Fred H. Edwards M.D.

Emeritus Professor

Department: Department of Surgery

Business Phone: (904) 244-5964

Business Email: fred.edwards@jax.ufl.edu

Clinical Profile

Specialties

Thoracic Surgery

Interests

Clinical Special Interests: Outcomes analysis, evidence-based medicine and surgical risk assessment
Research Special Interests: Quality measurement; database applications

Publications

2023

Commentary: Failure to rescue: What does it really measure?

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.165(1):146-148[DOI] 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.01.129.[PMID] 33812683.

0 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2022

Failure to Rescue: A New Society of Thoracic Surgeons Quality Metric for Cardiac Surgery.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.113(6):1935-1942[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.025.[PMID] 34242640.

33 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Longitudinal Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect in the Medicare Population.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.109(4):1243-1250[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.024.[PMID] 31562839.

12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2020

Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease: A Report From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

Circulation.141(13):1071-1079[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.040333.[PMID] 32098500.

88 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2019

Development and Application of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Stroke After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Report From The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.107(4):1097-1103[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.11.013.[PMID] 30529671.

36 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2019

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.73(22):2806-2815[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.03.496.[PMID] 31171086.

56 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Gait Speed and 1-Year Mortality Following Cardiac Surgery: A Landmark Analysis From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.

Journal of the American Heart Association.7(23):e010139-[DOI] 10.1161/JAHA.118.010139.[PMID] 30571598.

39 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Inclusion of Functional Status Measures in the Risk Adjustment of 30-Day Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Report From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology TVT Registry.

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.11(6):581-589[DOI] 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.01.242.[PMID] 29566805.

46 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

Predicting Quality of Life at 1 Year After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Real-World Population.

Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes.11(10):e004693-[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004693.[PMID] 30354575.

32 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2018

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2018 Adult Cardiac Surgery Risk Models: Part 2-Statistical Methods and Results.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.105(5):1419-1428[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.003.[PMID] 29577924.

286 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

2016 Annual Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.103(3):1021-1035[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.001.[PMID] 27955994.

38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

2016 Annual Report of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.69(10):1215-1230[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.11.033.[PMID] 27956264.

378 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Procedural Experience for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Relation to Outcomes the Sts/Acc Tvt Registry

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.70(1):29-41[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.04.056.[PMID] .

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Risk Models for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.69(4):468-[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.088.[PMID] 28126167.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Outcomes and Quality.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.103(1):18-24[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.11.001.[PMID] 27884412.

72 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.104(1):22-28[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.05.013.[PMID] 28577849.

12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2017 Update on Research.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.104(3):731-741[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.001.[PMID] 28760477.

27 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Propensity-Matched Comparison.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.70(4):439-450[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.05.060.[PMID] 28728688.

69 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2017

Use of Society of Thoracic Surgeons Risk Models in the Assessment of Patients Who Underwent a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

JAMA cardiology.2(4):456-457[DOI] 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.4133.[PMID] 27851844.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Annual Outcomes With Transcatheter Valve Therapy: From the STS/ACC TVT Registry.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.101(2):789-800[DOI] .[PMID] 27175453.

90 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for In-Hospital Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

JAMA cardiology.1(1):46-52[DOI] 10.1001/jamacardio.2015.0326.[PMID] 27437653.

200 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

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.102(2):458-64[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.04.051.[PMID] 27344280.

70 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Gait Speed and Operative Mortality in Older Adults Following Cardiac Surgery.

JAMA cardiology.1(3):314-21[DOI] 10.1001/jamacardio.2016.0316.[PMID] 27438112.

115 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Invited Commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.101(3):880-[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.12.024.[PMID] 26897187.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

Penetration, Completeness, and Representativeness of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.101(1):33-41; discussion 41[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.08.055.[PMID] 26542437.

68 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.102(1):7-13[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.05.009.[PMID] 27262913.

16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.102(3):688-695[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.07.015.[PMID] 27492669.

14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database: 2016 Update on Research.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.102(5):1444-1451[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.014.[PMID] 27772572.

7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2016 Annual Report.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.102(6):1790-1797[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.015.[PMID] 27847042.

