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2026

Khoa, N., Nguen, T. C., May 2026, In: Wix_Rebuild_Guide.pdf p. 1-2

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2025

Endo-Aortic Balloon Occlusion versus Transthoracic Clamping in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery

Kofler, M., Berretta, P., Bonaros, N., Cresce, G. D., Rinaldi, M., Pitsis, A., Nguyen, T. C., Doenst, T., Wilbring, M., Gerdisch, M., Lamelas, J., Van Praet, F., Yan, T., Pacini, D., Fiore, A., Dinh, N. H., Stefano, P., Kempfert, J. & Di Eusanio, M., Sep 1 2025, In: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 67, 9

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Endoscopic and direct vision approaches in minimally-invasive mitral and tricuspid valve surgery - insights from the mini-mitral registry

Doenst, T., Berretta, P., Nguyen, T. C., Bonaros, N., Gerdisch, M., Rinaldi, M., Kempfert, J., Lamelas, J., Van Praet, F., Yan, T., Salvador, L., Pitsis, A., Wilbring, M., Pacini, D., Fiore, A., Dinh, N. H., Stefano, P., Kirov, H. & Di Eusanio, M., Nov 22 2025, In: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery. 20, 1, p. 448

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Second cross-clamp in less invasive mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation: Predictors and outcomes

Berretta, P., Doenst, T., Rinaldi, M., Kempfert, J., Lamelas, J., Gerdisch, M., Van Praet, F., Pitsis, A., Fiore, A., Malvindi, P. G., Wilbring, M., Dinh, N. H., Pacini, D., Cresce, G. D., Bonaros, N., Stefano, P., Yan, T., Nguyen, T. C. & Di Eusanio, M., Jul 28 2025 (E-pub ahead of print), In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

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Surgical Techniques and Outcomes for Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Insights From the Mini Mitral International Registry

Berretta, P., Nakamura, M., Fiore, A., Lamelas, J., Bonaros, N., Kempfert, J., Salvador, L., Gerdisch, M., Van Praet, F., Pitsis, A., Yan, T., Malvindi, P. G., Stefano, P., Wilbring, M., Doenst, T., Pacini, D., Dinh, N. H., Rinaldi, M., Nguyen, T. C. & Di Eusanio, M., Dec 1 2025, In: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 67, 12

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Surgical decision-making for concomitant tricuspid valve repair in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Gollmann-Tepeköylü, C., Berretta, P., Gerdisch, M., Cresce, G. D., Kempfert, J., Pitsis, A., Van Praet, F., Rinaldi, M., Wilbring, M., Yan, T., Pacini, D., Doenst, T., Fiore, A., Dinh, N. H., Lamelas, J., Stefano, P., Nguyen, T. C., Bonaros, N. & Di Eusanio, M., Jul 1 2025, In: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 67, 7

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Understanding our thoracic surgery workforce: Who, what, and where we practice

Daniel, J., DeCamp, M., Romano, J., Tong, B., Moulton, M., Mitchell, J., Backer, C., Cleveland, J., Cooke, D. T., Kella, R., Coselli, J., Donington, J., Fuller, S., Husain, A., Malaisrie, C., Starnes, S., Stulak, J., Wright, C., Mack, M. & Nguyen, T. C., Dec 2025, In: JTCVS open. 28, p. 760-767

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Utilization of minimally invasive approaches for transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant: when and how?

Tompkins, B. A., Majdpour, D. & Nguyen, T. C., 2025, In: Annals of cardiothoracic surgery. 14, 2, p. 167-169

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2024

3-Year Outcomes for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation Repair in a Medicare Population

Thourani, V. H., James Edelman, J., Murphy, S. M. E., Vemulapalli, S., Moore, M., Gammie, J. S. & Nguyen, T. C., 2024, In: Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.). 19, 3, p. 274-282

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Advanced Fellowships After Training: Super or Not?

