were assessed. Premier is a nationally representative all-payer, all-age, inpatient and outpatient database accounting for 25% of the population of the United States. Diagnosis-related group and <em>International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision</em> procedure codes were used to define procedures and comorbidities and a validated frailty metric.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 18,694 patients receiving first-time isolated aortic valve replacement were analyzed (31.3% TAVR, 68.7% SAVR). Patients receiving TAVR were older and more often female and Black, with higher Kim frailty index (<em>P</em> < .0001). Young patients were more likely to receive TAVR at teaching hospitals and larger centers (>499 beds). TAVR increased from the beginning of the study period to a peak of 40.8% in 2020, followed by a decrease to 32.5% in 2024. Overall utilization of mechanical SAVR remained between 15% and 18% throughout.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Nearly one-third of patients aged 40 to 65 years receive TAVR in contemporary practice. Real-time data highlight that evolving TAVR use outside of current guidelines is less than previously reported in regional data sets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Pages 67-73"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146144391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-05-19DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.05.006
David M. Overman MD
{"title":"Cerebral Protection and Chaos Theory: The Butterfly Effect on Display","authors":"David M. Overman MD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.05.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Page 118"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147984104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2025-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.013
Khaled Ebrahim Al Ebrahim FRCSC
{"title":"Closing the Open Pipe: Restoring Balance Before the Flood","authors":"Khaled Ebrahim Al Ebrahim FRCSC","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.10.013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Page 246"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145439949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2025-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.09.046
Guanghao Pan MD, Wenhao Wang MD, Jingli Fan MD, Huining Liu MD
{"title":"Segmentectomy for Occult N1 NSCLC: Methodological Considerations Warrant a Cautious Interpretation","authors":"Guanghao Pan MD, Wenhao Wang MD, Jingli Fan MD, Huining Liu MD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.09.046","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.09.046","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Pages 252-253"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145514837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.02.022
Andre Lamy MD
{"title":"Downfall of Right Internal Thoracic Artery, Yes. Is It obsolete? Not Yet","authors":"Andre Lamy MD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.02.022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.02.022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Page 245"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147373536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-01-20DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.038
Yukio Watanabe MD, Kenji Suzuki MD
{"title":"Role of Radiologic Morphology in Nodal Spread of Clinical Stage IA Hypometabolic Lung Adenocarcinoma","authors":"Yukio Watanabe MD, Kenji Suzuki MD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.038","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Page 250"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146031572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of Thoracic SurgeryPub Date : 2026-07-01Epub Date: 2026-01-09DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.027
Ali Dodge-Khatami MD, PhD
{"title":"Minimally Invasive Tetralogy Repair in Infants and Small Children: Pushing the Safety Limits and Opening New Doors—We Can, but Should We?","authors":"Ali Dodge-Khatami MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Pages 137-138"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145953769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Atypical Histology in Pulmonary Biopsies Obtained Using Robotic-Assisted Bronchoscopy: Natural History and Clinical Practice","authors":"Brandon Ellis Cowan MD, Mengqi Xiao MS, Camilla Gomes MD, MS, Balaji Laxmanan MD, Damaris Pederson MPH, Paul Morris MD, Septimiu Murgu MD","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.12.041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>A recent consensus statement recommends that atypical cells are considered nondiagnostic specimens in the calculation of diagnostic yield. This study investigated the natural history and malignancy rate of atypical cells and practice patterns of clinicians encountering these biopsy results.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This was a subset analysis of a prospective, multicenter study evaluating the safety and diagnostic outcomes of robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for pulmonary nodules. Nondiagnostic samples, including those with and without atypical cells, were included for this analysis, with an ultimate diagnosis of benign if lesion size remained stable or decreased through 12 months or malignant if enlarging on computed tomography or on the basis of repeat biopsy. Lesion characteristics and clinical outcomes were compared with the Fisher exact test.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 679 patients in the study, 196 had a nondiagnostic biopsy without atypical cells (NDwo), and 47 nondiagnostic biopsies had evidence of atypical cells (NDwA). Pretest probability for malignancy was similar (79% NDwo and 83% NDwA, medium risk with Brock University prediction; <em>P</em> = .870). Malignancy was the final diagnosis in 33% of NDwo and 68% of NDwA (<em>P</em> < .001). A total of 48% of NDwo and 26% of NDwA were diagnosed as benign, and 19% and 6% of NDwo and NDwA, respectively, were inconclusive. A total of 21% of NDwA, compared with 4.6% of NDwo, were in patients referred directly to cancer therapy without repeat imaging or biopsy (<em>P</em> < .001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>More than two-thirds of biopsies resulting in NDwA status manifest in malignancy on follow-up. One in 5 patients with these results is referred to treatment without further interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":"122 1","pages":"Pages 186-193"},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146031499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}