26 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2016

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 Therapy Registry.

Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes.9(5):560-5[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.116.002756.[PMID] 27625404.

40 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Annual Outcomes With Transcatheter Valve Therapy: From the STS/ACC TVT Registry.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.66(25):2813-2823[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.021.[PMID] 26652232.

208 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Clinical outcomes at 1 year following transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

JAMA.313(10):1019-28[DOI] 10.1001/jama.2015.1474.[PMID] 25756438.

370 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Cost-effectiveness of revascularization strategies: the ASCERT study.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.65(1):1-11[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.09.078.[PMID] 25572503.

41 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Insights from the early experience of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.8(3):377-381[DOI] 10.1016/j.jcin.2014.09.022.[PMID] 25703888.

12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Introduction to the STS National Database Series: Outcomes Analysis, Quality Improvement, and Patient Safety.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.100(6):1992-2000[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.060.[PMID] 26525868.

68 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

The impact of high-risk cases on hospitals' risk-adjusted coronary artery bypass grafting mortality rankings.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.99(3):856-62[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.09.048.[PMID] 25583462.

16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database Mortality Risk Model: Part 2-Clinical Application.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.100(3):1063-8; discussion 1068[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.07.011.[PMID] 26245504.

107 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons voluntary public reporting initiative: the first 4 years.

Annals of surgery.262(3):526-35; discussion 533[DOI] 10.1097/SLA.0000000000001422.[PMID] 26258322.

47 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2015

Transcatheter valve therapy registry is a model for medical device innovation and surveillance.

Health affairs (Project Hope).34(2):328-34[DOI] 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.1010.[PMID] 25646114.

36 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2014

Composite outcomes in coronary bypass surgery versus percutaneous intervention.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.97(6):1983-8; discussion 1988[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.087.[PMID] 24775805.

7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2014

Development of a clinical registry-based 30-day readmission measure for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

Circulation.130(5):399-409[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007541.[PMID] 24916208.

58 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2014

STS Research Center: the future of research in cardiothoracic care.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.97(1 Suppl):S55-7[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.009.[PMID] 24384252.

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2014

The association of transcatheter aortic valve replacement availability and hospital aortic valve replacement volume and mortality in the United States.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.98(6):2016-22; discussion 2022[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.051.[PMID] 25443009.

69 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2014

The importance of patient-specific preoperative factors: an analysis of the society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.98(5):1653-8; discussion 1658[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.07.029.[PMID] 25262395.

59 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2014

The STS AVR+CABG composite score: a report of the STS Quality Measurement Task Force.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.97(5):1604-9[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.114.[PMID] 24657032.

53 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2014

The STS National Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.97(1 Suppl):S48-54[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.015.[PMID] 24384250.

26 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

Long-term safety and effectiveness of mechanical versus biologic aortic valve prostheses in older patients: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery National Database.

Circulation.127(16):1647-55[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.002003.[PMID] 23538379.

163 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

Outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States.

JAMA.310(19):2069-77[DOI] 10.1001/jama.2013.282043.[PMID] 24240934.

380 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

Repeat coronary revascularization after coronary artery bypass surgery in older adults: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' national experience, 1991-2007.

Circulation.127(16):1656-63[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001882.[PMID] 23532630.

33 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

Risk Factors of 30-Day Readmission for Patients Undergoing Revascularization

Circulation.128(22, S):-[DOI] .[PMID] .

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2013

Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database to Social Security data to examine the accuracy of Society of Thoracic Surgeons mortality data.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.145(4):976-983[DOI] 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.11.094.[PMID] 23497944.

21 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

The society of thoracic surgeons national database.

Heart (British Cardiac Society).99(20):1494-501[DOI] 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303456.[PMID] 23335498.

112 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2013

The STS-ACC transcatheter valve therapy national registry: a new partnership and infrastructure for the introduction and surveillance of medical devices and therapies.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.62(11):1026-34[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.03.060.[PMID] 23644082.

173 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS expert consensus document on transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.59(13):1200-54[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.01.001.[PMID] 22300974.