Perri, J. L. & Nguyen, T. C., Jan 2024, In: Thoracic surgery clinics. 34, 1, p. 9-15

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Early outcomes following transatrial transcatheter mitral valve replacement in patients with severe mitral annular calcification

Brener, M. I., Hamandi, M., Hong, E., Pizano, A., Harloff, M. T., Garner, E. F., El Sabbagh, A., Kaple, R. K., Geirsson, A., Deaton, D. W., Islam, A. M., Veeregandham, R., Bapat, V., Khalique, O. K., Ning, Y., Kurlansky, P. A., Grayburn, P. A., Nazif, T. M., Kodali, S. K. & Leon, M. B. & 13 others, Borger, M. A., Lee, R., Kohli, K., Yoganathan, A. P., Colli, A., Guerrero, M. E., Davies, J. E., Eudailey, K. W., Kaneko, T., Nguyen, T. C., Russell, H., Smith, R. L. & George, I., Mar 2024, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 167, 4, p. 1263-1275.e3

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Impact of transcatheter heart valve type on outcomes of surgical explantation after failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement: the EXPLANT-TAVR international registry

Zaid, S., Kleiman, N. S., Goel, S. S., Szerlip, M. I., Mack, M. J., Marin-Cuartas, M., Mohammadi, S., Nazif, T. M., Unbehaun, A., Andreas, M., Brinster, D. R., Robinson, N. B., Wang, L., Ramlawi, B., Conradi, L., Desai, N. D., Forrest, J. K., Bagur, R., Nguyen, T. C. & Waksman, R. & 11 others, Leroux, L., Van Belle, E., Grubb, K. J., Ahmad, H. A., Denti, P., Modine, T., Bapat, V. N., Kaneko, T., Reardon, M. J., Tang, G. H. L. & Explant-Tavr Registry Investigators, O. B. O. T., Dec 15 2024, In: EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology. 20, 2, p. e146-e157

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Pacemaker implantation after concomitant tricuspid valve repair in patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: Results from the Mini-Mitral International Registry

Faerber, G., Berretta, P., Nguyen, T. C., Wilbring, M., Lamelas, J., Stefano, P., Kempfert, J., Rinaldi, M., Pacini, D., Pitsis, A., Gerdisch, M., Dinh, N. H., Van Praet, F., Salvador, L., Yan, T., Bonaros, N., Fiore, A., Doenst, T. & Di Eusanio, M., Jan 2024, In: JTCVS open. 17, p. 64-71

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Savings associated with surgical aortic valve replacement with a RESILIA tissue valve based on seven-year COMMENCE trial results

Keuffel, E. L., Reifenberger, M., Pellegrini, A. & Nguyen, T. C., 2024, In: Journal of medical economics. 27, 1, p. 910-918

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The Wave of Robotic Mitral Surgery Is Here to Stay

Tompkins, B. A. & Nguyen, T. C., Dec 2024, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 117, 1, p. 104-105

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To Fix, or Not Fix, That Is the Question

Nguyen, T. C. & McGinn, J. T., Oct 2024, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 118, 4, p. 939-940

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2023

Aortic cross-clamp time correlates with mortality in the mini-mitral international registry

Doenst, T., Berretta, P., Bonaros, N., Savini, C., Pitsis, A., Wilbring, M., Gerdisch, M., Kempfert, J., Rinaldi, M., Folliguet, T., Yan, T., Stefano, P., Van Praet, F., Salvador, L., Lamelas, J., Nguyen, T. C., Dinh, N. H., Färber, G. & Di Eusanio, M., May 1 2023, In: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 63, 6

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Appropriateness of concomitant surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation during redo cardiac surgery

Sef, D., Luthra, S., Predrijevac, M., Klokocovnik, T. & Nguyen, T. C., Sep 30 2023, In: Journal of thoracic disease. 15, 10, p. 5287-5290

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Artificial intelligence based real-time video ergonomic assessment and training improves resident ergonomics

Hamilton, B. C., Dairywala, M. I., Highet, A., Nguyen, T. C., O'Sullivan, P., Chern, H. & Soriano, I. S., Oct 2023, In: American journal of surgery. 226, 5, p. 741-746

