Thomas L. Spray

26.8k citations

366 papers · 18.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 73

Impact in

Epidemiology top 0.05%
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 0.2%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Papers in

Epidemiology 236
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies 215
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 124
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments 58

Co-authors: J. William Gaynor Gil Wernovsky Susan C. Nicolson Jack Rychik William C. Roberts Robert R. Clancy Lisa M. Montenegro William T. Mahle
Journals: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (76 papers)The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (69 papers)Circulation (22 papers)The American Journal of Cardiology (16 papers)Journal of the American College of Cardiology (11 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Poland

In The Last Decade

Thomas L. Spray

357 papers receiving 17.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease 2014 · 792 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Circulation
2002 Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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1	Increased utilization of the hybrid procedure is not associated with improved early survival for newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a single-centre experience European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Jonathan M. Chen, Richard F. Ittenbach, Kendall M. Lawrence, Alice Fleerackers, Michelle Kaplinski, Sebastian Kroll, Stephanie Fuller, Y Green, D. Li, Monique M. Gardner, Constantine Mavroudis, Christopher E. Mascio, Thomas L. Spray, J. William Gaynor	2024	0
2	Hearing Loss after Cardiac Surgery in Infancy: An Unintended Consequence of Life-Saving Care The Journal of Pediatrics ·بوزيد عادل, Richard F. Ittenbach, Carol Knightly, Cynthia Solot, Marsha Gerdes, Judy Bernbaum, Gil Wernovsky, Thomas L. Spray, Susan C. Nicolson, Robert R. Clancy, Daniel J. Licht, Elaine H. Zackai, J. William Gaynor, Nancy Burnham	2017	15
3	Comparison of 3D Echocardiogram-Derived 3D Printed Valve Models to Molded Models for Simulated Repair of Pediatric Atrioventricular Valves Pediatric Cardiology ·Weed, Alexis CAVICHINI, Ml Hejdanka, András Lassó, Shouyu Cheng, Anusha Jegatheeswaran, Daniel De W. Rogers, Francis X. McGowan, Christopher E. Mascio, Stephanie Fuller, Thomas L. Spray, Meryl S. Cohen, Gábor Fichtinger, Matthew A. Jolley	2017	59
4	Diagnosis and Treatment of Fetal Cardiac Disease Circulation ·Mary T. Donofrio, Anita J. Moon‐Grady, Lisa K. Hornberger, Joshua A. Copel, Mark Sklansky, Alfred Abuhamad, Bettina F. Cuneo, James C. Huhta, Richard A. Jonas, Anita Krishnan, Stephanie Lacey, Wesley Lee, Erik Michelfelder, Gwen R. Rempel, Norman H. Silverman, Thomas L. Spray, Janette F. Strasburger, Wayne Tworetzky, Jack Rychik Hit paper breakdown →	2014	792
5	Abstract 16138: Virtual Angioscopy Identifies Abnormal Coronary Ostial Morphology in Patients With Anomalous Origin of a Coronary Artery From the Contralateral Sinus of Valsalva Circulation ·Matthew A. Harris, Paul M. Weinberg, David Shin, Kevin K. Whitehead, Matthew J. Gillespie, Yoav Dori, Thomas L. Spray, Mark A. Fogel	2011	1
6	Usefulness of Left Ventricular Inflow Index to Predict Successful Biventricular Repair in Right-Dominant Unbalanced Atrioventricular Canal The American Journal of Cardiology ·Anita Szwast, Bradley S. Marino, Jack Rychik, J. William Gaynor, Thomas L. Spray, Meryl S. Cohen	2010	27
7	Mastery of cardiothoracic surgery Lippincott Williams & Wilkins eBooks ·Larry R. Kaiser, Irving L. Kron, Thomas L. Spray	2007	98
8	Surgical Correction of Aortico-Left Ventricular Tunnel Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual ·Richard W. Kim, Thomas L. Spray	2006	5
9	Real-time 3-Dimensional Echocardiographic Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease Using Matrix-array Technology: Freehand Real-time Scanning Adds Instant Morphologic Details Not Well Delineated by Conventional 2-Dimensional Imaging Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography ·Mohamed A. Seliem, Simone Maher, Meryl S. Cohen, John E. Tropmna, Min Jae Cho, Jack Rychik, Amy Schultz, J. William Gaynor, Thomas L. Spray	2006	21
10	The Aristotle score for congenital heart surgery Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual ·François Lacour-Gayet, David Clarke, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, J. William Gaynor, Leslie Hamilton, Marshall L. Jacobs, Bohdan Maruszewski, Marco Pozzi, Thomas L. Spray, Christo I. Tchervenkov, Constantine Mavroudis	2004	129
11	Alleviating Heat Loss Associated with Modified Ultrafiltration Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology ·京子東辻, J. William Gaynor, April Yip, Monica Asri Purwanti, 季伯文, William Thatcher, Thomas L. Spray	2002	0
12	The Ross/Konno Procedure Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·春彦岡田, Thomas L. Spray	2002	3
13	The Incidence of Arrhythmias in a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Pediatric Cardiology ·Timothy M. Hoffman, Gil Wernovsky, Tammy S. Wieand, Mitchell I. Cohen, 蔡佳紋, Victoria L. Vetter, Q. Hasan, J. William Gaynor, Thomas L. Spray, Louisa Rhodes	2002	56
14	Modifications to the cavopulmonary anastomosis do not eliminate early sinus node dysfunction Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Mitchell I. Cohen, Nancy D. Bridges, J. William Gaynor, Timothy M. Hoffman, Gil Wernovsky, Victoria L. Vetter, Thomas L. Spray, Larry A. Rhodes	2000	64
15	Survival after acute graft failure in pediatric thoracic organ transplant recipients Pediatric Transplantation ·Timothy M. Hoffman, Thomas L. Spray, J. William Gaynor, Bernard J. Clark, Nancy D. Bridges	2000	7
16	Pediatric Lung Transplantation at St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1990-1995 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Stuart C. Sweet, Thomas L. Spray, Charles B. Huddleston, Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles E. Canter, David T. Balzer, Nancy D. Bridges, A.H. Cohen, George B. Mallory	1997	63
17	Restrictive atrial septal communication as a determinant of outcome of cardiac transplantation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. PubMed ·Charles E. Canter, Sebastian Thibaud, Charles B. Huddleston, Thomas L. Spray	1993	54
18	Pediatric Lung Transplantation : Indications, Techniques and Early Results Thomas L. Spray	1993	0
19	Morphologic observations in biologic conduits between aorta and coronary artery. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Thomas L. Spray, William C. Roberts	1977	14
20	Histologic changes in saphenous vein aorta-coronary bypass grafts Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ·Robert H. Breyer, Thomas L. Spray, Manasa Poonja, William C. Roberts	1976	14

About Thomas L. Spray

Thomas L. Spray is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Transplantation, having authored 366 papers that have together received 18.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Congenital Heart Disease Studies (215 papers), Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair (68 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (58 papers), Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes (55 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (55 papers), Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (54 papers), Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches (54 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (35 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Epidemiology (12.0k citations), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (6.3k citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (7.7k citations), Surgery (8.1k citations) and Emergency Medicine (1.5k citations). Thomas L. Spray has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Poland. Frequent co-authors include J. William Gaynor, Gil Wernovsky, Susan C. Nicolson, Jack Rychik, William C. Roberts, Robert R. Clancy, Lisa M. Montenegro, William T. Mahle, Kathy J. Jenkins and Kimberlee Gauvreau. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Circulation, The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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