Awards 2025
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
Effect of ultrasound-guided transversus thoracic plane block on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery through midline sternotomy: a randomized controlled trial Lalthazuali, Amita Gupta, Ira Balakrishnan, Khushboo Mehta and Anubhav Gupta Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025;41:1532–1543.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-025-02015-5 - Best Brief Research Report
Use of saphenous vein to reimplant intercostal arteries during thoraco-abdominal aortic replacement Mohammed Idhrees, Srikanth Kasturi, Arun Kumar and Bashi Velayudhan Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025;41:41–44.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-024-01776-9 - Best Case Report
Institution of cardiopulmonary bypass in an awake patient for resection of an isolated intrathoracic right subclavian artery aneurysm causing near-total compression of the trachea Tanmay Shetty, Balaji Aironi, Deepak Kulkarni and Pradeep Patil Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025;41:175–178.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-024-01735-4 - Judges
- Dr Anil Tendolkar
- Professor Deepak Tempe
- Dr K. R. Balakrishnan
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
The Journal gratefully acknowledges the following reviewers for the quality, rigour and timeliness of their contributions to peer review during 2025.
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Dr Debasis Das
- Dr Amber Malhotra
- Dr Kirun Gopal
- Judges
- Dr Pradeep Narayan
- Dr Pradeep Narayan
- Dr Praveen Varma
- Dr Mohammed Idhrees
Awards 2024
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
Prognostic value of high-sensitive troponin T in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing valve replacement surgery
Salama A, Ibrahim G, Fikry M, Elsannan MH, Eltahlawi M
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024;40(2):142–150. - Best Brief Research Report
Colonic transposition using mid colon for corrosive esophageal strictures
Vinay HG, Reddy RG, Ramprashanth MP
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024;40(1):58–63. - Best Case Report
Ewing’s sarcoma of kidney extending into IVC and RA: resection using modified cannulation strategy for CPB
Goyal VD, Gupta S, Pahade A, Misra G, Prajapati N
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024;40(3):365–368. - Judges
- Deepak Tempe
- Devagouru Velayudham
- Amaresh Rao Malempati
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Prof. Balram Airan
- Dr. B.R. Jagannath
- Judges
- O.P. Yadava
- Pradeep Narayan
- T. Sunder
- Praveen Varma
Awards 2023
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
Predictive value of age, creatinine, and ejection fraction (ACEF) scoring system for operative mortality in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection
Bayram M, Duman ZM, Timur B, Yaşar E, Üstünışık CT, Kaplan MC, Kadiroğulları E
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023;39:6–13. - Best Brief Research Report* (first awarded this year)
Total aortic arch replacement in acute type A aortic dissection — a single institutional experience
Shetty V, Rajan VKA, Makwana RK, Shetty DP, Narayan P
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023;39:489–496. - Best Case Report
Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiography of chylous leak before surgical ligation of the thoracic duct: case report
Tawfik AM, Batouty N, Sersar S, Awad G, Alaaeldin F, Elshalkamy M, Sobh D
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023;39:64–67. - Judges
- K.R. Balakrishnan
- Shiv Choudhary
- Abha Chandra
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Dr. Ajeet Bana
- Dr. Karthik Raman
- Judges
- O.P. Yadava
- Pradeep Narayan
- T. Sunder
Awards 2022
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
Role of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) in the prediction of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery
Jadhav KP, Pai PG, Nair I, et al.
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022;38(3):251–261. - Best Case Report
VATS cardiac sympathetic denervation for ventricular arrhythmias — initial experience in a tertiary care centre
Mittal S, Deepti S, Abraham J, et al.
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022;38(5):515–520. - Judges
- K.S. Iyer
- Chandrasekar Padmanabhan
- Kaushik Mandal
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Prof. Deepak Tempe
- Dr. S.K. Jain
- Dr. Chandrasekar Padmanabhan
- Judges
- O.P. Yadava
- Pradeep Narayan
- T. Sunder
Awards 2021
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
Comparison of European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) score for risk prediction in Indian patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting
Shales S, Uma Maheswara Rao S, Khapli S, et al.
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021;37:623–630. - Judges
- Balram Airan
- Chandrasekar Padmanabhan
- Shamsher Singh Lohchab
- Best Case Report
Reconstruction of complete tracheal transection with cardiopulmonary bypass support following bull horn injury in neck during coronavirus disease 19 pandemic lockdown
Parage F, Vashisht A, Sisodia V, et al.
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021;37:442–446. - Judge
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Dr. Praveen Varma
- Dr. A. Mohammed Idhrees
- Judges
- O.P. Yadava
- Pradeep Narayan
- T. Sunder
Awards 2020
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
Graft patency at 3 months after off- and on-pump coronary bypass surgery: a randomized trial
Sajja LR, Sarkar K, Mannam G, Kodali VK, Padmanabhan C, Peter S, Mulay A, Beri P
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020;36(2):93–104. - Best Case Report
Pulmonary root translocation and Senning procedure for congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries with pulmonary stenosis: a case report
Bansal N, Ghosh R, Das S, Sankhyan LK, Chatterjee S, Bhattacharjya S, Nayak H, Chatterjee S, Bose S
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020;36(5):533–537. - Judges
- Balram Airan
- K.R. Balakrishnan
- Srirup Chatterjee
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Dr. Abha Chandra
- Dr. Sumir Dubey
- Judges
- O.P. Yadava
- Pradeep Narayan
- T. Sunder
Awards 2019
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
‘CLAS’ score: an objective tool to standardize and predict mitral valve repairability
Malhotra A, Siddiqui S, Wadhawa V, Pandya H, Patel K, Shah K, Gandhi H, Garg P, Adalti S, Sharma K
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019;35:15–24. - Best Case Report
Congenitally corrected transposition with isolated atrial septal defect and apicocaval juxtaposition: a hitherto undescribed cardiac cause of central cyanosis
Awasthy N, Sharma R
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2019;35:237. - Judges
- Balram Airan
- P.S.S. Bhat
- Vinayak Shukla
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Dr. S.S. Lohchab
- Dr. Maruti Haranal
- Judges
- O.P. Yadava
- Pradeep Narayan
- Trushar Gajjar
Awards 2018
Awards for Published Articles
- Best Original Article
Effect of sternal wire twisting on sternal closure rigidity
Casha AR, Camilleri L, Manche A, Gauci M, Magri CJ, Agius A, Yang L
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018;34(1):25–30. - Judges
- K.S. Iyer
- L.R. Sajja
- C.S. Hiremath
- Best Case Report
First successful experience of ECPR to heart transplant at a tertiary care institute
Singh SP, Bansal A, Parakh N, Sahu MK, Hote MP, Seth S, Airan B
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2018;34(2):150–153. - Judges
- K.S. Iyer
- Trushar Gajjar
- C.S. Hiremath
Awards for Excellence in Peer Review
- Best Reviewer Award Recipients
- Dr. Shiv Choudhary
- Dr. Rajesh Sharma
- Dr. Trushar Gajjar
- Judges
- O.P. Yadava
- V.K. Sinha
- Vikas Ahlawat
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