562 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS expert consensus document on transcatheter aortic valve replacement: developed in collaboration with the American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Heart Failure Society of America, Mended Hearts, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.93(4):1340-95[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.01.084.[PMID] 22300625.

48 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions.79(7):1023-82[DOI] 10.1002/ccd.24351.[PMID] 22294439.

18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

2012 ACCF/AATS/SCAI/STS expert consensus document on transcatheter aortic valve replacement: developed in collabration with the American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Heart Failure Society of America, Mended Hearts, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.144(3):e29-84[DOI] 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.001.[PMID] 22898522.

99 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Association between endoscopic vs open vein-graft harvesting and mortality, wound complications, and cardiovascular events in patients undergoing CABG surgery.

JAMA.308(5):475-84[DOI] 10.1001/jama.2012.8363.[PMID] 22851114.

72 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Comparative effectiveness of revascularization strategies.

The New England journal of medicine.366(16):1467-76[DOI] 10.1056/NEJMoa1110717.[PMID] 22452338.

419 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Early anticoagulation of bioprosthetic aortic valves in older patients: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery National Database.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.60(11):971-7[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.05.029.[PMID] 22921973.

104 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Fundamental Flaw in a Fundamental Measure: Inaccuracies in Death Data Reporting Reply

Annals of Thoracic Surgery.94():693-694[DOI] .[PMID] .

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Invited commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.93(6):1935-[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.03.040.[PMID] 22632491.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Long-term survival after aortic valve replacement among high-risk elderly patients in the United States: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 1991 to 2007.

Circulation.126(13):1621-9[DOI] .[PMID] 22907936.

118 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Longitudinal outcome of isolated mitral repair in older patients: results from 14,604 procedures performed from 1991 to 2007.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.94(6):1870-7; discussion 1877[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.105.[PMID] 22858278.

121 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Prediction of long-term mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention in older adults: results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry.

Circulation.125(12):1501-10[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.066969.[PMID] 22361329.

70 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Predictors of long-term survival after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (the ASCERT study).

Circulation.125(12):1491-500[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.066902.[PMID] 22361330.

182 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2012

Response To Letter Regarding Article, "Predictors of Long-Term Survival After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery: Results From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (the Ascert Study)"

Circulation.126(16):E259-[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.130989.[PMID] .

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2011

Fifteen-year outcome trends for valve surgery in North America.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.91(3):677-84; discussion p 684[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.009.[PMID] 21352979.

122 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2011

Objective assessment of cardiac risk for noncardiac surgical patients: an up-to-date simplified approach.

Circulation.124(4):376-7[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.037002.[PMID] 21788598.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2011

Public reporting of cardiac surgery performance: Part 1--history, rationale, consequences.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.92(3 Suppl):S2-11[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.100.[PMID] 21867789.

112 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2011

Public reporting of cardiac surgery performance: Part 2--implementation.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.92(3 Suppl):S12-23[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.101.[PMID] 21867788.

74 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2011

Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons database to social security data to examine survival after cardiac operations.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.92(1):32-7; discussion 38[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.02.029.[PMID] 21718828.

67 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

ASCERT: the American College of Cardiology Foundation--the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Collaboration on the comparative effectiveness of revascularization strategies.

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.3(1):124-6[DOI] 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.11.005.[PMID] 20129582.

20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

Association of hospital coronary artery bypass volume with processes of care, mortality, morbidity, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons composite quality score.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.139(2):273-82[DOI] 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.007.[PMID] 20022608.

78 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

Congenital heart surgery databases around the world: do we need a global database?

Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. Pediatric cardiac surgery annual.13(1):3-19[DOI] 10.1053/j.pcsu.2010.02.003.[PMID] 20307856.

39 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare data.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.90(4):1150-6; discussion 1156[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.05.042.[PMID] 20868806.

129 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Database: a Continuing Commitment To Excellence

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.140(5):955-959[DOI] 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.004.[PMID] 20951246.

20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2010

The STS database at 20 years: a tribute to Dr Richard E. Clark.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.89(1):9-10[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.11.028.[PMID] 20103196.

