| Prognostic value of smoking status in operated non-small cell lung cancer PS Nia, J Weyler, C Colpaert, P Vermeulen, E Van Marck, P Van Schil Lung cancer 47 (3), 351-359, 2005 | 222 | 2005 |
| The effect of smoking cessation on quality of life after lung cancer surgery B Balduyck, P Sardari Nia, A Cogen, Y Dockx, P Lauwers, J Hendriks, ... European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 40 (6), 1432-1438, 2011 | 109 | 2011 |
| Quality of life evolution after lung cancer surgery in septuagenarians: a prospective study B Balduyck, J Hendriks, P Lauwers, PS Nia, P Van Schil European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 35 (6), 1070-1075, 2009 | 92 | 2009 |
| Aortic elongation part I: the normal aortic ageing process BP Adriaans, S Heuts, S Gerretsen, EC Cheriex, R Vos, E Natour, ... Heart 104 (21), 1772-1777, 2018 | 89 | 2018 |
| Aortic elongation part II: the risk of acute type A aortic dissection S Heuts, BP Adriaans, S Gerretsen, E Natour, R Vos, EC Cheriex, ... Heart 104 (21), 1778-1782, 2018 | 63 | 2018 |
| Different growth patterns of non-small cell lung cancer represent distinct biologic subtypes PS Nia, C Colpaert, P Vermeulen, J Weyler, F Pezzella, P Van Schil, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 85 (2), 395-405, 2008 | 60 | 2008 |
| Preoperative planning with three-dimensional reconstruction of patient's anatomy, rapid prototyping and simulation for endoscopic mitral valve repair P Sardari Nia, S Heuts, J Daemen, P Luyten, J Vainer, J Hoorntje, ... Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 24 (2), 163-168, 2017 | 53 | 2017 |
| Distinct angiogenic and non‐angiogenic growth patterns of lung metastases from renal cell carcinoma P Sardari Nia, J Hendriks, G Friedel, P Van Schil, E Van Marck Histopathology 51 (3), 354-361, 2007 | 52 | 2007 |
| Evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of maximal aortic diameter, length and volume for prediction of aortic dissection S Heuts, BP Adriaans, B Rylski, C Mihl, SCAM Bekkers, JR Olsthoorn, ... Heart 106 (12), 892-897, 2020 | 47 | 2020 |
| Right minithoracotomy versus median sternotomy for reoperative mitral valve surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies JHT Daemen, S Heuts, JR Olsthoorn, JG Maessen, P Sardari Nia European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 54 (5), 817-825, 2018 | 43 | 2018 |
| Preoperative planning of left-sided valve surgery with 3D computed tomography reconstruction models: sternotomy or a minimally invasive approach? S Heuts, JG Maessen, P Sardari Nia Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 22 (5), 587-593, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| Prognostic value of nonangiogenic and angiogenic growth patterns in non-small-cell lung cancer P Sardari Nia, C Colpaert, B Blyweert, B Kui, P Vermeulen, M Ferguson, ... British journal of cancer 91 (7), 1293-1300, 2004 | 41 | 2004 |
| Development of a high-fidelity minimally invasive mitral valve surgery simulator PS Nia, JHT Daemen, JG Maessen The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 157 (4), 1567-1574, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
| Interactive 3D reconstruction of pulmonary anatomy for preoperative planning, virtual simulation, and intraoperative guiding in video-assisted thoracoscopic lung surgery P Sardari Nia, JR Olsthoorn, S Heuts, JG Maessen Innovations 14 (1), 17-26, 2019 | 40 | 2019 |
| Mitral valve modelling and three-dimensional printing for planning and simulation of mitral valve repair JHT Daemen, S Heuts, JR Olsthoorn, JG Maessen, P Sardari Nia European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 55 (3), 543-551, 2019 | 35 | 2019 |
| Lack of angiogenesis in lymph node metastases of carcinomas is growth pattern-dependent. PB Vermeulen, P Sardari Nia, C Colpaert, LY Dirix, E Van Marck Histopathology 40 (1), 2002 | 31 | 2002 |
| The EACTS simulation-based training course for endoscopic mitral valve repair: an air-pilot training concept in action P Sardari Nia, S Heuts, JHT Daemen, JR Olsthoorn, WR Chitwood Jr, ... Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 30 (5), 691-698, 2020 | 28 | 2020 |
| Real life cardio-thoracic surgery training in Europe: facing the facts JR Sádaba, M Loubani, SP Salzberg, PO Myers, M Siepe, PS Nia, ... Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 11 (3), 243-246, 2010 | 28 | 2010 |
| Comparing the endo-aortic balloon and the external aortic clamp in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery M Bentala, S Heuts, R Vos, J Maessen, TV Scohy, BM Gerritse, ... Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 21 (3), 359-365, 2015 | 27 | 2015 |
| Multidisciplinary decision-making in mitral valve disease: the mitral valve heart team S Heuts, JR Olsthoorn, SMM Hermans, SAF Streukens, J Vainer, ... Netherlands Heart Journal 27, 176-184, 2019 | 24 | 2019 |
