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  1. Wong P, Wisneski AD, Sandhu A, Wang Z, Mahadevan VS, Nguyen TC, Guccione JM. Looking towards the future: patient-specific computational modeling to optimize outcomes for transcatheter mitral valve repair. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1140379. View in PubMed
  2. 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 TC, Dinh NH, Färber G, Di Eusanio M. Aortic cross-clamp time correlates with mortality in the mini-mitral international registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 06 01; 63(6). View in PubMed
  3. Berretta P, Kempfert J, Van Praet F, Salvador L, Lamelas J, Nguyen TC, Wilbring M, Gerdisch M, Rinaldi M, Bonaros N, Folliguet T, Doenst T, Nguyen DH, Stefano P, Yan T, Savini C, Pitsis A, Di Eusanio M. Risk-related clinical outcomes after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: insights from the Mini-Mitral International Registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 06 01; 63(6). View in PubMed
  4. Luu HY, Nguyen TC. Nuanced Questions Provoke Nuanced Answers. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Feb 23. View in PubMed
  5. Bromberger B, Nguyen TC. Failure to Rescue, Failure to Respond. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 06; 115(6):1518-1519. View in PubMed
  6. Keuffel EL, Reifenberger M, Marfo G, Nguyen TC. Long run savings associated with surgical aortic valve replacement using a RESILIA tissue bioprosthetic valve versus a mechanical valve. J Med Econ. 2022 Dec 16; 1-21. View in PubMed
  7. Wisneski AD, Hamilton B, Nguyen TC. Minimally invasive treatment of mitral valve disease with severe mitral annular calcification: Meeting paper for Mitral Conclave 2022. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Apr; 18:44-50. View in PubMed
  8. Wisneski A, Smith JW, Nguyen TC, Fiedler AG. Molecules, Machines, and the Perfusate Milieu: Organ Preservation and Emerging Concepts for Heart Transplant. Innovations (Phila). 2022 09; 17(5):363-367. View in PubMed
  9. Bhamidipati CM, Randhawa S, Reece TB, Nguyen TC, Shen I, Pal JD, Rove JY. How to transition to the "left side of the table"-becoming a master surgical educator. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug; 166(2):630-634. View in PubMed
  10. Luc JGY, Pizano A, Udwadia F, Gupta S, Dairywala M, Joyce C, Robinson E, Rush G, Dunning J, Myers PO, Antonoff MB, Nguyen TC. Early effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the North American cardiothoracic surgery job market. J Thorac Dis. 2022 Sep; 14(9):3304-3313. View in PubMed
  11. Brener MI, Hamandi M, Hong E, Pizano A, Harloff MT, Garner EF, El Sabbagh A, Kaple RK, Geirsson A, Deaton DW, Islam AM, Veeregandham R, Bapat V, Khalique OK, Ning Y, Kurlansky PA, Grayburn PA, Nazif TM, Kodali SK, Leon MB, Borger MA, Lee R, Kohli K, Yoganathan AP, Colli A, Guerrero ME, Davies JE, Eudailey KW, Kaneko T, Nguyen TC, Russell H, Smith RL, George I. Early outcomes following transatrial transcatheter mitral valve replacement in patients with severe mitral annular calcification. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug 20. View in PubMed
  12. Hamilton BCS, Nguyen D, Grondin SC, Sadaba JR, Myers PO, Young CM, Calhoon JH, Moon MR, Colson YL, Keshavjee S, Nguyen TC. Global Makeup of Cardiothoracic Surgeons as Represented by Our Major Societies and Associations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 04; 115(4):1052-1060. View in PubMed
  13. Hemmati P, Nguyen TC, Dearani JA. Ergonomics for Surgeons by Surgeons-Posture, Loupes, and Exercise. JAMA Surg. 2022 09 01; 157(9):751-752. View in PubMed
  14. Castillo-Sang M, Nguyen TC. Reply: The perfect decision with imperfect information: Pitfalls of generalizing to many what we know of few? JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun; 10:181-182. View in PubMed
