| The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 2—isolated valve surgery SM O'Brien, DM Shahian, G Filardo, VA Ferraris, CK Haan, JB Rich, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 88 (1), S23-S42, 2009 | 1480 | 2009 |
| The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 1—coronary artery bypass grafting surgery DM Shahian, SM O'Brien, G Filardo, VA Ferraris, CK Haan, JB Rich, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 88 (1), S2-S22, 2009 | 1242 | 2009 |
| The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2008 cardiac surgery risk models: part 3—valve plus coronary artery bypass grafting surgery DM Shahian, SM O'Brien, G Filardo, VA Ferraris, CK Haan, JB Rich, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 88 (1), S43-S62, 2009 | 603 | 2009 |
| Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 1—conceptual framework and measure selection DM Shahian, FH Edwards, VA Ferraris, CK Haan, JB Rich, SLT Normand, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 83 (4), S3-S12, 2007 | 257 | 2007 |
| 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 … JM Brennan, FH Edwards, Y Zhao, S O’Brien, ME Booth, RS Dokholyan, ... Circulation 127 (16), 1647-1655, 2013 | 249 | 2013 |
| Quality measurement in adult cardiac surgery: part 2--Statistical considerations in composite measure scoring and provider rating SM O'Brien, DM Shahian, ER DeLong, SLT Normand, FH Edwards, ... Annals of Thoracic Surgery 83 (4), S13, 2007 | 228 | 2007 |
| Longitudinal outcome of isolated mitral repair in older patients: results from 14,604 procedures performed from 1991 to 2007 V Badhwar, ED Peterson, JP Jacobs, X He, JM Brennan, SM O'Brien, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 94 (6), 1870-1879, 2012 | 168 | 2012 |
| Early anticoagulation of bioprosthetic aortic valves in older patients: results from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery National Database JM Brennan, FH Edwards, Y Zhao, S O'Brien, ME Booth, RS Dokholyan, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 60 (11), 971-977, 2012 | 168 | 2012 |
| The society of thoracic surgeons national database DM Shahian, JP Jacobs, FH Edwards, JM Brennan, RS Dokholyan, ... Heart 99 (20), 1494-1501, 2013 | 156 | 2013 |
| Successful linking of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons adult cardiac surgery database to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare data JP Jacobs, FH Edwards, DM Shahian, CK Haan, JD Puskas, DLS Morales, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 90 (4), 1150-1157, 2010 | 153 | 2010 |
| Report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database Workforce: clarifying the definition of operative mortality DM Overman, JP Jacobs, RL Prager, CD Wright, DR Clarke, SK Pasquali, ... World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 4 (1), 10-12, 2013 | 144 | 2013 |
| Safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents in older patients with chronic kidney disease: a report from the linked CathPCI Registry–CMS claims database TT Tsai, JC Messenger, JM Brennan, UD Patel, D Dai, RN Piana, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 58 (18), 1859-1869, 2011 | 140 | 2011 |
| Regulatory and ethical considerations for linking clinical and administrative databases RS Dokholyan, LH Muhlbaier, JM Falletta, JP Jacobs, D Shahian, ... American heart journal 157 (6), 971-982, 2009 | 131 | 2009 |
| Association between endoscopic vs open vein-graft harvesting and mortality, wound complications, and cardiovascular events in patients undergoing CABG surgery JB Williams, ED Peterson, JM Brennan, A Sedrakyan, D Tavris, ... Jama 308 (5), 475-484, 2012 | 128 | 2012 |
| Initial application in the STS congenital database of complexity adjustment to evaluate surgical case mix and results JP Jacobs, FG Lacour-Gayet, ML Jacobs, DR Clarke, CI Tchervenkov, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 79 (5), 1635-1649, 2005 | 122 | 2005 |
| Validity of the society of thoracic surgeons national adult cardiac surgery database KF Welke, TB Ferguson, LP Coombs, RS Dokholyan, CJ Murray, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 77 (4), 1137-1139, 2004 | 120 | 2004 |
| The Society of Thoracic Surgeons composite score for rating program performance for lobectomy for lung cancer BD Kozower, SM O’Brien, AS Kosinski, MJ Magee, R Dokholyan, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 101 (4), 1379-1387, 2016 | 99 | 2016 |
| The society of thoracic surgeons congenital heart surgery database: 2016 update on outcomes and quality JP Jacobs, JE Mayer Jr, C Mavroudis, SM O’Brien, EH Austin III, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 101 (3), 850-862, 2016 | 98 | 2016 |
| Secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: findings of a national randomized controlled trial and sustained society-led incorporation into practice JB Williams, ER DeLong, ED Peterson, RS Dokholyan, FS Ou, ... Circulation 123 (1), 39-45, 2011 | 97 | 2011 |
| Introduction to the STS National Database Series: outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety JP Jacobs, DM Shahian, RL Prager, FH Edwards, D McDonald, JM Han, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 100 (6), 1992-2000, 2015 | 91 | 2015 |