9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2009

An empirically based tool for analyzing mortality associated with congenital heart surgery.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.138(5):1139-53[DOI] 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.071.[PMID] 19837218.

502 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2009

Invited commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.88(1):75-[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.048.[PMID] 19559196.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2009

Prevalence and variability of internal mammary artery graft use in contemporary multivessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery: analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Database.

Circulation.120(11):935-40[DOI] 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.832444.[PMID] 19720938.

152 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2009

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: introduction.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.88(1 Suppl):S1-[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.054.[PMID] 19559821.

92 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2009

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1--coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.88(1 Suppl):S2-22[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.053.[PMID] 19559822.

788 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2009

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2--isolated valve surgery.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.88(1 Suppl):S23-42[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.056.[PMID] 19559823.

931 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2009

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 3--valve plus coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.88(1 Suppl):S43-62[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.055.[PMID] 19559824.

345 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

A model to begin to use clinical outcomes in medical education.

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.83(6):574-80[DOI] 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318172318d.[PMID] 18520464.

34 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

Impact of clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes requiring coronary artery bypass surgery: a multicenter analysis.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.52(21):1693-701[DOI] 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.031.[PMID] 19007688.

151 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

Invited commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.86(6):1872-[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.040.[PMID] 19021999.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

Invited commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.85(3):930-1[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.050.[PMID] 18291173.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

Nomenclature and databases for the surgical treatment of congenital cardiac disease--an updated primer and an analysis of opportunities for improvement.

Cardiology in the young.18 Suppl 2():38-62[DOI] 10.1017/S1047951108003028.[PMID] 19063775.

57 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

Statistical risk modeling and outcomes analysis.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.86(5):1717-20[DOI] .[PMID] 19068507.

4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

The assessment of complexity in congenital cardiac surgery based on objective data.

Cardiology in the young.18 Suppl 2():169-76[DOI] 10.1017/S1047951108002850.[PMID] 19063788.

23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2008

The rationale for incorporation of HIPAA compliant unique patient, surgeon, and hospital identifier fields in the STS database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.86(3):695-8[DOI] 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.04.075.[PMID] 18721549.

33 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Association between indices of prosthesis internal orifice size and operative mortality after isolated aortic valve replacement.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.133(4):1012-21[DOI] .[PMID] 17382644.

31 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Clinical inquiries. What steps can reduce morbidity and mortality caused by hip fractures?

The Journal of family practice.56(11):944-6[DOI] .[PMID] 17976344.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Exploring the behavior of hospital composite performance measures: an example from coronary artery bypass surgery.

Circulation.116(25):2969-75[DOI] .[PMID] 18056529.

23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Invited commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.83(3):930-[DOI] .[PMID] 17307435.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Off-pump techniques benefit men and women and narrow the disparity in mortality after coronary bypass grafting.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.84(5):1447-54; discussion 1454[DOI] .[PMID] 17954045.

106 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 1--Conceptual framework and measure selection.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.83(4 Suppl):S3-12[DOI] .[PMID] 17383407.

188 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 2--Statistical considerations in composite measure scoring and provider rating.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.83(4 Suppl):S13-26[DOI] .[PMID] 17383406.

183 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

The risk of valve surgery for endocarditis in patients with dialysis-dependent renal failure.

The Journal of heart valve disease.16(6):617-22; discussion 622[DOI] .[PMID] 18095510.

15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.83(3):893-4[DOI] .[PMID] 17307428.

34 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2007

Use of both internal thoracic arteries in diabetic patients increases deep sternal wound infection.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.83(3):1002-6[DOI] .[PMID] 17307448.

62 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

Determinants of operative mortality in valvular heart surgery.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.131(3):547-57[DOI] .[PMID] 16515904.

244 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

Invited commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.81(2):541-[DOI] .[PMID] 16427847.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

Papillary fibroelastoma presenting as left ventricular mass.

Texas Heart Institute journal.33(1):63-5[DOI] .[PMID] 16572874.

12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

The diabetic disadvantage: historical outcomes measures in diabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery -- the pre-intravenous insulin era.

Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.18(4):281-8[DOI] .[PMID] 17395023.

38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guideline Series: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery, Part I: Duration.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.81(1):397-404[DOI] .[PMID] 16368422.

195 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2006

Trends in emergency coronary artery bypass grafting after percutaneous coronary intervention, 1994-2003.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.81(5):1658-65[DOI] .[PMID] 16631652.

27 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Cardiac revascularization in specialty and general hospitals.

The New England journal of medicine.352(26):2754-6; author reply 2754[DOI] .[PMID] 15991357.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Gender-specific practice guidelines for coronary artery bypass surgery: perioperative management.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.79(6):2189-94[DOI] .[PMID] 15919346.

50 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Impact of unstable angina on outcomes of transmyocardial laser revascularization combined with coronary artery bypass grafting.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.80(6):2082-5[DOI] .[PMID] 16305849.

9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

Relationship between race and mortality and morbidity after valve replacement surgery.

Circulation.111(10):1305-12[DOI] .[PMID] 15769773.

73 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2005

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: aspirin and other antiplatelet agents during operative coronary revascularization (executive summary).

The Annals of thoracic surgery.79(4):1454-61[DOI] .[PMID] 15797109.

98 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery).

Circulation.110(14):e340-437[DOI] .[PMID] 15466654.

438 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: summary article. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery).

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.44(5):e213-310[DOI] .[PMID] 15337239.

235 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: summary article: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery).

Circulation.110(9):1168-76[DOI] .[PMID] 15339866.

416 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

Cardiac surgery risk models: a position article.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.78(5):1868-77[DOI] .[PMID] 15511504.

113 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

Invited commentary.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.78(5):1585-[DOI] .[PMID] 15511436.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

Selecting patients with mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction for isolated mitral valve surgery.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.78(3):820-5[DOI] .[PMID] 15336999.

53 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: transmyocardial laser revascularization.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.77(4):1494-502[DOI] .[PMID] 15063304.

46 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2004

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guidelines.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.77(4):1140-1[DOI] .[PMID] 15063218.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2003

Cardiac surgery in nonagenarians and centenarians.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons.197(3):347-56; discussion 356[DOI] .[PMID] 12946784.

96 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2003

Comparison of risk profiles and outcomes in women versus men >or=75 years of age undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

The American journal of cardiology.91(10):1255-8[DOI] .[PMID] 12745115.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2003

The 'Collaborative Care' curriculum: an educational model addressing key ACGME core competencies in primary care residency training.

Medical education.37(9):786-9[DOI] .[PMID] 12950941.

39 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2003

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons: 30-day operative mortality and morbidity risk models.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.75(6):1856-64; discussion 1864[DOI] .[PMID] 12822628.

469 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2003

Thoracoscopic resection of Castleman disease: case report and review.

Chest.123(1):280-2[DOI] .[PMID] 12527632.

16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2002

Hospital variability in length of stay after coronary artery bypass surgery: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeon's National Cardiac Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.74(2):464-73[DOI] .[PMID] 12173830.

85 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2001

Cardiopulmonary support for emergent innominate artery repair complicating tracheal surgery.

The journal of extra-corporeal technology.33(2):114-6[DOI] .[PMID] 11467438.

2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2000

Similarity between the STS and New York State databases for valvular heart disease.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.70(4):1143-4[DOI] .[PMID] 11081859.

15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2000

Surgical risk assessment.

Advances in cardiac surgery.12():77-96[DOI] .[PMID] 10949645.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

2000

The effect of race on coronary bypass operative mortality.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.36(6):1870-6[DOI] .[PMID] 11092658.

84 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

2000

The STS National Database: current changes and challenges for the new millennium. Committee to Establish a National Database in Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.69(3):680-91[DOI] .[PMID] 10750744.

193 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1999

Risk stratification for cardiac valve replacement. National Cardiac Surgery Database. Database Committee of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.67(4):943-51[DOI] .[PMID] 10320233.

197 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1999

The 1996 coronary artery bypass risk model: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.67(4):1205-8[DOI] .[PMID] 10320291.