  15. Wisneski AD, Wang Y, Cutugno S, Pasta S, Stroh A, Yao J, Nguyen TC, Mahadevan VS, Guccione JM. Left Ventricle Biomechanics of Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis: A Patient-Specific Computational Model. Front Physiol. 2022; 13:848011. View in PubMed
  16. Wisneski AD, Nguyen TC. Myocardial Protection in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Evolved Techniques for the New Era of Cardiac Surgery. Innovations (Phila). 2022 Mar-Apr; 17(2):88-91. View in PubMed
  17. Pizano A, Riojas R, Ailawadi G, Smith RL, George T, Gerdisch MW, Di Eusanio M, Castillo-Sang M, Ramlawi B, Rodriguez E, Morse MA, Doolabh NS, Jessen ME, Wei L, Chu MWA, Berretta P, Cura Stura E, Salizzoni S, Rinaldi M, Kaneko T, Tang GHL, Chikwe J, Roach A, Trento A, Badhwar V, Nguyen TC. Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair. Innovations (Phila). 2022 Jan-Feb; 17(1):42-49. View in PubMed
  18. Thourani VH, Brennan JM, Edelman JJ, Thibault D, Jawitz OK, Bavaria JE, Higgins RSD, Sabik JF, Prager RL, Dearani JA, MacGillivray TE, Badhwar V, Svensson LG, Reardon MJ, Shahian DM, Jacobs JP, Ailawadi G, Szeto WY, Desai N, Roselli EE, Woo YJ, Vemulapalli S, Carroll JD, Yadav P, Malaisrie SC, Russo M, Nguyen TC, Kaneko T, Tang G, Ruel M, Chikwe J, Lee R, Habib RH, George I, Leon MB, Mack MJ. Association of Volume and Outcomes in 234 556 Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 10; 114(4):1299-1306. View in PubMed
  19. de Souza R, Nguyen TC. Commentary: The sound before a radial blast. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 03; 163(3):e254-e255. View in PubMed
  20. Dairywala MI, Gupta S, Salna M, Nguyen TC. Surgeon Strength: Ergonomics and Strength Training in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022; 34(4):1220-1229. View in PubMed
  21. Kaneko T, Hirji S, Zaid S, Lange R, Kempfert J, Conradi L, Hagl C, Borger MA, Taramasso M, Nguyen TC, Ailawadi G, Shah AS, Smith RL, Anselmi A, Romano MA, Ben Ali W, Ramlawi B, Grubb KJ, Robinson NB, Pirelli L, Chu MWA, Andreas M, Obadia JF, Gennari M, Garatti A, Tchetche D, Nazif TM, Bapat VN, Modine T, Denti P, Tang GHL, CUTTING-EDGE Investigators. Mitral Valve Surgery After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: Mid-Term Outcomes From the CUTTING-EDGE International Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 09 27; 14(18):2010-2021. View in PubMed
  22. Zea-Vera R, Ryan CT, Havelka J, Corr SJ, Nguyen TC, Chatterjee S, Wall MJ, Coselli JS, Rosengart TK, Ghanta RK. Machine Learning to Predict Outcomes and Cost by Phase of Care After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 09; 114(3):711-719. View in PubMed
  23. Luc JGY, Fowler CS, Eisenberg SB, Estrera AL, Wolf RK, Choi CW, Lawton JS, Martin LW, Nesbitt JC, Reznik SI, Nguyen TC, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB, Thoracic Education Cooperative Group (TECoG). Multiinstitutional Evaluation of a Debate-Style Journal Club for Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 07; 114(1):327-333. View in PubMed
  24. Castillo-Sang M, Nguyen TC. Commentary: The right horse for the race in the repair of secondary mitral regurgitation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 06; 165(6):2050-2051. View in PubMed
  25. Allen KB, Chhatriwalla AK, Saxon JT, Huded CP, Sathananthan J, Nguyen TC, Whisenant B, Webb JG. Bioprosthetic valve fracture: a practical guide. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Sep; 10(5):564-570. View in PubMed
  26. Perri JL, Blusztein D, Mahadevan VS, Nguyen TC. Fracture of a 21 mm failed bioprosthetic aortic valve. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Sep; 10(5):708-710. View in PubMed