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Attending your first academic cardiothoracic conference: Comprehensive guide for trainees and students

Dafflisio, G. J., Abdelrehim, A. A., Han, J. J. & Nguyen, T. C., Aug 14 2023 (E-pub ahead of print), In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

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Commentary: The right horse for the race in the repair of secondary mitral regurgitation

Castillo-Sang, M. & Nguyen, T. C., May 2023, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 165, 6, p. 2050-2051

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Digital Health for Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review

Wu, K. A., Kunte, S., Rajkumar, S., Venkatraman, V., Kim, G., Kaplan, S., Anwar-Hashmi, S. O., Doberne, J., Nguyen, T. C. & Lad, S. P., Jul 28 2023, In: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 11, 17

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Failure to Rescue, Failure to Respond

Bromberger, B. & Nguyen, T. C., May 2023, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 115, 6, p. 1518-1519

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Global Makeup of Cardiothoracic Surgeons as Represented by Our Major Societies and Associations

Hamilton, B. C. S., Nguyen, D., Grondin, S. C., Sadaba, J. R., Myers, P. O., Young, C. M., Calhoon, J. H., Moon, M. R., Colson, Y. L., Keshavjee, S. & Nguyen, T. C., Mar 2023, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 115, 4, p. 1052-1060

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How to transition to the "left side of the table"-becoming a master surgical educator

Bhamidipati, C. M., Randhawa, S., Reece, T. B., Nguyen, T. C., Shen, I., Pal, J. D. & Rove, J. Y., Jul 2023, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 166, 2, p. 630-634

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Improving patient outcomes with a mobile digital health platform for patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Venkatraman, V., Lad, S. P., Gellad, Z. F., Heo, H., Wu, K. A., Dharmapurikar, R., Liu, B., Jung, S.-H., Plichta, R., Harrison, J. K., Nguyen, T. C. & Doberne, J., Aug 2023, In: The Journal of invasive cardiology. 35, 9

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Long-run savings associated with surgical aortic valve replacement using a RESILIA tissue bioprosthetic valve versus a mechanical valve

Keuffel, E. L., Reifenberger, M., Marfo, G. & Nguyen, T. C., 2023, In: Journal of medical economics. 26, 1, p. 120-127

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Looking towards the future: patient-specific computational modeling to optimize outcomes for transcatheter mitral valve repair

Wong, P., Wisneski, A. D., Sandhu, A., Wang, Z., Mahadevan, V. S., Nguyen, T. C. & Guccione, J. M., 2023, In: Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine. 10, p. 1140379

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Mini-mitral simulation simplified

Perri, J. L. & Nguyen, T. C., Nov 2023, In: JTCVS techniques. 22, p. 108-111

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Minimally invasive treatment of mitral valve disease with severe mitral annular calcification: Meeting paper for Mitral Conclave 2022

Wisneski, A. D., Hamilton, B. & Nguyen, T. C., Mar 2023, In: JTCVS techniques. 18, p. 44-50

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Neurological outcomes in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: risk factors analysis from the Mini-Mitral International Registry

Cresce, G. D., Berretta, P., Fiore, A., Wilbring, M., Gerdisch, M., Pitsis, A., Rinaldi, M., Bonaros, N., Kempfert, J., Yan, T., Van Praet, F., Nguyen, H. D., Savini, C., Lamelas, J., Nguyen, T. C., Stefano, P., Färber, G., Salvador, L. & Di Eusanio, M., Sep 4 2023, In: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 64, 4

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Nuanced Questions Provoke Nuanced Answers

Luu, H. Y. & Nguyen, T. C., Nov 2023, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 116, 6

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SAVR for BAV: A Tough Act to Follow

Perri, J. L. & Nguyen, T. C., Nov 2023, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 116, 6, p. 1231-1232

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Surgical Explantation of Failed Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

EXPLANT-TAVR Investigators, Oct 2023, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 116, 5, p. 933-942

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2022

Association of Volume and Outcomes in 234 556 Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

