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Total Citations
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About
Vinod H. Thourani is a prominent cardiothoracic surgeon and clinical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of minimally invasive cardiac surgery, structural heart disease, and outcomes research. A leading authority on robotic and endoscopic cardiac procedures, Thourani has significantly advanced the field through landmark studies demonstrating the safety and efficacy of robotic mitral valve repair across diverse patient populations, including older individuals, with his foundational series of 1,257 consecutive procedures garnering over 160 citations. His contributions to hybrid coronary revascularization research have helped shape contemporary practice patterns, while his investigations into transit time flow measurement and graft patency have refined intraoperative decision-making during bypass surgery. Thourani's prolific involvement with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database underscores his commitment to large-scale outcomes research that drives national quality improvement. A forward-thinking educator, he has also addressed evolving training paradigms in cardiac surgery and explored the emerging frontier of transcatheter mitral and robotic aortic valve therapies. With hundreds of citations across a decade of high-impact publications, his work continues to shape how surgeons approach complex structural heart disease worldwide.
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- 5Sternotomy Versus Nonsternotomy LIMA-LAD Grafting for Single-Vessel Disease36 citations · 2012
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- 7Transcatheter mitral valve therapy: The event horizon28 citations · 2016
- 8From sutures to wires: The evolving necessities of cardiac surgery training23 citations · 2017
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