  27. Luc JGY, Nguyen TC, Ad N. Response to: Impact of COVID-19 on Training and Attainment of Cardiac Surgical Competencies. Innovations (Phila). 2021 Sep-Oct; 16(5):415-416. View in PubMed
  28. Murillo AD, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Reversing the irreversible ischemic fibrosis with extracellular vesicle therapy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 12; 164(6):e385-e386. View in PubMed
  29. Luu HY, Nguyen TC. RESPONSE: Approaching Truly Collaborative Training in Structural Heart Disease: Seeking the Middle Path. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 08 03; 78(5):535-536. View in PubMed
  30. Nguyen TC, Thourani VH, Nissen AP, Habib RH, Dearani JA, Ropski A, Crestanello JA, Shahian DM, Jacobs JP, Badhwar V. The Effect of COVID-19 on Adult Cardiac Surgery in the United States in 717 103 Patients. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 03; 113(3):738-746. View in PubMed
  31. Hamilton BCS, Nguyen TC. We Asked the Experts: Surgical Ergonomics: Stop Suffering in Silence. World J Surg. 2021 11; 45(11):3304-3305. View in PubMed
  32. Perri JL, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Type A dissection: What a shame, you left a DANE! JTCVS Tech. 2021 Oct; 9:15-16. View in PubMed
  33. Luc JGY, Nguyen TC, Ad N, COVID-19 North American Cardiac Surgery Survey Working Group. Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Cardiac Surgical Education in North America. Innovations (Phila). 2021 Jul-Aug; 16(4):350-357. View in PubMed
  34. Frankel WC, Nguyen TC. Artificial Heart Valves. JAMA. 2021 06 22; 325(24):2512. View in PubMed
  35. Luc JGY, Ad N, Nguyen TC, COVID-19 North American Cardiac Surgery Survey Working Group Collaborators, Arora RC, Balkhy HH, Bender EM, Bethencourt DM, Bisleri G, Boyd D, Chu MWA, de la Cruz KI, DeAnda A, Engelman DT, Farkas EA, Fedoruk LM, Fiocco M, Forcillo J, Fradet G, Fremes SE, Gammie JS, Geirsson A, Gerdisch MW, Girard LN, Kaiser CA, Kaneko T, Kent WDT, Khabbaz KR, Khoynezhad A, Kiaii B, Lee R, Legare JF, Lehr EJ, MacArthur RGG, McCarthy PM, Mehall JR, Merrill WH, Moon MR, Ouzounian M, Peltz M, Perrault LP, Preventza O, Ramchandani M, Ramlawi B, Salenger R, Sekela ME, Sellke FW, Stulak JM, Sutter FP, Timek TA, Whitman G, Williams JB, Wong DR, Yanagawa B, Ye J, Zeigler SM. Cardiac surgeons' concerns, perceptions, and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Card Surg. 2021 Sep; 36(9):3040-3051. View in PubMed
  36. Liang Y, Dhoble A, Pakanati A, Zhao Y, Kork F, Ruan W, Markham T, Smalling R, Balan P, Estrera A, Nguyen TC, Gregoric I, Kar B, Eltzschig H. Catastrophic Cardiac Events During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Can J Cardiol. 2021 10; 37(10):1522-1529. View in PubMed
  37. Hirji SA, Zogg CK, Nguyen TC. Commentary: To operate or wait? Contextualizing early outcomes of cardiac surgery in COVID-19-positive patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 08; 162(2):e373-e374. View in PubMed
  38. Nissen AP, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Coronary artery bypass grafting during COVID: Safe for some, but where are the rest? JTCVS Open. 2021 Jun; 6:146-147. View in PubMed
  39. Lee TC, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Thoracic aortic disease: One step closer to precision medicine. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 01; 163(1):47-49. View in PubMed
  40. Perri JL, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Cardiac Surgery Cannot Wait in the Wings - The Show Must Go On. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022; 34(1):189-190. View in PubMed
  41. Kilcoyne MF, Han JJ, Dewan KC, Wallen TJ, Nguyen TC. Training the trainee in structural heart disease: A need for change. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 06; 163(6):2166-2170. View in PubMed
