{"title":"Multi-arterial Grafting in Hybrid Coronary Revascularization: A Feature not a Bug.","authors":"Sarah Nisivaco, Husam H Balkhy","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823157","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":"Outcomes After Ross, TAVR, and SAVR in Younger Adults.","authors":"Sundos Alabbadi, Natalia N Egorova","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.035","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823140","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}
Edilin Lopez, Dena Shehata, DuyKhanh P Ceppa, Ammara A Watkins
{"title":"From Policy to Practice: Enforcing Perinatal Standards in Cardiothoracic Surgical Training.","authors":"Edilin Lopez, Dena Shehata, DuyKhanh P Ceppa, Ammara A Watkins","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823132","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":"Safety-Net Balloon Technique for Pledget Retrieval in Early Redo Aortic Valve Replacement.","authors":"Masami Konnai, Shogo Matsunaga, Takashi Igarashi, Hiroki Wakamatsu, Ken-Ichi Imasaka","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early redo aortic valve replacement poses significant risks of pledget migration due to incomplete annular incorporation and suboptimal visualization. We describe a refined technique utilizing a Foley catheter balloon, inflated within the left ventricular outflow tract, to create an atraumatic barrier during prosthesis explantation. In a patient presenting with severe paravalvular leak and hemolysis, this maneuver facilitated controlled valve removal and meticulous pledget retrieval without embolization. This reproducible approach enhances surgical safety in high-risk early reoperations, providing a reliable safeguard against debris migration during complex annular debridement.</p>","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823163","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}
Natalia Barzanji, Benjamin Scott, Margaret Shields, Ean Saberski, Jonathan Gower, Leonid Belyayev
{"title":"Recurrent Giant Solitary Fibrous Tumor.","authors":"Natalia Barzanji, Benjamin Scott, Margaret Shields, Ean Saberski, Jonathan Gower, Leonid Belyayev","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that is typically benign and treated with resection. We present a 66-year-old-female who presented with a symptomatic 28 cm right pleural chest mass, suspicious for a SFTP. Initial resection was completed via clamshell thoracotomy with central venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, however surveillance imaging 10 months following initial resection showed a rapidly expanding solid mass concerning for recurrence. This was resected en bloc with the chest wall via thoracotomy with peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. We discuss both operative and perioperative considerations of both cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823160","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":"Reconsidering Patient Selection for Open Mitral Commissurotomy.","authors":"Li Chen, Peipei Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823166","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}
Francesco Ferrante, Tiziano De Giacomo, Federico Venuta, Marco Anile
{"title":"Extension of resection in stage I Thymoma: less is adequate?","authors":"Francesco Ferrante, Tiziano De Giacomo, Federico Venuta, Marco Anile","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823211","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}
Matthew D Kenny, Mohammad Q Mehdi, Caroline Magalhaes Juarez, Penn Laird, Sana Ullah, Matthew Lemler, Robert D B Jaquiss, Ryan R Davies, Nicholas D Andersen
{"title":"Staged Double Switch Repair of Complex Atrioventricular Canal Defect with Dextrocardia and Double Outlet Left Atrium.","authors":"Matthew D Kenny, Mohammad Q Mehdi, Caroline Magalhaes Juarez, Penn Laird, Sana Ullah, Matthew Lemler, Robert D B Jaquiss, Ryan R Davies, Nicholas D Andersen","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a case of a staged \"double switch\" complex biventricular repair in a newborn with heterotaxy, dextrocardia, [S, L, L] double outlet right ventricle, double outlet left atrium, with right-dominant unbalanced complete atrioventricular canal, L-transposition of the great arteries, and aortic arch hypoplasia. A staged \"double switch\" approach allowed safe biventricular correction of a rare complex cardiac defect without residual lesions before one year of age.</p>","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823117","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}
Srivatsan J Swaminathan, Raja M Flores, Mary B Beasley, Udit Chaddha, Kimberly J Song
{"title":"Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung masquerading as pulmonary mucormycosis.","authors":"Srivatsan J Swaminathan, Raja M Flores, Mary B Beasley, Udit Chaddha, Kimberly J Song","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that often affects the lungs in immunocompromised or diabetic patients. We present the case of a 65-year-old man presenting with cavitations and cultures positive for Rhizomucor and undergoing right pneumonectomy. Final pathology of the lung lesions revealed keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma with concomitant Mucor infection. The patient was successfully treated with no evidence of disease recurrence at last available follow up. Here we discuss the case, other unusual presentations of Mucormycosis, and current guidelines for treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823171","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":"Excellence in Clinical Care and Quality Metrics.","authors":"Aubrey C Galloway","doi":"10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.04.024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50976,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Thoracic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2026-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147823096","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}