118 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1998

1995 coronary artery bypass risk model: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.65(3):879-84[DOI] .[PMID] 9527245.

57 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1998

Impact of gender on coronary bypass operative mortality.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.66(1):125-31[DOI] .[PMID] 9692451.

310 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1998

Updates to the Data Quality Review Program: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.65(5):1494-7[DOI] .[PMID] 9594906.

35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1997

A national database for pulmonary surgery.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.63(2):321-[DOI] .[PMID] 9033292.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

1997

Analysis of pulmonary surgery data: the next step.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.64(4):927-[DOI] .[PMID] 9354502.

1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1997

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Cardiac Surgery Database: current risk assessment.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.63(3):903-8[DOI] .[PMID] 9066436.

159 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1996

Data quality review program: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac National Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.62(4):1229-31[DOI] .[PMID] 8823129.

35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1995

1988: use of a Bayesian statistical model for risk assessment in coronary artery surgery. Updated in 1995.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.59(6):1611-2[DOI] .[PMID] 7771861.

15 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1995

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' National Congenital Heart Surgery Database.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.59(2):554-6[DOI] .[PMID] 7847998.

11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1994

Coronary artery bypass grafting: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database experience.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.57(1):12-9[DOI] .[PMID] 8279877.

335 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1994

Impact of internal mammary artery conduits on operative mortality in coronary revascularization.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.57(1):27-32[DOI] .[PMID] 7904145.

115 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1994

Pediatric and adult thoracic trauma: age-related impact on presentation and outcome.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.58(1):14-8[DOI] .[PMID] 8037513.

33 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1994

Practical considerations in the management of large multiinstitutional databases.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.58(6):1841-4[DOI] .[PMID] 7979779.

30 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1994

Profile of preoperative characteristics of patients having CABG over the past decade.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.58(6):1863-5[DOI] .[PMID] 7979783.

20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1993

Anomalous pulmonary venous drainage of the right lung.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.56(6):1397-9[DOI] .[PMID] 8267447.

PubMed·Publisher's Site

1993

Effect of internal mammary harvest on postoperative pain and pulmonary function.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.56(5):1107-9[DOI] .[PMID] 7902073.

64 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1993

Primary mediastinal masses. A comparison of adult and pediatric populations.

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.106(1):67-72[DOI] .[PMID] 8321006.

84 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1992

Post-atherectomy coronary artery aneurysm.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.54(6):1216-8[DOI] .[PMID] 1449316.

11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1992

Surgical management of posteroseptal accessory atrioventricular pathways.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.53(2):321-5[DOI] .[PMID] 1731676.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1992

Traumatic coronary artery-atrioventricular fistula. A 26-year follow-up with application of transesophageal echocardiography.

Chest.102(5):1632-[DOI] .[PMID] 1424917.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1992

Vascular ring: does magnetic resonance imaging replace angiography?

The Annals of thoracic surgery.53(5):882-5[DOI] .[PMID] 1570988.

38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1991

Current status of coronary artery operation in septuagenarians.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.52(2):265-9[DOI] .[PMID] 1863148.

31 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1991

Effect of lung contusion on pulmonary hemodynamics.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.52(1):51-7; discussion 57[DOI] .[PMID] 2069463.

20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1991

Primary cardiac valve tumors.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.52(5):1127-31[DOI] .[PMID] 1953134.

264 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1991

Primary cysts and tumors of the mediastinum.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.51(3):378-84; discussion 385[DOI] .[PMID] 1998414.

82 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1990

A comparative evaluation of pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation and a centrifugal flow pump in an experimental model of right ventricular infarction.

The journal of extra-corporeal technology.22(2):85-90[DOI] .[PMID] 10149010.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1990

Risk assessment in urgent/emergent coronary artery surgery.

Chest.97(5):1125-9[DOI] .[PMID] 2331908.

3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1990

Three-dimensional image reconstruction for planning of a complex cardiovascular procedure.

The Annals of thoracic surgery.49(3):486-8[DOI] .[PMID] 2310263.

11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site

1990

True emergency coronary artery bypass surgery.