  42. Luc JGY, Nguyen TC, Antonoff MB. The Safety of Tomorrow's Patients Relies on the Education of Today's Residents. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 11; 112(5):1729-1730. View in PubMed
  43. Thourani VH, Edelman JJ, Holmes SD, Nguyen TC, Carroll J, Mack MJ, Kapadia S, Tang GHL, Kodali S, Kaneko T, Meduri CU, Forcillo J, Ferdinand FD, Fontana G, Suwalski P, Kiaii B, Balkhy H, Kempfert J, Cheung A, Borger MA, Reardon M, Leon MB, Popma JJ, Ad N. The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Consensus Statement on Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Low- and Intermediate-Risk Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Propensity-Matched Studies. Innovations (Phila). 2021 Jan-Feb; 16(1):3-16. View in PubMed
  44. Kratz JR, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Cardiothoracic surgery training: Global challenges without universal solutions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 01; 163(1):177-178. View in PubMed
  45. Ha RV, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Superior vena cava syndrome should not hinder use of a percutaneous right ventricular assist device. JTCVS Tech. 2021 Apr; 6:95-96. View in PubMed
  46. Luu HY, Nguyen TC. Commentary: 10,000 hours or 10,000 cases? An argument for regionalization of coronary and cardiac valve surgery in the new era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 12; 164(6):1804-1805. View in PubMed
  47. Hamilton BCS, Nguyen TC. Commentary: The train has left the station: Run fast or look for the next train. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 12; 164(6):e472-e473. View in PubMed
  48. Rausch MK, Nguyen TC. Commentary: On the basis of stasis: Mechanistic insight into transcatheter aortic valve replacement thrombosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 09; 164(3):e121-e122. View in PubMed
  49. Dayan V, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Should We Learn CABG From Vito Corleone or Al Capone? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021; 33(2):378-379. View in PubMed
  50. Antonoff MB, Mitzman B, Backhus L, Bradbury ST, Chatterjee S, Cooke DT, Crestanello J, Goldstone AB, Kim KM, Nguyen TC, Romano JC, Vaporciyan AA, Varghese TK. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Virtual Conference Taskforce: Recommendations for Hosting a Virtual Surgical Meeting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 01; 111(1):16-23. View in PubMed
  51. Nguyen TC, Walker T, Gunnarsson C, Moore M, Keuffel EL. Long-term Healthcare Expenditures Over Time for Tissue and Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 08; 112(2):526-531. View in PubMed
  52. Crestanello JA, Antonoff MB, Nguyen TC. STS 2021: The Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 01; 111(1):10-11. View in PubMed
  53. Theologou T, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Reoperative transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation for a degenerated biological valve: An approach with caution or a mission impossible? JTCVS Tech. 2020 Dec; 4:121. View in PubMed
  54. Castillo-Sang M, Nguyen TC, Voeller RK. Commentary: Ischemic mitral regurgitation: From annular restriction to papillary approximation, is it time to reconsider the lost technique? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 09; 164(3):863-864. View in PubMed
  55. Dayan V, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Putting the lid on left main revascularization equipoise. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 05; 163(5):1870-1871. View in PubMed