Thourani, V. H., Brennan, J. M., Edelman, J. J., Thibault, D., Jawitz, O. K., Bavaria, J. E., Higgins, R. S. D., Sabik, J. F., Prager, R. L., Dearani, J. A., MacGillivray, T. E., Badhwar, V., Svensson, L. G., Reardon, M. J., Shahian, D. M., Jacobs, J. P., Ailawadi, G., Szeto, W. Y., Desai, N. & Roselli, E. E. & 16 others, Woo, Y. J., Vemulapalli, S., Carroll, J. D., Yadav, P., Malaisrie, S. C., Russo, M., Nguyen, T. C., Kaneko, T., Tang, G., Ruel, M., Chikwe, J., Lee, R., Habib, R. H., George, I., Leon, M. B. & Mack, M. J., Sep 2022, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 114, 4, p. 1299-1306

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Commentary: 10,000 hours or 10,000 cases? An argument for regionalization of coronary and cardiac valve surgery in the new era

Luu, H. Y. & Nguyen, T. C., Nov 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 164, 6, p. 1804-1805

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Commentary: Cardiac Surgery Cannot Wait in the Wings - The Show Must Go On

Perri, J. L. & Nguyen, T. C., 2022, In: Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 34, 1, p. 189-190

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Commentary: Cardiothoracic surgery training: Global challenges without universal solutions

Kratz, J. R. & Nguyen, T. C., Dec 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 163, 1, p. 177-178

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Commentary: Ischemic mitral regurgitation: From annular restriction to papillary approximation, is it time to reconsider the lost technique?

Castillo-Sang, M., Nguyen, T. C. & Voeller, R. K., Aug 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 164, 3, p. 863-864

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Commentary: On the basis of stasis: Mechanistic insight into transcatheter aortic valve replacement thrombosis

Rausch, M. K. & Nguyen, T. C., Aug 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 164, 3, p. e121-e122

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Commentary: Putting the lid on left main revascularization equipoise

Dayan, V. & Nguyen, T. C., Apr 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 163, 5, p. 1870-1871

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Commentary: Reversing the irreversible ischemic fibrosis with extracellular vesicle therapy

Murillo, A. D. & Nguyen, T. C., Nov 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 164, 6, p. e385-e386

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Commentary: The sound before a radial blast

de Souza, R. & Nguyen, T. C., Feb 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 163, 3, p. e254-e255

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Commentary: The train has left the station: Run fast or look for the next train

Hamilton, B. C. S. & Nguyen, T. C., Nov 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 164, 6, p. e472-e473

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Commentary: Thoracic aortic disease: One step closer to precision medicine

Lee, T. C. & Nguyen, T. C., Dec 2022, In: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 163, 1, p. 47-49

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Early effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the North American cardiothoracic surgery job market

Luc, J. G. Y., Pizano, A., Udwadia, F., Gupta, S., Dairywala, M., Joyce, C., Robinson, E., Rush, G., Dunning, J., Myers, P. O., Antonoff, M. B. & Nguyen, T. C., Aug 2022, In: Journal of thoracic disease. 14, 9, p. 3304-3313

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Ergonomics for Surgeons by Surgeons-Posture, Loupes, and Exercise

Hemmati, P., Nguyen, T. C. & Dearani, J. A., Aug 1 2022, In: JAMA surgery. 157, 9, p. 751-752

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Left Ventricle Biomechanics of Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: A Patient-Specific Computational Model

Wisneski, A. D., Wang, Y., Cutugno, S., Pasta, S., Stroh, A., Yao, J., Nguyen, T. C., Mahadevan, V. S. & Guccione, J. M., 2022, In: Frontiers in physiology. 13, p. 848011

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Machine Learning to Predict Outcomes and Cost by Phase of Care After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Zea-Vera, R., Ryan, C. T., Havelka, J., Corr, S. J., Nguyen, T. C., Chatterjee, S., Wall, M. J., Coselli, J. S., Rosengart, T. K. & Ghanta, R. K., Aug 2022, In: The Annals of thoracic surgery. 114, 3, p. 711-719

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