  56. Davenport B, Eberlein J, Nguyen TT, Victorino F, van der Heide V, Kuleshov M, Ma'ayan A, Kedl R, Homann D. Chemokine Signatures of Pathogen-Specific T Cells II: Memory T Cells in Acute and Chronic Infection. J Immunol. 2020 10 15; 205(8):2188-2206. View in PubMed
  57. Eberlein J, Davenport B, Nguyen TT, Victorino F, Jhun K, van der Heide V, Kuleshov M, Ma'ayan A, Kedl R, Homann D. Chemokine Signatures of Pathogen-Specific T Cells I: Effector T Cells. J Immunol. 2020 10 15; 205(8):2169-2187. View in PubMed
  58. Nguyen SN, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Less-invasive approaches to big complex problems in patients with end-stage heart disease. JTCVS Tech. 2020 Dec; 4:200-201. View in PubMed
  59. Nguyen TC, Castillo-Sang M. Setting the Stage: TAVR vs Less-Invasive AVR for Low-Risk Aortic Stenosis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 04; 111(4):1223-1224. View in PubMed
  60. Woldendorp K, Doyle MP, Bannon PG, Misfeld M, Yan TD, Santarpino G, Berretta P, Di Eusanio M, Meuris B, Cerillo AG, Stefàno P, Marchionni N, Olive JK, Nguyen TC, Solinas M, Bianchi G. Aortic valve replacement using stented or sutureless/rapid deployment prosthesis via either full-sternotomy or a minimally invasive approach: a network meta-analysis. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Sep; 9(5):347-363. View in PubMed
  61. Nguyen SN, Cohn BM, Nguyen TC. Combined valve surgery with sutureless and rapid-deployment aortic valve replacement: when and why. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Sep; 9(5):408-410. View in PubMed
  62. Vervoort D, Nguyen DH, Nguyen TC. When Culture Dictates Practice: Adoption of Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Sep/Oct; 15(5):406-409. View in PubMed
  63. Vervoort D, Dearani JA, Starnes VA, Thourani VH, Nguyen TC. Brave New World: Virtual conferencing and surgical education in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 era. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 03; 161(3):748-752. View in PubMed
  64. Rajaram R, Abreu JA, Mehran R, Nguyen TC, Antonoff MB, Vaporciyan A. Using Quality Improvement Principles to Redesign a Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship Program Website. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 03; 111(3):1079-1085. View in PubMed
  65. Nissen AP, Miller CC, Thourani VH, Woo YJ, Gammie JS, Ailawadi G, Nguyen TC. Less Invasive Mitral Surgery Versus Conventional Sternotomy Stratified by Mitral Pathology. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 03; 111(3):819-827. View in PubMed
  66. Vervoort D, Ma X, Bookholane H, Nguyen TC. Conference cancelled: The equitable flip side of the academic surgery coin. Am J Surg. 2020 12; 220(6):1539-1540. View in PubMed
  67. Dhoble A, Peerbhai S, Zhao Y, Vejpongsa P, Garcia-Sayan E, Smalling RW, Estrera A, Nguyen TC. Rates, predictors, and outcomes of early readmissions after tricuspid valve surgery. J Card Surg. 2020 Aug; 35(8):1848-1855. View in PubMed
  68. Ghotra AS, Monlezun DJ, Boone D, Jacob R, Poosti K, Loghin C, Garcia-Sayan E, Johnson S, Zhao Y, Balan P, Nguyen TC, Estrera A, Gregoric ID, Loyalka P, Kar B, Smalling RW, Dhoble A. Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With Incidentally Discovered Masses on Computed Tomography. Am J Cardiol. 2020 10 01; 132:114-118. View in PubMed
  69. Ad N, Luc JGY, Nguyen TC, COVID-19 North American Cardiac Surgery Survey Working Group. Cardiac surgery in North America and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Regional variability in burden and impact. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Sep; 162(3):893-903.e4. View in PubMed
  70. Vervoort D, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Darkness cannot drive out darkness. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 10; 160(4):e197-e198. View in PubMed
  71. Frankel WC, Nguyen TC, Weiss AJ. Charting a Safe and Expeditious Course Back to Elective Cardiac Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Jul/Aug; 15(4):296-299. View in PubMed
  72. Pizano A, Hirji SA, Nguyen TC. Severe Mitral Annular Calcification and Mitral Valve Surgery: An Algorithmic Approach to Management. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Winter; 32(4):630-634. View in PubMed
  73. Kaleda VI, Nissen AP, Molochkov AV, Alekseev IA, Boldyrev SY, Nguyen TC. Simple Technique for Central Venous Cannulation with Cannula-Free Wound in Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Jul/Aug; 15(4):369-371. View in PubMed
  74. Nissen AP, Nguyen TC. Reply from authors: Raising the bar for quality and access to cardiothoracic surgical training internationally. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 08; 160(2):e53. View in PubMed
  75. Shivamurthy P, Vejpongsa P, Gurung S, Jacob R, Zhao Y, Anderson HV, Balan P, Nguyen TC, Estrera AL, Dougherty AH, Smalling RW, Dhoble A. Validation of scoring system predicting permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 05; 43(5):479-485. View in PubMed
  76. Cooper AJ, Kobayashi Y, Kim D, Clifford SE, Kravets S, Dahlberg SE, Chambers ES, Li J, Rangachari D, Nguyen T, Costa DB, Rabin MS, Wagle N, Sholl LM, Jänne PA, Oxnard GR. Identification of a RAS-activating TMEM87A-RASGRF1 Fusion in an Exceptional Responder to Sunitinib with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 08 01; 26(15):4072-4079. View in PubMed
  77. Olive JK, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Let's re-examine the system, not the surgeon: Addressing the need for cardiothoracic surgery resident involvement in quality improvement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 11; 160(5):1261-1262. View in PubMed
  78. Hirji SA, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Trial and error-Is the transatrial approach the silver bullet for transcatheter mitral valve replacement in mitral annular calcification? JTCVS Tech. 2020 Sep; 3:136-137. View in PubMed
  79. Recondo G, Bahcall M, Spurr LF, Che J, Ricciuti B, Leonardi GC, Lo YC, Li YY, Lamberti G, Nguyen T, Milan MSD, Venkatraman D, Umeton R, Paweletz CP, Albayrak A, Cherniack AD, Price KS, Fairclough SR, Nishino M, Sholl LM, Oxnard GR, Jänne PA, Awad MM. Molecular Mechanisms of Acquired Resistance to MET Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Patients with MET Exon 14-Mutant NSCLC. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 06 01; 26(11):2615-2625. View in PubMed
  80. Cohn BM, Bartus K, Tang GHL, Nguyen TC. Finding the Future: The 10 Commandments of Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Jan/Feb; 15(1):17-21. View in PubMed
  81. Nissen AP, Smith JA, Schmitto JD, Mariani S, Almeida RMS, Afoke J, Asai T, Luc JGY, Shapira OM, Mennander A, Tanaka A, Kaleda VI, Wan S, Wick A, Reichenspurner H, Cohn BM, Nguyen TC. Global perspectives on cardiothoracic, cardiovascular, and cardiac surgical training. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Jan 28. View in PubMed
  82. Sands JM, Nguyen T, Shivdasani P, Sacher AG, Cheng ML, Alden RS, Jänne PA, Kuo FC, Oxnard GR, Sholl LM. Next-generation sequencing informs diagnosis and identifies unexpected therapeutic targets in lung squamous cell carcinomas. Lung Cancer. 2020 02; 140:35-41. View in PubMed
  83. Frankel WC, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Silent brain lesions add noise to the on- versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting debate. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 02; 161(2):645-646. View in PubMed
  84. Boskovski MT, Nguyen TC, McCabe JM, Kaneko T. Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Review of a Disruptive Technology in Aortic Valve Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2020 01 01; 155(1):69-77. View in PubMed
  85. Davenport B, Eberlein J, Nguyen TT, Victorino F, Jhun K, Abuirqeba H, van der Heide V, Heeger P, Homann D. Aging boosts antiviral CD8+T cell memory through improved engagement of diversified recall response determinants. PLoS Pathog. 2019 11; 15(11):e1008144. View in PubMed
  86. Nissen AP, Nguyen TC. Reply: Surgeons and health policy-Claiming our seat at the table. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 05; 159(5):e320. View in PubMed
  87. Abreu JA, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Another important tool in the toolbox: The descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery in coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 04; 161(4):1273-1274. View in PubMed
  88. Nissen AP, Nguyen TC. Commentary: Nordic cardiothoracic training: Different approaches to common challenges. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 03; 159(3):1009-1010. View in PubMed
  89. Yanagawa B, Nguyen TC, Latter DA, Borger MA. Commentary: Innovate or perish in cardiac surgical training. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 02; 159(2):590-591. View in PubMed
  90. Nissen AP, Truong VTT, Alhafez BA, Puthumana JJ, Estrera AL, Body SC, Prakash SK, BAVCon Investigators, GenTAC Registry Investigators. Surgical repair of bicuspid aortopathy at small diameters: Clinical and institutional factors. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 06; 159(6):2216-2226.e2. View in PubMed
  91. Luc JGY, Hong JC, Cheung AW, Cook RC, Skarsgard PL, Ye J, Nguyen TC. The MITRA-FR Trial Vs the COAPT Trial: More Complementary Than Contradictory? Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 10; 108(4):965-968. View in PubMed
  92. Nguyen TC, Nissen AP, Loyalka P, Porat EE. Direct Transcatheter Valve Deployment via Sternotomy for Complex Aortic Valve Reoperation. Innovations (Phila). 2019 Aug; 14(4):365-368. View in PubMed
  93. Corsini EM, Mitchell KG, Nguyen TC, Vaporciyan AA, Antonoff MB. Cardiothoracic surgery mock oral examinations: A single institution's 5-year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 04; 159(4):1439-1444. View in PubMed
  94. Umana-Pizano JB, Nissen AP, Sandhu HK, Miller CC, Loghin A, Safi HJ, Eisenberg SB, Estrera AL, Nguyen TC. Acute Type A Dissection Repair by High-Volume Vs Low-Volume Surgeons at a High-Volume Aortic Center. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 11; 108(5):1330-1336. View in PubMed
  95. Kolte D, Parikh SA, Piazza G, Shishehbor MH, Beckman JA, White CJ, Jaff MR, Iribarne A, Nguyen TC, Froehlich JB, Rosenfield K, Aronow HD, ACC Peripheral Vascular Disease Council. Vascular Teams in Peripheral Vascular Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 05 21; 73(19):2477-2486. View in PubMed
  96. Fernandez IZ, Baxter RM, Garcia-Perez JE, Vendrame E, Ranganath T, Kong DS, Lundquist K, Nguyen T, Ogolla S, Black J, Galambos C, Gumbart JC, Dawany N, Kelsen JR, de Zoeten EF, Quinones R, Eissa H, Verneris MR, Sullivan KE, Rochford R, Blish CA, Kedl RM, Dutmer CM, Hsieh EWY. Correction: A novel human IL2RB mutation results in T and NK cell-driven immune dysregulation. J Exp Med. 2019 Jun 03; 216(6):1465. View in PubMed
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  98. Nguyen TC, Keegan P, Nguyen S, Loyalka P, Kaneko T, Shah PB, Grubb KJ, Babaliaros VC. Balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes by procedure location: Catheterization laboratory versus operating room. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 02; 21(2):149-154. View in PubMed
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